Res 23-74 RESOLUTION NO. 23-74.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL 2809, PRO-
VIDING FOR THE STATE, UNDER SPECIFIED CONDITIONS, TO
PAY THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE COST OF BEACH EROSION CON-
TROL IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, continuing beach erosion along most of Florida's shoreline
is one of the State's biggest problems, as evidenced by the fact that
each year up to 500 acres of the State's beaches are lost to the ocean by
eros ion; and,
WHEREAS, past sporadic, piecemeal efforts to cope with the beach ero-
sion problem in Florida have not, in general, proved to be effective; and,
WHEREAS, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, at the end of
the 1973 session of the State Legislature, appointed a Select Committee to
study the State's erosion problems and recommend legislation designed to
resolve them; and,
WHEREAS, the Select Committee, under the able chairmanship of the
Honorable Lorenzo Walker, Representative from the 89th District, after ex-
haustive study concluded that financial considerations at the local level
constituted the major roadblock to State-wide resolution of the beach ero-
sion problem and that the State should, therefore, assume a major portion
of 'the cost of beach erosion control; and,
WHEREAS, legislation (House Bill 2809) was prepared and approved by
the Select Committee providing for tremendously increased State financial
participation in the cost of beach erosion control including along with
other provisions, State payment of up to 100% of non-federal construction
and maintenance costs of federally authorized projects; ~-nd,
WHEREAS, House Bill 2809 has been placed on the House calendar, has
been approved by the Natural Resources Committee of the House, and is to
be considered by the House Appropriations Committee; and,
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Florida Shore and Beach Pres-
ervation Association, and the Bureau of Beaches and Shores, Department of
Natural Resources recommend and sponsor passage of House Bill 2809,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council by unanimous vote urges favorable
action on House Bill 2809 by the House Appropriations Committee.
SECTION 2. That the City Council by unanimous vote urges passage
of House Bill 2809 by the House of Representatives and passage of a simi-
lar Bill by the Senate.
Be it further resolved, that this resolution be forwarded to the
Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, the members of the
Appropriations Committees of the House and the Senate, the members of
the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation and the Honorable Lorenzo
Walker, Representative of the 89th District and Chairman of the Select
Committee.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this the 8th day of April,
1974.
City Clerk