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Ordinance: 13920
File Number: 7829
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 9/24/2020
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING CHAPTER
38/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
AMENDED ("CITY CODE"), TITLED "PARKS AND RECREATION/IN
GENERAL," BY ESTABLISHING A NEW SECTION 38-25, TITLED "NAMING OF
GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMORIAL MINI PARK," NAMING THE MINI PARK
LOCATED AT 2300 SOUTHWEST 22ND TERRACE, MIAMI, FLORIDA AS THE
"GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMORIAL MINI PARK"; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS
RELATIVE TO THE NAMING OF THE MINI PARK; DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE NAMING OF THE MINI PARK,
INCLUDING THE PLACEMENT OF A SUITABLE PLAQUE
COMMEMORATING SAID FAMILIES; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Manolo Reyes
WHEREAS, the land located at 2300 Southwest 22nd Terrace, Miami, Florida ("Park") is
a municipal public park in the City of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, improvements to the Park will commence this year under Office of Capital
Improvements ("OCI") Project Number 40-Bl93522; and
WHEREAS, Gold Star Family is a title that acknowledges the loss, grief, and continued
healing reserved for families of the members of the Armed Forces of the United States including
the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard who have died in the
line of duty and have made the ultimate sacrifice for the United States; and
WHEREAS, according to the Military Times, since September 11, 2001 ("9/11"), more
than 16,000 military members or troops have died in non -combat circumstances and 7,000
military members have died in the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars; and
WHEREAS, the foregoing numbers do not include families with military members who
lost loved ones in both World Wars, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War; and
WHEREAS, the phrase "Gold Star Family" dates back to World War I when military
families displayed a blue star service flag for every immediate family member serving in the
Armed Forces and the gold star service flag was utilized to indicate that an immediate family
member had died in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS, in 1928, Mrs. Grace Darling, herself a Gold Star Mother, and twenty-five
(25) other grieving mothers founded the service organization "American Gold Star Mothers" in
Washington D.0 which is still active today; and
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WHEREAS, in 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt built upon this growing movement
and officially designated the last Sunday of September as National Gold Star Mother's Day; and
WHEREAS, this date is still commemorated today and this year, National Gold Star
Mother's Day is Sunday, September 27, 2020; and
WHERAS, in 1945, the Gold Star Wives of America was established and in 1947, the
United States Department of Defense created the Gold Star Label Pin; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that it is in the best interests of the City to
officially name the Park as "Gold Star Family Memorial Mini Park"; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission hereby issues the directives set forth below to the City
Manager to implement this Ordinance inclusive of a suitable commemorative plaque;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 38 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City
Code"), is further amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 38
PARKS AND RECREATION
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 38-25. Naming of Gold Star Family Memorial Mini Park.
(a) The park located at 2300 Southwest 22nd Terrace, Miami, Florida shall be named "Gold
Star Family Memorial Mini Park.
Secs. 38-2-326- 38.45. Reserved.
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Section 3. The City Manager is directed to take any and all administrative actions
necessary to effectuate the naming of Gold Star Family Memorial Mini Park, including, without
limitation, placement of a suitable and dignified plaque or pedestal commemorating said
families.
' Words and/or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted and
unchanged material.
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Section 4. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately after final reading and
adoption thereof.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein, whichever is later.
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