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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM
File ID: #7939
Date: 09/23/2020 Requesting Department: Department of
Resilience and Public Works
Commission Meeting Date: 10/08/2020 Sponsored By:
District Impacted: All
Type: Resolution
Subject: Codesignation - Harriet Tubman Highway
Purpose of Item:
A resolution of the Miami City Commission declaring no objection and supporting co -
designating South Dixie Highway/U.S.1 from Brooker Street to SR 9A/1-95 Northbound
as "Harriet Tubman Highway" pursuant to Section 54-137 of the Code of the City of
Miami, Florida.
Background of Item:
Harriet Tubman was an American Hero that gained her freedom from slavery and
helped hundreds of others escape slavery with the Underground Railroad. The City of
Miami would like to honor her by co -designating South Dixie Highway/U.S.1 from
Brooker Street to .SR 9A/1-95 Northbound as "Harriet Tubman Highway"
Budget Impact Analysis
Item has NO budget impact
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Item is NOT Related to Revenue
Total Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Reviewed By
Department of Resilience and Public Works
Review Completed
09/23/2020 11:40 AM
Office of the City Attorney
Daniel Goldberg
Office of Management and Budget
Donovan Dawson
Office of Management and Budget
Christopher M Rose
City Manager's Office
Nzeribe Ihekwaba
Legislative Division
Valentin J Alvarez
City Manager's Office
Arthur Noriega V
Office of the City Attorney
Barnaby L. Min
Office of the City Attorney
Victoria Mendez
City Commission
Nicole Ewan
Office of the City Clerk
City Clerk's Office
Alan M. Dodd Department Head
ACA Review
Completed
09/24/2020 3:48
PM
Budget Analyst Review
Completed
09/25/2020 12:43
PM
Budget Review
Completed
09/29/2020 12:34
PM
Assistant City Manager Review
Completed
09/29/2020 1:02
PM
Legislative Division Review
Completed
09/29/2020 1:03
PM
City Manager Review
Completed
09/29/2020 2:57
PM
Deputy City Attorney Review
Completed
09/29/2020 3:46
PM
Approved Form and Correctness
Completed
09/29/2020 4:19
PM
Meeting
Completed
10/08/2020 9:00
AM
Rendered
Completed
10/13/2020 4:25
PM
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City of Miami
Legislation
r=f Resolution
Enactment Number: R-20-0310
File Number: 7939
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date:10/8/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DECLARING NO OBJECTION
AND SUPPORTING THE CO -DESIGNATION BY THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE,
PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2020-185, FOR THAT PORTION WITHIN THE CITY OF
MIAMI'S LIMITS OF SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY/STATE ROAD ("SR") 5/UNITED
STATES ROUTE 1 ("U.S. 1") FROM BROOKER STREET TO SR 9A/INTERSTATE 95
(1-95") NORTHBOUND AS "HARRIET TUBMAN HIGHWAY", MIAMI, FLORIDA;
FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A CERTIFIED COPY OF
THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS STATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, Araminta "Minty" Ross, widely known as Harriet Ross Tubman ("Harriet
Tubman"), was born enslaved in Dorchester County, Maryland around 1822; and
WHEREAS, Harriet Tubman unapologetically proclaimed her right to liberty by
successfully escaping the bonds of slavery and changed her name; and
WHEREAS, Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist and political activist who displayed
selfless service by risking her life to return to slavery over thirteen (13) times during an eleven
(11) year period to help countless others escape; and
WHEREAS, Harriet Tubman helped to establish and mobilize the Underground Railroad
comprised of a network of abolitionists and safe houses that provided enslaved individuals with
a passage to freedom; and
WHEREAS, Harriet Tubman was an American hero as she was the first documented
woman to lead an armed assault during the Civil War where she also served as a nurse and
intelligence operative for the Union Army and advocated for women's right to vote during the
Women's Suffrage Movement; and
WHEREAS, Harriet Tubman died on March 10, 1913 surrounded by loved ones and was
buried with military honors at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, New York; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") would like to honor the memory and legacy of
Harriet Tubman by co -designating that portion of South Dixie Highway/United States Route 1
("U.S.1") from Brooker Street to State Road ("SR") 9A/Interstate 95 (1-95") Northbound as
"Harriet Tubman Highway"; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature, during its 2020 session, passed Chapter 2020-185,
Laws of Florida, approving several transportation facility designations including a co -designation
for Harriet Tubman Highway as well as a directive to the Department of Transportation to
conduct a feasibility and impact study related to renaming those sections to be co -designated in
honor of Harriet Tubman; and
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Board of County Commissioners passed
Resolution No. R-168-20 dated February 19, 2020 urging the Florida Legislature to rename that
portion within the City's limits of South Dixie Highway/U.S. 1/SR 5 from the Miami-Dade/Monroe
County Line to SR 9A/1-95 as "Harriet Tubman Highway";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Miami City Commission declares no objection and supports the co -
designation by the State of Florida for that portion within the City's limits of South Dixie
Highway/SR 5/U.S.1 from Brooker Street to SR 9A/1-95 Northbound as "Harriet Tubman
Highway".
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a certified copy of this Resolution to the
Departments of Police, Fire -Rescue, Solid Waste, the Miami -Dade County Department of
Transportation and Public Works, the United States Postal Service, and, if a State of Florida
road, to the Florida Department of Transportation, District Six Secretary for sign installation
within the newly designated roadways.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
i 4nalndez, City lAttOr ey 9/29/2020
NOTE #1: Pursuant to the resolution, this item became effective immediately upon adoption by the
Commission. NOTE #2: Per Directive, City Clerk's Office transmitted on 10/23/2020.