Resolution 2021-31567 •
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-31567
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE
FLORIDA GOVERNOR TO AMEND EXECUTIVE ORDER
20-315 TO INCLUDE TEACHERS AND SCHOOL
PERSONNEL IN THE PHASE ONE COVID-19
VACCINATION DISTRIBUTION PLAN PRIORITY LIST.
WHEREAS, the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 ("COVID-19") is a severe acute
respiratory illness that can spread among humans through respiratory transmission and
continues to pose a public health threat to individuals across the planet; and
WHEREAS, on December 23, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive
Order 20-315 (the "Executive Order"), establishing a priority list of population groups
eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during Phase One of Florida's COVID-19
vaccination distribution plan (the "Vaccine Distribution Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the Executive Order's Vaccine Distribution Plan does not include
teachers in the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination priority list; and
WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified
teachers and school staff as "frontline essential workers" — meaning they should be
among the earliest in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine; and
WHEREAS,teachers are among the most important essential workers in the State,
educating our youth, providing children with essential skills to compete in the 21st century
economy, and enriching and inspiring children; and
WHEREAS, earlier access to vaccines for teachers and school staff will increase
thelikelihood of returning to face-to-face learning, without the roller coaster of opening,
closing, and reopening schools, and will promote the safety of school personnel who
serve these essential roles; and
WHEREAS, in-person learning is important to children's intellectual growth and
social and emotional development, and indispensable to the economy; and
WHEREAS, though remote learning promotes social distancing, thereby reducing
the spread of COVID-19, at-home education creates hurdles for the labor market and
working parents, and disproportionately affects women; and
WHEREAS, in order to protect our teachers and students, the Mayor and City
Commission of Miami Beach firmly believe that teachers and school personnel should be
included in the Phase One Vaccine Distribution Plan priority list; and
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WHEREAS, as such, the City Commission respectfully urges Florida Governor
DeSantis to promptly amend Executive Order 20-315 to include teachers and school
personnel in the Phase One Vaccine Distribution Plan priority list.
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 urge Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to amend Executive Order 20-
315 to include teachers and school personnel in the Phase One Vaccine Distribution Plan
priority list.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this e" day of Janua 021.
Dan Gelber, Mayor
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael A. Paz,Acting City Attorney
DATE: January 27, 2021
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA GOVERNOR TO
AMEND EXECUTIVE ORDER 20-315 TO INCLUDE TEACHERS AND
SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN THE PHASE ONE COVID-19 VACCINATION
DISTRIBUTION PLAN PRIORITY LIST.
ANALYSIS
Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Micky Steinberg, the attached Resolution is submitted
for consideration by the City Commission.
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Is this a "Residents Right Does this item utilize G.O.
to Know" item, pursuant to Bond Funds?
City Code Section 2-14?
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Sponsor
Commissioner Micky Steinberg
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MIAMI BEACH
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Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
February 8, 2021
Honorable Governor Ron DeSantis
The Capitol
400 S Monroe St.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Honorable Governor DeSantis,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2020-31567:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA GOVERNOR TO
AMEND EXECUTIVE ORDER 20-315 TO INCLUDE TEACHERS AND
SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN THE PHASE ONE COVID-19 VACCINATION
DISTRIBUTION PLAN PRIORITY LIST.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Micky Steinberg)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on January 27, 2021.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Micky Steinberg