A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH TO RETROACTIVELY ACCEPT IN-KIND SPONSORSHIPS FROM WHEREBY.US ENTERPRISES, INC., AND DORAL DIGITAL REPROGRAPHICS, CORP., IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $27,000, FOR THE 2019-2020 MIAMI BEACH CULTURE CRAWL, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO MAKE SUCH EXPENDITURES OR REIMBURSEMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE AFORESTATED EVENT AND PURPOSE.

The City of Miami Beach launched the 2019-2020 Culture Crawl program on Thursday, October 17, 2019, and the program events will occur the third Thursday of the each month from October 2019 to through May 2020, with unique and varied programming. Culture Crawl offers the community complimentary admission to curated activities in Miami Beach’s most prestigious institutions and cultural centers, as well as special programming including open studios and galleries, outdoor films, live music, exclusive tours, night gardens, and free trolley service throughout South Beach equipped with Art Deco tour guides. City staff has secured in-kind sponsorships in the total amount of $27,000, for the 2019-2020 Miami Beach Culture Crawl, from WhereBy.us Enterprises, Inc., and Doral Digital Reprographics, Corp.

The City Administration recommends that the City Commission retroactively approve and authorize the  acceptance of the aforestated in-kind sponsorships and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to make any necessary reimbursements and/or expenditures of the aforestated donations and sponsorships in furtherance of, and consistent with, the aforestated event and purpose.