Res No 014-15-14353RESOLUTION NO.014-15-14353
A Resolution of the City of South Miami opposing the proposed development
of pine rockland acreage near Zoo Miami locatedin unincorporated Miami-
Dade County.
WHEREAS,forestlandgenerallylocatedat Southwest 152 Streetand Southwest 127
Avenue,nearZooMiami,inunincorporatedMiami-DadeCounty,isbeingconsideredfor
development asa mixed use project;and
WHEREAS,the Property consists of one of thelastintacttracts of endangered pine
rockland ("Rockland")within Miami-Dade County;and
WHEREAS,pinerocklandisagloballyimperiledhabitat containing anarray of plants,
animals,and insects which are rare and exclusive to that habitat;and
WHEREAS,some of the endangered species for which Rockland provides a habitat
include the bald eagle,indigo snake,the Florida bonneted bat,andtwo rare butterflies;and
WHEREAS,as part of the development process,the Miami-Dade Board of County
Commissioners will consider declaring thearea blighted;and
WHEREAS,the City of South Miami (the "City")is concerned about the loss of this
valuable Rockland and desires to express its opposition tothe development of the Property.
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
Section 1.ThattheCity of SouthMiamiherebyopposesthe designation of thepine
rocklandpropertynearZooMiamiasblightedandfurtheropposesthe development of this
natural area -one of thelast intact tracts of endangered pine rockland within Miami-Dade
County.
Section 2.City Clerk.TheCity Clerk is hereby directed to transmit this Resolution to
theMayorandCountyCommissioners of Miami-Dade County,Floridaandallelectedmunicipal
officialsin Miami-Dade County.
Section 3.Severability.If anysectionclause,sentence,orphrase of thisresolutionisfor
anyreasonheldinvalidorunconstitutionalbyacourt of competentjurisdiction,theholdingshall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of thisresolution.
Section4.Effective Date.Thisresolutionshallbecomeeffectiveimmediatelyupon
adoption by vote of the City Commission.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3^day of February.2015.
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APPROVED:
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COMMISSION VOTE:5-0
Mayor Stoddard:Yea
Vice Mayor Harris:Yea
Commissioner Edmond:Yea
Commissioner Liebman:Yea
Commissioner Welsh:Yea