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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
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LETTER TO COMMISSION
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SUBJECT:
Honorable Mayor Steven Meine-~Mjf1bers of the City Commission
Rafael E.Granado,City Clerk /l
February 18,2026
TOWN OF BAY HARBOR ISLANDS RESOLUTION 2560
Attached for your information is Resolution No.2560,adopted by the Mayor and the Town
Council of the Town of Bay Harbor Islands on February 11,2026.
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF BAY
HARBOR ISLANDS,FLORIDA,AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR THE
PRESERVATION OF THE MIAMI-DADE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
BOUNDARY (:"UDB")AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS TO PRQTECT
DOWNSTREAM WATER RESOURCES,INCLUDING THE BISCAYNE
AQUIFER,REGIONAL GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES,AND CONNECTED
COASTAL WATERS,AS WELL AS THE EVERGLADES,WETLANDS,AND
AGRICULTURAL LANDS;URGING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO UPHOLD COUNTY MAYOR DANIELA
LEVINE CAVA'S VETO OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OUTSIDE
THE UDB;URGING THE FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATURE TO OPPOSE
ANY LEGISLATION THAT WOULD WEAKEN THE UDB IN THE MIAMI-
DADE COUNTY CHARTER;ENCOURAGING ADVANCEMENT OF
ATTAINABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSING WITHIN THE UDB TO
ADDRESS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY WITHOUT EXPANDING
DEVELOPMENT INTO ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS;
DESIGNATING THE PRESERVATION OF THE UDB AS A STATE
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY FOR THE TOWN OF BAY HARBOR ISLANDS;
AND FURTHER,DIRECTING THE TOWN CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY
OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY MAYOR,EACH
MEMBER OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS,THE SPEAKER OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES,THE PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDA SENATE,THE
MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION,ALL OTHER
MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,AND THE TOWN OF
BAY HARBOR ISLANDS'STATE LEGISLATIVE LOBBYISTS.
The Town of Bay Harbor Islands Clerk has requested that a copy of this resolution be provided to
the Miami Beach Mayor and Commissioners.
If you have any questions,please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 305.673.7411.
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057-2026
RESOLUTION NO.2560
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF BAY
4 HARBOR ISLANDS,FLORIDA,AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR THE
5 PRESERVATION OF THE MIAMI-DADE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
6 BOUNDARY ("UDB")AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS TO PROTECT
7 DOWNSTREAM WATER RESOURCES,INCLUDING THE SISCAYNE
8 AQUIFER,REGIONAL GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES,AND CONNECTED
9 COASTAL WATERS,AS WELL AS THE EVERGLADES,WETLANDS,
10 AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS;URGING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
11 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO UPHOLD COUNTY MAYOR
12 DANIELA LEVINE CAVA'S VETO OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
13 OUTSIDE THE UDB;URGING THE FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATURE TO
14 OPPOSE ANY LEGISLATION THAT WOULD WEAKEN THE UDB IN THE
15 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CHARTER;ENCOURAGING ADVANCEMENT
16 OF ATTAINABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSING WITHIN THE UCB TO
17 ADDRESS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY WITHOUT EXPANDING
18 DEVELOPMENT INTO ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS;
19 DESIGNATING THE PRESERVATION OF THE UDB AS A STATE
20 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY FOR THE TOWN OF BAY HARBOR ISLANDS;
