Res. No. 019-05-11998RESOLUTION NO.19-05-11998
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO.
199-04-11978 RE-NAMING CHURCH STREET(SW 59™PLACE)
BETWEENSUNSETDRIVEANDSW 62nd TERRACE,MARTIN
LUTHER KING,JR.BOULEVARD;AND TO TAKE ALL OTHER
RELEVANT ACTIONS NECESSARY;PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,itisthedesireofthe Mayor and Commission oftheCityofSouth Miami to
rescindresolutionnumber199-04-11978andtoconsideranewresolutionper Miami-Dade's
standard for re-naming streets;and
WHEREAS.Miami-Dade County's standard isto co-name streetsinsteadof renaming a
street,thus preventing all residents from having togoto the Post Office to complete paperwork
for changing their mailing address.
NOW THEREFORE BEIT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,THAT;
Section 1.TheMayorand Commission oftheCityofSouthMiamirescind resolution
number 199-04-11978.
Section 2.This resolution shalltakeeffect immediately upon approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this [S_^_day of J%WW«^.2005.
ATTEST:APPROVED:
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CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
COMMISSIONVOTE:4"°
Mayor Russell:out of room
Vice Mayor Palmer:Yea
Commissioner Wiscombe:Yea
CommissionerMarieBirts-Cooper:Yea
Commissioner Sherar:Yea
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE MA YOR
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Date:February 15,2005
South Miami
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To:Honorable Vice Mayor
andCity Commission
From:MayorMary Scott Russell >,SSubject:AgendaItem #_
Commission Meeting
02/15/04
Re:Rescinding Resolution
No.:199-04-11978
REQUEST:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR ANDCITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
MIAMI,FLORIDA,RESCINDING RESOLUTION No.199-04-11978 RE-NAMING CHURCH
STREET (SW 59th PLACE)BETWEEN SUNSET DRIVE AND SW 62nd TERRACE,
MARTINLUTHERKING,JR.BOULEVARD;ANDTOTAKEALLOTHERRELEVANT
ACTIONS NECESSARY;PROVIDING FORANEFFECTIVEDATE
BACKGROUND:
Miami-Dade Countystaffhas requested thattheCityconsiderco-designatingChurchStreetas
Martin Luther King,Jr.Boulevard instead of re-naming the street.The County staff explained
that co-designating streets istheir standard process because whenastreetis renamed,all
residents along the street are required to submit a change of address tothePost Office.Normally,
residents donot appreciate this inconvenience associated with re-naming of astreet.Theco-
designatingprocessdoesnotrequireanyaddresschange.
Asaresult,itis recommended thattheCity Commission rescind resolution number 199-04-
11978 andhonortheCommunityRelationsBoardandtheMartinLutherKing,Jr.Parade
Committee'srequestby co-designating ChurchStreetafterthelatecivilandhumanrightsleader
Rev.Martin Luther King,Jr.
RECOMMENDATION:
Iurgeyour approval of this resolution.
RESOLUTION NO.199-04-11978
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHMIAMI,FLORIDA,TOHONORHUMANRIGHTS ACTIVIST REV.
MARTIN LUTHER KING,JR.,BY RE-NAMING CHURCH STREET (SW 59th
PLACE)BETWEEN SUNSET DRIVE AND SW 62nd TERRACE,MARTIN LUTHER
KING,JR.BOULEVARD;AUTHORIZING THECITYMANAGERTOSUBMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND TO TAKE ALL OTHER
RELEVANT ACTIONS NECESSARY;PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,itisthe desire of the Mayor and Commission of theCity of SouthMiamito honor
the memory ofone of our country's most influential civil and human rights activists;and
WHEREAS,theworksandthe ideals of theRev.Martin LutherKing,Jr.live onandcontinueto
seta prime example ofthe difference one man can make in the setting and achievement of goals for the
publicgood;and
WHEREAS,theCity of South Miami should followtheexamplesetbyothercommunitieswho
have designated a public street to honor this moral leader and outstanding human being.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,THAT;
Section 1.SW 59th Place,presently known as Church Street,shall,as soon as authorized by
Miami-Dade County,beknowninandbytheCity of South Miami as Martin LutherKing,Jr.Boulevard,
and signs shall be made and placed above the present street declaring that designation.
Section2.TheCity Manager ishereby authorized tosubmitthisresolutionto Miami-Dade
County and/or totakeanyother actions necessary to secure the authorization of this honorary designation
andto proceed withthe installation of newsigns
Section3.Thisresolutionshalltake effect immediately uponapproval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day ofhfL&toOUfqOO*.
ATTEST:APPROVED:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:
MAY
COMMISSION VOTE:3 -1
Mayor Russell:Yea
Vice MayorPalmer:Yea
Commissioner Wiscombe:absent
Commissioner MarieBirts-Cooper:Yea
Commissioner Sherar:Nay