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2017-30111 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2017 -30111 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. WHEREAS, Senate Bill 66 (SB 66) was filed for consideration during the Florida Legislature's 2018 Session which creates the "Florida Competitive Workforce Act" and amends various provisions in Chapters 419, 509, and 760 of the Florida Statutes to, among other things, add sexual orientation and gender identity, as impermissible grounds for discrimination in public lodging and public food service establishments; and WHEREAS, SB 66 also adds sexual orientation and gender identity as impermissible grounds for discrimination with respect to certain unlawful employment practices, and with respect to the sale or rental of housing, the provision of brokerage services, the financing of housing, residential real estate transactions, and land use decisions and permitting; and WHEREAS, at its meeting on November 15, 2017, the City's LGBTQ Advisory Committee unanimously passed a motion urging the City Commission to support SB 66 and to encourage the Florida Legislature to amend SB 66 to further include protection for those riding any form of transportation; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission accept the recommendation of the LGBTQ Advisory Committee. 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 accept the recommendation of the LGBTQ Advisory Committee at its November 15, 2017 meeting and hereby support Senate Bill 66 (SB 66) creating the "Florida Competitive Workforce Act," which among other things, adds sexual orientation and gender identity as impermissible grounds for discrimination in public lodging and public food service establishments, in certain employment practices, in housing residential transactions and financing, and in land use decisions and permitting; and, encourages the Florida Legislature to amend SB 66 to also include protections against discrimination for those riding any form of transportation. PASSED and ADOPTED thi ATTEST: Rafae E. 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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 AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. 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 ATTACHMENTS: Description L Resolution Page 616 of 1320 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 December21, 2017 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. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 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. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Jose Javier Rodriguez 220 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Rodriguez, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Daphne Campbell 218 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Campbell, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E, Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 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. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Annette Taddeo 224 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Taddeo, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gbngora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Doug Broxson 311 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Broxson, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator George B. Gainer 302 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Gainer, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Bill Montford 214 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Montford, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-6737411 December 21, 2017 Senator Aaron Bean 302 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Bean, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Rob Bradley 208 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Bradley, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE. LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Aundrey Gibson 205 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Gibson, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora. Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Travis Hutson 312 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Hutson, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Keith Perry 312 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Perry, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator David Simmons 400 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Simmons, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Wilton Simpson 322 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Simpson, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Randolph Bracy 213 Senate Office Building 404 -South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Bracy, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111:. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Dennis Baxley 320 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Baxley, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael G®ngora Commissioner Mark Samuelian MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-6717411 December 21, 2017 Senator Linda Stewart 224 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Stewart, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Dorothy L. Hukill 305 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Hukill, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No, 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miarnibeachfl,gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 December 21, 2017 Senator Victor M. Torres, Jr. 226 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Torres, Jr., Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel; 305-673-74.11 December 21, 2017 Senator Jack Latvala 408 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Latvala, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Debbie Mayfield 324 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Mayfield, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Dana D. Young 316 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Young, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December21, 2017 Senator Darryl Ervin Rouson 212 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Rouson, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Tom Lee 418 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Lee, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Bill Galvano 330 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Galvano, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Kelli Stargel 324 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Stargel, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Greg Steube 6230 University Parkway, Suite 202 Sarasota, FL 34240 Dear Senator Steube, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael G6ngora Commissioner Mark Samuelian r 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Jeff Brandes 318 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Brandes, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Joe Negron 412 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Negron, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Denise Grimsley 306 Senate Office Building 404 South. Monroe_Street_ Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Grimsley, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully,__ Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 17.00 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 December 21, 2017 Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto 326 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Benacquisto, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www,miamibeachfl,gov Office of the City Clerk Tele 305-673-7411 December 21, 2017 Senator Kathleen Passidomo 318 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Passidomo, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Kevin J. Rader 222 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Rader, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Bobby Powell 214 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Powell, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No, 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Jeff Clemens 226 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Clemens, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian MIAMI BEACH City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.micimibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 December 21, 2017 Senator Lauren Book 202 Senate Office Building 404 South _Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Book, Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Perry E. Thurston, Jr, 208 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street_____ Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Thurston, Jr., Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael Gongora Commissioner Mark Samuelian 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 December 21, 2017 Senator Gary M. Farmer, Jr. 216 Senate Office Building 4.04_ South_ Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Senator Farmer, Jr., Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017-30111: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE LGBTQ ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ITS NOVEMBER 15, 2017 MEETING AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 66 (SB 66) CREATING THE "FLORIDA COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE ACT," WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ADDS SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AS IMPERMISSIBLE GROUNDS FOR DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC LODGING AND PUBLIC FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES, AND IN HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS, AND LAND USE DECISIONS AND PERMITTING; AND, ENCOURAGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO AMEND SB 66 TO ALSO INCLUDE PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION FOR THOSE RIDING ANY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on December 13, 2017. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Commissioner Michael G®ngora Commissioner Mark Samuelian .�_a a 75747741,41441. 7' ;1,.7