At the December 9th, 2020 City Commission Meeting, Vice-Mayor Meiner submitted a discussion item regarding potential sponsorship of the 2021 Pro Footvolley Tournament on North Beach.
The initial request by the event producer included:
1) a cash sponsorship not to exceed $25,000;
2) a waiver of City special event permit fees in an amount not to exceed $15,000, and
3) a City contribution for event-related public services (Police, Fire, and Sanitation), in an amount not to exceed $15,000.
As part of the discussion, Mr. Sergio Menezes of Pro Footvolley Tour retracted his initial request for cash sponsorship not to exceed $25,000 from the City of Miami Beach, and confirmed his request to be solely for the waiver of City special event permit fees in an amount not to exceed $15,000, and a City contribution for event-related public services (Police, Fire, and Sanitation) in an amount not to exceed $15,000 for the entire footvolley season.
Miami Beach has previously hosted several footvolley events including the 2018 World Footvolley Classic in North Beach. The event organizers requested and received a waiver of $7,546.00 in special event fees (including applications fee, permit fee, vehicle access passes, square footage fees, sales tax on square footage fees and Police administrative fees).