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7 MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
8 MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
9 RESOLUTION NO. 510 -2025
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11 A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
12 COMMISSIONERS FINDING THE CITY PARK DRI APPLICATION FOR
13 DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL DOES NOT MEET SUFFICIENCY
14 REQUIREMENTS BASED ON THE EXCLUSION OF EVACUATION
15 MODELING AND/OR SHELTERING.
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17 WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida(hereinafter
18 "BOCC", "Board", or"Monroe County")is the governing body of Monroe County, Florida; and
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20 WHEREAS,pursuant to Article VIII of the Florida Constitution and Chapter 125, Florida
21 Statutes, Monroe County possesses the police power(s) to enact resolutions and ordinances to
22 protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public at-large; and
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24 WHEREAS, the State of Florida has statutorily and by administrative rule designated the
25 unincorporated Florida Keys of Monroe County an Area of Critical State Concern("ACSC"); and
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27 WHEREAS,the State of Florida has mandated pursuantto Section 380.0552(2)(j),Florida
28 Statutes, that the Florida Keys ACSC shall "[e]nsure that the population of the Florida Keys can
29 be safely evacuated."; and
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31 WHEREAS, Rule 28-24.010(1)(f), Florida Administrative Code, provides that "[t]he
32 following developments shall be presumed to be developments of regional impact and subject to
33 the requirements of Chapter 380, F.S.: Any proposed residential development that is planned to
34 create or accommodate more than the following number of dwelling units: In counties with a
35 population in excess of 500,000 — 3,000 dwelling units."; and
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37 WHEREAS, Parkland West, LLC, the Krome Groves Land Trust, Edward W. Easton,
38 Trustee, and Guherqui International, S.A. ("Applicant") has filed with the South Florida Regional
39 Planning Council (SFRPC) and Miami-Dade County an Application for Development Approval
40 for the "City Park" Development of Regional Impact("City Park DRI"); and
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42 WHEREAS,the City Park DRI is a proposed master planned development encompassing
43 approximately 954 acres of agricultural land within unincorporated Miami-Dade County, on
44 Krome Avenue near Miami Executive Airport, approximately 14.5 miles north of where U.S. 1
45 and Card Sound Road converge in Florida City (being the only route of available egress from
46 Monroe County/the Florida Keys); and
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47 WHEREAS, the proposed development program for the City Park DRI includes 7,800
48 new residential units with over 21,000 residents, and over 2 million square feet of office, retail,
49 and industrial space; and
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51 WHEREAS,the proposed City Park DRI is outside of Miami-Dade County's adopted 2030
52 Urban Development Boundary, which serves as Miami-Dade County's urban service area
53 boundary, and is not located within any of Miami-Dade County's existing adopted Urban
54 Expansion Areas; and
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56 WHEREAS, the Applicant is also requesting a re-zoning of the City Park DRI site from
57 an agricultural zoning district, and amendments to Miami-Dade County's Comprehensive
58 Development Master Plan; and
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60 WHEREAS, Monroe County, designated an Area of Critical State Concern by the State
61 of Florida, faces unique challenges for hurricane evacuation due to its linear island geography and
62 vulnerability to storm surge; and
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64 WHEREAS, once Monroe County evacuees reach mainland Florida in Florida City, the
65 two designated evacuation routes are the Florida Turnpike, and Krome Avenue; and
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67 WHEREAS, the proposed City Park DRI is anticipated to include over 21,000 new
68 residents adjacent to Krome Avenue and will undoubtedly result in additional evacuation vehicles
69 that will impact clearance times for Miami Dade County and for the Florida Keys; and
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71 WHEREAS,the SFRPC and the Applicant executed an Agreement to Delete Questions in
72 May, 2025, which requires the following for Question 23 (Hurricane Preparedness) of the
73 Application for Development Approval:
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75 IIL Question 23 (Hurricane Preparedness)
76 The Applicant shall answer Question 20 [sic 23] in the ADA form, and to the extent
77 necessary, use the SFRPC's regional evacuation studies, which are available as linked:
78 https:llportal. loridadisaster.org/preparedness/RES/Studies/SitePages/RES.aspx#SFRPC
79 The Applicant will provide the SFRPC the appropriate data, since the applicable
80 evacuation models must be conducted by SFRPC representatives. If the TIME model
81 cannot be run due to obsolescence [sic] or another reason, then the SFRPC may use an
82 alternative model which is mutually acceptable to the SFRPC and the Applicant; and
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84 WHEREAS, in response to Question 23 (Hurricane Preparedness), the Applicant did not
85 conduct the Transportation Interface for Modeling Evacuations (TIME) model or any other
86 regional evacuation studies, but instead proposes to provide 1,100 shelter spaces within the City
87 Park DRI, which would accommodate approximately five percent(5%) of the development's total
88 estimate of over 21,000 new residents; and
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90 WHEREAS, the Applicant included the following statement in response to the above
91 requirement for Question 23:
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93 The SFRPC has indicated the TIME model is not available for use and has not proposed
94 an alternative. Therefore, the Applicant has responded to Question 23 Hurricane
95 Preparedness using available information; and
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97 WHEREAS, Part 2.(B.) [beginning at Pages 10-11] of the City Park DRI Application for
98 Development Approval, states as follows:
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100 B. Describe how the proposed development will meet goals and policies contained in
101 the appropriate Regional Comprehensive Policy Plan.
