HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item Cover PageAGENDA ITEM COVER PAGE
File ID: #5106
Ordinance
First Reading
Sponsored by: Keon Hardemon, Commissioner
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 ESTABLISHING A NEW SECTION 38-21, TITLED "NAMING
OF FACILITIES AT MOORE PARK," THEREBY NAMING THE TRACK AND FIELD AT
MOORE PARK THE "JESSE L. HOLT, JR. TRACK AND FIELD COMPLEX;" CONTAINING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
City of Miami File ID: 5106 (Revision:) Printed On: 1/29/2019
File Number: 5106
City of Miami
Legislation
Ordinance
Enactment Number: 13812
Final Action Date: 12/13/2018
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 ESTABLISHING A NEW
SECTION 38-21, TITLED "NAMING OF FACILITIES AT MOORE PARK," THEREBY
NAMING THE TRACK AND FIELD AT MOORE PARK THE "JESSE L. HOLT, JR.
TRACK AND FIELD COMPLEX;" CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Jesse Lee Holt, Jr. ("Holt") was a source of inspiration who served as a
uniting force of positivity for many individuals in the City of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, Holt attended Booker T. Washington Junior and Senior High School,
became a member of the Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, and later joined the ministry
of Total Victory Church, where his son, Reverend Alan Holt, served as senior pastor; and
WHEREAS, in 1976, Holt founded the Miami Northwest Express Track Club and
subsequently established the Annual Northwest Track and Field Classic, which continues to
operate as one of the largest international track and field competitions in the world; and
WHEREAS, Holt used his role as a father, coach, and mentor to transform the lives of
countless children and families within the City and beyond;
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
amended in the following particulars:'
"CHAPTER 38
PARKS AND RECREATION
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
' 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
unchanaed material.
City of Miami File ID: 5106 (Revision:) Printed On: 1/29/2019
Sec. 38-21. Naming of facilities at Moore Park.
(a) The track and field at Moore Park shall be known as Jesse L. Holt, Jr. Track and Field
Complex.
Secs. 38-2422 - 38.45. Reserved.
*11
Section 3. 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 4. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after final reading and
adoption thereof.2
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
i ria i ndez, City Attor iey 11/5/2018
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: 5106 (Revision:) Printed On: 1/29/2019