HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem #16 - First Reading OrdinanceJ-97-254
4/24/97
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW SPECIAL REVENUE
FUND ENTITLED: "MIAMI SIMPSON PARK EDUCATION
PROGRAM" AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE
OPERATION OF SAME IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,500.00,
CONSISTING OF A GRANT FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
OF STATE, DIVISION OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT SAID GRANT
AWARD AND TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN
A FORM ACCEPTABLE 'TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID
PURPOSE; CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Department of of os" d Recreation operates a historical
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and environmental educational program at Simpson k geared to third through fifth grade
elementary school students from local schools; a d
WHEREAS, the "Miami Simpson Pak ducational Program" consists of an all day field
trip which begins at Simpson Park with a sli a presentation on the history and evolution of the
Brickell area and the Miami River,
Miami River; and
WHEREAS,
application to the
assistance for did
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of the unspoiled nature hammock and a boat tour of the
Miami Parks and Recreation Department submitted a grant
of State, Division of Historical Resources, for funding