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RESOLUTION NO.120-16-14675
A Resolution accepting the offer by FIU faculty to conduct a Community
Conversation on Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in the City of South
Miami.
WHEREAS,ClimatechangeandsealevelrisearealreadyaffectingcommunitiesinSouthFlorida;
WHEREAS,SouthMiamihaslow-lyingareasthatwillbeaffectedassealevelscontinuetorise;
WHEREAS,citizens of South Miami are interested in engaging the challenges posed by climate
change andsealevelrise;and
WHEREAS,facultyat Florida International University haveoffered,atnocosttotheCity,to
conduct a well-organized community discussion onclimatechangeandsea-levelrisewithourcitizenryon
how theCity might address the coming challenges;and
WHEREAS,theCity Commission wishestoacceptthisofferandhostthe Community
Conversation on Sea Level Rise for the benefit of our residents.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA,THAT:
Section 1.TheCity Commission hereby accepts theoffer posed bytheFIUSeaLevel
Solutions Center to conduct a Community Conversation on Climate Change andSea Level Rise,on
Saturday,October 1,2016,and on Saturday January 28,2017 forthe benefit of South Miami residents and
theCity Commission as detailed inthe accompanying memo,andwill provide spaceforthis workshop at
no cost if requested.
Section 2.If any section clause,sentence,or phrase of this resolution isforany reason held
invalidor unconstitutional bya court of competent jurisdiction,the holding shallnotaffectthe validity of
the remaining portions of this resolution.
Section 3.This resolution shalltakeeffect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of June 2016.
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Commissioner Liebman:
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South Miami Community Conversations onClimateChangeandSeaLevelRise
Saturday October 1,2016,2:00 pm -5:30 pm
Saturday,January 28,2017,2:00 pm -5:30 pm.
TheCityof South Miamiwill host two public meetings moderated byFIU professors
to invite the local community to discuss alternative responses to the challenges of
climate change and sea level rise.
The events willbea public conversations inwhich participants discuss alternative
approaches theCitymay take in responding toclimatechangeandsealevelrise.
Discussions willbe informed by issue guides that lay out challenges the community
will likely facein the next 30 years,and frame clear decisions that communities will
have to make in planning for the future.The second discussion will develop ideas
established in the first.
Following an introductory presentation by the FIU SeaLevel Solutions Center,the
event will include two sessions,each one-hour long with a break in between.In
each session participants in small groups of6-8will discuss questions framed by the
.issue guides.Each group will elect a spokesperson.AnFIU student volunteer will
take notes on salient points.At the end of the discussion,the spokesperson from
each of the small groups will report their findings to the entire group.Moderators
will summarize the main points of the discussion.
Following each event,moderators will write a report,which willbe circulated toall
participants for comments,then submitted to the South MiamiCity Commission.
The report will summarize therangeof opinions and concerns raised by
participants to establish a base for on-going civic discussions.
Organization and moderation of this community workshop willbe provided asa
community service of Florida International University at no cost to the Cityof South
Miami.
Daniel Blaeuer,PhD,Dept.of Communication Arts,FIU
Gray Read,PhD,School of Architecture,FIU
Tiffany Troxler,PhD,Sea Level Solutions Center,FIU