Resolution 2023-32632RESOLUTION NO. 2023-32632
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE, MADE AT
ITS MAY 24, 2023 MEETING, AND APPROVING A GRANT IN THE
TOTAL AMOUNT OF $10,000 TO THE WINSOME BOLT ART
PROGRAM, AS PART OF THE SUNFLOWER SOCIETY, TO PROVIDE
ART EDUCATION AT MIAMI BEACH FIENBERG FISHER K-8 DURING
THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR; AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK AND
CITY MANAGER .TO EXECUTE THE CITY'S STANDARD GRANT
AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE FOREGOING; AND DIRECTING
THE ADMINISTRATION TO ALLOCATE A $10,000 GRANT FOR ART
EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AT MIAMI BEACH FIENBERG FISHER K-
8 AS PART OF THE CITY'S BUDGET PROCESS ANNUALLY.
WHEREAS, on April 11, 2018, the Mayor and City Commission adopted
Resolution No. 2018-30259, approving recommendations made by the FCWPC to
implement free afterschool activities at Biscayne Elementary School and Fienberg/Fisher
K-8 Center; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach through the Office of Education and
Performance Initiatives provides free afterschool STEM (Science Technology
Engineering Mathematics) enrichment at Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 and Biscayne
Beach Elementary; and
WHEREAS, historically, free afterschool enrichment at both Miami Beach
Fienberg Fisher K-8 and Biscayne Beach Elementary has been provided successfully to
students at these public schools; and
WHEREAS, the Sunflower Society was founded in 1971, as a non-profit charitable
organization dedicated to helping children, families and individuals who have special
needs; and
WHEREAS, funds approved will support Sunflower Society's free after -school art
classes at Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center for the art teachers through Winsome
Bolt's Winsome Art Program for the 2023-2024 school year; and
WHEREAS, at the December 14, 2022 City of Miami Beach Commission meeting,
the Commission approved the referral to the Finance and Economic Resiliency
Committee to discuss a $10,000 grant for Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 after -school
enrichment; and
WHEREAS, at the May 24, 2023 Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee..
meeting, the Committee members unanimously supported the allocation of a $10,00.0
grant for art -education at Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 for the 2023=24 school year.
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 accept the recommendation of the Finance and Economic Resiliency
Committee, made at its May 24, 2023 meeting, and approve a grant in the .total amount
of $10,000 to the Winsome Bolt Art Program, as partof the Sunflower Society, to provide
art education at Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 during the 2023-24 school year;
authorize the City: Clerk and City Manager to execute the City's standard.grant agreement
with respect to the foregoing; and direct the Administration to allocate a $10,000 grant for
art education .:programming at Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 as part of the City's
budget process annually.
PASSED and.ADOPTED this 3 day of �Un{ , 2023.
ATTEST:
J U L- 5 2023
Rafael E. Granado, City'Clerk
Dan Gelber, Mayor
Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
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MIA/01 BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Alina T. Hudak, City Manager
DATE: June 28, 2023
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
FINANCE AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCY COMMITTEE, MADE AT ITS MAY
24, 2023 MEETING, AND ALLOCATING A GRANT IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT
OF $10,000 TO THE WINSOME BOLT ART PROGRAM AS PART OF THE
SUNFLOWER SOCIETY, TO PROVIDE ART EDUCATION AT MIAMI BEACH
FIENBERG FISHER K-8 DURING THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR; AND
FURTHER, AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK AND CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE CITY'S STANDARD GRANT AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT
TO THE FOREGOING; AND FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY
ADMINISTRATION TO ALLOCATE A $10,000 GRANT FOR ART
EDUCATION AS PART OF THE CITY'S ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS
ANNUALLY.
The Administration will be submitting a budget amendment at the June 2023 Commission
meeting to amend the FY 2023 budget to support art education at Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher
K-8 to ensure programming begins in the 2023-24 school year.
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
At the May 24, 2023 Finance and Economic Resiliency Committee meeting, members
unanimously supported the allocation of a $10,000 grant for art education at Miami Beach
Fienberg Fisher K-8 for the 2023-24 school year with direction to also send a budget
amendment to the June 2023 Commission meeting. At the December 14, 2022 City of Miami
Beach Commission meeting, the Commission approved the referral to the Finance and Economic
Resiliency Commttee by Commissioner Kristin Rosen Gonzalez to discuss a $10,000 grant for
Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 after -school enrichment.
After follow-up discussions with the Commissioner's Office, the request by Sunflower Society
to provide art education at Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 may best be accomplished
through a direct partnership with the Winsome Art Program. The Winsome Art Program
provides the art teachers, curriculum, and supplies for the art education historically supported by
Sunflower Society.
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ANALYSIS
Per Resolution 2018-30259, the City of Miami Beach through the Office of Education and
Performance Initiatives provides free afterschool STEM (Science Technology Engineering
Mathematics) enrichment at Miami. Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 and Biscayne Beach Elementary
in partnership with FROST Science and Florida International University (FIU). FROST
Science provides two days of afterschool programming each semester including classes on
Inventive Engineering and Playing with Physics. FI U provides three days of afterschool
programming in the Exploration of Science. Science Exploration topics include methods for
analyzing DNA, engineering air -propelled rockets, marine and animal camera rigs, examining
plankton species, microplastics and more.
Historically, free afterschool enrichment at both Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 and Biscayne
Beach Elementary has been provided successfully to students at these public schools.
The Sunflower Society was founded in 1971, as a non-profit charitable organization dedicated
to helping children, families and individuals who have special needs. Recently the focus of the
programs has been on after -school folk art that includes green art for a green community and
environmental education to teach children and youth to recycle materials, plant seeds in school
and community gardens, and teach children to conserve water by painting rain barrels. The
children and youth incorporate the concepts of a green community by creating art from materials
that would otherwise become waste and build robots and models of green cities of the future in
an annual art exhibit at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden. Activities proposed are painting and
design for rain barrels, flowerpots, and recycle bins. In addition, the children will create puppets
and story lines for puppet shows, a comic book with characters and a collection of stories about
children and how they save our planet from pollution and waste.
Funds are being requested to support Sunflower Societ (s free after school art classes at
Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 Center promoting the use of recycled materials and helping
students to learn about conserving the environment. Examples include reducing their
environmental footprint and promoting sustainable behaviors including energy and water
conservation, waste reduction and recycling. The funds requested for Fall 2023 will pay for the
art teachers through Winsome Bolt's Winsome Art Program.
There are two art instructors and volunteer assistants. The art teachers are Winsome Bolt and
Denise Marlow who have been involved with Sunflower Society for the past fifteen years.
Winsome Bolt is a folk artist with experience in the private sector as well as in the community
setting. In 1986 she became director of Jet Silk Screen and designed interiors for clients such
as Aussie Rags in Bal Harbor, Luke Campbell, Jackson Memorial Hospital, and the sports
department of the Miami -Dade School system. Denise Marlow is a self-taught folk artist that
specializes in wood and metal cuttings. Her experience in community programs include the
Center for Family and Child Enrichment instructing young ladies in a group home to tap into their
emotions through art.
A direct partnership with the Winsome Art Program supported by the Sunflower Society will
allow Miami Beach youth attending Miami Beach Fienberg Fisher K-8 access to free art
classes.
SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA
49% of residents are satisfied and extremely satisfied with public schools in Miami Beach
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FY 2023: $10,000
FY 2024: $10,000 annually
Applicable Area
Not Applicable
Is this a "Residents Right
to Know" item. pursuant to
City Code Section 2-14?
No -
Does this item utilize G.O.
Bond Funds?
No
Strategic Connection
Prosperity - Be known for (K-12) educational excellence.
Legislative Tracking
Education and Performance Initiatives
Sponsor
Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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