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File ID: #3735
Resolution
Sponsored by: Commissioner Ken Russell
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO DIRECT THE CITY OF MIAMI'S LEGISLATIVE TEAM IN
TALLAHASSEE TO MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO
THE STUDENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS
HIGH SCHOOL TRAVELING TO THE STATE CAPITOL TO MEET WITH
LEGISLATORS URGING THEM TO PASS GUN CONTROL, SCHOOL SAFETY, AND
MENTAL MEASURES IN THE REMAINING WEEKS OF THE ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE
SESSION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE LEGAL
SUPPORT, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
City of Miami
Legislation
Resolution
Enactment Number: R-18-0079
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
File Number: 3735 Final Action Date:2/22/2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO DIRECT THE CITY OF MIAMI'S LEGISLATIVE TEAM IN
TALLAHASSEE TO MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO
THE STUDENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS
HIGH SCHOOL TRAVELING TO THE STATE CAPITOL TO MEET WITH
LEGISLATORS URGING THEM TO PASS GUN CONTROL, SCHOOL SAFETY, AND
MENTAL MEASURES IN THE REMAINING WEEKS OF THE ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE
SESSION; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROVIDE LEGAL
SUPPORT, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, survivors of a shooting that killed seventeen (17) students and faculty at
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last week have created the #NeverAgain movement to
demand stronger gun control laws; and
WHEREAS, hundreds of students and family members from Marjory Stoneman Douglas
High School and members of the #NeverAgain movement have commenced travelling to
Tallahassee, Florida to effectuate changes in laws with an aim to make all schools safer
including those within the City of Miami ("City"); and
WHEREAS, these students and family members are proposing legislation to revise state
mental health and gun laws that will place new limits on access to semiautomatic assault rifles
such as AR-15s to forestall a repeat of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting;
and
WHEREAS, any positive outcome of said legislative efforts in Tallahassee will result in a
safer City; and
WHEREAS, these students and family members are travelling to Tallahassee, Florida to
meet with legislators without having prior experiences in how to navigate through
the bureaucratic legislative process; and
WHEREAS, the City's Legislative Team currently laboring in Tallahassee, Florida can
serve as a valuable resource to these students and parents by providing guidance and technical
assistance in drafting and proposing bills that may become laws; and
WHEREAS, it would be a true public service to help these students and family members
effectuate meaningful change in Tallahassee, Florida;
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
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby directed to make the City's Legislative Team in
Tallahassee, Florida available to provide guidance to the to the students and family members
of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School traveling to the capitol to advocate for school safety.
Section 3. The City Commission further authorizes the City Attorney to provide legal
support, at the discretion of the City Attorney, for said purpose.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
ndez, City Attor ey 3/6/2018
If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10) 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.