Item I4
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: 19 January 2005
Bulk Item: Yes --X- No
Division:
Growth Management
Department:
Marine Resources
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of a Resolution in support of the Florida Keys Initiative for 2005, the annual legislative funding effort
for the Keys initiated through the South Florida Water Management District.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Annually the South Florida Water Management District (The District) develops a funding request package to
the legislature for projects in the Florida Keys. Generally speaking the District is quite successful in obtaining
grants funds for specific projects in the Keys through this approach. This year, the District is improving the
presentation of their legislative funding request by providing a briefing document representing each of the
proposed projects with a show of support (Resolutions or letters) from the local governments making requests
for assistance. Among many projects, the County will be requesting funds to assist in its land management
efforts. Funds made available through this effort will become available to the County and its municipalities in
the 2005-2006 budget year. The total funding request will be for up to $5 million to be distributed, if
successful, among the County and municipalities based upon prioritized funding requests. District grants
require a 50 / 50 match.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
None
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
NA
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval
NA
BUDGETED: Yes
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
No
TOTAL COST:
NA
COST TO.COUNTY:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
APPROVED BY: County Atty
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
No --X-
r Month
Year
DOCUMENTATION: Included X
DISPOSITION:
Not equired
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Marine Resources
RESOLUTION NO. 2005
A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SUPPORTING THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FUNDING
EFFORT KNOWN AS THE FLORIDA KEYS INITIA TVE FOR THE 2005-2006 BUDGET
YEAR
WHEREAS, the .South Florida Water Management District (The District) annually makes legislative
budget requests for specific Florida Keys projects; and
WHEREAS, the District has recently established a Florida Keys Initiative Planning Team to assist in
developing the legislative funding proposal for this and future years; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Team HAS developed a prioritized list of projects totaling $5,000,000 known as
the Florida Keys Initiative; and
WHERAS, the District will package the prioritized list with short project descriptions for each project, to
be known as the Florida K~ys Initiatve as its 2005-2006 legislative proposal. '
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT:
Section 1. The Board accepts the attached prioritized list as the basis for a South Florida Water Management District
legislative funding package known as the Florida Keys Initiative for budget year 2005-2006.
Section 2. The Board supports by this Resolution the effort of the District in bringing forward the Florida Keys
Initiative funding request package to the Florida legislature for funding appropriation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners, Momoe County, Florida ata regular
meeting of said Board held on the ~ day of January. A.D., 2005.
Mayor Dixie Spehar
Mayor Pro Tern Charles "Sonny" McCoy
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner David Rice
Commissioner Murray Nelson
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY:
MAYOR/CHAIR PERSON
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
DANNY 1. KOLHAGE, CLERK
DEPUTY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
BY: ~) 1-7.0'5
TTORNEY'S OFFICE
BY:
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