RESOLUTION 89-19652 RESOLUTION NO. 89-19652
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, OPPOSING OIL
EXPLORATION AND DRILLING OFF THE COAST OF
FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, the Miami Beach City Commission is aware of a
proposed Federal plan to sell leases on 14 , 000 acres of submerged
land for oil exploration and drilling off Florida ' s southwest
coast; and
WHEREAS, the Miami Beach City Commission believes that off-
shore exploration and drilling could result in oil spills which
would damage or destroy Florida' s coastal mangrove area and poison
manatees, fish, birds and the nation' s only living coral reefs; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission believes that such damage
resulting from oil spills would be catastrophic to the aquatic
environment of Miami Beach and other cities along Florida' s coasts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the City Commission opposes
the proposed oil exploration and drilling off the coast of Florida.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 21st day of June , 1989 .
Aff/:
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
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ref: oildrill.res
Requested by Commission William E. Shockett
FORM APPROVED
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ORIGINAL
IRE S OL TU I ON NO. 89-19652
Opposing Oil Exploration and Drilling off
the coast of Florida.