Resolution 2024-33217 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-33217
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE
RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE, AND
APPROVING, BY 5/7TH VOTE, FOLLOWING A DULY NOTICED
PUBLIC HEARING, CO-NAMING OF 12TH STREET BETWEEN
OCEAN DRIVE AND WASHINGTON AVENUE AS "NAOMI WILZIG
WAY," SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL OF THE CO-NAMING BY
THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2-1, RULE 9.02 OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY CODE.
WHEREAS, at the October 18, 2023 City Commission meeting, an item sponsored
by Vice-Mayor Laura Dominguez and co-sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen
Gonzalez was referred to the Public Safety and Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee
("PSNQLC") to discuss the co-naming of 12th Street between Ocean Drive and
Washington Avenue in honor of Naomi Wilzig, an American erotic art collector and the
founder and director of the World Erotic Art Museum in Miami Beach, along with any
amendment to Section 82-503 of the City Code that may be required to accomplish the
co-naming; and
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2024 the Mayor and City Commission adopted an
ordinance amending Section 82-503(c) of the City Code to provide for additional criteria
for the co-naming of a street in honor of a deceased internationally renowned art collector
who significantly contributed to the City's arts and culture, such as Naomi Wilzig; and
WHEREAS, Naomi Wilzig was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1934 and in the
early 1950s she married Siggi Wilzig, an Auschwitz survivor and an early leader of the
U.S. Holocaust Museum, as well as president of the Trust Company of New Jersey until
his death in 2003; and
WHEREAS, in 1983, Wilzig began collecting erotic art for herself, and between
2003 and 2005 she accumulated more than 4,000 pieces from around the world; and
WHEREAS, Wilzig's personal collection became the base of the World Erotic Art
Museum in Miami Beach, which opened in 2005; and
WHEREAS, in 2006, Wilzig was honored with the Key to the City of Miami Beach.
In 2011, the City of Miami Beach proclaimed October 16 "World Erotic Art Museum Day"
in honor of Wilzig's museum's fifth anniversary; and
WHEREAS, in 2011, the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality
presented Wilzig with "Doctor of Arts Honors Causa Sexuality/Erotology"; and
WHEREAS, on October 16, 2011, the City issued a proclamation declaring it
"Naomi Wilzig Day" at her public investiture of her doctorate degree ceremony; and
WHEREAS, as 12th Street is a platted, public road, the proposed: co-naming must
be approved by the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners pursuant to
Rule 9.02 of Section 2-1 of the Miami-Dade County Code.
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 Public Safety and Neighborhood
Quality of Life Committee, and approve, by. 5/7th vote, following a duly noticed public
hearing, the co-naming of 12th Street between Ocean Drive and Washington Avenue as
"Naomi Wilzig Way," subject to final approval of the co-naming by the Miami-Dade County
Board of County Commissioners, in accordance with Section2-1, rule 9.02 of the Miami-
Dade County Code. .
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
. TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rickelle Williams, Interim City Manager
DATE: July 24, 2024 1:35 p.m. Public Hearing
TITLE: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE, AND
APPROVING, BY 5/7TH VOTE, FOLLOWING A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC
HEARING, THE CO-NAMING OF 12TH STREET BETWEEN OCEAN DRIVE AND
WASHINGTON AVENUE AS "NAOMI WILZIG WAY," SUBJECT TO FINAL
APPROVAL OF THE CO-NAMING BY THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2-1, RULE 9.02
OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CODE.
RECOMMENDATION
The City Administration ("Administration") recommends that the Mayor and City Commission
("City Commission")adopt the Resolution (Attachment A) pursuant to the recommendation of the
Public Safety and Neighborhood Quality of Life Committee ("PSNQLC"or"Committee").
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
On September 2, 2023, the Miami Beach Commission for Women unanimously passed a motion
recommending that the City of Miami Beach ("City")co-designate City streets in honor of women
who have significantly impacted the City's history and culture. The recommendation was
transmitted via Letter to Commission(LTC)No.415-2023.Among recommended candidates, the
Commission for Women recommended Naomi Wilzig, American erotic art collector and the
founder and director of the World Erotic Art Museum in Miami Beach, Florida.
At the October 18, 2023 City Commission meeting, Commissioner Laura Dominguez referred a
discussion item (C4 D) regarding the co-naming of a portion of 12 Street between Ocean Drive
and Washington Avenue, in honor of Naomi Wilzig to the PSNQLC (Attachment B)along with any
amendment to Section 82-503 of the City Code which may be required to accomplish the co-
naming.
As noted in the attached referral memorandum, Naomi Wilzig was born in Newark, New Jersey
in 1934. In the early 1950s she married Siggi Wilzig, an Auschwitz survivor and an early leader
of the U.S. Holocaust Museum, as well as president of the Trust Company of New Jersey until his
death in 2003. In 1983, Ms.Wilzig began collecting erotic art for herself. Between 2003 and,2005
she accumulated more than 4,000 pieces from around the world. Ms. Wilzig's personal art
collection became the base of the World Erotic Art Museum in Miami Beach, which opened in
2005.
In 2006, Ms. Wilzig was honored with a Key to the City. In 2011, the City proclaimed October 16
"World Erotic Art Museum Day"in honor of Ms. Wilzig's museum's fifth anniversary. In 2011, the
Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality presented Ms.Wilzig with"Doctor of Arts Honors
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Causa Sexuality/Erotology." On October 16, 2011, the City issued a proclamation declaring it
"Naomi Wilzig Day" at her public investiture of her doctorate degree ceremony.
ANALYSIS
Under existing criteria in Section 82-503 of the City Code, City streets may only be co-named in
honor of (1) Miami Beach police officers who died or were killed in the line of duty; (2) a public
facility located on the street to be co-named; (3)private not-for-profit organizations with significant
historic value to the city and associated with structures which have a significant historical value
or architectural significance to the city; (4)geographic areas within the city; and (5)a commercial
establishment that has been in business in the City of Miami Beach for 100 or more years and
which is located on the street to be co-named.
Whenever a request is made to co-name streets, or portions thereof, in the City, Section 82-
503(c)(2)of the City Code requires the sponsor to submit the proposal in writing to an appropriate
committee (in this case, PSNQLC), which shall include the following: (1) the street, or portion
thereof, to be co-named; (2)the proposed co-name of the street, or portion thereof; (3)the reason
for the request; and (4) a factual summary confirming that the proposed person falls under the
specific criteria outlined in subsection 82-503(c)(1)(a)of the City Code.
Pursuant to the City Code, in order to co-name a street in the City in honor of Naomi Wilzig, the
PSNQLC must first recommend an amendment to Section 82-503(c) of the City Code to provide
for additional criteria for the co-naming of streets in honor of a notable woman who has
significantly impacted the City's civic, cultural, or political fabric. The PSNQLC's recommendation
would need to be accepted by the City Commission via a duly noticed public hearing and a
resolution. Subsequently, City Commission adoption of an amendment to the City's co-naming
ordinance (which requires two readings) is required to include the additional criteria. Once the
Code amendment has been adopted by the City Commission, the PSNQLC may consider and
recommend co-naming a City street in honor of Naomi Wilzig, which also requires a City
Commission resolution.
At the February 14, 2024 PSNQLC meeting, the Committee reviewed this co-naming proposal
and unanimously recommended an amendment to Section 82-503 of the City Code to create the
criteria for the co-naming of a City street in honor of a notable woman who has significantly
impacted the City's arts and culture.
On June 26, 2024, the City Commission approved an ordinance, on First Reading, amending
Section 82-503, Subsections (c)(1)(a) and (c)(2)(a)of the City Code authorizing the adoption of
limited, additional criteria allowing for the co-naming of a City street in honor of a deceased
internationally renowned art collector who significantly contributed to the City's arts and culture.
During the July 24,2024 City Commission meeting,the City Commission will consider,on Second
Reading, an amendment to Section 82-503 of the City Code (Attachment B) which includes the
following additional specific criteria outlined in subsection 82-503(c)(1)(a)(14) of the City Code:
"Deceased internationally renowned art collector who significantly contributed to the City's arts
and culture." Once the proposed ordinance amendment is adopted by the City Commission on
Second Hearing, the City Commission may adopt this Resolution to co-name 12 Street between
Ocean Drive and Washington Avenue as "Naomi Wilzig Way".
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Following City Commission approval on July 24, 2024, the proposed co-naming would need to be
sponsored by a Miami-Dade County Commissioner and approved by the Miami-Dade County
Board of County Commissioners ("BCC")via a resolution.
