HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-150RESOLUTION NO. 01-150
A RESOLUTION RENAMING THE
CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL MUSEUM,
LOCATED AT 5400 N. E. ST. JAMES DRIVL
PORT ST. LUCIE~ FLORIDA; TO "OXBOW
ECO-CENTER, A ST. LUCIE COUNTY
ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER" IN
ST. LUCIE COUNTY~ FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has
the following determinations:
1. The Children's Environmental Museum, an environmental educational facility loc~
5400 N. E. St. James Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida, held its ribbon cutting ceremony on O,
27, 2001.
2. The facility is located on a 220-acre preserve on the North Fork of the St. Lucie
which was acquired through the St. Lucie County Environmentally Significant Lands progra
the South Florida Water Management District Save Our Rivers program
3. While the property contains a mosaic of habitats, one of its finest features is the St.
River itself.
4. The portion of the river along the boundary of the facility is situated at an old oxt
the river, which was channelized, forming Idabelle Island. Oxbows are twists and tums thai
in slow meandering rivers, like the St. Lucie, resulting in a broader floodplain and pro
significant water storage and filtration, and important habitat for birds and other animals.
5. While the primary focus of the facility will be on educating young people by pro
family programming and hosting school groups, the Center will be a facility for young a
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6. Naming the facility the Oxbow Eco-Center invites an instant opening to educate ~eople
about the St. Lucie River.
7. This Board believes the Children's Environmental Museum should be renam~ the
"Oxbow Eco-Center, a St. Lucie County Environmental Learn/rig Center", which is dedica d to
environmental education programs that foster an awareness and appreciation of the natural x ford,
provide an understanding of ecosystems and sustainability, and instill a sense of stewardship t{ ,ward
Florida and all its inhabitants.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby rename the Children's Environmental Museum, located a~ ;400
N. E. St. James Drive, Port St. Lucie, Florida, to the "Oxbow Eco-Center, a St. Lucie C unty
Environmental Learning Center" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. The County Administrator is hereby directed to notify the proper utilities, the U, S. i >ostal
Service, the Property Appraiser, the Supervisor of Elections, the Sheriff of St. Lucie Court' y, the
Road Department, the Acquisition Division of the County Attorney's Office and any other
departments needed to make the necessary changes accordingly.
After motion and second the vote on this resolution was as follo~vs:
Chairman Frannie Hutchinson
Vice Chairman Doug Coward
Commissioner Paula A. Lewis
Commissioner Cliff Barnes
Commissioner Jotm D. Bruhn
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PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 25m day of June, 2001.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE ~COUNTY, FLORIDA
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND
COUNTY
~RNEY