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File ID: #14123
Date: 06/07/2023
Commission Meeting Date: 07/13/2023
Requesting Department: Department of
Planning
Sponsored By:
District Impacted: District 5
Type: Resolution
Subject: National Register Designation - Ebenezer Methodist Church
Purpose of Item:
Provide a recommendation to the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board
(HEPB) on the proposed National Register of Historic Places designation of the
Ebenezer Methodist Church as nominated by the State Historic Preservation Office
(SHPO).
Pursuant to Section 23-5(b) of the City Code of Ordinances, as amended, the HEPB
shall obtain a written recommendation from the City Commission as to whether a
property should be nominated to the National Register.
Background of Item:
Pursuant to Section 23-5 of the City Code of Ordinances, as amended, the HEPB shall
forward to the SHPO its action on the nomination and the recommendations of the local
officials. If either the HEPB or local officials, or both, support the nomination, the SHPO
will schedule the nomination for consideration by the Florida National Register Review
Board at its meeting scheduled for June 16, 2023. If both the HEPB and the local
officials recommend a property not be nominated to the National Register, the SHPO
will take no further action unless an appeal is filed with the SHPO.
Support for or against a nomination must be based upon the National Register criteria.
Budget Impact Analysis
Item has NO budget impact
Item is NOT Related to Revenue
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Total Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Reviewed B
Department of Planning Lakisha Hull AICP LEED AP BD+C Department Head
Review Completed 06/07/2023 10:07 AM
Office of Management and Budget Fred Pericles Budget Analyst Review Completed 06/10/2023 4:41 PM
Office of Management and Budget Marie Gouin Budget Review Completed 06/12/2023 3:23 PM
City Manager's Office Nzeribe Ihekwaba Assistant City Manager Review Completed 06/12/2023 3:49 PM
City Manager's Office Arthur Noriega V City Manager Review Completed 06/12/2023 4:49 PM
Legislative Division Valentin J Alvarez Legislative Division Review Completed 06/21/2023 9:25 AM
Office of the City Attorney Jihan Soliman ACA Review Completed 07/03/2023 9:24 AM
Office of the City Attorney Victoria Mendez Approved Form and Correctness Completed 07/03/2023 10:49 AM
City Commission Maricarmen Lopez Meeting Completed 07/13/2023 9:00 AM
Legislative Division Valentin J Alvarez Legislative Division Review Completed 07/24/2023 11:04 AM
Office of the City Attorney Jihan Soliman ACA Review Completed 08/08/2023 3:01 PM
Office of the City Attorney Victoria Mendez Approved Form and Correctness Completed 08/08/2023 4:09 PM
Office of the City Clerk City Clerk's Office Rendered Completed 08/17/2023 9:19 AM
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-23-0285
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 14123 Final Action Date:7/13/2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
RECOMMENDING TO THE HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION
BOARD ITS APPROVAL OF THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE'S
NOMINATION TO ADD THE EBENEZER METHODIST CHURCH TO THE NATIONAL
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AS THE EBENEZER METHODIST CHURCH
MEETS NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERION A: THE AREA IS ASSOCIATED WITH
EVENTS THAT HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE BROAD
PATTERNS OF OUR HISTORY IN THE AREA OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT ARCHITECTURE, AND NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERION C: THE
PROPERTY EMBODIES THE DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF A TYPE,
PERIOD, OR METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA OF ARCHITECTURE.
WHEREAS, in August 12, 2022, the State Historic Preservation Office ("State") prepared
a nomination proposal to add the Ebenezer Methodist Church 1074 Northwest 3rd Avenue,
Miami, Florida 33136 to the National Register of Historic Places, attached and incorporated as
Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, the State has determined the Ebenezer Methodist Church is eligible for the
National Register of Historic Places as the structure meets National Register Criterion A since it
is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our
history in the area of community planning and development architecture, and National
Register Criterion C since the area embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or
method of construction in the area of architecture between the period of 1948-1971; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-5(b) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as
amended ("City Code"), the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board ("HEPB") shall
obtain a written recommendation from the City Commission and the Miami -Dade Board of
County Commissioners as to whether a property should be nominated to the National Register;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-5(b) of the City Code, the HEPB shall give notice to
the Property Owners and the State of Florida at least thirty (30) days but not more than seventy-
five (75) days prior to the HEPB meeting at which the nomination will be considered; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-5(c) of the City Code, the HEPB shall obtain
comments from the public that shall be included in the report making a recommendation;
objections to being listed in the national register by the Property Owners must be notarized and
filed with the Historic Preservation Office; and within thirty (30) days after its meeting, the HEPB
shall forward to the State its action on the nomination and the recommendations of the local
officials along with the appropriate local officials, the Property Owner, and the Applicant, which
shall also be notified of the HEPB's actions; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-5(d) of the City Code, if the HEPB, local officials, or
both support the nomination, the State will schedule the nomination for consideration by the
State review board for the national register at its next regular meeting; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-5(d) of the City Code, if both the HEPB and the local
officials recommend that a property not be nominated to the national register, the State will take
no further action on the nomination unless an appeal is filed with the State;
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
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission recommends to the HEPB its approval of the State
nomination to add the Ebenezer Methodist Church to the National Register of Historic Places.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
Note #1 Pursuant to the resolution, this item became effective immediately upon adoption by the
Commission. Note # 2 Revision A has the Scrivener's amendment by law department and per legal
opinion, it may be certified instead of original version.