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Letter from Mayor Levine to CEO of PayPal, Inc. AO/6 - .29376 P-7-t,„AL.. IINStRa3ED) PHILIP LEVINE MAYOR May 9, 2016 Dan Schulman, President and CEO Board of Directors PayPal,Inc. 2211 North First Street San Jose,CA 95131 Dear Mr. Schulman, The Mayor and Commission of the City of Miami Beach hereby welcome PayPal to relocate its proposed global operations center to Miami Beach, in light of North Carolina's adoption of legislation permitting discrimination against the LGBT community. Please take a look at our attached Resolution welcoming PayPal to its new home. Miami Beach is an iconic city with a high quality of life that attracts a diverse and vibrant community of residents, businesses, and visitors. We are home to an emerging tech hub and, with two international airports nearby, we are the major gateway to Central and South America. Our neighboring academic institutions keep our businesses competitive by providing a top- notch workforce. Miami-Dade County houses the Network Access Point of the Americas, so we have your technology infrastructure needs covered as well. Our City is also sunny 365 days a year and—the beach is our backyard!What more can you ask for? Most importantly, our City is the national model for LGBT rights. Miami Beach boasts a comprehensive Human Rights Ordinance, which prohibits discrimination in employment, public accommodations, housing, and public services on the basis of race,color, national origin, religion, sex, intersexuality, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital and familial status, age, and disability. It is the policy of the City that prejudice, intolerance, bigotry, and discrimination threaten the very foundations of a free,democratic society. We applaud PayPal for the stand it has taken in North Carolina, and for its policy of inclusion. We welcome you and the Board of Directors of PayPal to join our community, of which we are very proud. I am happy to speak with you about economic incentives that may be available for PayPal's big move. Kindest Regards, fllip ;- 'ne May. , City of Miami Beach CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33133 TEL: (305)673-7035 • FAX: (305) 673-7096 • E-MAIL; PHILIPLEVINE.@MIAMIBEACHFL.G©V