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Cooper City passes resolution opposing new offshore oil and gas leasing off Florida coast
Summary
The commission adopted Resolution 25-30, opposing inclusion of Florida offshore waters in the federal 2024-2029 Outer Continental Shelf leasing program; the measure passed 4-1 after brief remarks citing environmental and tourism concerns.
The Cooper City Commission on May 27 approved Resolution 25-30, a measure formally opposing new offshore oil and gas leasing off the coast of Florida in the federal 2024'2029 national outer continental shelf oil and gas leasing program.
The resolution, sponsored by Commissioner Jeremy Katzmann, states opposition based on potential environmental harm and economic risks to tourism. "If there's any kind of oil issues off the coast, you can forget about tourism," Commissioner Lisa Mallozzi said during the discussion, urging support for the resolution. Katzmann said the measure was brought forward to let the city take a position and to encourage action to protect the state's economy and coastline.
Commissioner Jason Smith voted against the resolution. The final recorded vote was Smith: no; Mallozzi: yes; Katzmann: yes; Schroeder: yes; Mayor James Curran: yes.
City staff noted the city's office would reformat the resolution to the city's standard template before finalizing the document for official records.
