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Miami-Dade
Legislative Item File Number: 070703 |
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File Number: 070703 | File Type: Resolution | Status: Adopted | ||||||||||
Version: 0 | Reference: R-429-07 | Control: County Commission | ||||||||||
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Requester: Jay Malina International Trade Consortium | Cost: | Final Action: 4/24/2007 | ||||||||||
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Sunset Provision: No | Effective Date: | Expiration Date: |
Registered Lobbyist: | None Listed |
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Acting Body | Date | Agenda Item | Action | Sent To | Due Date | Returned | Pass/Fail |
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Board of County Commissioners | 4/24/2007 | 10F1A | Adopted | P | |||
REPORT: | Commissioner Martinez expressed that a County department or the County Manager should not have sponsored the foregoing proposed resolution. He stated a commissioner should have sponsored this type of item regarding the establishment of a Sister Cities affiliation. Mr. Dimitrios “Jimmy” Nares, Assistant Director, Jay Malina International Trade Consortium (ITC), appeared before the Board and explained this proposed resolution. Commissioner Diaz asked that he be listed as the sponsor of the foregoing proposed resolution. Hearing no further questions or comments, the Board proceeded to vote on the foregoing proposed resolution as presented. | ||||||
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Economic Development and Human Services Committee | 3/14/2007 | 3D | Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation | P | |||
REPORT: | Assistant County Attorney Cynthia Johnson-Stacks read the foregoing proposed resolution into the record. Hearing no questions or comments, the Committee proceeded to vote on the foregoing proposed resolution as presented. | ||||||
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County Manager | 3/8/2007 | Assigned | Cynthia Curry | 3/8/2007 | 3/8/2007 | ||
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County Manager | 3/8/2007 | Assigned | County Attorney | 4/24/2007 | |||
REPORT: | ITC( EDHS 3/14/2007)(Revised copy) | ||||||
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County Manager | 3/8/2007 | Referred | Economic Development and Human Services Committee | 3/14/2007 | |||
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County Attorney | 3/8/2007 | Assigned | Eric A. Rodriguez | 3/8/2007 | |||
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County Attorney | 3/7/2007 | Assigned | County Manager's Office | ||||
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County Attorney | 3/5/2007 | Assigned | Eric A. Rodriguez | 3/7/2007 | |||
REPORT: | returned for corrections | ||||||
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County Manager | 3/5/2007 | Assigned | Alina Tejeda-Hudak | 3/5/2007 | 3/5/2007 | ||
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County Manager | 3/5/2007 | Assigned | County Attorney | 4/24/2007 | |||
REPORT: | ITC(EDHS 3/14/2007)(Attached: reso- sister city with Guatemala) | ||||||
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County Manager | 3/5/2007 | Referred | Economic Development and Human Services Committee | 3/14/2007 | |||
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Legislative Text |
TITLE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A SISTER CITY AFFILIATION BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF GUATEMALA, A PROVINCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUATEMALA BODY WHEREAS, representatives of the Jay Malina International Trade Consortium (ITC) of Miami-Dade County, Florida and representatives of the Guatemalan Trade Office in this community have met and expressed a desire to establish a Sister City affiliation between the two governments and their people; and WHEREAS, the Republic of Guatemala is Miami-Dade County�s eighth-largest trading partner; and WHEREAS, the officials of the Department of Guatemala, a province of the Republic of Guatemala, have expressed a desire for affiliation; and WHEREAS, both communities are similar in population, base their economy on trade and tourism, and meet the guidelines established by Miami-Dade County, and Sister Cities International; and WHEREAS, both Miami Dade County and the Department of Guatemala want to cooperate to further expand trade, commerce, tourism, and educational opportunities; and WHEREAS, the Sister Cities Coordinating Council has recommended this affiliation after a thorough evaluation; and WHEREAS, this Board wishes to establish an official Sister City affiliation between Miami-Dade County and the Department of Guatemala, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: Section 1. This Board, on behalf of the citizens of Miami-Dade County, Florida wishes to establish a Sister City affiliation with the government and the people of the Department of Guatemala. Section 2. A private citizen shall, upon the execution of an agreement between the Mayor of Miami-Dade County and the Governor of the Department of Guatemala shall be appointed by the Mayor to assist the Sister Cities Coordinating Council in coordinating projects to increase and promote trade, culture, tourism, and educational opportunities between these two communities. HEADER Date: To: Honorable Chairman Bruno Barreiro And Members, Board of County Commissioners From: George Burgess County Manager ����� Subject: Resolution Establishing a Sister Cities Affiliation Agreement Between Miami-Dade County and the Department of Guatemala STAFF RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Board of County Commissioners authorizes a Sister Cities affiliation between Miami-Dade County and the Department of Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala. STAFF RECOMMENDATION The purpose of Sister Cities agreements is to promote relations between Miami-Dade County and other communities around the world through cultural and educational exchanges, tourism, trade, and commerce. ..FISCAL IMPACT/FUNDING SOURCE The program is responsible for raising the necessary funds through donations or in-kind services to carry out the projects the Council decides to undertake. TITLE This agreement does not require that the County enter into contract with any other entity or person. MANAGER'S BACKGROUND The Miami-Dade County Coordinating Council, at its regular meeting of January 11, 2007, unanimously voted to recommend to the Board the affiliation agreement between Miami-Dade County and the Department of Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala. The Committee to Explore Sister Cities Relationships reviewed a comprehensive presentation by the Guatemalan Trade Office in Miami, and representatives of the government of the Department of Guatemala, then recommended to the Coordinating Council the approval of a Sister Cities affiliation between the two communities. The Republic of Guatemala is Miami-Dade County�s eighth trading partner. Both communities are similar in population, and base their economy in trade and tourism. The Council made their recommendation after a thorough evaluation, and concluding that the Department of Guatemala meets the requirements of Resolution R-416-95 for creating a Sister Cities affiliation with Miami-Dade County. _________________________ Alina Tejeda-Hudack Assistant County Manager |
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