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WHEREAS, this Agreement amends, ratifies, confirms and restates, in its entirety, the Interlocal Agreement
<br /> entered on August 19, 1976, as amended on November 25 , 1980, by and among the parties to this agreement
<br /> pursuant to which the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council was originally created; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Florida Regional Planning Council Act, mandates the creation of a Regional Planning Council
<br /> in each of the several comprehensive planning districts of the state; and,
<br /> WHEREAS, the Executive Office of the Governor has designated that Comprehensive Planning District X shall
<br /> be comprised of the counties of Indian River, Martin, Palm Beach and St. Lucie ; and
<br /> WHEREAS , a declared purpose of the Florida Regional Planning Council Act is to establish a common system
<br /> of regional planning councils for areawide coordination and related cooperative activities of federal, state and local
<br /> governments and ensure a broad-based regional organization that can provide a truly regional perspective enhancing
<br /> the ability and opportunity of local governments to resolve issues and problems transcending their individual
<br /> boundaries; and
<br /> WHEREAS, it is the desire of the parties hereto to continue as a regional planning cou cil and
<br />regional
<br /> planning agency; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act,
<br /> contained in Chapter 163 , Part II Florida Statutes, assigns to regional planning councils the respon Nibility to review
<br /> local government comprehensive plans and comprehensive plan amendments ; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Environmental Land and Water Management Act, Chapter 380, Florida Statutes, assigns to
<br /> regional planning agencies, among other duties, the duty to study, review and make recommendations concerning
<br /> areas of Critical State Concern, Florida Quality Developments, and Developments of Regional Impact; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Governor' s Executive Orders 83 - 150 and 95-359 and Presidential Executive Order 82- 12372 ,
<br /> designates the comprehensive regional planning agencies as areawide clearinghouses responsible for review and
<br /> coordination regarding certain Federal programs; and
<br /> WHEREAS, Regional Planning Councils are statutorily assigned various responsibilities or fun tions in
<br /> Chapter 163 , 164 , 186 , 252 , 260 , 288 , 339, 378 , 380, 403 , 419, 420, and 985 , Florida Statutes and of er applicable
<br /> federal , state and local laws .
<br /> WHEREAS , the parties hereto desire to make the most efficient use of their powers to cooperate for mutual
<br /> advantage in being a member of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and to confer upon the Treasure
<br /> Coast Regional Planning Council in addition to any statutory powers it currently possesses the ad itional powers
<br /> herein set forth.
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of mutual promises, covenants, benefits to accrue from conduct
<br /> of a regional planning process, and agreements herein contained and set forth, the member governments do hereby
<br /> ratify and confirm the establishment and continuation, pursuant to the authority of Section 163 01 and Section
<br /> 186 . 501 , Florida Statutes , of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council located in Compreh nsive Planning
<br /> District X consisting of the counties Indian River, Martin, Palm Beach County, and St. Lucie, herei after referred to
<br /> as the COUNCIL, a separate legal entity, and do further delegate such powers as are specified herein to it and agree
<br /> as follows :
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