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MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Friday, August 16, 1996
Marathon, Florida
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners convened at 2:00 p.m., on the above date, at the
Marathon Government Center. Present and answering to roll call
were Commissioners Keith Douglass, Wilhelmina Harvey, Jack
London, Mary Kay Reich and Mayor Shirley Freeman. Also present
were Danny L. Kolhage, 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
Motion was made by Commissioner London and seconded
by Commissioner Harvey granting approval of the Additions,
Corrections and Deletions to the Agenda. Motion carried
unanimously.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS/MONROE COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY
Manuel castillo of the Monroe County and Key West
Housing Authority addressed the Board. Motion was made by
Commissioner Douglass and seconded by Commissioner London to
adopt the following Resolution approving the set-aside of HOME
and/or SHIP Program funds in compliance with state and Federal
regulations as required for mUlti-family rental and homeownership
projects/site specific use under the sponsorship of the Monroe
County Housing Authority and Monroe County Housing Finance
Authority. Motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 327-1996
See Res. Book No. 131, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Mr. castillo addressed the Board. Bob Herman, Director
of Growth Management, addressed the Board. Motion was made by
Commissioner Douglass and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to
adopt the following Resolution approving the Monroe County
Housing Authority Plan 2000 which is the housing element of
Project Independence. Motion carried unanimously.
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RESOLUTION NO. 328-1996
See Res. Book No. 131, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Motion was made by Commissioner Reich and seconded by
Commissioner Douglass granting approval and authorizing execution
of a Consulting Contract between Monroe County and Bateman
Graham, P.A., to provide government consulting and legal services
before the Administration Commission and various state and
federal agencies. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Commissioner London and seconded by
Commissioner Reich to adopt the following Resolution concerning
the Transfer of Funds. Motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 329-1996
See Res. Book No. 131, which is incorporated herein by reference.
County Administrator, James Roberts addressed the Board
concerning staff recommendations on proposed changes to the
County Code. The following individuals addressed the Board:
Bill smith, representing the Florida Keys Contractors
Association; Mickee Brown, representing D'Asign Source; Dale
Baker, William Devitt and David Tuttle, representing the Florida
Keys Contractors Association; H. T. pontin, Joel Rosenblatt,
Leon E. Shac, Jr.; Ty Symroski, representing Florida Department
of Community Affairs; Bettye Chaplin, representing the Conch
Coalition. Board discussion followed. This matter was referred
to Staff for specific recommendations concerning code changes.
commissioner Reich discussed a problem with the Key
Largo Volunteer Fire Department not allowing A.A. meetings at
their facility. This matter was referred to the County
Administrator.
Commissioner London advised the Board that he received
information that TCI would not be providing any election coverage
this year. Commissioner London discussed the possible use of
County facilities to provide television coverage of the elections
as a public service. Motion was made by Commissioner Douglass
and seconded by Mayor Freeman that the County, through its
Channel 16 facilities, broadcast candidate forums for the general
election, based on an Agreement between Monroe County, the Editor
of the Keynoter, and the News Director of US1 Radio. Roll call
vote was unanimous.
Mayor Freeman discussed the schedule of Board Meetings
for 1997 and suggested that the Commission hold their meetings on
the second week of the month. This matter was referred to the
County Administrator.
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Mr. Herman discussed advertised Public Hearings for the
Board's regularly scheduled meeting of September 18, 1996. It
was agreed that an Agenda be prepared for both September 18th and
19th, according to the Board's adopted schedule.
There being no further business to come before the
Board, the meeting was adjourned.
Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk to the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County
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