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Home My WebLink About2005 11 14 Consent 204 COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM 204 Consent X Informational Public Hearing Regular November 14.2005 Regular Meeting ~ . Mgr. / Dept. Authorization REQUEST: Mayor John F. Bush and City Manager Ronald W. McLemore requests that the City Commission consider the approval of Resolution Number 2005-45 offering the City Commission's support for a Medical School at the University of Central Florida. PURPOSE: This Agenda Item was requested by Mayor John F. Bush and City Manager Ronald W. McLemore in that a Resolution could be submitted offering the City Commission's support for a Medical School at the University of Central Florida. A TT ACHMENTS: A. Copy of an email requesting our City's support for this effort. B. Resolution Number 2005-45 RECOMMENDATION: Mayor John F. Bush and City Manager Ronald W. McLemore suggest that a Resolution of support be offered for a Medical School at the University of Central Florida, on behalf of the City Commission. COMMISSION ACTION: ATTACHMENT "A" Andrea Lorenzo-Iuaces From: Sent: To: Subject: John Bush Oohnfbush@bellsouth.net] Wednesday, October 26,20051 :01 PM Andrea Lorenzo-Iuaces FW: Resolution of Support for UCF's Medical School ~ Medical School Proclamation fo... Andrea - please prepare a resolution that can come before the Commission at our next meeting. Thanks. John F. Bush, Mayor City of Winter Springs 1126 East SR 434 Winter Springs, FL 32780 ( 4 0 7 ) 3 65 - 8101 (Home) (407) 782 - 6230 (Ce 11 ) jfbush@winterspringsfl.org PLEASE NOTE: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from City officials regarding City business are public records available to the public and media upon request. Your e-mail communications may be subject to public disclosure. -----Original Message----- From: Ruth Rushing [mailto:rrushing@mail.ucf.edu] Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 10:04 AM To: mtbutler@altamonte.orgi pewainright@altamonte.orgi goodwinfl@aol.comi HHaley@apopka.neti jgoebel@apopka.neti cobibbateman@bellsouth.neti cobilwilliams@bellsouth.neti bgoff@casselberry.orgi cityclerk@casselberry.orgi tsegreto@casselberry.orgi mayorscott@cfl.rr.comi rhauck@cfl.rr.comi hbundy@ci.longwood.fl.uSi smijares@ci.longwood.fl.uSi beikenberry@ci.ocoee.fl.usi rfrank@ci.ocoee.fl.usi dougherj@ci.sanford.fl.uSi kuhnl@ci.sanford.fl.uSi yehlr@ci.sanford.fl.uSi alana.brenner@cityoforlando.neti bdyer@cityoforlando.neti Byron.Brooks@cityoforrlando.neti bbarbour@cityofoviedo.neti Gseeber@cityofoviedo.neti twalters@cityofoviedo.neti cbonham@cityofwinterpark.orgi jwilliams@cityofwinterpark.orgi Lseaman@cityofwinterpark.orgi mbollhoefer@cwgdn.comi cityclerk@edgewood.cCi dsprague@itsmymaitland.comi dwilliams@itsmymaitland.comi Srizzo@itsmymaitland.comi ljaworsk@kissimmee.orgi mdurbin@kissimmee.orgi cfoster@lakemaryfl.comi jlitton@lakemaryfl.comi mailbox@lakemaryfl.comi townmanager@oaktownusa.comi GSangiovanni@ouc.comi jfbush@pobox.comi kludwig@rcid.dist.fl.uSi kludwig@rcid.dst.fl.uSi lmccorkle@stcloud.orgi pkaskey@stcloud.orgi cbernier@town.windermere.fl.usi dburkhalter@town.windermere.fl.usi rjbarnes@townofeatonville.orgi aluaces@winterspringsfl.orgi rmclemore@winterspringsfl.org Cc: Michael Blake@ajg.comi Kathyspud@aol.comi Quesey@aol.comi TGWalters@aol.comi jdrago@ci.longwood.fl.uSi vicki.vargo@cityoforlando.neti kgolden@cwgdn.comi bbrooks@eed- inc.comi wmckinnon@kissimmee.orgi patjfreeman@msn.comi Geelbee@worldnet.att.net Subject: Resolution of Support for UCF's Medical School A show of strong regional support is critical when the University of Central Florida makes its proposal for a medical school to the State University System's Board of Governors on Nov. 17th. Therefore Dr. Hitt has asked that each city in the Tri-county area pass a resolution of support for the medical school. It was suggested that the best way to accomplish this task in such a short period of time was to use the Tri-County League of Cities to get the request out and the resolutions back in. Attached is a draft resolution that is ready to be sent out immediately. 1 The resolutions should be returned to Ruth Rushing Tri-County League of Cities 36 w. pine Street Suite 204 Orlando, FL 32801 as soon as possible but no later than November 10, 2005. Should you need additional information please call Fred Kittinger, University of Central Florida at 407.823.1208 or Ruth Rushing at 407.317.7745. Ruth Rushing Program Coordinator Florida Institute of Government University of Central Florida 36 w. pine St. # 204 Orlando, Florida 32801 Ph: 407.317.7745 Fax: 407.317.7750 rrushing@mail.ucf.edu 2 ATTACHMENT "B" RESOLUTION NUMBER 2005-45 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE LOCATION OF A MEDICAL SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. WHEREAS, the supply of physicians necessary to serve the healthcare needs of Floridians cannot keep pace with demand, due to such contributing factors as our population growth, an aging citizenry, and other demographic changes; and WHEREAS, the demand for physicians in Florida will continue to outpace our efforts to train and attract doctors in sufficient numbers, as reflected in the numbers that forty-two percent of our physicians are 55 or older, that Florida already imports up to ninety percent of the new physicians it needs each year, and that by 2020, over 3,000 new doctors will be needed each year in Florida; and WHEREAS, while Central Florida is the largest metropolitan area in the nation without a Medical School, our region enjoys the assets and opportunities of the strongest economy in the state, the nation's third-best market for job growth, the presence of two of the largest medical systems in the United States, and a projected economic impact for a potential medical school in this region of nearly $3 billion annually; and WHEREAS, the University of Central Florida is poised as a leader in the fields of science, medicine, and technology, with such academic and research strengths as found in the Burnett College of Biomedical Sciences with a focus on medical education by biotechnology and nanosciences faculty, the College of Health and Public Affairs, the College of Optics and Photonics, the Institute for Simulation and Training, and the Florida Photonics Center of Excellence; and WHEREAS, the University of Central Florida's academic resources and success are further reflected in the university's accomplishments as the fourth-largest producer of medical school preparatory degrees in the state, the second-largest producer of bachelor's degrees in the state, the second-highest number of National Merit Scholars in Florida, and the ninth-largest university in the nation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS, SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT WE hereby endorses and makes known its support for the University of Central Florida's proposal for a Medical School, and recognizes its promise for our community's health, education, and economic development needs. RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, in a regular meeting assembled on the _ day of November, 2005. JOHN F. BUSH, Mayor ATTEST: ANDREA LORENZO-LUACES, City Clerk Approved as to legal form and sufficiency for the City of Winter Springs only: ANTHONY A. GARGANESE, City Attorney City Of Winter Springs Resolution Number 2005-45 Page 2 Of2