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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-14-18 Baffle Box FundsRESOLUTION NO. R -14 -18 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO TASK THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY WITH PROVIDING FUNDING TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO ASSIST THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN WITH MATCHING FUNDS TO RETROFIT FDOT OUTFALLS IN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN WITH MODERN BAFFLE BOX TECHNOLOGY TO HELP ALLEVIATE POLLUTION FROM ENTERING THE INDIAN RIVER LAGOON. WHEREAS, the Indian River Lagoon has lost approximately 47,000 acres of seagrass in the last few years because of nutrient loading resulting in toxic algae blooms; and WHEREAS, stormwater runoff has been one of the causes of nutrient loading of the waters in the Indian River Lagoon; and WHEREAS, the Florida Department of Transportation has numerous outfalls into the Indian River Lagoon that are not equipped to remove pollutants with up to date baffle boxes, and FDOT shares responsibility for maintaining Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL); and WHEREAS, the economic impact of the Indian River Lagoon is calculated at over $4B annually; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, as follows: The City Council requests Florida Governor Scott to task the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) with providing funding to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to help the City of Sebastian with matching funds to retrofit FDOT outfalls with modern baffle box technology to alleviate the pollution of this valuable Florida resource, the Indian River Lagoon; and that he further instruct all agencies to streamline permitting processes so that these important measure may be implemented with all due haste. The foregoing Resolution was moved for adoption by Hill seconded by McPartian and upon, being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: Mayor Bob McPartlan aye Vice Mayor Jim Hill aye Council Member Jerome Adams aye Council Member Andrea Coy aye Council Member Richard Gillmor aye The Mayor thereupon declared this Resolution duly passed and adopted this 27th day of August 2014. A ES Sally A. Ma MC City Clerk io, Approved as to Form and Content for Reliance by the City of Sebastian Only: Robert A. Ginsburg, City Attorney CITY OF SEBASTIA By: rte' Bob McPartlan, Mayor