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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-79-0423RESOLUTION NO. 79-423 A RESOLUTION STRONGLY URGING THE DADE COUNTY COM- MUNITY ACTION AGENCY TO CONTINUE FUNDING THE ALL SAINTS HEADSTART CENTER, 1045 S.W. 27 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,115; AND FURTHER REQUESTING THAT DADE COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY CONTINUE TO FUND, AS WELL, ALL OTHER HEADSTART CENTERS LOCATED WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI; AND FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A COPY OF THE HEREIN RESOLUTION TO MAYOR STEPHEN P. CLARK AND TO EACH MEMBER OF THE DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND TO MR. ISAAC WITHERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DADE COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY AND TO EACH OF THE INDIVIDUALS SERVING ON THE BOARD WHICH ADMINISTERS THE DADE COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY. WHEREAS, the ALL SAINTS HEADSTART CENTER, located 1045 S.W.. 27 Avenue, Miami, Florida has been in continuous and successful -operation over the past.8 years and..presently offers over 100 children an important cultural and educational opportun- ity; and WHEREAS, the All Saints Episcopal Church has agreed to reduce the rental cost for the program by some 26.5%, (from $815 to $600 per month, amounting to an annual reduction of $2,580); and WHEREAS, the vital needs of the residents of a neighbor- hood served by an area nursery center engaged in the Headstart Program can only be met by keeping the HEADSTART. CENTER in the neighborhood where the culturally and educationally deprived child- ren live; and WHEREAS, closing the above CENTER, which is funded by the Dade County Community Action Agency, is apparently panned for the DOCUMENT INDEX immediate future; and ITEM NO. _ �.��n WHEREAS, the additional expense of transporting the in- volved unfortunate children to another area is estimated at $6,414; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The Community Action Agency of Dade County, Florida is hereby strongly urged to continue its funding,in the amount of, $14,115, for the ALL SAINTS HEADSTART CENTER, located at 1045 S.W. 27 Avenue, Miami, Florida; and further requesting that Dade County Community. Action Agency continue to fund, as well, all other Head - start centers located within the limits of the city of Miami:. 79-423 Section 2. The City Clerk is hereby instructed to forward a copy hereof to Mayor Stephen P. Clark and to each of the following members of the Dade County Board of County Com- missioners: Neal F. Adams Clara Oesterle William G. Oliver Beverly Phillips James F. Redford Harvey Ruvin Barry D. Shreiber Ruth Shack Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby further instructed to forward a copy hereof to Mr. Isaac Withers, Executive Director of the Dade County Community Action Agency, and to each of the members of the Board which administers the Dade County Community Action Agency. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of June, 1979. MAURICE A. FERRE MAYOR C-A7. ‘i RALPHVG. ONGIE, CITY CLE PREPARED AND APPROVED. BY: ROBERT F. CLARK ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: GEORGE F. KNOX. JR. CITY ATTORNEY 79-423 TO THE MEMBERS OF TH5OMINISTERING BOARD OF COMMUNIACTION AGENCY: In view of the many unfavorable circumstances that are presently prevailing against our Center in the Little Havana Area (All Saints Episcopal Church), we the parents of the above mentioned center are asking the Administering Board of C.A.A. to take an immediate concern and action regarding this issue. Let it be known to this Administering Board and all those concern, that: a) There is a deep concern on the part of the parents affected by this action of closing out our center, regarding the inconvenience and unnecessary hoppening that -this action might concern to you. b) Let it known to the Administering Board that our children will be taken away from their neighborhood and enviornment to one of the most highest crime area in the City of Miami and Dade County, to the point that the School Board had to close that educational facility because of killings, rapes, and violence for grown up students, where is the safety factor taken in consideration? Safety factors, of course, is our concern as parents. c) To transport our children from 3 and 4 years of age, over a greater distance, 13 miles away, every day of the week, increasing the risk of accidents and the en- dangerment of the lives of our children. Traveling sitance from our area located in the vecinity of 12th Street SOUTH WEST to the area of 45th Street NORTH WEST, all the way across the city in the rush hours further endangers the lives of our children, and in case of sickness or illness, the parents will not be able to pick up the sick child because of lack of transportation. d) The head start program is based upon the neighborhood