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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:March  13, 2019
 



SUBJECT:

REPORT OF THE FEBRUARY 27, 2019 SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE MEETING: 1) REVIEW OF THE RESILIENCE STRATEGY WORKPLAN – PLANNED AND IN PROGRESS RESILIENCY PROJECTS. 2) SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. 3) DISCUSSION REFERRING A TASK TO THE CITY MANAGER’S READY TEAM: IN ORDER TO BOTH OPTIMIZE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND FACILITATE TIMELY COMPLETION OF PROJECTS. 4) DISCUSS THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MOTION ON REQUIRING WASTE HAULER CONTRACTORS TO HAVE UNIFIED MESSAGING. 5) DISCUSSION ON CITY OF MIAMI BEACH STORMWATER, SANITARY SEWER, AND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. 6) DISCUSSION REGARDING A POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN THE LAKEVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD. 7) DISCUSSION REGARDING COCA COLA CONTRACT IN REGARDS TO PLASTIC BOTTLE SUPPLY AND OUR SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS. 8) DISCUSSION ON EXPANDING THE PLASTIC BAG ORDINANCE IN MIAMI BEACH. 9) DISCUSSION REGARDING HOW GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING LIVING OR HYBRID SHORELINES CAN COMPLEMENT GREY INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR CLIMATE ADAPTATION ON-GOING WORK. 10) DISCUSS UPDATES TO THE CITY CODE REFERENCING TURTLE NESTING. 11) DISCUSSION ON PARKING INCENTIVES FOR “SMARTWAY” (ILEV – INHERENTLY LOW EMISSION VEHICLES. 12) DISCUSSION ON ENSURING MIAMI BEACH SPECIAL EVENTS ADHERE TO ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES. 13) DISCUSSION ON REPURPOSING OUR GOLF COURSES FOR THE FUTURE. 14) DISCUSSION ON THE CITYWIDE FLEET ASSESSMENT AND ESTABLISHED POLICIES FOR THE ENHANCING THE CITY’S FLEET. 15) DISCUSSION ON ARTIFICIAL REEFS 16) DISCUSSION ON MARINE TRASH SKIMMERS. 17) DISCUSSION ON CONSIDERING A NEIGHBORHOOD BIRD SANCTUARY PROJECT. 18) A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE, AND APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR BEACHFRONT CONCESSION OPERATIONS, TO REQUIRE ALL UPLAND OWNER CONCESSIONAIRES AND THEIR THIRD PARTY CONCESSION OPERATORS TO UTILIZE 100% REUSABLE WARES IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR BEACH FRONT CONCESSION OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THE DELIVERY, SERVICE, AND CONSUMPTION OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES; PROVIDED THAT SAID AMENDMENT BE REFERRED TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE, FOR DISCUSSION AND COMMENT, PRIOR TO FINAL APPROVAL BY THE CITY COMMISSION. 19) DISCUSSION REGARDING EXPLORING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH JOINING THE AMERICAN FLOOR COALITION. 20) A REFERRAL TO THE SUSTAINABILITY & RESILIENCY COMMITTEE REGARDING PRIVATE SEAWALLS. 21) DUAL REFERRAL TO THE LAND USE AND SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE ADDITION OF WATER MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION EXPERTS TO CITY LAND USE BOARDS. 22) REFERRAL TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE TO REVIEW CITY PERFORMANCE, PROGRAMS, AND IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS IT PERTAINS TO LITTER AND CLEANLINESS. 23) REFERRAL TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE MOTION TO INCORPORATE LANGUAGE IN THE SPECIAL EVENTS GUIDELINES SPECIFIC TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ORGANIZE SMALL COMMUNITY SERVICE EVENTS. 24) REFERRAL TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY FROM TURBINES INSTALLED IN CITY WATER PIPES BU THE CITY OF PORTLAND, OREGON.


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