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Date: 2/5/2008
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM
FILE ID: 0 t— Q 0 t 30
Requesting Department: City Manager
Commission Meeting Date: 2/14/2008 District Impacted: 2
Type: ® Resolution ❑ Ordinance ❑ Emergency Ordinance ❑ Discussion Item
❑ Other
Subject: Carnaval de las Americas
Purpose of Item:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE PROVISION OF
IN -KIND SERVICES, TO THE CARNAVAL DE LAS AMERICAS, FROM THE DEPARTMENTS
OF POLICE, FIRE -RESCUE AND SOLID WASTE TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH HOSTING THE 2008 CARNAVAL DE LAS AMERICAS EVENT, TO BE
HELD ON DECEMBER 31, 2008, IN THE CITY OF MIAMI.
Background Information:
See page # 2
Budget Impact Analysis
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Final Approvals
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Grants Risk Management
Purchasing Dept. Director
Chief City Manager
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The Carnaval de las Americas will make its debut in Miami, Florida, on December 31,
2008 and will celebrate the unity of carnival traditions by showcasing massive floats,
dancing performers, a street party and fireworks such as New York's Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade, New Orleans' Mardi Gras and Southern California's Rose
Parade.
The event will have a significant impact on tourism during the holiday period and will
provide a tremendous opportunity to boost the local economy. Over 250,000 people are
expected to attend the Carnaval de las Americas event and it will be nationally broadcast
on both English and Spanish major networks.
The endorsement of the city is needed at this stage to allow the event organizer's to
secure major broadcast sponsors. Once that is completed, the administration will provide
additional information as to actual impact/cost to the city in the provision of in -kind
services.