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Coty f � ,�� ,' BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
�� Mayor David Rice,District 4
The Florida Keys � Mayor Pro Tem Craig Cates,District I
y Michelle Coldiron,District 2
James K.Scholl,District 3
Ij Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
County Commission Meeting
October 19, 2022
Agenda Item Number: T2
Agenda Item Summary #11224
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: County Administrator
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Lindsey Ballard(305) 292-4443
TBD
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Request by D.A. Aldridge to speak to the Board of County
Commissioners regarding the Board taking a position on Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
proposed Management Plan.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
n/a
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
DOCUMENTATION:
Sounding Board Request- D.A. Aldridge
BOCC comments on Sanctuary
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
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Expiration Date:
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Indirect Costs:
Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: If yes, amount:
Grant:
County Match:
Insurance Required:
Additional Details:
REVIEWED BY:
Bob Shillinger Completed 10/04/2022 12:09 PM
Lindsey Ballard Completed 10/04/2022 12:24 PM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 10/19/2022 9:00 AM
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From: DA
To: Ballard-
Subject: Re: Sounding Board
Date: Monday,September 12,2022 11:00:18 AM
Attachments: imaae001.ipa
imaoe002.Mg
BOCC comments on Sanctuarv.docx
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Thanks Lindsley for the quick response—I was afraid I missed the deadline
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Yes please put me down for the October meeting
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On Sep 12, 2022, at 10:43 AM, Ballard-Lindsey <ballard-
Lindsey@monroecounty-fl.gov>wrote:
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Hi D.A.,
Due to our administrative procedures, Sounding Board has to be placed on the initial
agenda (which was published last Thursday 9/8), it cannot go on the revised (deadline
is tomorrow). I am happy to place it on the October agenda for you. Please let me know U)
how you would like for me to proceed.Thank you.
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From: Gastesi-Roman <Gastesi-Roman@MonroeCounty-FL.Gov>
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To: Ballard-Lindsey<Ballard-Lindsey@ Mon roeCounty-FL.Gov>
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Roman Gastesi
County Administrator
Monroe County (Florida Keys)
1100 Simonton St.
Key West, FL. 33040
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Date: September 11, 2022 at 9:04:20 PM EDT
To: Gastesi-Roman <Gastesi--Roman(@monroecount --fl. ov>
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not expecting.
Roman, per our discussion about the County sending comments to the
Marine Sanctuary on its proposed Management Plan, you suggested I
express my opinion to the BOCC via the Sounding Board. I agreed and
asked that I be scheduled for the October BOCC meeting because I
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planned to be away this month. Our plans have changed and I do plan to
attend the Key Largo BOCC meeting. Is it possible to add me to this
month's BOCC agenda? Please have Lindsey contact me if I can be added
at this late date.
As promised, I have attached a draft of my comments.
Thank you —
D. A.
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would like to address the relationship of the County with the Florida Keys
National Marine Sanctuary. I have not spoken to anyone at the Sanctuary
about my comments and I am solely expressing my opinions.
Last month the Superintendent of the Sanctuary, Sarah Fangmen, spoke to
you about the proposed Draft Rulemaking and Management Plan. She
commented on various elements of these documents and emphasizes that
the public is being asked to comment on these documents to improve the
Sanctuary.
As a person who has attended many of the Sanctuary Advisory Committee
(or SAC) meetings and the BOCC meetings, it has appeared to me that the
Sanctuary and the County have many identical goals for our surrounding
waters but appear to be mostly acting in parallel universes. Yes, the BOCC
has one of its members sit on the SAC and there are "high level"
discussions about areas of common interest, but a close working
relationship doesn't appear to be occurring.
Let me illustrate my concern. It is my understanding the County has no
plans to comment on the proposed Sanctuary documents. While it is
certainly understandable the County might be hesitant to comment on the
draft rules, I'm surprised that the County is planning to be silent on the
Draft Management Plan which specifically addresses three areas
addressed by the Superintendent: water quality, mooring buoys, and
derelict boats. Three areas that the County has and is deeply involved. E
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Committee, Marine Debris Working Group, the Water Quality Protection
Program?
Also, one of the activities listed in the Draft Management Plan (Activity
5.3.5) states: Strengthen partnerships and coordinating with Monroe
County and individual Keys municipalities to further sanctuary resource
protection through the individual mandates and authorities of these
jurisdictions. Is it wise to ignore the outreach by the Sanctuary to
strengthen its relationship to the County by ignoring this statement?
All comments submitted on the proposed draft rule and management Plan
are reviewed by dozens of federal and state agencies and officials. If the
County does not comment on these and other issues, rather than
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appearing to be an interested and engaged partner with the Sanctuary, one
might wonder about the deafening silence on the County's part.
know how committed each and every one of you are to the Sanctuary, as
well as the staff. Maybe it is time to exhibit this commitment by having a
"hand and glove" relationship with the Sanctuary by being more involved by
commenting on the Draft Management Plan, seeking membership of
county staff on SAC working committees, and participating in other ways to
improve both ours and the Sanctuary's goals.
am not trying to downgrade or belittle the activities the County and staff
have done in the past in working with the Sanctuary. Rather I am
encouraging a broadening of the County's relationship with the Sanctuary
to address emerging issues and reduce threats by being more engaged as
partners and stewards of our waters.
must thank the County for all its work today, and over the years, for all its
efforts to protect our waters but the time has come to strengthen its ties
with the Sanctuary by taking that extra step that is now needed to work to
halt the decline and improve our waters.
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