HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2026-34108RESOLUTION NO. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN
CURRENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S
AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA
LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE STATE'S
ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES
CONGRESS TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN
WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE ALLOCATED FOR STATE -
ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT OF RISING
HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE
DIRECTOR OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE,
SENATE PRESIDENT BEN ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ,
AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE
DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS
RESOLUTION TO THE CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
WHEREAS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ("AIDS") is a chronic, potentially life -
threatening condition caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus ("HIV"); and
WHEREAS, HIV attacks the body's immune system and thereby impedes an infected
individual's ability to fight off other infections and diseases; and
WHEREAS, more than 700,000 people in the United States have died from AIDS -related
causes since the disease was first identified in 1981, and it is estimated that over 1.1 million
people are living with HIV nationwide; and
WHEREAS, despite progress, HIV and AIDS continue to be a major public health issue in
the United States, with Florida continuing to have one of the highest incidence rates in the country;
and
WHEREAS, while there is no cure for HIV/AIDS, recent breakthroughs in HIV medications,
known as "Anti retroviraI Therapy," can reduce and suppress the viral load in the body to levels so
low that they are undetectable by standard tests, preventing transmission of the virus to others
and allowing the immune system to recover; and
WHEREAS, by stopping the virus from replicating, these medications help people with
HIV to live long, healthy lives, and are an essential tool in fighting HIV and its devastating effects;
and
WHEREAS, for the virus to remain suppressed and treatment to be successful, taking
these medications consistently as prescribed is essential, as discontinuing them can result in the
viral load increasing; and
WHEREAS, these antiretroviral medications are generally expensive; and
WHEREAS, most individuals who need these medications cannot afford them without
insurance or other financial assistance; and
WHEREAS, under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, the federal government
appropriates and allocates grant funding to states and localities to help support the provision of
services to those infected with HIV; and
WHEREAS, the AIDS Drug Assistance Program ("ADAP") is a state -administered
program authorized under Part B of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009,
that provides medications approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration to low-
income people living with HIV who have limited or no health coverage from insurance; and
WHEREAS, while the United States Department of Health and Human Services enforces
certain conditions for use of federal grant funds, individual states generally administer their own
ADAPs, including setting their own financial eligibility criteria, benefits, and covered medications;
and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Health ("FDOH") administers Florida's ADAP; and
WHEREAS, the income eligibility criterion for participation in the program in Florida has
been income at or below 400 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $62,600, for a single
person; and
WHEREAS, under Florida's ADAP, the FDOH provides direct access to HIV medications
for eligible individuals, and in certain instances, assists with the costs of their insurance premiums,
copays, and deductibles; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the Florida ADAP served 32,248 clients in 2024; and
WHEREAS, in January 2026, without prior warning, the FDOH announced that direct
access to HIV medications provided under the program will now be limited to individuals with an
income at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $20,345, for a single person;
and
WHEREAS, it has been reported that the FDOH also intends to discontinue ADAP-funded
insurance premiums, as well as to remove the highly effective antiretroviral drug Biktarvy from the
state program's formulary; and
WHEREAS, the FDOH's stated reason for the announced changes is to prevent a $120
million funding shortfall due to the rising health care premiums nationwide and the lack of
additional grant funding under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program; and
WHEREAS, the FDOH's changes to the ADAP threaten to immediately disrupt treatment
for at least 10,000 Floridians, as reported by the Miami Herald; and
WHEREAS, indeed, many individuals currently enrolled in Florida's ADAP have already
received letters from the FDOH informing them that their receipt of direct medication and health
insurance services will end on February 28, 2026; and
WHEREAS, this sudden policy shift threatens the progress, health and well-being of
thousands of Floridians who depend on uninterrupted HIV treatment; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Mayor and City Commission that these vulnerable
individuals be protected; and
WHEREAS, accordingly, the Mayor and City Commission request that the FDOH not
proceed with the intended cuts to the ADAP, and that the Florida Legislature provide additional
state funding to support the program, as necessary; and
WHEREAS, additionally, the Mayor and City Commission urge the United States
Congress to increase federal funding for state -administered ADAPs, particularly in light of the
increased costs in administering these programs due to rising insurance costs, attributable in part
to the recent expiration of enhanced premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach also recognizes, supports, and adopts the resolution
of the Miami -Dade County Board of County Commissioners, enacted January 21, 2026, urging
the State of Florida to maintain current eligibility criteria and benefits under the state's AIDS Drug
Assistance Program (ADAP); urging the Florida Legislature to appropriate additional funding to
the state's ADAP in order to maintain eligibility criteria and program benefits at existing levels;
and urging the United States Congress to appropriate additional funding to the Ryan White
HIV/AIDS Program to be allocated for state -administered AIDS drug assistance programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission hereby urge the
State of Florida to maintain current eligibility criteria and benefits under the State's AIDS Drug
Assistance Program (ADAP); urge the Florida Legislature to appropriate additional funding to the
State's ADAP in order to maintain eligibility criteria and program benefits at existing levels; urge
the United States Congress to appropriate additional funding to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS
Program to be allocated for state -administered AIDS drug assistance programs in light of rising
health insurance costs; direct the City Clerk to transmit this Resolution to Governor Ron Desantis,
the Surgeon General/Secretary of the Florida Department Of Health, the Director of the Florida
Department of Health's ADAP Office, Senate President Ben Albritton, House Speaker Daniel
Perez, and the Chair and Members of the Miami -Dade State Legislative Delegation and Members
of the Florida Congressional Delegation; and direct the City Administration and the City's
Lobbyists to add the requests contained in this Resolution to the City's List of Legislative Priorities.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this r day of fed r�4 rY 2026.
