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Item R4.. .. .. sq M BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS County of o nroe Mayor David Rice; District.4: Mayor Pro Tem S le 011da �e y via . . rp District - Danny L. Kolhage, District l . y D' tri 5 George Neugeni, District 2 ... Heather Carrut .. Hea hers, District 3 : .. .... . County Commission Mee ' January 17,:2018.. - Agenda Item Number. R.4 Agenda Item Summary #3820 RE VISED. BACKUP. DAY OF MEETING:.. - .. . REVISED RESOLUTION AND ADDED BACKUP DOCUMENTS (for: specific details see Add Ons, Corrections and Deletions Sheet) .:. - BUI K ITEM: Yes DEPARTMENT: :.County Administrator- .:. TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Lisa Tennyson:(305) 292 -4444 AGENDA ITEM. WORDING:: Approval of resolution opposing the expansion of oil drilling leases in the:Eastern Gulf of Mexico; the Florida Straits And the South Atlantic as recently proposed bythe :.Bureau: of Ocean Energy: Management for its new oil and gas leasing for 2019 -2024. ITEM BACKGROUND: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) develops -the'. Outer. Continental Shelf Oil and - . Gas Leasing .Program (National OCS Program) for oil and gas development in accordance. with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands:Act (OCS Lands Act). This National OCS Program establishe's..a five -year schedule :of oil::and gas lease sales . proposed for the U.S. The National OCS Program specifies the size, timing, and location of potential leasing activity that the Secretary of :the Interior:. determines will .best meet national. energy needs for: the five -year period : under consideration. Currently, BOEM is working under the . approved 2017 -2022. Program. However, as directed in Executive. Order 13795 (April 28, -and Secretary's Order. 3350 (May 1, -- 2017); BOEM is initiating a process to develop a new National OCS Program for 2019 -2024 that, if approved,: will supersede the 2017- 2022.:Program. The Draft: Proposed Pro rg_am : was released :on January 4; 2018.: It: can be viewed at this . ;. hLtps://ww*.bbe�ni.gov/NP-Dra ft-Pioposed-ProUan'i-2019'-2024/ The new .prograin:opens leases throughout the entire: coastal US and Alaska; Per DOI's press release, .the.proposed new program will "make over 90 percent of the.total OCS acreage and more than 98 . percent of undiscovered; technically .recoverable . oil and gas . resources in, federal offshore . areas . :: available to consider for future. exploration and development. By comparison, the current program uts 94 ercent of the OCS_ off In addition the ro am ro oses the largest p p In number of lease pop g sales in.U.S. history. Specifically relevant to Monroe; County, the proposed program opens up leases in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Florida. Straits, and the South: Atlantic. Currently there is a moratorium on leases in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico through 2022. This is the first time the majority of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico area would be available for leasing since 1988. There is a public comment period through March 9, and public meetings around the country, one of which will be held in Tallahassee on February 8, 2018. This release follows up BOEM's Request for Information published in July 2017, announcing its intention to develop a new five -year plan. In response to that RFI, the County submitted comments opposing expansion and urging the continuation of the moratorium on leasing area in Eastern Gulf of Mexico. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: April 2017: Resolution 111 -2017 August 2017: Comments letter to BOEM opposing expansion of offshore oil drilling off the coast of Florida and supporting extension of moratorium on drilling in eastern Gulf of Mexico beyond 2022. CONTRACT /AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval DOCUMENTATION: REVISED RESOLUTION opposing oil drilling (STAMPED) 1 16 18 BOEM Figure 2: 2019 -2024 Draft Proposed Program Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Atlantic Region Program Resolution 111 -2017 opposing oil drilling Resolution 136 -2010 opposing oil drilling Resolution 223 -2008 opposing oil drilling Resolution 139 -2006 opposing oil drilling Resolution 178 -1988 opposing oil drilling Resolution 203 -1987 opposing oil drilling FINANCIAL IMPACT: Effective Date: Expiration Date: Total Dollar Value of Contract: Total Cost to County: N/A Current Year Portion: Budgeted: Source of Funds: CPI: Indirect Costs: Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts: Revenue Producing: Grant: County Match: Insurance Required: Additional Details: If yes, amount: N/A REVIEWED BY: Bob Shillinger Completed 01/09/2018 12:16 PM Kathy Peters Completed 01/09/2018 2:20 PM Board of County Commissioners Pending 01/17/2018 9:00 AM RESOLUTION. NO. - 2018 . A RESOLUTION: OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF _ MONROE COUNTY,-: FLORIDA OPPOSING. THE PROPOSED.: EXPANSION :OF OIL. DRILLING IN THE EASTERN GULF_ .OF MEXICO, THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND THE SOUTH ATLANTIC, AND SUPPORTING: THE CONTINUATION OF THE : CURRENT MORATORIUM ON DRILLING IN THE EASTERN GULF OF - MEXICO BEYOND 2022, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Bureau of Ocean. Management (BOEM) develops the Outer Continental :Shelf (OCS) Oil and Leasing Program: and establishes . 5year programs that specify the size, .: . timing and _location of potential: drilling leas ng.act'ivity, and was.directed' by Executive .Order to initiate a process to develop a new National OCS program for 2019-2024 . WHEREAS, BOEM drafted and released. on January 4, 2018. a proposed new. OCS program that opens new - drilling leases throu - outi the entire coastal United States and Alaska, and wi 1, per the US Department ;of Interior's own press release, "make over - 90% of the total OCS acreage and more than 98% of undiscovered, technically recoverable: oil and gas resources in federal :offshore areas available to consider for future exploration and development. By comparison,' the current program puts 94 percent of the OCS off limits.. In addition, the program proposes the largest number of lease sales in U.S. history;" and : WHEREAS. specifically relevant for Monroe County, the proposed program opens-up leases in the Eastern: Gulf of Mexico, the. Florida Straits, and the South Atlantic..Currently - there is a moratorium on leases in the Eastern -Gulf of Mexico