Sponsorships in this difficult economic period. Brett Bibeau, MRC Managing Director, noted the majorДЄnnual Air and Sea Show in FT Lauderdale was cancelled in 2008 due to a lack of Chase stated she had received nearly half a dozen emails to dateДЇrom former Riverday sponsors, indicating their inability to renew their sponsorship due That past and potential new Riverday sponsors have been contacted through email, faxДЄnd phone calls. ChairД«uermann noted he is making a personal $1,500 donation for Riverday. Roughly $11,000 in sponsorship has been pledged and/or collected to date, adding sheД®xpected to hear from an additional 5/6 sponsors by the end of the week. How much money has been raised thus far for Riverday, and Ms. Ashley Chase, MRC Assistant Managing Director, Miami Riverday sponsors, whom may contact MRC staff regarding their availableД«enefits. Chair Buermann noted the MRC sincerely appreciates all of the generous Shortfall, stating it would therefore be extremely difficult to obtain funding during theДў008 legislative session despite the efforts of our strong sponsors and supporters withinД¬hair Buermann stated the 12th Annual Miami Riverday festival is scheduled for AprilДЎ2, 2008. ChairД«uermann added the StateвЂ™s opening memo for the CBIR process notes their $2.4 billion

Chair BuermannД®xplained last year the legislature included $250,000 for the MRC in their adoptedД«udget, yet the Governor was forced to veto the line item because the MRC wasnвЂ™t anД®ligible recipient from the specific trust fund the funding was to be provided from. Rep Luis Garcia and the Honorable Senator Diaz de la Portilla. Which has thankfully been sponsored in the 2008 legislative session by the Honorable Time to submit any additional recommendations, the MRC would like to go to print.Д¬onsistent with last year, Chair Buermann stated the MRC re-submitted its $250,000Д¬ommunity Budget Issue Request (CBIR) for continued MRC programs and operations, Therefore, Chair Buermann added that unless anyone needs to request more Since then,Д¬hair Buermann added the received recommendations to the draft have been The Island Lady (a double deck white boat with green trim) from the middle of Bayside atД¬hair Buermann stated in late December, all MRC members and designees were e-mailedДЄ draft of the MRCвЂ™s 2007 report, prepared by Mark Sell, Wragg and Casas. As a reminder, Chair Buermann stated the riverboat tour will be boarding (SFWMD), the Florida Inland Navigation District (FIND), Miami-Dade County, and theД¬ity of Miami. Of Congress and the Legislature, the South Florida Water Management District

Chair Buermann noted invitations were extended to the Dade delegation MRC - sponsored Miami River Boat Tour on January 8, 2008, as approved in the Dec. Gary Winston, andД¬hair Buermann noted the Miami River Commission is invited to the informational, Vice Chair Phil Everingham moved for the MRC to adopt theДecemmeeting minutes, the motion was seconded by Mr. River Corridor Multi-Modal Transportation PlanвЂќ successfully sets the framework forД¬hair Buermann asked to entertain a motion regarding the MRCвЂ™s December 3, 2007

Kerr congratulated the MRC for its efforts, noting that the вЂњMiami River CommissionвЂ™s вЂњMiami River Corridor Multi-Modal Transportation PlanвЂќ with the вЂњAward of Merit.вЂќ Mr. Oscar Kerr of theДЄmerican Planning Association (APA) Gold Coast Section, whom presented the Miami MRC Chair Report вЂ“ Chair Eric Buermann welcomed Mr.

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