LTC 032-2025 Committee for Quality Education MotionsDocusign Envelope ID: 744A277C-A056-4854-8EA7-897F36100E0B
MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
NO. LTC # 032-2025 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO:Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
FROM:
DATE:
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
January 21, 2025
SUBJECT: Committee for Quality Education Motions
The Committee for Quality Education would like you to be aware of the two following motions
approved at the January 21, 2025 committee meeting regarding school parking and the City's 2025
legislative priorities.
C: Executive Staff
Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Chief Education and Performance Officer
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City of Miami Beach
Committee for Quality Education
Meeting of January 21,2025
Members Present:Rina Bass,Laurie Kaye Davis,Beverly Heller,Karen Fryd,Seth Guttenberg,
Mary Keinath,Faiza Liban,James Orlowsky,Jacquelynn Powers,Jonathan Rothman,Hayley
Ross,Elizabeth Soto,and Ayala Jeger Mendlowitz
Members Absent:Donielle Cohen,Beth Edwards,Evie Fernandez,Amy Ostroff,Christine
Perrin-Stocco,and Devorah Zeiger
Motion 1
Made by Beverly Heller
Second by Seth Guttenberg
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission address the parking
issues throughout Miami Beach as it relates to teacher parking at public,private,and charter
schools during school days each school year.
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage:Votes 11-0
Absent for Vote:Mary Keinath and Jacquelynn Powers
Motion 2
Made by Beverly Heller
Second by Seth Guttenberg
The Committee for Quality Education requests the Mayor and Commission include the following in
the City's 2025 legislative priorities:
•Expand fund for the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK)education program sufficient to cover
the cost of a full-day Prekindergarten program for all students
•Expand VPK to include program options for three-year old students
The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above
request.
Motion Passage:Votes 11-0
Absent for Vote:Mary Keinath and Jacquelynn Powers