HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-180RESOLUTION NO. 2019-180
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN SUPPORT FOR OF INDIAN RIVER LAGOON (IRL)
COUNCIL ADOPTION OF INDIAN RIVER LAGOON NATIONAL ESTUARY
PROGRAM (IRLNEP) COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
PLAN: "LOOKING AHEAD TO 2030".
WHEREAS: St. Lucie County is a member of the IRL Council, an independent Special
District of Florida pursuant to an Interlocal Agreement created in 2015 and amended in 2017;
and
WHEREAS: the IRL Council was created with the sole purpose to serve as the host agency
for the St. Lucie Lagoon National Estuary Program (IRLNEP); and
WHEREAS: the IRL Council and IRLNEP have adopted the following:
VISION: Healthy Ecosystem —Healthy Communities —Healthy Economy
MISSION: One Lagoon — One Community — One Voice
PROMISE: Clean Water for People and Nature
GOALS:
1. To attain and maintain water and sediment of sufficient quality to support a
healthy estuarine lagoon ecosystem;
2. To attain and maintain a functioning, healthy ecosystem which supports
endangered and threatened species, fisheries, commerce and recreation;
3. To achieve heightened public awareness and coordinated interagency
management of the IRL ecosystem; and
4. To identify and develop long-term funding sources for prioritized projects and
programs to preserve, protect, restore and enhance the IRL; and
WHEREAS, the IRLNEP engages Indian River Lagoon partners (IRLNEP Management
Conference) in a non -regulatory, consensus -driven, and science -based process to develop
and implement a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) to protect
and improve coastal environments, communities and economies; and
WHEREAS, the IRLNEP Management Conference developed a revised IRL CCMP: "Looking
Ahead to 2030" that represents a science -based pathway to restore ecosystem and economic
health to the IRL that is long-term, non -regulatory, consensus -driven, and community -based; and
WHEREAS, the final CCMP was revised with significant input from citizens throughout the
IRL watershed; and
WHEREAS, the final CCMP was reviewed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) at Region IV (Atlanta) and Headquarters (Washington DC). The IRLNEP received a
certification letter dated July 23, 2019 from the U.S. EPA verifying that the CCMP revision is
consistent with the U.S. EPA CCMP Revision and Update Guidelines and NEP Funding Guidance.
Therefore, the CCMP revision is considered final by the U.S. EPA.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Lucie County Board of County
Commissioners encourages the IRL Council to adopt the Indian River Lagoon Comprehensive
Conservation and Management Plan: "Looking Ahead to 2030" and to move forward with Indian
River Lagoon partners to implement the plan.
After motion and second the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Commissioner Linda Bartz, Chair
AYE
Commissioner Cathy Townsend, Vice Chair
AYE
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky
AYE
Commissioner Sean Mitchell
AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson
AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED THIS 10th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2019.
ATTEST:
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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