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The LEAF proposal aims to recruit and train residents, neighborhood groups, schools and nonprofits to support canopy planting, maintenance and monitoring, and to integrate community data with city dashboards and master plans. The presentation highlighted disparities in canopy coverage across districts (examples cited: District 1 at 7 percent, District 4 at 10 percent, District 5 at 13 percent canopy) and emphasized using citizen‑science programs (for example, the Miami Grove Relief mapping work led by FIU) to accelerate progress toward canopy goals.

The presenter outlined program components including a tree‑corps volunteer program, community gardens, tree banking, a public tree dashboard modeled on New York City’s transparency tools and partnerships with academic institutions (FIU/IITB referenced), nonprofits and local community groups. The proposal suggested pilot projects in vulnerable neighborhoods and coordination with a proposed urban forester position that the committee recommended elsewhere in the memorandum.

Committee members supported additional detail and suggested the idea be folded into future agenda items for implementation planning and to explore funding, training partners and the tree trust fund. Presenters referenced existing local efforts (Green Haven Project in Overtown; Grove Relief mapping) and suggested that a million‑trees type campaign could be a long‑term goal if properly resourced.

Ending: Committee agreed to place the LEAF concept on a future agenda for more detailed discussion and potential integration with chapter‑17 outreach, the proposed urban forester role and park/stormwater initiatives.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Miami, FL - Climate Resilience Committee Meeting - Jul 07, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A committee member outlined a Local Engagement and Forestry (LEAF) concept on July 7 proposing neighborhood training, citizen science, community gardens, tree‑planting corps and a public dashboard to accelerate canopy goals and site‑specific stewardship, with suggested partnerships across FIU, local nonprofits and existing city programs.","taxTitle","Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida","taxId",2890,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6552004,"City of Miami Office of Resilience reports City Hall Energy Star certification, heat‑sensor home pilot and park Wi‑Fi expansion",206,3410000,3616000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5322101-c5827d1465e5c1c339183eca8a8bbd9b&start=3410&end=3616","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5322101-c5827d1465e5c1c339183eca8a8bbd9b/thumbnail_3410000.jpg","/articles/6552004/Miami/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/City-of-Miami-Office-of-Resilience-reports-City-Hall-Energy-Star-certification-heatsensor-home-pilot-and-park-WiFi-expansion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6552004-0b905d5b7926811971a7fd830b8a0138/orig.mp4?Expires=1770981902&Signature=IX1GM3qS-WVnlpNF1OspYyYtJxo1Vioe8t16KeNMQRWyVDFIiOUdwkwPfj6q0to8xIKx11ORhV~5a7FmfkxXIk5PDVVU56kFCi68DZDLJun8YtEssF1-MxSJqHTLyTrgXcGnFeVoUkDJoO3IxUV5uB6gTUdD9hNBw9eDIuYR6npEN8ByJ98GY-vF~Wf-guCwcogGnQDwwI9kPB0xfEmPcj7gjiyG1Ldi3pfxuho8yFKjp7KR3hWWducpbNbaTaVjKy4g7EAsAjgLwXyvJo7AdLFN28fYrwqVyS9E2T5pZzU3RLUJVFsJBrZlgLKjWW5Cwr2IUy9DH2rx2K7C4kh9PA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sonia Brubaker, the City of Miami’s chief resilience officer, briefed the Climate Resilience Committee on July 7 about recent program milestones from the Office of Resilience and Sustainability.

City Hall Energy Star: Brubaker said the city submitted energy and water benchmarking data and received an Energy Star score of 80 for City Hall, above the program eligibility threshold of 75. The office has framed the certification and posted the emblem at City Hall, she said.

Heat sensors pilot: Brubaker said the office is installing heat sensors in about 70 households selected because of elevated energy burden. The sensors will collect interior and exterior temperature data from July through September or early October; the office plans to use the results to identify building types and conditions that contribute to heat exposure and to inform future mitigation‑funding proposals.

Parks Wi‑Fi expansion: Brubaker said the city has deployed free Wi‑Fi in an initial set of parks as phase 1 of broader connectivity goals. The office will publish details in its newsletter and on the city website.

Brubaker said the Office of Resilience is also contracting community workshops on energy and water efficiency and is coordinating outreach in neighborhoods across the city. Committee members praised the initiatives and asked staff to continue sharing scheduling and participation details for the workshops and pilot evaluations.

