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LTC 485-2019 Motion by the Human Rights Committee MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LTC # 485-2019 LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of he City C mission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: September 4, 2019 SUBJECT: Motion by the Human Rights Corn ittee The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to inform the Mayor and the Commission of a motion made by the Human Rights Committee at their meeting on June 18th, 2019. MOTION: At the June 18th, 2019 Human Rights Committee meeting, the committee passed a motion recommending to the Mayor and City Commission that the City organize a voluntary goodwill ambassador program leading up to the week of Superbowl where all the goodwill ambassadors be trained specifically on human trafficking and labor issues. The Human Rights Committee also recommends that the City provide transportation for these volunteers starting from the Convention Center meeting point during that period to run 24/7. The Committee recommends that the City use similar protocols as what is used for the goodwill ambassadors during Memorial Day weekend. The Human Rights Committee is comprised of the following members: • Alan B. Fishman, Esq. • Clare McCord • Amy L. Rabin • Michael Sherman • Dale Stine • Jonathan Welsh • Donald Goldberg • Heidi Tandy, Esq. • Jesse Fleet • Stephen Fox, Esq. • Jessica Londono MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LTC # LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of he City Co mission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: September 3, 2019 SUBJECT: Motion by the Human Rights Co ittee The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to inform the Mayor and the Commission of a motion made by the Human Rights Committee at their meeting on July 9, 2019. MOTION: At the July 9, 2019 Human Rights Committee meeting, the committee passed a motion recommending the Mayor and the City Commission to create a voluntary living wage program. The Human Rights Committee recommends that the City of Miami Beach create a voluntary program to attract businesses to participate in an employee living wage program based upon the existing City's living wage Model. The City should encourage business participation by creating incentives. These incentives, may include, but not be limited to: a. Sticker program similar to the no plastic straw program. b. Reduced parking fees for employees based upon marketing existing parking incentives to the participating companies. c. Reduced City license or permit fees. d. Verification of compliance by requesting employees who have knowledge that they are not being paid the stated wage to report the business, instead of City staff conducting compliance measures. e. Website and marketing efforts by city to promote business who participate in the plan. The Human Rights Committee is comprised of the following members: • Alan B. Fishman, Esq. • Clare McCord • Amy L. Rabin • Michael Sherman • Dale Stine • Jonathan Welsh • Donald Goldberg • Heidi Tandy, Esq. • Jesse Fleet • Stephen Fox, Esq. • Jessica Londono MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LTC # LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of t e City Co ission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: September 4, 2019 SUBJECT: Motion by the Human Rights Corn ttee The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to inform the Mayor and the Commission of a motion made by the Human Rights Committee at their meeting on March 5, 2019. MOTION: At the March 5, 2019 Human Rights Committee meeting, the committee passed a motion recommending to the Mayor and City Commission that there be a requirement that any existing or newly built single-use bathrooms located in any non-residential location with an exterior door that locks be designated with gender-neutral signs. The City Attorney's Office conducted research and confirmed that it is legally permissible to require this designation. A plethora of cities have passed similar ordinances including Austin, Texas; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Seattle, Washington. Also, in 2016, the state of California passed an Equal Restroom Access Act, which requires businesses, agencies, and places of public accommodation with single-occupancy restrooms to display signs indicating that the restroom is gender-neutral. Gender-neutral bathrooms are important for several reasons. For non-binary and transgender people, walking into a male or female bathroom does not feel right and may contribute to their gender dysphoria. Safety in bathrooms is also key issue for trans people and they may risk harassment and often violence by using specifically gendered bathrooms. Unisex bathrooms would also make childcare less challenging for everyone and allow fathers to use diaper-changing stations. The Human Rights Committee is comprised of the following members: • Alan B. Fishman, Esq. • Clare McCord • Amy L. Rabin • Michael Sherman • Dale Stine • Jonathan Welsh • Donald Goldberg • Heidi Tandy, Esq. • Jesse Fleet • Stephen Fox, Esq. MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER LTC # LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members oft e City Co mission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: September 4, 2019 SUBJECT: Motion by the Human Rights Committee The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to inform the Mayor and the Commission of a motion made by the Human Rights Committee at their meeting on May 7th, 2019. MOTION: At the May 7th, 2019 Human Rights Committee meeting, the committee passed a motion recommending to the Mayor and City Commission the following: The Human Rights Committee met with members of the Human Trafficking Task Force and Jorge Veitia, Founder of the Life of Freedom Center. Several items were noted that would be beneficial to the City if adopted by the Commission. The following resolution is proposed by the Human Rights Committee for the City of Miami Beach to adopt: • Increasing the budget and locations for safe houses for victims of human trafficking. • Increasing the budget for transportation costs to return victims to their families. • Code enforcement should be increased in shutting down short term rentals being used for human trafficking. Multilayered ownership of real estate should be unwound to determined actual owner of the premises. • City should adopt a registration and licensing program similar to the Adult Entertainment Code of Palm Beach County. • Enrich the content of the Human Trafficking sensitivity training for law enforcement and create a zero-tolerance policy for complying with this training. The Human Rights Committee is comprised of the following members: • Alan B. Fishman, Esq. • Clare McCord • Amy L. Rabin • Michael Sherman • Dale Stine • Jonathan Welsh • Donald Goldberg • Heidi Tandy, Esq. • Jesse Fleet • Stephen Fox, Esq.