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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Rafael Paz, Acting City Attorney | | | DATE: | July 28, 2021 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE MOTION BY THE HISPANIC AFFAIRS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND DECLARING SUPPORT FOR THE PEOPLE OF CUBA FOR BRAVELY ASSERTING THEIR UNIVERSAL RIGHT TO FREEDOM AND JUSTICE, AND URGING PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDEN AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO CONDEMN THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT’S HANDLING OF THE PROTESTS AND SUPPORT THE CUBAN PEOPLE IN THEIR STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM AND BASIC NEEDS BY ALL MEANS, INCLUDING BY PUBLICLY DENOUNCING THE CUBAN DICTATORSHIP FOR ITS VIOLENCE AGAINST THE CUBAN PEOPLE; BY USING ALL AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE INTERNET ACCESS FOR THE PEOPLE OF CUBA; BY PROVIDING THE CUBAN PEOPLE WITH DIRECT HUMANITARIAN AID, INCLUDING FOOD AND MEDICINE, THROUGH RELIABLE THIRD-PARTY HUMANITARIAN AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS; BY OFFERING TO SEND DIRECT MEDICAL CARE TO THE CUBAN PEOPLE THROUGH ALL MEANS INCLUDING SENDING THE U.S. NAVY HOSPITAL SHIP “USNS COMFORT” TO CUBA TO PROVIDE ON-SITE CARE; BY COORDINATING AN INTERNATIONAL EFFORT FOR HUMANITARIAN AID AND SUPPORT TOWARD A DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; AND BY AGGRESSIVE DIPLOMATIC INTERVENTION; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, AND THE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
| | The attached Resolution was prepared at the request of Mayor Dan Gelber and Commissioner Michael Gongora, the sponsors, and Vice Mayor Ricky Arriola, Commissioner Micky Steinberg and Commissioner Mark Samuelian, the co-sponsors, of this item for consideration at the July 28, 2021 City Commission meeting. |
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| | | | | | | | | 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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Office of the City Attorney |
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Mayor Gelber & Comm'r Gongora, Co-Sponsored by Vice-Mayor Arriola, Comm'rs Steinberg & Samuelian |
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