Res No 047-16-14602RESOLUTION NO.047-16-1 4602
A Resolution of the City of South Miami honoring the tenth anniversary of
theclimatechangefilm,"An Inconvenient Truth"andhostinga community
conversation on climate change.
WHEREAS,numerousstudieshaveestablishedthatMiami-Dadeiscomprised of some
of the world's mostvulnerableareastotheimpacts of climatechangeasthewarming Earth's
meltingicecaps push thesealevelhigher;and
WHEREAS,scientists believethattherisingsealevelwill threaten some of theregion's
most vital facilities;and
WHEREAS,the South Miami City Commission has passed many resolutions callingfor
action on climate change;and
WHEREAS,this year is the tenth anniversary of the landmark climate change movie,
"An Inconvenient Truth"by Nobel Peace Prize winner and Former Vice-President Al Gore.
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,THAT:
Section 1.TheMayorandtheCityCommissionherebyinvitecommunitymembersto
viewthetenth anniversary showing ofthe film,"An Inconvenient Truth"on climate change.
Thisviewingistobeheldbetween3:30p.m.-5:30p.m.onSaturdayMarch12,2016atSouth
Miami City Hall.
Section 2.TheMayorandtheCityCommissionherebyinviteMiami-Dadelocalelected
officials to attend an Elected Officials Meet &Greet tobe held before the film between 2:00 -
3:30 pm on Saturday March12,2016atCityHall.Specifically,we invite:alllocalelected
officials ofallthe 33 municipalities of Miami-Dade;the Mayor of Miami-Dade County and all
local elected officials atthe county level in Miami-Dade;allthe elected Florida Legislature
representatives inthe Miami-Dade delegation;all members ofthe U.S.Congressional delegation
that represents Miami-Dade.
Section 3.TheCityClerkisherebyinstructedtoforwardthisresolutiontoall of the
elected officials listed in Section 2.
Section4.Severability.Ifany section clause,sentence,orphraseofthis resolution isfor
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional bya court of competent jurisdiction,the holding shall
notaffectthevalidity of theremainingportions of thisresolution.
Section 5.Effective Date.This resolution shall become effective immediately upon
adoption byvote of theCity Commission.
PASSED AND APPROVED this1 stday of March ?2016.
Res.No.047-16-14602
ATTEST:
read and approved as to form:
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COMMISSION VOTE:4-0
Mayor Stoddard:Yea
Vice Mayor Welsh:yea
Commissioner Harris:absent
Commissioner Liebman:yea
CommissionerEdmond:yea