20170301 SM3MIAMIBEACH
Commission Meeting
su PPLE M ENTAL MATERTAL 3 (21281 20171
City Hall, Commission Chambers, 3'd Floor, 1700 Convention Center Drive
March 1,2017
Mayor Philip Levine
Commissioner John Elizabeth Alem6n
Commissioner Ricky Arriola
Commissioner Michael Grieco
Commissioner Joy Malakoff
Com m issioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
Commissioner Micky Steinberg
City Manager Jimmy L. Morales
City Attorney Raul J. Aguila
City Clerk Rafael E. Granado
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SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA
C7 - Resolutions
C7 O A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLOR|DA, OPPOSTNG HOUSE B|LL 17 (HB 17) AND ANY S|M|LAR OR SUBSTTTUTE
LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PREEMPT THE LOCAL REGULATION OF BUSINESSES,
PROFESSIONS, AND OCCUPATIONS TO THE STATE BY PROHIBITING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
FROM IMPOSING ORADOPTING CERTAIN RULES, REGULATIONS, LICENSES, PERMITS, OR
REQUIREMENTS, AND ANY ASSOCIATED FEES; THAT WOULD SUNSET EXISTING LOCAL
REGULATIONS; OR THAT WOULD LIMIT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS lN MODIFYING OR IMPOSING
ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS ON BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONS, AND OCCUPATIONS.
Commissioner Micky Steinberg and Co-sponsored by Commissioner Michael Grieco
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Date ?-l-17
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
ctw oF MtAMt BEACH, FLORIDA, OppOStNG HOUSE BILL 17 (HB
171 AND ANy SIM|LAR OR SUBSTTTUTE LEGTSLATTON THAT
WOULD PREEMPT THE LOCAL REGULATION OF BUSINESSES,
PROFESSIONS, AND OCCUPATIONS TO THE STATE BY
PROHIBITING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM IMPOSING OR
ADOPTING CERTAIN RULES, REGULATIONS, LICENSES,
PERMITS, OR REQUIREMENTS, AND ANY ASSOCIATED FEES;
THAT WOULD SUNSET EXISTING LOCAL REGULATIONS; OR
THAT WOULD LIMIT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN MODIFYING OR
IMPOSING ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS ON BUSINESSES,
PROFESSIONS, AND OCCUPATIONS.
WHEREAS, House Bill 17 (HB 17) was filed for consideration during the Florida
Legislature's 2017 Session by Representative Randy Fine (R - Palm Bay), and is co-
sponsored by Representative Paul Renner (R - Palm Coast); and
WHEREAS, on February 22,2017, the Careers & Competition Subcommittee of
the House Commerce Committee voted favorably on a similar Committee Substitute Bill
(CS/HB 17); and
WHEREAS, CS/HB 17 would expressly preempt the local regulation of
businesses, professions, and occupations to the State of Florida by prohibiting local
governments from imposing or adopting certain rules, regulations, licenses, permits, or
requirements, and any associated fees; and
WHEREAS, CS/HB 17 would supersede all local government regulations on
businesses, professions, and occupations, even those regulations adopted prior to
January 1, 2017, if they were adopted without general law authority; moreover, such
pre-existing regulations would expire July 1 ,2020; and
WHEREAS, under CS/HB 17, even if a local government had enacted a
business regulation authorized by general law prior to January 1, 2017, the existing
regulation could not be amended to impose additional regulations on business,
professions, or occupations; moreover, a local government could not modify such
regulation, except to repeal or reduce the regulation; and
WHEREAS, in addition, a local regulation not authorized under the CS/HB 17, or
expressly authorized by general law, would be a nullity and not enforceable; and
WHEREAS, CS/HB 17, and any similar or substitute legislation, would have far-
reaching negative impacts upon local governments throughout the State and would
severely limit their ability to tailor local laws to their community needs, would sunset
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current laws, and would prevent the enactment of new laws that address, among other
things, fair wages, human rights, environmental protections, and neighborhood quality-
of-life; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission strongly oppose CS/HB 17 and any
similar or substitute legislation that would preempt the local regulation of businesses,
professions, and occupations to the State of Florida, sunset existing local regulations, or
that would limit local governments in modifying or imposing additional regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby oppose House Bill 17 and any similar or substitute legislation that
would preempt the loca! regulation of businesses, professions, and occupations to the
State by prohibiting loca! governments from imposing or adopting certain rules,
regulations, licenses, permits, or requirements, and any associated fees; that would
sunset existing local regulations; or that would limit local governments in modifying or
imposing additional regulations on businesses, professions, and occupations.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _ day of March, 2017.
ATTEST:
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Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO
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