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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-03-1105City of Miami Legislation Resolution: R-03-1105 City Hall 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 www.miamigov.com File Number: 03-0145 Final Action Date: 10/9/2003 .A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION WITH ATTACHMENT(S), AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, SUBJECT TO THE CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAL, WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI RETIRED POLICE OFFICERS COMMUNITY BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, INC. FOR ITS DONATION OF FUNDS TOWARDS THE RESTORATION OF A BUILDING KNOWN AS THE COURT HOUSE AND PRECINCT LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF NORTHWEST 11TH STREET AND NORTHWEST 5TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE THE STEPS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL REVENUE FUND FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS RECEIVED FOR THE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING AND MUSEM. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: WHEREAS, in 1944, the City of Miami established, under the "separate but equal" era, the nation's first Negro Police Precinct which was quartered in the dental offices of Dr. I.P. Davis; and WHEREAS, then in 1950, the City of Miami constructed a building located on the corner of Northwest 11th Street and Northwest 5th Avenue, Miami, Florida, which became the nation's first Negro Municipal Courthouse and Police Precinct Station ("Courthouse and Precinct"), which employed its own clerk and bailiff; and WHEREAS, it was at this Courthouse and Precinct that legendary Judge Lawson E. homas, the first Black judge in the South since the Reconstruction period presided; and WHEREAS, following Judge Thomas' first appointment, this Courthouse and Precinct was historically presided over by Judges John D. Johnson, Henry Arrington, Harold Braynan, and Donald Wheeler Jones; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 31652, effective February 3, 1960, the City directed the transfer of the Municipal Court and its jail and stockade operations to Miami -Dade County, which, in 1964, caused this particular municipal court to be abolished; and WHEREAS, for over forty years, this City -owned facility, located near the Jefferson City of Miami Page 1 of 3 File Id: 03-0145 (Version: 2) Printed On: 8/17/2016 File Number: 03-0145 Enactment Number: R-03-1105 Reeves Health Clinic, the Athalie Range Mini -Park, Booker T. Washington High School and several elementary schools, has remained vacant and has become a blight to the community; and WHEREAS, since 2001, the City of Miami Retired Police Officers Community Benevolent Association ("Association"), consisting of former police officers that were stationed at the Courthouse and Precinct, has been working with the City to restore the Courthouse and Precinct and create a Black Police Courthouse and Precinct Museum; and WHEREAS, the Association has engaged an architect to assist in the restoration of the Courthouse and Precinct and has raised approximately $700,000 towards for the restoration project; and WHEREAS, the Department of Community Development has committed approximately $400,000 towards the restoration; and WHEREAS, the building has been designated as a historic landmark; and WHEREAS, the City has committed to allocate over $1 million of Capital Improvements Program ("CIP") funding from its historic preservation funds, and the Department of CIP has agreed to expedite the reconstruction and restoration of this building; and WHEREAS, the City will maintain the building once it has become operational for the use of the community and to commemorate the City's history and legacy; and WHEREAS, the Association has agreed to assist the City in the restoration of the building, deliver to the City fully permitted plans, assist in the development of an interim management plan, and commits to raise additional funds; 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 Manager is authorized{1} to execute a Memorandum of Understanding, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, subject to the City Manager's approval, with the City of Miami Retired Police Officers Community Benevolent Association, Inc. for its donation of funds towards the restoration of a building known as the Courthouse and Precinct, located at the corner of Northwest 11th Street and Northwest 5th Avenue, Miami, Florida, pursuant to the terms set forth in said Memorandum, which includes, but is not limited to: City of Miami Page 2 of 3 File Id: 03-0145 (Version: 2) Printed On: 8/17/2016 File Number: 03-0145 Enactment Number: R-03-1105 1 acceptance of a donation from the Association, in the amount of $300,000 ("Grant"), from the funds awarded to the Association from the State of Florida's Division of Historic Resources, Bureau of Historic Preservation, Grants and Education Section; 2. the City agrees to expedite the restoration of the project to assure completion by June 30, 2005, pursuant to the terms of the Grant; and 3. after the construction of the building, the City will determine the management of the building. Section 3. The City Manager is directed to take the steps necessary to establish a special revenue fund for the appropriation of funds received for the restoration and maintenance of the building and museum. Section 4 This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.{2} Footnotes: {1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code provisions. {2} The Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission. City of Miami Page 3 of 3 File Id: 03-0145 (Version: 2) Printed On: 8/17/2016