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Resolution: R-22-0026
File Number: 11310
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 1/13/2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CO -DESIGNATING
NORTHWEST 3 STREET FROM NORTHWEST 12 AVENUE TO NORTHWEST
17 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA AS "CARIDAD `CARY' HERNANDEZ STREET"
PURSUANT TO SECTION 54-137 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE HEREIN DESIGNATED
OFFICIALS.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner Joe Carollo,
Commissioner Manolo Reyes, Commissioner Christine King
WHEREAS, Caridad "Cary" Hernandez ("Hernandez") was born on February 15, 1927 in
Cienfuegos, Cuba; and
WHEREAS, Hernandez was a resident of the City of Miami ("City") for 62 years upon
exiling from Cuba in 1960; and
WHEREAS, Hernandez studied and graduated from Peabody College in Nashville,
Tennessee;and
WHEREAS, Hernandez served as executive assistant to the founding fathers of the
Latin Chamber of Commerce ("CAMACOL") for 32 years; and
WHEREAS, Hernandez assisted and helped thousands of immigrants from all over the
world obtain legal status in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Hernandez also assisted and registered thousands of United States citizens
to become eligible voters in the City; and
WHEREAS, Hernandez worked daily in assisting the community with food and clothing
distributions to the less fortunate through CAMACOL and St. Juan Bosco Catholic Church; and
WHEREAS, Hernandez passed away on December 29, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the City would like to honor Hernandez by co -designating Northwest 3
Street from Northwest 12 Avenue to Northwest 17 Avenue, Miami, Florida as "Caridad `Cary'
Hernandez Street";
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.
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File ID: 11310
Enactment Number: R-22-0026
Section 2. The City Commission co -designates that portion within the City's limits of
Northwest 3 Street from Northwest 12 Avenue to Northwest 17 Avenue, Miami, Florida as
"Caridad `Cary' Hernandez Street".
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a certified copy of this Resolution to the
Departments of Police, Fire -Rescue, and Solid Waste; the Miami -Dade County Department of
Transportation and Public Works; the Miami -Dade County Commissioner of District 5; the
United States Postal Service; and, if a State of Florida road, to the Florida Department of
Transportation, District Six, for sign installation within the newly designated roadway.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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