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Resolution R-17-0370
File Number: 2491
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 7/27/2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION CO -DESIGNATING
NORTHWEST 24TH STREET FROM NORTH MIAMI AVENUE TO NORTHWEST
6TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA AS "TITO PUENTE STREET"; FURTHER
DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION
TO THE HEREIN DESIGNATED OFFICES.
WHEREAS, Ernesto Antonio "Tito" Puente, popularly known as Tito Puente, was born
on April 20, 1923 and passed away on May 31, 2000; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Puente was a graduate of Julliard School of Music; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Puente was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer in
the genres of Latin Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Mambo, and Salsa, which he helped bring to
mainstream audiences; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Puente was the recipient of numerous awards, including several
Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal, the National
Medal of Arts, and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Puente performed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia
and received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; and
WHEREAS, the Miami City Commission would like to honor Tito Puente with this co -
designation for his musical and cultural contributions;
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 hereby co -designates Northwest 24th Street from North
Miami Avenue to Northwest 6th Avenue, Miami, Florida as "Tito Puente Street."
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a 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, for sign installation within the
newly designated roadways.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
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signature of the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ria ' ndez, ity ttor ey 7127/2017
Enactment Number: R-17-0370
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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