HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 1974-41RESOI.UI'ION NO. 74-41
A RE'SOLUT'ION ItEQUESTING I3111 ?VARD COUN"I')'
COMMISSIONERS TO ACKNOWLEDGE I1 IF TAX BURDEN
IMPOSED UPON RESIDENTS OF BEACII MUNICIPALI'T'IES
AND TWAT BREVARD COUNTY ASSUME' ITS 1'r \IR SIIARL'
OI' "r m, COST OI' OPERATING, KJAIN'AINING AND
DEVELOPING ALL 13111iVARD COUNTY BEACHES; PROVID
ING AN EI'I'ECTIVE DATE.
WI11 ?RI -'AS, Brevard County ocean beaches are used by all
residents of Brevard County; and
\ \'IIERL'r \S, l3revard County assumes the cost of maintaining
and operating beaches in unincorporated county areas while accepting no fund-
ing responsibility for beach operation and maintenance within corporate limits,
such beaches being used by all county residents; and
W111- RI:AS, teach operation and Maintenance imposes an
untenable burden upon the taxpayer of the leach nnualcipallty who must assume
the cost of providing a recreational facility for use by all county residents
while receiving little or no compensation front the county: :n d
WIIEREAS, l3revard County beaches provide one of the major
attractions of Brevard Countv, and as such benefit the entire county;
NOW, "I'i11.RE1'ORL', 13E fl' RESOLVED by the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, as follows:
SLCI'ION 1. 7'hc Brevard County Commissioners acknowledge the
tax burden Imposed upon residents of beach municipalities in providing clean
and safe beach recreational areas for use by all county residents.
SI:CI'ION 2. That Brevard County assume its fair share of the cost
of operating, maintaining and developing all Brevard County leaches by:
(a) Rclmbursing leach nwnlciplaitles for 651 of the cost to
provide leach lifeguards, cleanup and maintenance, police
protection and traffic control, fire department rescue operations,
etc. (Such percentage figure could be ntodifled by results of lolnt
cou»ty(clty surveys to dcternnine origins of Tench users-)
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(b) Developing with beach municipalities a comprehensive
plan for beach development to include parking facilities, rest-
rooms and showers, and other facilities necessary to accommo-
date the increasing numbers of county residents using municipal
beaches.
(c) Providing county funds for implementation of beach
0 development plans.
SECTION 3. That the Brevard League of Municipalities be
requested to support this Resolution.
SECTION 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately
upon its adoption.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida,
this 6TH day of AUGUST , 1974.
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