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Meeting Minutes
Thursday, January 15, 2009
9:00 AM
SUPPLEMENTAL
City Hall Commission Chambers
City Commission
Manuel A. Diaz, Mayor
Joe Sanchez, Chair
Michelle Spence -Jones, Vice -Chair
Angel Gonzalez, Commissioner District One
Marc David Sarnoff, Commissioner District Two
Tomas Regalado, Commissioner District Four
Pedro G. Hernandez, City Manager
Julie 0 Bru, City Attorney
Priscilla A. Thompson, City Clerk
City Commission
Meeting Minutes January 15, 2009
DISTRICT 5
Present: Commissioner Gonzalez, Commissioner Samoff, Chair Sanchez, Commissioner
Regalado and Vice Chair Spence -Jones
COMMISSIONER SPENCE-JONES
SP.1 09-00028 DISCUSSION ITEM
DISCUSSION REGARDING THE RENAMING OF THE MINI PARK ON NW
62ND STREET AND 12TH AVENUE THE "SHERDAVIA JENKINS PEACE
PARK."
09-00028 Discussion Page.pdf
09-00028 Newspaper Article.pdf
Motion by Commissioner Gonzalez, seconded by Commissioner Sarnoff, PASSED by the
following vote.
Votes: Ayes: 4 - Commissioner Gonzalez, Samoff, Sanchez and Regalado
Absent: 1 - Commissioner Spence -Jones
A motion was made by Commissioner Gonzalez, seconded by Commissioner Sarnoff and was
passed unanimously, with Vice Chair Spence -Jones absent, directing the Administration to
prepare legislation to rename the minipark on NW 62nd Street and 12th Avenue the "Sherdavia
Jenkins Peace Park," to be brought back to the City Commission for consideration and final
approval.
Chair Sanchez: All right. We have one more blue page item, and then we have to go to the final
item on the agenda, which is the PZ (Planning & Zoning) item.
Commissioner Gonzalez: No. I don't think we have any more blue pages.
Chair Sanchez: Yes, we do. We have one that's being presented, supplemental agenda.
Commissioner Gonzalez: That's the supplemental agenda.
Pedro G. Hernandez (City Manager): Through the supplemental, it's a discussion item from
Commissioner Spence -Jones, and in essence, it deals with -- it's a discussion regarding the
renaming of the mini park on Northwest 62nd Street and 12th Avenue, the Sherdavia Jenkins
Peace Park, and what she wanted was for the Administration to be directed to prepare an action
item to bring it back on a regular agenda.
Commissioner Gonzalez: All right. I make a motion instructing the Administration to prepare
an item and bring it back to name -- rename this --
Commissioner Sarnoff: Second.
Commissioner Gonzalez: -- particular park.
Commissioner Sarnoff Second.
Chair Sanchez: All right. There's a motion made by Commissioner Gonzalez, second by
Commissioner Sarnoff reference the renaming of a park, which will come back to the
Commission for final approval. All in favor, say "aye."
The Commission (Collectively): Aye.
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Chair Sanchez: Anyone in opposition, having the same right, say "nay." Motion carries.
Commissioner Gonzalez: That was simple.
Chair Sanchez: Yes, it was.
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