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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: Tuesdav. Nov. 21
Division: BOCC
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AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Discussion, additions, and approval of shared goals for our
2001 governing season
ITEM BACKGROUND: In November of every year, the Board of Monroe County
Commissioners convenes, makes appointments, schedules meetings and sets off on a
new year. This year, I am suggesting that we formulate a list of goals upon which we
have mutual consensus (that no one disagrees with!), and examine our progress as the
year proceeds and next November, when we reformulate our list of goals. Attached is a
list of items upon which I'm hopeful we will have that consensus. I know I haven't
covered everything, so I look forward to hearing what you think.
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NAME: Nora A. Williams. BOCC. District IV
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GOALS Discussion:
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm suggesting a resolution from us concerning our goals for the
coming year. While there will be goals we don't all agree with, and goodness knows we'll
fight about them over the course of the next year, I'm asking, for this resolution, two
things: (1) that we try to make them real goals about which we can actually document
progress and (2) that we only include items we can all agree on. Starting out with some
consensus on some common goals will stand us in good stead as we try to make a
difference in county government.
The following are a set of goals that I've love to have your suggestions, additions,
deletions, etc. concerning. I've culled them from areas of concern for me, the former
Commission, and what I could glean from your statements on issues as you ran for office.
Note that they are listed in no particular order. I look forward to working with you.
Nora
List of Goals:
A) Restructure County Government for a leaner, more efficient operation, reducing
top-heavy management positions and saving tax payer dollars.
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"' B) Hold "town meetings" soon in Big Pine and "Lower" Lower Keys to address the
concerns expressed by the citizens during the recent referendum.
C) Make community and highway beautification a priority, create a Commission
" position responsible for progress on this issue, and consider setting redevelopment
standards that reflect local community character
D) Follow community directions provided in the CommuniKeys program for creation
of community greenspace, conservation areas and recreation needs.
(For those of you who are not yet familiar with the CommuniKeys program, this
is a series of public forums that take place in each area of the Keys, which will
present to us the community's consensus, to the extent that there is one, for future
direction for their community. We've thus far had a great turn-out for the
beginning of this process in the Big Pine Key area, and are starting up the next
area in Tavernier.)
E) Set up a budget workshop in April for us to get together and discuss our goals for
the year. Traditionally, we have met individually with the County Administrator
in the spring, at the start of the budget season, to discuss our issues. With the
budget being such a concern for so many of us, it seems wiser for us to get
together.
F) Work to streamline the building permit process without spitting on the Comp
Plan: offer more consistent, faster and more reliable service. Set up a means for
measurement of progress.
G) Find ways to make ROGO points more accessible to the less wealthy so that new
construction is more possible for the working people of the county:
While we have made some progress on this is in the past two years, there are a
host of additional steps we could consider this year, including points or portions
of points for xeriscaped native landscaping (and perhaps for not lining yards with
plastic, or not using exotics), for clearing less of a property than allowed, etc.
H) Get a grant program in place to keep wastewater projects from driving out any of
our citizens.
I) Relocate the provision of municipal services into areas actually served.
J) Move the offices of County Commissioners into the district served (with approval
of the impacted County Commissioner)
K) Continue our work to address the affordable housing crisis, including
consideration of tieing affordable housing to future commercial development,
avoiding gentrification of the existing affordable housing stock, redeveloping
existing properties for affordable housing, etc. Make sure we break ground on our
Key Largo affordable housing project this year.
L) Address the issue of the commercial moratorium to provide some support and
relief to our existing businesses.
M) Renew our commitment to the expenditure of Infrastructure Sales Tax funds to
benefit unincorporated Monroe County.
Note: it was a cause of great bad feeling in recent incorporation efforts that so
little of the Infrastructure Sales Tax funds from the last Infrastructure Sales Tax
were used to benefit the unincorporated efforts but were, rather, used to build up
County government and the Jail. The former Commission vowed to commit to the
expenditure of 1ST funds in unincorporated Monroe and I think it would be lovely
for this Commission to reiterate that commitment.