(Task) Update from the Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience

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Resilience, climate change, sea level rise

Dr. Michael D. McDonald

Coordinator
Global Health Response and Resilience Alliance

Chairman
Global Resilience Systems, Inc.

President
Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.

Michael.D.McDonald@mac.com
202-468-7899

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> From: Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience <vanessa.dornisch@miamidade.gov>
> Date: March 21, 2018 at 9:09:29 AM AST
> To: michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com
> Subject: Update from the Miami-Dade County Office of Resilience
> Reply-To: vanessa.dornisch@miamidade.gov
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> MIAMI-DADE COUNTY'S
> SEA LEVEL RISE STORY MAP
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> We're proud to present our new story map, developed in partnership with the County's Information Technology Department:
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> RESILIENT GM&B UPDATE
> 100 Resilient Cities Releases National Resilience Policy
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> On March 15, 100 Resilient Cities released Safer and Stronger Cities: Strategies for Advocating for Federal Resilience Policy. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez is an endorser of the policy and also a member of 100 RC's City Leader Advisory Committee. "We are all facing our own resilience challenges and so it is critical we combine our skill sets to be better prepared to face future shocks and stressors," said Mayor Gimenez.
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> On March 14, the Living with Water working group (led by Miami-Dade's Deputy Resilience Officer, Nichole Hefty) met to work on their plan to better coordinate across the public and private sectors to adapt to sea level rise.
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> Connect with Resilient GM&B
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> BUILDING EFFICIENCY 305 UPDATE
> Miami-Dade's Water + Energy Efficiency Strategy
> First Working Group Meeting
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> We kicked off our Building Efficiency 305 (BE305) Working Group meetings on March 7. Over the next several months, this group representing different sectors will meet with County staff to discuss building performance. The Working Group will share strategic insights and provide feedback on future energy and water efficiency policies and programs for our community's large existing buildings.
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> Municipality Meeting and Benchmarking Jam
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> On March 14, municipalities from around Miami-Dade met with the Office of Resilience to learn about BE305, followed by a "benchmarking jam" led by the Miami Chapter of the United States Green Building Council, where municipal representatives began benchmarking their own buildings!
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> COUNTY RESILIENCE SPOTLIGHT
> Mayor's Budget Address Emphasizes Resilience
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> On March 12, Mayor Gimenez outlined his priorities in developing the FY 2018-2019 budget, emphasizing that the County's budgeting process will continue to incorporate broad resilience themes. Read the full FY 2018-19 Budget Address here.
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> Miami International Airport (MIA) has launched The Sustainability Project at MIA and was the first airport in the U.S. to earn the ISO 14001 certification for environmental stewardship in four divisions.
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> ISD Facilities Being Evaluated for Solar
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> Through the County’s Energy Performance Contracting program, an Energy Service Company (ESCO), Ameresco, has been competitively selected to conduct an audit of approximately 35 County facilities managed by the Internal Service Department (ISD) to evaluate the feasibility of incorporating solar energy technology. The audit’s results will include a site-by-site evaluation of specific technologies, site suitability, technical and financial considerations, and a detailed recommendation for each facility. Depending on the audit's findings, a recommendation may be made to the Board of County Commissioners to proceed with the implementation of all or some of the recommended measures.
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> Neat Streets Miami Announces 2018 Street Tree Matching Grant Winners
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> On March 2, Neat Streets Miami awarded $250,000 in grant-matching funds, allowing 14 organizations to plant more canopy trees on the County’s transportation corridors and gateways.
> Mar 21, 2018
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> UPCOMING EVENTS
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> Mar 21
> Urbanism Summit at Vizcaya
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> Mar 22
> TPO General Assembly
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> Mar 22
> Economic Valuation of Natural Infrastructure
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> Mar 22-24
> Urban Resiliency Symposium
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> Mar 24
> How to Create a Compost Pile
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> Mar 24
> Earth Hour 2018
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> Mar 25-28
> AWWA Sustainable Water Mngmnt. Conf
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> Mar 26-27
> Responsible Business Summ.
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> Mar 27
> FIU SLSC Lecture: Urban Water Quality & Resilience to Extreme Events
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> Mar 27
> Journalists & Editors Wrkshp on Climate Change
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> Mar 28
> Solar Permitting Workshop
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> Mar 28
> Deering Speaking Sustainably Film Series
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> Apr 3
> FIU SLSC Lecture: Ecosystem Services & Economic Valuation
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> Apr 3
> RSMAS Lecture: Climate & SLR: What Can You Do About It?
