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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-81-0108J HAITIAN Afro -Dimension Carnival vvwvv � I / I � 5 MARCH 1, '81 REQUEST AND PROPOSAL TO APPEAR BEFORE THE WILFRID IGNACE CITY OF MIAMII COKIISSION IN BE HALF OF President THE HAITIAN AFRO -DIMENSION CARNIVAL, FEBRUARY 11 FRANCIS PIERRE Vice President WILLIAM HEMINGWAY Treasurer PIERRE JOSEPH Secretary ARSENE OMEGA Assistant Secretary COORDINATORS PYP.A1410 PUBLIC PELATION.S - 6265 N.W. 7TH AVE.. MIAMI, FL 33150 • (30.5) 7.54-5554 PROPOSAL PURPOSE The purpose of this proposal is to formally request personal appearance of Mr. Pierre Joseph, Secretary of the Haitian Afro -Dimension Committee (in the process of incorporating as a non-profit organization promoting cultural, educational and sports activities in the Haitian community and Greater Miami) add firs. Haiba Jabali,. President/Public Relations Director of Pyramid Public Relations (also in the process of incorporation), who is coordinating and promoting the FIRST ANNUAL MIAMI HAITIAN AFRO -DIMENSION CARNIVAL, at the February 11, 1981 City of Miami Commission meeting. The proposal sets forth the details of the planned carnival and the proposed estimated budget of which financial and/or in kind services are being sought from the Mayor and City Commissioners. The FIRST ANNUAL 141AI-II HAITIAN AFRO -DIMENSION CARNIVAL has been scheduled for Sunday, March 1, 1981 from noon until 7:00 p.m. to start at Northwest 2nd Avenue and 62nd Street preceding to Miami Avenue to 54th Street and back to Northwest 2nd Avenue along 57th Street. The date of the carnival has been planned in accordance with the traditional time of the weekend before Ashe Wednesday as was traditionally celebrated in Haiti. All efforts are being made to create the Miami HAITIAN AFRO -DIMENSION CARNIVAL as the first authentic Haitian Mardi Gras celebration in the United States. The idea of the Carnival as celebrated in most of the Caribbean nations is to pause for a time of fun and rejoicing and to share the foll: culture of artisans, craftsmen, artists, musicians, bands and cuisine while providing a business opportunity for vendors. Social, political and economic differences are usually dispelled and the whole community participates in merry -making and dancing through the streets in a dazzling array of costumes and floats. The local basis of the HAITIAN AFR(41MEN- SION CARNIVAL is to recreate a more positive image of the Haitian community that now numbers nearly 50,000, A carnival in Miami of this sort, will allow Haitians to work together on a common project with other ethnic members of the community while ex= posing their true culture, inventiveness, history, traditions and inherent worth as a tourist attraction. Organizers of the carnival are a group of Haitian businessmen, artists and former tourist professionals called the HAITIAN AFRO-DIPIENSION COM?1ITTEE. They are Mr. Wilfrid Ignace, President and former employee of the City of Miami Cultural Affairs Division now the Art Director at the Metro -Dade Model City Center for the Cultural Arts, fir. Francis Pierre, Vice -President and bookkeeper, fir. William Heming- way, businessman, Hr. Pierre Joseph, Secretary and former member of the Tourist Guide Association, Nr. Arsene Omena, owner of Omena's Tailorino Shop and Assistant Secretary and Mr. Frantz Leroy, Technical Adviser and current Ph. D. candidate in International Affairs at the University of Miami where he recently received his MBA. They are also major sponsors for the carnival. Mrs. Haiba Jabali, President and Public Relations Director for PYRAMID PUBLIC RELATIONS is a former television, radio personality and magazine editor and news reporter, member of the Minority Affairs Committee of the Dade County Council of Arts & Sciences, U.S. Black Chamber of Commerce, Miami -Dade Chamber of Commerce Policy Committee and the Overall Economic Development Committee of Dade County. She has been regarded as a person of high interest in developing local Black international trade and arts activities for cultural tourism development. PYRAMID PUBLIC RELATIONS is handling all coordination and promotion of the FIRST ANNUAL MIAMI HAITIAN AFRO- DI!1ENSION CARNIVAL. CARNIVAL APPROACH AND PROJECTED TASKS The FIRST ANNUAL MIAMI HAITIAN AFRO -DIMENSION CARNIVAL has received the support and endorsement from a number of organizations and individuals of high standing in the community. This endorsement includes the Haitian Tourist Bureau in the person of Mr. Hermann Stephenson, Director, Mr. Emile Milne, Haitian born Editor of Black Enterprise Magazine, a nationally and internationally well known Black business periodical, Dr. Francena Thomas of Florida International University and the Dade County Council of Arts & Sciences, who will be the carnival parade Mistress of Ceremonies, Mr. T. Willard Fair, President of the Urban League of Greater Miami, Ms. Adrienne McBeth, Executive Director of the Urban League Leadership Development Center, Mr. Doran Cooper, Executive Director of the Model City Center for the Cultural Arts, who will be the parade Master, Mr. Larry Mahoney, interested in promoting the development of Haitian and Cuban refugees, the Latin Chamber of Commerce, WQBA Radio and a number of other individuals and civic and business organizations. WHB11 and WEDR Radio stations offer promotion assistance. The approach of the carnival is to include a parade of costumed marchers, bands and floats for the entire route designated while food, soft drinks, art and crafts will be sold in vendors' booths alona Miami Avenue between N.W. 62nd Street and 54th Streets. A parade permit has already been received of the City of Miami Police Department that must also provide twenty six (26) designated officers for the blocked off areas. The Carnival committee seeks in -kind services of available policemen on the scheduled date of the event as well as a fee waiver for sanitation services that have been given in estimated costs by Mr. Jim Borgmann, Assistant Director of the City of Miami Sanitation Services Department. A Queen & King Pageant has been planned prior to the Carnival on February 21 at the Dupont Plaza Hotel: It is expected that about 400 hundred persons will attend the crowning of the King and Queen who will reign on the royal float at the Carnival parade. A benefit soccer game has also been planned for Sunday, February 15 to help decrease costs expended by sponsors and the Haitian Afro -Dimension Committee. A complete map of the area is now being charted by an architectural and engineering designer that can be provided at the time of the February 11 Commission meeting for display. Copies may be provided upon request within 10 days. The architect is Mr, Ralph Johnson of Concept Design -Interiors -Graphics -Space Planning at 8213 S.W. 72nd Avenue, Miami, Florida 33143, 443-8121. Promotion has already gotten well underway for the FIRST ANNUAL MIAMI HAITIAN AFRO -DIMENSION CARNIVAL in -the local newspapers, national magazines, on radio and scheduled guest appearances on television talk shows. A copy of a pre -determining viability survey was sent out to 1,000 persons and organizations out of which 475 have been returned all favorable to the event taking place except three, who were opposed to the carnival without giving reasons. The sale of approximately 500 vendors' booths Has been announced to defray costs. This estimated return is outlined in the budget which follows on the next page. Charles H. Rogers, Jr., & Associates, accountant and auditors have been selected by the HAITIAN AFRO-DIIENSION COMMITTEE to audit the complete report of expenditures and receipts, of the proposed carnival activities. This office is located at 7630 Biscayne Boulevard, !Miami, Florida 33138, 757-0021. Insurance, to date, will be handled by Mr. Sternbaum who also handles the coverage for the Coconut Grove Goombay Festival and whose estimated costs are included in the budget. ESTIMATED BUDGET QUEEN & KING PAGEANT (DUPONT PLAZA HOTEL COST LESS EXPECTED EXPECTED TICKET SALES) $25 X 400 tickets - Hotel cost of $4,000. $ 4,000 INSURANCE COSTS FOR COVERAGE OF $300,000 . . . . . . . . . . ... . . 300 MAPDESIGN . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . 6 . . 250 PHOTOGRAPHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 SANITATION SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29500 POLICE OFFICERS (23 @ $13 per hour and 3 @ $14 per hour X 7 hours) 29387 NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10000 RADIO ADVERTISEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,500 MAILINGCOSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 ROYAL FLOAT CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 THREE RECEPTIONS (Press conferences & hospitality) @ $500 each . . . . . . 