2012-24RESOLUTION NO. 2012 -24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
AVENTURA, FLORIDA URGING THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE U.S.
CONGRESS TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE
CENTRAL EVERGLADES PLANNING PROJECT; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Greater Everglades Ecosystem is a globally imperiled habitat
and the primary source of drinking water for the City of Aventura; and
WHEREAS, Everglades National Park is critical to South Florida's tourism, with
nearly a million people visiting each year, 30 percent of whom are from outside the
United States; and
WHEREAS, the Everglades ecosystem has continued to decline in the face of
restoration delays and an expedited solution is needed to increase the quality, quantity,
timing and distribution of freshwater flows into the central Everglades, Everglades
National Park and Florida and Biscayne Bay; and
WHEREAS, increased deliveries of water south of Lake Okeechobee will reduce
damaging discharges to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) is to
significantly reduce planning times and deliver a finalized plan, for a suite of restoration
projects in the central Everglades within 18 months; and
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WHEREAS, full support and funding by the State of Florida and the U.S.
Congress is needed to implement this project, protect regional water supply, create
much needed jobs and strengthen the local economy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein.
Section 2. The City of Aventura urges the South Florida Water Management
District, the state of Florida and the U. S. Congress to support and provide funding for
the Central Everglades Planning Project.
Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner Joel, who moved its
adoption. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Weinberg, and upon being put
to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Zev Auerbach
yes
Commissioner Bob Diamond
yes
Commissioner Billy Joel
yes
Commissioner Michael Stern
yes
Commissioner Luz Urbaez - Weinberg
yes
Vice Mayor Teri Holzberg
yes
Mayor Susan Gottlieb
yes
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5t" day of June, 2012.
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san Gottlieb, Mayor
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resa M. t kal, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY