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_add-on a)Add-on a) Sponsored by: Vice Mayor Welsh City Commission Meeting: 07-12-17 Page 1 of 3 1 RESOLUTION NO. _________________________ 2 3 A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission for the City of South Miami, 4 Florida, supporting the renaming of three streets by the City of Hollywood, Florida. 5 6 WHEREAS, there are three streets in Hollywood, Florida named for Generals Forrest, 7 Hood and Lee of the Confederate States of America, a political entity whose sovereignty lasted 8 four years from 1861-1865; and 9 10 WHEREAS, there is a debate going on in the City of Hollywood as to whether these 11 street names should be changed; and 12 13 WHEREAS, one of the founding principles of the Confederate States of America was 14 the supremacy of members of the white Caucasian race which premise is an anathema to a free 15 and democratic society; and 16 17 WHEREAS, on April 12, 1864 Confederate Major General Nathaniel Bedford Forrest's 18 1st Cavalry Corps attacked and overpowered the 300 white and 300 black Union defenders of Ft 19 Pillow, TN, and after the fighting had stopped, massacred all but 20 of the black defenders of Ft 20 Pillow, and this became known as the Ft Pillow Massacre. Had this action under the command of 21 Gen. Forrest happened in the 20th century, it would have earned Gen. Forrest the same moniker 22 as was given to Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita who oversaw the troops that perpetuated 23 the Bataan Death March, that of WAR CRIMINAL; and 24 25 WHEREAS, General Nathaniel Bedford Forrest went on to establish the organization 26 known as the “Ku Klux Klan”; and 27 28 WHEREAS, in 1964 in Neshoba County, MS, perpetrators belonging to the same Ku 29 Klux Klan founded by Nathaniel Bedford Forrest, murdered three Civil Rights workers: James 30 Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner in an episode known as the Freedom 31 Summer Murders, whose only offense was to be engaged in voter registration of African 32 Americans who had Constitutionally protected right to vote; and 33 34 WHEREAS, it has taken years for residents of Hollywood's Liberia neighborhood to 35 have their voices finally heard on this matter; and 36 37 WHEREAS, 17% of Hollywood's population is African American, primarily located in 38 the Washington Park neighborhood in the south end of the City and the Liberia neighborhood in 39 the north end of the City, with the existing single member districts it will be extremely difficult 40 to elect an African American to the City Council (none has ever served in the Hollywood 41 Council) until a voting district is formed that includes both the Liberia and Washington Park 42 neighborhoods; and 43 44 WHEREAS, there will be three streets in Hollywood that will need renaming; and 45 Add-on a) Sponsored by: Vice Mayor Welsh City Commission Meeting: 07-12-17 Page 2 of 3 1 WHEREAS, the South Miami Commission asks the Hollywood City Commission to 2 consider renaming Forrest, Hood and Lee Streets to Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner in honor 3 of their ultimate personal sacrifice; and 4 5 WHEREAS, residents of the three streets affected by the street name change will need to 6 change their Drivers’ Licenses and State-approved identification cards after the street name 7 changes. 8 9 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY 10 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA THAT: 11 12 Section 1. The recitals are hereby found to be true and they are adopted by reference and 13 made a part of this resolution. 14 15 Section 2. The City of South Miami Commission supports the renaming of three streets 16 by the City of Hollywood, Florida. 17 18 Section 3. The Mayor and Commission of South Miami call on the Florida Department 19 of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to offer free changes of address on Drivers' Licenses and 20 State-approved identification cards to residents of the three streets affected by the street name 21 change and to make available to those residents the Florida License On Wheels (FLOW) mobile 22 Driver’s License bus on at least three different times at three different locations after the streets 23 have been renamed. 24 25 Section 4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit this resolution to all members of 26 the Commission of the City of Hollywood, Florida; all members of the African American 27 Advisory Council of the City of Hollywood, Florida, all members of the Broward County 28 Commission, Florida, all members of the Hillsboro County Commission, Florida, Broward 29 Sheriff Scott Israel, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, State Representative Shevrin 30 Jones, Broward Public Defender Howard Finkelstein, the Anti-Defamation League; and Broward 31 property Appraiser Marty Kiar. 32 33 Section 5. Severability. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for 34 any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall 35 not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution. 36 37 Section 6. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon 38 adoption by vote of the City Commission. 39 40 PASSED AND ADOPTED this __ day of ______________, 2017. 41 42 43 44 45 Add-on a) Sponsored by: Vice Mayor Welsh City Commission Meeting: 07-12-17 Page 3 of 3 ATTEST: APPROVED: 1 2 3 ________________________ ________________________ 4 CITY CLERK MAYOR 5 6 READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: COMMISSION VOTE: 7 LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND Mayor Stoddard: 8 EXECUTION THEREOF Vice Mayor Welsh: 9 Commissioner Edmond: 10 Commissioner Liebman: 11 ________________________ Commissioner Harris: 12 CITY ATTORNEY 13