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efr�' of s�td A�,o <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />18070 Collins Avenue <br />Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br />(305) 947-0606 City Hall <br />(305) 949-3113 Fax <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners <br />VIA: Stan Morris, City Manager. <br />FROM: Alain E. Boileau, for Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A., City Attorney. <br />DATE: October 16, 2025 <br />RE: Authorization to Participate in a Lawsuit Relating to Senate Bill 180, titled <br />"Emergencies" <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Adopt the Resolution. <br />REASONS: <br />This resolution authorizes the City's participation in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Senate <br />Bill 180 (SB 180), which imposes a blanket statewide prohibition on the exercise of municipal home rule <br />authority over land use and zoning regulations. SB 180 retroactively and prospectively restricts local <br />governments from enacting or enforcing comprehensive plan amendments, development regulations, <br />and moratoria even in response to emergencies or in furtherance of public health, safety, and welfare. <br />These provisions undermine the City's ability to govern locally and respond to community needs, <br />particularly in the aftermath of hurricanes and other disasters. <br />The lawsuit, filed in the Second Judicial Circuit in Leon County on behalf of 25 local governments, seeks <br />declaratory and injunctive relief to invalidate SB 180 on multiple constitutional grounds. The resolution <br />also authorizes the retention of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman, PL to prosecute the case on <br />behalf of the City. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />Resolution <br />Item Number: 9.0 <br />392 <br />