HomeMy Public PortalAbout1997-01 Requesting Legistature to provide funding for repair, preservation of beachesRESOLUTION NO. 97-1
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE,
FLORIDA; REQUESTING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO
PROVIDE ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR THE PRESERVATION
AND REPAIR OF THE STATE'S BEACHES, TO RECOGNIZE
THE NEED FOR FUNDING NON-FEDERAL PROJECTS AND TO
IDENTIFY A LONG-TERM FUNDING SOURCE; PROVIDING
FOR TRANSMISSION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Florida's beaches are an important part of the quality of life of this community
providing aesthetic, environmental, hurricane mitigation, and other recreational benefits for our
residents and tourists; and
WHEREAS, beaches continue to be Florida's number one tourist attraction and thus are vital
to the state's economic well-being -- generating over $9 billion in beach -related sales annually and
contributing to a ripple effect to the Florida economy of over $16 billion; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Key Biscayne recognizes that severe beach erosion continues to
be a major problem in Florida with coastal development threatening this important natural resource;
and
WHEREAS, federal funding for beach and inlet projects is declining resulting in delays in
implementing need erosion projects and placing a burden on state and local sources; and
WHEREAS, since navigation inlets cause some eighty percent of beach erosion in Florida,
the most cost-effective way to reduce erosion is to recapture sand from inlets and place it on the
eroded downdrift beaches; and
WHEREAS, as a matter of long-standing policy, the Legislature of the State of Florida has
given priority to funding those beach and inlet projects which have substantial federal matching
funds; and
WHEREAS, the legislature has historically demonstrated a commitment to the preservation
of Florida's beaches and now must recognize the critical environmental and economic need to
maintain our repair the state's beaches with or without the financial assistance of the federal
government;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF KEY
BISCAYNE, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the Village Council requests that the Legislature of the State of Florida
provide adequate annual funding to carry out a state-wide comprehensive beach management
program to protect Florida's beaches and repair those that are severely damaged and further that the
legislature consider the Department of Environmental Protection's budget request.
Section 2. That the Village Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this resolution
to the appropriate state officials.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of January , 1997.
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CONCHITA H. ALVAREZ, VILLAGE CLERK
APPROVED AS T • ORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
RICHARD WEIS VILLA « E ATTORNEY
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