1,500 PYRAMID PUBLIC RELATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500 AUDITOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 STATIONERY & ENVELOPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 POSTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 BOOKKEEPER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT R SECRETARIAL SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 GRAPHICS AND ARTWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 TOTAL ESTIMATED BUDGET LESS EXPECTED SALES FROM VENDORS' BOOTHS 500 X $25 $18,487 12,500 �_=I The HAITIAN AFRO -DIMENSION COMMITTEE is asking a total of $5,000 as a waiver of in -kind services of the City of Miami Police Department and Sanitation Departmieot in additions to fivo showmobiles and ote bleacher stand. r The HAITIAN AFRO -DIMENSION COR-11TTEE earnestly seeks the full cooperation and support of the City of Miami Honorable Mayor Maurice Ferre and City Commissioners in order to make this first time, but planned annual event a success that will benefit the City and residents while offering a potential tourist marketing addition to South Florida. All correspondence should be directed to Ms. Jabali at 754-5554. For Immediate Release l ' ' �1,CLTLCC � J \`LCt�Cc�l2.� ft65 "-W 7t() aVe. mia► i, f(a. ; ISO 305-754-5554 Press Release January 220 1981 First Annual Haitian Afro -Dimension Carnival The planning stages of the first authentic Haitian carnival to be held in the United States and greater Miami are now being finalized. Organized by a group of Haitian artists, businessmen, former tourism professionals and a scholar, conceived at the awakening of the new year THE FIRST ANNUAL HAITIAN AFRO -DIMENSION CARNIVAL has been scheduled for Sunday, March 1, 1981 from noon until 7:00P.M. along Miami Avenue in the heart of "Little Haiti". This date has been set in accordance to the traditional time of the week -end before Ashe Wednesday as it was done in Haiti. The carnival is being organized by: Wilfrid Ignace -Chairman, Frantz Leroy -Vice Chairman, Pierre Joseph -Secretary, Arsene Omega- Assistant Secretary, William Hemming- way- Treasurer, and Francis Pierre- Technical Adviser. The coordination, promotion and advertising is being done by Pyramid Public Relations. The carnival will include King and Queen pageants, a benefit soccer game, floats, bands, colorful costumes, Caribbean music, exotic Haitian foods, authentic ilairian arts and crafts and anyone who wishes to have a vendors booth or dance in the streets. The parade route begins on North West 2nd Avenue and 62nd Streets to Miami Avenue and 54th Streets where most of the festivities dill takes f (2) place. The Haitian Afro -Dimension committee is seeking additional support from the City of Miami, Dade County, businesses, civic, religious and cultural organizations. The Main purpose of the Haitian Afro -Dimension carnival is to share with the whole community the culture, joy and good will of the Hai- tian residents now numbering nearly 50,000. Anyone interested in participating or obtaining a vendors booth should contact Mrs. Haiba Jabali at 754-5554, or stop by Pyramid offices at 6265 Northwest Seventh Avenue from 10-6PM Monday through Saturday. Information on float or booth construction is available also. Happy carnival time and let the good times begin! �r • (A-11 tounst tours tl'itI',15%front lii main courtyard. Mahe �tr ha'.-' toiir tichels for the ccaco dance concert in do•.t•n- .r. Liberth Cith•. 'ACtualiv. it's more like Uptown ­rty City," Jabali said. "%Ve i't :: ant to confuse people with ac':ial downtown area." he company has been pulled to - her with Jahali's sayings, manes m fam0 . friends and investors stit:ill btis:ne.is leans.- she d. it started in her lemon City ^,., tl;Pn mu%rd in December to fi�r.•room state of offices that .s f •nrerl:: 2 re..ording siudio in :,t•r+ • City. She is n. a native of Teaneck, i., rnnth,or of 1hrre daughters and `,t•arren, the formtr tr-tcar, B--!-kctball Associati:. r. i; a5 a family in�t'st- nt.' ?�'^.+:. �.:id. 'It's uv•_rti;ae •.. , .a is :ping to prerare a ; r` for it , •ost of thr memo:'rs a !