03/27/1998 Regular
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MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Friday, March 27, 1998
Marathon, Florida
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners convened at 9:00 a.m., on the above date, at the
Marathon Government Center. Present and answering to roll call
were Commissioner Keith Douglass, Commissioner Shirley Freeman,
Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey, and Mayor Jack London. Absent
was Commissioner Mary Kay Reich. Also present were Danny L.
Kolhage, Clerk; James T. Hendrick, County Attorney; James
Roberts, County Administrator; County Staff, members of the Press
and Radio; and the general public.
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS
Motion was made by Commissioner Douglass and seconded
by Commissioner Harvey granting approval of additions,
corrections and deletions to the agenda. Motion carried
unanimously.
TRANSIT GREENWAYS
Attorney Thomas F. Gustafson made a presentation to the
Board on the acceptance of the Transit Greenways Report and
consideration of future actions.
The following individuals addressed the Board: June
Helbling, representing the Marathon Economic Development Council,
Marathon Chamber of Commerce and the Old Town Merchant's
Association; Lynn Mapes, representing the Marathon Economic
Development Council; Mick Putney, President of the Key Deer
Protection Alliance; Eugene Shinkevich, Joe RObinson, Charles
Causey, Dagny Johnson, representing the Upper Keys Citizens'
Association; Pauline Klein and Alicia Putney. Mr. Gustafson
again addressed the Board.
After Board discussion, motion was made by Commissioner
Douglass and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to accept the
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Transit Greenways Report. Roll call vote was taken with the
following results:
Commissioner Douglass Yes
Commissioner Freeman No
Commissioner Harvey Yes
Mayor London Yes
Motion carried. Motion was made by Commissioner Douglass and
seconded by Commissioner Freeman directing Staff to include
public suggestions and recommendations in their periodic review
of the transportation element of Monroe County's Comprehensive
Land Use Plan and other plans and that no further expenditures be
made concerning Transit Greenways. Roll call vote was unanimous.
The following individuals addressed the Board
concerning approval of a Resolution urging the Legislature to
establish the minimum age of the operators of personal
watercraft: Karen Lee, representing Save Our Waters; H. T.
pontin, representing the Ramrod Key Yacht Club; Andrew Tobin,
representing PWIA, Inc.; and Eugene Shinkevich.
After Board discussion, motion was made by Commissioner
Freeman and seconded by Commissioner Douglass to adopt the
following Resolution urging that the Legislature of the state of
Florida adopt Legislation establishing a minimum age of 21 for
the operation of personal watercraft, mandatory personal
watercraft operator safety course, and establishing bans on the
operation of personal watercraft in certain designated areas of
state waters, and increasing license fees on all personal
watercraft with all proceeds used to hire additional Marine
Patrol Officers. Roll call vote was unanimous.
RESOLUTION NO. 130-1998
See Res. Book No. 138 which is incorporated herein by reference.
There being no further business to come before the
Board, the meeting was adjourned.
Danny L. Kolhage
Clerk of Circuit Court and
ex officio Clerk to the Board
of County Commissioners
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Isabel C. DeSantis, ~eputy Clerk