Resolution 2022-32006RESOLUTION 2022-32006
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RETROACTIVELY APPROVING
AND AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS FROM THE
BARRY S. STERNLICHT FOUNDATION AND BARRY AND MIMI
STERNLICHT FOUNDATION, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $20,0001
FOR THE CITY'S 2022 PROGRAMMING FOR COMMUNITY SENIORS;
AND FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
APPROPRIATE SUCH DONATED FUNDS, TO BE MANAGED AND
DISBURSED BY THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION VIA
GLORIA CAMPOS, THE SENIOR AFFAIRS LIAISON FOR THE OFFICE
OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF SENIOR
PROGRAMMING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE
DONOR'S GIFT, AS SPECIFIED IN THIS RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, for decades, the City of Miami Beach has had a significant population
of seniors and elderly residents who have chosen to retire in this beautiful tropical
paradise; and
WHEREAS, as Mahatma Ghandi said, "the true measure of any society can be
found in how it treats its most vulnerable members", a group in which seniors and the
elderly are certainly included; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach invests significantly in providing services for
seniors in order to maintain and improve their quality of life, including meal services,
health and wellness programs, and activities to strengthen their connections to each other
as a community; and
WHEREAS, Miami Beach resident Barry Sternlicht shares the City's passion for
supporting seniors, and contacted the City to donate $10,000.00 from the Barry S.
Sternlicht Foundation and $10,000.00 from the Barry and Mimi Sternlicht Foundation, with
the express request that the funds be used for senior programming and activities such as
Zumba, Tai Chi, Yoga, Arts and Crafts, and Field Trips to sports and cultural programming
such as the theater, ballet, and symphony; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission, with gratitude, desire to accept the
donation from the Sternlicht Foundations, and further approve the expenditure of the
donated funds as proposed in the budget attached as an exhibit to this Resolution, in
keeping with the express request of the donors
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby retroactively approve and authorize the acceptance of a donation of
$20,000.00 from the Barry S. Sternlicht Foundation and $10,000.00 from the Barry and
Mimi Sternlicht Foundation for seniors programming, and further direct these funds to be
managed and dispersed as noted in the proposed budget document prepared by the
Seniors Liaison of the Office of the Mayor and Commission.
PASSED and ADOPTED this ao day of 7c""" � , 2022.
ATTEST:
JAN 2 5 2022;" d Dan Gelber, Mayor
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael A. Paz, City Attorney
DATE: January 20, 2022
SUBJECT. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RETROACTIVELY APPROVING AND
AUTHORIZING THEA _'CEPTANCE OF DONATIONS FROM THE BARRY S.
STERNLICHT FOUNDATION AND BARRY AND MIMI STERNLICHT
FOUNDATION, IN THE TOTALAMOUNT OF $20,000, FOR THE CITY'S 2022
PROGRAMMING FOR COMMUNITY SENIORS; AND FURTHER,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROPRIATE SUCH DONATED
FUNDS, TO BE MANAGED AND DISBURSED BY THE OFFICE OF THE
MAYOR AND COMMISSION VIA GLORIA CAMPOS, THE SENIOR
AFFAIRS LIAISON FOR THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND
COMMISSION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF SENIOR PROGRAMMING, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE DONOR'S GIFT, AS
SPECIFIED IN THIS RESOLUTION.
ANALYSIS
Pursuant to the request of Mayor Dan Gelber, the above -referenced Resolution is submitted for
consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the January 20, 2022 Commission meeting.
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