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RESOLUTION NO. "I —I
A RESOLUTION] AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER,
TO EXECUTE INDIVIDUAL CONTRACT AGREEMENTS
IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, WITH LOCAL TRADE PR OH0T10N
ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
SUPPORTING EXISTING AND CURRENTLY FUNDED
INTER14ATIONAL EVENTS AND ENCOURAGING NEW
EVENTS TO TAKE PLACE IN THE CITY OF
MIAMI; FURTHER SUPPORTING THE
INCORPORATING OF AN ALLOCATION IN THE
AMOUNT OF $206,000 INTO THE CITY'S 1985-
86 BUDGET TO BE UTILIZED FOR SAID
PURPOSE; SAID ALLOCATIONS TO BE
CONDITIONED UPON SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE
WITH CITY OF MIAMI ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY
NO. APM 1-84, DATED JANUARY 24, 1984.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's International Trade Devel-
opment Committee (ITDC) was established in 1984 at the request of
the City Manager in consultation with the City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the ITDC was formed to advise the City of
Miami on the development of a Strategic Plan for International
Trade Promotion which would identify the major tasks to be under-
taken to promote Miami as an international center for trade and
finance and increase the size and scope of the international
trade and financial sectors of the economy; and
WHEREAS among the recommendations made by the ITDC to
improve international trade in this community is the need to
support and encourage international events to take place in the
City of Miami; and
WHEREAS, according to said recommendation, the existing
and the two new proposed international events that should be
supported by the City Commission and the specified funding levels
are as follows:
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EXISTING LVENTS AMOUNT $
MIAMI CONGRESSI014AL WORKSHOP $ 10,000
CONFERENCE ON THE CARIBBEAN $ 25,000
VII HEMISPHERIC C014GRESS $ 34,000
CARICOM CONFERENCE $ 12,000
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE $ 10,000
INTER-AMERICAN SUGARCANE
CONFERENCE
PROPOSED EVENTS
SECRETARIES OF STATE
CARIBBEAN BASIN TRADE
PROMOTION EVENT
MIAMI WORLD TRADE EVENT
TOTAL
$ 30,000
MAIN SPONSOR
GREATER MIAMI CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL
AMERICAN ACTION (CCAA)
CAMACOL
SOUTH FLORIDA BUSINESS
LEAGUE
FLORIDA-AFRICAN TRADE
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
INTERAMERICAN
TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
COMPANY
$ 10,000 INTERNATIONAL CENTER
OF FLORIDA
$ 25,000 CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL
AMERICAN ACTION (CCAA)
$ 50,000 INTERNATIONAL CENTER
OF FLORIDA
$206,000'
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to
execute individual contract agreements, in a form acceptable to
the City Attorney, with the sponsoring local trade promotion
organization s for the purpose of supporting existing and
currently funded international events and encouraging new business
to locate in the City of Miami in the contract amounts as
specified in the preamble to this resolution for each
international event to take place in the City of Miami, with funds
for said contracts to be allocated from the FY 85-86 budget in the
amount of $206,000.
Section 2. The allocation of these funds is subject to
the contractor's substantial compliance with the City of Miami
Administrative Policy No. APM 1-84 dated January 24, 1984.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of SEPTEMBE$ 1985.
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MAURICE A. FERRE
Maurice A. Ferre
Mayor
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PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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CHIEF DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS,n'O PINRM AND CORREICTNESS :
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CITY ATTORNEY
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CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Honorable Mayor and
TO Members of the City Commission
FROM Sergio Pereira
City Manager
DATE S E P 1 8 1985 FILE:
Execution of Contract
SUBJECT Agreements with Local
Trade Promotion Organi-
zations for FY 85-86
REFERENCES: September 12th Commis-
sion Meeting
ENCLOSURES
"It is recommended that the City Commission
approve the attached resolution authorizing
the City Manager to execute individual
contract agreements, in a form acceptable to
the City Attorney, with local trade promotion
organizations for the purpose of supporting
existing and currently funded international
events and encouraging new events to take
place in the City of Miami; and incorporating
the allocation in the amount of $176,000 from
the City's 1985-86 budgeted funds to be
utilized for said purpose; said allocation
being conditioned upon substantial compliance
with City of Miami Administrative Policy No.
