HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-007-2309_-_Everglades_Loop_Road_Camping_Education_Center_-_Adopted.docxRESOLUTION NO. 2025-007-2309
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION
OF ONE THOUSAND AND FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($1,045.00),
NUNC PRO TUNC, FROM MAYOR RODNEY HARRIS' PUBLIC
AFFAIRS' SPECIAL EVENTS ACCOUNT TO SUPPORT THE
TRANSPORTATION COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAYOR'S
ANNUAL CAMPING TRIP FOR BARBARA HAWKINS
ELEMENTARY'S FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS HELD
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8th THROUGH FRIDAY, JANUARY
10th, 2025, AT EVERGLADES LOOP ROAD CAMPING
EDUCATION CENTER. PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF
REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Mayor Rodney Harris is requesting an allocation of One Thousand
and Forty-Five Dollars to sponsor the transportation cost associated with his annual
camping trip for Barbara Hawkins Elementary school located at (19010 NW 37th Avenue,
Miami Gardens, FL 33056), and
WHEREAS, this camping experience provides students an educational experience
about the outdoors, the Florida Everglades' ecosystem and why it's important to the
region, and
WHEREAS, students who participate engage in various team building activities at
the camp site located at Everglades Loop Road Camping Education Center, students go
on an exploration of the Florida Everglades guided by a National Everglades Tour guide,
they learn all about the natural world; including plants, animals, ecosystems, weather
patterns, geological features and how they interact with each other, and
WHEREAS, additionally, participants learn important survival tactics while
outdoors and have opportunities to share feedback about what they've learned, as many
of the fifth-grade students who participate have never been on a camping experience,
and
WHEREAS, Mayor Rodney Harris' believe that our youth deserve to have
opportunities like this that will enhance their knowledge and appreciation of nature and
the outdoors, and
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 No. 2025-007-2309
Section 2: AUTHORIZATION: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens
hereby authorize allocating One Thousand and Forty-Five dollars ($1,045.00), nunc pro
tunc, from Mayor Rodney Harris’ Public Affairs’ Special events account to sponsor the
transportation cost associated with this annual camping experience.
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 JANUARY 22, 2025.
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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: MAYOR RODNEY HARRIS
Moved by: Councilman Leon
Seconded by: Vice Mayor Stephens
VOTE: 7-0
Mayor Harris Yes
Vice Mayor Stephens, III Yes
Councilwoman Baskin Yes
Councilman Leon Yes
Councilwoman Powell Yes
Councilwoman Wilson Yes
Councilwoman Julien Yes
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