Res. No. 063-03-11612RESOLUTION NO. 63-03-11612
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, RELATING TO J.R.E. LEE ALTERNATIVE
SCHOOL; PETITIONING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO
RETURN J.R.E. LEE TO USE AS AN ELEMENTARY /COMMUNITY
SCHOOL; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, J.R.E. Lee Opportunity School was built in 1924 and served the South Miami area
as an elementary community school until the mid 1970's when it was converted to a middle school to
provide alternative educational placement in the southern portion of Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the conversion from an elementary community school to an alternative education
school has placed over the years tremendous hardship on parents and students in the South Miami
Community; and
WHEREAS, South Miami Kindergarten through 8`h grade students must walk an average of 1.8
miles, in order to attend surrounding schools, where there have been rapes, abductions, canal drownings,
many child - pedestrian accidents, and dangerous tropical thunderstorms; and
WHEREAS, the continuous increase in traffic flow along the children's walking route makes the
danger grow worse each continuing year.
WHEREAS, tremendous need exists in the immediate neighborhood of J.R.E. Lee, for a
community school delivering ongoing education, adult literacy, skills, crafts and arts training, making its
use thereof sure to hum like a beehive whereas now it remains dark and unused after 3:00 PM,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA;
Section 1. The City Commission hereby petitions the Miami -Dade County School Board to
return J.RE. Lee Alternative School to the elementary/community school it historically was, where it can
best serve the residents of this community.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 22 day of April 2003.
ATTyyEES�ST: APPROVED:
CITY CLERK MAYOR
READAND
' APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY
Commission Vote:
5 -0
Mayor Feliu:
Yea
Vice Mayor Russell:
Yea
Commissioner Wiseombe:
Yea
Commissioner Bethel:
Yea
Commissioner McCrea:
Yea
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