Resolution 433-2024 Resolution No. 433 - 2024
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, REQUESTING THAT THE U.S. NAVY
AND THE LOCAL FEDERAL DELEGATION CONSIDER
DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING ON THE
VACANT WESTERN PARCEL OF LAND AT SIGSBEE PARK FOR USE
BY MILITARY MEMBERS AND/OR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES;
AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR OR DESIGNEE TO
WORK WITH NAVY PERSONNEL AND THE FEDERAL DELEGATION
TO IDENTIFY FUNDING, DETERMINE CRITERIA, AND DEVELOP
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO PROVIDE WORKFORCE HOUSING
AT SIGSBEE PARK; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, over decades, the Board of County Commissioners has
commissioned studies and passed numerous resolutions with the goal of increasing the
availability of affordable and workforce housing in unincorporated Monroe County and
its incorporated cities, particularly the City of Key West; and
WHEREAS, there are approximately 18 acres of undeveloped land at Sigsbee
Park, that was the site of 166 units of former Navy housing that was demolished in May
2021 after being largely uninhabited for 16 years after significant damage sustained
during Hurricane Wilma in 2005; and
WHEREAS, the vacant Sigsbee parcel could be developed as housing for Navy
personnel and civilian employees, without impact on certain building/development
criteria such as Rate of Growth Ordnance (ROGO)/ Building Permit Allocation System
(BPAS) that limit the construction of new housing on private or municipal properties in
Monroe County and Key West; and
WHEREAS, Navy personnel and civilians who are employed by the Navy and
supporting Federal agencies, comprise a substantial segment of the population in Key
West that occupy or require long-term workforce housing, and by providing new and
improved housing on base, the inventory of available long-term rentals in the City of Key
West and the Lower Keys may become more readily available to non-military families;
and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners finds that it would be mutually
beneficial if additional housing is constructed within Sigsbee Park and made available
for rent to military and government civilian personnel within Key West and the Lower
Keys; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners endorses resolutions adopted
by the City of Key West in 2015 and 2024 which encourage the U.S. Navy to use (and
now develop) housing at Sigsbee Park for the military and civilian workforce in Key
West.
:: : . NOW, THEREF:ORE,:RE IT RESOLVED BY•THE BOARD OF COUNTY, : :: H • : •
i. : ' • COMMISSIONERS OF:MONROE.COUNTY,:FLORIDA,.A F O LLOWS: : i : •.
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' • : . ' • Section 1: The Board of County :Commissioners requests•that'the: U.S. Navy •.: •
and the Co•unty's federal legislative delegation work with the.City and County:to develop : : • •' • • •
and:construct affordable housing for m.ilitary.•and civilian employees on.the vacant :..•: •• .• •• : : •
,•western_pa:rce.l•.of•land at Sigsb:ee Park in.Key:West. : .•:' , .
• : : : • • Section :2:- The:County Administrator o.r de:signee:is authorized•to.work With. • .• :•.-
• ...the U.S...Navy and.the.federal:delegation for:Key.West•.to:identify funding:and : :: •. .. :: .
: - development:resources,•.and to determine acceptable criteria•,:policies;•and procedures i
• for•th:e Construction sof additional.:housing: at.Sigsbee•Park•i:n Key West. . •: ..-::.: . ..
•- • •• :. ••• • • : Section :3:: : The Board•:of'County Commissioners. respectfully:requests:that the: • .: • • • •: :
: : - County be provided:a.feasibility study that:was conducted-for.the Sigs•bee Park vacant :• • :.•
: . parcel:that indicated housing is.its best use,.. : . :: : . • : : . : :: , •..
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• • - •• • :Section•4 • :This:•resolution'shall go into*effect immediately upon:adoption. . :•• • .
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GVS COURTq°
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January 7, 2025
Honorable Senator Marco Rubio
284 Russell Senate Office Building
United States Senate
Washington DC 20510
Honorable Senator Rubio,
Attached is a certified copy of Resolution No. 433-2023 of the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, requesting that the U.S. Navy and the local federal
delegation consider development and construction of new housing on the vacant western parcel
of land at Sigsbee Park for use by military members and/or civilian employees; authorizing the
County Administrator or designee to work with Navy personnel and the federal delegation to
identify funding, determine criteria, and develop policies and procedures to provide workforce
housing at Sigsbee Park; and providing for an effective date.
This Resolution was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners at
a regular meeting, held in formal session, on December 11, 2024. Should you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me at(305) 292-3550.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kevin Madok, CPA, Clerk of the
Circuit Court and ex-officio to the
Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners
By: Liz Yongue, Deputy Clerk
cc: File
KEY WEST MARATHON PLANTATION KEY
500 Whitehead Street 3117 Overseas Highway 88770 Overseas Highway
Key West, Florida 33040 Marathon, Florida 33050 Plantation Key, Florida 33070
GVS COURTq°
o: A Kevin Madok, CPA
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�o ........ � Clerk of the Circuit Court& Comptroller Monroe County, Florida
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January 7, 2025
Honorable Senator Rick Scott
716 Hart Senate Office Building
United States Senate
Washington DC 20510
Honorable Senator Scott,
Attached is a certified copy of Resolution No. 433-2023 of the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, requesting that the U.S. Navy and the local federal
delegation consider development and construction of new housing on the vacant western parcel
of land at Sigsbee Park for use by military members and/or civilian employees; authorizing the
County Administrator or designee to work with Navy personnel and the federal delegation to
identify funding, determine criteria, and develop policies and procedures to provide workforce
housing at Sigsbee Park; and providing for an effective date.
This Resolution was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners at
a regular meeting, held in formal session, on December 11, 2024. Should you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me at(305) 292-3550.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kevin Madok, CPA, Clerk of the
Circuit Court and ex-officio to the
Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners
By: Liz Yongue, Deputy Clerk
cc: File
KEY WEST MARATHON PLANTATION KEY
500 Whitehead Street 3117 Overseas Highway 88770 Overseas Highway
Key West, Florida 33040 Marathon, Florida 33050 Plantation Key, Florida 33070
GVS COURTq°
o: A Kevin Madok, CPA
-
�o ........ � Clerk of the Circuit Court& Comptroller Monroe County, Florida
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January 7, 2025
Honorable Representative Carlos Gimenez
448 Cannon House Office Building
United States House of Representatives
Washington DC 20510
Honorable Representative Gimenez,
Attached is a certified copy of Resolution No. 433-2023 of the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, requesting that the U.S. Navy and the local federal
delegation consider development and construction of new housing on the vacant western parcel
of land at Sigsbee Park for use by military members and/or civilian employees; authorizing the
County Administrator or designee to work with Navy personnel and the federal delegation to
identify funding, determine criteria, and develop policies and procedures to provide workforce
housing at Sigsbee Park; and providing for an effective date.
This Resolution was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners at
a regular meeting, held in formal session, on December 11, 2024. Should you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me at(305) 292-3550.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kevin Madok, CPA, Clerk of the
Circuit Court and ex-officio to the
Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners
By: Liz Yongue, Deputy Clerk
cc: File
KEY WEST MARATHON PLANTATION KEY
500 Whitehead Street 3117 Overseas Highway 88770 Overseas Highway
Key West, Florida 33040 Marathon, Florida 33050 Plantation Key, Florida 33070