through 2022. This is the first time the majority of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico area would be. available for leasing since 1988;'and : WHEREAS : Monroe County, aka; "The Florida Keys," is a series, of islands nestled between the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, the Florida Straits and the Atlantic Ocean and whose coastline :encompasses the F orida Keys National Marine Sanctuary ( "FKNMS ") : and the Everglades National: Park; and WHEREAS, the unique marine ecosystem of -the Florida Keys is home to the .only living coral reef :in the continental United States and the largest documented sea:grass bed in the world, and supports more than 6,000 species of fishes, invertebrates, and plants and provides critical . spawning habitats to a multitude of recreational and commercial migratory; endemic, coastal and - pelagic firifish and shellfish; and: unparalleled support to fisheries of the. entire Gulf.of Mexico; Monroe County's nearshore waters alone:provide habitat for 80 percent of the fish species in the United States; and . . WHEREAS, the Gulfls marine environment provides the' for robust local - and regional economic activity, primarily tourism and recreational and commercial fishery industries at generate more than 70,000 jobs and more than $6 billion: annually; and . Page 1 of 3 WHEREAS, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon: Oil rig explosion in-the Gulf of Mexico:killed people: g p ry spilling almost 5, millionbariels eo e an : cause.. the* largest marme.oi, s ill inU:S. lusto. of oil over 84. straight days, and oiling more than 1,000 linear miles of shoreline and habitat, an 1 million -birds and, thousands of sea' turtles and. dolphins kill ing - extensivel damaging deep sea coral communities, and: killi4g and contaminating untold numbers of fish, shrimp and oysters; and WHEREAS, oil - drilling activity in the :Gulf of Mexico, and accidents such as the Dee water Horizon oils ill are-inco with p rotecting the Gulf's environmental resources s pill ,- p � P.... p g.. and clean and:healthy.waters that ;the State of Florida. and its .coastal communities, such as the Florida Keys are so economically dependent upon; an d .... ..... . WHEREAS located in the "eastern Gulf of Mexico" . the Joint Gulf Range Complex, :a critical military testing: and training. zone,. whose national . defense activities are incompatible with.: :.. _ military drilling. activity; and . WHEREAS; in- 2006 Congress passed the Gulf of Mexico Energy and Security Act (P.L 109-432) .creating a moratorium on drilling in most -of the Eastern Gulf.of Mexico; and WHEREAS,_ the United States Department of the Interior has announced: its intention to lift: the moratorium and: open up 73. million acres in the. federal: waters of the Gulf of Mexico for sale for oil: and gas drilling; ah _ .. WHEREAS; ;Monroe County's:: citizens have, on: numerous previous occasions expressed opposition to. offshore oil - drilling in. waters- in and .about the Florida . Keys with Res6lution Nos. 111-2017,136-2010, 223 -2008 139 =2006, 178 -1988 and -203- 1987 „and WHERE AS' . : Monroe County's .citizens remain :.strongly opposed .to lifting the moratorium and any new offshore oil and gas leasing, exploration, drilling activity and seismic inventories affecting Florida's . coast, and continue to: support the strongest possible:protections for Florida and its.. invaluable environmental resources from: the impacts of. offshore oil and gas exploration; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE'COUNTY, FLOIRDA:.. Section 1. - The above. recitals are hereby: incorporated into this resolution as restated. Herein an constitute the : legislative fmdings and intent of the Board of County Commissioners ofMonroe.County, Florida. Section 2. - The Clerk for this Board. shall furnish copies .of this resolution to • U.S, Senator Bill Nelson enator Marco Rubio • U.S. Representative Carlos Curbelo, District 26 • Florida Governor Rick. Scott • Florida_ Senate President Joe Negron . Page 2 of 3 ADDITIONAL BACK -UP RESOLUTION NO. 111 - 2017 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA OPPOSING OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND SUPPORTING THE CURRENT MORATORIUM ON DRILLING IN THE EASTERN GULF. WHEREAS, Monroe County, aka "The Florida Keys," is a series of islands nestled between the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, and whose coastline encompasses the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary ( "FKNMS ") and Everglades National Park; and WHEREAS, the unique marine ecosystem of the Florida Keys is home to the only living coral reef in the continental United States and the largest documented sea grass bed in the world, and supports more than 6,000 species of fishes, invertebrates, and plants; and WHEREAS, the Gulf waters surrounding the Florida Keys provide critical spawning habitats to a multitude of recreational and commercial migratory, endemic, coastal and pelagic finfish and shellfish, and unparalleled support to fisheries of the entire Gulf of Mexico; and WHEREAS, Monroe County's near shore waters alone provide habitat for 80 percent of the fish species in the United States; and WHEREAS, the Gulf's marine environment provides the foundation for robust local and regional economic activity, primarily tourism and recreational and commercial fishery industries that generate more than 70,000 jobs and more than $6 billion annually; and WHEREAS, the 2010 the Deepwater Horizon Oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 people and caused the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history, spilling almost 5 million barrels of oil over 84 straight days, and oiling more than 1,000 linear miles of shoreline and habitat, killing an estimated 1 million birds and thousands of sea turtles and dolphins, extensively damaging deep sea coral communities, and killing and contaminating untold numbers of fish, shrimp and oysters; and WHEREAS, oil drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico and accidents such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are incompatible with protecting the Gulfs environmental resources and clean and healthy waters that the State of Florida and its coastal communities such as the Florida Keys are so economically dependent upon; and WHEREAS, located in the eastern Gulf of Mexico is the Joint Gulf Range Complex, a critical military testing and training zone, whose national defense