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however, these will be refined as baseline information becomes
available. Together, these elements give the document flexibility as
the city moves forward with the initiatives, which are those activities
aimed at reaching the goals.
Currently, there are numerous federal and state agency grants
that can fund projects promoting the ten different program areas
outlined by the plan. When applying for state and federal grant
funds, it is important to demonstrate that the funds will contribute
toward an overall plan or goal. The Sustainability Plan places the
City of Miami Beach in a more formidable position when justifying
grant funding requests.
The City of Miami Beach recognizes the responsibility to lead
by example at the organizational level, working proactively to
reduce the environmental footprint of government operations and
encouraging residents and visitors to do the same. The goals,
indicators, targets, and initiatives that comprise the plan have
been developed for both community and government activities, as
applicable.
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Assessing & Reporting Progress
The Sustainability Plan was developed as a first step in creating
a comprehensive sustainability master plan for the city. Following
the adoption of the plan by the City Commission, the intent is to
develop a baseline report and an implementation plan. Baseline
data is the point from which all future measurable outcomes
will be compared and ultimately assessed. The baseline report
will provide an understanding of the current status of the city’s
sustainability-related initiatives, including current rates of natural
resources consumption (e.g. water and energy usage) and
current carbon (environmental) footprint. Establishing baseline
data for the city’s sustainability programs will aid in setting future
benchmarks and will allow the city to further refine targets for
each program area.
The implementation plan will lay out a detailed guide to introduce
the concepts of sustainability both to City employees and the
community, identifying necessary policies and procedures to
support the plan, and building the consensus among the various
departments to execute sustainable initiatives successfully. In
addition, the implementation plan will outline the required
coordination between the city and the community, and also
identify the required data in order to assess the plan effectively.
Subsequent to the establishment of a baseline report, annual
status reports will be conducted every year by the Environmental
Division and presented the Sustainability Committee. The report
is intended to provide useful information to the City Commission,
City staff and community members on progress being made
toward meeting goals and targets of the plan. In addition, annual
status reports will provide a foundation for informed decisionmaking about future policies and actions that may influence
the city’s ability to meet the goals and targets. If any significant
changes to the plan are proposed, such as those potentially
having considerable financial impacts to the city, the changes
will be reviewed by the Finance Committee before changes are
incorporated into the plan.
The Sustainability Plan is a living, flexible document that can be
updated over time. This allows the city to make adjustments to the
plan as progress is made on sustainability goals, advancements
are made in technology and environmental changes occur. It is
anticipated that there may be a need to make changes to the
plan’s program areas, goals, indicators, targets and initiatives
over time in order to adapt to evolving policies, funding
opportunities, as well as to introduce new initiatives.
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Green Building & Housing
Buildings consume a large portion of water, wood, energy,
and other natural resources. Green buildings are designed
to reduce environmental impacts to land, water, energy and
material resources, while creating healthy indoor environments.
Encouraging green building and housing practices in Miami
Beach will help preserve its natural resources by reducing
construction impacts to the environment and reducing greenhouse
gases emitted through energy/water/material resource
extraction, transportation, and disposal.
In addition, the implementation of green building and housing
practices will:
• Improve building performance such as energy and
water cost savings.
• Improve indoor environment, which is linked with
enhanced occupant performance, health and
productivity.
• Support green job development within Miami Beach,
local industries, and sustainable growth.
• Increase community resilience and diversity by
providing a mixture of housing opportunities for the
city’s diverse socio-economic groups.
Goals:
• Decrease resource consumption and waste during
building construction and operation.
• Achieve responsible growth management objectives
including protecting, retrofitting and recycling existing
and historic buildings, rather than demolishing and
replacing.
• Improve availability and accessibility of decent housing
opportunities in the city in an effort to maintain/improve
housing stock conditions.
• Achieve and maintain a mix of affordable, livable, and
green housing types throughout the city.
Indicators Baseline Targets Existing
Initiatives
Future