Res No 043-22-15796RESOLUTION NO. 043-22-15796
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami,
amending Resolution 032-22-15785 and co-designating SW 62 nd Place, from
SW 62 nd Terrace to SW 63 rd Terrace as "JoAnn Jeffery Mccants Way".
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2022, the City adopted Resolution No. 032-22-15785 that
named SW 62" Place, from SW 62" Terrace to SW 63rd Terrace as "James and JoAnn Jeffery
McCants Way"; and
WHEREAS, JoAnn McCants was a longtime member of the South Miami community;
and
WHEREAS, JoAnn was the daughter of Fred and Doris Horton and the oldest of 13
siblings; and
WHEREAS, JoAnn was the founding Pastor at the New Life Community Outreach
Ministries where she put the actions of her heart to work by serving the church for 14 years; and
WHEREAS, Pastor JoAnn was very passionate about giving and outreach was very
important to her and spreading the word of God was her mission; and
WHEREAS, Jo Ann retired in 2021 as a records supervisor after serving 3 0 years with the
Florida City Police Department. During her time there, she also served as Chaplain; and
WHEREAS, JoAnn was much loved in the South Miami community; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Mayor and Commission of the City of South Miami to
amend Resolution No. 032-22-15785 by removing the phrase "James and" from the street name
and to name SW 62 nd Place, from SW 62 nd Terrace to SW 63 rd Terrace as "JoAnn Jeffery McCants
Way".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1: The foregoing recitals are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true and they
are incorporated into this resolution by reference as if set forth in full herein.
Section 2: The City Commission wishes amend Resolution No. 032-22-15785 so as to co-
designate SW 62nd Place, from SW 62nd Terrace to SW 63rd Terrace, as "JoAnn Jeffery
McCants Way" and that it will, as soon as authorized by Miami Dade County, be known in and by
the City of South Miami as "JoAnn Jeffery McCants Way", and signs shall be made and installed
declaring that designation.
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to submit this Resolution to Miami-Dade County
(County) and to take all other necessary actions to carry out the purpose of this Resolution,
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including prov iding a c o py of it to the US Posta l Service and to the appropri ate agencies after it
h a s been approved by the County.
Section 4: Corrections. Conformi ng language or techni c al scri vener-type corrections may
be made by the City Attorney for any conforming amendments to be incorporated into the fina l
resolution for s ignature.
Section 5 : Scve rability . If a ny section clause, sente nce , o r phras e of this reso lution is for
any reason he ld invalid o r uncons ti t utional by a court of compe tent juris diction , the holding wi ll
not affect the va lidi ty o f the remaining porti ons of thi s res olution.
Section 6 : Effective Date. Thi s re so lution w ill become effective immediately upon
adopti o n by vote of the C ity Commission.
PASSED AND A DOPTED t his 19 th d ay of April , 2022.
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COMM ISS IO VOTE: 5-0
M ayor Philips : Yea
Co mm issio ne r H a rri s : Y ea
Comm issione r Li e bman: Yea
Commi ssioner Gil: Yea
Commi ssione r Corey : Yea
Agenda Item No:Ca.
City Commission Agenda Item Report
Meeting Date: April 19, 2022
Submitted by: Nkenga Payne
Submitting Department: City Clerk
Item Type: Resolution
Agenda Section:
Subject:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South Miami, naming SW 62nd Place, from SW
62nd Terrace to SW 63rd Terrace as “JoAnn Jeffery McCants Way”. 3/5 (Commissioner Harris)
Suggested Action:
Attachments:
Resolution Joann McCants Way.doc
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