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10/12/00
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO, WITH THE
PERMISSION AND COOPERATION OF THE PRESIDENT
OF FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ("FIU"),
CONDUCT A STUDY TO DETERMINE AND RECOMMEND TO
THE FLORIDA BOARD OF REGENTS A POTENTIAL
CAMPUS SITE IN THE CITY OF MIAMI DOWNTOWN
AREA FOR THE FIU COLLEGE OF LAW WHICH HAS
BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
WHEREAS, the State Legislature during the 2000 Spring
Session authorized two new law colleges as part of the State
University System at Florida International University in Miami
("FIU") and Florida A&M University to increase minority
representation in the legal profession; and
WHEREAS, an ideal location for the FIU College of Law campus
is in the downtown area of the City of Miami due to the proximity t
of the numerous cultural facilities that have been constructed or
are planned to be constructed, as well as the transportation
accessibility afforded the citizenry of Miami -Dade and Broward
Counties; and
WHEREAS, it is the City Commission's desire that the City
Manager, along with the participation of the Downtown Development
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Authority, the University of Miami, and FIU, study and determine
a potential downtown site for the location of the campus and
recommend said sites to the Board of Regents of the State
University System of Florida;
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 hereby adopted by reference and
incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby directed to, with
the permission and cooperation of the President of FIU, to
conduct a study to determine and recommend to the. Florida Board
of Regents a potential campus site in the City of Miami downtown
area for the FIU College of Law which has been authorized by the
State Legislature.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.1/
�i 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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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of October 2000.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
in accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2-36, since the M- for
this legislation by signing it in the designated p!a
becomes effective with the ziapse of Ilen (I " - '.c, i the
ATTEST: regarding same, without the Mayor rE)r * in v ON
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