21 AND FURTHER,DIRECTING THE TOWN CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
22 COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY MAYOR,
23 EACH MEMBER OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
24 COMMISSIONERS,THE SPEAKER OF THE FLORIDA HOUSE OF
25 REPRESENTATIVES,THE PRESIDENT OF THE FLORIDA SENATE,
26 THE MIAMI-DADE STATE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION,ALL OTHER
27 MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY,AND THE TOWN OF
28 BAY HARBOR ISLANDS'STATE LEGISLATIVE LOBBYISTS.
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30 WHEREAS,the Urban Development Boundary ("UDB")in Miami-Dade County
31 was established as a core growth-management tool to limit urban sprawl,protect
32 environmentally sensitive lands,preserve agricultural areas,and safeguard natural
33 systems critical to regional water supply and flood resilience;and
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35 WHEREAS,lands located outside the current UDB include wetlands,agricultural
36 soils,and open spaces that play a vital role in protecting downstream water resources,
37 including the Biscayne Aquifer,regional groundwater supplies,and connected coastal
38 waters,upon which Bay Harbor Islands and other coastal communities depend for
39 drinking water,environmental health,and resilience to flooding and sea level rise;and
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41 WHEREAS,wetlands and prairies west of the UDB function as natural filtration
42 and storage systems that support groundwater recharge,reduce pollutant loads,and
43 maintain hydrologic connections between inland ecosystems,the Everglades,and
44 downstream coastal waters;and
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46 WHEREAS,the UDB also serves to protect South Dade agricultural lands by
47 maintaining contiguous farming areas,preserving permeable soils,supporting food
48 production,and preventing land-speculation pressures that arise when urban
49 development expands into rural areas;and
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51 WHEREAS,in January 2026,the Miami-Dade County Commission approved
52 amendments to the County's Comprehensive Development Master Plan to allow
53 development of a large heavy-equipment facility on hundreds of acres of predominantly
54 protected wetlands outside the existing UDB,raising significant concerns regarding
55 impacts to wetlands,water resources,flood control,and long-standing growth-
56 management policies;and
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58 WHEREAS,on February 2,2026,Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine
59 Cava vetoed the proposed development,citing the County's obligation to protect
60 environmentally sensitive lands,uphold the integrity of the UDB,and ensure that
61 development outside the boundary occurs only when there is a demonstrated and
62 compelling public need consistent with long-range planning principles;and
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64 WHEREAS,weakening or bypassing the UDB through legislative or administrative
65 action risks accelerating sprawl into wetlands and agricultural lands,undermining
66 Everglades restoration efforts,and increasing long-term public costs associated with
67 infrastructure expansion,flood mitigation,and environmental degradation;and
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69 WHEREAS,the Town Council of the Town of Bay Harbor Islands recognizes that
70 addressing housing affordability is a critical public-policy goal,and acknowledges that
71 developers have argued for expanding the UDB westward to accommodate industrial and
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72 commercial projects as a means to preserve sufficient land within the UDB for affordable
73 and workforce housing;however,the Town Council firmly believes that such housing
74 objectives are best achieved through strategies within the existing UDB,including infill
75 development,redevelopment,zoning reforms,and infrastructure-efficient growth,rather
76 than by encroaching upon environmentally sensitive lands;and
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78 WHEREAS,protecting upstream lands and water systems is directly tied to the
79 long-term environmental,economic,and public-health interests of the Town of Bay
80 Harbor Islands as a downstream coastal city.
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82 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
83 TOWN OF BAY HARBOR ISLANDS:
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85 Section1.The foregoing recitals are adopted and hereby incorporated as if fully
86 set forth herein.
87 Section 2.The Mayor and Town Council hereby affirms its support for the
88 preservation of the Miami-Dade Urban Development Boundary ("UDB")as it currently
89 exists to protect downstream water resources,including the Biscayne Aquifer,regional
90 groundwater supplies,and connected coastal waters,as well as the Everglades,
91 wetlands,and agricultural lands;urges the Miami-Dade County Board of County
92 Commissioners to uphold County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava's veto of the proposed
93 development outside the UDB;urges the Florida State Legislature to oppose any
94 legislation that would weaken the UDB in the Miami-Dade County Charter;encourages
95 the advancement of attainable and workforce housing within the UDB to address housing
96 affordability without expanding development into environmentally sensitive lands;
97 designates the preservation of the UDB as a State legislative priority for the Town of Bay
98 Harbour Islands;and further directs the Town Clerk to transmit a copy of this Resolution
99 to the Miami-Dade County Mayor,each member of the Miami-Dade County Board of
100 County Commissioners,the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives,the
101 President of the Florida Senate,the Miami-Dade State Legislative Delegation,all other
102 municipalities within Miami-Dade County,and the Town of Bay Harbor Islands state
103 legislative lobbyists.
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105 Section 3.If any provision,section,phrase,or word of this Resolution is
106 declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction,the remaining
107 provisions,sections,phrases or words of this Resolution shall remain in full force and
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t09 Section 4.The Town Manager is hereby authorized to do all things necessary
110 to carry out the aims of the Resolution.
111 Section 5.This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
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114 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of February,2026.
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116 Motion By:Council Member Fuller
117 Second By:Council Member Yaffe
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119 FINAL VOTE ON ADOPTION:
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121 Mayor Isaac Salver
122 Vice Mayor Stephanie Bruder
123 Council Member Teri D'Amico
124 Council Member Molly Diallo
125 Council Member Joshua Fuller
126 Council Member Eric Rappaport
127 Council Member Robert Yaffe
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IslAhmand R.Johnson
GREENSPOON MARDER LLP
TOWN ATTORNEYS
BY:Morris G.(Skip)Miller,Esq.
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