77-90
RESOLUTION
No, 77 - 90
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE CITY OF CLEAR-
WATER'S OBJECTION TO ADOPTION BY THE TAMPA
BAY REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL.OF AN AREA-
WIDE WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN, UNLESS
SUCH A PLAN INCLUDES A DETAILED FINANCIAL PLAN
RELATIVE TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES.
WHEREAS, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council has employed
a consultant firm, Arthur Young & Company, to develop a "Water Quality
Management Plan" in the Tampa Bay Region pursuant to a planning grant
received by TBRPC under U. S. Public Law 92.500 (Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, amendments, 1972, Clean Water Act); and
WHEREAS, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council published a
detailed work plan on March 19, 1976, relative to development of a Water
Quality Management Plan and said work plan stated (Page I-3) that as
required in the final U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Regulations,
the designated Planning Agency shall develop a detailed plan which contains
among other things, establishment of an area-wide management plan,
including financing for implementation; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of Congress that local governments finance
implementation of the plan; and
WHEREAS, the consultant, Arthur Young & Company, has published
a report entitled, "Water Quality Manager in Tampa Bay Region - An
Analysis of Management Alternatives", dated January, 1977; and
WHEREAS, a Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council Work Shop held
September 7, 1977, to review the report with local municipalities revealed
that the consultant will probably recommend in the Water Quality Management
Plan that a form of Sanitary Sewer District be created which would have
complete management control of City and County wastewater treatment
facilities;, and
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WHEREAS, the Arthur Young & Company report of September 7,
1977, does not contain a detailed financial plan for reimbursement to the
Cities and County for their capital investments in their facilities, nor does
the report include a plan for assumption of the Cities' and County's
long-term debt obligations for such facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Arthur Young k Company representative at the
Work Shop stated that they do not intend to make a financial study for
inclusion in the plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Clearwater wishes
to express its opposition to such plan as presently formulated;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA,
IN SESSION DULY AND REGULARLY ASSEMBLED, AS
FOLLOWS:
1. That the City Commission of the City of Clearwater is opposed
to adoption of an area-wide Water Quality Management Plan which would
create an agency such as a Sanitary Sewer District which would have
management control of its wastewater treatment facilities, unless such a plan
includes an acceptable, detailed financial plan for reimbursement of the
City of Clearwater's capital investments and release of the City's long-term
debt obligations for such facilities,
2. That a copy of this Resolution be provided to each member of
the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of September, A, D. 1977.
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