M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, Town Manager
Date: October 19, 2016
Re: Amending Coastal Management Element within the Town Growth Management Plan:
First Reading includes comments from State of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity letter dated September 2, 2016
REQUEST
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA AMENDING THE COASTAL MANAGEMENT ELEMENT WITHIN THE TOWN'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO BE CONSISTENT WITH RECENT STATE LAW LEGISLATION; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Town staff is requesting that the Town Council transmit the amendment to the Coastal Management Element to the Department of Economic Opportunity and other review agencies. Based on a comment from the State of Florida Department of Economic Opportunity in their letter dated September 2, 2016 (Attachment "A"), there were no objections to the Town's first Climate Change Element. However, there were comments to amend the Coastal Management Element to include an Objective and implementing Policies.
Since incorporation, the Town has been a leader in green building and other environmentally friendly programs, within Miami-Dade County and beyond. The Town Growth Management Plan and Land Development Regulations are at the forefront of "going green".
On July 1, 2014 the Miami-Dade Sea Level Rise Task Force issued a Report (the "Report") and Recommendations concerning Sea Level Rise. The conclusion of this report was the need for an adaption plan, everglades restoration and measures to prevent salt water intrusion. As stated previously the Town has been proactive. For example, the
Town's Floodplain Mitigation Plan adopted by Resolution #15-27 in May, 2015 recognizes the challenges of Climate Change and Sea Level rise (Sec 3.2.1).
The Report concluded that it is important to understand that se...
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