Backup Documents 01/13/2009 Item #15H
MEMORANDUM
Date: January 15,2009
To: Judy Bodine, Executive Secretary
County Manager's Office
From: Ann Jennejohn, Deputy Clerk
Board Minutes & Records Department
Re: Resolution 2009-12: Opposing a proposed critical
habitat designation in Collier County for the (endangered)
Smalltooth Sawfish
Attached, for your records, please find a copy of the above referenced
resolution, (Agenda Item #15H) adopted by the Board of County
Commissioners on Tuesday, January 13, 2009.
The Minutes & Records Department has retained the original copy which will
be kept as part of the Board's permanent record.
If you have any questions,
Thank you.
Enclosure
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RESOLUTlON 2009- 12
A RESOLUTlON 01<' THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS TRANSMlTTING COMMENT TO
NATlONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE ON
PROPOSED RULE, RlN 0648.AV74 RELATlNG TO THE
DESlGNATlON OF CRITlCAL HABlTAT FOR THE
SMALLTOOTH SAWFISH (ENDANGERED) IN THE
COASTAL BAYS FROM THE SOUTH END OF MARCO
ISLAND TO THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF COLLIER
COUNTY; OPPOSING THE DESIGNATlON OF CRlTlCAL
HABlTAT UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPEClES ACT
FOR THE SMALL TOOTH SAWFISH.
WHEREAS, on January 13, 2009, the Board of County Commissioners met and
discussed the Critical Habitat designation for the smalltooth sawfish; and
WHEREAS, the value of waterfront property and other property located within Collier
County is significantly tied to recreational opportunities and the quality of life offered to the
citizens and visitors of Collier County; and
WHEREAS, Collier County is an environmentally sensitive community, supporting the
value of all marine Ii fe, as a part of a balanced ecological system; and
WHEREAS, the National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing to designate the Ten
Thousand Island / Everglades Unit "Critical Habitat" for the Smalltooth Sawfish; and
WHEREAS, the County desires to express its concerns to the National Marine Fisheries
Service, as to the proposed rule and its impact on the community.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA that it opposes the designation ofTen
Thousand Island / Everglades Unit as "Critical Habitat" under the Endangered Species Act for
smalltooth sawfish.
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THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED after motion, second, and majority vote favoring same
this 13th day of January, 2009.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER C UNTY, FLORIDA
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DWIGHT E. \,:l3-IW<i~/ CLERK
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By:
DO A FIALA, Chairman
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