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File Number: 07-00536 Final Action Date:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ACCEPT A DONATION OF A PLAQUE AND A BUST,
COMMEMORATING THE HEROISM OF DR. LUCIA LORENZO,
APPROXIMATELY VALUED AT $30,000, FROM THE DR. LUCIA LORENZO
FOUNDATION, WHICH ASSISTS CHILDREN IN MIAMI, COMMEMORATING THE
HEROISM OF DR. LUCIA LORENZO, CONSISTING OF GRAY OR BLACK
GRANITE MOUNTED ON A CONCRETE BASE (BUST) AND ON A BRONZE
PLATE (PLAQUE), ENGRAVED WITH THE WORDS, "DR. LUCIA LORENZO
WAS A PHYSICIAN WHO SAVED THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN,
GOD WANTED HER BY HIS SIDE AND NOW SHE IS THE PEDIATRICIAN IN
HEAVEN," TO BE LOCATED AT THE PLAZA ON SOUTH MIAMI AVENUE AND
SOUTHEAST 15TH ROAD, AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE SIMPSON PARK
PROPERTY, MIAMI, FLORIDA, AT NO COST TO THE CITY OF MIAMI; FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A MAINTENANCE
AGREEMENT AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, the Dr. Lucia Lorenzo Foundation, wishes to donate a plaque and bust monument to
the City of Miami ("City") to be located within or around the plaza that is currently under construction
located on South Miami Avenue and Southeast l5th Road/Entrance of Simpson Park Property, Miami,
Florida, at no cost to the City, having an estimated appraised value of approximately $30,000; and
WHEREAS, said monument(s) are designed to honor "Dr. Lucia Lorenzo," and will consist of gray
or black granite mounted on a concrete base (bust) and on a bronze plate (plaque), engraved with the
words, "Dr. Lucia Lorenzo was a physician that saved the lives of thousands of children, God wanted
her by His side and now she is the Pediatrician in Heaven;" and
WHEREAS, these are the words chosen by her organization, the "Dr. Lucia Lorenzo Foundation,"
that continues to help children in the community in a significant way; and
WHEREAS, said monument(s) may be landscaped with plant materials to enhance the
appearance; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of said monument(s), the Dr. Lucia Lorenzo Foundation has agreed
to enter into a maintenance agreement to perpetually maintain the monument(s);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY 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 accept a donation of a plaque and a bust,
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commemorating the heroism of Dr. Lucia Lorenzo, approximately valued at $30,000, from the Dr.
Lucia Lorenzo Foundation, which assists children in Miami, commemorating the heroism of Dr. Lucia
Lorenzo, consisting of gray or black granite mounted on a concrete base (bust) and on a bronze plate
(plaque), engraved with the words, "Dr. Lucia Lorenzo was a physician who saved the lives of
thousands of children, God wanted her by his side and now she is the pediatrician in Heaven," to be
located at the plaza on South Miami Avenue and Southeast 15th Road, at the entrance of the Simpson
Park property, Miami, Florida, at no cost to the City.
Section 3. The City Manager is further authorized{1} to execute a Maintenance Agreement and all
necessary documents, for said purpose.
Section 4. The Dr. Lucia Lorenzo Foundation, and/or its designated representatives will work with
the appropriate City Department's for appropriate review and approval of the monument(s).
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: —
L. FERNANDEZ
CITY ATTORNEY
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}If 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.
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