ADOPTED 4/8/14
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Introduced by Council Member Holt & Co-sponsored by Council
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Member Carter:
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RESOLUTION 2014-227-A
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A
RESOLUTION
HONORING
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RECOGNIZING
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BRUCE HILL, DISTRICT MANAGER, FLORIDA FOREST
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SERVICE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE
THE
PRODIGIOUS
CAREER
AND
ACHIEVEMENTS
OF
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WHEREAS,
Bruce
Hill
joined
the
Division
of
Forestry
(now
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Florida Forest Service) in 1983 as a Forest Ranger; throughout his
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career with the Service, Bruce has amassed an impressive array of
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achievements that have earned him a widely-acclaimed reputation as
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a first-rate authority in forestry operations and forest resource
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management; and
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WHEREAS,
Bruce
was
named
as
Citrus
County
Forester
and,
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later, Clay County Forest Area Supervisor; in 1986, he was named
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Jacksonville District Forester, overseeing all forestry operations
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in the Clay, Duval and Nassau County areas, including Cary State
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Forest; and
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WHEREAS,
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and
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Conservation
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increased;
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increased
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forests; Bruce was instrumental in the preparation of the first
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forest management plans for the new acquisitions; and
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the
with passage of the Preservation 2000 Act in 1990
Florida
and
state
to
WHEREAS,
the
Forever
Act
in
Recreational
land
2001,
Lands
purchases
approximately
in
67,000
funding
(CARL)
the
acres
to
the
Florida
Program
Jacksonville
spread
over
greatly
District
four
state
since the inception of the Better Jacksonville Plan
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and
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recognized the need for resource management for its larger tracts
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of
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Service
land;
Preservation
in
for
2009,
Project,
the
management
City
of
the
City
partnered
of
with
Jacksonville’s
Jacksonville
the
Florida
timber
has
Forest
resources;
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subsequent agreements enabled Bruce Hill and his staff to create
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forest
management
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tracts
and
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newly-acquired property, the Seaton Creek Historical Preserve; and
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an
plans
agreement
WHEREAS,
for
to
Jacksonville’s
manage
the
Preservation
resources
of
Project
the
City’s
on numerous occasions, Bruce has been called upon to
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put his management skills to work in service to his country; as
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Incident Commander, Bruce has led multi-agency emergency response
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teams
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hurricane relief in sites in Montana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, North
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deployed
to
catastrophic
events
including
wild
fires
and
Carolina, Texas, New Orleans and elsewhere; and
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WHEREAS,
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encompassing;
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Wounded Warrior Project’s TRACK program that creates internships
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with potential employers and helps transition former soldiers back
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into civilian life; Bruce helped develop the Teachers Tour program
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that
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knowledge of the different facets
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Bruce
a
provides
WHEREAS,
Hill’s
recent
Florida
for
commitment
undertaking
public
his
to
is
school
his
serve
has
been
involvement
teachers
with
all-
with
an
the
in-depth
of forestry operations; and
outstanding
leadership
and
conscientious
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work, Bruce Hill has been selected as Natural Resource Manager of
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the Year and will receive this award from the Governor and Cabinet
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in
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University of Florida and will be presented this year’s School of
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Forest Resources and Conservation Outstanding Alumnus Award;
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fitting that we recognize the outstanding service that Bruce Hill
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has and continues to demonstrate in the conservation, protection
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and
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country, state and posterity; now therefore
Tallahassee;
development
in
of
addition,
our
Bruce
forest
and
is
being
natural
recognized
resources
by
it is
for
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Jacksonville:
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Section 1.
hereby
honor
the
our
The City of Jacksonville and its City Council
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do
and
commend
Bruce
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leadership in the Florida Forest Service and extend its best wishes
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Hill
for
his
outstanding
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for continued success and achievements in the days ahead.
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Section 2.
Effective Date.
This Resolution shall become
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effective upon signature by the Mayor or upon becoming effective
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without the Mayor's signature.
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Form Approved:
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/s/
Margaret M. Sidman
Office of General Counsel
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Legislation Prepared By: John J. Jackson, Council Research Division
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