10-20-09 Item 181 RESOLUTION NO.
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
4 THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING THE
5 SOUTH MIAMI DRUG -FREE COALITION AS AN ADVISORY
6 COMMITTEE TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND APPOINTING A
7 SPECIAL LIAISON FROM THE CITY COMMISSION; PROVIDING
8 AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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10 WHEREAS, the South Miami Drug -Free Coalition was established in 2003 by
11 Informed Families in partnership with, among others, the City of South Miami, law
12 enforcement officers, citizens, business, health care and faith leaders, youth and service
13 organizations, and parents; and
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15 WHEREAS, it is the mission of the South Miami Drug -Free Coalition to create a
16 healthy community through education, prevention and increased awareness of drug use
17 and underage drinking; and
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19 WHEREAS, the coalition has worked in- partnership to lower alcohol, tobacco and
20 other drug use among area youth through programs that educate parents and youths about
21 the dangers of substance use, promote the positive aspects of living drug -free and
22 advance education and enforcement efforts targeting retail sales of alcohol to minors; and
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24 WHEREAS, research by the coalition has determined that the need exists for a
25 broad -based effort to address youth substance use on an individual level as well as
26 community wide; and
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28 WHEREAS, the Office of the Mayor and the City Commission of South Miami
29 recognize the importance of the South Miami Drug -Free Coalition in serving the city's
30 youth and families and wish to provide a higher profile for the coalition's efforts and
31 participate in forming policy and enforcement recommendations to advance the
32 coalition's goal of a safe, healthy and drug -free community.
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35 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE
36 CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, THAT:
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38 Section 1. The Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami, Florida,
39 wish to, and do hereby, engage the South Miami Drug -Free Coalition as an advisory
40 committee of the Mayor's Office and appoint a single city commissioner to serve on the
41 South Miami Coalition board for a term of one year commencing on October 1, 2009,
42 and ending on September 30, 2010, to be extended yearly at the request of the coalition.
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45 PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 32009.
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ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Feliu:
Vice Mayor Beasley:
Commissioner Palmer:
Commissioner Newman:
Commissioner Sellars:
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