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1. VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING:
VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA
AGENDA ITEM TRANSMITTAL FORM
Meeting Date: Meeting Type: Regular Ordinance #: N/A
2/14/08
Consent Agenda: Yes Resolution #: 6-08
Originating Department: Clerk -Per Vice-Mayor Watkins request during the
January 2008 Meeting
2. AGENDA ITEM TITLE: (Wording form the SUBJECT line of your staff report)
Resolution 6-08, Urging the Members of the Florida Legislature to support specific issues during the 2008
Legislative Session
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During the 1/10/08 Council Meeting, Vice-Mayor Watkins asked that this Resolution be placed on the
February for consideration by the Tequesta Village Council.
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MEMORANDUM
Village of Tequesta
Clerk's Office
TO: Mr. Michael R. Couzzo, Jr., Village Manager
Honorable Mayor and Village Council Members
FROM: Lori McWilliams, Village Clerk
DATE: January 25, 2008
SUBJECT: Res 6-08 -Florida League of Cities
During the 1/10/08 Council Meeting, Vice-Mayor Watkins asked that this Resolution be
placed on the February for consideration by the Tequesta Village Council.
RESOLUTION 6-08
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA URGING
MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT THE
FOLLOWING ISSUES DURING THE 2008 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
WHEREAS, as Florida's population continues to increase, cities are challenged
to meet the service demands and infrastructure needs to account for new growth; and
WHEREAS, a majority of Florida's municipalities are challenged to meet the
increasing infrastructure, affordable housing, transportation, and water quality needs of
their citizens; and
WHEREAS, the state has imposed greater accountability in comprehensive
planning and fiscal feasibility standards on municipalities; and
WHEREAS, Florida's municipalities are dependent on other governmental
entities for financial stability and presently the state, counties, and school districts,
control every funding source that has been authorized for implementing growth
management capital improvements and complying with concurrency requirements; and
WHEREAS, municipal self-determination and local self-government are
constantly under attack from a variety of public and private interests; and
WHEREAS, the role and function of municipal government is constantly evolving
from new demands from its citizens and businesses.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA;
Section 1. That the Village of Tequesta urges Governor Charlie Crist and
members of the Florida Legislature to support legislation that:
• Reauthorizes the affordable housing trust funds, preserves the documentary
stamp fee as the trust funds' funding source and removes the legislative cap on
fund distribution;
• Enhances public notice of and participation in state environmental permitting
processes;
• Fully funds state growth management mandates and provides municipalities with
state and local option revenue sources to meet financial feasibility requirements
and infrastructure demands;
• Allows municipalities and counties to reclassify businesses, professions, and
occupations and establish new rate structures for local business taxes on a
periodic basis;
• Enhances municipal control over municipal employee pension plan management
and funding;
• Preserves and protects property rights of mobile home owners, when mobile
home parks are rezoned, but not in a manner that requires removal costs to be
the responsibility of local governments;
• Broadens municipal home rule and other authority to issue tax-increment
financed bonds and other forms of indebtedness without approval by referendum;
• Provides an equitable, dedicated and recurring revenue source for municipal
transportation projects and opposes legislation that transfers or diverts state
transportation trust fund revenues to balance the state budget;
• Prohibits the Florida Department of Transportation from eliminating, deferring, or
delaying capacity improvement projects contained in the 5-year Work Plan when
it negatively impacts the comprehensive plan of the local government;
• Authorizes the use of electronic traffic infraction detectors at traffic intersections;
and
• Maintains or increases funding of the state Water Protection and Sustainability
Trust Fund.
Section 2. That a copy of this resolution shall be provided to Governor Charlie
Crist, Senate President Ken Pruitt, House Speaker Marco Rubio and members of the
Florida Legislature.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by
moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by _
and upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Wh0
For Adoption Against Adoption
Mayor Jim Humpage
Vice-Mayor Pat Watkins
Council Member Dan Amero
Council Member Tom Paterno
Council Member Calvin Turnquest
The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and adopted this
day of , 2008.
MAYOR OF TEQUESTA
Jim Humpage
ATTEST:
Lori McWilliams, CMC
Village Clerk
