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2016-29619 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2016-29619 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. WHEREAS, on July 20, 2016, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2016-29523, supporting Florida Amendment 4 (2016), entitled "Solar Devices or Renewable Energy Source Devices; Exemption from Certain Taxation and Assessment," in order to support tax reductions on solar energy equipment and promote the use of solar energy in Florida; and WHEREAS, Amendment 4 was overwhelmingly approved by Florida's voters on August 30, 2016 (72.62% voted in favor of Amendment 4); and WHEREAS, backed by energy utility groups, Florida Amendment 1 (2016),entitled"Rights of Electricity Consumers Regarding Solar Energy Choice,"purports to amend the Florida Constitution to establish a right "for consumers to own or lease solar equipment installed on their property to generate electricity for their own use." "State and local governments shall retain their abilities to protect consumer rights and public health, safety and welfare, and to ensure that consumers who do not choose to install solar are not required to subsidize the costs of backup power and electric grid access to those who do" ("Amendment 1"); and WHEREAS, Floridians already have the right to own solar equipment on their own property to generate electricity for their own use; and WHEREAS, under the guise of"protecting consumer rights,"Amendment 1 would elevate the existing rights of our lawmakers to further regulate solar energy use and establish that regulatory power as a constitutional right in Florida; and WHEREAS, as Justice Barbara Pariente wrote in her dissent to the Florida Supreme Court's advisory opinion regarding Amendment 1, Let the pro-solar energy consumers beware. Masquerading as a pro- solar energy initiative, this proposed constitutional amendment, supported by some of Florida's major investor-owned electric utility companies, actually seeks to constitutionalize the status quo. The ballot title is affirmatively misleading by its focus on "Solar Energy Choice,"when no real choice exists for those who favor expansion of solar energy. The ballot language is further defective for purporting to grant rights to solar energy consumers that are illusory; and failing,. as required,to clearly and unambiguously set forth the chief purpose of the proposed amendment—to maintain the status quo favoring,the very electric utilities who are the proponents of this amendment. Advisory Opinion to Atty. Gen. re Rights of Elec. Consumers regarding Solar Energy Choice, 188 So. 3d 822, 834-35 (Fla. 2016); and WHEREAS,the City of Miami Beach ("City")and other cities and urban areas are in a unique position to combat climate change, because cities and urban areas are responsible for producing 70% of climate-changing greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions worldwide; and WHEREAS, by taking positive steps to reduce GHG emissions and otherwise mitigate the effects of climate change, cities can improve their quality of life, enhance their economic prosperity, and protect the livability of our cities; and WHEREAS, unlike conventional power generation, solar power generates electricity with zero air emissions and no water use,thereby moving the county, state, and country to a cleaner and more sustainable energy future; and WHEREAS, Florida has the greatest potential for rooftop solar power of any state in the eastern United States, but lags behind less sunny states in realizing that potential. With 9 million electric utility customer accounts, Florida has only 8,500 customer-sited solar systems; and WHEREAS, by law, Florida expressly denies citizens and businesses the freedom to buy solar power electricity directly from a provider other than a power company; and WHEREAS, nearly 75% of campaign contributions in support of Amendment 1 were provided by power companies; and WHEREAS, Florida spends approximately$58 billion each year buying carbon-based fuels from other states and countries to power our homes, businesses, and cars; and WHEREAS, solar power would keep energy dollars here at home and create well-paying local jobs; and WHEREAS, in a recent poll, 74% of Florida voters said they support changing the state's current law to allow Floridians to contract directly with solar power providers for their electricity. Removing barriers to solar choice will allow more Floridians to take advantage of the power of the sun'; and WHEREAS, lowering the cost of solar power improves the economic benefit of solar power and can lead to significantly more solar energy development. 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 oppose Florida Amendment 1 (2016),which Amendment shall be submitted to Florida's voters on November 8, 2016, on the basis that Amendment 1 would constitutionalize barriers against consumers who desire to own or lease solar energy equipment. 1��" PASSED and ADOPTED this 02( day of OCTvlev, 2016. ATT ST: j � P�. 8� a_ cyo Mayor •hi rplevine 1-(1' 2c 16 • -fael E. Granado, City Clerk : * ` * 4 1INCORF ORATED: APPROVED AS TO• •'�� �•. ! FORM&LANGUAGE 0i 9i'• —.•.. cb = &FOR EXECUTION 1 Northstar Opinion Research,Survey of Florida Re',.4 t .Vc `"O ''er 2014. 111!/� : . all city • !!'' • Date N�- Resolutions - R7 B MIAMI BEACH COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager DATE: October 26, 2016 SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. RECOMMENDATION Adopt the Resolution. ANALYSIS Cities and urban areas are in a unique position to combat climate change, because cities and urban areas are responsible for producing 70% of climate-changing greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions worldwide. By taking positive steps to reduce GHG emissions and otherwise mitigate the effects of climate change, cities can improve their quality of life, enhance their economic prosperity, and protect the livability of our cities. On July 20, 2016, the City Commission adopted a Resolution supporting Florida Amendment 4 (2016), entitled "Solar Devices or Renewable Energy Source Devices, Exemption from Certain Taxation and Assessment", in order to support tax reductions on solar energy equipment and promote the use of solar energy in Florida. Allowing non-utility solar providers to provide solar generated electricity directly to customers through a Power Purchase Agreement ("PPA") can remove the upfront cost for solar power systems to homeowners and expand solar power options to residential and commercial tenants ? thereby expanding the choice for solar power to all Floridians. Florida spends approximately$58 billion each year buying carbon-based fuels from other states and countries to power our homes, businesses, and cars. Solar power would keep energy dollars here at home and create well-paying local jobs. Supporting policies that encourage solar will help lowering the cost of solar power and consequently lead to significantly more solar energy development. Under the guise of "protecting consumer rights," Amendment 1 would elevate the existing rights of our lawmakers to further regulate solar energy use and establish that regulatory power as a constitutional right in Florida, creating a barriers for solar development. The following is presented to the members of the Mayor and City Commission for discussion and further direction. The Administration recommends that the Mayor and City Commission Page 101 of 104 adopt the herein Resolution opposing to Florida Amendment 1 (2016). Legislative Tracking Environment and Sustainability Sponsor Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman ATTACHMENTS: Description ❑ Resolution Page 102 of 104 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 October 27, 2016 Town Clerk Lissette Perez One Golden Beach Drive Golden Beach, FL 33160 Dear Town Clerk Perez, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael . Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,wnwv.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Marbelys Fatjo, Esq. 501 Palm Avenue, 3rd Floor Hialeah, FL 33010 Dear City Clerk Fatjo, Esq., Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael . Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Maria L. Joffee 10001 NW 87 Avenue Hialeah Gardens, FL 33016 Dear City Clerk Joffee, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Elizabeth Sewell 790 North Homestead Blvd. Homestead, FL 33030 Dear City Clerk Sewell, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Ra ael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Village Clerk Marilane R. Lima 9080 Bay Drive Indian Creek, FL 33154 Dear Village Clerk Lima, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Re ectfully Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Village Clerk Conchita H. Alvarez 88 West McIntire Street, Suite 220 Key Biscayne, FL 33149 Dear Village Clerk Alvarez, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Town Clerk Herlina Taboada 7777 NW 72 Avenue Medley, FL 33166 Dear Town Clerk Taboada, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, R fael . Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Todd B. Hannon 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, FL 33133 Dear City Clerk Hannon, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully /di Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Ellisa L. Horvath 19200 West Country Club Drive Aventura, FL 33180 Dear City Clerk Horvath, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Dwight S. Danie 655 - 96 Street Bal Harbour, FL 33154 Dear City Clerk Danie, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Town Clerk Marlene Marante 9665 Bay Harbor Terrace Bay Harbor Islands, FL 33154 Dear Town Clerk Marante, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, 7-7 Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Village Clerk Maria C. Camara 640 NE 114 Street Biscayne Park, FL 33161 Dear Village Clerk Camara, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, 4afae E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Walter J. Foeman 405 Biltmore Way Coral Gables, FL 33134 Dear City Clerk Foeman, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Town Clerk Jacqueline Wilson 10720 Caribbean Blvd., Suite 105 Cutler Bay, FL 33189 Dear Town Clerk Wilson, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Res ectfully Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachil.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-741 1 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Connie Diaz 8401 NW 53rd Terrace Doral, FL 33166 Dear City Clerk Diaz, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, 7-JV Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Village Clerk Yenise Jacobi 500 NE 87 Street El Portal, FL 33138 Dear Village Clerk Jacobi, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Jennifer A. Evelyn 404 West Palm Drive Florida City, FL 33034 Dear City Clerk Evelyn, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director • MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the Cif),Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Ronetta Taylor 1515 NW 167 St., Bldg 5, Suite 200 Miami Gardens, FL 33169 Dear City Clerk Taylor, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Acting Town Clerk Gina Inguanzo 6601 Main Street, Suite 206 Miami Lakes, FL 33014 Dear Acting Town Clerk Inguanzo, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. _____ i Respectfully, Rafael E. nado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Village Clerk Barbara A. Estep 10050 NE 2 Avenue Miami Shores, FL 33138 Dear Village Clerk Estep, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael . Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director • 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 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Erika Gonzalez-Santamaria 201 Westward Drive Miami Springs, FL 33166 Dear City Clerk Gonzalez-Santamaria, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Res ecifully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Village Clerk Yvonne P. Hamilton 1700 Kennedy Causeway, Suite 132 North Bay Village, FL 33141 Dear Village Clerk Hamilton, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, /I-7Y Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Deputy City Clerk Stephanie Thomas 776 NE 125 Street, Room 101 North Miami, FL 33161 Dear Deputy City Clerk Thomas, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, a Granada City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Pamela L. Latimore 17011 NE 19 Avenue North Miami Beach, FL 33162 Dear City Clerk Latimore, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Res ectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Joanna Flores 780 Fisherman Street, 4th Floor Opa-locka, FL 33054 Dear City Clerk Flores, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Village Clerk Missy Arocha 9705 East Hibiscus Street Palmetto Bay, FL 33157 Dear Village Clerk Arocha, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Village Clerk Guido H. Inguanzo 12645 Pinecrest Parkway Pinecrest, FL 33156 Dear Village Clerk Inguanzo, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Res ectfully, Rafael E Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Maria M. Menendez 6130 Sunset Drive South Miami, FL 33143 Dear City Clerk Menendez, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your.elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Jane A. Hines 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 Dear City Clerk Hines, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Town Clerk Sandra Novoa 9293 Harding Avenue Surfside, FL 33154 Dear Town Clerk Novoa, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, /111C1 Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Marie O. "Val" Schmidt 500 SW 109 Avenue Sweetwater, FL 33174 Dear City Clerk Schmidt, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. 7yRespectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Village Clerk Maritza Fernandez 6498 NW 38 Terrace Virginia Gardens, FL 33166 Dear Village Clerk Fernandez, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael . ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov i Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 October 27, 2016 City Clerk Annery Gonzalez 901 SW 62 Avenue West Miami, FL 33144 Dear City Clerk Gonzalez, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. We ask that you please transmit this resolution to your elected officials. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director i+ 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 October 27, 2016 Honorable Governor Rick Scott The Capitol 400 S Monroe St. Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Honorable Governor Scott, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfull , Rafael E. ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Attorney General Pam Bondi State of Florida The Capitol PL-01 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Attorney General Bondi, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director MIAMI BEAC City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 October 27, 2016 Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater The Capitol Plaza Level 11 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Chief Financial Officer Atwater, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, R ael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam The Capitol 400 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Commissioner of Agriculture Putnam, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully Ra ael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Senate President Andy Gardiner 409 The Capitol 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senate President Gardiner, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Speaker of the House Steve Crisafulli 420 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Speaker of the House Crisafulli, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, /74 Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Senator Oscar Braynon, II 213 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Braynon, II, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Ra ael E. anado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Senator Dwight Bullard 218 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Bullard, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, la/ afael E. ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Senator Miguel Diaz de la Portilla 312 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Diaz de la Portilla, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Senator Anitere Flores 316 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 • Dear Senator Flores, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Senator Rene Garcia 310 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Garcia, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Senator Gwen Margolis 414 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Margolis, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, /cy Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth AlemAn Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Representative Bryan Avila 1301 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Avila, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Re pectfully,y afael E. Granado ).\i/ City Clerk . c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director • it 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 October 27, 2016 Representative Frank Artiles 1102 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Artiles, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael . Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director • { 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 October 27, 2016 Representative Michael Bileca 1003 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Bileca, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, RafaelE. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Representative Daphne Campbell 1401 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Campbell, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, 2-7-g Ra ael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Representative Jose Felix Diaz 1101 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Diaz, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully afael . Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director • • 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 October 27, 2016 Representative Manny Diaz Jr. 1003 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Diaz Jr., Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael E. ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director . l I MIAMI BEAC City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 October 27, 2016 Representative Erik Fresen 313 House Office Building 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Fresen, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Representative Joseph Geller 1402 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Geller, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Representative Kionne L. McGhee 1401 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative McGhee, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE ,BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, 2R1 Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Representative Jeanette Nunez 319 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Nunez, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael E. ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Representative Jose R. Oliva 204 House Office Building 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Oliva, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Ra ael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov I Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-741 1 October 27, 2016 Representative Sharon Pritchett 1402 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Pritchett, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Ra ael E. ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director MIAMI BEAC City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 October 27, 2016 Representative Holly Raschein 319 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Raschein, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Representative David Richardson 1301 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Richardson, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, a Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachA.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 October 27, 2016 Representative Jose Javier Rodriguez 1101 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Rodriguez, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Ra ael E. anado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Representative Cynthia Stafford 1401 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Stafford, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director 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 October 27, 2016 Representative Carlos Trujillo 1301 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Trujillo, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael ranado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman. Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director i is MIAMI BEAC 1 City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov i Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 October 27, 2016 Representative Barbara Watson 1402 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Representative Watson, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT: This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, r afael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director I 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 October 27, 2016 Delegation Director Erica Chanti Stephen P. Clark Center 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 1032 Miami, FL 33128 Dear Delegation Director Chanti, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2016-29619: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 (2016), WHICH AMENDMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO FLORIDA'S VOTERS ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, ON THE BASIS THAT AMENDMENT 1 WOULD CONSTITUTIONALIZE BARRIERS AGAINST CONSUMERS WHO DESIRE TO OWN OR LEASE SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on October 26, 2016. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafae . Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman Elizabeth Wheaton, Environment and Sustainability Director MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, FL 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS, Melissa Berthier PRESS RELEASE Tel: 305.673.7575, E-mail:melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2016 City of Miami Beach Passes Resolution to Oppose Solar Amendment —Amendment 1 would create barriers for solar development— Miami Beach, FL–The City of Miami Beach Commission unanimously passed a resolution opposing Florida Amendment 1 (2016)on the basis that it would constitutionalize barriers against consumers who desire to own or lease solar energy equipment. Under the guise of"protecting consumer rights,"Amendment 1 would elevate the existing rights of lawmakers to further regulate solar energy use and establish that regulatory power as a constitutional right in Florida, creating barriers for solar development. "Amendment 1 was placed on our ballot by big utility companies wanting to control the energy market,"warned Miami Beach City Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman. "Please vote no so that Miami Beach can add solar infrastructure into our sustainability and resilience initiatives." The State of Florida alone spends approximately$58 billion each year buying carbon-based fuels from other states and countries to power local homes, businesses and cars. Solar power would keep energy dollars here at home and create well-paying local jobs. Supporting policies that encourage solar will help lowering the cost of solar power and consequently lead to significantly more solar energy development. On July 20, 2016, the Miami Beach City Commission adopted a resolution supporting Florida Amendment 4 (2016), entitled "Solar Devices or Renewable Energy Source Devices, Exemption from Certain Taxation and Assessment", in an effort to support tax reductions on solar energy equipment and promote the use of solar energy in Florida. Allowing non-utility solar providers to deliver solar generated electricity directly to customers through a Power Purchase Agreement ("PPA") can remove the upfront cost for solar power systems to We are committed to providing excellent public service and safety to all who live,work and play in our vibrant,tropical,historic community. homeowners and expand solar power options to residential and commercial tenants, thus expanding the choice for solar power to all Floridians. 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