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RESOLUTION #10-125
A RESOLUTION OF THE St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners SUPPORTING
THE REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCILS OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA IN PREPARING A
COMPREHENSIVE JOINT APPLICATION UNDER THE FEDERAL SUSTAINABLE
COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE AND ESTABLISHING A WORKING PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
WITH APPROPRIATE WATER RESOURCE, HOUSING, ENVIRONMENTAL AND
TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFITS, ACADEMIA, AND
PRIVATE SECTOR ORGANIZATIONS
WHEREAS, on June 16, 2009, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) announced a new partnership to regionally coordinate federal housing,
environmental protection, and transportation planning and investment; and
WHEREAS, this new partnership is looking to multidisciplinary regional councils of government
to identify and coordinate regional strategies that:
• Provide a regional vision or plan for sustainable growth
• Integrate housing, water infrastructure, transportation, land use planning and investment
• Address energy efficiency
• Address the impacts of climate change through the development of mitigation and adaptation
strategies
• Foster compatibility of sustainable built systems with restoration of the Florida Everglades
• Promote the creation of equitable, sustainable communities
• Promote environmental protection and restoration
• Redevelop underutilized sites
• Leverage federal investment in existing communities
• Promote equitable affordable housing
• Increase economic competitiveness
• Invest in healthy, safe and walkable neighborhoods -rural, urban or suburban
WHEREAS, there is a clear understanding that the Sustainable Communities Initiative program is
designed to establish a comprehensive regional plan or vision identifying critical projects and infrastructure
to improve the Region's sustainability and to be used as a guide by federal funding agencies to prioritize and
focus future federal investment; and
WHEREAS, any application for funding under the Sustainable Communities Initiative should be
prepared in consultation with the appropriate water resource, housing, environmental, and transportation
agencies, local governments, nonprofits, academia, and private sector organizations; and should include a
formalized agreement among these entities to work cooperatively on the application and funded project; and
WHEREAS, the regional planning councils of Southeast Florida should commit the resources
necessary within the limits of its budget and work program to prepare and submit a successful joint
application under the Sustainable Communities Initiative.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Lucie County, Florida Board of County
Commissioners strongly supports the South Florida and Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council in preparing
a comprehensive joint application for the Sustainable Communities Initiative funding; and the establishment of
a working partnership agreement with appropriate water resource, housing, environmental and transportation
agencies, local governments, nonprofits, academia, and private sector organizations to collaborate on the
application and the funded project.
After motion and second the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chairman Charles Grande AYE
Vice Chairman Doug Coward AYE
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE
Commissioner Paula A. Lewis AYE
Commissioner Chris Craft AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 13th. day of Apri12010.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Deputy Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND