HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-069-1865 - Commission for Women 2013 Events 1515 NW 167 Street, Building 5 Suite 200 Miami Gardens, Florida 33169 City of Miami Gardens Agenda Cover Memo Council Meeting Date: February 27, 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 X Funding Source: General Fund Advertising Requirement:(Enter X in box) Yes No X Contract/P.O. Required: (Enter X in box) Yes No RFP/RFQ/Bid #:N/A 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) X Sponsor Name Ronetta Taylor, MMC, City Clerk Department:Office of the City Clerk Short Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY CO UNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE 2013 CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN; APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE; PR OVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Summary: On March 12, 2008, the City Council establis hed the City of Miami Gardens Commission for Women Advisory Committee. The Committee’s resp onsibilities include: ma king studies, reports and recommendations to the City Council and to th e City Manager, in respect to all matters pertaining to the status of all women in Miami Gardens, including but not limited to: the fair and equal treatment of women, the public and private empl oyment of women, the working and living conditions of women, the deliv ery of public and private serv ice to women, the education and training of women, and public recommendation of women. In an effort to meet those responsibilities, the Commission for Women has scheduled a number of activities for 2013. This calendar of event s is being presented to the Council for approval as follows: ITEM K-14) CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTION Commission for Women Events
1515 NW 167 Street, Building 5 Suite 200 Miami Gardens, Florida 33169 Women’s Entrepreneurial Expo April 2013 Rose Garden Celebration June 2013 Girls and Women Summit July/August 2013 43 rd NACW Conference July 24-27, 2013 2 nd Annual Domestic Violence March September 28, 2013 2 nd Annual Breast Cancer/Heart Disease H ealth Fair October 26, 2013 The City Council allocated the sum of $2,500.00 in its FY 2012/2013 Budget for the Commission for Women. Expenditures sha ll not exceed the amount that wa s allocated to the Commission for Women in the FY 2012/2013 B udget. In addition, this year the Commission for Women is embarking on a fundraising initiative through Souvenir Journal. Proposed Action: That the Council adopts the Resolution. Attachment: None.