ATTEST:
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Rafael It. Granado, City Clerk
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Steven Meiner, Mayor
(Sponsored by
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner;
cosponsored by
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas and
Commissioner Laura Dominguez)
Co -Sponsored by Commissioner Tanya K.13hatt
Co -Sponsored by Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: City Attorney Ricardo J. Dopico
DATE: February 5, 2026
TITLE A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN
CURRENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS
DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER
TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM BENEFITS AT EXISTING
LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO APPROPRIATE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS IN LIGHT OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING
THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON
DESANTIS, THE SURGEON GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN ALBRITTON, HOUSE
SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, AND DIRECTING THE CITY
ADMINISTRATION AND THE CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS
CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES.
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
ANALYSIS
The attached resolution was prepared at the request of Mayor Steven Meiner, Commissioner Alex
J. Fernandez, Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas and Commissioner Laura Dominguez.
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
N/A
Does this Ordinance require a Business Impact Estimate?
(FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)
If applicable, the Business Impact Estimate (BIE) was published on:
See BIE at: https://www.miamibeachfl.govlcity-lialli'city-clerk.meeting-notices/
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONCLUSION
Applicable Area
Citywide
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item,
pursuant to City Code Section 2-17?
No
Is this item related to a G.O. Bond
Project?
No
Was this Agenda Item initially requested by a lobbyist which, as defined in Code Sec. 2-481
includes a principal engaged in lobbying? No
If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s) and principal(s):
Department
City Attorney
Sponsor(s)
Commissioner Alex Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Co-sponsor(s)
Commissioner Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Condensed Title
Funding for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. (AF-SM/MMS/LD) CA
Previous Action (For City Clerk Use Only)
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
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. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Senate President Ben Albritton
409 The Capitol
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Senate President Albritton,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Speaker of the House Daniel Perez
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Speaker of the House Perez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
State Surgeon General of Florida Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD
Office of the State Surgeon General
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-00
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1701
Dear State Surgeon General of Florida Ladapo, MD, PhD,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
ADAP-Miami Program Director Javier Romero, MD, MPH
Florida Department of Health in Miami -Dade County - ADAP Program
2515 West Flagler Street, Suite 102-A
Miami, FL 33135
Dear ADAP-Miami Program Director Romero, MD, MPH,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Director of the Florida Department of Health's ADAP Office
Florida Department of Health - HIV/AIDS Section
4052 Bald Cypress Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Sir or Madam,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Senator Barbara Sharief
3351 N. University Drive, Suite A
Hollywood, FL 33204
Dear Senator Sharief,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
Senator Ileana Garcia
2828 Coral Way, Suite 208
Miami, FL 33145
Dear Senator Garcia,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectful►y,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel:305-673-7411
February 10, 2026
Senator Jason W.B. Pizzo
3475 Sheridan Street, Suite 211
Hollywood, FL 33021
Dear Senator Pizzo,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Senator Alexis Calatayud
11011 SW 104th Street, Suite 5101
Miami, FL 33176
Dear Senator Calatayud,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Senator Bryan Avila
10001 NW 87 Avenue
Hialeah Gardens, FL 33016
Dear Senator Avila,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez
3800 NW 115th Avenue
Doral, FL 33178
Dear Senator Rodriguez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Representative Felicia Simone Robinson
1003 The Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Robinson,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Representative Fabian Basabe
200 House Office Building
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Basabe,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
Representative Wallace Aristide
1402 The Capital
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Aristide,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Representative Dotie Joseph
407 House Office Building
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Joseph,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP ►N ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Representative Ashley Viola Gantt
1101 The Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Gantt,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFF►CE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Representative Tom Fabricio
319 The Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Fabricio,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Representative David Borrero
412 House Office Building
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Borrero,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
i
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Representative Alex Rizo
303 House Office Building
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Rizo,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
Representative Vicki L. Lopez
222 The Capital
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Lopez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Representative Demi Busatta
222 The Capital
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Busatta,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Representative Omar Blanco
1302 The Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Blanco,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
Representative Daniel Perez
420 The Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Perez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Representative Kevin D. Chambliss
407 House Office Building
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Chambliss,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City at Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
Representative Mike Redondo
1301 The Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Redondo,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
Representative Juan Carlos Porras
334 The Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Porras,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Representative James Vernon Mooney, Jr.
