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�SJp1NY /s4FCity of SunnyIsles BeachCity Commission sGeorge"Bud"Scholl,Mayor ",_.----a F 18070 Collins Avenue, Suite 250 Jeanette Gatto, Vice Mayor tic-.-01.7c1Isaac Aelion, Commissioner Sunny Isles Beach; Florida 33 160 v f_.:"%•'1;�; ; _: I Dana Goldman,Commissioner ` �:...-',___ __%&:-.;;A: 305 947-0606 CityHall Jennifer Lein,Commissioner t (305)949-31 13 Fax r '9 ,-t:,-----s:,--:-.;- Christopher J.Russo City Manager '5'6' 9)- F`c '\o 4` (305)947-2150 Building Department 947-5107 Fax Hans Ottinot,City Attorney ci)- o f su0 Pio (305) Jane A.Hines,A1,NIC,City Clerk MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable City Commission FROM: Mayor George "Bud" Scholl DATE: May 19, 2016 RE: Resolution approving Program Grant Agreement between the City of Sunny Isles Beach and the School Board of Miami-Dade County for the Address Verification Plan RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Commission approve the proposed Program Grant Agreement between the City of Sunny Isles Beach and the School Board of Miami-Dade County for the Address Verification Plan. REASONS As you know, over the past year I have had a consistent dialog with senior administration of the Miami-Dade County Public School System ("MDCPS") to take the necessary steps to protect the school boundaries of our community K-8 school. MDCPS has presented to the City a Program Grant Agreement for an Address Verification Plan, which provides a mechanism to verify that all students attending the school are residents of the geographical area served by the school or permitted to attend the school under some permitted exception. The City has contributed several million dollars to insure excellent educational opportunities to our residents. Since its opening, the school has consistently achieved an "A" rating for its academic excellence. This academic excellence has made it highly desirable for parents living outside the geographical area served by the school (also known as "district jumpers") to send their children to the school. This district jumping has resulted in severe overcrowding at the school and diminished the total educational experience at the school. We believe this also is a major contributor to the serious traffic congestion in the areas around the school. Given that we are now considering an annex to the school, we believe that this problem can no longer be ignored as it will only result in even greater overcrowding in the future.