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Resolution: R-16-0310
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3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 16-00801 Final Action Date: 7/14/2016
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL
REVENUE PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF MIAMI FIRE -RESCUE DEPARTMENT,
ENTITLED "THE MICHAEL S. GORDON SCHOLARSHIP FUND"; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000.00,
AND RECURRING VARYING REVENUE IN THE FUTURE, FROM THE MIAMI FIRE
FIGHTERS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, DONATED BY THE ESTATE OF DR.
MICHAEL S. GORDON FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO
PAY FOR COURSES REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A PARAMEDICS LICENSE TO BE
AWARDED TO SELECTED GRADUATES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI 5000 ROLE
MODELS EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CADET PROGRAM; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR THE
ACCEPTANCE OF SAID DONATION.
WHEREAS, Michael S. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., is a philanthropist and the founder and director
emeritus of the Michael S. Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education; and
WHEREAS, the Michael S. Gordon Scholarship Fund is a scholarship that provides an award
of financial aid to selected graduates of the 5000 Role Models Emergency Medical Services ("EMS")
Cadet Program and is to be applied towards educational expenses for courses required to obtain a
paramedic license; and
WHEREAS, paramedics are advanced providers of emergency medical care and are highly
educated in such matters pertaining to anatomy and physiology, cardiology, medications, and medical
procedures; and
WHEREAS, the 5000 Role Models EMS Cadet Program is an exciting endeavor collaborated
by the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project, Inc., the City of Miami Fire -Rescue Department,
Miami -Dade County Public Schools, and Miami -Dade College; and
WHEREAS, the 5000 Role Models EMS Cadet Program provides Miami -Dade County at -risk
youth between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-five (25) years old, who lack access to
educational and employment opportunities due to socio-economic conditions, the opportunity to
participate in emergency responder training to acquire certification as an Emergency Medical
Technician, as well as acquire credits towards a college degree to increase their future employability
and success in the emergency responder field; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Fire Fighters' Benevolent Association ("MFFBA") is a non-profit
association, comprised of current and retired City of Miami Firefighters, that involves itself with
community and national issues, receives donations through a 501(c)(3) charitable fund, and
distributes those funds in their entirety back to those in the community that are in need;
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File Number: 16-00801 Enactment Number: R-16-0310
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.
Section 2. The new Special Revenue Project for the City of Miami's Fire -Rescue Department,
entitled "The Michael S. Gordon Scholarship Fund", is established.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized {1} to accept the donation of $10,000.00 and
recurring varying revenue in the future, from the MFFBA donated by the estate of Dr. Michael S.
Gordon for the purpose of funding scholarships used to pay educational expenses for courses
required for paramedic licensure for at -risk youth selected as participants from graduates of the City
of Miami 5000 Role Models EMS Cadet Program.
Section 4. The City Manager is further authorized {1} to execute the necessary documents, in
a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for the acceptance of said donation.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor {2}
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) 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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