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Resolution R-21-0339
Legislation
City Hall
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Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 9517 Final Action Date: 9/13/2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CO -DESIGNATING
SOUTHWEST 16TH STREET FROM SOUTHWEST 22ND AVENUE TO
SOUTHWEST 27TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA AS "JOHNNY VENTURA
WAY" 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.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Manolo Reyes, Commissioner Ken Russell,
Commissioner Joe Carollo, Commissioner Jeffrey Watson, Commissioner Alex Diaz
de la Portilla
WHEREAS, Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, better known as Johnny Ventura
("Ventura"), was born on March 8, 1940 and died on July 28, 2021 in Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic; and
WHEREAS, Ventura was widely known as a respected musician and politician; and
WHEREAS, Ventura was a renowned Dominican singer, band leader, and innovator of
merengue music; and
WHEREAS, admired by the Latin community worldwide, Ventura was crowned in the
City of Miami ("City") as the King of Carnaval in 1987; and
WHEREAS, Ventura became an esteemed politician in the Dominican Republic, serving
as Vice Mayor of Santo Domingo from 1994 until 1998 and Mayor from 1998 until 2002; and
WHEREAS, Ventura was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame in
1999 and won several Latin Grammy Awards, including a 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award;
and
WHEREAS, the City would like to honor Ventura by co -designating Southwest 16th
Street from Southwest 22nd Avenue to Southwest 27th Avenue as "Johnny Ventura Way";
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 City Commission co -designates that portion within the City's limits of
Southwest 16th Street from Southwest 22nd Avenue to Southwest 27th Avenue as "Johnny
Ventura Way".
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File ID: 9517 Enactment Number: R-21-0339
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, City Attor
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