13357 RESOLUTION NO. 13357
WHEREAS, the State of Florida, Department of
Air & Water Pollution Control Board, has held public
hearings and meetings, considering generally the application
of Chapter 70-82, Florida Statutes, §403. 085, in its
application to Dade County and to the City of Miami Beach,
and
WHEREAS, at a meeting of the said Board, held
at the City of Miami Commission Chambers at Dinner Key,
Miami, Florida, on August 16, 1971, the said Board heard
reports from Metropolitan Dade County, the City of Miami
Beach, and other interested parties concerning the result
of conferences between the proper officers of the City of
Miami Beach, of meetings, studies and negotiations of
Metropolitan Dade County, the City of Miami Beach, the City
of Miami, and other interested parties, and the proper
officers of said governmental agencies, regarding the
conclusions and determinations reached as a result of studies
and negotiations concerning the most feasible plan for the
City of Miami Beach in order to comply with said statutory
directive, and
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of said meeting, it
was determined that the City of Miami Beach should have up
to and including August 26, 1971, to reach a determination
as to which of its three alternatives it would elect and
pursue toward compliance of such statute, and
WHEREAS, a special meeting of the City Council
of the City of Miami Beach was duly had commencing at 3 :00
o' clock P.M. on the 23rd day of August, 1971, at which time
the City Manager of the City of Miami Beach made his
recommendation to the said City Council that it should pursue
the plan of contracting with the City of Miami to have its
sewage treated at the Virginia Key Plant, owned and operated
by the City of Miami Water & Sewers Board, which recommendation
was approved, passed and adopted unanimously, with one
Councilman passing his vote, by the said City Council;
NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the State
of Florida, Department of Air & Water Pollution Control Board,
be and it is hereby formally advised and informed that it is
the decision and determination of the City Council of the City
of Miami Beach, Florida, for itself and on behalf of its
citizens, residents and inhabitants, that it has elected to
contract with the said City of Miami Water & Sewers Board for
the treatment and disposition of its sewage through the
facilities presently existing, and to be expanded by the said
City of Miami Water & Sewers Board of its Virginia Key
installation, and that all steps will be taken expeditiously
to formulate a formal document with the City of Miami Water &
Sewers Board and the City of Miami, for the implementation
and execution of said document, and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the said City of
Miami Water & Sewers Board and the City of Miami are assured
of the appreciation of the City Council of the City of
Miami Beach, Florida, for the spirit of helpful cooperation
for which it has entered into the study of the problems
involved, and that the City of Miami Beach and its proper
officials look forward to the achievement of a successful
culmination of the problems involved, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. for itself and for all
its citizens and residents, that it expresses its appreciation
to Metropolitan Dade County and its proper officials for
the like and similar cooperative spirit of helpfulness with
which it engaged in studies and analyses of the complex
factors involved in the regional plan formulated by said
Metropolitan Dade County.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 23rd day of August, 1971.
Ilk
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Attest :
City Clerk-Finance Director
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