HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 1983-16ILSsOLUrION N0. 83 -16
A RESOLUTION OF TIIE CITY OF CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA,
IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF MELBOURNE'S RESOLUTION NO.
804, OBJECTING TO THE ESTADLISIZUM OF ENTRANCE FEES
AT SEBASTIAN INLET STATE PARK; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
M EAFAS, Mr. Elton J. Gissendanner, Executive Director of the Florida
Department of Natural Resources (DNR), has advised Representative Tim Deratany
that DNR desires to reoomnend to the Governor ant Cabinet that the present policy
prohibiting an entrance fee for the north side of Sebastian Inlet State Park be
7escinded, and
I- ATMEAS, adoption of such a recommendation by the Governor and Cabinet
could ' allow DNR to establish an entrance fee for the north side of the Park, and
111MREAS, such an entrance fee would impact primarily upon residents
of the City of Melbourne and Brevard and Indian River Counties, and
MIMEAS, the establishment of such an entrance fee could have the effect
of denying use of the north side of the Park to many of these residents, and
ddIEREA.S, revenues . fran such an entrance fee would be used by DNR to
expand and improve camping facilities at the Park, and
WERE S, such camping facilities are used primarily by out-of -state
and out -of- county residents, and
I,MsEAS, the cost of providing expanded and improved camping facilities
should be paid by the users of such facilities, and
MICREAS, the City of Melbourne has adopted a resolution opposing
such establishment,
Nal, TIff.:R=RE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Cape Canaveral, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby formally goes on record as opposing
the establishment of an entrance fee for the north side of Sebastian Inlet State Park.
SEMON 2. Governor Robert Graham, other members of the Florida Cabinet,
the Brevard Legislative Delegation, the Brevard County Comnissioners, the Indian
River County Commissioners and other municipalities in Brevard and Indian River
Counties are hereby requested to oppose the establishment of entrance fees for
the north side of Sebastian Inlet State Park.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to provide
,copies of this Resolution to Governor Robert Graham, other ma hers of the Florida
Cabinet, the Brevard Legislative Delegation, the Brevard County Camdssioners,
the Indian River County Commissioners, and municipalities in Brevard and Indian
River Counties.
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SECTION 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon
its adoption.
ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida,
this 15th day of March 1983.
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