HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 1990-18RESOLUTION NO -. 9'0 -18
A RESOLUTI'ON OF THE. CITY OF CAPE
CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY;, FLORhDA,
REQUESTING THE BREVARD COUNTY TOURIST
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL ALLOCATE FUNDS
FOR THE. CONSTRUCTION OF A 'NEW ZOOLOG-
ICAL PARK- FOR BREVARD COUNTY;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS', the Board of County _Comm,ss;oner.s of= Brevard
County has recently released the - remaining cent of the third
cent of the tourist tax from being dedicated for the construc-
tion of a baseball stadium; ,and
WHEREAS., said funds are now available for use pursuant to
Section 125.0104, Florida. Statutes (198:8 Supp.),; and
WHEREAS, the. East 'Coas.t'- Zoological Society of Florida, Inc.
has approached -the Board of:- County Commissioners for utilization
of said funds ;for the construction of a zoological park in
Brevard. County; and
WHEREAS, Section 125.01204(5)(b), F'lo.rida Statutes,, specifi-
cally authorizes the expenditure of,tourist tax dollar °s for the
construction of zoological parks that are publicly owned and
operated or 'owned and operated by not for profit organizations
and open to the public; and
WHEREAS, the East Coast.Zoolog.cal Society of Flor'i.da, Inc..
is a not'.fo.r profit corporation; and
WHEREAS, the.p'resence of a zoological park will enhance the
tourist economy in,the county and provide cultural and education-
al :opportunities to the residents-. of this county that. are not
presently available in excess of 160 miles in any direction, and
WHEREAS, the 'construction of this new,. zoological 'park. is to
be.a modern facility in. which there: will be an imitation of
habitat for the various species'exhibited and
WHEREAS, said facility will also be participating in the
international.drve for the preservation of species;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida hereby supports the utilization of the remaining cent
of the third cent of the tourist tax for the construction of a
new zoological park for Brevard County, and that the Tourist
Development Council is hereby urged to recommend to the Board of
County Commissioners of Brevard County that said funds be allo-
cated to the East Coast Zoological Society of Florida, Inc. for
said purposes.
SECTION 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption.
ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, this 20th day of March 1990.
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