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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. R2008- //
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE
FLORIDA FOREVER PROGRAM; URGING THE
REAUTHORIZATION OF AND CONTINUED FUNDING FOR
THE FLORIDA FOREVER PROGRAM OR A SUCCESSOR
PROGRAM; DIRECTING CITY CLERK TO TRANSMIT A
COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE BROWARD
LEAGUE OF CITIES, THE FLORIDA LEAGUE OF MAYORS
AND SUCH OTHER AGENCIES AS MAY BE NECESSARY;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac (hereinafter referred to as the "City") has
significantly benefited from the Florida Forever Program and its predecessor, Preservation
2000, which have contributed to environmental health, quality of life, recreation and
sustainability in the City and throughout the State of Florida; and
WHEREAS, Florida Forever has acquired over one million acres throughout Florida
since 2000 and allocates $300 million annually to purchase environmentally sensitive and
other lands, and has done so through numerous successful partnerships with cities,
counties, state agencies, water management districts, nonprofit organizations, private
landowners, and others in achieving its conservation purposes; and
WHEREAS, Florida Forever, through its partnership with the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection, Water Management Districts, and others, produces benefits that
include clean air and water; healthy fisheries and wildlife habitat; improved water supply
protection; and protected open spaces including greenway corridors, park lands, and
water bodies; and
WHEREAS, Florida Forever, through the Florida Communities Trust, has assisted
Florida's cities and counties in protecting their cultural and historical resources, meeting
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the challenges of growth management, directing development away from coastal high
hazard areas and floodplains, fostering healthier lifestyles for Floridians, and providing
recreational outdoor experiences in both urban an rural settings; and
WHEREAS, Florida Forever has helped to save many of Florida's beaches, rivers,
bays, forests, coral reefs and estuaries that provide the foundation for our $3 billion
tourism industry that attracts more than 70 million visitors each year; and
WHEREAS, fifty (50) Florida local governments have enacted land acquisition
financing programs in the past decades, and these conservation finance programs serve
to leverage Florida Forever funding and increase the impact of State land conservation
funding; and
WHEREAS, Florida is experiencing rapid population growth, with approximately
1,100 new residents every day, and Floridians demand a high quality of life that includes
green space, access to water, pastoral settings and recreational opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Florida Forever and other land conservation programs must compete
in Florida's market of surging land and housing prices; and
WHEREAS, the effectiveness of Florida Forever has diminished because of
escalating land prices and the impacts of inflation; and
WHEREAS, the funding for the Florida Forever program will sunset in the year
2010; and
WHEREAS, research by the Florida Forever Coalition has found that well in excess
of $10 billion in State funding is currently needed to purchase wildlife and wilderness area,
parks and open space for our state's ecological sustainability and increasing human
population; and
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WHEREAS, research by the Florida Forever Coalition has also found that
additional billions of dollars in local funding is necessary in order that cities and counties
can protect additional wilderness areas, parks and open space, in ways fully
complementary with those of the State; and
WHEREAS, a 2005 public opinion survey conducted by members of the Florida
Forever Coalition found that 78% of Florida's voters approve of the Florida Forever
Program; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Forever Coalition endorsed a Florida Forever successor
program of $1 billion annually; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission deems it to be in the best interests of the citizens
and residents of the City and the State of Florida to support the Florida Forever program
as well as to urge for the creation of a successor program to continue to provide land
conservation and preservation initiatives throughout the State.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are confirmed and ratified as
being true and correct and are hereby incorporated herein. Section 2. The City
Commission for the City of Tamarac, Florida hereby supports the Florida- Forever
program and urges the creation and funding of a successor program to the Florida Forever
sufficient to meet today's land conservation needs as well as the conservation needs of
future generations.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of this
Resolution to the Broward League of Cities, the Florida League of Mayors and all other
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such agencies as may be necessary.
Section 4. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 5. If any clause, section, other part or application of this Resolution is
held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or
application, it shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications of this
Resolution.
Section 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC,
FLORIDA THIS _ 'DAY OF , 2008.
ATTEST:
MARION SWENSON, CMC
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that
I have approved this
RESOLUTION as to form.
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SA EL S. GO N
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF TAMARAC7 FLORIDA
Beth Flansba -Talaeisco, Mayor
RECORD OF COMMISSION VOTE:
MAYOR FLANSBAUM-TALABIS O
DIST 1: COMM PORTNER
DIST 2: COMM ATKINS-GRAD
DIST 3: V/M SULTANOF 11 r
DIST 4: COMM. DRESSLER
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