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Resolution R-23-0415
Legislation
City Hall
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 14660 Final Action Date: 9/14/2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND COORDINATE, IN A FORM ACCEPTABLE
TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, A RESILIENCY PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE CITY
OF MIAMI OWNED PARK AND ADJACENT EASEMENTS LOCATED AT 1876
SOUTH BAYSHORE LANE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33133, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THIRD WAVE VOLUNTEERS INC., A FLORIDA NOT FOR PROFIT
CORPORATION.
SPONSOR(S): Commissioner Sabina Covo
WHEREAS, the parcel located at Folio no. 01-4115-021-0500 ("Property"), owned by the
City of Miami ("City"), has been identified as a potential location for a resiliency pilot program
(the "Program"); and
WHEREAS, the land to the east of South Bayshore Drive in Coconut Grove has a low
elevation of mostly less than eight feet; and
WHEREAS, a Miami Foundation Grant was awarded for the proposal to utilize the
Property to protect the neighborhood from future storm events; and
WHEREAS, additional flood protection measures assists in downgrading the FEMA
Flooding Score for the City, possibly lowering the cost to residents to procure property
insurance; and
WHEREAS, an earthen berm barrier is a similar concept to the ideas proposed for the
Miami -Dade Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study; and
WHEREAS, creating this Program on the Property as a pilot project will familiarize the
community with an earthen berm barrier while protecting this vulnerable neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2-33(f) of the Code of the City of Miami, Florida,
as amended ("City Code"), the City Commission, by a majority vote, hereby deems this
Resolution to be of an emergency nature;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble of this Resolution are
adopted by reference and incorporated as fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby directed to negotiate and coordinate with Third
Wave Volunteers, Inc. to develop the Program.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
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File ID: 14660
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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Enactment Number: R-23-0415
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