HomeMy Public PortalAbout2019-05 Establishing the Village's 2019 Legislative PrioritiesRESOLUTION NO. 2019.5
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE
COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE,
FLORIDA ESTABLISHING THE VILLAGE'S 2OI9
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Village of Key Biscayne (the "Village") Council wishes to establish the
policies and appropriations set forth in Exhibit "4" attached hereto as the Village's 2019
legislative priorities.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE
COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA AS FOLLO\ilS:
Section L. Recitals. That each of the above-stated recitals are hereby adopted,
confirmed, and incorporated herein.
Section 2. Establishine Lesislative Priorities. That the policies and appropriations
set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto be established as the Village's 20l9legislative priorities.
Section 3.
adoption.
Effective Date. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of January,T9
MICHAEL W. DA
MEDIN C
VILLAGE CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFI
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VILLAGE ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT A
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE 2OI9 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
The following policies and appropriations are established as the Village of Key Biscayne's 2019
Legislative Priorities :
POLICIES
1. The Village supports the broad exercise of home rule powers granted to municipalities
under the Florida Constitution and supports consistency in the Legislature with the
provisions of Section I66.02I, Florida Statutes.
2. The Village supports legislation providing for administrative procedures and required
intergovernmental cooperation and planning (including mitigation planning) as a
condition to local government land development approvals, and an appeal process, for
proposed developments or commercial events projected or likely to cause traffic, public
safety, nuisance or other impacts affecting areas outside the jurisdiction of the permitting
government.
3. The Village supports legislation that provides financial incentives including financing and
funding for relocating power lines and other utilities underground on barrier islands and
supporting the Public Service Commission.
4. The Village supports legislation that provides financial incentives for beach
renourishment on barrier islands. Additionally, the Village seeks modification to the
criteria used by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in determining and
assigning annual funding priorities by incorporating beach access and parking availability
of adjacent state and local parks, recognizing different transportation modalities
(bicycles), and supporting creative solutions to beach erosion such as breakwaters. The
Village will also promote legislative efforts to enhance cooperation and communications
between federal, state, and local regulatory agencies so that beach renourishment projects
can be conducted with minimal delays and obstacles. The Village supports grant and
legislative line item funding for renourishment of Village beaches.
5. The Village will monitor legislative issues and direct their legislative consultant to
monitor the following issues and provide timely data should these issues be taken up at
the legislative session:
a. Resources, policy changes and permitting support for sea-level rise initiatives
such as coastline protection and beach renourishment programs and water
programs;
b. Any reduction to municipal revenue sources from State Revenue Sharing,
Communications Services Act, Business Tax Receipts or other similar funding
soufces.
6, The Village supports the legislative initiatives of Miami-Dade County Public Schools
such as increasing the Base Student Allocation (BSA) and fully funding the cost of
requiring a School Resource Officer at each public school as required by law.
APPROPRIATIONS
7. The Village supports grant and legislative line item funding that enhances local financial
capacity to address water resources, drainage, flood mitigation, sea level rise and water
supply development. Specifically, the Village requests $500,000 for stormwater pump
station and drainage wells at the north end of the Key Biscayne K-8 Center.
8. The Village requests continued funding for the Florida Forever Program and the Florida
Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP). The Village is particularly
interested in securing FRDAP support for the Civic Center Park located at 530 Crandon
Boulevard in the amount of $200,000.
9. The Village supports grant and legislative line item funding that enhances pedestrian
safety on Crandon Boulevard, specifically a green bike path to Bill Baggs Cape Florida
State Park in the amount of $250,000.