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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Summary FormDate: 05/18/2017 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM File ID: #2348 Requesting Department: Department of Solid Waste Commission Meeting Date: 06/22/2017 District Impacted: All Type: Resolution Subject: Approve Scholarships - SW Recycling Educ. Trust Fund Purpose of Item: A resolution of the Miami City Commission, approving scholarships to attend an educational institution or to obtain a commercial driver's license in an amount not to exceed $3,000 per scholarship, for the following eligible applicants; Tocara Taylor, Bo Hanks, Jamese Brown, Andrew Quintana, Jade Garcia, Khalil Lewis, Sidnesha Holland, Marchae Glenn, Frank Robinson, Alex Blandon, Roberto Bernal, Devell King, Ifoxa Predestin Jr., Anthony Rutledge, Zandras Spivey Jr., Joe Simmons Jr., Adriel Jones, Leon Leonard Jr.: Authorizing the City Manager or designee to disburse the scholarships, upon discretion, with the presentation of satisfactory documentation from the educational institutions or vocational programs; further authorizing the execution of all documents necessary for said purpose in a form acceptable to the City Manager or designee and the City Attorney; allocating funds from the special revenue fund entitled, "Solid Waste Recycling Educational Trust Fund". Pursuant to Section 22-15, the Solid Waste Recycling Educational Trust Fund was established from certain monies received by the City of Miami ("City") from the recycling program upon the accumulation of interest from the recycling program funds. A scholarship award may be made for an amount that does not exceed $3,000 annually, to eligible, qualified employees of the Department of Solid Waste, or the children or legal dependents of these employees, based upon a recommendation from the Director of Solid Waste, which is based on the applicable criteria in the ordinance or documents promulgated under it. Budget Impact Analysis Item has NO budget impact Total Fiscal Impact: $42,000 PATEO: P: 20-650001 T: 02 A: 1242 E: Other Current Charges and Obligations 0:212000 Special Revenue Account No: 13100.212000.549000.0000.00000 Reviewed By Department of Solid Waste Mario F Nunez Department Head Review Completed 06/01/2017 3:39 PM Office of Management and Budget Everton Garvis Budget Analyst Review Completed 06/05/2017 3:05 PM Office of Management and Budget Christopher M Rose Budget Review Completed 06/12/2017 10:06 AM City Manager's Office Nzeribe Ihekwaba Assistant City Manager Review Completed 06/12/2017 5:28 PM Legislative Division Valentin J Alvarez Legislative Division Review Completed 06/12/2017 5:33 PM City Manager's Office Daniel J. Alfonso City Manager Review Completed 06/13/2017 6:03 AM Office of the City Attorney Valentin J Alvarez Deputy City Attorney Review Skipped 06/13/2017 10:34 AM Office of the City Attorney Victoria Mendez Approved Form and Correctness Completed 06/13/2017 3:43 PM City Commission Maricarmen Lopez Meeting Completed 06/22/2017 9:00 AM Office of the Mayor Mayor's Office Signed by the Mayor Completed 06/26/2017 4:38 PM Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed 06/26/2017 5:13 PM 4�CS O/: I! City of Miami ` City Hall * 9fi 11 IM&0Q:AT10 '® Legislation 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Resolution www.miamigov.com Enactment Number: R-17-0308 File Number: 2348 Final Action Date:6/22/2017 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION APPROVING EIGHTEEN (18) SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OR TO OBTAIN A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,000.00 PER SCHOLARSHIP, FOR THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: TOCARA TAYLOR, BO HANKS, JAMESE BROWN, ANDREW QUINTANA, JADE GARCIA, KHALIL LEWIS, SIDNESHA HOLLAND, MARCHAE GLENN, FRANK ROBINSON, ALEX BLANDON, ROBERTO BERNAL, DEVELL KING, IFOXA PREDESTIN JR., ANTHONY RUTLEDGE, ZANDRAS SPIVEY JR., JOE SIMMONS JR., ADRIEL JONES, LEON LEONARD JR.; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO DISBURSE EACH SCHOLARSHIP UPON FULFILLMENT BY THE APPLICANT OF THE APPLICABLE PREREQUISITES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PRESENTATION OF SATISFACTORY DOCUMENTATION FROM THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OR VOCATIONAL PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR SAID PURPOSE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, AND THE CITY ATTORNEY; ALLOCATING FUNDS FROM THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUND ENTITLED, "SOLID WASTE RECYCLING EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND", ACCOUNT