HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-011-1807 - Women Breast Health Initiative 1515 NW 167 Street, Building 5 Suite 200 Miami Gardens, Florida 33169 City of Miami Gardens Agenda Cover Memo Council Meeting Date: J anuary 9, 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: Advertising Requirement:(Enter X in box) Yes No X 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 Communcation Strategic Plan Obj./Strategy: (list the specific objective/strategy this item will address) N/A X Sponsor Name Mayor Oliver Gilbert Department: Office of the Mayor and City Council Short Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, WAIVING PARK RENTAL FEES AT A.J. KING PARK FOR THE WOMEN’S BREAST HEALTH INITIATIVE (WBHI) IN MARCH 2013; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Staff Summary: Current Situation The Women's Breast Health Initiative (WBHI) is an outreach organization dedicated to educating women about the importance of breast health and providing them with the resources to beat the disease. WBHI provides free breast health awareness, education, screening and referrals through neighborhood door ‐to ‐door outreach targeting underserved WBHI’s mission is to fight breast can cer as a life threatening disease, one household at a time. The group is requesting that the city provide a room in ‐kind at A.J. King Park for three days in March 2013. The awareness events will take place on Saturdays, March 9, 16, and 23, 2013 beginning 7:30 a.m. through 1:00 p.m. ITEM K-8) CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTION Waiving Park Rental Fees
1515 NW 167 Street, Building 5 Suite 200 Miami Gardens, Florida 33169 Proposed Action: That the Council approve the attached resolution. Attachment: