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Commission Committee Reports - C6  B




COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager 
DATE:June  24, 2020
 



SUBJECT:REPORT OF THE LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MEETING OF MAY 26, 2020: 1. A) REVIEW OF RESILIENCE STRATEGY WORKPLAN – PLANNED AND IN PROGRESS RESILIENCY PROJECTS. (CIP) B) DISCUSSION ON ALTERNATE HARMONIZATION APPROACH FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT 900 BLOCK WEST AVE. (PW) C) REVIEW OF PALM HIBISCUS STATUS & ROAD ELEVATION EXPERIENCE. (CIP) D) DISCUSS STATUS AND JUMP STARTING OF FIRST STREET NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT. (PW)  2. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT FOR PUBLIC FACILITY (PF) FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT. 3. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 142 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF THE CITY CODE PERTAINING TO DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IN THE CPS-4 DISTRICT. 4. DISCUSS AMENDING THE FAENA DISTRICT OVERLAY. 5. DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF ADOPT-A-DRAIN OR SIMILAR PROGRAM IN MIAMI BEACH. 6. DISCUSS THE STATUS OF SUITE-HOTELS IN THE WEST AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD. 7. DISCUSS HOW THE CITIES OF MIAMI AND MIAMI BEACH MEASURE FLOODING. 8. DISCUSS PILOTING THE CLOSURE OF 9TH STREET BETWEEN OCEAN DRIVE AND COLLINS AVENUE. 9. DISCUSS DESIGNATING OCEAN DRIVE AS A VALET ONLY STREET. 10. DISCUSS POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR MIAMI BEACH RESILIENCY FROM THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS. 11. DISCUSSION REGARDING A POTENTIAL FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR) INCREASE FOR THE WOLFSONIAN-FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY. 12. DISCUSSION ON REPURPOSING OUR GOLF COURSES FOR THE FUTURE. 13. DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO A TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS (TDR) ALONG THE TATUM WATERWAY AREA. 14. DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CODE REGARDING POTENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGHER ELEVATION FOR NEW COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION THAT IS VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. 15. DISCUSSION REGARDING TIGHT URBANISM. 16. DISCUSS ARKUP’S LUXURY HOUSEBOATS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON BISCAYNE BAY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SURROUNDING RESIDENTS. 17. DISCUSS THE JULY 30, 2019 SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MOTIONS. 18. DISCUSS PROHIBITING BANKS LOCATED ON FIRST-FLOOR RETAIL SPACES. 19. MATRIX RECOMMENDATIONS – SIMPLIFICATION OF SINGLE FAMILY HOME REGULATIONS AND DRB ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURES. 20. DISCUSS THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY RESOLUTION URGING MUNICIPALITIES TO ADOPT POST-DISASTER TEMPORARY ZONING RELIEF. 21. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PALM VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD STUDY. 22. DISCUSS MAKING AESTHETICS A PRIMARY CRITERION IN FUTURE RESILIENCY PROJECTS. 23. REVIEW THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVES ON PERVIOUS/PERMEABLE PAVEMENT AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR USE. 24. REVIEW THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVE ON FULL DEPTH ASPHALT AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR USE.

Applicable Area

Citywide
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, pursuant to City Code Section 2-14? Does this item utilize G.O. Bond Funds?
Yes No 

Strategic Connection

Environment & Infrastructure - Reduce risk from storms, high tides, groundwater, and sea level rise.
Legislative Tracking
Office of the City Manager

ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Report of the May 26, 2020 Land Use and Sustainability Committee Meeting