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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBackupENROLLED 2022 Legislature CS for CS for SB 160, 1st Engrossed 2022160er An act relating to transportation -related facility designations; providing honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Transportation facility designations; Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers.— (1) That portion of S.R. 715/Bacom Point Road between W. Morgan Road and S.W. 14th Street in Palm Beach County is designated as "Deputy Sheriff Donta Manuel and Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Wallace Highway." (2) Bridge number 100850 on S.R. 60/Courtney Campbell Causeway over Old Tampa Bay in Hillsborough County is designated as "Virginia Creighton Bridge." (3) The intersection of S.W. 23rd Avenue and S.W. 8th Street in Miami -Dade County is designated as "Arturo Diaz Artiles Plaza." (4) That portion of W. Columbus Drive between N. Himes Avenue and N. MacDill Avenue in Hillsborough County is designated as "Maximino Capdevila Road." (5) That portion of S.R. 19 between C.R. 48 and Lane Park Cutoff Road in Lake County is designated as "Sergeant First Class Michael C. Aten Memorial Highway." (6) Bridge number 720684 on I-95 over the Trout River in Page 1 of 4 CODING: Words strieken are deletions; words underlined are additions. ENROLLED 2022 Legislature CS for CS for SB 160, 1st Engrossed 2022160er Jacksonville/Duval County is designated as "Warren Alvarez Memorial Bridge." (7) That portion of U.S. 27/S.R. 25 between the Polk County line and the Glades County line in Highlands County is designated as "Deputy William Gentry, Jr., Highway." (8) That portion of S.R. 100 in Clay County between the Bradford County line and the Putnam County line is designated as "Veterans Honor Highway." (9) Upon completion of construction, the interchange at First Coast Expressway/S.R. 23 and Henley Road in Clay County is designated as "Sergeant Eric John Twisdale Memorial Interchange." (10) That portion of S.R. AlA between the northern terminus and southern terminus of Galt Ocean Drive in Broward County is designated as "Pio Ieraci Memorial Drive." (11) That portion of S.R. 520/W. King Street between S.R. 501/Clearlake Road and S.R. 519/Fiske Boulevard in Brevard County is designated as "Sgt. George Lee Taylor, Sr., Memorial Highway." (12) That portion of S.R. 519/Fiske Boulevard between Rosa L. Jones Drive and I-95 in Brevard County is designated as "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Highway." (13) That portion of U.S. 90 between Canal Street and Stewart Street in Santa Rosa County is designated as "Reverend Murray Hamilton, Sr., Highway." (14) That portion of S.R. 87 between E. Bay Boulevard and U.S. 98 in Santa Rosa County is designated as "Ira Mae Wells - Bruce Memorial Highway." (15) That portion of Bayfront Parkway between Tarraqona Page 2 of 4 CODING: Words strieken are deletions; words underlined are additions. ENROLLED 2022 Legislature CS for CS for SB 160, 1st Engrossed 2022160er Street and N. 17th Avenue in Escambia County is designated as "Pensacola Police Fallen Heroes Highway." (16) The Cow Key Channel Bridge, bridge numbers 900086 and 900125, between milepost 4.100 and milepost 4.169 on Overseas Highway in Monroe County is designated as "Cheryl H. Cates Memorial Bridge." (17) That portion of S.R. 953/N.W. 42nd Avenue/Le Jeune Road between N.W. llth Street and N.W. 14th Street in Miami -Dade County is designated as "Oswaldo Paya Way." (18) That portion of S.R. 82 between Veronica S. Shoemaker Boulevard and Ortiz Avenue in Lee County is designated as "Coach Guy Thomas Memorial Highway." (19) That portion of North University Drive between S.R. 827 and the Sawgrass Expressway is designated as "Michael Moskowitz Drive." (20) That portion of S.R. 408/Spessard L. Holland East-West Expressway between the Mills Avenue exit and the Rosalind Avenue exit in Orange County is designated as "Austin D. Gayne Memorial Highway." (21) That portion of S.R. 826/Sunny Isles Boulevard between N.E. 35th Avenue and S.R. AlA in Miami -Dade County is designated as "Anthony Reznik Boulevard." (22) That portion of N.W. 12th Avenue/John Henry Peavy Jr. Avenue between N.W. 62nd Street and N.W. 71st Street in Miami - Dade County is designated as "Soul of Miami Avenue." (23) Bridge number 380097 on U.S. 27 over the Fenholloway River in Taylor County is designated as "Private Tillman R. Clark Memorial Bridge." (24) That portion of Matanzas Woods Parkway between Bird of Page 3 of 4 CODING: Words strieken are deletions; words underlined are additions. ENROLLED 2022 Legislature CS for CS for SB 160, 1st Engrossed 2022160er 88 Paradise Drive and Old Kings Road in Flagler County is 89 designated as "Staff Sergeant Keon Clyde Sands Memorial 90 Parkway." 91 (25) That portion of I-75 between the Charlotte County line 92 bordering Desoto County and the Lee County line bordering 93 Collier County is designated as "Purple Heart Highway." 