Senate Bill sb1028

    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                      SR 1028

    By Senator Miller





    18-421-06

  1                        Senate Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing St. Petersburg on

  3         being selected one of the One Hundred Best

  4         Communities in America for Young People.

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  6         WHEREAS, this year "America's Promise - The Alliance

  7  for Youth" teamed up with Capital One Financial Corporation in

  8  a first-ever national competition to identify the best

  9  communities in America for young people, and

10         WHEREAS, the criteria by which communities were to be

11  judged included community support of children and youth,

12  resources provided to children and youth in the community, and

13  consequent outcomes for children and youth, and

14         WHEREAS, these criteria were based on the following

15  five promises to children - caring adults, safe places, a

16  healthy start, effective education, and opportunities to help

17  others, and

18         WHEREAS, St. Petersburg met all these criteria to

19  become designated one of the One Hundred Best Communities for

20  Young People in the nation, NOW, THEREFORE,

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22  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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24         That the Senate recognizes and commends the

25  achievements of the City of St. Petersburg in providing a

26  caring, safe, healthy, and supportive environment for children

27  and young people and applauds its consequent recognition in

28  receiving this honor.

29         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution,

30  with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Mayor

31  Rick Baker of the City of St. Petersburg.

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