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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Raul J. Aguila, Interim City Manager | | | DATE: | March 17, 2021 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE A TEMPORARY EASEMENT AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY (COUNTY) FOR THE NON-EXCLUSIVE ACCESS AND USE OF A STAGING AREA ON CITY PROPERTY, LOCATED AT THE BEACHFRONT PARKING LOTS AT 46 STREET, 53 STREET, AND 65 STREET IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ACCESS POINTS TO THE COUNTY OR ITS DESIGNEE TO PLACE CLEAN SAND ON THE CITY'S BEACHES UNDER A UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS BEACH RENOURISHMENT PROGRAM. |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
| | The Administration recommends the adoption of the Resolution. |
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| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND/HISTORY
| | In the mid-1970s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Miami-Dade County (County) entered into a 50-year contract titled the Miami-Dade County, Florida Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project. This project calls for the joint management of the County’s sandy beaches, including those in the City of Miami Beach. The nourished beach contributes significantly to the local economy, provides critical storm protection and erosion control, as well as environmental, recreational and economic benefits to the City, the region, and the State. However, natural processes, including waves, tidal currents, wind, storms, flooding, and sea level rise continuously remove sand from the beach system. As such, to maintain a healthy beach, the USACE, in collaboration and cost-share with the State of Florida and the County, periodically renourishes the City’s beaches as part of their beach renourishment program. |
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| | | | | | | | ANALYSIS
| The USACE will begin large scale beach renourishment later in 2021 and will be completed in 2022. This project includes trucking in sand from an approved sand mine. The USACE will be hiring a contractor to complete this work and anticipates putting the project out to bid in June 2021. The USACE and the County have requested utilizing the beach access points at 46th Street, 53 Street and 65th Street. As the local sponsor for this Federal Project, Miami-Dade County needs to provide the USACE an easement for the staging area at these beach access locations to stage the vehicles and equipment needed to complete the renourishment of the beach. Therefore, City Administration requests the City Commission authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute a Temporary Easement Agreement with Miami-Dade County, granting the County a non-exclusive access and staging area use easement on City Property attached hereto as Exhibit 1, and per the attached Resolution. |
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| | | | | | | | SUPPORTING SURVEY DATA
| Less than half of Miami Beach residents are satisfied with the City’s efforts to prepare for the future. Enhancing the resiliency of our beaches, will improve the City’s long-term shoreline stabilization and health of our natural resources. |
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION
| | The Administration recommends the adoption of the Resolution. |
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| | | | | | | | Applicable Area
| | Not Applicable |
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| | | | | | | | | 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 | |
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| | | | | | | | Strategic Connection
| | Environment & Infrastructure - Reduce risk from storms, high tides, groundwater, and sea level rise. |
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