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9/15/80
RESOLUTION NO, 8 0 - 6 24
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE CITY OF MIAMI
A BILINGUAL AND BICULTURAL CITY WHERE THE
ENGLISH AND SPANISH LANGUAGES ARE POUND TO
THRIVE AND CO -EXIST SUCCESSFULLY AND THAT
SPANISH BE CONSIDERED THE SECOND OFFICIAL "SUPPORTIVE
LANGUAGE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI; FURTHER
WELCOMING VISITORS FROM SPANISH-SPEAKING
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COUNTRIES AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DAY
WHEN VISITORS AND MERCHANTS FROM EUROPE,
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AFRICA, AND ASIA WILL COME TO OUR COMMUNITY
IN EQUAL NUMBERS THEREBY FURTHER ENRICHING
OUR CULTURAL MIX AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE
ECONOMIC STANDING OF THE CITY OF MIAMI.
WHEREAS, the history of the City of Miami has been
beneficially and inextricably interlaced with the history
of our Spanish-speaking population; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami has also become the gateway
to Latin America, providing for tourists and businessmen a
center of economic and cultural exchange; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami's economy has benefited tre-
mendously from large amounts of Latin American investment and
tourists that come to the City and from the jobs that they create;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City of Miami is hereby designated a bilingual
and bicultural City where the English and Spanish languages are
found to thrive and co -exist successfully and that Spanish be con-
sidered the second official language of the City of Miami.
Section 2. The City of Miami hereby welcomes visitors and mer-
chants from Spanish-speaking countries and looks forward to the
daywhen visitors and merchants from Europe, Africa, and Asia will
come to our community in equal numbers thereby further enriching
our cultural mix and contributing to the economic standing of the
City of Miami.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of September, 1980.
ALPH G. ONGIE, CITY CL K
PRE RED AND APPROVED BY: AP
RO ERT F. CLARK GEOJ
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY CI
MAURICE A. FERRE
M A Y O R
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9 F. KNOX, JR.
ATTORNEY
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CITY OV MIAMI, 1"LORI A '80 SEP 9 FM 3 •
INTE:R•ot=t~trc r/IGMORANDUM n
To: Angela Bellamy
Assistant to -the City Manager
0ATE: 09-09-80 FILC:
'"b'E°F' Item for next Commission
rr Meeting.
Joe Carollo ti C�- �-
City Manager 'v'
ENCgSUF1E3
Please place on the agenda for September 15, 1980 a Motion
instructing; the Legal Department to make a resolution na-
ming and desi.g*nating? the City of Miami a Bilingual City,
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