08/17/2009 Special/Joint
2009/170
MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Joint Meeting
Board of County Commissioners/
Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
Monday, August 17,2009
Marathon, Florida
A Special Joint Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners and the
Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority Board of Directors convened at 1 :00 P.M., at the Marathon
Government Center. Present were the following County Commissioners: Commissioner Heather
Carruthers, Commissioner Mario DiGennaro, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, Commissioner Kim
Wigington, and Mayor George Neugent. Present were the following Florida Keys Aqueduct
Authority Board of Directors: Antoinette M. Appell, Rose M. Dell, Eleana Herrera, and
Chairman David Ritz. Absent was J. Robert Dean. Also present at the meeting were Roman
Gastesi, County Administrator; James Reynolds, Executive Director - Florida Keys Aqueduct
Authority; Debbie Frederick, Assistant County Administrator; Suzanne Hutton, County Attorney;
Kirk Zue1ch, General Counsel - Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority; Danny L. Kolhage, County
Clerk; County Staff, members of the press and radio; and the general public.
JOINT FKAA / COUNTY COMMISSION WORKSHOP
Suzanne Hutton, County Attorney presented an overview of the Joint Wastewater
Partnership Relationship (ILA).
Roman Gastesi, County Administrator and James Reynolds, Executive Director - Florida
Keys Aqueduct Authority discussed lobbyist efforts.
The Board of County Commissioners and the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority discussed
their wastew'ater responsibilities.
FLORIDA KEYS WASTEWATER PROJECTS UPDATE
Liz "\Vood, Sr. Administrator - Monroe County Sewer Projects discussed Planning,
Design, Construction, and Connection. A power-point presentation was given.
Kerry Shelby, Executive Director - FKAA discussed rates for System Development
Fees/Operation and Maintenance).
REMAINING UNINCORPORATED MONROE COUNTY PROJECTS
Tom Walker, Director of Engineering - FKAA discussed the status of remaining
unincorporated Monroe County projects, as follows:
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Duck Key - Design Status, Estimated Construction Cost: $14 million, WWTP
Upgrade/Expansion Funded: $5 million.
Cudjoe Regional - Design Status, Estimated Construction Cost: $179 million.
Long Key - Design Status, Estimated Construction Cost: To be decided.
Onsite System - Estimated Construction Cost: $7 million
Roman Gastesi, County Administrator discussed Compliance Strategy - Area of
Critical State Concern (ACSC) Assistance Program.
The Boards discussed ACSC Water Quality and Conservation Fund; one penny
infrastructure sales tax; deadline extension; interim proj ect bond authorization; and the pending
$200 million state grant.
The Boards discussed Interim Progress - Cudjoe Final Design versus Duck Key
Collection System; Settlement/Consent Agreements; and a Contingency Plan..
Public Private Partnership - Alice Bravo, representing the Florida Department of
Transportation made a presentation concerning public private partnerships.
The following individuals addressed the Boards: Eddie Perez, Sr., Joe Lamberson, Louis
LaTorre, and Wesley Self, representing Integra Water.
There being no further business, the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was
adjourned.
Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk
and ex -officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
Monroe County, Florida
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Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk