Resolution 2023-32757RESOLUTION NO. 2023-32757
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY
ADMINISTRATION, COMMENCING IN JANUARY 2024, TO PROVIDE
THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION WITH A COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW OF ALL CITY CAPITAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING PLANNED
AND IN -PROGRESS CAPITAL PROJECTS (REGARDLESS OF THE
STAGE OF DESIGN, PLANNING OR IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID
PROJECTS), IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE CITY COMMISSION,
INCLUDING NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS, TO EVALUATE THE
STATUS, SCOPE, AND NECESSITY OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED
CAPITAL PROJECTS ON A PERIODIC BASIS; AND FURTHER,
REQUIRING A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL CAPITAL
PROJECTS BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION EVERY THREE
(3) YEARS THEREAFTER.
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach is committed to responsible fiscal
management and transparency in its capital projects; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission acknowledges the importance of periodically
reviewing and evaluating approved capital projects to ensure their alignment with current
priorities, needs, resident input, and the City's budgetary constraints; and
WHEREAS, some capital projects may have been approved and have been in the
pipeline years, and thereby do not reflect any intervening environmental, societal, or fiscal
factors arising since the projects were initially approved; and
WHEREAS, newly elected members of the City Commission should be provided
with an opportunity to assess and evaluate approved capital projects and their scope, to
determine whether any adjustments may be required, in light of the time that may have
elapsed since their initial approval; and
WHEREAS, therefore, commencing in January, 2024, the Mayor and City
Commission wish to direct the City Administration to provide the City Commission with a
comprehensive review of all approved capital projects, either planned or currently in
progress, with the review encompassing, at a minimum, the following:
• The original goals and objectives of the project;
• The current status of the project, including any delays or modifications;
• An updated cost estimate for completion;
• An evaluation of the project's alignment with current city priorities and
needs -,and
• Any recommended adjustments or modifications to the project scope,
budget, or timeline based on the review findings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby direct the City Administration, commencing in January 2024, to provide
the Mayor and City Commission with a comprehensive review of all City capital projects,
including planned and in -progress capital projects (regardless of the stage of design,
planning or implementation of said projects), in order to allow the City Commission,
including newly elected members, to evaluate the status, scope, and necessity of
previously approved capital projects on a periodic basis; and further, require a
comprehensive review of all capital projects by the Mayor and City Commission every
three (3) years thereafter.
PASSED and ADOPTED this
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Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
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Dan Gelber
Mayor
(sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
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City Attorney P A 7- Date
MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Rafael A. Paz, City Attorney
DATE: September 13, 2023
SUBJECT.A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION,
COMMENCING IN JANUARY 2024, TO PROVIDE THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION WITH A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL CITY
CAPITAL PROJECTS, INCLUDING PLANNED AND IN -PROGRESS
CAPITAL PROJECTS (REGARDLESS OF THE STAGE OF DESIGN,
PLANNING OR IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID PROJECTS), IN ORDER TO
ALLOW THE CITY COMMISSION, INCLUDING NEWLY ELECTED
MEMBERS, TO EVALUATE THE STATUS, SCOPE, AND NECESSITY OF
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CAPITAL PROJECTS ON A PERIODIC BASIS;
AND FURTHER, REQUIRING A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL
CAPITAL PROJECTS BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION EVERY
THREE (3) YEARS THEREAFTER.
The attached Resolution was prepared at the request of the sponsor, Commissioner Alex
Fernandez.
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