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RESOLUTION NO. 2000-002
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER
COUNTY, FLORIDA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR AND DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE IN
FLORIDA'S EXPEDITED PERMITTING REVIEW PROCESS FOR SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County
to encourage and facilitate the location and expansion of significant economic development projects
which are businesses that create jobs and offer high wages, strengthen and diversify the local
economy, and take into consideration the protection of Indian River County's environment; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County requires that such
significant economic development projects involve businesses that are listed as a targeted industry
in the Economic Development Element of the Comprehensive Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County recognizes that
such significant economic development projects often involve activities requiring several permits
and approvals and frequently trigger a series of regulatory reviews; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County also recognizes
that such projects often involve multi jurisdictional permits requiring review by federal, state,
regional, and local government entities; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature enacted, and the Governor signed into law, Section
403.973, Florida Statutes, creating the Florida Expedited Permitting Review Process for the benefit
of such projects and to encourage the resulting job creation and economic diversification; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public workshop was held January 04, 2000 at the County
Administration Building, 1840 25'h Street, Vero Beach, Florida, to review and explain to the public
Florida's Expedited Permitting Review Process and the terms and conditions of a local government's
optional participation by executing a Standard Form Memorandum of Agreement; and
WHEREAS, neither the Florida Expedited Permitting Review Process nor the Standard form
Memorandum of Agreement modifies, qualifies, or otherwise alters existing Indian River County
nonprocedural standards for permit application, unless expressly authorized by law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Indian
River County, Florida, that:
SECTION 1. Indian River County, Florida agrees to participate in Florida's expedited
permitting review process on a project by project basis by executing a standard form memorandum
of agreement for each project with the Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development within
the Executive Office of the Governor.
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SECTION 2. The Indian River County Board of County Commissioners agrees that at least
one staff representative will serve on the Regional Permit Action Team established by the Office of
Tourism, Trade and Economic Development for each Expedited Permitting Review project in which
the Board of County Commissioners of Indian River County participates.
The forgoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner S t a n b r i d g e and
seconded by Commissioner T i p p i n and upon being put to a vote, the vote
was as follows:
Commissioner Fran B. Adams Aye
Commissioner Caroline D. Ginn Aye
Commissioner Kenneth R. Macht Aye
Commissioner Ruth M. Stanbridge Aye
Commissioner John W. Tippin Aye
The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted at a public
workshop held this 4`h day of January.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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