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Recommendation to respectfully request City Council to support the Human Relations Commission's recommendation to suspend all non-essential travel to the State of North Carolina and Mississippi until the repeal of the North Carolina Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act ("HB2") and Mississippi House Bill 1523, and
Respectfully request a signed letter be sent from the Mayor and/or City Council to the Governors of each state opposing each respective bill and informing them of the City of Long Beach's travel sanction.
DISCUSSION
Please see attached letter from our Human Relations Commission dated May 17, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact related to this action.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
SUJA LOWENTHAL
VICE MAYOR, SECOND DISTRICT
LENA GONZALEZ
COUNCILWOMAN, FIRST DISTRICT
REX RICHARDSON
COUNCILMEMBER, NINTH DISTRICT