HomeMy WebLinkAboutLegislation from Miami-Dade CountyApproved Mayor Agenda Item No. 5 (E)
4-4-11
Veto
Override
RESOLUTION NO. R-224-11
RESOLUTION CODESIGNATING NW 2ND AVENUE FROM
NW 30TH STREET TO NW 36TH STREET AS "DOROTHY
QUINTANA AVENUE", URGING THE CITY OF MIAMI TO
JOIN IN SUCH CODESIGNATION
WHEREAS, Dorothy "Dottie" Quintana was born in 1909 in Ponce, Puerto Rico; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Quintana married Efrain Quintana in 1948, and moved to Miami in
1950; and
WHEREAS, in 1957, she moved to a house in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami,
where she lived until her recent death on March 14, 2011 at the age of 101; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Quintana dedicated more than 50 years to improving life for the
residents of Wynwood, fighting crime and drugs, helping residents secure social services,
feeding the hungry, helping the sick and assisting senior citizens; and
WHEREAS, over the years, Mrs. Quintana opened her home to Cuban refugees and to
Haitian migrants; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Quirtana served as a community activist up to her last days; and
WHEREAS, Dorothy Quintana had received many awards and recognition for her
service, in April 2002, for example, the City of Miami remodeled the community center Located
in Roberto Clemente Park located at 101 N.W. 34th Street in Miami, and named it the "Dorothy
Quintana Center"; and
WHEREAS, NW 2nd Avenue from NW 30th Street to NW 36th Street is a County road
located within the City of Miami that borders Roberto Clemente Park; and
Agenda Item No. 5 (E)
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The Chairperson thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 4th day
of April, 2011. 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
= i • COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
inI
y HARVEY RUVIN, CLERK
By: DIANE COLLINS
Deputy Clerk
Approved by County Attorney
to form and legal sufficiency.
Jess M. McCarty