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RESOLUTION NO. 9 -91/92
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA,
OPPOSING THE EFFORT TO EMPOWER THE PALM BEACH
COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WITH THE
AUTHORITY TO MAKE LAND USE DECISIONS WHICH WOULD
BE BINDING WITHIN MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES; OPPOSING
THE EFFORT TO EMPOWER THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS TO ADOPT A COUNTY -WIDE
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS ORDINANCE
PREVAILING OVER MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES WHICH ARE
LESS STRINGENT, AND URGING ALL VILLAGE VOTERS
TO VOTE AGAINST SUCH EMPOWERMENTS IN THE MARCH
10, 1992, COUNTYWIDE REFERENDUM ON THESE
MATTERS.
WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners
has called a Referendum to be held on March 10, 1992,
regarding a "Countywide Growth Management and Land Use
Authority Charter Amendment "; and
WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners
I i has also called a Referendum to be held on March 10, 1992,
I providing for the Board of County Commissioners to adopt a
County -Wide Environmentally Sensitive Lands Ordinance that
would prevail over less stringent municipal ordinances
dealing with this same subject matter; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council views the provisions of these
proposed Charter Amendments to constitute an improper and
unnecessary encroachment by the County upon municipal home
rule; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council does not believe that any aspect
of municipal handling of land use, growth management decision
making and protection of environmentally sensitive lands in
Palm Beach County has provided reasonable grounds for the
Board of County Commissioners effort to encroach on municipal
home rule authority in these areas; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council believes that it would be
counter to the best interests of the residents of the Village
of Tequesta for the Palm Beach County Board of County
Commissioners to be empowered with the authority to make land
use decisions which would be binding within the corporate
limits of the Village of Tequesta or for the Board to have
jurisdiction over environmentally sensitive lands and related
issues within the Village of Tequesta.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
Sect 1. The Village Council officially and unequivocally
opposes any effort by the Palm Beach County Board of County
Commissioners to empower said Board of County Commissioners
with the authority to make land use decisions which would be
binding within municipal boundaries.
Section 2. The Village Council officially and unequivocally
opposes any effort by the Palm Beach County Board of County
Commissioners to empower said Board of County Commissioners
to have jurisdiction over environmentally sensitive lands
within municipal boundaries.
Section 3. The Village Council encourages all registered
voters in the Village of Tequesta to vote "NO" on these
Countywide Referendum issues on March 10, 1992, which propose
to so empower the Board of County Commissioners.
Section 4. The Village Clerk is hereby directed to
immediately transit copies of this Resolution to the Palm
Beach County Board of County Commissioners and the Palm Beach
County Municipal League.
i THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED by
Councilmember R nn T_ Markail who moved its
adoption. The motion was seconded by
Councilmember Earl L_ Collingg r and upon being
put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION
Joseph N. Capretta
William E. Burckart
Edward C. Howell
Earl L. Collings
Ron 1. Mackai 1
The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and
adopted this 20th day of February A.D., 1992.
MAYOR OF TEQUESTA
, rte`
Jo eph N. Capret a
ATTEST:
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J66fin Manganietjo
Village Clerk