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COMMISSION MEMORANDUM |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Raul J. Aguila, City Attorney | | | DATE: | January 11, 2017 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE AND COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASE I OF THE BISCAYNE BAY COASTAL WETLANDS (BBCW) PROJECT; URGING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TAKE ALL STEPS NECESSARY TO EXPEDITE THE PLANNING OF PHASE II OF THE BBCW PROJECT SO THAT SUCH PLANNING OCCURS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND PRIOR TO THE CURRENT SCHEDULED START DATE OF 2021; DIRECTING THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH’S STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYISTS TO ADVOCATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION THAT WOULD ACCOMPLISH THE GOALS SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION; DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THIS ITEM IN ITS LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 2017 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AND FUTURE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS; AND, FURTHER, DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR CIVIL WORKS, THE SECRETARY OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, AND THE GOVERNING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. |
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| | Pursuant to the request of Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman, the attached Resolution is submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the January 11, 2017 Commission Meeting. |
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Office of the City Attorney |
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Commissioner John Elizabeth Aleman |
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