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HomeMy WebLinkAbout22-098 RESOLUTION NO. 22-098 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF A FOREING-TRADE ZONE SITE OPERATIONS AGREEMENT 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. On February 22, 2022, the Foreign-Trade Zones Board approved St. Lucie County's application for reorganization of FTZ#218 under the ASF. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ST.LUCIE COUNTY AS FOLLGAS: 1. The Board, as the governing body of St. Lucie County, Grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone No. 218, hereby authorizes the adoption of a Foreign-Trade Zone Site Operations Agreement under the ASF. 2. The County Administrator is hereby authorized to execute an Agreement with any prospective companies approved for inclusion in the Zone. 3. The 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. 4. This Resolution shall take effect on the date of adoption. After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows: Commissioner Sean Mitchell, Chair AYE Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson,Vice Chair ABSENT Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE Commissioner Linda Bartz AYE Commissioner Cathy Townsend AYE PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 7th day of June 2022. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA rTh ✓ � i +.0 COM4?�d' BY: Or-- to DEPUTY CLERK C) Z CHAIR m 1.6 CO * *co OIL toO`o' TY, APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM AND CORRECTNESS: 41° ,/, / CoUNTYA OR EY