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, <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3 1 13 Fax <br />(305) 947-2150 Building Department <br />(305) 947-5107 Fax <br /> <br />City Commission <br />Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor <br />Lewis J. Thaler, Vice Mayor <br />Isaac Aelion, Commissioner <br />Jeanette Gatto, Commissioner <br />George "Bud" Scholl, Commissioner <br /> <br />Alan J. Cohen, City Manager <br />Hans Ottinot, City Attorney <br />Jane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: The Honorable City Commission <br /> <br />FROM: Alan J. Cohen, City Manager <br /> <br />DATE: December 15,2011 <br /> <br />RE: Resolution Continuing a College Scholarship Program for 2011-12 School Year <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />Approve the resolution establishing the College Scholarship Program for the 2011/2012 school <br />year, providing six (6) scholarships of $2,500.00 each to college-bound high school students who <br />are residents of the City of Sunny Isles Beach (SIB). <br /> <br />REASONS: <br /> <br />The City Commission has made an ongoing commitment to provide educational opportunities to <br />our young residents. This commitment was the driving force for the creation of the first public <br />school in SIB, the Norman S. Edelcup Sunny Isles Beach K-8. <br /> <br />The Commission last year supported the creation of a College Scholarship Program. This <br />program provides hope to some of our students who might not otherwise be able to attend <br />college and gives them a goal to work for in place of hanging out and getting into trouble. <br /> <br />The focus of the scholarship program is drug prevention. A committee which includes the Chief <br />of Police and the Principals at the Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8 and the Alonzo <br />and Tracy Mourning High School will select the scholarship recipients based on the following: <br /> <br />The minimum qualifications for the scholarship are: <br /> <br />(1) City residency for at least one year; <br /> <br />(2) Current enrollment in a public school or accredited private school in M-D County; <br /> <br />(3) Applicants must perform 20 hours of community service to promote drug <br />prevention in the City or law enforcement related activities; and <br /> <br />(4) Applicants shall write a 500 word essay on the topic of dangers of drug abuse or <br />creating a better community. <br /> <br />~b~: <br />Agenda {tern <br /> <br />lOP <br /> <br />Date \"2- (5- II . <br />