HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005 01 24 Consent 204 Resolution 2005-05, Cross Seminole Trail Connector
RESOLUTION NUMBER 2005-05
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, RESPECTFULL Y REQUESTING
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA TO DELAY CONSTRUCTION OF THE
CROSS SEMINOLE TRAIL CONNECTOR WITHIN WINTER SPRINGS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, REPEAL OF PRIOR
INCONSISTENT RESOLUTIONS, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission has enthusiastically supported the
construction of the Cross Seminole Trail and the passage of the County-wide bond issue
to construct the trail, and
WHEREAS, the trail was envisioned to be a safe and positive experience for trail
users, allowing trail users to interact with points of interest in our communities, and
WHEREAS, alignment 3B of segment 3 of the Cross Seminole Trail Connector
Project plan along the southwest border of the Lake Jesup preserve would have provided
trail users the opportunity to experience and enjoy the pristine beauty and environmental
significance of the Lake Jesup wetlands, and
WHEREAS, unanticipated costs have resulted in a proposed realignment of the
trail south of the 3B alignment through the center of an industrial park, and
WHEREAS, the proposed realignment is located adjacent to unsightly and unsafe
heavy industrial large scale uses, including wrecker and salvage operations, congested
heavy truck and construction equipment traffic, and hazardous materials, and
WHEREAS, the City Commission further desires to notify Seminole County that
these uses have recently caused multiple alarm industrial fires, involving wide spread
toxic and obnoxious odors and hazardous materials, and
WHEREAS, the proposed realignment is not consistent with the desired safety
and experience of trail users, and a dramatic departure from the trail experience offered in
the preferred alignment, and
WHEREAS, development of a funding strategy to finance the unforeseen cost of
the preferred alignment could take as long as two years to facilitate the coordination of
Federal, State, and Local funding sources.
City of Winter Springs
Resolution 2005-05
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FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Delav Construction. The City Commission strongly recommends that
construction of the Cross Seminole Trail Connector within Winter Springs be delayed
until such time that all efforts have been exhausted to develop a funding strategy to
finance the preferred 3B of Segment 3 alignment of the Cross Seminole Trail Connector.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this
Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, whether for substantive or procedural reasons, such portion shall be deemed
a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution.
SECTION 3. Reveal of Prior Inconsistent Resolutions. All prior inconsistent
Resolutions adopted by the City Commission are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately
upon passage by the City Commission of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, and
pursuant to the City Charter.
DONE AND ADOPTED in regular session of the City Commission of the City
of Winter Springs, Florida, this 24 th day of January 2005.
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enzo-Luaces, City Clerk
City of Winter Springs
Resolution 2005-05
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