88-QQQRESOLUTION NO. ~8- t~ (~ (~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CZTY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
REQUESTING THAT THE STATE :OF FLORIDA
UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION
TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO ENSURE
CONTINUED FUTURE FUNDING FOR TWELVE OR
MORE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WC-130
AIRCRAFT OR SIMILARLY EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT
FOR METEOROLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF STORM
EVENTS IN THE INTEREST OF~ PUBLIC
SAFETY ANDWELFARE.
WHEREAS, the United States Air Force currently operates
twelve (12) WC-130 aircraft based at Kes:':ler Air Force Base in
Mississippi with said program being fund~Jd in the amount of $25
million through FY 1989; and
WHEREAS, these aircraft are a v'tal part of a storm infor-
mation and protection network which also includes satellites and land
based radar; and
WHEREAS, WC-130 aircraft or similarly equipped aircraft pro-
vide significant hurricane and tropical storm details which cannot be
received by satellites or land based radar such as information
related to storm surge, size and location of the eye of the storm,
exact location of the tropical storm or Iurricane, length and breadth
of the storm, wind speed and gusts as welt as any last minute storm
changes; and
WHEREAS, the entire City of Boynton Beach is located within a
surge vulnerable area as are most coastal communities within Florida
which necessitates up to the minute information relative to storm
activity in order to effectuate an orderly evacuation of the
population; and
WHEREAS, at the 1988 National Hurricane Conference in
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Air Forc~ General Chapman indicated
his intention to terminate the WC-130 We(ther Reconnaissance Program
due to the high maintenance cost associaied with the WC-130 and due to
overall defense department budgetary constraints.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH,
FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach,
Florida, objects to the United States Air Force intention to cancel
the WC-130 Weather Reconnaissance Program in that such action could be
detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the people of Boynton
Beach as well as other coastal communiti(.s.
Section 2. The State of Florida United States Congressional
Delegation is hereby requested to undertake appropriate actions to
continue the funding for the WC-130 aircraft or similarly equipped
aircraft in FY 1990 and thereafter to ensure that detailed and up to
the minute meteorological information relative to major storm events
such as tropical storms and hurricanes can continue to be received by
national, state and local agencies empowered to evacuate and protect
the population before, during and after said storm events.
Section 3. All similarly affected coastal municipalities of
Palm Beach County and the City of Boynton Beach Commissioners are
requested to impress upon the State of Florida United States
Congressional Delegation the need for continued funding of this vital
Weather Reconnaissance Program,
Section 4. The City Clerk is hereby directed to provide the
members of the Florida United States Congressional Delegation, the
coastal municipalities of Palm Beach County and the Palm Beach County
Board of County Commissioners with certified copies of this resolution
for consideration of the matters contained herein.
Section 5. Should any section or provision of this Resolution
or any portion thereof, or any paragraph, sentence or word, be
declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this
Resolution.
Section 6. This resolution shall take effect immediately
upon passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
day of
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ATT EST:
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CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Commissioner