Resolution 2018-30419RESOLUTION 2018 -30419
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY
ADMINISTRATION TO PLACE A REFERRAL ITEM TO THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE (SRC), ON THE
NEXT CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA FOLLOWING THE
RECEIPT OF RESULTS FROM THE RESILIENCY ACCELERATOR,
TO ENABLE SUCH RESULTS TO BE TIMELY REVIEWED AND
CONSIDERED BY THE SRC; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE
CITY ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC NOTICE AND
THE ANALYSIS OF RESILIENCY ACCELERATOR RESULTS AS
SET FORTH HEREIN.
WHEREAS, the Resiliency Accelerator is a partnership between 100 Resilient
Cities and the Center for Resilient Cities and Landscapes at the Columbia University
Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and is funded by a $3.7
million grant from The Rockefeller Foundation; and
WHEREAS, through its membership in the 100 Resilient Cities and the Center
for Resilient Cities Network, the City of Miami Beach has been chosen to participate as
one of four South Florida Projects that will be the subject of immersive workshops that
will connect multi - disciplinary expertise to advance strategies for resilient community
planning and design; and
WHEREAS, the West Avenue Neighborhood Improvement Project (West Avenue
Project) concerns the elevation of roadways in and around the West Avenue
neighborhood, which is one of the lowest lying areas in the City, and, thus, is particularly
susceptible to regular flooding; and
WHEREAS, the West Avenue Project will be the focus of a Resiliency
Acceleration workshop, which will be a multi -day, design driven process that will
connect a global network of creative thinkers, designers, and technical experts to
improve, accelerate, and implement resiliency projects and build consensus on design
opportunities to help the City better adapt to climate change; and
WHEREAS, the Resiliency Accelerator workshop will be held in the City in
August 2018 and will also focus on stakeholder engagement and the benefits and costs
of enhanced resiliency outcomes; and
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate follow- through on the results and conclusions of
the Resiliency Accelerator workshop, the City Administration should promptly refer the
results and analysis of the workshop to the SRC, by placing a referral item on the
agenda of the City Commission meeting immediately following the receipt of such
results, so that the SRC may timely review and consider such results; and
WHEREAS, notice of the SRC meeting should be provided to the West Avenue
stakeholders, and the Resiliency Accelerator results discussion should incorporate a
review of the proposed project approach and include an analysis of: project objectives
and scope, success measures, critical design elements (e.g., blue and green
infrastructure, sea walls, back -up power, aesthetics, potential turning lanes, and traffic
plans), street elevation options and associated costs, property owner responsibilities
and impacts, project milestones (e.g., critical decision timelines), project governance
(e.g., how decisions will be made), community engagement, quality assurance, budget
considerations, and tracking mechanisms; and
WHEREAS, review of the Resiliency Accelerator's results and conclusions by the
SRC will provide an opportunity for City Commissioners and the public to engage in
detailed discussions and to thoroughly vet the proposed recommendations at the
Committee level prior to consideration by the full Commission.
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 direct the City Administration to place a referral item to the
Sustainability and Resiliency Committee, on the next City Commission meeting agenda
following the receipt of results from the Resiliency Accelerator, to enable such results to
be timely reviewed and considered by the SRC; and, further, hereby direct the City
Administration to provide the public notice and the analysis of Resiliency Accelerator
results as more fully set forth herein.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of July, 2018.
ATTEST:
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Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
(Sponsored by Vice - Mayor Mark Samuelian)
Dan Gelber, Mayor
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney
DATE: July 25, 2018
SUBJECT A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO PLACE A
REFERRAL ITEM TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE
(SRC), ON THE NEXT CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA FOLLOWING THE
RECEIPT OF RESULTS FROM THE RESILIENCY ACCELERATOR, TO ENABLE
SUCH RESULTS TO BE TIMELY REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED BY THE SRC;
AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE THE
PUBLIC NOTICE AND THE ANALYSIS OF RESILIENCY ACCELERATOR
RESULTS AS SET FORTH HEREIN.
RECOMMENDATION
Pursuant to the request of Vice -Mayor Mark Samuelian, the above - referenced Resolution is
submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the July 25, 2018 City Commission
meeting.
Legislative Tracking
Office of the City Attorney
Sponsor
Vice -Mayor Mark Samuelian
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