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A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH
ATTACHMENT, AMENDING RESOLUTION R-23-0271,
PROVIDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE NEW JURISDICTIONAL
BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY COMMISSION DISTRICTS
FOLLOWING THE RESULTS OF THE 2020 UNITED STATES
CENSUS; OFFICIALLY DELINEATING THE BOUNDARIES OF
EACH DISTRICT AS SET FORTH IN "EXHIBIT 1" TO BE
EFFECTIVE UPON ADOPTION
WHEREAS, the voters of the City of Miami (" City") adopted a Charter
Amendment on September 4, 1997, providing for a non -voting Executive Mayor
elected City-wide, and five ( 5) City Commissioners elected from districts; and
WHEREAS the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 97-495 providing
for the jurisdictional boundaries of the City Commission Districts; and
WHEREAS, on May 8, 2003, the City reapportioned district boundaries in
Resolution No. 03-0448 following the results of the 2000 Census; and
WHEREAS, on May 23, 2013, the City reapportioned district boundaries in
Resolution No. R-13-0208 following the results of the 2010 Census; and
WHEREAS, on June 14, 2023, the City Commission reapportioned the
district boundaries in Resolution No. R-23-0271 ("Amended 2022 Map") following
litigation with various community organizations after the initial reapportioned plan
adopted after the 2020 Census; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-23-0271 is still under legal scrutiny as the?
subject of three separate legal actions; and .;f,; ry r ri
WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-23-0271 removed from District 1 fur m
properties that had continuously been located in that District since the City-' N.)
Commission adopted Resolution No. 97-495 providing for the jurisdictional"'
boundaries of the City Commission Districts; and
WHEREAS, those four properties have been, and are, part of the community
bordered by NW 17th Avenue on the East, NW 22"d Avenue on the West, the North
Fork Miami River and the Miami River on the North, and State Road 836 on the
South, and which is traversed by a single thoroughfare that runs from NW 17th
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Avenue to NW 22nd Avenue on NW South River Drive, NW 19' Avenue and NW
11 th Street; and
WHEREAS, the anticipated outcome of all litigation would likely restore
those four properties back into District 1; and
WHEREAS, placing said four properties back into District 1 will not cause
any significant deviation in the population of the remaining four districts; and
WHEREAS, not only will placing said four properties back into District 1
restore to the community its previous integrity without the artificial split caused by
Resolution No. R-23-0271, but it will also be the likely result of the current federal
redistricting lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida, 1:22-cv-24066-KMM;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The real property consisting of two adjacent and contiguous lots
in Miami -Dade County property records Folio Number: 01-3134-094-0010 with
legal description of "BETTYS ISLAND PB 109-57, TRACT A. LOT SIZE 14375
SQ FT, OR 19087-3725 04 2000 2(2)" and address of 1111 NW 17th Court Miami,
Florida 33125, and Folio Number 01-3134-045-0810 with legal description of
"LAWRENCE PARK AMD PB 7-140 BEG 28.68FTN OF SW COR LOT 67 N
15.09FT NELY AD 30.75FT TO MOST NLY COR LOT 67 SE ALG LOT,/,
68FT E 8.61FT SWLY AD 21.49FT WLY AD 54.62FT TO POB & PROP1NT
& TO COMMON ELEMENTS NOT DEDICATED TO PUBLIC LOT SIZE
SQ FT, OR 19087-3725 04 2000 2(2)" and address of 1701 NW South River
Drive, Miami, Florida 33125, encompassing the two adjacent and contiguous
properties located immediately West of NW 17' Avenue, North of NW South
River Drive and East of the Lawrence Canal, are hereby removed from CI* co
Commission District 3 and added to City Commission District 1 as reflected inrud
in the attached map.
Section 2. The real property in Miami -Dade County property records Folio
Number: 01-3134-045-0820 with legal description of "LAWRENCE PARK AMD
PB 7-140 BEG SW COR LOT 68 N18.85FT E4FT NELY ARC DIS 29.15FT
NELY50.16FT SELY34.4FT S20.14FT W95.83FT TO POB AND PROP INT IN
& TO COMMON ELEMENTS NOT DEDICATED TO PUBLIC LOT SIZE 3511
SQUARE FEET, OR 14068-2507 0489 1" and address of 1015 NW 17' Court,
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Miami, Florida 33125, is hereby removed from City Commission District 3 and
added to City Commission District 1 as reflected in red in the attached map.
