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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
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February 14, 2007
Priscilla A. Thompson, City Clerk
City of Miami Office of the City Clerk
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33233
Dear Ms. Thompson,
I am writing in response to your letter regarding City Commission appointments to the
Performing Arts Center Trust Board of Directors. z
By way of background, service on the Trust Board includes specific expectations and
requirements of time and financial support, and potential appointees should be aware of
those obligations:
• Attendance at regular and special meetings of the Board (6-10 per year). The
bylaws have an attendance policy which is enforced.
• Active participation and attendance to an average of two committees per Board
member. Committees meet monthly or bi-monthly.
• Paid attendance at Camival Center programs during the year.
• Paid participation in Center -related fundraisers and certain civic events (such as
the upcoming Beacon Council awards dinner in which the Center will be
honored).
Active Board members typically spend 15-25 hours per month in meetings, and
individual financial participation typically ranges from a few thousand dollars to $25,000
for fully active members.
Now that the Carnival Center is open, the Board has become extremely active and
involved. Its leadership is vital to our success. Recently, our Nominating Committee
has been working to develop a younger generation of leaders and to increase its
diversity. The current demographics of the Board are:
39% Anglo
28% African -American
33% Hispanic
It is with these expectations and goals that the nominating procedure resulted in the
recommendation of Ricky Arriola and Javier Soto for the Commission's consideration.
Both of these individuals have a substantial record of participation in the organization.
1300 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33132
TELEPHONE 788 468 2202
MHARDY@CARNIVALCENTER.ORG
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Priscilla A. Thompson, City Clerk
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February 14, 2007
In your letter you have asked whether we would consider Commissioners Spence -Jones
and Samoff as appointees of the Commission. Certainly both Commissioners have a
strong connection to and interest in the Center because of the districts which they
represent. If their duties as Commissioners would permit them to devote the time and
resources to the Center which are expect of Trust Board members, I am sure that either
or both of them would be valuable additions to the Board. If the time commitment would
be a problem, but they would like to attend some of our meetings, these meetings are
noticed and open to the public. We would certainly welcome any and all Commissioners
to any meeting any of them would like to attend, regardless of whether they serve as
members of the Board.
Thank you very much for this opportunity to address the goals of the Carnival Center,
and please let me know if I can provide any additional information.
Sincerely,
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Michael C. Hardy
President and CEO
cc: The Honorable Manuel Diaz
The Honorable Angel Gonzalez