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N1 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY of MONROE Mayor James K.Scholl,District 3 The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tern Michelle Lincoln,District 2 Craig Cates,District 1 David Rice,District 4 Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5 Board of County Commissioners Meeting April 16, 2025 Agenda Item Number: N1 2023-3857 BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: Sustainability TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Rhonda Haag TBD AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Discussion and direction on an Initial Assessment Resolution for the use of the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessment(s) within the County, for $2,131 per dwelling unit or unimproved parcel, levied toward the cost of providing operations and maintenance for the Twin Lakes Road adaptation project in Key Largo. 10:30 A.M. TIME APPROXIMATE ITEM BACKGROUND: The purpose of this item is to review and discuss information and a draft Initial Assessment Resolution "IAR" for special assessments to cover operations & maintenance of the Twin Lakes Road Adaptation project in Key Largo, to be effective November 2025. Collection of the assessment(s)requires further approval of an Initial and Final assessment resolutions, draft IAR attached. The assessment resolution contains (a) a specific list of properties to be assessed, and (b) the amount of the assessment for each property. The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners has previously approved the design and construction of a sea level rise pilot project in Twin Lakes to lessen the frequency and severity of flooding and decrease predicted flood damage. In December 2024 a resolution of the Monroe County BOCC passed on the potential use of the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments levied within the County toward the cost of providing capital costs and/or operations and maintenance costs for roadway improvements, flood mitigation projects and addressing sea level rise projects for the Twin Lakes subdivision in Key Largo. The Countywide Roads Vulnerability Sea Level Rise Adaptation Study identifies 97 various roadway areas for adaptation improvements by the year 2045 to mitigate flooding at a cost of$1.6 Billion, of which 49 were recommended by the year 2025 at an estimated cost of$888 Million (in 2020 $'s). 2136 The property owners on the public roads where work is being performed will realize specific benefits as a result of the road adaptation work including, but not limited to, decreases in road flooding and maintaining access to their homes. Property owners on the Shaw Drive private road will also see a benefit from maintaining access to their homes and properties, as the only access to these properties is through the public roads being adapted. The County is authorized under Section 125.01(1)(q) to establish municipal service benefit units within all or any part of the County, within which may be provided essential facilities from funds derived from special assessments on the properties located within the municipal service benefit unit(MSBU). Road adaptation work falls within the definition of"other essential facilities and municipal services." PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: November 17, 2020: Presentation, discussion and direction regarding a potential special assessment program for the Key Largo Twin Lakes Subdivision and Big Pine Key Sands Subdivision Sea level rise roads adaptation pilot projects. [Commissioners directed staff to proceed with an MSBU to fund capital costs and operations and maintenance for county-maintained roads in Monroe County.] December 9, 2020: A public hearing to consider approval of a resolution of Monroe County Board of County Commissioners electing to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments levied within the County toward the cost of providing capital costs and operations and maintenance costs for roadway improvements related to sea level rise located within Monroe County. February 17, 2021: Board of County Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 002-2021, the Sea Level Rise and Flood Mitigation Program, Assessment Ordinance. December 8, 2021: A public hearing to consider approval of a resolution of Monroe County Board of County Commissioners electing to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments levied within the County toward the cost of providing capital costs and operations and maintenance costs for roadway improvements and sea level rise and flood mitigation projects located within Monroe County. December 7, 2022: A public hearing to consider approval of a resolution of Monroe County Board of County Commissioners electing to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments levied within the County toward the cost of providing capital costs and operations and maintenance costs for roadway improvements and sea level rise and flood mitigation projects located within Monroe County. December 13, 2023: A public hearing to consider approval of a resolution of Monroe County Board of County Commissioners electing to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments levied within the County toward the cost of providing capital costs and/or operations and maintenance costs for roadway improvements, flood mitigation projects and addressing sea level rise projects for the Twin Lakes subdivision in Key Largo, located within unincorporated Monroe County. December 11, 2024: A public hearing to consider approval of a resolution of the Monroe County BOCC on the potential use of the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments levied within the County toward the cost of providing capital costs and/or operations and maintenance costs 2137 for roadway improvements, flood mitigation projects and addressing sea level rise projects for the Twin Lakes subdivision in Key Largo, located within unincorporated Monroe County. March 15, 2025: Discussion and direction on the potential use of the uniform method of collecting non- ad valorem special assessment(s) levied within the County toward the cost of providing operations and maintenance and capital funds for the Twin Lakes Road Adaptation project in Key Largo. INSURANCE REQUIRED: No CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N/A STAFF RECOMMENDATION: N/A - Discussion DOCUMENTATION: BOCC Resolution Draft-Initial Special Assessments for Road Adaptation Project(OM) Twin Lakes (4- 16-25) Clean Copy.pdf FINANCIAL IMPACT: Effective Date: N/A Expiration Date: N/A. Total Dollar Value of Contract: N/A Total Cost to County: TBD Current Year Portion: $0 Budgeted: TBD Source of Funds: Potential MSBU CPI: N/A Indirect Costs: N/A Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts: TBD Revenue Producing: TBD If yes, amount: Grant: N/A County Match: TBD Insurance Required: No Additional Details: 2138 MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA MONROE COUNTY ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT AND SEA LEVEL RISE AND FLOOD MITIGATION PROGRAM OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES ASSESSMENT PROGRAM INITIAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT FOR SEA LEVEL RISE AND FLOOD MITIGATION Twin Lakes (Key Largo) ADOPTED , 2025 1 2139 z 2140 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ARTICLE I AUTHORITY, DEFINITIONS AND LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS SECTION 1.01. AUTHORITY..................................................................................3 SECTION 1.02. DEFINITIONS................................................................................4 SECTION 1.03. INTERPRETATION.......................................................................7 SECTION 1.04. FINDINGS ......................................................................................7 ARTICLE II NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING SECTION 2.01. PUBLIC HEARING........................................................................9 SECTION 2.02. