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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION RATIFYING, APPROVING AND
CONFIRMING THE ACTION OF THE CITY MANAGER IN
ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF ONE THOUSAND
(1,000) RED MANGROVES, MATERIALS AND LABOR
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FROM MAST ACADEMY ECOLOGY CLUB FOR THE
RESTORATION OF .028 ACRES OF THE 4.8 ACRES AS
MANDATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATION MANAGEMENT (D.E.R.M.) AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(D.E.P.) AT THE VIRGINIA KEY WETLANDS LOCATED
AT THE VIRGINIA KEY YARD WASTE FACILITY SITE.
WHEREAS, the City Manager determined that the donation of
these Red Mangroves would be a tremendous savings to the City of
Miami for, the replacement of those trees destroyed during the
hurricane debris burning phase which got out of control in
October, 1992; and
WHEREAS, Coastal Teoh, a firm the City of Miami has
contracted with to do the restoration of Mangroves at the
Virginia; Key wetlands, was initially contacted by Mast Academy
Ecology Club to donate one thousand (1,000) Red Mangroves,
materials and labor to plant .028 acres of the 4.8 acres as
mandated by the Department of Environmental Regulation Management
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(D.E.R.M.) and the Department of Environmental Protection
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(D.E.P.); and
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WHEREAS, these Red Mangroves were stored at Mast Academy and
immediate planting was necessary to prevent them from laying; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Assistant City Manager for
the Department of General Services Administration and Solid Waste
recommended the acceptance of this donation of one thousand
(1,000) Red Mangroves;
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 hereby adopted by reference
theretoandincorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. The action of the City Manager in accepting
the donation of one thousand (1,000) Red Mangroves, materials and
labor from Mast Academy Ecology Club for the restoration of .025
acres of the 4.5 acres as mandated by the Department of
Environmental Regulation Management (D.E.R.M.) and the Department
of Environmental Protection (D.E.P.) at the Virginia Key wetlands
located at the Virginia Key yard waste facility site is hereby
ratified, approved and confirmed.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective
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immediately upon its adoption.
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