Item P14 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: _July 16, 2014 Division: _County Administrator
Bulk Item: Yes _x No _ Department: _County Administrator
Staff Contact/Phone#: Connie Cw/292-4441
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of recommendation to the United States Board on Geographic Names to make official name
of Rose Key, an unnamed private island located on the northeastern end of Key Largo.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The United States Board on Geographic Names has requested the Monroe
County Board of County Commissioners to review the proposed official name for a private island
located in the Florida Keys and to recommend whether it should occur. The first issue (Veterans Key)
was brought to the Board of Geographic Names by the owner, who wishes to make official the name
Rose Key in honor of his mother.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
The Board of County Commissioners has been asked in the past to make recommendations concerning
official naming/name changes.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval
TOTAL COST:O INDIRECT COST: 0 BUDGETED: Yes No
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE:
COST TO COUNTY: SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM#
Revised 7/09
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U.S. BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES
GEOGRAPHIC NAME PROPOSAL RECOMMENDATION
Proposed Geographic Name Rose Kev
This is to notify the U.S. Board on Geographic Names that:
Monroe County
(Name of govemment entity,organization, or individual)
Recommends that the I.J. S. Board on Geographic Names:
Approve the Proposed Name
)Reject the Proposed Name
Take Action as Specified Below
Render a Decision Without Our Recommendation
Comments (the following factors contributed to this recommendation; attach supporting
documentation if appropriate):
(Name) (Title)
........... .........
(Address) (Telephone)
(City, State, ZIP Code) (E-mail)
(Signature) (Date)
Return.to: U.S, Board on Geographic Names
U.S. Geological Survey
523 National Center
Reston VA 20192-0523
Telephone: (703) 648-4552
Fax: (703) 648-4549
E-mail: B(JNEXEC@usgs.gov
Mur -S Mvia
From: O'Donnell, Matthew <mjodonneil@usgs.gov>
Sent: Tuesday,July 01, 2014 1:40 PM
To: BOCCDIS5;Johnson-Pam
Subject. Request for Monroe County opinion on new island name proposal
Attachments: Recommendation form.docx; Rose Key location.png
July 1, 2014
Sylvia Murphy, Mayor
Monroe County Board of Commissioners
Murray Nelson Center
102050 O/S Highway, Suite 234
Key Largo, FL 33037
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Issue: Proposal to name and island in Monroe County near Key Largo
Dear Mayor Murphy,
As you may know, the U. S. Board on Geographic Names is responsible by law for standardizing geographic names for
use by the departments and agencies of the Federal government. The Board has received a proposal to name a currently
unnamed private island on the northeastern end of Key Largo as Rose Key. Because local opinion is very important
to the Board, we would like the opinion of Monroe County concerning this name issue.
This proposal has been listed on the Board's current Review List, which can be downloaded at:
http://qeonames.usgs.,q Duda pexlgazvector-download geonames file?p jile=119L�227499585485
Included below this email is the text of the case summary for your convenience and review. Attached to this email please
find a map showing the location of the feature and a Geographic Name Proposal Recommendation form to facilitate a
response from your office,
If you have any questions,need additional time, or to submit your recornmenclation, we may be contacted by
mail at the address below; by telephone at(703) 648-4552; by fax at (703) 648-4549; or by e-mail at
<BGNEXEC 11)L1Sg�i.JL0V>.
.................
Sincerely,
Matt O'Donnell, research staff
For Lou Yost, Executive Secretary
U.S. Board on Geographic Names
U.S. Geological Survey
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
MS 523
Reston VA 20192-0523
Case Summary:
This 6.3-acre island is one of several small islands located at the northeastern end of Key Largo, It is owned by the
proponent, who wishes to make official the name Rose Key in honor of his mother, Rosa"Rose"Zumpano (11940-
1994), He reports that Mrs. Zumpano raised her children in Miami-Dade County and in Tavernier(on the southwest end
of Key Largo), while her husband worked as a neurosurgeon throughout the Florida Keys. He wishes to honor"Rose's
love for the Florida Keys and [her] respect and love of the environment," He also states that the shape of the island and
the adjacent channel is reminiscent of a rose bud and stem.
According to the proponent, friends and family have been referring to the island as "Rose Key"for five years. He has also
placed a sign on the island calling it"Rose Key." In the proposal, he states that the new name would alleviate confusion
among emergency responders and boaters who might confuse the island with nearby Linderman Key, the name of which
is sometimes used collectively to refer to both the larger and smaller unnamed island.
Former U.S, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez has sent a letter to the Monroe County Board of Commissioners in
support of the proposed name.
According to GNIS, there are no nearby features that contain the word "Rose" in their names,
Matt O'Donnell N ATE Services, Inc.
Contractor in support of U.S. Board on Geographic Names I Domestic Names Committee
Phone/fax: 703.648.4553 /703.648.4549
Email: (i)q�s s.�,ov_d4_, %
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