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Resolution No. ______ _
A Resolution of the City of South Miami City Commission urging the Miami-
Dade County Board of Commissioners to restore full funding to the entire
Miami-Dade Library System.
6 WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade Public Library Advisory Board is assigned to serve in an
7 advisory capacity to the County Commission in respect to all matters pertaining to the Miami-
8 Dade Public Library System as well as to serve as a member of Mayor Carlos Gimenez's Blue
9 Ribbon Task Force to study the future of the Miami-Dade Public Library System; and
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11 WHEREAS, as part of their responsibilities and duties, the Task Force convened and
12 determined that the best course of action on behalf of the Public Library System was for the
13 Task Force and the County to formulate and adopt a short-term funding plan for Fiscal Year
14 2014-2015 with the goal of funding the System's operating budget to levels prior to the
15 downturn in the economy; and
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17 WHEREAS, while the Board of Directors of the Miami-Dade County League of Cities, Inc.
18 is aware of the current funding crisis faced by the Public Library System, they are encouraged
19 and optimistic by an improved economy and the prospects for a return to a stabilized and
20 strong economy thereby allowing for the restoration of full funding for the Public Library
21 System; and
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23 WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade Public Library System is comprised of forty-nine branches
24 which services over 2.5 million residents as well as approximately 8 million visitors throughout
25 Miami-Dade County; and
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27 WHEREAS, a healthy public library system promotes literacy and cultural appreciation
28 and fosters a more knowledgeable and educated society; and
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30 WHEREAS, with the reduction of funding to the Public Library System and the closures,
31 down-sizing or reconfigurations of the Public Library System many children, teens and adults
32 within all the Miami-Dade County municipalities have been turned away from a place of
33 learning and have thus suffered greatly; and
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35 WHEREAS, since a recent survey by the Task Force has shown that a significant number
36 of Miami-Dade County residents support the library system and are willing to pay to maintain a
37 better level of service in the Public Library System, the City Commission of the City of South
38 Miami believe that a sustainable financial plan with the restoration of full funding for the Public
39 Library System is in the best interest of all the residents located in the thirty-four municipalities
40 throughout Miami-Dade County.
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1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
2 CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT:
3 Section 1. The City Commission of the City of South Miami hereby urges the Miami-Dade
4 County Board of Commissioners to restore full funding to the entire Miami-Dade Library
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7 Section 2. A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the Mayor and Commissioners
8 of Miami-Dade County.
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10 Section 3. The City Commission of the City of South Miami encourages all municipalities
11 to support and enact similar resolutions in each of their cities.
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13 Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
14 PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS DAY OF ____ -', 2014.
15 ATIEST: APPROVED:
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17 CITY CLERK MAYOR
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19 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM, COMMISSION VOTE:
20 LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND Mayor Stoddard:
21 EXECUTION THEREOF Vice Mayor Harris:
22 Commissioner Edmond:
23 Commissioner Liebman:
24 Commissioner Welsh:
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