LTC 448-2021 Ceremonial Planting of Orchids at South Pointe ParkD o c u S ig n E n v e lo p e ID: 6 2 EB 3 F C E -0 84F -4 3 2 6 -AB 6 C -C 9 C 2F 4 9 F 6E E 8
MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LT C #
448-2021
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO : H onora b le M ayor D an G elber and M em bers of the C ity C om m ission
FR O M , Alina T . Hudak, City Manag~
DATE: O ct ob er 19, 2021
SUBJECT: Cerem onial Planting of O rchids at South Pointe Park
T he purpose of this L T C is to info rm the M ayor and C ity C om m ission that the Parks and
R ecr eation D epa rtm ent will be hosting a cerem on ial planting on Saturday, O ct ob er 23"°
at 9 a.m ., along side F a irchild Tro pical G arden as they plant about 200 plants at South
Po inte Pa rk.
T he C ity has pa rt ici p ated in the Fairchild Botanical G ardens M illi on O rchid P ro ject since
2015. T he orchids are rare and/or endangered native species including but not lim ited to;
Encycl ia ta m p e nsis, T richocentrum undulatum , C yrtopodium punctatum , and
Epide nd rum no cturn um . The y w ere donated to Fairchild Tropical G arden on behalf of
the Lum m us fam ily, one of the original fam ilies in M iam i Beach.
T he lo catio n fo r this planting is significant as w e w ill be repatriating orchids that w ere
once a pa rt of our be a utiful M iam i Beach landscape prior to developm ent. A dditional
orchid s w ill be pla nted at So uth Pointe P ark thro ugh A ugust 2022.
S ho uld yo u have add itiona l questions, please contact Jose del R isco at (305) 673-7272.
A ttachm ents
t tG
A T H /M T /JR /JD R
DocuSign Envelope ID: 62EB3FCE -084F-4326-AB6C-C9C2F49F6EE8
Join the City of Miami Beach in a
planting ceremony as part of our collaboration
with the Fairchild Tropical Garden
Ceremonial Planting of Orchids
at South Pointe Park
Saturday , O ctober 23, 202 1
9A M to 10 :30AM
South Pointe Park, l Washington Avenue
[East of parking lot area, north of playground)
MIAMI BEACH