Resolution 2021-31747 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-31747
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND QUALITY
OF LIFE COMMITTEE, AT ITS MAY 19, 2021 MEETING, AND
APPROVING, BY 5/7TH VOTE, FOLLOWING A DULY NOTICED
PUBLIC HEARING, THE CO-NAMING OF 18TH STREET,
LOCATED BETWEEN MERIDIAN AVENUE AND THE
CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE/MUHAMMAD ALI WAY, AS
"HARVEY MILK WAY."
WHEREAS, at the May 12, 2021 City Commission meeting, the Mayor and
City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 2021-4419 which amendedthe criteria
for the co-naming of City streets in Section 82-503(c) of the City Code; and
WHEREAS, the new criteria set forth in Section 82-503(c) of the City Code
provides that streets in the City may be co-named in honor of deceased persons
who are known for their role as a gay-rights pioneer and as one of the first openly
LGBTQ people ever elected to public office in the U.S.; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the request of Commissioner David Richardson,
the co-naming of 18th Street, located between Meridian Avenue and the
Convention Center Drive/Muhammad Ali Way, as "Harvey Milk Way" was referred
to the Neighborhood and Quality of Life Committee ("NQLC") for the Committee's
consideration and review; and
WHEREAS, Harvey Milk was one of the first openly LGBTQ people ever
elected to public office in the U.S., and was awarded the Presidential Medal of
Freedom, the highest civilian honor a president can bestow, by President Obama
in 2009; and
WHEREAS, at its May 19, 2021 meeting, the NQLC considered the request
for the co-naming of 18th Street as "Harvey Milk Way," and recommended in favor
of the co-naming; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach,
after the duly noticed public hearing on June 23, 2021, considered the co-naming
request, accepted the recommendation of the NQLC, and approved the co-naming
of 18th Street, located between Meridian Avenue and the Convention Center
Drive/Muhammad Ali Way, as "Harvey Milk Way" by a 5/7th vote.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND
CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY.OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor
and City Commission hereby accept the recommendation of the
Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee, at its May 19, 2021 meeting, and
approve, by 5/7th vote, following a duly noticed public hearing, the co-naming of
18th Street, located between Meridian Avenue and the Convention Center
Drive/Muhammad Ali Way, as "Harvey Milk Way."
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of June 2021.
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael Paz,Acting City Attorney
DATE: June 23, 2021
1:40 p.m. Public Hearing
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE, AT ITS MAY
19, 2021 MEETING, AND APPROVING, BY 5/7TH VOTE, FOLLOWING A
DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING, THE CO-NAMING OF 18TH STREET,
LOCATED BETWEEN MERIDIAN AVENUE AND THE CONVENTION
CENTER DRIVE/MUHAMMAD ALI WAY,AS "HARVEY MILK WAY."
ANALYSIS
The attached Resolution was prepared at the request of Commissioner David Richardson, the
sponsor of this item,for consideration at the June 23, 2021 City Commission meeting.
SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA
N/A
Is this a"Residents Right Does this item utilize G.O.
to Know" item. pursuant to Bond Funds?
City Code Section 2-14?
No No
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Commissioner David Richardson
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