HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES 16/02RESOLUTION NO. 16-2
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF GULF
STREAM, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING AND
ENCOURAGING EFFORTS BY THE TOWN OF LAKE CLARKE SHORES
AND NEIGHBORING MUNIIPALITIES TO PROCEED WITH
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CHAIN OF LAKES, THE OCEAN TO TRAILS
INITIATIVE AND DEVELOPMENT OF A BOAT LIFT AT THE C51 CANAL
S155 CONTROL STRUCTURE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, known as the "Florida Interlocal
Cooperation Act of 1969," authorizes local governments to make the most efficient use of
their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual
advantage and thereby to provide services and facilities that will harmonize geographic,
economic, population and other factors influencing the needs and development of local
communities; and
WHEREAS, the desire of our sister cities to develop recreational opportunities,
encourage economic development, and create new jobs within their regional area while
enhancing the environmental attributes of their communities should be commended; and
WHEREAS, the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC) created The
Intracoastal Waterway Plan for Palm Beach County: Charting a Course for the Future ('09
Charrette) for the Palm Beach County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
published in January 2009; and
WHEREAS, the'09 Charrette participants identified six core public themes including
increasing public access to the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), protecting natural resources,
expanding all forms of water based transportation, and promoting sustainable economics;
and
WHEREAS, the MPO requested the'09 Charrette be updated by TCRPC and their
report was published in January 2015 which documented that a connection to the ICW at
the S155 Control Structure on the C51 Canal would have significant economic and
recreational benefit; and
WHEREAS, the C51 Canal is connected to a 26 mile chain of freshwater lakes (Pine
Lake, Lake Clarke, Lake Osborne, Lake Eden and Lake Ida) and navigable canals within
our regional area; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Gulf Stream supports improvements to the C51 Canal that
would enhance the recreational uses of the ICW, C51 Canal, and the Chain of Lakes and
provide for new economic opportunities and job creation; and
WHEREAS, a connection between the ICW and the C51 Canal at the S155 Control
Structure would provide for economic development, job creation and recreational
enhancement. The connection has been referred to as the "Boat Lift" and is estimated to
provide significant economic benefit to the regional area; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Gulf Stream recognizes a significant environmental
resource in the canals and lakes that must be protected and improved; and
WHEREAS, the Boat Lift provides for environmental enhancement to the
waterways, safe and effective portage opportunities for non -motorized recreational
watercraft, and small motorized boats to access the ICW; and
WHEREAS, the current President of the Palm Beach County (PBC) League of Cities
has created an initiative called Ocean to Lake Trials focused on enhancement of the land
and water trail system from the Ocean to Lake Okeechobee Trail
System; and
WHEREAS, the Ocean to Lake Trails Committee of the PBC League of Cities has
identified the Boat Lift and the associated improvements to the ICW and the C-51 as vital
to that Ocean to Lake Trails initiative and
WHEREAS, Palm Beach County Commissioner, Shelley Vana, hosted a regional
visioning session, where redevelopment was the number one priority for this area of Palm
Beach County; and
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 fully acknowledges
and supports the following:
A. Recreational opportunities, economic development and environmental
enhancement which occur within the partner municipalities are beneficial to
the regional area and ultimately to the Town of Gulf Stream; and
B. The efforts of the partner municipalities to proceed with improvements to the
chain of lakes, the Ocean to Lake Trails initiative and development of a boat
lift at the C51 canal and the S155 control structure.
Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
Approved, passed and adopted by the Town Commission of the Town of Gulf
Stream, Palm Beach County, Florida, in a regular session assembled this 12th day of
February, 2016.
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