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CITY OF MIAMI. FLORIDA
1 INTER -OFFICE • MEMORANDUM
TO. Mr. Howard V. Gary DATE: •7�Y/p4 FILE
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FROM. Al er ' - Dawkins
City Commissioner
5U9JECT: ITEM TO BE INCLUDED ON
MARCH 29, 1984 COMMISSION
AGENDA
REFERENCES: MAGIC CITY CULTURAL EXCHANGE
ENCLOSURES:
Please include the attached information on the March 29, 1984 City Commission
Agenda.
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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
TA MIAM I CAMPUS • MIAMI. FLORIDA 331 99 • (305) 55-t-2764
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SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY
DIVISION OF CONSTRUCTION 22 February 1984
Carinissioner Miller Dawkins
City of Miami
P.O. Box 330708
Miami, Florida 33133
RE: Magic City Cultural Exchange
Dear C=dssioner Dawkins,
Please arrange to have included in the agenda of the March 8 Commission Meet-
ing, for discussion/presentation, the Magic City Cultural Exchange Project.
We are requesting Commission consideration for the Cultural Exchange on the
following items:
1. that City staff work with Cultural Exchange Board of
Directors to designate a piece of property for utiliza-
tion by the Magic City Cultural Exchange and allow that
piece of property to act as City participation with FIU
for the purposes of requesting a construction grant fram
the State Department of Education;
2. that, for purposes of control, the City will agree to act
as fiscal agent for the utilization of the property as well
as any other additional monies obtained for the project
from sources other than the Department of Education; and,
3. that the City appropriate $25,000 of the fee ($40,000) for
masterplanning, with $15,000 provided by other sources.
Attached you will find do=rent.ation on the Cultural Exchange covering:
1. Project description/goals and objectives - Exhibit A
2. Budget - Exhibit B
3. State Statute 235.196 - Exhibit C
(to be provided at the meeting)
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4. Statement of precedent - Exhibit D
5. Letters of support - Exhibit E
We appreciate your interest in this project and look forward to presentation
to the Cawdssion.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
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Vivian Salaga, AIA
Chairman, Board of Directors
Magic City Cultural Exchange
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City Manager
President Gregory Wolfe, FIU
Dr. Steven Altman, FIU
Dr. John Carpenter, FIU
Representative Michael Friedman
Ms. Diane Dale, Director, b=
Mr. John Tennison
Board of Directors, MC'CE
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EXHIBIT A
MAGIC CITY CULTURAL EXCHANGE
PRO= DESCRIPTION/GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
PURPOSE: A non-profit cultural and educational cxmmmity institution
MISSION: To provide a focal point in the greater Miami community for poly -
cultural interchange, encouraging increased awareness of the arts,
humanities, science and history in a non-traditional museum setting
from this cross-cultural perspective, and augment the process of
increased intercultural understanding through direct participation
in exhibits and events.
GOALS: To develop a facility and an on -going program of manipulable ex-
hibits, displays, media presentations, seminars, workshops and
special educational programs.
To augment traditional educational programs with cultural input and
om plementary programming between school systems, public and private,
and MOM -- each of which lends important expertise to the creation
of entirely new educational models.
To establish a Learning Laboratory for the development of multi-
disciplinary teaching methods in conjunction with local colleges
and universities.
To develop administrative internship programs for those youngsters
interested in pursuing careers in humanities.
To provide the oamtuzity with a facility useful for meetings, cmr
munity functions and the opportunity to be invovled in activities
relevant to the neighborhood and the greater Miami area.
To build understanding through the awareness of the influence of
cultural perspectives and how they relate to today's community.
To reach audiences who traditionally have not been exposed to cul-
tural education.
MDCC SPONSORED SYMPOSIUM, September 16 and 17, 1983
In order to solidify the processes required to achieve its stated
goals, the Cc munity Council of Edison -Little River, Inc., in con-
junction with the Community Services Division of MDOC, North Campus,
sponsored a two-day workshop on the development and design of children's
museums. It was a "hands-on" action approach -- taking a look at what
is happening around the country and how that experience can be adapted
to Miami.
Directors fran five major children's museums, along with museum de-
signer/architect, John Tennison, AIA, presented and shared their suc-
cesses and failures. Also in attendance at the workshop were: Dade
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MAGIC CITY CULTURAL EKaiANGE
PROJECT DESCRIPTION/GDALS AND OBJECTIVES
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County Commissioner Ruth Shack; Representative Michael Friedman; Irene
Weisenbacker, Dade Partners, Dade County Public Schools; Dr. Antonio
Lizaso, Coordinator for Cultural Programs, City of Miami.; Anna Reville,
Grants Officer, City of Miami; Dr. Mildred Berry, Dade County Public
Schools.
The results of this cooperative planning effort solidified the goals
and objectives as stated and clearly marked the paths by which they
may be achieved. Further, and perhaps more importantly, it brought
have the need in the greater Miami areas for the Magic City Cultural
Exchange.
