2017-29789 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2017-29789
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY
SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND ACKNOWLEDGING ITS
VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY; AND,
FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP AND TO FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND SENATE.
WHEREAS, as stated in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution,
"Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom ... of the press... ."; and
WHEREAS, the freedom of the press, and its protection in the First Amendment,
are fundamental and vital to a democracy in which the government is accountable to the
people; and
WHEREAS, as stated by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black in his
Concurring Opinion in the landmark prior restraint case of New York Times Co. v.
United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971): "In the First Amendment, the Founding Fathers
gave the free press the protection it must have to fulfill its essential role in our
democracy. The press was to serve the governed, not the governors."; and
WHEREAS, quoting James Madison's proposals for the amendments to the
United States Constitution, Justice Black's Concurring Opinion also included the
following at page 716: "The people shall not be deprived or abridged of their right to
speak, to write, or to publish their sentiments, and the freedom of the press, as one of
the great bulwarks of liberty, shall be inviolable."; and
WHEREAS, as stated by the American Civil Liberties Union, "a free media
serves as a watchdog that can investigate and report on government wrongdoing. It is
also a vibrant marketplace of ideas, a vehicle for ordinary citizens to express
themselves and gain exposure to a wide range of information and opinions." and
WHEREAS, even as early as 1774, the First Continental Congress addressed
the freedom of the press in its Appeal to the Inhabitants of Quebec, as follows:
The last right we shall mention regards the freedom of the press. The
importance of this consists, besides the advancement of truth, science...
and arts in general, in its diffusion of liberal sentiments on the
administration of Government, its ready communication of thoughts
between subjects, and its consequential promotion of union among them,
whereby oppressive officers are shamed or intimidated into more
honorable and just modes of conducting affairs... .; and
WHEREAS, the accountability of government has never been more important in
America than it is now when segments of the press have recently been refused access
to White House briefings and the press has been denounced by the President of the
United States, most recently at the Conservative Political Action Conference when
journalists were referred to as "the enemy of the people"; and
WHEREAS, as Republican Senator John McCain recently stated in response to
White House efforts to suppress the media, "We need a free press. We must have it. It's
vital." Indeed, as Senator McCain further stated, "if you want to preserve democracy as
we know it, you have to have a free and many times adversarial press ... And, without it,
I am afraid that we would lose so much of our individual liberties over time. That's how
dictators get started." and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach strongly
support a free press as a fundamental and valuable component of our free and
democratic society.
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 strongly support a free press, and acknowledge its vital role in a
free and democratic society; and, further, direct the City Clerk to transmit a copy of this
Resolution to President Donald Trump and to Florida's representatives in the United
States Congress and Senate.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of March, 2017.
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Raul J.Aguila, City Attorney
DATE: March 1, 2017
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY;
AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF
THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND SENATOR MARCO
RUBIO.
RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant to the request of Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, the attached Resolution is submitted
for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the March 1, 2017 Commission meeting.
Legislative Tracking
Office of the City Attorney
Sponsor
Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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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
March 30, 2017
President Donald Trump
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Trump,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respe
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Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Senator Bill Nelson
716 Senate Hart Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Nelson,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
R ael . Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Senator Marco Rubio
317 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Rubio,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfull ,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart
436 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Diaz-Balart,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson
208 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Wilson,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
7---(-- 71
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
2206 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
734/
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz
118 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
/t .
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Joe Garcia
1440 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Garcia,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfu y,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Jeff Miller
336 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Miller,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Representative Gwen Graham
1213 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Representative Graham,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
?,,, (Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Ted Yoho
511 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Yoho,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Ander Crenshaw
440 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Crenshaw,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congresswoman Corrine Brown
2111 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Brown,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
/—qti
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Ron DeSantis
427 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman DeSantis,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Ra ael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman John Mica
2187 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Mica,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Bill Posey
120 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Posey,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Alan Grayson
430 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Grayson,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Daniel Webster
1039 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Webster,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Ra ael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Richard Nugent
1727 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Nugent,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
/J/
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Gus Bilirakis
2313 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Bilirakis,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael . Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman David Jolly
2407 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Jolly,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
afael E. ranado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Representative Kathy Castor
205 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Representative Castor,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
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Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Dennis Ross
229 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Ross,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Vern Buchanan
2104 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Buchanan,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
7---V
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Thomas J. Rooney
221 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Rooney,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
44.
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miomibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
March 30, 2017
Congressman Patrick E. Murphy
1517 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Murphy,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
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afael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Curtis Clawson
1123 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Clawson,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Alcee L. Hastings
2353 Rayburn Office Bulding
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Hastings,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congressman Ted Deutch
1024 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Deutch,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,.
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.
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
March 30, 2017
Congresswoman Lois Frankel
1037 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Frankel,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-29789:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, STRONGLY SUPPORTING A FREE PRESS AND
ACKNOWLEDGING ITS VITAL ROLE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC
SOCIETY; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TO
FLORIDA'S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND
SENATE.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on March 1, 2017.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
/r-----V
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez.