Res No 191-18-15224RESOLUTION NO. 191-18-15224
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami
declaring South Miami a cancer -conscious community and designating a
non-profit cancer research organization as the recipient of the City's
available funds for charitable donations.
WHEREAS, cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide with 14.2 million new cases
and 8.2 million deaths annually; and
WHEREAS, 3 8.4% of the people alive today in the United States will be diagnosed with
cancer; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, new cases of cancer were diagnosed every 20 seconds, three a
minute, 180 per hour, 4,320 a day and 1,576,800 a year; and
WHEREAS, so far in 2018, 1,735,350 new cases have been diagnosed and 609,640
deaths have occurred; and
WHEREAS, the increase of cancer due to our aging population, the growing trend in
obesity, global warming, air and water pollution, and the intake of carcinogens are offsetting any
scientific progress; and
WHEREAS, cancer has, or will soon, overtake heart disease as the leading cause of
death in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the United States can benefit from research and alternative treatments
found in other countries; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to advance research into less traditional paths such as
looking towards increasing the use of computer -based alternatives for research as opposed to
using animals; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami desires to
unite other communities against cancer and to designate a non-profit cancer -research
organization as the recipient of the City's funds that are available for charitable donations.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami hereby declare
South Miami a cancer -conscious community and designate Dr. Susan Love, Research Foundation
and Beyond Pesticide as the City's non-profit cancer research organization of choice.
Section 2. Severability. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall
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not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
Section 3. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16'h day of October, 2018.
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COMMISSION VOTE:
5_0
Mayor Stoddard:
Yea
Vice Mayor Harris:
4Yda
Commissioner Welsh:
Yea
Commissioner Liebman:
Yea
Commissioner Gil:
Yeai
Agenda Item No:2.
City Commission Agenda Item Report
Meeting Date: October 16, 2018
Submitted by: Thomas Pepe
Submitting Department: City Attorney
Item Type: Resolution
Agenda Section: RESOLUTION(S)
Subject:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami declaring South Miami a
cancer -conscious community and designating a non-profit cancer research organization as the recipient of the
City's available funds for charitable donations. 3/5 (Vice Mayor Harris)
Suggested Action:
Attachments:
Reso re Cancer conscious community & charity of choice v2.docx