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Resolution
Sponsored by: Vice Chair Ken Russell
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF
THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND FIVE -HUNDRED DOLLARS ($33,500.00) FROM VARIOUS
DONORS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY ART NEAR THE BAYWALK IN
DOWNTOWN MIAMI CONSISTING OF CLUSTERS OF INVASIVE MELALEUCA TRUNKS
THAT WILL BE TRANSPORTED DIRECTLY FROM THE EVERGLADES AND WILL BE RE -
PURPOSED, PAINTED PINK, AND AFFIXED ALONG THE BAYWALK AREA TO REPRESENT
TREE CANOPIES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, TO ACCEPT SAID DONATION.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING THE DONATION
OF THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND FIVE -HUNDRED DOLLARS ($33,500.00) FROM
VARIOUS DONORS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY ART NEAR THE
BAYWALK IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI CONSISTING OF CLUSTERS OF INVASIVE
MELALEUCA TRUNKS THAT WILL BE TRANSPORTED DIRECTLY FROM THE
EVERGLADES AND WILL BE RE -PURPOSED, PAINTED PINK, AND AFFIXED
ALONG THE BAYWALK AREA TO REPRESENT TREE CANOPIES OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO ACCEPT
SAID DONATION.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") will use a donation from various donors to install
temporary art throughout the Baywalk area; and
WHEREAS, the City's acceptance of this beneficial donation will serve the public
purpose of welcoming migratory birds that have been an important part of Florida's environment
for many centuries and will hopefully foster public awareness of the importance of migratory
birds; and
WHEREAS, the canopies will serve to welcome migratory birds that could potentially
reside in that area;
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. A donation of thirty-three thousand five -hundred dollars ($33,500.00) from
various donors is accepted and authorized to be used for the installation of temporary art near
the Baywalk in Downtown Miami. The temporary art will consist of clusters of invasive
melaleuca trunks that will be transported directly from the Everglades and will be re -purposed,
painted pink, and affixed along the Baywalk area to represent tree canopies of the City.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to execute the necessary documents, in a
form acceptable to the City Attorney, to accept said donation.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.z
' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code
provisions.
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Enactment Number: R-17-0406
File Number: 2865
Final Action Date:9/19/2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION ACCEPTING THE DONATION
OF THIRTY-THREE THOUSAND FIVE -HUNDRED DOLLARS ($33,500.00) FROM
VARIOUS DONORS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY ART NEAR THE
BAYWALK IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI CONSISTING OF CLUSTERS OF INVASIVE
MELALEUCA TRUNKS THAT WILL BE TRANSPORTED DIRECTLY FROM THE
EVERGLADES AND WILL BE RE -PURPOSED, PAINTED PINK, AND AFFIXED
ALONG THE BAYWALK AREA TO REPRESENT TREE CANOPIES OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTS, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO ACCEPT
SAID DONATION.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") will use a donation from various donors to install
temporary art throughout the Baywalk area; and
WHEREAS, the City's acceptance of this beneficial donation will serve the public
purpose of welcoming migratory birds that have been an important part of Florida's environment
for many centuries and will hopefully foster public awareness of the importance of migratory
birds; and
WHEREAS, the canopies will serve to welcome migratory birds that could potentially
reside in that area;
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. A donation of thirty-three thousand five -hundred dollars ($33,500.00) from
various donors is accepted and authorized to be used for the installation of temporary art near
the Baywalk in Downtown Miami. The temporary art will consist of clusters of invasive
melaleuca trunks that will be transported directly from the Everglades and will be re -purposed,
painted pink, and affixed along the Baywalk area to represent tree canopies of the City.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to execute the necessary documents, in a
form acceptable to the City Attorney, to accept said donation.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.z
' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code
provisions.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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2 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.