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<br /> <br />OF SU~ <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />VIA: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DA TE: <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 ColI ins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33 160 <br /> <br />City Commission <br />Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor <br />Lewis J. Thaler, Vice Mayor <br />Roslyn Brezin, Commissioner <br />Gerry Goodman, Commissioner <br />Danny Iglesias, Commissioner <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3 II 3 Fax <br />(305) 947-2150 Building Department <br />(305) 947-5107 Fax <br /> <br />A. John Szerlag, City Manager <br />Hans Ottinot, City Attorney <br />Jane A. Hines, CMC City Clerk <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />The Honorable City Commission <br /> <br />A. John SzerIag, City Manager ~ <br /> <br />Doug Haag, Assistant City Manager, Finance Division \)'f{\ <br />Derrick Arias, Information Technology Director <br /> <br />February 15,2007 <br /> <br />Donation of surplus computer equipment to "The Education Fund" <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />It is recommended that the City Commission approve the attached resolution. <br /> <br />REASONS: <br /> <br />The City is in possession of a significant amount of surplus computers and computer monitors, <br />These are older systems that have been decommissioned over the last two to three years, and are <br />no longer viable for business use in the City. <br /> <br />The Education Fund (The Ed Fund) began in 1985 as a non-profit organization that designs, <br />shapes and implements initiatives that involve the private sector in improving schools and <br />bringing excellence to public education. These initiatives have directly affected 10,000 teachers <br />in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system, and more than 380,000 students. The <br />Citibank FamilyTech program, run by The Education Fund, accepts donations of computer <br />equipment, which is then refurbished, made Internet-ready, and then loaned on a long-term basis <br />to low-income families with children at selected Miami-Dade County Public Schools. More <br />information on The Education Fund is available on their web site, www.educationfund.org. <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: <br /> <br />Attached is the donation form and exhibits itemizing the surplus equipment to be donated. <br /> <br />To be comoleted by Department Head To be comoleted bv City Clerk's ORice <br />Funding available: Approval: Agenda Item No.: \ 0 ~ <br />Finance Department City Manager 2- I 5-01 <br /> Commission Meeting Date: <br /> <br />Cover Memo PC DonatlOn.Doc <br />