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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: | March 1, 2017 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE UNITED
STATES CONGRESS TO REFORM THE NATIONAL FLOOD
INSURANCE PROGRAM TO ELIMINATE THE
DISPROPORTIONATE SUBSIDIES PAID BY THE STATE OF
FLORIDA TO OTHER PARTS OF THE NATION, AND TO
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SUBSIDIES ALLOCATED IN
FLORIDA, TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO AT LEAST 25% OF FLOOD
INSURANCE PREMIUMS PAID IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, FOR
REINVESTMENT IN RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN
THE STATE OF FLORIDA; TO AMEND FLOOD INSURANCE
POLICY RENEWALS FROM ANNUALLY TO EVERY FOUR YEARS
SO THAT PROPERTY OWNERS MAY SECURE LOWER AND
MORE PREDICTABLE RATES; AND, FURTHER, URGING THE
FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT STRICTER BUILDING
CODES THAT INCORPORATE MEASURES THAT ADDRESS SEA
LEVEL RISE, AND TO ADOPT LAWS THAT REQUIRE
INSURANCE COMPANIES TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF RESILIENT MEASURES THAT MITIGATE
THE RISKS RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND FLOODING. |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
| Pursuant to the request of Vice Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, the above-referenced Resolution was submitted for consideration by the Mayor and City Commission at the December 14, 2016 City Commission Meeting. The item was deferred and a revised Resolution is submitted for the consideration at the March 1, 2017 City Commission meeting. |
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Office of the City Attorney |
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Vice-Mayor Kristen Rosen Gonzalez |
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