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,s4, Cilof Sunn Isles Beach City Commission F „ y y Ceorge Bud”Scholl,Mayor (4,-;--,0Ny • I- - '- �. o' 18070 Collins Avenue, Suite 250 Dana Goldman,ViceMa}or`ry Isaac Aelion, Commissioner 0 ;, .� ,\;•__- .� Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 ,�__._ _ I . Jeanette Gatto,Commissioner (305) 947-0606 CityHall Larisa Svechin,Commissioner (305) 949-3113 Fax y /9s `�" ��oP �P (305) 947-2150 Building Department Christopher J.Russo City Manager s F o s Hans Ottinot,City Attorney hTY Poo (305) 947-5107 Fax Mauricio Betancur,CMC,City Clerk OF SUN MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Commissioner Larisa Svechin DATE: December 21, 2017 RE: Resolution supporting action against Human Trafficking • RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Commission adopt the proposed Resolution supporting action against Human Trafficking. REASONS Child sex trafficking is a crime that happens throughout the United States, and such criminal activities at times unintentionally may be facilitated by companies involved in the tourism industry. Indeed, the crime of human trafficking destroys lives around the world and is present in every country especially in tourist communities, resulting in a $150 billion dollar a year industry. Forced labor, commercial sexual exploitation and involuntary domestic servitude have been found to exist within Miami-Dade County. To combat Human Trafficking, the Board of County Commissioners recently adopted an ordinance requiring the posting of Human Trafficking i awareness signs at adult entertainment clubs and massage parlors. The purpose of this ordinance is to make such businesses more responsible in combating Human Trafficking. I certainly believe that businesses can do more to combat Human Trafficking. For example,'in March 2016, Uber became the first ride-sharing company to sign a pledge issued by the group ECPAT (Ending Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes) to adopt business principles that will help prevent human trafficking. The City of Sunny Isles Beach wishes to maintain collaborative relations with other governmental agencies and adopt positions of legislative advocacy to prevent Human Trafficking within Miami-Dade County. As such, I ask my colleagues on the City Commission to approve this Resolution to encourage vehicle for hire companies such as Lyft and taxi companies as well as short-term vacation rental companies such as Airbnb and local hotels to help prevent Human Trafficking by adopting business principles to learn what steps to take if they suspect their businesses are being used to facilitate Human Trafficking.