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AGENDA ITEM TRANSMITTAL FORM
Meeting Date: Meeting Type: Regular Ordinance #:
11/13/14
Consent Agenda: No Resolution #: 26-14
Originating Department: Legal
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RESOLUTION 26-14 STRONGLY OBJECTING TO RECENT ACTION TAKEN BY THE PALM BEACH
COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO WITHDRAW PALM BEACH COUNTY FROM THE
TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL AND TO REQUEST MEMBERSHIP IN THE SOUTH
FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL INSTEAD; AND STRONGLY SUPPORTING THE COUNTY'S
CONTINUED MEMBERSHIP IN THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL
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RESOLUTION 26-14, STRONGLY OBJECTING TO RECENT ACTION TAKEN BY THE PALM BEACH
COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO WITHDRAW PALM BEACH COUNTY FROM THE
TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL AND TO REQUEST MEMBERSHIP IN THE SOUTH
FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL INSTEAD; AND STRONGLY SUPPORTING THE COUNTY'S
CONTINUED MEMBERSHIP IN THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL
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Department Head
Finance Director or Representative
Reviewed for Financial Sufficiency ❑
No Financial Impact ❑
Attorney: (for legal sufficiency)
Village Manager: ���
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RESOLUTION NO. 26-14
A RESOLUTION OF TI-� VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF
TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, STRONGLY OBJECTING TO RECENT ACTION
TAKEN BY THE PALM BEACH COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMIVIISSIONERS TO WITHDRAW PALM BEACH COUNTY FROM TI�
TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL AND TO REQUEST
MEMBERSHII' IN THE SOUTH FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING
COUNCIL INSTEAD; AND STRONGLY SUPPORTIl�TG THE COUNTY'S
CONTINUED MEMBERSHIP IN T'HE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL
PLANNING COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR DISTRIBUTION; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTI-�R PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Pa1m Beach County Board of County Commissioners ("BOCC")
recently took action by means of a 4-3 vote on October 7, 2014 authorizing its staff to research
a11 necessary steps to withdraw Pa1m Beach County (the "County") from the Treasure Coast
Regional Planning Council ("TCRPC") and to request membership in the South Florida Regional
Planning Council ("SFRPC") in spite of opposition expressed at the meeti.ng by municipal
representatives and others; and
WI�REAS, the County has been a member of the TCRPC for more than thirty-five (35)
years, since 1976; and
WHEREAS, during that lengthy tenure, the staff at the TCRPC has become acutely
aware of the issues and concems of the County as well as of the thirty-eight (38) Municipalities
located therein as they relate to the growth management, transportation demands, water concerns
and generalland use planning; and
WHEREAS, there is little, if any, evidence that the SFRPC has the same depth of
understanding of the issues that the County and its municipalities are facing; and
WHEREAS, the slrategic policies found in the TCRPC Regional Policy Plan differ
grea.tly from those found in the SFRPC Regional Policy Plan; and
WI�REAS, the County and the municipalities have incorpora,ted many of the TCRPC
policies into their comprehensive plans which guide their growth patterns; and which would
require revision if the change to the SFRPC is achieved; and
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WHEREAS, many municipalities loca.ted in Pa1m Beach County are involved in long
term planning activities with the TCRPC which would be rendered meaningless if this change
were to occur; and
WHEREAS, The Village is specifically involved in current planning activities with
TCRPC which could be jeopardized if this change were to occur; and
WI�REAS, the minimal reasons supporting change found in the back-up
documentation for the agenda, item and the discussions at the October 7, 2014 meeting centered
around saving money in the form of reduced membership fees to be paid to the SFRPC as
opposed to the TCRPC; and the diverse interests of the counties comprising the TCRPC; and
WHEREAS, since County ad valorem tax dollars aze used to pay for the membership in
the TCRPC and ate derived from all those persons and entities owning properly in the County,
each property owner is paying for this membership and deserves a voice in this abrupt move
taken by the County with very little, if any, sound reasoning as to why such a move would
benefit all local governments located in the County; and
WHEREAS, long term relationships forged through more tha.n thiriy-five (35) years of
working with the TCRPC and the in-d.epth understandi.ng the TCRPC staff has of the County's
and the thirty-eight (38) municipalities' land use issues should not be discarded without
substantial and powerful reasons, which ha.ve not been clearly articulated by the members of the
BOCC, to date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VII.LAGE COUNCIL OF
THE VII..LAGE OF TEQUESTA, FLORIDA, THAT:
SECTION 1: the Villa.ge Council of the Village of Tequesta, Florida, strongly objects to
recent action taken by the Pa1m Beach County Board of County Commissioners to withdraw
Palm Beach County from the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and to request
membership in the South Florida Regional Planning Council; and strongly supports the County's
continued membership in the TCRPC.
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SECTION 2: The Village Council hereby directs the Village Clerk to provide a copy of
this resolution to the Pa1m Beach County Board of County Commissioners, the Treasure Coast
Regional Planning Council and all municipalities in Palm Beach County.
SECTION 3: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
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