HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution_16-97/98_03/05/1998 RESOLUTION NO. 16 - 97/98
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY,
FLORIDA, URGING THE 1998 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
TO PASS HB 3427 AND SB 882 WHICH PROVIDES A
DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE FOR STATEWIDE BEACH
MANAGEMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, Beaches are Florida's number one tourist
attraction, in 1996 generating $18.9 billion for the State's
economy, 442,000 jobs, and more than $500 million in State
sales and use taxes; and
WHEREAS, Florida's beaches protect over $150 billion in
upland coastal property against hurricane and storm waves,
and healthy beaches can reduce damages to coastal
development by as much as 500; and I
WHEREAS, The Florida Department of Environmental Protection
estimates that more than 300 miles of Florida's beaches are
experiencing a state of critical erosion; and
WHEREAS, when legislation authorizing the State's Beach
Management Program was enacted in 1986, the Legislature
declared an intent to "appropriate at least $35 million
annually" to implement this program; and
• WHEREAS, appropriations over the past decade have fallen far
short of the amount needed to repair the State's eroding
beaches; and i
WHEREAS, Legislation, designated HB 3427 and SB 882, has
been introduced in the 1998 Legislature, which provides for
a stable, designated funding source for Florida's Beach
Management Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Village Council supports legislative efforts
to provide a stable, long -term, dedicated funding strategy
to protect, restore, and enhance Florida's beaches, and
urges the Legislature to pass into law HB 3427 and SB 882 as
introduced.
Section 2. The Village Council authorizes and directs the
Village Clerk to furnish copies of this Resolution to the
Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation, the President of
the Florida Senate, and the Speaker of the Florida House of
Representatives.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED by Councilmember
• Hansen , who moved its adoption. The motion was seconded
by Councilmember Mackail and upon being put to a vote,
the vote was as follows:
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FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION
Alexander W. Cameron
• Joseph N. Capretta
Carl C. Hansen
Ron T. Mackail
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Elizabeth A. Schauer
i The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and
adopted this 5th day of March, A.D., 1998.
JI , Elizabeth A. Schauer
ATTEST:
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d°oann Mangani to
Village Clerk
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