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Home My WebLink AboutM-85-0066/"t% 31� OFFICERS 1984.1985 Ivan R. Llorente President Francisco J. Paredes Immediate Past President Rafael V. Licea First Vice -President Juan Carlos Sanchez Second Vice -President Sergio Sotolongo Secretary Mauricio Magarolas Assistant Secretary Manuel A. Gonzalez Treasurer Angel Rodriguez Assistant Treasurer 0 KIWANIS CLUB Of LITTLE HAVANA 900 S.W. First Street, Suite 202 • Miami, FL 33130 • Tel. (305) 324-7349 January 14, 1985 Mr. Randolph Rosencrantz City Manager City of Miami 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Dear Mr. Rosencrantz: We would like to request the following for the implementation of the 1985 Calle 0cho:0pen Festival: 1. Permission for the following streets to be closed on the mentioned dates: S.W. 8th Street For the 8K Run: DIRECTORS t984-1985 —� Friday, March 8, 1985 from Beaczm Boulevard to S.W. 1st Avenue; from 1st Avenue to Coral Way; fra m Coral Way to Willy A. Bermello S.W. 2nd Avenue and back to S.W. 8th Street, from 6:00 PM Jorge C. Coro to 10:00 PM. For the Calle Ocho Festival: Maximo Cruz Sunday, March 10, 1985 from 27th to 7th Avenues from Raul De t�uesada 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Pedro Menendez Leslie Partin, Jr. S.W. 9th Street Francisco J. Valdes --i Sunday, March 10, 1985 from 27th to 7th Avenues from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. PAST PRESIDENTS Leslie Pantin, Jr. Beaom Boulevard Jose R. Vila Sunday, March 10, 1985 between S.W. 7th and 8th Street Willy A. Bermello from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. Francisco J. Paredes loth Street Road between S.W. 8th and 9th Street In Memoriam Friday, March 8, 1985 from 12:00 noon to Monday, March llth Carlos Erdmann at 12:00 noon. 1948.1983 cunt... M v 7" i D /N 85-66 :i .:i °;i KIWANIS CLUB of LITTLE HAVANA Mr. R. Rosencrantz . City Manager page 2 �y 23n3 Avenue between 8th and 7th Street Friday, March 8, 1985 from 6:00 PM to Monday, March lath at 12:00 noon. 2. 7hat all the peddler's occupational licenses issued under the provisions of Chapter 31 of the City Code, as amended, Will not be valid in the following designated area on Sunday, March 10, 1985, during the hours from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM. a) On S.W. 8th Street from Beacom Boulevard to S.W. 7th Avenue. b) All streets and avenues intersecting the area listed above. Sincerely, Ivan R. Lloren i President - a 85-66 M 0 KIWANIE CLUE of LITTLE HAVANA 900 S.W. First Street, Suite 202 6 Miami, FL 33130 * Tel. (305) 324-7349 January 15, 1985 OFFICERS 1984.1985 Hand delivered Ivan R. Llorente President Mr. Randolph Rosencrantz Francisco J. Paredes City Manager, City of Miami Immediate Past President 3500 Pan American Drive Rafael V. Licea Miami, FL 33133 First Vice -President Dear Mr. Rosencrantz: Juan Carlos Sanchez Second Vice -President We respectfully hereby request City funding, in cash or services, in the amount of $35,000, for the upcoming Secretary Seretaryolongo Calle Ocho:Open House festival on March 10, 1985. MauricioMagarolas We would like to point out several facts in the history Assistant Secretary of the festival that gives, in our opinion, added sup - Manuel A. Gonzalez port to our request for assistance from the City: Treasurer 1. The Riwanis Club of Little Havana is a non-profit Angel Rodriguez corporation and over 93% of the festival's funding Assistant Treasurer is derived from private sponsorship. DIRECTORS 1964.1985 2. As requested by the City Commission, we have expanded the festival five (5) blocks eastward to Willy A. Bermello S.W. 7th Avenue. ,(Reason why we are requesting Jorge C.Coro $35,000 compared to last years's $25,000) Maximo Cruz 3. Calle Ocho:Open House is the largest