HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Resolution R-89-2101
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Temp. Reso. #5515
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. R-89-ev-210
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE APPRO-
PRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS
NECESSARY AND PROPER TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE
AN ALTERNATIVE CORRIDOR SITE FOR THE PROPOSED
FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT LEVEE -MIDWAY 500 KV
TRANSMISSION LINES THAT WOULD RUN ADJACENT TO
HIGHWAY U.S. 27; ADDITIONALLY URGING THAT ANY
SUBSTATION NEEDED FOR THE LEVEE -MIDWAY TRANS-
MISSION POWER LINE BE LOCATED AT A SITE
WITHIN THE PROPOSED U.S. HIGHWAY 27 CORRIDOR;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Florida Power and Light (hereinafter referred
to as "FPL") has submitted an application pursuant to the
Transmission Line Siting Act for approval by the Governor and
Cabinet of a corridor that would allow FPL to construct a 500
kv transmission line adjacent to the Sawgrass Expressway
within the City of Tamarac; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac has objected to FPL's
proposed primary and secondary corridor as being harmful to
the health, safety and welfare of its citizens through its
Final Agency Report incorporated herein by reference and
through its participation as a party in the administrative
proceeding relative to certification; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac has found that FPL's
proposed primary and secondary corridors are inconsistent
with CITY's adopted Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tamarac is becoming increasingly
concerned that the impacts of the proposed corridors on the
existing and future citizens of the CITY and its neighboring
cities have not been and are not being fully considered by
FPL; and
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WHEREAS, the'City of Tamarac takes notice that alterna-
tive corridors in the vicinity of the existing 500 kv trans-
mission line adjacent to U.S. 27, located in an area where
there is little or no urban development, were found to be
feasible by FPL, but have not been formally proposed by FPL
or any other entity; and
WHEREAS, the Transmission Line Siting Act provides that
parties to the proceedings may submit alternative corridors
for consideration by the Hearing Officer and the Governor and
Cabinet; and
WHEREAS, the City of Coral Springs and Coral Ridge
Properties have taken the initial steps necessary to submit a
proposal for an alternative corridor that would run adjacent
to U.S. 27; and
WHEREAS, the City of Coral Springs and Coral Ridge
Properties have requested that the City of Tamarac support
their efforts to propose an alternative corridor adjacent to
U.S. 27;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1 That,the appropriate City officials are
hereby authorized and directed to take all actions necessary
and proper to support and advocate an alternative corridor
for the proposed Florida Power and Light Levee -Midway 500 kv
Transmission Line that would run adjacent to Highway U.S. 27.
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SECTION 2 : The City of Tamarac also strongly urges
that the substation required for the proposed Levee --Midway
500 kv transmission line be located at a site within the
proposed U.S. Highway 27 corridor. This recommendation is in
lieu of having two 500 kv transmission lines strung parallel
for the full length of the western boundary of the City of
Tamarac.
SECTION 3 This Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its passage.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 9 day of 1989.
ATTEST:
CAROL A. EVANS
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have
approved this RESOLUTION as
to form.
ALAN F. RUF
CONSULTING CITY A NEY
RESOLUTION.FPL
RECORD OF •VOTE
MAYOR
DISTRICT 1:
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