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Home My WebLink AboutLTC 26-2002 . CITY OF MIAMI BEACH Office of the City Manager Letter to Commission No. ). ~ - a.oo;;t m From: Mayor David Dermer and Date: February 1, 2002 Members of the City Commission Jorge M. Gonzalez \~~. City Manager U RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR'S BLUE RIBBON TOURISM TASK FORCE To: Subject: Attached please find two (2) Resolutions adopted the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Tourism Task Force. Resolution - January 14. 2002 The Mayor's Blue Ribbon Tourism Task Force unanimously passed a Resolution in support of the City Of Miami Beach Resolution reaffirming their support of Miami-Dade County's Human Rights Ordinance. Resolution - January 28. 2002 The Mayor's Blue Ribbon Tourism Task Force unanimously passed a Resolution in support of the City of Miami Beach's efforts to renourish the City's beaches and strongly recommends that use of the Apalachicola river sand for the City's erosion control demonstration program be given highest priority in the City's 2002/2003 Federal Legislative Agenda. JMG\dXc\rar F:\CMGRl$ALLIRAR\lTClMBRTTF ResoIutions.doc attachments c: Stu Blumberg, Chairman, Mayor's Blue Ribbon Tourism Task Force Christina M. Cuervo, Assistant City Manager CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER TELEPHONE: (305) 173-7010 FAX: (305) 173-nlZ Mayor's Blue Ribbon Tourism Task Force Proposed Resolution of the Members Passed Unanimously on January 28, 2002 THE MAYOR'S BLUE RIBBON TOURISM TASK FORCE SUPPORTS THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S EFFORTS TO RENOURISH THE CITY'S BEACHES AND STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT USE OF THE APALACHICOLA RIVER SAND FOR THE CITY'S EROSION CONTROL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM BE GIVEN HIGHEST PRIORITY IN THE CITY'S 2002/2003 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. Whereas, according to Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 75% of Miami Beach is now at a critical state of erosion and the hurricane protection function of the beach system has been severely compromised; and Whereas, the identification of alternative sources of beach compatible sand is critical to the future shore protection program; and Whereas, approximately $15,000,000 in combined Federal, State and local funding has already been appropriated for implementation of an Altemative Sand Source Test Beach Project; and Whereas, the Mobile District office of the Army Corps of Engineers is now in the process of dredging the Apalachicola River and taking the stockpiled material into the Gulf of Mexico to be disposed of; and Whereas, testing has shown that the stockpiled material is about 1,250,000 tons of beach quality sand that would be highly compatible for use on Miami Beach; and Whereas, the City of Miami Beach has contracted with the firm of Jorden, Burt, et. al. for lobbying services in Washington, D. C.; and Whereas, the City Administration is in the process of finalizing the City's proposed 2002/2003 Federal Legislative Agenda for presentation to the City Commission on February 20, 2002. . NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY MAYOR'S BLUE RIBBON TOURISM TASK FORCE THAT THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO RENOURISH THE CITY'S BEACHES ARE FULLY SUPPORTED BY THE TASK FORCE AND THAT USE OF THE APALACHICOLA RIVER SAND BE GIVEN THE HIGHEST PRIORITY IN THE CITY'S 2002/2003 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. PASSED and ADOPTED this 28th day of January, 2002. CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA33139 CITY OF MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER TELEPHONE: (305) 173-7010 FAX: (305) 673-7712 Mayor's Blue Ribbon Tourism Task Force Resolution of the Members Passed Unanimously on January 14,2002 Whereas, on December 2, 1992, the Miami Beach City Commission unanimously passed Ordinance No. 92-2824 which created the Miami Beach Human Rights Ordinance which prohibited discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations on the basis of sexual orientation; and Whereas, on October 7, 1998, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach passed Resolution No. 98-22935 which urged the Miami-Dade County Commission to adopt provisions in the Miami-Dade County Human Rights Ordinance to prohibit discrimination in the County on the basis of sexual orientation in housing, credit and finance, public accommodations, and employment; and Whereas, on December 1, 1998, the Miami-Dade County Commission enacted Ordinance No. 98-170 amending its Human Rights Ordinance to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in housing, credit, finance, public accommodations and employment; and Whereas, on January 9, 2002, the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach reaffirmed their continued strong support for the Miami-Dade County Human Rights Ordinance and their desire for the Miami-Dade County Commission to stand firmly behind the Miami-Dade County Human Rights Ordinance, and . Whereas, the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Tourism Task Force recognizes the importance of non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation to the visitor industry. NOW THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED: The Mayor's Blue Ribbon Tourism Task Force unanimously passed a resolution in support of the City of Miami Beach resolution reaffirming their support of Miami-Dade County's Human Rights Ordinance. SIGNED: -dL" STU BLUMBERG, CHAIRMAN MAYOR'S BLUE RIBBON TOURISM TASK FORCE DATE: