LTC 105-2020 NORTH BAY VILLAGE RESOLUTION NO. 2020-010 MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
No. 105-2020
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk rr
DATE: February 24, 2020 `�
SUBJECT: NORTH BAY VILLAGE RESOLUTION NO. 2020-010
Attached for your information is Resolution No. 2020-010, adopted by the Mayor and Commission
of North Bay Village on February 11, 2020.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION OF NORTH BAY
VILLAGE, 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 VILLAGE 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 MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY DELEGATION IN THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.
The North Bay Village Clerk has requested that a copy of this Resolution be provided to the Miami
Beach Mayor and Commissioners.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 305.673.7411.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2020-010
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION OF NORTH BAY
VILLAGE, 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 VILLAGE 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 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DELEGATION IN THE
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE.
WHEREAS in April 2016 world leaders from 175 countries recognized the threat
of climate change and the urgent need to combat same by signing the Paris Agreement,
agreeing to keep the increase in global average temperature to "well below 2 degrees
Celsius above pre-industrial levels. and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature
increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius: and
WHEREAS. the death and destruction already wrought by climate change of
approximately 1 degree Celsius demonstrate that the Earth is already too warm as
evinced by increased and intensifying wildfires. hurricanes. floods, rising seas, disease.
drought. 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
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transition toward 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 draw down or remove all the excess carbon from the atmosphere.
and to implement measures to protect all people and other biological species. there
must be an emergency mobilization on a 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 are 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
renewable energy economy: and
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WHEREAS, the 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 Village is joining a nationwide 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 Village 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. accordingly, the Village commits to a city-wide Just Transition and
climate emergency mobilization effort to reverse climate change. aiming. with
appropriate financial and regulatory assistance from Miami-Dade County, State of
Florida. and Federal agencies, to end Village-wide greenhouse gas emissions as
quickly as possible and to safely draw down carbon from the atmosphere and
accelerate adaptation and resilience strategies in preparation for intensifying climate
impacts: and
WHEREAS. the Village 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
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WHEREAS, the Village underscores the need for full community participation.
inclusion, and support, and recognizes that residents of North Bay Village 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 Village further commits to keeping the concerns of vulnerable
communities central to the 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
COMMISSION OF NORTH BAY VILLAGE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The above recitals are confirmed. adopted, and
incorporated herein and made a part hereof by this reference
Section 2. Declaration. The Commission declares a Climate Emergency.
requests regional collaboration on an immediate Just Transition and emergency
mobilization effort to restore a safe climate, and directs the Village 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 Miami-Dade
County delegation in the Florida Legislature.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption
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The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner Jackson. The motion
was seconded by Commissioner Strout and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as
follows
Mayor Brent Latham YES
Vice Mayor Marvin Wilmoth YES
Commissioner Jose R Alvarez YES
Commissioner Andreana Jackson YES
Commissioner Julianna Strout YES
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 11th day of February, 2020.
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