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION........................................................9 SECTION 2.03. NOTICE BY MAIL.........................................................................9 ARTICLE III PROPOSED ASSESSMENT AREAS SECTION 3.01. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ASSESSMENT AREAS......... 10 ARTICLE IV MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS SECTION 4.01. ESTIMATED MAINTENANCE COST....................................... 10 SECTION 4.02. IMPOSITION OF MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS............... 11 SECTION 4.03. COMPUTATION OF MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS......... 11 SECTION 4.04. MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT ROLL.................................... 12 ARTICLE V GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 5.01. METHOD OF COLLECTION...................................................... 12 SECTION 5.02. SEVERABILITY .......................................................................... 12 SECTION 5.03. CONFLICTS ................................................................................. 12 SECTION 5.04. EFFECTIVE DATE...................................................................... 12 APPENDICES: APPENDIX A: FORM OF NOTICE TO BE MAILED......................................... 13 APPENDIX B: FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED .................................. 15 APPENDIX C: LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LOTS BY ASSESSMENT AREA........................................................... 17 APPENDIX D: LIST OF LOTS BY ASSESSMENT AREA ................................ 19 2141 MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA RESOLUTION NO. - 2025 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT AND SEA LEVEL RISE AND FLOOD MITIGATION PROGRAM; IMPOSING ANNUAL MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE AREA OF THE TWIN LAKES ROAD ADAPTATION PROJECT AREA IN KEY LARGO WITHIN THE MONROE COUNTY TWIN LAKES ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT MUNICIPAL SERVICE BENEFIT UNIT; ESTABLISHING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS DETERMINING THAT SUCH REAL PROPERTY WILL DERIVE A SPECIAL BENEFIT FROM THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES AND THE ONGOING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE THEREOF AND THE REASONABLE APPORTIONMENT OF THE ASSESSMENT; ESTABLISHING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE AND COLLECTION COSTS; ESTABLISHING THE AMOUNT AND TERM OF THE ANNUAL ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT FOR EACH PARCEL OF PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED BASED ON THE METHODOLOGY SET FORTH HEREIN; DIRECTING PREPARATION OF THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING AND DIRECTING THE PROVISION OF NOTICE THEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS: ARTICLE I AUTHORITY, DEFINITIONS, LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS SECTION 1.01. AUTHORITY. This Resolution is adopted pursuant to the provisions of Article VIII, Section 1 of the Florida Constitution; Sections 125.01 and 125.66 of Florida Statutes, which grant to a Board of County Commissioners all powers of local self-government to perform county functions and to render services for county purposes in a manner not inconsistent with general law; Monroe County Ordinance No. 002-2021 ("Ordinance"), codified as Chapter 22,Article VII, Monroe 4 2142 County Code of Ordinances creating and establishing the Monroe County Sea Level Rise and Flood Mitigation Municipal Service Benefit Unit ("MSBU"); and other applicable provisions of law. Section 1.02. DEFINITIONS. This resolution constitutes the Initial Assessment Resolution as defined in the Ordinance. Any capitalized words and terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Ordinance. Unless the context indicates otherwise, words imparting the singular number including the plural number, and vice versa. As used in this Resolution, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context thereof otherwise requires. "Annual Maintenance Assessment" means the amount computed for each Parcel pursuant to Section 4.03 hereof. "Assessment Area" means a geographic area created by this Resolution, which is a sub-unit of an MSBU, containing properties that specially benefit from a Local Improvement, service, facility or program. "Assessment Coordinator" means the person designated by the County Administrator to be responsible for coordinating the Assessments, or such person's designee. "Board" means the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida. `Building" means any structure, whether temporary or permanent, built for support, shelter or enclosure of persons, chattel or property of any kind. This term shall include mobile homes or any vehicle serving in any way the function of a building. 5 2143 "County" means Monroe County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida. "County Administrator" means the chief executive officer of the County, or such person's designee. "Developed Parcel"means a benefited property,as defined in the Ordinance, and consists of any Tax Parcel that includes a building. "Dwelling Unit" means (1) a Building, or pa portion thereof, available to be used for residential purposes, consisting of one or more rooms arranged, designed, used, or intended to be used as living quarters for one family only, or (2) the use of land in which lots or spaces are offered for rent or lease for the placement of mobile homes for residential purposes. "Final Assessment Resolution" means the Resolution described in Sections 3.02 and 3.06 of the Ordinance that imposes the Assessments within the Assessment Area. "Fiscal Year" means the period commencing on October 1 of each year and continuing through the next succeeding September 30, or such other period as may be prescribed by law as the fiscal year for the County. "Government Property" means property owned by the United States of America or any agency thereof, the State of Florida or any agency thereof, a county, a special district or a municipal corporation. "Local Improvement"means a capital improvement constructed or installed by the County for the special benefit of a neighborhood or other local area, for which special assessments are imposed pursuant to the Ordinance. 