HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-025-1821 - Supporting Mentoring Conference 1515 NW 167 Street, Building 5 Suite 200 Miami Gardens, Florida 33169 City of Miami Gardens Agenda Cover Memo Council Meeting Date: January 23, 2013 Item Type: (Enter X in box) Resolution Ordinance Other X Fiscal Impact: (Enter X in box) Yes No Ordinance Reading:(Enter X in box) 1 st Reading 2 nd Reading x Public Hearing:(Enter X in box) Yes No Yes No Funding Source: Advertising Requirement:(Enter X in box) Yes No Contract/P.O. Required: (Enter X in box) Yes No RFP/RFQ/Bid #: X Strategic Plan Related (Enter X in box) Yes No Strategic Plan Priority Area: Enhance Organizational Bus. & Economic Dev Public Safety Quality of Education Qual. of Life & City Image Communication Strategic Plan Obj./Strategy: (list the specific objective/strategy this item will address)N/A X Sponsor Name Erhabor Ighodaro, Ph.D., Council Member Department:City Manager Office of the Mayor/Council Short Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY CO UNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE MIAMI ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS FIRST MENTORING COLLABORATION CONFERENCE; PR OVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVID ING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Staff Summary: The Miami Alliance of Black School Educators (Miami ‐ABSE) is hosting the First Mentoring Collaboration Conference at Miami Carol City Senior High School, May 11 through May 18, 2013. The purpose of the Conference is to establish, maintain, and build beneficial community partnerships to develop awareness and action concerning the state of affairs re lating to low student achievement of children of color with concentration on Black males and youth crime. Miami ‐ASBE intends to utilize communal relationships to strengthen families, build student self ‐confidence, self ‐reliance, and mental health. ITEM K-6) CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTION Supporting MMiami-ABSE
1515 NW 167 Street, Building 5 Suite 200 Miami Gardens, Florida 33169 At the conclusion of the Conference the participating organizations will be invited to reconvene as a Task Force to devise a Sustainability Plan for mentoring collaboration for the next five years. Miami ‐ASBE will publish reports on the activities of the Task Force. Councilman Ighodaro solicits the Council and the City of Miami Gardens expression of support for this innovative iniative. Proposed Action: That the City Council approves this resolution in support of Miami ‐ABSE initiative. Attachment: