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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2001-3k4 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br />SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, NAMING THE PASSIVE PARK <br />LOCATED AT NORTH BAY ROAD AND 17STH DRIVE, AS "SENATOR <br />GWEN MARGOLIS PARK"; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on August 13, 1998, Resolution No. 98-78 was adopted authorizing the <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach to purchase vacant property located at North Bay Road and 178th <br />Drive for a park for its residents; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Gwen Margolis has served the residents of South Florida in numerous <br />public positions beginning in 1974 when elected to the Florida House of Representatives and <br />subsequently re-elected for three terms; in 1980 she served as State Senator and was appointed <br />Chair of the Finance, Tax and Claims Committee and subsequently the Appropriations <br />Committee where she assisted in leading Florida out of recessions and budgetary crises; in 1990, <br />she was sworn in as President of the Florida State Senate; she was elected to the District 4 seat of <br />the Miami-Dade County Commission in 1994 and re-elected to a second term in 1998, and <br />currently serves as Chairperson of the Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Senator Gwen Margolis was instrumental in facilitating the incorporation <br />efforts of the residents of Sunny Isles Beach and has continued to provide valuable financial <br />support for our City; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Mayor David Samson has requested that the passive park located at North <br />Bay Road and 178th Drive be named "Senator Gwen Margolis Park." <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. Naming of the Passive Park. The City Commission declares that the <br />passive park, located at North Bay Road and 178th Drive, is officially named "Senator Gwen <br />Margolis Park." <br /> <br />Section 2. <br /> <br />Effective Date. This Resolution shall becom e ective upon adoption. <br /> <br /> <br />PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of September, 0 <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />~~~~~~r:, <br />Richard Brown-Mofilla, CIty Cler f '" <br /> <br />R200 1- Naming the Passive Park as <br />Senator Gwen Margolis Park <br />9/14/01 12:25 PM <br />