Item P12
ADD-ON
Board of County Commissioners
Agenda Item Summary
Meeting Date: September 18, 2002
Bulk Item: Yes. No C
Division: Board of County Commissioners
Department: George R. Neugent
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of a resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida
in support of keeping the Sugarloaf Key Post OffIce Open
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
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CONTRACT I AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
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BUDGETED: YES C NO C
COST TO COUNTY: $
REVENUE PRODUCNG: YES C NO C AMT PER MONTH: YEAR:
APPROVED BY: COUNTY AlTY COMB/PURCHASING C RISK MANAGEMENT C
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APPROVAL: ~( -foL- . i7f'~
Commissione GEORGE R. EUGENT
DISTRICT II
DOCUMENTATION: INCLUDED. TO FOLLOW C NOT REQUIRED C
DISPosmON:
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C".ommissiOfter Neugent
.I!CftLUTlON NO.
-2002
A RISOLUnON OF TNE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
aMlNTY, FLORIDA SUPPORTING TN. CON1INU50 aAoDlI:NCI OF A
-'___1 ft.&1r KEY PDSTAL FAClUTY
WHEREAS, the United States Postal ServiCe recently announced tnat the US Postal Service, effective
October 18. 2002 will SU$peM operation of the Sugarloaf Shores facility, on the $tated grounds the building
does not meet the 5taW\Ofy requlneme;uts for a postal facility and cannot: be upgra4ed; and
WHeRrAS, ttJe Postal Service has leased end oPerated the Sugartoaf Shares facilitY Slncle November 30.
lM9; and
WHeREAS. said postal facility has been operated at Its present loeaDon tOt' over 3S yaalS, and has been
assigned zip COde 330"; and
WHEREAS, the elimination of . pOStal fadllty in the Sugarloaf Key area would Inconvenience certain
residentS Of the Lower Keys whO utdlze the Iocat pos~ facility for their postal needs; and
w"EREAS, the OVIner of the building in which tne Sugartoaf SI'Ior8s fac;ility is IocaUK'l 5tatn thc.t he hils
receiVed no request to upgrade the bUilding; ilnd
WtiEREAS, the Po$tal Service's annDuncement falls to adCIress the availability of nav potential
replaCet'lK!f1t f.olity; and
WHEREAS, the COmprehenSive PIa" of Monroe County mand~ planning effOrts to dISCOUrage
unnecasary tlavel between the separate Keys and the continued existence of the Sugat10af Shores facility is
eonsl&ttnl with that poliCy: now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY Tl1E 80ARD OF COUN1'Y COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNlY, FlORIDA, that:
semon L A request Is hereby made to the UnUd States Pos;tal S@rvice to ~ntiin a POstal
fadllty In the Sugal10af Key erea.
Seelio" 2. The Cieri( is hareby dire(ted to seftd . true copy of this RuolutiOft to ]~nn. Felndl,
District Ma~er, US POs~1 Service, PO lOX 829990. Pembrvok PInes, FL 33082-9990; Tama H8rnburg, Postal
MaNgef', US Postal Service, Summertand Key, FL 33042; William J. 8rown, VP Area Operations, US Postal
Service, Sf; Area, 225 Humphreys 81vd., Memphis, TN 38166; JOhn Potter, Post Master General, US Past&1
SeMce, 475 l.Ensott PII,. SW, Washington, DC 20260; the Post Master Of Key Wnt, FL 33040.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County commissionefS or Monroe County, filorlct., at a regular
meeting of Hid Board hekS on the 18th dQ of September, 2002.
Mayor McCoy
Mayor Pro nm Spehar
Com",ISSioner Nelson
CommlCCioner Neugent
COmmlutoncr )Imenu
(SEAL)
Altat: DANNY l.ItOU1AGE, Oenc
80ARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONIlOE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Deputy Oerk
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