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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2010- <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, <br />ESTABLISHING A COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM <br />FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM THE CITY OF <br />SUNNY ISLES BEACH AS PART OF A DRUG <br />PREVENTION AND SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM; <br />CREATING A FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE <br />SCHOLARSHIPS; CREATING A SCHOLARSHIP <br />COMMITTEE AND ESTABLISHING MINIMUM <br />REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SELECTION OF <br />SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS; PROVIDING THE CITY <br />MANAGER AND THE CHIEF OF POLICE WITH THE <br />AUTHORITY TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO <br />EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN <br />EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Commission has made a strong commitment to provide <br />educational opportunities to the youth of the City of Sunny Isles Beach; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City's commitment to education is demonstrated by the partnership <br />between the City and the School Board of Miami-Dade County to create the K-8 Sunny Isles <br />Beach Community School; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City is committed to providing educational opportunities to the youth of <br />the City to discourage drug abuse and to promote a safe neighborhood; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to establish an annual scholarship program. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. Purpose of College Scholarship Program. The purpose of the College <br />Scholarship Program is to promote drug prevention and safe neighborhoods in the City of Sunny <br />Isles Beach. The program is designated to create educational opportunities for the youth in the <br />City to prevent delinquency among the youth in the City. <br /> <br />Section 2. Creation of a College Scholarship Program, The City Commission hereby <br />authorizes the creation of a College Scholarship Program. The Scholarships shall be awarded at a <br />Commission meeting no later than June of each year. A minimum of four (4) scholarships in the <br />amount of $5,000.00 shall be awarded on an annual basis. All of the recipients must have <br />graduated from a public school in Miami-Dade County. <br />