Res No 154-22-15907RESOLUTION NO. 154-22-15907
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of South Miami recasting the
vote presenting the Former President of Colombia Ivan Duque Marquez, Colombia Consul
General Pedro Valencia, and Mayor of Medellin Daniel Quintero Calle, the Key to the City .
WHEREAS, the City of So uth M iami and Medelli n, Co lombia joined as Sister Citi es in 2018; and
WHEREAS, since t h e Sister Cities affi liation, the City ha s received donated scu l ptures from Colombian
artists and has crea t ed the Colombia Sculpture Garde n at Dan t e Fasce ll Park and created a flourishing
relationship with Medellin and its e lected officials; and
WHEREAS, former President of Colombia, Ivan Duque Marquez, an d Pedro Va lenc ia, Colombia Consul
General v isited t he City on Jul y 12, 2022; and
W HEREAS, on July 5, 2022, the Commiss ion passed Reso l ution No. 081-22-15834, presenting Ivan
Du q ue Marquez, and Pedro Va le nci a w it h a key to the City; the Reso lution passed with 4 yea's and 1 nay; and
WHEREAS, Da ni el Quintero Ca ll e, the Mayor of Medellin, Antioquia visited t he City of South Miami and
Dante Fasce ll's Columbia Scu lpture Garden on Friday, Septem ber 16, 2022; and
WHEREAS, on September 20, 2022, the City Commission passed Resolution No. 120-22-15873,
prese nting Mr. Quintero Calle w ith a Key to the City; t he vote was 3 yea's to 2 nays; and
WHEREAS, considering the Sister City re lationsh i p between Medell in Colombia, and the t ime and
effort demonstrated by Form er President Duque, Co nsul General Va lenc ia, and Mayor Quint ero Calle, to visit
the City of Sou t h Miami and the Co lo mbi a Sculpture Garden , the City Commissi o n would like to recast the vote
presenti ng Mr.'s Duque, Vale nci a, and Quintero, with the Key to the City, as a means of showing respect and
achieving 5 yeas.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYO R AND CITY COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The foregoing reci t als are hereby ratified and confirmed as bein g true and they are
incorporated into t his reso lu t ion by reference as if set forth in full herei n.
Section 2. Th e Mayo r and City Co m miss ion hereby reca st t heir votes and p re senting Former
President of Colombia Iva n Duque Marquez, Colombia Consul General Daniel Qu inte ro Calle, and Mayor of
Medellin, Antioquia, w ith the Key to the City of South Miami.
Section 3 . Corrections. Co nforming language or technical scrivener-type correctio ns may be made by
t he City Attorn ey for any conform i ng amendments to be incorporated into the final re so lution for signature.
Section 4. Severability. If any sect io n cl ause, se ntence, or phrase of this r esol utio n is for any r eason
held i nva lid or u n cons titutional by a co urt of competent jurisdiction, the hol ding will not affect the va l idity of
the remaining portions of t hi s resol ution.
Section 5. Effective Date. This resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADO PT ED this 15th day of November, 2022.
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Res. No. 154-22-15907
ATTE ST:
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM ,
LANGUAGE, LE GA LI TY, AND
EXEC,UTION TH~
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APPROVED:
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COMM ISS ION VOTE:
Mayor Fernandez:
V ice Mayor Bon ich:
Comm issioner Lieb m an:
Commissioner Calle :
Commissioner Corey:
Pa g e 2 o f 2
5-0
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Yea
Agenda Item No:7.
City Commission Agenda Item Report
Meeting Date: November 15, 2022
Submitted by: Samantha Fraga-Lopez
Submitting Department: City Manager
Item Type: Resolution
Agenda Section:
Subject:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commissioners of the City of South Miami recasting the vote presenting the
Former President of Colombia Iván Duque Márquez, Colombia Consul General Pedro Valencia, and Mayor of
Medellin Daniel Quintero Calle, the Key to the City. 3/5 (Commissioner Liebman)
Suggested Action:
Attachments:
Reso-Recast_vote_keys_to_City.doc
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