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Resolution: R-16-0226
File Number: 16-00509
City Hall
3500 Pan American
Drive
Miami, FL 33133
www.miamigov.com
Final Action Date: 5/12/2016
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION SUPPORTING THE
DESIGNATION OF THE MIAMI TIGER BEETLE AS A THREATENED SPECIES AND
URGING THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION AND
THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO DESIGNATE THE SAME;
SUPPORTING THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE RICHMOND
PINE ROCKLANDS; DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF
THIS RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICIALS STATED HEREIN.
WHEREAS, before a plant or animal species can receive the protection provided by the
Endangered Species Act ("ESA"), it must first be added to the federal lists of endangered and
threatened wildlife and plants, a process referred to as "listing"; and
WHEREAS, a species is added to the list when it is determined to be endangered or threatened
because of any of the following factors: the present or threatened destruction, modification, or
curtailment of its habitat or range; overutilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or
educational purposes; disease or predation; the inadequacy of existing regulatory mechanisms;
and/or other natural or manmade factors affecting its survival; and
WHEREAS, the area bounded to the south by Southwest 152nd Street, to the north by Southwest
184th Street, to the east by Southwest 117th Avenue, and to the west by Southwest 137th Avenue,
Miami, Florida, located adjacent to Zoo Miami, is one of Miami -Dade County's last remaining tracts of
pine rockland, and is known as the Richmond Tract ("Richmond Tract"); and
WHEREAS, pine rockland habitats have diminished greatly in Miami -Dade County due to
development; and
WHEREAS, pine rockland habitats support various rare plants, animals, and insects that are
exclusive to said areas; and
WHEREAS, one of the rare insects of pine rockland habitats is the Miami Tiger Beetle ("Tiger
Beetle"); and
WHEREAS, the Tiger Beetle was believed to be extinct until a survey detected the species at the
Richmond Tract in 2007; and
WHEREAS, on June 29, 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission received a request from,
inter alia, the Center for Biological Diversity to evaluate the Tiger Beetle's status for listing as a
state -designated threatened species; and
WHEREAS, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is undergoing a similar process that
includes public comment; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Miami ("City") is concerned that the rare Tiger Beetle could become extinct
if preventative measures are not taken to conserve the same;
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 Mayor and City Commission hereby express their support for the listing of the
Tiger Beetle and the protection of the Richmond Tract under the Endangered Species Act by the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Section 3. The Mayor and City Commission hereby express their support for the listing of the
Tiger Beetle as a state -designated threatened species by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Section 4. The Mayor and City Commission hereby express their support to preserve the
Richmond Tract and all other pine rocklands in Miami -Dade County, including designating the
Richmond Tract as a "Critically Endangered Habitat" under the ESA.
Section 5. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the Members of the
United States Senate and House of Representatives that represent Miami -Dade County, Florida; the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service; Members of the Miami -Dade County Legislative Delegation;
the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission; and all elected municipal and county officials in
Miami -Dade County, Florida.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor.{2}
Footnotes:
{1} The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be
imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter
and Code provisions.
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