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RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION CONCERNING PARTICIPATION
BY THE CITY OF OCOEE IN A COMPREHENSIVE
WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLANNING PROGRAM
PURSUANT TO SECTION 208 OF THE FEDERAL
WATER POLUTION CONTROL ACT AMENDMENTS OF
1972, 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1288, INDICATING
INTENT TO JOIN WITH OTHER MUNICIPALITIES
AND GENERAL PURPOSE UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERN-
MENT IN THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA REGIONAL
PLANNING AREA TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A
PLAN RESULTING IN AN INTEGRATED WASTE
TREATMENT MANAGEMENT MECHANISM FOR SAID AREA
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 208 of the Federal Polution
Control Act Amendments of 1972, 33 U. S. C. Section 1288 (herein-
after called "the Act"), the Administrator of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency has by regulation published
guidelines for the identification of those areas which, as a
result of urban-industrial concentrations or other factors
have substantial water control problems, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee has
conducted an independent investigation and determined that the
East Central Florida Regional Planning Area (herinafter called
"the Planning Area"), satisfies the criteria contained in the
Act and guidelines and designation of the area pursuant to said
Section 208, and has determined that the objectives of those
guidelines are desirable, and
WHEREAS, portion of the guidelines set forth in 40 C F R
Section 126.10 requires, among other things, that affected
general purpose units of local government within the planning
area demonstrate their intent, through formally adopted
resolutions, to join together in the planning process for the
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development and implementation of a plan which will result
in integrated waste treatment management mechanism for the
area, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Ocoee has
determined that said planning process and waste treatment
management system are necessary and are significant measures
to control present point and non-point sources of water polution
and to guide future development and growth in the area which
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may effect water quality, in order to prevent, abate and
solve existing and potential substantial water quality
control programs,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission
of the city of Ocoee:
1. That the City of Ocoee, Orange County, Florida,
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recognizing that the East Central Florida Regional Planning
Area has substantial water quality control problems, supports
designation of that area pursuant to Section 208, 33 U.S.C.
Section 1288, and the United States Environmental Protection
Agency Guidelines.
2. In so indicating its support of the designation of
the area as set forth above, the City of Ocoee expressly
reserves all objections, disagreement or dissent to any or
all of the discretionary portions of the "208 Plan", to-wit:
financial matters, management, institutional, land use
considerations, and other such portions of the plan.
3. That the City of Ocoee will join with other general
purpose units of local government within the boundaries of
the Planning Area in the development and implementation of
a coordinated, comprehensive, financially compatible and
mutually adoptable water quality management plan which will
result in an integrated waste treatment management mechanism
for the area.
4. That the designated management agency or agencies
will be the only entity or entities that will be eligible to
receive grants for the construction of publicly owned treatment
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works within the boundaries of the designated area.
5. This Resolution shall become effective upon passage.
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MAYOR, CITY OF OCOEE