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07/22/1992 SpecialSpecial Meeting Board of County Commissioners Wednesday, July 22, 1992 Key Colony Beach A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at 9:00 a.m. on the above date at the Key Colony Beach City Hall in Key Colony Beach. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner Earl Cheal, Commissioner Jack London, Commissioner John Stormont and Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey. Commissioner Jones arrived later in the meeting. Also present were Danny Kolhage, Clerk; Randy Ludacer, County Attorney; Tom Brown, County Administrator; County Staff; members of the Press and Radio; and the general public. All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance. DIVISION OF PUBLIC WORKS Division Director Dent Pierce, Wendy Buxton, John Connolly, David Koppel, Mike Lawn and Roy Sanchez were present to address the various Budgets of the Public Works Division. COUNTY ENGINEER Motion was made by Commissioner London and seconded by Commissioner Cheal to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of the County Engineer in the total amount of $662,513. Roll call vote was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not present. PUBLIC WORKS MANAGEMENT Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner London to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of Public Works Management in the amount of $120,371. Roll call vote was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not present. 92/208 GARAGES Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner London to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of the Garages in the amount of $646,460. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. CORRECTION FACILITIES Motion was made by Commissioner London and seconded by Commissioner Cheal to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of Correction Facilities in the amount of $375,815. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. FACILITIES MAINTENANCE Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner London to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of Facilities Maintenance in the amount of $2,736,326. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. ANIMAL SHELTERS Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner London to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of Animal Shelters in the amount of $578,786. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Mayor Harvey Motion carried. Cheal No Jones Absent London Yes Stormont Yes Yes HIGGS BEACH Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner London to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of Higgs Beach in the amount of $95,217. Roll call vote was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not present. MUSEUMS Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner London to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of Museums in the amount of $7,361. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. ROAD DEPARTMENT Motion was made by Commissioner London and seconded by Commissioner Stormont to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of the Road Department in the amount 92/209 of $1,719,415. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. ROADS LOCAL OPTION O&M Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner London to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Roads Local Option O&M Budget in the amount of $174,387. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. BOOT KEY BRIDGE Motion was made by Commissioner London and seconded by Commissioner Cheal to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of Boot Key Bridge in the amount of $136,454. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. MISCELLANEOUS Motion was made by Commissioner London and seconded by Mayor Harvey to adopt the following Resolution requesting the Florida Department of Transportation to place a sign on US-1 on Big Pine Key identifying the location of the Shopping Center. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. RESOLUTION NO. 360-1992 See Res. Book No. 109 which is incorporated herein by reference. STREET LIGHTING, LOCAL OPTION GAS TAX Motion was made by Commissioner London and seconded by Commissioner Cheal to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget for Street Lighting, Local Option Gas Tax in the amount of $269,697. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. CARD SOUND ROAD AND TOLL BRIDGE Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner London to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of Card Sound Road and Toll Bridge in the amount of $447,673. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. UNINCORPORATED PARKS AND BEACHES Motion was made by Commissioner London and seconded by Mayor Harvey to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of Unincorporated Parks and Beaches in the amount of $476,148. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. PIGEON KEY Motion was made by Commissioner cheal and seconded by Commissioner London to approve for inclusion in the proposed 92/210 Tentative Budget the Budget of Pigeon Key in the amount of $5,452. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Jones not present. DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Division Director Barry Boldissar addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner London to approve the reorganization as presented by Mr. Boldissar according to the salary grade levels as proposed. Roll call vote was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not present. Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner London that prior to the Rate Hearing, Staff will attempt to further delineate the structure as proposed and the lapsing and institution of positions to reflect reduction of costs if possible. Roll call vote was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not present. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Stormont to give direction to Mr. Boldissar to allow the reorganization to begin at his discretion to meet the goals outlined in the proposed reorganization. Roll call vote was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not present. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner London to direct the County Administrator to review and develop a bonus program and to liaison with Constitutional Officers. Roll call vote was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not present. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner London to direct Staff to negotiate with Waste Management concerning base rates and tonnage requirements. Roll call vote was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not present. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Mayor Harvey to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of Environmental Management in the total amount of $15,284,566. Roll call vote was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not present. CAPITAL PROJECTS Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Mayor Harvey to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budgets for Capital Projects as follows: Miscellaneous $ 580,468 1988 Bond Issue $ 257,226 One Cent Infrastructure $16,413,043 1990 Bond Anticipation Note $24,063,499 92/211 Roll call vote was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not present. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Motion was made by Mayor Harvey and seconded by Commissioner London to approve for inclusion in the proposed Tentative Budget the Budget of the Board of County Commissioners in the amount of $940,888. During discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Cheal to amend to eliminate the Beach Authority Secretary and membership in the Florida Beach and Shore Association. Roll call vote on the amendment was taken with the following results: Commissioner Cheal Yes Commissioner Jones Absent Commissioner London Yes Commissioner Stormont Yes Mayor Harvey No Motion carried. Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Mayor Harvey to amend to reduce travel by $3,000. Roll call vote on this amendment was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not present. Roll call vote on the original motion as amended, with a new total of $936,385, was unanimous with Commissioner Jones not present. COMMISSIONER JONES ENTERED MEETING AND TOOK HIS SEAT Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Cheal to direct Staff that prior to Final Budget all impact fees be addressed in budget requirements as presented to the Commission. Roll call vote was unanimous. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal to refer to the County Administrator for a proposal to eliminate the take-home policy concerning County vehicles. Motion died for lack of a second. Motion was then made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Jones to request the County Administrator to bring back to the Board a specific policy which would eliminate all but essential take-home vehicles. Roll call vote was unanimous. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Jones to direct the County Administrator to require Staff to utilize the Transportation Optimization Program as far as possible. Roll call vote was taken with the following results: 92/212 Commissioner Cheal Yes Commissioner Jones No Commissioner London No Commissioner Stormont Yes Mayor Harvey Yes Motion carried. The Board discussed a schedule for the Public Hearings regarding the Budget. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Mayor Harvey establishing the following schedule: Public Hearing at 5:05 p.m., September 10th, Key West Public Hearing at 5:05 p.m., September 15th, Key Largo Final Public Hearing, 5:05 p.m., September 23rd, Key Colony Beach Motion carried unanimously. The County Administrator gave a brief summary of the actions of the Board. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.