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Item J12 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: April 18, 200 I Division: BOCC Bulk Item: Yes No -.L Department: District IV /Nora Williams .' AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of major points to be made in the presentation to the Governor and Cabinet on our Comprehensive Plan Progress scheduled for May 15,2001 ITEM BACKGROUND: On issues of Land Use, the County is answerable to the Governor and the Cabinet for progress under our Comprehensive Plan. This appearance is to make a presentation on our progress in Year Three of the Work Plan. PREVIOUS REVELANT BOCC ACTION: Year Three of the County's Work Plan was completed in July of2000. For the first time, all goals were met. CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: TOTAL COST: N/ A COST TO COUNTY: N/A BUDGETED: Yes NoX REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes Nol AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purchasing _ Risk Management _ . . DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL: f{f'tA.. tcJ~ _4-) (TYPE NAME HERE) DOCUMENT A TION: Included To Follow X Not Required_ DISPOSITION: AGENDAITEM#~~ Revised 2/27/0 I Essential Points to be made during our oresentation to the Governor and Cabinet in Mav: Ya'll, a speech will be shap~d with the help of the Growth Management Department and the Land Authority and the various agencies involved in our Comp Plan. That said, the major points we need to make are outlined below, and I wanted to make sure you were comfortable with them before we moved forward (this is our last meeting before the presentation in Tallahassee). Also, I have requested the Sheriff's plane for that day (May 15) and need to know how many of you will be able to join in. .:. For the first time, goals were met for Year Three of the Work Plan, and the County is on track to meet all goals for Year Four. .:. The success of the efforts in the last two years is only partially ours. The extraordinary commitment, dedication and generosity of our State partners has made an enormous difference. (That's really true - they've regularly worked at monthly meeting and endless tasks to make sure we all stayed on track.) The Federal agencies have also been a big help. .:. Essential for continued success is funding: specifically on the issues of wastewater, stormwater, and land acquisition and management. .:. The Commission supports a toll on the 18 Mile Stretch (specifically, I'd like us to reaffirm our support, as our Tallahassee lobbyists have requested we do - old resolution is attached). .:. With our original RaGO scheduled to end next year, a hurricane evacuation report that indicates we are already past the 24 hour limit, and a carrying capacity study right around the comer, the coming year will be a pivotal time in determining the future of the Florida Keys. We clearly cannot stop development as we are unable to buy all the undeveloped land at this time, but equally clearly, there can be no responsible future development without an accompanying plan for aggressive land acquisition to retire those development rights for lands we don't want developed. And it won't be possible for us to make the progress we need without your help and funding commitment. The loss of the set aside of Preservation 2000 acquisition funds has already been felt in Monroe County. We will need the Governor and Cabinet's help in securing a future set-aside. .:. Wh~n we've worked together to determine the coming RaGa allocations,-we will need to spread them out over the number of years it will take to acquire the land that should not be developed, That's a long-term goal, and one that will only get more expensive as time goes by. Established funding sources, like a set-aside and a toll, will allow us to bond those revenues for immediate purchases, and give the State reassurance that the area is being protected and secured for the future. .:. Affordable and modest housing will be a priority for any future development that occurs, .:. Thanks to the Governor for his support for a compromise solution on the 18 Mile Stretch that gives us a safer highway, better evacuation alternatives, yet also preserves the community character of the Upper Keys by maintaining the two-lane status of the road. END . , APR 1 2 1999 1.Dannp 'I. !\olbagt BRANCH OFFICE 3117 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY MARA mON, FLORIDA 33050 TEL (305) 289-6027 FAX (305) 289-1745 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT .~~ MONROE COUNTY 500 WHITEHEAD STREET KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040 TEL. (305) 292-3550 FAX (305) 295-3660 BRANCH OFFICE 88820 OVERSEAS HlGHW A Y PLANTATION KEY, FLORIDA 33070 TEL. (305) 852-7145 FAX (305) 852-7146 MEMORANDUM FROM: TO: Mayor Willielmina Harvey Mayor Pro Tern Shirley Freeman Commissioner George Neugent Commissioner Mary Kay Reich Commissioner Nora Williams Ruth Ann Jantzen, Deputy Clerk ~. DATE: April 7, 1999 ----------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- As you are aware, at the March 24, 1999 Special County Commission Meeting, the Board adopted Resolution No. 118-1999 in support of the concept 0' establishing a Non:.. Transportation ToU on U.S. 1 to assist in funding the implementation of the Monroe County Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan Policy 101.2.13. Attached please find a copy of Resolution No. 118-1999 for your files. If you have any questions concerning the above, please do not hesitate to contact this office. Enclosure cc: Governor J eb Bush SenatofJDarylJones Representative Ken Sorensen County Attorney County Administrator Growth Management Director Land Authority Director Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority File -- Board of County Commissioners RESOLUTION NO.