HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-113RESOLUTION NO. 02-113
A RESOLUTION CREATING THE ST. LUCIE
COUNTY LAND ACQUISITION SELECTION
COMMITTEE'S FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE
AND PROVIDING FOR DUTIES AND
FUNCTIONS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made
the following determinations:
I. On March 5, 2002, this Board adopted Conservation Policy 8.1.8.12 and by July 1, 2002,
the County is to reappoint a Land Acquisition Selection Committee's Finance Subcommittee.
2. On March 28, 2002, the Land Acquisition Selection Committee recommended the Board
of County Commissioners appoint selected five members to serve on the Finance Subcommittee.
3. The Board should create a five (5) member Land Acquisition Finance Subcommittee for
the purpose of developing a recommendation as how to fund the master acquisition list formulated
Conservation Policy 8.1.8.11 and monitoring the finances of the Environmentally Significant Lands
Program.
4. This Board should further define the duties and functions of the Committee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby create the Land Acquisition Selection Committee's Finance
Subcommittee and provides for duties and functions of the Subcommittee.
a. To review other community's methods of funding environmental land
acquisition and evaluate financial programs to determine the recommended
method for St. Lucie County.
b. Following completion of the finance subcommittee's work, determine the
most suitable method to finance and continue preservation of lands through
the County's Environmental Significant Lands Program.
c. The Finance Subcommittee will report quarterly to the Land Acquisition
Selection Committee and ultimately recommend the most appropriate method
to fund the ESL program to the Board of County Commissioners.
2. The actions, decisions, and recommendations of the Finance Subcommittee shall not be
final or binding on the Board of County Commissioners, but shall be advisory only.
3. The Land Acquisition Selection Committee Finance Subcommittee shall consist of five
(5) members as follows:
a.. Commissioner Cliff Barnes - St. Lucie County Commissioner
b. Dr. Ed Novak - Homeowners Association
c. E.H. Klueppelburg, Jr. - St. Lucie County Chamber of Commerce
d. Rob Johnson - St. Lucie County Farm Bureau
e. Butch Terpenlng - At-Large Engineer
All members shall serve without compensation.
4. Vacancies for all members appointed shall be filled upon:
a.. Death of a member
b. Resignation
c. Removal by appointing authority
d. Three (3) unexcused absences in a six (6) month period
Vacancies shall be filled by the Land Acquisition's Selection
Committee member who nominated the member who created the
vacancy subject to the appointment of the Land Acquisition Selection
Committee for the unexpired term only.
5. The Committee Chairman shall establish a time and place for holding meetings as shall
be necessary and the Subcommittee shall adopt such rules of organization and procedures as may be
required.
6. The Subcommittee shall hold its first meeting as soon as possible from the date this
resolution is adopted.
7. The Community Development Director's staff shall provide support for the Subcommittee
by providing the required public notice, preparing agendas and keeping a record of its proceedings.
8. If any action, sentence, or clause of this resolution is held to be invalid or unconstitutional
by any Court of competent jurisdiction then said holding shall in no way effect the validity of the
remaining portions of this resolution.
After motion and second the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chairman Doug Coward Aye
Vice Chairman Cliff Barnes Aye
Commissioner Paula A. Lewis Aye
Commissioner Frannie Hutchinson Absent
Commissioner John D. Bruhn Aye
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 9th day of April, 2002.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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