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Mayor David Rice,District 4
Mayor Pro Tem Craig Cates,District 1
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Y � �F' Michelle Coldiron,District 2
Vacant,District 3
--' Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
County Commission Meeting
January 21, 2022
Agenda Item Number: N.4
Agenda Item Summary #10153
BULK ITEM: Yes DEPARTMENT: BOCC District 2
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Michelle Coldiron (305) 292-4512
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AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of a resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County Florida supporting the designation of the Cow Key Channel bridge on U.S 1/ SR 5
in Monroe County, Florida as The "Cheryl H. Cates Memorial Bridge" and requesting the Florida
Department of transportation erect the appropriate signage reflecting the designation.
ITEM BACKGROUND: A group of Monroe County citizens has proposed honoring the memory
of Cheryl H. Cates by requesting that the Legislature designate the Cow Key Channel Bridge as the
"Cheryl H. Cates Memorial Bridge." The Legislature established the statutory process for naming
transportation facilities in memory of an individual. That process requires the affected local
governments to adopt resolutions in support of such a designation. F.S. 334.071.
Cheryl H. Cates moved to Key West as a child in 1955. In 1971, she married Craig Cates,joining a
family with a long legacy of public service to Key West and the Florida Keys. Cheryl H. Cates
passed away on December 2, 2020.
Cheryl H. Cates' public and philanthropic activities were far-ranging, including but not limited to
membership on the Boards of Directors for the Wesley House, Samuels House and Kids Come First.
In pursing these charitable endeavors, she elegantly built bridges between people and organizations
to achieve community goals. She championed the cause of improving the lives of children, and
worked for decades to enhance the quality of life for all in the City of Key West and Monroe
County.
The Board has adopted similar resolutions in the past. The most recent example was Resolution
113-2017, adopted on May 17, 2017, which supported renaming U.S. 1/S.R. 5 bridges over Pine
Channel as the Iren Upshaw Hooper Memorial Bridge.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
DOCUMENTATION:
Cheryl Cates Memorial Bridge Resolution
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REVIEWED BY:
Bob Shillinger Completed 01/17/2022 4:41 PM
Liz Yongue Completed 01/18/2022 10:31 AM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 01/21/2022 9:00 AM
Commissioner Coldiron
RESOLUTION NO. -2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA SUPPORTING THE DESIGNATION OF
THE COW KEY CHANNEL BRIDGE ON U.S.1/S.R.
5 IN MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA AS THE
"CHERLY H. CATES MEMORIAL BRIDGE" AND
REQUESTING THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ERECT THE APPROPRIATE
SIGNAGE REFLECTING THE DESIGNATION.
WHEREAS, Cheryl H. Cates moved to Key West as a child in 1955, and in 1971
she married Craig Cates, joining a family with a long legacy of public service to Key
West and the Florida Keys; and
WHEREAS, Cheryl H. Cates' public and philanthropic activities have been far-
ranging, including (but not limited to) membership on the Boards of Wesley House,
Samuels House and Kids Come First; and
WHEREAS, Cheryl H. Cates elegantly built bridges between people and
organizations to achieve community goals. She championed the cause of improving
the lives of children, and worked for decades to enhance the quality of life for all in the
City of Key West and Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, Cheryl H. Cates passed away on December 2, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Key West City Commission adopted a similar resolution in
January of 2022; and
WHERAS, the County Commission finds it would be fitting to name the Cow Key
Bridge in honor of Cheryl H. Cates, to recognize the many contributions that she, and
the Cates family, have made toward improving Key West and Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature established the process for naming transportation
facilities in memory of an individual when it enacted chapters 99-385 and 2003-286,
Laws of Florida, which are now codified at F.S. 334.071 ; and
WHEREAS, F.S. 334.071(3) requires each affected local government to adopt a
resolution of support prior to the erection of a marker such as a sign.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF OCUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA-
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Section 1: The Board supports the Florida Legislature and Florida Department
of Transportation ("FDOT") designating the Cow Key Channel Bridge, which connects
Key West to Stock Island on U.S. Highway 1/State Road 5, as the "Cheryl H. Cates
Memorial Bridge."
Section 2: The Board supports the erection of the appropriate signage of this
designation by FDOT.
Section 3. The Clerk is hereby authorized to transmit a copy of this Resolution
to Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida Senate President Wilton Simpson, Speaker of the
Florida House Chris Sprowls, Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Kevin
Thibault, FDOT District 6 Secretary Stacy Miller, State Senator Ana Maria Rodriguez,
State Representative James "Jim" Mooney, Jr., and Key West Mayor Teri Johnston.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida at a regular meeting held on the 21 st day of January, 2022.
Mayor David Rice
Mayor Pro Tern Craig Cates
Commissioner Michelle Coldiron
Commissioner for District 3, Vacant
Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein
(SEAL) BOARD OFCOUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Attest: KEVIN MADOK, CLERK OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: By:
Deputy Clerk Mayor
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