RESOLUTIONS WITH PUBLIC COMMENT
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF PALMETTO BAY, FLORIDA, URGING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY MAYOR AND BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY ENVIRONMENTALLY ENDANGERED LANDS (“EEL”) PROGRAM TO NOT LESS THAN $20 MILLION IN THE ADOPTED FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 BUDGET; URGING THE BOARD TO REJECT THE PROPOSED WAIVER OF THE $10 MILLION MINIMUM RESERVE REQUIREMENT FOR THE EEL TRUST FUND; URGING THE COUNTY TO IDENTIFY AND ADOPT A DEDICATED, RECURRING SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THE ACQUISITION, RESTORATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY ENDANGERED LANDS; URGING THAT SUCH FUNDING REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR THE ACQUISITION AND EXPANSION OF EEL PRESERVES WITHIN THE VILLAGE OF PALMETTO BAY AND ELSEWHERE; AND FURTHER, DIRECTING THE VILLAGE CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY MAYOR, EACH MEMBER OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, THE DIRECTOR OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, ALL OTHER MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, AND THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY LEAGUE OF CITIES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Sponsored by Vice Mayor Mark Merwitzer)