Item F2
MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: August 16. 2000
Bulk Item: Yes
NoX
Division: Public Safety
Department: Public Safety
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Conceptual approval of certain issues to be included within the Interlocal
Agreement between Monroe County, the Lower and Middle Keys Fire and Ambulance District and the City
of Marathon
ITEM BACKGROUND: On August 8, 2000, County Administrator James Roberts, Chief Assistant
County Attorney Rob Wolfe and other appropriate county staff met with Councilman Randy Mearns and
the City Manager of Marathon. They reviewed a whole series of issues and came to agreement on some to
be recommended to their respective Boards. Attached are those issues that were agreed upon.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: Nt A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval
TOTAL COST:
COST TO COUNTY:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
BUDGETED: Yes
No
No
AMOUNT PER MONTH
APPROVED BY: County Attorney Nt A OMB/Purchasing Nt A Risk Management Nt A
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DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
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Agenda Item #: ~ F2
DISPOSITION:
COUNTY of MONROE
PUBLIC SAFETY DIVISION
James R. "Reggie" Paros, Director ..
490 63rd Street, Suite 140
Marathon, Fl. 33050
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MAYOR, Shirley Freeman, District 3
Mayor Pro Tem, George Neugent, District 2
Wilhelmina Harvey, District 1
Nora Williams, District 4
Mary Kay Reich, District 5
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
Board of Governors, Lower and Middle Keys Fire and Ambulance
District
FROM:
James R. "Reggie" Paros, Director
Public Safety Division
SUBJECT:
Conceptual approval of certain issues to be included within the
Interlocal Agreement with Marathon
DATE:
August 9,2000
The following are issues that were agreed upon at the August 8, 2000 meeting. The
participants agreed to take them to their respective governing boards for conceptual
approval. If approved, they can be put into a formal interlocal agreement for presentation
at the September Commission meeting. Several other items are still pending.
1. Ownership will be transferred from the Lower and Middle Keys Fire and Ambulance
District (District-I) to the City of Marathon (Marathon) for the following.
a) Mobile home located at Marathon Fire Station #2 on October 1,2001
c) All tangible property at Marathon Fire Stations #1 & 2 previously and commonly
used by Marathon Volunteer Fire Department.
c) Ambulances #1416-121 and 141602-16, and associated equipment on October 1,
2001
2. The County will provide to Marathon for its use at the airport one rapid intervention
and one lOOO-gallon Airport Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) vehicle.
3. The County will permit Marathon to utilize the Fire Academy Facility at no charge
under certain specified conditions.
4. District-l and Marathon will provide fire and emergency medical services (EMS)
automatic and mutual aid to one another.
5. District 1 will provide advanced life support transport level EMS to Marathon 24/7
during FY 2001; Marathon will pay to District-l $506,855 for that service. Also,
District-l will have the right to bill patients and third parties for ambulance services
rendered; District-l will retain revenues collected from them.
6. District-l will provide one each primary, staffed ambulance and one each reserve, not
staffed, ambulance at the Marathon Fire Station #2 and at the Conch Key Fire
Station.
7. Marathon will give first consideration to all District-l EMS employees who are
displaced by Marathon assumption of its own EMS in Fiscal Year 2002.
8. The County will take all steps reasonably necessary to process, review and
approve/deny Marathon's application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and
Necessity to operate an EMS.
9. The County will permit Marathon to continue to operate on the County's fire and
EMS communications network. Marathon will assign radio identification numbers to
its units in compliance with the County's numbering scheme.
10. The County will transfer $22,561 to Marathon as its share of District-2 Fire and EMS
Impact Fees.
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Cc: County Administrator
County Attorney
County Clerk
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Aug. 16 2000 09: 34AM PI
August1S, 2000
James l. ROberts
Monroe County Administra.or
Fax- (305) 292~544
Dear Mr. Roberts.
Firsl lei me inlroduce myse/!, my name is Oianel/eid OlJd I.., . _t Of Long
Key. J ""'" - on Long Key and _ PIO\I8rty hero lor the """' 17 _.
For the - ...., yea.. I ho... been ., Long Key r CllWthouse Condo and I am lhe
\ffce.PI8sidont of the Association and lhe.otor...... _ing lor 35 """'-ers.
It was brought to my -bon lhis morning Ihat there is the llOSsibiJity that lh.
Conch Kay EMT Station might bea>me _ Of The City or Ma<athon talher than
A.fonroe County. Q.... simply 1>8 """"" IiIce to VOiee OUr obiec:tion to lhat change.
r 0 the best Of our knowtedva none Of lhe resicIents ot Long Key -.. inWmed Of
II1is IlOOsIbIe c:I1ange "'-tIy "'" 8iven lhe chance to -their opinion. long
Key is on the very end of PIantaIion Keys SIIeriII Deoert...."'.s juJtsdictjon that
lISUa/ly requinls a 3O-lni1ute /ll8J>Onse time. I certainly -.Jd "'" lil<e to wait that
long for medical aSSistance.
, have called upon the assistance of the Emergency Medical T echnician$ on
several OCCasions. They were always professional. C8rtng and quid to respond.
I do not see the prOPOSed change making .hot situation befter.
I WOuld aPPfeciate a copy or this fetter be forwarded to Reggie Paros and each
Of lhe County Commtssioners. Also ,_ IiIce to be ""'" info<mea on .!he
ptOgr'ess;on of this matter so that I may keep the AsSOCiatton current With the
situation.
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Diane Reid
P. O. Box 733
long Key, FI. 33001 (305) 664-8485 Fax (305) 664.5935
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