80-PRESOLUTION NO. 80-p
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BOYh~fON BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, SUP-
PORTING SENATE BILL 989, ANNEXING ALL ENCLAVES
BY STATUTE; SENATE BILL 1045, REMOVING THE ADVER-
TISING REQUIREMENT IN VOLUNTARY ANNEXATIONS; ~ND
SENATE BILL 1269, PROVIDING FOR ANNEXATION OF
ADJACE~ AREAS (EXCLUDING INDUSTRIAL PLANTS)
UNLESS A MAJORITY OF REGISTERED ELECTORS IN
AREA VOTEAGAINST THE ANNEXATION~ REQUESTING OUR
LOCAL SENATORS TO CO-SPONSOR THESE SILLS; REQUEST-
1NG THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION OF PALM BEACH
COUNTY, FLORIDA TO SUPPORT THESE BILLS
WHEREAS, the "Greater Boynnon Beach
as the reserve annexation area of the City of
Area" was designated
Boynton Beach, and
Wt{EREAS, the Area Planning Board, acting as a delegate of
the Department of Environmental Regulation, designated the City of
Boynton Beach as the municipality to supply water and sewer in the
reserve annexation area, and
WHEREAS, the City's Comprehensive Plan calls for expanslo
into the reserve annexation area, and
WHEREAS, the process of annexation into this area should
be expedited so as to allow proper control and planning in the de-
velopment of the area, and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 989 would expedite the annexation
process through one statutory state action, annexing all enclaves
to the City, and
WHEREAS, the City has incurred and will continue to incur
considerable expenses for the publication of advertising require-
ments for voluntary annexations, and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1045 would alleviate this cost by
eliminating the advertising requirements in the evenn of a volun-
and
the Florida Statutes do not provide any clear
how industrial areas should be annexed, and
tary annexation,
Wt{EREAS,
direction on
Industries
171.041315)
annexation of indus-
W~EREAS, the Supreme Court of Florida (A.B.A.
vs. City of Pinellas Park) has determined that Section
of the Florida Statutes, which addresses the
trial areas, is vague and ambiguous, and
(1)
Senate Bili
WIREREAS,
for a referendum inside the City and, in the area
tion to be annexed (excluding industrial plante),
1269 would eliminate the requirement
under consideraq
require that a
majority of registered electors decline annexation, and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1269 would specifically exclude in-
dustrial plants from being eanexed without their consent if thDy
provide their own municipal-type services.
bIOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUI~CIL OF THE
CITY OF BOY~T05I BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1. That the City of Boynton Beach wholeheartedly
supports Senate Bill 989, annexing all enclaves by Statute; Senate
Bill 1045, removing the advertising requirements in voluntary
annexations; and Senate Bill 1269, providing for ennexation of ad-
jacent crees (excluding industrial plants) unless a majozity of
registered electors
Section 2.
sponsor these proposed Senate Bills
cedures.
in the area vote against the annexation.
Thet we request our local Senators to co-
relating to annexation pro-
Section 3. That we request the Legislative Delegation of
Palm Beach County, Florida, to support these proposed Senate Bills
which would expedite the process of annexation.
Section 4. That the City Clerk be and is hereby euthoriz
ed and directed to send a copy of this resolution to all members oJ
the Legislative Delegation of Palm Beach County, Florida, ell muni¢
ipalities of the County, and to ell committees of the State Senate
to whom such considerations in the matter expressed in this
resolution would be referred under legislative procedures.
(2)
PASSED AND ADOPTED th~s 3~d'day of June, A.D., 1980.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
ATT EST:
City O~erS~
(Corp. Seal
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