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2013-28306 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2013-28306 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, WAIVING SPACE RENTAL CHARGES AT THE COLONY THEATRE AND AT THE MIAMI BEACH BOTANICAL GARDEN, FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL SUSTAINABLE AUTHENTIC FLORIDA CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 23 — 259 2013. WHEREAS, the theme of the second annual Sustainable Authentic Florida Conference is the value of metro narratives for attracting visitors, newcomers and entrepreneurs from among populations relocating into storied American cities elsewhere; and WHEREAS, the successful turnaround of Miami Beach was generated by its Art Deco architecture that captured the imagination of investors and travelers from around the world, attracting creative people; and WHEREAS, Miami Beach serves as a model for other Florida cities that seek to attract urban populations who prize dense green neighborhoods, public spaces for art and performance, easy social. connections, one-of-a-kind retail and getting around by transit, on foot and by bicycle; and WHEREAS, the conference is hosted locally by the Miami Beach Community Development Corporation, the Miami Design Preservation League, and the FIU College of Architecture and the Arts, all nonprofit corporations. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission hereby waive space rental charges at the Colony Theatre and at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden for the second annual Sustainable Authentic Florida'Conference, October 23 —25, 2013. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17" day of July, 2013. rd L. Tobin Attest: IORATEL Mayor INCORP z .� o..• 'T�'fig CITY CLERK 26 F:\INFO\$ALL\Max\TCD\CAC\Facilities\Sustainable Florida Colony Rent Waiver RESO.doc APPROVED AS TO FORM &LANGUAGE &FOR CUTION Y y ttorney ate MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION MEMORANDUM To: Jimmy Morales, City Manager From: Matti Herrera Bower, Mayor Date: June 25, 2013 Re: Fee Waiver Request for the Sustainable Authentic Florida Conference, to be held in Miami Beach, October 23-25, 2013 Please place on the July 17 to, 2013 City Commission Agenda an item to request rental fee waivers for the use of the Colony Theater and the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens for the Sustainable Authentic Florida Conference, to be held in Miami Beach, October 23-25, 2013. I have attached the draft conference materials, as well as the request from the organizational committee. I thank you in advance for your attention to this matter. Should you have any questions, please contact Gabrielle Redfern at extension 6157. MHB/fgr Agenda Item Date Miami Beach Community elopment Corporation 945 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE' MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139 59WE 1981 �uiE'd�a.�d SuQtauriouy L?oc�s�r�cout�y—2�rc�ue, ?/i�'vraat, ?�cuarae T-305-538-0090 F-305-538-2863 June 21, 2013 To: Mayor Matti H. Bower CC: Members of the City Commission Fr: Denis A. Russ Re: Sustainable and Authentic Florida Conference Request for Rental Waiver at Colony Theater and Botanical Gardens Dear Mayor Bower and Commissioners: This will request rental fee waiver for the use of the Colony Theater and the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens for the Sustainable Authentic Conference in Miami Beach, October 23- 25, 2013. We are very pleased to update you on plans and activities for the 2013 Sustainable and Authentic Florida Conference, in Miami Beach. In order to successfully pursue grant and funding support we have separated from official City of Miami Beach board / committee structure, but have retained the mission and goals established in the original appointment by the Mayor of the Conference Host Committee. We plan for day one to be held at the MDPL Art Deco Welcome Center and the program and activities will focus upon both the preservation and development of the Miami Beach Art Deco District and the current emerging role of Miami Beach in fostering green and sustainable goals and practices. Day two. at the Colony Theater, we will present aspects of the history, development, cultural endowment and the opportunities and challenges facing Greater Miami, followed by an exploration of elsewhere in Florida — Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa. Then, in the third day we will come together at the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens and examine the value of a Metropolitan Narrative in projecting our place and guiding our future. Attached you will find the Conference Descriptive Narrative prepared