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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager | | | DATE: | January 16, 2019 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, CONSENTING TO THE
APPOINTMENT OF MATT KENNY AS THE TOURISM AND
CULTURE DIRECTOR FOR THE TOURISM AND CULTURE
DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
| | Pursuant to the requirements of Article IV, Section 4.02 of the City Charter, it is recommended that the Mayor and the City Commission adopt the attached resolution consenting and confirming Matt Kenny as the Director of the Tourism and Culture Department for the City of Miami Beach. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
| Matt Kenny has over a decade of professional and management experience in various positions related to tourism, special events and culture. He has worked in various capacities, managing budgets for over 15 years and negotiating contracts with various parties, including AEG and Live Nation.
With Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, Matt produced and managed productions with attendances ranging from fifty (50) to twenty-thousand (20,000) people at the Air Canada Center and other venues.
While with the City of Toronto for over six (6) years as the Tourism and Culture Supervisor, Matt cultivated various programs for the department, and successfully produced over 100 music, art, and live performance cultural projects, programs and events for the fourth largest city in North America. These programs also included public art spaces and music sector, while working with various grant agencies. As the Tourism and Culture Supervisor, Matt worked with large corporations to secure funding for City-produced events.
Matt worked with Community Agency, an international culture and art agency, specializing in international brand positioning. At the Community Agency, Matt worked with world-renowned brands, such as Bacardi, Grey Goose, and Casper, to name a few.
Mr. Kenny’s prior work experience aligns closely with the responsibilities of the Tourism and Culture department including art in public places, cultural grant programs, film and special event permitting, marketing and sponsorship agreements, event production including participation on Nuit Blanche, Vancouver Olympics, Pan Am Games, 100th Grey Cup, and New Year’s Eve.
While recommending Mr. Kenny for this position, I would like to also recognize the hard work of Heather Shaw who performed the role of Interim Director during this period. Ms. Shaws role has been invaluable, with particular recognition to her efforts in the reopening of the new Miami Beach Convention Center, Art Basel 2018 and associated special events, and New Year Eve.
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION
| Mr. Kenny’s valuable prior work experience will assist him as the new Tourism and Culture Director for the City of Miami Beach.
Pursuant to the requirements of Article IV, Section 4.02, of the City Charter, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Commission adopt the resolution consenting and confirming Matt Kenny as Director of the Human Resources Department.
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Human Resources |
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