Transmittal letter & Reso 2010-27431 to MDC Board of County Commissionersm MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
City Clerk's Office
Phone: 305-673-7411 Fax: 305-673-7254 Email CityClerk@miamibeachfl.gov
July 22, 2010
Transmitted via email
Board of County Commissioners of Miami-Dade County
Chairman Dennis C. Moss
Commissioner Barbara Jordan
Commissioner Dorrin D. Rolle
Commissioner Audrey Edmonson
Commissioner Sally A. Heyman
Commissioner Bruno A. Barreiro
Commissioner Rebeca Sosa
Commissioner Carlos A. Gimenez
Commissioner Katy Sorenson
Commissioner Javier D. Souto
Commissioner Joe a. Martinez
Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz
Commissioner Natacha Seijas
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION 2010-27431 URGING THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA TO
AMEND CHAPTER VIII OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CODE TO
AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH TO ESTABLISH AN
UNSAFE STRUCTURES BOARD TO BE COMPRISED OF FIVE
MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MIAMI BEACH CITY
COMMISSION WITH THE SAME POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE
UNSAFE STRUCTURES BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
The purpose of this letter is to transmit the resolution from the City Commission
of the City of Miami Beach approved on July 14, 2010 urging the County to
create an opt-out provision for the Unsafe Structure Board on the County
Ordinance.
At the meeting on June 30, 2010 attended by Miami-Dade County Commissioner
Bruno Barreiro, Miami Beach Commissioner Jonah Wolfson, Miami-Dade County
Building Director Charles Danger, Miami Beach Building Director Alex Rey and
other city staff to discuss the 40 year Recertification process, it was suggested by
Mr. Danger that the City of Miami Beach should request the County to create its
own Unsafe Structure Board.
We ire committed to providing excellent public service end safety to III who live, work, end play in our vibrant, tropical, historic community.
The City Commission is interested in this option given that it will result in quicker
processing of cases, a better understanding of the local architectural and
historical aspects of the City and easier access to our residents to be able to
participate in the board's meetings.
It is the City's intent to manage the local board consistent with the approved
County Ordinance for Unsafe Structures Board.
Sincerely yours,
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Robert E. Parcher
City Clerk
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Mayor Matti Herrera Bower
Vice-Mayor Jorge Exposito
Commissioner Jerry Libbin
Commissioner Michael Gongora
Commissioner Ed Tobin
Commissioner Deede Weithorn
Commissioner Jonah Wolfson
Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
Alex Rey, Building Director
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We ire committed to providing excellent public service end safety to III who live, work, end play in our vibrant, tropical, historic community.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2010-27431
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO
AMEND CHAPTER VIII OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CODE TO
AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH TO ESTABLISH AN
UNSAFE STRUCTURES BOARD TO BE COMPRISED OF -FIVE
MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MIAMI BEACH CITY COMMISSION
WITH THE SAME POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE UNSAFE
STRUCTURES BOARD OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
WHEREAS, Section 8-5 of Chapter VIII of the Miami-Dade County Code (attached
hereto), requires the Miami Beach Building Official to present all determinations relative to the
declaration of ~ nsafe structures in the City of Miami Beach before the Miami-Dade County
Unsafe Structures Board; and
WHEREAS, the Miami-Dade County Unsafe Structures Board has authority to affirm,
modify, or reverse decisions of the Miami Beach Building Official upon appeal or on application
for review; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami -Beach is a barrier island within Miami-Dade County and is
subject to an evacuation during hurricane warnings, encompasses one of the largest
concentrations of multi-family units in .South Florida, and is home to one of the largest Art Deco
Historic Districts in the world, which renders it a unique municipality within Miami-Dade County;
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WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach has embraced its unique architectural and historic
character and has enacted specialized rules and regulations applicable to those properties
which come before its Design Review, Historic Preservation, and other Zoning Boards; and
WHEREAS, a local Unsafe Structures Board within the City of Miami Beach would
provide a more efficient and expeditious review of cases that concern issues unique to the City
of Miami Beach, and a City of Miami .Beach Unsafe Structures Board would be sensitive to the
local characteristics and historic nature of the island; and
WHEREAS, a local Miami Beach Unsafe Structures Board would alleviate the lengthy
dockets of the Miami-Dade County Unsafe Structures Board, and will allow a focusing of County
resources on those matters located throughout the rest of Miami-Dade County; and
WHEREAS, a City of Miami Beach Unsafe Structures Board will best serve the health,
safety, and welfare concerns of the citizens of Miami Beach by promptly addressing matters
relative to unsafe structures in the City.
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NOW, .THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the -Board of County
Commissioners of :Miami-Dade County is hereby urged to amend Chapter VIII, Section 8-5 of
the .Miami-Dade County -Code to provide for a local Miami Beach Unsafe Structures Board with
the same duties and powers of the Miami-Dade County Unsafe Structures Board.
PASSED and A
ATTEST:
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