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Resolution: R-16-0408
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3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
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File Number: 16-01250 Final Action Date: 9/8/2016
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO UPDATE THE CITY OF MIAMI'S STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
MASTER PLAN TO COMPLY WITH THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM -COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM ("NFIP-CRS"); FURTHER DIRECTING
THE CITY MANAGER TO ENSURE THAT SEA LEVEL RISE ESTIMATES NOT
ADDRESSED IN THE ORIGINAL PLAN ARE CONSIDERED IN THE MASTER PLAN
AND SERVE AS A TOOL TO ANALYZE AREAS OF FLOOD CONCERNS WHICH
IMPACT THREATS OF SEA LEVEL RISE, PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AND
PROPERTY LOSS RESULTING FROM STORM WATERS; FURTHER
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE FINDINGS, MEASURES AND LOCATIONS
CONTAINED THEREIN.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 11-0070, adopted on February 24, 2011, the City
Commission adopted the City of Miami ("City") Phase I Stormwater Management Master Plan, dated
January, 2011; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 12-00394, adopted on May 10, 2012, the City
Commission adopted the City's Phase II Stormwater Management Master Plan, dated February,
2012; and
WHEREAS, certification from the National Flood Insurance Program -Community Rating
System ("NFIP-CRS") requires the Stormwater Master Plan be implemented within five years; and
WHEREAS, the current Stormwater Master Plan is outdated and must be updated to come
into compliance with the NFIP-CRS; and
WHEREAS, the primary objective of those studies were to analyze areas of flood concern
which impact public safety and property loss; and
WHEREAS, the City's Phase I and Phase II Stormwater Master Plans are obsolete due to its
failure to address the issue of Sea Level Rise as part of public safety and property loss; and
WHEREAS, Sea Level Rise is a pressing issue which directly impacts the City's original
objectives of ensuring continued public safety and minimizing property loss; and
WHEREAS, the updated Stormwater Management Master Plan will satisfy the NFIP-CRS
requirements for improvements to the City of Miami's NFIP-CRS ranking; and
WHEREAS, the updated Stormwater Management Master Plan will also allow for the pressing
issue of Sea Level Rise, which was not originally discussed, to be addressed and incorporated into a
New Stormwater Master Plan; and
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WHEREAS, the findings will further allow the City to develop a comprehensive Capital
Improvement Plan identifying drainage improvements and enhancements;
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 adopted
by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The City Manager is directed to update the City's Stormwater Management Master
Plan to ensure continued compliance with the NFIP-CRS to ensure the residents of the City enjoy the
lowest possible flood insurance premiums, to ensure that sea level rise estimates not addressed in
the original plan are considered in the master plan, and to analyze areas at higher risk of flooding due
to sea level rise in order to ensure public safety and minimal property loss resulting from flooding in
the updated Stormwater Management Master Plan.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption and signature of the
Mayor.{1}
Footnotes:
{1} If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten (10)
calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall
become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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