HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-047-2120_-_Authorizing_use_of_the_Chambers_for_Teen_Court_-_Adopted.docxRESOLUTION NO. 2024-047-2120
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AND COMMUNITY ROOM ON THE
FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH FOR THE
TEEN COURT PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP APPROVED BY
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-36-2935; PROVIDING FOR THE
ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on February 24, 20216, The Mayor and City Council approved
Resolution No. 2016-36-2935 authorizing the partnership with the Miami-Dade Economic
Advocacy Trust Youth Development Division to expand its Teen Court Program in the
City of Miami Gardens, and
WHEREAS, this Resolution authorized the usage of the City Council Chambers
twice a month for court hearing and to access a meeting room to host life skills workshops,
and
WHEREAS, on June 14, 2023, the Mayor and City Council approved Resolution
No. 2023-70-1960 which amended the Protocol Manual to provide a provision regarding
the use of the City Council Chambers, and
WHEREAS, this provision limited use of the City Council Chambers for meetings
of the City Council, Statutory Boards and Committees, Quasi-Judicial Proceedings,
Special Master Hearings, and Searing-In of Sworn Positions, and
WHEREAS, as Miami-Dade County’s only peer-sanctioning program, Miami-Dade
County Teen Court is an alternative sanctioning program for first-time misdemeanor
youthful offenders who agree to allow their peers, instead of the juvenile justice system,
determine their sentencing, and
WHEREAS, through their participation, the program helps decrease juvenile
delinquency by interrupting the beginning stages of criminal behavior, and
WHEREAS, Vice Mayor Katrina Wilson recommends the Mayor and City Council
authorize the use of the City Council Chambers on the first and third Wednesday of each
month from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM for the Teen Court Program,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas
paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby
made a specific part of this Resolution.
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Resolution 2024-047-2120
Section 2: AUTHORIZATION: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens
hereby authorize the use of the City Council Chambers on the first and third Wednesday
of each month from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM for the Teen Court Program.
Section 3: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
its final passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS
AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD ON APRIL 10, 2024.
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RODNEY HARRIS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, CITY CLERK
PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY
SPONSORED BY: VICE MAYOR KATRINA WILSON
Moved by: Councilman Stephens
Seconded by: Councilman Leon
VOTE: 7-0
Mayor Harris Yes
Vice Mayor Wilson Yes
Councilwoman Campbell Yes
Councilwoman Ighodaro Yes
Councilwoman Julien Yes
Councilman Leon Yes
Councilwoman Stephens, III Yes
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