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Home My WebLink AboutLTC 109-2026 City of North Miami Beach Resolution No. R2026-30MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK No.109-2026 LETTER TO COMMISSION TO: FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission Rafael E.Granado,Cy Clerk__j/[ Marc 16,2026/! CITY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH RESOLUTION NO.R2026-30 Attached for your information is Resolution No.R2026-30,adopted by the Mayor and City Commission of City of North Miami Beach on February 17,2026. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH,FLORIDA,AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE MIAMI-DADE URBAN DEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY ("UDB")AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS TO PROTECT 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 CITY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH;AND FURTHER,DIRECTING THE CITY 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 CITY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH'S STATE LEGISLATIVE LOBBYISTS; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DESIGNEE TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION;PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER ERRORS,PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The City of North Miami Beach 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 305.673.7 411. REG/le F:\CLER\$ALL\LILIA\L TC's -Transmittal's\North Miami Beach\Resolution R2026-30 City of North Miami Beach.docx RESOLUTION NO.R2026-30 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH,FLORIDA,AFFIRMING SUPPORT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE MIAMI-DADE URBAN DEVELOPMENT BOUNDARY ("UDB")AS IT CURRENTLY EXISTS TO PROTECT DOWN STREAM 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 EXP ANDING DEVELOPMENT INTO ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS;DESIGNATING THE PRESERVATION OF THE UDB AS A STATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY FOR THE CITY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH;AND FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY 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 CITY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH'S STATE LEGISLATIVE LOBBYISTS; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OR DESIGNEE TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION;PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS;PROVIDING FOR SCRIVENER ERRORS,PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DA TE. WHEREAS,the Urban Development Boundary ("UDB")in Miami-Dade County was established as a core growth-management tool to limit urban sprawl,protect environmentally sensitive lands,preserve agricultural areas,and safeguard natural systems critical to regional water supply and flood resilience;and WHEREAS,lands located outside the current UDB include wetlands,agricultural soils, and open spaces that play a vital role in protecting downstream water resources,including the Biscayne Aquifer,regional groundwater supplies,and connected coastal waters,upon which the City of North Miami Beach and other coastal communities depend for drinking water, environmental health,and resilience to flooding and sea level rise;and Page 2 of 4 WHEREAS,wetlands and prairies west of the UDB function as natural filtration and storage systems that support groundwater recharge,reduce pollutant loads,and maintain hydrologic connections between inland ecosystems,the Everglades,and downstream coastal waters;and WHEREAS,the UDB also serves to protect South Dade agricultural lands by maintaining contiguous farming areas,preserving permeable soils,supporting food production,and preventing land-speculation pressures that arise when urban development expands into rural areas;and WHEREAS,in January 2026,the Miami-Dade County Commission approved amendments to the County's Comprehensive Development Master Plan to allow development of a large heavy-equipment facility on hundreds of acres of predominantly protected wetlands outside the existing UDB,raising significant concerns regarding impacts to wetlands,water resources, flood control,and long-standing growth-management policies;and WHEREAS,on February 2,2026,Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava vetoed the proposed development,citing the County's obligation to protect environmentally sensitive lands,uphold the integrity of the UDB,and ensure that development outside the boundary occurs only when there is a demonstrated and compelling public need consistent with long-range planning principles;and WHEREAS,weakening or bypassing the UDB through legislative or administrative action risks accelerating sprawl into wetlands and agricultural lands,undermining Everglades restoration efforts,and increasing long-term public costs associated with infrastructure expansion,flood mitigation,and environmental degradation;and WHEREAS,the City Commission of the City of North Miami Beach recognizes that addressing housing affordability is a critical public-policy goal,and acknowledges that developers have argued for expanding the UDB westward to accommodate industrial and commercial projects as a means to preserve sufficient land within the UDB for affordable and workforce housing; however,the City Commission firmly believes that such housing objectives are best achieved through strategies within the existing UDB,including infill development,redevelopment,zoning reforms,and infrastructure-efficient growth,rather than by encroaching upon environmentally sensitive lands;and WHEREAS,protecting upstream lands and water systems is directly tied to the long-term environmental,economic,and public-health interests of the City of North Miami Beach as a downstream coastal city. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH,FLORIDA,THAT: Section 1.The foregoing whereas clauses are true and correct and adopted as the legislative and administrative findings of the City Commission and made a specific part of this Resolution;all exhibits attached hereto are made a specific part of this Resolution. RESOLUTION NO.R2026-30 Page 3 of 4 Section 2.The Mayor and City Commission City of North Miami Beach hereby affirms its support for the preservation of the Miami-Dade UDB as it currently exists to protect downstream water resources,including the Biscayne Aquifer,regional groundwater supplies,and connected coastal waters,as well as the Everglades,wetlands,and agricultural lands;urges the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners to uphold County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava's veto of the proposed development outside the UDB;urges the Florida State Legislature to oppose any legislation that would weaken the UDB in the Miami-Dade County Charter; encourages the advancement of attainable and workforce housing within the UDB to address housing affordability without expanding development into environmentally sensitive lands; designates the preservation of the UDB as a State legislative priority for the City of North Miami Beach;and further directs the City 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 City of North Miami Beach's state legislative lobbyists. Section 3. this Resolution. The Mayor or designee is authorized to do all things necessary to effectuate Section 4.All Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict with this Resolution are repealed to the extent of such conflict. Section 5.Any scrivener or typographical errors that do not affect intent may be corrected with notice to,and the authorization of the City Attorney and City Manager without further process. Section 6.If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid,such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Resolution that can be given affect without the invalid provision or application,and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable. Section 7.This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. [THE REMAINDER OF THE PAGE WAS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] RESOLUTION NO.R2026-30 Page 4 of 4 APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City of North Miami Beach City Commission at the regular meeting assembled this 17"day of February,2026. A5DORISEDERN5RD.MMC CITY CLERK (CITY SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFIClENCY FOR THE USE AND RELIANCE OF THE CITY OF NORTH MIAMI BEACH ONLY: Sponsored by:Vice Mayor Fortuna Smukler RESOLUTION NO.R2026-30