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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-003RESOLUTION NO* 2014m 003 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA REQUESTING ALL SEVEN50 DOCUMENTS ACCURATELY REFLECT THE NUMBER OF COUNTIES PARTICIPATING IN THE PROCESS; DRIECTING THE CLERK TO THE BOARD TO MAIL COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION; AND REQUESTING A VOTE BY THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL. WHEREAS, among the core values of the Board of County Commissioners (the "Board") of Indian River County are representative democracy, fiscal responsibility, local decision making, limited government and Liberty; and WHEREAS, the Seven50 plan is based not on the core values of Indian River County, but on HUD's Six Livability Principles; and WHEREAS, the Board of Indian River County believes that any plan for Indian River County should take its direction from the citizens of Indian River County, and not from an unelected bureaucracy in Washington D.C.; and WHEREAS, the Seven50 plan undermines representative democracy and local decision making by calling for unelected regional boards that "transcend geographic boundaries and local political considerations"; and WHEREAS, the Seven50 plan ignores economic reality an d fiscal responsibility by calling for multiple subsidies and this Board recognizes that neither a county nor a region can subsidize its way to prosperity; and WHEREAS, the Board of Indian River County recognizes that the way to foster local decision making is to support home rule and keep decision making in the communities affected by the decisions and away from unelected bureaucracies be they in Stuart, Miami or Washington, D.C.; and WHEREAS, the only way for Liberty to prosper is to keep an d maintain a limited government, close to the people, and to avoid the creation of bureaucracies, which are not representative of the people, and WHEREAS, the people of Indian River County in a great example of self-government, have 111 clear to their elected representatives that the Seven50 plan is not consistent with their views of Liberty and limited government, and WHEREAS, Seven50 is supposed to stan d for "seven counties, 50 years", it is now a misrepresentation of facts given that three counties have withdrawn from the process and ignores Page 1 of 2 C:1Documema and SettingaWreingaldiLocal SeuingvlTemporary Irrremer FikalConrenr.OuNnnkU9ADMD5RLSeven50 (3).doc RESOLUTION N0.2014- 003 the decisions of the regions elected representatives elected by the citizens of their Counties, have voted to withdraw from Seven50. Section 1. The Board of Indian River County requests that the Seven50 bureaucracy change the name of the resource document and any future documents to accurately reflect the number of Counties that are still participating in the process. Section L. The Board of Indian River County directs the Clerk of the Board of Indian River County to mail a certified copy of this resolution to Samuel Ferreri, the Chair of the Executive Committee of Seven50, to Michael Busha, the Executive Director of the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council and to James Murley, the Executive Director of the South Florida Regional Planning Council. Section 3. The Board respectfully requests that this matter be placed on the agenda for a vote at the March 21St Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council meeting. The foregoing resolution was moved for adoption by Commissioner Solari ,and seconded by Commissioner Fiescher , and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: Chairman Peter D. O'Bryan Nay Vice Chairman Wesley S. Davis Ue Commissioner Joseph E. Flescher Aye Commissioner Bob Solari Aye Commissioner Tim Zorc fie_ The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this 7th day of January, 2014. ATTEST: Jeffrey R. Smith, Clerk of Court and Comnt[oller /I ,� Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA By: D. O'Bryan, Chairman date: Jan �c uary 2014 to form and legal sufficiency: lan Reingold, County Attorney C:IDocumema and Fning�Wroingold�Lacal SeningalTemporary IMerner FikalComencOutlookU9ADMD58V&ven50 (3J.doc Page 7 of 2