06/21/2021 Special MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Monday, June 21, 2021
Marathon, Florida&
Via Communication Media Technology
A special meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at
10:00 a.m. at the Marathon Government Center and via Communication Media Technology.
Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner Craig Cates, Commissioner Mike Forster,
Commissioner Eddie Martinez, Commissioner David Rice and Mayor Michelle Coldiron. 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.
Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez and Representative Jim Mooney presented the Board with
a check in the amount of one million dollars for the Mobile Vessel Pump Out Program.
ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS AND DELETIONS
Al Motion was made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by Commissioner Forster
granting approval of the Additions, Corrections and Deletions to the agenda. Motion carried
unanimously.
SEA LEVEL RISE SPECIAL MEETING
B 1 Judith Clarke, Director of Engineering/Roads & Bridges, gave an introduction.
B2 Ms. Clarke introduced Benjamin DeAngelo, Deputy Director of NOAA's Climate
Program Office, who gave a Power Point Presentation on Causes and Effects of Climate Change:
Global to Regional Indicators.
B3 Ms. Clarke introduced William Sweet, Ph.D., Oceanographer of NOAA's National
Ocean Service Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, who gave a Power
Point Presentation on Sea Level Rise in Monroe County.
B4 Kevin Wilson, Assistant County Administrator; Ms. Clarke, Erin Deady, Esquire; and
Roman Gastesi, County Administrator, addressed the Board.
B5 Bob Shillinger, County Attorney, addressed the Board. The following individuals
addressed the Board: John Millhiser, Emilie Stewart and Kimberly Sikora. Ms. Clarke addressed
the Board.
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B6 Ms. Clarke introduced Whitney Gray, Administrator of the Florida Resilient Coastlines
Program in the Florida Coastal Office of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection,
who gave a Power Point Presentation on Working Together to Create a More Resilient Florida
Communities. Mr. Gastesi and Ms. Deady addressed the Board.
B7 Ms. Deady addressed the Board. Greg Corning, P.E., Wood Environment&
Infrastructure Solutions, Inc., gave a Power Point Presentation on Road Elevation Stormwater
Permitting. Ms. Clarke addressed the Board.
B8 Ms. Clarke introduced Emilio Corrales, P.E., HDR Engineering, Inc., who gave a Power
Point Presentation on Monroe County Roadway Vulnerability Analysis and Capital Plan Update.
Mr. Gastesi addressed the Board.
B9 The following individuals addressed the Board: John Millhiser, Stephanie Russo, George
Smyth, Emilie Stewart, Robert Scialla and Kim Sikora. Ms. Clarke, Mr. Gastesi, Mr. Corrales,
Mr. Shillinger and Ms. Deady addressed the Board. After discussion, motion was made by
Commissioner Cates and seconded by Commissioner Martinez to submit a grant application for
the engineering design for Stillwright Point. Motion carried unanimously.
SUSTAINABILITY
C1 Ms. Deady addressed the Board concerning a Resolution to reaffirm use of the updated
Unified Regional Sea Level Rise Projections (2019) of the Southeast Florida Regional Climate
Change Compact and direct staff to continue to utilize the updated projections as the basis for sea
level rise adaptation planning activities. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner
Forster and seconded by Commissioner Martinez to adopt the following Resolution. Motion
carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION 226-2021
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference.
C2 Ms. Deady addressed the Board concerning a Resolution to affirm continuing the work
being performed under the contract for the Roads Vulnerability Analysis and Capital Plan for
County-maintained roads and related services contract with HDR Engineering, Inc. After
discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Cates and seconded by Commissioner Martinez
to adopt the following Resolution. Motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION 227-2021
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference.
SOCIAL SERVICES
D1 Motion was made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by Commissioner Forster
granting approval of the ratification of Alzheimer's Disease Initiative Program Contract KZ-2197
between the Alliance for Aging, Inc., and Monroe County Board of County Commissioners,
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Social Services/In-Home Services for the Contract Year 2021-2022 (July 1, 2021—June 30, 2022)
in the amount of$57,549.12. Motion carried unanimously.
ENGINEERING
D2 Motion was made by Commissioner Forster and seconded by Commissioner Martinez to
adopt the following Resolution to prohibit parking on county rights-of-way in the Bay Harbor
and Sunset Point Subdivisions in Key Largo. Motion carried unanimously. The following
individual addressed the Board: Stephen Burnett.
RESOLUTION 228-2021
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
D3 Mr. Wilson and Mr. Shillinger addressed the Board concerning possible approval of a
Resolution setting closure days and times for the Bay Drive extension of North Bay Harbor
Drive sometimes referred to as Sunset Park 2. The following individual addressed the Board:
Sue Heim. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Forster and seconded by
Commissioner Rice to adopt the following Resolution. Motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION 229-2021
Said Resolution 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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