HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES 14/13RESOLUTION NO. 014-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF GULF
STREAM, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, 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 CONTIUNED MEMBERSHIP IN THE TREASURE COAST
REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR DISTRIBUTION;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Palm 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
all necessary steps to withdraw Palm 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 meeting by municipal
representatives and others; and
WHEREAS, 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 concerns 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 general land 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 strategic policies found in the TCRPC Regional Policy Plan differ
greatly from those found in the SFRPC Regional Policy Plan; and
WHEREAS, the County and the municipalities have incorporated 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 located in Palm 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 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 are used to pay for the membership in
the TCRPC and are derived from all those persons and entities owning property 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 than thirty -five (35) years of
working with the TCRPC and the in -depth understanding 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 have not been clearly articulated by the members of the
BOCC, to date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF
THE TOWN OF GULF STREAM, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT:
SECTION 1: the Town Commission of the Town of Gulf Stream, Palm Beach County,
Florida, strongly objects 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; and
strongly supports the County's continued membership in the TCRPC; providing for distribution;
providing an effective date; and for other purposes.
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SECTION 2: The Town Commission hereby requests that this resolution be sent directly
to the Palm 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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of November, 2014.
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
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TOWN CLERK`
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TOWN OF GULF STREAM
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