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City Commission Agenda Item Report
Meeting Date: August 7, 2018
Submitted by: Thomas Pepe
Submitting Department: City Attorney
Item Type: Resolution
Agenda Section: ADD-ON ITEM(S)
Subject:
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission for the City of South Miami thanking the Desoto County
Commission for being good stewards of the environment. 3/5 (Commissioner Welsh)
Suggested Action:
Attachments:
Reso re DeSoto County & Mozaic Phosphate Mining.docx
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RESOLUTION NO. _________________________1
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A Resolution of the Mayor and City Commission for the City of South Miami 3
thanking the Desoto County Commission for being good stewards of the 4
environment.5
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WHEREAS,Mosaic Co., a phosphate and potash mineral mining and processing7
company, requested to rezone approximately 14,000 acres between State Road 72 and State 8
Road 70 in Arcadia from Agricultural land to Phosphate Mining Industrial land; and9
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WHEREAS,that area is in the watershed of Horse Creek, a tributary of the Peace River, 11
which supplies water to 3 counties; and12
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WHEREAS,after two days and 11 hours of hearings, DeSoto County commissioners 14
voted 4-1 against Mosaic Co.’s request.15
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY 17
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA THAT:18
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Section 1.The Mayor and City Commission hereby thanks the Desoto County 20
Commission for being good stewards of the environment.21
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Section 2.The City Clerk is instructed to send a copy of this resolution to the 23
commissioners of the following counties: Desoto, Hardee, Polk, and Manatee.24
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Section 3. Severability.If any section clause, sentence, or phrase of this resolution is for 26
any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the holding shall 27
not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution.28
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Section 4. Effective Date.This resolution shall become effective immediately upon30
adoption by vote of the City Commission.31
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this ____ day of ______________, 2018.33
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ATTEST:APPROVED:35
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CITY CLERK MAYOR38
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READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM:COMMISSION VOTE:40
LANGUAGE, LEGALITY AND Mayor Stoddard:41
EXECUTION THEREOF Vice Mayor Harris: 42
Commissioner Welsh:43
Commissioner Liebman:44
________________________Commissioner Gil:45
CITY ATTORNEY46
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