HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-44 SUPPORTING H.R. 2538RESOLUTION NO. 2003- a a
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
GARDENS, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING H.R. 2538, A BILL TO
DESIGNATE THE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE LOCATED AT 400
NORTH MIAMI AVENUE IN MIAMI, FLORIDA AS THE "WILKIE D.
FERGUSON, JR., UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE"; PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, H.R. 2538, sponsored by House of Representative members Alcee
Hastings, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Lincoln-Diaz Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart, Peter Deutsch, Corrine
Brown, Robert Wexler, Mark Foley, Ander Crenshaw, Allen Boyd, Jeff Miller, Katherine Harris,
C.W. Bill Young, Adam H. Putnam, Tom Feeney, Ginny Brown-Waite, Ric Keller, Jim Davis,
Porter J. Goss and Kendrick B. Meek purposes to designate the United States courthouse located
at 400 North Miami Avenue as the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr., United States Courthouse; and
WHEREAS, the late U.S. District Court Judge Wilkie D. Ferguson was an exceptional
public servant, jurist and role model and an American success story; and
WHEREAS, Judge Ferguson's reputation for fairness and hard work preceded his
elevation to the federal bench - the second black federal judge in the Southern District of
Florida; and
WHEREAS, this writer and scholar presided over several significant cases; his judicial
legacy included a 1980 Circuit Court ruling that blacks cannot be systematically excluded from a
jury; his rulings have also been credited with improving the lives of thousand of disabled
persons; in 1996, for example, he ordered the state not to cut disability services by about 40
percent.
WHEREAS, Judge Ferguson was an exemplary jurist - experienced, fair,
compassionate, knowledgeable and firmly committed to justice.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Support of H.R. 2538. The City Council hereby supports supporting H.R. 2538,
a bill, to designate the United States Courthouse located at 400 North Miami Avenue in Miami,
Florida as the "Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr., United States Courthouse
Section 2: Directions to the City Clerk. The City Clerk is hereby directed to forward a
copy of this resolution to United States Congressman Kendrick Meek.
Section 3: Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon
adoption.
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PASSED and ADOPTED this i n day of riPf^pmhf^T- , 2003.
ATTEST:
Ronetta Taylor, CJ
City Clerk
Shifl^^ibson, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND LEGAL SUFFRICIENCY:
yHansOhk^t, InteMm City Attorney
Moved by: coiinrilman Rratton
Seconded by: Councilwoman King
VOTE:
Mayor Gibson _x_ (Yes)
Vice Mayor Aaron Campbell ^(Yes)
Councilman Melvin L. Bratton (Yes)
Councilman Oscar Braynon, II (Yes)
Councilwoman Audrey J. King (Yes)
Councilwoman Sharon Pritchett (Yes)
Councilwoman Barbara Watson v (Yes)
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Resolution support H.R. 2538
ITEM NO. lOA
City of Miami gardens
17801 NW 2"'' Avenue, Suite 201
Miami Gardens, Rorida 33169
Mayor Shirley Gibson
Vice Mayor Aaron Campbell
Councilman Melvin L. Bratton
Councilman Oscar Braynon II
Councilwoman Audrey King
Councilwoman Sharon Pritchett
Councilwoman Barbara Watson
MEMCRANDIM
To: The Honorable Mayor & City Council
From: Aaron Campbell, Vice Mayor
Date: December 3, 2003
Re: Resolution supporting H.R. 2538
RECOMMENDATION:
The attached resolution is presented for your consideration.
REASONS:
This resolution supports the United States House of Representative members in their effort to
designate the United States Courthouse located at 400 North Miami Avenue in Miami, Florida as
the "Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr., United States Courthouse.