HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2025-3810RESOLUTION NO. 2025 -�
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH,
FLORIDA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR FLORIDA SENATE BILL 50 AND HOUSE BILL
371, RELATING TO NATURE -BASED METHODS FOR IMPROVING COASTAL
RESILIENCE; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT COPIES OF THIS
RESOLUTION; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO ALLTHINGS NECESSARY
TO EFFECTUATE THE TERMS OF THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Florida's coastline is a vital resource providing significant economic benefits
through flood control, fishing, recreation, and navigation, as well as supporting biodiversity and
habitat conservation for endangered species; and
WHEREAS, Florida is increasingly vulnerable to rising sea levels and extreme weather
events, which pose a risk to both public and private properties, infrastructure, and the overall
well-being of coastal communities; and
WHEREAS, Florida State Senators Ileana Garcia and Bryan Avila introduced Senate Bill 50
("SB 50"), and Florida House Representatives Jim Mooney and Fabian Basabe introduced House
Bill 371 ("HB 371"), proposing comprehensive strategies to enhance Florida's coastal resilience
through nature -based methods, including the restoration of mangroves, living seawalls, oyster
reefs, salt marshes, and coral reefs; and
WHEREAS, these bills would require the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and
Innovation to develop design guidelines and standards for green and gray infrastructure, while
directing the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules promoting coastal
protection through nature -based solutions; and
WHEREAS, SB 50 and HB 371 encourage local governments to participate in initiatives
such as mangrove replanting, shoreline vegetation restoration, and flood mitigation strategies,
fostering partnerships that enhance coastal resilience and economic sustainability; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach (the "City") recognizes
the importance of proactive measures in protecting its coastal areas and supports legislation that
advances climate adaptation and environmental preservation; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds it in the best interest of its residents to express
support for SB 50 and HB 371.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY
ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Express Support of Senate Bill 50 and House Bill 371. The City Commission hereby
expresses its support of Senate Bill 50 and House Bill 371.
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Section 2. Direction to the City Clerk. The City Clerk is hereby directed to distribute copies
of this Resolution to the Florida League of Cities, the President of the Florida Senate, the Speaker
of Florida House of Representatives, the Governor of the State of Florida, Florida Senator Ileana
Garcia, Florida Senator Bryan Avila, Florida Representative Jim Mooney, and Florida
Representative Fabian Basabe.
Section 3. Authorization of the City Manager. The City Manager is hereby authorized to
do all things necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 201h day of N,J,ar-o, 2025.
risa Svechin, Mayor
ATTEST:A APPROVED AS TO FORM
A A II AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
Mauricik Betancur, CWC, City Clerk
in E. Boileau, P.A., for Nabors, Giblin &
Nickerson, City Attorney
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Vote:
Mayor Svechin
(Yes)
(No)
Vice Mayor Lama
Yes)
(No)
Commissioner Joseph
(Yes)
(No)
Commissioner Stuyvesant
(Yes)
(No)
Commissioner Viscarra
(Yes)
(No)
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Florida Senate - 2025
CS for SB 50
By the Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and
General Government; and Senator Garcia
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to nature -based methods for improving
3 coastal resilience; amending s. 380.0933, F.S.;
4 requiring the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research
5 and Innovation at the University of South Florida
6 College of Marine Science to develop design guidelines
7 and standards for green and gray infrastructure and
8 models for conceptual designs of green infrastructure
9 and green -gray infrastructure; creating s. 380.0938,
10 F.S.; requiring the Department of Environmental
11 Protection to adopt rules for nature -based methods for
12 coastal resilience; providing requirements for such
13 rules; requiring the department, in consultation with
14 the Division of Insurance Agent and Agency Services of
15 the Department of Financial Services, to conduct a
16 statewide feasibility study regarding the value of
17 nature -based methods being used for a specified
18 purpose; requiring the department to submit a report
19 to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified
20 date; providing an appropriation; providing an
21 effective date.
22
23 WHEREAS, the coastline is a critical state resource that
24 benefits the public interest by providing economic benefits,
25 such as flood control, fishing, recreation, and navigation, and
26 natural habitat and biodiversity functions, such as improved
27 water quality and habitat for endangered and threatened species
28 and other flora and fauna, and
29 WHEREAS, rising sea levels and an increasing frequency of
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30 adverse weather events pose a significant risk to people and
31 property along the coastline and threaten the public benefits
32 and functions offered by the coastline, and
33 WHEREAS, as identified in the Miami -Dade Back Bay Coastal
34 Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study, natural infrastructure,
35 including mangrove stands, living seawalls, and other nature -
36 based designs, can play an essential role in improving coastal
37 resilience and mitigating harm to this state's coastlines, and
38 WHEREAS, the Legislature intends to promote state and local
39 efforts to restore mangrove forests along the coastline and
40 further study the impact of other nature -based methods on this
41 state's coastal resilience and economic development, NOW,
42 THEREFORE,
43
44 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
45
46 Section 1. Present paragraphs (c) through (i) of subsection
47 (2) of section 380.0933, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
48 paragraphs (e) through (k), respectively, and new paragraphs (c)
49 and (d) are added to that subsection, to read:
50 380.0933 Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and
51 Innovation. -
52 (2) The hub shall, at a minimum:
53 (c) Develop design guidelines and standards for optimal
54 combinations of green and gray infrastructure to address sea
55 level rise and the impact of storm surges.
56 (d) Model the effects, including flood risk reduction and
57 socio-economic benefits, of conceptual designs of green
58 infrastructure and hybrid green -gray infrastructure, and
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59 integration of green natural systems into gray infrastructure
60 systems, on this state's coastal resilience.
61 Section 2. Section 380.0938, Florida Statutes, is created
62 to read:
63 380.0938 Nature -based methods for improving coastal
64 resilience. -
65 (1) The Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt
66 rules governing nature -based methods for improving coastal
67 resilience. The rules must do all of the following:
68 (a) Address significant erosion in areas of critical state
69 concern.
70 (b) Identify ways that new developments can avoid or
71 mitigate their impacts on mangrove stands.
72 (c) Encourage local governmental entities to develop or
73 participate in:
74 1. Mangrove replanting and hydrological restoration
75 programs; and
76 2. Restoration of oyster reefs, salt marshes, and coral
77 reefs.
78 (d) Identify and monitor threats to mangroves.
79 (e) Protect barrier and spoil islands.
80 (f) Assist efforts to improve coastal resilience through
81 the use of green infrastructure, beach renourishment, dune
82 restoration, living seawalls, shoreline and vegetation planting,
83 stormwater planters, permeable pavements, and ecologically sound
84 building materials.
85 (g) Promote public awareness of the value of green
86 infrastructure and statewide education campaigns conducted by
87 local governmental entities.
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88 (h) Identify vulnerable public and private properties along
89 the coastline and encourage partnerships with local governmental
90 entities to create local protection and restoration zone
91 programs for implementing the rules developed by the department
92 pursuant to this section.
93 (i) Protect and maintain access to and navigation of the
94 marked channel and the right-of-way of the Florida Intracoastal
95 Waterway as defined in s. 327.02.
96 (j) Create permitting incentives and approvals of, and
97 encourage the use of, new strategies and technologies, such as
98 3D printing, for living shorelines and nature -based features for
99 coastal protection.
100 (k) Assist in the development of workforce training in this
101 state which includes flood and sea level rise research,
102 prediction, and adaptation and mitigation strategies. The
103 department shall provide incentives to local communities that
104 apply for funding through the Workforce Development
105 Capitalization Incentive Grant Program pursuant to s. 1011.801
106 to implement such workforce training.
107 (1) Encourage partnerships with local governmental entities
108 to create projects using green infrastructure for coastal
109 protection through the Resilient Florida Grant Program pursuant
110 to s. 380.093(3)(b)l.d.
111 (m) Develop guidelines for determining when a green
112 infrastructure project is clearly in the public interest under
113 s. 373.414(1)(a).
114 (n) Streamline the permitting process under s. 373.4131 for
115 green infrastructure projects.
116 (o) Streamline permitting after designated storm events or
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117 disasters to replace failed coastal infrastructure with green or
118 hybrid green -gray infrastructure that follows established green
119 and green -gray -design guidelines.
120 (2) The department, in consultation with the Division of
121 Insurance Agent and Agency Services, shall conduct a statewide
122 feasibility study to determine the value of nature -based methods
123 for coastal flood risk reduction within coastal communities to
124 reduce insurance premiums and improve local governments'
125 community ratings in the National Flood Insurance Program
126 Community Rating System. The department shall submit a report on
127 the findings of the study to the Governor, the President of the
128 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by July
129 1, 2026.
130 Section 3. For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the sum of
131 $250,000 in nonrecurring funds from the Resilient Florida Trust
132 Fund is appropriated to the Department of Environmental
133 Protection to conduct the feasibility study for coastal flood
134 risk reduction required by this act.
135 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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CS/HB 371
2025
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to nature -based methods for improving
3 coastal resilience; amending s. 380.0933, F.S.;
4 requiring the Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research
5 and Innovation at the University of South Florida
6 College of Marine Science to develop design guidelines
7 and standards for green and gray infrastructure and
8 models for conceptual designs of green infrastructure
9 and green -gray infrastructure; providing reporting
10 requirements; creating s. 380.0938, F.S.; requiring
11 the Department of Environmental Protection to develop
12 specified guidelines for nature -based methods for
13 coastal resilience and to finalize and publish the
14 guidelines by a specified date; requiring the
15 department to encourage local governments to
16 participate in certain restoration efforts; providing
17 an effective date.
