Resolution 2025-33929 2025-33929
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL WATER
TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO RESOLUTION
NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22,2024 BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE
A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING
STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE
CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND THE COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.
WHEREAS, water taxis provide an environmentally friendly and efficient mode of
transportation that can help alleviate traffic congestion on roadways and bridges throughout Miami-
Dade County; and
WHEREAS, Palm Beach and Broward Counties have successfully implemented water taxi
services that operate in harmony with manatee protection efforts, demonstrating that such services
can coexist with environmental safeguards; and
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County's current Manatee Protection Plan ("MPP")lacks a clear and
reasonable process for authorizing water taxi stops and, in practice, has discouraged the
development of a robust waterborne transportation network; and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Miami Downtown Development
Authority adopted Resolution No. 007/2024, identifying specific water taxi stops within the City of
Miami, as set forth in Exhibit B to that Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach ("City") seeks to expand water taxi service to include
stops throughout its jurisdiction, including South Beach, Mid Beach, and North Beach, in order to
better serve residents, workers, and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the inclusion of appropriate idle and no-wake zones, along with increased fines
for violations, can ensure the safe implementation and operation of water taxi services while
continuing to protect manatee populations; and
WHEREAS, updating the MPP to authorize the identified stops and establish a transparent
process for future authorizations is essential to advancing multimodal transportation options and
regional mobility goals.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, hereby urge Miami-Dade County to update the
Manatee Protection Plan to specifically authorize all water taxi stops in the City of Miami identified in
Exhibit B to Resolution No. 007/2024, adopted on March 22, 2024 by the Board of Directors of the
Miami Downtown Development Authority, and to include a process to authorize additional water taxi
stops, including stops throughout the City of Miami Beach; and directing the City Clerk to transmit a
copy of this Resolution to the Mayor and members of the Miami-Dade County Board of County
Commissioners and the County's Department of Environmental Resources Management.
PASSED and ADOPTED this �� day of .�f �y+�✓ , 2025.
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EXH[BIT B TO RESOLUTION NO.007/2024
ADOPTED BY MIAMI DOWNTOWN DF.VF.I.OPMF,NT AL'THORITY ON MARCH 22,2024
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MIAMIBEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: City Attorney Ricardo J. Dopico
DATE: September 17, 2025
TITLE: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL WATER
TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO RESOLUTION
NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DFVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A
PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING
STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY
CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY G� THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND
MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND THE COUNTY'S nEPAFTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT.
RECOMMENDATION
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
ANALYSIS
The attached Resolution was prepared at the request of the sponsor, Commissioner Kristen
Rosen Gonzalez.
FISCAL (MPACT STATEMENT
None.
Does this Ordinance reauire a Business Impact Estimate?
(FOR ORDINANCES ONLY)
!f applicable, the Business Impact Estimate (BIE) was published on:
See BIE at: https:!(www.miamibeachfl.qov!city-hall/city-clerk(meetinq-notices/
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
CONCLUSION
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Apqlicable Area
Citywide
Is this a "Residents Riqht to Know" item, Is this item related to a G.O. Bond
pursuant to City Code Section 2-17? Proiect?
No No
Was this Aqenda Item initiallv requested bv a lobbvist which, as defined in Code Sec. 2-481,
includes a principal engaqed in lobbvinq? No
If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s) and principal(s):
Department
City Attorney
Sponsor(s)
Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
Co-sponsor(s)
Condensed Title
Urge Miami-Dade County to Update the Manatee Protection Plan. (Rosen Gonzalez) CA
Previous Action (For Citv Clerk Use Onlv)
399 of 1214
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel:305-673-741 1
September 24, 2025
Honorable Mayor Daniella Levine Cava
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, 29th Floor
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Honorable Mayor Levine Cava,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2025-33929:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL
WATER TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO
RESOLUTION NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. (Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on September 17, 2025.
Respectfully,
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Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMIBEA�H
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach,Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Te1:305-673-7411
September 24, 2025
Commissioner Oliver G. Gilbert, III
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Gilbert, III,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2025-33929:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL
WATER TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO
RESOLUTION NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. (Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on September 17, 2025.
