98-22624 RESO
RESOLUTION NO.
98-22624
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS
DESIGNEE TO SUBMIT GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE MIAMI BEACH
VISITOR & CONVENTION AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING CONSIDERATION UNDER
THE 1997-98 CULTURAL AND SPECIAL EVENT GRANTS PROGRAM, FOR
SUPPORT OF THE RECREATION, CULTURE AND PARKS DEPARTMENT'S 1998
FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS, AND THE 1998 NATIONAL RECREATION & PARKS
ASSOCIATION'S HOST CITY SOCIAL EVENTS "PASSPORT TO PARADISE"
ON LINCOLN ROAD & "PLAYGROUND OF THE AMERICAS" IN LUMMUS PARK
IN THE AMOUNTS OF $10,000 AND $25,000, RESPECTIVELY;
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRANTS, IF AWARDED; AND
APPROPRIATING THE AWARDED FUNDS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS
OF THE GRANTS.
WHEREAS, the Miami Beach Visitors and Convention Authority has grant
funds available under the 1997-98 Cultural and Special Event Grants
Program for community and tourist based special events; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach Recreation, Culture & Parks
Department will be presenting the 24th Annual Festival of the Arts in the
North Shore Open Space Park on February 7-8, 1998; and
WHEREAS, the Recreation, Culture and Parks Department will be co-
hosting the 1998 National Recreation and Parks Association Congress on
Miami Beach on September 23 -26, 1998, and will be co-hosting the
"Passport to Paradise" event on Lincoln Road and the "Playground of the
Americas" event in Lummus Park, and anticipates having in excess of 6,500
delegates, exhibitors, and guests in attendance; and
WHEREAS, the budgets for these events are estimated at $98,600 for
the 24th Annual Festival of the Arts and $204,926 for the 1998 National
Recreation and Parks Association Congress events, and these grants would
be used to offset a portion of the estimated costs; and
WHEREAS, these events will have a positive impact on our residents,
tourists, and convention visitors by providing a community recreational
and cultural activity and an economic benefit resulting from the
patronizing of local hotels, restaurant and shops.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the City Manager, or his designee,
is hereby authorized to submit grant applications to the Miami Beach
Visitor & Convention Authority for funding consideration under the 1997-
98 Cultural and Special Events Grants Program, for support of the
Recreation, Culture and Parks Department's 1998 Festival of the Arts, and
the 1998 National Recreation & Parks Association's Host City Social
Events "Passport to Paradise" on Lincoln Road & "Playground of the
Americas" in Lummus Park, in the amounts of $10,000 and $25,000,
respectively; to accept the grants, if awarded; and to appropriate the
awarded funds in compliance with the terms of the grants.
PASSED and ADOPTED this
7th
day of
January
, 1998.
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TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO.
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Mayor Neisen O. Kasdin and
Members of the City Commission
DATE: January 7,1998
Sergio Rodriguez
City Manager
A RESOL ON OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR
HIS DESIGNEE, TO SUBMIT GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE MIAMI
BEACH VISITOR & CONVENTION AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING
CONSIDERATION UNDER THE 1997-98 CULTURAL AND SPECIAL
EVENT GRANTS PROGRAM, FOR SUPPORT OF THE RECREATION,
CULTURE AND PARKS DEPARTMENT'S 1998 FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS;
AND TO HOST CITY SOCIAL EVENTS "PASSPORT TO PARADISE" ON
LINCOLN ROAD & "PLAYGROUND OF THE AMERICAS" IN LUMMUS
PARK, AS PART OF THE 1998 NATIONAL RECREATION' & PARKS
ASSOCIATION IN THE AMOUNTS OF $10,000 AND $25,000,
RESPECTIVELY; ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRANTS, IF AWARDED; AND
APPROPRIATING THE AWARDED FUNDS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
TERMS OF THE GRANTS.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the resolution.
BACKGROUND:
The " Festival of the Arts" is an important annual event which
evolved from a local street show to one of the largest a~d most
prestigious shows in the Southeastern United States. The show,
previously held between 5300 and 5700 Collins Avenue, had to be
moved to the 30- acre North Shore Open Space Park due to the
significant landscape proj ect installed in the Collins Avenue
medians. The 1998 "Festival of the Arts" will be held on February
7-8, 1998, and anticipates attracting over 175 artists and 35,000
attendees.
AGENDA ITEM C I C
DATE l -,- 9_g
Commission Memorandum - January 7,1998
Page 2
In addition the City of Miami Beach and Miami-Dade County were
awarded in 1993 the bid to host the 1998 National Recreation &
Parks Association Conference The conference, to be held
primarily on Miami Beach, is expected to bring in excess of 6,500
conventioneers, exhibitors and guests to the Greater Miami & Miami
Beach area on September 23 -27, 1998. The City of Miami Beach,
through the Recreation, Culture and Parks Department, will host the
two maj or social events of the conference: the" Passport to
Paradise", which will be held on Lincoln Road Mall, and the
"Playground of the Americas" in.Lummus Park.
ANALYSIS:
The "Festival of the Arts" was originally administered entirely by
funds generated from area sponsors, artists, and vendor fees.
Following the relocation of this event to North Beach in 1995,
additional funding for advertising and promotions, as well as a
search for new area sponsors, became necessary. The event is still
primarily funded by artist vendor fees and sponsors. If approved,
the City of Miami Beach Visitors & Convention Authority funding
would significantly enhance the advertising and promotion of the
event.
The "Passport to Paradise", a Lincoln Road event, and the
"Playground of the Americas", a Lummus Park event are both in
support of the 1998 National Recreation & Parks Association
Conference, and are new events that the City will co-host.
The budgets for the events are estimated at $98,600 (Arts Festival)
and $205,000 (National Recreation and Parks Association Congress).
The events will be primarily funded by delegate contributions and
sponsorships. There will be no cash match from the City's budget
for either of these grant applications.
CONCLUSION:
The Administration recommends approval of the attached resolution.
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