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City of Miami Gardens Agenda Cover Memo Council Meeting Date: February 24, 2010 Item Type: (Enter X in box) Resolution Ordinance Other X Fiscal Impact: (Enter X in box) Yes No Ordinance
Reading: (Enter X in box) 1st Reading 2nd Reading X Public Hearing: (Enter X in box) Yes No Yes No X X Funding Source: N/A Advertising Requirement: (Enter X in box) Yes No X Contract/P.O.
Required: (Enter X in box) Yes No RFP/RFQ/Bid #: X N/A Sponsor Name Councilwoman Barbara Watson Department: Office of the Mayor and City Council Short Title: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY’S EFFORTS TO CODESIGNATE NORTHWEST 42ND AVENUE FROM 167TH STREET TO 199TH STREET AS “BISHOP ISAIAH S. WILLIAMS
JR. BOULEVARD.” Staff Summary: City Council recently adopted an Ordinance preventing the renaming or conaming of any portion of 183rd Street also known as “Miami Gardens Drive,” due
to the fact that this street is the City’s namesake. Recently, Miami-Dade County initiated a proposal whereby Northwest 42nd Avenue from 167th Street to 199th Street would be codesignated
as “Bishop Isaiah S. Williams Jr. Boulevard.” The City of Miami Gardens wishes to support that effort. Recommendation: Councilwoman Barbara Watson, recommends that the City Council approve
the attached resolution. Attachment: Add On Item: Resolution Supporting the renaming NW 42nd Ave
1515 NW 167 Street, Building 5 Suite 200 Miami Gardens, Florida 33169 Memorandums (2) from Miami Dade County – Agenda Item No. 11(A)(16) dated February 18, 2010. Resolution from Miami-Dade
County – Agenda Item No. 11(A)(16) dated February 18, 2010.
1 RESOLUTION No. 2010-2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY’S EFFORTS TO CODESIGNATE NORTHWEST 42ND AVENUE FROM 167TH STREET TO 199TH STREET AS “BISHOP ISAIAH S. WILLIAMS JR. BOULVARD;” PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County has notified the City of Miami Gardens that it would like to codesignate Northwest 42nd Avenue from 167th Street to 199th to “Bishop
Isaiah S. Williams Jr. Boulevard,” and WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County has requested that the City of Miami Gardens support its efforts to codesignate Northwest 42nd Avenue, and WHEREAS,
the City of Miami Gardens had previously expressed that it does not desire that any portion of 183rd Street, “Miami Gardens Drive,” be codesignated or renamed, since it is the City’s
namesake, however, the City Council of the City of Miami Gardens fully supports Miami-Dade County’s efforts to redesignate a portion of 42nd Avenue to “Bishop Isaiah S. Williams Jr.
Boulevard,” NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas paragraphs
are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution. Section 2. EXPRESSION: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens
hereby expresses its support for the efforts of Miami-Dade County to codesignate
Northwest 42nd Avenue from 167th Street to 199th Street as “Bishop Isaiah S. Williams Jr. Boulevard.” 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its final passage. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS AT ITS REGULAR
MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 24, 2010. _________________________________ SHIRLEY GIBSON, MAYOR ATTEST: _________________________________ RONETTA TAYLOR, MMC, CITY CLERK PREPARED BY: SONJA
KNIGHTON DICKENS, ESQ., CITY ATTORNEY SPONSORED BY: BARBARA WATSON, COUNCILWOMAN MOVED BY:_____________________ VOTE: _____ 32 Mayor Shirley Gibson (Yes) ___(No) 33 Vice Mayor Oliver
Gilbert, III (Yes) ___(No) 34 Councilman Melvin L. Bratton (Yes) ___(No) 35 Councilman Aaron Campbell (Yes) ___(No) 36 Councilwoman Barbara Watson (Yes) ___(No) 37 Councilwoman Sharon
Pritchett (Yes) ___(No) 38 Councilman André Williams (Yes) ___(No)