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R08-039 .. 1 2 3: I 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 RESOLUTION NO. R 08 - 03Gf A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, RECOGNIZING THE IMPORT ANCE OF A WESTERN LANDFULL, SUPPORTING THE LOCATION IN WESTERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PALM BEACH COUNTY COMP PLAN, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THIS SITE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County is responsible for the 14 recycling and disposal of all solid waste in Palm Beach County, including the City of Boynton 15 Beach; and 16 WHEREAS, the need for reliable long term disposal is critical for providing for the 17 health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Palm Beach County; and 18 WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Authority is currently planning for a new state-of-the-art 19 landfill that will both protect the surrounding environment and water quality to meet the needs of 20 the County when the current North County Resource Recovery site reaches capacity; and 21 WHEREAS, in the early 1990s, the Solid Waste Authority with assistance from South 22 Florida Water Management District purchased a Western Landfill site in the Everglades 23 Agricultural Area west of Water Conservation Area 1 (Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge); 24 and 25 WHEREAS, the Western Landfill site has been in Palm Beach County's long term plan 26 since 1997; and 27 WHEREAS, approximately 60 full-time operations jobs will be created onsite; and 28 WHEREAS, for the first ten (10) years (beginning in 2012), there will be an estimated 29 200 on-site construction jobs, then 50-100 jobs annually thereafter; and 30 WHEREAS, there will be an 8 mile roadway to be constructed from 2012-2014 that will 31 create an estimated 50-100 jobs; and - 1 - II WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, sitting as the , 2 Governing Board of the Solid Waste Authority, has directed staff to begin the permitting process 3 for the Western Landfill and to begin addressing the concerns of the environmental community; 4 and 5 WHEREAS, the Board has also asked the staff of the Solid Waste Authority to consider 6 any alternative sites where the landfill can be permitted and constructed. 7 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE 8 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT: 9 Section 1. The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are true and correct and hereby 10 ratified and confirmed by the City Commission. II Section 2. The City of Boynton Beach supports efforts of the Solid Waste Authority 12 to develop a western site. 13 Section 3. That this Resolution will become effective immediately upon passage. 14 PASSED AND ADOPTED this ~ day of April, 2008. 15 16 , FLORIDA 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 ATTEST: 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Western Landfill.doc 35 - 2 -