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Resolution R-17-0308
File Number: 2348
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
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
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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 J
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.
' 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.
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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.
Section 7. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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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.
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