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l ° R I° Resolution: R-20-0118
File Number: 7305
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 4/23/2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING ("MOU"), IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY
ATTORNEY, BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI ("CITY") AND NATURAL
RESOURCE DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC., A NEW YORK NOT FOR PROFIT
CORPORATION ("NRDC"), FOR THE CITY ENERGY PROJECT ("CEP"), A
JOINT PROJECT OF THE NRDC AND THE INSTITUTE FOR MARKET
TRANSFORMATION THAT PROVIDES FOR RESEARCH, GUIDELINES, AND
ASSISTANCE WITH COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO AID THE OFFICE OF
RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY IN CREATING WATER AND ENERGY
EFFICIENCY BENCHMARKING REGULATIONS FOR LARGE EXISTING
BUILDINGS; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE
AND EXECUTE ANY AND ALL OTHER NECESSARY AMENDMENTS,
EXTENSIONS, AND MODIFICATIONS, ALL IN FORMS ACCEPTABLE TO THE
CITY ATTORNEY, FOR SAID PURPOSES.
SPONSOR(S): Mayor Francis X. Suarez, Commissioner Ken Russell
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2019, the City Commission issued a directive to the
City of Miami's ("City") Office of Resilience and Sustainability to submit a comprehensive
carbon mitigation plan ("Project") prior to Earth Day, which falls on April 22, 2020, to the
City Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Project is part of committed actions in the Resilient305 unified
strategy with Miami -Dade County, Miami Beach, and the City's Miami Forever Climate
Ready strategy which was launched in January 2020; and
WHEREAS, buildings account for the majority of a city's energy use and carbon
pollution; and
WHEREAS, a relatively small number of larger buildings represent the vast
majority of a city's energy use; and
WHEREAS, annual benchmarking of energy and water consumption helps building
owners, property managers, and facilities' staff establish energy performance baselines,
monitor performance over time, guide actions to cut waste, verify energy and water
savings from investments, and mitigate carbon emissions; and
WHEREAS, benchmarking data provides summary information about public and
private buildings, documenting trends in energy and water performance; and
WHEREAS, benchmarking allows for a data -based approach to analyzing future
energy needs, where improvements can be made, and how to reduce costs;
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File ID: 7305
Enactment Number: R-20-0118
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Commission hereby authorizes' the City Manager to negotiate and
execute a memorandum of understanding, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, between
the City and Natural Resource Defense Council, Inc., a New York not for profit corporation
("NRDC"), for the City Energy Project ("CEP"), a joint project of the NRDC and the Institute for
Market Transformation that provides for research, guidelines, and assistance with community
outreach to aid the Office of Resilience and Sustainability in creating water and energy
efficiency benchmarking regulations for large existing buildings.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized' to negotiate and execute any and all
other necessary amendments, extensions, and modifications, all in forms acceptable to
the City Attorney, for said purposes.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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' The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by
the City Attorney, including but not limited to, those prescribed by applicable City Charter and City Code
provisions.
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