Item N20
FROM :COMMISSIONER DAUID RICE-80CC4 FAX NO. :305 289-6306
Oct. 19 2004 04:40PM P2
HOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
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Meeting Date: Wed. October 20.2004
Division: BOC~.
Bulk Item: Yes
No XX
Department: Commissioner Rice. District 4
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Appro"al nfR~olution or Appreciation to the Munroe County
aad Miami-Dade County Health DepartMent nurses for their .ervice to Monroe County Speei."
Nec:d. and Spedal Medical Need. citizeDI at FlU Shelter durillg the HurrleanelVlIl evacuation.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT DOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGRF.EMENT CHANGF.S:
ST AFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
AMOUNT PER MONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purchasing _.__ Risk Management_
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
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(David P. Rice. Commissioner, Distri<..-t 4)
DOCUMENTATION:
Included XX
To Follow...__
Not Required_
AGENDA ITEM II
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DISPOSITION:
Revised I/O)
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Comm"'lon.r Dwld P. Rice
90400 OvereD Highway
Suite 210
Florida Kert Merathon Airport
Meratnan. FL 33050-3303
Phone: 305-289-4J000
FaK 305-288-e3Q8
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FROM :COMMISSIONER DAVID RICE-BOCC4 FAX NO. :305 289-5305
Oct. 19 2004 04:41PM P3
RESOLUTION No. 2004
A RESOl.UTI0N OF APPRECIA nON OF THE
COUNTY COMMISS.JON OF MONROE COUNTY
IN RECOGNITION OF EXCEPTIONAL [FFORTS AND SERVICE BY NURS.ES
FROM THE MONROE COUNTY AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
TO MONKOE COUNTY SPECIAL NEKDS AND SPECIAL MEDICAL NEEDS CITIZENS
SHELTERED AT THE MONROE COUNTY HURRICANE SHELTER
AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNVERSITY (FlU)
DURING THE HURRICANE IV AN EVACUATION
WHEREAS, RunicaDc Ivan thrcateJIed the Florida Keys during the week of September 6, 2004,
WHEREAS~ Monroe County Emergency ManagcmeDt d"Jarcd " State on.neal Emergency on Thursday, September 9,
2004, ordcl'ing tbc cvacuation of the entire FIl)rida Ke)'s, and
WHEREAS. Monroe County evacuated all Special Needs and Special Medical Ntleds citizens registered w.ith Sneial
Services who ~quire transportation and !\heltcring during hurrleane threa1s to the Monroe County hurricane shelter lit Florida
Jnternational UniveF5ity (FlU), where they were shcltered for five days from September 9 through Soptember 14,2004, and
WHEREAS, Dr. Susonna May and nurses from the Monroe Cuunty Health Department were joined at the FlU sheller by
flur!'ing stafT from the MIami-Dade County Health Deplll1ment to ftS$ist with the ClIre uf the !Ipecial needs citizens,
WHEREAS, these nurses, performed their duties in an exceptional, professional, her<Jic, and caring manner, in less thlln
ideal eonditilms, day and night, for five straight days,
WHEREAS, Monroe County owes these nurses of the Monroe County nnd Miami-Dade County Hcalth Department, a
tremendous debt of gratitude and appreciation tor their scltlc:t' !<<:rvicc,
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Sectlo8 1. He~ extends the sincere appreciation and gratitudLlI)fthe Board ofConunissioners ofMonroc
County, Florida to the nurses "fboth the Monrue CoUllt)' llnd Miami-Dade County HeaJtI10epartments tor their valillnlllnd
selfless service to the special needs and 'f'Ccial medical needs citizens of Monroe Coullty during the Hurricane Ivan evacuation,
SHoo. 1. Hereby adopts this re~lution of appr"iation lIS a pennanent record of the high esteem and resJ*:t of
the Boord for these caring DUrseS who provided care to Ii special group of citizens of Monroe County dlIring thi!l time of loeal
emergency,
section J. Heroby requests lhat 8 copy of this R.esolution of Apprecilltion will he Ihrwardcd to bod!. the
Administr..tive Offices of the Monroe County and Miami.Dade County Healtb r>epartment~.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida at a mecling of said
Board held on the day of ___ ' A,O" 2004.
Mayor Murray E. Nelson
MaYl)f Pro Tem Da"id P. Ricc
Conunissioner Dixie M. Spehar
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Charles "Sonny"McCoy
(SEAL)
Ane!lt~ DANNY l.. KOLHAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMlSSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By
Deputy Clerk
By
Mnyor/ChairmaD