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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Vice Chair Russell-Letter to Governor DeSantisSubmitted into the public record for item(s) . on 4-q- .v2o, City Clerk Ewan, Nicole From: Hannon, Todd Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2020 4:44 PM To: Ewan, Nicole; Lopez, Maricarmen Subject: FW: D4 pocket. Submit to the record pls Importance: High Here is the email from Commissioner Russell that needs to be made a part of the public record for non -agenda item NA.1 from today's City Commission meeting. From: Russell, Ken (Commissioner) <krussell@miamigov.com> Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2020 8:53 AM To: Hannon, Todd <thannon@miamigov.com>; Wakefield, Rebecca <RWakefield@miamigov.com> Subject: D4 pocket. Submit to the record pls Attached is a letter to gov desantis signed by several elected officials. If D4 pocket passes, in addition to our reso to the gov, each of our electeds can click the Zink below if they wish to add their signature. https://forms.gle/i5wDo0ycg1JZRIJeA &sII- 7'J81- S'bMl-lice Ch✓ Laft �n�V2fLU✓ Submitted into the public record for item(s) N4 on j City Clerk April 2. 202° RE: Your Leadership on Reemployment Assistance 1)ear Governor i)cS,rntis. We the undersigned local, state and federal elected officials. respectfully request immediate executive action on behalf of our constituents attempting to apply for unemployment benefits, particularly those who have lost their jobs during the ongoing COVID-l9 pandemic. Recognizing that the application system for reemployment assistance (RA) is currently m crwhclnied, we ask for immediate action to help ill easing our constituents' anxiety and in reducing the strain on the system. \lost of our out -of -work constituents are not able to complete their application by phone or online at this time. They lose out On needed benefits (for which the, are eligible) e‘cry day that they are not able to complete an application. 1'ou can imagine the stress and hardship this places on our residents who are already going through a very tough time. \Vc ask for you to take all necessary steps to ensure that for those losing their,jobs because of the COVID-I9 public health emergency, RA benefits would he paid retroactive to the date of job Toss regardless of the date an application is finalized. These steps would include building on prior emergency action by issuing an emergency order from DEO to accomplish this and then clearly communicating on DEO's website that those losing their jobs because of the COVED-19 public health emergency will he paid benefits from the date ()I' loss and not from the date that their application is complete. As you work With the Department of Labor, please advocate for retroactivity guidance consistent with this paragraph for the unemployment programs expanded or created by the (-ARES Act. In addition. we ask that DE() take all administrative action necessary for all RA applicants (regardless of how they lost their job) to hold them harmless from the current problems in completing an application. We request that you treat an application as complete on the date the application was initiated. II -it is not possible for the DE() to independently determine \then an application was initiated. then we ask that you alloy applicants to self -report the date they initiated (or attempted to initiate) an application for RA and use that date for the purposes of paying benefits. While we understand that steps are being taken to increase DEO's telephone intake capacity and upgrade websitc functions. the retroactivity we request will ease both our constituents' frustrations as well as. potentially. burdens on the application system. 13 2 Submitted into the public record for item(s) A - i . on 4'1-202.V', City Clerk Floridians impacted by the public health emergency and then unable to complete an application through no fault of their own should not be penalized for it. Sincerely, Donna Shalala Member of Congress Jose Javier Rodriguez State Senator Javier Fernandez State Representative Nicholas Duran State Representative Matthew Pigatt, Mayor Lauren Poe, Mayor Wayne Messam, Mayor Micky Steinberg, Vice -Mayor Sabrina Javellana, Vice Mayor Janc Bolin, Vice Mayor Alix Desulme, Vice Mayor Joshua Rydell,Vice-Mayor Ken Russell City of Miami Commissioner Eileen Higgins Miami Dade County Commissioner Additional Signers: Darren Soto, Congressmember Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Congressmember Jason Pizzo, State Senator Annette Taddeo, State Senator Audrey Gibson, State Senator Michael Grieco, State Representative Shevrin Jones, State Representative Cindy Polo, State Representative Tina Polsky, State Representative Evan Jenne, State Representative David Silvers, State Representative David Silvers, State Representative Joseph Geller, State Representative Joseph Casello, State Representative Dianne Hart, State Representative Adam Hattersley, State Representative Michael Gottlieb, State Representative Patrick Fiore, City Councilman Daniella Levine Cava, County Commissioner 2/3 3 Submitted into the public record for item(s) tvA I . on'—q-2c;' L , City Clerk Robert Weinroth, County Commissioner Mark Marciano, City council Joshua Simmons, Commissioner Omari Hardy, City Commissioner Mike Gelin, City Commissioner Ty Penserga, Commissioner Michael Joseph, Commissioner Emily Bonilla, County Commissioner Karen Mejia, Councilmember Mike Gelin, City Commissioner Gregg Weiss, Commissioner Anne Gannon, county tax collector Alissa Schafer, Soil and Water Supervisor Jean Monestime, County Commissioner Gail Johnson, City Commissioner Darden Rice, City Councilmember Angela Eady, Commissioner Reginald Leon, City councilman Daniel Sohn, City Councilmember Brandon Smith, Commissioner Xavier Suarez, County Commissioner Marcelo Fernandes, Village Council Thaddeus Scott, Village Council Steven Dloogoff, Village Council Hank Sanchez -Resnik, Village Council Susanne Ozols, Village Council Rachel Cardello, Village Council Thaddeus Scott, Village Council 3/3 4 Ken Russell Submitted into the public record for item(s) NA• 1 . on 4-q-20'2(.? 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