HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Workshop_Tab 02_9/28/2020Agenda Item #2.
Workshop
STAFF
MEMO
Meeting: Workshop - Sep 28 2020
Staff Contact: Jeremy Allen, Village Manager Department: Manager
Discuss Intentional Balloon Release at the Request of the Environmental Advisory Committee
Memo on Ord Banning the Release of Balloons
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Agenda Item #2.
memo
Village of Tequesta Environmental Advisory Committee
To: Environmental Advisory Committee Members
From:
Thomas G. Bradford, Chair
CC:
Date: December 29, 2019
Re: Draft Tequesta Ordinance Banning the Release of Balloons, et al;
Comments: At the November 13 EAC meeting the committee voted unanimously for me to
prepare the attached draft Tequesta ordinance banning the release of balloons
and sky lanterns, subject to submitting the draft to the EAC before submittal to
the Village Council. If the EAC wishes for the draft ordinance to be provided to
the Village Council, please make a motion to do so. If approved, I will provide a
cover email/ memo to the Village Council explaining why an ordinance is
requested and ask that the same be done by them.
Two important items to recall in regard to this matter are indicated below.
♦ Section 379.233 of the Florida Statutes already prohibits the
release of balloons into the atmosphere, but it does not address
sky lanterns and only prohibits the release of 10 or more balloons
in a 24-hour period. See link:
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App mode=Display Statute&Search S
tring=&U RL=0300-0399/0379/Sections/0379.233.html
♦ In response to a call for action from the Loggerhead Marinelife
Center in Juno Beach multiple communities in South Florida
approved ordinances completely banning the release of balloons
and sky lanterns, including: Dania Beach, Juno Beach, Jupiter,
Lake Worth, Hallandale Beach, Hillsboro Beach, Hollywood,
Miami Lakes, South Palm Beach, Surfside, Palm Beach County,
Martin County, and Miami - Dade County.
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