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RESOLUTION NO. 2019-066 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN <br /> RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN SUPPORT FOR IRL COUNCIL ADOPTION OF THE <br /> INDIAN RIVER LAGOON NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM COMPREHENSIVE <br /> CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN: "LOOKING AHEAD TO 2030". <br /> WHEREAS: Indian River County is a member of the IRL Council, an independent Special <br /> District of Florida pursuant to an Interlocal Agreement created in 2015 and amended in 2017; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS: the IRL Council was created with the sole purpose to serve as the host <br /> agency for the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (IRLNEP); and <br /> WHEREAS: the IRL Council and IRLNEP have adopted the following: <br /> VISION: Healthy Ecosystem—Healthy Communities—Healthy Economy <br /> MISSION: One Lagoon —One Community— One Voice <br /> PROMISE: Clean Water for People and Nature <br /> GOALS: <br /> 1. To attain and maintain water and sediment of sufficient quality to support a <br /> healthy estuarine lagoon ecosystem; <br /> 2. To attain and maintain a functioning, healthy ecosystem which supports <br /> endangered and threatened species, fisheries, commerce and recreation; <br /> 3. To achieve heightened public awareness and coordinated interagency <br /> management of the IRL ecosystem; and <br /> 4. To identify and develop long-term funding sources for prioritized projects and <br /> programs to preserve, protect, restore and enhance the IRL; and <br /> WHEREAS, the IRLNEP engages Indian River Lagoon partners (IRLNEP Management <br /> Conference) in a non-regulatory, consensus-driven, and science-based process to develop <br /> and implement a Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) to protect <br /> and improve coastal environments, communities and economies; and <br /> WHEREAS, the IRLNEP Management Conference developed a revised IRL CCMP: <br /> "Looking Ahead to 2030" that represents a science-based pathway to restore ecosystem and <br /> economic health to the IRL that is long-term, non-regulatory, consensus-driven, and <br /> community-based; and <br /> WHEREAS, the final CCMP was revised with significant input from citizens throughout <br /> the IRL watershed; and <br />