LTC 474-2015 Marine and Waterfront Protection Authority Board Recommendation RE: Mt. Sinai Seawall M I AM I BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER___
NO. LTC# 474-2015 LETTER TO COMMISSION
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TO: Mayor Philip Levine and Members bf the City C'. , mission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: December 9, 2015
SUBJECT: Marine and Waterfront Protection A uthority Board Resolution:
Recommendation Regarding Seawall at Mount Sinai Medical Center
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to provide you with a resolution passed
at the November 10, 2015 meeting of the Marine and Waterfront Protection Authority Board
regarding the reconstruction of the seawall at the Mount Sinai Medical Center as part of the
new Emergency Management Center.
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C: Susanne M. Torriente, Assistant City Manager
Hernan Cardeno, Esq., Code Compliance Department Director
Robert Santos-Alborna, Code Compliance Assistant Department Director
George Castell, Code Compliance Manager
Mercedes A. Carcasses, Code Compliance Administrator and MWPA Board Liaison
Marine and Waterfront
Protection Authority
To: Mayor Philip Levine and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Dan Kipnis, Chairman, Marine and Waterfront Protection Authority Board
DATE: December 8, 2015
SUBJECT: Resolution of the Marine and Waterfront Protection Authority Board
Below please find a Marine and Waterfront Protection Authority (MWPA) Board
resolution passed during the November 10, 2015 meeting. The resolution is a
recommendation to the Commission regarding the proposed construction of the
seawall at Mount Sinai Medical Center. It is of importance to denote that the Army
Corps of Engineers will be funding the construction as part of a new Emergency
Management Center.
Marine and Waterfront Protection Authority Board Resolution & Motion:
The Miami Beach Marine and Waterfront Protection Authority Board propose that
the replacement of the seawall at Mount Sinai include living shoreline elements in
order to promote resilience and biodiversity within our waters.
Action: Motion to approve resolution was made by Dr. Morris Sunshine, Seconded
by Barbara Herskowitz. Motion passed unanimously. (Vote 7-0)