Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Andrew J. Meyers
Department: County Attorney
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ENACT Ordinance, the title of which is as follows:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, PERTAINING TO ANTECEDENT GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER STAGES USED TO DESIGN SURFACE WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; AMENDING SECTION 27-200 OF THE BROWARD COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES ("CODE"); INCORPORATING A GROUNDWATER ELEVATION MAP REFLECTING THE 2070 FUTURE CONDITIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, INCLUSION IN THE CODE, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Sponsored by the Board of County Commissioners)
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Why Action is Necessary
A Resolution directing the County Administrator to publish Notice of Public Hearing to consider enactment of the Ordinance was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners at its meeting of April 16, 2024.
What Action Accomplishes
Allows for the Board's consideration of the proposed Ordinance.
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Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
At its meeting of March 10, 2020 (Item 28), the Board accepted the 2019 update to the Unified Regional Sea Level Rise Projections ("2019 Update") and directed staff to utilize the 2019 Update as the basis for sea level rise adaptation planning. Thereafter, the County began updating its modeling and planning tools to account for future conditions anticipated for the 50-year planning horizon (extending to 2070).
One of the products generated by the County's resiliency planning efforts is Plate WM 2.1. The model that generates Plate WM 2.1 utilizes sea level rise projections as an input to estimate the future average wet season groundwater elevation. The existing Plate WM 2.1 - Future Conditions Average Wet Season Groundwater Elevation was developed using the 2015 Unified Regional Sea Level Rise Projections and 2060 planning horizon. The 2019 unif...
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