_add-on c)Add-on Item c)
Sponsored by: Commissioner Welsh
City Commission Meeting: 02-20-18
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RESOLUTION NO. _________________________ 1
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A resolution reconsidering the support for the tot lot equipment for Van Smith 3
Park and/or providing alternative action for the park. 4
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WHEREAS, when the Commission approved the expenditure of funds for the installation 6
of playground equipment at Van Smith Park, no notice had been given to members of Friends of 7
Van Smith Park nor to the two South Miami citizens who do the most pro bono volunteer work on 8
the park: Mr. John Park or Dr. Martha Kent; and 9
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WHEREAS, installation of a tot lot playground by itself is only one of the options. Other 11
options would be to: (1) not install the equipment; or (2) install a fence around the tot lot, place it 12
in an area of Van Smith Park where the fence would make it hard for children to go into the natural 13
habitat of the park, and erect signs in English and Spanish telling the children’s caregivers not to 14
let the children enter any other part of the park other than the tot lot to protect the children from 15
coming into contact with toxic plants such as poison ivy; and 16
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WHEREAS, there may be Commissioners and citizenry who feel that Van Smith Park is 18
not being utilized by a sufficient number of South Miami citizens just like some Commissioners 19
and citizens may feel that the so named “Girl Scout Property” is also underutilized and has been 20
permitted by the Girl Scout organization to become overgrown with invasive exotic plants with no 21
plan being presented by the Girl Scouts to restore the property to its original pine rocklands habitat; 22
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WHEREAS, the Commission might possibly: (1) cancel the expenditure for the tot lot at 25
Van Smith Park; or (2) fund the tot lot and a fence to direct people from the street to the tot lot and 26
to keep tot lot users from going into other parts of the park. 27
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY 29
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA THAT: 30
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Section 1. The City Manager is instructed to cancel the plans for installation of playground 32
equipment for Van Smith Park. 33
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Section 2. Severability. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for 35
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of comp etent jurisdiction, the holding shall 36
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution. 37
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Section 3. Effective Date. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon 39
adoption by vote of the City Commission. 40
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this ____ day of ______________, 2018. 42
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ATTEST: APPROVED: 44
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Add-on Item c)
Sponsored by: Commissioner Welsh
City Commission Meeting: 02-20-18
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CITY CLERK MAYOR 2
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: COMMISSION VOTE: 4
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND Mayor Stoddard: 5
EXECUTION THEREOF Vice Mayor Harris: 6
Commissioner Liebman: 7
Commissioner Welsh: 8
________________________ Commissioner Gil: 9
CITY ATTORNEY 10
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