Resolution 2022-32193 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-32193
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2021-
31778, AND AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN FUNDING IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $6,000.00, FOR THE GENERAL
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT("GED")AND ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS
OF OTHER LANGUAGES ("ESOL") CLASSES FOR MIAMI BEACH
RESIDENTS AT MIAMI BEACH ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION
CENTER, WITH THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING NOT TO EXCEED
$17,700 FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2022, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR
AFTER, SUBJECT TO FUNDING APPROVAL DURING THE CITY'S
BUDGETARY PROCESS; AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS OR
AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the Miami Beach Adult and Community Education Center, through
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, offers English for Speakers of Other Languages
("ESOL") classes as well as General Education Development ("GED") classes to Miami
Beach residents; and
WHEREAS,the ESOL course is designed to provide English language and literacy
instruction for English language learner adults whose first language is other than English
and who are non-literate or semi-literate in their home language, in order to increase their
ability to communicate in English; and
WHEREAS, the GED course of instruction prepares students for academic and
personal success through obtaining the necessary skills required to pass the official GED
test and earn a State of Florida High School Diploma; and
WHEREAS, on July 29, 2020, Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution
No. 2020-31324, accepting the recommendation of the City Administration to fund
enrollment fee for up to 390 Miami Beach residents to take ESOL and GED classes for
Fall 2020 at a cost not to exceed $11,700,through an agreement with Miami-Dade County
Public Schools; and
WHEREAS, on July 28, 2021, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution
No. 2021-31778, authorizing funding for enrollment fees for the 2021 school year, and
each subsequent school year, subject to funding approval during the City's budgetary
process, in an amount not to exceed $11,700 per school year; and
WHEREAS, the current fee to enroll in either a GED or ESOL course at Miami
Beach Adult and Community Education Center through Miami-Dade County Public
Schools is $30; and
WHEREAS, according to the Letter to Commission # 161-2022, dated April 22,
2022, as of April 19th, 2022, all available $30 scholarships have been utilized by 390
residents for the Winter 2021 and Spring 2022 terms totaling the full allocated amount of
$11,700; and
WHEREAS, as such, the City is unable to offer scholarships for the Fall 2022 term;
and
WHEREAS, enrollment at Miami Beach Adult Education has exceeded prior years,
indicating need and interest in GED/ESOL classes among the City's residents; and
WHEREAS, as follows, the Mayor and City Commission wish to amend Resolution
No. 2021-31778 to authorize an increase in funding in an amount not to exceed
$6,000.00, for GED/ESOL classes for Miami Beach residents, with the total amount of
funding not to exceed $17,700 per 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 amend Resolution No. 2021-31778, and authorize an increase in
funding in an amount not to exceed $6,000.00 for the General Education Development
("GED") and English For Speakers of Other Languages ("ESOL") classes for Miami
Beach residents at Miami Beach Adult and Community Education Center, with the total
amount of funding not to exceed $17,700 for School Year 2022, and each subsequent
school year, subject to funding approval during the City's budgetary process; and further
authorize the City Manager to execute any and all documents or agreements in
connection with the Program.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 42)- day of 21414-'— apaa
ATTEST:
Dan Gelber, Mayor
JUN 2 3 2022
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
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(sponsored by Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez) '4�- •
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael A. Paz, City Attorney
DATE: June 22, 2022
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2021-31778,
AND AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN FUNDING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $6,000.00, FOR THE GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT
("GED") AND ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES
("ESOL") CLASSES FOR MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS AT MIAMI BEACH
ADULT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER,WITH THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF FUNDING NOT TO EXCEED $17,700 FOR SCHOOL YEAR
2022 AND EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR AFTER, SUBJECT TO FUNDING
APPROVAL DURING THE CITY'S BUDGETARY PROCESS;AND FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL
DOCUMENTS OR AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
PROGRAM.
ANALYSIS
Pursuant to the request of Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, the above-referenced
Resolution is submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the June 22,
2022 Commission meeting.
SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA
N/A
FINANCIAL INFORMATION -
The sponsor of this item requests that the Administration be prepared to address the fiscal
impact of this proposed measure, if any, at the June 22, 2022 City Commission meeting.
Is this a"Residents Right Does this item utilize C.O.
to Know" item,pursuant to Bond Funds?
City Code Section 2-14?
No No
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Sponsor
Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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