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Mr. Joseph Grassie
City Manager, City of Miami
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida 33133
Dear Mr.
Grassier.'
Executive Offices: 6915 Reed Road, Suite 220
I I t) Coral Gables, Florida 33143
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September
27, 1979
We are in receipt ofyour letter dated September 25,
advising us that the dates requested'. for the Miami
Power & Sail Boat Show at the Marine Stadium are
not..
available, and ' are in conflict with an existing
booking. We therefore would like to :change our dates
to avoid any ';conflict. The new dates we are request-
ing are as follows:
1980.
1981
1982.
1983
1984
Move -in Dates
June 25,26
June 15 , 16
July 14,15
July 20,21
July 18,19
ShowDates
.;:.June 27,28,29
June 17 18,19
July 16, 17, 18"
July 22, 23,24
July 20,21,22
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Move -out Dates
June 30 July '1
June 20, 21
July 19,20
July, 25, 26
July. 23, :; 24
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter; we •look
forward to receiving confirmation ;;of these dates as soon
as possible.
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The Honorable Maurice Ferro,.. Mayor: of Miami'.
Mr. Bob Jennings, Director of Public Facilities
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October 25, 1979
Joseph R. Grassie
City Manager
P.O. Box 330708
Miami, Florida 33133
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I respectfully request permission to appear before the Commission,
on October 31, 1979, to discuss the previous All City Protection
that I was given for 'my Boat Show, originally.
VIC LOGAN
Pre:ic nt
At this time, my contract calls for a 60-Day, before and after,
Protection at the Coconut Grove Exhibition Center, only. "I was
told this could be extended by __
a later date.
For your convenience, 1 am enclosing,a copy of a letter sent to.
George Knox by my 'attorney, Ron Lieberman. As you will note,in
the case of Jacksonville,:: •the judges.' ;decision; was that cities ma.y
legitimately avail themselves of governmental anti -rustimmu.it;;,
to the same extent that the State of Florida would be included as
a political sub division of the , State.
The 1979 Miami Summer Boat. Show was definitely hurt by having
another boat show in the city`:within 3 : weeks. The .;1980 Miami
Summer Boat Shows' . dates are. July 11 through July 14. I have been
told the other boat show, again, :wants to run in the summer, either
the sane week end as ours or a week to ten days earlier.
I ask to a_,pear for the purpose •of discussing the ;above, which
'would die detrimental` to our Show, and;: the Inaustr;y•
Sincerely
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Vic Loan
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Honorable J...L. Tlwnrner,
^, Honorable T. R. Gibson
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April 19, 1979
Mr. `.George Knox, Jr.
City -Attorney;
City_of•Miami
174 East 'Flatlet _Street
Miami, Florida
: Victor Logan, Positi
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and .Miami's :Summer "Boat Show '
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Dear `:,1r. 'Knox:
I have recentiv received a copy of _ Dan`: Paul's letter," to, you "
dated March- 1, 1979, concerning the "alleged violations of the
Anti -Trust Laws inherent in a municipality ,placing, _limitr tions
on the use of_-publi.c ' facilities by competitive;-businesse,.
,The cases ci tcd byMr. Paul notwithstanding, it is my
considered opinion that a municipality does not violate :the.
Anti -Trust Laws when it imposes reasonable restrictions on the
use of. public` facilities, for the purpose of preventing`
disruptive competition. The proposed clause -in" the City's.
contract with Positive Results, Inc., which would prohibit
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the use'of city facilities by similar events within sixty
(60) days before and sixty (60) days after theoriginal' event
is somewhat analogous to the granting of ,a franchise -
In
Metro. Cable Company v. CATV of Rockford, Inc. ,_`:375
F. Sump. 350 (N.D.I11 1974), a Federal Couitupheld a
City':.:, action in granting a. cable t.v franchise -.to one
company, and denying it to another, notwithstanding, the
creation of a "Monopoly" It was held that"this 'did . not
constitute "monopolization", as defined. by'Section.`? of'
the Sherman Act- The :Court also cited,.:_= the tiine honored,:.
doctrine 'of,Par.kcr v. ';Brown 317 _U.S.,341 ; (1943) ,, _holding
that,
"The Sherman Act makes no hint that it was Intended to
restrain State action for official action director} by
a state" .
