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R • F L d \ 4L, <br />C,Tt OF sohh�'P <br />City of Sunny isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fax <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners <br />FROM: Dana Goldman, Mayor <br />DATE: May 19, 2022 <br />RE: Donation of Surplus Equipment to Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, Inc. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />This Resolution is presented for your consideration. <br />REASONS: <br />The City regularly dispossesses itself of police equipment and other supplies that reach end -of -life or <br />end of usefulness, are replaced with modern or better suited equipment and supplies, and/or become <br />too costly or inefficient to maintain. Typically sold at public auction for minimal value given that the <br />Surplus Equipment and Supplies are sold in "as is" condition. <br />The Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, Inc. ("FHRC"), a Florida not for profit corporation, ha <br />initiated a "Florida -Ukraine Crusade" with the stated purpose of providing support to the embattled <br />people of Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion, by obtaining donations of obsolete or surplus <br />equipment and property from the State of Florida, Congressional Districts, counties, and cities, anc <br />providing said equipment to Ukrainian civilians. The FHRC is seeking any and all available surplu! <br />equipment and supplies that the State of Florida and units of local government are willing to donate. <br />This Resolution would authorize the City Manager to coordinate the date, time, manner, and logistics <br />of distribution of the surplus equipment to FHRC. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />Resolution <br />Back -Up Information <br />Item Number: 10.AC <br />714 <br />