by Herb Hiller and Caroline McKean and the current draft of the Conference Program Schedule which will continue to be updated. The conference will look to tourism, urban narrative and community at the crossroads of who we are and where we are and with a fresh outlook for these creative times. The conference will ask: • How can the creatively-inspired economic renewal of Miami Beach serve as a model for the Miami mainland and Florida? • What becomes the metro Miami narrative when viewed through 10,000 years of history from the Miami Circle to Art Basel? • At a time when Florida's mainmarkets for tourism and investment grow increasingly urban, place-focused and creatively driven, how might urban florida better tell its own authentic story? • How might authentic Florida narratives better serve Florida interests? Sincerely, 41%)e is A Ra" Denis A. Russ, Host Committee Chair 2013 Sustainable Authentic Florida Conference in Miami Beach Tourism metro narratives and community C ` A fresh outlook for these creative times 1; 13 2 CONFERENCE 1,, 0, T. October 23--25r 2413 Miami Beach Miami Beach will host the 2nd annual Sustainable Authentic Florida Conference October 23-25. Conference theme is the value of metro narratives for attracting visitors, newcomers and entrepreneurs from among populations relocating into American cities elsewhere. Conference sessions will start from the successful turnaround of Miami Beach based in Art Deco buildings that captured visitors and entrepreneurs from around the world. Panelists will look for practical advantage from what's real and appealing about Florida's own cities Does sprawling Miami, let alone Jacksonville, Orlando or Tampa Bay, resonate for people who prize green neighborhoods of timeless buildings, space for easy social connections, for art and performance, local shopkeeping, and for getting around by transit, foot and bike? "It used to be that travelers went looking for where the locals hang out," says conference director Herb Hiller. "Today's super connected generation wants to hang out with them whether they're vacationing or looking for where to start a new business. "As Americans increasingly flock to cities, 'place' —that quaintly European notion—newly counts." Confirmed conference panelists include Bob McNulty, founder and president of Partners for Livable Communities, Washington, D.C.; Dorothy J. Fields, Ph.D., founder of the Miami Black Archives Foundation, Miami; Bruce Stephenson, Ph.D., director, Masters of Planning for Civic Urbanism, Rollins College, Winter Park, and John Stuart, Ph.D., Chairman, Department of Architecture, Florida International University, Miami. "The conference is about finding metro narratives," says Hiller. "It's not about branding. Brooklyn isn't a brand. Vancouver isn't a brand. They're places that compel by their livable buzz. People look for livability tweets." Conference host chairman Denis [cq] Russ of the Miami Beach Community Development Corporation says the program will also hold Miami Beach out as one of America's leading green cities. "What's more creative than dealing with sea-level rise in a city with an average elevation of four feet?" Conference sponsors include the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, the Miami Design Preservation League, University of Miami School of Architecture, and the energy efficiency and management company Ameresco. For further information about the conference and to register http://www.sustain�:bleauthenticflorida.com. DRAFT 349 w SAFL Description_DAR Tourism, metro narratives, and community o A fresh outlook for these creative times Jf E/t, )l 3 CONFERENCE 10r, L< October 23-25, 2013 Miami Beach Sustainable Authentic Florida 2013 Preliminary Conference Schedule Draft-06-10-2013 Wednesday, October 23 (*confirmed speakers; *invited or to be invited) 10:00 AM Pre Conference Activity Options 12:00 PM Hosted Lunch and Registration *Welcome: Hon. Matti Herrera Bower, Mayor, City of Miami Beach, GMCVB President & CEO William D. Talbert III •Introductions: Conference Coordinator, Denis Russ, Miami Beach CDC *Award to Ed Chiles, Manatee County •Herb Hiller, Conference Director Miami Beach and the Rise of Authentic Florida Narratives 2:00 Miami Beach, Preservation and the Arts •Moderator: Charles D. Urstadt, Chairman, Miami Design Preservation League *George Neary, Cultural Tourism Director, Greater Miami Convention &Visitors Bureau. •Herb Sosa, Cause Marketer *Michael Spring, Director, Miami-Dade Council of Cultural Arts 3:00 Break 3:15 Miami Beach, Green and Sustainable *Moderator *Tracey E. Gallentine, Senior Account Executive, Ameresco: Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy *Elizabeth Wheaton, Miami Beach