Resolution 2023-32657 •
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-32657
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ("EPA") TO EXPLORE THE USE
OF TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH-EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES,AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach (the "City") is comprised of a number of islands with
approximately 70 miles of shoreline along numerous canals and waterways, the Atlantic Ocean,
and Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve, all of which support a wide variety of flora and fauna; and
WHEREAS, the City hosts approximately 15 million visitors each year, and is considered
one of the world's most popular tourist destinations because of its beaches, crystal-clear blue
water, and tropical environment; and
WHEREAS, the City, as well as the entirety of Miami-Dade County (the "County"), are
battling massive amounts of sargassum seaweed, a type of floating algae, being deposited onto
its beaches; and
WHEREAS, the enormous amounts of sargassum seaweed along the Florida coastline,
combined with its accompanying intoxicating odor, create an unsightly appearance and unsanitary
conditions, prevent beachgoers and millions of Florida tourists from enjoying the sandy beaches
and the ocean, and expose Florida residents and tourists to tremendous health risks; and
WHEREAS, a recent study from Florida Atlantic University ("FAU") uncovered how
sargassum seaweed can interact with plastic debris in the ocean and deadly Vibrio bacteria to
create the perfect"pathogen storm"for beachgoers; and
WHEREAS, Vibrio bacteria is a flesh-eating bacteria present in waters around the world
that can cause life-threatening illness from seafood consumption, and is the main cause of death
in humans from the marine environment; and
WHEREAS, because the rare, naturally-occurring bacteria thrive in warm brackish
seawater, according to the Florida Health Department, people with open wounds can easily
become exposed through direct contact; and
WHEREAS, Florida saw an increase in Vibrio cases throughout 2022, driven largely by a
surge in the county hit hardest by Hurricane Ian due to warm, standing water; and
WHEREAS, although little is known about the ecological relationship between Vibrio and
Sargassum, researchers have discovered that Vibrio pathogens have the unique ability to "stick"
to microplastics; and
WHEREAS, cultivation-based data from FAU shows that beached sargassum appears to
harbor high amounts of Vibrio bacteria; and
WHEREAS,the federal, state and local municipalities must work collaboratively to combat
the invasive sargassum seaweed harboring dangerous flesh-eating bacteria, in order to protect
treasured Florida beaches, including beaches in Miami-Dade County, and preserve Florida's
tourism and beachfront property values; and
WHEREAS, as such, the Mayor and City Commission fully support and urge the Florida
Legislature to explore the use of technology or barriers that can be used to intercept the seaweed
before it reaches our coastlines, and further urge the Florida Legislature to appropriate adequate
funds for this state-wide public health and economic issue;and •
WHEREAS, the State of Florida should explore potential technologies such as the"Ocean
Cleaner," which battles excessive sargassum invasion on the coasts of the Caribbean by using
customized floating barriers offshore,which is then collected by specialized boats and repurposed
or recycled in an eco-friendly manner; and
WHEREAS, with the fine mesh in its barrier design, marine life is not adversely affected
by the Ocean Cleaner or similar technologies, and the system can harvest more than 550 tons of
sargassum weeds per 8-hour day, preventing harmful emissions of hydrogen sulfide that would
have been released into the atmosphere; and
WHEREAS,, the Mayor and City Commission further desire to incorporate this Resolution,
and any topics or actions related to the sargassum seaweed removal that are not yet part of the
City's current State and Federal Agenda, as part of the City's 2024 State and Federal Priorities.
• NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, UPDATE that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby urge the Florida Legislature and the United States Environmental Protection
Agency ("EPA") to explore the use of technology or barriers that can be used to intercept the
sargassum seaweed that harbors dangerous amounts of flesh-eating "vibrio" bacteria before the
seaweed reaches Miami-Dade County coastlines, and to appropriate funding for this effort;
further, direct the City Clerk's Office to send a copy of this Resolution to the relevant state and
federal agencies, members of the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners and U.S.
• Senator Rick Scott.
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael A. Paz, City Attorney
DATE: June 28, 2023
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED
STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA") TO EXPLORE
THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO
INTERCEPT THE SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS
DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF FLESH-EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA
BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR THIS EFFORT;
FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
ANALYSIS
Pursuant to the request of Commissioner Alex Fernandez, the above-referenced Resolution is
submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the June 28, 2023
Commission meeting.
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
Senator Rick Scott
716 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Scott,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
Honorable Mayor Daniella Levine Cava
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, 29th Floor
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Honorable Mayor Levine Cava,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
July 5, 2023
Chairman Oliver G. Gilbert, Ill
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Chairman Gilbert, III,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
Vice-Chairman Anthony Rodriguez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Vice-Chairman Rodriguez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
Commissioner Marleine Bastien
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Bastien,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach,Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel:305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
Commissioner Keon Hardemon
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Hardemon,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
Commissioner Micky Steinberg
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Steinberg,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
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. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL •
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel:305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
Commissioner Kevin M. Cabrera
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Cabrera,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
Commissioner Raquel A. Regalado
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Regalado,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel:305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Cohen Higgins,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
Commissioner Kionne L. McGhee
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner McGhee,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach,Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
Commissioner Roberto J. Gonzalez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Gonzalez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel:305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
Commissioner Juan Carlos Bermudez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Bermudez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Fl9rida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
Commissioner Rene Garcia
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Garcia,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
Secretary Shawn Hamilton
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
3900 Commonwealth Boulevard M.S. 49
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Secretary Hamilton,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
July 5, 2023
EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. #1101A
Washington, DC 20460
Dear EPA Administrator Regan,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
July 5, 2023
Acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle
Main Regional Office - EPA Region 4
61 Forsyth Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Dear Acting Regional Administrator Gettle,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2023-32657:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE UNITED STATES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY("EPA")TO EXPLORE THE USE OF
TECHNOLOGY OR BARRIERS THAT CAN BE USED TO INTERCEPT THE
SARGASSUM SEAWEED THAT HARBORS DANGEROUS AMOUNTS OF
FLESH- EATING "VIBRIO" BACTERIA BEFORE THE SEAWEED REACHES
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COASTLINES, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR
THIS EFFORT; FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE TO SEND
A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE RELEVANT STATE AND FEDERAL
AGENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND U.S. SENATOR RICK SCOTT.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on June 28, 2023.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex Fernandez