HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Commissioner SanchezA RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION SUPPORTING
AMENDMENT 6 ON THE NOVEMBER 4, 2008 BALLOT, WHICH WILL HELP
PRESERVE WORKING WATERFRONTS AND THE JOBS THEY SUPPORT.
WHEREAS, Florida's working waterfronts are a critical link connecting people
With Florida's rich fish, wildlife, and other natural resources for commercial and
recreational activities that are highly important to Florida's economy and the
cultural character of the State, and
WHEREAS, working waterfronts include properties and facilities that provide
access for water -dependent commercial and recreational activities and generally
provide access for the public to the navigable waters of the State.
WHEREAS, the projected growth of Florida's population over the next 50 years
and other environmental and economic factors will undoubtedly present extreme
challenges, and
WHEREAS, those challenges, if riot addressed, threaten to erode the rich
cultural heritage associated with working waterfronts and good jobs they sustain
on the Miami River, Biscayne Bay and waterways across the state.
WHEREAS, it is beyond the means of the government of the City, County or
State to purchase and preserve lands essential to maintaining working
waterfronts that may be subject to land use changes in the years to come, and
WHEREAS, a proposed addition to the Florida Constitution - - Amendment 6, to
be on the ballot for Florida's voters' approval during the November 4, 2008
election - - would offer a meaningful solution to this issue by providing for tax
incentives for landowners who wish to maintain properties in working waterfront
uses, and
WHEREAS, passage of Amendment 6 requires that 60 percent of voters cast
ballots in favor of its adoption:
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Miami City Commission that it supports
Amendment 6 and urges voters to approve its passage to help preserve working
waterfronts for the benefit of future generations of Floridians.
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