215-1999 LTC
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
C'TY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
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L.T.C. No.
215-1999
LETTER TO COMMISSION
November 2, 1999
TO: Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
FROM: Sergio Rodriguez
City Manager
SUBJECT: GREATER MIAMI CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU ENDORSES
THE EFFORT TO LOCATE A NEW BASEBALL STADIUM IN MIAMI BUT
OPPOSES ANY INITIATIVE THAT 'WOULD LEVY ANY ADDITIONAL
BED OR FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX OR EXPAND THE USE OF THE
EXISTING BED OR FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF
BUILDING OR OPERATING A NEW BASEBALL STADIUM IN MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY
For your information, attached is a Resolution from the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors
Bureau regarding the above-captioned subject matter, passed and adopted September 28,1999.
If you require further information, please don't hesitate to either contact me or Assistant City
Manager Mayra Diaz Buttacavoli.
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, new Florida Marlins owner, Mr. John Henry, has expressed the need
for a new baseball stadium; and
WHEREAS, current discussions are ongoing regarding the location of a new
baseball stadium and methods of financing; and
WHEREAS, Miami provides several ideal sites for a new baseball stadium; and
WHEREAS, any attempt to burden our visitors with another tax would put our
hotels and community at a competitive disadvantage in attracting future convention
and leisure visitors; and
WHEREAS, 39% of the resort tax currently collected by Miami-Dade County
suppo~spo~;and
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County, according to a 1996 County supported study,
ranked 4th in the nation in the use of resort tax dollars for sports.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Greater Miami Convention and
Visitors Bureau endorses the effort to locate a new baseball stadium in Miami but
opposes any initiative that would levy any additional bed or food and beverage tax
or expand the use of the existing bed or food and beverage tax for the purpose of
building or operating a new baseball stadium in Miami-Dade County.
HIS 28TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1999.
Thomas F. Hewitt,
Chairperson
701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2700, Miami, Florida 33131
(305) 539-3000, FAX (305) 539-3113
HTTP://www.miamiandbeaches.com