Res. No. 063-00-109561 RESOLUTION NO.63-00-10956
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
4OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATING TO
5 THE COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION
6 PROJECT;URGING THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEER AND
7 THE STATE OF FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
8 TO MAINTAIN OR ENHANCE EXISTING WATER LEVELS OF
9 FLOOD PROTECTION IN ALL URBAN,AGRICULTURAL
10 AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION AREAS;
11 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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13 WHEREAS,the Mayor andCityCommission wholeheartedly recognizes
14the importance of a restored Everglades asaStateand national priority,alongwith
15 thefair distribution of water to urban usersandagriculture,and
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17WHEREAS,floodprotectionispart of themission of theSouthFlorida
18 Water Management District,and limited evaluation of flooding impacts in urban
19and agricultural areaswas conducted inthe development of the Comprehensive
20 Everglades Restoration Project (CERP),and
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22 WHEREAS,current funding proposals fortheCERPdo not allocatecosts
23equitableamongallState,regionalandlocalinterests,andrequireadjustment,and
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25WHEREAS,theComprehensiveEvergladesRestorationProjecthas
26numerousprojectsproposedwithinthearea of theLowerEastCoastwhichbenefit
27theoverallsystembutwhichareexpensivetoconstruct,operateand maintain,e.g.
28two wastewater re-use plants planned tobe located in Miami-Dade County,and,
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30 WHEREAS,the impact of implementation of the CERP on flooding isnot
31 known atthistimeand significant areas of South Florida are subject to frequent
32andsevereflooding.
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34 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
35 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA;
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37Section1.TheCity of SouthMiamifullysupportsthe restoration of the
38 Everglades ecosystem,alongwiththefair distribution of water to urban and
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Section 2.The City of South Miami re-affirms that a fundamental
guiding principle fortheentire Everglades restoration effort shallbe "Shared
Benefit,Shared Adversity".
Section3.Thenon-Federalfunding of the Comprehensive Everglades
RestorationProgramshouldbeequitablesharedthroughouttheState of Florida
andthecosts of operations,maintenanceandmonitoringbesharedwiththefederal
government.
Section4.Theavailability of theregionalwaterresourceforallusersbe
equitablydistributed,leavingnooneinterestorlocationunfairly dependent on
particularly expensive and technically-uncertain sources.
Section5.ThattheArmyCorpsofEngineerandtheSouthFlorida
Water Management District mustcommittothepeople of South Florida andactto
ensurethe proposed components of theplanwill maintain or enhance existing
levels of flood protection inallurban,agricultural and environmental preservation
areas,andthatthe projects willnotresultinadverse water quality or flooding
impacts anywhere inSouthFlorida.
Section 6.Thisresolutionshalltakeeffect immediately uponapproval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _7thday of March ,2000.
ATTEST:APPROVED:
HuZZ*^
CITY CLERK MAYOR
READ ANP-APfROVED AS TO FORM:
Commission Vote:
Mayor Robaina:
Vice Mayor Feliu:
Commissioner Wiscombe:
Commissioner Bethel:
Commissioner Russell:
JSrfY ATTORNEY
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Resolution No.63-00-10956
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CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
TO:Mayor and City Commission ^DATE:3/3/00
AGENDA ITEM #%-&
FROM:Charles D.Scurr /Kufifb ^Comm.Mtg.3/7/00
City Manager ^^Everglades Restoration
THE REQUEST
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITYOF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,RELATING TOTHE
COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PROJECT;
URGING THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEER AND THE STATE OF
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO MAINTAIN OR
ENHANCE EXISTING WATER LEVELS OF FLOOD PROTECTION IN
ALL URBAN,AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PRESERVATION AREAS;PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BACKGROUND
The attached resolution sponsored by Commissioner Russell urges the Army
Corp of Engineers and the State of Florida Water Management district to commit
to the people of South Floridaand act to ensure the proposed components of
the "plan"will maintain or enhance existing levels of flood protection inall
urban,agricultural and environmental preservations areas,and that the
projects will not result in adverse water quality orflooding impacts anywhere in
South Florida.
Flood protection is part of the mission of the South Florida Water Management
District and limited evaluation of flooding impacts in urban and agricultural
areas was conducted in the development of the Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration Project (CERP).The impact of implementation of the CERPis not
known at this time and significantly areas of South Florida are subject to
frequent and severe flooding.