6 2144 "Lot" means a building lot described on a map or plat recorded in the County's Official Records on or prior to the effective date of the Final Assessment Resolution or any subsequent Annual Assessment Resolution. "MSBU" means the Monroe County Roadway Improvement and Sea Level Rise and Flood Mitigation Municipal Service Benefit Unit described in the Ordinance. "Maintenance" or "Maintenance Activities" means the ongoing operations and maintenance of the roadway improvements, including but not limited to electrical service to operate the pumps and other electrical equipment, routine maintenance costs, ,and an amount set aside for future replacement of the mechanical equipment. "Maintenance Assessment" means an annual special assessment imposed against real property located within the MSBU to fund the Maintenance Activities, and related expenses, computed in the manner described in Section 4.03 hereof. "Maintenance Assessment Collection Cost" means the estimated cost to be incurred by the County during any Fiscal Year in connection with the administration of the Maintenance Assessment program and collection of the Maintenance Assessment, and shall consist of an internal administrative fee in the amount of five percent(5%) of the Maintenance Costs; external consultant administrative fee; and a commission paid to the Tax Collector, authorized pursuant to Subsection 192.091(2)(b), Florida Statutes- all distributed on a per dwelling unit basis. "Maintenance Assessment Roll" means a non-ad valorem assessment roll relating to the Maintenance Cost of the Maintenance Activities and related expenses. 7 2145 "Maintenance Assessment Statutory Discount Amount" means the amount computed for each dwelling unit pursuant to Section 4.03 hereof. "Maintenance Cost" means all or any portion of the expenses that are properly attributable to Maintenance as that term is defined herein and under generally accepted accounting principles including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the cost of ongoing operations and maintenance of the capital improvements including, but not limited to, electrical service to operate pumps and other electrical equipment; repair and maintenance of the pump station equipment; replacement of the pump station equipment; and similar services. "Maintenance Cost" is synonymous with"Service Cost" as defined in the Ordinance. "Ordinance" means Monroe County Ordinance No.002-2021, codified as Chapter 22, Article VII, Monroe County Code of Ordinances and designated as the ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT AND SEA LEVEL RISE AND FLOOD MITIGATION PROGRAM MUNICIPAL SERVICE BENEFIT UNIT pursuant to Chapter 22, Division 2, Subsection 22-151 thereof. "Property Appraiser" means the Monroe County Property Appraiser. "Roadway Adaptation Improvements" means roadway adaptation activities performed within each roadway project area within the MSBU as part of a Local Improvement as defined in the Ordinance including, but not limited to, roadway improvement and/or elevation,engineered storm water collection,transport, treatment and disposal system, or any combination thereof. "Tax Parcel" means a parcel of real property to which the Property Appraiser has assigned a distinct ad valorem property tax identification number. 8 2146 "Tax Roll" means the real property ad valorem tax assessment roll maintained by the Property Appraiser for the purpose of the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes. "Undeveloped Parcel" means a benefited property, as defined in the Ordinance, and consists of any Tax Parcel that does not include a building. "Uniform Assessment Collection Act" means Sections 197.3632 and 197.3635, Florida Statutes, or any successor statutes authorizing the collection of non-ad valorem Assessments on the same bill as ad valorem taxes, and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder. SECTION 1.02. INTERPRETATION. Unless the context indicates otherwise, words importing the singular number include the plural number, and vice versa. The terms "hereof," "hereby," "herein," "hereto," "hereunder" and similar terms refer to this Resolution; the term "hereafter" means after; and the term "heretofore" means before, the effective date of this Resolution. Words of any gender include the correlative words of the other gender, unless the sense indicates otherwise. SECTION 1.03. FINDINGS. It is hereby ascertained, determined and declared that: (A) The Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,Florida,has enacted the Ordinance in order to provide for the creation of a municipal service benefit unit and to authorize the imposition of Assessments to fund the Maintenance of Local Improvements that serve and specially benefit the property located therein. (B) The Roadway Improvements constitute a Local Improvement, as 9 2147 defined in the Ordinance, and Maintenance constitutes a related service. (C) All properties within the Assessment Area that have received Roadway Improvements will require continued operations and maintenance in order to maintain the benefits achieved by the Roadway Improvements. All Tax Parcels within the MSBU that have received the Local Improvements will benefit from Maintenance of the Local Improvements. Without Maintenance of the Local Improvements, the gains achieved through avoidance of flooding through sea level rise within the benefitted Tax Parcels by the Roadway Improvements will be lost. (D) The Board desires to create the Assessment Area and to collect Maintenance Assessments in order to fund Maintenance Costs. (E) The Roadway Improvements, and the related Maintenance Activities, provide a special benefit to the properties located within the Assessment Area, by protecting and enhancing their value,use and enjoyment;promoting health,welfare, convenience and safety for all assessed property owners in the Assessment Area; stabilizing or increasing property values; and establishing and preserving access to all properties within the Assessment Area. (F) The Board hereby finds and determines that the Assessments to be imposed in accordance with this Resolution provide an equitable method of funding the Maintenance of the Local Improvements by fairly and reasonably allocating the cost to specially benefitted property. (G) The Board hereby finds that each property within the proposed MSBU will be benefited by the Maintenance of the Local Improvements in an amount not less than the Assessment imposed against such property, computed in the 10 2148 manner set forth in this Resolution. (H) The Maintenance Assessment will be implemented to provide for mandatory payment of the annual Maintenance Costs by all Tax Parcels within the MSBU. ARTICLE II NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING SECTION 2.01. PUBLIC HEARING. A public hearing will be conducted by the Board beginning at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, on June 18, 2025, at the Murray Nelson Government Center, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo Florida, 33037 to consider adoption of a Final Assessment Resolution that will (A) create Assessment Areas, (B)impose Assessments, and (C) authorize collection of the Assessments pursuant to the Florida Uniform Assessment Collection Act. SECTION 2.02. NOTICE BY PUBLICATION. Upon completion of the initial Assessment Roll, the Assessment Coordinator shall publish a notice of the public hearing on adoption of a Final Assessment Resolution as authorized by Section 2.01 hereof in the manner and the time provided in Section 3.04 of the Ordinance and Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. Such notice shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix A. SECTION 2.03. NOTICE BY MAIL. Upon completion of the initial Assessment Roll, the Assessment Coordinator shall, at the time and in the manner specified in Section 3.05 of the Ordinance,provide first class mailed notice of the public hearing 11 2149 authorized by Section 2.01 hereof to each real property owner proposed to be assessed at the address indicated on the Tax Roll. Such notice shall be mailed at least twenty (20) days prior to the public hearing, in accordance with Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, and shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix B. ARTICLE III PROPOSED ASSESSMENT AREA SECTION 3.01. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ASSESSMENT AREA. (A) The Board proposes to create an assessment area for the Tax Parcels more particularly described in Appendix C attached hereto. The assessment area(the "Twin Lakes Assessment Area") shall consist of parcels shown in Appendix C, , and as listed in Appendix D, Description of Parcels by Assessment Area. (B) The Assessment Area is proposed for the purpose of funding Maintenance Activities within the MSBU and for the purpose of improving the use and enjoyment of property by funding the ongoing operations and maintenance of the Local Improvements. ARTICLE IV MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS SECTION 4.01. ESTIMATED MAINTENANCE COST. The estimated annual Maintenance Cost for the parcels within the Twin Lakes Roadway Improvement Assessment Area is $$221,531.00 per Fiscal Year. This Maintenance Cost will be funded through the imposition of Maintenance Assessments against real property located in the Twin Lakes Roadway Improvement Assessment Area in the manner set forth in this article. 12 2150 SECTION 4.02. IMPOSITION OF MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS. The Maintenance Assessments shall be imposed against all real property located within the Assessment Area for each Fiscal Year and shall be computed in accordance with this Article. The estimated annual Maintenance Assessment rate to generate the revenue to satisfy the estimated Maintenance Costs for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2025, is $2,131.00 per dwelling unit or unimproved parcel. When imposed, the Maintenance Assessment for each Fiscal Year shall constitute a lien upon the parcels located in the MSBU, pursuant to Section 22-156, Monroe County Code of Ordinances. SECTION 4.03. COMPUTATION OF MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS. (A) The annual Maintenance Assessments shall be computed for each dwelling unit or undeveloped parcel located in the MSBU by adding the annual Maintenance Cost together with the Collection Cost,plus a five per cent(5%)reserve for the under-collection of assessments due to the discount on annual property tax bills allowed for property owners who pay prior to March 1 ("Maintenance Assessment Statutory Discount Amount"). This sum is then divided by the sum by the total number of dwelling units and undeveloped parcels within the Assessment Area. The result is the portion of the Maintenance Costs attributable to each Tax Parcel. (B) The above calculations shall be completed on an annual basis for the purposes of the Maintenance Assessments. (C) The Maintenance Assessment amount shall be adjusted by a CPI-U adjustment each year, if necessary. 13 2151 SECTION 4.04. MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT ROLL. The Assessment Coordinator is hereby directed to prepare a final estimate of the Maintenance Assessments and to prepare the initial Maintenance Assessment Roll in the manner provided in the Ordinance. The Assessment Coordinator shall apportion the Maintenance Cost among the parcels of real property within the MSBU and within each Assessment Area as reflected on the Tax Roll in conformity with this Article. The estimate of Maintenance Cost and the Maintenance Assessment Roll shall be maintained on file at the office of the Assessment Coordinator and open to public inspection. The foregoing shall not be construed to require that the Maintenance Assessment Roll be in printed form if the amount of the Maintenance Assessment for each parcel can be determined by use of a computer terminal available to the public. ARTICLE V GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 5.01. METHOD OF COLLECTION. The Assessments shall be levied and collected pursuant to the Florida Uniform Assessment Collection Act, Sections 197.3632 and 197.3635, Florida Statutes. SECTION 5.02. SEVERABILITY. If any clause, section or provision of this Resolution shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason or cause, the remaining portion of said Resolution shall be in full force and effect and be valid as if such invalid portion thereof had not been incorporated herein. 14 2152 SECTION 5.03. CONFLICTS. All resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 5.04. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on May 21, 2025. Mayor Jim Scholl Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Lincoln Commissioner Craig Cates Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein Commissioner David Rice ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KEVIN MADOK, Clerk of Circuit OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA Court and Ex-Officio Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners By: By: As Deputy Clerk Mayor JIM SCHOLL 15 2153 APPENDIX A FORM OF NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED To Be Published on or before May 28, 2025 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF COUNTY FINAL ASSESSMENT RESOLUTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN that on June 18, 2025, at 9:00 A.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, at the Murray Nelson Government Center, 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo Florida 33037, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, intends to consider approval of the following Monroe County resolution: Monroe County, Florida Twin Lakes Roadway Improvement, Sea Level Rise and Flood Mitigation Program Final Assessment Resolution Twin Lakes Neighborhood, Key Largo A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT AND SEA LEVEL RISE AND FLOOD MITIGATION PROGRAM; IMPOSING ANNUAL MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENTS FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN TWIN LAKES AREA IN KEY LARGO WITHIN THE TWIN LAKES ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT AREA MUNICIPAL SERVICE BENEFIT UNIT; ESTABLISHING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS DETERMINING THAT SUCH REAL PROPERTY WILL DERIVE A SPECIAL BENEFIT FROM THE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES AND THE ONGOING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE THEREOF AND THE REASONABLE APPORTIONMENT OF THE ASSESSMENT; ESTABLISHING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PROPOSED SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE AND COLLECTION COSTS; ESTABLISHING THE AMOUNT AND TERM OF THE ANNUAL ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT OPERATIONS AND OPERATION ASSESSMENT FOR EACH PARCEL OF PROPERTY TO BE ASSESSED BASED ON THE METHODOLOGY SET FORTH HEREIN; DIRECTING PREPARATION OF THE ASSESSMENT ROLL; AUTHORIZING A PUBLIC HEARING AND DIRECTING THE PROVISION OF NOTICE THEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. A geographic depiction of the properties subject to the assessment is below: 16 2154 Twin Lakes Benefit Area Key Largo, FL The public hearing is being held for the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed .....................................................................------------------------------------------------ Twin Lakes - Sea Level Rise Benefit Areal Uniiiniprovedl ............... f J ........... ,r, y, rill 11 011 0, 0 0 0011 P"�#o 10 vqhwwa l u"A"Orl IV,oll I"f A 1111,(Nr,R C I'M r,0 P,t I"I%, LO'l 1�YJA' assessments and collection of the assessment on the ad valorem tax bills. All affected property owners have the right to appear and provide input at the hearing and may file written objections with the County Attorney's Office at any time within twenty (20) days following publication of this notice. 