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First Reading
File ID: #19312
Date: 05/14/2026
Commission Meeting Date: 06/11/2026
Type: Ordinance
Subject: Hadley Park - Renaming to
Railroad Shop Roller Rink
Budget Impact Analysis
City Commission
Legislative Division
Office of the City Attorney
Office of Management and Budget
Office of the City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
City Commission
Office of the Mayor
Office of the City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Reviewed B
Todd B. Hannon
Valentin J Alvarez
Jacqueline Lorenzo
Marie Gouin
Xavier Alban
George K. Wysong III
Maricarmen Lopez
Mayor's Office
City Clerk's Office
City Clerk's Office
Requesting Department: City
Commission
Sponsored By: Christine King
District Impacted: District 5
Meeting
Legislative Division Review
ACA Review
Budget Review
Deputy Attorney Review
Approved Form and Correctness
Meeting
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Signed by the Mayor Completed
Signed and Attested by the City Clerk Completed
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City of Miami File ID: 19312 (Revision:) Printed On: 6/25/2026
City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number:14474
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 19312 Final Action Date: 6/11/2026
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AMENDING
CHAPTER 38/ARTICLE I OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA, AS AMENDED, TITLED "PARKS AND RECREATION/IN
GENERAL," BY AMENDING SECTION 38-18, TITLED "NAMING OF
FACILITIES AT HADLEY PARK"; MORE SPECIFICALLY, NAMING THE
SKATING RINK LOCATED THEREIN AS THE "RAILROAD SHOP
ROLLER RINK"; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Railroad Shop Colored Addition was a thriving, close-knit Black
community established around 1917 in the current Manor Park and Allapattah neighborhoods of
the City of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, the Railroad Shop Colored Addition was established by pioneering Black
families and individuals, who transformed what was once undeveloped land into a vibrant and
flourishing neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the Railroad Shop Colored Addition was home to Black trainmen and
laborers whose work was foundational to the building of Miami's railroads and related
infrastructure, as well as to dozens of Black families, churches, and Black -owned businesses
that together formed the economic and cultural backbone of the community; and
WHEREAS, beginning in August 1947, the Railroad Shop Colored Addition was
significantly affected as a neighborhood following the City's acquisition of various properties
therein through the exercise of eminent domain for public park, playground, and other municipal
purposes, though the spirit and legacy of its community endured; and
WHEREAS, the legacy of the Railroad Shop Colored Addition endures through its former
residents and their descendants, many of whom have maintained connections to the
community, ensuring that the history and memory of the neighborhood lives on; and
WHEREAS, the City finds it fitting to honor the enduring legacy and contributions of the
Railroad Shop Colored Addition community by naming the skating rink located within Hadley
Park the "Railroad Shop Roller Rink;" and
WHEREAS, the City looks forward to celebrating this historic naming on Juneteenth, a
day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and honors the ongoing pursuit
of freedom, justice, and recognition for Black Americans;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
City of Miami File ID: 19312 (Revision:) Printed On: 6/25/2026
Section 1. Chapter 38/Article I, of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida, as amended, is
further amended in the following particulars:1
"CHAPTER 38
PARKS AND RECREATION
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Secs. 38-18. Naming of facilities at Hadley Park.
(a) The youth center located at Hadley Park shall be named the "Samuel K. Johnson Youth
Center."
(b) The swimming pool complex at Hadley Park shall be known as "The Miller J. and Nancy
S. Dawkins Olympic Swimming Pool Complex."
(c) The football field located at Hadley Park shall be named the "Luther Campbell Football
Field."
(d) The skating rink located at Hadley Park shall be named the "Railroad Shop Roller Rink."
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Section 2. 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 3. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately after final reading and
adoption thereof.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ge Wy y ng I I , C y ttor -y 6/1/2026
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.
2 This Ordinance shall become effective as specified herein unless vetoed by the Mayor within ten (10)
calendar 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: 19312 (Revision:) Printed On: 6/25/2026