LTC 079-2017 Village of Key Biscayne Resolution No. 2017-1MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
No. 079-2017
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members of the ty Commission
FROM: Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
DATE: December 22, 2016
SUBJECT: VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE RESOLUTION NO. 2017-1
Attached for your information is Resolution No. 2017-1, adopted by the Mayor and Council of the
Village of Key Biscayne on January 10, 2017.
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY
BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
RESOLUTION NO. R-325-16 URGING THE UNITED STATES ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO EXPEDITE PHASE II OF THE BISCAYNE
BAY COASTAL WETLANDS PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 305.673.7411.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-1
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. R-325-16
URGING THE UNITED STA'L'ES ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO
EXPEDITE PHASE II OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL
WETLANDS PROJECT; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the beaches throughout Miami-Dade County and the State of Florida are vital
to the quality of life for residents and tourists alike; and
WHEREAS, it is important to preserve the quality of sand that is placed on the public
beaches that provide a source of recreation and relaxation for adults and children; and
WHEREAS, preservation of the shoreline serves an important public interest in that it
protects the adjacent upland coastal developments from storm damage; provides recreational
benefits; supports additional tourism and increase in revenues; and maintains the nesting habitats of
natural species; and
WHEREAS, on April 19, 2016, the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners
adopted Resolution No, R-325-16 ("County Resolution"), which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A;"
and
WHEREAS, the Biscayne. Bay Coastal Wetlands ("BBCW") project is a critical component
of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan ("CERP"), as authorized by Congress in 2000,
which is intended to restore natural coastal wetlands and marine habitats in Biscayne Bay and
Biscayne National Park; and
WHEREAS, the BBCW project will provide increased water storage in the wetlands east
of the coastal ridge which is expected to protect against saltwater intrusion and thereby increase
resiliency against sea level rise in southern Miami-Dade County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE 'VILLAGE
OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1, Recitals Adopted. That each of the recitals stated above is hereby adopted
and confirmed.
CONCHITA H. ALVAREZ, MMC, VILLAGE CLERK.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
VILLAGE Arco'
Section 2. aupporting.Resolution No, R-32-16. The Village Council hereby expresses
the Village's support of the County's Resolution, which urges the United States Army Comps of
Engineers, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the South Florida Water
Management District to expedite the planning of Phase II of the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands
Project as outlined in the County Resolution,
Section Transmittal. The Village Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this
Resolution to the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Secretary of the Florida Department
of Environmental Protection, the South Florida Water Management District Board Members, and
municipalities in Miami-Dade County.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption
hereof.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 101h day ofIanuary, 2017.
MAY rAYRA PESIA LI wS Y
A' T:
OFFICIAL FILE COPY
CLERIC OF THE BOARD
OF COVII4TY COMMISSIONERS
MIAMI-DADS COUNTY, FLORIDA
EXHIBIT "A"
MEMORANDUM
Agenda Item No, 11(A) (10)
DATE: April 19, 2016
SUBJECT: Resolution urging the U,S. Army
Corps of Engineers, the Florida
Department of Environmental
Protection and the South Florida
Water Management District to
expedite Phase II of the Biscayne
Bay Coastal Wetlands project so
that planning for Phase II may
commence as soon as possible
and to take all necessary actions
to complete Phase I of the
Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands
Project
TO: Honorable Chairman Jean Monestime
and Members, Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Abigail Price-Williams
County Attorney
Resolution No. R-325-16
The accompanying resolution was prepared and placed on the agenda at the request of Prime
Sponsor Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava.
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MEMORANDUM
(Revised)
TO: Honorable Chairman Jean Monestime
and Members, Board of County Commissioners
DATE: April 19, 2016
SUBJECT: Agenda Item No. 11(A) (10)
Please note any items checked.
"3-Day Rule" for committees applicable if raised
6 weeks required between first reading and public hearing
4 weeks notification to municipal officials required prior to public
hearing
Decreases reveal).es or increases expenditures without balancing budget
Budget required
Statement of fiscal impact required
Statement of social equity required
Ordinance creating a new board requires detailed County Mayor's
report for public hearing
No committee review
Applicable legislation requires more than a majority vote (i.e., 2/3's ,
3/5's unanimous ) to approve
Current information regarding funding source, index code and available
balance, and available capacity (if debt is contemplated) required
Approved Mayor Agenda Item No. 11(A) (10)
Veto 4-19-16
Override
RESOLUTION NO, RT 3 2 5 - 16
RESOLUTION URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA' WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO EXPEDITE
PHASE II OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS
PROJECT SO THAT PLANNING FOR PHASE II MAY
COMMENCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND TO TAKE ALL
NECESSARY ACTIONS TO COMPLETE PHASE T OF THE
BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS PROJECT
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County is the only county in the nation that is home to two
national parks, Biscayne National Park and Everglades National Park; and
WHEREAS, the health of Biscayne Bay and the Everglades is intrinsically linked to the
economic well-being of Miami-Dade County through nature-based tourism and commercial and
recreational fishing; and
WHEREAS, restoration of the greater Everglades' ecosystem is important for continued
clean water supply, environmental and public health, and the economic viability of Miami-Dade
County; and.
