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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2001-348 RESOLUTION NO. 2001- ~ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE RESOLUTION NUMBER 2001-001 OF THE COUNCIL OF COASTAL MAYORS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A LIST OF LEGISLATIVE AND FUNDING PRIORITIES FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BEACH EROSION CONTROL, AND REQUESTING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENT THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE ITEMS ON THE LIST OF PRIORITIES, AS SET FORTH IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A"; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Sunny Isles Beach recognizes the importance of the preserving Miami-Dade County's beaches as one of our most valuable natural and economic resources, that are critical to the quality of life for residents and tourists; and WHEREAS, the Council of Coastal Mayors are pursuing legislation to preserve Miami- Dade County's beaches against erosion, and have identified a uniform set of beach erosion control legislative and funding priorities, as set forth in Resolution 2001-001; attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and have requested the support of our City; and WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach wishes to endorse the activities of the Council of Coastal Mayors in preserving our coastline. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Commission hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute Resolution Number 2001-001 ofthe Council of Coastal Mayors, attached hereto as Exhibit "A". Section 2. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of July, 2001. ATTEST: ..,. oJ ~~~~U~ RichardBroWn"Moril1~~ City Clerk ~, . " - R2001- Council of Coastal Mayors Res. 2001-001 Page 1 of2 Approved as to Form and Legal Sufficiency Vote: 5-D Mayor Samson Vice Mayor Kauffman Commissioner Iglesias Commissioner Morrow Commissioner Turetsky R2001- Council of Coastal Mayors Res, 2001-001 Moved by: C~6'rh rr-" \ 5S I C\ f() fj? YY\ ORI?Ow Seconded by: toY'r\W'\' ~ s: \ Q JJ f4fL I G:, L E ~ i PrS v (Yes) V- (Yes) V (Yes) V (Yes) V (Yes) (No) (No) (No) (No) (No) Page 2 of2 MRYOR8,CO~~ ~ ~?~ g~.___.__.P____ ._..fCi~ :~Q.~?2~Z9,~,? Jun 21 '01 8:24 P.02 RESOLUTION 2001-001 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF COASTAL MAYORS OF lVllAMI-DADE COUNTY ADOPTING A LIST OF LEGISLATIVE AND FUNDING PRIORITIES FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BEACH EROSION CONTROL, AND REQUESTING THE MlAMl- D.IDE COUNTY CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO SUPPORT AND IMPLEMENT TO THE GREATEST EXTEl'll POSSmLE THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE ITEMS ON THE LIST OF PRIORITIES. WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County's beaches are one of its most valuable natural and economic resources, and is critical to the local quality of life for residents and tourists; and WHEREAS, Miami-Dade's beaches provide critical storm protection to billions of dollars worth of coastal development and infrastructure; and WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County, as Local Sponsor of the federal shore protection project implemented through the Army Corps of Engineers, has worked in cooperation with the coastal milllicipalities to implement a highly successful program of beach renourishment and maintenance over the past thirty years; and WHEREAS, the immediate creation and implementation ofa comprehensive beach renourishment and retention program is essential for the safety of coastal communities and for the protection of life and property, and that in addition, such creation and implementation will serve the objectives of efficiently employing public resources and effectively managing critically important local, state, and national interests and as sets; and WHEREAS, a consensus of policy and direction has been achieved by the Council of Coastal Mayors of Miami-Dade COilllty, with the input, participation and agreement of representatives of Miami-Dade COilllty including members of the County Commission, Administration, DERM, and Park and Recreation Department. confinning the need for strong support for such a comprehensive renourishment and retention plan from the Miami-Dade County Congressional Delegation in securing the necessary authorizations, actions, and funding necessary to sustain the program; and WHEREAS, immediate and concerted action on the part of federal, state, county, and municipal agencies is necessary and all possible methods of expediting required pre- implementation procedures, in light of the abillldance of studies and data already available, in order to efficiently and effectively produce results that will serve to mitigate long term costs and to provide timely protection from the potential consequences of hurricanes and associated winds, waves, and flooding; and Exhibit "A" MRYOR&COMMISSION Fax:3056737096 ]un 21 '01 8:25 P.03 - ............__...__. . . . _. . ......... ..____... ....... _n. ........___........ .__. ......... ......_....,......_._. h__ .; ,.'" WHEREAS~ the unanimous support of the Council of Coastal Mayors exists for proceeding with prompt implementation of a sand retention system, employing breakwaters and renourishments projects as an integrated system along the beaches of Miami-Dade County; Bal Harbour, Key Biscayne, Miami Beach, Sunny Isles Beach and Surfside; and WHEREAS, the success of this program is based in large part on the strong support and efforts of the Miami-Dade County Congressional delegation in securing the necessary funds and legislative actions needed to sustain the program; and WHEREAS, the identification of a uniform set of beach erosion control legislative and funding priorities by Miami-Dade County and the coastal municipalities will assist the Miami-Dade County Congressional delegation in the implementation of those priorities. NOW THEREFORE BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF COASTAL MAYORS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the,following list of beach erosion control legislative and funding priorities for the upcoming Congressional session, is hereby adopted and authorized to be transmitted to the Miami- Dade County Congressional delegation, and further, the Miami-Dade County Congressional delegation is urged to support and implement to the greatest extent possible the goals and objectives of the items on the list of priorities. M.iami-Dade Beach Erosion Control Legislative and Funding Priorities: 1. Oppose proposed changes to existing federal cost-sharing percentages for shore-protection projects, which would reduce the federal share to from 50% to 35%. 2. Direct the Corps to expedite the implementation of the Alternative Sand Test Beach Project, by issuing a broad based solicitation for sand that would give preference to domestic sources but would enable the acquisition of non-domestic sources to proceed, if no responsive bids are received from a suitable domestic source. 3. Enact corrective legislation within the Energy and Water Appropriations Act, which will rescind the Conference: Report language: in the 1998 Act, which blocked the federal acquisition of sand from non- domestic sources. 4. Obtain a $2,000,000 appropriation from the Energy & Water Appropriations Act for further implementation of the Miami Beach Innovative Erosion Control and Sand R.ecycling Demonstration Project, authorized in Section 227 ofWRDA. 5. Direct the Corps to expedite the completion of the Miami-Dade County Design Modification document. 6. Assist with the resolution of any federal issues identified by the Minerals Management Service associated with the use of federal sand resources offshore of central Florida. PASSED and ADOPTED this 11th day of June 2001. ATTEST: MAYOR - City of Miami Beach CITY CLERK ATTEST: MRYOR&COMMISSION Fax:3056737096 ... . MAYOR - North Bay Village MAYOR - Town of Golden Beach MAYOR - Town of Surfside MAYOR - Village of Key Biscayne MAYOR - Bay Harbor Islands MAYOR - Bal Harbour Jun 21 '01 8:25 P.04 _.._._..__.__.._.._...._,._.,....._...._~ '..,~._._, ........-.-...-.-..,. .. . ,,- .-...--- ~~M~"ft:~'~.~... CITY CLERK ", .~ .. " ATTEST: CITY CLERK ATTEST: CITY CLERK ATTEST: CITY CLERK ATTEST: CITY CLERK CITY CLERK CITY CLERK if . , ' \-; :' ': .... ~ . ." . ( ,to ~ .