17 2155 The Assessments have been proposed to fund ongoing annual maintenance costs for the roadway improvement project, including, but not limited to, the cost of maintenance for pump station equipment and related services. The assessment for each parcel of property will be based upon the number of dwelling units and undeveloped parcels in the Assessment Area. The estimated assessment rate for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2025, is $2,131.00 per dwelling unit or undeveloped parcel. A more specific description is set forth in the Initial Assessment Resolution adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on May 21, 2025. The assessments will be collected by the Tax Collector on the ad valorem tax bill, commencing with the tax bill to be mailed in November 2025, as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. Failure to pay the assessments will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the real property, which may result in a loss of title. If you have any questions,please contact Rhonda Haag at(305) 453-8774 Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The proposed Final Assessment Resolution may be inspected by the public at the Monroe County website by viewing the agenda packet for the June 18, 2025 meeting, which will be posted beginning on June XX, 2025 at: hqp:Hmonroecounly.fl.igm2.com/citizens/default.aspx. The resolution may also be viewed at the Monroe County Attorney's Office, at 1111 12th Street, Suite 408,Key West,FL 33040. The public can participate in the June 18, 2025, meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,FL by attending in person or via Zoom. The Zoom link can be found in the agenda at: httD:Hmonroecountvfl.icim2.com/citizens/defatilt.as X. ADA A&VUTANCE: If you are a person with a disability who needs special accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, please contact the County Administrator's Office, by phoning(305)292-4441, between the hours of 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., prior to the scheduled meeting; if you are hearing or voice-impaired, call "711': Live Closed-Captioning is available at our web portal at.* lztt�://monroecount�r�l,i�m2,co'n/citi�ens/default.as�v,for meetings of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners. Dated at Key West, Florida, this day of April 2025. (SEAL) KEVIN MADOK, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Ex Ofcio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida Publication Dates: Keys Weekly: Thur., News Barometer: Fri., Keys Citizen: Sat., 18 2156 APPENDIX B FORM OF FIRST-CLASS NOTICE TO BE MAILED Monroe County Board of County Commissioners Sustainability Department '�= H� Mayor Jim School Dist. 3 102050 Overseas Hwy., #246 Mayor Pro Tern Michelle Lincoln, Dist. 2 Key Largo, FL 33037 o Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein Dist. 5 Commissioner David Rice, Dist. 4 Commissioners Craig Cates, Dist. 1 May 28,2025 «OwnerName1» «OwnerName2» «OwnerAdd 1» AK#: «OwnerAdd2» Sequence Number: S12-«SegNum» ((City)) «State» ((Zip)) ((COUNTRY)) Notice Date: May XX, 2025 Re: Notice of Proposed Maintenance Special Assessment for Twin Lakes Dear Property Owner: A municipal service benefit unit is being created to fund assessments for operation and maintenance costs related to certain roadway improvement and sea level rise and flood mitigation program activities in your area. The operation and maintenance work is necessary in order to maintain the roadway improvements that will be achieved. The assessment for each parcel is based on the cost of the operations and maintenance and the number of dwelling units and undeveloped parcels in the roadway improvement area. A more specific description of the assessment program is set forth in the Initial Assessment Resolution adopted by the County Commission on May 21,2025. Information regarding the assessment for your specific property is shown below. Monroe County created the Monroe County Roadway Improvement and Sea Level Rise and Flood Mitigation Program Municipal Service Benefit Unit to impose special assessments to fund ongoing operations and maintenance costs for roadway improvements in the program. The maintenance assessments will be collected on the ad valorem tax bill commencing with the tax bill to be mailed in November 2025, as authorized by Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes. Failure to pay the assessments will cause a tax certificate to be issued against the real property, which may result in a loss of title. A more specific description of the improvements and the method of computing the assessment for each parcel of real property are set forth in the Initial Assessment Resolution adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on May 21, 2025. Copies of the ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT AND SEA LEVEL RISE AND FLOOD MITIGATION PROGRAM Assessment Ordinance, the Initial Assessment Resolution (including an explanation of the assessment methodology)and the initial Assessment Roll are available for 19 2157 inspection at the Monroe County Attorney's Office, 1100 121h St., Suite 408, Key West Florida 33040 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Information regarding the assessment for your specific real property is attached to this letter. The proposed assessments are based on the total overall future maintenance cost, divided by the number of dwelling units and undeveloped parcels in the Benefit Area. The annual assessment for each parcel will include its share of annual collection costs. An amount is also added to cover the statutory discount applicable to early payment of ad valorem taxes and special assessments. The total number of dwelling units or undeveloped parcels attributable to the above tax parcel is: The estimated Annual Maintenance Assessment for the above parcel is $$2,131.00, which translates to $177.58 per dwelling unit or undeveloped parcel per month. The estimated total revenue to be collected for the Assessment Area is$221,531.00 for Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2025. You are invited to attend a public hearing to adopt the Final Assessment Resolution scheduled for June 18, 2025, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Murray Nelson Government Center, 102050 Overseas Highway,Key Largo,FL 33037. The Final Assessment Resolution will be available in the agenda packet for the hearing, to be published at http:Hmonroecountyfl.idm2.com/citizens/default.aspxx beginning at 6:00 p.m. on June 10, 2025. All affected property owners have a right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections with the County Attorney's Office within 20 days following publication of this notice. If you decide to appeal any decision made by the County Commission with respect to any matter considered at the hearing, you will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record is made, including the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be made. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs special accommodations to participate in this proceeding, please contact the County Administrator at (305) 292-4441, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. — 5:00 p.m., no later than five (5) calendar days prior to the date of the hearing. If you are hearing or voice impaired, call "711". Questions regarding your assessment and the process for collection may be directed to the Monroe County Sustainability Department at (305) 453-8774, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA 20 2158 APPENDIX C LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF ASSESSMENT AREA TWIN LAKES KEY LARGO AREA - All parcels that abut the public and private portion of Shaw Drive,all parcels that abut Adams Drive and all parcels that abut Crane Street only from Shaw Drive to Adams Drive. 