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RESOLUTION NO. 08-052
A RESOLUTION URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS
TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS NECESSARY TO BRING THE
HERBERT HOOVER DIKE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH CURRENT
LEVEE PROTECTION SAFETY STANDARDS; TO EXPEDITE
FUNDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH PROMPT
ENACTMENT OF THE ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS
BILL OR SOME OTHER MECHANISM; AND REQUESTING
OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ENACT RESOLUTIONS
SUPPORTING THESE REQUESTS
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
Florida, has made the following determinations:
1. Lake Okeechobee was impacted by four hurricanes during the
2004 and 2005 hurricane season.
2. Subsequently, at the request of local community leaders,
the Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District
commissioned an independent, expert review panel to evaluate all U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers documents concerning the structural integrity
of the 140-mile long Herbert Hoover Dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee.
3. The report found that the dike does not meet current levee
protection safety standards, and failure of the dike poses a clear
and imminent threat of catastrophic proportion to the communities
surrounding Lake Okeechobee.
4. The dike was not built to current levee engineering
standards and therefore, needs expedi ted Congressional appropriations
to be brought into compliance with such standards.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby urge the Congress of the United
States to appropriate funds necessary to bring the Herbert Hoover
Dike into compliance with current levee protection safety standards
and to expedite funding for the improvements through prompt enactment
of the Energy and Water Appropriations Bill or some other mechanism.
2. This Board does hereby encourage other South Florida local
governments to enact resolutions supporting the actions requested
herein.
3. The County Administrator is hereby directed to forward a
copy of this resolution to the members of the St. Lucie County
Congressional Delegation,
the South Florida Water Management
District, and the Director of the Florida Association of Counties to
distribute as he deems appropriate.
After motion and second the vote on this resolution was as
follows:
Chairman Joseph E. Smith
AYE
vice-Chairman Paula A. Lewis
AYE
Commissioner Doug Coward
AYE
Commissioner Charles Grande
AYE
Commissioner Chris Craft
AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 22nd day of January, 2008.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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