2015-40 Adopting Miami-Dade County Local Mitigation Strategy as Amended RESOLUTION NO. 2015-40
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA ADOPTING THE CURRENT MIAMI-DADE
COUNTY LOCAL MITIGATION STRATEGY, AS AMENDED, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE
PROGRAM COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS;
PROVIDING FOR IMPLEMENTATION; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Aventura is a participant in the Federal Emergency
Management Agency ("FEMA"), National Flood Insurance Program's ("NFIP")
Community Rating System ("CRS"); and
WHEREAS, FEMA provides flood insurance discounts to communities that
participate in the CRS based on their floodplain management activities; and
WHEREAS, CRS Activity 512 requires the City adopt a Floodplain Management
Plan consistent with FEMA NFIP requirements; and
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County (the "County"), with input from all participating
municipalities in the County, has prepared a Multi-Hazard Local Mitigation Strategy
("LMS"), as amended, that will act as the City's Floodplain Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the current County LMS, as amended, is attached as Exhibit "A" and
incorporated herein and made part hereof by this reference; and
WHEREAS, adoption of the LMS by way of this Resolution was properly
advertised and a public hearing held; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that it is in the best interest and welfare
of the City to adopt the current Miami-Dade Local Mitigation Strategy, as amended.
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City of Aventura Resolution No. 2015-40
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and are
incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. Adoption of the Miami-Dade Local Mitigation Strategy. The
current Miami-Dade County Local Mitigation Strategy, as amended, attached as Exhibit
"A" to this Resolution, is hereby adopted.
Section 3. The City Manager is authorized to take such action as may be
necessary to implement the provisions of this Resolution.
Section 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner Landman, who moved
its adoption. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Cohen, and upon being put to a
vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Teri Holzberg Yes
Commissioner Denise Landman Yes
Commissioner Marc Narotsky Yes
Commissioner Robert Shelley Absent
Commissioner Howard Weinberg Yes
Vice Mayor Enbar Cohen Yes
Mayor Enid Weisman Yes
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of July, 2015.
City of Aventura Resolution No. 2015-40
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CITY ATTORNEY
This Resolution was filed in the Office of the City Clerk this 7th day of July, 2015.
CITY CLERK
EXHIBIT "A"
The documents for Exhibit "A" are available at:
http://www.miamidade.gov/fire/mitigation.asp
Alternatively, you may access the documents at the following links:
• Part 1: The Strategy
http://www.miamidade.gov/fire/library/OEM/local-mitigation-strategy-part-1-
strategy.pdf
• Part 2: The Projects
http://www.miamidade.gov/fire/library/OEM/local-mitigation-strategy-part-2-
projects.pdf
• Part 3: The Funding
http://www.miamidade.gov/fire/library/OEM/LMS-master-2012-12-Part-3-
funding.pdf
• Part 4: The Appendices
http://www.miamidade.gov/fire/library/OEM/local-mitigation-strategy-part-4-
appendices.pdf
• Part 5: Meeting Minutes
http://www.miamidade.gov/fire/library/OEM/local-mitigation-strategy-part-5-
meeting-m inutes.pdf
• Part 6: Completed Projects
http://www.miamidade.gov/fire/library/OEM/local-mitigation-strategy-part-6-
completed-projects.pdf
• Part 7: LMS Progress Report
http://www.miamidade.gov/fire/library/OEM/local-mitigation-strategy-part-7-
flooding-nfip-and-crs.pdf