HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemorandumCITY OF MIAMI
INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members
of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Date: March 22, 2021
Subject: Climate Resilience Committee
References: Agenda for April 8, 2021
Enclosures: List of members
The Climate Resilience Committee was created to (1) recommend changes to the City Code and
any City policy necessary to help the City, its residents, businesses, institutions, and natural
systems adapt to, prepare for, and thrive in the various stresses related to climate change,
including but not limited to emissions of greenhouse gases, increasing flood risks, increasing
groundwater levels, more intense storms resulting in high tides and storm surges, increasing high
heat days, salt water intrusion, drought, extreme weather events, and water and vector -borne
illnesses; (2) review and evaluate issues related to the use, disposition, and/or development of City -
owned waterfront property and shall provide advice to the City Commission concerning those
issues and only such other matters as are referred to it by the City Commission in regard to City or
public land abutting water; and (3) be aware of City policies concerning development and
coordinate its endeavors with other City committees and boards which will be affected by
the Committee's recommendations. The Climate Resilience Committee shall consist of nine (9)
voting members who shall be City residents, work in the City, own a business in the City, or own real
property in the City. 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 or
architecture with a focus in infrastructure. At least one (1) member shall possess an expertise in
advocating for vulnerable low-income communities. 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.
Three (3) appointments are needed at this time:
• Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Jose Regalado, incumbent, whose term expired on November 26, 2019.1' 2
• Commissioner Jeffrey Watson has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Kilan Ashad-Bishop, incumbent, whose term expired on November 17, 2020.3' 4
1 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating commissioner leaves office the board member's tern shall expire."
2 This item was continued from January 9, 2020, February 13, 2020, March 12, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, July 9, 2020,
September 10, 2020, October 8, 2020, November 19, 2020, December 10, 2020, January 14, 2021, February 11, 2021, and March
11, 2021, Commission meetings.
3 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating commissioner leaves office the board member's term shall expire."
This item was continued from December 10, 2020, January 14, 2021, February 11, 2021, and March 11, 2021, Commission
meetings.
• Commission -At -Large has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:5
1. Vacant. (Mariana Boldu did not accept appointment)
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the membership of the committee. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the April 8, 2021,
Commission Agenda.
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c: Miriam Flores, Liaison
Daniel S. Goldberg, Assistant City Attorney
Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator
5 This item was continued from January 9, 2020, February 13, 2020, March 12, 2020, May 14, 2020, June 11, 2020, July 9, 2020,
September 10, 2020, October 8, 2020, November 19, 2020, December 10, 2020, January 14, 2021, February 11, 2021, and March
11, 2021, Commission meetings.