activities are incompatible with drilling activity; and WHEREAS in 2006 Congress passed the Gulf of Mexico Energy and Security Act (P.L 109 -432) creating a moratorium on drilling in most of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico; and Page 1 of 3 WHEREAS, the US Department of the Interior has announced its intention to lift the moratorium and open up for sale for oil and gas drilling 73 million acres in the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico; and WHEREAS, Monroe County's citizens have on numerous previous occasions expressed opposition to offshore oil drilling in waters in and about the Florida Keys with Resolutions 203 -1987, 178 -1988, 223 -2008, 130 -2006, and 136 -2010; and WHEREAS, Monroe County's citizens remain strongly opposed to the lifting of the moratorium and any new offshore oil and gas leasing, exploration, drilling activity and seismic inventories affecting Florida's coast, and continue to support the strongest possible protections for Florida and its invaluable environmental resources from the impacts of offshore oil and gas exploration; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners that: 1. The above recitals are hereby incorporated into this resolution as restated herein constitute the legislative findings and intent of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida. 2. The Clerk for this Board shall furnish copies of this resolution to: • U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, 716 Senate Hart Office Building, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510 • U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, 284 Russell Senate Office Building, United States Senate, Washington, DC 20510 • U.S. Representative Carlos Curbelo, District 26, 1404 Longworth House Office Building, United States House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515 • Florida Governor Rick Scott, State of Florida, The Capitol, 400 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 -0001 • Florida Senate President Joe Negron, 305 Senate Office Building, 404 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399 -1100 • Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran, 420 The Capitol, 402 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399 -1300 • State Senator Anitere Flores, District 39, 404 Senate Office Building, 404 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399 -1100 • State Representative Holly Raschein, District 120, 209 House Office Building, 402 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399 -1300 • Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240. • Secretary Ryan Matthews, Florida DEP, Office of the Secretary, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32399 Page 2 of 3 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 12 day of April, 2017. Mayor George Neugent Yes Mayor Pro Tern David Rice Yes Commissioner Danny Kolhage Yes Commissioner Heather Carruthers Yes Commissioner Sylvia Murphy Yes BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By. By: AM Deputy Clerk Mayor Page 3 of 3 ro' PPR VED P ISTAN I A l 30 T-3 'ZD r rq:7, 7) C-• CO C) Page 3 of 3 Commissioners Carruthers and Di Gennaro RESOLUTION NO. 136 - 2010 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO PROTECT FLORIDA FROM OFFSHORE DRILLING AND EXPLORATION; ENCOURAGING THE GOVERNOR TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION TO PLACE A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON THE 2010 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT BANNING OIL AND GAS DRILLING IN STATE WATERS; URGING ENHANCED OVERSIGHT OF SAFETY AND CONTINGENCY PLANS ON OIL AND GAS DRILLING IN STATE WATERS; AND DIRECTING THE CLERK TO FORWARD SAID RESOLUTION TO THE GOVERNOR, SENATE PRESIDENT, HOUSE SPEAKER, AND THE MONROE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION. WHEREAS, Florida's coral reefs, mangroves, sea grasses, beaches, fisheries, endangered species, tourism and quality of life depend upon clean ocean waters; the impacts of drilling muds and spills caused by offshore oil development can be carried by great distances by the Gulf Loop Current onto Florida's coasts; routine drilling mud releases thousands of pounds of toxic chemicals into the environment, harm fish, corals and marine mammals, and place Florida at risk of a large or catastrophic spill; and WHEREAS, it has become very clear that oil spills and environmental and economic disasters do occur as evidenced by the disastrous spill from the April 20, 2010 burning, collapse and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig as well as the leak from a rig off the coast of Australia in November 2009 and the tanker leak on the Great Barrier Reef on April 5, 2010; and WHEREAS, there currently is no effective method of preventing or arresting a deepwater leak; and WHEREAS, since 2001, and according to the Federal Minerals Management Service, there have been 69 offshore deaths, 1,349 injuries and 858 fires and explosions in the Gulf of Mexico alone; and WHEREAS, historically considered and managed as isolated environments, recent discoveries have documented important biological linkages between these underwater communities that are maintained by the clockwise motion of the Yucatan Loop and Florida currents; individual reef and banks, some of which are connected by bathymetric ridges and scarps, provide a nearly- continuous corridor from Belize and Mexico, then into the Gulf itself; even though separated by large expanses of ocean water, the fishes, corals, and invertebrates common to these reefs and banks demonstrate that the health and vitality of resources downstream are linked closely to those located upstream, and they are dependent on one another for the continued biological recruitment and replenishment of the biota; and WHEREAS, Floridians and especially residents of the Florida Keys have been unified in their opposition to offshore oil drilling and exploration for many years; and Combined Res Banning Oil Drilling 5120110 KP BOCC 5/19/10 Page 1 of Commissioners Carruthers and Di Gennaro WHEREAS, the area south of 26 degrees North Latitude, approximately where Marco Island, Florida, lies, and all waters outside of Lease Sale 181, are under a Congressional moratorium for oil and natural gas exploration and development, thanks to years of past efforts; and WHEREAS, the effort to open Florida up to oil drilling began with the Interior Department removing Florida's jurisdiction and giving Louisiana