Item Q22
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: May 16. 2007
Bulk Item: Yes No ~
Division: County Attorney
Department Contact: Suzanne Hutton
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of a resolution requesting that county be reimbursed for funds contributed to the sinking of the
Vandenberg if grant monies from state and/or federal governments or other sources are obtained.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
County contracted with the City of Key West March 22, 2001, and extended each year thereafter through July 20,
2005, to expend up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) of tourist development taxes for the sinking
of the USS Gen. H.S. Vandenberg. On October 18, 2006, the County entered into a new interlocal agreement to
expend up to an additional seven hundred:fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) of tourist development taxes for the
Vandenberg project. The County then included in its FY 07 budget an allocation of $2,000,000 of infrastructure
sales tax for the Vandenberg project although no interlocal agreement has been entered regarding same. The City
and Artificial Reefs of the Keys have indicated they are seeking federal and State grant money for the project.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
See above.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval
TOTAL COST: Possible reduction of
commitments in funding
BUDGETED: N/A
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS: IDC & 304
REVENUE PRODUCING: Possibly
AMOUNT PER MONTH_ Year
APPROVED BY: County Arty X- OMBlPurchasing _
Risk Management _
DOCUMENTATION:
Included
x
To Follow_
Not Required_
DISPOsmON:
AGENDA ITEM #
Mayor Mario DiGennaro
RESOLUTION NO.
- 2007
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,
REQUESTING THAT COUNTY BE REIMBURSED FOR FUNDS
CONTRIBUTED TO THE SINKING OF THE VANDENBERG IF
GRANT MONIES FROM STATE AND/OR FEDERAL
GOVERNMENTS OR OTHER SOURCES ARE OBTAINED.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners for Monroe County contracted with the City
of Key West in an interlocal agreement dated March 22, 2001, and extended on June 19,2002, also on
June 18, 2003, also on May 19, 2004, and also on July 20, 2005, to expend up to two hundred fifty
thousand dollars ($250,000) of tourist development taxes for the sinking of the USS Gen. H.s.
Vandenberg; and
WHEREAS, on October 18, 2006, the Board of County Commissioners for Monroe County
contracted with the City of Key West in a new interlocal agreement to expend up to an additional seven
hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) of tourist development taxes for the sinking of the USS Gen.
H.S. Vandenberg; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners for Monroe County included in its FY 07
budget an allocation of $2,000,000 of infrastructure sales tax for the sinking of the Vandenberg although
no interlocal agreement has been entered regarding same; and
WHEREAS, the County has a critical need for wastewater treatment infrastructure and other
public purpose; and
WHEREAS, the City of Key West and the Vandenberg project sponsoring Artificial Reefs of the
Keys, Inc. have indicated that they are seeking federal and State grants to fund as much of the sinking
project as possible; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, that:
1. Should the City of Key West and or Artificial Reefs of the Keys, or any other sponsor, obtain any
grants for the Vandenberg project, the County its contribution be reimbursed at same rate as the
County's total contribution is multiplied by the percent of total costs covered by the grant(s).
2. The Clerk is directed to send copies of this Resolution to the Clerk and the mayor of the City of Key
West.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida at
a regular meeting on said Board on the 18th day of May, A.D., 2007.
Mayor Mario DiGennaro
Mayor Pro Tem Dixie M. Spehar
Commissioner Charles "Sonny" McCoy
Commissioner Sylvia Murphy
Commissioner George Neugent
(SEAL)
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
ATIEST: Danny L. Kolhage, CLERK
By:
Deputy Clerk
By:
MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY Mayor Mario DiGennaro
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V/-; ZANNE A. ON
DAc.Jo/n COUNTY ATTORNEY
Res to recoup $ for Vandenberg