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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE ENVIRONMENTAL LANDS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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Request for approval of a resolution establishing the Environmental Lands Oversight Committee (ELOC) in accordance with Section 6.(1)j of Ordinance No. 1221.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Michael Yustin
Title: Senior Project Manager
REQUESTED BY: Board of County Commissioners
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PROCEDURES: None
BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:
Ordinance No. 1221 authorized a referendum on the November 5, 2024 ballot on whether to levy a one-half cent government infrastructure sales tax for ten years to acquire environmentally significant lands or perpetual interests in such land via conservation easements within four designated areas in Martin County. The referendum passed. The anticipated revenue from this tax is approximately $190 million dollars.
Section 6(1)j requires the County establish the ELOC to consist of nine Martin County registered voters from each of the specifically defined categories.
Section 2 of the proposed resolution implements this requirement by specifying the organizations which will provide representatives for each category as follows:
a. Four (4) members shall be appointed from the following dedicated environmental organizations with mission focused on education, research, preserving, restoring, acquiring and protecting the public's local water quality, the natural environment and to enhance and restore local ecosystems:
(1) Martin County Forever
(2) The Everglades Foundation
(3) Rivers Coalition
(4) Audubon of Martin County
b. Three (3) members shall be appointed with one member representing from each of the following:
(1) An organization with a mission focused on fiscal oversight of government budgets and spending: Martin County Taxpayers Association
(2) An organization with a mission focused on the real estate industry: M...
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