Resolution 2018-30488RESOLUTION NO. 2018 -30488
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -
DADE COUNTY'S EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE
AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER INTRUSION; AND, URGING THE
COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE AND EXPAND THOSE
EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED MANNER, TO
KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
WHEREAS, a recent article published on August 29, 2018 by Bloomberg
Businessweek reported on the state of Miami's drinking water supply in view of the
impacts of climate change; and
WHEREAS, as set forth in the Bloomberg article, Miami -Dade County is built on
the porous limestone Biscayne Aquifer, which cleans the water in our community and
which is facing simultaneous and different paced threats from climate change, chemical
contamination from a prior Superfund site, the impacts of limestone mining in proximity
to the County's Northwest fresh water Wellfields, and the existence of over 90,000
septic tanks in the County; and
WHEREAS, the County's projects addressing salt water intrusion currently
extend through 2040 which, as reported by County officials, will still find all but one of
the current wellfields in use. Future solutions may include the extraction of water from
deeper wells and utilizing reverse osmosis, a more costly desalination technique; and
WHEREAS, in the County's response to the Bloomberg article, Kevin Lynskey,
the Director of Miami -Dade County's Water and Sewer Department (WASD), noted that
before sea -level rise (SLR) and climate change "where part of the lexicon," the County
was "already addressing and solving issues that also now correspond to SLR and
climate change" and the County had been modeling and forecasting "worst case
scenarios for our infrastructure and plants due to hurricanes and storm surge." Mr.
Lynskey also stated that the County was "forward thinking in relocating our drinking
water wells west, away from the saltier coastline," and operates "a robust
technologically advanced saltwater intrusion monitoring system. WASD has an
aggressive wellfield protection plan," all of which the City of Miami Beach commends
and supports "; and
WHEREAS, while Mr. Lynskey further states that the County and WASD "are
constantly instituting policies, introducing technologies and practices," efforts to address
the increasing risks of sea level rise and climate change on the Biscayne Aquifer should
be accelerated and expanded. Moreover, such County efforts should be mindful of the
increased demand that will be placed on our fresh drinking water supply by new
development and increased density. Further, the County's efforts should be explained to
the public, in a concise and detailed manner, to address the citizenry's increasing
concerns regarding the future accessibility of fresh drinking water in South Florida.
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 support Miami -Dade County's efforts to protect the Biscayne
Aquifer from salt water intrusion, and urge the County to take steps to expedite and
expand those efforts and, in a concise and detailed manner, to keep the citizenry
apprised of such efforts.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 12th day of September, 2018.
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Ra ael E. Granado, City Clerk
Dan Gelb r, Mayor
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
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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: 305-6737411
October 2, 2018
Honorable Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Honorable Mayor Gimenez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018 - 30488:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER
INTRUSION; AND, URGING THE COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE
AND EXPAND THOSE EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED
MANNER, TO KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on September 12, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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
October 2, 2018
Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Jordan,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018 - 30488:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER
INTRUSION; AND URGING THE COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE
AND EXPAND THOSE EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED
MANNER, TO KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on September 12, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-6737411
October 2, 2018
Commissioner Jean Monestime
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Monestime,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018 - 30488:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER
INTRUSION; AND, URGING THE COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE
AND EXPAND THOSE EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED
MANNER, TO KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on September 12, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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
October 2, 2018
Vice - Chair Audrey Edmonson
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Vice -Chair Edmonson,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018 - 30488:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER
INTRUSION; AND, URGING THE COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE
AND EXPAND THOSE EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED
MANNER, TO KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on September 12, 2018.
Respectfully,
1
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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
October 2, 2018
Commissioner Sally A. Heyman
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Heyman,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018- 30488:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER
INTRUSION; AND, URGING THE COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE
AND EXPAND THOSE EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED
MANNER, TO KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on September 12, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-673-7411
October 2, 2018
Commissioner Eileen Higgins
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Higgins,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018 - 30488:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER
INTRUSION; AND, URGING THE COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE
AND EXPAND THOSE EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED
MANNER, TO KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on September 12, 2018.
Respectfully,
/74
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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
October 2, 2018
Commissioner Rebeca Sosa
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Sosa,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018 - 30488:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER
INTRUSION; AND, URGING THE COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE
AND EXPAND THOSE EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED
MANNER, TO KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on September 12, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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
October 2, 2018
Commissioner Xavier L. Suarez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Suarez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018- 30488:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER
INTRUSION; AND, URGING THE COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE
AND EXPAND THOSE EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED
MANNER, TO KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on September 12, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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
October 2, 2018
Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Cava,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018 - 30488:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER
INTRUSION; AND, URGING THE COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE
AND EXPAND THOSE EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED
MANNER, TO KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on September 12, 2018.
Respectfully,
t,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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
October 2, 2018
Commissioner Dennis C. Moss
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Moss,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018- 30488:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER
INTRUSION; AND, URGING THE COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE
AND EXPAND THOSE EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED
MANNER, TO KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on September 12, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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
October 2, 2018
Commissioner Javier D. Souto
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Souto,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018 - 30488:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER
INTRUSION; AND, URGING THE COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE
AND EXPAND THOSE EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED
MANNER, TO KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on September 12, 2018,
Respectfully,
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Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel: 305-6737411
October 2, 2018
Commissioner Joe A. Martinez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Martinez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018 - 30488:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER
INTRUSION; AND, URGING THE COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE
AND EXPAND THOSE EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED
MANNER, TO KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on September 12, 2018.
Respectfully,
ii
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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
October 2, 2018
Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Diaz,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018 - 30488:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER
INTRUSION; AND, URGING THE COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE
AND EXPAND THOSE EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED
MANNER, TO KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on September 12, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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
October 2, 2018
Chairman Esteban Bovo, Jr.
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Chairman Bovo, Jr.,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018 - 30488:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER
INTRUSION; AND, URGING THE COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE
AND EXPAND THOSE EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED
MANNER, TO KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on September 12, 2018.
Respectfully,
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
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
October 2, 2018
Kevin Lynskey, Director
Water & Sewer Department
Douglas Office
3071 S.W. 38th, Avenue
Miami, FL 33146
Dear Director Lynskey,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2018 - 30488:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING MIAMI -DADE COUNTY'S
EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER FROM SALT WATER
INTRUSION; AND, URGING THE COUNTY TO TAKE STEPS TO EXPEDITE
AND EXPAND THOSE EFFORTS AND, IN A CONCISE AND DETAILED
MANNER, TO KEEP THE CITIZENRY APPRISED OF SUCH EFFORTS.
(Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was unanimously passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of
the City of Miami Beach on September 12, 2018.
Respectfully,
/
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez