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Agenda Item 6CAGENDA ITEM # 6C APRIL 9, 2012 RESOLUTION NO. 12-09 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH ADOPTING THE MARSH PRESERVES MASTER PLAN WHEREAS, the City of Atlantic Beach has, over time, acquired land along the Intracoastal Waterway, and WHEREAS, the City has indicated, in management agreements, deed restrictions and conservation easements that these lands should be managed and protected, and WHEREAS, the City has indicated the desire to increase public access to the marsh, Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) and other natural areas for resource -based recreation, while protecting the natural environment, and WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Commission have identified as a priority, through the annual Strategic Planning Process, the development of a Marsh Master Plan, and WHEREAS, the City has conducted an extensive public outreach program to gather public input which has resulted in considerable public support for the Master Plan, and WHEREAS, the proposed Master Plan has been presented to the City Commission at two public workshops, and WHEREAS, the City has requested grant funding from the Florida Inland Navigation District to begin design and permitting for the first phase of capital improvements recommended in the draft master plan, NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Commission of the City of Atlantic Beach, that the Marsh Preserves Master Plan be approved and adopted, and staff authorized to begin planning and execution of the plan recommendations. This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly and legally adopted by the Atlantic Beach City Commission at a legal meeting held on this 9th day of April 2012. MIKE BORNO Mayor Approved as to form and correctness: ALAN C. JENSEN, ESQUIRE City Attorney ATTEST: DONNA L. BARTLE, CMC City Clerk