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103 The proposed City Park Development ofRegional Impact(DRI) is fully consistent with the
104 Goals, Strategies, and Policies of the Strategic Regional Policy Plan (SRPP)for South
105 Florida, as adopted by the South Florida Regional Planning Council(SFRPC). The SRPP
106 provides a regional framework to guide land development, infrastructure investment,
107 environmental protection, and economic growth in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe
108 Counties. City Park directly supports the Plan's overarching goals of sustainable,
109 compact, and coordinated regional development.
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111 WHEREAS, it is Monroe County's opinion and/or comment that the Application does not
112 sufficiently align with the South Florida Strategic Regional Policy Plan ("SRPP") adopted
113 pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 186.507 and in accordance with Rules 29J-2.003 and 29J-
114 2.004, Florida Administrative Code,particularly:
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116 SRPP Policy 8.7: Ensure that the transportation network, including public transportation,
117 supports the emergency evacuation needs of the Region.
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119 SRPP Policy 181: Analyze the impacts of proposed development on evacuation times,the
120 availability of off-site shelter capacity, and the potential loss of life and property from
121 hurricanes.
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123 SRPP Policy 18.20: Ensure the availability of emergency shelter for residents required to
124 evacuate areas adversely affected by natural or technological disasters.
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126 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
127 COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT:
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129 Section 1. Recitals and Legislative Intent. The foregoing recitals, findings of fact,
130 conclusions of law, and statements of legislative intent are true and correct
131 and are hereby incorporated as if fully stated herein.
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133 Section 2. It is the County's opinion that the City Park DRI Application for Development
134 Approval does not meet Sufficiency requirements based on the exclusion of
135 evacuation modeling in the response to Q23, which was required by the
136 Agreement to Delete Questions, executed by the SFRPC and the Applicant in
137 May, 2025; and that the Applicant should be required to:
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139 1. Conduct regional evacuation modeling using the same consultant contracted
140 by the State of Florida Division of Emergency Management/Florida
141 Department of Transportation to run the TIME model to show what the
142 regional impacts of the DRI will be, specifically impacts on evacuation of
143 the Florida Keys; and
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145 2. In the absence of modeling,Monroe County requests that the DRI be required
146 to provide sheltering for 100% of the residents of this development.
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148 Section 3. The BOCC hereby approves this Resolution and directs the Clerk of the
149 Court for the Board to transmit a certified copy of this Resolution, as soon
150 as reasonably possible, to the Executive Director of the South Florida
151 Regional Planning Council as follows:
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153 Executive Director, South Florida Regional Planning Council
154 C/O Isabel Cosio Carballo
155 1 Oakwood Boulevard, Hollywood, FL 33020
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157 and also to the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Clerk, as follows:
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159 Office of the Mayor of Miami-Dade County
160 C/O Daniella Levine Cava
161 Stephen P. Clark Center
162 111 N.W. 1st Street, 29th Floor
163 Miami, Florida 33128
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167 Clerk of the Court and Comptroller of Miami-Dade County
168 C/O Juan Fernandez-Barquin
169 73 W. Flagler Street
170 Miami, Florida 33130
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172 Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
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174 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
175 Florida, at a regular meeting held on the 121h day of November, 2025.
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177 Mayor Michelle Lincoln Yes
178 Mayor Pro Tem David Rice Absent
179 Commissioner Craig Cates Yes
180 Commissioner James K. Scholl Yes
181 Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein Yes
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183 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
184 FLORIDA
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