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F.. mil 131 (i3Lln l;� r. l970)',. u��ficilclifiy s I. right.
c�C ttie S,tatci: to:.yrunt. a moiror.oly for :the •oporatlon :eL a:•
public transportation system
In a case more directly on point, it has :been held that the
exclusive use of a city, coliseum for the presentation of
wrestling matchesby a private. corporation :did..not violate
the Sherman <Act. Murdock 'v.' City of :Jacksonville,. 361
F. Supp. ,.1083 (M.D. Fla. _.1973) . There the City had>' granted
an exclusive lease for the, presentation ofwrestling matches
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in the municipal r_oliseuin,: and had also adopted a; resolution
providing that during the_ ;term of: the lease, no other :;lessee.
would be permitted to use the` coliseum for' wrestling: matches.,:
In granting the City.:smotion for :Summary "Final Judgment,
Judge Scott held that:
"The general rule is that a restraint of trade or
monopolization which is the result of ; valid
goverrnental: action, asopposed to private action,
does not, violate the Sherman Act. Unites States v.
Pock Ctoval. Co -OD, 307.;. U.S. 533 (1939)>;. '::Eastern' R. ,.
Conf.-:v. Noerr Motors,-;365>U.S 127 .:(1961).;.: Alabama
Po:�er Co. v. Alabama Elec. `_Co -Op,' Inc., 394 F. • 2d
672 -(5th".Cir.' 1968) .
.The Court, specificall addressed the ! } . question of -Whether.
governmental immunity :applies to. mun.icipaai tics`"i hnsly .;
'Since the State rarely acts: except. :through one or "more ;
of its political 'subdivisions, if -,governmental- iirununity,
is to have any but the most limi ted..ef f icacy- it must,'
be ,available- to protect the pu1itic1 subdivisions of the,
State from Anti Trust .liability. Municipal ,governi nt
of Jac'.sonvi1le, being a political subdivision of;: the. _
State of`"Florida, ..may, avaj1 _itself . of
:go"'ernmental~-.. Anti -Trust -immunity- to the -saint+. e\tent
that the State of Florida would•be:'entitled' to :such,.
immunity in this: case."
The :.Louisiana _ Power decision, ,cited -by Mr. Paul, does not
in any wi,tv, shape or form, overrule :these well established .
precr_dents hotiisi�,na Power dcals wiLh,Jnunicipalities which
commit Anti -Trust. t :UL'Lt'_n�r`S. while engaged In CbmT`etition.-with. -"
private enternrise. It doesnot deal with efforts by
government to. impose reasonable regulation in order to
prevents the damage to the public interest which would :result
from disruptive competition between private entities.
c:OUrt: furlhvi noted that: .3 .111ti_conl oses
• ,olvincj molc ontal Purl.)
Lion ill/ , "St:at.e
than necessary to eLtAla
ac .f Le yoverilmpetitivo tre.ss)traint ,
mUst be viewed as inconsista.nt with the (Cour
appt-oach.'
•Furthermore, the Lousiana Politer decision dealt with a
matter of obvious national interest. The Federal •
GovernmE.mt cannot impose Anti -Trust laws ais abarrier
to the exercise of local government function n areas
that are peculiarly local, sliclias the propez-•use of
publicly owned facilities. Cf. National League of
Citi',s v.User, 426 U.S. 833, (1976), where it was
held that:
" ..the Stat.es as States (emphasis ourS) 'stand on
a quite different footing from an individual or a
corporation when challenging theexercise of
Congress power to regulate commerce... Congress •
upo'n thestates its choices as to how essential
mav not exercise that powet- so as to force direct.Lv
decisionsreaardina the ccpnciuct- o integrai
•go(..:trnmientai runccions are to be made."
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It has never been the intention oE Victor Logan and Positivc..,
Results Incorporated to gain an unreasonable nioriopoly on
tho right: to conduct: boat shows in this community. T11(2,2.
seek only to prel.,ent such c:ornpetit.ion is would proverlt
any boat. shoi from cjaininci tht....c:onfiderlce of the industry,
• which is ob,.7.1.r.Duslv necessar,,, to promote slaccesstul.
The City's inte.rest. in preve..nting diszuptive competition,
and thus ensuring the SLICC(.1SS of e.vc,rlts which 1ase city
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Honorable Roso Gordon .
Honorable Theoaore Gibson
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