A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH TO RETROACTIVELY ACCEPT DONATIONS AND SPONSORSHIPS FROM KIND, LLC, MIND THE MOMENT, LLC, WHOLE FOODS MARKET IP, L.P., AND DUNKIN BRANDS, INC., IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $3,400, FOR THE CITY'S WORLD KINDNESS DAY EVENTS HELD ON NOVEMBER 13, 2019, AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO MAKE ANY NECESSARY REIMBURSEMENTS AND/OR EXPENDITURES OF THE AFORESTATED DONATION IN FURTHERANCE OF, AND CONSISTENT WITH, THE AFORESTATED EVENT AND PURPOSE.

On Wednesday, November 13, 2019, the City of Miami Beach (“City”) celebrated World Kindness Day with both an employee event and a community event.  The employee event included snacks, a free 30-minute mindfulness  meditation class, and a donation collection for the Thanksgiving Food Drive hosted by the Food Pantry of Calvary Chapel, Miami Beach.  The community event included a Dunkin Donuts activation at Soundscape Park that culminated in a food donation of 500 gift cards to be distributed among the City’s outreach programs including:  Success University, the Parent and Child Program, the Miami Beach All Stars Program, as well as the Grocery and Homeless Work Program.  City staff secured donations and sponsorships in the total amount of $3,400, from KIND, LLC, Mind the Moment, LLC, Whole Foods Market IP, L.P., and Dunkin Brands, Inc.

The City Administration recommends that the City Commission retroactively approve and authorize the City’s acceptance of the aforestated donations and sponsorships, and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to make any necessary reimbursements and/or expenditures of the aforestated donation in furtherance of, and consistent with, the aforestated event and purpose.