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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: September 28, 2011
of the City Commission
From: Priscilla A. Thompson
City Clerk
Subject: Mayor's International Council
References: October 13, 2011 Agenda
Enclosures: List of Members
The Mayor's International Council was created to (1) plan and implement the City's International
Trade promotion policies for the purposes of stimulating commercial and residential development and
expanding the City's tax base through the promotion of foreign trade and local investment in accordance
with the bylaws adopted by the Council; (2) serve in an advisory capacity for the City of Miami Sister
Cities Program to plan, implement, and oversee the City's international, professional, and technical
educational and cultural exchanges, promotion and policies to create and stimulate friendly and
meaningful relationships; and (3) coordinate protocol requirements for national and international events
and dignitaries pursuant to the standard and practices adopted by the Council.
Two (2) appointments are required at this time.
• Commissioner Marc David Sarnoff has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:
1. Vacant.
• Commissioner Michelle Spence -Jones has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Najib Tayara, incumbent, whose term expires on May 13, 2014.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership list of the council. By copy
of this memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the October 13,
2011 Commission agenda.
PAT:sa
c: Assistant City Attorney
Isabel De Quesada, Mayor's International Council
Elvi Gallastegui, Agenda Coordinator