LTC 041-2009 City of North Miami Beach Resolution to Rename the OpaLocka Executive Airport the OpaLocka Barack Obama Executive Airport
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CFPIC[ OF THE CITY MAt\AGE4
NO LTC # 041-2009 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti H. Bower and Members of the City Commission
FeoM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager (~'~
DATE: February 70.2009 \/~
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SU6JEC' CITY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH RESOLUTION TO RENAME THE "OPA-
LOCKA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT" THE "OPA-LOCKA BARACK OBAMA
EXECUTIVE AIRPORT"
The North Miami Beach. Florida, City Council approved the attached resolution and
requested that it be transmitted to each municipality within Miami-Dade County requesting
the adoption of a similar resolution and encouraging support.
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FaCLERtCLER~FORMStBarack Obama AirporUtc.tloc
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A RESOLUTION OF TkiE hL1Y'OR ANll CITY COUNCl/.
OF THE C'IR' OF NOR'Fkl h4IA~1[ BEACIT, FLQR1llA,
URGING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF
CUUNIT CON~•IISSIONU:RS TU REN:1hiE THF. "OYA-
LOCK.\ EXECTJ'1'IVl?. AIRYURT" THE "OPA-LOCKA-
BARAC'K OBAPLa L<'.~FCUTIVE A(TCYOR'f'~ .aND
FI:RTHF:R OllZL:C'1'ING TFIE CITY f.LF:RK TO
FORV1'ARD '1'1115 RESOLUTIOF 'fO 'I'HN: CCIY
COMMISSION UF' OPA-LOCKA ANU TO EACH
ML!NICU'AIAT1' LVITHIV h7FAM1.DADE CUUK'fY
REQUESTING THE ADOPTION OE A S1hI1L,'ItZ
W;SOhUTION AA-D LT-COLTLIG[NG SCI'YOR"I.
~YHEREAS, in recognition of the hi<toric significance of Presider..-F,lect f3arrk Ohama
being ele„ted the 47"' Yresidcnt of the l:nited States, dre Mayor and Cily Council of the t'iu~ of
Vori; Mirmi Beach i"City") urge the bl:anti-Dede Counl}• Boani of Cemmissionets ai rename
the °Opa-L,xka Executive Aitpori" the "U?a-l.ncka-i3arark Obama F..xct•.utive Aigrori'; and
WIIF,REAS, Miami-llnd.^ County hac thz uuiquz cpportunih• to be the first in if re
Country to owm a facility holding the name of thz 44i° President, Baraek Ohatna; and
VI'H FRF:AS, clue to Mituni-Dade Courh• mmpztatg with so many oher .r::tes :nd
amn[p guvcrtrments for fu:rdirg of highway project, ant. other needed in`ra;Krucn:.re; -he
renarninp of the executive airport could have intattgibk bznzfit.¢ for the coun!y; <md
W IIEREAS, in 1')18, Glenn and Lcna Gtutiss houfit titz lan:l where Opa-Iocka Aitpaa
is row nxa[ed and cgtrl years later lmrcded Ox Ci:}• of Opa-[,oeka; attd
WtIN:REAS, C.r]eM Curtiss Jcamd that the land purchased by he and hie wife have
stational pronuncacc and sig»ificance a»d before his untimely death in 1930, trutsfernxl hi.
Ploridn Aviation Camp property ro the Unced States NmR• and lohbied [o haee one of the
nation's I-usl Vavzd Aviation Rcsaec bases established on the sisz where rho Ora-Lockn
6xecutivo Aitpori is now situated; and
WHEREAS, in Kovcmbcr of 1901, h: ptopcriv now known as the Opa-Lockn [ixacukvc
Airport was deeded by the l!rited States of Atuz:ica w the Board of Coursty Cottmvssiontu•s of
R(imni-Uudz County as surpht5 property; and
WIfERGAS, in tf:z .pint of unity that Presider-Fiect Raraak Obanta has shown in
hringing+ neuple hum tta walks of life wgct'scr, it would be a acsncndous tribute to his early
accomplisl?menu anc pmmotz good wi;l :hmughout the etrti:z `vfiami-Dade County if the Miami
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Dade Cowtq~ Board of Coal:y C'onunissioners ronamed fhe "Oga-Locks Cxecua\~c airport" the
"Ups-i.ocka-Barack Obwna Exucwivc Airpon"; and
WHERFaS, the C''ity <3erk is hareby directed to forward this rewlution to each
IDURILIpahl\' Wlthlll Miami-Dade County requesting the adoption of a similar resolutier. and
Crl:()Ulignl'~ support for the renaming.
NO W,'1'1IN:RN:FOKk,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Ciy Council of thn City of Noah Miami Beach
Sce6on L Thl' ii,n:going recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. The Mayor and Citv Council of the City of North Mi:mv Beach urge the
Miami-llade Cour.:y Board of Go~.ml}• Ctinnmissiencls ro lenarne the "Opu-Locks Lxccutivc
Airpoa" fae "Opa•l.oc::a-I Swack (}barns Executive tlirporl "
Section 3. '17te Cit!.~ Clerk is hereby directed to take a!I necessary action to Irarsmit a
aipy of Uris re:alctioc to the City of Opsl-Locks and w each mwticipalit}• within Miattri-Dadc
Coul:y requesting the adoption of a Simi lar reso:ution and encouraging support.
Section J. Tltis resolution shall lake cIT'ect hnmediatcly upon adoption.
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.,MPROVF.D AND AD~P'('1sll by the City of Norlb Miami Bosch City Wmlcil at the
cular mceting asst Icd [hi rd day oI k'ebruaq•, ZIlU9.
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CITY P.TTORNF.Y
SPONSORJ;U L1Y: Coun:ii\von;u; Phyllis Smith
bds\•nr +C Colmcil
RESOLCiTION It2009-8