HomeMy WebLinkAboutcocc_resolution_no_2020-27_20201020 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA;
TEMPORARILY REDUCING COMMERCIAL RECREATIONAL FRANCHISE FEES
DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC EMERGENCY UNTIL THE EMERGENCY
DECLARATION ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION
NO. 2020-09 IS TERMINATED; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF PRIOR
INCONSISTENT RESOLUTIONS, SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, this Resolution is adopted in accordance with the emergency powers vested
in the City of Cape Canaveral pursuant to Chapter 252, Florida Statutes, Chapter 18 of the City
Code and other applicable law (hereinafter referred to as "City's Emergency Powers"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted Emergency Resolution No. 2020-09 in
response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Federal and State Emergency; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency has had a
negative economic impact on the world economy including the residents and businesses of Cape
Canaveral; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to exercise the City's Emergency Powers and
temporarily reduce certain City fees to afford economic relief to residents and businesses in the
City of Cape Canaveral as more specifically set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, hereby finds this
Resolution to be in the best interest of the public health, safety,and welfare of the citizens of Cape
Canaveral.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE
CANAVERAL, FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals. The following recitals are true and correct and hereby fully
incorporated herein by this reference as part of this Resolution.
Section 2` Temporary Reduction or Waiver of Certain City Fees. As specifically
stated in this Section, the following City fee is hereby temporary reduced until the COVID-19
Emergency Declaration adopted by the City Council pursuant to Resolution No. 2020-09 is
terminated:
1. Commercial Recreational Franchise fees shall be reduced by fifty percent
(50%).
City of Cape Canaveral
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Section 3, Repeal of Prior Inconsistent Resolutions. All prior inconsistent
resolutions adopted by the City Council, or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith, are hereby
repealed to the extent of the conflict for the term of this Resolution.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, word or
provision of this resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, whether for substantive, procedural, or any other reason, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption by the City Council, and shall terminate upon the termination of the Declaration of
Emergency set forth in Resolution No. 2020-09.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, in a Regular Meeting
duly assembled on the 20th day of October, 2020.
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Mia Goforth, CMC Bob Hoog X
City Clerk
Mickie Kellum Motion
Wes Morrison X
Angela Raymond x
Approved as to legal form and sufficiency
for the City of Cape Canaveral only by:
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Anthony A. Garganese, City Attorney
City of Cape Canaveral
Resolution No. 2020-27
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