Resolution 12447 RESOLUTION NO. 12447
WHEREAS, JOHN and JOHANNA BASS have offered to donate to the City of
Miami Beach, a painting, "The Marriage of St. Catherine", by Sandro
Botticelli (1444-1510) , as offered in that certain letter to the Mayor
of the City of Miami Beach from the said JOHN and JOHANNA BASS, dated
May 13, 1963; and
WHEREAS, the said offer is made pursuant to the provisions of that
cerin agreement dated July 8, 1963, by and between JOHN and JOHANNA BASS
and the CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, the pertinent portion of which reads as follows:
"13. BASS shall at all times hereafter have the express
privilege of making further and subsequent donations or
loans of additional art works to the Museum which, if •
and when accepted by the CITY (which expressly reserves
the right of acceptance or rejection) shall be added
to and exhibited in the Museum."
and
WHEREAS, the CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, deems
that the acceptance of said offer will resuit in an immeasurable contribution
to the cultural life of the community and its visitors;
HOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the said offer of the said JOHN and JOHANNA
BASS be and the same is hereby formally accepted, in accordance with the
terms and provisions of said offer and said agreement, hereinabove referred
to; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED 3Y THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, that it does hereby formally express, for itself, and on behalf
of its citizens, residents and visitors, a warm and abiding sense of apprec-
iation for the continuing manifestations of magnanimous philanthropy on the
part of the said JOHN and JOHANNA BASS, with resultant .`enhenzement to •the
cultural life of the community.
PASSED and ADOPTED this , 5th day of June, Ym 196'.,
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ATTEST:
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Ruth B. Rouleau
City Clerk and ance Director
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