Hispanic Raul DeQuesada festival in the United States and enjoys community wide participation. Over 800,000 persons attended Pedro Menendez the festival in 1984. Leslie Pantin, Jr. 4. The festival is televised and viewed throughout the FranciscoJ. Valdes United States, projecting a very positive image of PAST PRESIDENTS the area and the City, showing an event of such magnitude being carried out without any incidence of Leslie Pantin, Jr. violence and where people of all walks of life and Jose R. Vila all ethnic backgrounds can come to celebrate in Willy A. Bermello massive numbers. Francisco J. Paredes 5. The event also generates wide press coverage by newspapers, magazines, etc. locally and nationally. In Memoriam 6. The event takes place entirely within City limits. Carlos Erdmann 1948.1983 too/ 85--66 Kl. KIWANIS CLUB of LITTLE HAVANA Mr. Randolph Rosencrantz page 2 7. Ninety (90) per cent of the performers and one hundred (100) per cent of the infrastructure used in the festival (stages, sound systems, etc), are contracted locally. 8. Calle Ocho is an event that is free to the public. 9. In one day, the festival generates over $5 million in business within S.W. 8th Street. 10. We are audited yearly by one of the "Big Eight" accounting firms. Arthur Andersen & Co. audited the 1984 festival. We are also audited by the City of Miami. We have demonstrated our continued interest in working closely with the City of Miami for the betterment of this community. Just recently we secured $10,000 of funding from General Foods Corporation for improvements in Shenandoah Park and also obtained from Libby's, McNeill and Libby, the* donation of over 20,000 units of nectars for the senior citizens at the Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers. We hope to continue these programs in the future. Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of our request. Sincerely, Ivan R. Llorente President of SS—ss )mcfa""'I-G --- MARCH �, V�� "�m��r -THURSDAY . ' . » -------'_'_-' � . = a A big thanks to our sponsors -Adolph Coors Co. Aguardlente Cristal Anheuser-Busch- /Budweiser/Bud Light 13acardi imports, Inc. Barnett Bank B b G Electric Beck's Bakal Products Bravo Electric Burger King Corp. Capri Sun Nectars City RHMUh City of Mlarnl __,,-Colgate-Palmolive Cutty Sark Delta Airlines Diarlo de Las Americas Del Monte Nectars Dewar's White Label Dodd Printers Eastern Airlines Everglades Hotel EZ-105 Florida Power & Light ANA MARIA CUESTA is Miss Calle Ocho 1984. Ana Marla is a tall dark-haired Latin beauty wbo was Ford Motor Co. born in Cuba. At present, she is secretary of Maper, Inc, and she has also appeared in various TV com- mercWs. Her court includes Teresita Diaz, Barbara Gonzalez, Lidis Gonzalez Rubio and Mayte Diaz. Galavision • 6 too,* _ Parsona of aD ethnic ROUPs enjoy Oath` Latin toods duri" Calla Ocbo: 4 Hoaae. Glenmore Distilleries ' Greyhound Lines, Inc. Goya Grolsch Importers, Inc. Gus Machado Buick, and Ford Haagen-Dazs Hoff -Daugherty Graphics 1-95 International Medical Centers H.M.O. J A B Scotch C Johnnie Walker Kentucky Fr. Chicken Libby's Nectars McDonald Corp. Mercy Hospital Metro -Dade County Metropolitan Me gage Co. Miami Alrport.Hlitor Marina The Miami Herald The Miami News Miami Savings A Lo Association Miller Brewing Co. Multivislon Nike Pan American Alrwe Pan American Bank Pepsi Cola Philip Morris, U.S.I Marlboro Progresso R.J. Reynolds Tobac Co./Winston Scandinavian Woi Cruises — Sesescal Sheehan Buick SIN Network SmlrnoN 1 Southern Bell The Sporting Hous The Stroh Brewery Sun Bank Taco Viva ; Universal Casualty WCMG — FM 92 WLTV-Channel 23 WPLG-Channel 10 WGBA-Super Q WRHC-Cadens Azi WSUA — Radio Su WSVN-Channel 7 Y-100 a C, 3 AN "Llf JT9.5- b L. 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