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2/2/98
RESOLUTION NO. 9 8 - 153
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE INTENT OF THE
CITY COMMISSION TO CODESIGNATE RIVERSIDE
PARK, LOCATED ON SOUTHWEST 8TH AVENUE AND
SOUTHWEST 3RD STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS
JORGE MAS CANOSA PARK; AND FURTHER DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE
ADMINISTRATION TO INITIATE THE FORMAL PROCESS
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID CODESIGNATION.
WHEREAS, Jorge Mas Canosa, who recently passed away, was a
prominent entrepreneur and community leader whose leadership and
expertise enabled him to lobby the United States government to
permit the establishment of Radio and Television Marti; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mas Canosa was a tireless freedom fighter who
fought against the tyranny of dictatorship his entire life, and
most notably, against Fidel Castro, whereby he participated in
the Bays of Pigs and other events to bring about freedom in Cuba;
and
WHEREAS, he was the founding father of the Cuban -American
National Foundation which assisted countless refugees to become
productive and proud United States citizens; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission, on behalf
of the City of Miami and its citizens, to express its deepest
gratitude by honoring the memory of Jorge Mas Canosa for his
devotion to the cause of freedom by codesignating a park in his
memory;
CUT OAOQaBRO�
MUCETUM OF
FEB 10 1998
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings set forth in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
section.
Section 2. The City Commission hereby expresses its
intent to codesignate Riverside Park, located on Southwest 8th
Avenue and Southwest 3rd Street, as Jorge Mas Canosa Park.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby directed to
instruct the Administration to initiate the formal procedure for
implementing said codesignation.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this loth
_ day of Feb
, 1998.
XAVIERJL. SUAREZ, MAYOR
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PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY:
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ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
EDWARD MAvAELL
RIM CITY AxtTORN
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