Resolution 76-15039 RESOLUTION NO. 76-15039
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, REQUESTING THE LEGISLATURE
OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO ENACT INTO LAW THAT
CERTAIN CLAIMS BILL NOW PENDING IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH REIMBURSING SAID CITY FOR THE COST OF
CONSTRUCTION OF ITS OCEAN SEWAGE OUTFALL, ' INSTALLED
T. UNDER A MANDATE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND NOW
REQUIRED TO BE DESTROYED BY STATE MANDATE.
WHEREAS , there is now pending in the House of Representa-
tives a Claims Bill for and on behalf of the City of Miami Beach to
provide for the reimbursement of said City for the cost of an ocean
sewage outfall constructed under order and mandate of the Stateoof
Florida, and now required to be destroyed by order and mandate of
the State of Florida, all as set forth in said Claims Bill; and
WHEREAS , the City of Miami Beach did heretofore, under
direct orders and requirements of the then Florida State Board of
Health, construct and maintain an ocean sewage outfall at a cost •
to the City of $3, 047, 422 . 26; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach, in complete good faith,
fully complied with said orders of the State of .Florida; and
WHEREAS , under existing State legislation, the City of
Miami Beach is ordered and mandated to destroy said sewage ocean
outfall resulting in a direct financial loss to the City of Miami
Beach and its taxpayers of said $3, 047 ,422. 26; and
WHEREAS , the City off -Miami Beach is now under mandate of
the State of Florida and its agencies to expend a further and addi-
tional sum in excess of $10 ,000 , 000 for a replacement sewage system;
and
WHEREAS , fairness , equity and good conscience require and
demand that the City of Miami Beach and its taxpayers be reimbursed
for the loss and expense of $3, 047 ,422. 26 thus caused it by its
good faith reliance upon the orders and dictates of the State of
Florida and its agencies;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY -OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the House Committee on Retirement,
Personnel and Claims be and it is hereby respectfully petitioned s
to favorably consider, and recommend for adoption by the House of
Representatives , the enactment of said Bill for the relief of the
City of Miami Beach; and •
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that each and every member of the Florida •
House of Representatives and of the Senate of the State of Florida
be apprised and duly informed of the foregoing, and that they, and
each of them, be and they are hereby respectfully petitioned to
favorably consider and enact into law said Bill for the relief of
the City of Miami Beach; and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that copies of this resolution be trans-
mitted to the Hon. Dempsey J. Barron, President of the Senate; the
Hon. Donald L. Tucker, Speaker of the House of Representatives;
members of House Committee on Retirement, Personnel and Claims ;
each member of the Dade County Delegation to the House and Senate;
and the Dade County Coordinating Council . -,*'
PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th ,,d" f of May, 1976.
Attest: Mayor
City Clerk
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY - 1130 WASHINGTON AVENUE - MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA 33139
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ORIGINAL
RESOLUTION NO. 76-15039
Requesting Legislature of State to
enact into law that certain Claims
Bill now pending in the House of
Representatives for and on behalf of
the City of Miami Beach, reimburs-
ing the City for cost of construction
of its ocean sewage outfall , installed
under a mandate of the state, and now
required to be destroyed by State
mandate.