WHEREAS, the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW) project, a critical component
of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), as authorized by Congress in 2000,
is intended to restore natural coastal wetlands habitat by redistributing freshwater flow through
more natural "sheet flows," and reconnecting coastal wetlands and marine habitats in Biscayne
Bay and Biscayne National Park; and
Agenda Item No, 11(A) (10)
Page No, 2
WHEREAS, the BBCW project is the only CERP project that is dedicated to restoring
Biscayne Bay and Biscayne National Park, both of which are vital to the ecological and
economic health of Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the BBCW project will provide increased water storage in the wetlands east
of the coastal ridge, which is expected to protect against saltwater intrusion and thereby increase
resiliency against sea level rise in southern Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, both Phase I and Phase II of the BBCW project must be completed in order
to achieve the full project benefits as envisioned in CBRP; and
WHEREAS, although there is a plan in place for the completion of Phase I of the BBCW
project, the planning for Phase II of the BBCW project is not scheduled to begin until 2021, and
actual construction of Phase II would occur even later in time; and
WHEREAS, Phase TI of the BBCW project is intended to provide water storage and
rehydrate significant wetland areas between the Princeton and Mowry Canals' as well as the
Model Lands wetland area, which contains more than 20,000 acres of important wetlands that
connect the Everglades to Biscayne Bay and Card Sound; and
WILEIWAS, in addition, Phase I of the BBCW project has not been completed, and
therefore the potential benefits of that portion of the BBCW project have not yet been fully
realized; and
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County is deeply invested and committed to seeing the
BBCW project completed, and in order to do in a timely manner, Phase II of the BBCW project
must move forward in advance of the current schedule; and
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Agenda Item No. 11(A) (10)
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WHEREAS, to this end, Miami-Dade County has continued to contribute substantial
resources towards the goals of CERP and the BBCW project, including land acquisition,
technical data, and staffing resources to those project delivery teams; and
WHEREAS, in order to expedite Phase 11 of the BBCW project, the South Florida Water
Management District, as the local sponsor for ibis project, would need to ask the U.S, Army
Corps of Engineers to include, in its budget for fiscal year 2017-2018, the 50 percent federal
share of funding for the planning of Phase II of the BBCW project, and such a request by the
South Florida Water Management District may need to be made as early as mid-May 2016 in
order to meet budgetary deadlines; and
WHEREAS, as such, this Board wishes to request that the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers include the above-mentioned funding in its budget for fiscal year 2017-2018; and
WHEREAS, this Board also wishes to request that: (1) the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection and the South Florida Water Management District move forward with
planning for Phase II of the BBCW project on an expedited schedule, and take all necessary
steps to do so, including the allocation of up to $3 million dollars, or equivalent in-kind services,
as approved and required by the U.S, Army Corps of Engineers, for such planning efforts; and
(2) the U,S. Army Corps, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and the South
Florida Water Management District take all necessary steps to complete Phase I of the BBCW
project,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board hereby:
Section:I, Urges the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection and the South Florida Water Management District to take all steps
Agenda Item No, 11(A) (10)
Page No. 4
necessary to expedite the planning of Phase II of the BBCW project, so that such planning occurs
as soon as possible, and in any event, sooner than, the current schedule of 2021, including but not
limited to:
(a) Urging the South Florida Water Management District, as local sponsor of the BBCW
project, to ask the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to include, in its budget for fiscal
year 2017-2018, the 50 percent federal share of funding for the planning of Phase II
of the BBCW project.
(b) Urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to include such funding for the planning of
Phase II of the BBCW project in its budget for fiscal year 2017-2018, and
(c) Urging the South Florida Water Management District to allocate up to $3 million
dollars, or equivalent in-kind services, as approved and required by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers for the planning of Phase 11 of the BBCW project.
Section 2. Urges the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection and the South Florida Water Management District to take all steps
necessary to complete Phase I of the BBCW project.
Section 3. Directs the Clerk of the Board to transmit certified copies of this
resolution to the Members of the Florida Congressional Delegation; the Assistant Secretary of
the Army for Civil Works, the Governor, the Chair and Members of the Miami-Dade State
Legislative Delegation, the Secretary of the Department of Environmental ProteCtion, and the
Governing Board and Executive Director of the South Florida Water Management District.
Section 4. Directs the County's state and federal lobbyists to advocate for
administrative action that would accomplish the goals set forth herein and as described in Section
1 above, and authorizes and directs the Office of Intergovermnental Affairs to include this item
Agenda Item No. 11(A) (10)
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in the 2017 State Legislative Package and the 2016 and 2017 Federal Legislative Packages when
they are presented to the Board.
The Prime Sponsor of the foregoing resolution is Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava, It
was offered by Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava , who moved its adoption. The
motion was seconded by Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan and upon being put to a vote,
the vote was as follows:
Jean Monestime, Chairman aye
Esteban L. Bovo, Jr., Vice Chairman aye
Bruno A, Barreiro aye Daniella Levine Cava aye
Jose "Pepe Diaz absent Audrey M. Edmonson aye
Sally A, Heyman absent I3arbara 3. Jordan aye
Dennis C. Moss aye Rob= Sosa aye
Sen. Javier D. Souto
Juan C. Zapata
aye
aye
Xavier L. Suarez absent
The Chairperson thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 19th day
of April, 2016. This resolution shall become effective upon the earlier of (1) 10 days after the
date of its adoption unless vetoed by the County Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective
only upon an override by this Board, or (2) approval by the County Mayor of this Resolution and
the filing of this approval with the Clerk of the Board.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY ITS BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HARVEY RUVIN, CLERK
By: Christopher Agrippa
Approved by County Attorney as
to form and legal sufficiency.
Abbie Schwadorer Raurell
Deputy Clerk