Item P12
Q/23
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
C ounty of M onroe
Mayor David Rice, District 4
Mayor Pro Tem Craig Cates, District 1
The Florida Keys
Michelle Coldiron, District 2
Vacant, District 3
Holly Merrill Raschein, District 5
County Commission Meeting
April 20, 2022
Agenda Item Number: P.12
Agenda Item Summary #10488
BULK ITEM: Yes DEPARTMENT: County Attorney's Office
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Peter Morris (305) 289-2584
No
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of Settlement Agreement between Monroe County and
KITK, LLC, in Case No. 19-CA-351-P, and authorization for County Attorney or his designee to
execute all settlement documents.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
for-profit limited liability company registered in Florida, featuring a single count for relief which
seeks a judicial declaration of whether or not operation and use of properties at 6 and 9 Ocean
,
which furnishes a limited, qualified exemption from certain local land development regulations.
Resources Department received from counsel representing KITK, the Senior Director has prepared
the attached Letter granting such recognition for the 6 Ocean Boulevard, Key Largo, property, and
declining to extend such recognition to the 9 Ocean Boulevard, Key Largo, property. Under this
es the
pertinent issues in dispute, that each party shall bear its own fees, costs, and expenses, and that,
following filing of the mutually approved settlement agreement with the Court, KITK shall dismiss
its case with prejudice.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: N/A
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
DOCUMENTATION:
Settlement Agreement
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FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Effective Date: Upon execution by both parties
Total Dollar Value of Contract:
Total Cost to County: None
Current Year Portion:
Budgeted:
Source of Funds:
CPI:
Indirect Costs:
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: N/A If yes, amount:
Grant:
County Match:
Insurance Required: N/A
Additional Details:
N/A
REVIEWED BY:
Bob Shillinger Completed 04/05/2022 3:23 PM
Peter Morris Completed 04/05/2022 4:06 PM
Purchasing Completed 04/05/2022 4:08 PM
Budget and Finance Completed 04/05/2022 4:10 PM
Brian Bradley Completed 04/05/2022 4:21 PM
Lindsey Ballard Completed 04/05/2022 4:25 PM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 04/20/2022 9:00 AM
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County of Monroe
Planning & Environmental Resources Department Board of County Commissioners:
Marathon Government Center Mayor Michelle Coldiron, District 2
2798 Overseas Highway, Suite 400 Mayor Pro Tem David Rice, District 4
Marathon, FL 33050 Craig Cates, District 1
Telephone: 305.289.2500 Vacant, District 3
Telefax: 305.289.2536 Holly Merrill Raschein, District 5
We strive to be caring, professional, and fair
December 8, 2021
Kinder in the Keys, Inc. Via Electronic Mail to: Deborah Serafini, Esq.
C/O Laura Tanzini DSerafini@hlylaw.com
6 Ocean Drive Boulevard
Key Largo, Florida 33037
SUBJECT: Letter of Understanding Regarding Kinder in the Keys, LLC, In Re: 6 Ocean View
Boulevard and 9 Ocean View Boulevard, Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida
Ms. Tanzini:
Pursuant to Monroe County Land Development Code § 110-3, this document constitutes a Letter of
umerated in the
Monroe County Land Development Code. You, as an authorized principal and officer of the closely-held
for- requested
verification that the current operation of KITK, on two Key Largo parcels located at 6 Ocean View
, through and pursuant to those certain
lawful and authorized
residential treatment for six or fewer residents, and neither includes any outpatient services nor equine or
any other animal or livestock-related activities or uses.
per Monroe County Land Development Code § 130-83, includes detached dwellings (single-family
residences) as a permitted use, but does not permit non-residential commercial uses.
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6 Ocean View Boulevard
The structure located at 6 Ocean View Boulevard was permitted by Monroe County as a single-family
residence pursuant to Monroe County building permit number 04305731, and received a Certificate of
Occupancy as a single-family residence on February 27, 2008. According to communications and
representations of KITK that Monroe County presumes are true, authentic, and correct, the Florida Agency
lists Kinder in the Keys Treatment Center, 6 Ocean View
Boulevard, Key Largo, F- Level
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licensed facilities within 1,200 feet of 6 Ocean View Boulevard, Key Largo, showed no other facilities.
Accordingly, pursuant to Florida Statute § 419.001(2), the Key Largo parcel located at 6 Ocean View
Boulevard, currently licensed as Kinder in the Keys Treatment Center a Level IV Community Residential
Home with a capacity of six (6) beds, shall be considered a single-family residence and is, under these
facts, lawfully permitted on that parcel to conduct residential treatment as described above, for six (6) or
fewer residents, however, shall not include any, and is not approved to conduct, any outpatient services or
equine or any other animal or livestock-related activities or uses.
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9 Ocean View Boulevard
The structure located at 9 Ocean View Boulevard was permitted by Monroe County as a single-family
residence pursuant to Monroe County building permit number 12301344, and received a Certificate of
Occupancy as a single-family residence on July 31, 2014. As the Florida Agency for Health Care
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Administration does not list a license associated with this parcel, Monroe County does not recognize the
use of the structure as a lawful community residential home.
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(MCPA) Property Identification No. (PIN) 00492030-000000).
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Currently bearing MCPA PIN 00491790-000000.
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You are entitled to rely upon the representations made herein only to the extent such representations have
been so set forth. If the Florida Statutes, implementing regulations thereto, Monroe County Codes, or
Comprehensive Plan are subsequently amended such that the exemption currently afforded under Florida
Statute §§ 419.001(1)(a)(2021)and (2) (2021) is removed or modified, such development, activity, or
operation would be required to be consistent and compliant with all such laws, regulations, and policies
duly approved by the State of Florida and/or Monroe County, Florida.This letter does not recognize a
vesting of rights under the aegis of the Monroe County Land Development Code and Comprehensive Plan,
but rather recognizesa statutoryexemption from having to conform to present land
development regulations whichauthorizesthe subjectoperation at 6 Ocean Boulevard as delineated above,
under the shelter of said
This Letter of Understanding shall not be deemed to have waived any defenses or legal or equitable
remedies of theCounty, including but not limited to any sovereign, governmental, immunity, exemption,
or protection against any suit,cause of action, appeal, or demand, and shall not constitute an admission of
liability in connection with, related to, orarising out of its issuance.
If you have any questions regarding the contents of this Letterof Understanding, or if we may further assist
you, please feel free to contact the Monroe County Planning and Environmental Resources Department at
305.289.2500.
Respectfully,
EmilySchemper, A.I.C.P., C.F.M.
Senior Director, Monroe County Planning & Environmental Resources Department
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