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North Miami council approves university workforce MOUs, housing grant, appointments; youth council presented budget request
Summary
Council approved memoranda of understanding with Bay Area University and Saint Thomas University for workforce education partnerships, authorized a $60,000 housing grant for emergency roof repairs, made several committee appointments and reappointments, and heard a youth council budget request.
At its June 24 meeting the North Miami City Council approved several administrative agreements and community items, and received a presentation from the city’s youth council.
Workforce education MOUs: The council approved execution of a memorandum of understanding with Bay Area University and a similar agreement with Saint Thomas University to create workforce education partnerships. City Clerk Vanessa Joseph said the partnerships provide a 20% tuition discount, internships and credentialing opportunities for City of North Miami employees, their dependents and local small business owners. The clerk did not provide enrollment estimates, the duration of the MOUs, or whether the city or participants bear any costs.
Housing grant: Council approved a housing grant award of $60,000 to be used for emergency roof repairs at 2105 Ixora Road. The clerk described the award as addressing urgent structural roof issues that pose safety risks to the occupant and the property; the summary did not identify the occupant’s name or whether the grant is from a dedicated housing fund or other source.
Appointments and reappointments: Council approved committee appointments for Gio Darter and Hector Medina to the Centennial Committee and reappointments of Emmanuel Fleurimo and Marie O. Etienne to the Commission for Women, and Charles Ernst and Robert Besson to the Planning Commission. The clerk did not provide term lengths or the appointing motion details in the summary.
Youth council: The city’s youth council made a presentation to share accomplishments and activities and submitted a budget request to support additional activities; the clerk’s summary did not state the requested amount or whether the council acted on the request at the June 24 meeting.
The clerk’s summary presented these items as routine council business; it did not provide vote tallies or further budget attachments for the MOUs, grant or appointments.
