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RESOLUTION NO. 01 _ 65'
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO REVIEW THE PROPOSAL
PRESEN'T'ED BY THE YAEGER FOUNDATION, INC. FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDICAL
MUSEUM TO BE LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF NORTHWEST
12TH AVENUE AND NORTHWEST 62ND STREET, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, FOR PURPOSES OF HOUSING DOCUMENTS,
BOOKS, AND OTHER MEMORABILIA FROM PRIVATE
PRACTITIONERS, HOSPITALS AND HISTORICALLY BLACK
MEDICAL SCHOOLS; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO: (1) MEET WITH THE YAEGER FOUNDATION,
INC. TO DISCUSS THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MEDICAL
MUSEUM, (2) CONDUCT AN ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT AND
PRELIMINARY CLEAN-UP OF THE CITY -OWNED VACANT LOT
LOCATED AT 1199 NORTHWEST 62" STREET, MIAMI,
FLORIDA, (3) CONSIDER THE ACQUISITION OF THE
VACANT LOT BY THE YEAGER FOUNDATION, INC. FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A PARKING LOT TO SERVICE THE
PROPOSED MUSEUM BUILDING, (4) AND PRESENT A
REPORT TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITHIN NINETY DAYS;
ALLOCATING FUNDS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$25,000, FOR THE PRELIMINARY CLEANUP AND
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT FROM FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR THE
WORD OF :FIFE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Manager ie directed to review the
proposal presented by the Yaeger Foundation, Inc. for the
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construction of an African American Medical Museum to be located
on the corner of Northwest 12th Avenue and Northwest 62" Street,
Miami, Florida, for purposes of housing documents, books, and
other memorabilia from private practitioners, hospitals and
historically black medical schools.
Section 2. The City Manager is further directed to: (1)
meet with the -Yaeger Foundation, Inc. to discuss the African
American Medical Museum, (2) conduct an environmental audit and
preliminary clean-up of the City -owned vacant lot located at
1199 Northwest 62nd Street, Miami, Florida, (3) consider the
acquisition of the vacant lot by the Yeager Foundation, Inc. for
the construction of a parking lot to service the proposed Museum
building, (9) and present a report to the City Commission within
ninety days.
Section 3. Funds, in an amount not to exceed $25,000,
for the environmental audit and preliminary cleanup are
allocated from funds allocated for the Word of Life Community
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor-!'
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of July , 2001.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
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WALTER J. FOEMANT
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CORRECTNESS:
'-� If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at
the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. if
the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately
upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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