authority over Lease Sale 181, via publication of a revised "Seaward Boundary Lines Extension" in the Federal Register in January of 2006, that occurred without public review or comment; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Interior Department's Five Year Plan for Oil and Gas Development and Exploration undermines current protections for Florida's coral reefs; and WHEREAS, the Obama administration is proposing to open vast expanses of water along the Atlantic coastline and the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil and natural gas drilling, much of it for the first time; and WHEREAS, Florida Senators Mel Martinez (R) and Bill Nelson (D) worked diligently to make permanent the drilling moratorium in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, including most of Lease Sale 181, to keep drilling as far as 260 miles off Florida's west coast and 150 miles off the Panhandle and the east coast; and WHEREAS, the eastern Gulf is a military training zone and in which drilling should be banned as well as a buffer alongside it for at least five years; and WHEREAS, as more threats to bring oil drilling closer to Florida's shores emerge in Washington; and WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners previously passed Resolutions #223 -2008 and #139 -2006 supporting efforts to protect Florida from offshore drilling and exploration and Resolutions #178 -1988 and #203 -1987 expressing opposition to any offshore drilling in and about the Florida Keys; and WHEREAS, the Florida House of Representatives passed a bill during the 2009 legislative session which would have allowed the Governor and Cabinet, in their sole discretion sitting as the Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund, to receive, review and accept or reject proposals for exploration and production of oil and natural gas in Florida's state waters; and WHEREAS, it is a matter of grave concern that the efforts to allow drilling off Florida's coasts may be raised once again at the State legislature during the 2011 legislative session; WHEREAS, Governor Charlie Crist is now considering reconvening a special session of the Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the November 2010 General Election ballot banning oil and gas drilling in State waters; and Combined Res Banning Oil Drilling 5/20110 KP BOCC'5 /19/10 Page 2 of 4 Commissioners Camrthers and Di Gennaro WHEREAS, Representative Ron Saunders, representing the Florida Keys, who continues to fight efforts to expand oil drilling closer to Florida's coast, has expressed his support of the proposed constitutional amendment banning oil drilling in State waters; and WHEREAS, allowing the citizens of Florida to vote their opinion on oil and gas drilling off the coast of Florida may end much of the influence the oil and gas industry lobbyists have had in recent years and provide an extra layer of protection in preventing oil drilling in State waters; and WHEREAS, the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has resulted in more than 210,000 gallons of oil being pumped into the northern Gulf of Mexico and the oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico daily with no end in sight as attempts to cap the oil leak have, to date, been unsuccessful; and WHEREAS, the State of Florida is seeing impacts from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill which is 100 miles away, evidence of just how catastrophic the impacts of an oil spill would be if an oil leak occurred within three miles off the coast of Florida as has been suggested; and WHEREAS, the crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill may become caught in the Loop Current sending it down into the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas and turning the possible catastrophic threat to the pristine environment, the livelihood of our commercial and charter fisherman, and the tourism industry into a reality, with irreversible and devastating impacts for generations to came; and WHEREAS, it is evident that enhanced oversight of safety and contingency plans are needed on all oil and gas drilling to prevent a repeat of the events surrounding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: 1. We encourage Governor Charlie Crist to call a special session in order to place a constitutional amendment on the 2010 General Election Ballot banning all oil and gas drilling in State waters. 2. We support the strongest- possible protection for Florida and other fragile marine environments from the impacts of offshore oil and gas exploration and development, including additional efforts to expand exclusionary zones, extension of Presidential and Congressional moratoria, defeat of legislation to open up our coast to offshore oil, and enhanced oversight of safety and contingency plans on all oil and gas drilling in State waters. 3. We oppose oil drilling near Florida; we oppose any new offshore oil and gas leasing, exploration, drilling activity and seismic inventories affecting Florida's coast and support new Congressional moratoria against offshore oil drilling near Florida and other fragile coastal areas; and we encourage extension of the Presidential Executive Order that bans leasing off Florida's east and west coasts from 2012 to 2020. Combined Res Banning Oil Drilling 520110 KP BOCC 5/19/10 Page 3 of 4 Commissioners Carruthers and Di Genmaro 3. We encourage the Interior Department Minerals Management Service, our Florida Delegation, and Florida Governor Charlie Crist to work in support of these goals. 4. We support a permanent cancellation of the 90+ existing and active leases, some as close as 11 miles from our coast, compensating the holders of those leases through rents due and royalty forgiveness for other current drilling activity, and canceling any activity in Lease Sale 181 and establishment of a 150 mile buffer zone against drilling on Florida's east coast. 