06/12/1996 Special
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MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, June 12, 1996
Key West, Florida
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A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners convened at 5:00 p.m., on the above date, at the
Holiday Inn Beachside. Present and answering to roll call were
Commissioners Keith Douglass, Jack London, Mary Kay Reich and
Mayor Shirley Freeman. Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey was
absent. Also present were Isabel C. Desantis, Deputy Clerk; Ruth
Ann Jantzen, Deputy Clerk; James 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
There were no additions, corrections or deletions to
the Agenda.
The Board proceeded with a meeting with representatives
of the Greater Key West Chamber of Commerce.
Kim Works, President of the Key West Chamber of
Commerce, addressed the Board and requested that the first item
on the agenda, B1, concerning the Federal Emergency Management
Agency, be postponed to later in the meeting until their speaker
arrived.
Sharon Moore, First Vice President of the Key West
Chamber of Commerce, discussed the Florida Department of
Transportation Landscaping/Enhancement Fund. Dent Pierce,
Director of Public Works, addressed the Board and announced a
meeting between the Planning Department and Florida Department of
Transportation, scheduled for June 17, 1996, to discuss projects
to be considered by D.O.T. for ISTEA (Intermodel Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act) funding. Mr. pierce recommended
to the Chamber that they contact Antonia Gerli of the Planning
Department for further details.
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Ed Swift, Chamber Board Member, addressed the Board
concerning the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the issue
of illegal units and requested that the Board direct staff to
temporarily suspend prosecution and enforcement of FEMA
requirements until such time as the mandated requirements and
regulations are known and the advisory committee, appointed by
the Board, can make recommendations. The Chamber presented the
Board with a Resolution concerning FEMA regulations. No official
action was taken.
Jose Gonzalez, Chamber Board Member, addressed the
Board concerning the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan.
Mr. Gonzalez addressed the Board concerning the
National Marine Sanctuary Plan and emphasized the Chambers views
and concerns. The following individuals addressed the Board:
David Holtz, representing the Center for Marine Conservation;
Billy D. Causey, Superintendent of the Florida Keys National
Marine Sanctuary; David Paul Horan, representing the Chamber;
Jose Gonzalez. No official action was taken.
John DOlan-Heitlinger, Second Vice President of the
Chamber, addressed the Board concerning the preliminary 1997
County Budget. Mr. Dolan-Heitlinger informed the Board that
Holland Brown, Economic Analyst for the Chamber, is available to
help the County Administrator if requested.
Kim Works addressed the Board concerning hurricane
evacuation planning and requested that all five Chambers
throughout the Keys be included on the contact list of Emergency
Management. David Paul Horan addressed the Board and requested
cooperation in the permitting process for privately owned
refuges.
Jim Hendrick, County Attorney, informed the Board that
he just received a copy of a draft settlement agreement from
Special Counsel, Robert C. Apgar, concerning the lS-mile stretch
litigation, whereby Florida Department of Transportation applied
to the South Florida Water Management District for a Management
and Storage of Surface Waters Permit and a Wetland Resource
Permit for improvements known as the "3-lane alternative". This
matter will be discussed at the next regular Board Meeting.
Ed Swift addressed the Board concerning Bahama Baby
Conch breeding in local waters and requested the Board to look
into the matter concerning data supplied to local media and
requested the Board discriminate against the use of Bahama Conchs
in breeding programs in local waters. Douglass Gregory, Director
of Extension Services, discussed the issue and recommended Bob
Glaser be contacted at the Florida Marine Institute in Marathon
concerning the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
conch breeding program. No official action was taken.
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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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