HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-10-16RESOLUTION NO. R -10 -16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, RELATING TO FLORIDA STATE TRANSPORTATION TRUST
FUND; REQUESTING THAT THE GOVERNOR VETO THE CURRENT
"SWEEP" AND THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE NOT MAKE FUTURE
"SWEEPS," TRANSFERS, OR DIVERSIONS OF MONIES FROM THE
STATE TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND; PROVIDING FOR
DISTRIBUTION OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Florida House of Representatives has passed House Bill 5001,
adopting the Florida State Budget for 2010 -2011, which provides in Section 83 of the bill that
the budget shall be balanced by transfer of funds from the State Transportation Trust Fund
"STTF to the General Fund; and
WHEREAS, the foregoing transfer is commonly referred to as a one -time "sweep" of
STTF; and
WHEREAS, the Florida House of Representatives considered a bill to make recurring
"sweeps" of State Transportation Trust Funds for five years, which ultimately died in
Committee; and
WHEREAS, continued "sweeps" divert money from the Florida Department of
Transportation; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Sebastian,
Indian River County, Florida, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City of Sebastian City Council respectfully requests that the
Governor of the State of Florida veto the "sweep" from the State Transportation Trust Fund.
SECTION 2. The City of Sebastian City Council respectfully requests that the Florida
Legislature make no more "sweeps" or transfers from the State Transportation Trust Fund.
The Sebastian City Council further respectfully requests that the Florida Legislature make no
diversions of monies intended to be deposited into the State Transportation Trust Fund. The
State Transportation Trust Fund is exactly that, a fund to be held in trust and used
exclusively for Florida's transportation programs.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to forward copies of this resolution to
the Governor of the State of Florida, Members of the Indian River Legislative Delegation, the
Senate President, the Speaker of the House, the Indian River County Commission, the
Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council, the Florida Transportation
Commission, the Florida Department of Transportation, the Florida League of Cities, and the
Treasure Coast Regional League of Cities.
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SECTION 4. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
The foregoing Resolution was moved for adoption by Council member
The motion was seconded by Council member coy and,
upon being put into a vote, the vote was as follows:
day of May 2010.
A TEST:
The Mayor thereupon declared this Resolution duly passed and adopted this 26th
Mayor Richard Gillmor aye
Vice Mayor Jim Hill aye
Council Member Andrea Coy aye
Council Member Eugene Wolff aye
Council Member Don Wright aye
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fDr Sally A. Maio, MMC
City Clerk
Approved As to Form And Legality For
Reliance by the City Of Sebastian Only:
By:
obert A. Ginsburg, City ttorney
CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA
Richar H. Gillmor, Mayor