334 The Capitol
402 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Dear Representative Mooney, Jr.,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioners Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Senator Rick Scott
110 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Scott,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Senator Ashley Moody
B40B Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Senator Moody,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
TeL 305-673-7411
February 10, 2026
Congressman Jimmy Patronis
2021 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Patronis,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congressman Neal Dunn
466 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Dunn,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congresswoman Kat Cammack
2421 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Cammack,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-3410&
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
Congressman Aaron Bean
2459 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Bean,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-3410&
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
NA I ANA I 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
February 10, 2026
Congressman John Rutherford
1711 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Rutherford,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.rniamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
Congressman Randy Fine
244 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Fine,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congressman Cory Mills
346 Cannon House Office Buiding
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Mills,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. 1G/ranado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
Congressman Mike Haridopolos
1039 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Haridopolos,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-3410&
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congressman Darren Soto
2353 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Soto,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, vvww.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
Congressman Maxwell Frost
1224 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Frost,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congressman Daniel Webster
2184 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Webster,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congressman Gus Bilirakis
2306 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Bilirakis,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
C►TY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna
226 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Luna,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
Congresswoman Kathy Castor
2188 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Castor,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congresswoman Laurel Lee
2464 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Lee,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
Congressman Vern Buchanan
2409 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Buchanan,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congressman W. Gregory Steube
2457 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Steube,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
Congressman Scott Franklin
2301 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Franklin,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congressman Byron Donalds
1710 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Donalds,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIANAI 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
February 10, 2026
Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
2442 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
17
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congressman Brian Mast
2182 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Mast,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congresswoman Lois Frankel
1024 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Frankel,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congressman Jared Moskowitz
242 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Moskowitz,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, vwvw.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson
2080 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Wilson,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.rniamibeachfi.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
February 10, 2026
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz
270 Cannon Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart
374 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Diaz-Balart,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar
2162 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Salazar,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
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
February 10, 2026
Congressman Carlos Gimenez
448 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Gimenez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2026-34108:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
(ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND PROGRAM
BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE
ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT
OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT
THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON
GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT BEN
ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND THE
CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE
CITY'S LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. (Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
and Mayor Steven Meiner; and Co -sponsored by Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas, and
Commissioners Laura Dominguez, Tanya K. Bhatt, and Joseph Magazine)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on February 5, 2026.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez
Mayor Steven Meiner
Vice -Mayor Monica Matteo-Salinas
Commissioner Laura Dominguez
Commissioner Tanya K. Bhatt
Commissioner Joseph Magazine
Cardillo, Lilia
From: Cardillo, Lilia
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 2:27 PM
To: 'dferguson@rutledge-ecenia.com'; 'fared@cccfla.com'; 'erica@rubinturnbull.com
Cc: Baguer, Christina; Granado, Rafael
Subject: Resolution 2026-34108
Attachments: Resolution 2026-34108.pdf
Diana M. Ferguson
Jared Rosenstein
Erica Chanti
Please see attached Resolution No. 2026-34108, URGING THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO MAINTAIN CURRENT ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE'S AIDS DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (ADAP); URGING THE FLORIDA
LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE STATE'S ADAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND PROGRAM BENEFITS AT EXISTING LEVELS; URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO APPROPRIATE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM TO BE ALLOCATED FOR STATE -ADMINISTERED AIDS
DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN LIGHT OF RISING HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
TRANSMIT THIS RESOLUTION TO GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THE SURGEON GENERAL/SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE DIRECTOR OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S ADAP OFFICE, SENATE PRESIDENT
BEN ALBRITTON, HOUSE SPEAKER DANIEL PEREZ, AND THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE STATE
LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION AND MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA CONG91RESSIONAL DELEGATION; AND DIRECTING THE CITY
ADMINISTRATION AND THE CITY'S LOBBYISTS TO ADD THE REQUESTS CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION TO THE CITY'S
LIST OF LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
Thank you,
MIAMIBEACH
Lilia Cardillo, Agenda Coordinator
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Tel: 305-673-7411 / Fax: 786-394-4139 / ext. 6780 liliacardillo@miamibeachfl.gov
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