1986-09 Business PromotionRESOLUTION NO. 86-9
A RESOLUTION WHEREBY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO DEVELOP
PROCESSES TO ENCOURAGE CLOSER INTERGOVERNMENTAL CO -
do AND PROMOTE AGGRESSIVE PURSUIT OF ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC AND
BUSINESS CLIMATE OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Okeechobee, Florida recognizes
that aggressive approaches should be made to recruit industries, encourage tourism
and otherwise expand economic development to bring about planned, stable ecomonic
growth in the lower Kissimmee River Basin; and
WHEREAS, the Kissimmee River Resource Planning and Management Committee
has called for state, regional, and local governments to coordinate economic devel-
opment activities to enhance the business and tourism climate in the lower Kissimmee
River Basin in their adopted Resource Management Plan for the Lower Kissimmee River
WHEREAS, the Kissimmee River Resource Planning and Management Committee
has adopted the Regional Tourism and Economic Development Strategy and seeks to
promote the implementation of this adopted strategy.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Okeechobee, Florida:
That the City of Okeechobee recognizes the need for and encourages
and pledges their direct support for the implementation of the Kissimmee River
Resource Planning.and Management Committee's Regional Tourism and Economic
Development Strategy.
Passed and Adopted this__51h day of August , 1986.
ATTEST:
Bonnie Thomas, City Clerk
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CITY OF OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
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