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Resolution R-18-0135
Legislation
City Hall
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 3830 Final Action Date: 4/12/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CODESIGNATING
SOUTHWEST 10TH STREET FROM SOUTHWEST 12TH AVENUE TO
SOUTHWEST 14TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA "CALLE DE LAS PRESAS
POLITICAS CUBANAS" PURSUANT TO SECTION 54-137, OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED ("CITY CODE"); FURTHER
AUTHORIZING THE PLACEMENT OF A MARKER DESIGNATION IN THE
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED IN THE MEDIAN AT THE INTERSECTION
OF SOUTHWEST 10TH STREET AND SOUTHWEST 13TH AVENUE TO
HONOR THE FEMALE POLITICAL PRISONERS OF CUBA, OR "LAS PRESAS
POLITICAS CUBANAS," PURSUANT TO SECTION 54-136(1) OF THE CITY
CODE, SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS;
FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO THE HEREIN DESIGNATED OFFICES.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Manolo Reyes, Commissioner Joe Carollo
WHEREAS, according to Human Rights Watch, World Report, 2017, the Cuban
government continues to repress dissent and punish public criticism by use of short-term
arbitrary arrests of human rights defenders and independent journalists, in addition to beatings,
public shaming, and the termination of employment; and
WHEREAS, according to the above cited report, the Cuban Commission for Human
Rights and National Reconciliation, an independent human rights group lacking the Cuban
government's official authorization and, therefore, considered illegal, received more than 7,900
reports of arbitrary detentions by the Cuban government from January through August 2016;
and
WHEREAS, arbitrary detention is often used preemptively to impede participation in
peaceful marches or meetings for political discussions, during which time detainees are often
beaten, threatened, and held incommunicado for hours and even days; and
WHEREAS, many of those arbitrarily detained are women falsely accused of such
crimes as contempt, property damage, and public disorder; and
WHEREAS, these same women have been detained while partaking in peaceful
demonstrations in public or arrested while in their homes after participating in said
demonstrations or other meetings and activities, which are commonplace in a modern day
independent civil society; and
WHEREAS, the arbitrary detention of women leads to divided families punished for not
accepting to live without freedom; and
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WHEREAS, to honor these female political prisoners of Cuba, or "Las Presas Politicas
Cubanas"; including, but not limited to, the Ladies in White, the Patriotic Union of Cuba
(UNPACU), the Forum for Rights and Freedoms (FDyL), the Cuban Reflection Movement and
the Eastern Democratic Alliance (ADO), and many others both within the island and in exile in
Miami, Florida, the City of Miami ("City") wishes to co -designate Southwest 10th Street from
Southwest 12th Avenue to Southwest 14th Avenue, Miami, Florida and provide a marker in the
public right-of-way located in the median at the intersection of Southwest 10th Street and SW
13th Avenue; and
WHEREAS, District 4 will cover the costs associated with the installation of the sign and
the marker;
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. Southwest 10th Street from Southwest 12th Avenue to Southwest 14th
Avenue, Miami, Florida is hereby co -designated as "Calle De Las Presas Politicas Cubanas,"
pursuant to Section 54-137 of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended ("City Code"),
with costs associated with the installation of same to be paid for by District 4.
Section 3. The placement of a marker in the public right-of-way located in the median at
the intersection of Southwest 10th Street and Southwest 13th Avenue, Miami, Florida, pursuant
to Section 54-136(1) of the City Code to honor female political prisoners of Cuba, or "Las
Presas Politicas Cubanas" is authorized, subject to all applicable permitting requirements, with
the costs associated with the installation of same to be paid for by District 4.
Section 4. 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.
Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
endez, City Httor4/2'2018
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.
City of Miami
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