Agenda Item Name:
Title
Environmental Protection Advisory Committee extension of Sunset Date
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Presenter:
Stephen Hofstetter, 264-6811
Description:
Extension of the Sunset Date of the Environmental Protection Advisory Committee for six years to December 31, 2025.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the Resolution extending the Sunset Date of the Alachua County Environmental Protection Advisory Committee to December 31, 2025.
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Prior Board Motions:
The Committee was established in 1984 through Ordinance 84-7 as the Environmental Advisory Committee, increased the membership of the Environmental Advisory Committee by Resolutions 87-14 and 90-84, revised the attendance policy by Resolution 01-62, and renamed the Advisory Committee to its current name by Resolution 02-81; and re-established and added a sunset date by Resolution 09-80; and amended the sunset date by Resolutions 11-23 and 17-07.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
N/A
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Background:
The Environmental Protection Advisory Committee (EPAC) was created by the Board of County Commissioners in 1984. The eleven member (plus one alternate) Environmental Protection Advisory Committee provides recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on environmental policy and related issues. The Committee members serve for three-year terms. The Sunset Date for the Committee has been extended 4 times since the initial Resolution, for periods ranging from a year and half to seven years. The most recent extension by Resolution 17-07 extended the Sunset Date from June 30, 2018 to December 31, 2019.
On July 2, 2019 the Environmental Protection Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners extend the Sunset Date for six years to December 31, 2025, because of the continued concern for environmental issues on the Committee’s Workplan that need continued action.