2017-29708 Reso RESOLUTION NO. 2017-29708
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA
WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE
CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL
WETLANDS (BBCW) PROJECT; URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS
OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA
WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE II OF THE
BBCW PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE AND PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED
START DATE OF 2021; DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S
STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD ACCOMPLISH THE
GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING THE CITY
ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE
SESSIONS AND FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND,
FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A.
CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE
SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
EVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD
AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
WHEREAS, the western coastline of the City of Miami Beach is bordered by
Biscayne Bay; and
WHEREAS, the health of Biscayne Bay and the restoration of the greater
Everglades' ecosystem is of great importance to the City of Miami Beach's (City)
continued clean water supply, environmental and public health, and economic well-
being; and
WHEREAS, specifically, Biscayne Bay is intrinsically linked to the economic well-
being of the City through nature-based tourism, an enhanced quality-of-life for residents
and visitors, and commercial and recreational boating, watersports, and fishing; and
WHEREAS, the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW) project is a component
of the federal Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP); and
WHEREAS, the BBCW project is sponsored and managed by the United States
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the South Florida Water Management District
(SFWMD); and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the BBCW project, as authorized by Congress in the
Water Resources Development Act of 2000, is to improve the ecological health of
Biscayne Bay by adjusting the quantity, quality, timing, and distribution of freshwater
entering Biscayne Bay and Biscayne National Park through the redistribution of
freshwater flow and the expansion and restoration of wetlands, which will help to restore
or enhance freshwater wetlands, tidal wetlands, and near-shore bay habitats; and
WHEREAS, the USACE and the SFWMD determined that the BBCW project
would be planned and completed in two (2) phases; and
WHEREAS, the USACE and the SFWMD completed the planning for Phase I of
the BBCW project in 2011; however, the planning for Phase II of the project is not
scheduled to begin until 2021; and
WHEREAS, Phase II of the BBCW project is intended to provide water storage
and rehydrate more than twenty thousand (20,000) acres of important wetlands that
connect the Everglades to Biscayne Bay and Card Sound; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach is deeply invested and committed to seeing
the BBCW project completed and, in order for the project to be completed in a timely
manner, Phase II of the BBCW project must move forward in advance of the current
schedule; and
WHEREAS, the SFWMD expedited the construction of Phase I of the BBCW
project in advance of congressional authorization, completed construction of the
Deering Estate Flow-way and portions of the L-31E Flow-way in Fall 2012, and is
currently operating these components of the project; and
WHEREAS, the full potential benefits of the BBCW project will only be realized
once Phase I and II of the project are planned and constructed.
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, the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, and the South Florida Water Management District to take all
steps necessary to expedite and complete the construction of Phase I of the Biscayne
Bay Coastal Wetlands Project; urge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection, and the South Florida Water Management
District to take all steps necessary to expedite the planning of Phase II of the BBCW
project so that such planning occurs as soon as possible and prior to the current
scheduled start date of 2021; direct the City of Miami Beach's state and federal
lobbyists to advocate for administrative action that would accomplish the goals set forth
in this Resolution; direct the City Administration to include this item in its legislative
priorities for the 2017 state and federal legislative sessions and future legislative
sessions; and, further, direct the City Clerk to forward a certified copy of this Resolution
to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, the Secretary of the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection, and the Governing Board and Executive
Director of the South Florida Water Management District.
PASSED AND ADOPTED thi ,, w p e January, 2017.
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MIAMI BEACH •
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney
DATE: January 11, 2017
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE
SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF
PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS (BBCW) PROJECT;
URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE II OF THE BBCW
PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND
PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED START DATE OF 2021; DIRECTING
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYISTS TO
ADVOCATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD ACCOMPLISH THE
GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING THE CITY
ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AND FUTURE
LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO
FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE ASSISTANT
SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE SECRETARY OF THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE
GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA
WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant to the request of Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman, the attached Resolution is
submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the January 11, 2017 Commission
Meeting.
