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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Ms. Kathie Brooks, Interim City Manager
Mr. Rafael Granado, City Clerk
Commissioner Deede Weithorn
January 3, 2013
Referral to Finance Committee:
MEMORANDUM
lNG Marathon use of the Miami Beach Convention Center
By means of this memorandum, Commissioner Deede Weithorn would Hke to refer to the Finance
Committee an item pertaining to the lNG Miami Marathon booking of the Miami Beach Convention
Center from January 23'd through January 25t11 , 2014.
For 9 years the lNG Miami Marathon has used the Miami Beach Convention Center as the venue for
marathon registration and for health and fitness expos. The lNG Miami Marathon has traditionally
booked the same weekend in January for use of the Convention Center with 18 months in anticipation of
the event. Though no scheduling difficulties have occurred in the past, the Miami Beach Convention
Center may soon engage in an agreement with an event of priority booking status which would
encumber the lNG Miami Marathon's use of the Convention Center during their traditional marathon
dates in 2014.
The spirit of this discussion item is to bring forth a solution through which lNG Miami Marathon, being
an instituted event in our community attracting visitors from around the nation, may be accommodated
for their 2014 event in the Miami Beach Convention Center -in keeping with what has become a
tradition in south Florida of national recognition.
On December 21't, 2012 Commissioner Weithorn's office advised lNG Miami Marathon, through County
Commissioner Sally Heyman, that to obtain priority booking status they should provide independent
third party audited statements reflecting that their event generates a minimum of three nights with
1,500 hotel rooms occupied on the peak nights in Miami-Dade County. These numbers must be
approved by the Greater Miami Visitors and Conventions Bureau and the Convention Center Advisory
Board.
Should you have any questions and/or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at extension 6528.
Thank you,
Ale~
Commissioner Weithorn's Office
C: Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sally Heyman
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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMlSS!ON
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
Kathie Brooks, Interim City Manager!\ ~ ~
Michael GOngora, Vice Mayor ~~
January 8, 2012
SUBJECT: Referral Item for January 16 Commission Meeting
MEMORANDUM
Please place on the January Commission meeting consent agenda a referral to the
Finance Committee to discuss the lNG Marathon. If you have any questions please feel
free to contact my aide Diana Fontani at ext 6087.
MG/df
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Sklar, Max
From: Fontani, Diana
Sent:
To:
Wednesday, January 09, 2013 5:48PM
Sklar, Max
Subject: FW: Agenda Item Attached -FYI/Action -lNG Marathon
MIAMI BEACH
Diana Fontani Martinez, Aide to Commissioner Gongora
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION
1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Tel: 305-673-7030 I Fax: 305-673-7096 I www.miamibeachfl.gov
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gongora, Michael [mailto:MGongora@becker~-poliakoff.co~]
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 5:04 PM
To: Fontani, Diana
Subject: Re; Agenda Item Attached -FYI/Action -ING Marathon
Ok send to both
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On Jan 9, 2013, at 4:34 PM, "Fontani, Diana" <DianaFontani@miamibeachfl.gov> wrote:
> FYI
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> MIAMIBEACH
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> Diana Fontani Martinez, Aide to Commissioner Gongora
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> OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION
> 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
> Tel: 305-673-7030 I Fax: 305-673-7096 I www.miamibeachfl.gov
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> We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live} work and
play in our vibrant, tropical> historic community.
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Michael c. Gongora
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-----Original Message-----
> From: Sklar, Max
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 4:08 PM
> To: Fontani, Diana; Fernandez, Alex
> Cc: Brooks, Kathie
> Subject: FW: Agenda Item Attached -FYI/Action -ING Marathon
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> Diana and Alex,
>
>I meant to send this email earlier to Alex, but ....
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> I wanted to let you both know that City Code states the Convention Center Advisory Board's
Powers and Duties includes monitoring the booking policies and approve any recommended
changes. I notice that both of your respective Commissioner's have referred the same matter
to the Finance Committee. However, if any changes are recommended by the Finance Committee
it would still need to go before the Convention Center Advisory Board. Respectfully, I
recommend referring this subject to the Convention Center Advisory Board first in order for
the Finance Committee to have the benefit of their review prior to Finance Committee
consideration.
>
> Please let me know if I can help.
>
> Thanks, Max
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> MIAMIBEACH
> Max A. Sklar, Acting Assistant City Manager CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2813 3:37 PM
> To: Sklar, Max; Walker, Patricia
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> Pauline T. Walters
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