Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Andrew J. Meyers
Department: County Attorney
Information
Requested Action
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MOTION TO ADOPT Resolution No. 2020-090 directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 10:00 a.m., in Room 422 of the Governmental Center to consider enactment of a proposed Ordinance, the title of which is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO THE SUMTER’S COLORED ADDITION TO TOWN OF POMPANO PLAT, THE AMENDED PLAT OF SUMTER’S COLORED ADDITION TO TOWN OF POMPANO PLAT, AND THE SUMTER’S COLORED ADDITION TO POMPANO FIRST ADDITION PLAT (COLLECTIVELY “PLATS”); AMENDING THE NAMES OF THE PLATS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 177.142, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR RECORDATION; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Sponsored by the Board of County Commissioners)
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Why Action is Necessary
The proposed Ordinance was prepared by the Office of the County Attorney based on direction received during the Board of County Commissioners’ meeting of January 28, 2020.
What Action Accomplishes
Enables the setting of a public hearing during which the Board may enact an Ordinance amending the names of the above-referenced plats.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
Section 177.142, Florida Statutes, authorizes local governments to change plat names by Ordinance when a determination is made that the name of a recorded plat contains a racial or ethnic slur. The Sumter’s Colored Addition to Town of Pompano Plat, the Amended Plat of Sumter’s Colored Addition to Town of Pompano Plat, and the Sumter’s Colored Addition to Pompano First Addition Plat are recorded at Plat Book 1, Page 11; Plat Book 1, Page 12; and Plat Book 10, Page 67, respectively, of the public records of Broward County, Florida. The proposed Ordinance finds that the names constitute a racial slur and are demeaning to racial and ethnic groups. Therefore, the Ordinance would change the names of the Plats to the Sumter’s Addition to Town of Pompano Plat, the Amended Plat of Sumter’s Addition to Town of Pompano Plat, and the Sumter’s Addition to Pompano First Addition Plat.
Source of Additional Information
Maite Azcoitia, Deputy County Attorney, 954-357-7600
Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact/Cost Summary
The Fiscal Impact Statement by the Office of Management and Budget will be provided at the time of the public hearing, in compliance with Section 18.5(e)(7) of the Broward County Administrative Code.