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Date: 5/3/2009 Requesting Department: Public Works/City Manager
Commission Meeting Date: 5/28/2009 District.Impacted: 3
Law Department
Type: ® Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item Matter ID No.
❑ Other
Subject: Resolution authorizing the temporary placement of a series of ten (10) foot Gibson Guitar
fiberglass sculptures within the Downtown Miami area as part of the Miami GuitarTown Project.
Purpose of Item:
�A Resolution authorizing the temporary placement of a series of ten (10) foot Gibson Guitar fiberglass
sculptures within the Greater Downtown Miami Area as part of the Miami GuitarTown Project, a
public arts project that supports the community through proceeds raised for local charities; subject to
applicable permitting requirements and indemnification as approved by the City Manager and City
Attorney.
Background Information:
Gibson GuitarTown is a public arts project that supports the community through proceeds raised for
local charities and the opportunity to drive tourism and citywide goodwill. The Miami GuitarTown
Project will feature approximately thirty-five (35) ten (10) foot Gibson fiberglass Les Paul guitar)
sculptures designed by local artists and celebrities, and will be placed throughout Downtown Miami
in front of City landmarks and businesses. In addition to the ten (10) foot sculptures, there will be a
moving museum that will be taken to different locations around the City comprised of approximately
thirty-five (35) regular size Epiphone guitars also painted by local artists. Once the exhibit has run for
the selected amount of time, approximately 4 months, the sculptures will be auctioned off with
proceeds aoinp- to local charities.
Budeet Impact Analysis
NO Is this item related to revenue?
NO Is this item an expenditure? If so, please identify funding source below.
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Special Revenue Account No:
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NO Is this item funded by Homeland Defense/Neighborhood Improvement Bonds?
Start Up Capital Cost:
Maintenance Cost:
Total Fiscal Impact:
CIP 0 1 r�,
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