Environmental Resources Manager •Brian Scheinblum, Cambean Hospitality, Chairman, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce Sustainability Business Council 4:15 Q&A 4:45 Hosted tours of the Miami Beach Art Deco District by Miami Design Preservation League 6:30 Hosted dinner and evening, Espanola Way Thursday, October 24 9:OOAM *Robert H. McNulty, Founder and President, Partners for Livable Communities Keynoter., Metro Narratives to Attract Creative Visitors, Newcomers and Investors 9:30 *Comment: Elizabeth Trice, 20 Portland(Maine) 9:45 Q&A 10:15 *Moderator, Kevin McGeever, VISIT FLORIDA Four takes on a Metro Miami Narrative *Dorothy J. Fields, Ph.D., Founder, Black Archives History and Research Foundation, Inc. of Greater Miami: Diversity *Mitchell Kaplan, Books & Books: Endless re-invention and pop culture *Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Dean, University of Miami School of Architecture: Sourcing the New Urbanism *Speaker to be invited on Miami as "Capital of Latin America" 11:30 Q&A 12:00 Hosted buffet or box lunch 1:OOPM *Moderator, Kevin McGeever, VISIT FLORIDA A Survey of Metro Narratives elsewhere through Florida *Wayne W. Wood, Hon. Al A, downtown civic activist; Jacksonville *Bruce Stephenson, Director, Masters of Planning for Civic Urbanism, Rollins College; Orlando *James Moore, Director of Planning, HDR Architecture's International Program, Tampa Bay 2:00 Q&A 3:30 *Paul George, Ph.D., HistoryMiami, hosted boat tour of the Miami River Dinner to be determined Friday, October 25 9:OOAM *Moderator Sourcing, Strengthening, Applying and Evaluating Metro Narratives •John Stuart, Ph.D., Chairman, Department of Architecture, Florida International University, assisted by graduate students *Paul T. Lehr, Executive Director, National YoungArts Foundation *Elizabeth Trice 10:30 Break 10:45 Facilitated discussion and next steps 11:45 Close *Special presentation: John Moran, Gainesville *Denis Russ, Community Development Director, Miami Beach CDC •Caroline McKeon, Associate Conference Director, Florida Journeys Communications *Herb Hiller, East Coast Greenway Alliance Thereafter: Post Conference Activity Options 000 SPONSORSHIP SOLICITATION j Miami Beach Community Development Corporation in association with G the East Coast Greenway Alliance and Florida Journeys Communications is proud to present the Second Annual Sustainable U Authentic Florida Conference October 23-25, 2013 in Miami Beach. j ".7 -T -� Conference presenters come from education,the arts,business, and planning.The conference will be important and well attended by stakeholders from across Florida. Sponsorship opportunities are available to businesses and organizations that want to show their support for the conference vision and to increase their visibility among Floridians who share this vision:Authenticity advances sustainability for Florida's future. OCTOBER 23-25.12013 Your sponsorship will enable us to offer conference registrants an exceptional event that will be both experiential and interactive. Sponsors will be recognized according to their level of participation. Diamond Emerald Platinum Gold Silver Bronze* $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $5,000 $2,500 $1,000 Banner Flyer Email Blasts Poster Website Banner Website Link Program PR materials dist. PR material display Bronze and lower level sponsors identified by name only(without logo). To discuss sponsorship in greater detail and to pledge your support, please contact: Denis Russ, Director Miami Beach Community Development Corporation Sustainable Authentic Florida Conference 2013 Denis @MiamiBeachCDC.org 305-672-4782 Sust inable r SPONSORSHIP PLEDGE Thank you for your generous donation to Miami Beach Community Aut entl ( Development Corporation for the Sustainable Authentic Florida Conference 2013.The Conference will be an important,well attended event with participation by stakeholders from across Florida. a , Name of Organization ` Contact Name CONFERENCE Street Address OCTOBER 23-25, 2013 City, State,Zip Code vvww.sustoinobleciut;ientic[lorI&i.ccin Contact Phone Number Contact Email Address Donation Level: Diamond $30,000 Emerald $20,000 Platinum $ 10,000 Gold $ 5,000 Silver $ 2,500 Bronze $ 1,000 Other Please make checks payable to Miami Beach Community Development Corporation with the note "Sustainable Authentic Florida Conference 2013". Mail to: Denis Russ Miami Beach Community Development Corporation 945 Pennsylvania Avenue Miami Beach, FL 33139 For Diamond, Emerald, Platinum, Gold and Silver sponsors, please email your high resolution logo to caroline@floridajourne, sy com You will receive a receipt for your donation by postal mail. Thank you for your support!