Res No 097-12-13654RESOLUTION: 97-12-13654
A Resolution of the City of South Miami supporting Central Everglades
Planning Project.
WHEREAS, the Greater Everglades Ecosystem is a globally imperiled habitat and the
primary source of drinking water for (insert municipality); and
WHEREAS, Everglades National Park is critical to South Florida's tourism, with nearly
a million people visit each year; of whom 30 percent are from outside the United States
WHEREAS, the Everglades ecosystem has continued to decline in the face of restoration
delays and an expedited solution is needed to increase the quality, quantity, timing and
distribution of freshwater flows into the central Everglades, Everglades National Park and
Florida and Biscayne Bay; and
WHEREAS, increased deliveries of water south of Lake Okeechobee will reduce
damaging discharges to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) is to
significantly reduce planning times and deliver a finalized plan, for a suite of restoration projects
in the central Everglades within 18 months,
WHEREAS, full support and funding by the State of Florida and the U.S. Congress is
needed to implement this project, protect regional water supply, create much needed jobs and
strengthen the local economy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City of South Miami Commission supports the completion of a project
implementation report (PIR) through the CEPP by May 2013 that addresses key obstacles for
restoring freshwater flows and implements meaningful ecological and economic benefits toward
restoring America's Everglades.
Section 2. The City of South Miami Commission hereby urges the SFWMD, the State of
Florida to support the Central Everglades Planning Project.
Section 3. The City of South Miami Commission hereby urges the U.S. Congress to
support the Central Everglades Planning Project,
Section 3: If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for any reason
held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.
Section 4. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption by vote of
the City Commission,
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Res. No. 97 -12 -13654
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1 stday of May , 2012.
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COMMISSION VOTE: 5 -0
Mayor Stoddard: Yea
Vice Mayor Liebman: Yea
Commissioner Newman: Yea
Commissioner Harris: Yea
Commissioner Welsh: Yea