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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members
Date:
December 9, 2022
of the City Commission
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Climate Resilience Committee
From: Todd B. Hannon
References:
Agenda for January 12, 2023
City Clerk
Enclosures:
List of members
The Climate Resilience Committee was created to (1) recommend changes to the City Code and
any City policy necessary to help the City, its residents, businesses, institutions, and natural
systems adapt to, prepare for, and thrive in the various stresses related to climate change,
including but not limited to emissions of greenhouse gases, increasing flood risks, increasing
groundwater levels, more intense storms resulting in high tides and storm surges, increasing high
heat days, salt water intrusion, drought, extreme weather events, and water and vector -borne
illnesses; (2) review and evaluate issues related to the use, disposition, and/or development of City -
owned waterfront property and shall provide advice to the City Commission concerning those
issues and only such other matters as are referred to it by the City Commission in regard to City or
public land abutting water; and (3) be aware of City policies concerning development and
coordinate its endeavors with other City committees and boards which will be affected by
the Committee's recommendations. The Climate Resilience Committee shall consist of nine (9)
voting members who shall be City residents, work in the City, own a business in the City, or own real
property in the City. All voting members shall be invested in the City and serve without
compensation. At least one (1) member shall possess an expertise in civil engineering or
architecture with a focus in infrastructure. At least one (1) member shall possess an expertise in
advocating for vulnerable low-income communities. At least one (1) member shall possess an
expertise in community and real estate development. At least one (1) member shall possess
expertise in one or more of the following areas: climatology; geophysics; coastal management,
oceanography or coastal ocean science. At least one (1) member shall possess expertise in
emergency management. At least one (1) member shall possess expertise in economics. At least
two (2) members shall be eighteen to twenty-five (18 — 25) years of age and possess a strong
interest in and background or education in climate resilience including but not limited to impacts
on infrastructure, water supply and quality, ecosystem health, housing, socioeconomics, or
advocacy for vulnerable low-income communities. Members appointed pursuant to this subsection
may, but are not required to, satisfy one of the above categories. Notwithstanding any language to
the contrary, the members appointed pursuant to the age requirement shall be City residents.
Five (5) appointments are needed at this time:
• Mayor Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:1
1. Rodrigo Bilbao, incumbent, whose term expired on October 11, 2021.
1 This item was continued from October 14, 2021, November 18, 2021, December 9, 2021, January 13, 2022, February 10, 2022,
March 10, 2022, April 14, 2022, May 12, 2022, June 9, 2022, July 19, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 13, 2022, and
November 17, 2022, Commission meetings.
• Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:'
1. Vacant. (Jose Regalado resigned effective May 3, 2022)
• Commissioner Joe Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:'
1. Wayne Pathman, incumbent, whose term expired on October 11, 2021.
• Commissioner Manolo Reyes has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:'
1. Reinaldo Borges, incumbent, whose term expired on October 11, 2021.
• Commission -At -Large has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:'
1. Amy Clement, incumbent, whose term expired on October 11, 2021.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the membership of the committee. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the January 12, 2023,
Commission Agenda.
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Miriam Flores, Liaison
Amber L. Ketterer, Assistant City Attorney
Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator
2 This item was continued from June 9, 2022, July 19, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 13, 2022, and November 17, 2022,
Commission meetings.
3 This item was continued from October 14, 2021, November 18, 2021, December 9, 2021, January 13, 2022, February 10, 2022,
March 10, 2022, April 14, 2022, May 12, 2022, June 9, 2022, July 19, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 13, 2022, and
November 17, 2022, Commission meetings.
a This item was continued from October 14, 2021, November 18, 2021, December 9, 2021, January 13, 2022, February 10, 2022,
March 10, 2022, April 14, 2022, May 12, 2022, June 9, 2022, July 19, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 13, 2022, and
November 17, 2022, Commission meetings.
s This item was continued from October 14, 2021, November 18, 2021, December 9, 2021, January 13, 2022, February 10, 2022,
March 10, 2022, April 14, 2022, May 12, 2022, June 9, 2022, July 19, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 13, 2022, and
November 17, 2022, Commission meetings.