6. The Clerk shall send a copy of this resolution to: a. Renee Orr, 5 -Year Program Manager, Minerals Management Service (MS- 4010), Room 3120, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170 b. Honorable Senator Bill Nelson, 716 Senate Hart Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 C. Honorable Senator George Le Mieux, 356 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 d. Honorable Representative Reana Ros-- Lehtinen, 2160 Rayburn Building, Washington, DC 20515 e. Governor Charlie Crist, The Capitol, Tallahassee, FL 32301 f. Florida Senate President - Designate Mike Haridopolos, Capitol Office, 420 Senate Office Building, 404 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399 g. FL Representative Dean Cannon, 422 The Capitol, 402 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399 -1300 h_ F1 Representative Ron Saunders, 1402 The Capitol, 402 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399 -1300 i. FL Senator Larcenia Bullard, 218 Senate Office Building, 404 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399 -1100 PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 10' day of May, 2010. MayorSylvia Murphy Mayor Pro Tem Heather Carruthers Commissioner Mario Di Gennaro Commissioner George Neugent missioner Kim Wigington -�' Y L. KOLHAGE, Clerk Clerk Combined Res Banning Oil Drilling 520 /10 KP BOCC 5/19/10 Page 4 of 4 COUNTY ATTORNEY - S T M A. UTTON N D Yes o f Yes Yes ' ' ; - 'rl Yes Yes - ;mss 3 M 0 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER? OF MONROE COUNXY, FLORIDA By M(dyor/Chairperson COUNTY ATTORNEY - S T M A. UTTON oQ THE S STATE OF FLORIDA ®ffRe of the (babernor d� a THE CAPITOL TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32399 -0001 W6'fR CHARLIE CRIST www.flgov.com GOVERNOR 850- 488 -7146 850- 487 -0801 fax September 21, 2010 The Honorable Danny Kolhage Suite 101, 500 Whitehead Street Key West, Florida 33040 Dear Mr. Kolhage: Thank you for writing to Governor Crist regarding his call for a special session. The Governor appreciates your concerns and asked me to respond on his behalf. When the Governor called for a special session on July 8, 2010, we were hopeful that the legislature would act in the best interest of all Floridians by passing a joint resolution allowing Florida voters the opportunity to amend their constitution and ban off -shore drilling along Florida's coastline forever. Sadly, the legislature denied voters this chance, and the prospect of future drilling still threatens our beautiful beaches. I commend you on your service to the people of Monroe County, and on the passage of Resolution No. 136 -2010. The Governor remains committed to protecting our coastline. Through continued hard work, we can achieve an even brighter future for the Sunshine State. Sincerely, Ken Granger Deputy Chief of Staff a r cn rn CD C:) r N c7 • � w z, co v Commissioner Neugent RESOLUTION NO. 223 -2008 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING - EFFORTS TO PROTECT FLORIDA FROM OFFSHORE DRILLING AND EXPLORATION WHEREAS, Florida's coral reefs, mangroves, seagrasses, beaches, fisheries, endangered species, tourism and quality of life depend upon clean ocean waters; the impacts of drilling muds and spills caused by offshore oil development can be carried by great distances by the Gulf Loop Current onto Florida's coasts; routine drilling muds release thousands of pounds of toxic chemicals into the environment, harm fish, corals and marine mammals, .and place Florida at risk of a large or catastrophic spill; and WHEREAS, historically considered and managed as isolated environments, recent discoveries have documented important biological linkages between these underwater communities that are maintained by the clockwise motion of the Yucatan Loop and Florida currents; individual reef and banks, some of which are connected by bathymetric ridges and scarps, provide a nearly- continuous corridor from Belize and Mexico, then into the Gulf itself, even though separated by large expanses of ocean water, the fishes, corals, and invertebrates common to these reefs and banks demonstrate that the health and vitality of resources downstream are linked closely to those located upstream, and they are dependent on one another for the continued biological recruitment and replenishment of the biota; and WHEREAS, Floridians and especially residents of the Florida Keys have been unified in their opposition to offshore oil drilling and exploration for many years; and WHEREAS, the area south of 26 degrees North Latitude, approximately where Marco Island, Florida, lies, and all waters outside of Lease Sale 181, are under a Congressional moratorium for oil and natural gas exploration and development, thanks to years of past efforts; and WHEREAS, the effort to open Florida up to oil drilling began with the Interior Department removing Florida's jurisdiction and giving Louisiana authority over Lease Sale 181, via publication of a revised "Seaward Boundary Lines Extension" in the Federal Register in January of 2006, that occurred without public review or comment; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Interior Department's Five Year Plan for Oil and Gas Development and Exploration undermines current protections for Florida's coral reefs; and WHEREAS, the President recently rescinded his father's executive withdrawals that currently protect Florida from offshore oil at a time when our coral reefs are endangered and need more, not less, protection to survive; and Oil Drilling Opposition Res 2008 1 Commissioner Neugent WHEREAS, Florida Senators Mel Martinez (R) and Bill Nelson (D) have worked diligently to make permanent the drilling moratorium in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, including most of Lease Sale 181, to keep drilling as far as 260 miles off Florida's west coast and 150 miles off the Panhandle and the east coast; and WHEREAS, the eastern Gulf is a military training zone and in which drilling should be banned as well as a buffer alongside it for at least five years; and WHEREAS, as more threats to bring oil drilling closer to Florida's shores emerge in Washington; NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: 1. We support the strongest possible protection for Florida and other fragile marine environments from the impacts of offshore oil and gas exploration and development, including additional efforts to expand exclusionary zones, extension of Presidential and Congressional moratoria, and defeat of legislation to open up our coast to offshore oil. 2. We encourage the Interior Department Minerals Management Service, our Florida Congressmen and Florida Governor Charlie Crist to work in support of these goals. 3. We oppose oil drilling near Florida; we oppose any new offshore oil and gas leasing, exploration, drilling activity and seismic inventories affecting Florida's coast and support new Congressional moratoria against offshore oil drilling near Florida and other fragile coastal areas; and we encourage extension of the Presidential Executive Order that bans leasing off America's east and west coasts and parts of Alaska from 2012 to 2020. 