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County Commission
RESOLUTION NO.
336 -1997
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION SUPPORTING THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF KEY LARGO CONTRACT WITH DESIGN STUDIOS WEST, INC.
TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC COMMUNITY PLAN.
WH EREAS, the Economic Development Council of Key Largo (hereafter EDC) has raised over
$80,000,00 and entered into a contract with Design Studios West. Inc. (hereafter DSW) for the
purposes of developing a Strategic Community Plan; and
Whereas, Key Largo has approximately 16,500 citizens, making it the largest unincorporated
area in Monroe County; and
Whereas, the County recognizes that Key Largo is a tourist destination with many businesses
which rely upon tourism for survival; and
Whereas, the County has previously participated with the Nature Conservancy:a'ld NQtiortQj
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Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to gather important economic facts about tourism in the
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Florida Keys; and
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Whereas, the County recognizes that tourism will play an important part :i~;~the Sfrotegif
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Community Plan for Key Largo; and
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Whereas, the of Key Largo still needs to raise an additional $9,000.00, more or less, to achieve
its goal of creating a Strategic Community Plan, now therefore;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1,
The Key Largo EDC and DSW Project and resulting Strategic Community Plan
will be significantly impacted by and will significantly impact tourism in the Florida Keys.
Section 2.
That task number 3 of the project methodology under the agreement between
EDC and DSW, to wit analyses of site inventory, opportunities and constraints, economics(including
market reconnaissance), and task 7, community compatibility analysis, constitutes permissible uses of
Tourist Development tax revenues under Section 125,0104 (9)(d) Florida Statutes.
Section 3,
That the above referenced analyses and the resulting Strategic Community
Plan will enhance and supplement County efforts regarding tourism research. promotion and
advertising.
Section 4.
The County Commission endorses and supports the EDC/DSW project to
develop a Strategic Community Plan for Key Largo, and encourages submission to the TDC of an
appropriate application for partial funding of the Strategic Community Plan from tourist tax revenue.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a
regular meeting of said Board held on the 17th day of Septerrber . 1997,
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