2015-28905 Reso RESOLUTION NO.' 2015-28905
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO. 94-21382 CONCERNING COMMISSION
COMMITTEES, AND AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED BY
RESOLUTION NOS. 97-22607, 98-22693, 2003-25446, AND
2013-28437, BY AMENDING PARAGRAPH 1 TO REPLACE
THE FLOOD MITIGATION COMMITTEE WITH A
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 94-21382, the City Commission established City
Commission Committees to examine facts and issues relating to matters relating to land use and
development, capital improvements and finance, and community issues; and
WHEREAS, over the years, various amendments have been made to Resolution No. 94-
21382 by Resolution Nos. 97-22607, 98-22693, 2003-25446, and 2013-28437 to amend the
provisions for City Commission Committees relative to membership participation, purpose, the
selection of chairpersons and vice chairpersons, and the calling and holding of meetings; and
WHEREAS,the Mayor and City Commission wish to replace the Flood Mitigation Committee
with a Sustainability and Resiliency Committee which will more broadly address issues related to
general environmental improvement trends, sustainable development, and green initiatives.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, as follows:
I. Paragraph 1 of Resolution No. 94-21382, as subsequently amended by Resolution
Nos. 97-22607, 98-22693, 2003-25446, and 2013-28437 is hereby amended as
follows:
1. Four (4) Committees shall be established to examine in depth facts and
issues relating to matters in which the Mayor and City Commission may need
to act and to advise the Mayor and City Commission of their findings and
their recommendations relating to those matters. The four (4) Committees
shall be as follows and shall generally have the following purposes:
a. the Land Use and Development Committee shall hear matters related
to planning and zoning issues and issues related to specific public
and/or private development projects;
b. the Finance and City-Wide Projects Committee shall hear issues
related to municipal finance and City-wide capital improvements
projects;
c. the Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee shall address
issues related to the quality of life, including improvement programs
relating to the various neighborhoods throughout the City and shall
address issues of concern or interest to the Miami Beach community;
and
d. the Flood Mitigation Committee shall address issues related to
flooding and sca Icvcl rise in the City the Sustainability and
Resiliency Committee shall address issues related to general
environmental improvement trends, sustainable development, and
green initiatives.
2. Each Committee shall have three (3) voting members who shall be
comprised of members of the City Commission selected by the Mayor. In
addition, each Committee shall have an alternate member selected by the
Mayor, provided, however, that the Mayor may serve as one of the three (3)
members of any Committee or may serve as the alternate member on any
Committee on which the Mayor does not serve as a member. In the event
that one or more of the three (3) members comprising a specific Committee
are not present at a Committee meeting, the alternate member may
participate and vote on any issue before his or her designated committee
and may serve for purposes of establishing a quorum. If the alternate
member is unable to serve, the Mayor may serve as the alternate member
(provided, however, that the Mayor is not already serving as a member, or
alternate member, of such Committee). Notwithstanding the above, City
Commission members who are not Committee members, or serving as an
alternate member in the place of an absent Committee member, may
participate in the discussion of any issue before any Committee.
3. The Mayor shall appoint a chairperson and vice chairperson for each
committee. The term of service for each chairperson or vice chairperson
shall be one year.
4. Meetings shall be held when called by the chairperson, or in his /her
absence, by the vice chairperson and shall be held in the City Commission
Chambers unless the chairperson or, in his/her absence, the vice
chairperson determines that good cause exists for the holding of a meeting in
another location. In addition, meetings shall be video and audio recorded
and shall be broadcast live on the Miami Beach cable channel or videotaped
for posting on the City's website within a reasonable time following the
conclusion of the meeting.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Mayor and City Commission reserve the right to assign
such other matters they may deem appropriate, to be addressed by one or all of the aforestated
Committees.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 14th day of January, 2015. 4 .e,/,
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
RAULJ. AGUILA, CITY ATTORNEY COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Philip Levine
Members of the City Commission
City Manager Jimmy Morales
FROM: City Attorney Raul J. Aguil -
DATE: January 14, 2015
SUBJECT:
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO. 94-21382 CONCERNING COMMISSION
COMMITTEES, AND AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED BY
RESOLUTION NOS. 97-22607, 98-22693, 2003-25446, AND
2013-28437, BY'AMENDING PARAGRAPH 1 TO REPLACE
THE FLOOD MITIGATION COMMITTEE WITH A
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE.
At the request of Mayor Philip Levine, the City Attorney's Office has prepared the attached
Resolution amending the provisions for Commission Committees to provide for the
establishment of a Sustainability and Resiliency Committee to replace the Flood Mitigation
Committee.
The new Commission Committee will have a broader environmental focus and mission than the
existing Flood Mitigation Committee.
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