Legislative Matter

Miami-Dade Legislative Item
File Number: 211371

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File Number: 211371

File Type: Resolution

Status: Adopted

Version: 0

Reference: R-662-21

Control: Board of County Commissioners

File Name: SISTER CITY AGREEMENT WITH VIAREGGIO, ITALY

Introduced: 5/26/2021

Requester: NONE

Cost:

Final Action: 7/8/2021

Agenda Date: 7/8/2021

Agenda Item Number: 11A1

Notes:

Title:

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, EXECUTE A SISTER CITY AGREEMENT WITH VIAREGGIO, ITALY; AND DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE A REPORT TO THIS BOARD

Indexes:

NON-PROFIT ORGANZATIONS

Sponsors:

Jose "Pepe" Diaz, Prime Sponsor

Sunset Provision: No

Effective Date:

Expiration Date:

Registered Lobbyist:

None Listed

Legislative History
Acting Body	Date	Agenda Item	Action	Sent To	Due Date	Returned	Pass/Fail

Board of County Commissioners	7/8/2021	11A1	Adopted				P

Airport and Economic Development Committee	6/9/2021	2A	Forwarded to BCC with a favorable recommendation				P
REPORT:	Responding to Commissioner Cohen Higgins’ request for clarification regarding the intent of the foregoing item, Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners’ Chairman Jose “Pepe” Diaz explained that the City of Viareggio (Italy) was a hub for the superyacht manufacturing industry and had expressed an interest in forming an alliance with Miami-Dade County. He noted the “Sister City Agreement” would allow the County to grow the yacht industry locally. Hearing no further questions or comments, the Committee members proceeded to vote on the foregoing proposed resolution as presented. SPECIAL NOTE: Following the meeting, upon consultation with the County Attorney’s Office, County Attorney Geri Bonzon-Keenan opined the vote tally on the foregoing proposed item should reflect and/or include the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) Chairman Jose “Pepe” Diaz’s vote to forward the foregoing proposed resolution to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation.

County Attorney	5/27/2021 5:32:26 PM		Referred	Airport and Economic Development Committee		6/9/2021

County Attorney	5/26/2021		Assigned	Altanese Phenelus		5/26/2021

Legislative Text

TITLE
RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, EXECUTE A SISTER CITY AGREEMENT WITH VIAREGGIO, ITALY; AND DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO PROVIDE A REPORT TO THIS BOARD

BODY
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County, Florida (the �County�) has long established affiliations and partnerships with other cities throughout the world in the form of cooperative relationships through which cultural, educational, business, and technical exchanges take place; and
WHEREAS, Sister Cities International is an international nonprofit organization created during President Dwight D. Eisenhower�s 1956 White House summit on citizen diplomacy to encourage and foster bonds between people from different communities around the world; and
WHEREAS, Sister Cities International recommends formalizing a sister cities relationship through execution of a memorandum of understanding between the two communities; and
WHEREAS, in 1981, the Miami-Dade Sister Cities Program (the �Program�) was founded by the Board of County Commissioners (the �Board�); and
WHEREAS, the Program has established sister cities relationships with approximately 25 cities throughout the world, developing innovative projects, furthering international cooperation and understanding between the County and our respective sister cities, and helping promote the County�s position as the Gateway to the Americas; and
WHEREAS, in light of the great benefits brought by sister cities relationships, the County would like to direct the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to negotiate, and to the extent possible, execute a Sister City Agreement with Viareggio, Italy,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board:
Section 1. Directs the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to negotiate, and to the extent possible, execute a Sister City Agreement with Viareggio, Italy.
Section 2. Directs the County Mayor or County Mayor�s designee to provide a report to this Board within 60 days of the effective date of this resolution regarding the status of the negotiation and execution of the agreement in Section 1 and place the completed report on an agenda of the Board pursuant to Ordinance No. 14-65.