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4/27/00
RESOLUTION NO. e 2 7
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT,
THROUGH THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, A POLICY OF
MAXIMUM TOLERANCE FOR THE - EXERCISE OF FIRST
AMENDMENT RIGHTS DURING THE PEACEFUL
DEMONSTRATIONS TO BE HELD.ON APRIL 29, 2000,
IN THE LITTLE HAVANA COMMUNITY, BETWEEN 4TH
AND 22ND AVENUES ON SOUTHWEST 8T11 STREET,
MIAMI, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, many citizens of the City of Miami are organizing
peaceful demonstrations to protest the events concerning Elian
Gonzalez' `asylum plight to be held on Saturday, April 29, 2000,
in the Little Havana Community, between 4th and 22nd Avenues on
Southwest 8th Street, Miami, Florida; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes to assure that the
Department of Police exercises a polify of maximum tolerance
during the demonstrations as the community expresses its First
Amendment Rights; V
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference
thereto and incorporated herein as if, fully set forth in this
Section.
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
APR 2 7 2000
R
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solution No.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby directed to
implement, through the Chief of Police and the Police Department
of the City of Miami, a policy of maximum tolerance for the
exercise of First Amendment Rights during the peaceful
demonstrations to be held on April 29, 2000, in the Little Havana
community, between 4th and 22nd Avenues on Southwest 8th Street,
Miami, Florida.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.l�
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of April 2000.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
In accordance with Miami Code Sec. 2-36, since the Mayor did not Indicate approval of
this legislation by signing it in the designated plat pi-ovidod, aa0d
becomes effective with the elapse of ten (10) ys Aorn the d n of Commi5�., i L,,0bon
regarding same, without the Mayor x rcisir oto. _ .
ATTEST: _. :. _ Waltert FgAa§Mitv Clerk
WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLERK
APPROVE`6 AS TQ/ FORM PVe�1 KRECTNESS :toe
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REPLACEMENT FOR LOST ORIGINAL"
�i If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at
the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted.
If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective
immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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FROM
CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Maria Chiaro DATE : May 23, 2000 FILE
Assistant City Attorney
SUBJECT: Resolution_00 3' -7_l -,_-J number
42_0; Non- Agenda Item,
April < 275`__2000_,7 City
REFERENCES: Commission Meeting
Am.
ENCLOSURES:
City Clerk
This purpose of this memorandum is to request of the City Attorney's Office to issue a
new original of the above -referenced legislation. This Resolution was hand -delivered to
the Mayor's Office on May 2; 2000 and signed for by an individual on the Mayor's staff,
(see attached). All of the legislation from the April 27, 2000 meeting was returned with
the exception of the aforementioned Resolution.
In closing, it is respectfully requested that the City Attorney issue a new Resolution 00-
371 and submit it to our office.
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