Agenda 06/08/2010 Item #16H 5
Agenda Item t~o. 16H5
June 8, 2010
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PROCLAMA TION
WHEREAS, M"te Marine Lab"rat"rr was created as the Cape Haze Marine
Laboratory in 1955 by Dr. Eugenie Clark to teach people about the
sea in a two room 240 square f"ot shed in Placida, and was relocated
to Siesta Key in 1960 and renamed Mote Marine Laboratory in honor "f
its maj"r benefactor, William R. M"te, before moving in 1978 to its
current headquarters on City Island, Sarasota, and:
WHEREAS, world renown Mote Marine Laboratory is one of the few remaining
independent marine research centers with more than 191 staff
,members, 34 of whom have doctoral degrees, and nearly 1,300
volunteers conducting marine research and education projects locally
and in more than 50 countries around the world, and:
WHEREAS, the Laboratory currently has 200,000 square feet of research,
education and public outreach space on a 10.5 acre campus on City
Island in Sarasota, as well as a 200 acre inland aquaculture park in
Sarasota and field stations in Charlotte Harbor and the Florida Keys on
Key West and Summer/and Key, and:
WHEREAS, Mote Marine Laboratory has performed significant community service
for the citizens of Collier County, through environmental education and
scientific studies of Southwest Florida Bays, the contiguous rivers,
streams, estuarine, and gulf areas of Collier County, and:
WHEREAS, Mote Marine Laboratory has answered the challenge of educating the
public about marine and estuarine ecosystems through its public
Aquarium which hosts 350,000 visitors annually and its education
programs which reach 28,000 students annually, and:
WHEREAS, Mote Marine Laboratory is celebrating 55 years of advancing the
science of the sea through research, education and community service.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, that June 13 through June 19, 2010 be designated as
MOTE MARINE LABORATORY WEEK
with June 13, 1955 being the date of incorporation of the Laboratory.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 8th Day of June, 2010.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
FRED COYLE, CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK
Agenda Item No. 16H5
June 8. 2010
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COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Item Summary:
16H5
Proclamation designating June 13, 2010 through June 19, 2010 as Mote Marine Laboratory
Week. To be mailed to Angela Miller, Mote Marine Laboratory. Sponsored by Commissioner
Coyle.
6/8/2010 9:00:00 AM
Meeting Date:
Prepared By
Paula Springs
Executive Aide to the Bee
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Bee
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6/1/20103:34:31 PM
Approved By
Ian Mitchell
Supervisor - Bee Office Operations
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Bee
Bee
6/1/20104:02 PM
Approved By
Michael Sheffield
Assistant to the eounty Manager
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eounty Managers Office
6/2/20108:09 AM