A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE CITY'S 2021 STATE AGENDA, AS SET FORTH IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A" TO THIS RESOLUTION.

This item presents the City’s State Agenda and priorities.  The list will be provided to our state consultants, to advocate for the priorities.

Each year, the Mayor and City Commission adopt the City’s State Agenda which includes funding and legislative priorities that will be pursued by the City’s representatives in Tallahassee.  Then, throughout the rest of the year, additional priorities are presented by the Mayor and Commissioners for full Commission approval.  Once the Resolutions are adopted, the new priorities are added to the City’s Agenda and provided to the City’s state consultants.

It is important that the City of Miami Beach work with its representatives in Tallahassee to secure funding for City projects, to implement and advocate for changes to legislation that is in the best interest of the City, and to work with state agencies on issues that impact the City.  It is imperative that the City’s legislative consultants are aware of and have a list of City priorities.  The priorities included in this agenda item will continue to evolve as more items are added.

The City’s 2021 State Agenda is presented in Exhibit "A", attached, for approval by the City Commission.

In the 2019 Community Satisfaction Survey, 68.9% of residents were either "Satisfied" or "Very Satisfied" with the overall quality of services.