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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-19-0338City of Miami Resolution R-19-0338 Legislation City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 6394 Final Action Date: 9/12/2019 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT 4 DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, A FEDERAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND A STATE OF FLORIDA NOT -FOR -PROFIT CORPORATION ("ACS"), IN SUPPORT OF ACS' MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER CAMPAIGN. SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Manolo Reyes WHEREAS, the American Cancer Society's ("ACS") Making Strides Against Breast Cancer campaign and walks (collectively, "Making Stride's Campaign") began in 1993 and has quickly become one of the largest networks of breast cancer research, education, advocacy, patient services, and prevention events in the nation; and WHEREAS, to date, the ACS' Making Strides Campaign has raised approximately $935 million for breast cancer programs and provided breast cancer research grants nationwide totaling $64 million; and WHEREAS, according to the ACS' statistics and its historical research, nationally, breast cancer will strike more than 266,000 times this year and claim more than 40,920 lives, and in the State of Florida ("Florida"), over 18,100 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and over 2,710 will die from the disease; however, breast cancer death rates have decreased by forty percent (40%) since 1989, translating to more than 348,300 lives saved from breast cancer; and WHEREAS, funding raised by the ACS' Making Strides Campaign is restricted to breast cancer research, education, advocacy, and patient services for people in every community affected by breast cancer, whether they are currently dealing with a diagnosis, may face one in the future, or will avoid it altogether because of education and risk reduction efforts; and WHEREAS, on Saturday, October 26, 2019, the 21 st Anniversary of ACS' Making Strides Campaign walk in Miami will be held at Marlins Baseball Park; and WHEREAS, in support of the upcoming 21 st Anniversary event for ACS' Making Strides Campaign, the District 4 Commissioner would like to donate funding in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1000.00) from the District 4 Discretionary Account to the Making Strides Campaign; 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. City of Miami Page 1 of 2 File ID: 6394 (Revision: A) Printed On: 4/22/2025 File ID: 6394 Enactment Number: R-19-0338 Section 2. The allocation of funds from the District 4 Discretionary Account in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), to the ACS in support of its Making Strides Campaign is authorized.' Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all necessary documents, all in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, for the purposes stated herein. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: _ndez, ity Attor ey 8/30/2019 1 The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code provisions. 2 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. City of Miami Page 2 of 2 File ID: 6394 (Revision: A) Printed on: 4/22/2025