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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-035-1831 - Earth Hour  1515  NW  167  Street, Building  5  Suite  200    Miami  Gardens, Florida  33169    City of Miami Gardens Agenda Cover Memo Council Meeting Date: February 13, 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 Lisa C. Davis, Vice Mayor Department: Mayor and City Council  Short  Title:  A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, RELATING TO EARTH HOUR PARTICIPATION ON MARCH 23, 3013; PROVIDING FO R INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY MANAGER; PROVIDING FO R THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDIN G FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Staff  Summary: Earth  Hour  is  a  worldwide  event  organized  by  the  World  Wildlife  Fund  (WWF) and  held  towards  the  end  of  March  annually, encouraging  households  and  businesses  to  turn  off  their  non ‐essential  lights  for  one  hour  to  raise  awareness  about  the  need  to  take  action  on  climate  change.  The  event, conceived  by  WWF  first  took  place  in  2007, when  2.2  million  residents  of  Sydney  participated  by  turning  off  all  non ‐essential  lights.  Following  Sydney’s  lead, many  other  cities  around  the  world  adopted  the  event  in  2008.  Earth  Hour  2012  took  place  on  March  31, 2012  from  8:30  p.m. – 9:30  p.m., at  participants’ local  time.     1515  NW  167  Street, Building  5  Suite  200    Miami  Gardens, Florida  33169   Reports  show  that  the  United  States  topped  the  Earth  Hour  participation  with  an  estimated  80,000,000  people, 318  cities  and  8  states  participating.    In  2013  Earth  Hour  will  be  held  across  the  world  on  Saturday, March  23, 2013, at  8:30  p.m. – 9:30  p.m., local  time  to  avoid  coinciding  with  Holy  Sunday, which  falls  on  March  30, 2013.  Proposed  Action: Vice  Mayor  Davis  recommends  Council’s  approval  of  this  resolution.  Attachment: