Resolution 131-2022RESOLUTION NO. 131 -2022
A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS EXPRESSING THE COUNTY'S COMMITMENT
TO ENTER INTO A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON -SITE AT THE
KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND OFF -SITE ON
SUMMERLAND KEY AS PART OF THE AIRCRAFT OVERFLOW
APRON AND MITIGATION PROJECT TO SATISFY SOUTH
FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PERMIT
REQUIREMENTS.
WHEREAS, the Key West International Airport has reached its existing capacity
for parking aircraft in the overflow parking area; and
WHEREAS, the Key West International Airport is in need of the additional
overflow parking capacity that complies with FAA standards in order to meet the
seasonal demands of the airport; and
WHEREAS, the Aircraft Overflow Apron and Mitigation Project will provide the
needed additional overflow parking and will enhance the airport's ability to efficiently
and safely operate, all in accordance with FAA Grant Assurance obligations and FAA
standards; and
WHEREAS, the aircraft overflow apron project at the Key West International
Airport borders environmentally sensitive wetlands and will require a permit from the
South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and will therefore require that the
county engage in environmental restoration projects in mitigation of the project; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Aviation Administration has approved over $4.7 million
dollars in grant funding for purposes of upgrading and constructing the Aircraft Overflow
Apron and for restoring disturbed wetlands in mitigation of the project; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the Aircraft Overflow Apron and Mitigation
Project, Monroe County has applied for a permit with the South Florida Water
Management District; and
WHEREAS, the County is proposing three (3) on -site mitigation projects at the
Key West International Airport and an off -site mitigation project on Summerland Key in
order to obtain the required SFWMD permit; and
WHEREAS, the SFWMD permit requires the County to enter into a conservation
easement or other equivalent document pursuant to Florida Statue section 704.06,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that at such time as the
terms, dimensions and legal description can be finalized, reviewed and approved by the
County Attorneys Office for the conservation easement areas required by the South
Florida Water Management District permit for the Aircraft Overflow Apron and
Mitigation Project, the County will execute said conservation easements as a condition of
the permit.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of April 2022.
Mayor David Rice
Mayor Pro Tem Craig Cates
`commissioner Michelle Coldiron
commissioner District 3 (vacant)
commissioner Holly Raschein
MADOK, Clerk
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Date 3/30/22