Section 3. The real property in Miami -Dade County property records Folio
Number: 01-3134-045-0830 with legal description of "LAWRENCE PARK AMD
PB 7-140 BEG 28.68FTN OF SW COR LOT 67 N 15.09FT NELY AD 30.75FT
TO MOST NLY COR LOT 67 SE ALG LOT /L 68FT E 8.61FT SWLY AD
21.49FT WLY AD 54.62FT TO POB & PROP INT IN & TO COMMON
ELEMENTS NOT DEDICATED TO PUBLIC LOT SIZE 1696 SQ FT OR 19087-
3725 04 2000 2(2)" and address of 1007 NW 17t' Court, Miami, Florida 33125, is
hereby removed from City Commission District 3 and added to City Commission
District 1 as reflected in red in the attached map.
Section 4. The real property in Miami -Dade County property records Folio
Number: 01-3134-045-0840 with legal description of "LAWRENCE PK AMD PB
7-140 PORT OF LOTS 70 & 71 DESC BEG SFTE OF NW COR OF LOT 70 TH
S84.2FT N 58 DEG E 85.09FT NLY AD 43.20FT TO N/L OF LOT 70 W88.06FT
TO POB AND PROP INT IN & TO COMMON ELEMENTS NOT DEDICATED
TO PUBLIC LOT SIZE 4817 SQ FT OR 15430-1934 0292 4" and address of 1001
NW 17th Court, Miami, Florida 33125, is hereby removed from City Commission
District 3 and added to City Commission District 1 as reflected in red in the
attached map.
Section 5. The City shall amend the Commission District Map to effectuate
the adopted change.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon
adoption and signature by the Mayor. [1]
[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.
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Final Actio ' ate:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. R-23-0271, PROVIDING AN AMENDMENT 0 THE
NEW JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY COMMISSION DIS - ICTS
FOLLOWING THE RESULTS OF THE 2020 UNITED STATES CENSU OFFICIALLY
DELINEATING THE BOUNDARIES OF EACH DISTRICT AS SET F07 H IN
"COMPOSITE EXHIBIT 1," ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED, TO :E EFFECTIVE
UPON ADOPTION.
WHEREAS, the voters of the City of Miami ("City") adopted - harter Amendment on
September 4, 1997, providing for a non -voting Executive Mayor el= ted City-wide, and five (5)
City Commissioners elected from districts; and
WHEREAS the City Commission adopted Resolution o. 97-495 providing for the
jurisdictional boundaries of the City Commission Districts; • d
WHEREAS, on May 8, 2003, the City reapporti► ed district boundaries in Resolution No.
03-0448 following the results of the 2000 Census; a
WHEREAS, on May 23, 2013, the City re •portioned district boundaries in Resolution
No. R-13-0208 following the results of the 201 ' ensus; and
WHEREAS, on June 14, 2023, the ' ity Commission reapportioned the district
boundaries in Resolution No. R-23-0271 Amended 2022 Map") following litigation with various
community organizations after the initi • reapportioned plan adopted after the 2020 Census; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No ' -23-0271 is still under legal scrutiny as the subject of three
separate legal actions; and
WHEREAS, Resoluti
Commissioner Miguel A.
the City Commission ad
of the City Commissio
No. R-23-0271 removed the previous longtime home of
ela from District 1, where it had continuously been located since
ted Resolution No. 97-495 providing for the jurisdictional boundaries
istricts; and
WHEREA he anticipated outcome of all litigation would likely restore that home back
into District 1; a
WHE AS, placing Commissioner Gabela's property back into District 1 will not cause
any signifi . nt deviation in the population of the remaining four districts; and
HEREAS, not only will placing Commissioner Gabela's property back into District 1
allo im to move back into his previous long-time residence, it will also be the likely result of
th urrent federal redistricting lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida, I:22-cv-24066-KMM;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
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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 real properties in Miami -Dade County property records Folio Numbers:
01-3134-094-0010 with legal description of "BETTYS ISLAND PB 109-57, TRACT A. LOT S
14375 SQ FT, OR 19087-3725 04 2000 2(2)" and 01-3134-045-0810 with legal descriptio •f
"LAWRENCE PARK.AMO PB 7-140 BEG 28.68FTN OF SW COR LOT 67 N 15.09FT N. Y AD
30.75FT TO MOST NLY COR LOT 67 SE ALG LOT /L 68FT E 8.61FT SWLY AD 21.4' T WLY
AD 54.62FT TO POB & PROP INT IN & TO COMMON ELEMENTS NOT DEDICAT• a TO
PUBLIC LOT SIZE 1696 SQ FT, OR 19087-3725 04 2000 2(2)", encompassing the o
adjacent properties located immediately West of Northwest 17th Avenue, North . Northwest
South River Drive and East of the Lawrence Canal, are hereby removed from y Commission
District 3 and added to City Commission District 1 as reflected in red in the - ched map.
Section 3. The City shall amend the Commission District Map to ectuate the adopted
change.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediate upon adoption and
signature by the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1 If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end often (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.