LTC 108-2005 Oppose Extension to the Urban Development Boundary
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
Office of the City Manager
Letter to Commission No. 108-2005
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Mayor David Dermer and Date: April 26, 2005
Members of the City Commission
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OPPOSE EXTEN ON TO THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY
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Subject:
At the March 16, 2005 Commission Meeting, Mayor Dermer, requested the Commission
approve a resolution urging the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners to
oppose any extension to the Urban Development Boundary, and to encourage infill
development and adherence to the County Master Plan. The City of Miami Beach
approved the above via Resolution No. 2005-25883.
The Resolution called for the City Clerk to transmit the resolution to Miami-Dade County
Mayor Carlos Alvarez, each member of the Miami-Dade County Commissioners, and each
Municipal Clerk in Miami-Dade County.
Attached for your information is City of North Miami Beach Resolution No. R2005-31
opposing any extension to the Urban Development Boundary.
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Attached-City of North Miami Beach Resolution No.R2005-31
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April 21, 2005
Mr. Robert Parcher, City Clerk
City of Miami Beach
1700 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
RE: RESOLUTION NO. R2005-31
Dear Mr. Parcher:
The Mayor and City Council of the City of North Miami Beach,
Florida have requested that I forward to you a copy of
Resolution No. R2005-31, passed and adopted at the Regular
City Council Meeting of Tuesday, April 19, 2005 (enclosed
herein and attached hereto) .
Thank au very much for your attention to this matter.
o omon Odenz
City Clerk
Enclosure
17011 N.E. 19th Avenue · North Miami Beach, Florida 33162-3194 . (305) 787-6001 · FAX (305) 787-6026
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RESOLUTION NO. R2005-31
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA,
CALLING ON THE MIAMI-DADE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS TO OPPOSE ANY EXTENSION TO
THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY AT THE
PRESENT TIME, TO ENCOURAGE INFILL
DEVELOPMENT AND ADHERENCE TO THE COUNTY
DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN AS CURRENTLY
ADOPTED, INCLUDING THE ADOPTED 2003
EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of North Miami Beach recognize
that the City of North Miami Beach is impacted significantly by Miami-Dade County's Planning,
Zoning, and County Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP) policy; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Miami Beach wishes to work with its sister municipalities
and Miami-Dade County, in a regional manner, for fair, wise, and mutually beneficial policies;
and
WHEREAS, the City of North Miami Beach is aware that Miami-Dade County is under
increasing pressure to extend the Urban Development Boundary (UDB) further south and west in
order to allow greater, and sometimes intense, development activities to occur; and
WHEREAS, the City of North Miami Beach is concerned that the proposed extension of
the UDB will result in significant negative impacts for both the City and the entire region,
including increased traffic; inadequately funded or unfunded increased costs for the provision of
potable water, waste water, storm water, schools, parks and open space; and county and
municipal services, including, but not limited to police, fire, and social services; and
WHEREAS, the County's adopted 2003 Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) of the
CDMP recommends against extending the UDB, and reports infill housing land to be in adequate
supply through at least year 2020, which finding contradicts the need to extend the UDB at this
time, and moreover, supports elimination of the current UDB expansion plan; and
WHEREAS, the City, like other municipalities within Miami-Dade County, is currently
engaged in its own state-mandated EAR; and
WHEREAS, the City and the other municipalities should be provided adequate time to
complete their state-mandated EAR process prior to the County issuing a major expansion of the
UDB, or a major revision to the County's existing CDMP; and
RESOLUTION NO. R2005-31
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WHEREAS, the South Miami-Dade Watershed Study and Plan, a comprehensive study
underway jointly by the South Florida Regional Planning Council, the South Florida Water
Management District, and Miami-Dade County, will not be completed until late 2005, and may
provide data essential to any consideration of moving the UDB or amending the CDMP, and
should not be preempted; and
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County is legally obligated to participate with'state and federal
efforts to restore the South Florida Ecosystem, which could be significantly impacted if the UDB
is moved, and proper analysis of those impacts has not been completed and should not be
preempted; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council call upon Miami-Dade County to oppose any
extension of the UDB at this time, and alternatively, call upon the County to adopt a policy
encouraging infill development in accord with the existing adopted CDMP and EAR.
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of North Miami Beach
Section 1. The above-referenced whereas clauses are incorporated by reference into this
resolution.
Section 2. The City of North Miami Beach hereby advises the Board of County
Commissioners in and for Miami-Dade County that the City opposes any change to the Urban
Development Boundary at this time, and urges Miami-Dade County to do the same, for the
reasons outlined above.
Section 3. The City of North Miami Beach hereby advises Miami-Dade County and
its Board of County Commissioners that it supports county policy that encourages infill
development and adherence to the CDMP as currently adopted, including the adopted 2003 EAR,
currently being drafted into code.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall provide executed copies of this resolution to the
Mayor of Miami-Dade County, each member of the Miami-Dade Board of County
Commissioners, as well as each municipal City Clerk in Miami-Dade County for the purpose of
distributing copies to members of their respective governing councils.
Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval.
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RESOLUTION R200S-31
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City of North Miami Beach City Council at the
(CITY SEAL)
SPONSORED BY: Mayor and City Council
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JE F Y A. MISHCON
MAYOR
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CITY ATTORNEY
RESOLUfION R200S-31
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