LTC 430-2025 Miami Beach Sister Cities Committee MotionsMIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
LTC #430-2025
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and ~embel of the City Commission
Rafael E.Granado,City Clerk /"/l
October 8,2025
SUBJECT:Miami Beach Sister Cities Committee Motions
The purpose of this Letter to Commission ("L TC")is to inform the Mayor and City Commission
of motions made,and unanimously approved,by the Sister Cities Committee on September 8,
2025,September 25,2025,and October 6,2025.
Members present on September 8,2025 include Mani Cohen,Allison Buttacavoli,Shari
Lombardi,Janinha Piazzetta,and Blanca Villarello.(Virtual:Fred Bean)
Motion #1:The Sister Cities Committee recommends utilizing up to $12,000 of the Sister Cities
2024/2025 budget,towards expenses related to the Sister Cities Committee Art Week Miami
Beach event in December 2025.
Motion #2:The Sister Cities Committee recommends purchasing an annual Newspaper Archive
subscription,in the amount not to exceed $100,to archive Sister Cities Committee activities and
events.
Members present on September 25,2025,include Mani Cohen,Shari Lombardi,Janinha
Piazzetta,Jared Plitt,and Blanca Villarello.(Virtual:Fred Bean,Allison Buttacavoli,and
Marcella Novela)
Motion #1:The Sister Cities Committee selected Andres Carne de Res restaurant,on Lincoln
Road,as the venue for the Sister Cities Committee Art Week Miami Beach event in December
2025.
Motion #2:The Sister Cities Committee recommends moving forward with the purchase of the
Sister Cities Cabinet in black.
Members present on October 6,2025,include Mani Cohen,Allison Buttacavoli,Fred Bean,
Matti Bower,Shari Lombardi,Janinha Piazzetta,and Jared Plitt.(Virtual:Marcella Novela and
Blanca Villarello.)
Motion #1:The Sister Cities Committee recommends creating criteria for the selection of
Miami Beach representatives for participation in the 2027 Fujisawa Shanan International
Marathon at the invitation of Sister City Fujisawa,Japan.
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Motion #2:The Sister Cities Committee recommends participation in the 2026 Fujisawa
Shonan International Marathon on January 25,2026.
Motion #3:The Sister Cities Committee recommends inviting Jason Dubois and Maria
Triana to represent Miami Beach in the 2026 Fujisawa Shonan International Marathon on
January 25,2026.
Motion #4:The Sister Cities Committee recommends utilizing $600 of the 2024/2025
budget for photography services to capture the December 2025 Miami Beach Sister Cities
Art of Diplomacy Event.
Please contact Heather Shaw,Economic Development Assistant Director,at
HeatherShaw@miamibeachfl.gov should you have any questions.
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