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Board of County Commissioners
Agenda Item Summary
Meeting Date March 19, 2003
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Division: Board of County Commissioners
Department: George R. Neugent
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners In support of Islands of
the Lower Keys Habitat Protection project within the Federal Transportation Bill.
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Commissioner GEORGE R. NEUGENT
DISTRICT II
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HAR-11-03 09,34 FROH,HONROE tOUNTY ATTY OFFICE ID,38S2923S15
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Commissioner Neugent
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN
SUPPORT Of ISLANDS OF 71E LOWS KEYS HMrrAT 1'RD'f"E(:TZON
MOJR"TwrTHIN THE fEDERAl TRANSPORTATION B%l.L.
WHEREAS. habitat acquisition is a cornerstone of the recovery efforts foro federally
cndanguuJ and threatened species in the 1..-81' Florida Keys.
WHEREAS. Key Deer and Lower ICeys marsh rabbit reeovery efforts. as outlined in the
.South Florida Mldti-Speciu RecoYVy Plan- (developed by the USFWS in 1999), serve as a
protective umbreUa for numuoU$ other rare and imperiled plants and animals and the natural
communities that .upport them, and
WH~EAS. 'tttis ulftbreUCl-effcct atm features prcNnillMtlV in the draft Habitat
Consenation Plan for Big Pine and No Name Keys. ond Monroe Coun'Y. Florida ()epar11nenT of
CoInmuni'Y Affairs. and Florida DepartlftMt of TnmsportCltion are now developing this plan with
an eye toward sustainable development with minimal impacts 1'0 endangered species in this
heartland at the Key Deer.
WHEREAS. the Florida Department of T"onspoMation has invested in wtdcrpasscs for'
the ICey Deer on US Highway 1 on Big Pine Key.
WHEREAS. federal. state. and county land programs have acqui,.ed land to protect
habitat to meet the needs of the South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan. and
WHEAEAS, the needs of the Recovery Plan Gtc beyond thc capaci1y of the federal.
state. and county land programs. and
WHEREAS, the Florida Depur '''1M' of Transportotion. the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
the Florida Department of Community Affairs. The Nlrture Conservancy. and Monroe County
have collaborated on developing a proposal. Islands of the LiMe Kqs HDbitat ProtKtion
Project. to protect habitat to meet the needs of the Recovery Plan.
WHEREAS. this proposal is compatible with the Monroe County ComprehMSiw Plan.
livable CoIMwniICeys, the National Key Deer Management PleIn. the Coupon Bight/Key Deer CARL
Projcct. the Florida Keys CGrrylng Capacity Study, and the South Florida Multi-Sp"ia
Recovery PIGn.
WHEREAS. the federal transportat'_ authorization bill rTfA3-) provides fwtding for
high priority projects such as implementing ESA recovery plGnt. ac:qui,ition of development
rights. preservation of scenic vistaS. restoration of .wildlife funcTions. and paying for public
habitat eons&rvotion plans; now thereforc.
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MAR-tl-03 09,~5 FRO",kONROE COUNTY ATTY OFFICE ID.30S2923&16
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BE IT RESOlVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Of MONROE
COUNTY. FLORIDA
Scctian 1. Hereby declares its supparl and urges GovCI'nor1cb Sush, Congresswoman
Ileana Ros-leht;nM, Senator aill NeJson and Senator Bob 6raharn to work for the authorimtion
of rshnds tJf the LtJWt" Kep HtIbi'tl' l+Y1f<<fiM PrtJj<<t within the federal frGn'por'tation bill.
SltC'tion 2. Hereby requests the Clerk to send certified copies of this Resolution to
the ubovc-narned dignitaries.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of CoUllfy Co",lI\iSSianers of Manroc County, Florida. at a
,-.gular meeting of Mid Bocrd held on tt. 19th day of Man:h. 2003.
Mayor Spehar
MayCll" Pro Tan Nelson
CDlftrnissianer Mc(Ay
COIftfIIiaioner Neugent
COInMissioner Rice
(SEAL)
AftCSf: DANNY LICOlHAGe, Clerk
BOAAD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNlY, A.0R1!)A
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By
DcpcIty Clerk
Mayor/Chairperson
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