HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2022-3305RESOLUTION NO. 2022 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH,
FLORIDA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL 224 AND HOUSE BILL 105
WHICH WOULD ALLOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO REGULATE SMOKING IN
PARKS AND ON BEACHES; URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR
RON DESANTIS TO SUPPORT AND APPROVE THE LEGISLATION; DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO DISTRIBUTE COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, during the 2022 Legislative Session of the State of Florida, Senator Gruters and
Representatives Altman and Fine sponsored Senate Bill 224 and House Bill 105, respectively,
which would allow local governments to regulate smoking in parks and on beaches; and
WHEREAS, according to United States Center for Disease Control ("CDC"), the
combination of smoke from the burning of tobacco products and the smoked exhaled from the
smoker, referred to as secondhand smoke, exposes nonsmokers to thousands of chemicals,
hundreds of which are toxic and 70 known to cause cancer; and
WHEREAS, as of 2018, nearly 14 of every 100 (14.0%) U.S. adults aged 18 years or older
currently smoke cigarettes; and
WHEREAS, according to the CDC, there is no risk-free level of secondhand smoke
exposure, as even brief exposure can be harmful to one's health; and
WHEREAS, approximately 2.5 million nonsmokers have died from health-related illnesses
caused by exposure to secondhand smoke since 1964; and
WHEREAS, prohibiting tobacco products that cause harmful smoke prevents potential
exposure to toxic and cancerous chemicals, as detailed here; and
WHEREAS, according to the Ocean Conservancy, cigarette butts and food wrappers are
the most common waste items on beaches; and
WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach ("City") affirms its belief that the decision of
whether smoking should be allowed in city parks and beaches is most appropriately determined
at the local level; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach finds that the passage of
the aforementioned bills is in the best interest of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY
ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Support of Senate Bill 224 and House Bill 105. The City Commission hereby
expresses support for Senate Bill 224 and House Bill 105, and urges the Florida Legislature to
adopt, and Governor Ron DeSantis to support and approve, the bills.
Section 2. Directions to the City Clerk. The City Clerk is hereby directed to distribute copies
of this Resolution to Senator Gruters, Representatives Altman and Fine, Governor Ron DeSantis,
the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, the President of the Florida Senate, the
Florida League of Cities, and the Miami -Dade League of Cities.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 17th day of February 2022.
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Dana Robin Goldman, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM
D LEG5LUFFICIENCY:
Mau icio Bet ncur, CMC, City Clerk Edward A. Dion, City Attorney
Moved by: VICE Ir, OQ VtSwf-A Seconded by:
Vote:
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Mayor Goldman
(Yes)
(No)
Vice Mayor Viscarra
(Yes)
(No)
Commissioner Joseph
(Yes)
(No)
Commissioner Lama
(Yes)
(No)
Commissioner Stuyvesant
YL (Yes)
(No)
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