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Item C1` County of Monroe .. - Me Florida Keys L BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Mayor David Rice, District 4 Mayor Pro Tern Sylvia J. Murphy, District 5 Danny L. Kolhage, District 1 George Neugent, District 2 Heather Carruthers, District 3 County Commission Meeting September 4, 2018 Agenda Item Number: C.1 Agenda Item Summary #4634 BULK ITEM: Yes DEPARTMENT: BOCC District 2 TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Terri Colonna (305) 292 -4512 na AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of a resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida applauding the Ocean Conservancy, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and the Florida Keys Scenic Highway Corridor Alliance for their efforts in organizing and carrying out a Keys -wide shoreline cleanup to take place on September 15, 2018. ITEM BACKGROUND: PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: CONTRACT /AGREEMENT CHANGES: na STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval. DOCUMENTATION: Stamped Res shoreline cleanup for BOCC 9 4 18 Budget (Neugent) FINANCIAL IMPACT: Effective Date: Expiration Date: Total Dollar Value of Contract: Total Cost to County: 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: REVIEWED BY: Kathy Peters Completed 08/23/2018 2:40 PM Board of County Commissioners Pending 09/04/2018 5:05 PM Commissioner Neugent WHEREAS, the Florida Keys have a diversity of coastal resources including fringing mangroves, saltmarshes, seagrass meadows, nearshore patch reefs, offshore barrier reefs, and sandy beaches; and WHEREAS, the coast has provided the Keys with a rich scenic, cultural, and historical heritage and constitutes a national recreational and economic resource supporting a robust commercial fishing and tourist industry; and WHEREAS, Monroe County is strongly committed to the wise management of its coastline in order to ensure the natural and economic sustainability of this resource; and WHEREAS, the proper disposal and recycling of solid waste is an important aspect of protecting the Keys' coastal resources and achieving coastal sustainability; and WHEREAS, the Ocean Conservancy has sponsored an annual County and Statewide coastal cleanup in Florida since 1988, resulting in the nations' largest coastal cleanup effort; and WHEREAS, there is still a profound need to address marine debris issues, caused by Hurricane Irma in September 2017, along the hundreds of miles of shoreline in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; and 11 1 X-110 RKI 11101 DI .1.4mol NO 11301 !L11111 V 0 1 *A 1 The coastal cleanup efforts of the Ocean Conservancy, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and the Florida Keys Scenic Highway Corridor Alliance are critically important to the protection of coastal resources in the Keys. 2. The Board and citizens of Monroe County, the Florida Keys, support this laudable effort with the same strength of spirit held by those who organized the cleanup and volunteered their substantial time and energy. Page 1 of 2 Res Shoreline Cleanup BOCC 914118 3. Additionally, the Board would like to commend the many businesses in the Keys that donated time and materials to this effort, including Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Monroe County Waste Management Department, and the Florida Keys' solid waste haulers: Keys Sanitary Service, Marathon Garbage Service, Inc., Waste Management, Inc., and Advanced Disposal. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 4 th day of September, 2018. La M 1 mmlq. M. Page 2 of 2 Res Shoreline Cleanup BOCC 914118