concept the area concept not in a city wide concept, especially that in order to maintain our center open in our own area and neighborhood, we only need $14,115.00 for the year 1979-1980. If C.A.A. receives more than FOUR MILLION DOLLARS for the operation of the Head Stard program, why can't you help us to maintain our 8 years old center by allocating $14,115.00 to the Little Havana area? e) Presently our center accomodates more than a hundred kids, we have now applica- tions for 124 children, why these children will be deprived of an important educatio- nal opportunity because of an irresponsible action? a '1 f) Meanwhile other communities are privileged with more than one facility with less children, we in the Little Havana area, we ONLY HAVE ONE CENTER to serve the needs of the working parents in the Little Havana neighborhood. g) In order to help and to keep this center open, the Episcopal Church has agreed to reduce the rental payment from $815.00 per month to $600.00 per month, a saving of S215.00 per month, or $2,580.00, a net savings of 26.5% (per cent) from last year rent. h) The transportation over cost, over expense, for this purpose alone will be an in- crease of $6,414.00 from last year, in a year of energy crisis, personnel reductions, and budget balancing, how can you increase $6,414.00, spending it in transportation when you can save that amount and 26.5% in rent or $ 2,580.00 by not spending those $6,414.00. i) Once again your immediate concern regarding this important situation will be great- ly appreciated by all of us working parents and taxpayers. Please take the appropiate actions to guarantee the concept of neighborhood and area nursery center, the ONLY ONE that we have in Little Havana, the reduction in operating cost versus more expenditure for transportation to a high crime area for youngsters and adults, what will be left for little tots. Very respectfully yours, 9°° *4Z 3 PARENTS COMMITTEE OF ALL SAINTS HEAD START CENTER. r ?RUM July Mr. Stephen P. Clark, Mayor Metropolitan Dade County Dade County Courthouse, Room 11242 Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Mr. Clark: 1979 RALPH G, ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Sylvia M, Mendosa Robert Norris Wilhelmina B. Porter Robert E. Tingley • STAFF Georgia M., Little MICROFILM DIVISION Maria Isabel Fernandez Evelio Rizo At the request of the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-423 passed and adopted by the City of Miami Commission at a meeting held on June 25, 1979, which is self explanatory. Very truly yours, Sylvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO:smM Enclosure OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/City Hall/3500 Pan American Drive/Miami, Florida 33133/579.6065 ef)i MUM' July 5, 1979 Oliver, Commissioner Dade County Courthouse, Room #252 Miami,Florida 33130 Dear Mr. Oliver: RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Sylvia M. Mendosa Robert Norris Wilhelmina B. Porter Robert E. Tingley STAFF Georgia M. Little MICROFILM DIVISION Maria Isabel fernandez Evelio Rizo At the request of the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-423 passed and adopted by the City of Miami Commission at a meeting held on June 25, 1979, which is self explanatory. Very truly yours, 2ot4.417... Sylvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO:sam Enclosure OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/City Hall/3500 Pan American Drive/Miami, Florida 33133/579-6065 July 5, 1979 Mr. Neal F. Adams, Commissioner Dade County Courthouse, Room #252 Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Mr. Adams: RALPH G. ONG1F City Clerk MATtY,HIRAI Assistant CitY Clerk DEPLITY.CITYCLERKS Sylvia M. Mendosa - Robert Norris Wilhelmina B, Porter Robert E; Tingley SGeorgia MTLiAttFler IL MICROFILM DIVISION Maria Isabel Fernandez Evelio Rip) At the request of the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolutinn No. 79-423 passed and adopted by the City of Miami Commission at a meeting held on June 25, 1979, which is self explanatory. Very truly yours, hr Sylvia M. M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO:smm Enclosure OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/City Hall/3500 Pan American Drive/Miami, Florida 33133/579-6065 410111111i6. „,„ MCV) July 5, 1979 Ms. Ruth Shack, Commissioner Dade County Courthouse, Room-#252 Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Ms. Shack: RALPH G: ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS SylviaM. Mendosa Robert Norris Wilhelmina R. Porter Robert E. Tingley STAFF Georgia M. Little MICROFILM DIVISION Maria Isabel Fernandez Evelio Rizo At the request of the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-423 passed and adopted by the City of Miami Commission at a meeting held on June 25, 1979, which is self explanatory. Very truly yours, Sylvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO:smm Enclosure OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/City, Hail/3500 Pan American Drive/Miami, Florida 33133/579 6065 EMatab) July 5, 1979 Mr. Harvey Ruvin, Commissioner Dade County Courthouse, Room 41252 Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Mr. Ruvin: RALPH G.ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Sylvia M. Mendosa Robert Norris Wilhelrnina B. Porter Robert E. Tingley STAFF Georgia M. little MICROFILM DIVISION Maria Isabel Fernandez Evelio Rim At the request of the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-423 passed and adopted by the City of Miami Commission at a meeting held on June 25, 1979, which is self explanatory. Very truly yours, Sylvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO:smm Enclosure OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/City Hall/3500 Pan American Drive/Miami, Florida 33133/579.6065 :July 5, 1979 Mr. James.F."Redford, Jr., Commissioner Dade County Courthouse, Room #252 Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Mr. Redford: RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk • MATTY HIRAI Assistant. City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Sylvia M. Mendosa Robert Norris Wilheimina B. Porter Robert E. Tingley STAFF Georgia M. Little MICROFILM DIVISION Maria Isabel Fernandez Evelio Rizo At the request of the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-423 passed and adopted by the City of Miami Commission at a meeting held on June 25, 1979, which is self explanatory. Very truly yours, Sylvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO: smm Enclosure OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/City HaII/3500 Pan American Drive/Miami, Florida"33133/579-6065 RAM July 5, 1979 Ms. Beverly Phillips,. Commissioner Dade County Courthouse, Room.#252 Miami,`Florida 33130 RALPH G. ONG1E City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Sylvia M. Mendosa Robert Norris Wilhelmina B. Porter Robert E. Tingley STAFF Georgia M. little MICROFILM DIVISION Maria Isabel Fernandez Evelio Rizo Dear Ms. Phillips: At the request of the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-423 passed and adopted by the City of Miami Commission at a meeting held on June 25, 1979, which is self explanatory. Very truly yours, 44:L. ;of 9k4t4.172-. Sylvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO:smm Enclosure OFFICE Of THE CITY CLERK/City HaII/3500 Pan American Drive/Miami, Florida 33133/579-6065 eet July1979 -• „ Ms. Clara Oesterle, Commissioner Dade County Courthouse, #242 Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Ms. 0esterle: RALPH G, ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Sylvia M, Mendosa Robert Norris Wilhelmina R. Porter Robert t, Tingley STAFF Georgia M. Little MICROFILM DIVISION Maria Isabel Fernandez Evelio Rim At the request of the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-423 passed and adopted by the City of Miami Commission at a meeting held on June 25, 1979, which is self explanatory. Very truly yours, h01.. S via M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO:ssam Enclosure OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/City Hal1/3500 Pan American Drive/Miami, Florida 33133/579-6065 EMAIN July-5, 1979 . RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk MATTY. HIRAI Assistant -City Clerk DEPUTY CITY. CLERKS Sylvia M. Mendosa Robert Norris W lhelmina 8. Porter ,Robert, E, Tingley STAFF Georgia M. Little MICROFILM DIVISION Maria Isabel Fernandez Evelio Rizo Mr. Issac A. Withers, Executive Director Dade County Community Action Agency 395 N. W. 1st Street, Room #101 Miami, Florida 33128 Dear Mr. Withers: At the request of the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-423 passed and adopted by the City of Miami Commission at a meeting held on June 25, 1979, which is self explanatory. Very truly yours, Sylvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO:smm Enclosure OFFICE OF THE CITY-CLERK/City Ha11/3500 Pan American Drive/Miami, Florida 33133/579.6065 EMILM July 5, 1979 Mr. Barry D. Schreiber, Commissioner Metropolitan Dade County Dade County Courthouse, Room #252 Miami, Florida 33130 Dear Mr. Schreiber: RALPH G. ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY' CLERKS Sylvia M. Mendosa .Robert Norris Wilhelmina'R. Porter Robert E. Tingley. • STAFF Georgia M. Little MICROFILM DIVISION Maria Isabel Fernandez 'Evelio Rizo At the request of the City of Miami Commission, enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-423 passed and adopted by the City of Miami Commission at a meeting held on June 25, 1979, which is self explanatory. Very truly yours, Sylvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO:smm Enclosure. OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/City Hal1/3500 Pan American Drive/Miami, Florida 33133/579.6065 flM Egt Mr. Manuel Berrios, Director All Saints Headstart Center 1045 S. W. 27th Avenue Miami, Florida Dear Mr. Berrios: RALPH G ONGIE City Clerk MATTY HIRAI Assistant City Clerk DEPUTY CITY CLERKS Sylvia M. Mendosa Robert Norris WIlhelmina B. Porter Robert E. Tingley STAFF Georgia M. Little MICROFILM DIVISION Maria Isabel. Fernandez Evelio Rizo Enclosed please find a copy of Resolution No. 79-423 passed and adopted by the City of Miami Commission at a meeting held on June 25, 1979, which is self explanatory. Very truly yours, 1110‘441.