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RESOLUTION NO. 98-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE
CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, HEREBY URGES THE
1998 FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO PASS HB 3427 AND SB 882 WHICH
PROVIDES A DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE FOR STATEWIDE
BEACH MANAGEMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, Beaches are Florida's number one tourist attraction, in 1996 generating
$18.9 billion for the State's economy, 442,000 jobs, and more than $500 million in State sales
and use taxes; and
WHEREAS, Florida's beaches protect over $150 billion in upland coastal property
against hurricane and storm waves, and healthy beaches can reduce damages to coastal
development by as much as 50 %; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection estimates that more
than 300 miles of Florida's beaches are experiencing a state of critical erosion; and
WHEREAS, when legislation authorizing the State's beach management program was
enacted in 1986, the Legislature declared an intent to "appropriate at least $35 million annually"
to implement this program; and
WHEREAS, appropriations over the past decade have fallen far short of the amount
needed to repair the State's eroding beaches; and
WHEREAS, Legislation, designated HB 3427, has been introduced in the 1998
Legislature, which provides for a stable, designated funding source for Florida's Beach
Management Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
City of Cape Canaveral, Florida
Resolution No. 98 -03
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ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, this 17th day of
February, 1998.
ATTEST:
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ands. O.° Sixes, CITY CLERK
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Rocky Randels, MAYOR
FOR AGAINST
BURT BRUNS x
Second
TONY HERNANDEZ
BUZZ PETSOS Motion
ROCKY RANDELS x
JOY SALAMONE
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