01/14/2015 SpecialMINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
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 Sylvia Murphy, Commissioner George
Neugent, Commissioner David Rice and Mayor Danny Kolhage. Also present at the meeting
were Roman Gastesi, County Administrator; Bob Shillinger, County Attorney; Lindsey
Ballard, Deputy Clerk; County Staff, members of the press and radio; and the general public.
ADDITIONS,CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS
A There were no Additions, Corrections or Deletions to the Agenda.
PUBLIC HEARING
B1 Mayte Santamaria, Sr. Director of Planning & Environmental Services, addressed the
Board concerning a Special Public Hearing to consider a Resolution transmitting to the State
Land Planning Agency an Ordinance by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
adopting the Monroe County Year 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Debbie Love, representing
Keith & Schnars, P.A., made a Power Point Presentation on the highlighted sections of the
Monroe County Year 2030 Comprehensive Plan which indicates the proposed changes.
3.1 Future Land Use
Bob Shillinger, County Attorney; and Christine Hurley, Division Director Growth
Management, addressed the Board Concerning Policy 101.3.2. After discussion motion was
made by Commissioner Carruthers and seconded Commissioner Murphy directing staff to
make the following change to the 3 rd paragraph, last sentence, in Policy 101.3.2, as follows:
Further, the State and County shall develop a mutually agreeable position defending inverse
condemnation cases, with the State having an active role e e both directly of and financially
in the defense of such cases. Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Shillinger requested that the Board include additional language to the above
motion, as follows: Further, the State and County shall develop a mutually agreeable position
defending inverse condemnation and Bert Harris Act cases, with the State having an active
role e4he both directly of and financially in the defense of such cases. Motion was made by
Commissioner Carruthers and seconded by Commissioner Rice granting approval of the
additional language. Motion carried unanimously.
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Ms.Santamaria addressed the Board concerning Policies 101.5.25, Policy 101.5.30 and
Policy 101.6.4.
Ms. Hurley and Mr. Shillinger addressed the Board concerning Policy 101.6.8. After
discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Commissioner
Neugent directing staff to bring forth a moratorium (offshore islands) Resolution at the
January 21, 2015 BOCC meeting. Roll call vote carried unanimously.
The following individuals addressed the Board concerning Policy 101.13.3: Julie
Dick, representing Last Stand and Florida Keys Environmental Fund; Donna Bosold,
representing FEB Corporation; and, Deb Curlee. Ms. Santamaria and Mr. Shillinger
addressed the Board.
The following individuals addressed the Board concerning Policy 102.6.1: Donna
Bosold, representing FEB Corporation; and, Charles Causey.
Ms.Santamaria and Ms. Hurley, addressed the Board concerning Policy 106.1.3.
3.2 Conservation and Coastal Management
Ms.Santamaria and Ms. Hurley, addressed the Board concerning Policy 205.2.9.
The following individual addressed the Board concerning Policy 206.1.2: Bill Hunter.
Ms. Santamaria addressed the Board.
The following individual addressed the Board concerning Policy 206.7.1: Harry
Delashmutt. Michael Roberts, Sr. Administrator, Environmental Resources; and Ms.
Santamaria addressed the Board.
3.4 Mass Transit
Ms. Hurley addressed the Board concerning Policy 401.1.4. After discussion, the
Board directed staff to revise the language in this Policy, as follows: Due to the very narrow
geography of the Florida Keys, limited U.S.1 right -of -way and exclusive mass transit
corridors, and limited rate of growth, Monroe County met may establish measures for the
acquisition and preservation of transit rights -of -way and exclusive mass transit corridors.
The following individual addressed the Board: Mitchell Harvey. Ms. Hurley and Ms.
Santamaria addressed the Board.
3.2 Conservation and Coastal Management
Ms. Hurley and Mr. Roberts addressed the Board concerning Objective 205.1, Policy
205.1.2. The following individuals addressed the Board: D.A. Aldridge and Julie Dick,
representing Last Stand & Florida Keys Environmental Fund.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Carruthers and seconded by Commissioner
Murphy to adopt the following Resolution transmitting to the State Land Planning Agency an
Ordinance of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners amending the Monroe
County Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan to be consistent with the results of the Technical
Document update (data and analysis), the adopted 2012 Evaluation and Appraisal Report and
the 2014 Evaluation and Appraisal notification letter and adopting the Monroe County Year
2030 Comprehensive Plan, attached as Exhibit 1 (with the changes as described at today's
hearing). Roll call vote carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 026 -2015
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference.
There being no further business, the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners
was adjourned.
Amy Heavilin, Clerk
and ex- officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
Monroe County, Florida
Prepared by:
Kevin Madok, CPA, Clerk
and ex- officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
Monroe County, Florida
October 1
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