4. We support a permanent cancellation of the 90+ existing and active leases, some as close as 11 miles from our coast, compensating the holders of those leases through rents due and royalty forgiveness for other current drilling activity, and canceling any activity in Lease Sale 181 and establishment of a 150 mile buffer zone against drilling on Florida's east coast. The Clerk shall send a copy of this resolution to: a. Renee Orr, 5 -Year Program Manager, Minerals Management Service (MS- 4010), Room 3120, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170 b. Honorable Senator .bill Nelson, 716 Senate Hart Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 c. Honorable Senator Mel Martinez; 317 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 d. Honorable Representative Reana Ros-Lehtinen, 2160 Rayburn Building, Washington, DC 20515 e. Governor Charlie Crist, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. Oil Drilling Opposition Res 2008 Commissioner Neugent PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 28th day of J uly 1 2008. Mayor Mario Di Gennaro Y es._ Mayor Pro Tern Charles "Sonny" McCoy Yes Commissioner Sylvia Murphy Yes amissioner George Neugent Yes tinissionerDixie M. Spehar Yes E�? L. KOLHAGE, Clerk Deputy Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By Mayor Mario Di Gennaro MONROE COUNTY ATTOR Ap VED AS T ZUZANNE A. U ON COU T A 0 N Date �' oil Drilling opposition Res 2008 3 Ca C (7 "..; . Cam• BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By Mayor Mario Di Gennaro MONROE COUNTY ATTOR Ap VED AS T ZUZANNE A. U ON COU T A 0 N Date �' oil Drilling opposition Res 2008 3 RESOLUTION NO. 139 - 2006 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO PROTECT FLORIDA FROM OFFSHORE DRILLING AND EXPLORATION WHEREAS, Florida's coral reefs, mangroves, seagrasses, beaches, fisheries, endangered species, tourism and quality of life depend upon clean ocean waters; the impacts of drilling muds and spills caused by offshore oil development can be carried by great distances by the Gulf Loop Current onto Florida's coasts; routine drilling muds release thousands of pounds of toxic chemicals into the environment, harm fish, corals and marine mammals, and place Florida at risk of a large or catastrophic spill; and WHEREAS, Floridians and especially residents of the Florida Keys have been unified in their opposition to offshore oil drilling and exploration for many years; and WHEREAS, the area south of 26 degrees North Latitude, approximately where Marco Island, Florida, lies, and all waters outside of Lease Sale 181, are under a Congressional moratorium for oil and natural gas exploration and development, thanks to years of past efforts; and WHEREAS, the Congressional and a Presidential moratoria on offshore oil are now up for review, at a time when our coral reefs are endangered and need more, not less, protection to survive. The White House agreement with the state of Florida that currently protects most of Lease Sale 181, a hotly contested area in the Gulf, expires next year; and WHEREAS, the effort to open Florida up to oil drilling began with the Interior Department removing Florida's jurisdiction and giving Louisiana authority over Lease Sale 181, via publication of a revised "Seaward Boundary Lines Extension" in the Federal Register in January of 2006, that occurred without public review or comment; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Interior Department released a new Five Year Plan for Oil and Gas Development and Exploration that undermines current protections for Florida's coral reefs; the current program runs through June 30, 2007, and the next Five Year Plan would put a 4 million + acre area on the auction block and proposes to rapidly make the west coast of Florida the most intensively - leased region of all currently- protected Outer Continental Shelf waters nationwide, also opening up the coast of Virginia and Alaska's fishery-rich Bristol Bay; and WHEREAS, public comments on the proposed Five Year Plan can be submitted to the Minerals Management Service until April, 2006; and WHEREAS, efforts are underway in Congress to fast track removal of its moratoria and the president could rescind his father's executive withdrawals that currently protect Florida from offshore oil; the chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee filed a bill that would authorize oil drilling in an area 100 miles south of the Florida Panhandle; Chairman Pete Domenici (R -N.M.) says he has the votes to open the Lease Sale 181 area in the Gulf of Mexico to oil and natural gas drilling; the first hearing is set for February 16' the bill requires the Interior Department to begin offering leases in the "bulge" portion of the Lease Sale 181 area off the Florida coast within one year, and WHEREAS, Florida Senators Mel Martinez (R) and Bill Nelson (D) have filed a bill which makes permanent the drilling moratorium in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, including most of Lease Sale 181; the Permanent Protection for Florida Act, numbered Senate Bill #2239, would keep drilling as far as 260 miles off Florida's west coast and 150 miles off the Panhandle and the east coast; the eastern Gulf is a military training zone and helps protect that zone by banning drilling within it and setting up a buffer alongside it for at least five years, but the measure would not prevent development on roughly 700,000 acres in the area's southwest portion; and WHEREAS, as more threats to bring oil drilling closer to Florida's shores emerge in Washington, Florida Govenor Jeb Bush's role is becoming increasingly pivotal; he can help craft a remedy acceptable to Florida's delegation and Congress as a whole; after years of being unified against drilling, Florida's congressional members seem more divided and indecisive on the issue than ever; the Governor supports the Nelson Martinez bill; NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: 1. We support the strongest possible protection for Florida and other fragile marine environments from the impacts of offshore oil and gas exploration and development, including additional efforts to expand exclusionary zones, extension of Presidential and Congressional moratoria, and defeat of legislation to open up our coast to offshore oil. We encourage the Interior Department Minerals Management Service, our Florida Congressmen and Florida Governor Jeb Bush to work in support of these goals. We support the Permanent Protection for Florida Act, numbered Senate Bill #2239 filed by Florida Senators Martinez and Nelson. 2. We oppose the Department of the Interior's new 5 Year Plan and the legislation filed by Senator Pete Domenici to allow oil drilling near Florida. We oppose any new offshore oil and gas leasing, exploration, drilling activity and seismic inventories affecting Florida's coast and support new Congressional moratoria against offshore oil drilling near Florida and other fragile coastal areas. We encourage extension of the Presidential Executive Order that bans leasing off America's east and west coasts and parts of Alaska from 2012 to 2020. 3. We support a permanent cancellation of the 90+ existing and active leases, some as close as 11 miles from our coast. Compensate the holders of those leases through rents due and royalty forgiveness for other current drilling activity. We support canceling any activity in Lease Sale 181 and establishment of a 150 mile buffer zone against drilling on Florida's east coast. 4. A copy of this resolution shall be sent to: a. Renee Orr, 5 -Year Program Manager, Minerals Management Service (MS- 4010), Room 3120, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170 b. Honorable Senator Bell Nelson, 716 Senate Hart Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 c. Honorable Senator Mel Martinez, 317 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 d. Honorable Representative Reana Ros-- Lehfinen, 2160 Rayburn Building, Washington, DC 20515 e. Governor 1eb Bush, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida 32301. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 15th day of March, 2006. Mayor McCoy Mayor Pro Tem Nelson Commissioner Neugent 1_ _Commissioner Rice Cgetun'ssioner Spehar • `Y' 7'' ' S. i`• .`it Attest. L.KOLHAGE, Clerk B Dep ty Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COVITTY, FLORIDA By Mayor/ Chairperson MONROE COUNTY APPROVED AS 1 - r rn C7 - n :.4 rn ca O NNE A' HUTTUN IT r.ajMTY YrTORNEY N Yes Yes o�� s Yes �r �D Yes o c) Yes q 'r• M r r D m 4l O BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COVITTY, FLORIDA By Mayor/ Chairperson MONROE COUNTY APPROVED AS 1 - r rn C7 - n :.4 rn ca O NNE A' HUTTUN IT r.ajMTY YrTORNEY Commissioner John Stormont RESOLUTION NO. 178 -1988 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE MONROE COUNTY COMMISSION'S OPPOSITION TO ANY OFFSHORE DRILLING IN AND ABOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS. WHEREAS, it has been reported that the Department of Interi- or is considering the granting of offshore drilling rights along the coast of Florida; and WHEREAS, lease sale 116 located twenty -five (25) miles North of Key West, Florida, is scheduled for development this year; and WHEREAS, the County Commission of Monroe County is opposed to any proposed drilling in that the lease sale area is the specific breeding ground for spiny lobster, pink shrimp, stonecrabs and reef fish and because the area is so close to the Everglades and the delicate coral reefs in the Florida Keys; and WHEREAS, the County Commission hereby expresses its opposition in this resolution, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNTY COMMISSION OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: Section 1. That any and all offshore drilling on the coasts of Florida, particularly the Florida Keys, is hereby unalterably opposed. Section 2. That the opposition expressed by this resolution be spread on the records of the State and Federal officials considering this lease sale to grant such drilling rights and that copies of this resolution be sent to the Florida delegation in the United States Congress, Senators Lawton Chiles and Bob Graham, U.S. Representative Dante Fascell, Representative Ron Saunders and Senator Larry Plummer in Tallahassee, and the Governor of the State of Florida, Bob Martinez and all members of the Florida Cabinet and the Directors of the Department of Community Affairs, the Department of Environmental Regulation, and the Department of Natural Resources. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 19th day of April, A.D., 1988. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA. By Mayof/Chairman (SEAL) Attesti)ANNY L XCLHAG- Clerk C er OA County Commissioner Puto RESOLUTION NO. 203 -1987 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING MONROE COUNTY COM- MISSION'S OPPOSITION TO ANY OFFSHORE DRILLING IN AND ABOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS. WHEREAS, it has been reported that the Department of Interi- or is considering the granting of offshore drilling rights along the coast of Florida; and WHEREAS, a hearing is to be held on May 21, 1987, by the Department of Interior concerning these proposed drillings; and WHEREAS, the County Commission of Monroe County is opposed to any proposed drilling and do express such opposition in this resolution, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNTY COMMISSION OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: Section 1. That any and all offshore drilling on the coasts of Florida, particularly the Florida Keys is hereby unalterably opposed. Section 2. That this opposition expressed by this resolution be spread on the record of any public hearing concern- ing the Department of Interior's intention to grant such drilling rights and that copies of this resolution be sent to the Florida delegation in the United States Congress, Senators Lawton Chiles and Bob Graham, U.S. Representative Dante Fascell, Representative Ron Saunders and Senator Larry Plummer in Tallahassee, and the Governor of the State of Florida, Bob Martinez and all members of the Florida Cabinet and the department heads or Secretaries of the Department of Community Affairs, the Department of Environmental Regulation, and the Department of Natural Resources. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the IftN day of May, A.D., 1987. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA. B y VZ 4 '� 6 �7 Mayo airman (SEAL) Attes tIPANNY L KOLHAGE, Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM AND AL SUFFICIENCY BY ' Attorney's Office 2 M C ounty of f Monroe ELj » °o � BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS /� � Mayor David Rice, District 4 Th e Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tem Sylvia J. Murphy, District 5 Danny L. Kolhage, District 1 George Neugent, District 2 Heather Carruthers, District 3 County Commission Meeting January 17, 2018 Agenda Item Number: R.4 Agenda Item Summary #3820 BULK ITEM: Yes DEPARTMENT: County Administrator TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Lisa Tennyson (305) 292 -4444 N/A AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of resolution opposing the expansion of oil drilling leases in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Florida Straits and the South Atlantic as recently proposed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management for its new oil and gas leasing program for 2019 -2024. ITEM BACKGROUND: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) develops the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS Program) for oil and gas development in accordance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCS Lands Act). This National OCS Program establishes a five -year schedule of oil and gas lease sales proposed for the U.S. The National OCS Program specifies the size, timing, and location of potential leasing activity that the Secretary of the Interior determines will best meet national energy needs for the five -year period under consideration. Currently, BOEM is working under the approved 2017 -2022 Program. However, as directed in Executive Order 13795 (April 28, 2017) and Secretary's Order 3350 (May 1, 2017), BOEM is initiating a process to develop a new National OCS Program for 2019 -2024 that, if approved, will supersede the 2017 -2022 Program. The Draft Proposed Program was released on January 4, 2018. It can be viewed at this link: https: / /www.boem.ov/NP- Draft - Proposed - Program- 2019 -2024/ The new program opens leases throughout the entire coastal US and Alaska. Per DOI's press release, the proposed new program will "make over 90 percent of the total OCS acreage and more than 98 percent of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas resources in federal offshore areas available to consider for future exploration and development. By comparison, the current program puts 94 percent of the OCS off limits. In addition, the program proposes the largest number of lease sales in U.S. history." Specifically relevant to Monroe County, the proposed program opens up leases in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Florida Straits, and the South Atlantic. Currently there is a moratorium on leases in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico through 2022. This is the first time the majority of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico area would be available for leasing since 1988. There is a public comment period through March 9, and public meetings around the country, one of which will be held in Tallahassee on February 8, 2018. This release follows up BOEM's Request for Information published in July 2017, announcing its intention to develop a new five -year plan. In response to that RFI, the County submitted comments opposing expansion and urging the continuation of the moratorium on leasing area in Eastern Gulf of Mexico. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: April 2017: Resolution 111 -2017 August 2017: Comments letter to BOEM opposing expansion of offshore oil drilling off the coast of Florida and supporting extension of moratorium on drilling in eastern Gulf of Mexico beyond 2022. CONTRACT /AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval DOCUMENTATION: STAMPED BOCC Reso Opposing Drilling and Supporting Moratorium 1 9 18 kp FINANCIAL IMPACT: Effective Date: Expiration Date: Total Dollar Value of Contract: Total Cost to County: N/A Current Year Portion: Budgeted: Source of Funds: CPI: Indirect Costs: Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts: Revenue Producing: If yes, amount: Grant: County Match: Insurance Required: Additional Details: N/A REVIEWED BY: Bob Shillinger Kathy Peters Board of County Commissioners Completed Completed Pending 01/09/2018 12:16 PM 01/09/2018 2:20 PM 01/17/2018 9:00 AM WHEREAS, Monroe County, aka "The Florida Keys," is a series of islands nestled between the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, and whose coastline encompasses the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary ("FKNMS") and Everglades National Park; and WHEREAS, oil drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico, and accidents such as the environmental resource� and clean and healthy waters that the State of Florida and its coastal communities, such as the Florida Keys, are so economically dependent upon; and WHEREAS, located in the eastern Gulf of Mexico is the Joint Gulf Range Complex, a critical military testing and training zone, whose national defense activities are incompatible with drilling activity; and WHEREAS, in 2006 Congress passed the Gulf of Mexico Energy and Security Act (P L 109-432) creating a moratorium on drilling in most of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico; and WHEREAS, the United States Department of the Interior has announced its intention to lift the moratorium and open up 73 million acres in the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico for sale for oil and gas drilling; and WHEREAS, Monroe County's citizens have, on numerous previous occasions, expressed opposition to offshore oil drilling in waters in and about the Florida Keys with Resolution Nos, 203-1987, 178-1988, 223-2008, 130-2006, and 136-2010; and WHEREAS, Monroe County's citizens remain strongly opposed to lifting the moratorium and any new offshore oil and gas leasing, exploration, drilling activity and seismic inventories affecting Florida's coast, and continue to support the strongest possible protections for Florida and its invaluable environmental resources from the impacts of offshore oil and gas exploration NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: Section 14 The above recitals are hereby incorporated into this resolution as restated herein and constitute the legislative findings and intent of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida. Section 24 The Clerk for this Board shall furnish copies of this resolution to: PASSED Al D ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting held on the 17 day of January, 2018. Mayor David Rice Mayor Pro Tern Sylvia Murphy Commissioner Heather Carruthers Commissioner Danny Kolhage Commissioner George Nengent BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MOLAR COUNTY, FLORIDA I" EMM ATTEST: KEVIN MADOK, CLERK W2 MONROE COUNTY ATIORNE APPR 7D AS TO FORk "JC INGER, JR Elam