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RESOLUTION NO. .74-394
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY
ATTORNEY OF THE CITY OF MIAMI TO INTERVENE ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI IN THE CASE OF CITY OF NORTH
MIAMI, FLORIDA VS. RUSSELL E. TRAIN, ADMINISTRATOR,
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; JACK E. RAVAN,
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY; AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, CIVIL
ACTION NO. 74-371 IN THE U. S. DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
WHEREAS, Metropolitan Dade County is presently under a
county -wide building moratorium, which moratorium has been
instituted because of pollution problems due to a lack of
sewage treatment capacity; and
WHEREAS, this moratorium seriously affects numerous
construction projects in the City of Miami; and
WHEREAS, all of the formalities have been completed by
Metropolitan Dade County for receipt of an award of approxi-
mately $13.5 Million in federal aid from the Environmental
Protection Agency for sewage treatment facilities which would
alleviate the pollution problems causing the building mora-
torium; and
WHEREAS, the City•of North Miami has filed a Complaint
for Declaratory Judgment, Injunctive Relief and Mandamus
against the Environmental Protection Agency and two of its
administrators, which action places in jeopardy the total
grant of $86 Minion to this area from the Environmental
Protection Agency, of which grant $13.5 Million must be
obligated before June 30, 1974; and
WHEREAS, any loss of the monies involved in these
grants could seriously affect the general welfare, government,
health, trade, commerce or industries of the City of Miami or
its inhabitants; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Miami is
charged by law with the responsibility to do all things whatso-
ever necessary or expedient for promoting or maintaining the
general welfare, comfort, education, morality, peace, govern-
ment, health, trade, commerce or the industries of the city or
its inhabitants by virtue of Section 3(z) of the Charter of
the City of Miami;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City Attorney of the City of Miami
is hereby authorized and directed to intervene on behalf of the
City of Miami in the case of City of North Miami, Florida vs.
Russell E. Train, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency;
Jack E. Ravan, Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection
Agency; and Environmental Protection Agency, Civil Action
No. 74-371 in the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of May
APPROVED AS TO FORM CORRECTNESS:
HN S. LLOYD, City Attorne
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CITY COMMISSION
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