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❑ Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project Resolution
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MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
January 24, 2017
Commanding General/Chief of Engineers Thomas P. Bostick
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
441 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20314
Dear Commanding General/Chief of Engineers Bostick,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No.-2017-29708:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND
THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL
STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS (BBCW)
PROJECT; URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE II OF THE BBCW
PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED START DATE OF 2021;
DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S STATE AND FEDERAL
LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD
ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
AND FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE
SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on January 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafa( ado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
January 24, 2017
Secretary Jon Steverson
Florida Dept of Environmental Protection
3900 Commonwealth Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000
Dear Secretary Steverson,
Attached please find a-copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 201-7-29708:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND
THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL
STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS (BBCW)
PROJECT; URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER ATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL S TEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE II OF THE BBCW
PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS A S SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED START DATE OF 2021;
DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S STATE AND FEDERAL
LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD
ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
AND FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE
SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on January 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfull ,
Raft I E( ranado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
January 24, 2017
Assistant Secretary Jo-Ellen Darcy
Army for Civil Works
108 Army Pentagon
Washington, DC 20310-0108
Dear Assistant Secretary Darcy,
Attached please-find a-copy-of City of Miami Beach Resolution No.-2017-29708:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND
THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL
STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS (BBCW)
PROJECT; URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE II OF THE BBCW
PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED START DATE OF 2021;
DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S STATE AND FEDERAL
LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD
ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
AND FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE
SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on January 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,;
4
Ra el E. ranado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
January 24, 2017
Executive Director Peter Antonacci
South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Dear Executive Director Antonacci,
I Attached please-find a-copy of City of Miami-Beach-Resolution-No. 2017-29708:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND
THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL
STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS (BBCW)
PROJECT; URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE II OF THE BBCW
PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED START DATE OF 2021;
DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S STATE AND FEDERAL
LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD
ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
AND FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE
SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on January 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully, ,/
Raf I 4a ado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
January 24, 2017
Chairman Dan O'Keefe
South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Dear Chairman O'Keefe,
Attached please find a copy-of-City of Miami Beach Resolution No 2017-29708:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND
THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL
STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS (BBCW)
PROJECT; URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE II OF THE BBCW
PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED START DATE OF 2021;
DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S STATE AND FEDERAL
LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD
ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
AND FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE
SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission_of
the City of Miami Beach on January 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Re pectf ly,
Raf!10 Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
January 24, 2017
Vice Chairman Kevin Powers
South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Dear Vice Chairman Powers,
Attached please find a copy-of City of Miami Beach Resolution No.--2017-29708: - - -
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND
THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL
STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS (BBCW)
PROJECT; URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE II OF THE BBCW
PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED START DATE OF 2021;
DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S STATE AND FEDERAL
LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD
ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
AND FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE
SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, AND THE GOVERNING, BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on January 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respec Ily
R9,ael . ranado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
January 24, 2017
Board Member Sam Accursio
South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Dear Board Member Accursio,
Attached please-find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution-No.-2017=29708:- - _ -
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND
THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL
STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS (BBCW)
PROJECT; URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE II OF THE BBCW
PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED START DATE OF 2021;
DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S STATE AND FEDERAL
LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD
ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
AND FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE
SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on January 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectf , ly,
'.f. Granado
ity Clerk
c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
January 24, 2017
Board Member Rick Barber
South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Dear Board Member Barber,
Attached-please find-a-copy of City of Miami Beach-Resolution No.-2017-29708:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND
THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL
STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS (BBCW)
PROJECT; URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE II OF THE BBCW
PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED START DATE OF 2021;
DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S STATE AND FEDERAL
LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD
ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
AND FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE
SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on January 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully
Rafe . ranado
Ci Clerk
c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
January 24, 2017
Board Member Federico Fernandez
South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Dear Board Member Fernandez,
- Attached-please find a-copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2017.29708:• - - - - -
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND
THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL
STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS (BBCW)
PROJECT; URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE II OF THE BBCW
PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED START DATE OF 2021;
DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S STATE AND FEDERAL
LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD
ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
AND FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE
SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on January 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respe •• , ,
Raf I E.4.4knado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
January 24, 2017
Board Member Clarke Harlow
South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Dear Board Member Harlow,
Attached-please-find a-copyof City of Miami Beach-Resolution No. 2017.29708:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND
THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL
STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS (BBCW)
PROJECT; URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE II OF THE BBCW
PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED START DATE OF 2021;
DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S STATE AND FEDERAL
LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD
ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
AND FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE
SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on January 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
Rafa-I E. ranado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachFl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
January 24, 2017
Board Member Mitch Hutchcraft
South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Dear Board Member Hutchcraft,
- Attached please find a-copy-of-Cityof Miami-Beach-Resolution-No-2017-29708:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND
THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL
STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS (BBCW)
PROJECT; URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE II OF THE BBCW
PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED START DATE OF 2021;
DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S STATE AND FEDERAL
LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD
ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
AND FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE
SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on January 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respec ul ,
R ael E. nado
Ci y Clerk
c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
January 24, 2017
Board Member James L. Moran
South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Dear Board Member Moran,
Attached please-find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution-No. 201-7-29708: -
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND
THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL
STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS (BBCW)
PROJECT; URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE II OF THE BBCW
PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED START DATE OF 2021;
DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S STATE AND FEDERAL
LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD
ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
AND FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE
SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on January 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfully,
RafaeyE. ranado _
City Clerk
c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-741 1
January 24, 2017
Board Member Melanie Peterson
South Florida Water Management District
3301 Gun Club Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
Dear Board Member Peterson,
Attached please find a copy-of-City-of Miami Beach-Resolution-No. 2017-29708:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND
THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL
STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS (BBCW)
PROJECT; URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS
NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE li OF THE BBCW
PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
AND PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED START DATE OF 2021;
DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S STATE AND FEDERAL
LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD
ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING
THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS
AND FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO
THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE
SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on January 11, 2016.
If you need additional information, please do not hesitate to call.
Respectfi
Rafa . Gi:aTVado
City,Clerk
c: Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman