LTC 210-2019 CITY OF HALLANDALE RESOLUTION NO. 2019-029 MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
No. 210-2019
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City ommission
FROM: Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
DATE: April 11, 2019
SUBJECT: CITY OF HALLANDALE RESOLUTION NO. 2019-029
Attached for your information is Resolution No. 2019-029, adopted by the Mayor and City
Commission of City of Hallandale on April 3, 2019.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH, FLORIDA URGING THE STATE
LEGISLATURE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO INITIATE A STUDY
OF THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMALL CELL TOWERS BUILT TO
ACCOMMODATE 5G TECHNOLOGY AND TO DEVELOP INSTALLATION
GUIDELINES PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF
RESIDENTS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
The City of Hallandale Clerk has requested that a copy of this Resolution be provided to the
Miami Beach Mayor, Commissioners and the City Manager.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 305.673.7411.
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1 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-029
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
4 OF THE CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH, FLORIDA
5 URGING THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND FEDERAL
6 GOVERNMENT TO INITIATE A STUDY OF THE HEALTH
7 EFFECTS OF SMALL CELL TOWERS BUILT TO
8 ACCOMMODATE 5G TECHNOLOGY AND TO DEVELOP
9 INSTALLATION GUIDELINES PROTECTING THE HEALTH
10 AND WELFARE OF RESIDENTS; PROVIDING FOR AN
11 EFFECTIVE DATE.
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13 WHEREAS, small cell wireless equipment is designed to boost cellular service
14 from the existing wireless carriers and will enable those carriers to implement 5G
15 technology by placing these installations on existing streetlights and utility poles; and
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17 WHEREAS, concerns have been raised about the health risks of 5G technology
18 including small cell installations. Many studies have linked low-level wireless radio
19 frequency radiation exposures to adverse biological effects including DNA single and
20 double strand breaks, oxidative damage, disruption of cell metabolism, increased blood
21 brain barrier permeability, melatonin reduction disruption to brain glucose metabolism and
22 generation of stress proteins. This list warrants additional scientific studies before
23 residents are put at risk; and
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25 WHEREAS, the health hazards of 5G technology have been intensely debated at
26 the federal level before Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
27 There does not appear to be any widely accepted definitive scientific study that proves one
28 way or the other whether small cell installations— emitting extremely high or "millimeter
29 wave" frequencies above 24 GHz— may have an adverse health impact, although in 2011
30 the World Health Organization classified radio frequency radiation as a possible 2B
31 carcinogen: and
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33 WHEREAS, the only applicable FCC standards for radio-frequency radiation
34 emissions were set in 1996 and did not consider the use of modern wireless equipment
35 like small cells that will be located close to residences. Mere compliance with the FCC's
36 outdated standards does not assure safety; and
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38 WHEREAS, the State of Florida has preempted local governments from regulating
39 the installation of small cells as it relates to their potential health effects or proximity to
40 residential areas; and
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42 WHEREAS, the FCC adopted regulations in 2018 that are intended to facilitate the
43 installation of 5G technology "underscore[ing] the FCC's commitment to ensuring that the
44 United States wins the global race to 5G," as stated in the FCC Press Release dated
45 September 26, 2018; and
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47 WHEREAS, global communications and technological advancements are important
48 components of the state and federal economy but need not come at the expense of the
49 public's health. As the world's leading economy, the United States can and should "win
50 the global race" while protecting its residents from potential long term health effects that
51 will only further harm the economy in the future; and
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53 WHEREAS, the FCC's action allows private cell providers the right to put antennas
54 and transmission control boxes on city-owned streetlight poles and privately-owned utility
55 wood poles subject to only minimal limitations. This means that a 5G antenna could be
56 mounted on the streetlight or utility pole in front of a resident's home, and there would be
57 little the resident could do about it. Given the health concerns described above, the City
58 believes this should cause great concern for all City residents; and
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60 WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission hereby find it is in the best interest of
61 the residents to urge the state and federal governments to initiate independent
62 scientifically reliable studies of the health effects of small cell wireless and 5G technology
63 on residential populations and develop guidelines for the installation of this technology that
64 will protect the health and welfare of the public.
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66 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
67 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HALLANDALE BEACH, FLORIDA:
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69 SECTION 1. Each of the above recitals are hereby incorporated herein.
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71 SECTION 2. The Mayor and City Commission hereby urge the state and federal
72 governments to initiate independent scientifically reliable studies of the health
73 effects of small cell wireless and 5G technology on residential populations and
74 develop guidelines for the installation of this technology that will protect the health
75 and welfare of the public.
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77 SECTION 3. The City Commission hereby directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy
78 of this Resolution to all appropriate entities.
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80 SECTION 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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82 APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of April, 2019.
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