HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-060RESOLUTION NO. 01-60
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING PUBLIC
ACCESS TO THE SHORELINE OF TEN MILE
CREEK WATER PRESERVATION AREA SITE
AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY OF
WATERS WITHIN TEN MILE CREEK AND
THE NORTH FORK OF THE ST. LUCIE
RIVER; AND ENCOURAGING THE SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
AND THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS TO INCORPORATE A MULTI-
USE RECREATIONAL TRAIL SYSTEM
INCLUDING CANOE AND FISHING
FACILITIES ALONG THE SHORELINE OF
TEN MILE CREEK WHICH WILL PROVIDE
IM]?ROVED PUBLIC ACCESS, EDUCATIONAL
AND PASSIVE RECREATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES, AND VITAL LINKAGES TO
ADJACENT GREENWAYS AND TRAILS
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made
the following determinations.
1. On January 9, 1990, St. Lucie County adopted the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan
through Ordinance 91-01.
2. The St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan contains objectives and policies which protect
native upland and wetland habitats along Ten Mile Creek and the North Fork of the St. Lucie River.
3. The County has adopted policies, regulations and implemented programs which protect
natural areas; and works toward the protection, restoration and enhancement of the waters of the
North Fork of the St. Lucie River and its major tributaries, including Ten Mile Creek.
4. St. Lucie County and the State of Florida, have worked towards the establishment of the
"North Fork of the St. Lucie River Ecological and Recreational Greenway" which includes natural
area preserves and recreational lands along the North Fork of the St. Lucie River and its major
tr/butaries, Ten Mile and Five Mile Creeks.
5. On October 25, 1996, St. Lucie County participated in the Design Charrette for the Ten
Mile Creek project sponsored by the Regional Attenuation Facility Task Force. The Charrette
recommendations and designs incorporated passive recreational components as recommended
by the participants, including hiking and biking trails, a canoe launch, observation towers and
pedestrian bridges across Ten Mile Creek. St. Lucie County has continued to support these type of
recreational facilities to further local and regional goals to establish a riverine greenway along the
North Fork of the St. Lucie River and its tributaries.
6. St. Lucie Countysponsored acommunityDesign Charrette onApri128 and Apri129, 2000
to create a Countywide Greenway and Trail Master Plan. This plan identifies an extensive network
of recreational greenways and trails in the North Fork Greenway, including multi-use trails for hikers
and horseback riding along the shoreline of the Ten-Mile Creek site. Other passive recreational
amenities, such as canoe launches, observation towers, and fishing piers would further complement
the recreational greenway system.
7. St. Lucie supports programs that protect and enhance the waters and native upland habitats
of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River and its major tributaries to establish a healthy and usable
riverine greenway for people and wildlife.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby support public access to the shoreline ofTen Mile Creek Water
Preservation Area Site and improvemcmt of the quality of waters within Ten Mile Creek and the
North Fork of the St. Lucie River; and encourages the South Florida Water Management District and
the United States Army Corps of Engineers to incorporate a multi-use, recreational trail system on
publicly owned lands including canoe and fishing facilities along the shoreline of Ten Mile Creek
which will provide improved public access, educational and passive recreational opportunities, and
potential linkages to adjacent greenways and trails.
2. The County Administrator is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to Mr.
Paul Millar, Director, Martin/St. Lucie Service Center of the South Florida Water Management
District; and Ms. Melissa Dollar, Project Manager for the United States Army Corps of Engineors.
After motion and second the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chairman Frannie Hutchinson
Vice Chairman Doug Coward
Commissioner Paula A. Lewis
Commissioner ChffBarnes
Commissioner John D. Brutm
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PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 13t~ day of February, 2001.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIF~ COUNTY, FLOR}D,A
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
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COUNTY ~ ~RNEY