C6B-Report From The May 14 2014 Flooding Mitigation Committee MeetingMIAMIBEACH
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Philip Levine and Members
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: June 11,2014
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2014 FLOODING MITIGATION COMMITTEE
Attached are the draft minutes of the Flooding Mitigation Committee meetings of May 14,2014
Pursuant to Section 2-13 of the Miami Beach City Code, the City Commission is hereby
requested to review and approve the drafts. The draft minutes are subject to correction,
amendment and approval by the City Commission, with any corrections or amendments to be
reflected in those minutes.
Approval of the minutes does not constitute the City Commission's substantive approval of
actions taken by the Flooding Mitigation Committee, but shall serve only to allow the minutes to
assume their essential status as the official record of the proceedings of the Flooding Mitigation
Committee. However, those portions of minutes addressing a Flooding Mitigation Committee's
request for City Administration action, shall only be effectuated when a corresponding item for
such requested City Administration action is placed on a City Commission agenda, and
approved pursuant to resolution or motion passed by a majority vote of the members present.
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FLOODING MITIGATION COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES - Draft
MAY 14, 2014 - 5:00 p.m.
The City of Miami Beach Flooding Mitigation Committee met on Wednesday, May'16, 2014, at 5:00 p.m.
in the City Manager's Large Conference Room. The meeting was led by Commissioner Jonah Wolfson.
Commissioners Michael Grieco and Joy Malakoff were in attendance.
AGTION: lt was m/s/p to accept the minutes of the meeting held on April 16, 2014 as submitted.
MAYOR'S BLUE RIBBON PANEL ON FLOODING AND SEA RISE
Bruce Mowry, City Engineer reported that the Planning Department will be making a presentation at the
Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise to be held on May 20,2014, 1 1:00 a.m. in the City
Manager's Large Conference Room.
DISCUSSION REGARDING BASIS OF DESIGN FOR NEW SEA WALLS IN THE CITY OF MIAMT
BEACH
Douglas Seaman, Assistant City Engineer stated that the City needs to hire a consultant to conduct a
study to be based on a 30 year storm event in order to gather the information from which a
recommendation for increasing sea wall height would be based.
DISCUSSION of ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERIA FOR FLOOD ELEVATIONS FOR NEW
BUILDINGS
Gustavo Berenblum, Principal Architect, Berenblum Busch Architecture lnc., architects working with
Zaha Hadid on the Collins Park Garage, presented the current design for the project and designs
reflecting increasing base flood elevations two and three feet. The proposed raised designs
incorporated stairs, ramps and platforms into the plans. All designs have included ADA compliance
requirements. The surrounding plaza would also be elevated. lf roads are elevated, the building will be
ready.
ACTION: The recommendation of The Flooding Mitigation Gommittee to: 1) Raise the proposed ground
floor elevation of Collins Park Place Project to base flood plus three feet; 2) Accept the concept of Collins
Park Place presented by Berenblum Busch Architecture lnc. to incorporate the raised floor of base flood
elevation (BFE) plus three feet, and; 3) Refer the recommendation of establishing BFE plus three feet, as a
required criteria for all new and remodel residential and commercial buildings to the Land Use Committee
for further consaderation.
Commissioner Malakoff wanted to know what the unintended consequences would be to surrounding
properties if an elevated building would be next to an at grade building. Bruce Mowry, City Engineer
explained that new projects would be required to retain water on site with walls required.
DISGUSSION ON STORM WATER IMPACT FEE STRUCTURES
ACTION: It was m/s/p to defer the discussion to the meeting to be held June 18, 2014.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:05 p.m. The Flooding Mitigation Committee will meet next on
Wednesday, June 18,2014a| 5:00 p.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room. The meeting
will be posted on the City's website www.miamibeachfl.qov, Quick Links, Commission Committee
Referral Tracking (CCRT), Flooding Mitigation Home Page to obtain future and past agendas.
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