HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES 94/08RESOLUTION NO. 94 -8
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF GULF
STREAM, FLORIDA VIGOROUSLY OPPOSING AND OBJECTING TO THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
UNIFIED LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, T•'•]HICH PROVIDES FOR A
PROPOSED PUBLIC UTILITIES FEE AS A SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR
THE COUNTY'S DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT WELLFIELD PROTECTION WORK,-PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, a proposal is being considered to implement a public
utilities fee 11)ased on last year's average treated water pumpage, or
the number of existing and proposed wells and the number of permitted
facilities in the wellfield, to be used as a source of funding for the
County's Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM)
Wellfield Protection work; and
WHEREAS, based on last year's average treated water pumpage of
3,901,392 gallons or the number of existing and proposed wells and
the number of permitted facilities in the wellfield, the City of
nelray Beach would be assessed the amount of $19,506.00 or $52,023.00,
respectively for the fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Gulf Stream currently purchases its water
from the City of Delray Beach, it is most probable that a portion of
Delray Beach's fee will be passed on to the Town of Gulf Stream; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of this ordinance establishes direct
taxing authority over municipal utilities by the County for the
purpose of supporting a County program and is beyond the authority set
forth in Sections 1.3 and 3.3 of the Palm Beach County Charter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE
TOWN OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Town commission of the Town of Gulf Stream,
Florida, vigorously opposes and objects to an amendment to the Palm
Beach County Unified Land Development Code, which provides for a
proposed public utilities fee as a source of funding for the County's
Department of Environmental Resources Management Wellfield Protection
work.
Section 2. The Town Commission of the Town of Gulf Stream,
Florida, is opposed to this utility fee and further believes that DERM
is expanding its regulatory program beyond the intent of the Wellfield
Protection Ordinance by proposing said fee and that the Board of County
Commissioners is exceeding the authority as set forth in Sections 1.3
and 3.3 of the Palm Beach County Charter in attempting to assess such
a fee upon municipal utilities.
Section 3. This Resolution will become effective immediately
upon passage, and the Town Clerk is hereby directed to forward a
copy of the same to the Department of Environmental Resources
Management, the Board of County Commissioners, the Palm Beach Municipal
League and all other appropriate agencies.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular
July 1994.
AYOR
(SEAL)
ATT ST:
TOWN CLERK
session on this the 8th day of
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