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City Commission Meeting
ADDENDUM MATERIAL 1
City Hall, Commission Chambers, 3rd Floor, 1700 Convention Center Drive
February 12, 2014
Mayor Philip Levine
Vice-Mayor Deede Weithorn
Commissioner Michael Grieco
Commissioner Joy Malakoff
Commissioner Micky Steinberg
Commissioner Edward L. Tobin
Commissioner Jonah Wolfson
City Manager Jimmy Morales
City Attorney Jose Smith
City Clerk Rafael E. Granado
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ADDENDUM AGENDA
C4 -Commission Committee Assignments
C4H Referral To The Neighborhood/Community Affairs Committee -Discussion On Regulation Of
Mechanical Equipment Noise.
(Requested by Commissioner Deede Weithorn}
C41 Referral To The Planning Board -An Ordinance That Amends The City's LDRS To Permit
Rooftop Additions Of More Than One-Story For Contributing Buildings In The Morris Lapidus
Historic District, And To Permit Setback Encroachments For Approved Rooftop Additions.
(Requested by Commissioner Deede Weithorn)
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Addendum, February 12, 2014
R9 -New Business and Commission Requests
R9S Discussion Regarding Overview And Recommendations From The Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel On
Flood Mitigation.
(Requested by Mayor Philip Levine)
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REFERRAL TO THE NEIGHBJRHObD AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE-DISCUSSION ON REGULATION OF MECHANICAL
EQUIPMENT NOISE.
ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION
Refer the request to the Neighborhood and Community Affairs Committee.
BACKGROUND
Because of the recent events surrounding the development of a hotel at 6261 Collins
Avenue, and the noise issues raised therein, Commissioner Weithorn has requested that
a discussion item on this subject be referred to the NCAC.
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MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMISSION
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
Deede Weithorn, Commissioner
February 7, 2014
Referral to the March Planning Board Meeting
MEMORANDUM
Please put an item on the February 12, 2014 City Commission Agenda that refers to an
ordinance to the March Planning Board meeting that amends the City's LDRs to permit
rooftop additions of more than one-story for contributing buildings in the Morris Lapidus
Historic District, and to permit setback encroachments for approved rooftop additions.
If you have any questions please contact Lauren Carra at extension 6528 or
LaurenCarra@miamibeachfl.gov.
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Date: February 71 2014
To: Office ofthe Mayor and Commission and City Manager, Jimmy Morales
From: Scott Robins, Chairman, Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding Mitigation & Sea Level Rise
Subject: Task force overview and recommendations
In early January, Mayor Levine created a Blue Ribbon Task Force to deal with issues pertaining to
flooding and sea level rise throughout the City of Miami Beach. The members of the task force are
Chairman Scott Robins, Dr. Dwight Kraai, and Dr. Michael Phang.
Our first meeting was held January 2151 and we have met each week thereafter. Our meetings have
been attended regularly by City representatives including the Director of Public Works, the Director of
CIP, the Director of Finance, the City Engineer, the City Attorney, the Commissioners and Mayor,
Contractors and a good cross section of residents.
Our first meetings were spent understanding the magnitude of the problem facing our city. Discussions
took place concerning why our streets are experiencing the degree of flooding we have all witnessed
and the root causes. The panel was open to all explanations from the state of our existing drainage
system to the ultimate effects of global warming and the associated rise in sea level.
Let's start with the facts. Over the past 100 years, sea level has risen approximately 9 inches and is
continuing to rise at a faster pace today. While the rate of rise is still being debated worldwide, many
experts believe we can see a rise of sea level between 3 and 6 feet over the next 100 years.
Furthermore, the backbone of Miami Beach's drainage system is over 70 years old and never
contemplated any rise in sea level.
During our initial meetings it quickly became apparent to the task force that all of the City's drainage
work under way, in the pipeline, and recently completed had been critically under-designed considering
all we know and understand today. In fact, the level of service accepted by the previous City
administration contemplated what they felt was a tolerable amount of flooding throughout our City's
streets at peak high tides and moderate to heavy rainfall.
Our task force has taken the unanimous position that the acceptable level of service should have NEVER
contemplated any flooding beyond what would normally be expected from a major (unusual) storm
event. This position became especially obvious when we were told the difference in cost between a
system that achieved our desired level of service and what we are presently receiving (substantial
flooding of our streets, neighborhoods and businesses) would be approximately 25 to 30 percent more
than what we are presently spending.
When we compare the negative effects of unwarranted flooding on our residents, businesses, and the
overall outlook of Miami Beach as a world-class city, this cost differential is insignificant. To put some
numbers behind this discussion, it is our understanding from our meetings that the cost of upgrading
our 70+ year old drainage system including eliminating unusual flooding citywide over the next 20 years
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would be approximately 150 to 200 million dollars. This initial recommendation from the task force
takes into consideration existing sea levels and contemplates expected sea level rise and increased rain
events over the next 20 years. Furthermore, should our estimates be on the low side, this system can
easily be upgraded to accommodate more water movement than presently anticipated.
The task force believes that we need to deal with the issue of the current flooding of our streets and
neighborhoods first and foremost before we look farther into the future concerning long term sea level
rise and climate change. The task force anticipates addressing short, medium and long-term solutions
during future meetings and looks forward to participating with the rest of the world as we collectively
begin to understand what lies ahead.
For now, our immediate recommendations to the Mayor, Commissioners and City Manager are as
follows:
1. Immediately set new elevated design criteria to a level of service standard of 2.7 ft-NAVO for
tidal boundary conditions to prevent seawater flow into the City of Miami Beach due to sea level
rise and 7.5 inches for rainfall during a 24-hour period.
2. Stop all work in progress and in the pipeline not meeting this criteria in order to incorporate the
new design guidelines for our desired level of service,
3. Instruct staff to begin to upgrade our 70+ year old drainage system citywide incorporating our
new level of service.
4. Instruct staff to begin to identify the necessary funding sources for a citywide upgrade.
5. Instruct staff to immediately evaluate necessary funding that is necessary to hire 3'd party
contractors to maintain new and existing systems or expand the ability of City resources to
properly operate and maintain these systems.
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