Legislative Matter

Miami-Dade Legislative Item
File Number: 162203

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File Number: 162203

File Type: Resolution

Status: Adopted

Version: 0

Reference: R-872-16

Control: Board of County Commissioners

File Name: CODESIGNATION ISLAS CANARIAS

Introduced: 9/22/2016

Requester: NONE

Cost:

Final Action: 10/5/2016

Agenda Date: 10/5/2016

Agenda Item Number: 5E

Notes:

REQUIRES SUPPLEMENT

Title:

RESOLUTION CODESIGNATING THAT PORTION OF SW 26TH STREET/CORAL WAY AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH SW 137TH AVENUE AS ''ISLAS CANARIAS WAY''

Indexes:

CODESIGNATION

Sponsors:

Juan C. Zapata, Prime Sponsor

Sunset Provision: No

Effective Date:

Expiration Date:

Registered Lobbyist:

None Listed

Legislative History
Acting Body	Date	Agenda Item	Action	Sent To	Due Date	Returned	Pass/Fail

Board of County Commissioners	10/5/2016	5E	Adopted				P
REPORT:	First Assistant County Attorney Geri Bonzon-Keenan read the foregoing proposed resolution into the record. Chairman Monestime opened the public hearing. There being no one wishing to appear before the Board, Chairman Monestime closed the public hearing. Hearing no questions or comments, the Board proceeded to vote to adopt the foregoing proposed resolution, as presented.

County Attorney	9/22/2016		Assigned	Michael J. Mastrucci	9/22/2016

County Attorney	9/22/2016		Referred

Legislative Text

TITLE
RESOLUTION CODESIGNATING THAT PORTION OF SW 26TH STREET/CORAL WAY AT ITS INTERSECTION WITH SW 137TH AVENUE AS �ISLAS CANARIAS WAY�

BODY

WHEREAS, Islas Canarias Restaurant is a family restaurant specializing in authentic Cuban and Spanish cuisine that was established in 1977 by Raul and Amelia Garcia and their two children Nancy and Santiago; and
WHEREAS, during the restaurant�s humble beginnings, Raul and Amelia catered to the people of Miami, and many of their first customers have over the years become pillars of our community; and
WHEREAS, today many of the restaurant�s patrons consist of the children of those same families for whom Raul and Amelia prepared special meals; and
WHEREAS, Islas Canarias Restaurant strives to prepare the finest homemade dishes from the Garcia family�s original recipes, and offers a friendly and family-oriented atmosphere reminiscent of Raul and Amelia�s personal attention to their original customers; and
WHEREAS, Islas Canarias Restaurant has been a culinary landmark in the Miami-Dade community for nearly 40 years; and
WHEREAS, Islas Canarias Restaurant is located at 13695 SW 26th Street; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of Islas Canarias Restaurant and its many years of serving the Miami-Dade community, this Board would like to codesignate that portion of SW 26th Street/Coral Way at its intersection with SW 137th Avenue as �Islas Canarias Way�; and
WHEREAS, that portion of SW 26th Street/Coral Way at its intersection with SW 137th Avenue is a County-maintained road located in unincorporated Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, this proposed codesignation is located in County Commission District 11,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board:
Section 1. Having considered this matter at a public hearing, codesignates that portion of SW 26th Street/Coral Way at its intersection with SW 137th Avenue as �Islas Canarias Way�.
Section 2. Directs the Clerk of the Board to transmit a certified copy of this resolution to the United States Postal Service, the Traffic Signals and Signs Division of the Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works, the Development Services Division of the Regulatory and Economic Resources Department, the Miami-Dade County Police Department, and the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department.