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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-243-3372 Supporti MDC Renaming Neighborhood Service Center RESOLUTION NO. 2019-243-3372 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RESOLUTION RENAMING THE MIAMI GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES CENTER TO THE REVEREND DR. EDWARD T. GRAHAM NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER; PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTION TO THE CITY CLERK-PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, The Miami Gardens Neighborhood Service Center is a County facility, located at 16405 N.W. 25th Avenue, Miami Gardens, FL, and WHEREAS, it is one of twelve community resource centers operated by Miami- Dade County Community Action & Human Services Department situated throughout the County, and WHEREAS, the Miami Gardens Neighborhood Service Center offers a variety of activities that range from community engagement activities to self-improvement workshops while seeking to engage a wide spectrum of the community, and WHEREAS, On November 19, 2019, the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners will consider a resolution sponsored by District 1 County Commissioner Barbara Jordan renaming the Miami Gardens Neighborhood Service Center to The Reverend Dr. Edward T. Graham Neighborhood Center, and WHEREAS, Reverend Graham's activism and advocacy efforts resulted in real- time, significant, and sweeping social justice and racial equality triumphs for African- American Miamians, and WHEREAS, Reverend Graham was the founder and Executive Director of the Urban League of Greater Miami, formerly the Negro Service Council, and instrumental in facilitating Florida Memorial College's move from St. Augustine to Miami in 1968 WHEREAS, Councilman David Williams, Jr. is recommending the City Council support the Resolution sponsored by County Commissioner Jordan to rename the Miami Gardens Neighborhood Service Center to The Reverend Dr. Edward T. Graham Neighborhood Center., 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 OF SUPPORT: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens hereby expressed its support for renaming the Miami Gardens Neighborhood Service Center to The Reverend Dr. Edward T. Graham Neighborhood Center . Section 3: INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK: The City Clerk is hereby instructed to send a copy of this Resolution to the Miami Dade County Board of County Commissioners. Section 4: 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 MEETI H ON NOVEMB� ER13_2_01 9. �t OLIVE LBERT, III, MAYOR ATTEST: /[A 9 MARIO BATA LLE, CMC, CITY CLERK 2 Resolution No. 2019-243-3372 REVIEWED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY SPONSORED BY: COUNCILMAN DAVID WILLIAMS, JR. Moved by: COLIOMMAO Aku-CA&M Seconded by: (xr e_y_wo/yl,4t,) Aolyl VOTE: 6 '0 Mayor Oliver Gilbert, III X (Yes) (No) Vice Mayor Rodney Harris X (Yes) (No) Councilwoman Katrina Wilson (Yes) (No)CA6s���"� Councilman Erhabor Ighodaro, Ph.D. X (Yes) (No) Councilwoman Lillie Q. Odom X (Yes) (No) Councilman Reggie Leon X (Yes) (No) Councilman David Williams Jr x (Yes) (No) 3 Resolution No. 2019-243-3372