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Home My WebLink AboutItem #118 - First Reading OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. i J AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1 OF i 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- TION OF SAME IN THE AMOUNT OF '$109,354 TO BE RECEIVED FROM THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMAN- ITIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $59,354 , SPECIAL PROGRAMS ACCOUNTS - MATCHING FOR GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF 0 , NING A REPEALER P SION �fITH SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DISPENSTHE REQUIREMENT ADINGON TWO SEPARATE DAYS • VOTE OF NOT LESS THAN FOUR -FIFTHS O T MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. WHEREAS, the City 26, 1977, establi grants funds anticipated by responding City cash match has planned ion adopted Ordin No. 19 on re and app priations for City f i i, Florida and for cor- ; and Department, Cultural Division, cultdi al and humanities program (hereinafter re r%toouas "SYNERGETIC ', to be conducted primar- ily August 15, 1 gh June 1, 1982) elating to Miami's diverse ethnic heritages; and WHEREAS, the National Endowment for the $59,354 to the City in support of SYNERGETICS; WHEREAS, funds have been provided for in 81 Budget, Special Programs and Accounts -Matching in the amount of $50,000 to support SYNERGETICS; WHEREAS, it is anticipated that community cities has awarded l . Fiscal Year 198 0- ds for Grants n por will be in the form of in -kind contributions and endorsements from h County School Board, the United States Department of Stat Haitian Task Force, the Cuban, African and Afro-American S Program of the University of Miami, the Black Archives, Hi Research Foundation of South Florida, Inc., the Miami -Dade Library System, and the United Teachers of Dadej Dade and Nowt THnvOAE, BE It OrWAINAD BY TM COMMISSION OF M CtTy OP MIAMI, Ft,OAIbA: Section 1. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 8719, adopted October. 26, 1971, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows:i/ "Section 1. 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 APPROPRIATIONS $10.9,354 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. 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. 9 'VAT 4" MWOR bi Vz 44 z, LEGAL REVIEW: ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY Uxi ll AppRovzD AS TO FORM C CTNESS: XNOXI JR. CITY ATV11MY . . . . . . . . . . r. �,J�p Z Zi A4 110 M I R1-4rg*'.� lZ .,, CI"FY OF MIAMt, F'LfiRiOA INTER -OFFICE MEMONANOUM d V. Cary Manager Fnom: Albert H. Howard, irecto ll� Leisure Services Department VAtt, Judy 15, 1981 FILE: susjI:ct: proposed Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 6719 1=EF9Rr NCEs:.S'YNEW38TICs Youth grojeCt Commission Agenda for 7/15/111 ENCLOSURE& Proposed Legislation It is recommended that the City Commission -adopt an ordinance amending Section 1 of Ordinance No. 8719, adopted October 26, I977, 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 clauses 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, ?rA 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" (Haitian). Each article will be based on cultural or humanities theme. Over 30,000 students and community people 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 -eertain 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", SVNF:H(;h:' ICI will be circulated throughout the Dade County School System, the Miami -Dade Public Library System and community organizations. Small _h:?ar='.:'_p grants ($500. total) and awards of merit will be presented to �3•:' Y "tl .., 4 17 g�+`[.- �x .M"��1'it � r dist' ftWiAhed attDdekta atftlea sSleetLah by tale ti a tt 10, • > VIMM CS has received formal endorsement from the National and _`teftt for the humanities and VLII be the recipient of a $50 # 554 grant ff the Na to be matched by $500000 from the City of MiW ry WGV ial program and Accounts - Matching rands for Orents. The 7r }` _ pFVNWM'tCS program anticipates further support and in -kind sertieea biii such d stinquiahed local organisations as the bade County School` hoard, the united States bepartment of State-Cuban/Haitian Task the Cuban# African and Afro-American studiesrog�rram of the Vniv,rsity of Miami, the Hlack Archives, History and aesearch Poun- dation of South Plorida, Inc., the MiamL-Dade public Library +Sygt" and the dnitad Teachers of Dads. A 3 Y ties; a• 1. u" j��M lC�t Q.f4� I � f S I 1 .. � " r, i rrt !.K'r'�Rre'.r +w.r e.m •.r+'Trw-;swrr; wV ;�'+¢plIRE!�°: 77, . .t � l i P;ar K