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RESOLUTION NO. 2014-28693 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THE GREAT LAKES AND DOCK COMPANY TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO LIMIT THE IMPACTS OF THE PORT OF MIAMI DEEP DREDGE PROJECT ON LOCAL NATURAL RESOURCES BY MEETING AND, WHERE POSSIBLE, EXCEEDING THE CONDITIONS OF THEIR FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES PERMIT AND TO ADHERE TO THE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR CONSTRUCTION, DREDGE AND FILL AND• OTHER ACTIVITIES ADJACENT TO CORAL REEFS. WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach ("City") -is recognized as a world-class destination whose tourism -based economy is highly dependent on its natural resources; and WHEREAS, the City's natural resources, including our beaches, are a significant source of revenue for the state and the local economy, as more than 7 million people visit Miami Beach each year; and WHEREAS, the City's geographic location and low-lying topography make it inherently vulnerable to storm surge and other climate change impacts; and WHEREAS, these natural resources, specifically offshore coral reefs, help to attenuate wave action, to reduce beach erosion rates, and to maintain wide beaches; and WHEREAS, the offshore coral reef tract also acts as the City's first line of defense against hurricanes and storm surge; and WHEREAS, natural resources, such as seagrass and coral reefs, provide habitat for marine species that draw boaters and divers, as well as support the commercial and recreational fishing industries; and WHEREAS, the Port of Miami shipping channels are within or adjacent to the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve (an Outstanding Florida Water) and the Bill Sadowski Critical Wildlife Area; and WHEREAS, this area has been designated as an Essential Manatee Habitat by Miami -Dade County and an Essential Fish Habitat Habitat of Particular Concern by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; and WHEREAS, over one dozen threatened, endangered, or protected marine species are known to inhabit or migrate through the proposed dredge work area including: Acopora cervicornis (staghorn coral); Johnson's seagrass; Green, Leatherback, and Loggerhead Sea Turtles; West Indian Manatees; and various marine mammals including Tursiops truncates (bottlenose dolphin) and Globicephala macrorhynchus ( short -finned pilot whales); and WHEREAS, it is in the City's best interest to protect the natural resources and marine habitats that are adjacent to its shores; and WHEREAS, the scope of work for the Port of Miami Deep Dredge Project has the potential to stress or damage these natural resources by increasing turbidity in the water column, leading to sediment accumulation to seagrass and coral stress due to sedimentation, and to cause other direct and indirect impacts; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Great Lakes and Dock Company can limit these impacts to local natural resources by adhering to the Best Management Practices and other conditions required by the Florida Department of Environmental Resources Permit and exceeding the conditions, where possible. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission hereby urge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Great Lakes and Dock Company to take all necessary actions to limit the impacts of the Port of Miami Deep Dredge Project on local natural resources by meeting and, where possible, exceeding the conditions of their Florida Department of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit and to adhere to the Best Management Practices for Construction, Dredge and Fill and Other Activities Adjacent to Coral Reefs. PASSED and ADOPTED this day of VL ATTEST: Ra ei)E.Granada ty._,Clerk 1.4 , ... j //, �, ." 11. ."., c , 2014. APPROVED AS TO FORM & LANGUAGE & FO EXECUTION r)f ( EC. ( City AttorneyJ M City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CityClerk@miamibeachfl.gov July 30, 2014 Commissioner Lynda Bell Stephen P. Clark Center 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220 Miami, FL 33128 Dear Commissioner Bell, Attached please find copy of Resolution Noe 201428693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call, Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:ICLERI$ALLIKATITransmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CityClerk@miamibeachfl.gov July 30, 2014 Honorable Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez Stephen P. Clark Center 111 N.W. 1st Street Miami, FL 33128 Dear Honorable Mayor Gimenez, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:\CLERI$ALLIKAT\Transmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-•14.docx N\I eat SC .nlillh.'I City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachflgov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-6737411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CityCierk@miamibeachfl.gov July 30, 2014 Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan Stephen P. Clark Center 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220 Miami, FL 33128 Dear Commissioner Jordan, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 201428693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:1CLER1$ALL\KAT\Transmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx ss . 'r`ki City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CityClerk@miamibeachfl.gov July 30, 2014 Commissioner Jean Monestime Stephen P. Clark Center ' 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220 Miami, FL 33128 Dear Commissioner Monestime, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:ICLERI$ALLIKATITrensmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx V\i;A/V\1 BEA City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CityClerk@miamibeachfl.gov July 30, 2014 Commissioner Audrey Edmonson Stephen P. Clark Center 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220 Miami, FL 33128 Dear Commissioner Edmonson, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:\CLER1$ALLIKATITransmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7.23-14,docx MIA �J\/\ I B EAC fr City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 7$6-394-4127 Email: CityClerk@miamibeachfl.gov July 30, 2014 Commissioner Sally A. Heyman Stephen P. Clark Center 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220 Miami, FL 33128 Dear Commissioner Heyman, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions ,Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:1CLER1$ALL\KAT\Transmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CityClerk@miamibeachfl.gov July 30, 2014 Commissioner Bruno A. Barreiro Stephen P. Clark Center 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220 Miami, FL 33128 Dear Commissioner Barreiro, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 201428693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Ra ael E. Granado City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst, Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:ICLERI$ALLIKATITransmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx M1AM City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CRyClerk©miamibeachfLgov July 30, 2014 Commissioner Rebeca Sosa Stephen P. Clark Center 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220 Miami, FL 33128 Dear Commissioner Sosa, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division • F:1CLEM$ALL\KATITransmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx i\v A /\ City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CiiyClerk@miamibeachfl.gov July 30, 2014 Commissioner Xavier L. Suarez Stephen P. Clark Center 111 N.W. lst Street, Suite 220 Miami, FL 33128 Dear Commissioner Suarez, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E, Granada City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:IGLERI$ALL\KAT\Transmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 • Email: CityClerk@miamibeachfl.gov July 30, 2014 Commissioner Dennis C. Moss Stephen P. Clark Center 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320 Miami, FL 33128 Dear Commissioner Moss, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014, If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:ICLERI$ALL\KAT\Transmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx MIAMI arcs.AC City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CityClerk©miamibeachfl.gov July 30, 2014 Commissioner Javier D. Souto Stephen P. Clark Center 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320 Miami, FL 33128 Dear Commissioner Souto, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, RaTael E. Granada City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:ICLERI$ALi_1KAT\Transmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7.23-14.docx City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CityClerk@miarnibeachfl.gov July 30, 2014 Commissioner Juan C. Zapata Stephen P. Clark Center 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320 Miami, FL 33128 Dear Commissioner Zapata, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:\CLER1$ALL\KAT\Transmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CityClerk@miamibeachfl,gov July 30, 2014 Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz Stephen P. Clark Center 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320 Miami, FL 33128 Dear Commissioner Diaz, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 201428693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael E. Granada City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:IC LERI$ALLIKAT\Transmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel; 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-3944127 July 30, 2014 Commissioner Esteban Bovo, Jr. Stephen P. Clark Center 111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320 Miami, FL 33128 Dear Commissioner Bovo, Jr., Email: CiiyClerk@miamibeachfl.gov Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:\CLER\$ALL\KAT\Transmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx Afit tre�� City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CityClerk@miamibeachH .gov July 30, 2014 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Thomas P. Bostick, Commanding General & Chief of Engineers 441 G Street NW Washington, DC 20314 Dear General Bostick, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, afael E. Granado City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:ICLERI$ALLIKATITransmittai Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx MiNvid City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CityClerk@miamibeachHl.gov July 30, 2014 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company Russ Zimmerman, Vice -President 2122 York Road Oak Brook, IL 60523 Dear Mr. Zimmerman, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of lViami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:ICLERI$ALLIKATITransmlttal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.rniamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CityClerk@miamibeachfl.gov July 30, 2014 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company Jonathan W. Berger, Chief Executive Officer 2122 York Road Oak Brook, IL 60523 Dear Mr. Berger, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs, This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granada City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:ICLERI$ALL\KAT\Transmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CityClerk@miamibeachfl.gov July 30, 2014 Port Miami Juan M. Kuryla, Director 1015 North America Way, 2nd Floor Miami, FL 33132 Dear Mr. Kuryla, Attached please find copy of Resolution No 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granada City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:1CLER1$ALLIKATITransmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx A1/4 I City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax: 786-394-4127 Email: CityClerk@miamibeachfl.gov July 30, 2014 Florida Department of Environmental Protection Bob Wilson, Director 3900 Commonwealth Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399 Dear Mr. Wilson, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, /u1/ Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst. Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:ICLER\$ALL.1KAT\Transmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23- l4.docx M1 13 City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl,gov Office of the City Clerk Tel: 305-673-7411 Fax; 786-394-4127 Email: CityClerk@miamibeachfl.gov July 30, 2014 Florida Department of Environmental Protection Jill Creech, Southeast District Director 400 North Congress Avenue, 3rd Floor West Palm Beach, FL 32399 Dear Ms. Creech, Attached please find copy of Resolution No. 2014-28693: A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Of The City Of Miami Beach, Florida, Urging The U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers And The Great Lakes And Dock Company To Take All Necessary Actions To Limit The Impacts Of The Port Of Miami Deep Dredge Project On Local Natural Resources By Meeting And, Where Possible, Exceeding The Conditions Of Their Florida Department Of Environmental Protection Environmental Resources Permit And To Adhere To The Best Management Practices For Construction, Dredge And Fill And Other Activities Adjacent To Coral Reefs. This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami Beach on July 23, 2014. If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call. Respectfully, Rafael E. Granado City Clerk c: Mayor Philip Levine Betsy Wheaton, Asst, Building Director, Environment & Sustainability Division F:1CLER1$ALL\KAT\Transmittal Letters\Deep Dredge 7-23-14.docx