21 2159 APPENDIX D DESCRIPTION OF PARCELS BY ASSESSMENT AREA The Assessment Area shall consist of the following properties located in the unincorporated area of Monroe County, Florida, on Shaw Drive, Crane Street and Adams Drive , as identified by the property identification number provided by the Monroe County Properly Appraiser. Monroe County- Twin Lakes Billing Units (Dwelling Max'imorn' Prbperty 0 Ait Key owner Name situs Units or Annual Undeveloped Assessment Parcel) 00551000-000300 1674508 HOSFORD JEAN M 1009 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550370-000000 1673854 TUCKER ELMER LEE JR 956 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550850-000000 1674320 MARTIN ANGEL 1022 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551005-000800 1674931 ZERBE FAMILY JOINT REVOCABLE 1029 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 TRUST 00550420-000000 1673901 LANE MARK K 946 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550860-000000 1674338 BECKMANN ELIZABETH HJ 1024 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-001500 1674621 BRUNS PAULINE MENDEZ LIVING 1510 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 TRUST 6/7/2010 00548100-000000 1671584 SIGNORELLI PETE 988 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-002000 1674672 ACEVEDO JEDIAEL 1520 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550310-000100 8646801 BEYER MARILYN J TRUST 2/02/2019 968 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548070-000000 1671550 SCHWEISS MARK BISHOP 994 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548080-000000 1671568 MARSHALL GORDON L 992 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550310-000000 1673790 ERICKSON EDWIN WILLIAM 969 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-001400 1674613 1508 SHAW DRIVE LLC 1508 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550940-000000 1674419 SNOW KATHLEEN A 1040 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-001600 1674630 LAY L FRASER 1512 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-002300 8497989 MIMBELAJOSE A 1526 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548010-000000 1671495 ALLEN LORI M 1006 CRANE ST,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551005-001300 1674982 PREW DOUGLAS A 1019 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551005-000600 1674915 WEATHERLY KIMBERLY SIMS 1033 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550330-000000 1673811 HOLMES IVAN L 964 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550790-000000 1674265 LEE DAWN S 1010 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548160-000000 1671649 SANCHEZ STEPHANIE C 976 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550340-000000 1673820 THIERY ANDREW 962 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548170-000100 9105242 NIEBLAS LOAMMI 972 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550780-000000 1674257 VELASCO EDMUNDO 1008 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-001000 1674575 BETANCOURTJUSTO R 1504 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550800-000000 1674273 LOPEZ AURELIO E 1012 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-004101 8901909 SCHMIDT GLENN SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550970-000000 1674443 BORG SHIRLEY 1046 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-003900 1674826 PINE RIVER HOME LLC 1511 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550830-000000 1674303 DE LA PAZ MARTA R 1018 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-003800 1674818 MAHSHIE RICHARD 1513 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 22 2160 00551000-003300 1674761 MADRUGA ESTEBAN ROLANDO II 1523 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550380-000000 1673862 FERNANDEZ MARC 954 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-001100 1674583 SMAIL DAVID L 1505 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548170-000000 1671657 BECERRA OMAR 974 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548030-000000 1671517 HERNANDEZAIME 1002 CRANE ST,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-001900 1674664 PEREZJOHN E 1518 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-004100 1674842 SCHMIDT GLENN 1506 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-000800 1674559 GUTIERREZ MARIO JR 1500 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550820-000000 1674290 GARCES FRANK E JR 1016 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-001800 1674656 KEY LARGO 102-2 LLC 1516 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550910-000000 1674389 MAESTRI MARCOS 1034 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550410-000000 1673897 MONRABAL SILVIO JR 948 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550360-000000 1673846 PEGUES DONALD L 958 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551005-001000 1674958 PENTRON ELECTRONIC INC 1025 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550920-000000 1674397 FROHRING CRAIG A 1036 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551005-000500 1674907 SORT PHILLIP F 1035 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550960-000000 1674435 BOUZA MANUEL 1044 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-000700 1674541 GELTHAUS FAMILY TRUST 06/03/2024 1001 CRANE ST,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-000900 1674567 FLORIDA INVESTMENTS SERVICES 1502 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 CORP 00551005-001200 1674974 CR 1021 LLC 1021 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548110-000000 1671592 MENDEZ MARY HILTON 986 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-000600 1674532 MAESTRI MARCOS 1003 CRANE ST,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550890-000000 1674362 STEPHEN TRAVIS WAYNE 1030 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550810-000000 1674281 SANCHEZJULIO 1014 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550770-000000 1674249 LAVELLE MICHAELJOHN 1006 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 2 $4,262.00 00551005-000100 1674869 CASA BAYVIEW LLC 1043 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-000200 1674494 MATOS LISVET 1011 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551005-000700 1674923 JLR REVOCABLE TRUST 04/29/09 1031 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548140-000000 1671622 RICE SUZETTE C 980 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-000100 1674486 FAJARDO YENISLEYDIS 1013 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551005-000200 1674877 HIGUERAS-CASTRO MARIAANITA 1041 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551005-000900 1674940 ARIAS ANTONIO 1027 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550400-000000 1673889 ORIZONDO JAVIER 950 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550900-000000 1674371 I MENDEZ INTERIOR DESIGN& 1032 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 RENTAL KEY LARGO LLC 00548020-000000 1671509 PEQUENO TOMAS 1004 CRANE ST,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550350-000000 1673838 RUIZ RAFAEL 960 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551005-001400 1674991 LAY FRASER 1015 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-000400 1674516 LEAL RIGOBERTO R 1007 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548190-000000 1671673 SWANK LORYANN M 970 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548050-000000 1671533 WITTKE PAULAS 998 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551005-001100 1674966 VORDTRIEDE GLENN 0 REV TR 1023 