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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members of the
City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Date: August 13, 2004
Subject: Arts and Entertainment Council
References: September 9, 2004 Agenda
Enclosures: List of members
The City of Miami Arts and Entertainment Council was created to: (1) make recommendations and guide the
Mayor, City Commission and City Manager regarding endorsement or support of specific art and entertainment
special events, performances and productions. (2) make recommendations and guide the Mayor, City Commission
and City Manager in their determinations as to whether any specific art shall be accepted or acquired by the City
by: (a) Evaluating the appropriateness of the design of proposed art; (b) Determining a proper location for such art;
(c) Evaluating the costs for erection, construction, or installation and annual maintenance costs of such art; (d)
Determining responsibility for provision of indemnification and acquisition of permits for erection, construction,
installation and maintenance; (e) Providing information to those making donations of the technical standards and
types of permits required by the City for the erection, construction, or installation of such art; (f) Recommending
acquisition of works of art by the City to be used and made available for the cultural betterment of the City; and (g)
Establishing a Miami Art Museum and such branches as are necessary, subject to approval of the City
Commission. (3) coordinate with City departments, as appropriate; (4) coordinate and originate cultural and
entertainment activities within the City; (5) qualify community events as being officially recognized; (6) advocate,
seek and encourage public participation in all cultural, fine arts and entertainment events; (7) organize host
committees and seek funding from corporations, professional firms, foundations, individuals and other sources to
support major arts and entertainment special events; (8) appoint artists, entertainers or other knowledgeable
individuals as honorary Council members, who shall advise and assist the Council in the furtherance of its duties;
(9) serve as the City's official liaison with major arts and entertainment facilities and organizations to attract art
and entertainment programs of other governmental, private or public agencies to the City, including, but not
limited to: Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, James L. Knight Center, Tower Theater, Manuel Artime
Center, Coconut Grove Playhouse, New World School of the Arts, Miami Film Festival, Performing Arts Center,
Miami City Ballet, Florida Philharmonic, New World Symphony, Florida Grand Opera.
City Code Sec. 2-884(e) states that an employee of Miami -Dade County, Florida, or any
municipality therein other than a City of Miami employee, shall not serve on or be appointed to
any Board of the City of Miami, unless the City Commission waives this restriction by a four -
fifths affirmative vote of its membership and the employee is a resident of the City of Miami.
• Chairman Teele has one nomination for seat currently held by Shirley Richardson,
who works for Miami -Dade County and is not a resident of the City of Miami.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the membership of the Council. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the September 9, 2004
agenda. This issue was deferred from the July 8, 2004 Commission meeting.
PAT:ss
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Elvi Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
Teresita Fernandez, Liaison/Chief, Hearing Boards
Robert Parente, Co-Liaison/Director, Mayor's Office of Film, Arts & Entertainment