89-2655 Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO.
89-2655
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 39 OF THE CITY CODE,
ENTITLED "STREETS AND SIDEWALKS", BY CHANGING THE TITLE
TO "STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES"; CREATING
ARTICLE V, ENTITLED "NAMING OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND
STREETS" ; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR NAMING PUBLIC
FACILITIES AND STREETS; PROVIDING FOR REVIEW AND
RECOMMENDATION BY COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF SELECTION CRITERIA; PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC
HEARING AND FINAL SELECTION OF NAME BY THE CITY
COMMISSION; PROVIDING FOR REPEALER; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECT~VE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Rules and Special Events Committee of the City
commission of the City of Miami Beach has recommended that the City
commission adopt an ordinance establishing procedures for the
naming of public facilities and streets; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to insure that citizens
of the City of Miami Beach and other concerned members of the
public be afforded an opportunity to participate in the process of
selecting names for public facilities and streets located in the
city of Miami Beach; and
WdEREAS, the City commission deems it in the best interests
of the general welfare of the City of Miami Beach and its citizens
to adopt procedures for the naming of public facilities and streets
located in the City of Miami Beach.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1.
That the title of Chapter 39 of the Miami Beach City
Code, currently entitled "Streets and Sidewalks" be amended to read
as follows:
CHAPTER 39
STREETS, AND SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
SECTION 2.
That an Article V be created, entitled "NAMING OF
PUBLIC FACILITIES AND STREETS," and added to Chapter 39 of the
Miami Beach City Code to read as follows:
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ARTICLE V. NAMING OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND STREETS
Sec. 39-24.
Sec. 39-25.
Sec. 39-26.
Sec. 39-27.
General
Definitions.
Review and recommendation by Committee.
Public hearinq and naminq bY city commission.
section 39-24. General.
After the effective date of this Ordinance, no Dublic facility
or street located in or owned by the city of Miami Beach shall be
named or renamed except in accordance with the Drocedures set forth
in this Article.
section 39-25. Definitions.
A. "City Commission" shall mean the qoverninq body of the
city of Miami Beach, Florida.
~ "Commi ttee" shall mean the Rules and SDecial Events
Committee created by the City commission on January 22. 1986 or any
other such committee desiqnated by the city Commission to review
and recommend names for Dublic facilities and streets located
within or owned bV the city of Miami Beach.
Section 39.26. Review and recommendation committee
The Committee shall establish selection criteria which, when
apDroved by the City commission, shall qovern its name selection
Drocess.
Whenever a name is needed for a new Dublic facility or street
or whenever there is a Droposal to rename an existing Dublic
facility or street within or owned bY the City ~f Miami Beach, said
naminq or renaminq shall first be considered and reviewed by the
Commi ttee desiqnated by the city Commission accordinq to the
fOllowinq Drocedures:
A. Any Derson, orqanization, association, corDoration or
other entity including a member of the city Commission or the
Administration of the city may DrODose a name for a new DUblic
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facili ty or street or may Dropose renaming an existinq Dublic
facility or street at any time by submittinq a DroDosed name to the
Committee.
~ within a reasonable time after receipt of said DroDosal
the Committee shall meet to consider and review DroDosals for the
naminq or renaminq of said public facility or street. Notice of
the meetinq shall be qiven to all Dersons or entities which have
proDosed names for the Dublic facility or street under
consideration.
~ After reviewinq the DroDosal in accordance with the
established selection criteria the Committee shall transmit a
written recommendation to the city commission reqardinq the
DroDosal; the recommendation may also include any names proposed
by the Committee.
section 39-27. Public Hearinq and Naminq by city commission
A. within a reasonable time after receivinq the
recommendation for a naminq or renaminq from the Committee, the
City commission shall call a public hearinq.
~ Notice of a Dublic hearinq regardinq the naminq or
renaminq of a public facility or street shall be Dublished at least
ten days Drior to the hearinq in a newspaDer of qeneral circulation
in the city of Miami Beach.
~ At the close of the Dublic hearinq the city commission
may select a name for or rename the sub;ect Dublic facility or
street. In selectinq the name, the Commission shall be governed
by its established selection criteria; however, the name selected
need not be one recommended by the Committee.
Section 3.
SEVERABILITY.
If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is
held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, then said holding shall in no way affect the validity
of the remaining portion of this Ordinance.
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section 4.
REPEALER.
All ordinances or parts in conflict herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
section 5.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after adoption on
16th day of
September
, 1989.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 6th day of
September 1989
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ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
1st reading 7/26/89
2nd reading 9/6/89
FORM APPROVE:
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DATE:
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Requested by Commissioner Bruce Singer and the Rules and Special
Events Committee.
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FLORIDA
33139
"V AC A TlONLAND U. S. A. ..
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
ROB W. PARKINS
" --CITY MANAGER
CITY HALL
1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE
TELEPHONE: 673-7010_ ,_
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. ~1
July 12, 1989
DATE:
FROM:
Rob W. Pa 'ns
City Manager
ORDINANCE
FACILITIES
PROCEDURES FOR NAMING PUBLIC
TO:
Members
SUBJECT:
This Ordinance was drafted by the City Attorney's Office at the
request of Commissioner Bruce singer and the Rules and special
Events Committee' of the City Commission. The Ordinance provides
a procedure for naming or renaming public facilities and streets'
owned by or located within the City of Miami Beach. The procedure
calls for the following:
1. Review of proposed names by the Rules and Special Events
Commi ttee or any other commi ttee designated by the city
commission, and
2. Public hearing conducted by the City Commission, and
3. Selection of name by the city commission.
The Ordinance also provides that the Rules and special Events
Committee will formulate standards to govern the selection of
names, and that the proposed standards are subject to approval by
the City commission.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION:
The City Administration recommends that the City commission approve
the attached Ordinance.
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Attachment
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AGENDA ~R 3 n
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DATE'
CITY OF
MIAMI
BEACH
CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO.
CITY HALL
1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE
TELEPHONE: 673.7010
DATE: July 5, 1989
TO:
MAYOR ALEX DAOUD AND
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COMMISSION
FROM:
ROB W. PARKINS
CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR NAMING PUBLIC
FACILITIES AND STREETS
This ordinance was drafted by the City Attorney's Office at
the request of Commissioner Bruce Singer and the Rules and Special
Events Committee of the City Commission. The ordinance provides
a procedure for naming or renaming public facilities and streets
owned by or located within the City of Miami Beach. The procedure
calls for the following:
1) Review of proposed names by the Rules and Special Events
Committee or any other committee designated by the City
Commission, and
2) Public hearing conducted by the City Commission, and
3) Selection of name by the city Commission.
The ordinance also provides that the Rules and Special Events
Committee will formulate standards to govern the selection of
names, and that the proposed standards are subject to approval by
the City Commission.
Administration Recommendation
The Administration recommends that the City Commission approve
this ordinance.
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