LTC 292-2021 TOWN OF MIAMI LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 21-1752MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
No. 292-2021
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
DATE: July 15, 2021 7
SUBJECT: TOWN OF MIAMI LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 21-1752
Attached for your information is Resolution No. 21-1752, adopted by the Mayor and
Councilmembers of the Town of Miami Lakes on July 13, 2021.
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF MIAMI LAKES,
FLORIDA, SUPPORTING AND UNITING IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN
PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND
ASSEMBLY, AND REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT JOIN
AND SUPPORT THE CUBAN PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM
OF SPEECH, AND ASSEMBLY; PROVIDING FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO THE
TOWN CLERK; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION OF RECITALS;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (DIEGUEZ, CID, COLLAZO,
FERNANDEZ, RUANO).
The Town Clerk of Miami Lakes has requested that a copy of this Resolution be provided to the
Miami Beach Mayor and Commissioners.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 305.673.7411.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21-1752
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MIAMI LAKES, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING AND UNITING IN
SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO
DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND ASSEMBLY, AND
REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT JOIN AND
SUPPORT THE CUBAN PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO DEMOCRACY,
FREEDOM OF SPEECH, AND ASSEMBLY; PROVIDING FOR
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE TOWN CLERK; PROVIDING FOR
INCORPORATION OF RECITALS; PROVIDING FOR A N
EFFECTIVE DATE. (DIEGUEZ, CID, COLLAZO, FERNANDEZ,
RUANO)
WHEREAS, Cuba's communist dictatorship has wrought 62 years of oppression, starvation,
murder, and economic instability on the island nation ever since the 1959 revolution; and
WHEREAS, Cuba's already existing humanitarian crisis resulting from the incompetence
and brutality of its communist regime has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic to which
the communist government's response has been particularly inept and has added thousands upon
thousands to the list of the regime's victims; and
WHEREAS, Cuba's healthcare system has been overwhelmed to the point of collapse, most
medical supplies and medicines have run out, and food has become increasingly scarce; and
WHEREAS, The Cuban government does not have the resources nor the ability to improve
the situation yet continues to reject humanitarian aid; and
WHEREAS, in response to the Cuban government's oppression and incompetence, the
Cuban people have risen up against the communist regime by taking to the streets to demand freedom
in a manner not seen before; and
WHEREAS, [he Cuban government has responded in typical autocratic fashion by
continuing to arrest those who oppose it, fire live rounds at unarmed protestors, shut down the internet
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and mobile communication among the public to conceal the truth, and shut down electricity thereby
worsening living conditions in the country; and
WHEREAS, The Town of Miami Lakes is comprised of a significant population of Cubans
and those of Cuban heritage as well as those from other countries that have become victims of
repression by communists and socialist regimes such as Nicaragua and Venezuela; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Miami Lakes seeks to express solidarity with the Cuban people in
their hour of need; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Town Council of the Town of Miami Lakes to encourage
other municipalities in Miami -Dade County to express solidarity with the Cuban people in their
struggle for independence; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Miami Lakes hopes that by doing so there
will be a stronger response from the federal government of the United States to bring the full weight
of its influence and power to bear on the communist regime that sits only 90 miles away from our
border; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Miami Lakes urges our federal elected officials and other key
federal officials to exercise the federal government's power and influence such that it provide support
to the democratic movement in Cuba that is currently unfolding through all diplomatic, political,
judicial, and economic means available to it.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF MIAMI LAKES, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section'. Recitals. The foregoing Recitals are true and correct and incorporated
herein by this reference.
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Section2 Expression of Support and Call to Action. The Town Council of Miami
Lakes unites in support and solidarity with the Cuban People's fight for democratic governance,
freedom of speech, assembly, religion, and of the press and further requests the United States
government use the full weight of its power and influence to provide support to the democratic
movement in Cuba that is currently unfolding through all diplomatic, political, judicial, and
economic means available to it. Further, the Town Council of Miami Lakes strongly urges all
municipalities in Miami -Dade County to pass a resolution substantially similar in form to this
resolution.
Section 3. Instructions to the Town Clerk. The Town Clerk is hereby instructed to
provide a copy of this Resolution to the President of the United States, the United States Secretary
of State, the Cuban Ambassador to the United States, Senator Marco Rubio, Senator Rick Scott,
Congressman Mario-Diaz-Balart, the Miami -Dade League of Cities for distribution to its members,
and to the Clerk of each municipality in Miami -Dade County for distribution to their elected officials.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
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Passed and adopted this 13th day of July 2021
The foregoing resolution was offered by Councilmember Dieguez who moved its adoption.
The motion was seconded by Mayor Cid and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Mayor Manny Cid yes
Vice Mayor Luis E. Collazo yes
Councilmember Carlos O. Alvarez Absent
Councilmember Josh Dieguez yes
Councilmember Tony Fernandez yes
Councilmember Jeffrey Rodriguez Absent
Councilmember Marilyn Ruano yes
Attest:
GI" a M. Inguari
TOWN CLERK
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency:
Raul Gastesi, Jr.
Gastesi, Lopez and Mestre, PLLC
TOWN ATTORNEY