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A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission supporting the Miami -Dade
County Resolution creating a Septic to Sewer Task Force.
WHEREAS, in Miami -Dade County, approximately 108,000 properties are served by
septic tanks and are not connected to the County's sanitary sewer system; and
WHERAS, according to the 2020 billing data submitted to RER-DERM, there are 2,329
parcels in the City of South Miami with septic systems; and
WHEREAS, septic tanks treat and dispose of wastewater in an underground drainfield;
and
WHEREAS, improper maintenance, aging infrastructure, and groundwater levels hinder
septic tanks from functioning as designed; and
WHERAS, improperly functioning septic tanks may pose financial, environmental, and
health risks; and
WHEREAS, the Miami -Dade County Water and Sewer Department and Department of
Regulatory and Economic Resources provided a Plan of Action Report regarding septic tanks on
December 10, 2020; and
WHEREAS, there is an item on the Agenda for the County's July 8, 2021, board meeting
regarding establishing a Task Force that will study issues related to the conversion from septic
tanks to the sanitary sewer system in Miami -Dade County and make recommendations
regarding same; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force would be established solely for advising the board and the
County Mayor on issues related to septic to sewer conversion in Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force would be required to provide a written report with
recommendations to the Board within 364 days of the effective date of the County's resolution
and would sunset on that date as well; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Commission wish to support the passing of the County's
Resolution during the July 8tn meeting.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true and
they are incorporated into this resolution by reference as if set forth in full herein.
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Section 2. The Mayor and Commission for the City of South Miami support the passing
of the Miami Dade County Resolution creating a Septic to Sewer Task Force.
Section 3. The City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the Miami -
Dade County Board of County Commissioners.
Section 4. Corrections. Conforming language or technical scrivener -type corrections
may be made by the City Attorney for any conforming amendments to be incorporated into the
final resolution for signature.
Section S. Severability. If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding will
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
Section 6. Effective Date. This resolution will become effective immediately upon
enactment.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of June, 2021.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM,
LANGUAGE, A CITY, AND
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COMMISSION VOTE: 5-0
Mayor Philips: Yea
Commissioner Corey: Yea
Commissioner Harris: Yea
Commissioner Liebman: Yea
Commissioner Gil: Yea
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Agenda Rem No:Ca.
City Commission Agenda Item Report
Meeting Date: June 15, 2021
Submitted by: Samantha Fraga-Lopez
Submitting Department: City Manager
Rem Type: Resolution
Agenda Section:
Subject:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission supporting the Miami -Dade County Resolution creating a
Septic to Sewer Task Force. 3/5 (Mayor Philips)
Suggested Action:
Attachments:
Reso supporting MDC Septic to SewerCArev.doc
MDC 211375- Septic-to-Sewer.pdf
MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Chairman Jose "Pepe" Diaz
and Members, Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Geri Bonzon-Keenan
County Attorney
CIOIC
Item No.
DATE: June 10, 2021
SUBJECT: Resolution creating a Septic to
Sewer Task Force; setting forth
powers and responsibilities of
such Task Force; providing for a
report; and providing for sunset
The accompanying resolution was prepared and placed on the agenda at the request of Prime Sponsor
Commissioner Raquel A. Regalado.
Geri Bonzon-Keenan
County Attorney
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�4 MEMORANDUM
(Revised)
TO: Honorable Chairman Jose "Pepe" Diaz DATE: July 8, 2021
and Members, Board of County Commissioners
FROM: onzon-Keenan SUBJECT: Agenda Item No.
County Attorney
Please note any items checked.
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Approved Mayor Agenda Item No.
