87-BBBRESOLUTI'ON NO. 87-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
SUPPORTING THE PLAN OF THE BOYNTON
BEACH COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
TO PROTECT SOME 21-ACRES OF MANGROVES
WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY'S COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AREA BY CREATING A
NATURE-STUDY CENTER/PUBLIC OPEN
SPACE/PARK OF THIS ACREAGE AND TO
APPLY EOR FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR THE
CONSERVATION AND RECREATION LANDS
PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, protection for natural resources and environmentally-
sensitive lands is pledged by established laws of the nation, the region,
the county, and this City; and
WHEREAS, within the Community Redevelopment Area of the City, in
the downtown Central Business District, approximately 21-acres of mangrove
trees initiate a productive ecosystem critical to marine life of both the
Intracoastal Waterway and Atlantic Ocean; and
WHEREAS, these mangroves are being damaged and destroyed by the
wake of boats plying the adjacent waterway, which wake predictably will
increase greatly upon the in~ninent opening of a new marina directly south
of the mangroves; and
WHEREAS, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Boynton
Beach is mandated to preserve this ecologically-vital area while pursuing
economic revitalization of the downtown district; and
WHEREAS, this Agency proposes to create in this area a mangrove
nature-study center/public open space/park to provide protection from boat
wake destruction while simultaneously creating a municipal presence with an
ambience beneficial to citizens and visitors who frequent the area; and
WHEREAS, this Project complies with comprehensive planning for the
city, region, and State, as well as complying with the Community
Redevelopment Plan adopted by City officials in 1984; and
WHEREAS, this project has elicited cooperation and support from
members of the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation, the Board of
County Commissioners of Palm Beach County, The School Board of Palm Beach
County, the Audubon Society of the Everglades' Conservation Committee,
Florida Departments of Natural Resources and Environmental Regulations, and
other environmental and regulatory organizations and agencies, as well as
interested and concerned citizens; and
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WHEREAS, this project will protect a vital natural resource that
helps populate our waters, while providing an educational tool for public
understanding and appreciation of our environment; and
WHEREAS, this project implementation depends on receiving funds
for acquiring the mangrove acreage, and such funds are being sought by the
Community Redevelopment Agency of Boynton Beach from the Conservation and
Recreation Lands (CARL) Program administered by the Florida Department of
Natural Resources.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The City supports the plan for a downtown mangrove
nature-study center/public open space/park as proposed for downtown by the
Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency and supports the application
for funds for the Florida Conservation and Recreation Lands Program.
Section 2. The City urges the Land Acquisition Selection
Committee for the Conservation and Recreation Lands Program to grant a high
priority ranking to the Mangrove Nature Center/Park Project proposed by the
Community Redevelopment Agency of Boynton Beach, and to expedite, in all
possible ways, site-acquisition funding for this project.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this ~-//~' day of [-~/~c~ ,1987.
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CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
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