C6C-Report Of The Flooding Mitigation Committee Meeting Of September 3 2014MIAMIBEACH
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To: Mayor Philip Levine and Members Pf tne CttV
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FRoM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manag"r {....-, l:
DATE: October 22,2014
SUBJECT: REPORT FROM THE SEPTEMBER 3,2014 FLOODING MITIGATION COMMITTEE
MEETING: I)UPDATE FROM THE MAYOR'S BLUE RIBBON PANNEL ON
FLOODING AND SEA RISE; 2)UPDATE OF ONGOING PROJECTS; 3)
UTILIZATION OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY SWALE FOR STORMWATER
MANAGEMENT; A) DISCUSSION OF GRADE REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW AND
REMODELED STRUCTURES; 5) STATUS OF HIRING OF STAFF HYDRO
GEOLOGIST
Attached are the draft minutes of the Flooding Mitigation Committee meetings of September 3,
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
SEPTEMBER 3,2014 - 5:00 p.m.
The City of Miami Beach Flooding Mitigation Committee met on Wednesday, September 3,2014, at 5:40
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. The minutes of the
meeting held on July 9, 2014 will be submitted to the City Commission for approval at the September 10,
2014 meeting.
REPORT FROM MAYOR'S BLUE RIBBON PANEL ON FLOODING AND SEA RISE
Scott Robins, Panel Chair and Dwight Kraai, Panel Member were in attendance. Scott said that he gave
an update to the Planning Committee at the August 26,2014 meeting and will be going back to give an
update to the City Commission. Bruce Mowry, City Engineer reported that the pump stations at 1Oth and
14th Streets and in Sunset Harbour as well as new backflow preventers around the City, will be
operational by October 1 in time for the King Tides.
UPDATE OF ONGOING PROJECTS
David Martinez reported that additional work to the Venetian lslands Project will either be bid out
separately or handled as a change order. There is interest from the island residents to underground
utilities. Commissioner Wolfson expressed concern that this would delay the CIP project and that
projects that provide flooding mitigation should not be delayed.
ACTION: lt was m/s/p that CIP be directed to get the lowest price from the current contractor of the
Venetian lslands Project for a change order for the six pump stations and send onto the Commission as
soon as possible.
David announced that there will be a Lower North Bay Road Project informational meeting on September
18, 6 p.m. at the Miami Beach Golf Club.
There was discussion that the new sea wall heights adopted by the City Commission are creating a
condition that limits visibility from swimming pools out to the water.
ACTION: lt was m/s/p to recommend that Planning staff be directed to allow swimming pools be raised
without a variance to provide visibility over 5.7 NAVD.
UTILIZATION OF PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY SWALE FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Bruce Mowry reviewed a proposed resolution regulating swales. Raul Aguila, City Attorney shared that
swale enforcement has traditionally been complaint driven and that a clear cut policy from the City has
not been developed. The concern is that swales are an important part of flood mitigation and should be
utilized whenever possible for that purpose. Raul suggested that a resolution is not needed just a
general policy. Swale construction is part of the Public Works Manual.
ACTION: lt was recommended that as CIP implements projects throughout the City they go
neighborhood by neighborhood working with residents to address encroachments on swales that
interfere with flooding mitigation methods.
DISCUSSION OF GRADE REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW AND REMODELED STRUCTURES
Dr. Kraai stated that he believes design parameters for projects are too loose and need to be tightened
up. Scott said that AECOM is helping with this issue. There was discussion on when the Panel and
Committee would take a position on base floor elevations. lt was suggested that Public Works, Building
and Planning along with AECOM continue gathering information before a recommendation from the
Mayor's Panel and Flooding Mitigation Committee is made and passed onto the Commission for action.
ACTION: lnvite the Planning Director to the next meeting.
STATUS OF HIRING OF STAFF HYDRO GEOLOGIST
Bruce Mowry is interviewing candidates.
ACTION: lnvite Human Resources to attend the next Flooding Mitigation Meeting.
ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 p.m. The Flooding Mitigation Committee will
meet next on Wednesday, October 8,2014 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Manager's Large Conference Room.
The meeting will be posted on the City's website vvu.nru.miamibeachfl.qov, Quick Links, Commission
Committee Referral Tracking (CCRT), Flooding Mitigation Home Page to obtain future and past
agendas.
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