Agenda 05/26/2009 Item #16F4
Agenda Item No. 16F4
May 26,2009
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Request that the Board of County Commissioners repeal Resolution No.2009-124, which
established limitations on outdoor burning due to extreme drought conditions, thereby
ending the Burn Ban, effective immediately.
OBJECTIVE: To end the current outdoor burn ban as drought conditions have eased.
CONSIDERATIONS: Due to recent significant rainfall, Southwest Florida is no longer
experiencing severe drought conditions. It is the opinion of the local Fire Chiefs and the Director
of the Bureau of Emergency Services, and the Division of Forestry that this ban is no longer
necessary.
FISCAL IMPACT: None.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is not quasi-judicial, no ex parte disclosure is
required, requires majority vote, and is legally sufficient for Board action. - CMG
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: None.
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RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners hereby repeal Resolution
No. 2009-124, previously approved on May 1 ill, 2009, thereby ending the Burn Ban effective
immediately.
Prepared Bv: Christine Chase, Sr. Administrative Assistant, Bureau of Emergency Services
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Agenda Item No. 16F4
May 26, 2009
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, DECLARING THAT A LOCAL
EMERGENCY CAUSED BY EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS
NO LONGER EXISTS IN COLLIER COUNTY AND, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ORDINANCE NO. 2009-23, REPEALING
RESOLUTION NO. 2009-124 WHICH IMPLEMENTED A BAN ON
OUTDOOR BURNING AND INCENDIARY DEVICES.
WHEREAS, on May 12, 2009, Board of County Commissioners (Board) upon declaring
that a local emergency existed within Collier County, Florida, requiring immediate measures to
protect the public health, safety and welfare, and to protect real and personal property, adopted
Ordinance No. 2009-23, known as the "Regulation of Outdoor Burning and Incendiary Devices
during Drought Conditions Ordinance;" and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Ordinance No. 2009-23, and to address the then existing
drought conditions and related threat of severe wildfires throughout the County, the Board
concurrently approved Resolution No. 2009-124 to implement an immediate ban on all outdoor
open burning, and outdoor ignition sources including fireworks, sparklers, incendiary devices
(including but not limited to campfires, bonfires, trash burning, disposal of lit cigarettes or
cigarette butts) until further notice; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2009-23 provides that such Resolution shall remain in effect
until a like Resolution repealing the burning ban is adopted by the Board and upon adoption of
the repeal, the restrictions on burning or discharge of fireworks shall be immediately lifted; and
WHEREAS, local fire chiefs, the Division of Forestry, and the Director of Emergency
Services and Emergency Management concur that the extreme drought conditions warranting the
aforementioned ban on outdoor burning and incendiary devices no longer exist and Resolution
No. 2009-124 may be repealed.
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Agenda Item No. 16F4
May 26, 2009
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
1. The Collier County Board of County Commissioners, convened in regular session and
based on information provided by local fire chiefs, the Division of Forestry, and the
Director of Emergency Services and Emergency Management, hereby affirms that the
local emergency related to extreme drought conditions as declared on May 12, 2009, no
longer exists.
2. Resolution No. 2009-124 is hereby repealed in its entirety.
THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED after motion, second, and majority vote favoring same
this
day of
,2009.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
By:
, Deputy Clerk
DONNA FIALA, Chairman
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Agenda Item No. 16F4
May 26, 2009
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COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Item Number:
Item Summary:
16F4
Meeting Date:
Request that the Board of County Commissioners repeal Resolution No.2009-124, which
established limitations on outdoor burning due to extreme drought conditions, thereby ending
the Burn Ban. effective Immediately.
5/26/2009 9:0000 AM
Approved By
Colleen Greene
County Attorney
Assistant County Attorner
County Attorney Office
Date
5/19/20091:13 PM
Approved By
OMB Coordinator
OMB Coordinator
Date
County Manager's Office
Office of Management & Budget
5/19/2009 2:33 PM
Approved By
Jeff Klatzkow
County Attorney
County Attorney
County Attorney Office
Date
5/20/200911 :55 AM
Approved By
Laura Davisson
Management & Budget Analyst
Office of Management & Budget
Date
County Manager's Office
5/20/200912:09 PM
Approved By
Dan E. Summers
County Manager's Office
Bureau of Emergency Services Director
Bureau of Emergency Services
Date
5/20/200912:18 PM
Approved By
Leo E. Ochs, Jr.
Board of County
Commissioners
Deputy County Manager
Date
County Manager's Office
5/20/2009 12:45 PM
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