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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
May 21, 2025
Agenda Item Number: C 15
2023-3993
BULK ITEM: Yes DEPARTMENT: Engineering Services
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Olympia Newton
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval to advertise a Public Hearing to be held at the June 18, 2025 Board of County Commissioners
(BOCC) meeting to consider adoption of an Ordinance revising Section 19-4 of the Monroe County
Code to increase the toll rates for Card Sound Road Toll, and authorization for the Monroe County
Director of Engineering Services to inform the Florida Department of Transportation of the changes to
the toll rates in accordance with the Agreement for SunPass and Toll-by-Plate Electronic Toll
Collection at the Card Sound Toll Facility.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
This agenda item seeks approval to hold a public hearing to be held at the June 18, 2025 BOCC
meeting. The public hearing will be held to consider adoption of an ordinance to increase the Card
Sound Toll rates. The SunPass rate for two axle vehicles will increase from $1.04 to $1.06 per axle and
the 3 -axle or greater rate will increase from $1.32 to $1.35 per axle. The Toll-by-Plate rate will increase
from $1.56 to $1.59 per axle for two axle vehicles, and the per axle rate for 3-axle or greater will
increase from $1.98 to $2.03.
The ordinance provides for the revised toll rates to become effective October 1, 2025 at 12:00 a.m. The
Board directed at its March 21, 2018 for the toll rates to be adjusted annually in accordance with the
Consumer Price Index (CPI).
This agenda item also requests authorization for the Monroe County Director of Engineering Services,
Judith Clarke, to inform the Florida Department of Transportation(Department) of the upcoming rate
change in accordance with the Agreement for SunPass and Toll-By-Plate Electronic Toll Collection at
the Card Sound Road Toll Facility(Agreement). The Agreement provides that the County will inform
the Department of any changes in the toll amount to be charged and the date the rates are to become
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effective no less than thirty (30) days before the new toll amounts are to be in effect.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
The Board at its June 17, 2024 meeting adopted Ordinance No. setting the rates at $1.04 for 2 -axle
$1.32 for 3-axle or greater rate. The Toll-by-Plate rates were established at $1.56 per axle for 2-axle and
$1.98 per axle for 3-axle or greater.
The Board at its May 15, 2024 meeting approved advertising a public hearing to be held at its July 17,
2024 meeting.
The Board at its June 21, 2023 meeting adopted Ordinance No. setting the rates at $1.00 for 2 -axle
$1.28 for 3-axle or greater rate. The Toll-by-Plate rates were established at $1.50 per axle for 2-axle and
$1.92 per axle for 3-axle or greater.
The Board at its May 17, 2023 meeting approved advertising a public hearing to be held at its June 21,
2023 meeting.
The Board at its June 15, 2022 meeting adopted Ordinance No. 015-2021 setting the rates at $0.87 for 2-
axle $1.14 for 3-axle or greater rate. The Toll-by-Plate rates were established at $1.31 per axle for 2-
axle and $1.71 per axle for 3-axle or greater.
The Board at its May 18, 2022 meeting approved advertising a public hearing to be held at its June 15,
2022 meeting.
The Board at its June 16, 2021 meeting adopted Ordinance No. 015-2021 setting the rates at $0.80 for 2-
axle and $1.05 for 3 axle or greater.
The Board at its May 19, 2021 meeting approved advertising a public hearing to be held at its June
16,2021 meeting.
The Board at its August 19, 2020 meeting adopted Ordinance No. 28-2020 setting the rates at $0.78 for
2-axle and $1.03 for 3 axle or greater.
The Board at its July 27, 2020 meeting scheduled a public hearing for 8/19/20 in Key West, FL at
1:30P.M. or as soon thereafter as may be heard.
The Board is its September 5th, 2019 Budget meeting adopted Ordinance No. 032-2019, which
increased the toll rates by 2.1% in accordance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price
Index for all items less food and energy and set the rates for 2-axle vehicle at $.077 per axle and for
Vehicles of 3 axle or greater at $1.02 per axle.
The Board adopted Ordinance No. 008-2018 setting the revised rates and discount rebate program at its
May 16, 2018 meeting.
The Board approved the revised rates for the all-electronic tolling (AET) system and discounted rebate
program at its March 21, 2018 meeting held in Key Largo.
The Board approved the Agreement with FDOT for SunPass and Toll-By-Plate Electronic Toll
Collection at the Card Sound Road Toll Facility at its April 12, 2017 meeting Ordinance No. 002-2004
was approved by the BOCC at its February 18, 2004 meeting.
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Ordinance No. 009-1995 was approved by the BOCC at its February 21, 1995 meeting.
Ordinance No. 028-1992 was approved by the BOCC at its September 15, 1992 meeting.
Ordinance No. 034-1989 was approved by the BOCC at its November 1, 1989 meeting.
Ordinance 0 18-1989 was approved by the BOCC at its June 27, 1989 meeting.
INSURANCE REQUIRED:
No
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval to advertise.
DOCUMENTATION:
Agreement—between—Monroe—County_and FDOT—for—Electronic—Tolling.pdf
Consumer Price Index - March 2025.pdf
Ordinance 023-2024.pdf
Business—Impact Estimate—Card_
Sound—Toll—Final 2025.pdf
Ordinance to increase rates by CPI 2025.Pdf
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
N/A
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AGREEMENT FOR SUNPASS AND TOLL-BY-PLATE
ELECTRONIC L COLLECTION
T THE CARD SOUND ROAD TOLL FACILITY
Y AND BETWEEN
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THIS AGREEMENT FOR ALL ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION ("Agreement"), is made and
entered into this i4Lday of 2017, y and between MONROE COUNTY,
a political subdivision of the State of Flod ,whose business address is located in Monroe
County at 1100 Simonton Street, Key West, Florida 33040("County"), and the FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, an executive agency of the State of Florida having a
business address located at Florida's Turnpike Headquarters, Turkey Lake Service Plaza,
Milepost 263, Florida's Turnpike, Building 5315, P.G. Box 613069, Ocoee, Florida 34761
("Department").
I N EBSETH:
WHEREAS,the County desires to implement All Electronic Tolling ("AET")at its Card Bound
Road Toll Facility("Toll Facility") in order to allow customers to pay tolls electronically;
WHEREAS,the Department has implemented AET on portions of Florida's Turnpike with its
unPass and TOLL-BY-PLATE Systems-,
WHEREAS, the County and the Department desire to utilize SunPass@ and TOLL-BY-PLATED
technology in order to implement AET at the Tall Facility("Program"),
WHEREAS, section 336.161(5), Florida Statutes (2016), authorizes the Department to eater
into agreements with other entities for use of the Department's electronic toll collection and
video billing systems to collect the entity's tolls imposed in connection with use of the entity's
transportation facilities that become interoperable with the Department's systems;
WHEREAS, the Department has determined that implementation of the AET services to be
provided under this Agreement will add convenience and other value to the Department's
customers;
WHEREAS,the County will cause its Toll Facility to be interoerable with the Department's
SunPass@ and TOLL-BY-PLATED technologies and systems;
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the County desires to utilize the Department to provide AET transaction
processing, image review, invoicing, payment processing, accent management,and customer
support services, and to authorize the Department to engage in certain toll enforcement on
behalf of the County;
WHEREAS,the County desires to administer on its awn an annual pass discount program
("Annual pass")and a frequent user rebate program ("Rebate Program");
WHEREAS,the County desires to assign and delegate to the Department the County"s
authority to collect and enforce Toll Facility tolls;and
the purpose of this Agreement is to provide detailed roles, responsibilities,
business rules, specifications, and other terms and provisions as set forth herein,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises herein contained,
and other good and valuable consideration,the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged,the parties mutually agree as follows;
1m Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and form a material part of this
Agreement,
2® Effecrive DatesGo-Live Date.
a, The"Effective DateHe shall be the date this Agreement is entered into by and
between the County and the Department as set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
be The"Co-Live Date" is the date subsequent to the Effective Date mutually agreed
upon in writing by the parties when processing of"AET transactions"(which terra
shall include SunPassO transponder-based transactions and TOLL- Y-PLATE®
license plate image-based transactions)shall begin at the Toll Facility, but in any
event, no later than the date the first AET transaction for the Tall Facility is
processed by the Department,
3. al and eapor�siitltte of ttr ot�
a. The County will be responsible for submitting and receiving tolling and toll
transaction data in real time with the Department as specified in the Department's
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise("FTE")Infinity Integration Interface Control Document
(the"System Interface"), and by this reference made a part of this Agreement,
including any amendments or subsequent versions the Department may make to
the System Interface from time to time.
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b. It is the responsibility of the County to separately contract, at its sole expense,for all
design, purchase, installation,operation,tuning, elimination of frequency
interference, maintenance,and replacement as needed forDepartment-compatible
roadside, lane and(or plaza tolling equipment,software,and communications
having sufficient bandwidth to properly operate the System Interface at the Toll
Facility and to transmit to the Department toll transaction data as uniform financial
messages("OF ")as specified by the Department, The County's responsibilities
under this subparagraph shall continue for as long as this Agreement remains in
effect,
c. The County shall be solely responsible for the accuracy of all data transmitted to the
Department, including but not limited to:vehicle license plate information and
images,transponder information,vehicle axle counts, equipment status,and toll
rate information.
d, The County shall be solely responsible for all costs associated with upgrades or
replacement of its communications infrastructure and sufficient bandwidth required
to transmit toll transaction data to the Department at all times.
e. The County shall receive payment for toll transaction data received by the
Department only after payment is received by the Department for same; unpaid tolls
are not the liability of the Department, Any adjustments made to toll transaction
data to resolve customer disputes shall be solely within the discretion of the
Department.Any adjustments resulting in the reversal or decrease of previously
charged or paid tolls will be reflected in the net payments made to the County.
f. The County shall not receive any payment or credit for any administrative or
collection fees or civil fines assessed or received by the Department in its efforts to
collect Toll Facility toll revenue.
g. The County shall be solely responsible for providing and paying for any legal
services the County desires to use in connection with any matter that may arise
during the Terra, including, but not limited to, legal representation during traffic court
proceedings. The Department will not be required to provide any legal support or
representation regarding the toll collection or enforcement services [department
provides to or on behalf of the County pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,
h. The County shall be solely responsible for all costs associated with modifying or
adding County sinae for the Program.
L The County shall be responsible for paying "Credit Card Fees®'calculated as
described in Paragraph 5.a. of this Agreements
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�. The County shall be responsible for payment of all"Department Transaction Fees"
for Toll Facility transactions as described in Paragraph 5.b.of this Agreement.
k. The County shall, at its sole expense, property train or cause to be trained its
personnel in the proper administration and education of the Program procedures
and timely reporting of any and all problems therewith.
I. brier to the Go-Live Cate, and as required by the Department thereafter,the County
shall allow Department representatives to test the County's revenue collection
system and System Interface to confirm the systems are properly operating and
conform to the Department's standards as set forth in the Department's System
interface. At a minimum,testing may confirm the County's systems'ability to:
i, Properly read and transmit data to and from transponders;
6 Provide accurate vehicle axle and toll rate information;
iii. Create,store, and transmit vehicle license plate information and associated
images-,and
iv. Create and transmit toll transaction data in a correct Department-compatible
format.
The Department's testing of the County's systems is merely to evaluate such
systems' readiness for the Go-Live Date, and shall not transfer to the Department
any of the County's responsibilities identified in subparagraph 3.b. above.
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m ,m. The County will be responsible for determining the toll amount to be charged to
customers using its Toll Facility. The County will inform the Department of any
Ave changes in the toll amounts to be charged and the date the rates are to become
effective no less than thirty(3€ )days before the new toll amounts are to be in effect.
n. Annual Pass—The Card Sound Bridge annual pass provides for unlimited usage of
the toll facility for an annual fee and registration.
i. The County will be stalely responsible for administering the Annual Pass
program.
it. Pass holders will utilize SunPass@)transponders and will be required to be
registered with a prepaid balance and maintain their SunPass@)account in
good standing.The County will be responsible for communicating these
requirements to its Pass holders.
iii_ The customer shall properly mount the SunPass@ in customer's vehicle in
order to be eligible for the Annual Pass discount.
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iv, One Annual Pass is allowed per vehicle-one transponder per vehicle
license plate number.
v. Card Sound Bridge annual pass requires enrollment and pre-purchase by the
customer.
via The Annual Pass is available to two-axle vehicles only(no trailers).
viiMonroe County shall administer the Annual Pass program ensuring that the
transponder is valid and SunPass@ account is in good standing.
viii, unPass(D accounts not in good standing shall not be able to be registered
for an Annual Pass.
ix, The County Annual Pass administration system shall capture bath
transponder ID and license plate information,The County will provide the
Department the license plate and transponder information for valid Toll
Facility Annual Kass holders.
x.. The County will provide this information through an electronic interface as
defined in the Department's Pass interface Control Document(°`ICD").The
interface shall be the sale means of transferring the Card Sound Bridge
Annual Pass list. Updates shall be near-real-time.
xi. The cast of the Annual Pass shall be deterTnined by Monroe County.
xii. The Annual Pass will expire on Decernixer 31 of each year unless renewed
prior to its expiration'rardiass&' hen flro' ,.
ass was purchased. The
County is responsible for placing customers on the Annual Pass list as well
as removing there.
xiii. The County shall not send FTF transactions of pass holders based on
transponder IC or Optical Character Recognition("OCR")of the license plate
result.
xiv. For transactions that require image reviews FTF shall check the license plate
result against the pass list information and not charge customers who are on
the list,
xv. Transaction processing charges shall apply for all transactions sent to FTF.
Two pass types will be issued as defined below;
1. Customer Combination Pass—The pass will only be valid for use on the Toll
Facility.On other facilities which allow unPass@),the pass will be recognized
as a SunPass@ transponder and will be processed based on the SunPass@
business rules. Failure to renew the pass will result in the customer reverting
to a tolled customer for this facility.
ii, Agency Combination Pass—Each agency vehicle that the County desires to
be exempt from payment of the toll on the Toll Facility will be required to have
a iunPass@ transponder. The County will establish a SunPass@ fleet
account and include each of the agency vehicles the County desires to be
eligible for use of the pass. County will maintain a minimum balance on the
account as established by the Department. The County will have access to
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transaction information through the SunPass@ web page. This pass will only
be valid for use can the Toll Facility.On other facilities which allow SunPasso,
this pass will be recognized as a SunPass@ transponder and will be
processed based on the SunPass@ Business Rules. County is responsible
for maintaining the list of exempt vehicles and for maintaining funds in the
SunPass@ prepaid account.
SunPass@ account holders that utilize the County's Annual Pass program shall be
governed by the rules of the SunPass@)program, In addition the account shall be
governed by the following:
i A SunPass@ prepaid account balance shall be maintained at all times.
Should the account become delinquent,the Department reserves the right
to terminate the account in accordance with the Department's existing
Business Rules.
H. Upon termination of a SunPass@ prepaid account,the registered owner of
vehicle may be subject to toll charges and applicable fees consistent with
the Business Rules of the Department's Toll-by-Plate program. Termination
will invalidate any pass entitlements.
Ill. When a previously delinquent SunPass0 prepaid account is brought back
to goad standing,the Department may, at its discretion, post any unpaid
Toll-by-Mate activity to the SunPass@ account for payment and may honor
any pass entitlements that would have been honored had the account not
been terminated,
o. Rebate program -The Card Sound Bridge Monthly Rebate program is designed for
the commuter or frequent user of the facility. It provides a rebate to customers who
meet a specified usage requirement.
i. FTF shall be solely responsible for administering the monthly Rebate
Program.
ii. The monthly Rebate program shall utilize SunPass@ transponders with a
prepaid balance and customers must maintain their SunPass@ account in
good standing.The County will be responsible for communicating these
requirements to its customers,
iiio Requires SunPass@)to be properly mounted in customer's vehicle,
iv. SunPass@ accounts not in good standing shall not be eligible for a rebate..
V. Only if the transponder is read and the account is in good standing when
the rebate is calculated will the transaction count towards the rebate.
vi. No enrollment is required by the patron,
vii. The rebate is available totwo-axle vehicles only(no trailers).
viiis Patrons with total transactions equal to or greater 40 in a calendar month
will be issued a 40% rebate credit to their SunPass@ account the following
month.
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ix. County will be provided with a report on the number of customers who met
the rebate requirement
X. Monthly rebate customers may not be part of another Card Sound Bridge
discount program,
4. Roles n ee o i i lee t o eta ent.
a. The Department will utilize its business rules,technical processes, and
administrative rocedures("BusinessRules")to process tall transaction data
received from the County. The Department's Business Rules may be modified,
deleted, or new rules adopted by the Department from time to time. New Business
Rules and changes to existing Business Rules and deletion of Business Rules will
e effective immediately upon adoption by the Department.Tolls will be processed
in the order received by the Department's account management systems.
b. The Department will determine customer a iliatio fort e Toll Facility transaction
data received in the following order:
L If the transaction is identified and associated with a valid Department
SunPass@ account having a valid pass status, as reflected in the most recent
pass list provided to the Department in accordance with the FTE Pass
Interface Control Document,ent, a artment will record the transaction and not
charge the customer's account.
iL if the transaction is identified and associated with a valid Department
SunPassO account having a sufficient balance to satisfy the transaction
amount,the Department will deduct the appropriate tall amount from the
customers account and remit this amount to the County.
ill. If the transaction is identified and associated with a SunPass@ Interoperable
Agency customer accounts the(Department will submit the transaction to the
SunPass@ Interoperable Agency for payment.The Department will remit the
toll amount to the County only after payment is received from the SunPass@
Interoperable Agency.
iv. If the transaction is identified and associated with a Rental Agency having an
Agreement with the Department,the Department will submit the transaction
to the Rental Agency Service Provider in accordance with the Department's
agreement with same. The Department will remit the toll amount to the
County only after payment is received from the Rental Agency Service
Provider.
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v. If the Department is unsuccessful in obtaining payment pursuant to i, ii, ill, or
iv above, the Department will attempt to collect payment through its T LL-
Y®FLA T ®program. The Department will remit the tell amount to the
County only after payment is received from the customer.
vi. If the Department believes that a Tall Facility transaction cannot be Invoiced
or otherwise collected using the vehicle license plate information or image
received from the County, the Department will notify the County as to the
reason the transaction cannot be invoiced or otherwise collected, and the
County shall not receive any payment for the transaction, The Department
will provide the County with the proposed frequency by which notifications of
this type will be provided.
The Department will remit payments to the County pursuant to the previsions
of paragraph 5 below.
vii. If a T LL- Y-RLAT @ invoice remains unpaid, the Department may, at its
sole discretion, initiate a registration hold, issue a Uniform Traffic Citation
("UTC"), refer the unpaid balance to a collection agency under contract with
the Department, or initiate other collection activities in accordance with
Department Business Rules. The Department will remit to the County only
the toll amount collected, The Department will retain all fines and any fees
paid by the customer. The Department shall have no obligation to issue a
UTC with respect to any toll violation,and the County acknowledges that the
Department may limit the total number of UTCs filed with a court during any
given month. The Department will utilize the same toll enforcement
procedures for collecting unpaid Toll Facility toll revenges as the
Department utilizes to collect unpaid tell transactions on the Department's
toll facilities. The issuance of UTCs most likely will not be the primary
means of enforcing the payment of Toll Facility toll revenues.
viii. The Department will occasionally receive UTC toll and fine amounts paid by
customers directly to the Department, and will remit to the County the toll
portion of such Department-collected transactions occurring on the County's
Toil Facility. Additionally, from time to time the Department may receive
payments from the Department of Revenge(DCR)for tolls and UTC fines
collected by the Monroe County Court for toll transactions occurring on the
County's Toll Facility. The Department will retain all such UTC fines received
from DOR, However,the Department will distribute to the County a portion of
the toll amounts received from D R based on a pro rate allocation. Such toll
amount will be derived by comparing the Department-collected UTCs for the
County's Toll Facility to the Department-collected UTCs for all Department-
operated toll facilities in Monroe County.The resulting pro rate percentage for
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the County will be applied to the estimated toll portion of the DOR UTC
payments to determine the amount payable to the County. Such amounts will
be periodically remitted by the Department to the County, but these toll
amounts are expected to be de mini is.
c. The Department and County will jointly promote the Program in accordance with a
marketing plane developed and agreed to by the parties. These promotional
activities may include,without limitation,direct mail to all SunPasso and TOLL-BY-
PLATE@ customers in the County's marketing area, newspaper advertising,
billboard signage,or promotional literature and announcements on the
Departments Sun ass®and T LL- Y-PL TD®websites. Neither party shall be
responsible for any promotional costs not agreed upon in writing prior to incurrence
of said cost. Si na a erected by the County shall not be considered as promotional
or marketing expenses associated with the Program for purposes of this
Agreement, and the Department will not participate insuch costs.
