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RESOLUTION CO-DESIGNATING NW 37TH AVENUE, FROM NW 199TH STREET TO COUNTY LINE ROAD/NW 215TH STREET, AS LOUIS MAXWELL, JR. STREET; URGING THE CITY OF MIAMI GARDENS TO JOIN IN SUCH CO-DESIGNATION

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WHEREAS, Louis Maxwell, Jr. was a resident of the City of Miami Gardens in Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, Maxwell graduated from Miami Central Senior High School in 2000 and was an accomplished trumpet player who loved music; and
WHEREAS, at the age of seventeen, Maxwell joined the U.S. Navy and served four years of duty; and
WHEREAS, Maxwell became a United Nations close protection officer after his service in the Navy; and
WHEREAS, as a United Nations close protection officer, Maxwell was posted in Kabul, Afghanistan in June, 2009; and
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2009, Maxwell was securing a residential hotel housing United Nations employees when Taliban militants, during a daylight attack in the heart of Kabul, stormed the facility; and
WHEREAS, the militants attacking the United Nations facility used assault rifles and had suicide vests, while Maxwell and other security officers had only hand guns in their possession; and
WHEREAS, there were thirty-four people sleeping in the United Nations guest house and Maxwell�s security unit was able to stave off the Taliban long enough for all of the civilians to escape; and
WHEREAS, Maxwell was killed while defending the facility and its occupants; and
WHEREAS, Maxwell is survived by his parents, his sister and his two sons; and
WHEREAS, NW 37th Avenue, from NW 199th Street to County Line Road/NW 215th Street, is a county road located in County Commission District 1,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board:
Section 1. Having conducted a public hearing, co-designates NW 37th Avenue, from NW 199th Street to County Line Road/NW 215th Street, as �Louis Maxwell, Jr. Street.�
Section 2. Urges the City of Miami Gardens to join Miami-Dade County in this co-designation.
Section 3. The Clerk of the Board is directed to send certified copies of this Resolution to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Miami Gardens, the United States Postal Service, the Traffic Signals and Signs Division of the Public Works Department and Land Development Division of the Public Works Department, the Miami-Dade Police Department, and the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department.