A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, RETROACTIVELY APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH (“CITY”) TO ACCEPT THE DONATION FROM PORTIER, LLC (“UBER EATS”) OF 105 MEAL VOUCHERS, AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DISTRIBUTE THE MEAL VOUCHERS TO DESIGNATED CITY PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN THE CITY’S EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS RELATED TO THE SURFSIDE BUILDING COLLAPSE.

On June 24, 2021, a portion of the residential building located at 8777 Collins Avenue (“Champlain Towers”), immediately north of 87th Terrace, the City’s northern boundary, experienced a major structural collapse, resulting in fatalities, with over 150 persons unaccounted for in the initial aftermath.

On June 24, 2021, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 21-148, declaring a state of emergency relating to the building collapse, and directing state and local government agencies to identify personnel to assist in response, recovery and mitigation needs threatened by this emergency. Likewise, on June 24, 2021, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava issued a Miami-Dade County Declaration of Local State of Emergency, which includes all of Miami-Dade County.

Since June 24, 2021, the City immediately deployed substantial resources in support of the response, recovery and mitigation efforts, pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order 21-148 and Miami-Dade County’s Declaration of a Local State of Emergency. Later, on June 25, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden declared that an emergency exists in the State of Florida due to the emergency conditions relating to the building collapse, and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State and local response efforts.

Due to the proximity of the Champlain Towers building to the City’s northern boundary, a significant portion of the staging for the emergency response efforts has been taking place within the City, including use of City parks, streets, property and other facilities for search and rescue command centers, the use of City parking lots for personnel and equipment, and the use of City property to support the significant media presence on the scene of this national tragedy.

The City has made available personnel from multiple departments and divisions, including police, fire, public works, sanitation, parks and recreation and other departments, and has also made available vehicles and heavy equipment for the removal of construction debris, among other resources.