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<br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br /> <br />City Commission <br />Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor <br />Roslyn Brezin, Vice Mayor <br />Gerry Goodman, Commissioner <br />Danny Iglesias, Commissioner <br />Lewis J. Thaler, Commissioner <br /> <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fox <br />(305) 947-2150 Building Department <br />(305) 947-5107 Fax <br /> <br />A. John Szerlag, City Manager <br />Hans Ottinot, City Allorney <br />Jane A. Hines, City Clerk <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />The Honorable City Commission <br /> <br />Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor /4 <br />October 19,2006 . <br /> <br />Charitable Contribution to Jewish Community Services <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br /> <br />It is recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution authorizing a charitable <br />contribution to the Jewish Community Services. <br /> <br />REASONS: <br /> <br />The Jewish Community Services ("JCS") is one of the largest social services agencies in South <br />Florida, serving more than thirty-five thousand people annually through their various programs and <br />activities. The JCS provides programs and services for the underemployed, homeless, refugees, frail <br />elders, holocaust survivors, physically and developmentally challenged, families in crisis, substance <br />abusers, child victims of neglect and abuse, delinquents, the working poor, and the uninsured and <br />underinsured. They provide hot and frozen meals to homebound clients and hurricane boxes to <br />elderly seniors. Further, and probably most importantly, the JCS serves the community as a whole, <br />regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, or age. <br /> <br />The JCS relies on funding from various entities, such as the United Way, Greater Miami Jewish <br />Federation, and county and local governments, to provide these much needed services. Last year, the <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach made a charitable contribution to the Jewish Community Services, in the <br />amount of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00). This year I am proposing that we continue our <br />tradition of giving, but increase our contribution to Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). This is a <br />nominal amount when you take into consideration that the services and programs provided in the <br />Sunny Isles Beach area alone cost about Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) per year. <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: <br /> <br />The City of Sunny Isles Beach is fortunate to have two (2) JCS program sites in our area, S1. Mary <br />Magdalen and Winston Towers 300. <br /> <br />NSE/pw <br /> <br />Agenda Item 1 0 "6 <br />Date 1 DJ q - oG:, <br /> <br />101906 $3,000 Charitable Contribution To Jewish Services Charitable <br />