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10/26/95
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $20,000.00 FROM SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND
ACCOUNTS, IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (MCSW) FOR
THE (A) INSTALLATION OF AN INSCRIBED PLAQUE
AS TESTIMONIAL TO THE ACHIEVEMENT'S OF MIAMI
WOMEN, AND (B) ERECTION OF A STATUE OR
MONUMENT OF JULIA TUTTLE, IN CONNECTION WITH
THE WOMEN'S CENTENNIAL HALL OF FAME - IN
JULIA'S FOOTSTEPS CELEBRATION TO BE HELD IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI'S 100TH
BIRTHDAY COMMEMORATION, SAID ALLOCATION
CONDITIONED UPON THE MCSW COMPLYING WITH ALL
CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS AS MAY BE
PRESCRIBED BY THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS
DESIGNEE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. An amount not to exceed $20,000.00, in
support of the City of Miami Commission on the Status of Women
(MCSW) is hereby allocated from Special Programs and Accounts for
the (A) installation of an inscribed plaque as testimonial to the
achievements of Miami women, and (B) erection of a statue or
monument of Julia Tuttle, in connection with The Women's
Centennial Hall of Fame - In Julia's Footsteps celebration to be
held in conjunction with the City of Miami's 100th birthday
commemoration, said allocation conditioned upon the MCSW
complying with all conditions and limitations as may be
prescribed by the City Manager or his designee.
CITY cOMMISSION
MEETING OF
O C T 4 6 1995
Resolution No.
95- 737
Section 2. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of _ October 1995.
STEPH N P. CLARK, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERIC
APPROVED AS TO FORrj AND CORRECTNESS:
September 27, 1995
Mr. Cesar H. Odio
Manager
City of Miami
Dear Mr. Odio:
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As you know, Miami is credited as being the only major city in the United
States to be the brainchild of a woman - Julia Tuttle!
As a major event of the City of Miami's celebration of its 100th Birthday
through MIAMI CENTENNIAL '96, the City of Miami Commission on the Status
of Women plans to honor Miami women pioneers -the "firsts"- the pathfinders
who blazed a trail for future generations - in a MIAMI CENTENNIAL '96
WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME ... IN JULIA'S FOOTSTEPS!
The WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME will serve as an educational model that offers
a history of the City of Miami as seen through the accomplishmento of the
,women who followed in the footsteps of Julia Tuttle. Their names will be
inscribed on a plaque in Miami City Hall as a testimonial of the enduring
value of the achievements of the women of Miami. This plaque will be unveiled
on July 12, 1996, at 6PM, during a reception that will include City officials,
descendants and family of the honorees, and over 250 women from across the
nation who are delegates to the Annual Convention of the National Association
of Commissions for Women which will be meeting here.
The second part of the project will be the creation, selection and dedication
of a statue/monument of Julia Tuttle. The committee hopes to place this
monument along the Miami River, near Julia Tuttle's original homestead on
the grounds of the City's Miami Riverside Center. There will be a competition
of local artists overseen by the Art in Public Places Trust.
This project has been sanctioned by MIAMI CENTENNIAL 196 as an official event.
%t bas, been approved by`_CENTENNIAL Cahir Vicd�-Mayor Plummer and,- by,, Iayor
Clark. who earmarked $20,000 for its budget. The MCSW is fortunate to have
a prominent Advisory Committee that includes our local historian Arva Moore
Parks, Black Archives Founder and Director Dorothy Fields, and Art in Public
Places Director. Vivian Donnell Rodriguez.
We ask that you put the MIAMI CENTENNIAL '96 WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME... IN JULIA'S
FOOTSTEPS on the next City Commission meeting agenda for official approval
of the project and the site location so our plans can get underway.
Thank you so much! Sincerely yours,
AL
POLA REYDBU , Chair MONNA LIGHTE, men Hall of Fame Committee,
cc. Mayor Clark; Vice -Mayor Plummer; City Commissioners; Asst, City Manager Cuervo
Fire Chief Gimenez; Chief procurement Officer Carter; Assets Manager Rodriguez
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