House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2249

Trade Mission Center of the Americas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Tony Ojeda

Organization:

Miami-Dade County Office of Protocol and International Trade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Trade Mission Center of the Americas

Date Submitted:

01/28/2000 4:12:04 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

District Member:

J. Villalobos

Service Area:

Statewide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties Affected:

Dade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Miami dade County Office of Protocol and International Trade

Contact:

Tony Ojeda

 

111 NW First street

Contact Phone:

(305) 375-1254

 

 

Miami 33131

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Development of a clearinghouse agency and coordinator for international trade and commerce activities by: undertaking marketing collateral studies, coordinating trade shows and events, identifying and developing alliance with other cities in the Western Hemesphere having manufacturing sectors taht have high export sales potential in North, Central or South America, and the Carribean, and the use South Floriay as a gateway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Services Provided/Benefit to State:

 

 

 

 

 

In association with trade-related organizations, the TMC will maximize the volume of sales an the usage of infrastructure by: servicing incoming and outgoing missions, offering match making services and training, performing quantification of results from outgoing trade missions, providing electronic trade lends, offering on-on-one tarde consulting with international tarde experts in avrious industries, increasing community awareness and network opportunities with local and foreign business leaders, coordinating meetings of organizations, associations, trade offices, providing export marketing support, international market research databases, supplier catalogs and refernce materials, ptoviding website information, e.g. calendar of trade events.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

When fully operational, the TMC will help to develop the economy of the entire state of Florida, since Miami's U.S, Customs District 52 accounts for 75% of Florida's International trade activities. TMC can support missions that have a large regional approach via the Florida Trade Network, therby increasing business opportunities throughout Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$530,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?

 

Yes

 

 

Cash Amount:

$100,000

In-Kind Amount:

$180,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

1999-2000

Amount:

$100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$250,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Yes

 

 

Documentation:

Identified by One Community One Goal process which identified iternational Trade and Commerce .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Miami-dade County Board of County Commissioners

 

Meeting Date:

01/25/2000