02/28/2000 SpecialMINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Monday, February 28, 2000
Marathon, Florida/Tavernier, Florida
A Special meeting 'of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioner's convened at
9:00 A.M., on the above date at the Marathon Government Center and reconvened at 6:00 P.M.
at the Masonic Lodge in Tavernier. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner
Wilhelmina Harvey, Commissioner George Neugent, Commissioner Mary Kay Reich,
Commissioner Nora Williams, and Mayor Shirley Freeman. Also present were Danny L.
Kolhage, Clerk; Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk; James T. Hendrick, County Attorney; James
Roberts, County Administrator; County Staff, members of the press and radio; and the general
public.
ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS
Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Commissioner Neugent
granting approval of Additions, Corrections, and Deletions to the Agenda. Roll call vote was
taken with the following results:
Commissioner Harvey
Yes
Commissioner Neugent
Yes
Commissioner Reich
No
Commissioner Williams
Yes
Mayor Freeman
Yes
Motion carried. After Board discussion, Commissioner Reich changed her vote to Yes. Roll call
vote was unanimous.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
A Public Hearing was held concerning adoption of an Ordinance creating the Key Largo
Area Central Sewage Municipal Service Benefit Unit (MSBU); Providing that the MSBU includes
all of Key Largo and Cross Key but excluding Ocean Reef, Providing that the MSBU Governing
Body is the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners; Providing for the Governing
Body's powers and duties; Providing for the levy of non -ad valorem assessments for sewage
infrastructure construction; Providing for the duties of the County Administrator and Clerk of the
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Circuit Court with regard to the MSBU; Providing for Severability; Providing for the repeal of all
Ordinances inconsistent herewith; Providing for inclusion in the Code of Ordinances; Providing an
effective date. There was no public input. The Board continued the matter to the Masonic Lodge
in Tavernier at 6:00 P.M. scheduled for today.
A Public Hearing was held concerning a Notice of Intention to use the uniform ad valorem
method of collection to levy non ad -valorem assessments in the Key Largo area for central
sewage treatment facilities. There was no public input. The Board continued the matter to the
Masonic Lodge in Tavernier at 6:00 P.M. scheduled for today.
COMMISSIONERS' ITEMS
Commissioner Neugent discussed the processing of permits concerning the City of
Marathon. Motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Commissioner Harvey
authorizing Staff to continue processing the approved ROGO permits for the City of Marathon.
Growth Management Director Tim McGarry; County Attorney James T. Hendrick; County
Administrator James Roberts; and City of Marathon Councilman, Frank Greenman addressed the
Board. Roll call vote was unanimous.
Commissioner Williams discussed her item with the Board concerning direction for use of
the proposed infrastructure sales tax extension, scheduled for referendum vote on March 14,
2000. Office of Management & Budget Director John Carter, and Mr. Roberts addressed the
Board.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Commissioner Yvonne Harper and Art French of the Board of Governors of the Lower &
Middle Keys Fire & Ambulance District participated in the following items:
Mr. Roberts and Mr. Carter made a presentation concerning the impacts of the
incorporation of Marathon on County Government and guidance from the County Commission as
appropriate. Public Safety Director Reggie Paros; Mayor Bob Miller; Councilman Frank
Greenman; and Councilman John Johnson of the City of Marathon addressed the Board.
Mr. Roberts made a presentation of the potential issues with the new City of Marathon
and guidance by the Board of County Commissioners as appropriate.
Motion was made by Commissioner Williams and seconded by Commissioner Reich
granting approval to award bid and authorized execution of a Printing Contract between Monroe
County and Universal Printing Company for printing services for the End of the Year Publication,
and adopted the following Resolution transferring funds to cover the cost of printing.
RESOLUTION NO. 096-2000
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See Resolution Book No. 145 which is incorporated herein by reference
Motion carried unanimously.
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Mr. Hendrick discussed and gave a report on the default by Lodge Construction, Inc.,
(General Contractor, Gato Building) and authorization for Staff to proceed with demand upon
Surety and to secure completion of work. Motion was made by Commissioner Reich and
seconded by Commissioner Neugent authorizing Staff to negotiate with the Surety on the Gato
Building Construction Project concerning the default by Lodge Construction Inc., and suggested
using the number two (2) bidder - D. L. Porter, which is the State's contractor on the same job.
Roll call vote was unanimous.
Motion was made by Commissioner Williams and seconded by Commissioner Neugent
directing the County Attorney to return to the Board with a new policy on bid analysis and
contract negotiations for construction projects which includes a technical review process and to
address additional elements such as local experience, and any other issues that the County
Attorney deems appropriate, the prohibition of having a project being designed and built by the
same contracting firm with the exception of design/build projects, reference checks, a history of
previous performance and qualification reviews. Roll call vote was unanimous.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
The continuation of a Public Hearing was held concerning adoption of an Ordinance
creating the Key Largo Area Central Sewage Municipal Service Benefit Unit (MSBU); Providing
that the MSBU includes all of Key Largo and Cross Key but excluding Ocean Reef, Providing
that the MSBU Governing Body is the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners;
Providing for the Governing Body's powers and duties; Providing for the levy of non -ad valorem
assessments for sewage infrastructure construction; Providing for the duties of the County
Administrator and Clerk of the Circuit Court with regard to the MSBU; Providing for
severability; Providing for the repeal of Ordinances inconsistent herewith; Providing for inclusion
in the Code of Ordinances; and providing for an effective date. The Board accepted public input
with the following individuals addressing the Board: Charles Brooks, Sylvia Murphy, and Joan
Mowery. Motion was made by Commissioner Williams and seconded by Commissioner Neugent
to adopt the following Ordinance. Roll call vote was unanimous.
ORDINANCE NO. 022-2000
See Ord. Book No. 54 which is incorporated herein by reference.
The continuation of a Public Hearing was held concerning a Notice of Intention to use the
uniform ad valorem method of collection of a non -ad valorem assessment. Mr. Hendrick
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addressed the Board. There was no public input. Motion was made by Commissioner Williams
and seconded by Commissioner Neugent to approve the Notice. Roll call vote was unanimous.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Executive Director of the Monroe County Land Authority, Mark Rosch discussed with
the Board approval of a contract to purchase the old Mariners Hospital complex on Plantation
Key. Jay Herschoff, Attorney representing the Mariner's Hospital Board; Barry Patterson, Joe
Bell, Sheriff Richard D. Roth, Tom Velanti, Chairman of the Mariner's Hospital Foundation; and
Penny Mason, representing Mariner's Hospital addressed the Board. Motion was made by
Commissioner Williams and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to approve the contract which
includes a sixty (60) day walk away provision, and an additional thirty (30) days to close the
transaction and with the closing being contingent upon the buyer verifying through the Village of
Islamorada that the subject property may be utilized for the Sheriff's Office, Health Department
and Public Defender. Roll call vote was unanimous.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT
Mr. McGarry addressed the Board concerning consideration of Staff recommendation
on awarding up to 30 FEMA replacement units to Phase I of the proposed Tradewinds
Development. Barry Patterson, Fred Nickerson, Adam Koslofsky, Laura Males, Rocky Hubert,
David Tuttle, Maricel Perez, Bill Smith, Peter Rosasco, and Jay Hershoff addressed the Board.
Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Commissioner Reich granting
approval of Staff recommendation for up to 26 units. Roll call vote was unanimous.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting 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 J
Deputy Clerk