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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-79-0481RFC/rb 6/19/79 RESOLUTION NO. 79-481 A RESOLUTION NAMING AND DESIGNATING THE VITA COURSE AT DAVID T. KENNEDY PARK AS :THE 'TED BLEIER VITA COURSE IN HONOR OF THE LATE THEODORE J. (TED) BLEIER. WHEREAS, THEODORE (TED) BLEIER was the first Supervisor of Dade County Schools:Health and Physical Education Program, having served in that capacity from 1941 until his. retirement in 1969; and WHEREAS, during -his tenure MR. BLEIER,initiated more than 80 in-service education workshops for elementary and secondary teachers in health,;' physical education, camping, recre- ation and safety education, and helped develop more than`. instructional manuals for use by the schools, and was also the author of a physical education textbook used by Florida schools; and WHEREAS, BLEIER was past President of. th Florida Association for Health. and Physical Education, and was serving as Chairman of the National Administration? and Super- vision Educati Section of the American Association for Heaith, Physical on and Recreation at the time of his death in October, 1977; ;and could WHEREAS, the Vita Course at DAVID T.``KENNEDY PARK : appropriately be named honor TED BLEIER; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: "DOCUMENT INDEX Section 1. The Vita Course aIT t DAVt4ID0 fi. KENNEDY PARK is hereby named and designated as "THE TED BLEIER VITA COURSE" in honor of the. late THEODORE J. (TED) BLEIER. PASSED AND ADOPTED this llth day of . July , 1979. Maurice A. Ferre MAYOR RALPH G \ONGIE,° CITY. CLERK •, ITYCOMMISSION .i1c.► f INt; ()-r:' JuL. ; : :•sja� n :Uwr;uy co 7 9 - 4 REMARKS: 1 PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: .ROBER'r F.:. CLARK -ASSISTANT'.CI-TY ATTORNEY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: GEOR E KNOX, JR. CITY A'© RNEY 79-48144 :i,I'i qii•C: • February,20, 1979,,.. Honorable Maurice A. Ferre Mayor 1Va)ne W'ithers Miwni Memorial Committee. • As per your memorandum 'Of December 11, 1978, the Miami Memorial Committee has _taken under consideration the request that the Vita .Course at Kennedy. Park be named for Mr. Theodore Bleier: • The Committee reconunends that this action be taken. 1 onorable Mayor Ferre Dinner ►i ey Miami, Florida t et i,` 2212 S.;, .,27th Terrace Miami, ;Florida 33i 33: December , 1978 r 1 i Dear Mayor Terre: f Sometime afro I sent you some. material regarding a ■ desire to have,a thoroughfare named S, W.27th Ter race changed_ in naive to . honor -the. late Theodore i Bleier (also forwarded. to: you was ''-the. 'Cliami :.Herald . resu;ne aoout his` worthy ,record prior toiis death). Indsmuch' as nothing materialized, in this matter, it seems so very 'aotrdPriate nou if' the,,much used Vita- Course -in Kennedy ?ark could be named in' his honor Dean 'dithers of the Memorial -Committee indicated ` his ::illin mess toy memorialize Ted Bleier's name in _ any manner the. City Commission and,he Mayor'- .- : mould deem plausible. ' I am' sure the Dade County School Board would 'agree this honor is more than deserving and since it is sovery: difficult to -have a street, name changed . the 'Vita .Course is indeed, even a more logical place to:have Ted, Bleier's name engraved. I'would appreciate your opinion' of ,the above.