HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-043-2345_-_Zero_Drownings_Miami-Dade_Program_-_Adopted.docxRESOLUTION NO. 2025-043-2345
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE ATTEST,
RESPECTIVELY, THAT CERTAIN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND THE CITY FOR WATER SAFETY
EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION SERVICES AS PART OF THE
ZERO DROWNINGS MIAMI-DADE PROGRAM; PROVIDING
FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Zero Drownings Miami-Dade Program is being implemented as a
large scale community-wide swimming program that supports young children with the
goal of ensuring children have water competency skills to prevent drownings, and
WHEREAS, Miami Dade County is responsible for recruiting, reviewing, and
approving the qualifications of municipal and private pool operators and certified swim
instructors and lifeguards to secure their participation in the Program as swim providers,
and
WHEREAS, the City has municipal swimming pools and wishes to participate in
this Program as a swim provider, and
WHEREAS, City Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City
Manager and the City Clerk to execute attest, respectively, that certain Agreement
between Miami-Dade County and the City for Water Safety Education and Instruction
Services as part of the Zero Drownings Miami-Dade 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.
Section 2: AUTHORIZATION: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens
hereby authorizes the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute attest, respectively,
that certain Agreement between Miami-Dade County and the City for Water Safety
Education and Instruction Services as part of the Zero Drownings Miami-Dade 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 23, 2025.
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Resolution No. 2025-043-2345
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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: CAMERON BENSON, CITY MANAGER
Moved by: Councilman Leon
Seconded by: Councilwoman Wilson
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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