11/03/2021 Special MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Marathon, Florida&
Via Communication Media Technology
A special meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at
9:00 a.m. at the Marathon Government Center and via Communication Media Technology.
Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner Craig Cates, Commissioner Eddie
Martinez, Commissioner Holly Raschein, 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.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
C1 Roman Gastesi, County Administrator, addressed the Board concerning approval of a
Construction Manager at Risk Agreement with Ajax Building Company in the amount of
$27,865,199.00 for the construction of a new Emergency Operations Center in Marathon and to
be funded primarily by a series of grant agreements, minimizing the use of County capital funds.
After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Raschein and seconded by Commissioner
Martinez granting approval of the item. Motion carried unanimously.
ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
D1 Kevin Wilson, Assistant County Administrator, addressed the Board concerning approval
of a Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County memorializing its
approval for the Mayor to request the transfer(reversion) from the Florida Department of
Transportation to the County of the property on which the Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce is
located. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by
Commissioner Cates to adopt the following Resolution. Motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 407-2021
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference.
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TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN
Bob Shillinger, County Attorney, addressed the Board.
B 1 Emily Schemper, Sr. Director of Planning & Environmental Resources, gave a Power
Point Presentation concerning the selection of projects from the potential solution list of projects
within Appendix G of the approved U.S. 1 Transportation Master Plan; review of staff
recommended projects to include in the County recommended projects; and adoption of a
Resolution bearing the County recommended projects. Vivek Redding, Associate Vice President
and Dr. Bob Edelstein, Sr. Vice President and ITS Practice Leader, with AECOM, gave a Power
Point Presentation. The following individuals addressed the Board: Greg Coldiron, Darren Pais,
representing Key Largo School; Bill Becker and Norman Wartman. Mayte Santamaria, Sr.
Planning Policy Advisor; and Mr. Gastesi addressed the Board. After discussion, motion was
made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by Commissioner Raschein to adopt the following
Resolution with County recommended projects with the following additions (in blue/underlined)
and removing Ref 4167 from the list:
Section 2.
Excerpt from Appendix G: Potential Solution List
Ref# Key Project Description
Conduct areview to improve pedestrian and bicycle features at
1 6 Key West the US1/Roosevelt Boulevard intersection
Feasibility study to reconfigure the intersection of US-1 and
2 8 Key West Roosevelt Boulevard
Modify signal timing(offsets)along US 1 between Roosevelt
3 20 Stock Island Boulevard and MacDonald Avenue to help improve traffic flow.
[,d r.SuCmrloaf Refurbish/n grade bicycle aavement markin vs and si nin $irr
Lcy t e. arc-'arty of the llarris Channel BridC7e
Review and identify potential pedestrian and bicycle signing and
5 61 Big Pine Key pavement marking improvements along US 1 in the vicinity of
Key Deer Boulevard.
Conduct a feasibility study to restrict traffic to a"RIGHT TURN
6 80 Marathon ONLY"at the intersection of US-1 and Aviation
Boulevard/72nd Street
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Conduct a study to determine the fieasibility of'Idding btis_sto L)s,
1 Nitittiple tmproN-fn,(,,btis stop amenities sLich as shelters, Wi-h', bike racks,
5 162
seating', 11(dit'no, dr'N-er notification pLish buttons, etc. along (jS I
Motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 408-2021
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference.
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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