- ylvia M. Mendoza Deputy City Clerk RGO:smm Enclosure iad it; 9316ttad 013 o /v. (A) • c Tatdta- .4.4 :44 "gflotiA• 3 3 3 / OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/City Hall/3500 Pan American Drive/Miami, Florida 33133/579406S TO: Mr. Joseph Grassie City Manager' FROM: Armando Lacasa Commissioner'` CITY OF MUA`' 1. FL <.'WDA INTER-OrFIC% MEMORANDUM June 15, 1979 su.itcyALL SAINTS HEADSTART CENTER -- j nmcLcsuRas: COPY OF' LETTER FROM PARENTS , COMMITTEE,OF`_ALLSAINTS HEAD START CENTI I am hereby requesting that a resolution be considered for the City Commission on the meeting scheduled for June 25,"1979, requesting from the Dade County" Community Action Agency advisory board the continuation of funding approximately`_ $14,150 which has kept open the ALL SAINTS HEADSTART CENTER, at 1045 S.W. 27th Ave. for the last 8 years. This center served an approximate number" of;130 children and it is the only one of its nature funded by C.A.A. in the Little Havana area. THE MEMBERS OF THielMINISTERING BOARD OF COMMUNIfACTION AGENCY: • In view of the many unfavorable circumstances that are presently prevailing ! against our Center in the Little Havana Area (All Saints Episcopal Church), we the parents of the above mentioned center are asking the Administering Board of C.A.A. to take an immediate concern and action regarding this issue. Let it be known to this Administering Board and all those concern, that: a) There is a deep concern on the part of the parents affected by this action of closing out our center, regarding the inconvenience and unnecessary hoppening that -this action might concern to you. b) Let it known to the Administering Board that our children will be taken away from their neighborhood and enviornment to one of the most highest crime area in the City of Miami and Dade County, to the point that the School Board had to close that educational facility because of killings, rapes, and violence for grown up students, where is the safety factor taken in consideration? Safety factors, of course, is our concern as parents. c) To transport our children from 3 and 4 years of age, over a greater distance, 13 miles away, every day of the week, increasing the risk of accidents and the en- dangerment of the lives of our children. Traveling sitance from our area located in the vecinity of 12th Street SOUTH WEST to the area of 45th Street NORTH WEST, all the way across the city in the rush hours further endangers the lives of our children, and in case of sickness or illness, the parents will not be able to pick up the sick child because of lack of transportation. d) The head start program is based upon the neighborhood concept the area concept not in a city wide concept, especially that in order to maintain our center open in our own area and neighborhood, we only need $14,115.00 for the year 1979-1980. If C.A.A. receives more than FOUR MILLION DOLLARS for the operation of the Head Stard program, why can't you help us to maintain our 8 years old center by allocating S14,115.00 to the Little Havana area? e) Presently our center accomodates more than a hundred kids, we have now applica- tions for 124 children, why these children will be deprived of an important educatio- nal opportunity because of an irresponsible action? f) Meanwhile other communities are privileged with more than one facility with less children, we in the Little Havana area, we ONLY HAVE ONE CENTER to serve the needs of the working, parents in the Little Havana neighborhood. g) In order to help and to keep this center open, the Episcopal Church has agreed to reduce the rental payment from $815.00 per month to $600.00 per month, a saving of $215.00 per month, or $2,580.00, a net savings of 26.5% (per cent) from last year rent. h) The transportation over cost, over expense, for this purpose alone will be an in- crease of $6,414.00 from last year, in a year of energy crisis, personnel reductions, and budget balancing, how can you increase $6,414.00, spending it in transportation when you can save that amount and 26.5% in rent or $ 2,580.00 by not spending those $6,414.00. i) Once again your immediate concern regarding this important situation will be great- ly appreciated by all of us working parents and taxpayers. Please take the appropiate actions to guarantee the concept of neighborhood and area nursery center, the ONLY ONE that we have in Little Havana, the reduction in operating cost versus more expenditure for transportation to a high crime area for youngsters and adults, what will be left for little tots. Very respectfully yours, PARENTS COMMITTEE OF ALL SAINTS HEAD START CENTER.