2016-29276 Reso RESOLUTION NO., 2016-29276
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CREATING AN AD
HOC HOST COMMITTEE FOR THE JUNE 2017 UNITED
STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS ANNUAL MEETING
("ANNUAL MEETING"), TO BE HELD IN MIAMI BEACH, IN
ORDER TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE CITY'S HOSTING OF THE
ANNUAL MEETING; PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES, MANNER OF
APPOINTMENT, AND THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF HOST
COMMITTEE MEMBERS; ESTABLISHING THAT THE CITY'S
HOSTING OF THE ANNUAL MEETING SERVES A PUBLIC
PURPOSE; AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF
DONATIONS MADE TO THE CITY FOR THE CITY'S HOSTING
OF THE ANNUAL MEETING; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO MAKE SUCH
EXPENDITURES AND/OR REIMBURSEMENTS FROM THE
AFORESTATED DONATIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF AND
CONSISTENT WITH THE HOSTING OF THE ANNUAL
MEETING.
WHEREAS, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) is the official non-partisan
organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more and there are currently 1,407 such U.S.
cities; and
WHEREAS, the primary roles of the USCM include promoting the development of
effective national urban/suburban policy; strengthening federal-city relationships; ensuring that
federal policy meets urban needs; and creating a forum in which mayors from across the nation
can share ideas and information; and
WHEREAS, USCM members speak with a united voice on organizational policies and
goals, and mayors contribute to the development of national urban policy by serving on the
USCM's Standing Committees; and
WHEREAS, the USCM has eleven (11) Standing Committees that discuss, debate, and
draft the USCM's positions on pressing issues of the day, including the environment,
transportation, tourism, global climate change, energy, education, the workforce, health, and
human services; and
WHEREAS, as Vice Chair for Tourism on USCM's Tourism, Arts, Parks, Entertainment
and Sports Standing Committee, Mayor Philip Levine has a prominent role in the development
of USCM's national policies in these areas which are of significant importance to the City of
Miami Beach, a world renowned international tourist destination; and
WHEREAS, the USCM hosts a Winter Meeting each January in Washington D.C. and
an Annual Meeting each June in a different U.S. city; and
WHEREAS, the 2017 Annual Meeting of the USCM is scheduled to be held in the City of
Miami Beach in the month of June; and
WHEREAS, the hosting of the 2017 USCM Annual Meeting in the City of Miami Beach
will promote tourism, art, and culture in the City, will provide public benefits and generate
revenue for local businesses, and serves a public purpose; and
WHEREAS, the creation of a Host Committee to raise funds for the City's costs in
hosting this national meeting serves the aforestated public purpose; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of the public purpose served by the City's hosting of the 2017
United States Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting, the Mayor and City Commission authorize
the acceptance of donations in furtherance of this purpose; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission further authorize the City Manager, or his
designee, to make any and all necessary reimbursements and/or expenditures of the donations
in furtherance of and consistent with the City's hosting of the 2017 United States Conference of
Mayors Annual Meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, as follows:
1. The City of Miami Beach's hosting of the June 2017 United States
Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting in the City of Miami Beach serves a
public purpose.
2. An Ad Hoc Host Committee for said 2017 Annual Meeting is hereby
created, whose purpose is to raise funds for the City's costs in hosting the
2017 Annual Meeting.
3. The Ad Hoc Host Committee shall be composed of up to ten (10) members
to be direct appointees of the Mayor.
4. Ad Hoc Host Committee member terms shall commence on January 14,
2016 for an initial one year term, followed by an additional term through and
including June 30, 2017 (subject to earlier or later sunset by the City
Commission).
5. The City is hereby authorized to accept donations for this public purpose,
and the City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to make such
expenditures and/or reimbursements from the donations in furtherance of
and consistent with the aforestated public purpose served by the City's
hosting of the 2017 United States Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 1.5 day of J4ak ary , 2016.
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: MAYOR PHILIP LEVINE
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION
JIMMY L. MORALES, CITY MANAGER
FROM: RAUL AGUILA \
CITY ATTORNEY
DATE: JANUARY 13, 2016
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CREATING AN AD HOC HOST
COMMITTEE FOR THE JUNE 2017 UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF
MAYORS ANNUAL MEETING ("ANNUAL MEETING"),TO BE HELD IN
MIAMI BEACH, IN ORDER TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE CITY'S
HOSTING OF THE ANNUAL MEETING; PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES,
MANNER OF APPOINTMENT,AND THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF HOST
COMMITTEE MEMBERS; ESTABLISHING THAT THE CITY'S HOSTING
OF THE ANNUAL MEETING SERVES A PUBLIC PURPOSE;
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS MADE TO THE
CITY FOR THE CITY'S HOSTING OF THE ANNUAL MEETING; AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO MAKE
SUCH EXPENDITURES AND/OR REIMBURSEMENTS FROM THE
AFORESTATED DONATIONS IN FURTHERANCE OF AND
CONSISTENT WITH THE HOSTING OF THE ANNUAL MEETING.
Pursuant to the request of Mayor Philip Levine,the attached Resolution is submitted
for consideration by the City Commission at the January 13, 2016 Commission Meeting.
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