HomeMy Public PortalAbout2019-73 Establishing the Village's 2020 Legislative policy prioritiesRESOLUTION NO. 2OI9-73
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COT]NCIL OF THEVILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA,
ESTABLISHING THE VILLAGE'S 2O2O LEGISLATIVE
POLICY PRIORITIES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS' the Village of Key Biscayne (the "Village") Council desires to establish the
Village's 2020 legislative policy priorities set forth in Exhibit ooA" attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council finds that this Resolution is in the best interest and
welfare of the Village and its residents.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF
THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section l. Recitals. That the above recitals are true and correct and incorporated
herein by this reference.
Section 2. Establishins Leeislative Policy Priorities. That the Village Council
hereby establishes the policies set forth in Exhibit "A" afrached hereto as the Village's 2020
legislative policy priorities.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 19th day of November,20lg
CHAEL W. DAVEY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
MED CMC, VILLAGE CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
VILLAGE ATTORNEY
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EXHIBIT A
VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE
2O2O LEGISLATIVE POLICY PRIORITIES
The following are established as the Village of Key Biscayne's 2020 Legislative Policy
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 I 66.02I, 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 storm hardening projects such as relocating power lines and other utilities
underground on barrier islands and supporting the Public Service Commission.
Specifically, the Village has added its utility undergrounding project to the Miami-Dade
County Local Mitigation Strategy, and the Village supports any legislative or other
efforts to prioritize its projects for State or Federal funding.
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
sources.
c. Resources, policy changes and permitting support for water quality initiatives,
specifically those related to Biscayne Bay.
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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.
7. The Village supports legislative efforts aimed at improvement of water quality in public
waters such as legislation related to water treatment, discharge, testing, or other
regulation that impacts water quality on public beaches. The Village is particularly
interested in those efforts that relate to waters in the South Florida region.
8. The Village supports legislation that provides financial incentives including financing
and funding for the development of sustainable practices to dispose of, process, or
recycle sargassum seaweed.
9. The Village supports legislation banning the use of communication devices while driving.
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