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Resolution: R-16-0230
File Number: 1600638
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 DIRECTING THE SEA LEVEL
RISE COMMITTEE AND THE WATERFRONT ADVISORY BOARD TO REVIEW THE
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI'S 2016 CLIMATE CHANGE SPECIAL REPORTAND
REPORT THEIR FINDINGS TO THE CITY COMMISSION WITHIN NINETY (90)
DAYS.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 15-0072, the City established the City of Miami Sea Level
Rise Committee ("Sea Level Rise Committee"), whose duties are, inter alfa, "To serve in an advisory
capacity to the City Commission and recommend any changes to City of Miami ("City") policy to help
the City better combat the deleterious effects of sea level rise"; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 29-122 of the City Code, the City's Waterfront Advisory Board is
tasked with, inter alfa, "provid[ing] 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
WHEREAS, the University of Miami ("UM") has issued the UM Special Report, summarizing
various challenges posed by climate change and potential mitigation solutions; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission wishes for the above mentioned Sea Level Rise Committee and
Waterfront Advisory Board to review said report and report their findings to the City Commission within
ninety (90) days;
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 fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2. The Sea Level Rise Committee and the Waterfront Advisory Board are directed to
review the University of Miami's 2016 Climate Change Special Report and report their findings to the
City Commission within ninety (90) days.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of
the Mayor. {1}
Footnotes:
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File Number.' 16-00638 Enactment Number: R-16-0230
{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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