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MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Monday, June 20, 2011
Marathon, Florida
Special Meetings of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
convened at 3:00 P.M., and 5:00 P.M., at the Marathon Government Center. Present and
answering to roll call were Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, Commissioner George Neugent,
Commissioner David Rice, Commissioner Kim Wigington, and Mayor Heather Carruthers. Also
present at the meeting were Roman Gastesi, County Administrator; Debbie Frederick, Assistant
County Administrator; Suzanne Hutton, County Attorney; Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk;
County Staff, members of the press and radio; and the general public.
ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS
Item A Motion was made by Commissioner Rice seconded by Commissioner Neugent
approving the addition of item D1 to the agenda for an update, discussion and direction to Staff
on how to proceed with implementation of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Biological
Opinion dated April 30, 2010, as amended December 14, 2010 and authorization for Mayor
Heather Carruthers to sign the letter responding to FEMA's April 14, 2011. Motion carried
unanimously.
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Item B1 Suzanne Hutton, County Attorney read the required legal information into the
record. Motion was made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by Commissioner Neugent
granting approval to schedule an Attorney - Client Closed Session of the Board of County
Commissioners in the matter of Monroe County and Roman Gastesi, Jr. v. Stand Up For
Animals, Inc., Case No. CA K 10 -1050 to be held at the BOCC meeting scheduled for July 20,
2011 in Key West. Motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Item C 1 A Public Hearing was held concerning a Resolution to transmit to the Florida
Department of Community Affairs an Amendment to Policy 101.2.6 of the Monroe County 2010
Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element to extend the moratorium of new transient
residential units to be consistent with the deadline to transmit and adopt comprehensive plan
evaluation and appraisal based amendments. Christine Hurley, Growth Management Director;
Suzanne Hutton, County Attorney; and Bob Shillinger, Chief Assistant County Attorney
discussed the item. There was no public input. After discussion, motion was made by
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Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Wigington to adopt the following
Resolution. Roll call vote was unanimous.
RESOLUTION NO. 172 -2011
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference.
Item C2 A Public Hearing was held concerning a Resolution to transmit to the Florida
Department of Community Affairs (DCA), an amendment to the Monroe County 2010
Comprehensive Plan Goal 107 and Objective 107.1 that refines the definition and application of
Sub Area designations which limit the density and intensity allowed within a Future Land Use
Map category. Christine Hurley, Growth Management Director discussed the item. The Board
accepted public input with the following individual addressing the Board: Deb Curlee,
representing Last Stand. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and
seconded by Commissioner Wigington to adopt the following Resolution as well as adding the
words - and/or other means available to the Growth Management Department at the end of the
1st paragraph for GOAL 107 located on Page 2 of 4, in the Memorandum dated May 31, 2011
from Mitchell N. Harvey, AICP, Comprehensive Planning Manager. Roll call vote was
unanimous.
RESOLUTION NO. 173 -2011
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference.
Item D1 The Board discussed for direction to Staff on how to proceed with implementation
of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Biological Opinion dated April 30, 2010, as amended
December 14, 2010 and authorization for Mayor Heather Carruthers to sign the attached letter
responding to FEMA's April 14, 2011. Christine Hurley, Growth Management Director and Bob
Shillinger, Chief Assistant County Attorney discussed the matter. After discussion, motion was
made by Commissioner Wigington and seconded by Commissioner Neugent approving the item.
Roll call vote was unanimous.
PRESENTATION
Item A Representatives with the firm Keith & Schnars, P.A., gave a presentation of the
remaining elements of the updated Comprehensive Plan Technical Document and any revisions
to previously submitted and reviewed elements addressing County Staff, Planning Commission,
Board of County Commissioners and the public's comments. The presentation also included an
assessment of the Comprehensive Plan policies by element. The Power Point Presentation was
titled - Technical Document Overview and Comprehensive Plan EAR Element Assessment. The
following representatives with the firm Keith & Schnars were present: Michael L. Davis, Vice
President; Debbie Love, AICP - Senior Planner; Dawn C. Sonnebon, AICP - Director, Planning
Division; and Erin L. Deady, with the firm Lewis, Longman & Walker. The following public
speaker addressed the Board: Gail Kenson, representing the Key West Naval Air Station. The
Board posed questions to Staff and representatives of Keith and Schnars. No official action was
taken.
There being no further business, the meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners was adjourned.
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Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk
and ex- officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
Monroe County, Florida
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Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk