HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-308RESOLUTION NO. 21-308
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR
GENERAL-PURPOSE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE NUMBER 218 TO THE FOREIGN -
TRADE ZONES BOARD TO CREATE THE SERVICE AREA UNDER THE ALTERNATIVE
SITE FRAMEWORK
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. On June 18, 1934, Congress approved an Act "to provide for the establishment,
operation, and maintenance of foreign -trade zones in ports of entry of the United States to
expedite and encourage foreign commerce and for other purposes" (hereafter the Foreign -Trade
Zones Act").
2. On October 24, 1996, in accordance with the Foreign -Trade Zones Act and
regulations relating thereto, the Central Florida Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., subsequently renamed
Treasure Coast Foreign Trade Zone, Inc., received approval from the Foreign -Trade Zones Board
("Board") for a Grant to establish, operate and maintain Foreign -Trade Zone No. 218 in Florida,
as published in 61 Fed. Reg. 58036 on November 12, 1996.
3. St. Lucie County has determined, in accordance with the Foreign -Trade Zones Act
and regulations relating thereto, that it is desirable to create a Service Area for Foreign -Trade
Zone No. 218 under the Alternative Site Framework.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE
COUNTY AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Board, as the governing body of St. Lucie County, Grantee of Foreign -Trade
Zone No. 218, hereby authorizes the submission of an Application for General -
Purpose Foreign -Trade Zone No. 218 to create the Service Area under the
Alternative Site Framework to include St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee
Counties.
2. All of the existing four sites within Zone No. 218 will be magnet sites and Site 1
will be the permanent magnet site.
3. The County Administrator is hereby authorized to execute an Agreement with any
prospective companies approved for inclusion in the Zone.
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4. The County Administrator, or his designee, is further authorized to file any
subsequent Administrative Actions, such as the addition of a Usage-Driven or
Subzone application to be filed at the Foreign-Trade Zones Board relating to the
above-referenced application. This will provide St. Lucie, Indian River, and
Okeechobee Counties with the ability to quickly react to a request by a company
under the Alternative Site Framework.
5. This Resolution shall take effect on the date of adoption.
After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky, Chair AYE
Commissioner Sean Mitchell, Vice Chair AYE
Commissioner Linda Bartz AYE
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson AYE
Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 6T" day of July 2021.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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