Resolution 2019-31040 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-31040
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DECLARING A CLIMATE
EMERGENCY, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE U.S.
GOVERNMENT TO DECLARE A CLIMATE EMERGENCY,
REQUESTING REGIONAL COLLABORATION ON AN IMMEDIATE
JUST TRANSITION AND EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION EFFORT TO
RESTORE A SAFE CLIMATE, AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
SEND A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE SPEAKER OF THE U.S.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE MAJORITY LEADER OF THE
U.S. SENATE, TO EACH FLORIDA SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE
IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS, TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMISSION OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, TO ALL
MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, AND TO ALL
MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION.
WHEREAS, in April 2016 word leaders from 175 countries recognized the threat
of climate change and the urgent need to combat it by signing the Paris Agreement,
agreeing to keep the increase in global average temperature to "well below 2°C above
pre-industrial levels," and to "pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C;
and
WHEREAS, the death and destruction already wrought by climate change of
approximately 1°C demonstrate that the Earth is already too warm as attested by
increased and intensifying wildfires, floods, rising seas, diseases, droughts, and extreme
weather; and
WHEREAS, climate change and the global economy's overshoot of ecological
limits are driving the sixth mass extinction of species, which could devastate much of
biological life on Earth for the next 10 million years; and
WHEREAS, the United States of America has disproportionately contributed to
climate change and ecological crises, and has repeatedly obstructed global efforts to
transition towards a sustainable economy, and thus bears an extraordinary responsibility
to rapidly solve these crises; and
WHEREAS, in order to reach zero greenhouse gas emissions around the globe,
to rapidly and safely drawdown or remove all the excess carbon from the atmosphere,
and to implement measures to protect all people and other biological species, there must
be emergency mobilization on scale not seen since World War II; and
WHEREAS, the term "Just Transition" is a framework for a fair shift to an economy
that is ecologically sustainable, equitable, and just for all; and
WHEREAS Just Transition strategies were first forged by a "blue-green" alliance
of labor unions and environmental justice groups who saw the need to phase out the
industries that were harming workers, community health, and the environment, while also
providing just pathways for workers into new livelihoods; and
WHEREAS, Just Transition initiatives shift the economy from fossil fuel energy to
energy democracy, from funding highways to expanding public transit, from incinerations
and landfills to zero waste, from industrial food systems to food sovereignty, from car-
dependent sprawl and unbridled growth to smart urban development without
displacement, and from rampant, destructive over-development to habitat and ecosystem
restoration; and
WHEREAS, the "justice" component in Just Transition requires that frontline
communities, which have historically borne the brunt of the extractive fossil-fuel economy,
participate actively in the planning and implementation of this mobilization effort at all
levels of government, and that they benefit first from the transition to a renewably energy
economy; and
WHEREAS, Just Transition framework includes a guarantee of high-paying, good-
quality jobs with comprehensive benefits for all, and many other tenets of a Green New
Deal effort as the mobilization to restore a safe climate is launched; and
WHEREAS, the City is joining a nation-wide call for a regional Just Transition and
climate emergency mobilization effort focused on transforming its region and rapidly
catalyzing mobilization at all levels of government to prevent further climate change; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach (the "City") can act as a global leader by both
converting to an ecologically, socially, and economically regenerative economy at
emergency speed, and by catalyzing a unified regional Just Transition and climate
emergency mobilization effort; and
WHEREAS, as such, the City commits to a citywide Just Transition and climate
emergency mobilization efforts to reverse climate change, aiming, with appropriate
financial and regulatory assistance from the Miami-Dade County, State, and Federal
authorities, to end citywide greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible and no later
than 2020, to safely drawdown carbon from the atmosphere, and accelerate adaptation
and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate impacts; and
WHEREAS, the City further commits to educating its residents about the climate
emergency and working to catalyze a Just Transition and climate emergency mobilization
effort on local, state, national, and global levels to provide maximum protection for its
residents; and
WHEREAS, the City underscores the need for full community participation,
inclusion, and support, and recognizes that residents of Miami Beach and community
organizations, faith, youth, labor, academic institutions, homeowners associations, and
environmental, indigenous, and social justice organizations and other such allies will be
integral to and in the leadership of the mobilization effort; and
WHEREAS, the City further commits to keeping the concerns of vulnerable
communities central to Just Transition and climate emergency mobilization efforts and
inviting and encouraging such communities to actively participate in order to advocate
directly for their needs.
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 declare a Climate Emergency, urge the State of Florida and the U.S.
government to declare a Climate Emergency, request regional collaboration on an
immediate just transition and emergency mobilization effort to restore a safe climate, and
direct the City Clerk to send a copy of this Resolution to the Speaker of the U.S. House
of Representatives, the Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate, to each Florida Senator and
Representative in the United States Congress, to the Mayor and members of the
Commission of Miami-Dade County, to all municipalities within Miami-Dade County, and
to all members of the South Florida Legislative Delegation.
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Raul J.Aguila, City Attorney
DATE: October 16, 2019
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DECLARING A CLIMATE EMERGENCY,
URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO
DECLARE A CLIMATE EMERGENCY, REQUESTING REGIONAL
COLLABORATION ON AN IMMEDIATE JUST TRANSITION AND
EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION EFFORT TO RESTORE A SAFE CLIMATE,
AND DIRECTING • THE CITY CLERK TO SEND A COPY OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO THE SPEAKER OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, THE MAJORITY LEADER OF THE U.S. SENATE, TO
EACH FLORIDA SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED
STATES CONGRESS, TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMISSION OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, TO ALL MUNICIPALITIES
WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, AND TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH
FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION.
RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant to the request of Mayor Dan Gelber,the above-referenced Resolution is submitted for
consideration by the City Commission at the October 16, 2019 Commission meeting.
Applicable Area
Not Applicable
Is this a Resident Right to Does this item utilize G.O.
Know item? Bond Funds?
No No
Legislative Tracking
Office of the City Attorney
Sponsor
Mayor Dan Gelber
ATTACHMENTS:
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Cardillo, Lilia
From: Cardillo, Lilia
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 3:06 PM
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Cc: Rafael Granado
Subject: Resolution No. 2019-31040
Attachments: Reso 2019-31040.pdf
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2019-31040:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, DECLARING A CLIMATE EMERGENCY, URGING THE STATE OF
FLORIDA AND THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO DECLARE A CLIMATE EMERGENCY,
REQUESTING REGIONAL COLLABORATION ON AN IMMEDIATE JUST TRANSITION
AND EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION EFFORT TO RESTORE A SAFE CLIMATE, AND
DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO SEND A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
SPEAKER OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE MAJORITY LEADER OF
THE U.S. SENATE, TO EACH FLORIDA SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE IN THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS, TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION
OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, TO ALL MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,
AND TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION.
(Sponsored by Mayor Dan Gelber and Co-Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Gongora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on October 16, 2019.
We ask that you please transmit this Resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information,
please do not hesitate to call.
MIAMIBEACH
Lilia Cardillo,Agenda Coordinator
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach,FL 33139
Tel:305-673-7411/Fax:786-394-4139/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
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