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RESOLUTION NO.
94- 358
A RESOLUTION CODESIGNATING NORTHWEST 1ST
PLACE FROM NORTHWEST 14TH STREET TO NORTHWEST
20TH STREET, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS "PHILLIS
WHEATLEY PLACE"; WAIVING THE LIMITATION OF
SECTION 54-91(5) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, WHICH PROVIDES
THAT NUMBERED STREET CODESIGNATIONS SHALL NOT
EXCEED FIVE (5) BLOCKS IN LENGTH; FURTHER,
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO INSTRUCT THE
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE HEREIN DESIGNATED
AGENCIES.
WHEREAS, Phillis Wheatley was born in Senegal, Africa, in
1753, and came to America in 1761; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Wheatley was a literary pioneer who became the
first recognized Black poetess in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Wheatley wrote her first published poem "On The
Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitfield" in 1770, a book of her
poems, the first such work by an American Black woman to be
published in 1773 and her last book, "Liberty and Peace" shortly
before her death in 1774; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 10761, adopted July 12, 1990, created
the Miami Street Codesignation Review Committee and entrusted
said Committee with the responsibility of reviewing street
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MAY 2 3 1994
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oodesignation requests and making recommendations to the City
Commission in its determination as to whether or not a street
should be oodesignated or a marker or plaza should be designated;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the City Commission's directive, the
Miami Street Codesignation Review Committee, at its meeting of
May 17, 1994, reviewed the Administration's proposal for a street
oodesignation for "Phillis Wheatley Place" subject to the
conditions set forth by the Committee at said meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Street Codesignation Review Committee at
its meeting of May 17, 1994, recommended the oodesignation of
Northwest 1st Place from Northwest 14 Street to Northwest 20th
Street, Miami, Florida as "Phillis Wheatley Place", and further
recommended that the City Commission waive the limitation of
Section 54-91(5) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended, which provides that numbered street codesignations shall
not exceed five (5) blocks in length;
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 Miami City Commission hereby oodesignates
Northwest 1st Place, from Northwest 14th Street to Northwest 20th
Street, Miami, Florida, as "Phillis Wheatley Place", and waives
the limitations of Section 54-91(5) of the Code of the City of
Miami, Florida, as amended, which provides that numbered street
oodesignations shall not exceed five (5) blooks in length.
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby directed to
instruct the Director of Public Works to transmit a copy of this
Resolution to the Police Department, Fire -Rescue Department,
Department of General Services Administration/Solid Waste, Dade
i
County Public Works Department and United States Postal Service.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of May 1994.
ST PHEN P. CL RK, MAYOR
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MATTY HIRAI
CITY CLERK
PREPARED AND APPROVED BY:
MA M. ABELLA
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
A. Q N eT S, II
CITY ATTORNEY
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MATTY HIRAI A ok CESAR H. ODIO
City Clerk' City Manager
June 24, 1994
Ms. Ivy Korman
a Metro Dade Center
Suite 1910
111.N.W. 1st Street
Miami, FL 33128
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RE: CODESIGNATING N.W. 1 PLACE FROM N.W. 14 TO 20 STREETS AS
r'PHILLI WHEATLEY PLACE"
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�. Dear Ms.
The City of Miami Commission, at its meeting of May 23, 1994,
passed and adopted Resolution No. 94-358, and requested the City
Clerk to transmit said instrument to you.
Attached hereto, please find the above -cited resolution, which is
self-explanatory.
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Enc. a/s
R ectfully s mitted,
,OqTTY HIRAI
City Clerk
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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK/ 3500 Pan American Drive/P.O. Box 330708/Miami, Florida 33233-0708/(305) 250-5360/FAX(305) 858-1610
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members DATE : FILE
of the City Commission '
SUBJECT: Cc -Designation of N.W.
1st Place from NW 14 St
to NW 20 St. as
FROM : REFERENCES:
Phillis Wheatley Place
Cesar H. Odio
City Manager ENCLOSURES:
RECOMMENDATION
The City of Miami Street Co -designation Committee recommends that
the Miami City Commission adopt the attached Resolution
authorizing the cc --designation of N.W. 1st Place from N.W. 14th
Street to N.W. 20th Street as "Phillis Wheatley Place".
BACKGROUND
Phillis Wheatley was a pioneer in literary history becoming the
first recognized black poetess in the United States. Mrs.
Wheatley was born in Senegal, Africa, in 1753 and came to
America in 1761. Mrs. Wheatley dedicated much of her life to
writing poems and became the first Black American woman to have.
her poetry published.
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