In light of recent events involving active shooters at schools, I would like to ask the Council to consider hosting a School Safety Town Hall meeting.

For several weeks now, residents have been reaching out via telephone, texts and social media. It is evident, that there is a strong desire from our residents, business and civic community to communicate their concerns and frustrations with their elected officials. Many of the conversations on social media have been antagonistic and divisive. I believe it is incumbent for us to facilitate a venue for our residents, business and civic community to communicate in a manner that will allow for the free expression of ideas, foster unity among our residents and yield a productive result.

I propose a Town Hall meeting, hosted by Town of Miami Lakes, in order to give Miami Lakes community a venue where they can have candid discussions regarding school safety issues and voice their concerns with us, their elected representatives. This discussion could yield simple, fiscally neutral recommendations that the Town could use to complement proposals already before the MDCPS, and that could enhance School Safety. The results of this Town Hall Meeting could be memorialized in a resolution and forwarded to the appropriate administrative bodies.

Fiscal Impact: Low