03/31/2021 Special MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Marathon, Florida&
Via Communication Media Technology
A special meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at
10:30 a.m. at the Marathon Government Center and via Communication Media Technology.
Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner Craig Cates, Commissioner Mike Forster,
Commissioner Eddie Martinez, Commissioner David Rice and Mayor Michelle Coldiron. 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 AND DELETIONS
Al There were no Additions, Corrections or Deletions to the agenda. Motion was made by
Commissioner Rice and seconded by Commissioner Cates granting approval of the agenda.
Motion carried unanimously.
PLANNING WORKSHOP
Emily Schemper, Sr. Director of Planning & Environmental Resources; Christine Hurley,
Assistant County Administrator; Charles Pattison, Executive Director of the Land Authority;
Bob Shillinger, County Attorney; and Roman Gastesi, County Administrator, gave a Power Point
Presentation introduction to Items B 1 and B2.
B 1 Mike Roberts, Assistant Director of Environmental Resources gave a Power Point
Presentation on a potential minor modification to the incidental take permit to extend the
expiration date to June 30, 2026, without an increase in development or take, but to simply
request a three-year extension of the expiration date to be consistent with the recently adopted
Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code amendments extending the time period for the
Rate of Growth Ordinance through 2026. Ms. Hurley addressed the Board.
B2 Ms. Schemper, Mr. Shillinger, Ms. Hurley, Cynthia Guerra, Land Acquisition Manager;
Mr. Pattison, Mayte Santamaria, Senior Planning Policy Advisor; and Derek Howard, Assistant
County Attorney, gave a Power Point Presentation of existing and potential actions,policies and
programs to address the exhaustion of ROGO allocations and the build-out of the Florida Keys
as of 2023 (2026 for Monroe County, after County reduced its annual allocation distribution to
extend the build-out date). The following individuals addressed the Board: Gary Cindrich, Ann
Olson, Richard Grosso and Frank Herrada.
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PERMITTING WORKSHOP
CI Ms. Hurley, Ed Koconis, Permitting Administrative Director; Ms. Schemper and Mr.
Roberts gave a Power Point Presentation regarding Improving Building Department. The
following individuals addressed the Board: Rudy Krause, representing Rudy Krause
Construction and other contractors; Gay Marie Smith, Frank Herrada and Mercy Herrada,
representing FMH Builders, Inc.; Chris Gratton, representing Florida Keys Contractors
Association; Steve Henson, representing Key Iron Works, Inc.; Bryan Wolfsey, representing
Barracuda Builders; Chris Thommes, representing Pinewood Enterprises, Inc.; John Keller,
representing Paver Dave, Inc., and Chris Trentine. Mr. Shillinger addressed the Board.
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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