Resolution 2020-31218R E S O L U T IO N NO . 20 20-312 18
A R E S O LU T IO N O F TH E M A Y O R A N D C ITY 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 , FLO R ID A , D E M A N D IN G T H A T T H E C IT Y O F
M IA M I PO R T A U T H O R ITY A N D T H E M IA M I IN T E R N A T IO N A L A IR P O R T
S C R E E N A N D TE S T EV E R Y PA S S E N G E R TH A T D IS E M B A R K S FR O M
A N Y C R U IS E S H IP S O R A N Y C O M M E R C IA L A IR P LA N E S IN O R D E R
TO ID E N T IF Y A N Y IN D IV ID U A L S T H A T HA V E T H E NO V E L C O R O N A
V IR U S D IS E A S E 2019 ("C O V ID -19 ").
W H E R EA S , corona virus disease 2019 ("COVID-19") is a severe acute respiratory
illness that can spread among humans through respiratory transmission and presents
with symptoms similar to those of influenza; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the
rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, acknowledging what has seemed
clear for some time the virus will likely spread to all countries on the globe; and
WHEREAS, 142 positive cases of COVID-19 were confirmed among Florida
residents as of March 17, 2020; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary and appropriate to take immediate action to ensure
that COVID-19 remains controlled, and that residents and visitors in South Florida remain
safe and secure; and
WHEREAS, currently, passengers arriving to the City of Miami via cruise ships are
not being screened for COVID-19 prior to disembarking; and
WHEREAS, on March 15, 2020, 3,877 passengers were permitted to disembark a
cruise ship in PortMiami without undergoing any medical screening just days after a
passenger who had been on board tested positive for COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, these passengers proceeded to travel through the Miami International
Airport for their return flights home; and
WHEREAS, the lack of screening procedures for COVID-19 in PortMiami is a
sharp contrast to the protocol in California, where a former passenger of the Grand
Princess cruise ship tested positive for COVID-19 in early March after disembarking; and
WHEREAS, subsequently, California Health Department and the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention tested 46 people on board while the ship and thousands
of passengers and crew idled off the coast for three days; and
WHEREAS, it is vital and necessary for the PortMiami and the Miami International
Airport to implement mandatory screening and testing for COVID-19 and ensure that all
future passengers disembarking cruise ships and airplanes will not further spread COVID-
19 thro ughout South Florida and the rest of the United States.
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 demand that the City of Miami Port Authority and the Miami
International Airport screen and test every passenger that disembarks from any cruise
ships or any commercial airplanes in order to identify any individuals that have the novel
corona virus disease 2019 ("COVID-19).
PASSED and ADOPTED this /J day of March, 20
ATTEST: 22 lJJ /'l.Jvu,, Dan Gelber, Mayor
Rafa&l E. Granado, City Clerk
(sponsored by Commissioner Michael Gongora)
APPROVED AS TO
FORM & LANGUAGE
& FOR EXECUTION
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Date
March 23, 2020
Honorable Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Honorable Mayor Gimenez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Jordan,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Commissioner Jean Monestime
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Monestime,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Vice-Chair Audrey M. Edmonson
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Vice-Chair Edmonson,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Commissioner Sally A. Heyman
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Heyman,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Commissioner Eileen Higgins
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Higgins,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Commissioner Rebeca Sosa
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Sosa,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Commissioner Xavier L. Suarez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Suarez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Cava,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Commissioner Dennis C. Moss
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Moss,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Commissioner Javier D. Souto
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Souto,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Commissioner Joe A. Martinez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Martinez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Diaz,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Chairman Esteban Bovo, Jr.
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Chairman Bovo, Jr.,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Circuit & County Courts Clerk Harvey Ruvin
Dear Circuit & County Courts Clerk Ruvin,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Director Juan J. Perez
Miami-Dade Police Department
9105 N.W. 25th Street
Doral, FL 33172
Dear Director Perez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Director Maria I. Nardi
Parks, Recreatin & Open Spaces
275 N.W. 2nd Street
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Director Nardi,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Director & Chief Executive Officer Lester Sola
Miaimi-Dade Aviation Department
2100 N.W. 42nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33142
Dear Director & Chief Executive Officer Sola,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora
March 23, 2020
Director of Port of Miami Juan Kuryla
PortMiami
1015 N. America Way, 2nd Floor
Miami, FL 33132
Dear Director of Port of Miami Kuryla,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31218:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEMANDING THAT THE CITY OF MIAMI PORT
AUTHORITY AND THE MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN AND
TEST EVERY PASSENGER THAT DISEMBARKS FROM ANY CRUISE SHIPS
OR ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE THE NOVEL CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019
(“COVID-19”).
(Sponsored by Commissioner Michael Góngora)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the
City of Miami Beach on March 18, 2020.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Michael Góngora