R14-130 1 RESOLUTION NO. R14 -130
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4 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
5 FLORIDA APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE 2015
6 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH LEGISLATIVE AGENDA;
7 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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9 WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach has developed the
10 2015 Legislative Agenda to articulate, advocate, promote and advance issues that may
11 significantly impact the City of Boynton Beach and provide direction to city staff and the city's
12 legislative lobbyist during the 2015 Legislative Session; and
13 ; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
14 THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
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15 Section 1. The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as
16 being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution upon adoption
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18 Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach approves and adopts
19 ; the 2015 City of Boynton Beach Legislative Agenda, a copy of which is attached hereto as
20 Exhibit "A ".
21 Section 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage.
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1 ! PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City of Boynton Beach, this 15 Day of December,
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4 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
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City of Boynton Beach City Commission
2015 Legislative Priorities
Unfunded Mandates: Oppose any unfunded mandates imposed on local governments
through the legislative or budget process
Communications Services and Local Business Tax Protection
Support legislation that protects the general revenues collected from the communication
services tax and the local business tax which are used to provide essential municipal
services that our citizens want and need including public infrastructure, public safety
services, public parks and open spaces and public transportation infrastructure.
Sober Homes
Support legislation that defines and establishes statewide minimum regulatory
standards for properties used for sober home purposes and allows for local regulation of
such properties
Pension Reform
Support legislation that protects the home rule powers of municipalities to establish and
fund municipal employee benefit levels and provides comprehensive pension reform
that will ensure our employee pensions remains sustainable and available to all
employees.
Support legislation that provides municipalities with the flexibility in the use of insurance
premium taxes, as currently interpreted by the Department of Management Services.
Economic Development
Support a full range of legislation that will help provide jobs, continue and strengthen
incentives for target industries, support for small and home based businesses, and
general business investment.
Extension of Enterprise Zones
Support legislation that reauthorizes and improves the Enterprise Zone program due to
sunset on December 31, 2015.
Government -Owned Utilities
Monitor and oppose any legislation that will remove home rule authority for
municipalities providing water and sewer services outside municipal boundaries.
Water
Support legislation that clarifies all users of stormwater utility, including government
entities, are required to pay stormwater charges to fund the cost of operation and
maintenance of such a utility.
Support legislation that provides a recurring source of funding for local government
programs and projects that protect water resources, improve water quality and quantity,
and expand the use of alternative water resources
Monitor legislation relating to water, water quality, stormwater and centralized sewer
systems to ensure that the state or special districts do not impose unfunded mandates
on local government utilities.
Transportation:
Monitor and support legislation that preserves local control of transportation planning
and provides opportunities for additional revenue options to fund municipal
transportation infrastructure projects including non - motorized transportation corridors
and local transit connectivity to existing and proposed regional transit systems.
Commuter Rail:
Monitor and support legislative and budget opportunities related to FEC commuter rail
station for downtown Boynton Beach and budgetary opportunities to offset infrastructure
costs as well as funding options for Operations & Maintenance
CRA/Downtown Redevelopment & Transit Oriented Development ( TOD's)
Support and monitor legislation that will strengthen and support the planning and
implementation of transit - oriented developments (TOD's) on a local and /or regional
scale
Eco- tourism and Marine Industry Incentives
Support legislation that will assist in protecting our beaches and supporting the marine
industry. These include bills to create new, and enhance existing programs related to
working marina's, increased funding for kayak/canoe launches and water taxi's as well
as access to local waterways.
Greenways & Trails
Support legislation that encourages and funds Greenways & Trails. This includes safe
bikeways & pedestrian ways, connectivity with regional plans as well as other non -
motorized transportation incentives.
Cultural Tourism
Support legislation that identifies the importance of cultural tourism as an economic
driver for local governments and provides funding opportunities for the creation and
continuation of public art, galleries, libraries, events and festivals.
Historic Preservation
Support legislation that recognizes the importance of local and regional historic
preservation and creates funding opportunities for programming and infrastructure
projects that support historic preservation and provides grant funding. Actively seek
funding opportunities for the preservation and rehabilitation of the city's Old High
School.
Public Safety
Support legislation that creates funding opportunities for replacing or building needed
public infrastructure for the safety and welfare of the citizens and employees of the City
of Boynton Beach. Actively seek funding opportunities for a new Police Facility and City
Hall