Ending: Brubaker closed by directing interested stakeholders to the office newsletter and to posted web resources for more information.","Sonia Brubaker, the city’s chief resilience officer, updated the Climate Resilience Committee on July 7 that City Hall received Energy Star certification, the Office is running a heat‑sensor pilot in about 70 homes with the Miami Foundation, and the city has added free Wi‑Fi in an initial set of parks.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6552009,"Climate Central briefs Miami resilience committee on attribution tools, coastal risk and new hurricane‑attribution work",1298,345000,1643000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5322101-c5827d1465e5c1c339183eca8a8bbd9b&start=345&end=1643","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5322101-c5827d1465e5c1c339183eca8a8bbd9b/thumbnail_345000.jpg","/articles/6552009/Miami/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Climate-Central-briefs-Miami-resilience-committee-on-attribution-tools-coastal-risk-and-new-hurricaneattribution-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6552009-d062b9259f918f5fee45bf131e6a4ce6/orig.mp4?Expires=1770981902&Signature=JNXiroWUF1SIQB59JQRcbJCYhJ7olfSXd4XPc~G7vdvcZctbAAF0YlumWAgPbeFBQs5-K9muNC1nCnNDoQwT~8hCtPsDfw6tG3hrVp3OifayjZFCHGlJx85UxaNNpq-MvjTPyOjxmWIx0pX2Y1K-1lejbPsuL-kGM1cfWidkdMfcShXy4eSVhgFC~kMBxPCqmg3q9e9uWWstzHDbp8gRfD9VMnGvnDg~vXeXiOSH-G7Oxkd9r~DEb8VLInIH7wTx8kn5zsuu1kswT8gFfny2oLEsmmTTLISa-81wdDvRpM2x9y2aJFtoFfxGTUH7xrwyjFKn3ItQ4CaHC1bxCR3KFA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Climate Central representatives on July 7 presented to the City of Miami Climate Resilience Committee a suite of free public tools designed to translate climate science into locally relevant information, with applications for sea‑level risk visualization, hurricane attribution and public communications.

Climate Central communications staffer Abby and meteorologist Kjell (Climate Central) described the Climate Shift Index (CSI) for land and ocean temperatures, a new hurricane‑attribution “storyline” tool and two visualization products — Coastal Risk Finder and Flood Vision — that map future flooding and storm surge scenarios at neighborhood scale.

Kjell said the climate shift index communicates how much more likely observed temperatures are because of human influence: \"When you get into a 4 and a 5...this is an event that would be rare without climate change,\" he said, explaining the index’s interpretation for extreme temperature events. He added that the ocean CSI allows evaluation of sea surface temperature anomalies and their influence on hurricanes, including rapid intensification.

Climate Central showed an example Coastal Risk Finder output that, for one scenario, estimated 19,000 people and 12,000 homes at risk in Miami under a 100‑year flood scenario in mid‑century projections; presenters said the tool allows users to toggle scenarios and view impacts down to census blocks.

Committee questions and technical clarifications:
- Data sources and update cadence: Committee members asked how often Climate Central updates tools. Climate Central said Coastal Risk Finder is based on recent IPCC assessments and that the organization integrates peer‑reviewed research into tools once available; the Climate Shift Index runs paired model experiments (with and without historical greenhouse gas forcing) across ensembles to compute attribution ratios.
- NOAA data availability and fallbacks: A committee member asked about NOAA data outages. Climate Central said some of its ocean products use NOAA OISST data but the team can switch to other publicly available products such as Copernicus when needed.
- Local customization: Committee members asked whether Coastal Risk Finder and Flood Vision can be tailored with local sea‑level scenarios (for example, the Southeast Florida Climate Compact’s use of NOAA 2019 intermediate‑high). Climate Central said users can select IPCC and interagency pathways in the tools and offered to explore adding local projection pathways on request.
- Real‑time alerts and thresholds: Climate Central said it currently issues real‑time alerts for air temperature and will produce tailor‑made hurricane attribution storylines during active storms; it does not at present automate algae‑bloom threshold alerts but said the science team could investigate thresholds if partners supply ground‑truth data.

Presenters invited city staff to follow up for custom Flood Vision visualizations and offered contact with their Flood Vision lead for continued coordination. Committee members raised interest in integrating Climate Central outputs with local programs (Southeast Florida Climate Compact, city plans) and in using the data to support resolutions and grant applications.

Ending: Climate Central requested contact details for follow‑up; the committee and staff agreed to schedule a secondary call to explore data integration, local scenario inputs and potential joint outreach products.","Climate Central presented its data products — including the Climate Shift Index, Coastal Risk Finder and Flood Vision — and explained new hurricane attribution and ocean CSI tools to the City of Miami Climate Resilience Committee on July 7, 2025, answering committee questions about data sources, update cadence and local customization.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6552012,"Miami Climate Resilience Committee endorses seven-item budget memo, members take symbolic straw vote to forward to Commission",1077,2410000,3487000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5322101-c5827d1465e5c1c339183eca8a8bbd9b&start=2410&end=3487","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5322101-c5827d1465e5c1c339183eca8a8bbd9b/thumbnail_2410000.jpg","/articles/6552012/Miami/Miami-Dade-County/Florida/Miami-Climate-Resilience-Committee-endorses-seven-item-budget-memo-members-take-symbolic-straw-vote-to-forward-to-Commission","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6552012-80fcc99f75481e536ddfe4319f78dc7d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770981902&Signature=JG997mZefYNzzi7S95YGiRwOiNMeytol87zJU9j~Ns8Qk9iuoJycBJ9Yqbrcrjc3HMhWrD7UHtv8qR1nOvmgyGVlZBGEkHQF9zs17hQGSYCCTdCa9ohc-hKYZ81GZMz3XTSCt6CmR8p5j7O8MTMAR~E~by7AQmigsfdoqxRLuZh1PeRYo09nD9pZUjLssBavd8DBhCy0-~EiFcIyFkHZJgaHcb5-TwwHm9DhHCr4JS~m1fwFNf35BJcSQzz72JSQ4c-DieWSiuSDSinFLbUrOWCRiOa9UR-HXVHRE4S1bzf4ERkvtaxHGr1ZTdX3IpdGEEW5CHr4SnsKkqorAC8blA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Miami Climate Resilience Committee on July 7 reviewed and tentatively endorsed a seven-item budget memorandum asking the City Commission to consider funding pilot programs, consultant work and staffing to advance resilience goals.

