LTC 318-2023 Black Affairs Advisory Committee Motions - July 11, 2023DocuSign Envelope ID: 0072B2C5-9C40-47B4-9B9D-8F46BDA 4F498
MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # 318-2023 LETTER TO COMMISSION
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July 13, 2023
Black Affairs Advisory Committee Motions - July 11, 2023
The purpose of this letter to the Mayor and Commission is to provide an update regarding
a motion made during the July 11, 2023 Black Affairs Advisory Committee ("BAAC")
Meeting:
MOTION: The BAAC reiterates and expands its position from the previously submitted LTC114-
2023, that based on the excessive cost, and the context of the present environment, where
heightened racial tensions exist as a result of the recent murder of Tyre Nichols by Memphis
Police in addition to abhorrent policies enacted by Ron Desantis targeting the Black
Community, the BAAC does not support the use of Mounted Police, or K9 Units during high
impact periods as effective policing tools.
Motion was made by Troy Wright and seconded by Dorrie Foster. Motion passed
unanimously.
Members in attendance: Glendon Hall (Chair), Bibi Andrade (Vice-Chair), Troy E. Wright,
Melba Pearson, Brian Keane, Bill Warren and Siwipe Anderson, Henry Williams, and Dorrie
Foster.
Guest in attendance: Detective, Christopher Mitchell, City of Miami Beach Police
Department and Yvette Harris, Harris Publications, representing the American Black Film
Festival.
For more information, please contact Lissette Garcia Arrogante, Tourism and Culture
Di rect or at lissett earrogante@m i am i be ach fl.gov or x26597.