04/03/2007 Special/Workshop
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MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Workshop/Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Marathon, Florida
A Workshop of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at 10:00
A.M., at the Marathon Government Center. Present and answering to roll call were
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, Commissioner George R. Neugent, Commissioner Dixie M.
Spehar and Mayor Mario DiGennaro. Absent was Commissioner Charles "Sonny" McCoy. Also
present at the meeting were Thomas Willi, County Administrator; Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk;
County Staff, members of the press and radio; and the general public.
Jerry Coleman, P.L., representing Monroe County - Workforce Housing; Tom Willi,
County Administrator; and Mayor DiGennaro updated the Board concerning their trip to
Tallahassee to meet with Governor Charlie Christ and Tom Pelham, Department of Community
Affairs Secretary to discuss issues concerning Workforce Housing, De-designation, Wastewater
Funding, and Preservation of sensitive lands.
The Board discussed the following key issues with Administration and County Staff:
Working Waterfronts - Rich Jones, Senior Marine Planner gave a brief overview of Phase
II of the Working Waterfronts Preservation Project; Guidance provided at the March 21 st BOCC
meeting; Explanation/design of working waterfront ordinances; and the finalizing of ordinances
to be ready for the Development Review Committee, Planning Commission, and the Board of
County Commissioners. The following individuals addressed the Board: Bruce Popham,
representing the Marathon Boat Yard; Doug Gregory, representing Monroe County and the
Florida Sea Grant Extension; Scott Zimmerman, representing the Commercial Fishing
Association; and Diane Beraldsen.
Pigeon Key Update - Suzanne Hutton, County Attorney informed the Board that she had
not been provided with financial statements from Pigeon Key. Jim Ryhne, representing Pigeon
Key addressl~d the Board.
The following staff members from United State Senator - Florida, Mel Martinez' office
were present in today's meeting: Nelda Padro sa, Michael Bassett, Gene Gallagher and Brian
Walsh. The Board discussed wastewater funding requests and environmental issues. Ms.
Padrosa addressed the Board.
Mobile Home Redevelopment Moratorium - The Board discussed a proposed mobile
home redevelopment moratorium. The following individuals addressed the Board: Robert
Cintron, representing several mobile home park homeowners Associations David deHaas, Bill
Loewy, Diane Beraldsen, and Mike Cunningham, representing Lucky's Landing.
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There being no further business, the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was
adjourned.
Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
Monroe County, Florida
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