C6F-Report- Flooding Mitigation Committee Meeting On June 18 2014MIAMIBEACH
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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Philip Levine and Members
FRoM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: July 23,2014
the City mission
SUBJECT: REPORT FROM THE JUNE 1
MEET!NG:
, 2014 FLOODING MITIGATION COMMITTEE
Attached are the draft minutes of the Flooding Mitigation Committee meetings of June 18,2014
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
JUNE 18,2014 - 5:00 p.m.
The City of Miami Beach Flooding Mitigation Committee met on Wednesday, June 18,2014, at 5:00 p.m.
in the City Manager's Large Conference Room. The meeting was led by Commissioner Jonah Wolfson.
Commissioner Michael Grieco was in attendance. The minutes of the meeting held on May 14,2014
were approved by the City Commission at the meeting held m June 1 1, 2014.
UPDATE FROM MAYOR'S BLUE RIBBON PANEL ON FLOODING AND SEA RISE
Scott Robins, Chairperson, Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Flooding and Sea Rise emphasized the
summer priority to install tide flex valves in critical areas to minimize flooding during fall high tides. The
City's under designed drainage system cannot handle the amount of water and garbage that collects in
the existing system. A maintenance program to clean up garbage has been increased. Design
standards are upsized.
ACTION: lt was requested that staff explain the potentialfor installation of grates and the maintenane
program more fully at the July 9,2014 meeting of the Flooding Mitigation Committee.
FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT STATUS UPDATE
Bruce Mowry, City Engineer, distributed an update of the Stormwater and Mitigation Projects dated June
18,2014. lt was mentioned that 60 tide flex valves will be installed on outfalls. The Commissioners said
they would like to be shown how the valves function when staff goes out to conduct an evaluation.
Bruce announced that the 1dh and 14h Street Pump Station Project work will begin this week.
ACTION: To direct staff to prepare a GIS Map with dates, placement and updated conditions of the
placement of valves throughout the City.
SEA WALL DESIGNS
Bruce announced that there are 60 miles of seawalls throughout the City. There was discussion of
raising the height from 3.2 feet NAVD to 5.7 feet NAVD for both public and private properly. Construction
materials will have to be specified as part of the new standard.
ACTION: To send to the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Panel the Sea Wall recommendations outlined in the
June 18, 2014 Projects Update and to come back to the Flooding Mitigation Committee with a Panel
recommendation.
ESTABLISH NAME FOR $3OO MIL. MIAMI BEACH FLOOD MITIGATION PROGRAM FOR PROJECT
SIGNS
ACTION: Commissioner Wolfson asked that suggestions be discussed at the July 9, 2014 meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:55 p.m. The Flooding Mitigation Committee will meet next on
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at 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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