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File ID: #7252
Date: 02/24/2020
Commission Meeting Date: 02/24/2020
Type: Resolution
Subject: Reso - Dwayne Wade Boulevard
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Victoria Mendez
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City of Miami
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Resolution
Enactment Number: R-20-0065
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 7252 Final Action Date:2/24/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, BY A FOUR -FIFTHS (4/5THS)
AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, CO -DESIGNATING NORTHEAST 7TH STREET FROM
BISCAYNE BOULEVARD TO NORTHEAST 2ND AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA AS
"DWYANE WADE BOULEVARD" PURSUANT TO SECTION 54-137 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED; FURTHER DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE HEREIN
DESIGNATED OFFICIALS.
WHEREAS, Dwyane "DWade" Tyrone Wade, Jr. ("Wade") was born in Chicago,
Illinois in 1982; and
WHEREAS, Wade was drafted in the overall National Basketball Association
("NBA") draft by the Miami Heat in 2003 and played fourteen (14) seasons with the Miami
Heat; and
WHEREAS, Wade founded The Wade's World Foundation which provides support
to community -based organizations that promote education, health, and social skills for
children in at -risk situations in both Chicago and South Florida; and
WHEREAS, in his third season, Wade led the Miami Heat to its first NBA
Championship in franchise history and was named the 2006 NBA Finals Most Valuable
Player; and
WHEREAS, Wade led the United States Men's Basketball Team in scoring during
the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics and help the team obtain a gold medal; and
WHEREAS, Wade assisted in helping the Miami Heat win back-to-back NBA
Championships in 2012 and 2013; and
WHEREAS, Wade finished his playing career with the Miami Heat in 2018; and
WHEREAS, Wade was honored in 2020 when the Miami Heat raised his No. 3
jersey to the rafters and retired his jersey at the American Airlines Arena; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami would like to honor Wade by co -designating that
portion of Northeast 7th Street from Biscayne Boulevard to Northeast 2nd Avenue as
"Dwyane Wade Boulevard"; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2-33(f) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida
("City Code"), the City Commission hereby deems this Resolution to be of an emergency nature;
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. Northeast 7th Street from Biscayne Boulevard to Northeast 2nd Avenue,
Miami, Florida is hereby co -designated, by a four -fifths (4/5ths) affirmative vote of the City
Commission, as "Dwyane Wade Boulevard" pursuant to Section 54-137 of the City Code.
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a certified 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 roadway.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, ity Attor ey 2/27/2020