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2016-29483 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2016-29483 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA URGING THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) TO REPEAL ITS PROHIBITION ON MEN WHO HAVE HAD SEX WITH MEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS FROM DONATING BLOOD. WHEREAS, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates blood donation in the United States and, until December 2015, explicitly barred any man who had had sex with another man, at any time since 1977, from donating blood; and WHEREAS, in the more than 30 years since the FDA's original decision to exclude men who have sex with men from donating blood, the medical community has made great strides in preventing, diagnosing, treating, and understanding HIV/AIDS; and WHEREAS, though the most common HIV test in the 1980s was burdened by a lag period was around a month, today, every unit of blood collected in America must pass a nucleic acid test, which can detect HIV nine days after a person is infected; and WHEREAS, on January 16, 2013, the Mayor and City Commission of Miami Beach, Florida passed and adopted a resolution "urg[ing] the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to repeal their longstanding prohibition on men who have sex with men from donating blood[;]" and WHEREAS, in December 2015, the FDA amended the lifetime blood donation ban for gay men to ban donation from gay men who had sex in the past 12 months; and WHEREAS, Washington, DC's premier HIV clinic, Whitman-Walker Health, stated, "The updated policy is still discriminatory and not rooted in the reality of HIV testing today," he wrote in response. "The deferral period should be no longer than 30 days;" and WHEREAS, The Williams Institute, a think tank affiliated with the UCLA School of Law, found that the 12-month deferral forfeits as many as 300,000 pints of blood every year. Ending it, the institute wrote, could "help save the lives of more than a million people[;]" and WHEREAS, there is a constant need for blood, and Miami Beach residents are known to be generous blood donors, and WHEREAS, denying Miami Beach residents the privilege of donating blood unnecessarily limits the nation's blood supply, especially since all blood supply is screened; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission hereby urge the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to repeal its prohibition on men who have had sex with men within the past 12 months from donating blood. t PASSED AND ADOPTED this� y �,� �'`!,. , 2016. 47::,':-.1c..' 07 -,:..'5., it ATTEST: I ° `y- °° • / , �� ORATED; Philp L v� e, Mayor ..':.....N. �ORF I APPROVED AS TO FORM 8c LANGUAGE Rafa I E. ranad , City Clerk``';:. . „' ••' )\g��� &FOR EXECUTION J F:\ATTO\ROSR\RFR CMB\STEINBERG\2016-07-06 Blood Donations1Resolution(VP.DATED)(2).docx aZ0.64° 1:—. qk 7 (0 t 4 City Attorney e MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager FROM: Commissioner Micky Steinberg DATE: July 6, 2016 SUBJECT: Agenda Item for July 13, 2016 City Commission Meeting; Resolution Urging the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Repeal its Prohibition on Men Who Have Had Sex with Men in the Last 12 Months From Donating Blood Please place on the July 13, 2016 City Commission Agenda the attached Resolution. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates blood donation in the United States and, until December 2015, explicitly barred any man who had had sex with another man, at any time since 1977, from donating blood. This prohibition was largely designed to target HIV/AIDS. The period used to be much longer, but the FDA has amended its position to the current 12-month period. However, HIV/AIDS is now detectible a mere nine days after a person is infected. Therefore, this resolution calls upon the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to repeal its prohibition the donation of blood by men who have had sex with men within the twelve months preceding the attempted donation. Denying Miami Beach residents the privilege of donating blood unnecessarily limits the nation's blood supply. MIAMIBEACH Commissioner Micky Steinberg OFFICE OF MAYOR AND COMMISSION 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach,FL 33139 Tel: 305-673-7103/Fax:305-673-7096/www.miamibeachfl.gov We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live,work and play in our vibrant,tropical,historic community. Agenda Item e 7 t/ Date 7-f3-/L. MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-741 1 July 26, 2016 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectf Ily, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 • Vice President Joe Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Vice President Biden, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg 1 MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Senator Bill Nelson 716 Senate Hart Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Nelson, Attached please find a copy of_City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg • MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeochfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Senator Marco Rubio 317 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator Rubio, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Speaker of the House Paul Ryan H-232 The Capitol Washington, DC 20515 Dear Speaker of the House Ryan, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, 73ill Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg • • MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart 436 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Diaz-Balart, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. • Respectfully, afael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg • MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center.Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congresswoman Frederica Wilson 208 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congresswoman Wilson, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg • • MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 2206 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael . Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz 118 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congressman Joe Garcia 1440 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Garcia, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afae . ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congressman Jeff Miller 336 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Miller, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully afae . Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-741 1 July 26, 2016 Representative Steve Southerland, II 1229 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representative Southerland, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg • MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congressman Ted Yoho 511 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Yoho, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congressman Ander Crenshaw 440 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Crenshaw, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, ?2(1 Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congresswoman Corrine Brown 2111 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congresswoman Brown, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congressman Ron DeSantis 427 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman DeSantis, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Ra ael . anado City Clerk , c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg 1 MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk I Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congressman John Mica 2187 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Mica, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, R fael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg • MIAMI BEAC City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-741 1 July 26, 2016 Congressman Bill Posey 120.Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Posey, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, 44411i// Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congressman Alan Grayson 430 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Grayson, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-741 1 July 26, 2016 Congressman Daniel Webster 1039 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Webster, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congressman Richard Nugent 1727 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Nugent, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, R lad E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg • MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congressman Gus Bilirakis 2313 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Bilirakis, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. 1 Respectfully, Ra ael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miomibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congressman David Jolly 2407 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Jolly, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael . Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Representative Kathy Castor 205 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representative Castor, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully Rafael E. ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-741 1 July 26, 2016 Congressman Dennis Ross 229 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Ross, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael E. ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congressman Vern Buchanan 2104 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Buchanan, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afae ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congressman Thomas J. Rooney 221 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Rooney, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael . ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congressman Patrick E. Murphy 1517 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Murphy, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg • MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-741 1 July 26, 2016 Congressman Curtis Clawson 1123 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Clawson, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg • MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7.411 July 26, 2016 Congressman Alcee L. Hastings 2353 Rayburn Office Bulding Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Hastings, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael anado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congressman Ted Deutch 1024 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman Deutch, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Congresswoman Lois Frankel 1037 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congresswoman Frankel, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Ms. Mathews Burwell, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 July 26, 2016 Commissioner Robert M. Califf U.S. Food & Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993 Dear Commissioner Califf, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29483: A Resolution Urging The United States Food And Drug Administration (FDA) To Repeal Its Prohibition On Men Who Have Sex With Men Within 12 Months From Donating Blood. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 13, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully afael . ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg