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RESOLUTION NO. 96-06
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
SUPPORTING IMMEDIATE LEGISLATIVE ACTION ON
FOLA'S RESTORATION PROGRAM FOR LAKE APOPKA.
WHEREAS, Lake Apopka has been one of Florida's unique natural resources; and
WHEREAS, pollution has caused the demise of Lake Apopka; and
WHEREAS, this loss of a vital recreational and economic resource has touched all areas
of our lives; and
WHEREAS, implementation of a full restoration program could lead to Lake Apopka's
restoration as a valuable resource for the region and the State; and
WHEREAS, FOLA has proposed a program to restore Lake Apopka;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY COMMISSION OF
OCOEE, FLORIDA, hereby supports immediate legislative action on the Friends of Lake
Apopka's program of incremental progress consistent with a comprehensive long term solution
eliminating farm discharges as much as possible.
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee hereby supports a waste .load
allocation for discharge of phosphorus of 0.79 pounds per acre per year and the delegation to
the St. Johns River Water Management District the authority to establish and enforce this
limitation.
Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee hereby supports the funding of a
public/private partnership to construct a functional stormwater management system to provide
storage and treatment capacity that will meet the waste load allocation described in
Section 1, with funding for this system divided between the Zellwood Drainage and Water
Control District, the St. Johns River Water Management District, and the State of Florida.
Section 3. The City Commission of the City of Ocoee supports the establishment of a
special taxing district on the farms to provide the source of funds for the farmers to contribute
to the establishment of the stormwater management system described in Section 2.
This resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
ADOPTED this
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day of April, 1996.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA
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FOR USE AND RELIANCE ONLY BY
THE CITY OF OCOEE, FLORIDA.
APPR~VED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
this day of April, 1996.
FOLEY & LARDNER
APPROVED by the OCOEE CITY
COMMISSION at a meeting held
on the date indicated above under
Agenda Item No. l7r A .
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By. / .. ~ 7 I , .
City Attorney
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