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Resolution: R-19-0084
File Number: 5484
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 2/28/2019
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO BAN THE
USE OF HERBICIDES CONTAINING GLYPHOSATE BY THE CITY OF MIAMI
("CITY"), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CITY CONTRACTORS, IN THE
PERFORMANCE OF LANDSCAPING AND MAINTENANCE WORK ON ALL
CITY -OWNED PROPERTIES; FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS STATED
HEREIN.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Ken Russell, Mayor Francis X. Suarez
WHEREAS, glyphosate is a herbicide that is applied to the leaves of plants to kill both
broadleaf plants and grasses; and
WHEREAS, while the United States Environmental Protection Agency considers
glyphosate "not likely to be carcinogenic to humans," the International Agency for Research on
Cancer has classified glyphosate as "probably carcinogenic to humans"; and
WHEREAS, numerous lawsuits have been filed in state and federal courts across the
country alleging that exposure to herbicide products containing glyphosate is associated with
increased instances of cancer; and
WHEREAS, researchers at Bowling Green State University studying the impact of
glyphosate on the water quality in Lake Erie have discovered a potential link between
glyphosate and harmful blue-green algal blooms; and
WHEREAS, in recent years, Biscayne Bay has experienced a proliferation of blue-green
algal blooms, which has a significant negative impact on water quality, marine life, and human
health; and
WHEREAS, runoff from the use of herbicides containing glyphosate may be contributing
to the growth of blue-green algae in Biscayne Bay; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission has determined that it is in the best interest of the
public health, safety, recreation, and general welfare of the residents of the City of Miami
("City") to ban the use of herbicides containing glyphosate in all City -owned properties;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and finding contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
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File ID: 5484
Enactment Number: R-19-0084
Section 2. The City Commission directs the City Manager to take any and all actions
necessary to ban the use of herbicides containing glyphosate by the City, including but not
limited to City contractors, in the performance of landscaping and maintenance work in all City -
owned properties.
Section 3. The City Commission further directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of this
Resolution to the Florida Department of Agriculture, the Florida League of Cities, the Florida
League of Counties, the Miami -Dade County League of Cities, the Board of County
Commissioners of Miami -Dade County, and all municipalities in Miami -Dade County.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and
signature of the Mayor.'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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' 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.
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