Resolution 228-2018 Commissioner Neugent
RESOLUTION NO. 228 - 2018
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.
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
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
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.
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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 4th day of September,
2018.
# 4y �� Mayor David Rice, District 4 Yes
, Mayor Pro Tem Sylvia Murphy, District 5 Yes
o ° ' v % ,A, Commissioner Danny L. Kolhage, District 1 Yes
6 , �` Commissioner George Neugent, District 2 Yes
";m Commissioner Heather Carruthers, District 3 Yes
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e Kevin Madok, Clerk OF MONROE •. 0 ,4YY, FL I DA
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Deputy Clerk Mayor David Rice
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MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY
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CHRISTINE LIMBERT- BARROWS
ASSISTANT C UNTY A ORNEY
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