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Deputy City Attorney Fernando Amuchastegui announced that the Dragonboat Race is taking place on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at Haulover. He is organizing a team of about 20 City employees and we will be racing one of the Dragonboats. They have been practicing on Sundays for the last two months at Oleta State Park, at the Blue Marlin Restaurant launch area. There are going to be 32 Dragonboat racing teams from Florida and out of State. These are traditional Dragonboats,they are 46 feet long and can hold 22 people,and it has the traditional dragon head at the front and a tail at the end. They weight up to 700 pounds, they are huge. There is also a drummer on each boat, and we have Assistant City Manager Sharon Ragoonan as the drummer for our team. We have to coordinate the paddling with the drumming. The activities begin at 9:00 a.m. for the whole family, and racing will occur throughout the morning. It is really a celebration of the Chinese culture, and so the City is sponsoring the event and has been working with the Chinese Association of South Florida. The City made a donation to the Association, and we have been working with Johnson,and he is a long-time supporter of the Dragonboat race tradition,and he has been getting them involved and training them. Fernando is one of the team members, and he noted that we have our own logo, design, and tee shirts. 10. Adjournment. Action: Shari Blank moved and Jorge Camaraza seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting,and Chairperson Masters adjourned it at 7:40 p.m. t-iRespectfully submitted, &rss January 23. 2013 Jane A. Hines. CMC, City Clerk Date Summary Minutes: 2012-0905 HPB Mte Page 5 of 5