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RESOLUTION NO. 85 -1011
A RESOLUTION, BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS)
AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COMMISSION AFTER A DULY ADVERTISED PUBLIC
HEARING, WAIVING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS AND APPROVING THE
PLACEMENT OF A ONE-THIRD PAGE, BLACK AND
WHITE ADVERTISEMENT IN THE NEW YORK TIMES
SUNDAY MAGAZINE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$7,855 WITH FUNDS THEREFOR ALLOCATED FROM
SPECIAL PROGRA145 AND ACCOUNTS, CONTINGENT
FUND.
WHEREAS, the City Commission is committed to economic
development and the expansion of trade and commerce; and
WHEREAS, the New York Times Sunday Magazine is
including a supplement on the Caribbean Basin and the vital role
Florida plays in the commercial growth of the region in its
November 10, 1985 issue; and
WHEREAS, the New York Times has a readership of over
1,000,000; and
WHEREAS, this special advertising section will be timed
for the 9th Annual Miami Conference on the Caribbean, and
distributed to every participant at the conference; and
WHEREAS, thousands of copies of the supplement will be
mailed to executives and senior investments officers in major
corporations; and
WHEREAS, the supplement is supported by the State of
Florida, the Caribbean/Central American Action, the Port of Miami,
and other Florida cities, and
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WHEREAS, the unique and specialized nature of this
particular advertising source precluded any other reasonable source
of supply and the pricing offered is both reasonable and favorable;
and
WHEREAS, the City's intent to make this sole source
purchase has been properly advertised and publicly heard; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Director of the
CITY COMMISSION
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Department of Economic Development recommend
that the requirement
for competitive sealed bids be waived and that
the purchase of an
ad space from the New York Times, as the sole
source, be approved;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY
THE COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1: by an affirmative
vote of four -fifths
(4/5ths) of the Members of the City Commission, after a duly
advertised public hearing, the requirement for
competitive sealed
bids for the purchase of an ad space from the
New York Times as the
sole source, is hereby waived.
Section 2: The City Manager is
hereby authorized to
purchase a ore third page, black and white advertisement in the New
York Times Sunday Magazine in an amount not
to exceed $7,855 with
funds therefor hereby allocated from the
Special Programs and
Accounts, Contingent Fund.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on
this 26th day
Of SEPTEMBER 1985.
City Clerk
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
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Robert F. Cl ark-`
Chief Deputy City Attorney
APPROVEIIAS TQo4 ORM AND CORRECTNESS:
LUCia A. uou nerty
City Attorne
MAURICE A. FERRE
Maurice A. Ferr6
Mayor
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CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Honorable Mayor and SE? I.S
Members of the City Commission ZATE VILE
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Approval to allocate
$7,855 for the purchase
of an advertisement in
the N.Y. Times
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Sergio Pereira September 25th City
City Planager Commission Meeting
"It is recommended that the City Commission
adopt the attached Resolution by a four -
fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote of the
rielnbers of the City Commission, after a duly
advertised public hearing, waiving the
requirements for competitive sealed bids and
approving the placement of a one-third page,
black and white advertisement in the New York
Times Sunday magazine in an amount not to
exceed $7,855 with funds therefor allocated
from the Special Programs and Accounts,
Contingent Fund."
background
It nas been requested that the City of Miami purchase advertising
space in the November 10, 1985 issue of the N.Y. Times Sunday
Magazine. This issue of the New York Times Sunday magazine will
include a supplement which will focus on the Caribbean and the
important role Florida plays in the commercial growth of the
region.
Timed for the 9th Annual Miami Conference on the Caribbean, this
supplement will include articles by Congressman Fascell, Lt.
Governor Mayne Mixon, Peter Johnson of the Caribbean/Central
American Action (CCAA), Tom Travis of Sandler and Travis and
others.
This special advertising section will reach a readership of over
1,000,000 people. In addition 3,000 copies will be distributed to
participants at the t,liami Conference and thousands mora mailed to
executive and senior investment officers in major corporations.
Advertisements in this supplement are also being supported by the
State of Florida and the Caribbean/Central American Action, the
Port of Miami and other Florida cities.
The unique and specialized nature of this particular advertising
source has precluded any other reasonable source of supply.
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Honorablz ;i'ayor and -2-
Heilibers of the City Commission
Recommendation
It is therefore recommended that the City Commission approve the
attached resolution waving the requirements for competitive formal
sealed bids and approving the placement of a one-third page, black
and white advertisement in the New York Times Sunday magazine in an
amount not to exceed $7,855 with funds therefor allocated from the
Special Programs and Accounts, Contingent Fund.