87-XRESOLUTION NO. 87-~,
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE
SOUTH LAKE WORTH INLET COMMISSION AND THE
PALM BEACH COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUEST OF
THE TOWN OF OCEAN RIDGE TO PROVIDE INCREASED
SAND TRANSFER TO THE DOWNDRIFT SIDE OF THE
SOUTH LAKE WORTH INLET AND TO RECONSIDER
THE POSITION PREVIOUSLY TAKEN ON RESOLVING
THESAND DEPRIVATION FOR OCEANFRONT
MUNICIPALITIES SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LAKE
WORTH INLET, FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, for many years beaches south of the South Lake Worth
Inlet have been deprived of downdrift sand due to the blocking action
of said inlet; and
WHEREAS, the City of BoyntoD Beach has had to cope with the
impact of the sand deprivation, and has therefore entered into costly
programs to relocate, divert or move sand onto its beaches, or to
retain sand thereon; and
WHEREAS the Town of Ocean Ridge has made certain requests of
the South Lake Worth Inlet Commission and the Board of County
Commissioners of Palm Beach County, to increase the flow of sand
across said inlet so as to more nearly approximate the natural
littoral drift; and
WHEREAS, the South Lake Worth Inlet Commission and the Board
of County Commissioners have failed to act in accordance with the
request of the Town of Ocean Ridge, have refused to resolve the
downdrift sand deprivation in a substantial, effective and responsible
manner.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The South Lake Worth Inlet Commission and the
Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners are urged to reconsider
the intransigent position taken on resolving the sand deprivation for
oceanfront municipalities south of the South Lake Worth Inlet.
Section 2. The South Lake Worth Inlet Commission and the
Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners are further urged to
comply with the request of the Town of Ocean Ridge and provide
increased sand transfer to the downdrift side of the inlet which more
nearly approximates the natural littoral drift.
Section 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed
to furnish copies of this resolution to the following:
South Lake Worth Inlet Commission
Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners
Florida Departmentof Natural Resources
Florida Department of Environmental Regulation
Palm Beach County Beaches & Shores Council
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Town of Manalapan
Town of Ocean Ridge
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediatly upon
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
, 1987.
ATTEST:
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CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Commissioner
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