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No. LTC#312-2aoq LETTER TO COMMISSIOf~ y.
TU Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager.\ ~ ~
DATE November 13, 2009 '~`
suFS,=cT: MEETING TO DISCUSS COUNTY SEWER LINE REPLACEMENT UNDER
GOVERNMENT CUT
Miami Dade County Water and Sewer Department has scheduled a public meeting in Miami
Beach on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at Miami Beach High School to discuss their
project to replace a large sanitary sewer transmission line that runs from Miami Beach to
Virginia Key. The sewer line runs under Government Cut and it has been represented that
the replacement line is necessary in order to allow an anticipated Port dredging project to
proceed. The County has sent letters advising of the meeting to a number of our residents.
The City had requested that the County reschedule the public meeting so that it would be
possible for the City and County to meet and to discuss the project, its impacts and how it
affects our pending South Pointe Booster Pump Station. The County declined to reschedule
the public meeting.
In order io share what little information that the City has about the project and its possible
impacts, the City has quickly scheduled a meeting with SOFNA representatives and those
buildings which might be impacted by the project on Monday, November 16, 2009 at 5'00
p.m. at City Hall. Our intention is to bring the residents up to date on what we understand
the project scope to be and to share our concerns that we intend to address with the County.
One very significant potential development is that there may no longer be a need to build the
Booster Pump Station.
As the meeting was being set up, one of our residents sent a mass a-mail to residents
advising them of the City's meeting on the subject. As a result, what was a small group may
now turn into a much larger meeting.
Staff will address whoever comes to the meeting; however it may be a little more difficult with
a larger group if it materializes. As the meeting scope has just changed, we have not had an
opportunity to advertise the meeting.
Please call me or Assistant City Managers Jorge Gomez or Robert Middaugh if you have
any questions or would like some additional information.