2018-30606 Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 2018-30606
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, APPROVING, BY 517TH VOTE, FOLLOWING A
DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING, THE CO-NAMING OF
75TH STREET FROM DICKENS AVENUE TO HARDING
AVENUE AS "RABBI ABRAMOWITZ WAY."
WHEREAS, at the September 26, 2018 Neighborhood/Community Affairs
Committee meeting, the Committee unanimously approved a motion recommending to
co-name 75th Street from Dickens Avenue to Harding Avenue as 'Rabbi Abramowitz
Way"; and
WHEREAS, at the October 17, 2018 City commission meeting, the Commission
accepted the recommendation of the NCAC and adopted a Resolution setting a public
hearing for November 14, 2018 to consider the subject street co-naming; and
WHEREAS, City staff has determined that this co-naming request meets the
criteria set forth in Section 82-503(c) of the City Code, and the Mayor and the City
Commission, following a duly noticed public hearing, wish to honor the significant
contributions of Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz, a spiritual leader of Temple Menorah for 45
years and who resided in the City, by co-naming 75th Street from Dickens Avenue to
Harding Avenue as Rabbi Abramowitz Way; and
WHEREAS, based on City Staffs prior communication with Miami-Dade County
Department of Transportation and Public Works, the manufacturing and installation cost
for ground mounted signs is approximately $200 per sign and $75 for presentation
plates; and
WHEREAS, the County does not typically install or replace internally illuminated
street name signs at signalized intersections as a result of street co-namings; and
WHEREAS, if the City wishes to pursue the installation of the internally
illuminated signs, the work would need to be performed by a contractor via a
construction permit at an approximate cost of$3,000 per signalized intersection; and
WHEREAS, Transportation Department funds will be utilized for the
manufacturing and installation of the new street signage; and
WHEREAS, the co-naming must also be sponsored by a Miami-Dade County
Commissioner and approved by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC); and
WHEREAS, following approval by the BCC, the City's Transportation Department
staff will work with the Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public
Works to manufacture and install the selected type of signs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that the Mayor and City
Commission of the City of Miami Beach hereby approve, by 517th vote, following a duly
noticed public hearing, the co-naming of 75th Street from Dickens Avenue to Harding
Avenue as "Rabbi Abramowitz Way."
PASSED AND ADOPTED this /9 day of November, 2018
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: November 14, 2018
2:10 p.m. Public Hearing
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING, BY 5/7TH VOTE, FOLLOWING A DULY
NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING, THE CO-NAMING OF 75TH STREET FROM
DICKENS AVENUE TO HARDING AVENUE AS "RABBI ABRAMOWITZ WAY"
RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends that the City Commission approve the co-naming of 75th Street
between Dickens Avenue and Harding Avenue as "Rabbi Abramowitz Way" following the public
hearing.
BACKGROUND
Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz was the spiritual leader of Temple Menorah for 45 years. In recognition
of Rabbi Abramowitzs positive impact in the community and pursuant to Commissioner Michael
Gongora's request, an item was referred to the Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee (NCAC)
at the April 11, 2018 City Commission meeting. The item concerned the potential co-naming of a
street in North Beach for Rabbi Mayer Abramowitz. The referral to NCAC included a discussion of
amendments to Section 82-503(c) of the City Code which was required in order to allow for this
potential co-naming of a City street. At the May 22, 2018 NCAC meeting, the Committee
recommended that the City Code be amended to allow for the co-naming of streets for spiritual
leaders. Pursuant to the recommendation of the NCAC, an Ordinance was drafted amending the
City Code to allow City streets to be co-named for a deceased person who served as the spiritual
leader of a prominent religious institution in the City of Miami Beach for 35 or more years and resided
in the City of Miami Beach.
The First Reading of the proposed Ordinance occurred at the June 6, 2018 City Commission
meeting. At the meeting, the City Commission requested that an amendment be made to the
proposed Ordinance to include a sunset provision of July 1, 2019. The Ordinance was approved
unanimously on Second Reading at the July 25, 2018 City Commission meeting and Ordinance No.
2018-4209 was adopted. Following the adoption of Ordinance No. 2018-4209, a discussion item to
consider and review the proposed co-naming was referred to NCAC at the September 12, 2018 City
Commission meeting.
The co-naming of 75th Street between Dickens Avenue and Harding Avenue was discussed at the
September 26, 2018 NCAC meeting. At the meeting, following a discussion by members of the
Committee and testimonials from the public supporting the co-naming, the proposed co-naming was
approved by unanimous vote of the Committee.
At the October 17, 2018 City Commission meeting, the Commission accepted the recommendation of
the NCAC to co-name 75th Street between Dickens Avenue and Harding Avenue as "Rabbi Mayer
Abramowitz Way"and set a public hearing for November 14, 2018 to consider such co-naming.
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ANALYSIS
Pursuant to Section 82-503 of the City code, following the public hearing, the City Commission must
approve the co-naming by resolution of the Mayor and City Commission by 5/7th vote.
Subsequently, the resolution by the City Commission must be sponsored by a Miami-Dade County
Commissioner and approved by the Board of County Commissioners (BCC).
For previous co-naming of streets, once the request has been approved by the BCC, the City has
worked with the Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works to implement
the signage. The manufacturing and installation cost for ground mounted signs is approximately$200
per sign and $75 for presentation plates. The County does not typically install or replace internally
illuminated street name signs at signalized intersections as a result of street co-naming. If the City
wishes to pursue the installation of these enhanced signs, the work would need to be performed by a
contractor via a construction permit. The manufacturing and installation cost of internally illuminated
street name signs at signalized intersections would be approximately $3,000 per signalized
intersection.
Following approval by the BCC, the City's Transportation Department staff will work with the Miami-
Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works to manufacture and install the selected
type of signs.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The proposed co-naming of 75th Street would impact two (2) signalized intersections
(75th Street/Dickens Avenue and 75th Street/Harding Avenue). The cost of manufacturing and
installing the ground-mounted signs at both intersections would be approximately $550. Should the
City Commission desire to install internally illuminated street name signs at both signalized
intersections, the manufacturing and installation cost would be approximately$6,000.
Amount 1 $6,000 Account 1 106-9615-000349-30-403-529-00-00-00
Lie islative Tracking
Transportation
Sponsor
Vice-Mayor Michael Gongora & Co-sponsored by Commissioner Samuelian
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