APM-1-84, dated January 24, 1984."
The City of Miami's International Trade Development Committee (ITDC)
was established in 1984 at the request of the City Manager in
consultation with the City Commission. Its purpose is to advise the
City on international trade matters and more specifically to assist in
the formulation of long-term strategies for international trade
development in order to support the continued expansion of the City's
economic base.
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At its meeting of June 27, 1985, the ITDC formally adopted a three
year Strategic Plan for International Trade Promotion. Among other
issues, the plan addresses the need to support and encourage
international events to take place in the City of Miami.
Recommendation E calls for the City to continue to support, on an
annual basis, key international events and to fund the new following
events: the Miami World Trade Conference, the Secretaries of State
Foreign Policy Forum and a new Caribbean Basin Trade Promotion Event.
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The existing and proposed
international
events and their corresponding
funding levels are as follows:
EXISTING EVENTS
AMOUNT ($)
MAIN SPONSOR
MIAMI CONGRESSIONAL
$10,000
GREATER MIAMI CHAMBER
WORKSHOP
OF COMMERCE
CONFERENCE ON THE
$25,000
CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL
CARIBBEAN
AMERICAN ACTION (CCAA)
VII HEMISPHERIC
$34,000
CAMACOL
CONGRESS
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
N A*
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
CONFERENCE
COUNCIL
MIAMI CONFERENCE -
N A*
PARTNERSHIP FOR
WOMEN'S ACTION for
PRODUCTIVITY/
PROGRESS - CARIBBEAN/
INTERNATIONAL
CENTRAL AMERICA
CARICOM CONFERENCE
$12,000
SOUTH FLORIDA BUSINESS
LEAGUE
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP
$10,000
FLORIDA-AFRICAN TRADE
CONFERENCE
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
PROPOSED NEW EVENTS
SECRETARIES OF STATE
$10,000
INTERNATIONAL CENTER
OF FLORIDA
CARIBBEAN BASIN TRADE
$25,000
CARIBBEAN/CENTRAL
PROMOTION EVENT
AMERICAN ACTION (CCAA)
MIAMI WORLD TRADE
$50,000
INTERNATIONAL CENTER
EVENT
OF FLORIDA
TOTAL
$176,000
* Not applicable because
funding for FY
85-86 has already been awarded -
by the City of Miami Commission.
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Based upon this recommendation by the ITDC, and the support that has
been provided by the City in past years, it is recommended that funds
for these events be appropriated on a one-time annual basis rather
than on a fragmented basis throughout the year. This recommendation
will in effect enable the administration to streamline the Funding
process for these events. If this recommendation is approved by the
City Commission, the allocation of $176,000 for international trade
events will be deducted from the proposed budget for the implementa-
tion of the strategic plan as developed by the ITDC.
The existing events noted above and supported by the City Commission
have provided Miami with the following benefits:
EVENT:
Miami Congressional Workshop
BENEFIT:
This event was held December 27-29, 1984 and was effective in
reinforcing Miami's image as a major center of international trade
activity. It included the participation of 25% of the newly -elected
U.S. Congressmen, Senior Congressional leaders and the President of
PanamA. The program was held over a two and one half day period where
the political, economic and security issues facing the U.S. in the
Caribbean and Latin America were discussed. The workshop attracted
extensive national and international media coverage. In addition to
the immediate benefits noted above, it is also expected that increased
Congressional awareness and understanding of the issues will enhance
U.S. decision -making and benefit U.S. and Miami businesses and
commercial interests in the Caribbean and Latin American regions. In
non -election years, the program will be include other Congressional
legislators and staff of various Congressional committees.
EVENT:
Miami Conference on the Caribbean
BENEFIT:
For seven years, this event has brought together key private and
public sector leaders from the Caribbean, Central America, the U.S.
and other areas of the world to exchange policy views and stimulate
trade and investments in the Caribbean Basin. The most recent
conference held December 3-7, 1984 was covered by national and
international media and attracted 2,000 participants. The conference
highlights Miami's role as the gateway to the Americas and as a center
for international trade, finance and technology transfer.
