2017-29808 Reso 2017-29808
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY,
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, AND MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE TO
RESEARCH, DEVELOP, AND DEPLOY SOLUTIONS TO
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CHALLENGES, CONSISTENT WITH
THE LETTER OF INTENT EXECUTED BY THE PARTIES ON
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016.
WHEREAS, at the April 13, 2016 City Commission Meeting, Commissioner Ricky Arriola
requested that the Administration engage the MetroLab Network to identify and form a
collaboration between local governments and universities to focus on research, development,
and deployment (RD&D) projects that offer technologically- and analytically-based solutions for
challenges facing City infrastructure, services, and other public sector priorities; and
WHEREAS, the MetroLab Network includes 38 cities, 4 counties, and 51 universities,
organized in more than 35 regional city-university partnerships. Partners focus on RD&D
projects addressing issues like inequality in income, health, mobility, security and opportunity;
aging infrastructure; and environmental sustainability and resiliency; and
WHEREAS, the City Administration has been working with local universities to
determine partnership opportunities related to planned and/or current City projects; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach was invited to join the MetroLab Network, in
partnership with Miami-Dade County, City of Miami, University of Miami, Florida International
University, and Miami-Dade College, under the umbrella of a Greater Miami and the Beaches
collaborative; and
WHEREAS, the Greater Miami and the Beaches collaborative was created to respond to
global trends affecting major metropolitan areas, including urbanization, globalization and
climate change, and to participate in the 100 Resilient Cities partnership, pioneered by the
Rockefeller Foundation; and
WHEREAS, the Greater Miami and the Beaches collaborative submitted a letter to
President Barack Obama on September 19, 2016, committing to continue to research, develop,
and deploy technology-enabled solutions that can help address our communities' most pressing
challenges; and
WHEREAS, during a series of discussions, the mayors and university presidents
identified the following three research projects to undertake this upcoming year:
• Project 1 - Innovating Adaptation: Research, Development and Deployment of
Projects to Mitigate Coastal Flooding, Adapt to Sea Level Rise and Enhance
Resilience;
• Project 2 - Fight the Bite: Research, Development and Deployment of Projects,
Programs and Protocols to Eliminate and Address the Impacts of Climate-related
Diseases (including Zika); and
• Project 3 - Moving Up and Moving Around: Research, Development and
Deployment of Projects to Increase Economic Prosperity for Individuals and
Families, Increase Affordable Housing, and Create Multi-modal Transportation
Options; and
WHEREAS, as a member of the MetroLab Network (Network), launched as part of the
White House's Smart Cities Initiative, the Greater Miami and the Beaches collaborative will
leverage university expertise to address challenges facing cities and regions across the country;
and
WHEREAS, the goals of the Network are as follows:
• Enable the city-university partnerships to share their projects to ensure their
broad dissemination and adoption, including the development and sharing of the
infrastructural tools required to support the scaling of promising solutions and
deploying best practices across the Network;
• Identify common issues shared by multiple metro areas that can best be solved
by multi-city, multi-university collaboration; and
• Create a platform for Network members to jointly plan and seek funding
resources to support multi-city projects; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission desire to enter into a Memorandum of
Understanding with our local partners to leverage expertise and resources to accomplish
identified goals.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that the Mayor and City
Commission hereby approve and authorize the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of
Understanding with Miami-Dade County, City of Miami, Florida International University,
University of Miami, and Miami-Dade College to research, develop, and deploy solutions to
community resilience challenges, consistent with the Letter of Intent executed by the parties on
September 19, 2016.
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: April 26, 2017
SUBJECT:A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, AND MIAMI-DADE COLLEGE TO
RESEARCH, DEVELOP, AND DEPLOY SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITY
RESILIENCE CHALLENGES, CONSISTENT WITH THE LETTER OF
INTENT EXECUTED BYTHE PARTIES ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2016.
RECOMMENDATION
The Mayor and City Commission authorize the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of
Understanding with Miami-Dade College and Miami-Dade County, City of Miami, University of
Miami, Florida International University, and Miami-Dade College, acceptable to the City Manager
and City Attorney, to ensure the communication and coordination necessary to implement research
and educational projects agreed to by the parties.
ANALYSIS
At the April 13, 2016, Commissioner Arriola requested to engage the MetroLab Network to
identify and form a city/university collaboration to focus on "research, development, and
deployment" (RD&D) projects that offer technologically- and analytically-based solutions for
challenges facing city infrastructure, services, and other public sector priorities.
The City administration has been working these past few months with local universities to
determine partnership opportunities as it relates to planned and/or current projects. The City of
Miami Beach was invited to join the MetroLab Network, in partnership with Miami-Dade County,
City of Miami, University of Miami, Florida International University, and Miami-Dade College,
under a Greater Miami and the Beaches (GMTB)collaborative.
The Greater Miami and the Beaches collaborative was created to respond to global trends
major metropolis'face: urbanization, globalization and climate change and to participate in the
100 Resilient Cities partnership, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation. The Greater Miami
and the Beaches collaborative submitted a letter to President Obama on September 19, 2016,
committing to continue to research, develop, and deploy technology-enabled solutions that can
help address out communities'most pressing challenges.
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Through discussions, the mayors and university presidents identified the following three
research projects to undertake this upcoming year: Project 1 - Innovating Adaptation:
Research, Development and Deployment of Projects to Mitigate Coastal Flooding, Adapt to
Sea Level Rise and Enhance Resilience; Project 2 - Fight the Bite: Research, Development
and Deployment of Projects, Programs and Protocols to Eliminate and Address the Impacts of
Climate-related Diseases (including Zika); Project 3 - Moving Up and Moving Around:
Research, Development and Deployment of Projects to Increase Economic Prosperity for
Individuals and Families, Increase Affordable Housing, and Create Multi-modal Transportation
Options.
As a member of the MetroLab Network, launched as part of the White House's Smart Cities
Initiative, our collaborative will leverage university expertise to address challenges facing cities
and regions across the country.
The goals of the Network are: Enable the city-university partnerships to share their projects to
ensure their broad dissemination and adoption, including the development and sharing of the
infrastructural tools required to support the scaling of promising solutions and deploying best
practices across the network; Identify common issues shared by multiple metro areas that can
best be solved by multi-city, multi-university collaboration; Create a platform for Network
members to jointly plan and seek funding resources to support multi-city projects.
KEY INTENDED OUTCOMES SUPPORTED
Streamline The Delivery Of Services Through All Departments
Legislative Tracking
Organization Development Performance Initiatives
Sponsor
Commissioner RickyArriola
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
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Memorandum of Understanding
Between
Miami-Dade County, City of Miami, City of Miami Beach,
Florida International University,University of Miami,and Miami-Dade College
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) sets forth the terms and understandings between
the named parties to pursue their mutual interest to research, develop, deploy and evaluate
technology and analytically based solutions to the problems facing the systems and infrastructure
that serve the quality of life and economy of Greater Miami and the Beaches and other
communities, cities, counties and metropolises around the globe.
Background
The Mayors of Miami-Dade County, City of Miami,and the City of Miami Beach,came together
in November of 2015 and formed a collaborative known collectively as Greater Miami and the
Beaches (GM&B) in order to apply for and receive the Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities
designation. These three mayors have clearly emphasized their willingness to be a test bed for
innovation to achieve more effective and efficient government and improve the lives of their
citizens. Florida International University, The University of Miami and Miami-Dade College are
eager to collaborate with Greater Miami and the Beaches and establish an initiative to connect
problems in the community to research and educational projects that might help solve them.
All named parties wish to showcase Greater Miami and the Beaches as a vibrant, innovative and
sustainable community while developing technologies, methods, and models for use across the
country and around the world. All parties also wish to create a pathway for students to remain in
and contribute to the community after graduation.
Purpose
The primary purpose of this MOU is to ensure the communication and coordination necessary to
implement research and educational projects agreed upon by the parties. This MOU does not
represent a commitment on behalf of any party to pursue specific projects or partnerships, and
instead only contains non-binding procedures and processes designed to facilitate cooperation
and coordination. Future projects may require subsequent agreements between the parties and
may be subject to each entities Board approval.
Process
This purpose will be accomplished through the following process:
1. Each Mayor of Greater Miami and the Beaches, and each President of the named
Universities shall maintain a lead person on behalf of the organization.
2. Each Mayor and his lead should identify and periodically update problems that the
Universities' research and/or educational projects might address;
3. The Universities and their leads should identify research and/or educational projects that
might help address Greater Miami and the Beaches'problems;
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4. The Mayors' and Universities' leads should meet on a regular basis to discuss the
potential projects identified by the Mayors and/or the Universities and:
a. Consider which projects to pursue;
b. Determine a plan for implementation for each agreed upon project;
c. Monitor progress and prospects for each project;
d. Coordinate mutual support for fundraising from third parties in support of agreed
upon projects.
A secondary purpose is to mutually pursue partnerships with other parties to share and expand
our knowledge and pursue research, development and deployment projects with multiple
universities and communities.
Funding
This MOU is not a commitment of funds to any party on behalf of any of the other parties.
When funding is needed by any party to pursue an agreed upon project, then the expectation is
that the funding may be pursued by one or more of the parties with the endorsement and support
of the other parties.
Duration
This MOU is at-will, meaning that any party can withdraw at any time, and may be modified by
consent of authorized officials from the Universities or Mayors. This MOU shall become
effective upon signature by the appropriate parties representing Greater Miami and the Beaches
and the Universities.
Data Sharing
Each member of the Greater Miami and the Beaches (GM&B) collective shall, unless otherwise
prohibited by law,provide the other members with any research and/or data that is relevant to the
scope and purpose of this MOU and the Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities program.
Carlos A. Gimenez Tom Tomas Regalado Philip Levine
Mayor,Miami-Dade County Mayor, City of Miami Mayor, City of Miami Beach
Dr.Julio Frenk Dr.Mark B. Rosenberg Dr. Eduardo J. Padron
President President President
University of Miami Florida International Miami Dade College
University
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MIAMIBEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC # LETTER TO COMMISSION
385-2016
To: Mayor Philip Levine and Member of the 'ty Commission
From: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager j
Date: September 20, 2016
Subject: METROLAB NETWORK
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide an update on the request by
Commissioner Arriola to engage the MetroLab Network to identify and form a city/university
collaboration to focus on "research, development, and deployment" (RD&D) projects that offer
technologically- and analytically-based solutions for challenges facing city infrastructure,
services, and other public sector priorities. City administration has been working these past few
months with local universities to determine partnership opportunities as it relates to planned
and/or current projects. The City of Miami Beach was invited to join the MetroLab Network, in
partnership with Miami-Dade County, City of Miami, University of Miami, Florida International
University, and Miami-Dade College, under a Greater Miami and the Beaches (GMTB)
collaborative. The Greater Miami and the Beaches collaborative was created to respond to
global trends major metropolis' face: urbanization, globalization and climate change and to
participate in the 100 Resilient Cities partnership, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation.
The Greater Miami and the Beaches collaborative submitted a letter to President Obama on
September 19, 2016, committing to continue to research, develop, and deploy technology-
enabled solutions that can help address out communities' most pressing challenges. Through
discussions, the mayors and university presidents identified the following three research
projects to undertake this upcoming year:
• Project 1 - Innovating Adaptation: Research, Development and Deployment of Projects
to Mitigate Coastal Flooding,Adapt to Sea Level Rise and Enhance Resilience
• Project 2 - Fight the Bite: Research, Development and Deployment of Projects,
Programs and Protocols to Eliminate and Address the Impacts of Climate-related
Diseases (including Zika).
• Project 3 - Moving Up and Moving Around: Research, Development and Deployment of
Projects to Increase Economic Prosperity for Individuals and Families, Increase
Affordable Housing, and Create Multi-modal Transportation Options
As a member of the MetroLab Network, launched as part of the White House's Smart Cities
Initiative, our collaborative will leverage university expertise to address challenges facing cities
and regions across the country. The goals of the Network are:
• Enable the city-university partnerships to share their projects to ensure their broad
dissemination and adoption, including the development and sharing of the infrastructural
tools required to support the scaling of promising solutions and deploying best practices
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across the network.
• Identify common issues shared by multiple metro areas that can best be solved by multi-
city, multi-university collaboration.
• Create a platform for Network members to jointly plan and seek funding resources to
support multi-city projects.
Next steps will include memorializing the collaborative in a Memorandum of Understanding. We
will continue to update you on our progress. If you have any questions, please feel free to
contact me. /
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Letter from the Mayors of Greater Miami & the Beaches and University Leadership to
President Obama on the Creation of a MetroLab Network
September 19,2016
We, the undersigned university presidents and mayors, commit to continue collaborating within
and across our communities to research, develop and deploy technology-enabled solutions that
can help address our communities' most pressing challenges. Local governments in South
Florida have already enjoyed formal and informal relationships with our universities at the local,
i regional, and state levels and look forward to the MetroLab Network to further enhance these
collaborative partnerships.
Our cities and metropolitan areas face complex challenges involving interconnected and
interacting infrastructure systems such as transportation, water and sewer, communication,
buildings, and public services. Under conventional approaches, addressing these looming
challenges will require significant investment.
Our cities are living laboratories for innovation in addressing these challenges. Miami-Dade
County, the City of Miami Beach and the City of Miami (in coordination with the Miami
Foundation) created a unique partnership to apply for and receive the Rockefeller 100 Resilient
Cities designation. Out of this process, Greater Miami and the Beaches was created to develop a
Resilience Strategy for the entire county to address the challenges of urbanization, globalization
and climate change.
Our research universities have the physical and human resources to help their cities meet these
challenges through undertaking research, development—and deployment—of innovative projects
at lower cost. The identification and undertaking of these innovative and deployable projects can
best be identified and prioritized through a working partnership between Greater Miami and the
Beaches and the universities that outlines the purpose and process. We are already engaged in
these beneficial partnerships.
Any such partnership will exponentially benefit by collaborating with other city/university
partnerships similarly organized. Given the complexities of many of our infrastructure
challenges, a comprehensive research, development and deployment approach embracing
multiple cities and multiple universities working together collaboratively can offer important
advantages.
The formation of an unincorporated network of city/university partnerships, hereinafter
referenced as the MetroLab Network, would enable such explicit sharing and collaboration in
research development and deployment of solutions to Greater Miami and the Beaches.
Notwithstanding our full commitment to the MetroLab Network and the benefits of
collaboration, from time to time we understand that each municipal partner may have direct
engagements with certain timelines and commitments, and these engagements will serve to
benefit the entire collaborative as a whole.
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Therefore, the undersigned agree to:
Form a Greater Miami and the Beaches University collaboration within our community,
to be memorialized in a forthcoming Memorandum of Understanding(MOU);
Appoint a representative from each partner responsible for maintaining the collaboration;
Through the collaboration, identify and undertake at least three research, development
and deployment projects within the coming year,as briefly summarized in the attachment
and pending details and approval of the MOU through each entities approval path; and
Participate as a member of the MetroLab Network through workshops and other
knowledge sharing activities.
