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RESOLUTION NO. 24R-10-244: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL PROVIDING THAT THE BOXING GYM FACILITY LOCATED IN BROWARD ESTATES MAYE FRANCES BROOKS JENKINS PARK BE NAMED AFTER SERGEANT COREY PENDERGRASS IN HIS HONOR; PROVIDING FOR PLACEMENT OF A PLAQUE IN A PROMINENT LOCATION WITHIN THE FACILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (REQUESTED BY VICE MAYOR LAWRENCE “JABBOW” MARTIN).
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Request Action:
Name boxing gym at Maye Frances Brooks Jenkins Park in Broward Estates after the late Sergeant Corey Pendergrass.
Need:
Name a public facility after an individual.
Summary Explanation/ Background:
Commissioner Lawrence "Jabbow" Martin has forwarded a request from Broward Estates St. George Civic Association to name the boxing gym at Maye Frances Brooks Jenkins Park in Broward Estates after the late Sergeant Corey Pendergrass. The City Commission can initiate a request to name a public facility after a deceased person. Commissioner Jabbow Martin is initiating this request. Sergeant Pendergrass was extremely involved with the children in the community and in the City of Lauderhill, in additional to providing many years of service to protect the residents in his role as a law enforcement officer with the City of Lauderhill Police Department prior to his untimely passing at a young age due to complications related to COVID-19.
Attachments:
Broward Estates St. George Civic Association Letter
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Master Plan:
Goal 1: Clean, Green Sustainable Environment
[ ] Increase mass transit ridership [ ] Reduce City energy consumption
[ ] Reduce water consumption
Goal 2: Safe and Secure City of Lauderhill
[ ] Crime in lower 50% in Broward [ ] Residents feel safe in neighborhood
[ ] Reduce emergency fatalities
Goal 3: Open Spaces and Active Lifestyle for all ages
[ ] Increase participation in youth sports [ ] Add new park land and amenities
[ ] Increase attendance at cultural programs and classes
Goal 4: Growing Local Economy, Employment and Quality of Commercial Areas
[ ] Increase commercial tax base [ ] Increase employment in Lauderhill businesses
[ ] Decrease noxious and blighted uses in commercial areas
Goal 5: Quality Housing at all Price Ranges and Attractive Communities
[ ] Neighborhood signs and active HOAs [ ] Housing & streets improved, litter reduced
[ ] Increase proportion of single family homes and owner occupied housing
Goal 6: Efficient and Effective City Government, Customer Focused & Values Diversity
[ ] Improves City efficiency [ ] Increase use of Information Technology
[ ] Increases residents perception of Lauderhill as an excellent place to live