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Resolution: R-06-0695
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 06-02138 Final Action Date: 12/14/2006
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING FUNDS, IN THE
AMOUNT OF $500,000, CONSISTING OF A ONE-TIME GRANT FROM THE
BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST, TO BE EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED
AMONG THE FIVE (5) CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") COMMISSION DISTRICTS, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVED PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVITIES IN THE CITY'S
PARKS.
WHEREAS, the Bayfront Park Management Trust ("Trust") is a limited agency and instrumentality
of the City of Miami ("City") and is empowered to operate, manage and maintain Bayfront and
Bicentennial Parks (collectively "Parks") to ensure the maximum community utilization and enjoyment
of the Parks; and
WHEREAS, the Trust has also been empowered to utilize and encourage to the fullest and most
active participation and cooperation of private enterprise in the Parks; and
WHEREAS, through sound management practices and growing utilization of the Parks, the Trust
has been successful in increasing the revenue to the Parks and has been able to sponsor more
community events in the Parks; and
WHEREAS, the Trust has also been interested in assisting the effort to improve programming and
activities in the City's parks; and
WHEREAS, in the interest of promoting greater community utilization and enjoyment of the City's
parks, the Trust would like to give a one time grant in the amount of $500,000, to the City exclusively
for the purpose of creating additional and/or sustaining and/or improving park programs in each of
the five (5) City Commission districts, such as: after school activities, summer programs, programs
for those with disabilities, and/or similar programs, to be distributed equally to each of the five (5) City
Commission Districts, for programs as determined by each individual City Commissioner; and
WHEREAS, the City's Park Director along with each Commissioner will identify use of these funds
in Fiscal Year 2006-07, and the Park Director will report to the Trust the final use of these funds at a
regularly scheduled Trust meeting; and
WHEREAS, the City's Park Director is to submit a written report to the Executive Director of the
Trust, delineating the utilization of the funds, within sixty (60) days of the end of the Fiscal Year;
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 adopted
by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
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File Number: 06-02138 Enactment Number: R-06-0695
Section 2. Funds, in the amount of $500,000, consisting of a one-time grant from the Trust, to
be equally distributed among the five (5) City Commission Districts, for the purpose of improved
programming and activities in the City's parks, is accepted.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.{1}
Footnotes:
{1} 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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