07/21/2020 Special MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Via Communication Media Technology
A special meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at
9:00 a.m. via Communication Media Technology. Present and answering to roll call were
Commissioner Craig Cates, Commissioner Michelle Coldiron, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy,
Commissioner David Rice, and Mayor Heather Carruthers. Also present at the meeting were
Roman Gastesi, County Administrator; Bob Shillinger, County Attorney; Kevin Madok, Clerk of
Court; Pamela Hancock, Deputy Clerk; county staff, members of the press and radio; and the
general public.
ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS AND DELETIONS
Al There were no Additions, Corrections or Deletions to the agenda. Motion was made by
Commissioner Rice and seconded by Commissioner Coldiron granting approval of the agenda.
Motion carried unanimously.
COVID-19
B1 Bob Shillinger, County Attorney, gave a COVID-19 update and discussed additional
protective measures. The following individuals addressed the Board: Scott Ofstein, Melynda
Sachs, Tracy Baskey, Penny Shea, Jason Gallo, Eric Brown, Charlie (last name not given), Joe
May, Scott Kerr, Max Keiper, Rick Haskins, Debra Wilson, Leslie Christensen, Nic Wells, Carol
Meyers, Robert Stevens, Jeff A (full last name not given), Wendy Bonilla, Michelle Roseberry,
Sally Bauer, Michael Morris, Bob Glazer, Holli Harrington, Stacey Creighton, John Benckstein
and Fred Caneo.
Commissioner Rice excused himself from the meeting during public comments.
After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Coldiron and seconded by Mayor
Carruthers to approve tweaking our vacation rental Ordinance to state: two per occupancy, of
two per bedroom,plus two; to provide local management; and to have the name and phone
number of the manager out in visible site on a board. Roll call vote carried unanimously, with
Commissioner Rice not present.
PUBLIC HEARING
C 1 A Public Hearing was held to consider revisions to Ordinances 022-2020 (amended mask
ordinance) and 023-2020 (closures during lobster mini season) due to the continuing spike in cases of
COVID-19. Mr. Shillinger addressed the Board. The following individuals addressed the Board:
David Gonzalez, John Ambrosio, Glenn Smith, Ted Lund,Patricia Hann, Harrison Simmons,Lauren
(last name not given), Michael Freas, Ricky Cullen,John Benckenstein, Jeff Sims, Rick Haskins, Ted
(last name not given), Jason Gallo, Thor Sheffield, Debra Wilson, Gerald Ward, Margie Aniline, D.J.
Halligan, Wendy Bonilla, Kaylee Brend and Kevin Donovan. After discussion, motion was made by
Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Mayor Carruthers to send a letter to the state asking them to
cancel the mini season. Roll call vote was taken with the following results:
Commissioner Cates No
Commissioner Coldiron No
Commissioner Murphy Yes
Mayor Carruthers No
Motion failed.
Mr. Shillinger, Kevin Wilson, Assistant County Administrator; and Roman Gastesi,
County Administrator, addressed the Board.
Commissioner Rice returned to the meeting.
The following individuals addressed the Board: Spencer Krenke, representing Masks in
Public Project; Michael Freas, Gerald Ward, Barton Smith, representing many local hoteliers,
restaurants and businesses; D.J. Halligan and Harrison Simmons. After discussion, motion was
made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by Commissioner Murphy to adopt the following
Ordinance amending Ordinance 022-2020, as follows:
SECTION 4. Mandatory requirements.
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SECTION 5. Penalties and Enforcement.
(2) Civil Citation.
C. If a person issued a citation does not wish to contest the violation,
that person may pay a fine of$250 to the Clerk of Court in lieu of contesting
the citation.
Roll call vote carried unanimously.
ORDINANCE NO. 024-2020
Said Ordinance is incorporated herein by reference.
There being no further business, the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was
adjourned.
Kevin Madok, CPA, Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk to the
Board of County Commissioners
Monroe County, Florida
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