HomeMy WebLinkAboutGeneral Agenda ItemsIV. GENERAL AGENDA ITEMS
1. Diabetes Walk Grant Request, Flavia Llizo
Flavia Llizo, representing the American Diabetes Association, provided the board with
a presentation on the upcoming America's Walk for Diabetes, Saturday, November 11,
2006, and formally requested a non-profit community grant.
Motion to approve a non-profit community grant based on guidelines for first year
recipients Frank Herrera
Second, Elena V. Carpenter
Unanimously approved
2. ING Miami Marathon Grant request, Robert Pozo
Robert Pozo, representing PR Racing, provided the board with a presentation on the
upcoming 5th Annual ING Miami Marathon, Sunday, January 28, 2007, and formally
requested a non-profit community grant.
Motion to approve a non-profit community grant based on guidelines for fourth year
recipients, Elena V. Carpenter
Second, Steven Alexander
Unanimously approved
3. Super Bowl 2007
Tim Schmand stated staff had been approached by the NFL with an interest in hosting
an event at Bicentennial, for which a future meeting had been arranged. Mr. Schmand
stated that staff would report any developments at a future board meeting.
4. 2007 July 4th Celebration
Item discussed under the arrearage report.
5. Grants to City Parks
Discussion ensued pertaining to the issuance of a one time $500,000.00, grant to the
City of Miami Parks Department.
A motion to approve the amended resolution as follows:
Whereas the Bayfront Park Management Trust ("Trust") is a limited agency and
instrumentality of the City of Miami ("City") and is empowered to operate, manage
and maintain Bayfront and Bicentennial Parks to ensure the maximum community
utilization and enjoyment of these parks; and,
Whereas, the Trust has also been empowered to utilize and encourage to the
fullest and most active participation and cooperation of private enterprise in the
parks; and,
Whereas, through sound management practices and growing utilization of the
parks, the Trust has been successful in increasing the revenue to the park and has
been able to sponsor more community events in the parks; and,
Whereas, the Trust has also been interested in assisting the effort to improve
programming and activities in the City's parks; and,
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Whereas, now in the interest of promoting greater community utilization and
enjoyment of the City's parks, the Trust would like to give a one time grant in the
amount of $500,000.00, to the City to create additional and/or sustain and/or improve
park programs, exclusively, such as:
• After school activities
• Summer programs
• Programs for those with disabilities, and/or similar
in the City's Parks, of which $100,000.00, shall be distributed to each of the five
districts located in the City of Miami for programs as determined by each individual
Commissioner; and,
Whereas, the City of Miami's Park's Director along with each Commissioner will
identify use of these funds in FY 2006-07 and the Park's Director will report to the
Trust the final use of these funds at a regularly scheduled board meeting; and,
Whereas, the Director of the City of Miami Parks Department is to submit a
report to the Executive Director of the Bayfront Park Management Trust, delineating
the utilization of the funds, within sixty (60) days of the end of the fiscal year.
Now, therefore be it resolved that the Bayfront Park Management Trust is
giving a grant to the City of Miami in the amount of $500,000.00, for the City of Miami
to appropriate $100,000.00, to be used in each of the five districts for park programs
and activities.
Motion, Elena V. Carpenter
Second, Ruth Greenfield
Unanimously approved
6. Executive Director Evaluation Discussion
Steven Alexander presented the Executive Director Evaluation Committee's
recommendation to increase the Executive Director's yearly salary to $120,000.00.
Motion to approve the committee's recommendation, Elena V. Carpenter
Second, Ralph Duharte
Elena V. Carpenter yea
Ralph Duharte yea
Ruth Greenfield yea
Michael Barket nay
Frank Herrera yea
Marie Louissaint yea
Steven Alexander yea
Commissioner Sanchez nay
Motion passed. 6 yeas to 2 nays.
Discussion ensued.
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