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MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
2000/187
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, June 28,2000
Key Largo, FL
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at
3:30 P.M., on the above date at the Key Largo Library. Present 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; James T.
Hendrick, County Attorney; James Roberts, County Administrator; County Staff, members of the
press and radio; and the general public.
ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, AND DELETIONS
Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Commissioner Neugent
granting approval of the Agenda without amendments or additions. Roll call vote was
unarumous.
County Administrator James Roberts addressed the Board. Motion was made by
Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Commissioner Harvey granting approval and authorizing
execution of municipal policing services tri-party contracts between the Sheriff of Monroe County
and the City of Marathon, City of Layton, and Islamorada, Village oflslands. Roll call vote was
taken with the following results:
Commissioner Harvey Yes
Commissioner Neugent Yes
Commissioner Reich Yes
Commissioner Williams Yes
Mayor Freeman No
Motion carried.
Executive Director of the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, Roger Braun addressed the
Board concerning approval of a resolution concerning the Design/Build Contract and the
Operation and Maintenance agreement between the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA)
and Ogden Water Systems to construct and operate the Key Largo Wastewater project. County
-. Attorney James T. Hendrick discussed with the Board the proposed Resolution and the previous
actions taken by the Board of County Commissioners and the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority
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(FKAA). The Board accepted public input with the following individuals addressing the Board:
Chuck Tittle, Robert Thrasher, Jerry Wilkinson, John 1. Madden, Jr., Muriel Catanese, Robert
Haff, Dorothy Lally, representing Coin Laundry; Wayne Hardman, John Kelly, representing
Waldorf Plaza Coin Laundry; Joel Carmel, representing Upper Keys Citizen's Association; Bette
Brown-Herlth, representing Key Largo Chamber of Commerce; P. C. Morrow, Joe Harris,
Veronica Harris, Timothy Hemsoth, PieWer Ludwig, Gabriele Piehler, Jimmie Williams,
representing Sexton Cove Property Owners; Carl Kendall, Linda Adams, Lewis Richardson,
Vince Benestante, representing Key Largo Village; Doris Kendall, Margaret Lipthay, Rolland W.
Fritz, representing Burlington area & Church; Georgia Wright, Mary Lou Joyce, Mary D. Nelson,
representing Murray E. Nelson; Van Cadenhead, Ruth Stoky, Bina Benestante, Charles Causey,
representing Florida Keys Environmental Fund; Skip Warner, Marby Causey, Michael Fagan, Paul
Johnson, representing Reef Relief; Anna Rundell, Todd Firm, Stephen Sayer, Bill Langstaff, Fred
Nickerson, Gail Feddern, Rebecca Jetton, representing Department of Community Affairs;
George Leydic, Cindy Carley, Max Telhiard, Bill Kruczynski, representing United States
Environmental Protection Agency; Taras Lyssenko, Lisa Corey, representing Reef Relief; Nicole
Litch, representing Advanced Wastewater Treatment; Barbara Milewski, Michael F. Chenoweth,
representing Friends of the Everglades; Burke Cannon, representing Hammer Point; William
Plummer, representing CWWTF; Robert Tilney, Adam Koslofsky, Joseph X. Dinovo,
representing Last Stand; Vicky Fay, Geraldine F. Ataman" Tom Garrettson, Beverly Middleton,
Donna Pacho, Steven R. Moshy; representing Ballyhoo's Island Grill; Jim Lupino, Ed McMickle,
representing Silver Shores Adult Community; Mike Collins, Joe Klock, Billy Causey, representing
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; Deevon Quirolo, representing Reef Relief; Howard
Kolbenheyer, representing Snappers Restaurant; Kathleen Schrader, Tom Evans, Jim Fryer,
representing The Nature Conservancy; Michael Hopman, Charles Brooks, Barry Patterson, and
Johnny O'Daniel. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Williams and seconded
by Commissioner Harvey to adopt the following Resolution concerning the funding of the design,
construction, operation and maintenance of the Key Largo Wastewater Central Collection and
Treatment Facilities by Ogden Water System of Key Largo, Inc., and directing that the Board will
immediately begin to develop a program that will utilize infrastructure sales tax as a guarantee for
grant funding for those in need and for businesses in Key Largo. Roll call vote was taken with the
following results:
Commissioner Harvey Yes
Commissioner Neugent No
Commissioner Reich No
Commissioner Williams Yes
Mayor Freeman Yes
Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 232-2000
See Res. Book No. 145, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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Tim McGarry, Director of Growth Management updated the Board on the status of
acquisition and evaluation of permit issues for the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment Plant Site
selected at mile marker 100.5. The Board took no official action.
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,
Deputy Clerk