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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. 183-2010
LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: M r Matti Herter Bower and bets of the City Commission
FROM: J r e M. Gonzalez, City Manag r
DATE: June 24, 2010
SUBJECT: Resolution 2010-51 adopted by the Lauderdale Lakes City
Commission at its June 22, 2010 Commission Meeting
Attached, please find Resolution No. 2010-51 approved by the City of Lauderdale Lakes
Commission at its June 22, 2010 meeting, authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding to
memorialize support for the Southeast Florida Regional Plan for Sustainable Development.
If you have any questions, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 305.673.7411.
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RESOLUTION No. 2010-51
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES,
BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING AND
DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE SUCH STEPS AS
ARE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE TO ISSUE A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO MEMORIALIZE
SUPPORT FOR THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA REGIONAL PLAN
FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDING SUPPORT
TO THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCILS OF SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA IN PREPARING A COMPREHENSIVE JOINT
APPLICATION UNDER THE FEDERAL SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE; PROVIDING ESTABLISHMENT OF A
WORKING PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH PUBLIC,
PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT, AND CIVIC SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WATER RESOURCE,
HOUSING, HUMAN SERVICES, ENVIRONMENTAL AND
TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES, COMMUNITY-BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFITS,
ACADEMIA AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, SCHOOL BOARDS
AND PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS; PROVIDING FOR
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY MANAGER; PROVIDING FOR
INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK; PROVIDING FOR THE
ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on June 16, 2009, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new partnership to regionally
coordinate federal housing, environmental protection, and transportation planning and
investment, and
WHEREAS, The Southeast Florida Region includes Monroe, Miami-Dade,
Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River Counties, which, together,
represent the fifth largest metropolitan area in the Country, and
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WHEREAS, these seven counties, though diverse, have much in common
including a shared history, environment and watershed, economic interdependence,
transportation system, recreational, social and cultural activities, and.
WHEREAS, this seven-county area is classified as °Southeast Florida" by
Enterprise Florida, and defined as the "Southeast Region" in the Strategic Intermodal
Plan of the Florida Department of Transportation, and
WHEREAS, the City staff feels that this new partnership will benefit the citizens
of our community, as well as the Southeast Florida Region, in its support for the
multidisciplinary regional councils of government to identify and coordinate regional
strategies that provide for the following: a regional vision or plan for sustainable growth;
the integration of housing, water infrastructure, transportation, land use planning and
investment; addressing energy efficiency; addressing the impacts of climate; fostering
compatibility of sustainable built systems with restoration of the Florida Everglades;
promoting the creation of equitable, sustainable communities; promoting social equity
and access to opportunity; promoting environmental protection and restoration;
redeveloping underutilized sites; leveraging federal investment in existing communities;
promoting equitable affordable housing; increasing economic competitiveness;
promoting multi-modal, regional transportation systems, and healthy, safe and walkable
neighborhoods -rural, urban or suburban, and
WHEREAS, a key component of the Sustainable Communities Initiative is the
development of a °Regional Plan for Sustainable Development" for regions that lack a
cohesive, integrated regional "vision" across issue areas and jurisdictional boundaries,
and
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WHEREAS, the U.S. HUD's Sustainable Communities Initiative is the region's
best opportunity to access up to $5 million to articulate and develop consensus around
a "Regional Vision" and "Regional Plan for Sustainable Development," and
WHEREAS, the regional planning councils of Southeast Florida should commit
the resources necessary within the limits of their budgets and work programs to
prepare and submit a successful joint application under the Sustainable Communities
Planning Grants Program, and
WHEREAS, the City strongly supports the South Florida and Treasure Coast
Regional Planning Council in preparation of a comprehensive joint application for the
Sustainable Communities Planning Grants program,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LAUDERDALE LAKES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas
paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby
made a specific part of this Resolution.
Section 2. AUTHORIZATION: The City Commission of the City of Lauderdale
Lakes hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager to take such steps as are
necessary and appropriate to issue a Memorandum of Understanding to memorialize
support for the Southeast Florida Regional Plan for Sustainable Development.
Section 3. INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CITY CLERK: The City Clerk is hereby
directed to provide a true copy of this Resolution to the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development, the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, the Southeast Florida Regional Planning Council, the Treasure
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Coast Regional Planning Council, and all the villages, towns and municipalities included
in the southeast region.
Section 4. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon its final passage.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERDALE
LAKES AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD JUNE 22, 2010.
ATTEST:
HAZELI E F. CARSON, CITY CLERK
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