2014-18 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING FULL FUNDING OF THE
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM AND THE NORTHEAST
REGIONAL LIBRARY OF THE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM;
PROVIDING FOR DISTRIBUTION OF RESOLUTION; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Aventura has been a member in good standing of the Miami-
Dade County Library special taxing district system since the incorporation of the City in 1995; and
WHEREAS, following the destruction of the County's Northeast Regional Library( the "
Northeast Library" ) by Hurricane Wilma in 2005, the City has housed the County's temporary
Northeast Library on the second floor of City Hall, and has not imposed any library space rental
charge to the County;
WHEREAS, after much delay in construction activities, it is expected that the County
will complete the construction of the new Northeast Library at the site of the former library in
Aventura during the summer of 2014 ; and
WHEREAS, it is essential that the new Northeast Library be operated in a manner which
meets the public library needs of all Northeast Dade County residents from the first day of
operation and gets off to a very strong start in the provision of resources and personnel, so that the
long- awaited library will be successful and well received ; and
WHEREAS, the City has been advised that there is wide- spread concern among the
residents and municipalities of Miami- Dade County that County Public Library System funding
has diminished in recent years, and that residents , students and businesses throughout the County
may have been harmed by the diminished level of public library funding ; and
WHEREAS, a healthy public library system is critically important to promote literacy and
cultural awareness , and fosters the joy of reading and lifelong learning; and
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WHEREAS, public surveys recently conducted by the Miami- Dade County Mayor's
Office , as part of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Task Force , demonstrate that there is significant
public support for the public library system and confirms a willingness of the public to pay to
maintain the level of library service that is needed for a healthy library system.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA,FLORIDA:
Section 1: Support .
A. That the City Commission of the City of Aventura, Florida, hereby requests the provision
of full and adequate funding by the County to assure that the new Northeast Library gets off
to a very strong start in resources and library personnel when it opens its doors in the
upcoming summer months of 2014.
B. That the City Commission respectfully urges the Miami- Dade County Mayor and Board of
County Commissioners to fully and adequately fund the Miami- Dade County Public
Library System in a manner that assures that the entire countywide library system will
return to an enhanced level of service.
Section 2: That the City Clerk is hereby requested to provide copies of this Resolution
to the Miami- Dade County League of Cities, the Miami- Dade County Commission, Miami- Dade
County Mayor Gimenez, and any other interested parties.
Section 3. That this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
adoption by the City Commission.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Vice Mayor Joel, who moved its adoption. The
motion was seconded by Commissioner Holzberg, and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as
follows:
Commissioner Enbar Cohen y
Commissioner Teri Holzberg
Billy Joel yes
Commissioner Michael Stern yes
Commissioner Luz Urbaez Weinberg yes
Commissioner Howard Weinberg y
Mayor Susan Gottlieb yes
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of April, 2014.
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Susan f ottlieb, Mayor
Attest:
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ty Clerk
Approved as to Form and Legal Sufficiency:
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City Attorney