Title
A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Adopting A Dune Master Plan.
Strategic Plan Focus
Resilience & Sustainability
Body
Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
Established dunes provide protection to upland properties and infrastructure by serving as a buffer from storm damage and flooding by coastal waves and elevated sea levels. They also help prevent beach erosion caused by increased high tide and king tide events.
Dune health and overall height help prevent breaches and overtopping from waves that can wash out or damage upland property and structures. Vegetated dunes provide habitat to distinct regional biota that are well adapted to survive beach conditions (salt spray, periodic salt water inundation, periodic drought, soil erosion, dune migration, and harsh winds). Furthermore, Hollywood Beach supports between 100 to 150 marine turtle nests annually, with each nest averaging 110 eggs, resulting in thousands of hatchling turtles during the year. The creation of a Dune Master Plan is consistent with the goals of the City's Sustainability Action Plan, which outlines a management approach that addresses both improvements to existing dune features and new dunes/vegetation.
The City of Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency ("CRA") retained Moffat & Nichol to prepare a preliminary Dune Master Plan with the following goals:
* Differentiate management zones based on current beach/dune features and adjacent upland use,
* Prioritize new dune locations for storm protection, enhanced ecology/aesthetics, and increased property values,
* Provide typical topographic design profile for new dunes,
* Establish native salt-tolerant vegetation palette for dune planting,
* Provide recommendations for further action items, studies, and/or assessments,
* Evaluate potential to "bank" mitigation credit with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for completed dune restoration ...
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