2017-30109 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2017 -30109
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND CREATING
AN AD HOC ANTI- BULLYING TASK FORCE TO PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTI -
BULLYING POLICIES AND LAWS TO PROTECT YOUTH
FROM BULLYING IN ALL CITY SERVICES, CITY -
SUPPORTED SERVICES, AND CITY FACILITIES; AND,
PRESCRIBING THE DUTIES, COMPOSITION, MANNER
OF APPOINTMENT, AND TERM OF OFFICE OF TASK
FORCE MEMBERS.
WHEREAS, bullying creates a climate of fear and disrespect that can seriously
impair the physical and psychological well -being of its victims, creating conditions that
negatively affect learning, thereby undermining the ability of students to achieve their
full potential; and
WHEREAS, in 2013, Commissioner Michael Gongora championed a partnership
between the City of Miami Beach, Miami -Dade Public Schools, and the Anti - Defamation
League to implement a citywide anti- bullying program in the 2013 -14 School Year
entitled "No Place for Hate," which resulted in the designation of the City of Miami
Beach as a Community of Respect by the Anti- Defamation League; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 2017 - 29731, adopted by the City
Commission in February 2017, the City of Miami Beach again partnered with Miami -
Dade Public Schools and the Anti - Defamation League to implement the "No Place for
Hate" anti- bullying program in all six Miami Beach public schools to continue to address
bullying prevention and to foster a safe and respectful school environment where youth
can flourish and learn; and
WHEREAS, bullying has become the subject of local, state, and national
concern, resulting in an increased focus on prevention in Florida schools through
policies that permit students to transfer to other schools to ensure a safe environment
for students; and
WHEREAS, at its meeting on June 13, 2017, the LGBTQ Committee
unanimously approved a motion recommending that a task force be created and
charged with ensuring that all youth — including at -risk LGBTQ youth —are protected
from bullying (in policies that prohibit bullying on the express basis of sexual orientation
and gender identity) in all City services, City- supported services, and City facilities; and
WHEREAS, in the 2017 Municipal Equality Index (MEI), the City of Miami Beach
received a score of 100 from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation in its annual
national evaluation of municipal laws which rates municipalities on such areas as non-
discrimination laws, municipal employer benefits and policies, municipal services, law
enforcement, and relationships with the LGBTQ community; and
WHEREAS, in order to continue to maintain the City's strong commitment to anti -
bullying and anti - discrimination policies and programs, an Ad Hoc Anti - Bullying Task
Force ( "Task Force ") should be created to ensure that all youth, including -at -risk
LGBTQ youth, are protected from bullying (in policies that prohibit bullying on the
express basis of sexual orientation and gender identity) in all City services, City -
supported services, and City facilities; and
WHEREAS, the duties of the Task Force shall be to provide ideas and
recommendations to the Mayor and City Commission for the development of anti -
bullying policies and laws to protect youth from bullying in all City services, City -
supported services, and City facilities; the Task Force shall be composed of seven (7)
members who shall be direct appointments by the Mayor and City Commissioners and
shall report to and receive direction and input from the Mayor and City Commission;
and, the terms of membership on the Task Force shall begin on January 1, 2018 and
expire on January 1, 2019 (subject to earlier or later sunset by the City Commission).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby accept the recommendation of the LGBTQ Advisory Committee
and hereby create an Ad Hoc Anti- Bullying Task Force, whose members shall have the
duty to provide ideas and recommendations to the Mayor and City Commission for the
development of anti- bullying policies and laws to protect all youth from bullying (in
policies that prohibit bullying on the express basis of sexual orientation and gender
identity) in all City services, City- supported services, and City facilities and shall report
to and receive direction from the Mayor and City Commission, and which shall be
composed of seven (7) members who shall be direct appointments by the Mayor and
City Commission with terms of membership to begin on January 1, 2018 and to expire
on January 1, 2019 (subject to earlier or later sunset by the City Commission).
PASSED and ADOPTED this I day of December, 2017.
ATTEST:
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Rafael E. Granado, ity Clerk
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TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Raul Aguila, City Attorney
DATE: December 13, 2017
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE
LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND CREATING AN AD HOC ANTI- BULLYING
TASK FORCE TO PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTI- BULLYING POLICIES AND
LAWS TO PROTECT YOUTH FROM BULLYING IN ALL CITY SERVICES, CITY-
SUPPORTED SERVICES, AND CITY FACILITIES; AND, PRESCRIBING THE
DUTIES, COMPOSITION, MANNER OF APPOINTMENT, AND TERM OF OFFICE
OF TASK FORCE MEMBERS.
RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Michael Gongora, the above- referenced Resolution is
submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the December 13, 2017 City
Commission Meeting.
Legislative Tracking
Office of the City Attorney
Sponsor
Commissioner Michael Gongora
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