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RESOLUTION NO, 05-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
URGING MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA
LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ISSUES DURING THE
2005 LEGISLATIVE SESSION; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Florida's Growth Management Act was created in 1985 in an effort
to create a blueprint for growth in Florida's cities and counties; and
WHEREAS, cities and counties plan for future growth through local
comprehensive plans, but there is no defined state plan that provides an overall growth
management strategy; and
WHEREAS, as Florida's population continues to increase, cities are challenged
to meet the infrastructure needs to account for new growth and development, but there
is no infrastructure revenue source dedicated to municipalities; and
WHEREAS, counties, school districts, or the state of Florida control every
funding source that has been authorized for implementing growth management capital
improvements and complying with concurrency requirements; and
WHEREAS, Governor Jeb Bush and Florida's Senate and House leaders have
made growth management reform a top priority for the 2005 legislative session
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER:
Section 1. That the City of Clearwater urges Governor Jeb Bush and members of
the Florida Legislature to support legislation as part of a comprehensive growth
management package that:
· Establishes a process for the county commission and the municipal governing
authorities within a county to jointly levy local government infrastructure surtax
within their jurisdictions to fund infrastructure improvements.
· Authorizes municipalities to levy a real estate transfer fee for infrastructure
improvements.
· Repeals the fuel adjustment charge exemption from the municipal public service
tax.
· Revises concurrency requirements or adequately funds needed infrastructure.
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. Ties state funding and budget allocations to articulated state growth
management policies. In other words, no more public expenditures that are
inconsistent with articulated growth management policies.
. Revises the Sustainable Communities Certification Program to encourage, not
discourage, cities from participating.
. Creates a state comprehensive plan that articulates state planning goals and
policies with measurable benchmarks.
. Grants cities greater flexibility and less state oversight in pursuing growth
management strategies.
Section 2. That a copy of this resolution shall be provided to Governor Jeb Bush,
Senate President Tom Lee, House Speaker Allan Bense and members of the Florida
Leg islatu re.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of February ,2005.
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
By:~~j( ~
nk V. Hibbard .
Mayor
Approved as to form:
Attest:
Leslie K. Dougall-Sid s
Assistant City Attorn
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