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12/14/99 RESOLUTION NO. �� 9 — 9 36
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A
GRANT FROM KEEP FLORIDA BEAUTIFUL, INC., A
NONPROFIT PUBLIC EDUCATION ORGANIZATION
AWARDED TO THE OVERTOWN COMMUNTIY FOR ITS
CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN FOCUSED ON LITTER, IN THE
AMOUNT OF $2,500; AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS,
IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY,
FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF SAID GRANT; FURTHER
ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR FROM THE SPECIAL
REVENUE FUND, ENTITLED KEEP FLORIDA
BEAUTIFUL.
WHEREAS, the Keep Florida Beautiful, Inc., is a non-profit
public education organization dedicated to improving waste
handling, environmental issues and practices in communities; and
WHEREAS, the community and the Overtown Neighborhood
Enhancement Team ("NET") participated in the Sixth Annual Keep
Florida Beautiful, Inc. Campaign, winning the 1999 Largest Urban
Neighborhood Clean Up Award and a $2,500 grant for the Overtown
community; and
WHEREAS, award monies will be used to assist further clean-
up activities in the Overtown, community; and
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WHEREAS, it is now appropriate for the City Manager to
accept said grant;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to
accept a grant from Keep Florida Beautiful, Inc., a nonprofit
public education organization awarded to the Overtown Community
for its clean-up campaign focused on litter, in the amount of
$2,500, with funds therefor hereby allocated from the Special
Revenue Fund, entitled Keep Florida Beautiful.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized" to
execute the necessary document (s), in a form acceptable to the
City Attorney, to accept said grant.
11 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all
requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not
limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code
provisions.
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Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor2l.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of December , 1999.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
In accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2-36, slnon the Mayor did not indlc?'ry :atinrow,.l of
this legislation by signing it in the designated rla rmlid.`d, sslcl lrc! !c +-o"11
becomes effective with the elapse of tan (10) days m tho d.:i Cc'nnr�-�; :.on
regarding same, without the Mayor Wrcisire o.. ,
ATTEST:
, City Clerk
WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLERK
APPD Ped TO FORM A�FP��RRECTNESS :t/
ALE RO VILAREL
rATTORNEY
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zi If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at
the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted.
If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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FROM
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
The Honorable Mayor and
Members o The City Commission
onald H. Warshaw
City Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
City Commission Agenda
REFERENCES:
ENCLOSURES: Attachment
FILE:
It is respectfully recommended that the attached resolution, authorizing the City
Manager to accept and expend funds awarded by the Keep Florida Beautiful, Inc. be
approved. These funds were awarded to the Overtown Neighborhood Enhancement
Team (NET) for winning the 1999 Largest Urban Neighborhood Clean Up Award.
BACKGROUND:
Founded in 1953, Keep America Beautiful, Inc. is a national, non-profit public
education organization dedicated to improving
waste ndling practices
communities. Keep America Beautiful, Inc., provides tra ning oacommun ty leaders to
in
define the problems and provide community leaders with up-to-date resources in liter
preventi n and solid waste issues.
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