03/21/2014 SpecialMINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Friday, March 21, 2014
Marathon, Florida
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened
at 10:00 A.M., at the Marathon Government Center. Present and answering to roll call were
Commissioner Heather Carruthers, Commissioner Danny Kolhage, Commissioner David
Rice and Mayor Sylvia Murphy. Also present at the meeting were Roman Gastesi, County
Administrator; Bob Shillinger, County Attorney; Amy Heavilin, Clerk of Court, Lindsey
Ballard, Deputy Clerk; County Staff, members of the press and radio; and the general public.
ADDITIONS,CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS
Item A There were no Additions, Corrections and Deletions to the Agenda.
PUBLIC HEARING
Item B 1 Review, discuss and direct proposed amendments to the Monroe County Year
2010 Comprehensive Plan, which were drafted based upon the results of the Technical
Document Update (data and analysis - June 2011), Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR -
May 2012) and extensive public comment which includes additional policy issues not
included in the EAR, in order to finalize the draft, proposed Monroe County 2030
Comprehensive Plan.
Mayte Santamaria addressed the Board on the Introduction and Background. There were no
Public Speakers.
John Abbott, Director of Environmental Planning for Keith and Schnars addressed the Board
regarding the Mass Transit Element. There were no Public Speakers.
The Board discussed the Traffic Circulation Element. There were no Public Speakers.
The Board discussed the Capital Improvements Element. The following individuals addressed
the Board: Mary Bakke, representing No Name Key Home Owners Association; Alicia
Putney; and Beth Ramsay- Vickery.
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The Board discussed the Conservation and Coastal Management Element.
The Board also discussed the following Goals:
o Goal 201 — Air Quality. The following individual addressed the Board: Beth Ramsay -
Vickery.
o Goal 202 — Nearshore Waters and Marine Resources. The following individuals
addressed the Board: Beth Ramsay- Vickery; Charles Causey; Julie Dick, representing
Last Stand & Florida Keys Environmental Fund; and Alicia Putney.
o Goal 203 — Mangroves , Seagrass, Coral and Seagrass. The following individuals
addressed the Board: D.A. Aldridge; Julie Dick, representing Last Stand & Florida
Keys Environmental Fund; Dottie Moses; Beth Ramsay- Vickery; Charles Causey;
Mary Bakke; and Alicia Putney.
o Goal 204 — Wetlands. The following individual addressed the Board: Beth Ramsay -
Vickery.
o Goal 205 — Native upland vegetation. The following indiviaduals addressed the Board:
Alicia Putney, representing Key Deer Protection Alliance; Julie Dick, representing
Last Stand & Florida Keys Environmental Fund; and Beth Ramsay- Vickery.
o Goal 206 — Wildlife and Wildlife Habitats. The following individuals addressed the
Board: Julie Dick, representing Last Stand & Florida Keys Environmental Fund;
Alicia Putney, representing Key Deer Protection Alliance; and Kathy Brown.
o Goal 207 — Soil and Mineral Resources. There were no Public Speakers for this Goal.
o Goal 208 — CBRS /Mainland /Offshore Islands. The following individuals addressed the
Board: Mary Bakke, representing No Name Key Home Owners Association; Beth
Ramsey- Vickery; and Alicia Putney.
o Goal 209 — Maintain and restore wetlands, beach berm and uplands. The following
individual addressed the Board: Beth Ramsay- Vickery.
o Goal 210 —Beach Berm. There were no Public Speakers for this Goal.
o Goal 211 —Potable Water. There were no Public Speakers for this Goal.
o Goal 212 — Criteria for shoreline development. There were no Public Speakers for this
Goal.
o Goal 213 — Public access to shore. There were no Public Speakers for this Goal.
o Goal 214 — Services and infrastructure in coastal zone. There were no Public Speakers
for this Goal.
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o Goal 215 — Hurrican Evacuation, shelters and refuges. There were no Public Speakers
for this goal.
o Goal 216 — Hazard mitigation and post disaster redevelopment. The following
individuals addressed the Board: Beth Ramsay- Vickery and Mary Bakke, representing
No Name Key Home Owners Association.
o Goal 217 — Protect working waterfront and resources. The following individual
addressed the Board: Beth Ramsay- Vickery.
Changes agreed upon by the Board of County Commissioners are incorporated herein by
reference.
There being no further business, the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was
adjourned.
Amy Heavilin, CPA, Clerk
and ex- officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
Monroe County, Florida
Please see attached document for the Changes Agreed upon by the Board of County
Commissioners.
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