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MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COKKISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Monday, April 5, 1999
Marathon, Florida
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners convened at 9:00 a.m., on the above date, at the
Marathon Government Center. Present and answering to roll call
were Commissioner George Neugent, Commissioner Mary Kay ReiCh,
Commissioner Nora Williams and Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey. Mayor
Pro Tern Shirley Freeman was absent. Also present were Danny L.
Kolhage, Clerk; James T. Hendrick, County Attorney; James
Roberts, County Administrator; County Staff, members of the press
and radio; and the general public.
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
Timothy J. McGarry, Acting Director of Growth Management,
addressed the Board regarding consideration of rule changes
proposed for the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan. Motion was
made by Commissioner Williams and seconded by Commissioner
Neugent to amend page 11, section F of the document entitled
Administration Commission Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Draft
Rule Amendments dated March 4. 1999. 5:52 p.m. to add the words
"outside of Hot spots." after the words "unknown systems" on line
2 and deleting the words "including the Marathon area." Delete
these words from line 3 same paragraph "process outside of Hot
spots; begin retrofit of cesspits with priority to Hot Spots."
Roll call vote was unanimous.
Motion was made by Commissioner Williams and seconded by
Commissioner Neugent requesting the State of Florida to provide
adequate funds to the Health Department to cover administrative
costs currently being covered by a $160 charge to residents.
Roll call vote was unanimous.
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Deborah Harrison, representing the World Wildlife Federation
and Bill Smith, representing the Florida Keys Contractors
Association, addressed the Board. Motion was made by
Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Mayor Harvey to indicate the
Board's commitment to remove 94 cess pits during the year
beginning July 14, 1999 through July 14, 2000, and to commit the
funding to remove the cesspits. During discussion, motion was
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made by Commissioner Williams and seconded by Commissioner
Neugent to postpone the item to the April 14, 1999 Board of
County Commissioners Meeting. Roll Call vote was unanimous.
Ken Williams, representing CH2MHILL, addressed the Board.
Motion was made by Commissioner Reich and seconded by Mayor
Harvey to amend policy (62) Policy #101.2.14 on page 22 of the
document entitled Administration Commission Monroe County
ComDrehensive Plan Draft Rule Amendments March 4. 1999. 5:52 PM
eliminating the words "the County shall not grant a ROGO award,
but" (the next to last line in document). Roll call vote was
unanimous.
Motion was made by Commissioner Reich and seconded by Mayor
Harvey to add language on page 3 of the above named document to
reinstate the 227 permits per year upon compliance and providing
means to recover lost permits. During discussion, Commissioner
Williams proposed an amendment to request language defining when
and how lost permits can be gained back. That amendment was not
accepted by the maker of the motion. Roll call vote was taken
with the following results:
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Commissioner Neugent
Commissioner Reich
Commissioner Williams
Mayor Harvey
No
Yes
No
Yes
Motion failed.
Motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by
Commissioner Williams to request language defining when and how
lost permits can be gained back. Bill Smith, representing the
Florida Keys Contractors Association, and Deborah Harrison,
representing the World Wildlife Federation, addressed the Board.
Roll call vote was unanimous.
Motion was made by Commissioner Williams and seconded by
Mayor Harvey to support the proposed rule change as amended by
the Board. Roll call vote was unanimous.
There being no further business to come before the
Board, the meeting was adjourned.
Clerk to the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County
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Ruth Ann ant n
Deputy Clerk