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 12/16/2010 00551005-000300 1674885 LUENGO RAYMOND IGNACIO 1039 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-002600 1674702 MILLHISERJOHN D 1532 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550880-000000 1674354 BRACERAS JOHN 1028 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-003500 1674788 FERLITA STEVE 1519 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-004000 1674834 1509 SHAW DR LLC 1509 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548060-000000 1671541 TOOTH MAN TRACY 996 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550390-000000 1673871 SALAZAR RAFAEL IGNACIO 952 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548150-000000 1671631 SMITH JONATHAN W 978 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550930-000000 1674401 1038 ADAMS DR LLC 1038 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548000-000000 1671487 RODRIGUEZ-MENA JORGE 1008 CRANE ST,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 23 2161 00551000-001200 1674591 GORSUCH BRENDA E 1507 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548120-000000 1671606 MOBLEY SCOTT 984 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550760-000000 1674231 ADAMS DR LLC 1004 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550840-000000 1674311 1020 ADAMS LLC 1020 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551005-000400 1674893 HERNANDEZ HENRY 1037 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550870-000000 1674346 CAPUTO PAMELA 1026 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-003400 1674770 RAM IREZ ANDRES A MAPAL 1521 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548130-000000 1671614 BENCOMO JAVIER 982 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550320-000000 1673803 GALLEGO RAMCES 966 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00548040-000000 1671525 OCEAN CAPITAL PARTNERS II LLC 1000 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-003100 1674745 PRIME CORAL PROPERTIES LLC 1527 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-000500 1674524 KEYS LIFE INVESTMENTS LLC 1005 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550950-000000 1674427 WOLNEK DAVID S 1042 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-001700 1674648 1514 SHAW LLC 1514 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-003000 8497369 LOBON JOSE LUIS 1529 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-003200 1674753 WOOD DONALD J 1525 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550990-000000 1674460 HOFFMAN RANDY 1045 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-002700 1674711 FAIRMAN RONALD L 1535 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00550980-000000 1674451 OCEAN CAPITAL PARTNERS IV LLC 1048 ADAMS DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 00551000-002800 1674729 GILBERTJAMES D 1536 SHAW DR,KEY LARGO 1 $2,131.00 24 2162 Liz Yongue From: Burke-Sue <Burke-Sue@MonroeCounty-FL.Gov> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2025 1:34 PM To: Shillinger-Bob; Liz Yongue; Gomez-Krystal Subject: FW: Twin Lakes Pilot Road Adaption Project (For the Record) Attachments: Twin Lakes Pilot Project Assessment.docx Hi Bob, Liz, and Krystal, Following and attached is an email/letter from Mr. David Smail pertaining to N1, N2, and N3 on the 04-16-2025 BOCC Meeting Agenda. Please add to the record if not already added. TGIF! Sincerely, Sue Burke Executive Assistant to Jim Scholl Mayor Monroe County District 3 530 Whitehead Street, Suite 102 Key West, FL 33040 305-292-3430 (Office) 850-341-5041 (Cell) Courier Stop: CLK - Stop #8 Burke-Sue@MonroeCounty-FL.Gov www.monroecounty-fl.gov �A'al k7lF Monroe County, Florida "The Florida Keys" PLEASE NOTE: FLORIDA HAS A VERY BROAD RECORDS LAW. MOST WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TO OR FROM THE COUNTY REGARDING COUNTY BUSINESS ARE PUBLIC RECORDS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA UPON REQUEST. YOUR EMAIL COMMUNICATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. From: David Smail <dsmail118@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, April 7, 2025 10:52 AM To: BOCCDIS4<BOCCDIS4@ Mon roeCounty-FL.Gov>; Cates-Craig<Cates-Craig@ Mon roeCounty-FL.Gov>; BOCCDIS2 <boccdis2@monroecounty-fl.gov>; BOCCDIS5<BOCCDIS5@ Mon roeCounty-FL.Gov>; BOCCDIS3 <BOCCDIS3@ Mon roeCounty-FL.Gov>; asabbag@hdrinc.com; London-Debra <London-Debra@MonroeCounty-FL.Gov>; Dottie Moses<dpmoses@bellsouth.net>; Stephanie Russo<srusso@russolawandmediation.com>; Gus Betancourt' <gus_be@hotmail.com>; Rodolfo.Perez@klwtd.com;gveliz@fkaa.com Subject:Twin Lakes Pilot Road Adaption Project 1 Some people who received this message don't often get email from dsmail11807Rmail.com.Learn why this is important CAUTION:This email originated from outside of the County. Whether you know the sender or not, do not click links or open attachments you were not expecting. For years several communities in the Florida Keys have experienced road flooding during King Tides. The residents have requested the county to raise the road levels to reduce the amount of flooding. The county has selected the Twin Lakes community for a pilot project to determine if the rain/flood water can be collected, filtered and injected into wells. Construction on this pilot project started in the summer of 2024 and is scheduled to be completed in 2026. The pilot project has received funding from both the Federal and State Governments. Monroe County estimates their share of the funding will be approximately$10.8 million. At the March 25, 2025 BOCC Meeting the county recommended that the residents of the Twin Lakes community not only pay for the operation and maintenance of the system, but also reimburse the county for a portion of the construction. Each of the property owners would be assessed approximately$4,200 per year. The estimated construction costs for six other communities are much higher than the pilot project. If the county uses the same method of having the residents in the community reimburse the county for the construction, operation and maintenance of the system, I believe most residents would not agree to install a similar system in their community. In addition, I believe that the injection system may not work in communities that were built on fill and have a muck layer below the top crust. The attached letter details my concerns. I request that the county reassess that amount that the community will need to pay. In addition the county should determine if there are more economical methods to reduce flooding in future projects. David Smail 2 Monroe County Board of Commissioners 1505 Shaw Drive 1200 Truman Ave. Key Largo, FL 33037 Key West, FL 33040 April 7, 2025 Subject: Twin Lakes Pilot Road Adaptation Project Dear Commissioner: For more than ten years several communities in the Florida Keys have experienced road flooding during King Tides. The residents in these communities have come to the Monroe County Board of Commissioners requesting that the roads be raised to minimize the flooding in the community. Several years ago, the County Board of Commissioners hired an engineering company to design a flood mitigation project that would satisfy all the environmental concerns associated with the Florida Keys. It was decided that Pilot Road Project should be built to test this concept prior to raisingthe roads in other Keys communities. The Key Largo Twin Lakes Community was selected for this pilot project. Construction of the pilot project started in the summer of 2024 and after observingthe construction duringthe past few months and reviewingthe recommendations presented at the March 25, 2025, BOCC Meeting, I believe we may already know the pilot projectwill be a failure and most other communities will not want to have a similar project in their community. It appears that the county not only wants the community to pay for the operation and maintain the pilot project once complete, but they also want the community to reimburse the county for a share of the cost of building the pilot. Each property owner will be expected to pay more than$4,200 per year. The county emphasizes the need for affordable housing in the Keys to attract workers to hospitals, schools, police, and businesses. Adding a large additional assessment to the property taxes will result in more middle-class families leaving the Keys and driving down the market value of property. I also have concerns about how successfully the project will work once completed. Let me first explain my background, which I base my assessments. I am a mechanical engineer who worked for Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory for 38.5 years, which is one of the national labs that design the United States Nuclear Reactors and supports the operation of the nuclear fleet. I built critical assemblies and performed nuclear physics tests to provide key information in the design of new naval nuclear cores. I helped design some nuclear fluid systems and developed new analytical model that are being used the American Society of Mechanical Engineering. For the first forty years of the Naval Nuclear Program, when a new design nuclear power plant was designed a prototype (pilot project)was built on land to test the concept prior to building the submarine/ship. I spent 8.5 years as a Nuclear Plant Engineer operating, testing, and training the navy on how to operate the plant. Many times, we would perform tests to verify that our design would meet our customer's needs and expectations. During the construction of the Twin Lakes Pilot Project, I have noted that the contractor has installed many temporary wells that are approximately 15 feet deep. During the construction large holes and ditches were dug and due to the high-water table, the holes filled with water. The water was pumped out of the holes into large sediment tanks and from the tank into one of the temporary wells. I observed many instances when the flow exceeded the compacity of the temporary well and the water spilled on to the ground. When the contractor was questioned, I was told that much of the project area has a large muck layer a short distance below the ground surface and in some areas, it is quite deep. When the temporary well is drilled in a large muck layer, the ability to pump large amounts of water is difficult. Tony Sabbag said that they did not have problems with the temporary wells in Key West. I questioned the ability of the permanent wells that are about 120 feet deep will be able to accept the design flow of the system. I was told they believe that the permanent wells are below the muck layer and will function as designed. I noted that when 1506 Shaw Drive was built, one of the piers had to be driven 100 feet to find solid ground. One of the permanent wells has been installed near the intersection of Shaw Drive and Crane Street. Over the years this intersection has sunk by several feet and has resulted in the water line failing several times. On Adams Drive, the muck layer is very deep and there have been several failures of the water lines. I believe that the muck has a lot of water that flows through the layer as the ground water level changes and washes out the sand in the gravel that is put in the trench to support the pipe. I have discussed this issuewith the Key Largo Wastewater District and the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority and recommended that soil stabilization needs to be done in support of the replacement of piping in areas where we have the muck. I have recommended testing the capacity of the permanent wells by pumping water into the permanent well to find out if it has sufficient capacity to meet design flows. This test can be done using the water from the construction site or from the fire hydrons. If it fails, it may be necessary to drill deeper or relocate the well. This test should be done now, instead of at the end of the project when the concrete structure has been placed over the permanent well. This raises the question: If the project fails to meet the community's needs, will the county require the continued support of the failed system? In light of these comments, I ask the county to review the assessment that will be applied to the property owners of Twin Lakes. David Smail Liz Yongue From: Burke-Sue <Burke-Sue@MonroeCounty-FL.Gov> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2025 1:36 PM To: Shillinger-Bob; Gomez-Krystal; Liz Yongue Subject: FW: Stillwright Point Agenda Item BOCC 4-16-2025 Categories: Orange Category Hi Bob, Liz, and Krystal, Following is an email received from Ms . Emilie Stewart pertaining to N1, N2, and N3 on the 04-16-2025 BOCC Meeting Agenda. Please add to the record if not already done . Sincerely, Sue Burke Executive Assistant to Jim Scholl Mayor Monroe County District 3 530 Whitehead Street, Suite 102 Key West, FL 33040 305-292-3430 (Office) 850-341-5041 (Cell) Courier Stop: CLK - Stop #8 Burke-Sue@MonroeCounty-FL.Gov www.monroecounty-fl.gov �A'al k7lF Monroe County, Florida "The Florida Keys" PLEASE NOTE: FLORIDA HAS A VERY BROAD RECORDS LAW. MOST WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS TO OR FROM THE COUNTY REGARDING COUNTY BUSINESS ARE PUBLIC RECORDS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AND MEDIA UPON REQUEST. YOUR EMAIL COMMUNICATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. From: EMILIE STEWART<kzfan@aol.com> Sent:Wednesday, April 9, 2025 3:11 PM To: BOCCDIS3<BOCCDIS3@ Mon roeCounty-FL.Gov> Subject: Stillwright Point Agenda Item BOCC 4-16-2025 Some people who received this message don't often get email from kzfan@aol.com.Learn why this is important 1 CAUTION:This email originated from outside of the County. Whether you know the sender or not, do not click links or open attachments you were not expecting. Hi Jim! Follow up to our brief conversation; I just received the April 16 BOCC agenda. I had spoken with Rhonda March 27, who assured me the Stillwright capital assessment "would be much less" than Twin Lakes because we "have more houses." Now, two weeks Later, the proposed plan is a flat capital assessment of$25,000? It is obvious we can no Longer believe anything the county tells us. I also strongly believe the omission of including all affected neighborhoods in the agenda item March 25, was intentional. We would have had a HUGE turn out in opposition of capital assessments had it appeared on the agenda or had anyone from the county informed US. And now the newest surprise for Stillwright is the 10 foot easement! No how. No way. An easement is past a right-of-way. I sent Michelle these two photos of where a 10 foot easement would be on my property. In 2008 and 2009, when the sewers were installed, they only needed the right of way, about 5 feet past the edge of the asphalt, so the "10 ft easement" would be approx. 15 feet past the asphalt's edge. Ridiculous! Homeowners with pavers, landscaping, mature trees, cement walls would have all this destroyed - thus incurring another financial burden. I'll be on via Zoom, from outside the US, for the BOCC meeting April 16. I will speak. Take care. Emilie 2 PI �, �� i ,�, >, �i✓ ���// O/l Midi t i U ���,�.„,„Y ril/ ✓yiii/»✓ d i �'Ib�V,k�lrrl/zi? r w ro �ik�hxphh� ���d AI a � -,. 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