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1 RESOLUTION NO. R08- 0''"'
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
4 THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, URGING
5 MEMBERS OF THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO
6 SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING ISSUES DURING THE
7 2008 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
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11 WHEREAS, as Florida's population continues to increase, cities are challenged to
12 meet the service demands and infrastructure needs to account for new growth; and
13 WHEREAS, a majority of Florida's municipalities are challenged to meet the
14 increasing infrastructure, affordable housing, transportation, and water quality needs of their
15 citizens; and
16 WHEREAS, the state has imposed grater accountability in comprehensive planning
17 and fiscal feasibility standards on municipalities; and
18 WHEREAS, Florida's municipalities are dependent on other governmental entities
19 for financial stability and presently the state, counties, and school districts, control every
20 funding source that has been authorized for implementing growth management capital
21 improvements and complying with concurrency requirements; and
22 WHEREAS, municipal self-determination and local self-government are constantly
23 under attack from a variety of public and private interests; and
24 WHEREAS, the role and function of municipal government is constantly evolving
25 from new demands from its citizens and businesses.
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27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
28 THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA THAT:
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Section 1.
The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as
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4 Section 2. That the City of Boynton Beach urges Governor Charlie Crist and
5 members of the Florida Legislature to support legislation that:
6 . Reauthorizes the affordable housing trust funds, preserves the documentary stamp
7 fee as the trust funds' funding source and removes the legislative cap on fund
8 distribution;
9 . Enhances public notice of and participation in state environmental permitting
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11 . Fully funds state growth management mandates and provides municipalities with
12 state and local option revenue sources to meet financial feasibility requirements and
13 infrastructure demands;
14 . Allows municipalities and counties to reclassify businesses, professions, and
15 occupations and establish new rate structures for local business taxes on a periodic
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17 . Enhances municipal control over municipal employee pension plan management and
18 funding;
19 . Preserves and protects property rights of mobile home owners, when mobile home
20 parks are rezoned, but not in a manner that requires removal costs to be the
21 responsibility of local governments;
22 . Broadens municipal home rule and other authority to issue tax-increment financed
23 bonds and other forms of indebtedness without approval by referendum;
24 . Provides an equitable, dedicated and recurring revenue source for municipal
25 transportation projects and opposes legislation that transfers or diverts state
26 transportation trust fund revenues to balance the state budget;
27 . Prohibits the Florida Department of Transportation from eliminating, deferring or
28 delaying capacity improvement projects contained in the 5- Y ear Work Plan when it
29 negatively impacts the comprehensive plan of the local government;
30 . Authorizes the use of electronic traffic infraction detectors at traffic intersections;
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32 . Maintains or increases funding of the state Water Protection and Sustainability Trust
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36 Section 3. That a copy of this resolution shall be provided to Gov. Charlie Crist,
37 Senate President Ken Pruitt, House of Representatives Speaker Marco Rubio and members
38 of the Florida Legislature.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City of Boynton Beach, this ~ Day of
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January, 2008.
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ATTEST:
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Jan t M. Prainito, CMC
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CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
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Commissioner - Ronald Weiland
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Commissioner - Marlene Ross