18
19 WHEREAS, the coastline is a critical state resource that
20 benefits the public interest by providing economic benefits,
21 such as flood control, fishing, recreation, and navigation, and
22 natural habitat and biodiversity functions, such as improved
23 water quality and habitat for endangered and threatened species
24 and other flora and fauna, and
25 WHEREAS, rising sea levels and an increasing frequency of
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26 adverse weather events pose a significant risk to people and
27 property along the coastline and threaten the public benefits
28 and functions offered by the coastline, and
29 WHEREAS, as identified in the Miami -Dade Back Bay Coastal
30 Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study, natural infrastructure,
31 including mangrove stands, living seawalls, and other nature -
32 based designs, can play an essential role in improving coastal
33 resilience and mitigating harm to this state's coastlines, and
34 WHEREAS, the Legislature intends to promote state and local
35 efforts to restore mangrove forests along the coastline and
36 further study the impact of other nature -based methods on this
37 state's coastal resilience and economic development, NOW,
38 THEREFORE,
39
40 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
41
42 Section 1. Present paragraphs (c) through (i) of
43 subsection (2) of section 380.0933, Florida Statutes, are
44 redesignated as paragraphs (g) through (m), respectively, new
45 paragraphs (c) through (f) are added to subsection (2), and a
46 new subsection (6) is added to that section, to read:
47 380.0933 Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research and
48 Innovation. -
49 (2) The hub shall, at a minimum:
50 (c) Develop design guidelines and standards for optimal
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51 combinations of green and gray infrastructure to address sea
52 level rise and the impact of storm surges.
53 (d) Model the effects, including flood risk reduction and
54 socio-economic benefits, of conceptual designs of green
55 infrastructure and hybrid green -gray infrastructure, and
56 integration of green natural systems into gray infrastructure
57 systems, on this state's coastal resilience.
58 (e) Identify areas of significant erosion.
59 (f) Identify strategies and methods to minimize impacts to
60 mangroves and other native shoreline vegetation.
61 (6) By July 1, 2026, the hub shall submit a report
62 summarizing the design guidelines and standards developed
63 pursuant to paragraph (2)(c) and the modeled effects of
64 conceptual designs developed pursuant to paragraph (2)(d) to the
65 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
66 House of Representatives.
67 Section 2. Section 380.0938, Florida Statutes, is created
68 to read:
69 380.0938 Nature -based methods for improving coastal
70 resilience. -
71 (1) By July 1, 2027, the Department of Environmental
72 Protection shall develop and publish on its website guidelines
73 governing nature -based methods for improving coastal resilience.
74 The guidelines must identify all of the following:
75 (a) Threats to mangroves and other native shoreline
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76 vegetation.
77 (b) Strategies that may be used for new developments to
78 avoid or mitigate their impacts on mangroves and other native
79 shoreline vegetation.
80 (c) Ways that mangroves, other native shoreline
81 vegetation, and living shorelines may protect barrier and spoil
82 islands.
83 (d) Areas or regions of the state in which the use of
84 mangroves, other native shoreline vegetation, and living
85 shorelines, or other nature -based infrastructure, could
86 alleviate coastal erosion.
87 (2) The department shall encourage local governmental
88 entities to develop or participate in:
89 (a) Mangrove planting and hydrological restoration
90 programs; and
91 (b) Restoration and enhancement of oyster reefs, salt
92 marshes, and coral reefs.
93 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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City of Sunny Isles Beach
18070 Collins Avenue
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160
(305) 947-0606 City Hall
(305) 949-3113 Fax
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners
FROM: Jeniffer Viscarra, Commissioner
DATE: March 20, 2025
RE: Support for Senate Bill 50 and House Bill 371- Coastal Resilience
RECOMMENDATION:
This Resolution is presented for your consideration.
REASONS:
Florida State Senators Ileana Garcia and Bryan Avila introduced Senate Bill 50, and Florida House
Representatives Jim Mooney and Fabian Basabe introduced House Bill 371, which promote nature -
based solutions to enhance coastal resilience. These°bills direct the Florida Flood Hub for Applied
Research and Innovation to develop guidelines for green and gray infrastructure and require the
Department of Environmental Protection to implement policies that support mangrove restoration,
shoreline protection, and flood mitigation efforts. By encouraging local government participation in
environmental restoration programs, this legislation helps safeguard Florida's coastline from rising sea
levels and extreme weather events.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
Senate Bill 50
House Bill 371
Item Number: 9.1-1
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