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Commission Committee Reports - C6  D




COMMISSION MEMORANDUM

TO:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission 
FROM:Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager 
DATE:July  29, 2020
 



SUBJECT:REPORT OF THE JUNE 30, 2020 LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MEETING: 1. DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CODE REGARDING POTENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGHER ELEVATION FOR NEW COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION THAT IS VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. 2. MATRIX RECOMMENDATIONS – SIMPLIFICATION OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOME REGULATIONS AND DRB ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCEDURES. 3. DISCUSS THE STATUS OF SUITE-HOTELS IN THE WEST AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD. 4. DISCUSS THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY RESOLUTION URGING MUNICIPALITIES TO ADOPT POST-DISASTER TEMPORARY ZONING RELIEF.  5. A) REVIEW OF RESILIENCE STRATEGY WORKPLAN – PLANNED AND IN PROGRESS RESILIENCY PROJECTS. B) DISCUSSION REGARDING ESTABLISHING PRIVATE PROPERTY HARMONIZATION AND THE RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RUNOFF AND PUBLIC DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE POLICIES FOR THE WEST  AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD. C) DISCUSSION ON ALTERNATE HARMONIZATION APPROACH FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT 900 BLOCK WEST AVE. D) REVIEW OF PALM HIBISCUS STATUS & ROAD ELEVATION EXPERIENCE. 6. DISCUSSION REGARDING INCENTIVIZING NEW DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE UNITS FOR WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT SEEK DEVELOPMENT, HEIGHT, AND/OR ZONING AMENDMENTS FROM THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH. 7. DISCUSS LIMITING BIG BOX FORMULA RETAIL AND FORMULA RESTAURANTS ON LINCOLN ROAD. 8. AN ORDINANCE AMENDMENT EXCEPTING OFFICE USES NOT ALSO OPERATING AS AN ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT OR DANCE HALL FROM THE DEFINITION OF NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT ESTABLISHMENT (NIE). 9. DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO A TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS (TDR) ALONG THE TATUM WATERWAY AREA. 10. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE STATUS AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE ACTION ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ONGOING WATER QUALITY COORDINATION WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. 11. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE FREQUENCY OF WATER TESTING IN MIAMI BEACH. 12. DISCUSSION REGARDING TIGHT URBANISM. 13. DISCUSS PROHIBITING BANKS LOCATED ON FIRST-FLOOR RETAIL SPACES. 14. DISCUSSION AND REVIEW OF ALLOWABLE STORE SIGNAGE. 15. DISCUSS LIMITING BIG BOX FORMULA RETAIL AND FORMULA RESTAURANTS IN SUNSET HARBOUR. 16. DISCUSS AMENDING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR PROPERTIES OF 10 ACRES OR MORE WITH SPLIT ZONING BETWEEN RM-2 AND RM-3 THAT FRONT BISCAYNE BAY. 17. DISCUSSION REGARDING HOW GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING LIVING OR HYBRID SHORELINES CAN COMPLEMENT GREY INFRASTRUCTURE LN OUR CLIMATE ADAPTATION ON-GOING WORK. 18. DISCUSSION ON CITY OF MIAMI BEACH STORMWATER, SANITARY, SEWER, AND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.  19. DISCUSSION ON REPURPOSING OUR GOLF COURSES FOR THE FUTURE. 20. DISCUSSION ON ARTIFICIAL REEFS. 21. DISCUSSION ON PRIVATE SEAWALLS. 22. DISCUSS ARKUP’S LUXURY HOUSEBOATS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON BISCAYNE BAY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SURROUNDING RESIDENTS. 23. DISCUSS PRIVATE PROPERTY RESILIENCE ADAPTATION. 24. DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF ADOPT-A-DRAIN OR SIMILAR PROGRAM IN MIAMI BEACH. 25. PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN HISTORIC AND CONSERVATION DISTRICTS – MXE REGULATIONS. 26. DISCUSS HOW THE CITIES OF MIAMI AND MIAMI BEACH MEASURE FLOODING. 27. DISCUSS MAKING AESTHETICS A PRIMARY CRITERION IN FUTURE RESILIENCY PROJECTS. 28. REVIEW THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVES ON PERVIOUS/PERMEABLE PAVEMENT AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR USE. 29. REVIEW THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH'S EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVE ON FULL DEPTH ASPHALT AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR USE. 30. A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP AND LAUNCH AN INSPIRATIONAL RESILIENCY VISION CAMPAIGN, CONSISTENT WITH THE GUIDANCE SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION, WHICH WILL ENVISION HOW THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH WILL LOOK LIKE IN THIRTY YEARS OR LONGER, AND FURTHER DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO PRESENT A RECOMMENDED APPROACH TO THE RESILIENCY VISION CAMPAIGN BEFORE THE LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE AT ITS MAY 26, 2020 MEETING. 31. DISCUSS AMENDING THE FAENA DISTRICT OVERLAY. 32. DISCUSS THE JULY 30, 2019 SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MOTIONS. 33. ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE REPLACEMENT OF FLOOR PLATES IN NONCONFORMING CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS.

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 Yes 

Strategic Connection

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

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