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Date: 121304
This Document was approved under "Reports"
on 12/13/04
RESOLUTION NUMBER 2004-58
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WINTER SPRINGS,
. FLORIDA, MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION IN SUPPORT OF
HOUSE BILL 33A AND CORRSPONDING SENATE BILL.
WHEREAS, Florida local governments have sustained extraordinary damage from an
unprecedented number of hurricanes in the Hurricane Season of2004, and
WHEREAS, the State of Florida is experiencing an estimated one billion dollars in
unanticipated sales taxes resulting from the purchase of construction materials related to
the reconstruction and repairs of buildings damaged by storms, and
WHEREAS, the City of Winter Springs, like many other cities in Florida has been
forced to deplete financial reserves and or raise taxes and fees to pay for their required
five percent match of FEMA funding, and
WHEREAS, House Bill 33A proposed by Representative Randy Johnson and the
corresponding Senate Bill proposed by Representative Gary Siplin would utilize revenues
generated by unanticipated sales taxes realized from the purchase of storm related
construction materials to pay local governments five percent match of FEMA funds, and
WHEREAS, the utilization of unanticipated sales taxes generated from the sale of storm
related construction materials is a fully appropriate use of those revenues.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND
COMMISSION OF WINTER SPRINGS encourages the Legislature to pass H.B.
33A and the corresponding Senate Bill to assist local governments in recovering
from the multiple hurricanes of 2004.
Done and ordered this the 14th Day of December, 2004 by the '\'in~er Springs City
Commission duly assembled.
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Andrea-Lorenzo-Luaces, City Clerk