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4/28/16
CITY
RESOLUTION NO, 76-486
A RESOLUTION WAIVING THE RENTAL FEE FOR THE
USE OF DINNER KEY AUDITORIUM ON MAY 28 AND 29,
1976 FOR A RARE FRUIT TREE SALE SPONSORED BY
THE RARE FRUIT COUNCIL OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC.
SUBJECT TO PAYMENT FOR EVENT PERSONNEL; INSURANCE;
AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS BORNE BY THE CITY.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The rental fee for the use of Dinner Key
Auditorium on May 28 and 29, 1976 for a rare fruit tree sale
sponsored by the Rare Fruit Council of South Florida, Inc. is
hereby waived, subject to payment for event personnel,
insurance, and other direct costs borne by the City.
1976.
TTEST:
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 13 day of MAY
147
. D. EigERn
ERK
MAURICE A. FERRE
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
ROBERT F.
CLARK,
Asst. City Atty.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
JOH . LLOYD, City Atto ney
MAYOR
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ITEM NO.
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CITY COMMJSSFON
MEETING OF
MAY 1. 3 1976
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Mr. Clifton C. Hays /Th
Assistant City Manager I.
illom! Lew Price, Director
Department of PulalliciYy and Tourism
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bATE: April 15, 1976 pme:
6"6"ct Rare Fruit Tree Sale
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ttErtFIENCEO:
The attached letter from Mr. Gale Hovey, President
of the Rare Fruit Council of Florida, is self-
explanatory.
Inasmuch as the Miami City Commission granted him
free use of the Dinner Key Auditorium, I recommend
we do so again for the 1976 event, as this type of
organization is an asset to our community.
They are willing to pay all additional expenses,
plus $100 service charge to the City.
LP:jm
iL&LSUPPORTIVE
DOCUMENTS
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MUSEUM oF Sr=iENCE ANt NAtURAC HtStORY
3280 South Miami Avenue
Miami, Florida 33t29
Phone 37'7:2594
April 14, 1976
Mt. Lew price, Director
Department Publicity and Tourism
499 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Florida 33132
Dear Mr. Price:
I am writing to you at the suggestion of Miss Elizabeth Mush. We
have reserved the dates of May 28th and May 29, 1976 through the
good offices of Hiss Bush to have our annual rare fruit tree sale
at the Dinner Key Auditorium. We are desirous of using the facility
on a complimentary basis because of the service we have performed
for the Community to this date as well as what we propose to do in
the future. We base the proceeding statement upon the following:
Quoting from our Constitution, Article II object
"To be an active, non-profit organization
• dedicated to promoting the progress of tropical
pomology in areas of the world suitable for this
purpose; to introduce propogate, and distribute
new species, improved verities, mutations and
cloves of fruit plants"; I am enclosing our year
book for 1974 and you may read the balance of our
objectives.
For the past 20 years dedicated local citizens have given their time
and money to further the interests of this organization until today
we have.a current membership of:
Florida 680
Other States 62
Foreign 51
793 Members
We have been tweeting at the Museum of Science grounds, but for the
following reasons we would like to use your facilities:
1. The Museum grounds arc very limited in space.
2. This sale is our only means of raising funds
to further the course of :tare Fruit In Sou -
"SUPPORTIVE thern Florida. If we ran into a downpour our
sale with all the planning and great effort
DOCUMENTSwould be wasted. We need a covered space.
FOLLOW"
cont'd
J. because of the need for greater protectiOtt for
our very salable plants which are voidable be-
cause they ate unusual. You Will agree that
your building would afford a greater degree of
safety.
4. The location is quite central and is tttot far .
from out previous sale site.
5. We have an especial reason for needing the
greatest Rare Fruit Plant sale ever this year,
because after a long time of discussion, the
United States Government is permitting its to
use an area of land at the::
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Research Service
Crops Research Division
Plant Introduction Station
13601 Old Cutler Road
For the purpose of introducing, researching and growing of rare fruit
trees. This, of course costs money, because we have to clear the
land and do all development ourselves. A11 this calls for money that
must and only comes from the Annual Rare Fruit Tree Sale.
All trees are grown by our members at their expense and donated to
the Annual Rare Fruit Tree Sale.
You will have the gratitude of almost 800 of your neighbors who are
Rare Fruit Members plus rwany hundreds of Dade County Citizens who
have come to learn, like and depend on our Annual ?Aare Fruit Tree
Sale.
We solicit your favorable consideration.
I am,
Sincerely,
GKH:sb
Enclosure
cc: Miss Elizabeth Bush
C11e K. Hovey
'resident