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BOARD OJ' COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, September 28, 1994
Key Largo
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners convened at 5:00 P.M., on the above date, at the
Key Largo Library. Present and answering to roll call were
Commissioners Shirley Freeman, Mary Kay ReiCh, Wilhelmina Harvey
and Mayor London. Absent was Commissioner Cheal. Also present
were Ruth Ann Jantzen, Deputy Clerk; Randy LUdacer, County
Attorney; James Roberts, County Administrator; County Statf;
members ot the Press and Radio; and the general public.
All stood for a moment of silence and Pledge ot
Allegiance.
Mayor London introduced the following members ot the
Land Authority Advisory Board and the Parks , Recreation Board
present and invited them to join the Commissioners and be .eated:
Present trom the Parks , Recreation Board were R. Duncan
Matthewson, III, Chairman; Marie FiSher, Charles Schat.tall and
Larry Gannister. Present from the Land Authority Advisory Board
were Sandy Sprunt, Vice Chairman, and Mary White Hansley.
Mark Rosch, Executive Director ot the Land Authority,
addressed the Board regarding possible sites for Upper Keys
recreational property/facilities. The following individuals
addressed the Board: David L. Shanks, representing the upper
Keys Athletic Association; Dick Ramsay; Bill Askew, repre.enting
the Upper Keys Athletic Association and Coral Shores Boosters
presented Mayor London with petitions urging the Commission to
proceed with the immediate purchase of the Marr Property. Mr.
Askew also presented Mayor London with Resolutions trom
Organizations and Businesses of the Upper Keys urging the
Commission to proceed with the immediate purchase of the Marr
Property. Scott Cockraw, representing the Fraternal Order of
Police; Susan Delvalle, representing KISS (Kids in Special
Situations) and Upper Keys Youth Association; Caryn Troxell,
representing the Port Largo Association and the Upper Keys
Athletic Association; Spencer Slate, representing the Key Largo
Chamber ot Commerce and the Upper Keys Rotary Club presented
Mayor London with a letter from Dale Wolgast, President ot the
Key Largo Rotary Club strongly supporting the purchase ot the
Marr Property; Mitch Anderson; Gene Cranford; Terri Douvres,
representing the Boys , Girls Club of America; Catriona Birnie,
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representing the Upper Keys Youth Association; H. C. Munroe,
Director of the Upper Keys citizens Association; Marlen Weeks;
Beverly Middleton, representing the Monroe county Fine Arts
Council; Dan Kratish, representing the Upper Keys Rotary Club;
Roberta Borchardt; Debbie Horan; Bill CUllen; Norman Higgins;
Debra Walker; William Dalton. The Board entered into discussion.
Motion was made by Mayor London and seconded by Commissioner
Freeman to direct the Executive Director of the Land Authority to
conduct negotiations that will lead to the purchase of the three
properties, the Marr property, Snapper Cay property, and the
Haggai property. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner
Cheal not present.
James Roberts, County Administrator, addressed the
Board regarding a contractual agreement with Florida Keys
Community College regarding a funding commitment to modify the
design ot the proposed college facilities to withstand a Force 5
hurricane. Mr. Roberts discussed a letter he received trom Mr.
E. Nelson Read requesting the County guarantee approximately
$1,000,000.00 be made available when construction begins in the
early part ot 1995. The Board entered into discussion. County
Attorney, Randy Ludacer addressed the Board. Motion was made by
Mayor London and seconded by Commissioner Harvey directing Statf
to contact Representative Ron Saunders and Senator Daryl Jone. to
try to identity tunding for this project and to appeal to the
Department ot Community Affairs and to request the Florida Keys
Community College for an extension of time to their request.
Motion carried unanimoUSly with Commissioner Cheal not present.
Mr. Roberts addressed the Board regarding a request he
received from the State Division of Emergency Management who
would like to meet with the Board and make a presentation ot
their Division's responsibilities. The Board unanimOUSly agreed
to meet with them at a mutually convenient time.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
Clerk to the Board ot County
Commissioners ot Monroe County
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Ruth Ann ant
Deputy Clerk