Key Biscayne Council Meeting Summary: August 28, 2018
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The Frame
Local residents and business owners are now subject to a new prohibition on the distribution, sale, or use of plastic straws within the Village.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Commercial establishments
Businesses are prohibited from distributing, selling, or using plastic straws.
School-based law enforcement officers
The Village and School Board entered into a memorandum of understanding regarding their deployment.
No recent stage movement in the current record.
Next step not available in the current record.
Summary
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Why It Matters
Local residents and business owners are now subject to a new prohibition on the distribution, sale, or use of plastic straws within the Village.
News Coverage
Roll-Call Votes
2 motions voted on at this meeting · extracted from the official minutes
#1: adopt the ordinance on second reading
passed#2: continue the second reading of this ordinance to the October 9 2018 Regular Council Meeting
passedSponsors
Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Environmental Regulation
The Village is moving toward stricter environmental regulations by banning plastic straws in commercial establishments.
Connected Entities
Sources
keybiscayne.granicus.com
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment20Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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