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Resolutions - R7  J




COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Rafael A. Paz, City Attorney 
DATE:February  9, 2022
 



SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RE-AFFIRMING THE CITY’S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO CULTIVATING AN INCLUSIVE, SAFE, AND JUST SOCIETY AND CULTURE; DENOUNCING ANTISEMITISM, WHITE SUPREMACY, HATEFUL SPEECH, EXTREMIST CONSPIRACY THEORIES, AND DISINFORMATION; COMMITTING TO FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE CITY THAT DOES NOT TOLERATE WHITE SUPREMACIST, RACIST, ANTISEMITIC, AND OTHER HATEFUL SPEECH AND ACTIONS; AND ALLOCATING A TOTAL OF $100,000 FOR DIVERSITY INITIATIVES, WITH $50,000 OF THE FUNDS ALLOCATED TO DIVERSITY PROGRAMMING TO BE DETERMINED BY THE CITY’S PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AND THE REMAINING $50,000 TO FUND A DIVERSITY INITIATIVE ENTITLED “COMBATING THE RISE OF ANTISEMITISM TODAY,” DETAILS OF WHICH ARE SET FORTH IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A" TO THIS RESOLUTION.

ANALYSIS

 

Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, the above-referenced Resolution is submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the February 9, 2022 Commission meeting.

SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA

N/A

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

As set forth in the Resolution, the fiscal impact of this item is $100,000.
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds?
No No 
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Sponsor
Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez

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