Item L07
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: February 16.2005
Division: BOCC
Bulk Item: Yes
No XX
Department: Commissioner David Rice. District 4
Staff Contact Person: Tamara Lundstrom
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to form a Florida Keys Airport Task Force to be
comprised of local government representatives and community shareholders to study and make
recommendations as necessary to the Board of the issue~ regarding recruitment of airline
services to the Marathon Airport facility.
ITEM BACKGROUND: Monroe County has contracted with The Boyd Group, a nationally
recognized air senrices consultant company, to bring regional airline service back to the Florida
Keys Airport at Marathon. They are preparing a grant application for the DOT Small
Community Air Service Development Grant. On January 24, 2005, The Boyd Group made a
public presentation of their proposal for a public-private partnership to include financial
commitment from the community and local government funds to match the grant to create a
revenue guarantee fund to offset an airline's risk. The Florida Keys Task Force will bring
together representation for all the shareholders to discuss the regional issues.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY: County Arty _ OMBlPurchasing _ Risk Management_
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
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(David P. Rice, Commissioner)
DOCUMENTATION:
Included
Not Required_
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
February 2005
FLORIDA KEYS AIRPORT TASK FORCE OUTLINE
# of Members
Local GovemmentIBusiness Ol'2:anizatioD
10
Cities appoint: Two members each, one of which is elected official
5
Chamber(s) of Commerce appoint one member each
5
BOCC appoints five members "at large"
2
One member each from The Lodging Association, and the Marathon
Hospitality Association
Task Force Resource group; Commissioner David Rice; Mr. Harold Wheeler, Executive
Director, TDC; Mr. Richard Collins, County Attorney; Mr. Tom Willi, County Administrator;
Mr. Peter Horton, Director of Airport Services; and Mr. Reggie Paros, Airport Manager, Florida
Keys Airport at Marathon.