Res. No. 099-09-12908RESOLUTION NO. 99 -09 -12908
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE
SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESPONSE GUIDE ( "SARG ")
PARTNERSHIP; A MULTI - COALITION PARTNERSHIP
CAMPAIGN FOR THE PREVENTION OF UNDERAGE
DRINKING IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Miami Coalition for a Safe and Drug Free Community
Company, Inc. has coordinated a countywide and regional underage drinking prevention
campaign to help protect the youth of South Florida by promoting programs to assist with
the enforcement of alcoholic beverage sales to minors, and by supporting community
events to foster underage drinking prevention initiatives directed to our community's
youth and adults; and
WHEREAS, local community coalitions involved in the initiative represent
South Miami, Homestead, Florida City, Miami Gardens, Miami Beach, and Opa Locka,
as well as other community groups throughout Broward and Miami -Dade Counties; and
WHEREAS, this campaign includes a multi - agency enforcement initiative, in
conjunction with the State Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (ABT), to
actively participate with South Florida communities in the planning of an underage
drinking prevention campaign, conducting compliance enforcement efforts with regard to
the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors, and providing training for alcohol vendors; and
WHEREAS, research shows that retail convenience stores in South Florida are
among the lowest with regard to compliance rates for adherence to underage drinking
laws and recent studies show the low age of first alcohol use (12.8 years) in South
Florida, the significant adverse impacts of alcohol on the brain and the potential for
permanent damage, and the negative impacts on academic performance and violence as a
result of underage alcohol use; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami,
Florida support the admirable efforts of the SARG partnership and deem it in the best
interest of the public health, welfare, and safety to support and assist with this worthwhile
multi- coalition effort.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, THAT
Section 1. The Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami, Florida
wish to support the SARG partnership for the prevention of underage drinking.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19`h day of May, 2009.
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
a G2 `K
CITY CLERK MAYOR
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITE A I I ORNEY
COMMISSION VOTE: 4 -0
Mayor Feliu: Yea
Vice Mayor Beasley: Yea
Commissioner Palmer: Yea
Commissioner Newman: Yea