HomeMy Public PortalAbout1998-36 Urban and Community Forestry Grant agreementRESOLUTION NO. 98-36
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE,
FLORIDA; AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE MANAGER TO
ENTER INTO URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY
GRANT MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENTS WITH THE
STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AND CONSUMER SERVICES, DIVISION OF FORESTRY;
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Village of Key Biscayne is located between two parks: Miami -Dade County
Crandon Park to the north and Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Recreation Area to the south; and
WHEREAS, both of these areas have undergone extensive plans and practices to remove
exotic plant species and control their future spread; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Key Biscayne is serving as a 'seed bank' for invasive exotic plant
species to re-enter said parks; and
WHEREAS, increasingly large sums of taxpayer dollars will be required annually in the
coming years to control invasive exotic plants on public conservation and recreation lands,
waterways and productive estuaries and agriculture lands in the State; and
WHEREAS, the Village Council via Resolution 96-30 declared October 1996 as the first
annual Invasive Exotic Plant Eradication Month, encouraging "all residents to take part in efforts to
remove invasive nonnative plants to protect the long-term environmental health, natural diversity
and beauty of all of Key Biscayne, and the State of Florida."
WHEREAS, Policy 1.7.9 in the Master Plan, adopted by the Village Council on September
12, 1995, and approved by Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) on October 20, 1995,
is to "enact and enforce land development regulations which prohibit the propagation and planting"
of thirteen exotic species; and
WHEREAS, the creation and implementation of an Invasive Exotic Eradication Plan was
adopted as part of the Fiscal Year 1997 and 1998 Goals and Objectives; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Key Biscayne wishes to enter into the necessary agreements with
the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to allow for the receipt of federal grant funds
for the development of a project to remove invasive exotic species on public and private land within
the Village.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF
KEY BISCAYNE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the Village Manager is hereby authorized to enter into Urban and
Forestry Grant Memorandum of Agreements between the Village of Key Biscayne and the State
of Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Section 2. That the Village Clerk is hereby directed to send a copy of this resolution
to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of July , 1998.
ATTEST:
MORTIMER FRIED, VICE MAYOR
CONCHITA H. ALVAREZ, VILLAGE CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFI
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RICHARD WEISS, VILLAGE ATTORNEY