Item M09BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: __January 19, 2011 _____ Division: ____ BOCC_3___________
Bulk Item: Yes _____ No X Department: ___ Heather Carruthers_Dist 3_____
Staff Contact /Phone #: _Carol Schreck (305-292-3430) _
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Discussion and action by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners to consider dedicating all
revenues and event fees generated from Higgs Beach Park to future operating and capital needs of the Park.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
County Public Works and Project Management have been working in conjunction
with a dedicated group of Key West Citizens and a nonprofit organization, Friends of Higgs Beach, to
facilitate the development of and long-term improvements to Clarence Higgs Beach Park. Thanks in part to
financial support from the TDC and the concerted efforts of a number of County employees and Key West
Citizens Clarence Higgs Beach is moving toward becoming a World Class Beach Park.
It has bthose groups referred to above that any Higgs Beach
improvements should, as much as possible, be accomplished and financed through a diverse group of funding
investments should be made in a sustainable way so that the Park can be maintained at an exceptionally high
As Friends of Higgs Beach continue to explore opportunities for revenues to achieve the goal of self-
sustainability, they would like the BOCC to consider dedicating all revenues generated from the Park to
future operating and capital needs of the Park. This will give the group ongoing incentives to explore other
opportunities for generating revenues to support the ongoing improvements and maintenance of the Park and
will stand as a model for self-sustainability in other county-owned parks.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
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CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
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STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST: INDIRECT COST: _______0______BUDGETED:
0 Yes No _____
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE: _______________________________________
COST TO COUNTY:SOURCE OF FUNDS:
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REVENUE PRODUCING:AMOUNT PER MONTHYear ____
Yes No 0
APPROVED BY:
County Atty OMB/Purchasing Risk Management ____
DOCUMENTATION:
Included Not Required__X__
DISPOSITION:AGENDA ITEM #
Revised 7/09