Because the committee lacked a quorum, members could not take a formal vote. The committee instead conducted a symbolic straw vote and agreed, 3–0, to forward the memorandum to the City Commission “subject to a quorum vote, hopefully in August, if not September,” a committee member said during the meeting.

The memorandum groups seven recommendations intended to be presented together to commissioners: a one‑year compost pilot (10 public sites, $45,000–$81,000 estimate); funding for a citywide zero‑waste plan consultant ($120,000); an electric leaf‑blower purchase program for residents and small landscapers ($150,000 total proposed split); a full‑time urban forester position ($125,000); a phased cost‑estimator for green vs. gray infrastructure for the Southwest Streetscape Master Plan ($75,000 phased); implementation funding for an inland street pilot tied to the Southwest Streetscape Master Plan (amount not specified in the memorandum summary); and initial funding toward targeted land acquisition to convert flood‑prone properties into stormwater parks (amount and phased approach described generally for site identification and pilot acquisitions).

Why it matters: the recommendations are framed to align with existing city plans — including the Stormwater Master Plan, the City’s park planning (Reimagine Parks), and resilience strategies referenced in the memorandum — and to position the City to leverage outside grants and resilience bond funding. Committee members repeatedly emphasized piloting and phasing to generate measurable results that can guide future capital decisions.

Substantive details and supporting remarks:
- Compost pilot: The memorandum proposes 10 collection sites on city land, an opt‑in, externally operated program for collection/processing/education, and cited public comment in May as strong support for the item.
- Zero‑waste consultant: The memo recommends retaining a consultant to develop implementation timelines, funding models and operational reforms and cites a CRC resolution adopted April 7, 2025, in support of a comprehensive waste strategy.
- Electric leaf‑blower program: The committee proposes dedicating funds to purchase residential and commercial electric blowers to spur adoption as an alternative to gas blowers; committee discussion noted interest in vendor sponsorships to lower costs.
- Urban forester position: The committee recommends $125,000 to fund a full‑time urban forester focused on canopy planning, program coordination, community engagement and long‑term strategy; committee members suggested placing the role under the Office of Resilience or Public Works to ensure cross‑departmental coordination.
- Cost estimator (green vs. gray): Suggested $75,000 phased over several years to compare upfront and life‑cycle costs and performance for alternatives in the Southwest Streetscape Master Plan (Jose Marti area referenced as a potential test site).
- Inland street pilot: A recommended inland corridor pilot to test a design typology that responds to distinct flood risk and topography, intended to run alongside the river‑adjacent streetscape project so results can be compared.
- Land acquisition for stormwater parks: The memorandum cites the City’s Stormwater Master Plan and FEMA repetitive‑loss parcel mapping to argue for targeted buyouts and conversion to stormwater parks in low‑lying, flood‑prone neighborhoods; the memo notes alignment with Reimagine Parks goals for improving park access in underserved districts.

Public comment and technical follow‑up: A private-sector speaker, Andres Restrepo of AdiPlanet LLC, asked about on‑site storage capacity and reinfiltration approaches. Committee members noted the memo’s intent is to start site identification and strategy development and to follow the Stormwater Master Plan’s recommendations on exfiltration trenches, pumps and other measures.

Next steps and procedural matters: The committee chair said the staff lead (Miriam Flores, Office of Resilient Sustainability) will circulate an edited version of the memorandum and coordinate an August meeting date to seek a formal vote when a quorum is present. The committee’s symbolic straw vote result will be included in the packet submitted to commissioners, “subject to approval,” the chair said.

Ending: Committee members asked staff to add links in the memorandum to the supporting documents referenced (e.g., Southwest Streetscape Master Plan, Stormwater Master Plan) and to clarify departmental reporting lines for the urban forester before the item is transmitted to commissioners.","With no quorum, the City of Miami Climate Resilience Committee held a workshop on July 7, 2025, reviewed a seven-item budget memorandum recommending pilot programs and staffing for resilience projects and took a symbolic 3–0 straw vote to transmit the memo to the City Commission subject to final approval when a quorum is present.","actionData","errors"]

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