2013-28183 Reso RESOLUTION NO.. 2013-28183
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING A
DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000.00 FROM THE
PRENTICE FOUNDATION TO BE USED BY THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH FOR THE RESTORATION AND
CONSERVANCY OF MONUMENT ISLAND AND THE
FLAGLER MEMORIAL.
WHEREAS, in honor of Henry Flagler, the railroad tycoon who facilitated the
development of South Florida by bringing the Florida Eastcoast Railway to Miami and Key West,
Carl Fisher commissioned the Flagler Memorial on Monument Island by nationally recognized
sculptor, Ettore Pellagatta, who also created the "library lions" guarding the main entrance to the
New York Public Library in Manhattan, as well as the carved stone figures on the bow of
Vizcaya's "stone boat" on Biscayne Bay; and
WHEREAS, Monument Island, with its magnificent 96' Flagler Memorial obelisk, is a
significant landmark in the City and is home to one of the few remaining public works of art from
the early 201h Century providing a valuable sense of history and place relative to the City's early
development; and
WHEREAS, gracing the base of the Flagler Memorial on Monument Island are four 25'
masterfully sculpted allegorical statues representing Prosperity, Industry, Education, and the
Pioneer; and
WHEREAS, due to their significant cultural and high artistic values, characteristic of an
early period in the history of the City, the Miami Beach City Commission designated the Flagler
Memorial and Monument Island as a local historic site on March 20, 2002; and
WHEREAS, in order to help preserve Monument Island and the Flagler Memorial as an
ecological, educational, recreational, and historical landmark in the City of Miami Beach, the
Mayor and City Commission wish to accept a donation in the amount of $25,000.00 from The
Prentice Foundation for the restoration and conservancy of this local historic treasure.
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 a donation in the amount of $25,000.00 from The Prentice
Foundation, which funds shall be utilized by the City of Miami Beach for the restoration and
conservancy of Monument Island and the Flagler Memorial.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 17 day of April, 2013.
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OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Jimmy Morales, City Manager an se Smith, City Attorney
FROM: Michael Gongora, Commission
DATE: April 9, 2013
SUBJECT: Discussion Item for April 17 Commission Meeting
Please place on the April Commission meeting consent agenda to accept a donation for
Monument Island. If you have any questions please feel free to contact my aide Diana
Fontani at ext 6087.
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