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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-81-0437M81-437 Aft (5/15/81) r RESOLUTION NO, A RESOl,lJTION URGING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ACQUIRE PRIVATELY OWNED UPLANDS AND SUBMERGED LANDS NORTH AND WEST OF THE BISCAYNE NATIONAL MONUMENT; TO EXPAND THE. BOUNDARIES THEREBY; AND DIRECTING THE. CITY CLERK TO FORWARD COPIES OF THIS RESOLtTION TO THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUALS* WHEREAS, Biscayne Bay is one of South Floridais basic �eotiomic; recreational and aesthetic assets, and WHEREAS, the establishment of the Biscayne National Monu tent represented a grass roots effort which has saved -a signi- ficant portion of the Bay for the enjoyment of future generations', and WHEREAS, significant remaining portions of tale underwater and upland ecosystem are outside the boundaries of the Biscayne National Monument and are increasingly subject to private develop ment; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION 'OF THE CITY OF MIA"lI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The Federal. Government is hereby urged to acquire, by negotiated sale or condemnation, the privately owned uplands and submerged lands in that area known as the "Safety Valve" which is situated north of the present Biscayne National. Monument, between Soldier Key and Key Biscayne, west of the ten (10) fathom curve. Section 2. The Federal Government is similarly urged to acquire those submerged lands south of a line drawn east and west passing through the vicinity of Soldier Key, from the ten (10) fathom curve to the uplands. Section 3. The Federal Government is similarly urged to acquire a strip of upland approximately sixteen (16)miles in length contiguous to Biscayne Bay, of varying width, generally from SW 1.76 Street south to Mangrove Point, "DOCU.MENT o---... Ct'T1f cclr�"V! "UPPnRTIX/E DUCUN111I--N, T S FO ! ("AV„ INDEX �13 ,1 F.FSJi UTili.r f.i).......... `i q r fl fr irr 5�eet oti 4 ► The Vedetdl Government is heteby Utged to incorporate the aforementioned bay bottom lands and upland§ into an expanded Biscayne National monuments as shown Ott the attached map. Section 5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to forward copies of the herein resolution to President Reagen, dames Watt, Secretary of the Interior, Senators Chiles and Rawlins, and Representatives Pepper, Lehman and Fascell. PASSED AND ADOPTED this lSth day of Atay, 1981, MAURICE A6 EERkE M A Y O R ATTEST =3G RALP C. ONIE f CITY CLERK : r a PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: r�:22 �I ROB ERT F CLARR ASSISTANT CITY ATTURNE.Y APPR ':D S To FORM AND CO RECT`ESS ;t- �} ,tt 45, x r° CE01: ,E 1' . KNO X, itj ,.p b 5 A CITY 1 S U P DOCUp ITS F 0 L0 `.N i r MONUMENT _; . J J :f`-t I I ' L� a Jt i•:1 1 • ._"1 f , ' aaaa-+♦uYaw�tai;•ii`i,tili+781�p :z.i �iY liu _�_ ___.a�i. .- �_:.w _ —y �'�.,. . A.ur ♦Y► .aa t �1 • � •i •� i� .." '•../ter 1 • I / �' `'i KEY BISCAYN= PROPOSED EXPANSION / .�• . %' �1 �`,I BISCAYNE NATIONAL ' MONU-ENT —�1► �rnli�`{� I f------�� - + S.W.176 STREET" Joe `-- � r Bl1 \ j' EAY SOTTO' AREA ✓�,Yi \� i r PP.OP-SE- FOR E?;pANSION UPLANCS PROPOSED �••' `� i (/ s FOR EXPANSION ru!...ac EXISTING �t BISCAY NATIONAL MONOE VA MANGROVE POIr:T/- •�'--�-��� D`\ �� t..t r, \` l( : r •r A, / r OUTER BAN• REEFS • - i;t sT+•!-� •,� b A�1111111 NARDGROUNDS \%Xl OATCN REEFS ,r�ry;lr:.•'�� % R,//`/ CI' ErKSED LIMES'ONE BE;w_;k t'e. j i - i / r r GRA55BED5 "• • . �...!•i. ♦..ut 1 f SOURCE YAR5:A.E. • C'A 0.1978 PROPOSED EXPANSION ©SLT.j,9E�HjE- �N IONAL 4' DCCL!i�p , IS Fat 1 nv .„gm .... rvu..rvra.�;rr�.^^,[S�.Tx+sm�dFTWF�w�.•� "RY.T' °an. :r rr.+-vavnwwvz�mswvr'�wsrwmw+ev+�a•..9 City Manager Ctty •.r Miami Yiamt Fla APY-tl 6 I581 E:�Z-Rljs 59p N.E. 127th ST. #29 NORTH t,11AMI, FL. 3316�, PHONE. 891 542 I would like to appear before the nest meeting of the commission in behalf of the South Florida Coalition of 8oncerned of Concerned Conservation, Civic and Sports Clubs. Previously the Cit>> has endorsed the purchase of land for the National Park and the complIDtion of Biscayne Big Cypress National Preserve. The Congressional approval and signature by the President had been approved and the money appropriated. The money is available and should be used for purchases. I t has come to our attention that the now Secretary of the Interior wants to delete this money from his budget. If this is done then in future when they decide to release the money, the costs will have risen so high that the acquisitions my not be leasable. We are contacting our Florida Senators and South Florida Congressmen asking their .help in getting the funds restored, We need a united .wont in this effort and ask that the Commission tell those concerned that the entire area give us permission to wants the funds restored. �z 1 Sincerely, �w J1 tf d of n W.R.Lazarus i tM Chairman �.� 3 s i{ ✓ i� '.1z sv 3 1 �� yr fGii# � k x i � I y "SUPPORTIVE f DO C t E t � FOLLOW } s a. i Y R,3 a t t ci t� s i k 1 s 7 t t ff i� xt C !- t n: � rt � 5 �� � S: � � f �' � � '%•tqt�. C4 ^ a 7 is r tt � } d t r 7�, �g .. t � x .3 c i t A i� ��, r T r. { �' ✓ i i �`�' nt' � t I I +� r Ci Y i� 5 i