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` Ordinance 14076
Legislation
File Number: 12029
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 7/28/2022
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION NAMING THE PARCEL
OF LAND CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 20,037 SQUARE FEET
LOCATED AT 3275 MARGARET STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA AS "THELMA
GIBSON HERITAGE GARDEN"; AMENDING CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE I OF THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "PARKS
AND RECREATION/IN GENERAL", BY CREATING SECTION 38-32, TITLED
"NAMING OF THELMA GIBSON HERITAGE GARDEN"; FURTHER DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO
EFFECTUATE THE NAMING OF THE PARK; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, Commissioner Ken Russell,
Commissioner Joe Carollo, Commissioner Manolo Reyes, Commissioner Christine
King
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") owns a parcel of land consisting of approximately
20,037 square feet located at 3275 Margaret Street, Miami, Florida, which is currently known as
Coconut Grove Heritage Garden ("Park"); and
WHEREAS, Thelma Gibson ("Ms. Gibson") was born and grew up in Coconut Grove,
Florida, and attended George Washington Carver High School; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Gibson worked to provide health care to the Miami community through
the E.J. Hall Clinic and the Miami -Dade County Health Department; and
WHEREAS, she founded the Women's Chamber of Commerce of Dade County in 1984;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Gibson was appointed as Miami's interim City Commissioner in 1997;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Gibson has received numerous recognitions for her service including
the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Drum Major for Justice Award and the Jackson Memorial
Hospital Image Committee Award; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to honor Ms. Gibson and her endless efforts to
serve the Miami community over the past 50 plus years; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that it is appropriate for the Park to be
named "Thelma Gibson Heritage Garden";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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File ID: 12029
Enactment Number: 14076
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/Article I of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is
further amended as follows:'
"CHAPTER 38
PARKS AND RECREATION
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 38-32. Naming of Thelma Gibson Heritage Garden.
a. The parcel of land consisting of approximately 20,037 square feet located at 3275
Margaret Street, Miami, Florida, shall be named the "Thelma Gibson Heritage Garden."
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Section 3. The City Manager is directed to take any and all actions necessary to
effectuate the naming of the Park.
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
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
i 4nalndez, ity Attor ey 5/3112022
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.
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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