LTC 214-2021 North Bay Village Resolution No. 2021-027M IA M I B EAC H
O FFIC E O F THE CITY CLE R K
No. 214-2021
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
Mayor Dan G elber and Mem bers of~ City Commission
R afael E. G ranado, City Clerk 4>\
May 20, 2021
NORTH BAY VILLAGE RESOLUTION NO. 2021-027
A ttached fo r your info rm ation is Resolution No. 2021-027, adopted by the Mayor and Commission
of North Bay V illage on May 11, 2021.
A R ESO LUTIO N O F THE MA YO R AND CO M MISSIO N O F NO RTH BAY
V ILLA G E, FLO R IDA CO NDEM N ING ALL FO RM S O F HATE DIRECTED
TO W AR DS ASIAN A M ER ICANS A ND PACIFIC ISLANDERS ("AA PI") IN
O UR C O M M U NITY ; A FFIR M ING THE VILLAG E CO MMISSIO N'S
C O M M ITM ENT TO ACTIVELY CO M BATING RA CISM, ACHIEVING
RA C IAL AND SO C IA L EQ UITY , A ND PRO TECTING NO RTH BAY
V ILLA G E 'S V ULNERA BLE AA PI RESIDENTS; PRO VID ING FO R
TRA NSM ITTA L; AND PRO V ID ING FO R AN EFFECTIV E DATE.
T he North Bay V illage Clerk has requested that a copy of this Resolution be pro vided to the M iami
Beach Mayor and Com m issioners.
If you have any questions, please contact the O ffice of the City Clerk at 305.673. 7 411.
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RE S OL U TI ON N O. 2021-027
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION OF
NORTH BAY VILLA GE, FLORIDA CONDEMNING ALL
FORMS OF HATE DIRECTED TOWARDS ASIAN
A M E R IC A N S AND PACIFIC ISLAN DERS ("AAPP) IN OUR
COMMUNITY; AFFIRMING THE VILLAGE COMMISSION'S
COMMITMENT TO ACTIVELY COMBATING RACISM,
ACHIEVING RACIAL AND SOCIAL EQUITY, AND
PROTECTING NORTH BAY VILLAGE'S VULNERABLE
AAPI RESIDENTS; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Asian American and Pacific Islander ("AAPI") population of North
Bay Village (the "Village") makes significant contributions to the cultural, educational, and
economic fabric of our community; and
WHEREAS, between March 19, 2020 and December 31, 2020, Stop AAPI Hate,
a hate-incident reporting website launched by the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning
Council and Chinese for Affirmative Action, received 2,808 reported incidents of racism
and discrimination targeting AAPI members across the United States; and
WHEREAS, the incidents included verbal harassment, shunning, denial of access
to services and public spaces, and physical assault; and
WHEREAS, experts consider the true number of incidents to be much higher due
to underreporting; and
WHEREAS, the recent rise of violence against the AAPI community is part of a
larger history of violence against communities of color and community-centered solutions
must be found that stop the violence in all communities; and
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2021, eight people, six of whom were Asian women,
were killed in shootings in three Atlanta-area spas; and
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WHEREAS, AAPI businesses and workers have been hurt by the increase in hate
incidents and long-term unemployment has risen more sharply among workers who are
members of the AAPI community than any other population; and
WHEREAS, the Village Commission wishes to affirm its commitment to the well-
being and safety of AAPI community members; and
WHEREAS, the Village Commission further wishes to ensure the AAPI community
knows they are not alone and that they can speak out to help stop the spread of bigotry.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION
OF NORTH BAY VILLAGE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. That each of the above-stated recitals are hereby adopted,
confirmed, and incorporated herein.
Section 2. Declared Position. That the Village Commission condemns all
forms of hate directed at AAPI members in our community and further affirms its
commitment to actively combating racism, achieving racial and social equity, and
protecting the Village's vulnerable AAPI residents.
Section 3. Transmittal. The Village Clerk is directed to send a copy of this
Resolution to the Miami-Dade County League of Cities, Miami-Dade County, and all
municipalities in Miami-Dade County.
Section 4. Effective Date. That this Resolution shall be effective immediately
upon adoption.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner Dr. Chervony who moved
its adoption. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Wilmoth and upon being put to a
vote, the vote was as follows:
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Mayor Brent Latham YES
Vice Mayor Marvin Wilmoth YES
Commissioner Richard Chervony YES
Commissioner Rachel Streitfeld YES
Commissioner Julianna Strout YES
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 11 d ay of May, 2021.
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: \,. d}o4i-
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, PL
Village Attorney