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File ID: #6456
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Date: 08/28/2019 Requesting Department: Department of
Planning
Commission Meeting Date: 10/10/2019 Sponsored By:
District Impacted: District 5
Type: Resolution
Subject: National Register Nomination - Black Police Precinct and Courthouse
Purpose of Item:
Provide a recommendation to the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board
(HEPB) on the proposed National Register of Historic Places designation of the Black
Police Precinct & Courthouse as nominated by the State Historic Preservation Office
(SHPO).
Pursuant to Section 23-5(b) of the City Code of Ordinances, as amended, the HEPB
shall obtain a written recommendation from the City Commission as to whether a
property should be nominated to the National Register.
Backaround of Item:
Pursuant to Section 23-5 of the City Code of Ordinances, as amended, the HEPB shall
forward to the SHPO its action on the nomination and the recommendations of the local
officials. If either the HEPB or local officials, or both, support the nomination, the SHPO
will schedule the nomination for consideration by the Florida National Register Review
Board at its meeting scheduled for November 7, 2019. If both the HEPB and the local
officials recommend a property not be nominated to the National Register, the SHPO
will take no further action unless an appeal is filed with the SHPO.
Support for or against a nomination must be based upon the National Register criteria.
Budaet Impact Analvsis
Item has NO budget impact
Item is NOT Related to Revenue
Item is NOT funded by Bonds
Total Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Reviewed By
Department of Planning
Jessica Iturrey
Department Head Review
Completed
09/19/2019 1:51 PM
Office of Management and Budget
Fred Pericles
Budget Analyst Review
Completed
09/23/2019 12:53 PM
Office of Management and Budget
Christopher M Rose
Budget Review
Completed
09/26/2019 4:40 PM
City Manager's Office
Nzeribe Ihekwaba
Assistant City Manager Review
Completed
09/26/2019 7:32 PM
City Manager's Office
Nikolas Pascual
City Manager Review
Completed
09/26/2019 8:20 PM
Legislative Division
Valentin J Alvarez
Legislative Division Review
Completed
09/30/2019 7:48 AM
Office of the City Attorney
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
Amber Ketterer
ACA Review
Completed
10/01/2019 9:50 AM
Valentin J Alvarez
Deputy City Attorney Review
Skipped
10/01/2019 4:28 PM
Victoria Mendez
Approved Form and Correctness
Completed
10/01/2019 4:59 PM
Maricarmen Lopez
Meeting
Completed
10/10/2019 9:00 AM
Mayor's Office
Signed by the Mayor
Completed
10/15/2019 3:07 PM
City Clerk's Office
Signed and Attested by the City Clerk
Completed
10/15/2019 3:32 PM
City Clerk's Office
Rendered
Completed
10/15/2019 3:32 PM
File Number: 6456
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-19-0378
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date:10/10/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S),
RECOMMENDING TO THE HISTORIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION
BOARD ITS APPROVAL OF THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE'S
NOMINATION TO ADD THE BLACK POLICE PRECINCT AND COURTHOUSE TO
THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AS IT MEETS THE ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA TO BE ADDED TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER; MAKING FINDINGS; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Black Police Precinct and Courthouse, located at 480 Northwest 11
Street, Miami, Florida 33136, ("Black Police Precinct and Courthouse" or "Property") has been a
locally protected historic resource since September 17, 2002, when it was designated by
unanimous decision by the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board ("HEPB") via HEPB
Resolution No. 2002-54; and
WHEREAS, in 2019, the State of Florida Historic Preservation Office ("State") prepared
a nomination proposal, attached and incorporated as Exhibit "A," to add the Black Police
Precinct and Courthouse to the National Register of Historic Places ("National Register'); and
WHEREAS, the State determined that the Black Police Precinct and Courthouse is
eligible for the National Register of Historic Places as it meets National Register Criterion "A"
since the Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the
broad patterns of our history in the areas of Ethnic Heritage: Black and Law, and Criterion "B"
since the Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past for its
association with Judge Lawson E. Thomas, who was the first black judge to be appointed in the
south in the twentieth century; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-5(b) of the Code of the City of Miami, as amended
("City Code"), the HEPB shall obtain a written recommendation from the City Commission and
the Miami -Dade Board of County Commissioners as to whether a property should be nominated
to the National Register; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-5(b) of the City Code, the HEPB shall give notice to
the property owners at least thirty (30) days but not more than seventy-five (75) days prior to the
HEPB meeting at which the nomination will be considered; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-5(c) of the City Code, the HEPB shall obtain
comments from the public that shall be included in the report making a recommendation;
objections to being listed in the National Register by the property owners must be notarized and
filed with the Historic Preservation Office; and within thirty (30) days after its meeting, the HEPB
shall forward to the State its action on the nomination and the recommendations of the local
officials; appropriate local officials, the property owner(s), and the applicant shall also be notified
of the HEPB's actions; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-5(d) of the City Code, if the HEPB or local officials,
or both, support the nomination, the State will schedule the nomination for consideration by the
State review board for the National Register at its next regular meeting; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-5(d) of the City Code, if both the HEPB and the local
officials recommend that a property not be nominated to the National Register, the State will
take no further action on the nomination unless an appeal is filed with the State; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission, after reasonable opportunity for public comment, finds
that the Black Police Precinct and Courthouse meets the eligibility criteria to be added to the
National Register, as indicated in the State's Nomination Proposal attached and incorporated as
Exhibit "A"; and
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 recommends to HEPB approval of the State Historic
Preservation Office's nomination to add the Black Police Precinct and Courthouse to the
National Register of Historic Places as it meets the eligibility criteria.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
1
Zi ria i ' ndez, City Attor ey 10/1/2019
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.