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Res No 236-14-14330RESOLUTION NO.236-14-14330 A Resolution authorizing the City of Miami Beach to add The City of South Miami's name to the list of parties filing an amicus curiae brief drafted by the City of Miami Beach in support of marriage equality in Florida. WHEREAS,lead counsel forthe Plaintiffs inthe Miami marriage equality lawsuit, Pareto v.Ruvin,has requested that theCity of Miami Beach filean amicuscuriae brief ("amicus brief)in support of the Plaintiffs inthatcaseaswellasother Florida marriage equality cases. WHEREAS,an amicus curiae brief isa "friend of the court"brief;and WHEREAS,aletterdated November 17,2014,fromRobertF.Rosenwald,Jr.,Esquire, First Assistant City Attorney fortheCity of MiamiBeach,toMs.Amy Mello of Freedom to MarryinvitedothercitiestosignontotheCity of Miami Beach's amicus brief insupport of marriageequalityinthecourtsandtoclearlysetforththatthereisstronggovernmentalinterest inseeing Florida's marriagebaninvalidated,acopy of whichisattached;and WHEREAS,the proposed amicus brief was drafted by Robert F.Rosenwald,Jr.,First AssistantCityAttorneyfortheCity of MiamiBeach,acopy of whichisattached;and WHEREAS,thereisnofinancialimpactorstaffcommitmentassociatedwithsigning on;and WHEREAS,thereisnoneedfortheCity of SouthMiamitoindependentlydraftorfile any brief or document inanycase. NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA: Section1.TheCityof Miami Beachishereby authorized toaddtheCityofSouth Miami's name tothelistofparties filing an amicus curiae brief drafted bytheCityof Miami Beachinsupport of marriageequalityinFlorida,acopy of whichisattached. Section2.Severability.Ifany section clause,sentence,orphraseofthis resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional bya court of competent jurisdiction,the holding shallnotaffectthevalidity of theremainingportions of thisresolution. Section 3.Effective Date.This resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoptionbyvote of theCityCommission. PASSED AND ADOPTED this _2ndday of December 2014. Page 1 of2 Res.No.236-14-14330 ATTEST: cTrV cleriT"* READ ANJMP^ROVED LANGLy^LEGALI] PION THEI P FORM, Page 2 of2 APPROVED: MAYOR COMMISSION VOTE: Mayor Stoddard: Vice Mayor Harris: Commissioner Edmond: Commissioner Liebman: Commissioner Welsh: 5-0 Yea Yea Yea Yea Yea ©MIAMI BEACH City of MiamiBeach,1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach,Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov OFFICE OF THECITY ATTORNEY Tel:305-673-7470,Fax:305-673-7002 November 17,2014 Ms.Amy Mello Field Director Freedom to Marry 155 West 19th Street New York,NY 10011 Dear Amy: The CityofMiami Beach has worked in close strategic partnership withBroward County,Orange County,the CityofOrlando,the Cityof Tampa,theCityofSt. Petersburg,theCityofGainesville,theCityof Tallahassee,theCityofKey West,the CityofWilton Manors,and theVillageof Biscayne Park tocraftan amicuscuriae briefthat represents the clear andunifiedvoiceoflocal governments in support of marriageequalityinFlorida.Thebrief will be filed inallofthemarriage cases making their way through the Florida courts. Wenowinvite other Floridacities and counties tosignontothis amicus briefin ordertoclearly set forth thatwehaveastronggovernmentalinterestin seeing Florida'smarriageban invalidated.Weareaskingthat each localgovernmentjoinus inthis single unifiedlocal government amicus brief. The amicus brief,whichis attached,explainshow marriage discriminationisharmful toour citizens'health and welfare,isdetrimentaltotheefficiency and effectiveness of our local governments as employers,and costs hard-earned tourism revenue.Our briefis dynamic,andwe will continueto work with each city andcountythatsigns on,inordertoaccuratelyreflect information specificto each cityorcounty. In ordertosignontothe brief,a city or county council or commission should simply pass amotionor resolution authorizing the CityofMiami Beach to add its name to thelistofparties filing the brief.Thereisno financial impactorstaffcommitment associated with signing on.Thereisnoneedto independently draftor file any brief or document inany case.I also attach our commission memorandum,as a suggested template. Pleasedonothesitatetocontactmeat (305)673-7470 ext.6521 or.by e-mail at robertrosenwald@miamibeachfl.gov,or Nick Kallergis at(305)673-7470ext.6321 orbye-mailatnickkallergis@miamibeachfl.gov,foradditionalinformation. Sincerely, Robert F.Rosenwald,Jr. First Assistant CityAttorney We ore committed to providing excellent public seivice ond solely to oil who live,work,ond ploy in oui vibrant,tiopicol,historic community. Filing #19281439 Electronically Filed 10/10/2014 06:57:23 PM IN THE SECOND DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA CASE NO.2D14-2384 L.T.Case No.:14-DR-0666 MARIAMA MONIQUE CHANGAMIRE SHAW, Appellant-Petitioner, v. KEIBA LYNN SHAW, Appellee-Respondent. ON APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY,FLORIDA BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE CITY OF TAMPA,CITY OFST.PETERSBURG,CITY OF ORLANDO, CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,CITY OF WILTON MANORS,VILLAGE OF BISCAYNE PARK,AND BROWARD COUNTY IN SUPPORT OF RECOGNITION OF THE PARTIES'MARRIAGE RAUL J.AGUILA,CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 1700 Convention CenterDrive,4th Floor Miami Beach,Florida 33139 Telephone:(305)673-7470 Facsimile:(305)673-7002 By:s/Robert F.Rosenwald,Jr. ROBERT F.ROSENWALD,JR. robertrosenwald@miamibeachfl.gov Florida Bar No.0190039 NICHOLAS E.KALLERGIS nicldcallergis@miamibeachfl.gov Florida Bar No.0105278 Counselfor Amid Curiae TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ii IDENTITY AND INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE viii SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT 1 ARGUMENT ;.1 I.MARRIAGE INEQUALITY HARMSOUR RESIDENTS,IMPEDES OUR EFFECTIVENESS,AND ERODES OUR LEGITIMACY 1 A.Marriage Inequality BringsLegaland Financial Harm to Families 2 B.MarriageInequalityBringsPsychologicalHarm 7 II.MARRIAGE INEQUALITY HARMSUSAS EMPLOYERS 9 A.We Work Hardto Provide a Nondiscriminatory Workplace 10 B.MarriageInequalityPresentsUniqueChallenges 11 1.The Marriage BanImposes Significant Administrative Burdens 11 2.OurBest Efforts Still Impose Stigma and Confusion Among Employees 13 III.MARRIAGE INEQUALITY DENIESOUR TAXPAYERS HARD- EARNED TOURISM REVENUE 13 CONCLUSION 15 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 17 