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2002-24927 ResoRESOLUTION NO. 2002-24927 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENDORSING THE NEED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FULLY FUNDED HIGH SCHOOL FACILITY AT MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND REQUESTING THE MIAMI- DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PLANS TO REPLACE THE FACILITIES AT MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WITH A NEW STATE OF THE ART FACILITY. WHEREAS, quality educational facilities are a vital element of the public school system and are essential to the achievement of desired opportunities and results for the youth of our area; and WHEREAS, the quality and condition of the facilities at Miami Beach Senior High School have deteriorated to such an extent that they are a detriment to, rather than an enhancement of, the educational opportunities available to high school students; and WHEREAS, the beach area communities of Miami Beach, Surfside, North Bay Village, Bai Harbour Village, and Bay Harbor Islands, which comprise much of the geographic "feeder pattern" of the student population of Beach High, contribute enormous sums of tax revenue into the Miami- Dade County public school system every year; and WHEREAS, there is a significant inequity between tax revenue provided to the County public school system for the geographic area in relation to the investment of educational expenditures back into this area by that system; and WHEREAS, this community and all beach-area communities have historically and enthusiastically supported public education and the ideals of first rate educational programs and facilities at all public schools in the County; and WHEREAS, the current condition of facilities at Miami Beach Senior High School presents an urgent need for the construction of a new high school which would resolve the safety, health, well-being, and educational issues that exist todaY as a result of the poor quality and condition of existing facilities; and WHEREAS, current levels of funding from state and local sources for the construction of new public school facilities appear sufficient to provide the means of achieving a new, state of the art high school facility at Miami Beach Senior High School without undue delay; in this regard, preliminary estimates of the Miami-Dade County School Board have shown that at a minimum and perhaps more than $40 million is required in order to achieve the desired construction results; and WHEREAS, the estimated over $40 million must, at a minimum, be the amount appropriated by the School Board in order to provide for a new fully funded high school facility. NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA hereby resolve: Section 1. That the above and foregoing recitals are tree and correct. Section 2. That the Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of Miami Beach, Florida do hereby formally endorse the need for th~ construction ora new, fully funded high school facility at Miami Beach Senior High School. Section 3. That the City of Miami Beach, by and through its elected officials, hereby requests the Miami-Dade County School Board to promptly develop and implement plans to replace the deteriorated, obsolete, and deficient facilities at Miami Beach Senior High with a, fully funded state of the art facility that will serve the students and the community well into the new millennium. Section 4. That this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10chda~ t~i'Ju~ly ,2002. ATTEST: CItY CLERK (Requested by Commissioner Matti Bower) APPROVED AS TO FORM & 1..4NGU~E 1., & FO~ECUTION 2001 - 2002 Board of Governors Michael Milborg, Chairman Jeff Abbaticchio Fred Balsera Eva Barreto Tony Bello James Boucher Claire Callen Jerry Chafetz Marlo Courmey Roberto Datorre Manny Diaz Lucia Dougherty Lori Fagenholz Randi Freedman Michael S. Goldberg Barton Goidberg Sid Goldin Alan Randolph Wendy Hart Sanford Horwitz Eric Jacobs Cathy Left Ada Lleradi Jason Loeb Joy Malakoff Leon A. Manne Aida Marrero Melanie Muss Anthony Noboa Linda Polansky Alan Randolph Scott Robins Harold Rosen Gerald K. Schwartz Bob Steinfelder Jesse Stewart Alexander I. Tachmes Doug Tober Stephen Zack Ex-Officio Members Chief Don Delucca, Miami Beach Police Dept. Jorge Gonzalez, City Manager City of lVliami Beach Betty Gutierre~, Adm. Aide, Comm. Barriero, Miami-Dade Senator Gwen Margolis, Miami-Dada County Comm. Aletha Player, FP&L J. Don Sadler, Jr., BellSouth MI'AM BEACH ~-x~ ~-F ~'~ 02JUl. -5 /itt 9: 5t~ OFFICE July 3, 2002 TO: Mayor and City Commission FROM: Michael Milberg, Chairman of the Board SUBJECT: Resolution Endorsing MBSH Master Plan & Funding On July 2rd, 2002 the Board of Governors entertained a panel discussion pertaining to the future of MBSH. The panel included Commission Bower and Garcia, Mayor Paul Novak, City of Surfside, Leslie Coller, President of the Miami Beach Education Foundation/Chair for the City of Miami Beach Quality Education Committee, Craig Sturgeon, MDCPS Region II, Dr. Ralph Lewis, Executive Assistant - Strategic Initiatives Miami-Dade County Public Schools and Dr. Jeanne Friedman, Principal Miami Beach Senior High. At the conclusion of the presentation, the attached resolution was adopted. Accordingly, we would respectfully request that said resolution be made a part of the City's public records. The Chamber's leadership is committed to working with the city administration and the Miami-Dade County School Board in the implementation of the Master Plan for MBSH. 1920 Meridian Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139 Phone: (305) 674-1300 * Fax: (305) 538-4336 www. miamibeachcha tuber.eom A RESOLUTION OF TWE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE MIAMI BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ENDORSING THE NEED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL FACILITY AT MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND REQUESTING THE MIAMI - DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO ADOPT MASTER PLAN AND IDENTIFY FUNDING TO REPLACE THE FACLITIES AT MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WITH A NEW STATE OF THE ART FACILITY WHEREAS, Quality educational facilities are a vital element of the public school system and are essential to the achievement of desired opportunities and results for the youth of our area; and WHEREAS, The quality and condition of the facilities at Miami Beach Senior High School have deteriorated to such an extent that they are a detriment to, rather than an enhancement of, the educational opportunities available to high school students; and WHEREAS, The beach area communities of Miami Beach, Surfside, North Bay Village, Bal Harbour Village and Bay Harbor Islands, which comprise much of the geographic "feeder pattern" of the student population of Beach High, contribute enormous sums of tax revenue into the Miami-Dade County public school system every year; and WHEREAS, There is a significant inequity between tax revenue provided to the county public school system from the geographic area in relation to the investment of educational expenditures back into this area by that system; and WHEREAS, This community and all beach area communities have historically and enthusiastically supported public education and thc ideals of first-rate educational programs and facilities at all public schools in the County; and WHEREAS, The current condition of facilities at Miami Beach Senior High School presents an urgent need for the construction of a new high school which would resolve the safety, health, well-being, and educational issues that exist today as a result of the poor quality and condition of existing facilities; and WHEREAS, Current levels of funding from state and local sources for the construction of new public school facilities are sufficient to provide the means of achieving a new, state-of-the-art high school facility at Miami Beach Senior High School without undue delay; and WHEREAS, The Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce does acknowledge tha~' $26 million has already been set aside for this project and that an additional $14 million is being recommended by the School Board Administration for inclusion in the "5 Year Capital Improvements Plan"; and out; WHEREAS, A Master Plan is in the final.stages of being approved and costed 1 NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE MIAMI BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RESOLVE: Section 1. That the above and foregoing recitals are true and correct. Section 2. That the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce does hereby fom-~ally endorse the need for the construction ora new high school facility at Miami Beach Senior High School. Section 3.That the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce urges the School Board to accept the recommendation of the School Board Administration to include an additional $14 million in the "5 Year Capital Improvements Plan" and to commit additional funds, if necessary, to implement the Miami Beach Senior High School Master Plan; Section 4. That the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, by and through i~t~s Board of Governors, hereby requests the Miami-Dade County School Board to promptly initiate, in phases if necessary, and act upon plans to replace the deteriorated, obsolete and deficient facilities at Beach High with a new state-of-the-art facility that will serve the students and the community well into the new millennium Section 5. That this Resolution shall become effective upon the date of its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of July, 2002. Michael Milberg Chah~nmn of the Board Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce CITY OF MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE MAYOR & COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: RE: JORGE M. GONZALEZ CITY MANAGER MATTI H. BOWER COMMISSIONER July 3, 2002 Resolution-Miami Beach Senior High Commissioner Bower would like to place on the July 10, 2002 Commission Agenda, a Resolution regarding the proposed construction and funding of Miami Beach Senior High School. Her office is currently working with the legal department to draft said Resolution and will forward it to your attention. Please advise. I thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter, if you have any questions please do not hesitate in contacting my Aide, Ms. Valerie Schwank-Hasbani at extension 6627. Thank you. MB/vsh 03AI393 1 Agenda Item Date CITY OF MIAMI BEACH Ct'r'( HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FI,,ORIDA 33139 C ~ d,e rk~.miami4:eaclt .~.u$ Telephone Nu~nber (30~)8;'3-74t~ 1 Fax: OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK July 24, 2002 Mr. Merritt Steirheim Superintendent Miami-Dado County Public Schools FAX: 305-995-1488 RE: City of Miami Beach Resolution No, 2002-24927 adopted on July 10, 2002 endorsing the need for construction of s new fully funded high school facility st Miami Beach Senior High School and Requesting the Miami.Dado County School Board to develop and implement plans to replace the facilities at Miami Beach Senior High School with s new state-of-the-art facility Dear Mr. Steirhelm: Pursuant to the direction of the Miami Beach City Commission, I am transmitting, via fax, copy of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2002-24927 on the above subject. Robert Parcher C~y C~erk Cc: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager Mayor Dormer, Vice-Mayor Steinberg, Commissioner Bower, Commissioner Cruz, Commissioner Garoia, Commissioner Gross, and Commissioner Smith Attachment- -le~(~ )'I;~I~'"E) H~ ]14~IW Al[D- G~:00:00 £BO/k-'00 88~ I.~ · Yl] NOI£D;d~(I SSFJ~ 'ON -S2./~ NOI£~J.S 'Q~ ~ '14403 'ON NiS E89,, 'ON BqI-~ l,S:O~ ~--~ll'-(INB SS:O~ $,~--~]l'=l~:U.S NOISSIWSNt~U. A~OWBW = B(IO~ SENT BY:DC:PS ; 7-24- 2 ; 10:20 ;BOARD ~B~$ OFFICE~ 308 6737284;# I/ 1 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33,13,9 Cityclerk@ci.miami-beach.fl.us Telephone Number (3,05)673,-7411 Fax: (3,05)673-7254 OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK July 24, 2002 Mr. Merritt Steirheim Superintendent Miami-Dade County Public Schools FAX: 305-995-1488 RE: City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2002-24927 adopted on July 10, 2002 endorsing the need for construction of a new fully funded high school facility at Miami Beach Senior High School and Requesting the Miami-Dade County School Board to develop and implement plans to replace the facilities at Miami Beach Senior High School with a new state-of-the-art facility Dear Mr. Steirheim: Pursuant to the direction of the Miami Beach City Commission, I am transmitting, via fax, a copy of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2002-24927 on the above subject. Sincerely, Robert Parcher City Clerk Cc~ Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager Mayor Dermer, Vice-Mayor Steinberg, Commissioner Bower, Commissioner Cruz, Commissioner Garcia, Commissioner Gross, and Commissioner Smith Attachment. A:~.TEIRHEIM.DOC RESOLUTION NO. 2002-24927 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ENDORSING THE NEED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FULLY FUNDED HIGH SCHOOL FACILITY AT MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND REQUESTING THE MIAMI- DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT PLANS TO REPLACE THE FACILITIES AT MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WITH A NEW STATE OF THE ART FACILITY. WHEREAS, quality educational facilities are a vital element of the public school system and are essential to the achievement of desired opportunities and results for the youth of our area; and WHEREAS, the quality and condition of the facilities at Miami Beach Senior High School have deteriorated to such an extent that they are a detriment to, rather than an enhancement of, the educational opportunities available to high school students; and WHEREAS, the beach area communities of Miami Beach, Surfside, North Bay Village, Bal Harbour Village, and Bay Harbor Islands, which comprise much of the geographic "feeder pattern" of the student population of Beach High, contribute enormous sums of tax revenue into the Miami- Dade County public school system every year; and WHEREAS, there is a significant inequity between tax revenue provided to the County public school system for the geographic area in relation to the investment of educational expenditures back into this area by that system; and WHEREAS, this community and all beach-area communities have historically and enthusiastically supported public education and the ideals of first rate educational programs and facilities at all public schools in the County; and WHEREAS, the current condition of facilities at Miami Beach Senior High School presents an urgent need for the construction of a new high school which would resolve the safety, health, well-being, and educational issues that exist today as a result of the poor quality and condition of existing facilities; and WHEREAS, current levels of funding from state and local sources for the construction of · new public school facilities appear sufficient to provide the means of achieving a new, state of the art high school facility at Miami Beach Senior High School without undue delay; in this regard, preliminary estimates of the Miami-Dade County School Board have shown that at a minimum and perhaps more than $40 million is required in order to achieve the desired construction results; and, WHEREAS, the estimated over $40 million must, at a minimum, be the amount appropriated by the School Board in order to provide for a new fully funded high school facility. NOW, THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA hereby resolve: Section 1. That the above and foregoing recitals are tree and correct. Section 2. That the Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of Miami Beach, Florida do hereby formally endorse the need for the construction of a new, fully funded high school facility at Miami Beach Senior High School. Section 3. That the City of Miami Beach, by and through its elected officials, hereby requests the Miami-Dade County School Board to promptly develop and implement plans to replace the deteriorated, obsolete, and deficient facilities at Miami Beach Senior High with a, fully funded state of the art facility that will serve the students and the community well into the new millennium. Section 4. That this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage. PASSED AND ADOPTED this [0thda/~-~.uly ATTEST: (Requested by Commissioner Matti Bower) STATE OF FLORIDA · COUNTY OF DADE: I, ROBERT PARCHER, City Clerk of City of Miami Beach, Florid.% do hereby certify that the above and foregoing h~ a true and correct copy of the original thereof on file in this office. -- _ WITNES~ ,my.~h. and and the seal of said City this -zp7~day of ,~L¥ A.D: 20~c~. RoBErT PARCHER By: ,2002. APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE I,, & F~ECUTION 2001 - 20O2 Board of Governors Michael Milberg, Chairman JeffAbbaticchio Fred Balsera Eva Barreto Tony Bello James Boucher . Claire Callen Jerry Chafetz Marlo Courlney Roberto Dat~re Manny Diaz Lucia Dougherty Lori Fagenholz Randi Freedman Ira Giller Michael S. Goldberg Barton Goldberg Sid Goldin Alan Randolph Wendy Hart Sanford Horwitz Eric Jacobs Cathy Left Ada Lleradi Jason Lo~b Joy Malakoff Leon A. Manne Aida Marrero Melanie Muss Anthony Noboa Linda Polansky Alan Randolph Scott Robins Harold Ro~en Gerald IC Schwartz Bob Steinfelder Jesse Stewart Alexander I. Tachmes Doug Tober Stephen Zack Ex-Officio Members Chi~Don Delucca, Miami Beach Police IX-pt. Jorge Oonzatez, City Manage, City of Miami Beach Betty Gutierrez, Adm. Aide, Comm. Barri~ro, Miami-Dade Sonato~ Owen Margolis, Miami-Dade County Comm. Aletha Player, FP&L J. Don Sadler, Jr., BellSouth U~''''--rrfL'c - ' '; July 3, 2002 TO: Mayor and Cit FROM: Michael M SUBJECT: Resoluti On July 2~a, 2002 the discussion pertainin8 The panel included ( Novak, City of Surff Beach Education Fo' Quality Education C Dr. Ralph Lewis, Er Miami-Dade Count! Principal Miami Be, presentation, the att; Accordingly, we wc made a part of the C The Chamber's lead administration and t implementation oft 1920 Meridian Aven' Phone: (305') 674-1 Commission berg, Chairman of the Board )n Endorsing MBSH Master Plan & Funding Board of Governors entertained a panel to the future of MBSH. :ommission Bower and Garcia, Mayor Paul ide, Leslie Coller, President of the Miami mdation/Chair for the City of Miami Beach >mmittee, Craig Sturgeon, MDCPS Region II, ecutive Assistant - Strategic Initiatives Public Schools and Dr. Jeanne Friedman, ch Senior High. At the conclusion of the .ehed resolution was adopted. uld respectfully request that said resolution be ity's public records. ership is committed to working with the city he Miami-Dade County School Board in the ~e Master Plan for MBSH. ae, Miami Beach, FL 33139 SOO * Fax: (305) 5384336 eachchamber.com A RESOLUTION OF ~ BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE MIAMI BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ENDORSING THE NEED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL FACIlJTY AT MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND REQUESTII~IG THE MIAMI - DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO ADOPT MASTER PLAN AND IDENTIFY FUNDING TO REPLACE THE FACLITIES AT MIAMI BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL WITH A NEW STATE OF THE ART FACILITY WHEREAS, Quality educational facilities are a vital element of the public school system and are essential to the achievement of desired opportunities and results for the youth of our area; and WHEREAS, The quality and condition of the facilities at Miami Beach Senior High School have deteriorated to such an extent that they are a detriment to, rather than an enhancement of, the educational oppommities available to high school students; and WHEREAS, The leach area communities of Miami Beach, Surfside, North Bay Village, Bal Harbour Village and Bay Harbor Islands, which comprise much of the geographic "feeder pattern" of the student population of Beach High, contribute enormous sums of tax revenue into the Miami-Dade County public school system every year; and WHEREAS, There is a significant inequity between tax revenue provided to the county public school system from the geographic area in relation to the investment of educational expenditures back into this area by that system; and WHEREAS, This community and all leach area communities have historically and enthusiastically supported public education and the ideals of first-rate educational programs and facilities at all public schools in the County; and WHEREAS, The current condition of facilities at Miami Beach Senior High School presents an urgent need for the construction ora new high school which would resolve the safety, health, well-being, and educational issues that exist today as a result of the poor quality and condition of existing facilities; and WHEREAS, Current levels of funding from state and local sources for the construction of new public school facilities are sufficient to provide the means of achieving a new, state-of-the-art high school facility at Miami Beach Senior High School without undue delay; and WHEREAS, The Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce does acknowledge that $26 million has akeady been set aside for this project and that an additional $14 million is being recommended by the School Board Administration for inclusion in the "5 Year Capital Improvements Plan"; and out; WHEREAS, A Master Plan is in the final stages of being approved and costed 1 NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE MIAMI BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RESOLVE: Section 1. That the above and foregoing recitals are hue and correct. Section 2. That the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce does hereby formally endorse the need for the construction ora new high school facility at Miami Beach Senior High School. Section 3.That the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce urges the School Board to accept the recommendation of the School Board Administration to include an additional $14 million in the "5 Year Capital Improvements Plan" and to commit additional funds, if necessary, to implement the Miami Beach Senior High School Master Plan; Section 4. That the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, by and through i[?s Board of Governors, hereby requests the Miami-Dade County School Board to promptly initiate, in phases if necessary, and act upon plans to replace the deteriorated, obsolete and deficient facilities at Beach High with a new state-of-the-art facility that will serve the students and the community well into the new millennium. Section 5. That this Resolution shall become effective upon the date of its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of Suly, 2002. Michael Milberg Chairman oftbe Board Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce CITY OF MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE MAYOR & COM~iSSION MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: DATE: RE: JORGE M. GONZALEZ CITY MANAGER MATTI H. BOWER COMMISSIONER July 3, 2002 Resolution-Miami Beach Senior High Commissioner Bower would like to place on the July 10, 2002 Commission Agenda, a Resolution regarding the proposed construction and funding of Miami Beach' Senior High School. Her office is currently working with the legal department to draft said Resolution and will forward it to your attention. Please advise. I thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter, if you have any questions please do not hesitate in contacting my Aide, Ms. Valerie Schwank-Hasbani at extension 6627. Thank you. MB/vsh Agenda Item /~ Date