C7AM - Expand Sargassum Removal Hot Spots

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMIDADE COUNTY TO WORK WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF DESIGNATED SARGASSUM AND SEAWEED REMOVAL HOT SPOT LOCATIONS ALONG MIAMI BEACH; FURTHER ENCOURAGING NEIGHBORING COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR ADDITIONAL REGIONAL REMOVAL SITES AND COORDINATED RESPONSE EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE GROWING IMPACTS OF SARGASSUM ACCUMULATION ON LOCAL BEACHES, TOURISM, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND QUALITY OF LIFE; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO MAYOR DANIELLA LEVINE-CAVA, THE MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AND TO THE CITY CLERKS IN SURFSIDE, BAL HARBOR, BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, SUNNY ISLES BEACH, GOLDEN BEACH, AND KEY BISCAYNE FOR FURTHER DISSEMINATION TO THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES.