17-25RESOLUTION NO. 17- 25
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER
SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION OF THE PORTION OF S.R.
60 BETWEEN THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY LINE AND
MANDALAY AVENUE IN CLEARWATER FLORIDA AS A
"PURPLE HEART TRAIL"; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, General George Washington established the Purple Heart Medal on
August 7, 1782 to honor military personnel wounded in combat; and
WHEREAS, our local community, state, and nation owe a deep amount of
gratitude and respect to all members of the Armed Forces, especially those who have
been wounded in combat and honored with the Purple Heart Medal; and,
WHEREAS, the Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) was chartered by
Congress in 1958 and has established a national network of Purple Heart Trails
consisting of major highways and roadways that lead to patriotic sites; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature successfully passed Senate Bill 368 during the
2017 Legislative Session that designated the portion of S.R. 60 between the Hillsborough
County line and Mandalay Avenue within Pinellas County as a "Purple Heart Trail;" and
WHEREAS, Section 334.071, Florida Statutes, requires a resolution of support
from both the City of Clearwater Council and Pinellas County Commission before markers
may be placed; and
WHEREAS, the City of Clearwater requests that the Florida Department of
Transportation place and maintain appropriate markers designating said highway at the
site of the Florida Veterans Memorial Plaza at Crest Lake Park, at the
Hillsborough /Pinellas County line along Courtney Campbell Causeway, and at Mandalay
Avenue flag plaza at Pier 60 Park;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the City Council fully supports the designation of the portion of
S.R. 60 between the Hillsborough County line and Mandalay Avenue in Pinellas County as
a trail within the National Purple Heart Trail network, and naming that portion of S.R. 60 a
"Purple Heart Trail."
Section 2. That the City supports the Florida Department of Transportation
installing and maintaining appropriate markers /signage designating said trail at Florida
Veterans Memorial Plaza at Crest Lake Park, at the Hillsborough /Pinellas County line
along Courtney Campbell Causeway, and at Mandalay Avenue flag plaza at Pier 60 Park.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this I day of au , 2017.
Cie4ritrIt''t \4S
George N. Cretekos
Mayor
Approved as to form: Attest:
hew M ith
Assistant C - Attorney
Rosemarie CaII
City Clerk
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