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NO. LTC # 248 -2013 LETTER. TO COMM15 SIGN! _i
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and M tubers of th City Commission ,
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: July 18, 2013
SUBJECT: Southeast Florida Sediment Avail ility and Needs Determination (SAND) Report
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide information about the upcoming public
meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) regarding the Southeast Florida
Sediment Availability and Needs Determination (SAND) Report. The meeting is scheduled for
August 12, 2013 at 6:30 PM in the City Commission Chambers.
The Florida Department of Transportation and USACE jointly prepared the SAND Report to
assess Southeast Florida's sand availability and needs for the next 50 years. The SAND Report
is available for your review at the following link:
http: / /www.sai.usace.army.mil/ Missions/ CivilWorks /ShoreProtection.aspx
The USACE will be holding a series of public meetings the week of August 12 in St. Lucie,
Martin, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami -Dade counties to provide details of potential offshore
borrow sources which may be considered for use on the Miami Dade County Shore Protection
Project. The purpose of these meetings is to allow the public to provide comments and ask
questions as needed. Selected City staff will attend the public meetings in the other four
counties to represent the City's interest for the State and USACE to timely secure offshore
borrow sources to ensure that our future sand needs are met.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me.
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