City of Coral Gables - File #: 18-7532

• File #: 18-7532
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 6/5/2018
• In control: City Commission
• On agenda: 6/12/2018
• Final action: 6/12/2018
• Enactment date: 6/12/2018
• Enactment #: 2018-168
• Title: A Resolution by the Coral Gables Advisory Board on Disability Affairs urging that the City of Coral Gables host and organize “Jonathan’s Day,” which is a CBS4 sponsored event that supports children with autism and other disabilities and their families, or in the alternative to host and organize another similar disability awareness event during “Disability Month,” in October 2018 (after further review and discussion, the Board has no objection to staff’s recommendation that the City host and organize a disability awareness event (in lieu of one for a specific non-profit/organization) and to allow non-profits/organizations such as "Jonathan’s Day" to participate and/or be a component of the event).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/12/2018	1	City Commission	adopted by Resolution Number	Pass

Title
A Resolution by the Coral Gables Advisory Board on Disability Affairs urging that the City of Coral Gables host and organize “Jonathan’s Day,” which is a CBS4 sponsored event that supports children with autism and other disabilities and their families, or in the alternative to host and organize another similar disability awareness event during “Disability Month,” in October 2018 (after further review and discussion, the Board has no objection to staff’s recommendation that the City host and organize a disability awareness event (in lieu of one for a specific non-profit/organization) and to allow non-profits/organizations such as "Jonathan’s Day" to participate and/or be a component of the event).
Body
The Coral Gables Advisory Board on Disability Affairs (the “Board”) advises and provides input to City staff regarding matters affecting individuals with disabilities in an effort to support inclusion and full and effective participation of individuals with disabilities within the City. Every October the City issues a Proclamation proclaiming the month of October “Americans with Disabilities Month in Coral Gables.” Jonathan’s Day is a day of inclusion and acceptance named after Jonathan Mizrachi, a boy with autism, which is the son of a CBS4 employee. CBS4 emcees the event and markets and promotes the event. The past two (2) years Jonathan’s Day has been hosted and organized by the Village of Palmetto Bay and has included a resource fair, a kids fun zone, food and drinks, raffles and prizes and a 2K run/walk. Jay and Melinda Mizrachi, who own the event and are Jonathan’s parents, have approached the Board to see whether the City would be interested in hosting and organizing the event. The Board passed a resolution recommending that the City host and organize Jonathan’s Day or in the alternative host and organize a similar disability awareness event during disability awareness month (October).

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