Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 07-25-YouthBiz 2015 — reading text

RESOLUTION 07-25 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA SUPPORTING THE EFFORTS OF YOUTHBIZ2015. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA: YOUTHBIZ2015 is collaboration between the faith-based, education, and business communities to provide distance learning courses and entrepreneurial training to prepare young men and women between the ages of 15 to 20 for leadership by the year 2015. The purpose of YOUTHBIZ2015 is to unleash the positive energy of unemployed young adults to rebuild their communities and their own lives with a commitment to work, education, responsibility, and family. The goal of YOUTHBIZ2015 is to utilize unemployed young people, ages 16 to 24, to build affordable housing for homeless, low-income and moderate- income families in their own communities. Therefore, the City of Fort Walton Beach recognizes the vital role that the youth play in our community. The City of Fort Walton Beach supports the efforts of YOUTHBIZ2015 to transform the lives of our young people. The City of Fort Walton Beach will work with YOUTHBIZ2015 to provide in-kind services such as staff teaching assistance. The City of Fort Walton Beach will work with YouthBiz2015 to identify funding opportunities. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval. Adopted: Tiler 12 LoF Nuke Flt Mike Anderson, Mayor Attest: Approved as to form and legal! sufficiency 4 : —\ A bonle Sprren. bc Ag Helen Spencer, City Clerk Toni L. Craig, City Attorney O) DISPOSITION: GEG CLE WF