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RESOLUTION NO. 96-09
A RESOLUTION OF ' flE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD
COUNTY, FLORIDA REQUESTING THE 1996 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR THE PRESERVATION AND
REPAIR OF THE STATE'S BEACHES, TO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR
FUNDING NON - FEDERAL PROJECTS, AND TO IDENTIFY A LONG -
TERM DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE.
WHEREAS, Florida's beaches are an important part of the quality of life of this
community, providing aesthetic, environmental, hurricane mitigation and recreational benefits
for our residents and tourists; and
WHEREAS, beaches continue to be Florida's number one tourist attraction and are thus
vital to our economic well being, generating over $9 billion in beach related sales annually and
contributing to a ripple effect to the Florida economy of over $16 billion; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cape Canaveral recognizes that severe beach erosion continues
to be a major problem in Florida, with coastal development threatening this important natural
resource; and
WHEREAS, federal funding for beach and inlet projects is declining, resulting in delays
in implementing needed erosion projects and putting more pressure on state and local sources;
and
WHEREAS, since navigation inlets cause some 80% of beach erosion in Florida, the
most cost effective way to reduce erosion is to recapture sand from inlets and place it on the
eroded downdrift beaches; and
WHEREAS, as a matter of longstanding policy, the Legislature has given priority to
funding those beach and inlet projects which have substantial federal matching money; and
WHEREAS, the state legislature has historically demonstrated a commitment to the
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preservation of Florida's beaches, and now must recognize the critical environmental and
economic need to maintain or repair our beaches, with or without the financial assistance of the
federal government.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Cape Canaveral, as follows:
SECTION 1: The City of Cape Canaveral requests that the state legislature
provide adequate annual funding to carry out a statewide comprehensive beach management
program to protect Florida's remaining pristine beaches and repair those that are severely
damaged, and consider the Department of Environmental Protection 1996 -97 budget request of
$36.8 million.
SECTION 2: The City of Cape Canaveral further requests that since navigation
inlets are the primary cause of beach erosion in Florida that the legislature, in its beach
management funding strategy, give equal priority to inlet sand bypassing as it does to traditional
beach nourishment projects.
SECTION 3: The City of Cape Canaveral further requests that in cases where
the federal government has not yet appropriated matching funds for projects, and where local
governments are willing to "loan" the federal share in order to deal quickly with an urgent
erosion problem, the legislature, as a matter of policy, will consider such "loans" by local
governments to be the equivalent of the federal matching share for the project.
SECTION 4: The City of Cape Canaveral finally requests that the state legislature
give serious consideration to identification of and dedication of a fair and stable source of long
term funding to fully implement a statewide beach management program for preserving and
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restoring Florida's threatened sandy beaches.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida this 20th day of
February, 1996.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kohn Bennett, CITY ATTORNEY
/John K. Porter, MAYOR
NAME FOR AGAINST
BRUNS x
NICHOLAS x
PETSOS x
PORTER x
RANDELS x