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Resolution R-17-0236
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 2082 Final Action Date: 5/11/2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CODESIGNATING
NORTHWEST 9TH STREET FROM NORTHWEST 40TH AVENUE TO
NORTHWEST 42ND AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA AS "OFFICER JORGE
SANCHEZ STREET"; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE HEREIN DESIGNATED OFFICES.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Francis Suarez, Commissioner Wifredo (Willy) Gort
WHEREAS, Jorge Sanchez ("Sanchez") began his career with the City of Miami's Police
Department ("MPD") in January 1995; and
WHEREAS, Sanchez worked in many specialized units, including but not limited to the
Gang Unit, the Missing Persons Unit, the Allapattah Problem Solving Team, the Traffic
Enforcement Unit, and the Investigations Division; and
WHEREAS, Sanchez often conveyed to others how proud he was to be a Motorcycle
Officer and how he enjoyed working with the other members of the Motorcycle Unit in which he
was a part of for the last ten (10) years of his career; and
WHEREAS, Sanchez was tragically killed in an on duty motorcycle accident on
November 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, Sanchez is survived by his mother, Maria, his former wife, Regla, his
fiancee, Evelyn, and his three (3) children, Elizabeth, Jorge, and Officer Eric Sanchez, who
followed in his father's footsteps and became a MPD Officer;
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. Northwest 9th Street from Northwest 40th Avenue to Northwest 42nd
Avenue, Miami, Florida, is hereby codesignated as "Officer Jorge Sanchez Street."
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the
Departments of Police, Fire -Rescue, and Solid Waste; the Miami -Dade County Department of
Transportation and Public Works; the United States Postal Service; and, if a State of Florida
road, to the Florida Department of Transportation, District Six, for sign installation within the
newly designated roadways.
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File ID: 2082
Enactment Number: R-17-0236
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) 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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