04/18/2013 SpecialMINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Marathon, Florida
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at
10:00 A.M., at the Marathon Government Center. Present and answering to roll call were
Commissioner Heather Carruthers, Commissioner Danny Kolhage, Commissioner Sylvia
Murphy, Commissioner David P. Rice and Mayor George Neugent. Also present at the meeting
were Roman Gastesi, County Administrator; Bob Shillinger, County Attorney; Amy Heavilin,
Clerk of Court; Pamela Hancock, Deputy Clerk; County Staff, members of the press and radio;
and the general public.
ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS
Item A There were no Additions, Corrections and Deletions to the Agenda. Motion was
made by Commissioner Kolhage and seconded by Commissioner Carruthers granting approval
of the agenda. Motion carried unanimously.
Bob Shillinger, County Attorney addressed the audience concerning the introduction on
the cards issue.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Item B 1 A Public Hearing was held to consider adoption of a Resolution to transmit to the
Florida State Land Planning Agency a proposed ordinance by the Monroe County Board of
County Commissioners amending the future land use map of the Monroe County Year 2010
Comprehensive Plan from Residential Medium (RM) to Mixed Use /Commercial (MC) for
property located at 10498 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Lots 1 -5, Block 4, Revised Amended
Plat of Riviera Village, PB2/P80 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, having real
estate numbers 00511220- 000000, 00511220- 000100, and 00511220- 000101. There was no
public input. Motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Rice
to adopt the following Resolution. Motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 132 -2013
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference.
Item B2 A Public Hearing was held to consider adoption of a Resolution to transmit to the
Florida State Land Planning Agency a proposed ordinance by the Monroe County Board of
County Commissioners amending the future land use map of the Monroe County Year 2010
Comprehensive Plan from Residential Medium (RM) to Mixed Use /Commercial (MC) for
property located at 98175 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Lots 1 & 2, Block 4, Rock Harbor
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Estates, PB3/P 187 of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida, having real estate number
00519750- 000000. There was no public input. Motion was made by Commissioner Rice and
seconded by Commissioner Murphy to adopt the following Resolution. Motion carried
unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 133 -2013
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference.
Item B3 A Public Hearing was held to consider adoption of a Resolution to transmit to the
State Land Planning Agency a proposed ordinance by the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners amending the Future Land Use Map from Industrial (I) to Mixed
Use /Commercial (MC) for 18 parcels on Stock Island, having real estate numbers 00123660-
000000, 00123720 - 000400, 00123760 - 000200, 00123720 - 000100, 00123720 - 000200,
00123730 - 000100, 00123740 - 000000, 00123770 - 000000, 00127290 - 000000, 00127380 - 000000,
00127250- 000000, 00127280 - 000000, 00123600- 000100, 00123600- 000102, 00123600- 000101,
00123590- 000000, 00123570- 000000, and 00123540- 000000, located on South Stock Island.
Mayte Santamaria, Assistant Director Planning & Environmental Resources addressed the
Board. There was no public input. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner
Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Carruthters to adopt the following Resolution. Motion
carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 134 -2013
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference.
Item B4 A Public Hearing was held to consider adoption of a Resolution to transmit to the
State Land Planning Agency a proposed ordinance by the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners amending the text of the Monroe County 2010 Comprehensive Plan, within the
Conservation and Coastal Management Element to: 1) define the term "re- dredge" and prescribe
the specific, limited conditions to be considered a re- dredge; 2) establish sub -area re- dredge
policies that can be applied county -wide with required site - specific parameters (including
mitigation) which defines the scope of re- dredging historically- dredged, privately -owned
submerged lands for navigational access; where a comprehensive plan text amendment for a
specific geographic area is adopted as a re- dredge sub -area policy; 3) establish a limit to the
establishment of re- dredge sub -area policies to two (2) per year; and 4) establish the "Walker's
Island Privately -Owned Submerged Lands (Re- dredge Sub Area 1)" with specific, limited
conditions and restoration (mitigation of benthic resources) requirements. The following
individuals addressed the Board: Sandra Walters, representing Little Conch Key Developers
Corporation; Tom Cirrito, representing Little Conch Key Developers Corporation; Murray Shatt,
representing Florida Marine Construction Association; Russell Moore, Dottie Moses,
representing the Islands of Key Largo Federation Homeowner's Association; John Whalton,
John Reis, representing Last Stand; Nirvani Singh, representing Last Stand; Ray Chamy,
representing Izaak Walton League; Richard Grasso, representing Florida Keys Environmental
Fund; Matthew L. Napier, representing Last Stand; Jim Sharpe, Jr.; Deb Curlee, Shelli
Tallacksen, representin Little Conch Key Developers Corporation; Naja Girard, representing
Last Stand; John Coffin, Charles Causey, representing Florida Keys Environmental Fund; Joe
O'Connell, representing Safe Harbor Marina; Rudy Krause, Peter Frezza, representing Audubon
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Florida; Michael Chenoweth, representing Florida Keys Izaak Walton League; Harry Appel,
Patty Silver, representing Little Conch Key Developers; and Burke Cannon. After discussion,
motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Kolhage to deny
the item. Roll call vote carried unanimously.
There being no further business, the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was
adjourned.
Amy Heavilin, CPA, Clerk
and ex- officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
Monroe County, Florida
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