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RESOLUTION NO. 05-421
A RESOLUTION URGING THE ST. LUCIE
COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO
REQUIRE GROCERY STORE CHAINS AND GAS
STATIONS LOCATED WITHIN FLORIDA; TO
PURCHASE AND KEEP ON HAND IN A
PROTECTED PRE-STAGED AREA WITHIN
EACH GROCERY STORE AND GAS STATION
ADEQUATELY SIZED GENERATORS TO BE
USED FOR IMMEDIATE USE IN THE EVENT
OF A POWER FAILURE DUE TO A HURRICANE
OR OTHER EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made
the following determinations:
1. St. Lucie County, Florida, has been greatly impacted by three (3) hurricanes in
the past fourteen (14) months and faces a prediction by the National Hurricane
Center that we can anticipate an additional twenty (20) years of hurricane
hyperactivity.
2. In order to protect the health, safety, and public welfare of the citizens of St.
Lucie County, Florida, this Board believes that the St. Lucie County Legislative
Delegation should require grocery store chains and gas stations located within
to purchase and keep on hand in a protected pre-staged area within each
grocery store and gas station adequately sized generators to be used for
immediate use in the event of a power failure due to a hurricane or other
emergency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board hereby urges the St. Lucie County Legislative Delegation to require
grocery store chains and gas stations located within Florida, to purchase and
keep on hand in a protected pre-staged area within each grocery store and gas
station, adequately sized generators to be used for immediate use in the event
of a power failure due to a hurricane or other emergency.
2. The County Administrator is hereby directed to forward a copy of this
resolution to each member of the St. Lucie County Legislative Delegation.
After motion and second the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chai rman Doug Coward
Vice-Chairman Chris Craft
Commissioner Joseph Smith
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson
Commissioner Paula Lewis
AYE
AYE
AYE
AYE
AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 22nd day of November, 2005.
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