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RESOLUTION RENAMING THE RICHMOND HEIGHTS SHOPPING CENTER LOCATED ON LINCOLN BOULEVARD AND CARVER DRIVE IN MIAMI-DADE, FLORIDA AS THE LARCENIA J. BULLARD PLAZA

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WHEREAS, in 1993, the Moss Plan, a redevelopment plan for the South Dade area sponsored in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew by Commissioner Moss, identified a section of the Richmond Heights neighborhood bounded by Lincoln Boulevard, SW 146 Street, Bethune Drive and Carver Drive, as a slum and blighted area. Neighborhood residents, spearheaded by the Richmond Heights Homeowners Association (RHHA) and the Richmond Heights Community Development Corporation (RHCDC), requested that Miami-Dade County fund a program to alleviate these slum and blighted conditions in their neighborhood through the acquisition of certain parcels; and
WHEREAS, the County put the issue of the funding of the redevelopment of this area to the voters and the voters agreed to fund such development when they voted in favor of GOB Program Project No. 321 � Redevelopment-Richmond Heights Shopping Center; and
WHEREAS, the County has purchased one of the parcels for the development of the shopping center and is in the process of purchasing two additional parcels; and
WHEREAS, Senator Larcenia J. Bullard was the first woman to be elected to District 118 in the Florida House of Representatives; and
WHEREAS, Senator Larcenia J. Bullard has successfully passed such legislation as the Good Samaritan Act, which gives individuals participating in the emergency response activities immunity from civil liability and the State Facilities/Emergency Shelters Bill, which provides for use of certain state facilities as emergency shelters; and
WHEREAS, Senator Larcenia J. Bullard was named ''2012 Legislator of the Year'' during the 18th Annual Delta Days at the State Capitol, Top Intriguing Floridian by Florida Monthly Magazine, ''Quality Citizen of the Year'' by the League of Cities, ''Woman of the Year'' by several community organizations and ''Ambassador of Peace'' by the Inter-religious and International Federation for World Peace; and
WHEREAS, some of Senator Larcenia J. Bullard�s major career highlights include her role in helping to rebuild south Miami-Dade County in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew and the many educational initiatives she proposed and supported during her eight years in the senate of the State of Florida; and
WHEREAS, Senator Larcenia J. Bullard spent most of her adulthood and all of her service in elected office living one block from the location of the shopping center and so it is a fitting tribute to name the shopping center in her honor; and
WHEREAS, this Board desires to acknowledge and honor the memory of Senator Larcenia J. Bullard for her service to Miami-Dade County, the citizens of Miami-Dade County and the State of Florida,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board, after a public hearing, approves the renaming of the Richmond Heights Shopping Center located on Lincoln Boulevard and Carver Drive in Miami-Dade, Florida as the Larcenia J. Bullard Plaza.