HomeMy WebLinkAboutSea Level Rise CCMemoCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Date: November 17, 2015
Members of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Subject: City of Miami Sea Level Rise Committee
References: Agenda for December 10, 2015
Enclosures: List of members
The City of Miami Sea Level Rise Committee was created to (1) review any and all available information
pertaining to sea level rise; (2) hold public hearings to receive public input; (3) issue a final written report to
the City Commission by a date certain to be established by the City Commission; and (4) serve in an
advisory capacity to the City Commission and recommend any changes to City policy to help the City better
combat the deleterious effects of sea level rise. The Sea Level Rise Committee shall consist of seven (7)
voting members. 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 with a focus on infrastructure. 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.
One (1) Employment waiver is required at this time.
• James Murley, appointed by Mayor Tomas Regalado on July 9, 2015, a full-time employee for
Miami -Dade County and a City Resident, requires a waiver of the employment restriction of Section 2-
884(e) by a 4/5ths affirmative vote of the Commission.
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the current membership of said board. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting the Agenda Office to place this issue on the December 10, 2015,
Commission agenda.
TBH:ne
c: Ajani P. Stewart, Liaison
Matthew S. Haber, Assistant City Attorney
Anna M. Medina, Agenda Coordinator