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Carlos A. Gime Tomas Regala•'� Phil';►T evi e e
Mayor,Miami-Dade County Mayor, City of Miami Mayor,Ci? of Miami Beach
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Dr. Julio Frenk
Dr.Mark B.Rosenberg Dr.Eduardo J. Padron
President President President
University of Miami Florida International Miami Dade College
University
Attachment:Greater Miami and the Beaches Partnerships and Projects
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Project#1
Name: Innovating Adaptation: Research,Development and Deployment of
Projects to Mitigate Coastal Flooding,Adapt to Sea Level Rise, and
Enhance Resilience
City or Nichole L.Hefty,Deputy Chief Resilience Officer, Miami-Dade County
University POC
&Email: heftyn mmiamidade.gov
Description: Miami-Dade County prepared county-wide reports addressing coastal
flooding and long term adaptation to sea level rise. All three local
governments have designed coastal flooding mitigation projects to
address localized flooding from high tides and storm events, such as
upgraded drainage and pumps in the City of Miami and elevated
roadways and pumps in Miami Beach.FIU has created a Sea Level
Solutions Center and UM has initiated research and design projects within
the Schools of Architecture,Engineering, and the Rosenstiel School of
Marine and Atmospheric Science. Under the Greater Miami and the
Beaches Resilience Collaborative,partners work together to research,
develop and deploy county-wide projects and facilitate intergovernmental
approvals for projects. Academic partners will coordinate and facilitate
independent research and class level applications in support of the local
government efforts,utilizing a multi-college,interdisciplinary approach.
Partners will be challenged to innovate practical solutions for both public
and private sector application.
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Project#2
Name: Fight the Bite: Research,Development and Deployment of Projects,
Programs and Protocols to Eliminate and Address the Impacts of Climate-
related Diseases(including Zika)
City or Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Chief Learning and Development Officer, City of
University POC Miami Beach
&Email:
leslierosenfeld@miamibeachfl.gov
Description: Globalization,urbanization and climate change are exacerbating public
health challenges and traditional treatment methods may not be sufficient
in our fast paced, dynamic world.Miami-Dade County is experiencing
increased transmission of tropical diseases by residents and nonresidents
who travel to where diseases are more prevalent and,upon returning to
South Florida,provide paths for diseases to spread through mosquitoes.
Federal, state, and local government epidemiologists and entomologists
are taking actions to eliminate areas where mosquitoes can breed and to
provide medical assistance to local populations. Emerging diseases
potentially impact the health of residents and also have economic
consequences for individuals,localized areas, and the greater region. The
GMTB Resilience Collaborative will focus on new possible innovative
courses to address these complex multi-disciplinary issues. Academic
partners will be involved in literature research,actual research,and public
dialogue among all involved to address issues at hand and reduce risks
moving forward.
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Project#3
Name: Moving Up and Moving Around: Research,Development and
Deployment of Projects to Increase Economic Prosperity for Individuals
and Families, Increase Affordable Housing, and Create Multi-modal
Transportation Options
City or Dr. Stephanie Tashiro,Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Recovery
University POC Specialist,City of Miami
& Email:
stashiroAmiamigov.com
Description: Greater Miami suffers from extreme income disparity and high localized
poverty levels. Residents of greater Miami face some of the highest
housing cost burdens in the nation.Limited family income also impacts
transportation and housing options. These are not independent issues,but
in fact need to be addressed comprehensively. Access to transportation is
a pivotal factor in resilience as transportation allows people to connect
with jobs,resources and each other. Local governments deploy fiscal
resources to develop and maintain job training, transportation and housing
assets for their residents. Economic development organizations are
charged with attracting new businesses and retaining and expanding
existing businesses. As part of the development of the Greater Miami
and the Beaches Resilience Strategy,university partners will provide
research that will help to connect, evolve and expand traditional efforts to
develop practical policies and programs to support local and regional
goals.
