91-R-62RESOLUTION NO. 91-R-62
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, URGING THE LOCAL
LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO ADOPT A BEVERAGE
CONTAINER DEPOSIT BILL; PROVIDING FOR READING
BY TITLE ONLY; REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH, AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Edgewater, Florida, supports policies
which promote and protect the well-being of its citizens, including
specifically such areas as beautification, safety, sanitation,
conservation of energy, salvaging valuable resources, and providing
monetary savings to taxpayers where possible; and
WHEREAS, disposable beverage containers are unsightly,
unnecessarily hazardous, wasteful of energy, materials and money,
and contribute nothing to the quality of living in the City of
Edgewater; and
WHEREAS, the City of Edgewater believes it would be beneficial
to mandate, on a Statewide basis, an end to the unsightly,
unhealthy, expensive and wasteful practice of using disposable
beverage containers; and
WHEREAS, studies prove that mandatory beverage container
deposit laws previously adopted in many states have successfully
resulted in reduced roadside litter, cleanup costs and impacts on
solid waste landfills; and
WHEREAS, resolutions in support of mandatory beverage
container legislation have been adopted in past years by many
respected organizations, including Audubon Society of Florida,
Sierra Club of Florida, Common Cause of Florida, Florida Federation
of Garden Clubs, Florida Native Plant Society, Florida Parks and
Recreation Association, Florida Wildlife Federation, Izaak Walton
League of Florida, Florida League of Cities, League of Women Voters
of Florida, Silver Haired Legislature, and the State Association
of County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the Florida League of Cities is urging support for
legislation which places a refundable deposit on beverage
containers without exemptions, to, in turn, provide an incentive
for their collection and reuse provided that the program will
accomplish recycling goals with significantly less government
funding and bureaucracy than any other available means.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: The Edgewater City Council urges our local
Legislative Delegation in Tallahassee, consisting of State
Representatives Richard Graham, T. K. Wetherell, and Jack Ascherl,
and State Senator Locke Burt, to support mandatory Beverage
Container Deposit Bill legislation.
SECTION 2: The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a
copy of this Resolution to the members of the local legislative
delegation as listed above in Section 1.
SECTION 2: That all resolutions or parts of resolutions in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 10: That this resolution shall take effect immedi-
ately upon its adoption by the City Council of the City of Edge-
water, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Council held on
the 18tb day of November ,1991 , and approved as provided by law.
This resolution was introduced and sponsored by Councilman
_Hays and was read and passed by a vote of the City Council
of the City of Edgewater, Florida, at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 18th day of November 199 1 ,
and authenticated as provided by law.
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ROLL CALL VOTE ON RESOLUTION NO. 91-R-62 AS FOLLOWS:
��COUNCILMAN - ZONE R
Authenticated this 18th day
of November �19T
MAYOR
Approved for form:
CITY ATTORNEY
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