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File ID: #9523
Ordinance
Second Reading
Sponsored by: Joe Carollo, Commissioner
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RENAMING THE PARK AT 342
SOUTHWEST 7 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, CURRENTLY KNOWN AS "RIVERSIDE
PARK/JORGE MAS CANOSA PARK", AS "GENERAL JOSE FRANCISCO MORAZAN
QUESADA PARK"; AMENDING CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "PARKS AND RECREATION/IN
GENERAL", BY CREATING SECTION 38-28, TITLED "NAMING OF GENERAL JOSE
FRANCISCO MORAZAN QUESADA PARK"; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE
RENAMING OF THE PARK; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
City of Miami File ID: 9523 (Revision: A) Printed On: 6/2/2025
City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number: 14021
File Number: 9523 Final Action Date: 9/23/2021
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION RENAMING THE PARK AT 342
SOUTHWEST 7 AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, CURRENTLY KNOWN AS "RIVERSIDE
PARK/JORGE MAS CANOSA PARK", AS "GENERAL JOSE FRANCISCO MORAZAN
QUESADA PARK"; AMENDING CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "PARKS AND RECREATION/IN
GENERAL", BY CREATING SECTION 38-28, TITLED "NAMING OF GENERAL JOSE
FRANCISCO MORAZAN QUESADA PARK"; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE
RENAMING OF THE PARK; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the park located at 342 Southwest 7 Avenue, Miami, Florida ("Park") is
currently known as "Riverside Park/Jorge Mas Canosa Park"; and
WHEREAS, General Jose Francisco Morazan Quesada ("Morazan") was a Central
American politician who was the head of state of Honduras, president of the Federal Republic of
Central America, and rose to prominence at the Battle of La Trinidad on November 11, 1827;
and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to honor Morazan because he was a visionary
and great thinker as he attempted to transform Central America into one large and progressive
nation and enacted liberal reforms in the new Federal Republic of Central America, including
freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that it is appropriate for the Park to be
renamed "General Jose Francisco Morazan Quesada Park";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Ordinance are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. Chapter 38/Article I of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is
further amended as follows:1
"CHAPTER 38
PARKS AND RECREATION
1 Words/and or figures stricken through shall be deleted. Underscored words and/or figures shall be
added. The remaining provisions are now in effect and remain unchanged. Asterisks indicate omitted
and unchanged material.
City of Miami File ID: 9523 (Revision: A) Printed On: 6/2/2025
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 38-28. Naming of General Jose Francisco Morazan Quesada Park.
a. The park located at 342 Southwest 7 Avenue, Miami, Florida shall be named the
"General Jose Francisco Morazan Quesada Park."
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Section 3. The City Manager is directed to take any and all actions necessary to
effectuate the renaming of the Park.
Section 4. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause, phrase, or word of this
Ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall not be affected.
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately after final reading and
signature of the Mayor.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City tutor ey 9/1/2021
2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Ordinance, it shall become
effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission or upon the effective date stated
herein. whichever is later.
City of Miami File ID: 9523 (Revision: A) Printed On: 6/2/2025