LTC 293-2016 Miami Beach Human Rights Committee Resolutions MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager LETTER TO COMMISSION
293-2016
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members o the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: July 6, 2016 1
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SUBJECT: Miami Beach Human Rights Com{ ittee esolutions
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to inform the Commission of two
resolutions passed by the Miami Beach Human Rights Committee at their monthly June
committee meeting.
Resolution 1:
to recommend that the City of Miami Beach Mayor and City Commission amend the Miami
Beach Human Rights Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2010-3669) to modify the protected classes
status within the ordinance to include the following categories: trade union membership,
family situation, health, and political party affiliation.
Resolution 2:
to recommend that the City of Miami Beach Mayor and City Commission 1) create a public
education campaign for the community regarding gender identity issues; 2) enact legislation
to require all single use restrooms to be gender neutral and labeled as such; 3) encourage
voluntary adoption of a safe space policy based upon gender identity and restroom usage; 4)
create an app and/or website to identify where gender neutral restrooms and "safe space
restrooms are located.
The Miami Beach Human Rights Committee urges the Mayor and Commission to support
the aforementioned resolutions.
We are commuted to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live, work, and play in our vibrant, tropical, historic community.
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M I AM I BEACH Committee Members
Ivan Cano
Darren Cefalu
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE Monica Harvey
Committee Chair Clare McCord
Alan B. Fishman, Esq. Amy L. Rabin
Jarred Reiling
City Liaisons Ken Swartz, Esq.
Erick Chiroles Bradley Ugent
Cilia Maria Ruiz-Paz Rachel Umlas
William Warren, Jr.
Miami Beach Human Rights Committee
Meeting of June 21, 2016
Members Present: Ivan Cano, Darren Cefalu, Alan Fishman, Monica Harvey, Clare McCord,
Amy Rabin, Bradley Ugent, William Warren Jr.
Members Absent: Ken Swartz and Rachel Umlas
1. Motion
Motion made by Ivan Cano
Motion seconded by Darren Cefalu
Motion Text: to recommend that the City of Miami Beach Mayor and City Commission
amend the Miami Beach Human Rights Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2010-3669) to modify
the protected classes status within the ordinance to include the following categories:
trade union membership, family situation, health, and political party affiliation.
Motion Passage: Unanimous, 8-0 (Bradley Ugent absent during voting)
2. Motion
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Motion made by Jarred Reiling
Motion seconded by Monica Harvey
Motion Text: to recommend that the City of Miami Beach Mayor and City Commission
1) create a public education campaign for the community regarding gender identity
issues; 2) enact legislation to require all single use restrooms to be gender neutral and
labeled as such; 3) encourage voluntary adoption of a safe space policy based upon
gender identity and restroom usage; 4) create an app and/or website to identify where
gender neutral restrooms and "safe space restrooms are located.
Motion Passage: Unanimous, 8-0 (Bradley Ugent absent during voting)
Miami Beach Human Rights Committee