Res 99-90 RESOLUTION NO. 99-90
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY CO~ISSION OF THE CITY OF
DEL~Y BEACH, FLORIDA, SUPPORTING THE FLORIDA FOOD
~CO~RY PROGRAM mD THE CREATION OF A LOCAL PR~RAM
TO BENEFIT THE CITIZENS OF DEL~Y BEACH.
~E~AS, over the past two years, a group called the Florida
Food Recovery Program has been working with great intensity to convince
grocers throughout South Florida to donate outdated, unsalable,
perishable foods that they would no,ally throw away; and,
~E~AS, approx~ately $200 million worth of unsalable, but
edible, food is destroyed annually in our State; and,
~E~AS, in 1987 the Florida Legislature enacted the "~od
Faith ~nor Bill", an act which provided immunity to liability relating
to donation of food to charitable or nonprofit organizations; and,
~E~AS, to date, the project has received more than $3 million
worth of food that would have been discarded; and,
~E~AS, the bounty of food that is currently discarded can
ease some of the pressures of providing food for the impoverished; and,
~E~AS, the Florida Food Recovery Progr~ continues to operate
their food bank without charge to the recipients,
NOW, THE~FORE, BE IT RESOLED BY THE CITY CO~ISSION OF THE
CITY OF DEL~Y BEACH, FLORIDA, AS F.OLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Commission of the City of Delray
Beach, Florida, hereby supports the Florida Food Recovery Program and
the creation of a local progr~ to benefit the citizens of Delray Beach.
PASSED mD ADOPTED in special session on this the 16th day of
October, 1990.
ATTEST:
City C l~frk !