Respectfully,
/ `���
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach,Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Te1:305-673-7411
September 24, 2025
Chair Anthony Rodriguez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Chair Rodriguez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2025-33929:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL
WATER TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO
RESOLUTION NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. (Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on September 17, 2025.
Respectfully,
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Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Te1:305-673-7411
September 24, 2025
Commissioner Marleine Bastien
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Bastien,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2025-33929:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL
WATER TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO
RESOLUTION NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. (Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on September 17, 2025.
Respectfully,
� ._-�'/
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Te1:305-673-7411
September 24, 2025
Commissioner Keon Hardemon
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Hardemon,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2025-33929:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL
WATER TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO
RESOLUTION NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. (Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on September 17, 2025.
Respectfully,
i =�I
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen G�nzalez
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Te1:305-673-7411
September 24, 2025
Commissioner Micky Steinberg
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Steinberg,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2025-33929:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL
WATER TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO
RESOLUTION NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. (Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on September 17, 2025.
Respectfully,
/ `��`"/
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Te1:305-673-7411
September 24, 2025
Commissioner Eileen Higgins
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Higgins,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2025-33929:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL
WATER TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO
RESOLUTION NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. (Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on September 17, 2025.
Respectfully,
/ �=_�'�
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach,Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel:305-673-741 1
September 24, 2025
Commissioner Natalie Milian Orbis
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Milian Orbis,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2025-33929:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL
WATER TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO
RESOLUTION NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. (Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on September 17, 2025.
Respectfully,
/ `�-��
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miamt Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach,Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel:305-673-741 1
September 24, 2025
Commissioner Raquel A. Regalado
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Regalado,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2025-33929:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL
WATER TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO
RESOLUTION NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. (Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on September 17, 2025.
Respectfully,
/ `_"_,-l�
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Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel:305-673-741 1
September 24, 2025
Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Cohen Higgins,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2025-33929:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL
WATER TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO
RESOLUTION NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. (Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on September 17, 2025.
Respectfully,
/ `" ,.�
Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rusen Gonzalez
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach,Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Te1:305-673-7411
September 24, 2025
Vice Chair Kionne L. McGhee
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Vice Chair McGhee,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2025-33929:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL
WATER TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO
RESOLUTION NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. (Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on September 17, 2025.
Respectfully,
/ �"_.-Y�
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Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Te1:305-673-7411
September 24, 2025
Commissioner Roberto J. Gonzalez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Gonzalez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2025-33929:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL
WATER TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO
RESOLUTION NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. (Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on September 17, 2025.
Respectfully,
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Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel:305-673-741 1
September 24, 2025
Commissioner Juan Carlos Bermudez
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 220
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Bermudez,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2025-33929:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL
WATER TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO
RESOLUTION NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. (Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on September 17, 2025.
Respectfully,
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Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach, Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Tel:305-673-741 1
September 24, 2025
Commissioner Rene Garcia
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 N.W. 1st Street, Suite 320
Miami, FL 33128
Dear Commissioner Garcia,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2025-33929:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL
WATER TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO
RESOLUTION NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. (Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on September 17, 2025.
Respectfully,
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Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez
MIAMIBEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,Miami Beach,Florida 33139,www.miamibeachfl.gov
Office of the City Clerk
Te1:305-673-7411
September 24, 2025
Director Lisa Spadafina
Division of Environmental Resources Management (DERM)
701 NW 1 st Court, 4th Floor
Miami, FL 33136
Dear Director Spadafina,
Attached please find a copy of City of Miami Beach Resolution No. 2025-33929:
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING MIAMI-DADE COUNTY TO UPDATE THE
MANATEE PROTECTION PLAN TO SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZE ALL
WATER TAXI STOPS IN THE CITY OF MIAMI IDENTIFIED IN EXHIBIT B TO
RESOLUTION NO. 007/2024, ADOPTED ON MARCH 22, 2024 BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIAMI DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY, AND TO INCLUDE A PROCESS TO AUTHORIZE ADDITIONAL
WATER TAXI STOPS, INCLUDING STOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH; AND DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT. (Sponsored by Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez)
This Resolution was passed and adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of the City of Miami
Beach on September 17, 2025.
Respectfully,
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Rafael E. Granado
City Clerk
c: Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez