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LTC 278-2017 Committee for Quality Education MotionsJBEACf OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER NO. LTC # 278-2017 LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members o i the City Co, mission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: May 23, 2017 SUBJECT: Committee for Quality Education M. ions The Committee for Quality Education would like you to be aware of the following motion requesting the enforcement of a zero tolerance drug policy for all public schools in the feeder pattern, approved at the May 23, 2017 committee meeting. c: Executive Staff Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Chief Learning Development Officer City of Miami Beach Committee for Quality Education Meeting of May 23, 2017 Members Present: Beverly Heller, Beth Edwards, Kayla Rynor, Karen Edelstein, Ivan Alvarez, Judith Berson -Levinson, Betsy Mateu, Yvette Tache, Joshua Levy, Tiffany Heckler, and Stewart Turner Members Absent: Jessica Rivero, Jordan Leonard, Faiza Liban, and Damond Neely, Motion made by Beverly Heller Motion seconded by Dr. Judith Berson -Levinson Motion Text: The Committee for Quality Education requests that the Miami Beach Mayor and Commission, through the Education Compact, urge the Miami Beach police department and Miami -Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) police department to develop and vigorously enforce a zero tolerance drug policy for Miami Beach Senior High School and feeder schools, to be implemented prior to the start of the 2017-18 school year. The Committee for Quality Education urges the Mayor and Commission to support the above request. Motion Passage: Votes 12-0