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Home My WebLink About04-056RESOLU'r'ZON NO. 04-56 INITIATIN6 CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROCEDURE5 PROVIDED BY SECTION 164.1052, FLORIDA STATUTE5 (2003) PERTAININ6 TO THE DISPUTE OVER THE CITY OF PORT ST. LU¢IE'5 PROPOSED ANNEXATION WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the following determinations: 1. The City of Port ,ft. Lucia, Florida (City), has advertised a certain ordinance (identified os City Ordinance 04-09), hereinafter referred to as the "City's Proposed Annexation Plan" where the City proposes to annex certain properties; and, The County believes that the City's proposed annexation program is contrary to the interests of the County and its residences and businesses. The County also believes that the City's proposed annexation is not reasonably compact and would create pockets and de facto enclaves in violation of 5tote Iow. 3. As a result of the conflict set out above, the Board believes that it is in the best interest of the citizens of .St. Lucia County to initiate the conflict resolution procedures provided by the Florida Governmental Conflict Resolution Act between the County and the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucia County, Florida, as follows: 1. The Board expresses its intent to initiate the conflict resolution procedures provided by the Florida Conflict Resolution Act to resolve the conflict between the County and the City as to the City's proposed Annexation Plan. Within five (5) days after the adoption of this Resolution, the County Administrator is directed to send a letter and a certified copy of this Resolution to the chief administrator of the City by certified mail, return receipt requested. 3. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption. After motion and second the vote on this resolution was as follows: Chairman Paula A. Lewis AYE Vice Chairman ,Tohn D. Bruhn AYE Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE Commissioner Doug Coward Commissioner Cliff Barnes AYE AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 3rd day of February, 2004. ATTEST: - I~PL~TY cLERi;,_,\ '- BOARD OF COUNTY COMM~.55.~.ONER5 ST. LuC'rE COUNTY, FLORT.bA BY: