09/05/2019 Special_3:00 P.M. MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Key West, Florida
A special meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at
3:00 p.m. at the Harvey Government Center. Present and answering to roll call were
Commissioner Heather Carruthers, Commissioner Michelle Coldiron, Commissioner David Rice
and Mayor Pro Tern Danny Kolhage. Mayor Sylvia Murphy was absent from the meeting. Also
present at the meeting were Roman Gastesi, County Administrator; Bob Shillinger, County
Attorney; Kevin Madok, Clerk of Court; Pamela Hancock, 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.
NOAA PRESENTATION
B1 Sarah Fangman, Superintendent, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary NOAA Office
of National Marine Sanctuaries, gave a Power Point Presentation on the Sanctuary's proposed
Restoration Blueprint. Roman Gastesi, County Administrator, addressed the Board. The
following individual addressed the Board: Beth Ramsay-Vickrey. The Board took no official
action.
CLOSED SESSIONS
C1 Mr. Shillinger announced an Attorney-Client Closed Session in the matter of Monroe
County BOCC v. Magnolia 101, LLC, et al., Case No. 13-945-P and read the required language
into the record pursuant to F.S. 286-011(8). Mr. Shillinger advised that the following persons
would be present at the meeting: the County Commissioners; County Administrator Roman Gastesi;
County Attorney Bob Shillinger; Assistant County Attorneys Peter Morris and Steve Williams; and a
certified court reporter.
Mayor Pro Tern Kolhage declared the open session of the meeting closed. After the closed
session,the meeting was re-opened.
C2 Mr. Shillinger requested that the Attorney-Client Closed Session in the matter of Burke
Construction Group, Inc. v. Monroe County, Case No. 19-CA-80-Mbe continued to the regular
meeting scheduled on September 18, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard.
Motion was made by Commissioner Carruthers and seconded by Commissioner Rice to continue
the item to the September 18, 2019 meeting in Key Largo at 3:00 p.m. Motion carried
unanimously.
C3 Mr. Shillinger announced an Attorney-Client Closed Session in the matter of Roy's
Trailer Park, Inc. d/h1a Island Life Village v. Eric Noel and Marie Noel and Monroe County v.
John Doe and Jane Doe, unknown tenants in possession of Lots 1-108 of Roy's Trailer Park,
Inc. d1h1a Island Life Village, Case No. 19-CA-175-K and read the required language into the
record pursuant to F.S. 286-011(8). Mr. Shillinger advised that the following persons would be
present at the meeting: the County Commissioners: County Administrator Roman Gastesi; County
Attorney Bob Shillinger; Assistant County Attorney Steve Williams; and a certified court reporter.
Mayor Pro Tem Kolhage declared the open session of the meeting closed. After the closed
session,the meeting was re-opened.
SOUNDING BOARD
D1 Sabrina Hall addressed the Board concerning the parking issues on Stock Island,
particularly the 300 block of Cross Street. Kevin Wilson, Assistant County Administrator,
addressed the Board. The Board took no official action.
There being no further business, the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was
adjourned.
Kevin Madok, CPA, Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
Monroe County, Florida
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