Veto
Override
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION CREATING A SEPTIC TO SEWER TASK
FORCE; SETTING FORTH POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF SUCH TASK FORCE; PROVIDING FOR A REPORT; AND
PROVIDING FOR SUNSET
WHEREAS, in Miami -Dade County (the "County"), approximately 108,000 properties
are served by septic tanks and are not connected to the County's sanitary sewer system; and
WHEREAS, septic tanks treat and dispose of wastewater in an underground drainfield.
and issues such as improper maintenance, aging infrastructure, and groundwater levels may hinder
septic tanks from functioning as designed; and
WHEREAS, improperly functioning septic tanks may pose financial, environmental, and
health risks; and
WHEREAS, this Board and the County administration have actively taken an interest in
the conversion from septic tanks to the sanitary sewer system in Miami -Dade County; and
WHEREAS, recently, the Miami -Dade County Water and Sewer Department and
Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources provided a Plan of Action Report regarding
septic tanks on December 10, 2020; and
WHEREAS, this Board wishes to establish a task force that will further study issues
related to the conversion from septic tanks to the sanitary sewer system in Miami -Dade County
and make recommendations to this Board,
Agenda Item No.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. Creation. This Board hereby creates the Septic to Sewer Task Force (the
"Task Force"), which shall consist of 13 members, consistent with the requirements set forth in
this resolution.
Section 2. Purpose, Powers, and Duties. The Task Force is established solely for the
purpose of advising this Board and the County Mayor on issues related to septic to sewer
conversion in Miami -Dade County. As part of the duties, the Task Force shall review relevant
data, studies, assessments, reports, and evaluations related to septic to sewer conversion and may
hear additional presentations and comments from relevant stakeholders, members of the public,
Miami -Dade County experts, and experts from other governmental agencies and the private sector,
to the extent feasible and applicable.
In addition, the Task Force shall invite and hear comments from municipalities to obtain
their input on the municipalities' particular needs and concerns related to septic to sewer
conversion. To assist the Task Force, the County Mayor or County Mayor's designee shall
compile a list of municipalities where septic tanks are located, share said list with the Task Force,
and contact such municipalities to encourage them to participate in meetings of the Task Force.
Additional information is attached as Exhibit A.
Consistent with the purposes outlined herein, the Task Force shall prepare a written report
with information and recommendations to this Board with respect to the conversion from septic
tanks to the sanitary sewer system in Miami -Dade County.
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Section 3. Limitations on Authority. The Task Force is advisory only and shall not
have the power or authority to commit the County or any of its agencies or instrumentalities to any
policies, incur any financial obligations, or to create any liability, contractual or otherwise, on
behalf of the County or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.
Section 4. Membership Composition, Appointment, and Vacancies. The Task Force
shall consist of 13 members who reside in Miami -Dade County. All Task Force members shall
possess expertise or knowledge related to septic tanks, sanitary sewer systems, or septic to sewer
conversion, and all members shall have demonstrated interest or engagement in issues related to
septic tanks, sanitary sewer systems, or septic to sewer conversion.
In addition, at least two members of the Task Force shall be engineers with experience
related to septic or sewer systems in Miami -Dade County, and at least two members of the Task
Force shall have experience in the practice of land use law or real estate development law in
Miami -Dade County. Each County Commissioner may appoint one member to the Task Force by
filing written notice of such appointment with the Clerk of the Board. if a Commissioner wishes
to appoint an individual to one of the four reserved seats for engineers or attorneys, as detailed
above, the appointing Commissioner shall so indicate by written notice filed with the Clerk of the
Board. The four reserved seats shall be filled based on date and time of receipt by the Clerk of the
Board of such notice indicating the intent to fill a reserved seat, and the Clerk of the Board shall
notify the Commissioners once the reserved seats have been filled.
Appointments shall be made within 90 days of the effective date of this resolution.
Members of the Task Force shall reflect the diversity of the community and should have
reputations for integrity and community service. Any member, chairperson, or vice chairperson
who ceases to meet the membership requirements set forth in this resolution shall immediately
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forfeit his or her position on the Task Force. In the event of any member vacancies, the Clerk of
the Board shall notify the Board of County Commissioners of such vacancy, and the vacancy shall
be filled in the same manner as the initial appointments. In the event of a chairperson vacancy, the
vice chairperson shall conduct the next meeting and the members of the Task Force shall select a
new chairperson at that meeting. In the event of a vice chairperson vacancy, the chairperson shall
conduct the next meeting and the members of the Task Force shall select a new vice chairperson
at that meeting.