Subsequent to BCC approval, the City's Transportation and Mobility Department staff would
coordinate with Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works ("DTPW")
staff on the fabrication and installation of the new street co-name signs.
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
The cost of fabricating and installing standard street co-designation signs along 12 Street between
Ocean Drive and Washington Avenue is nominal and included in the Transportation and Mobility
Department's Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget.The sign fabrication and installation work would
be performed by DTPW; and the City would reimburse DTPW for the costs incurred.
Does this Ordinance require a Business Impact Estimate?
(FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)
The Business Impact Estimate (BIE)was published on . See BIE at:
https://www.miamibeachfl.gov/city-hall/city-clerk/meeting-notices/
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
N/A
CONCLUSION
Should the City Commission accept the recommendation of the PSNQLC and approve by 5/7th
vote, following a duly noticed public hearing, a Resolution approving the co-naming of 12 Street
between Ocean Drive and Washington Avenue as "Naomi Wilzig Way", and subject to 1) City
Commission adoption of a proposed ordinance amendment on Second Reading during the July
24, 2024 City Commission meeting; and 2)final approval of the street co-naming by resolution of
the BCC, the Administration will coordinate with DTPW on the manufacturing and installation of
the new street co-designation signs.
Applicable Area
South Beach
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, Is this item related to a G.O. Bond
pursuant to City Code Section 2-17? Project?
Yes No
Was this Agenda Item initially requested by a lobbyist which, as defined in Code Sec. 2-481,
includes a principal engaged in lobbying? No
If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s)and principal(s): N/A
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Department
Transportation and Mobility •
Sponsors)
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Co-sponsor(s)
Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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ATTACHMENT C
Committee Assignments- C4 D
MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Commissioner Laura Dominguez
DATE: October 18, 2023
SUBJECT: REFERRAL TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY
OF LIFE COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE MIAMI BEACH COMMISSION
FOR WOMAN'S RECOMMENDATION FOR CO-NAMING A CITY STREET IN
HONOR OF NAOMI WILZIG.
ANALYSIS
On September 2, 2023, the Miami Beach Commission for Women passed a unanimous motion
recommending that the City co-designate City streets in honor of women who have significantly
impacted the City s history and culture, and the recommendation was transmitted via LTC No.
415-2023. Among recommended candidates, the Commission for Women recommended
Naomi Wilzig, American erotic art collector and the founder and director of the World Erotic Art
Museum in Miami Beach, Florida.
I would like to refer the above-referenced item to Public Safety and Neighborhood Qualify of
Life Committee (the "Committee") to consider the co-naming of the portion of 12th Street
located between Ocean Drive and Washington Avenue, in honor of Naomi Wilzig, along with any
amendment to Section 82-503 of the City Code which may be required to accomplish the
naming.
Ms. Wilzig was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1934. In the early 1950s she married Siggi
Wilzig, an Auschwitz survivor and an early leader of the U.S. Holocaust Museum, as well as
president of the Trust Company of New Jersey until his death in 2003. In 1983 Ms. Wilzig
began collecting erotic art for herself. Between 2003 and 2005 she accumulated more than
4,000 pieces from around the world. Her personal collection became the base of the World
Erotic Art Museum in Miami Beach,which opened in 2005.
In 2006, Ms. Wilzig was honored with the Key to the City of Miami Beach. In 2011, the City of
Miami Beach proclaimed October 16 "World Erotic Art Museum Day" in honor of Ms. Wilzig's
museum's fifth anniversary.
In, 2011, The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality presented Ms. Wilzig with
"Doctor of Arts Honors Causa Sexuality/Erotology." On October 16, 2011, the City issued a
proclamation declaring it "Naomi Wilzig Day" at her public investiture of her doctorate degree
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ceremony.
In order to co-name a City street in honor of notable women who made lasting and significant
contributions to the City of Miami Beach commurity through arts and culture, the adoption of the
limited, additional co-naming criteria is required.
I respectfully submit that Naomi Wilzig is worthy of our consideration for a naming opportunity to
mark her contributions to Miami Beach as a music destination, and I urge my colleagues to
support this item.
Should you have any questions or concerns about any of the foregoing, please do not hesitate
to contact me.
SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA
N/A
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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
Legislative Trackina
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Sponsor
Co-sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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