Resolution 2020-31412M IAM I BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305673-7411
September 24, 2020
John Thrasher, President
Florida State University
211 Westcott Building
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1470
Dear President Thrasher,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31412:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, CONDEMNING THE ANTI-SEMITIC SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS MADE
BY THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ASSOCIATION ("SGA) SENATE PRESIDENT, AND REQUESTING THAT
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT REMOVE THE INDIVIDUAL
FROM THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ASSOCIATION (SGA) SENATE; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIAL NAMED
HEREIN.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Micky Steinberg)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on September 16, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg
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A R E S O L U T IO N O F T H E C IT Y C O M M IS S IO N O F T H E C IT Y O F M IA M I
B E A C H , F L O R ID A , C O N D E M N IN G T H E A N T I-S E M IT IC S O C IA L
M E D IA P O S T S M A D E B Y T H E F L O R ID A S T A T E U N IV E R S IT Y
S T U D E N T G O V E R N M E N T A S S O C IA T IO N ("S G A "} S E N A T E
P R E S ID E N T , A N D R E Q U E S T IN G T H A T F L O R ID A S T A T E
U N IV E R S IT Y P R E S ID E N T R E M O V E T H E IN D IV ID U A L F R O M T H E
F L O R ID A S T A T E U N IV E R S IT Y S T U D E N T G O V E R N M E N T
A S S O C IA T IO N (S G A } S E N A T E ; A N D D IR E C T IN G T H E C IT Y C L E R K
T O T RA N S M IT A C O P Y O F T H IS R E S O L U T IO N T O T H E O F F IC IA L
N A M E D H E R E IN .
W H E R E A S , the C ity of M iam i B e ach, its M ay o r, and C ity C om m issio n find that
an ti-S e m itism and relig ious bia s h ave no p lace in ou r city, and w e are com m itted to
w orking a ctively a ga inst all fo rm s of discrim inatio n; and
WHEREAS, the C ity activ ely pro m otes the acceptance of every race , ethnicity,
an d religio n ; and
WHEREAS, in a com m itm e nt to safegua rd the he a lth and safety of its citizens,
th e C ity assert s that e very one sho uld b e safe and not fear harm w here they liv e , w ork,
a nd p lay ; and
WHEREAS, the C ity is com m itted to safegua rding our com m unity aga inst the
d a nge rs o f a n ti-S e m itis m , and to ensuring that the C o nstitutio nal rights of ev ery person
w h o liv es, w orks, and visits our great C ity are pro tected .
WHEREAS, the C ity be cam e a w are o f soc ia l m e dia posts m ade by the Flo rida
S ta te U niv ersity S tude n t G o vern m e nt A ssoci at io n ("S G A") S en at e P reside nt w hic h fa lsely
com pa re d Israe l to N azi G e rm a ny , and incl uded the statem e nt "stupid jew thinks he is
coo l," in reference to a stage d photograph of an Is rae li so ldie r w ith his fo ot on a
P alestinia n child a s w ell as an lnstagram p ost in w hic h he w ro te "f"** Israe l;" posts he
d efe n d ed in a vide o circulated to the FS U stude nt body on Ju ne 9th, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the C ity de no unces the anti-S e m itic soc ia l m edia posts m a de by the
Flo rida S tate U n iversity S G A S e nate P resident; and
WHEREAS, the C ity enco urage s citiz ens to stand up against anti-S e m itism in all
its fo rm s , and to spea k out aga inst anti -S e m itism thro ug h pe aceful speech and action .
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESO LVED BY THE MA YOR AND CITY
COM MISSION OF THE CITY OF MIA M I BEA CH, FLOR ID A , that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby condemn the anti-Semitic social media posts made by the Florida
State University Student Government Association ("SGA") Senate President and request
that Florida State University President remove the individual from the Florida State
University Student Government Association Senate; and direct the City Clerk to transmit
a copy of this Resolution to the officials named herein.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16 day Septem~ • Dan Gelber, Mayor
Rafael . Granado, City Clerk
(sponsored by Commissioner Micky Steinberg)
APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
cor Aomr a, Date