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RESOLUTION NO.2026 -152�— A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, JOINING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY IN URGING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO SUSPEND ALL CUBA-RELATED FEDERAL LICENSES AND GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS PENDING FULL FEDERAL AUDITS AND INVESTIGATIONS; URGING STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL SANCTIONS TO, ENSURE THAT NO FUNDS, GOODS, OR SERVICES BENEFIT THE CUBAN COMMUNIST REGIME; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Board of County Commissioners (the "County") voted unanimously to urge the administration of President Donald J. Trump to suspend all Cuba - related federal licenses and general authorizations pending full audits by the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") and the Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS"); and WHEREAS, the County has expressed concern that certain federal authorizations and sanctions loopholes have been misused as commercial channels that benefit the Cuban communist regime and its affiliated networks; and WHEREAS, the Cuban communist regime continues to repress its people, jail political dissidents, deny basic freedoms, and act in ways contrary to democratic values and United States national security interests; and WHEREAS, many residents of the County and the City of Sunny Isles Beach (the City") fled Cuba seeking freedom and opportunity in the United States, and the City stands in solidarity with those who oppose dictatorship and repression; and WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that it is in the interest of its residents to urge federal authorities to ensure that no United States licenses, authorizations, funds, goods, or services are exploited to strengthen or provide economic lifelines to the Cuban communist regime. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Urging Federal Action. The City Commission hereby joins the County in urging the Trump Administration to suspend all Cuba -related federal licenses and general authorizations pending full audits and investigations by the OFAC and the BIS, and to ensure strict enforcement of all federal sanctions to prevent any abuse that benefits the Cuban communist regime. Section 2. Direction to the City Clerk. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit copies of this Resolution to the President of the United States, the Vice President of the United States, the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of @Bd@F417c02b Page 1 of 2 964