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Home My WebLink AboutO-09325ORDINANCE NO. t. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF ORDINANCE 8719, ADOPTED OCTOBER 26, 1977, THE SUMMARY GRANT APPROPRI- ATIONS ORDINANCE, As AMENDED, BY ESTABLISHING A NEW TRUST AND AGENCY FUND ENTITLED: "SYNERGETICS" AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERA- _! 0 TION OF SAME IN THE AMOUNT OF $1U9,.354 TO BE RECEIVED FROM THE o NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMAN- ITIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $59,354 , =_ SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACCOUNTS - MATCHING FUNDS FOR GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 , CONTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION AND A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DISPENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF READING SAME ON TWO SEPARATE DAYS BY A VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR -FIFTHS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. WHEREAS, the City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 8719 on _ October 26, 1977, establishing resources and appropriations for grants funds anticipated by the City of Miami, Florida and for cor- responding City -cash match requirements; and WHEREAS, the Leisure Services Department, Cultural Division, has planned a county -wide youth cultural and humanities program (hereinafter refered to as "SYNERGETICS", to be conducted primar- ily August 15, 1981 through June 1, 1982) relating to Miami's diverse ethnic heritages; and WHEREAS, the National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded $59,354 to the City in support of SYNERGETICS; and WHEREAS, funds have been provided for in the Fiscal Year 198 0- SI Budget, Special Programs and Accounts -Matching Funds for Grants in the amount of $50,000 to support SYNERGETICS; and WHEREAS, it is anticipated that community support will be in the form of in -kind contributions and endorsements from the Dade County School Board, the United States Department of State -Cuban/ Haitian Task Force, the Cuban, African and Afro-American Studies Program of the University of Miami, the Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc., the Miami -Dade Public Library System, and the United Teachers of Dade NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1, Section I of ordinance No. 8719, adopted October 26, 1977, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows: i "Section l: The following Trust and Agency Funds are hereby established and resources are hereby appropriated as described herein: FUND TITLE: SYNERGETICS RESOURCES: NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE $59,354. �- HUMANITIES CITY CASH -MATCH $50,000. Special Programs and Accounts- — Matching Funds for Grants APPROPRIATION: $..109,354 Section 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar as they are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 3. If any section, part of section, phrase, paragraph, clause or word of this ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this ordinance shall not be affected. Section 4. The requirement of reading this ordinance on two separate days is hereby dispensed with by a vote of not less that four - fifths of the members of the Commission: 1/ Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures constitute the amendment proposed. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and unchanged material. All figures are rounded to the next dollar. -2- k _ PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24Lh day of SPntPmhar ,1981, f MAURICE A. FERRE, MAYOR ATTEST: V ra••p�,,�j mow..,.✓ sf a.� _..-1 `5:.:w l.P r -._. „ ",.F. ^` ^w'.-r � - 'G. ON IE, CITY CLERK RALP 4 BUDGETARY REVIEW: r A SURANA, DIRECTOR DEP R ENT OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET LEGAL REVIEW: RO}3rP.� ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY ■ APPROVED AS TO FORM AN CO CTNESS: = GEORGE F KNOX, JR. CITY AT EY -3- tz: 25 'z`{3,nennstnttP€e'5r F±'a�"w'..,m f f CITY Or MHAMI. FLORIDA I"JTI_i�-i_7�=F'4�� `,1C'�iC7RAN[JlP+1 Howard V: Gary ;ir. July 15, 1981 r I. City Manager t3r.. Proposed Ordinance Amending ordinance No, 8719 Albert H. Itoward, irecto e> SYNERGETICS Youth Project Leisure Services Department Commission Agenda for 7/25/81 Proposed Legislation It is recommended that the City Commission adopt an ordinance amending Section 1 of Ordinance No. 8719, adopted October 26, 1977, the Summary Grants Appropriations Ordinance, as amended, by establishing a new Trust and Agency Fund entitled "SYNERGETICS"; and appropriating funds for the operation of same in the amount of $112,829 to be received from the National Endowment for the Humanities in the amount of $59,354, Special Programs and Accounts - Matching Funds for Grants in the amount of $50,000, and an amount of $3 475 in contributions and in -kind services; containing a repealer provision and a severability clause; and dispensing with the requirement of reading same on two separate days by a vote of not less than four -fifths of the members of the Commission, as per attached ordinance. The Department of Leisure Services, Cultural Division, has developed and planned a cultural and humanities program based on a youth -oriented cultural study of Miami's diverse and complex ethnic heritages. The program, en- titled SYNERGETICS, will employ the services of the Cultural Division staff, four part-time humanities and publishing consultants from the community, and twelve part-time certified public instructors._ 150 public high school students will also participate in the project researching, invest- igating, composing and editing articles in three languages, English, Span- ish and "Patoie" (Ilaitian). Each article will be based on 'a cultural or humanities theme. Over 30,000 students and community people will re- ceive the publication. Published articles will cover multi -ethnic char- acteristics, interviews with community leaders, transcriptions of oral folk tales, the tracing of family heritages, examination of certain folk customs and current problems facing Miami's youth. Articles submitted will be reviewed prior to publication by the consultants and the Cultural Division staff. Published bi-monthly in the style and format of "Tropic", SYNERGETICS will be circulated throughout the Dade County School System, the Miami -Dade Public Library System and community organizations,. Small scholarship grants ($500. total) and awards of merit will be presented to � ;� � 5 � f the ten most distinguished students after selection by the staff and consultants. SYNERGETICS has received formal endorsement from the National Endow- ment for the Humanities and will be the recipient of a $59,554 grant from the NEH to be matched by $50k000 from the City of Miami FY 80-81 Special programs and Accounts Matching Funds for Grants. The SYNERGETICS program anticipates further support and in -kind services from such distinguished local organizations as the Dade County School Board, the United States Department of State-Cuban/Haitian Task Force, the Cuban, African and Afro-American Studies Program of the University of Miami, the Black Archives, History and Research Foun- dation of South Florida, inc., the Miami -Dade Public Library System and the United Teachers of Dade. CC: George F. Knox, Jr. City Attorney Manohar Surana, Director Department of Management and Budget AHH/JW/mb 2 of 2 N R