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Agenda Item No. 11(A) (10)
TO: Honorable Chairman Bruno A. Barreiro DATE: April 8, 2008
and Members, Board of County Commissioners
FROM: R. A. Cuevas, Jr.
County Attorney
SUBJECT: Resolution urging City of
Miami to designate S.W.
35th Avenue from S. W. 4th
Street to S. W. 13th Street as
Olga Y Tony Avenue
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The accompanying resolution was prepared and placed on the agenda at the request of
Commissioner Carlos A. Gimenez.
R. A. Cu;, as, Jr.
County Attorney
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MEMORANDUM
(Revised)
TO: Honorable Chairman Bruno A. Barreiro DATE:
and Members, Board of County Commissioners
FROM: R. A. C evas, Jr!
County Attorney
April 8, 2008
SUBJECT: Agenda Item No. 11(A) (10)
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Approved Mayor Agenda Item No. 11(A) (10)
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION URGING THE CITY OF MIAMI
TO DESIGNATE S.W. 35TH AVENUE FROM
S.W. 4TH STREET TO S.W. 13TH STREET AS
OLGA Y TONY AVENUE
WHEREAS, Olga Chorens and Tony Alvarez ("Olga y Tony"), were the Cuban
singing sweethearts during the 1940s, and after getting married in 1945, the couple went on
to be labeled "La Pareja Ideal" (The Ideal Couple) for over six decades; and
WHEREAS, from 1951 to 1959, Olga y Tony had their own television and radio
shows in Cuba, and were given the title of "Mr. and Mrs. Cuban Television"; and
WHEREAS, Olga y Tony fled Cuba in 1963 bound for New York and Puerto Rico,
where the couple performed on television from 1965 to 1972; and
WHEREAS, for the past 20 years "Olga y Tony" lived in South Florida where they
maintained a large fan base and their voices were heard every Saturday morning on radio and
on the television show "El Show de Olga y Tony"; and
WHEREAS, in 1999, Olga y Tony were awarded a Star on the "Calle Ocho" Walk of
Fame; and
WHEREAS, Olga and Tony were married for 56 years and raised two daughters,
Olga and Lissette; and
WHEREAS, daughter Lissette became a teen singing sensation in Puerto Rico, and later
married Cuban salsa singer Willy Chirino; and
WHEREAS, Olga currently lives in Miami, losing Tony to illness in March 19, 2001;
and
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WHEREAS, this Board would like to honor Olga Chorens and the memory of Tony
Alvarez with a road designation; and
WHEREAS, this proposed road designation is located in the City of Miami and in
County Commission District 7,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board:
Section 1. Urges the City of Miami to designate S.W. 35th Avenue from S.W. 4th
Street to S.W. 13th Street as Olga y Tony Avenue.
Section 2. Directs the Clerk of the Board to transmit certified copies of the
resolution to the Mayor and members of the City of Miami Commission.
The foregoing resolution was sponsored by Commissioner Carlos A. Gimenez and
offered by Commissioner
was seconded by Commissioner
vote was as follows:
Bruno
Barbara J.
Jose "Pepe" Diaz
Carlos A. Gimenez
Joe A. Martinez
Dorrin D. Rolle
Katy Sorenson
Sen. Javier D. Souto
, who moved its adoption. The motion
and upon being put to a vote, the
A. Barreiro, Chairman
Jordan, Vice -Chairwoman
Audrey M. Edmonson
Sally A. Heyman
Dennis C. Moss
Natacha Seijas
Rebeca Sosa
Agenda Item No. 11(A) (10)
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The Chairperson thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 8th
day of April , 2008. This resolution shall become effective ten (10) days after the date of its
adoption unless vetoed by the Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective only upon an
override by this Board.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY ITS BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HARVEY RUVIN, CLERK
Approved by County Attorney as By:
to form and legal sufficiency. JI4A Deputy Clerk
Jess M. McCarty