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE 20 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Cases Brown v.Bd.ofEduc, 347U.S.483 (1954)2 Goodridge v.Dep't ofPub.Health, 798N.E.2d941(Mass.2003)3 InreMarriageCases, 183P.3d384 (Cal.2008)3 United Statesv.Windsor, 133S.Ct.2675(2013)3 Local Ordinances Biscayne ParkVillage Charter §7.07 xii BiscayneParkVillageCode§2-47 xii,11 Biscayne ParkVillageCode§2-48 xii,12 Broward County Code,ch.16 lA,art.VIII xii,11,12 Broward County Code§§16!4-21 to-23 xii Broward County Code §§1614-33to-33.1 xii,11 Broward County Code §§16,/2-34 to-34.1 xii Broward County Code§§16'/2-35 to-35.6 xii Broward County Code §1614-157 xii,11 Miami Beach City Code §2-373 xi,11 Miami Beach City Code §62-33 xi,1 li Miami Beach City Code §62-34 to-37 xi Miami Beach City Code §62-86 to-91 xi,11 Miami Beach City Code §62-128 xi,12 Miami Beach CityCode§§62-161to-164 ,xi,11 Miami Beach City Code §78-34 12 Orlando City Code §§57.01-14.5 x Orlando City Code §57.08 x Orlando City Code §57.09 x OrlandoCityCode§57.14 x,11 Orlando City Code §57.48-78 x OrlandoCityCode§57.80-86 x,11 St.PetersburgCityCode§§15-31 to-37 x,11 St.Petersburg City Code §17.5-23 x Tampa City Code §12-5 ix TampaCityCode§12-26 ix,11 Tampa City Code §12-64 ix Tampa City Code §12-81to-85 ix Tampa CityCode§12-120 to-127 ix,11 Wilton Manors CityCode§2-268(v)xi,11 Wilton Manors City Code §§13.5-41 to-46 xi,11,12 iii Local Regulations City of Orlando,Employment &Recruitment, in Policies and Procedures §808.2 x City of Orlando,Harassment, inPoliciesand Procedures §808.26 x,9 City of St.Petersburg,Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Plan,in City ofSt Petersburg Administrative Policy No.010501 x City of St.Petersburg,Internal Complaints Related to Discrimination, Harassment,or Other Inappropriate Behavior,inRulesand Regulations ofthePersonnel Management System, §§10-1 to-4 x City of Tampa,Discriminatory Conduct, inCity ofTampa Personnel Manual §B1.2 ix City of Tampa,Equal Opportunity, inCity of Tampa Personnel Manual §B1.1A ix City of Tampa,GroupHealthInsurance, inCity ofTampa Personnel Manual §B22.1 ix,12 City of Wilton Manors,The Federal FamilyandMedicalLeaveAct- FMLA Policy,in Personnel andSafetyRulesandRegulations, Civil Service Rules §10-9 xi Local Resolutions City of St.Petersburg,Proclamation of Mayor Rick Kriseman (June 12,2014)x,11,12 Village of Biscayne Park Resolution No.2014-45 xii IV Other Authorities American Psychiatric Association,Position Statement,Support of Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Civil Marriage (2005)7 M.V.Lee Badgett,Will Providing MarriageRightstoSame-Sex Couples Undermine HeterosexualMarriage?,1 Sexuality Res. &Soc.Pol'y 1 (2004)4 M.V.Lee Badgett,Laura E.Durso,Angeliki Kastanis,&Christy Mallory,TheBusinessImpactofLGBTSupportive Workplace Policies 1,Williams Inst.(2013)10 WilliamC.Buffie,Public Health Implications ofSame-Sex Marriage, 101Am.J.Pub.Health 986 (2011)3 ErikH.Erikson,Identity andtheLifeCycle (1959)7 E.G.Fitzgerald,ChristyMallory&M.V.LeeBadgett,Estimating the EconomicBoost ofMarriagefor Same-SexCouplesinFlorida, Williams Inst.(2014)15 GayandLesbianMedical Association,Same-Sex Marriage and Health (2008)3,4,5,6,7,8 GilbertHerdt&Robert Kertzner,/do,but I can yt:The impact of marriage denialon the mental health andsexual citizenship of lesbians andgay men inthe United States,3SexualityRes.& Soc.Pol'y J.NSRC33(2006)4,5,7,8,9 EricHolder,U.S.AttorneyGeneral,AttorneyGeneral Holder's RemarksattheMorganStateUniversity Commencement Ceremony (May 19,2014)2 Email from Amy Iennaco,ChiefAsst.City Att'y,Orlando,Fla.,to Robert F.Rosenwald,Jr.,Senior Asst.City Att'y,Miami Beach,Fla.(June 20,2014,13:03:00 EST)(onfilewith recipient),xi,12 Richard Kim &Lisa Duggin,Beyond Gay Marriage,The Nation, June 29,2005,http://www.thenation.com/article/beyond-gay- marriage 8 Janice Langbehn,AddressatFamilyEqualityCouncilMediaAwards (October 13.2007),availableat http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:- H3ot9UnNykJ.thelpkids.wordpress.com/keynote- speeches/+&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us 5 Email from Christy Mallory,Senior Counsel,Williams Institute,to RobertF.Rosenwald,Jr.,SeniorAsst.CityAtt'y,Miami Beach,Fla.(June 13,2014,3:36:00EST)(on file with recipient)10 MargaretMead,What is Happening to the American Family?,1 PastoralPsychology40 (1950)7 KatherineA.O'Hanlan,Health Policy Considerations for Our Sexual Minority Patients,107 Obstetrics &Gynecology 709(2006)6 C.J.Patterson&L.V.Friel,Sexual Orientation and Fertility,in Infertility inthe modern world:Biosocialperspectives (G. BentleyandN.Mascie-Taylor,eds.,2000)5 JamesPawelski,etal.,SpecialArticle,The Effects ofMarriage,Civil Union,andDomestic Partnership LawsontheHealthand Well-Being ofChildren,118 Pediatrics349(2006),availableat http://pediatrics.aappublications.Org/content/l 18/l/349.full.pdf +html 5,6 CatherineE.Ross,etal.,The Impact oftheFamilyonHealth:The Decadein Review,52J.Marriage&Fam.1059(1990)8 VI Virgina Rutter &Pepper Schwartz,TheGender ofSexuality: ExploringSexual Possibilities (2006) Hannah Sampson,Miami-Beach,FortLauderdaleOffer Two New Optionsfor GayTourists,Miami Herald,Jan.10,2011, http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/10/2009627/miami- beach-fort-lauderdale-feature.html 14 TaraSiegelBernard,AProgress Report on Gay Employee Health Benefits,N.Y.Times,Dec.5,2012, http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/a-progress-report- on-gay-employee-health-benefits/13 PeggyThoits,Stress,Coping,andSocial Support Processes:Where Are We?What Next?,J.Health&Soc.Behav.(SpecialIssue) 53(1995)8 Tourism,Culture,and Economic Development Department,Cityof MiamiBeach,MiamiBeach Economic Indicators (2012), available at http://miamibeachfl.gov/WorkArea/linkit.aspx? LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=65252 14 U.S.Office of Pers.Mgmt.,Grossing Up Awards:Why and Why Not, http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/performance- management/performance-management- cycle/rewarding/grossing-up-awards/12 VisitFlorida,About VISIT FLORIDA,http://www.visitflorida.com/en- us/about-visit-florida.html (lastvisitedOct.9,2014)14 Linda Waite &Maggie Gallagher,The Case for Marriage:Why Married Peopleare Happier,Healthier,and Better Off Financially (2000)7,8 Cathleen Zick&Ken Smith,Marital Transitions,Poverty,and Gender Differences in Mortality,53J.Marriage&Fam.327 (1991)8 vn IDENTITY AND INTEREST OFAMICI CURIAE Amici area broad cross-section of Florida county andcity governments that have individually resolved that marriage discrimination against lesbian,gay, bisexual,and transgender ("LGBT")peopleis inimical toourcitizens'healthand welfare,is detrimental toour efficiency and effectiveness as employers,and denies our taxpayers hard-earned tourism revenue ata time when we can least afford it. We write toaidthe Court by setting forth theveryreal harm wrought by marriage inequality uponour citizens and upon our very legitimacy as governing bodies.We have thoughtfully and deliberately arrived at this position.We have prohibited discrimination in employment,housing,and public accommodations against lesbiansandgaymenwithinourjurisdictions.Wehavecreatedboardsor committees tohear complaints ofunlawful discrimination,including discrimination againstLGBTpeople,sothatthepromise of nondiscrimination is maderealforourresidentsand visitors.Wehaveestablisheddomesticpartnership registriesinanattempttoprovidewhateversubstitutewecantooursame-sex coupleswhoaredeniedthestabilityandrecognitionthatcomeautomaticallywith civilmarriageinFlorida.Weprovidebenefitstothedomesticpartners of our employeessothatthesefamiliescanrelyuponhealthinsuranceandleave policies that otherwise wouldbedeniedthem.Some of usrequirethatour contractors provideequalbenefitstodomesticpartnercouplesandatleastone of uspaysthe Vlll extrafederalincometaxlevieduponunmarriedsame-sexcouplesthatmarried straightcouplesdonothavetopaywhenpurchasinggrouphealthinsurance.We takethesestepsbecauseitistherightthingtodo.Butwealsorecognizethatthe continuing viability of our democracy andoursociety depends uponawell- justifiedbeliefbyourpeoplethatwegovernbaseduponthetransparentandfair application of lawsthatapplytoallequally. Amid are comprised of thefollowing Florida governmental entities: The City of Tampa ("Tampa"),throughits Mayor Bob Buckhom andwiththe concurrence of theTampaCityCouncil,hasauthorizedtheTampaCityAttorney tojoininthe submission ofthisbriefand describe the efforts byTampato assure equalityamongits citizens.Tampa's Human Rights Ordinance prohibits discrimination in employment,public accommodations,and housing.1 Tampa maintainsadomesticpartnershipregistryandprovideshealthbenefitstothe domestic partners of its employees.2 TampacreatedaHumanRightsBoardtohear andinitiate complaints of discrimination underTampa'sHumanRights Ordinance, and granted theboardthepower to review determinations ofreasonablecauseby thecity's administration.3 TampaalsoboastscomprehensiveprotectionsforLGBT individuals inits personnel rules:Tampa'sEqual Opportunity Policy requires equal treatment ofall persons and equal opportunity in employment,and prohibits discrimination,inappropriate behavior,orharassmentbasedonsexualorientation.4 Lastly,Tamparequiresits employees toprovide services tothepublicwithout regard tothe person's sexual orientation.5 1TampaCityCode§12-26 (employment);§12-64 (public accommodations);and 12-81 to-85 (housing). 2 Tampa CityCode§§12-120 to -127 (domestic partnership registry);Cityof Tampa,Group Health Insurance,in City of Tampa Personnel Manual §B22.1 (equalbenefitsfordomesticpartnersofcity employees). 3 Tampa City Code §12-5. 4 City of Tampa,Equal Opportunity,in City of Tampa Personnel Manual §Bl .1 A; Discriminatory Conduct,in City of Tampa Personnel Manual §B1.2. Ud. ix The City of St Petersburg ("St.Petersburg")enacted a Domestic Partnership Registry Ordinance in 2012.6 Inits Equal Employment Opportunity &Affirmative Action Plan,St.Petersburg prohibits discrimination in "recruitment,examination, training,promotion,retention,oranyotherpersonnelactionbecause of...sexual orientation."7 St.Petersburg provides a comprehensive procedure for filing complaints of discrimination with thecity's Human Resources Department*St Petersburg prohibits discrimination inthecity's housing assistance program.9 St. Petersburg hasa Mayoral LGBT Liaison and Police LGBT Liaison.10 Lastly,St Petersburg encourages vendors and contractors toadopt anti-discrimination policiesandtoprovideworkplacesfree of sexualorientationdiscriminationin terms and conditions of employment,including benefits.11 St.Petersburg's Mayor andCityCouncilvotedonSeptember4,2014,tosubmitthis amicus curiae brief. The City of Orlando '("Orlando")broadlyprohibits discrimination in employment,housing,public accommodations,and lending,inits City Code.12 Orlando's Chapter 57 Review Board is charged,among other things,with protecting the civil rights of its LGBT citizens and hearing complaints of discrimination.13 Orlando prohibits discrimination against city employees,and includes sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes initsanti- harassment policy.14 Orlando also maintains a domestic partner registry and protectstherightsofdomestic partners withregardtohealthcarevisitationand decisions,funeral and burial decisions,correctional facility visitation,mandatory notification of familymembers,preneedguardian designation,and education.15 Orlando has offered health benefits toits employees'same-sex domestic partners 6 St.PetersburgCityCode§§15-31 to-37. 7 CityofSt.Petersburg,Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Plan,in City ofSt Petersburg Administrative Policy No.010501. 8 City of St.Petersburg,Internal Complaints Related to Discrimination, Harassment,or Other Inappropriate Behavior,in Rules and Regulations of the Personnel Management System §§10-1 to-4. 9 St.Petersburg CityCode§17.5-23. 10 CityofSt.Petersburg,Proclamation of Mayor Rick Kriseman (June 12,2014). "Id 12 OrlandoCityCode§57.14 (employment);§§57.48-78 (housing);§57.08 (publicaccommodations);§57.09(lending). 13 Orlando City Code §§57.01-14.5. 14 City of Orlando,Employment &Recruitment,in Policiesand Procedures § 808.2;Harassment,in Policies and Procedures §808.26. 15 Orlando City Code §57.80-86. since 2009.16 Orlando's Mayor andCouncil voted on June 23,2014,to submit this amicus curiae brief. The City of Miami Beach ("Miami Beach")isahub of tourism and diversity for peoplefromtheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.MiamiBeachprohibits discriminationagainstLGBTpeopleandhasestablishedaHumanRights Committee to hear charges of discrimination.17 Miami Beach has established a domesticpartnerregistryandprovidesemploymentbenefitstodomesticpartners of employeesandtheirchildren,mandatesthatMiami Beach's contractorsprovide thesebenefitstotheiremployees,andMiamiBeachreimburses("grossingup")our employeeswhopayextraincomefederalincometaxfordomesticpartnerhealth insurance benefits.18 Miami Beach'sMayorand Commission voted unanimously on June 11,2014,to submit this amicus curiae brief. The City of Wilton Manors ("WiltonManors")maintainsadomesticpartnership registryandprovidesequalbenefitstothe domestic partners of itscity employees.19 Likewise,coveredcity contractors inWiltonManorsmustprovide equalbenefitstothedomesticpartnersoftheir employees.20 Cityvendorsand contractors are prohibited from discriminating againstanypersonbasedonsexual orientation or marital status.Wilton Manors allows city employees totake military caregiver leave if a domestic partnerofan employee requires careduetoaninjury orillnesssufferedwhileonactivemilitary duty.21 Healthinsurancecontinuation coverage is guaranteed tothe children and domestic partners ofcity employees if 16 EmailfromAmy Iennaco,ChiefAsst.CityAtt'y,Orlando,Fla.,toRobertF. Rosenwald,Jr.,SeniorAsst.CityAtt'y,Miami Beach,Fla.(June20,2014, 13:03:00EST)(on file withrecipient). 17 See Miami Beach City Code §62-33 (declaring theCity's policy against discrimination);§§62-34 to -37 (creating the Miami Beach Human Rights Committee);§§62-86 to -91 (prohibiting discrimination in employment,public accommodations,housing,and public services,as well as prohibiting retaliatory discrimination,coercion of discriminatory practices,and interference,obstruction, or prevention of compliance with the Miami Beach Human Rights Ordinance). 18 Miami Beach City Code §§62-161 to -164 (domestic partnership registry);§62- 128(c)(equal benefits for domestic partners);§2-373 (equal benefits for domestic partners ofcity contractors);§62-128(d)(grossing up ordinance). 19 Wilton Manors CityCode§§13.5-41to-46. 20 WiltonManorsCityCode§2-268(v). 21 Cityof Wilton Manors,The Federal Family and Medical Leave Act -FMLA Policy,in Personnel and Safety Rules and Regulations,Civil Service Rules §10-9. xi they lose coverage because of the death of the employee,the employee's termination,divorce or legal separation of the employee,the employee's entitlement to Medicare benefits,ora dependent's loss of designation as a "dependent child"under the city's health plan.22 The Mayor and City Commission of Wilton Manors voted on August 12,2014,to submit this amicus curiae brief. The Village of Biscavne Park ("Biscayne Park")prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation,underits Village Charter.23 Biscayne Park maintains a domestic partnership registry,24 and provides equal benefits tothe domestic partners ofits village employees.2*The Mayor and Village Council voted unanimously on July 1,2014,to "support equal access to legal marriage for same- sex couples"and to oppose "laws and constitutional amendments that deny equal accesstolegal marriage for same-sex couples."2** Broward County has been at the forefront of promoting equality for LGBT individuals and has a long history of support for the rights of same-sex couples.As early as 1999,Broward provided domestic partner employment benefits toits employees27 and required that County contractors provide benefits to domestic partners,2?both onthe same basis as they provide benefits to employees'spouses. More broadly,Broward prohibits discrimination based upon sexual orientation in employment,public accommodations,and real estate transactions,including lending,29 and has created a Human Rights Board to enforce these provisions.30 The Broward County Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution in support of marriageequalityonAugust 12,2014. 22 Id. 23 BiscayneParkVillage Charter §7.07. 24 Biscayne ParkVillageCode§2-47. 25 BiscayneParkVillageCode§2-48. 26 Village of Biscayne ParkResolutionNo.2014-45. 27 See BrowardCountyCode,ch.1614,art.VIII. 28 Broward County Code §16!/2-157. 29 See BrowardCountyCode§§16'/2-33 to -33.1 (employment);§§16'/2-34 to -34.1(publicaccommodations);§§16'/2-35 to-35.6(realestate). 30 Broward County Code §§16'/2-21 to-23. xii SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT Florida'sprohibitiononmarriageforgayandlesbiancouplesimpedesour abilitytofulfillourcoremission of providingforthehealthandwelfare of our residents,therebyerodingtheverylegitimacyofourgovernments;interfereswith the administration ofour business as employers;and denies our taxpayers tourism revenue. ARGUMENT I.Marriage Inequality HarmsOurResidents,ImpedesOurEffectiveness, and Erodes Our Legitimacy, Weare resolved thatthereisnogreaterthreattooursacredmissionto protect the health and welfare of our citizens than the existence of invidious discrimination.AstheMiamiBeachCodemakesclear, Inthe city,with its cosmopolitan population consisting of people of everyrace,color,national origin,religion,sex,intersexuality,gender identity,sexual orientation,marital and familial status,and age,some of themwhoare disabled as defined undersection 62-31 hereof,there isnogreaterdangertothe health,morals,safetyand welfare ofthe city and its inhabitants than the existence of prejudice against one another and antagonistic toeachother because of differences ofrace, color,national origin,religion,sex,intersexuality,gender identity, sexual orientation,marital and familial status,age,or disability.The city finds and declares that prejudice,intolerance,bigotry and discrimination and disorder occasioned thereby threaten the rights and proper privileges ofits inhabitants and menace thevery institutions, foundations and bedrock ofa free,democratic society.31 The societal harm that comes from discrimination reaches its apex when 31 MiamiBeachCityCode§62-33. institutionalized as laws that serve no purpose other than to harm one segment of the population;discrimination is never more harmful than when the government itself discriminates.Attorney General Eric Holder recounted his own experience with state-sponsored racialdiscriminationasheannouncedthatthefederal government would nolongertreatgay couples aslessthanequalto straight couples:"[Ajlthough the vestiges of state-sanctioned discrimination affected many aspects ofourlives -and continue to reverberate across thecountryeventoday - thanks to Brown and those who made it possible,your generation willneverknow aworldinwhich 'separate but equal'wasthelaw of the land."32 Florida's state-sanctioned discrimination compromises thehealthand welfare of oursocietyand of ourgayandlesbiancitizens. A,Marriage Inequality Brings Legal and Financial Harm to Families. Inthe country's seminaldecisiononsame-sexmarriage,Massachusetts' highestcourtrecognizedthatthedenialofmarriagerightstogaysandlesbiansis the purest form of institutionalized discrimination: Themarriagebanworksadeepandscarringhardshiponaveryreal segment of the community forno rational reason....The absence of any reasonable relationship between,ontheone hand,an absolute disqualification of same-sex coupleswhowishto enter intocivil marriage and,ontheother,protection of public health,safety,or 32 Eric Holder,U.S.Attorney General,Attorney General Holder's Remarks atthe Morgan State University Commencement Ceremony (May 19,2014)(citing Brown v.Bd ofEduc,347U.S.483 (1954)). general welfare,suggests that the marriage restriction is rooted in persistent prejudices against persons whoare(or who are believed to be)homosexual.33 The United States Supreme Court recently reaffirmed this rationale.In UnitedStates v.Windsor,133S.Ct.2675,2693(2013),the Court stated,"The avowedpurposeandpracticaleffect of thelawhereinquestion[theDefense of MarriageAct]aretoimposeadisadvantage,aseparatestatus,andsoastigma upon allwho enter into same-sex marriages...." Florida's banonsame-sexmarriage,theplainestform of discrimination,34 hasatremendousnegativeimpactonthehealthandwell-being of gayandlesbian couplesandtheir children.35 Floridadeniesthese families the"aggregate of moral andsocialsupport [that]enables married peopletomore effectively negotiatethe 33 Goodridge v.Dep 't ofPub.Health,798 N.E.2d 941,968 (Mass.2003). 34 Inre Marriage Cases,183 P.3d384,402 (Cal.2008)("Retaining the designation of marriage exclusively for opposite-sex couples and providing onlya separate and distinct designation for same-sex couples maywell have theeffectof perpetuating amoregeneralpremise-now emphatically rejectedbythisstate-thatgay individualsandsame-sexcouplesareinsomerespects'second-classcitizens'who may,underthe law,be treated differently from,andless favorably than, heterosexual individuals or opposite-sex couples."). 35 Gayand Lesbian Medical Association,Same-Sex Marriage and Health 3 (2008). A survey of 34,000 lesbian,gay,and bisexual individuals conducted in2001and 2002,andagainin2004and2005after14statesadopted constitutional banson same-sexmarriage,found"empiricalevidence of thenegativehealtheffectsof discriminatory policies relative to mamage equality."Inthe second study, "participantsreported significantly higherratesofpsychiatric disorders,with increases of36%forany mood disorder,248%for generalized anxiety disorder, 42%for alcohol use disorder,and 36%for psychiatric comorbidity."William C. Buffie,Public Health Implications ofSame-Sex Marriage,101 Am.J.Pub.Health 986,987(2011). ordinary and extraordinary challenges that occur in social life,through the provision of aset of recurring advantages."36 Thebenefits of civil marriage include"spousalbenefits,suchassocial security and public pensions;income tax benefits;inheritance,insurance,and survivorship rights including estate tax benefits,health insurance in spouses'group plans;therighttosuefor wrongful death ofa spouse;and power to make medical decisions onbehalfofa spouse."37 "Morethan60percent of insured Americans received health care through their own employer orthatoftheir spouse orother family member."38 Currently,same-sex couples are barred from "the full range of legal,economic,social,and mental health benefits provided by marriage.Legal recognition shortof marriage isnot transportable across statelinesand subjects lesbians and gay mentothe vicissitudes of locallawandlaw enforcement."39 Astarkillustration of thisdevastatingharmcanbefoundrighthereathome: InFebruary2007,JaniceLangbehn,herlongtermpartnerLisaPond,andtheir three adopted children wereinMiamitotakeacruise.Pond suffered a brain 36 GilbertHerdt&Robert Kertzner,/do,but I can't:The impact of marriage denialon the mental health andsexual citizenship of lesbians andgay men in the UnitedStates,3SexualityRes.&Soc.Pol'y J.NSRC33,38(2006). 37 Id.(citingVirginiaRutter&PepperSchwartz,The Gender of Sexuality: ExploringSexual Possibilities (2006)). 38 GayandLesbianMedicalAssociation,supra note35,at6(citingHerdt& Kertzner,supra note36;M.V.LeeBadgett,Will Providing Marriage Rights to Same-Sex Couples Undermine Heterosexual Marriage?,1SexualityRes.&Soc. Pol'y 1,8(2004)). "Id. aneurysm andwasadmittedtoJacksonMemorialHospital.Thehospital,after telling Langbehn thatshewas "in an anti-gay cityand state,"refused to allow Langbehn andthe couples'childrentobewithPond,despite having received a durable power of attorney and advance directive.Pond died alone without her family present.40 Whilethedignity of marriagewouldempowercoupleslikeJaniceLangbehn andLisaPondtomakeend-of-lifedecisions,theprotectivepower of marriage mighthaveservedtheirchildrenevenmore.Marriageequalitywouldconcretely promotethehealthandwell-being of themanyFloridachildrencurrentlyraisedby gayandlesbian couples.41 Marriageinequalityunderminesthestability of families raisedbygayorlesbian couples,and "perpetuates]falseclaimsabout [their] parental fitness."42 Ontheotherhand,thelegal recognition of asame-sex relationship "canincreasetheabilityofadult couples toprovideandcareforone another andfostersa nurturing andsecure environment for their children."43 40 Id.at10(citingJanice Langbehn,Address atFamilyEquality Council Media Awards(October13.2007),availableat http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:- H3ot9UnNyld:thelpkids.wordpress.com/keynote-speeches/+&cd=3&hl=en&ct== clnk&gl=us). 41 Id.at7 (citing C.J.Patterson &L.V.Friel,Sexual Orientation and Fertility,in Infertility in the modern world:Biosocial perspectives 238 (G.Bentley and N. Mascie-Taylor,eds.,2000)). 42 Id.(citingHerdt&Kertzner,supra note36). 43 Id.(citing James Pawelski,et al.,Special Article,The Effects of Marriage,Civil Union,and Domestic Partnership Laws on the Health and Well-Being of Children, Children of Florida same-sex couples are currently denied rights and privileges enjoyed by children of legally married couples,like "survivorship rights and protections,recognition of parental rights and responsibilities,tax and other financial advantages,and legal protections to partners and children during the dissolution of relationships."44 These rights are basic benefits of civil marriage,and should be extended to same-sex couples who wish to marry.Instead,children of same-sex parentssuffer economic,legal,and familial insecurity.4*Withoutthe legal protections of civil marriage,"same gender couples'death,disability,and divorce disputes are relegated to civil courts,which apply contract or business law, butnot family law,suchthatchildren's concerns are ignored."46 Society'sabilitytocareforanothergroupofitsmostvulnerablecitizensis compromised byFlorida's same-sex marriage ban:the elderly.TheAmerican Psychiatric Association recognizes the effect of marriage discrimination on aging: Asthepopulationages,thedenial of legalrecognition of civil marriage hasconsequencesforincreasingnumbers of olderadultsin same-sex relationships whoface age-related health andfinancial concerns.Excludingtheseadultsfromcivilmarriageprotections of survivorshipandinheritance rights,financial benefits,andlegal recognitionasacoupleinhealthcaresettingsincreasesthe 118 Pediatrics349(2006),availableat http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/ content/118/l/349.full.pdf+html). 44 Id *Id. 46 Id.(citingKatherineA.O'Hanlan,Health Policy Considerations for Our Sexual Minority Patients,107 Obstetrics&Gynecology709(2006)). psychological burden associated with aging.47 Marriage provides a socially andlegally recognized "context for individuals torealizetheircapacitiesforlove,care,and self-transcendence."48 Marriagealso "providessociallegitimacytothe intimate bonds of adultsandisrequiredforthe recognition offull adulthood across many cultures."49 The denial of marriage equality reverberates fromcradletograve. B.Marriage Inequality Brings Psychological Harm. Inadditiontolegaland financial disadvantages,marriage discrimination wreaks psychological harm on family members ofgayand lesbian couples.Gay andlesbiancouples"faceunusualandspecificstressorsduetotheabsence of social and legal rights and duties that define same-sex couplehood."50 The American Psychiatric Association has recognized that "same-sex couples ... experience several kinds of state-sanctioned discrimination that can adversely affectthestabilityoftheir relationships andtheirmental health."51 47 Id.at9 (citing Position Statement,American Psychiatric Association,Support of Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Civil Marriage (2005)). 48 Id.at5 (citing Herdt &Kertzner,supra note 36;Erik H.Erikson,Identity and theLifeCycle (1959)). 49 Id.(citing Linda Waite &Maggie Gallagher,The Case for Marriage:Why Married People are Happier,Healthier,and Better Off Financially (2000); Margaret Mead,What is Happening to the American Family?,1 Pastoral Psychology 40 (1950)). 50 Herdt&Kertzner,supra note36,at40. 51 Gay and Lesbian Medical Association,supra note 35,at3 (citing American PsychiatricAssociation,supra note47). Hundreds of studiesofstraight couples have established that"married individuals have better mental health,more emotional support,less psychological distress,andlowerrates of psychiatric disorders thanunmarried individuals."52 Marriage equality "may confer additional benefits because ofthe protective effects of relationships in countering discrimination and sexual prejudice."53 Married individuals report more emotional support and are more likely to have a close confidant than the unmarried.54 Emotional support is directly associated with health and well-being and provides protection against the negative health consequences of stress.55 Many Americans relate their well-being to marriage,56 which iswidely perceived tobestowavariety of resourcesand benefits.57 Marriedindividuals report less economic strain and higher incomesthantheunmarried.58 For Americanswhoenjoylegal access toit,"marriageisuniquelyassociatedwith 52 Herdt &Kertzner,supra note36,at35. 53 GayandLesbian Medical Association,supra note35,at6. 54 Id. 55 Id.(citingHerdt&Kertzner,supra note36;PeggyThoits,Stress,Coping,and Social Support Processes:Where Are We?What Next?,J.Health &Soc.Behav. (Special Issue)53(1995)). 56 Id.(citingRichardKim&LisaDuggin,Beyond Gay Marriage,TheNation,June 29,2005,http://www.thenation.com/article/beyond-gay-marriage). 57 Id.(citing Waite &Gallagher,supra note49). 58 Id.(citingHerdt&Kertzner,supra note36;CatherineE.Ross,etal.,The Impact of theFamilyonHealth:The Decadein Review,52J.Marriage&Fam.1059 (1990);Waite&Gallagher,supra note49;CathleenZick&KenSmith,Marital Transitions,Poverty,and Gender Differences in Mortality,53J.Mamage &Fam. 327(1991)). 8 tangibleandintangiblebenefitsthatarelinkedtoandsupportpsychological health."59Insum,the denial of marriage to lesbians andgay men is harmful tothe healthandwelfare of ourresidentsandisharmfultosocietyatlarge. II.Marriage Inequality Harms Us As Employers. Our business isto provide world-class service to our residents and visitors. Weemploylargeanddiverseworkforces,whichperformfunctionsrangingfrom that of City Manager tosummerrecreationcounselors -everythingneededtorun multi-faceted organizations.Itisonlybyourabilitytoattractandretaintop-tier talentthatwecanliveuptoourpromise.Orlandosaiditthisway: TheCity of Orlando community hasapopulationwhichisrichly diverse.The effective provision of governmental services withinsuch adiversecommunityrequirestheservices of anequallydiverse employee population.TheCity of Orlando is,therefore,committed to providinganemployeeworkforcewhich,inallpositionsandatall levels,fairlyreflectsthe community it serves.TheCity encourages all segments of its population to become involved with,and seek employment in,City government.To achieve thisgoal,itisthepolicy oftheCity of Orlando,bindingonall officials and employees,tooffer equalemploymentopportunitytoallpersonsregardless of race,color, religion,sex,national origin,age,sexual orientation,or disability.The Citywillfurthertakewhateverstepsarenecessarytoensurethatall employment practices,including,butnotlimitedto,compensation, benefits,layoffs,promotions,training,terminations,hiring,and recruitment,areadministeredinamannerthatprovidesfullandfair opportunity toallpersons.60 The Williams Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles School 59 Herdt&Kertzner,supra note36at36. 60 Cityof Orlando,Harassment,in Policies and Procedures §808.26. of Law recently reviewed 36 research studies and found that working inan LGBT- supportive workplace climate resulted in "greater job commitment,improved workplace relationships,increased job satisfaction,improved health outcomes,and increased productivity"among LGBT employees.61 A.We Work HardtoProvideaNondiscriminatoryWorkplace. InFlorida,all12public universities inthestateprohibitdiscrimination basedon sexual orientation and nine prohibit discrimination basedon gender identity.Thereareatleast28 localities thatprohibit discrimination basedonsexual orientationagainsttheirown government employees.Twentylocalitiesalso prohibit discriminationbasedongender identity.62 A 2011 study found that 68 local governments inthe United States require thattheir contractors have LGBT-supportive affirmative action policies,orpolicies grantingsame-sexdomesticpartnersequal benefits.63 Weprohibitdiscrimination baseduponsexual orientation andgender identity by covered employers doing 61 M.V.LeeBadgett,Laura E.Durso,AngelikiKastanis,&ChristyMallory,The BusinessImpact of LGBT-Supportive Workplace Policies 1,Williams Institute (2013){hereinafter "WilliamsInstitute"),availableat http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Business-Impact-LGBT- Policies-Full-Report-May-2013 .pdf. 62 Email from Christy Mallory,Senior Counsel,Williams Institute,to Robert F. Rosenwald,Jr.,Senior Asst.City Att'y,Miami Beach,Fla.(June 13,2014,12:36 EST)(onfile with recipient). 63 Williams Institute,supra note 61,at 21. 10 businessinour jurisdictions.64 Wealsoencourageorrequireourcovered contractorstoprovidedomesticpartnerbenefitsonequalfootingwiththose offered to married couples.65 B.Marriage Inequality Presents Unique Challenges. Marriage discrimination bythestatepresentsitsownuniquechallengesfor usto address.Althoughweattempttolessenburdensonour employees,these effortsimpose significant administrative burdens.Whileweprovidenear- equivalents tosome of the benefits afforded to legally married couples,weare unabletoerasethestain of inequality. 1.The Marriage Ban Imposes Significant Administrative Burdens. To alleviate the disparities in available benefits between gay and straight employee families,we provide comprehensive workarounds in an attempt to approximate marriageequalityforour employees.First,wehaveallenacteda domestic partner registry thatthe public canuseto register families for local recognition.66 Second,we all provide benefits to registered domestic partners of 64 Tampa City Code §12-26;Orlando City Code §57.14;Miami Beach City Code §62-86;BrowardCountyCode§§1614-33 to-33.1. 65 City of St.Petersburg,Proclamation of Mayor Rick Kriseman (June 12,2014); Miami Beach City Code §2-373(b);Wilton Manors City Code §2-268(v); Broward County Code§16V4-157. 66 Tampa City Code §§12-120 to -127;St.Petersburg City Code §§15-31 to -37; Orlando City Code §§57.80-86;Miami Beach City Code §§62-161 to -164; 11 city employees.67 Finally,Miami Beach reimburses employees for the additional federal income tax liability that domestic partners -but not legally married couples-incurwhenreceiving benefits ("grossing up").68 Grossingupisacostlyand complex process.To illustrate,amarried employee who,through an employer,obtains health insurance fora spouse does notpay federal income taxonthe value ofthe insurance obtained,butonly if the employee's spouse is legally recognized.Many employers attempt to address taxability differences by reimbursing the employee to offset thetax impact of imputed healthcare benefits.Grossing up offsets the inequity created byFlorida's discriminatory marriagelaw,butit imposes apecuniarycostbeyondthedirectcost of paying foremployeebenefits. The U.S.Office of Personnel Management,ina study of grossing up,noted thatthisapproach"raisescostsconsiderably....Undera grossing uppolicy,a $1,000netcashawardwouldactuallycosttheagency $1,713.80."69 TheNewYork WiltonManorsCityCode§§13.5-41 to-46;BiscayneParkVillageCode§2-47; Broward County Code,ch.16!/2,art.VIII. 67 City of Tampa,Group Health Insurance,in City of Tampa PersonnelManual § B22.1;City of St.Petersburg,Proclamation of MayorRickKriseman(June12, 2014);EmailfromAmy Iennaco,supra note16;MiamiBeachCityCode§78-34; Wilton Manors CityCode§13.5-45;Biscayne Park Village Code§2-48;Broward County Code,ch.WA,art.VIII. 68 Miami Beach City Code §62-128(d). 69 U.S.Office of Pers.Mgmt.,Grossing Up Awards:Why and Why Not, http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/performance-management/performance -management-cycle/rewarding/grossing-up-awards/(using the following 12 Timesestimatesthat grossing upforanemployeewhoincurred between $1,200 and$1,500inextrataxescoststheemployerbetween$2,000and $2,500.70 Grossingupisalsoquitecomplicated.Taxrates,timing,andthetaxation of thegrossupamountitselfallcomeintoplay.Wemustretainexpertswhocraftthe policiesandstructuresystemsthatcanrecordgross-upamounts,aswellaseducate humanresources,benefits,andpayrolladministrators. 2.Our Best Efforts Still Impose Stigma and Confusion Among Employees. Our workarounds -as well-intentioned andbeneficialastheyare-still perpetuate astigmaby according different treatment tothose employees whowere married out-of-state toa same-sex spouse orare barred from marriage by Florida law,as opposed to those who are legally married toa different-sex spouse.Rightly or wrongly,our employees seeusasthe enforcement mechanism fora discriminatory regime.Employee morale and productivity suffer asa result. III.Marriage Inequality DeniesOurTaxpayers Hard-Earned Tourism Revenue. Our local economies,like those of most of Florida,are heavily dependent upon domestic and international tourism.As the state's number one industry, withholding rates:federal income tax,28 percent;Medicare tax,1.45 percent; Social Security tax,6.2 percent;state income tax,6 percent). 70 Tara Siegel Bernard,A Progress Report on Gay Employee Health Benefits,N.Y. Times,Dec.5,2012,http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/a-progress- report-on-gay-employee-health-benefits/. 13 tourism was responsible for welcoming 94.3 million visitors in 2013 who spent $76.1 billion,generating 23 percent of the state's sales tax revenue and employing nearly 1.1 million Floridians.7'Miami Beach's tropical weather,thriving arts scene,multicultural populace,and booming nightlife drew a diverse international crowd of5,293,722 tourists to the city in the last counted year.Tourism brings in more than $8 billion dollars annually and makes up a large percentage of Miami Beach's annual budget.72 The South Florida region is also a favorite tourist destination for lesbians and gay men.Broward and Miami-Dade counties draw an estimated 2.15 million LGBT visitors a year who spend nearly $3 billion.™ The Williams Institute has determined that Florida would see an economic boost as same-sex couples plan their weddings,and as their out-of-state guests purchase goods and services in the state,in the first three years following the state's recognition of same-sex marriage.The authors of this study based their findings on information regarding marriage spending by same-sex couples in other states,along with wedding expenditure and tourism data from the State of Florida, 71 Visit Florida,About VISIT FLORIDA,http://www.visitflorida.com/en-us/about- visit-florida.html (last visited Oct.9,2014). 72 Tourism,Culture,and Economic Development Department,City of Miami Beach,Miami Beach Economic Indicators (2012),available at http://miamibeachfi.gov/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=65252. 73 Hannah Sampson,Miami-Beach,Fort Lauderdale Offer Two New Options for Gay Tourists,Miami Herald,Jan.10,2011, http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/10/2009627/miami-beach-fort-lauderdale- feature.html. 14 toestimatetheeconomicstimulusfromthestate'srecognition of marriage equality.Thestudyindicatesthatthetotalspendingonweddingarrangementsand tourism by same-sex couples and their guests wouldbe approximately $182.2 millionoverthreeyears,withapositiveimpactof $116.6 millioninthefirstyear alone.Thetotaladded economic activity overthree years would generate about $12.1 million intax revenue for state and local governments.Finally,marriage spending woulddirectlyaccountforthe creation ofupto2,600jobsin Florida.74 We spend significant publicfundsto attract tourists.Institutional discrimination that makes Florida a less attractive place to visit is directly contrary totheinterests of our taxpayers andtosocietyat large. CONCLUSION Fairand transparent government isthe cornerstone ofour society.Florida's same-sex marriageban compromises ourabilityto fulfill that promise.In addition toviolatingnotions of constitutional government andbasic fairness,thestate's marriage ban keeps us from doing our job.The Court should recognize the marriage of Mariama.Monique Changamire Shaw and Keiba Lynn Shaw,and the decision of the Circuit Court should be reversed.75 74 E.G.Fitzgerald,Christy Mallory &M.V.Lee Badgett,Estimating the Economic Boost of Marriage for Same-Sex Couples in Florida,Williams Inst.(2014). 75 Broward joins in the brief filed by Amici Curiae solely for the purpose of asking the Court to provide the relief requested and requesting itto take judicial notice of 15 RespectfullySubmitted, RAUL J.AGUILA,CITY ATTORNEY CITY OF MIAMI BEACH 1700 Convention Center Drive,4th Floor Miami Beach,Florida 33139 Telephone:(305)673-7470 Facsimile:(305)673-7002 By:s/RobertF.Rosenwald.Jr. ROBERT F.ROSENWALD,JR. FirstAssistantCityAttorney robertrosenwald@miamibeachfl.gov Florida Bar No.0190039 NICHOLAS E.KALLERGIS Assistant City Attorney nickkallergis@miamibeachfl.gov Florida Bar No.0105278 Counselfor AmiciCuriae the County's ordinancegrantingequalbenefitstosame-sexcouplesandother domesticpartnersasheterosexualmarriedcouples. 16 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY thatatrueand correct copy of theforegoing document was electronically filedwiththeClerk of theCourtthroughtheFlorida Courts eFiling Portal to be served this 10th of October,2014,on counsel of record listed below: s/Robert F.Rosenwald ROBERT F.ROSENWALD,JR. 17 SERVICE LIST ELLEN E.WARE,ESQUIRE 600S.Magnolia Ave.,Ste.225 Tampa,FL 33606 Telephone:(813)254-8500 attyware@tampabay.rr.com BRETT R.RAHALL,ESQUIRE 120 South Willow Avenue Tampa,Florida 33606 Telephone:(813)258-8888 brett@brettrahall.com BRIDGET REMINGTON,ESQURE 601 Bayshore Boulevard,Ste.615 Tampa,FL 33606 Telephone:(813)440-2656 bridget.remington@hhpalaw.com Counsel for Appellant ADAM S.TANENBAUM, ESQUIRE adam.tanenbaum@myfloridalegal.com phyllis.thomas@myfloridalegal.com adam.tanenbauml@gmail.com ALLEN WINSOR,ESQUIRE allen.winsor@myfloridalegal.com allenwinsor@yahoo.com OFFICE OF THE FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL ADAM B.CORDOVER,ESQUIRE adam@cordoverlaw.com paralegal@cordoverlaw.com THE LAW FIRM OF ADAM B. CORDOVER,P.A. DEBORAH L.THOMSON, ESQUIRE dthomson@thewomenslawgroup.com scaudill@thewomenslawgroup.com LARA G.DAVIS,ESQUIRE ldavis@thewomenslawgroup.com THE WOMEN'S LAW GROUP, P.L. Counselfor Appellee CYNTHIA L.GREENE,ESQUIRE LISETTE GONZALEZ,ESQUIRE gspa@greenesmithlaw.com clg@greenesmithlaw.com yv@greenesmithlaw.com GREENE SMITH & ASSOCIATES,P.A. 18 CHRISTOPHER RUMBOLD, ESQUIRE service@gwpa.com GLADSTONE &WEISSMAN ROBERT ROSENWALD, ESQUIRE robertrosenwald@miamibeachfl.gov yamilexmorales@miamibeachfl.gov NICHOLAS E.KALLERGIS, ESQUIRE nickkallergis@miamibeachfl.gov CITY OF MIAMI BEACH KERRY EZROL,ESQUIRE kezrol@cityatty.com GOREN CHEROF DOODY & EZROL,P.A. Counselfor theCity of Wilton Manors AMY IENNACO,ESQUIRE amy.iennaco@cityoforlando.net tracey.duffield@cityoforlando.net CITY OF ORLANDO JONI ARMSTRONG COFFEY, ESQUIRE jacoffey@broward.org MARK JOURNEY,ESQUIRE mjourney@broward.org BROWARD COUNTY MARK WINN,ESQUIRE mark.winn@stpete.org JEANNINE WILLIAMS,ESQUIRE jeannine.williams@stpete.org CITY OF ST.PETERSBURG JULIA MANDELL,ESQUIRE Julia.Mandell@tampagov.net ROBIN HORTON-SILVERMAN, ESQUIRE Robin .Horton- Silverman@tampagov.net CITY OF TAMPA JOHN HEARN,ESQUIRE attyhearn@aol.com Counselfor the Village ofBiscayne Park 19 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE I HEREBYCERTIFYthatthis brief issubmittedinTimesNewRoman14- point font and complies with the font requirements of Rule 9.210(a)(2),Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. s/Robert F.Rosenwald.Jr. ROBERT F.ROSENWALD,JR. 20 ®MIAMIBEAC'%riS^ OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION MEMORANDUM TO:City Manager Jimmy Morales FROM:MayorPhilipLevine DATE:June 10,2014 SUBJECT:Agenda Item for June 11,2014 CityCommissionMeeting Pleaseplaceadiscussion item ontheJune11,2014 City Commission meeting agenda regarding the resolution of the City's LGBT Business Enhancement Committee and Human Rights Committee recommending thattheCityof Miami Beach filean amicuscuriae briefinthe Florida marriage equality lawsuits. Leadcounselforthe Plaintiffs inthe Miami marriageequality lawsuit,Pareto v.Ruvin,has requested that theCityfilean amicus briefin support ofthePlaintiffsinthat case as well as other Florida marriage equality cases.An amicus briefisa"friendof the court"brief that states the City's support for marriage equality inthecourts. Additionally,other cities would be invited and encouraged tosignontoour brief in support. The proposed amicus brief would be drafted by Robert Rosenwald in the City Attorneys'office. The brief would nottakeamajortime commitment andthereisno major expenseassociated with it. Ifyou have any question,please donot hesitate to contact me. Best Regards, Alex Miranda On behalf ofMayorPhilipLevine F:\ATTO\ROSR\RFR CMB\MARRIAGE EQUALITYWIayor and Commission Memo (AMICUS BRIEF).docx