Section 5. Organization and procedures at meetings. The Task Force may establish,
adopt, and amend bylaws, rules, and regulations for its own governance. The Task Force shall
elect, by majority vote, one of its members as chairperson and one of its members as vice -
chairperson. The chairperson shall preside at all meetings at which he or she is present. The vice
chairperson shall act as chairperson in the absence of the chairperson. In the event that neither the
chairperson nor the vice -chairperson can preside at a meeting, the members present shall select a
member from those present to preside over such meeting. To conduct any business or to exercise
any power vested in the Task Force, a quorum consisting of a majority of those persons duly
appointed shall be present. The members of the Task Force shall serve without compensation and
shall not be eligible for reimbursement of expenses accrued in serving as a member of this Task
Force, including travel expenses.
Section 6. Government in the Sunshine, Ethics, and Othef- Regulations. All
proceedings of the Task Force shall be conducted in accordance with the Government in the
Sunshine Law, section 286.011, Florida Statutes; and the Citizens Bill of Rights of the Miami -
Dade County Home Rule Charter. The Task Force shall be deemed an "agency" for purposes of
the Public Records Law. The Task Force shall be governed by all State conflict of interest laws,
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as applicable. The Task Force shall provide members of the public a reasonable opportunity to be
heard, consistent with section 286.0114, Florida Statutes. Accordingly, Rule 6.06 of the Miami -
Dade Board of County Commissioners Rules of Procedures is incorporated by reference. The Task
Force shall meet within 90 days of the effective date of this resolution and must meet at least S
times before rendering its Report to the Board. Additional meetings may be held at the discretion
of the County Mayor or County Mayor's designee.
Section 7. Report. The Task Force shall provide a written report with
recommendations to the Board within 364 days of the effective date of this resolution. The report
shall address the matters described in section 2 above. The report shall be placed on an agenda of
the Board as required by Ordinance No. 14-65 for consideration by the Board. The Board may
then request such further work of the Task Force as may be in the public interest.
Section 8. Staff. The County Mayor or County Mayor's designee shall provide
adequate staff and support services to the Task Force. The staff shall maintain and keep records
of the Task Force, prepared in cooperation with the chairperson, including the agenda for each
meeting. The staff shall be responsible for the preparation of such reports, minutes, documents,
or correspondence as the Task Force may direct, and generally administer the business and affairs
of the Task Force, subject to budgetary limitations. The County Attorney's Office shall provide
legal counsel, as needed, to the Task Force.
Section 9. Sunset. The Task Force shall sunset and stand dissolved on the 364th day
from the effective date of this resolution.
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The Prime Sponsor of the foregoing resolution is Commissioner Raquel A. Regalado. It
was offered by Commissioner
was seconded by Commissioner
was as follows:
, who moved its adoption. The motion
and upon being put to a vote, the vote
Jose "Pepe" Diaz, Chairman
Oliver G. Gilbert, III, Vice-Chainnan
Sen. Rene Garcia
Keon Hardemon
Sally A. Heyman
Danielle Cohen Higgins
Eileen Higgins
Joe A. Martinez
Kionne L. McGhee
Jean Monestime
Raquel A. Regalado
Rebeca Sosa
Sen. Javier D. Souto
The Chairperson thereupon declared this resolution duly passed and adopted this 181" day
of July, 2021. This resolution shall become effective upon the earlier of (1) 10 days after the date
of its adoption unless vetoed by the County Mayor, and if vetoed, shall become effective only upon
an override by this Board, or (2) approval by the County Mayor of this resolution and the filing of
this approval with the Clerk of the Board.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY ITS BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
HARVEY RUVIN, CLERK
Deputy Clerk
Approved by County Attorney as
to form and legal sufficiency.
Abbie Schwaderer Raurell
Cristina M. Rabionet
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Exhibit "A"
The following charts were provided by the Water and
Sewer Department for informational purposes only.
The chart related to Commission districts contains high-level estimates of
the number of non -sewer parcels per Commission district, based on the
best available information and data.
The chart related to municipalities contains estimates of the number of
septic tanks per municipality based on best available information.
Information regarding the number of non -sewer parcels outside of
wASD's service area has been provided by the respective wastewater
utilities, the accuracy of this data has not been verified.
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