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2O16LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
2, SEA LEVEL RISE ' SUPPORT the Miami -Dade Seal Level Rise Task Force report.
2. K8|K8C> PLAN -SUPPORT the K4|K40Biscayne Plan.
3, AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPORT giving preference to residents locally situated where
government funds are being used for anaffordable housing project.
4.
-SUPPORT issuance ofpermit for
operation of underground freshwater pumps.
5. GUN RANGES IN THE CITY ' SUPPORT changes to Florida Statutes tnprohibit the discharge of
afirearm outdoors ooany property used primarily asadwelling,
6. SHADE MEETINGS/EXECUTIVE SESSION - SUPPORT legislation that Would arnend FS 286.11
regarding shade meetings for anticipated litigation. Currently, executive sessions are only held
when there isPending litigation, The City supports amending the section tostate that executive
sessions can also beheld when litigation isanticipated,
7. ASSISTED Li ' SUPPORT changes totile Florida
Statute governing Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) and Community Residential Homes to provide
for greater security for residents and tile community and to provide for notice to the
municipality when an ALF/Community Residential Home accepts criminal defendants.
8. WORKERS' COMPENSATION ' SUPPORT amendments toFlorida Statute
sections that unfairly burden the City ofMiami,
D. PUBLIC RECORDS SU|TS/LEG|SLAT|VEREFORWq SUPPORT legislation that would
amend/clarify Chapter 119tuprevent abuse ofthe public records statute,
10. WAGNER CREEK - REQUEST additional funding for the environmental cleanup of Wagner
Creek/Seybo|dCaoai
11. EXEMPTION [>N&DVALOREM TAXES SUPPORT legislation that would allow exemptions for
municipally owned facilities.
12, FPL - SUPPORT legislation repealing Florida's advanced nuclear cost recovery law as well as
legislation that would require FPL to underground, at its own expense, 230kV (or greater)
transmission lines installed in densely populated, built -out, and urban environments.
13. NUISANCE ABATEMENT ' SUPPORT amendments toFlorida Statutes that would expand the
definition of nuisance to include Possession of narcotics.
14.8AKER ACT ' SUPPORT legislation tohelp the mentally ill inour community,
1.5. RECYCLING - SUPPORT legislation that would create incentive programs to recycle plastic
16. UTILITY MARKINGS - SUPPORT legislation that amends the statutory regirne for Sunshine State
One -Call ufFlorida, |nc,toenable local governments toregulate the type ofpaint used by