94 (26) That portion of U.S. 41/S.W. 8th Street between S.W. 95 21st Avenue and S.W. 22nd Avenue in Miami -Dade County is 96 designated as "Bellas Artes Way." 97 (27) The Department of Transportation is directed to erect 98 suitable markers designating the transportation facilities as 99 described in this section. 100 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. Page 4 of 4 CODING: Words strieken are deletions; words underlined are additions. TO: FROM: MEMORANDUM Honorable Chairman Jose "Pepe" Diaz and Members, Board of County Commissioners Geri Bonzon-Keenan County Attorney Agenda Item No. I I(A)(11) DATE: January 19, 2022 SUBJECT: Resolution urging the Florida Legislature to codesignate that portion of State Road 953/NW 42nd Avenue/Le Jeune Road from NW 1 Ith Street to NW 14th Street as "Oswaldo Paya Way"; urging the City of Miami to approve such codesignation; and approving such codesignation The accompanying resolution was prepared and placed on the agenda at the request of Co -Prime Sponsors Chairman Jose "Pepe" Diaz and Commissioner Rebeca Sosa. GBK/smm Jam- �l Geri Bonzon-Keenan County Attorney 1 MEMORANDUM - (Revised) TO: Honorable Chairman Jose "Pepe" Diaz DATE: January 19, 2022 and Members, Board of County Commissioners FROM: onzon-Keenan County Attorney Please note any items checked. SUBJECT: Agenda Item No. I I(A)(11) "3-Day Rule" for committees applicable if raised 6 weeks required between first reading and public hearing 4 weeks notification to municipal officials required prior to public hearing Decreases revenues or increases expenditures without balancing budget Budget required Statement of fiscal impact required Statement of social equity required Ordinance creating a new board requires detailed County Mayor's report for public hearing No committee review Applicable legislation requires more than a majority vote (i.e., 2/3's present , 2/3 membership , 3/5's , unanimous , CDMP 7 vote requirement per 2-116.1(3)(h) or (4)(c) , CDMP 2/3 vote requirement per 2-116.1(3)(h) or (4)(c) , or CDMP 9 vote requirement per 2-116.1(4)(c)(2) ) to approve Current information regarding funding source, index code and available balance, and available capacity (if debt is contemplated) required PAI Approved Mayor Veto Override RESOLUTION NO. Agenda Item No. 11(A)(11) 1-19-22 RESOLUTION URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO CODESIGNATE THAT PORTION OF STATE ROAD 953/NW 42ND AVENUE/LE JEUNE ROAD FROM NW I ITH STREET TO NW 14TH STREET AS "OSWALDO PAYA WAY"; URGING THE CITY OF MIAMI TO APPROVE SUCH CODESIGNATION; AND APPROVING SUCH CODESIGNATION WHEREAS, Oswaldo Paya was born in El Cerro, Havana, Cuba on February 29, 1952; and WHEREAS, Mr. Paya was raised Roman Catholic and attended a Marist Brothers school in Havana, which was closed in 1961 by the Castro regime; and WHEREAS, in 1969, he was sentenced to three years of hard labor on Isla de Pinos because he refused to transport political prisoners during his mandatory military service; and WHEREAS, while serving time on Isla de Pinos, Mr. Paya discovered a locked Catholic church, Nuestra Senora de Dolores, and was able to obtain permission from the Bishop of Havana to reopen it as a mission offering religious talks and care for the sick; and WHEREAS, after his release, Mr. Paya enrolled at the University of Havana as a physics major, but was expelled when authorities learned he was a practicing Christian; and WHEREAS, he then attended night school, eventually studied to become an engineer, and later worked at a state surgical equipment company; and WHEREAS, in 1980 during the Mariel boatlift, Mr. Paya was offered the opportunity to leave Cuba, but chose to stay and work for change; and WHEREAS, in 1986, Mr. Paya married Ofelia Acevedo in a Catholic ceremony, and they would go on to raise three children together: Oswaldo Jose, Rosa Maria, and Reinaldo Isaias; and 3 Agenda Item No. 11(A)(11) Page No. 2 WHEREAS, in 1987, Mr. Paya founded the Movimiento Cristiano Liberation (Christian Liberation Movement), which called for nonviolent civil disobedience against the rule of the Cuban Communist Party and advocated for civil liberties and freedom for political prisoners; and WHEREAS, he also began a publication for Catholics titled Pueblo de Dios (People of God), which called upon Christians to lead the struggle for human rights; and WHEREAS, unfortunately, the publication was shut down the following year by Cuba's bishops under pressure from the government; and WHEREAS, in the late 1990s, Mr. Paya and other activists began collecting signatures for the Varela Project, a petition drive that would become one of his most significant endeavors; and WHEREAS, named in honor of Felix Varela, a Catholic priest who had participated in Cuba's struggle for independence from Spain, the petition drive relied upon a clause in the Cuban Constitution requiring a national referendum to be held if 10,000 signatures of Cuban voters were collected; and WHEREAS, by October 2003, Mr. Paya had collected and delivered over 25,000 signatures calling for a referendum on safeguarding freedom of speech and assembly, allowing private business ownership, liberation of political prisoners, ending one party rule, and a new electoral law; and WHEREAS, according to the Los Angeles