| TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager | | | DATE: | February 8, 2017 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | REPORT OF THE JANUARY 18, 2017 SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE: 1) A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, INCORPORATING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR LANDSCAPING BY INCLUDING THE USE OF THE FLORIDA-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING GUIDE TO PLANT SELECTION AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN WHEN REDEVELOPING CITY PARKS AND CITY-OWNED LAND. 2) DISCUSSION ON REQUIRING SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS SIMILAR TO LEED FOR RETROFITS IN CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES. 3) DISCUSSION REGARDING HOW GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING LIVING OR HYBRID SHORELINES CAN COMPLEMENT GREY INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR CLIMATE ADAPTION ON GOING WORK. 4) DISCUSSION REGARDING THE SECURING AND STORAGE OF COMMERCIAL DUMPSTERS. 5) DISCUSSION ON ST. PETERSBURG'S INITIATIVE TO RUN ON 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POSSIBILITIES IN MIAMI BEACH. 6) DISCUSSION ON ACTIVE DESIGN MIAMI: DESIGN & POLICY STRATEGIES FOR HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES. 7) DISCUSSION ON BEST PRACTICES FOR BEACH SAND SIFTING AND MAINTENANCE. 8) DISCUSSION ON THE CITY TO OFFER CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING. 9) COMMENCING IN 2017 MAYOR'S BLUE RIBBON PANEL ON FLOODING AND SEA LEVEL RISE. 10) SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. 11) RESILIENCY STRATEGY. |
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