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Home My WebLink AboutLTC 145-2026 Village of Bal Harbour Resolution No. 2026-1802MIAMI BEACH OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK No.145-2026 LETTER TO CO M M IS S IO N TO:Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission FROM:Rafael E.Granado,City Clerk '7d DATE:April 6,2026 SUBJECT:VILLAGE OF BAL HARBOUR RESOLUTION NO.2026-1802 Attached for your information is Resolution No.2026-1802,adopted by the Mayor and the Village Council of the Village of Bal Harbour on March 17,2026. A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE,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 DANIELLA 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 BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE;PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The Village of Bal Harbour 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 Attachment F:\CLER\$ALL\LILIA\LTC's -Transmittal's\Bal Harbour\Resolution 2026-1802 Village of Bal Harbour.docx RESOLUTION NO.2026-1802 A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE,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 DANIELLA 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 BAL HARBOUR VILLAGE;PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION;AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 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 Bal Harbour Village and other coastal communities depend for drinking water,environmental health,and resilience to flooding and sea level rise;and 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 Bal Harbour Village Resolution 2026-1802 VER:7 W HEREAS,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 W HEREAS,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 W HEREA S,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 W HEREA S,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 W HEREA S,the Village Council of Bal Harbour Village recognizes that addressing housing affordability is a critical public-policy goal,and acknowledges that some 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 Village Council 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 W HEREAS,protecting upstream lands and water systems is directly tied to the long- term environmental,economic,and public-health interests of coastal communities such as Bal Harbour Village. NO W ,THEREFO RE,BE IT RESO LVED BY THE VILLA GE CO UN CIL O F BAL Bal Harbour Village Resolution 2026-1802 VER:7 2 HARBOUR VILLAGE,FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS: Section1.Recitals Adopted.That the above stated recitals are hereby adopted and confirmed. Section 2.Support for Preservation of the Urban Development Boundary. The Village Council hereby affirms its 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. Section 3.Support for Mayor's Veto and Legislative Protection.The Village Council 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 and urges the Florida State Legislature to oppose any legislation that would weaken the UDB in the Miami-Dade County Charter. Section 4.Housing Policy.The Village Council encourages the advancement of attainable and workforce housing within the UDB to address housing affordability without expanding development into environmentally sensitive lands. Section 5.Implementation.The Village Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy ofthis 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,and other municipalities within Miami-Dade County. Section 6.Effective Date.That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon the adoption hereof. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17 day of March,2026. -isA- Mayor Seth E.Salver Dwight S.Danie,Village Clerk Bal Harbour Village Resolution 2026-1802 VER:7 3 R~L SUFFICIENCY Village Attorney Weiss Serota Helfman Cole &Bierman P.L. Bal Harbour Village Resolution 2026-1802 VER:7 4