Times, the petition drive was "the biggest nonviolent campaign to change the system the elder Castro established after the 1959 Cuban revolution," and gave Mr. Paya an international reputation as a leading dissident; and WHEREAS, regrettably, further progress in the Varela Project was stalled when the Cuban government cracked down against its proponents and launched a competing petition drive to declare the socialist state "irrevocable"; and 0 Agenda Item No. 11(A)(11) Page No. 3 WHEREAS, during the 2003 crackdown known as the Cuban Black Spring, Movimiento Cristiano Liberaci6n members comprised around 40 of the 75 dissidents involved; and WHEREAS, through the years, Mr. Paya received multiple threats from the Cuban government due to his efforts to ensure human rights, freedom, and lasting change; and WHEREAS, on July 22, 2012, near Bayamo, Cuba, Mr. Paya died in a car crash at the age of 60 under suspicious circumstances; and and WHEREAS, many suspect that the Cuban regime was responsible for Mr. Paya's death; WHEREAS, despite his untimely death, Mr. Payd touched many lives and proved to be a strong agent for change and freedom in Cuba; and WHEREAS, through the years both before and since his passing, Mr. Paya was nominated for, and received, many awards recognizing his accomplishments and efforts towards change, including the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought of the European Parliament (2002) and the Truman -Reagan Medal of Freedom, posthumously (2018); and WHEREAS, he was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by the former Czech president Vaclav Havel; and WHEREAS, this Board would like to honor the legacy and life of Mr. Paya with a road codesignation on State Road 953/NW 42nd Avenue/Le Jeune Road in Miami -Dade County; and WHEREAS, that portion of State Road 953/NW 42nd Avenue/Le Jeune Road from NW 1 lth Street to NW 14th Street is a state road located within the City of Miami; and WHEREAS, because State Road 953/NW 42nd Avenue/Le Jeune Road is a state road, the Florida Legislature would be required to codesignate this road; and 5 Agenda Item No. 11(A)(11) Page No. 4 WHEREAS, section 334.071, Florida Statutes, provides that the erection of markers for a state road designation shall be contingent upon the appropriate city or county commission passing a resolution in support of the particular honorary designation; and WHEREAS, this codesignation is located in County Commission District 6, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF NHANH-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board: Section 1. Urges the Florida Legislature to codesignate that portion of State Road 953/NW 42nd Avenue/Le Jeune Road from NW llth Street to NW 14th Street as "Oswaldo Paya Way.» Section 2. Urges the City of Miami to approve the state road codesignation of that portion of State Road 953/NW 42nd Avenue/Le Jeune Road from NW llth Street to NW 14th Street as "Oswaldo Paya Way." Section 3. Approves the state road codesignation of that portion of State Road 953/NW 42nd Avenue/Le Jeune Road from NW 11th Street to NW 14th Street as "Oswaldo Paya Way." Section 4. Directs the Clerk of the Board to send certified copies of this Resolution to the Governor, the Senate President, the House Speaker, the Chair and Members of the Miami -Dade State Legislative Delegation, the Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami, the City of Miami Police Department, the City of Miami Fire Rescue Department, the United States Postal Service, the Traffic Signals and Signs Division of the Department of Transportation and Public Works, and the Development Services Division of the Regulatory and Economic Resources Department. Section 5. Directs the County's state lobbyists to advocate for the legislative action set forth in section 1 above, and authorizes and directs the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs to amend the 2022 State Legislative Package to include this item. C Agenda Item No. 11(A)(11) Page No. 5 The Co -Prime Sponsors of the foregoing resolution are Chairman Jose "Pepe" Diaz and Commissioner Rebeca Sosa. It was offered by Commissioner who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: Jose "Pepe" Diaz, Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert, III, Vice -Chairman Sen. Rene Garcia Keon Hardemon Sally A. Heyman Danielle Cohen Higgins Eileen Higgins Joe A. Martinez Kionne L. McGhee Jean Monestime Raquel A. Regalado Rebeca Sosa Sen. Javier D. Souto The Chairperson thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 19' day of January, 2022. This resolution shall become effective upon the earlier of (1) 10 days after the date of its adoption unless vetoed by the County Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective only upon an override by this Board, or (2) approval by the County Mayor of this Resolution and the filing of this approval with the Clerk of the Board. Approved by County Attorney as to form and legal sufficiency. James Eddie Kirtley MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA BY ITS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HARVEY RUVIN, CLERK an Deputy Clerk 7