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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE File ID: #1140 Resolution Sponsored by: Mayor Francis Suarez A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF COMBINING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT & FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM WITH THE SUMMER YOUTH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, THE CHILDREN'S TRUST, THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND THE FOUNDATION FOR NEW EDUCATION INITIATIVES THAT CONNECTS YOUTH TO SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO REPORT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITHIN SIXTY (60) DAYS. -,IV ov . City of Miami IIS°°1 il°4I° . °° Legislation Resolution Enactment Number: R-16-0561 File Number: 1140 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com Final Action Date: 11/17/2016 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF COMBINING THE CITY OF MIAMI'S SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT & FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM WITH THE SUMMER YOUTH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, THE CHILDREN'S TRUST, THE SCHOOL BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND THE FOUNDATION FOR NEW EDUCATION INITIATIVES THAT CONNECTS YOUTH TO SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO REPORT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITHIN SIXTY (60) DAYS. WHEREAS, this past summer, Miami -Dade County, The Children's Trust, The School Board of Miami -Dade County, Florida ("M-DCPS") and the Foundation of New Education Initiatives, Inc. ("Foundation"), a direct support organization providing financial support to M- DCPS, partnered together to provide a countywide Summer Youth Internship Program ("Program"); and WHEREAS, M-DCPS and the Foundation operate the Program and provide in-kind Program support; and WHEREAS, Program participants range between the ages of 15 and 18, with an emphasis on at -risk youth, with ten percent (10%) of participants being youth with disabilities; and WHEREAS, the Program this past summer placed 1,457 participants who were hired by 717 Miami -Dade County organizations, of which 119 of those placements were privately funded; and WHEREAS, Program participants worked an average of 30 hours per week and received a stipend of $1,208.00, assistance with transportation, a bank account, and were covered by liability insurance; and WHEREAS, those participants that completed the Program received either high school credit or college credit through dual enrollment; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") similarly runs a Summer Youth Employment & Financial Empowerment Program, which provides low/moderate income youth with summer work experience, access to financial education and appropriate financial services in order to increase their access to the financial tools and education that are fundamental to economic prosperity and success; and WHEREAS, the City Commission desires for the City Administration to study the feasibility of combing the City's Summer Youth Employment & Financial Empowerment Program with the Summer Youth Internship Program; 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 as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. The City Administration is directed to study the feasibility of combing the City's Summer Youth Employment & Financial Empowerment Program with the Summer Youth Internship Program. Section 3. The City Administration is further directed to report its findings and recommendations to the City Commission no later sixty (60) days from the effective date of this Resolution. Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.' APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 1 i ria i "ndez, Cify Attor iey 11/4/2016 ' 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.