HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-083A RESOLUTION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
AGREEING IN PRINCIPLE TO EXECUTION OF AN MPO
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, A METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATION (MPO) APPORTIONMENT PLAN, AND
APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON THE MPO
AND INTERIM MPO.
WHEREAS, the Census Bureau has, on the basis of 1990 Census data,
designated the City of Vero Beach and its surrounding area as
a Census Urbanized Area; and
WHEREAS, Section 134 of Title 23 United States code requires that
a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) be designated in
each Urbanized Area of more than 50,000 population; and
WHEREAS, the Governor has informed the Chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners that the Vero Beach Urbanized Area
qualifies for designation as an MPO; and
WHEREAS, the Governor has requested that the local governments
within the Vero Beach MPO develop an apportionment plan and
submit the plan to the Florida Department of Transportation
(FDOT) by July 1, 1992; and
WHEREAS, the apportionment plan must identify the voting membership
of the MPO and the representation on the MPO by local
governments within the MPO area; and
WHEREAS, Florida Statutes Section 339.175 establishes MPO
apportionment plan criteria, which include among other
requirements that MPO members be elected officials from
general purpose local governments within the MPO area and that
representation on the MPO by local governments be generally
proportional to the local governments' population; and
WHEREAS, the MPO area must include the existing urbanized area as
well as the area expected to be urbanized within twenty years
and, therefore, will include all five municipalities in the
county as well as much of the incorporated area east of I-95;
and
WHEREAS, the 1990 Census determined that County and municipal
population figures were as follows:
Population Percent
Total County
90,208
100
Unincorporated
58,186
64.5
Vero Beach
17,350
19.2
Sebastian
10,205
11.3
Indian River Shores
2,278
2.5
Fellsmere
2,179
2.4
Orchid
10
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Resolution 92-83
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it Resolved by the Board of County Commissioners
of Indian River County, Florida, that:
1. The Board agrees in principle to enter into an interlocal
agreement with the municipalities in the County and the
Florida Department of Transportation to formally create
the Vero Beach MPO; and
2. The Board agrees to a Vero Beach MPO apportionment plan
which shall be as follows:
nine voting members with representation as
follows:
- four members of the Indian River County
Board of County Commissioners
- two members of the Vero Beach City Council
- one member of the Sebastian City Council
- one member of the Indian River Shores Town
Council
- one member of the Fellsmere City Council
two non-voting members with representation as
follows:
- one member of the Orchid Town Council
- one member of the Indian River County School
Board
3. The Board appoints the following four Board members
to serve on the MPO governing board and to serve on
the board of an interim MPO:
Commissioner Eggert
Commissioner Bowman
Enmmissioner Bird
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THIS RESOLUTION was moved for adoption by Commissioner
Scurlock , seconded by Commissioner Bird , and
adopted on the 16 day of June 1992, by the following vote:
Commissioner Carolyn K. Eggert Ave
Commissioner Richard N. Bird Aye
Commissioner Gary C. Wheeler Awe
Commissioner Margaret C. Bowman A e
Commissioner Don C. Scurlock, Jr. Aye
The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and
adopted this 16th , day of June , 1992,
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY,
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By
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Attest By
Jeffrey K: Parton
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Resolution 92P83
STATE OF FLORIDA )
COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER )
I HEREBY CERTIFY, that on this day, before me, an officer duly
authorized in the State and County aforesaid, to take
acknowledgements, personally appeared Carolyn K. Eggert and Jeffrey
K. Barton well known to me to be the Chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners and Clerk, respectively, of Indian River
County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, nd they
acknowledged executing the same.
WITNESS my 11and and o ficial seal in the County and State last
aforesaid this / (day of j (U i)P , 1992.
My Commission Expires:
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