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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 2 APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE & FOR EXECUTION D—ZZ Cay y Date 2 C7 - Resolutions AN 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. X11 -a_0010441 Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item. pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? me Legislative Tracking Office of the City Attorney Sponsor Mayor Dan Gelber ATTACHMENTS: "=-7747M 5 4 • 1: =1 _1• No Page 558 of 1313 Description Resolution Page 559 of 1313