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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. R-2015-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, EXPRESSING SUPPORT AND
ENCOURAGING THE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS OF
MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH THE "SAFERBY4"
INITIATIVE TO REDUCE PREVENTABLE CHILD DEATHS
DUE TO DROWNING AND SLEEP HABITS; AUTHORIZING
THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT THIS RESOLUTION;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, recent changes to the Florida Statutes now allow the Florida
Department of Children and Families to broadly share child fatality information,
which is useful in informing and educating communities about causes of child
deaths; and
WHEREAS, over 200 child deaths have been reported to the Department of
Children and Families in Broward County over the last five years, an average of one
death every ten days; and
WHEREAS, nearly half of all child fatalities reported to the Department of
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Children and Families resulted from drowning
strangulation from an unsafe sleep environment; and
and accidental suffocation or
WHEREAS, the most prevalent cause of death of children under one year of
age was accidental suffocation or strangulation from an unsafe sleep environment;
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WHEREAS, 77% of the Broward County children who died in the last five
years were ages 3 and under; and
WHEREAS, information and education can greatly contribute to preventing
deaths from drowning and unsafe sleep; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Children and Families is working together with
the Children's Services Council of Broward, the Florida Department of Health in
Broward County, Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies, and other organizations to inform
and educate families about actions and steps to prevent child fatalities; and
WHEREAS, as part of their overall prevention strategy, the Department of
Children and
Families is
requesting the
assistance of all
Broward
County
municipalities
in reducing, if
not eliminating,
these preventable
tragedies
to safely
get young children to their fourth birthday; and
WHEREAS, the "SaferBy4" initiative was established to raise awareness,
assist, inform and educate families and municipalities about strategies and steps to
prevent child fatalities; and
WHEREAS, first responders play a role in identifying high risk environments
and providing educational opportunities to avert preventable child deaths due to
drowning and unsafe sleep habits; and
WHEREAS, strategies include, providing direct on scene education ("DOSE")
training for all Broward County first responders; increasing funding for swimming and
pool safety instruction which is currently available for school aged children attending
elementary schools participating in the Swim Central program to children from six
months old to four (4) years old; securing community and organization support to
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provide a safe sleeping area for infants including cribs; and evaluation each
municipalities risk reduction efforts through engineering, education, and
enforcement; and
WHEREAS, municipalities, through their ability to communicate to the
residents, civic associations, interfaith community and other organizations as well as
the ability to coalesce resources, must take a leadership role in the "SaferBy4"
initiative to include collaboration on innovative educational and prevention strategies
and sharing "best practices" for reducing preventable child deaths due to drowning
and unsafe sleep habits; and
WHEREAS, as part of the overall prevention strategy, municipalities have
been asked to take the pledge to become a "SaferBy4" community in Broward
County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA THAT:
SECTION 1:
The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified
and confirmed as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this
Resolution. All exhibits attached hereto are incorporated herein and made a specific
part of this resolution.
SECTION 2:
That the City Commission of the City of Tamarac
supports the "SaferBy4" initiative.
SECTION 3:
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The City of Tamarac urges all health care institutions,
municipalities, and all first responders, to support the "SaferBy4" initiative and to
collaborate on strategies aimed at reducing, if not eliminating, preventable child
deaths due to drowning and unsafe sleep habits.
SECTION 4:
The City Clerk is hereby directed to distribute a copy of
this Resolution to each Mayor and Municipal Commission of Broward County, the
Broward Chiefs of Police Association, the Broward Fire Chiefs Association and the
Broward County Board of County Commissioners.
SECTION 5:
All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict.
SECTION 6:
If any clause, section, other part or application of this
Resolution is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or
invalid, in part or application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
or applications of this Resolution.
SECTION 7:
its passage and adoption.
This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon
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PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this99 day of , 2015.
RRY DRESSLER
MAYOR
ATTEST;
SPA !7c, TEUF4, CMC
CITY CLERK
RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE:
MAYOR DRESSLER
DIST 1: VICE MAYOR BUSHNELL
DIST
2:
COMM.
GOMEZ
DIST
3:
COMM.
GLASSER
DIST4:
COMM.
PLACKO
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE
APPROVED THIS RESOLUTION
AS TO FORM
-�-� SAMUEL S. GOREN
CITY ATTORNEY