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EVENT:
Hemispheric Congress
BENEFIT:
This annual event, most recently held September 3-7, 1985 brings to
Miami key members of the chambers of commerce and industry from Latin
America and the Caribbean as well as representatives from the Latin
Chambers of Commerce in the U.S. for the purpose of strengthening the
bonds of cooperation among these organizations. This congress
enhances Miami's image as a major center of international trade and.
facilitates the identification of joint venture opportunities.
EVENT:
The International Health Conference
BENEFIT:
The International Health Conference, was held September 21-23, 1984
and attracted thirteen (13) Ministers of Health and thirty-two (32)
official delegates from the member countries of the Pan American
Health Organization (PAHO). The conference serves as an indication of
the growing recognition Miami is receiving as an International Center
for health care.
The Third Annual Conference is planned for November, 1985. Funds for
the upcoming conference have already been approved by the City of
Miami Commission.
EVENT:
Miami Conference-Women's Action for Progress-Caribbean/Central America
BENEFIT:
The Women's Action for Progress Conference is sponsored by Partnership
for Productivity/International. The most recent conference took place
May 20-23, 1984, and brought together two hundred participants and
speakers including First Lady Doris de Monge of Costa Rica, Caribbean
and Latin American legislators, educators, business owners, and
leaders of both national and regional women's organizations. The -
conference was effective in stimulating a dialogue among these
participants by addressing the economic opportunities for women
resulting from Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI).
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The next conference is scheduled for April, 1986. Funds for the
upcoming conference for FY 85-86 have already been approved by the
City of Miami Commission.
EVENT:
Conference on the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
BENEFIT:
This event took place May 24-25, 1985 and was effective in
familiarizing Black businesspersons in the Miami area with the.
politics and economies of the Caribbean community countries. It also
focused on opportunities available to them in the area of trade as
well as on those opportunities created by U.S.A.I.D. and other U.S.
government efforts in that area.
CARICOM member states include:
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada,
Guyana, Jamaica, Monserrat, St. Christopher and Nevis, St. Lucia, St.
Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.
EVENT:
First Annual African Leadership Conference
BENEFIT:
This event was held October 18-20, 1984 by the Florida -Africa Trade
Development Council whose mission is to provide research, open
dialogue and serve as a liaison between local businesses and
governmental communities and Africa.
The objective of this leadership conference was to encourage African
embassies to establish permanent or honorary consulates and to focus
upon South Florida as a new trading partner.
As a result of the conference, the African Embassy of Liberia
established honorary consulates in South Florida and the Embassies of
Zaire and Cameroon have submitted memoranda to their foreign Ministry
for the establishment of consular offices or appointment of honorary
consuls.
The proposed three events that should be supported by the City
Commission will provide Miami with the following benefits:
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EVENT:
Secretaries of State Conference
BENEFIT:
Under the auspices of the Southern Center for International Studies,
International Center of Florida and the City of Miami, former
Secretaries of State, Rusk, Rogers, Vance, Muskie, and Haig will
appear at conference on November 23, 1985 to discuss U.S. foreign
policy. They will review and analyze the major world events of the
past year and comment on the impact of these events in the future.
News commentator Edwin Newman of NBC will moderate. The discussion by
the Secretaries of State will be broadcast on national TV by P.B.S.
and worldwide under the auspices of the U.S.I.A.
Miami will be allotted 3 minutes of broadcast time to feature Miami as
an international gateway city. This event offers a unique opportunity
to present to the world a positive image of our community.
EVENT:
Miami World Trade Event
BENEFIT:
This event will promote the development of international trade and
investments in our area and focus on the competitive issues affecting
trade markets throughout the world. Through the cooperation of the
International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce,
senior counselors from key countries will be present to offer one-on-
one meetings with attendees and provide insight into fast growing
world markets.
EVENT:
Conference on Transportation for the Caribbean Basin Countries
BENEFIT:
An event of this nature would result in activity that would create
jobs in this important segment of our economy.
The airport and the Port of Miami are two of the area's most valuable
assets, and contribute greatly to the infrastructure that support our
international trade. These ports need to be promoted.
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A conference on transportation and related industries would serve to
promote the state of the art in international transportation
facilities, and position Miami as the most convenient port of entry
and exit and transshipment point for goods leaving the U.S. from Latin
America and the Caribbean to other global points.
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