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Res 28-08A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION 67-07, WHICH CREATED THE GREEN TASK FORCE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the State of Florida has established the Florida Energy Commission as well as the Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida which has recommended the state make energy security and greenhouse gas reduction a top priority; and WHEREAS, the City of Dekay Beach recognizes the importance of environmental stewardship regarding energy, water, air, land, and waste; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Dekay Beach, Florida, desires to ~ extend the timeframe for the Green C~ Task Force to make recommendations to the City Commission regarding environmental sustainability. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, hereby agrees to amend Resolution 67-07 as set forth below: Section 2. That the Green Task Force shall conduct their review and provide a report of recommendation to the City Commission and shall sunset on November 27, 2008, unless extended by the City Commission. The Task force shall consider the cost to implement their ideas as the recommendations are formulated. Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this the 15`h day of July, 2008. ATTEST: /~ V c g Deputy City Clerk MAYOR MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Commissioners FROM: Randal L. Krejcarek, P.E.,LEED AP Richard C. Hasko, P.E., Environmental Services Director THROUGH: David Harden, City Manager DATE: July 9, 2008 SUBJECT: AGENDA ITEM 9.E. -REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 15, 2008 RESOLUTION N0.28-08/GREEN TASK FORCE REQUEST EXTENSION ITEM BEFORE COMMISSION This item before the City Commission is Resolution No. 28-08 which provides an extension of time for the Green Task Force. The Green Task Force requests Commission approval to have the sunset date changed from August 27, 2008 to November 27, 2008. BAC KGROLTND The Green Task Force is scheduled to sunset on 27 Aug 2008. The Task Force recognized early on that there was a lot of work to accomplish within the six month time frame before the Task Force sunsets and therefore they have been meeting twice a month since March. While the Task Force is getting close to completing their task, they would like to request a three month extension. The reasons for the extension are outlined in the attached letter from the Task Force Chair, Nancy Schneider. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of three month extension. RESOLUTION NO.28-08 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION 67-07, WHICH CREATED THE GREEN TASK FORCE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the State of Florida has established the Florida Energy Commission as well as the Century Commission for a Sustainable Florida which has recommended the state make energy security and greenhouse gas reduction a top priority; and WHEREAS, the City of Delray Beach recognizes the importance of environmental stewardship regarding energy, water, air, land, and waste; and WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, desires to estahli~k extend the timeframe for the Green C~-t~ Task Force to make recommendations to the City Commission regarding environmental sustainability. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, hereby agrees to amend Resolution 67-07 as set forth below: Section 3. That the Green Task Force shall conduct their review and provide a report of recommendation to the City Commission and shall sunset ' on November 27, 2008, unless extended by the City Commission. The Task force shall consider the cost to implement their ideas as the recommendations are formulated. Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this the day of July, 2008. ATTEST: MAYOR City Clerk July 9, 2008 Dear Mayor Ellis and City Commissioners. The Green Advisory Taskforce is scheduled to sunset on August 27, 2008. We would like to request a three month extension. The reasons for this extension are as follows: The Taskforce would like to conduct a citizen outreach forum, similar to a charette for input from citizens and residents of Delray Beach. We are interested in scheduling this at the same time as the Downtown Marketing Cooperatives meeting on August 14. The Taskforce was asked to make a recommendation to the Commission regarding single stream vs. dual stream recycling. This research and presentations took the considerable part of four meetings (two months). We also lost one of our members, who has now been replaced by Sarah Martin. The Commission made an excellent selection by appointing Sarah, as she is already "on board" with many of the projects we are working on, but we would like to make the most of Sarah's recent appointment and the experience she, brings. Thank you for your consideration, Nancy Schneider