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CITY OF MIAMI. FLOIIIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To Mr. Cesar Odlo DATE June 2, 1987 nLE
City Manager
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City Commissioner
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Please schedule the Miami Dade Chamber of Commerce for a personal appearance
at the June 11th commission meeting.
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Telephone (305) 15141648, (757.3459)
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President
Johnnie Williams, Jr. Proposal City of Miami
Vice President Miami Dade Chamber of Commerce
Gladstone' Tony" A. Cooper, Jr. Image Building
Secretary
Caesar A. Phillips
Treasurer A) According to the City of Miami Police Department Liberty Cityts
Darryl A. Sharpton, C.P.A.
Parliamentarian
Hon. Robert B. Ingram, Ph.D. business district has one of the lowest or the lowest crime rate
Executive Director
Dorothy R. Baker within the City of Miami. However, the perception in and around
MEMBERS
Donnie carter the Black community of the City of Miami is quite different. The
Newall J. Daughtrey
Kelsey R. Dorsett Chamber proposes development of a Marketing and Image Building
A)bert E. Dotson
Ronald E. Frazier
Barbara Gothard, Ph.D. Campaign that will deal with the problem of image and perception
C. Brian Hart
Wilbert Holloway
Arthur J.. Hill of the Liberty City business district. This campaign will be
Edward King, Jr.
Lonnie Lawrence broken down into three parts.
Vincent P. McGhee, Esq.
Bobble Mumtord
Senator Carrie Meek 1. Disspell the myth of crime gone rampant in our business
Terry Percy, Esq.
Otis Pitts, Jr. district by making very clear to the City of Miami residents
Robert Reese, Jr.
Essie D. Silva
H.T. Smith, Jr., Esq. that there is a safe and healthy environment in our business
Carole Ann Taylor
Earl A. Wells, Ph.D.
Don Williams district.
MEMBERS AT LARGE
Leslie A. Netter, C.P.A. 2. Marketing advertising approach that will begin to identify
Clinton J. Pitts, Esq.
Gall Ash consumer goods and services available.
ADVISORY BOARD
Larry Adams 3. Develop a relationship with the City of Miami Off —Street
Willie A. Bermello
Barbara Carey. Ph.D.
Miller Dawkins Parking in terms of shared revenue through increased business
Raul Masvidal
Helen Miller participation.
Eduardo Padron, Ph.D.
Leslie Pantin, Jr.
M. Athalle Range We therefore request City of Miami funding for this project.
Garth Reeves, Sr.
Frank Soler
Robert H. Traulg, Esq.
William A. Wynn, Jr. Proposal City of Miami
Miami Dade Chamber of Commerce
Business Development and Summer Youth Program
B) Without question Black business within the City of Miami is not
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as economically viable and, is in dire need of increased services
through concentrated efforts by both government and private
sectors. The Miami Dade Chamber proposes that the City of Miami
sponsor a program that will enhance existing city services by
providing assistance to city staff in identifying problem areas
and concerns in order that we take full advantage of services
that the City of Miami presently provides. This proposal would
allow the Chamber to hire a business developer that can determine
the needs of Black businesses and foster linkage between those
businesses and city services (such as zoning, sanitation, law
enforcement and parks and recreation). In many instances
businesses do not know who to contact or where to call for
services the City of Miami provides.
The small business may have a problem as mundane as trash removal
or lot clearing that impact his business environment.
Through City/Chamber funded summer job programs, the Chamber
proposes to identify students within the City of Miami who are
interested in entrepreneuralship and business administration to
survey our businesses and to identify major concerns and issues
that can be dealt with in the short term. It is the intent of
the Chamber to assist in retention and expansion of neighborhood
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