Resolution No. 03-04 v RESOLUTION NO. 03-04
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT A,
BETWEEN THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE, THE TOWN OF BALDWIN, THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, THE CITY OF NEPTUNE BEACH (THE
"CITIES") AND THE DUVAL COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TO
COORDINATE THE PLANNING LOCATION, DEVELOPMENT
AND USE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT
DUVAL COUNTY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Cities and the Duval County School Board recognize the
benefits that flow to the citizens and students of the communities by more closely
coordinating their comprehensive land use and school facilities planning programs:
namely (1) better coordination of new schools in time and place with land development,
(2) greater efficiency for the Cities and the School Board by the reduction of student
travel times and the placement of schools to take advantage of existing and planned
roads, water, sewer, and parks, (3) improved student access and safety by coordinating
the construction of new and expanded schools with the road and sidewalk construction
programs of the Cities, (4) the location and design of schools so that they serve as
community focal points, (5) the location and design of schools with parks, active
recreation facilities, libraries, and other community facilities to take advantage of joint
use opportunities, and (6) the location of new schools and expansion and rehabilitation of
existing schools so as to reduce pressures contributing to urban sprawl and support
existing neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, Section 1013.33(10), Florida Statutes, requires that the location of
public education facilities must be consistent with the comprehensive plans and
implementing land development regulations of the appropriate Cities; and
WHEREAS, Sections 163.3177(6)(h)1, Florida Statutes, requires each local
government to adopt an intergovernmental coordination element as part of their
comprehensive plan that states principles and guidelines to be used in the
accomplishment of the adopted comprehensive plan with the plans of the school boards,
and describe the processes for collaborative planning and decision making on population
projections and public school siting; and
WHEREAS, Section 163.3177(6)(h)2, Florida Statutes, further requires each
county, which in this instance includes the Consolidated City of Jacksonville, all of the
municipalities within Duval County, and the School Board to establish by interlocal or
other formal agreement executed by all affected parties, the joint processes described
above consistent with their adopted intergovernmental coordination elements; and
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WHEREAS, Section 163.31777, Florida Statutes, sets forth procedures,
requirements and provisions for the interlocal agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Cities and the School Board have mutually agreed that
coordination of school facility planning and comprehensive land use planning is in the
best interest of the citizens of the Cities; and
WHEREAS, the Cities have jurisdiction for land use and growth management
decisions within their boundaries, and
WHEREAS, the School Board has the responsibility to provide school facilities
to ensure a free and adequate public education to the residents of the Cities, and
WHEREAS, the Cities and the School Board agree that they can better fulfill
their respective responsibilities by working in close cooperation to ensure that adequate
public school facilities are available to the residents of the Cities, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, the parties are
authorized to enter into this interlocal agreement, attached as Exhibit A, in accordance
with the requirements of Section 163.3177(6)(h)1 and 2, Section 163.31777 and Sections
1013.33 and 1013.35, Florida Statutes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City Commission of the City of
Atlantic Beach hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute an interlocal agreement, attached
as Exhibit A, between the City of Atlantic Beach, the City of Jacksonville, the Town of
Baldwin, the City of Jacksonville Beach, the City of Neptune Beach (the "Cities") and
the Duval County School Board to coordinate the location and development of public
school facilities throughout Duval County. This resolution shall become effective upon
signature by the Mayor.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA,
THIS th 1 AY OF MAY 2003.
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Honorab DA • , S. Meserve, Mayor and Presiding Officer
Ap. oved as to form and correctness:
• lan C. J n n,tsquire
City A t ey Attest:
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Maureen King
City Clerk
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