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RESOLUTION #2008-R-ll
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EDGEW A TER, FLORIDA, ENDORSING THE
TRANSPORT A TION CONCEPTUAL THOROUGHFARE
PLAN ("PLAN") AND REQUESTING INCLUSION OF THE
PLAN INTO THE VOLUSIA COUNTY METROPOLITAN
PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S 2035 LONG RANGE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN; DIRECTING THE CITY
CLERK TO TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION
UPON APRPOV AL TO THE COUNTY OF VOL USIA, THE
METROPOLIL TAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, CITY
OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH, CITY OF PORT ORANGE
AND CITY OF OAK HILL; REPEALING RESOLUTIONS
IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY AND EST ABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Edgewater shares with other Florida cities the converging
challenges of maintaining an aging transportation infrastructure while also attempting to expand
mobility resources for neighborhoods, business investment, economic vitality and future
development; and
WHEREAS, these challenges are compounded by the erOSIOn of viable funding
resources for transportation even as the needs for funding intensify; and
WHEREAS, cities' options for transportation revenues are limited at this time, while the
demand for transportation infrastructure maintenance, improvement and expansion is growing;
and
WHEREAS, Florida's municipalities do not have sufficient viable funding mechanisms
to implement adequate transportation improvements; and
WHEREAS, as the condition of the transportation infrastructure deteriorates, the cost
becomes significantly more expensive for repair, replacement or construction of relief facilities;
and
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WHEREAS, the cost to the public extends beyond these direct costs in the form of
impacts on the quality of life, on the business investment climate, and on the ability to travel
without facing delays, detours and congestion; and
WHEREAS, many other cities within southeast V olusia County face similar problems;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Edgewater, endorses the Transportation Conceptual
Thoroughfare Plan (attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A") and request that this
Plan be included in the Volusia County Metropolitan Planning Organization's 2035 Long Range
Transportation Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of
Edgewater, Florida as follows:
Section 1.
The City of Edgewater hereby endorses the Transportation Conceptual
Thoroughfar~ Plan (attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit "A") and requests that
this Plan be included in the Volusia County Metropolitan Planning Organization's 2035 Long
Range Transportation Plan.
Section 2.
The City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of this
Resolution upon approval and adoption to the County of Volusia, the Metropolitan Planning
Organization, City of New Smyrna Beach, City of Port Orange, and City of Oak Hill.
Section 3.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this
Resolution, or application hereof, is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any Court,
such portion or application shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and
such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications hereof.
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Section 4.
All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Section 5.
This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Section 6. After a motion to approve by Cnllf'lri1lAJ'''fMA Qhndp<;
CrlllnrilrVln n [loDpev , the vote on this resolution was as follows:
with second by
AYE NAY
Mayor Mike Thomas
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Councilwoman Debra 1. Rogers
Councilwoman Gigi Bennington
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Councilwoman Harriet B. Rhodes
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Councilman Ted Cooper
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22"d day of September, 2008.
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For the use and reliance only by the City of
Edgewater, Florida. Approved as to form and
legality by: Carolyn S. Ansay, Esquire
City Attorney
Doran, Wolfe, Ansay & Kundid
Approved by the City Council of the Ci7 of
Edgewater at a meeting held on this 22" day of
September, 2008 under Agenda Item No. 7~.
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