TO: Mayor
Philip Levine and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager
DATE: March
14, 2016
SUBJECT: Beach Remediation Project— 53rd to 59th Street
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to provide an
update on the sand placed in the 53 Street to 59 Street and the associated
remediation. The Chateau Ocean will
begin beach remediation this week once they have obtained the required right-
of-way permit.
In April 2015, the Chateau Ocean located at 9365 Collins
Avenue, Surfside was required per their Florida Department of Environmental
Protection ( FDEP) Coastal Construction Control Line Permit ( DA- 647)
to 20, 900 between relocate cubic of yards material approximately 53
Street and 58 Street. This location was
selected because of the severe approximately erosion along the southern stretch
of the placement site.
Once the material was placed, construction debris including small fragments of glass, tile
and concrete were found at the northern portion of the beach
renourishment area. The state would not
allow any material to be removed from the beach during turtle nesting season (May
1 to October 31). Now that turtle nesting season to a close, FDEP is requiring that the Chateau Ocean Group
remediate any impacts to the state owned beach.
Attached is
information Moffat Nichol, the by
provided and coastal and engineering hired the Chateau Ocean LLC to by provide
oversight of the environmental consultant Moffat and Nichol will be hand-
delivering this notice to all condominiums on remediation work. the- east and west side of Collins from 53
Street to 59 Street. The City of Miami Beach will also send the attached notice
via email to the condominium associations in this area
Staff will continue to monitor this situation and to
advocate for expeditious resolution within the state permitting guidelines and
turtle nesting season schedule.
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