Please place on the January 11, 2017 Commission Agenda, a discussion regarding what occurred to the medallion dedicated to Muhammad Ali that vanished years ago from Hall C of the Miami Beach Convention Center.
Attached please find a June 10, 2016 article from the Miami Herald reporting that the bronze medallion dedicated to Muhammad Ali vanished years ago from Hall C of the Miami Beach Convention Center.
The bronze medallion was installed in July 1991 when Hall C was named after Ali and a plaque was installed. The bronze medallion was put in the ground to mark the spot where the boxing ring from Ali’s storied 1964 fight had stood. The medallion was inscribed with the date of the fight – Feb. 25, 1964 – and Ali’s likeness. The medallion might have been stolen 15 to 20 years ago.
You may read a copy of full Miami Herald article at:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/article83154407.html