~-1999 A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN SUPPORT OF THE CONCEPT OF EST ABLISHINti A~~~ "TRANSPORTATION TOrSL ON U.S. 1 TO ASSIST IN FUNDtEG~Tl~ IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MONROE COUNTY YEAR 2010 COMP~~I~ PLAN POLICY 101.2.13 O' I ~ (FIVE YEAR WORK PLAN) ~~~: z, c, ;po. --i n r :J:: WHEREAS, an incredible variety of state and national resources are containe~ thl:' boundaries of Monroe County, represented in numerous aquatic preserve~ n~on~ wildlife refuges, state and national parks, national marine sanctuaries and thousands or acres of wilderness designated lands; and WHEREAS, local, state and federal interests have made significant investments III pursuing the protection of these unique resources over the past several decades; and WHEREAS, Monroe County has been designated an Area of Critical State Concern and has developed a comprehensive plan to accomplish unique land use goals such as water quality and land acquisition; and WHEREAS, while Monroe County welcomes the seasonal tourist population to the Keys, the Commission desires that they contribute toward alleviating their impacts; and WHEREAS, many of the visitors to the Florida Keys utilize U.S. I as the means of entering this area; and WHEREAS, Monroe County and the State of Florida have spent eight (8) years preparing and deliberating the successful adoption of a comprehensive land use plan intended to reconcile the outstanding issues which continue to threaten the vitality of these recourses; and WHEREAS, Monroe County is concerned about the quality of water, the need for land acquisition, the availability of affordable housing, and the availability of recreational opportunities for residents; and WHEREAS, Policy 101.2.13, the Five Year Work Plan, identifies the actions~sponsible agencies, a..'1d timetable with which those agreed upon actions must be implemented, including land acquisition, wastewater improvements, and stormwater management; and WHEREAS, Policy 4 commits Monroe County, with the assistance of the Department of Community Affairs, to report to the Legislature the full fiscal cost of implementing the Plan, the state and local shares of such implementation, and recommendations for funcUng initiatives and alternatives for implementation; and ~ .i -r, r- f"T1 CJ -r, (:) ::u ::0uf"T1 n (:) ::u CJ :t' WHEREAS, Policy 1 of the Monroe County Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan recognizes that implementation of this plan will require funding which exceeds the reasonable budgetary constraints of Monroe County, and that as an Area of Critical State Concern and site of unique natural resources of national importance, Monroe County should not be expected to bear the sole burden of implementing these policies without substantial financial assistance from state and federal partners; and WHEREAS, the proper implementation of the Five Year Work Plan is anticipated to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars; and WHEREAS, the success of efforts to secure assistance from state and federal partners requires clear guidance to these partners from Monroe County; and WHEREAS, Monroe County is pursuing local funding initiatives as well as creative funding partnerships to assure successful implementation; and WHEREAS, a non-transportation toll on U.S.l has been identified both now and in past discussions as a possible source of funding for such comprehensive plan implementation; and WHEREAS, tolls have been established in other areas to assist with non-transportation costs associated with secondary effects of transportation impacts including the Alligator Alley toll adopted by the Florida Legislature in the Everglades Forever Act and by the United States Congress; and WHEREAS, the State Administration Commission met on March 9, 1999, and approved a proposed Rule amending the original Five-Year Work Plan and identifying actiol1s and criteria to continue the implementation of the Monroe County 2010 Comprehensive Plan and especially identifying the steps necessary to protect and improve water quality and protection of the environment; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Board of County COmmissioners desires to continue the implementation of the Monroe County 2010 Comprehensive Plan and seeks the assistance of federal and state agencies in the financing of the implementation of that ~ Plan, as prQ,vided in the proposed Rule. __ Section 2. The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners supports the implementation of a toll on U.S. 1 in Monroe County for the purpose of providing needed financial resources for such implementation, including funding for such activities as support for publicly issued bonds, support for direct cost of activities, and support for preliminary expenses leading to the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan, 2 Section 3. The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners supports the implementation of a toll on U.S. 1 in Monroe County for such purposes as wastewater treatment facilities, storm water management, property acquisition, and other environmental needs of the Florida Keys Area ofCriticaI State Concern. ,0 . Section 4. The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners' funds for the above purposes may be~ade available through the appropriate charinels to Monroe County government, the Monroe County Land Authority, or the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority as appropriate to implement the 2010 Comprehensive Plan. Section 5. This resolution shall be forwarded to the Governor of the State of Florida and the Monroe County Legislative Delegation. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a special meeting of said Board held on the 24th day of March, 1999. Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey Mayor Pro Tern Shirley Freeman Commissioner George Neugent Commissioner Mary Kay Reich Commissioner Nora Williams Yes Yes Yes No Yes . SEAL) Attest: DANNY L. KOLHAGE Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Byl?,~..~..~~ Depu Cle . .. ~- B~~ .t.~J1'~' . ~.... -'. \ Mayor/Chairman - 3