96-22000 RESO
RESOLUTION NUMBER 96-22000
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROPRIATING $20,700 IN RESORT TAX PROCEEDS INTO THE
GENERAL FUND SPECIAL PROJECTS ACCOUNT, RETROACTIVELY APPROVING A
WAIVER OF THE FORMAL BIDDING PROCESS AND THE AWARD OF A PURCHASE
ORDER TO KELLY TRACTOR COMPANY FOR THE RENTAL OF TWO (2)
CATERPILLAR 615 ELEVATED LAND SCRAPERS FOR USE IN THE CITY'S
EMERGENCY MIDDLE BEACH RESTORATION PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the City's Middle Beach area has eroded to the point at that Beach Patrol and
Fire/Rescue emergency vehicles can no longer access some segments of the beach; substantial sections
of the planted dunes have been lost; some of the boardwalk cross-overs are in danger of becoming safety
hazards; and the footings of the boardwalk are in jeopardy of being undercut by the encroaching tides; and
WHEREAS, the emergency beach renourishment project implemented by the U.S. Army Corps Of
Engineers (ACOE) in 1993 is still blocked by the Federal injunction that was granted as a result of the suit
filed by the Town of Golden Beach, et al. against the ACOE; and
WHEREAS, the earliest possible relief from the injunction is still months away and will probably take
longer; and
WHEREAS, in order to address the urgent need to restore Beach Patrol and emergency vehicle
access to the Middle Beach area and to bolster the dune line against the new hurricane season, the
Administration implemented an Emergency Middle Beach Restoration Project which involved the relocation
of approximately 5,000 cubic yards of sand from South Beach to the most eroded areas in Middle Beach;
and
WHEREAS, the elevated land scrapers rented from Kelly Tractor were needed to accomplish the
relocation of the sand; and
WHEREAS, funding in the amount of $20,700 is available from Resort Tax Proceeds for this Special
Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the appropriation of $20,700 in Resort Tax Proceeds into the
General Fund Special Projects Account; the waiving of the formal bidding process and award of an
emergency purchase order to Kelly Tractor Company for the rental of two (2) Caterpillar 615 Elevated Land
Scrapers for use in thE City's Emergency Middle Beach Restoration Project, is hereby retroactively
approved.
Passed and Adopted this 5th day of June, 1996.
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CITY CLERK
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
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CITY HALL 1700 CONVENTION CENTER DRIVE MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA 33139
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM NO. 30 U ~
TO:
Mayor Seymour Gelber and
Members of the City Commission
DATE: June 5,1996
FROM:
Jose GarCia-pedrOSJ!
City Manager
TWO RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING A TOTAL OF $24,200 IN
RESORT TAX PROCEEDS INTO THE GENERAL FUND SPECIAL
PROJECTS ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE CITY'S
EMERGENCY BEACH RESTORATION PROJECT, RETROACTIVELY
APPROVING THE WAIVING OF THE FORMAL BIDDING PROCESS AND
AWARD OF AN EMERGENCY PURCHASE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF
$20,700 TO KELLY TRACTOR COMPANY FOR THE RENTAL OF TWO
(2) CATERPILLAR 615 ELEVATED LAND SCRAPERS AND
ALLOCATING $3,500 INTO A NEW WORK ORDER FOR FUEL AND
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT.
SUBJECT:
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Approve the resolutions.
BACKGROUND
The City's continuing problems with beach erosion are well known. In 1993, the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (ACOE) determined that the middle beach area had severely eroded
and appropriated emergency funds for a beach renourishment project. Unfortunately, before
the subsequent beach restoration effort reached the 25% completion mark, the project was
stopped by a Federal injunction. The injunction was granted as a result of a suit filed by the
Town of Golden Beach et al. against the ACOE. The injunction is still in effect, and the next
hearing in the case is schedule for July, 28th 1996.
In the approximately two years since the renourishment project was stopped, the erosion
processes have carried away all of the sand that had been placed on the beach prior to the
injunction. In some areas the beach has eroded to well beyond the point at which the "state
of emergency" was declared by the ACOE in 1993. In fact, the beaches have eroded to the
extent that Beach Patrol and Fire/Rescue emergency vehicles can no longer access some
segments of the beach; substantial sections of the planted dunes have been lost; some of
the boardwalk cross-overs are in danger of becoming safety hazards; and the footinQs of the
boardwalk are in jeopardy of being undercut by the encroaching tides. AG~~~~ c.. 1 D
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In order to the address the urgent need to restore Beach Patrol and emergency vehicle
access to the middle beach area and to bolster the dune line against the new hurricane
season, the Administration, working in conjunction with the Dade County Beach
Maintenance Division and the Department of Environmental Resources Management,
implemented an Emergency Middle Beach Restoration Project.
The project involves the relocation of approximately 5,000 cubic yards of sand from an area
on South Beach where there has been substantial beach accretion (growth) over the past
several years to the most eroded areas in Middle beach. The elevated land scrapers rented
from Kelly Tractor are being used to remove a one foot thick layer of sand from the area of
south beach with the highest elevation (5th to 10th street) and then transport the sand up
the beach to the two designated fill areas, 30th - 36th street and 40th - 46th street areas.
The sand is being used to fill the area between the seaward edge of the dune line and the
mean tide line (approximately 50-60 feet wide). The elevation within the fill areas will be
raised 4 - 5 feet above the existing grade.
CONCLUSION
The City Commission should approve the two attached resolutions appropriating a total
of $24,200 in Resort Tax Proceeds into the General Fund Special Projects account to
provide funding for the City's Emergency Middle Beach Restoration Project, retroactively
approving the waiving of the formal bidding process and award of an Emergency
Purchase Order in the amount of $20,700 to Kelly Tractor Company for the rental of two
(2) Caterpillar 615 Elevated Land Scrapers and allocating $3,500 into a new work order
for fuel and vehicle maintenance costs associated with the project.
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