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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Summary Form�Vv op ,. sk' fy� AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY FORM File ID: #8866 � II FF f 1' Date: 04/09/2021 Requesting Department: City Commission Commission Meeting Date: 04/08/2021 Sponsored By: Ken Russell, Jeffrey Watson District Impacted: Type: Resolution Subject: COVID-19 Memorial and Bahamian History and Cultural Center Budget Impact Analysis Total Fiscal Impact: Reviewed By City Commission Nicole Ewan Meeting Completed 04/08/2021 9:00 AM Legislative Division Valentin J Alvarez Legislative Division Review Completed 04/09/2021 9:52 AM Office of the City Attorney George Wysong ACA Review Completed 04/09/2021 1:13 PM Office of Management and Budget Leon P Michel Budget Review Completed 04/12/2021 9:14 AM Office of the City Attorney Barnaby L. Min Deputy Attorney Review Completed 04/13/2021 12:26 PM Office of the City Attorney Victoria Mendez Approved Form and Correctness Completed 04/13/2021 3:14 PM Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Rendered Completed 04/13/2021 6:05 PM �tzY,°v City of Miami City Hall " * `IIL111 IIATtA k ' „ 11 Legislation 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 r R % www.miamigov.com Resolution Enactment Number: R-21-0154 File Number: 8866 Final Action Date:4/8/2021 A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION SUPPORTING CONGRESSWOMAN FREDERICA WILSON'S ("WILSON") REQUEST FOR FEDERAL FUNDING TO CONSTRUCT A PERMANENT COVID-19 MEMORIAL; FURTHER SUPPORTING WILSON'S REQUEST FOR FEDERAL FUNDING TO ESTABLISH THE COCONUT GROVE VILLAGE WEST BAHAMIAN HISTORY AND CULTURAL CENTER TO PRESERVE PROMOTE AND PRESENT THE VIBRANT CULTURE AND HISTORY OF THE BAHAMIAN PIONEERS WHO BUILT MIAMI'S FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO WILSON. WHEREAS, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson ("Congresswoman Wilson") has proposed a Community Project Funding initiative to create and construct a permanent memorial to Miami -Dade County's more than 5,800 victims of the Novel Coronavirus pandemic ("Memorial"); and WHEREAS, the Memorial, if approved, will be located in Simonhoff Floral Park located at 1850 Northwest 541" Street, Miami, Florida in Liberty City; and WHEREAS, the Memorial will enable members of the community to acknowledge and grieve the passing of so many members of our community; and WHEREAS, this year, the United States House of Representatives Appropriations Committee ("Committee") is in the process of implementing a new Community Project Funding initiative to allow members or Congress to directly address the most significant needs of the communities they represent; and WHEREAS, the process permits members of Congress to submit local projects to the Committee for consideration of targeted federal funds to be utilized within one (1) fiscal year; and WHEREAS, Congresswoman Wilson is proposing that federal funding be used for construction and capital improvements in Simonhoff Park in Liberty City for the Memorial; and WHEREAS, the architectural consultant for the project is Zamarr Brown of Design2Form and is assisting with the preparation of the Memorial's components and construction budget; and WHEREAS, Congresswoman Wilson is also proposing that federal funding be used to establish the Coconut Grove Village West Bahamian History and Cultural Center to honor the contributions of the City of Miami's ("City") Bahamian community to the history and fabric of the City; and WHEREAS, in the 1800s, there were very few permanent residents in the area that would eventually become the City; and WHEREAS, in the 1870s, the first large wave of immigration into Coconut Grove started, with many of those immigrants coming from the Bahamas; and WHEREAS, the first hotel in the City was established in 1882, the Peacock Inn, which was located where Peacock Park now rests in the heart of Coconut Grove and the first laborers of the hotel were black Bahamians who came up from Key West and the upper Florida Keys who built their homes in the west Coconut Grove area which is now known to be one of the earliest permanent neighborhoods established in the City; and WHEREAS, the City could not have been incorporated without the vote and support of the Bahamian immigrants; and WHEREAS, on July 28, 1896, a sizable percentage of the voters who voted to incorporate the City were Bahamians immigrants; and WHEREAS, the City Commission supports honoring the valuable contributions made to the City; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2-33(f) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, the City Commission, by a majority vote, hereby deems this Resolution to be of an emergency nature; 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 City Commission supports Congresswoman Wilson's request for federal funding to construct the Memorial. Section 3. The City Commission further supports Congresswoman Wilson's request for federal funding to establish the Coconut Grove Village West Bahamian History and Cultural Center to preserve, promote, and present the vibrant culture and history of the Bahamian pioneers who built the City's first neighborhood. Section 4. The City Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Resolution to the Congresswoman Wilson. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 1 Un ndez, City Attor ey 4/1312021 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 4/14/2021.