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1 RESOLUTION 05-01
2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON
3 BEACH, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE OKALOOSA
4 COUNTY SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS TO PLACE A
5 NON- BINDING REFERUNDUM ON THE MARCH 8,
6 2005, CITY GENERAL ELECTION SEEKING ELECTOR
7 INPUT REGARDING THE PRIORITIES AND
8 COMPOSITION PO\ JVERS I\ ND FUNCTIONS OF THE
9 COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ( CRA); AND
10 PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE,
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13 WHEREAS, it the desire of the Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach to place
14 a non- binding referendum on the March 8, 2005 City General Election Ballot concerning
15 the powers and functions of the Community Redevelopment Agency ( CRA),
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17 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
18 OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
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20 Section 1, The City Council of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida hereby authorizes
21 the Okaloosa County Supervisor of Election to place a non- binding referendum question
22 on the March 8, 2005 City General Election ballot to read as follows:
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24 The Community Redevelopment Agency is composed of seven citizens appointed by
25 City Council to recommend public in .the downtown area to reverse urban
improvement!?
26 blight, attract private sectordevelopment, and r~vitalize the area,
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28 1, Should the CRA continue to use tax dollars to improve the downtown business
29 area in Fort Walton Beach?
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31 2, Should the CRA Program continue to include redevelopment of blighted
32 residential property?
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34 3, Should the CRA be authorized to condemn or own property?
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36 4, Should the City Council be designated the CRA Board with the current CRA
37 appointees becoming an advisory panel?
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41 Section 2, This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval by the City
42 Council and signature of the Mayor,
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44 Dated this day of January 2005,
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47 ADOPTED:
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51 MAYOR:
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The question in the minds of many of you is why a non- binding
referendum is needed?
My sincere, simple, and truthful answer is - " because most citizens
want to vote on matters effecting their lives! !"
Governments large and small that attempt to restrict the citizen' s
right to vote do so at their own peril. This city council for the
past seven years has restricted that right of our citizens. As some
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of you may recall, I p~ with past councils to " just let our
people vote!" Had that plea been positively received, the political
landscape would not be littered with the bodies of those who
opposed our citizen' s right to vote.
I never objected to the CRA nearly so much as I objected to not
being able to express my opinion by ballot. Think of it this way: