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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-068-1864 - Water Safety Month  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 Funding Source: ‐Councilman Ighodaro Expense Account Advertising Requirement: (Enter X in box) Yes No 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) N/A X Sponsor Name Councilman Erhabor Ighodaro Department: Mayor/Council  Short  Title:  A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY CO UNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, CELEBRATING THE MONTH OF MAY AS WATER SAFETY MONTH AND SPONSORING WA TER SAFETY DAY ON MAY, 2011 AT THE BETTY T. FERGUSON COMMUNITY CENTER; PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.   Staff  Summary:  Background   Quality  of  life  issues  and  the  safety  of  our  children  and  residents  are  great  concerns  for  me.   According  to  the  Centers  for  Disease  Control  (CDC), drowning  is  a  leading  cause  of  injury  death  for  young  children  ITEM K-2) CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTION Water Safety Month   1515  NW  167  Street, Building  5  Suite  200    Miami  Gardens, Florida  33169   ages  1  to  4, and  the  fifth  leading  cause  of  unintentional  injury  death  for  people  of  all  ages.  Every  day, about  ten  people  die  from  unintentional  drowning; of  these, two  will  be  children  aged  14  or  younger.  Drowning  is  the  sixth  leading  cause  of  unintentional  injury  death  for  people  of  all  ages, and  the  second  leading  cause  of  death  for  children  ages  1  to  14  years.     Current  Situation   May  is  National  Water  Safety  Month.  Last  year  our  Parks  and  Recreation  Department  took  part  in  this  National  Observance  on  a  small  scale.    On  May  11 th  I  propose  that  the  City  of  Miami  Gardens  celebrate  National  Water  Safety  Month  by  offering  fun  opportunities  to  the  community  to  learn  more  about  how  to  stay  safe  in  and  around  the  water  in  preparation  for  the  Spring  and  Summer  seasons.  This  will  be  a  joint  effort  with  intended  partners, such  as:  Miami ‐Dade’s  Drowning  Prevention  Coalition; Miami  Children’s  Hospital/Safe  Kids  Program; Swim  For  Life  Foundation; Safer  Water  Foundation; Miami ‐Dade  County  Fire ‐Rescue; Miami  Gardens  Police  Department; Just  Swim, Inc.; as  well  as  other  private  community  partners, will  serve  as  an  opportunity  to  educate  the  public  about  available  resources  to  assist  in  keeping  water  safety  a  priority  and  injuries  at  a  minimum.  Target  audiences  will  include, but  not  be  limited  to, local  churches  and  optimist  clubs  that  serve  and  are  responsible  for  many  children  during  the  summer  months.  While  we  cannot  make  everyone  100% safe, we  can  do  our  best  to  educate  and  make  everyone  SAFER, in  and  around  water.  All  events  will  be  open  and  free  to  the  public, with  lots  of  fun  water  safety  items  being  provided  to  the  participants  at  not  cost.  Proposed  Action:  That  the  City  Council  approves  this  resolution  directing  the  City  Manager  to  make  available  the  indoor  swimming  pool  and  amphitheater  at  the  Betty  T  Ferguson  Recreational  Complex  and  take  all  necessary  actions  to  ensure  the  success  of  this  event.   Attachment: