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RESOLUTION NO.20.21 - 3 24 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY <br />ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE "CITY OF SUNNY ISLES <br />BEACH SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT POLICY"; AUTHORIZING <br />THE CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO <br />EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE <br />DATE. <br />WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach ("City") recognizes its responsibility to protect <br />health and the environment while supporting a diverse, equitable and vibrant community and <br />economy; and <br />WHEREAS, the City recognizes that the products and services the City purchases create <br />social, human health, environmental, and economic impacts, and that procurement decisions should <br />reflect the City's ongoing commitment to sustainability; and <br />WHEREAS, City staff has developed the "City of Sunny Isles Beach Sustainable <br />Procurement Policy" ("Policy"), the purpose of which is to incorporate criteria into the City's <br />procurement process that promote the protection of the environment, economic development, and <br />social equity; and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to the Policy, the City's Purchasing Administrator will provide City <br />departments, and contractors and/or suppliers with clear and consistent instructions on how to <br />consider and make purchases of supplies, services, and capital projects which comply with the <br />Policy, when feasible, and then prior to purchase order approval and/or contract execution, the <br />Purchasing Administrator will ensure that departments have used due diligence in applying the <br />Policy; and <br />WHEREAS, the Policy does not replace the City's Purchasing Code, but instead, it <br />supplements the Purchasing Code with environmental, economic development, and social <br />considerations applicable to purchases and contracts, when feasible; and <br />WHEREAS, implementation of this Policy will play a critical role in the City's furtherance <br />of its ECOMMITTED campaign, wherein the City committed to promoting and fostering eco- <br />friendly and eco-driven adjustments that everyone can make in their daily lives to help protect the <br />environment; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach wishes to adopt the <br />"City of Sunny Isles Beach Sustainable Procurement Policy", attached hereto Exhibit "A" and <br />incorporated herein by reference, and authorizes the City Manager to do all things necessary to <br />effectuate this resolution. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br />CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The foregoing recital paragraphs are hereby ratified and <br />confirmed as being true and the same are hereby made part of this Resolution. <br />@BCL@500F53B6.docx Page 1 of 2 <br />