86-QQQ RESOLUTION NO. 86~ QQQ
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING
THE DISPOSAL OF BEACH QUALITY SAND KT
ANY OFFSHORE SITE WITHIN PALM BEACH
W~{EREAS, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers has need from time
to time to perform maintenance dredging from waters within Palm Beach
County; and
WHEREAS, the Corps is authorized to investigate offshore
ocean sites for the disposal of dredged material and has on many occa-
sions used these sites for depositing of beach-quality sand; and
WHEREAS, the Corps is currently requesting proposals to conduct
field surveys to provide for designation of an alternative disposal
site offshore Palm Beach Harbor; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that navigability of inlets must be
maintained to promote commercial and recreational uses of coastal
waters; it is further recognized that inlets alter the natural drift
of beach-quality sand resources; and
WHEREAS, recent state legislation requires all maintenance
dredging of beach quality sand to be placed on downdrift beaches or,
if placed elsewhere, an equivalent quality and. quantity of sand from
an alternate location be placed on the downdrift beaches at no cost to
the State; and
WHEREAS, beach erosion has become a serious menace to the
econ~omy and general welfare of the people, Florida Statute 161.088 has
declared it to be a necessary governmental responsibility to properly
manage and protect Florida's beaches frcm erosion; and
WHEREAS, the beaches within Palm Beach County have
experienced severe erosion and are in desperate need of beach-quality
sand; and
WHEREAS, a disposal site south of Lake Worth Inlet within the
shoreline of the Town of Palm Beach has been identified as a suitable
and preferable site for the depositing of beach-quality sand; and
~, the City of Boynton Beach wishes to make known its
opposition to such disposal of beach-quality sand at said offshore
site.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is hereby put on
notice that the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, is opposed to the
depositing of beach-quality sand at offshore sites.
Section 2: The City Clerk of the City of Boynton Beach,
Florida, is hereby authorized and directed to furnish copies of this
resolution to other .municipalities and inlet districts of Palm Beach
County; to the Board of County Cc~mzissioners of Pa]~ Beach County; to
Palm Beach County's Legislative Delegation; to Congressional Represen-
tatives of Palm Beach County; and to the Governor of the State of
Florida.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
1986.
dfty ~k
(Corporate Seal)
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Vice Mayor~
Coun
C6uncil Member