5RESOLUTION NO. -------
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3 A Resolution of the Mayor and Commission of the City of South Miami
4 naming the sidewalk that starts at Miller Drive and Ludlam Rd and ends at
5 S.W. 62 nd Avenue and S.W. 64 th Street, "The Adrian Ellis Sidewalk".
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7 WHEREAS, in 2006 there was no sidewalk in the City of South Miami ("City") along
8 Miller Road or S.W. 62 nd Avenue that South Miami High School ("SMHS") students could use to
9 walk horne from school; and
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WHEREAS, it was dangerous for them to walk on the swale by the side of the road; and
13 WHEREAS, Commissioner Jay Beckman was chairing a meeting of Manor Lane and
14 Mango Terrace residents discussing the installation of a sidewalk along Ludlam Road from S.W.
15 80 th Street to Sunset Drive; and
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17 WHEREAS, Adrian Ellis went to that meeting and strenuously argued that the City should
18 expend funds to build a sidewalk on the South Miami part of Miller Drive and the South Miami part
19 ofS.W. 62 nd Avenue so that students could safely walk horne from school at SMHS before the City
20 replaced the existing asphalt sidewalk on Ludlam Road; and
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22 WHEREAS, the Commission heard Adrian Ellis's request and within a year such sidewalk
23 was built.
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25 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS OF
26 THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA THAT:
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28 Section 1. The Mayor and Commission of the City of South Miami hereby
29 name the Miami-Dade County owned sidewalk that starts at the S.E. corner of Miller
30 Drive and Ludlam Road and runs to the S.W. corner of Miller Drive and S.W. 62 nd
31 Avenue and continues to the N.W. corner of S.W. 62 nd Avenue and S.W. 64th Street the
32 Adrian Ellis Sidewalk and directs the City manager to have a plaque installed stating
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Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this __ day of _____ , 2014.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
READ AND APPROVED AS TO
FORM, LANGUAGE, LEGALITY
AND EXECUTION THEREOF
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED:
MAYOR
COMMISSION VOTE:
Mayor Stoddard:
Vice Mayor Harris:
Commissioner Liebman:
Commissioner Edmond:
Commissioner Welsh