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Greater Miami and the Beaches (GMTB)
Partnerships and Proposed Projects
• Carlos A. Gimenez,Mayor,Miami-Dade County
City Partner(s): • Tomas Regalado,Mayor, City of Miami
• Philip Levine,Mayor,City of Miami Beach
• Ms.Nichole L. Hefty,Deputy Chief Resilience Officer,Miami-
Dade County(heftyn@miamidade.gov)
City POC: • Dr. Leslie Rosenfeld, Chief Learning and Development Officer,
City of Miami Beach(lesiierosenfeld@miamibeachEi.gov)
• Dr. Stephanie Tashiro, Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Recovery
Specialist, City of Miami(stashiro a miamigov,com)
University • Dr.Julio Frenk,President,University of Miami (UM)
Partner(s): • Dr.Mark B.Rosenberg, President,Florida International
University(FIU)
• • Dr. Eduardo J. Padron President Miami Dade College(_MDC)
• Joanna de Velasco, Executive Director of Foundation Relations,
University of Miami(jdevelasco(a),mia.mi.edu)
• Dr.Tiffany Troxler,Director, Sea Level Rise Solutions Ctr,
University POC: Florida International University(troxlert(a),fiu.edu)
• Ramiro Almeida,Professor and Director, Innovation Lab,Miami
Dade College (ralmeida@mdc.edu)
https://floridaclimateinstitute.org/(The Florida Climate Institute)
http://www.southeastfloridaclimatecompact.org./(Southeast Florida
Regional Climate Change Compact)
http://theideacenter.co/(Miami Dade College Idea Center)
h.ttp://slse.fiu.edu (HU Sea Level Solutions Center)
Websites,
Programs http://climate.miami.ed.0 (University of Miami Climate Change Special
Report)
http://news.niami.edu/stories/2016/04/green-u-hosts-sea-level-rise-panel-
discussion.html (UM article on Sea-Level Rise Panel Discussion,April
2016)
http://sharkresearch.rsrnas:miami.edu/tag/sea-level-rise(information on
research related to sea level rise,through the Rosenstiel School of Marine
&Atmospheric Science)
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http://uhealthsystem.com/zika-virus(information on Zika from
UHealth/Miller School of Medicine physicians)
http://carta.fiu.edu/climatcchange/ (FIU Communication Architecture&
the Arts–Climate Change Initiative)
https://metropolitan.fi u.edu/research/servi ces/economic-and-hous ing-
market:-analysis/ (FIU Metroplitan Ctr. Economic and Housing Market
Analysis)
http://www.ihrc.fiu.edu(FIU International Hurricane Ctr.)
The members of the Greater Miami and the Beaches have had long-
standing and productive partnerships with the local universities. Strong
working relationships have developed amongst the entities,leading to
regular communication,project partnerships,and successfully funded
grant proposals that provide important data and information used to tackle
multiple issues and challenges in the County and the Southeast Florida
region. Below are just a few examples of the many partnership projects
underway.
1) Several FIU projects have emerged from the existing
city/county/university collaborative partnerships,including the
Urban Resilience to Extremes(UREx)and Urban Water
Innovation Sustainability Research Networks (SRN).These 2
NSF-funded projects, a year old now,are specifically focused at
Existing City- developing innovative tools and knowledge for urban resilience
University and sustainability. The UREx SRN is specifically focused on "co-
Partnership production of knowledge"with city and county partners,and is
based on a broader,long-standing partnership with the City of
Miami Beach.The partnership with the City also includes a
student internship program.
2) Since 2002,Miami Dade College has partnered with the City of Miami
to administer and manage the historic Tower Theatre—one of Miami's
oldest cultural landmarks. Serving as the epicenter of an economic
revitalization of the Little Havana area,this partnership is contributing
to a cultural Renaissance in the City of Miami's inner core. As a result,
the Tower Theatre continues to prosper as a destination point and
gathering place for locals and visitors alike. The positive impact of our
combined effort is palatable and evidenced by the energy,increased
tourist and local foot traffic,special events and festivals taking place in
Little Havana,all generating national and international media attention
and increased economic development.
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3) The University of Miami Center for Urban and Community Design will
lead a charrette at the upcoming Resilient Redesign III event,to be held
at the University in November,2016.This event is being co-organized
supported by the Southeast.Florida Regional Climate Change Compact
and will include municipal and county leaders,planners,scientists,
architects,urban designers and specialists,as well as UM students
enrolled in resiliency courses.As part of this project,the executive
director of the Center is teaming up with Miami-Dade County's Office
of Resilience,to co-teach a class on"adaptation action areas"that will
be the focus of the Resilient Redesign charrette.Courses address
resiliency and preservation in Miami Beach.Findings from past
semesters have been shared with the City,including documentation
drawings.
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