(•rrapr Channel 6 t^!e%�- t.r: '.t •s, :ormor rrrortPr ; !;,' ,.l:da:. •I IC1C� and torIrx'" for Our Vaga.nne. She (hit( ked it all to open Pyramid. "I was tired of being an em- ploye," she said. "I was tired of hearing that there were no black businesses in Liberty City. There's more to the community than 'mom-and-pon' stores." She's been in Miami tot 3yz years and says she likes its international flavor. To capture that flavor for tour- ists, Pyramid and its staff of graph- ic artists, writers and salesmen have slated March 1 for a Haitian Aio Carnival; planned as a pot- bairi of parades; carnival activities and vendors to line N, lsfiaml_A,%e- nue between 62nd and 54th streets, the heart of the Haitian community. '.,t's part_9f .o:ir thrust,to include the international black_ community in touzisni 'Jabali said. . P•: ramid is bidding on a contract to advertise for minority police offi- cers, another cuntract to promote the African Trade Fair and working fm capturing accounts to advertise other businesses. "I'll ccn,ider my company a suc- cess if %ve can get the whole coin- munw. involved," Jabali said. "We don't need hand out loans, we need ,,s-u, K contracts." I� 1 � - l ll;f, ,, z I � i � - i �.:..:,...+' �;.._.....• � �,.,.�..*�.... c.._:i Y.i.Ah�� ���I1�i� - �� Tuesday, Jamiary 27, 19S1 The Il a:rz i Fleratd Section - -- -: — — 41-10 Li. M' wntoter ivd uts to put tunere ed-. on the tourtsm map 1 <;ByiBRFNDAEADY +Herald Staff µ'rftcr llaibi Jabali is cooking up a deal this ,spring that will serve South Florida tour- ists 'Miami Beach, Coconut Grove and a new entree: lih^rty City, the community that .,debuted last year in flames and an- guish. IlAbt-rt+, City ls+cady to join the long list of toutist attractions here. Jabali says. Through Jabali's fledgling Pyramid Pub- lic Relations firm, tourists will sce more than burned -out buildings. People who live and struggle there ;might hate an idea of what she means: the ,open-air flea market on the old Shell City Fite, the Black Archives at the Joseph Caleb Center, .a sprinkling of theater and e QD r dance troupes. Jabali sacs she won't try to ignore Lib- erty City's notoriety: housing projects, un- employment and a hard-nosed reputation for crime. "We'll show them where some buildings burned jduring the riotl but we want them to see there's more in the community than just that," Jabali said. By the end of this month. Jabali says she'll be reaiiy to sell Liberty City as part f a tour package first to Caribbean travel- ers, and later to prospective tourists throughout the country. Tourism officials for some of the Carib- bean start out skeptical but wind up conceding that Liberty City might at- t%!ct sunte of their compatriots. "I'm sure for no other reason at the out- set than curiosity," said Ludvig Harrigan, regional tourism director for the U.S. Vir- gin Islands. "Then people get a chance to look at the community as a whole rather than some disaster areas tucked away somewhere." "From the point of view that since we have heard so much about it (Liberty Cityl, when you visit Miami you'd like to see the place," said Camelia Garrido, of the Do- minican Republic's Export Promotion Cen- ter. With 51,662 Dade visitors from January through October 1980, tourists from the Dominican Republic were the third largest. group of Caribbean travelers to Dade - Ambitious, say Dade business and com- munity leaders. Some are not so sure it`s practical'. "I can't see that being a really viable type of idea," said George Greene,. presi- dent of the mostly black Miami -Dade Chamber of Commerce. "We don't have the things a tourist would come for." On the other hand, the idea is right in line with what Dade s Office of Communi- ty and Economic Development has been planning for Liberty City, though it's stilt about four years from completion. "I think any farsighted person can see the possibility and can start making plans on a limited basis," said office director Er- nest Martin. "It has to start somewhere." Liberty City ranks with Little Havana„s Calie Ocho and ittiarai Beach's Art Deco r district - for tourist deveropmenir im tile., scheme of things„Nartimsaid. Thais what Jabali was counting!, om when she opened Pyramid im November at 6265, NW Seventty Ave. for promoter tour -- ism., The company is also, pared up mpl'att advertising and promotions for businesses and culturat arts festival's while the tourist package gets started. Pyramid is already publishing as gazeAft " type periodical'. The Inner City lrerard; listing of happenings in the black commur ni Promoting. Liberty Citya has tr.:ver been tried before but Jabali cam bear it'al>lnew;; On your right we have lttiantii HeaWm Art Dem District WO are approaching Please turn tot 10URt5R'} 5f33 4 Haitian Carnival 1 - fl. I Plans for the first authentic Haitian Carnival to be held in Greater Miami are now being finalized. Organized by a group of Haitian artists, businessmen, former tourism professionals and a scholar at the beginning of the New Year. the first annual Haitian Afro -Dimension Carnival is scheduled for Sunday, March t, from noon until 7 p.m. the date is in keeping with the traditional period before Ash Wednesday, as it is celebrated in Itai!i. organizers are Wilfrid ig- nacc, chairman, Frantz Leroy, vice-chairman, Pierre loscph, secretary, Arsene Omega, assistant secretary, WiIIiain Hemmingway, treasurer and Francis Pierre technical adviser. 54th Street in the heart of Lit- tle Haiti where most of the festivities will take place. The Haitian Afro -Dimension Committee is seeking addi- tional carnival support from . the Citv of Miami, Dade Coun- ty, businesses, civic, religious, school and cultural organiza- tions. The main purpose of the Haitian Afro -Dimension is to share with the whole com- munity, the culture, joy and goodwill of Haitian residents who now number nearly 50,000 in Dade County. Anyone interested in par- ticipating or obtaining a ven- dors booth should contact Ms. Ilaiba Jabali at 754-5554 from to to ti p.m., 1lormay through The Carnival will include a Saturday. Infomation regar- King &Queen pageant, benefit ding floats or lmoth construe- sikcer ga►nc, floats, bands, lion is also available. colorful costumes, Caribbean music, exotic Ilaitian foods, authentic Haitian arts and crafts and anyone who wishes to operate a vendors booth or join in the fun. The parade route begins on Nurhtwest 2nd :Avenue and G�nd Street pro- eceding to Miami Avenue and HAITIAN 4 RO-DIMENSION CARNIVAL SURVEY DATE NAME OF PERSON/ORGANIZATION/BUSINESS ADDRESS :---'----PHONE You are one of the first citizens to know t:.at a HAITIAN AFRO - DIMENSION CARNIVAL 1981 is being.planned for March 1, 1981 (Sun- day) from noon until midnight along Miami Avenue from 62nd Street to Northwest 54th Street in the heart of "Little Haiti" much like the Calle Ocho festivals developed in Little Havana. There will be a parade, king and queen pageant, food,art and other vendors along with dancing in the streets to Haitian and Caribbean music on floats. Support is now being sought from the City of Miami and Dade County for endorsement. Additional support is being sought from businesses, corporations, civic, cultural and religious organi- zations and persons like yourself. , Please answer the following questions: 1. Do you think the Haitian Carnival is a good idea? :. Uould you be willing to participate? :.hat capacity of participation; Vendor Sponsor F10at Marching Group Advertiser in journal King and Queen Pageant Entry Staff Artist 1f a vendor, what type of goods would you sell? r HAITI N AFRO -DIMENSION CARNIVAL 2 SURVEY 5. Do you thins: the carnival will help bring tourists to the Little Haiti area? b. Do you think the parade route and carnival location is good Why? 7. Are you opposed to the carnival £or any reason? Why or Why Not? S. No alcoholic beverages will be sold at the carnival. What are your thoughts on this policy? 9. Had you heard anything about the Haitian Afro -Dimension Carnival be- fore this survey? From whom or where? 10. Do you think Miami needs more multi -ethnic festivities where every- one comes together joyfully? Thank you for taking time out to answer the iaportant questions in this survey. We look forward to your participation and enjoyment of the first annual HAITIAN AFRO -DIMENSION CARNIVAL 1981. If you have any further questions about the carnival, feel free to call Xrs. Jabali, President of Pyramid Public Relations at 754-5553. SURVEYOR MARCHING GROUP # __ DATE RECEIVED DO WRITE ABOVE. THIS LINE FOR OFFICE USE ONLY MARCHING GROUP REGISTRATION FORM NAME OF GROUP RESPONSIBLE PARTY RESPONSIBLE PARTY'S ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN GROUP ALL PARTICIPATING MARCHING GROUPS WILL ASSEMBLE AT NORTHWEST 2nd AVENUE AND 62nd STREET (MIAMI EDISON'S FOOTBALL FIELD) ATLEAST ONE HOUR PRIOR TO PARADE TIME. THE HAITIAN AFRO -DIMENSION PARADE WILL START PROMPTLY AT 12:00 NOON MARCH 1, 1981. PARADE ROUTE PERMISSLON TO PARTICIPATE WILL BE GRANTED ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS. DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS _ MAIL. REGIS- TRATTON FORM TO: PYRAMID PUBLIC RELATIONS 6265 Northwest 7th Avenue Miami, Fl.orfda 33150 For more information contact Mrs. Jabal i at PYRAMID PUBLIC: RELATIONS or call (305) 754-5444. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION r SPONSORS REGISTRATION FROM NAME OR ORGANIZATION ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER ENCLOSED IS MY CHECK/MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $ I WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPONSOR FOR THE FOLLOWING: FLOAT KINQQUEEN CONTEST CARNIVAL SUPPORTER CHECKS AND :CONEY ORDERS SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO HAITIAN AFRO-DIEMNSION CARNIVAL, 6265 NORTHWEST 7TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33150. ALL DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE: (RECEIPTS SUPPLIED UPON REQUEST). For more information on sponsors, please: contact Mrs. Jabali at PYR'.MID PUBLIC RELATIONS, 6265 Northwest 7th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33150 or call (305) 754-5554. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT 40 BOOTH # APPLICATION FOR VENDING BOOTH DATE NAME ORGAN I '!.AT I ON AUI)R1:SS I Pl,AN TO SlA,L RI:SPONS 1 L'L1: PARTY SI'A(*E. RFQUIKEI) (,%I.tximum space available 1OX20) RULE'S AND REGULATIONS FOR VENDORS t. Construction of vendor booths are the sole responsibility of the vendor. Ttte carnival committee encourages vendors to adliere to Caribbean design. 2. All applications for vendor space must be submitted And paid for in ad- vance by deadline, February 26, 1981 in order to participate in carnival. 3. All -,{)aces fur vendor houths are measured 1OX10 0 $25.00 per 1OX10 space. If more space iS needed, vendor is required to pay rent for two spaces (10\20 ). (:etch vendor is Limited Loa maximum Space of 1OX20. All spaces are available on a first come first served basis. 4. THE SALE 017 ALCOHOLIC liEVERACES IS PROHIBITED. The carnival committee en- courages the sale of foods, toys, notions, arts and crafts, soft drinks, c0mmercial and home made goods. 5. All vendor booths will be located on Miami Avenue between Northwest 62nd and 54th Streets. Vendors will he expected to set-up and prepare for vending starting; at IO:OOAM on'the day of the carnival. Hours of vending are from 1.'.:00 Noun until 6:00PM. G. Rental fee must accompany each application for a vendor booth. Only Money Orders will be acceptable by mail (cash and checks accepted in person _ONLY). Money Orders are to be made payable to PYRAMID PUBLIC RELATIONS, G2G5 Northwest Seventh Avenue, Miami, Florida 33150. For additional in- formation call Ms. .Iabali at (305) 754-5554. THE HAITIAN AFRO-DIMI:N_S_ION _ CARNIVAL ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR LOSS OR OAMACF. To 1'fi":lltiR'S PR011FRTY. I AGREE. TO TuE. TERMS ANDCONDITIONS (KOspunsible Party or Vendor's signature) ti i.1'I I:1) .1Rtt%+I: f11ANK Yor i:()R 1'011K I'ARTIC11'ATlON........... .......... ...... .HAPPY CARNIVAL! 4 Richard L. Fosmoen City Manager Ange Be 1 amy Ass' s ant to ity Ma ager IINTER-O FICE P. E-MORAN(DUM February 10, 1981 `'' Haitian -Afro Dimension Carnival The Haitian -Afro Dimension Committee, a non-profit organization is sponsoring a street festival on Sunday, March 1, 1981 from noon until 7:00 P.M. on North Miami Avenue between N.E. 54 and 62 Streets. The Secretary of this organiza- tion, Mr. Pierre Joseph, has requested City support for this event in the amount of $5,000 to cover the cost of police personnel, sanitation services and showmobiles. City Departments have estimated their costs as follows: Police..................................$3,783 Sanitation .............................. 2,500 Leisure Services 2 Showmobiles $120 Labor 359 Insurance 35 ............. 514 TOTAL...................................$6,797 Of the $6,797 total •charge for City services, approximately $1,952 is recom- mended for in -kind services, leaving a balance of $4,845. The Police Department has pledged in -kind services equal to 50" of the 26 officers required for the event. In accordance with City Commission policy, a 50', reduction in the rental fees of the showmobiles may be granted. The remaining cost of $4,845 for labor charges and insurance for setting up the showmobiles and sanitation services is not normally furnished during Sundays and, therefore, cannot be furnished by Departments as part of their normal operational procedures. The Haitian -Afro Dimension Carnival Committee applied for funding through Dade County Council of Arts & Sciences, however, their request was submitted beyond the deadline date. While the purpose and focus of this event appears to fill a void in the cultu= ral arena in Miami, this event was not anticipated during the City budget process and, therefore, no funds were appropriated for its purpose. I am, therefore, recommending City support for the Haitian -Afro Dimension Carnival in the amount of $1,952.