Coversheet

Town of Miami Lakes
Memorandum

To:	Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers
From:	Edward Pidermann, Town Manager
Subject:	Human Trafficking
Date:	3/12/2019

Recommendation:

Staff recommends approval of the ordinance adding Sec. 13-799.8. - Human trafficking public awareness signs to the Land Development Code, providing for the requirement that specific commercial uses within the town boundaries post the required sign in full view of employees.

Background:
On September 1, 2015, the Town Council of the Town of Miami Lakes directed the Town Manager to explore provisions that address prevention of human trafficking.

On January 27, 2018, the Town held a lecture event in which a variety of speakers presented information related to different areas of human trafficking, geared toward raising community awareness on the subject.

On February 20, 2019 the Planning Board of the Town of Miami Lakes, acting in its capacity of Local Planning Agency, voted to advise approval of this ordinance, with recommendations to extend the requirement to post to all businesses within the town, and that the text be displayed in Spanish and Creole, in addition to the Asian languages provided in the sample sign.

The proposed amendment to the Land Development Code provides for signage in certain commercial establishments in order to inform possible victims of human trafficking of help that is available to them through non-governmental organizations that specialize in the rescue, and rehabilitation of victims.

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