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> Apr 3
> Sustainatopia
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> NOAA Hydrographic Services Review Panel
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> Apr 27 | Jun 1
> ULI Transit Oriented Dev. Academy
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> Apr 7
> Annual Bike the Underline
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> Apr 7
> Miami Riverday
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> Apr 7
> Haulover Community Action Day
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> Apr 7-8
> Historic Properties Resiliency Wkshp
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> Apr 12
> Office of Resilience Lecture at Greynolds Park
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> Where Will We Go Exhibit
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> Apr 14
> Youth Service Earth Fest 2018
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> Apr 18
> Climate Change: Getting Past Politics to Consensus
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> Apr 21-Jul 22
> Portable Memories in Rising Seas Exhibit
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> Apr 21
> Baynanza
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> National Adapt. Forum
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> Apr 26
> Recycling Lecture at Greynolds Park
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> May 1-3
> ULI Spring Meeting
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> Jun 7-8
> ULI Florida Summit
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> WEBINARS
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> Apr 16
> Climate Adaptation Policy at the State and Local Level
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> Thru Mar
> Disasters & Ecosystems: Resilience in a Changing Climate
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> Ongoing
> Sci & Tech for Disaster Risk Reduction
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> Ongoing
> Disaster Risk Reduction & CC Adap.
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> To submit an event to OOR, email Vanessa Dornisch.
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> MUNICIPAL RESILIENCE SPOTLIGHT
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> The City of Coral Gables, as well as the Cities of Miami and Miami Beach, have been selected as 2018 Champion Cities by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge.
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> OFFICE OF RESILIENCE AROUND TOWN
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> On February 22, Chief Resilience Officer, Jim Murley, along with other coastal resilience experts from around Miami-Dade, met with Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary, Noah Valenstein, to discuss coastal resilience in our region.
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> On February 22, Deputy Resilience Officer Nichole Hefty, participated in a briefing called "Lessons in Resilience from America's Coastal Communities" in Washington, DC. Click here for her presentation.
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> WHAT WE'RE READING
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> Adaptation -
> As Storms Get Bigger, Oyster Reefs Can Help Protect Shorelines | Smithsonian
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> Mitigation -
> FPL announces sites for 298 MW-AC of solar plants | PV Magazine
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> Sustainability -
> Is Personalized, Next-Day Delivery the Future of Urban Farming? | City Lab
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> RESOURCES
> 2018 King Tide Predictions Are In!
> From John Englander:
> - Why High Tide Can Be Zero to 30 feet
> - Sea Level Falling until 2024
> - We Must Rise with the Tide
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> This new NOAA report indicates that since 2000, annual high-tide flooding frequencies increased about 125% (from 1.3 days to 3.0 days/year) along the Southeast Atlantic coast.
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> It predicts that by 2100, high-tide flooding will occur ‘every other day’ (182 days/year) or more often under the Intermediate Low Scenario in Southeast Atlantic.
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> The results illustrate how close U.S. coastal cities are to a tipping point with respect to flood frequency, as only 0.3m to 0.7 m separates minor floods from moderate and major floods.
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> OPPORTUNITIES
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> United Way of Miami-Dade is seeking innovative nonprofits who are already beginning to do amazing things in Miami-Dade County.
> Finalists will be put to a public online vote to compete for two awarded grants of $25,000 and $10,000.
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> Register here. Sponsorship opportunities available here.
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> JOBS
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> Public Relations Specialist | Miami-Dade County |Apr 1
> Engineer 2 | Miami-Dade County | Apr 1
> Faculty - Computational Modeling & Infrastructure Risk | FIU | Apr 10
> Multiple Positions | Vizcaya Museum and Garden
> Community Prosperity Coordinator | Catalyst Miami
> FEMA Hurricane Workforce | Multiple locations
> Senior Resilience Specialist | AECOM Coral Gables
> Administrative Assistant | Earth Ethics Institute at MDC
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> National
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> Inaugural Director | Location TBD | Alliance for Integrative Approaches to Extreme Environmental Events
> Associate Professor or Professor of Water Resources | ECU | Greenville, NC
> Professor of Sustainable Coastal Systems | UCF | Orlando
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> FUNDING
> DOE Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium | Mar 26
> NOAA Environmental Literacy Grants | Apr 6
> USGS National Climate Change & Wildlife Science Center Program | Apr 9
> Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost-Share | Apr 30
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> Miami-Dade County also maintains a searchable list of grant opportunities through the Grants Office, including a free weekly grants bulletin.
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