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MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting/Public Workshop
Board of County Commissioners
Tuesday, March 9, 1993
Marathon
A continuation of the March 8, 1994, Special
Meeting/Public Workshop of the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners convened at 9: 00 a.m. on the above date at the
Buccaneer Resort Hotel in Marathon. Present and answering to
roll call were Commissioner Earl Cheal, Commissioner Shirley
Freeman, Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey, Commissioner Mary Kay
Reich, and Mayor Jack London. Also present were Danny Kolhage,
Clerk; Randy Ludacer, County Attorney; Jim Hendrick, Special
Litigation Counsel; Tom Brown, County Administrator; County
Growth Management Staff; Charles Pattison, Maria Abadal, and Ken
Metcalf of the Department of Community Affairs; members of the
Press and Radio; and the general public.
COMMISSIONERS' ITEMS
Commissioner Reich discussed the Hurricane Conference
being held on April 13 -16, 1993, in Orlando, Florida, and its
conflict with scheduled Board meetings. No action was taken.
Mayor London, Roger Braun of the Monroe County Housing
Authority, discussed Affordable Housing Committee. The Board
agreed that the Commission would make appointments to the
Committee as follows:
Mayor London Banking or Mortgage industry
Commissioner Reich Real Estate Professional and a
provider of affordable housing
�'JJ Commissioner Harvey An advocate of low income
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housing and an at large
member
Commissioner Cheal A representative in the areas
of labor involved in home
building and an at large
member
Commissioner Freeman A citizen actively engaged in
residential building industry
and an at large member
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Administrator Tom Brown discussed a proposal for
the refunding of the 1988 Revenue Bond Issue.Motion was made by
Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Harvey granting
authorization for the County Administrator to proceed with the
process of refunding the 1988 Revenue Bond Issue. Roll call vote
was unanimous.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT
Board discussed Policy 901. 1. 1 of the Florida
Department of Community Affairs Recommended Revisions to the
Monroe County Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan, Monroe County Growth
Management Division, February 10, 1993, which is incorporated
herein by reference. Homer Rhode, of the Health and
Rehabilitative Services addressed the Board. Motion was made by
Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to
approve Objective 901.2, Page 45, as amended, of the Florida
Department of Community Affairs Recommended Revisions to the
Monroe County Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan, Monroe County Growth
Management Division, February 10, 1993, which is incorporated
herein by reference, to add the words "in conjunction with HRS"
after the words "Monroe County" in the first line of the
Objective. Roll call vote was unanimous.
Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by
Commissioner Harvey to approve Policy 901.2 . 6 (d) , Page 47, as
amended, of The Florida Department of Community Affairs
Recommended Revisions to the Monroe County Year 2010
Comprehensive Plan, Monroe County Growth Management Division,
February 10, 1993, which is incorporated herein by reference,
changing the word "three" to the word "five" . Roll call vote was
unanimous.
Board then discussed Affordable Housing. Roger Braun
of the Monroe County Housing Authority addressed the Board.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by
Commissioner Reich to reinstate the 20% set aside for Affordable
Housing. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by
Commissioner Harvey to approve Policy 101.8. 10, Page 39, as
amended, of The Florida Department of Community Affairs
Recommended Revisions to the Monroe County Year 2010
Comprehensive Plan, Monroe County Growth Management Division,
February 10, 1993, which is incorporated herein by reference, by
adding the words "Non-conforming single-family homes in existence
upon the effective date of the Plan shall be allowed to rebuild,
provided there is no expansion of the original building
footprint" at the end of the sentence. During discussion, the
motion was withdrawn. Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and
seconded by Commissioner Freeman to consider as part of a
proposed amendment to Policy 101. 8. 10, the inclusion of a minimum
of a six foot setback from mean highwater. Roll call vote was
taken with the following results:
Commissioner Cheal Yes
Commissioner Freeman Yes
Commissioner Harvey No
Commissioner Reich No
Mayor London Yes
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Motion carried.
Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by
Commissioner Freeman to approve Policy 208.2 .2, Page 40, as
amended, of The Florida Department of Community Affairs
Recommended Revisions to the Monroe County Year 2010
Comprehensive Plan, Monroe County Growth Management Division,
February 10, 1993 , which is incorporated herein by reference, by
replacing the words "original approval" with the words "current
permits" in the fourth line of the Policy. Roll call vote was
taken with the following results:
Commissioner Cheal Yes
Commissioner Freeman Yes
Commissioner Harvey No
Commissioner Reich Yes
Mayor London Yes
Motion carried.
Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal to approve The
Florida Department of Community Affairs Recommended Revisions of
one hundred feet in Policy 212 .5.4 (a) , Page 42, to the Monroe
County Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan, Monroe County Growth
Management Division, February 10, 1993 , which is incorporated
herein by reference. Motion died for lack of a second.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by
Commissioner Freeman to approve Policy 212 .5.2, Page 43, of The
Florida Department of Community Affairs Recommended Revisions to
the Monroe County Year 2010 Comprehensive Plan, Monroe County
Growth Management Division, February 10, 1993, which is
incorporated herein by reference. Roll call vote was taken with
the following results:
Commissioner Cheal Yes
Commissioner Freeman No
Commissioner Harvey No
Commissioner Reich No
Mayor London No
Motion failed.
Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by
Mayor London to approve Policy 203 . 6.2 (e) , Page 11, as amended,
of the Board of County Commissioners Comprehensive Plan Pre-
Adoption Meeting County Staff Report, Monroe County Growth
Management Division, February 12, 1993 , which is incorporated
herein by reference, by deleting the word "consider" and
replacing the word "implementing" with the word "implement" in
the fourth line of the Policy. Roll call vote was taken with the
following results:
Commissioner Cheal Yes
Commissioner Freeman Yes
Commissioner Harvey No
Commissioner Reich No
Mayor London Yes
Motion carried.
Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by
Commissioner Reich to approve Policy 101.8. 10, Page 49, as
amended, of The Florida Department of Community Affairs
Recommended Revisions to the Monroe County Year 2010
Comprehensive Plan, Monroe County Growth Management Division,
February 10, 1993 , which is incorporated herein by reference,
with the following exception: Single-family homes which, if
rebuilt, could not conform with an applicable setback requirement
of the then current Monroe County Code shall not be required to
conform with that setback requirement, provided that construction
is confined to the pre-destruction building footprint and that a
minimum setback of six feet from the mean high water line is
observed. Roll call vote was unanimous.
Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by
Commissioner Freeman to approve Policy 1, Page 3 , of the Board of
County Commissioners Comprehensive Plan Pre-Adoption Meeting
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County Staff Report, Monroe County Growth Management Division,
February 12, 1993, as follows:
Policy 1
Implementation of this plan, particularly:
a) Policies 101. 6. 1 [ROGO acquisition] , 101. 6.3 [ROGO
acquisition] , 204.2 . 1 [100% OSR for SM&B wetlands] ,
204.4.2 [wetland acquisition] and 901.2 . 1 [OSDS
inspections] ;
b) Objectives 901.4 [sewer master plan} and 1001.3
[stormwater master plan] ; and
c) Table 3 . 1 [5-Yr CIP]
will require funding which exceeds the reasonable
budgetary constraints of Monroe County. As an Area of
Critical State Concern and site of unique natural
resources of national importance, Monroe County should
not be expected to bear the sole burden of implementing
these policies without substantial financial
assistance. The State of Florida has substantial
commitment to provide, and actively assist in
securing, financial assistance to implement these
policies. Accordingly, Monroe County will pursue, in
cooperation with the State Land Planning Agency, all
! available Federal, State and private funding sources
for implementation of these policies and for
preparation of studies and master plans identified in
the Plan. Monroe County will commit to no less than
35% of the Monroe County Land Authority annual budget
to the acquisition of lands rendered unbuildable by
this Plan, and where feasible, will commit additional
funds other than local revenue sources. From these
combined sources, Monroe County will commit up to one
third of the cost of implementing and administering the
above-referenced policies. The balance of the funds
required to implement these policies will be sought
from Federal, State and private funding sources. As,
and to the extent that, funds are made available as
contemplated in this paragraph, these policies shall be
implemented. Monroe County shall not be required to
implement these policies except as funds are made
available as contemplated in this paragraph, and any
date required under this Plan for implementation of any
of these policies is subject to the availability of
such funds. When an implementation date cannot be met
by reason of unavailability of sufficient funds, that
date will be extended by Plan amendment to the earliest
date that is reasonably practical after receipt of
sufficient funds.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by
Commissioner Reich to approve the Growth Management Staff
Recommendations on DCA and Division Directors ' Comprehensive Plan
Comments for County Commission Review March 8, 1993, concerning
responses to DCA Recommendation Issue #' s 1 through 75, as
amended and modified by the Board's previous action relative to
certain specific recommendations by the Staff and by DCA. See
listing which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. Roll
call vote was unanimous.
Growth Management Division Director, Bob Herman,
discussed the procedure leading up to the final public hearings,
as well as the participation of the intervenors. Motion was made
by Commissioner Cheal and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to
hold separate meetings before the final hearings to negotiate
with the intervenors to come to a resolution of their concerns.
Roll call vote was taken with the following results:
Commissioner Cheal Yes
Commissioner Freeman Yes
Commissioner Harvey No
Commissioner Reich No
Mayor London No
Motion failed. Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and
seconded by Commissioner Freeman to schedule a meeting for 1 p.m.
the day of the scheduled Final Adoption Hearing before the Board
of County Commissioners to hear presentations by the intervenors.
Motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
Clerk to the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County
c.
Deputy Clerk