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Home My WebLink AboutM-76-1048CITY C F INTEROFFICE tilM.CDRANE)IJM bAtk Josph dtagtit City MAhagtt f Charles L. CrtiMptbn Assistant City Mana'ger':- NOV 1 1106 iL Status Report Interaffieridan Trade Project: 1) Work:She* Dec. 6, 7, 8; ) interabericah Fair frolIo, r...c.., 6tLe 'Piojo'6t :Cr:61:06.t6r f-...,:tihEL..ti'aiti, .:Froject,- will bo Makin6a„StattisepOrt..tOthe COmmissiOn h:4'±.0rning the work'Shop with:the national eXport direetore et_ ).8 Which is to take, place becembor .6, 7,. and C of this year:. ,will also relate the activities,'thathavo taken place in eparation for the Interaich Trade Fair to be held in the 4nter of. 1917. lAie attached Co!tmunique fret Nr. Lek; to the ' OMmissioners i.,S .3 sumrtary 'of that'report. will els() want to di'-zeuu ah amen.:ImenL to h te t1ril..D.6%, t,was 1.1de in July oF thi- ,.e— -;:-', -4. — "r-i-s1 .y'''- , , -xes :car the participants in the wc,fh54nc,,t,4 !lc, is as1.-in.:A .thtit notion, when put into reclution fort:, be broadened to ',''' elude general expenses for the workshop. E: alo, becaunc., ,rApst, of the preliminary requirements of hi5 n::: have been et, wants approval to Proceed with the project and to receiVe, pproved remuneration beyond the limit spelled out in Lhe r1.10-, ' tion.of Septaber 23. 7:44/ 03.-24e / .4 1,4 en oh wers.••••• �ecuo Ley &� Associates, Putlic Relations Consultants .9, the iOtOtable Maurice A. Mayor, City of Miami pest Office Box 330703 Miami, plorida 33133 bear Mayor Verret I am very pleased to have this opportunity to present a progress report to the City Commission on the preparatory ' arrangements made for the first phase er the Inter -American Trade Fair project. The Inter -American Tr.ld Workshop, as you recall, is intended to serve the dual function of a feasibility > to aid in the determination of whether study and t•;hcn t.ho City of might sr .';s^°:' an Inter -American Trade Fair and secondly to ascertain t11.: probability of the Ort;:.i;t i ::at:s.hn of American Stat e merrier countries par` ticipation in the fair. The project was reactivated by the Co;-FSton in July and fol loi n`.', the siv:I er hiatuL, ini our inv i vc'eiit in the t Bankers Convention, the f01'iltal'LzIet'.ca:l Ui services between the City of t•11rn;li and my company V3.: approved on Scptel":be 23. It uas at about this time that i<e ].earned of the ini= tiativc!s of other cities to obtain a branch office of the 0.A.S. within their jurisdictions. Since thon our prep;t?•at i.orls have acc'e1 c '.t ted and I am delight- ed to advise the Co;:aission that the woAshop i:il.l be held fron 1?eec:riher 5 through 8, in .•tia;r:j with 15 nations already having conf.iriaed their participation. I trust that the en- closed report will be of interest to the City Commission and 1 will be delighted to anst;cr any questions the Commissioners may have. Since. - f' , 1 ..:losure. lit . . o c;ala Cray ;t ,•City ,#ain° }'e t ' � �I l, 2'9 'RJorth i 1,;ca.}'rW J3{1llli'li�rd . S iire..,25C'- a �+�X /'S e ar,. jTIME IAM/ INTER-AMERICAN TRAnE FAM WORkSHOP., rogre5s Repott Novi 1976 tACI<GROUND To attain a fuller utilitatiOn Of the Commetcial-:' Cultural inerastructure available in Miami and to enhance the city's traditional role as a major cen- ter of inter -American commerce the City of Miami is considering the possibility of sponsoring an Inter - American Trade Fair. As an exploratory first step the City will hot an Inter-Aerican TrcAc Fair Workshop in Decolnher (-J.' this yeor. For the purpose of coordinntinF, the Tot:cr-AmeritanH Trade Fair pre.;ect, the City c h i nit Sept; -Aber '*H 25, 1976 approved a formalization of services with the firm of Evelio Lcy F, Associates, Inc. The worhshop now schedoleJ for December 6-S at Florida Intertion;A University and sixteen countries have alreJdy ccinfimcd ticut their hypott Director will att-nd. The 0.A.S. affilh,ted rtor- American Export Promotion Cen:ter (CIPE) has been , instrumental in the planninvandm : programing of the workshop , The planning of the Inter -American Trade Fair project has required enlisting tic support of numerous insti- tutions from the public and private sectors. All, with- out exception, have evinced a sincere interest and strong enLhusiasm to collaborate. A:long those organi- zations thus far contacted who have indicated a willing!. ness and interest in participatini, are the following: The Organi::ation of American States (0.A.S.) The Inter -American EXI)O1 Pro!luLion Center (CIPE) The Inter-Am2ric3n Developent Bank (I.D.B.) Florida International University (F.I.U.) The U.S. DeprtTent of Commerce The U.S. Customs Service FirJL.7%1 ,St..oros • Ptbgtess Kepott NOV, 1076 Page 2. United Nations tndusttial Development btga Citation (UNIDO) United Nations Comrnissiotl for Trade and Development (UNCTAt) The U.S. Department of State The U.S. Agency for International Development (USATD) Dade County Economic Development Administration C.E.C.O.N - / n.A.S City of Miami Beach City of Coral Gables Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Dade County Chamber of Commerce Bankers Advisory Board Latin Chamber of Commerce of the U.S. University of Miami international Center United States Informatioq kt,ency Coral Gable:' CPL:Lmber of Co;-,merce• The Consular Corp of Miami i MEM MEK AE • .4 Prrgress Report Nov, 9, 1976 Page 3. ft-MCLIVES The workshop will attempt to achieve several goals by the time of its conclusion or shortly thereafter, First among these will be a decision by the City of Miami on whether or not to proceed with the planning of an Inter -American Trade Fair. This decision in turn will depend to a considerable degree on the willingness and ability or the American republics to participate in a significant way in the fair, An analysis of the Bogota International Trade Fair as a case study will be conducted during the work- shop to provide ?:i a i ad:: in i s t..ra for s with a more comprehensive grasp of the multiple considerations and commitments in sponsoring a trade fair. The workshop will also sr><e as a forum to determine the feasibility of obtaining c.oiamit,rnents frog Latin American countries to participate in the fair. Mayor Ferro, and Mr. Grassi.c will represent the City or Miami' in a round table discussion at which thy' rcquirel,!ents- and responsibilities of the sponsor and l'articipnting riation:, will be i:2 i i it^.1 . A final report i nclucl ' ng cost estimates, yp_CCrequirements, legal CUT;Sce r- ations arid options for site selection will then be presented to the City Con;:iissiori for its study and recommendation. 'CONC,I=t1S ION • It. is, of course, premature at this 'stage to reach •any definitive conclusions. However, it is abundantly evident from preliminary research that a unique op- portti.nity for the City of Miami is at haitd, and thrit numerous local, state, national and international organizations arc favorably disposed to assist the city i11 the promotion of hemispheric commerce. ( Jt is an opportunity not to be lost. ) . If, at the conclusion of the worLshop, the O.A.S. member countries representatives present indicate a high probability of their nations participating in the fair, and our own feasibility studies show 'promise, it will them be incumbent one the City Cont- . t r Progress Page 4 Nov. 9, 1976 .QU..t.0M1' NT5 61y-the City Commission authorized an appropriation ai0,000.00 to be used in defraying, the travel expenses of the National Export Directors partid'ipating in the Iorkshop. Now less than a month remains before the work - Shop begins, and additional, non -travel expenses are being, and t•ri11 continue to be incurred. Not all of the originally approved $10,000.00 has been used for travel and it is now requested that the City '•'anagers Office be authorized the use of the funds remaining in this account for other urgent workshop expenses. On September 23, when the Commission approved that the City Manager proceed in hiring the services of Evelio Ley F4 Associates, Inc. for the coordination of the Inter-Acaerican Trade Fair project, the total a: in t of $ 57 , 500 y ,,;, - was allccat.cd by the City. This was limited to an initial ex- pend.i.turo net to exceed S10,000, with the balance contingent upon ob;, i ni ng co ni tc cnt s for r_l-ec d F = Ceren e. from other .sources. Our pursuing conversations with netro '})adz County for their aid at. this time ;.as based. .on. a prior commitment that Dade ,County had with The Greater 'Miami' Cha.:rb.r or Cor;''0.2rce to ive them S10,000 for a hand icreft fJr, which we s never CvnsurritId. ful'nd tl'Jt. beefus,? fell=dF. wcrc never used ,.they are presently not available. lie; ever, our conversations have produced an in.kind cunt:ribu t ic►n .from the office of Econo is Development. That office is also attars th..ct. dollar; need to be forthcoming for '. he fair and they are pur. - -suing that possibility. l;c have lien working with the St,Xtc of Florida Ifyp':rtr:mtint of Carom:arrce, through not only the leeal international offire but also the '1'allahnssee office, un,• S150, 000 hay, been re - .quested to be placed in their 77-78 budget for this fair. 1 spe: ia1 ^�1- lloc committee AS you recall the Governor has . , ,._ for international of Cairs that r.:..y rLc'-o:.reni the Governor's utilization of Department of Commerce budget money. Mr. Marry flood Basset is Chrlimrin of tilt committee. 1 c have personally been working with Mr. Basset in preparing material which he presented to the Governer supporting this request for funds in the 77 -78 budget. Many co; -:=:unity organ i -at ions and individuals have expressed great interest in the later-Aver:car. Trade Fair. 'therefore a major gift raising opportunity is being developed so that .those interested citizens will be al -ale to participate f iraan ciatl� , but that can only he done after the workshop is cones' 1'vi 1 and thr' fair 1-,y the National Fxport t'tegress Repot .0v, 9# 1976 Paige The resolution passed on November il, to set Up a trust and agency fund will be the vehidle by whidh the City Cab tedeive such gifts and be able to disburse thet for the Fait and its related activities, because the timing in being able to receive funds from Other sources is placing some limitations on pursuing the work necessary to consummate the workshop and pre- liminary work for the Fair, it behooves us to eliminate the conditions placed upon this contract by the September 23, Resolution limiting expenditures to $10,000 until funds have been pledged, so that the work. can continue expeditiously. Of course, it will be continued to be ttonitor.ed by the ;:anagc is Office. As I alr.eadi outlined, and as you will see from the project report, I think a job has been done and also most of the preliminary requite-: tents have bt:cn fulfilled. Eo',;e\+t'r, i' 5fea% remains:: to be don€.