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05/14/1998 Regular - 98/154 MINUTES OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Regular Meeting Board of County Commissioners Thursday, May 14, 1998 Key Largo, Florida A Regular Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at 9:00 a.m., on the above date, at the Key Largo Library. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner Keith Douglass, Commissioner Shirley Freeman, Commissioner wilhelmina Harvey, Commissioner Mary Kay Reich and Mayor Jack London. 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. ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS Motion was made by Commissioner Douglass and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to approve all additions, corrections and deletions. Motion carried unanimously. LAND AUTHORITY (SITTING AS THE COUNTY COMMISSION) Executive Director of the Monroe County Land Authority, Mark Rosch addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Commissioner London to not accept the proposed purchase price of the Lots 23-32, Block 21, Coco Plum Beach Subdivision. During discussion, Jennifer Faga and Joe Bell addressed the Board. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Douglass Yes Commissioner Freeman Yes Commissioner Harvey Yes Commissioner Reich No Mayor London Yes ,- Motion carried. R~VlSi on - 98/155 COUNTY ATTORNEY Tom Bricker, representing the Key Largo Community Pool and Paul Winkeljohn of the Ocean Reef Community Association addressed the Board concerning approval of a Resolution requesting that the Supervisor of Elections place on the September primary ballot for Key Largo, south of the 905 and 905A intersection, and Cross Key, a referendum regarding the construction operation and maintenance of a community pool at Key Largo Community Park paid for with ad valorem taxes levied in area of Key Largo just described. Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and seconded by Commissioner Douglass granting approval of the item and set the referendum for the November ballot. Roll call was unanimous. RESOLUTION NO. 20SA-1998 ~ See Res. Book No. 138 which is incorporated herein by reference. MISCELLANEOUS - The following individuals addressed the Board concerning the Presentation of the Key Largo Economic Development Council's Strategic Plan: -- Dr. Jim BOlini, Charles Brooks, Scott Marr, Todd Firm, Judy Hallas, Jane Van Fleet, Robin Buckley, Beverly Middleton, Donna Davenport Pacha, Gretchen Holland, N. Don Spencer, representing Rock Harbor Yacht Haven; K. Wilkinson, John Madden, Jr., Robert Keith, Jerry Wilkinson, Bruce Horn, representing the Florida Keys wild Bird Center; Alma Shuckhart, Hal Heim, Frank Johnson, Jim Calogridis, Jorge Pacho, Linda Popp, representing Popp's Motel; Jill Patterson, Dagny Johnson, representing the Upper Keys Citizen's Association; Van Cadenhead, Paula Morrow, Pamela Pierce, Michael F. Chenoweth, Paul Winkeljohn, representing the Ocean Reef Association; William Brown, David Byrum, Alice Allen, representing the Old Tavernier Neighborhood Association; Johhny O'Daniel, Beverly Middleton, Charles Causey, Joe Bell, Joan Mowery, representing the Gulfstream Shores Homeowners Association; Eugene Shinkevich, representing the Florida Keys citizens Coalition; Meredith A. Cline, John Hammerstrom, Dave Spitznager, Bob Schneider, David Cardwell, representing the Florida Redevelopment Association; Amy Slate, Philip Weydener, Jr., Rebecca Huba, and H. T. Pontin, representing the Ramrod Key Yacht Club. After Board discussion, motion was made by Mayor London and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to place an item on the Referendum for the November General Election Ballot in pricincts 28, 29, 30, 31, & 32 as follows: "Do you favor the creation of a Special Taxing District for the purposes of redeveloping Key Largo?1I - 98/156 Roll call vote was taken with the fOllowing results: Commissioner Douglass Yes Commissioner Freeman Yes Commissioner Harvey Yes Commissioner Reich Yes Mayor London Yes Motion carried. Motion was made by Commissioner Reich and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to deny funding to the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and not approve the Resolution presented to the Board. During discussion, Dagny Johnson addressed the Board. Motion was then withdrawn. GROWTH MANAGEMENT - Growth Management Director Bob Herman and Teresa Tinker of the Governor's Office addressed the Board concerning the progress made during the first (1st) year of Monroe County's Five (5) Year Work PRogram. The following individuals addressed the Board: Debra Harrison, representing the Worl Wildlife Fund; Charles Brooks, Eugene Shinkevich, Jerry Wilkinson, Dagny Johnson, and Bob Schneider. Motion was made by Mayor London and seconded by Commissioner Freeman directing Mr. Herman to work with the Governor's Office and any other appropriate State Agencies to come up with recommendations as to the implementation of neighborhood treatment plants and bring back to the Board for consideration. Motion carried unanimously. Marine Resources Director George Garrett addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Douglass and seconded by Commissioner Freeman granting approval of a Memorandum of Understanding, as amended, between the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA) and Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). Said amendments as follows: Page 4 Other Issues 1. Add the words "whether a utility regulated under F.S. 367 or a governmental agency." at the end of the first (1st) sentence in the paragraph. - Change the words "consultation with" to the words "approval of" in the last part of the paragraph. Page 5 Other Issues cont'd. REVISION -- 98/157 Delete the words "& SB2588" at the end of the first (1st) sentence and add the words "and power" between the words "going right" and "to issue" in the last part of the paragraph. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: 3 . Commissioner Douglass Yes Commissioner Freeman Yes Commissioner Harvey Yes Commissioner Reich No Mayor London Yes Motion carried. The Board returned to consideration of the previous item. Growth Management Director Bob Herman addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and seconded by Commissioner Douglass to adopt the following Resolution deleting Section 3. (1) (c) & (2) of Resolution No. 164-1998. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: -- Commissioner Douglass Commissioner Freeman Commissioner Harvey Commissioner Reich Mayor London Yes Yes Yes No Yes Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 206-1998 See Res. Book No. 138 which is incorporated herein by reference. Motion was made by Mayor London and seconded by Commissioner Harvey granting approval to create a County Wide Wastewater/Sewage Rumor Control Hotline where constitutents will be able to call in with concerns and questions without fear of reprisal or identification. Motion carried unanimously. ~ COUNTY ATTORNEY -- County Attorney James T. Hendrick presented a proposed Tri-Party Agreement between Islamorada, Village of Islands, Florida, State of Florida Department of Community Affairs and Monroe County, Florida concerning Rate of Growth Ordinance (ROGO) Allocations. Motion was made by Mayor London and seconded by Commissioner Douglass to conceptually accept the proposed Tri- Party Agreement. Motion carried unanimously. 98/158 There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County lbo-bJL c. au /J ~ / Deputy Clerk -- -.