05/16/2001 Special
MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
2001/155
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, May 16,2001
Key Largo, Florida
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at
5:30 P.M., on the above date at the Key Largo Library. Present and answering to roll call were
Commissioner Charles "Sonny" McCoy, Commissioner Murray Nelson, Commissioner Dixie
Spehar, Commissioner Nora Williams, and Mayor George Neugent. Also present were James
Roberts, County Administrator~ James T. Hendrick, County Attorney~ Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy
Clerk~ County Staff, members of the press and radio~ and the general public.
PUBLIC HEARING
A Public Hearing was held concerning approval to submit a grant application for
approximately $300,000 for the purpose of undertaking two projects: (1) preparation ofa
Master Plan that will identify appropriate sites for mooring fields, develop the necessary
management plans for utilizing State submerged land, provide for pump-out facilities, and
coordinate land-based marina facilities, and (2) provision of limited funds for the purchase of
native plants or restoration of native habitat on public lands, etc. Mayor Neugent, Marine
Resources Director George Garrett, and Rebecca Jetton, representing the Florida Department of
Community Affairs addressed the Board. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner
Williams and seconded by Commissioner McCoy granting approval of the item, including the
relevant Comp Plan required studies as determined by DCA. Roll call vote was unanimous.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
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