CODE NO.13100.212000.549000.0000.00000. WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 10654, adopted October 12, 1989, the City Commission established an educational trust fund, as codified in Section 22-15 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"), entitled "Educational trust fund established from recycling program for scholarships to children of certain City employees, conditions for implementation"; and WHEREAS, pursuant to this educational trust fund having been established from certain monies received by the City of Miami ("City") from the recycling program upon the accumulation of interest from the recycling program funds, as prescribed by Section 22-15 of the City Code, a scholarship award may be made for an amount not to exceed $3,000.00 annually, to eligible, qualified employees of the City's Department of Solid Waste ("Department"), or the children or legal dependents of said employees, based upon a recommendation from the Department Director, which is based on the applicable criteria in the ordinance and documents promulgated therein; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 13330, adopted July 26, 2012, the City Commission approved and further amended Section 22-15 of the City Code, to pay up to fifteen (15) scholarships to educational institutions for Department employees to attend educational programs, or for commercial driver's license certification, in addition to fifteen (15) scholarships to college level educational institutions for the children or legal dependents of Department employees, for an award amount not to exceed $3,000.00 annually per awardee; and WHEREAS, Tocara Taylor, Bo Hanks, Jamese Brown, Andrew Quintana, Jade Garcia, Khalil Lewis, Sidnesha Holland, Marchae Glenn, Frank Robinson, Alex Blandon, Roberto Bernal, Devell King, Ifoxa Predestin Jr., Anthony Rutledge, Zandras Spivey Jr., Joe Simmons Jr., Adriel Jones, Leon Leonard Jr., are recommended by the Department Director, and by the Solid Waste Recycling Educational Scholarship Selection Committee ("Selection Committee"), as eligible recipients of these scholarship funds; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 22-15 of the City Code, a total of thirty (30) annual scholarships are able to be awarded for an amount not to exceed $3,000.00 annually each; and WHEREAS, the Department Director and the Selection Committee recommend the award of eighteen (18) scholarships to eight (8) children or legal dependents of Department employees to attend a college level educational institution and to ten (10) Department employees to attend an educational program or obtain a commercial driver's license certification, for a total amount not to exceed $42,000.00; 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 herein as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. Eighteen (18) scholarships, for a total amount not to exceed $42,000.00, are approved, as the amount for the current Solid Waste Recycling Program Scholarship for the 2016-2017 Fiscal Year, for each of the following: City Employee Amount I Children or Legal Dependent Amount Robinson, Frank 1,500.00 Taylor, Tocara 3,000.00 Blandon, Alex 1,500.00 Hanks, Bo 3,000.00 Bernal, Roberto 1,500.00 Brown, Jamese 3,000.00 King, Devell 1,500.00 Quintana, Andrew 3,000.00 Predestin Jr., Ifoxa 1,500.00 Garcia, Jade 3,000.00 Rutledge, Anthony 1,500.00 Lewis, Khalil 3,000.00 Spivey Jr., Zandras 1,500.00 Holland, Sidnesha 3,000.00 Leonard Jr., Leon 1,500.00 Glenn, Marchae 3,000.00 Simmons Jr., Joe 3,000.00 Jones, Adriel 3,000.00 Total 18,000.00 24,000.00 Section 3. The recommendation of the Department Director and the work of the Selection Committee are acknowledged. Section 4. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized' to disburse each of these sixteen (16) scholarships upon fulfillment by the applicant of the applicable prerequisites including, but not limited to, the presentation of satisfactory documentation from the educational institution or vocational program. Section 5. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized' to execute all documents necessary for said purpose, in a form acceptable to the City Manager, or designee, and the City Attorney. Section 6. Funds for said scholarships are to be allocated from Special Revenue Fund entitled, "Solid Waste Recycling Educational Trust Fund", Account Code No. 13100.212000.549000.0000.00000. ' 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. Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.2 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: +r—ey— ry t6 ria ndez, ity 611312017 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.