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MAGIC CITY CULTURAL EXCHANGE
BUDGET - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Current masterplanning request:
A. Site
selection
$ 5,000.00
1.
establish site criteria
2.
review available properties
3.
prepare site matrix
B. Programming
10, 000.00
1.
interpret spatial needs of
facility into a building program
2.
prepare utilization analysis and
marketing strategy
3.
establish critical path project
schedule
C. Design
15,000.00
1.
prepare exhibit concepts and
preliminary design
2.
prepare schematic design for
building in response to both
program and exhibit needs
D. Consultants
10,000.00
1.
provide professional consultants
to the project as required, in-
cluding engineering and exhibit
design
2.
administration and coordination
MTAL MASTERPLANNING FEE $40,000.00
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STATEMENT OF PR ,--VZEN`r
Under State Statute 235.196, local projects have been
successfully funded for construction via the joint sponsorship
of a local municipality and an educational institution:
a. Fienberg Ccmmmity Park
Miami. Beach, Florida
City of Miami Beach
Dade County Public Schools
b. Pembroke Pines Human Resources Center
Pembroke Pines, Florida
City of Pembroke Pines
Broward County Public Schools
Broward Ccmm;"Zi}y College
c. Broward County Regional Library
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Broward County
Broward Community College
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EXHIBIT E
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September 20, 1983
Vivian Salaga
c/o Hilario Candela Architects
800 Douglas Road
Coral Gables, Florida
Dear,,Hs—5a�i Iaga: !Aj-
It was a pleasure to see you at work. After
all the marvelous words from Mike Friedman,
I was delighted to meet you, and not at all
disappointed!
Please keep me up to date on the progress of
the Discovery Centers, it is an idea we must
promote.
Sine'ge
Rutq Shack
Coun\.y Commissioner
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TAMIAMI CAMPUS • MIAMI FLORIDA 33199 • 1305) 554 •2111
BAY VISTA CAMPUS • NORTH MIAMI FLORIDA 33181 • (3051940-5700
January 4, 1984
Ms. Vivian Salaga
Division of Construction
School of Technology
Florida International University
Tamiami Campus,
Miami, Florida 33199
Dear Vivian:
I appreciate your writing regarding the Miami Children's
Cultural Exchange effort in which you have become active. To
the extent that the monies will come from the county and other
sources, the university will, I am sure, give every support to
the activities highlighting local awareness of the multi -cultural
foundation.
By copy of this letter, I am alerting associate vice president
John Carpenter of your interest in applying for construction funds
in relation to the Children's Cultural Exchange. I am sure that his
background in education and extensive experience in grant develop-
ment wi11.be of great help.
I wish you the best in this most.deserving endeavor.
Sincerely,
GBW/gf Gr gory 8. Wolf
cc: Dr. J. Carpenter
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President Gregory Wolfe
Florida International University
Tamiami Campus
Primera Casa
Miami, Florida 33199
RE: Miami Children's Cultural Exchange
Dear President Wolfe:
Decemher 23, 1983
Confirming our meeting of December 14 regarding the University's educational
sponsorship of the Children's Cultural Exchange, we heartily welcome this en-
dorsement and I look forward with enthusiasm to developing this concept with
other members of the faculty early in January.
This participation represents a very positive outreach for the University; we
will be cooperatively working with existing cultural/educational programs, and
also with the business community through Dade Partners of the Dade County Public
School System and the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce in actively developing
new programs and facilities.
The Children's Cultural Exchange will provide a focal point in the greater
Miami community for a polycultural interchange, encouraging increased awareness
of the arts, sciences and history in a non-traditional museum setting, from this
cross-cultural perspective to augment the process of increased intercultural
understanding through direct participation in exhibits and events.
It is an idea whose time has come and we see the cultural richness of Miami as an
appropriate background and support mechanism for the fruition of our plan.
Thank you for your support.
Sincerely,
Vivian Salaga, AIA
President, Board of Directors
Miami Children's Cultural Exchange
cc: Representative Michael'Friedman
Commissioner Ruth Shack
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President Gregory Wolfe
_ Florida International University
Tamiami Campus
Primera Casa
Miami, Florida 33199
RE: Miami Children's Cultural Exchange
Dear President Wolfe:
December 27, 1963
To follow my letter of December 23, FIU will become the vehicle through which we
can apply for construction funds from the Department of Education under the
Community Education Act (FS 235.196). This statute provides a 50/50 match for
the site, site development, construction, architectural/engineering fees, and
furniture and equipment, for joint-use/community-shared facilities with the
other fifty per cent of the costs being provided by or through a governmental
entity (city or county').
I have developed programs and proposals for two other projects, both in Dade
and Broward counties, that have been successfully funded under this statute --
one with Mike Friedman and one with Walter Young; and with Mike endorsing this
project, I am sure we will again meet with great success.
Mike has contacted Dr. Gene Chick at DOE regarding reserving a line item on the
Commissioner of Education's budget request to the Governor, and it would be
prudent at this point to follow that request with a letter from the University
(either from your office or whomever you feel would be -most appropriate) confirm-
ing its support of and participation in this project and that a formal grant
request will be forthcoming. Please feel free to designate me as the University's
representative should they have questions regarding the proposal; although, the
Exchange has engaged professional services, under my guidance, for its preparation.
Our concern now is locating the $30-35,000 that will be required to fund the
preparation of ;:he feasibility study for DOE. These funds are reimbursable
costs under the grant once it is awarded. If you have any suggestions, I would
happily appreciate receiving them.
I have enclosed, for your information, a list of the current Board of Directors
for the Cultural Exchange.
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My office is VH 231, Ext. 3178 should you have any questions. I will be re-
turning to campus January S, and can be reached at 813-228-0362 prior to that
time.
Again, accept our grateful thanks for your support of this very worthwhile en-
deavor -- a successful project for both the University and greater Miami.
Sincerely,
V..
Vivian Salaga, AIA
President, Board of Directors
Miami Children's Cultural Exchange
cc: Representative Michael Friedman
Commissioner Ruth Shack
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