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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
May 16. 2006
Division:
Board of County Commissioners
Bulk Item: Yes
No--X..
Department:
Staff Contact: Mayor Charles "Sonny" McCov
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: A resolution approving the master plan for improvements to create the Key Largo
Children's Memorial Tree Garden. After approval by the BOCC, the site plan is to be forwarded to the state
Department of Community Affairs for review and approval.
ITEM BACKGROUND: A request was made by the Children's Memorial Tree Gardens Inc. to the Monroe
County Board of County Commissioners to establish a Memorial Tree Garden in Key Largo. After a long search, a
vacant lot adjacent to an existing park (Friendship Park) was approved as the site for the tree garden. This site will
require improvements such as removal of debris, fencing, removal of exotics, in order to be used as a tree garden.
Since the lot for the memorial tree garden was purcbased using Florida Communities Trust (FCT) funds, any
improvement must be approved by the Department of Community Affairs.
PREVIOUSLY RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: Feb. 15, 2006-Approved Lot 15, Bk. 4, Industrial Acres
(adjacent to Friendship Park) as location for Key Largo Children's Memorial Tree Garden.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
TOTAL COST: $0
BUDGETED: Yes _ No----1L-
COST TO COUNTY: $0
SOURCE OF FUNDS: N/A
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes_ No--1L-
AMOUNT PER MONTH N/A Year_
APPROVED BY: County Atty X
OMB/Purchasing N/ A
Risk Management Nt A
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
Mayor Charles "Sonny" McCoy
DOCUMENTATION: Included X
Not Required
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
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RESOLUTION NO.
- 2006
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA APPROVING THE MASTER
PLAN TO CREAm THE KEY LARGO CHILDREN'S
MEMORIAL TREE GARDEN.
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors for the Children's Memorial Tree Garden requested
the Monroe County BOCC's assistance in identifying a location for a proposed tree garden in
Key Largo; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County staff worked with members of the Children's Memorial
Tree Garden to identify various locations throughout Key Largo that could be used as the
location for a memorial tree garden; and
WHEREAS, Lot 15, Block 4 of Industrial Acres (a vacant lot adjacent to Friendship
Park was selected as the location for a memorial tree garden); and
WHEREAS, Lot 15 requires certain improvements such as removal of debris, clearing of
exotics, fencing, and other improvements, so that the lot may be used as a tree garden; and
WHEREAS, a master plan has been created to highlight the improvements proposed for
the tree garden; and
WHEREAS, Lot 15 was acquired with funding from the Florida Communities Trust
(FCT) program and therefore requires approval by the state Department of Community Affairs
(DCA) for any changes or physical improvements to the lot; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT
Section 1. The staff is directed to forward this resolution and the master plan for the Key
Largo Children's' Memorial Tree Garden to the state for review.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Conunissioners of Monroe County, Florida,
at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 16th day of May, 2006.
Mayor Charles "Sonny" McCoy
Mayor Pro Tern
Commissioner Dixie Spehar
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner David P. Rice
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(Seal)
Monroe County Board of Commissioners
Attest:
By:
Clerk of Court
Mayor
UZANNE A. HUTTON
COUN~.ATTOANEY
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