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January 2017 P1-ii The Miami-Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 1 – The Strategy INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 3 PURPOSE .......................................................................................................................................... 3 HOW TO USE THIS PLAN ..................................................................................................................... 4 LMS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE .................................................................... 5 LMS COORDINATOR/CHAIR ............................................................................................................... 5 LMS CO-CHAIR ................................................................................................................................. 5 STEERING COMMITTEE ....................................................................................................................... 5 LMS WORKING GROUP (LMSWG) .................................................................................................... 6 Municipal Participation ........................................................................................................ 6 LMS SUB-COMMITTEES (LMSS-C) .................................................................................................... 7 MEETINGS ......................................................................................................................................... 7 PLANNING PROCESS .................................................................................................... 8 ANNUAL UPDATES ............................................................................................................................. 8 MONTHLY UPDATES (AS NEEDED) ....................................................................................................... 8 PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT ......................................................................................................... 9 FIVE-YEAR UPDATE ........................................................................................................................... 9 PLAN ADOPTION .............................................................................................................................. 10 REVIEW AND REVISION CRITERIA ...................................................................................................... 10 PROGRAM BENCHMARKS ........................................................................................ 11 LMS REVISIONS SINCE LAST ADOPTION ........................................................................................... 12 RECENT DEVELOPMENT/REDEVELOPMENT ....................................................................................... 13 MEASURING THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE LMS PROGRAM ................................................. 15 POLICIES, ORDINANCES AND PROGRAMS AFFECTING MITIGATION ...... 17 FEDERAL ......................................................................................................................................... 17 STATE ............................................................................................................................................. 18 Federal, State and Regional Governmental Entities ........................................................ 19 COUNTY .......................................................................................................................................... 20 County Programs .............................................................................................................. 21 MUNICIPALITIES ............................................................................................................................... 23 Municipal Agencies and Their Mitigation Functions ......................................................... 23 ANALYSIS OF EXISTING POLICIES, ORDINANCES AND PROGRAMS ...................................................... 24 MUNICIPAL INTEGRATION OF MITIGATION MEASURES ........................................................................ 26 Aventura ........................................................................................................................... 26 Bal Harbour ....................................................................................................................... 27 Bay Harbor Islands ........................................................................................................... 27 Biscayne Park ................................................................................................................... 30 Coral Gables ..................................................................................................................... 30 Cutler Bay ......................................................................................................................... 31 Doral ................................................................................................................................. 33 El Portal ............................................................................................................................ 34 Florida City ........................................................................................................................ 34 Golden Beach ................................................................................................................... 34 Hialeah .............................................................................................................................. 35 Hialeah Gardens ............................................................................................................... 35 Homestead ....................................................................................................................... 35 Key Biscayne .................................................................................................................... 36 Medley .............................................................................................................................. 38 Miami ................................................................................................................................ 39 Miami Beach ..................................................................................................................... 41 Miami Gardens ................................................................................................................. 41 Miami Lakes ...................................................................................................................... 42 Miami Shores .................................................................................................................... 43 January 2017 P1-i The Miami-Dade Local Mitigation Strategy Part 1 – The Strategy Miami Springs ................................................................................................................... 45 North Bay Village .............................................................................................................. 45 North Miami ...................................................................................................................... 46 North Miami Beach ........................................................................................................... 47 Opa-locka ......................................................................................................................... 53 Palmetto Bay .................................................................................................................... 55 Pinecrest ........................................................................................................................... 55 South Miami ...................................................................................................................... 56 Sunny Isles Beach ............................................................................................................ 56 Surfside ............................................................................................................................. 56 Sweetwater ....................................................................................................................... 57 Virginia Gardens ............................................................................................................... 58 West Miami ....................................................................................................................... 58 MITIGATION GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ............................................................... 59 GOALS ............................................................................................................................................ 59 MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES ............................................................................................................ 61 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION & VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT .................... 64 DROUGHT ........................................................................................................................................ 77 EROSION ........................................................................................................................................