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Resolution R-20-0310
Legislation
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 7939 Final Action Date: 10/8/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DECLARING NO
OBJECTION AND SUPPORTING THE CO -DESIGNATION BY THE FLORIDA
LEGISLATURE, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2020-185, FOR THAT PORTION
WITHIN THE CITY OF MIAMI'S LIMITS OF SOUTH DIXIE HIGHWAY/STATE
ROAD ("SR") 5/UNITED STATES ROUTE 1 ("U.S. 1") FROM BROOKER
STREET TO SR 9A/INTERSTATE 95 ("1-95") NORTHBOUND AS "HARRIET
TUBMAN HIGHWAY", MIAMI, FLORIDA; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY
CLERK TO TRANSMIT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
OFFICIALS STATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, Araminta "Minty" Ross, widely known as Harriet Ross Tubman ("Harriet
Tubman"), was born enslaved in Dorchester County, Maryland around 1822; and
WHEREAS, Harriet Tubman unapologetically proclaimed her right to liberty by
successfully escaping the bonds of slavery and changed her name; and
WHEREAS, Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist and political activist who displayed
selfless service by risking her life to return to slavery over thirteen (13) times during an eleven
(11) year period to help countless others escape; and
WHEREAS, Harriet Tubman helped to establish and mobilize the Underground Railroad
comprised of a network of abolitionists and safe houses that provided enslaved individuals with
a passage to freedom; and
WHEREAS, Harriet Tubman was an American hero as she was the first documented
woman to lead an armed assault during the Civil War where she also served as a nurse and
intelligence operative for the Union Army and advocated for women's right to vote during the
Women's Suffrage Movement; and
WHEREAS, Harriet Tubman died on March 10, 1913 surrounded by loved ones and was
buried with military honors at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, New York; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") would like to honor the memory and legacy of
Harriet Tubman by co -designating that portion of South Dixie Highway/United States Route 1
("U.S.1") from Brooker Street to State Road ("SR") 9A/Interstate 95 ("1-95") Northbound as
"Harriet Tubman Highway"; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature, during its 2020 session, passed Chapter 2020-185,
Laws of Florida, approving several transportation facility designations including a co -designation
for Harriet Tubman Highway as well as a directive to the Department of Transportation to
conduct a feasibility and impact study related to renaming those sections to be co -designated in
honor of Harriet Tubman; and
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File ID: 7939 Enactment Number: R-20-0310
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Board of County Commissioners passed
Resolution No. R-168-20 dated February 19, 2020 urging the Florida Legislature to rename that
portion within the City's limits of South Dixie Highway/U.S. 1/SR 5 from the Miami-Dade/Monroe
County Line to SR 9A/I-95 as "Harriet Tubman Highway";
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. The Miami City Commission declares no objection and supports the co -
designation by the State of Florida for that portion within the City's limits of South Dixie
Highway/SR 5/U.S.1 from Brooker Street to SR 9A/I-95 Northbound as "Harriet Tubman
Highway".
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a certified copy of this Resolution to the
Departments of Police, Fire -Rescue, 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 Secretary for sign installation
within the newly designated roadways.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor ey ) 9/29/2020
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