HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-060-2133_-_Support_for_Arbor_Day_Senior_Home_Beautification_project_-_Adopted.docxRESOLUTION NO. 2024-060-2133
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING AN ALLOCATION
OF TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,000) FROM THE SEAT
TWO, SEAT FOUR, AND AT-LARGE SEAT SIX FORMULA ONE
COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACCOUNT FOR A TOTAL ALLOCATION
OF SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS ($6,000) IN SUPPORT OF THE
MIAMI GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, INCORPORATED
THIRD ANNUAL ARBOR DAY SENIOR HOME BEAUTIFICATION
PROJECT, TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2024;
PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on Thursday, April 18, 2024, a publicly noticed Sunshine Meeting was
convened by the Office of the Mayor to discuss City Council support for the Third Annual
Arbor Day Senior Home Beautification Project organized by the Miami Gardens
Neighborhood Watch, Incorporated, and
WHEREAS, during said meeting it was determined that Vice Mayor Katrina Wilson,
Councilman Reggie Leon, and Councilman Robert Stephens III would jointly co-sponsor
a Resolution supporting the Third Annual Arbor Day Senior Home Beautification project,
and
WHEREAS, each Council Member committed to allocating two thousand dollars
($2,000) from their respective Formula One Community Benefit Accounts, resulting in a
combined allocation of six thousand dollars ($6,000), and
WHEREAS, this donation will be in support of the Third Annual Arbor Day Senior
Home Beautification project, as this year, six senior homeowners have been identified by
Miami Gardens' residents and stakeholders to receive support, and
WHEREAS, each home is in need of repairs in which the homeowner is unable to
financially support due to limited or fix income, and
WHEREAS, the intent of this resolution is to help increase their quality of life and
restore a level of comfort for our most valued seniors in need, as all the identified senior
homeowners currently reside in their homes and have been residents of the area prior to
it becoming a city, and
WHEREAS, the day of service this year is scheduled for Friday, April 26, 2024,
from 9am to 3pm, with an anticipation of up to twenty community-based organizations
that will volunteer and support this project, our seniors in Miami Gardens deserve to have
a decent quality of life, especially those in need of help.
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Resolution No. 2024-060-2133
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.
Section 2: AUTHORIZATION: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens
hereby authorize the allocation of two thousand dollars ($2,000) from the Residential Area
Seat 2, Seat 4, and At-Large Seat 6 Formula One Community Benefit Account for a total
allocation of six thousand dollars ($6,000) in support of the Miami Gardens Neighborhood
Watch, Incorporated Third Annual Arbor Day Senior Beautification Project.
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 24, 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
CO-SPONSORED BY: VICE MAYOR KATRINA WILSON, COUNCILMAN REGGIE
LEON, COUNCILMAN ROBERT STEPHENS, III
Moved by: Vice Mayor Wilson
Seconded by: Councilwoman Campbell
VOTE: 6-0
Mayor Harris Yes
Vice Mayor Wilson Yes
Councilwoman Campbell Yes
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Resolution No. 2024-060-2133
Councilwoman Ighodaro Yes
Councilwoman Julien Yes
Councilman Leon Yes
Councilwoman Stephens, III Absent
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