d. This Agreement does not confer any exclusive rights to the County with respect to
the services Department is to provide in connection with the Program,and does not
restrict in any way the Department's right in its sole discretion to enter into
agreements with other entities® both public and private,to offer the same or similar
rights and services.
e. The County authorizes the Department and its employees,contractors, and
representatives, on behalf of the County,to utilize all means available under
applicable laws to collect Toll Facility toll revenue, including,without limitation,
issuing UTCs and filing UTCs with the court, providing to the Department of
Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles the names of persons with one or more unpaid
tolls for use of the Toll Facility forte purpose of initiating registration holds, issuing
notices and invoices,and authorizing collection by third party debt collectors,Tot e
extent necessary to implement the authorization set forth in this subparagraph, and
for no other purpose,the County's authorization includes a delegation of authority to
the Department from the County's Board of County Commissioners ioners ith respect to
the County's police powers toe force the provisions oft e State Uniform Traffic
Control Statutes that relate to toll enforcement. Pursuant to§316.100 (2)(a),
Florida Statutes,the County's Board of County Commissioners also shall by duly
adopted ordinance designate as toll enforcement officers for the County one or
more persons who are serving as a toll enforcement officer for the Department,and
by such ordinance authorize such persons to issue uniform traffic citations for toll
violations incurred on the Toll Facility.The Department's obligations under this
Agreement to utilize enforcement procedures authorized under Chapter 16, Florida
Statutes,forte collection of"Toll Facility tolls shall be conditioned on and subject to
the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County's final adoption of an
ordinance as described above in this subparagraph e.
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f. The Department shall be responsible only for exercising reasonable efforts to
process the Coun 's toll transaction data in accordance with the provisions oft is
Agreement. Under no circumstance shall the Department be liable to the County for
any loss of revenue, profits,transaction data,or any claims, suits,judgments,
expenses,or any loss of goodwill or customers that may be incurred by the County
resulting from or in connection with this Agreement or the actions or inactions of the
Departmentin performance of its responsibilities pursuant to this Agreement.The
County will hold harmless the Department and will be responsible for paying any
judgment or settlement resulting from any claim against the Department based on
one or more erroneous or unlawful toll amounts transmitted by the County to the
Department for processing.
5. Financial Provisions. On a weekly basis,the Department will wire transfer to the County
net funds collected for Toll Facility A T transactions, as more particularly described in the
Department's System Interface. Funds wire transferred will be the amount collected by the
Department for Toil Facility transactions, net o "Credit Card Fees,,""Department Transaction
Fees,"and adjustments made to resolve customer disputes(as such terms are defined in
this paragraph 5. below).
a. Credit Card Fees. An estimated credit card fee of two and one-quarter percent
( .2 %)will be deducted from the weekly wire transfers to the County. A
reconciliation of the estimated credit card fees to the actual credit card fees will be
performed during the following month. This reconciliation will be calculated based
on the actual credit card fees incurred by the Department during the month,
multiplied by the"Toll Facility Factor"(as defined herein below). The difference
between the estimated credit card fees deducted from the weekly wire transfer an
the actual credit card fees calculated in the monthly reconciliation will be adjusted in
the next subsequent weekly wire transfer to the County. The"Toll Facility Factor"is
the pro rate portion of the total Toll Facility revenue collected byte Department to
the total SunPass@ and TOLL-BY-PLATE@ revenue collected by the Department
for the month from all sources. The Department will notify the County following e
Department's receipt of notice from the State of Florida Department of Financial
Services("FDFS")of changes in the credit card fees charged the Department
through the agreement administered and contracted by F FS with an FDFS-
selected financial institution.
b. Department Transaction Fee. Department will deduct a fee of eight( )cents per
Toll Facility toll transaction processed, including,without limitation, all Annual Pass,
and Rebate Program transactions processed, irrespective of whether the toll
amount is collected from the customer. For purposes of this subparagraph, a toll
transaction is"processed" if the transaction is transmitted from the Toll Facility
to the Department. The Transaction Fee will be deducted during the entire term
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of the Agreement. The Department will deduct the Department Transaction Fees
from the tall revenues collected for the County prior to making the weekly wire
transfers to the County.
c, The County acknowledges that the Department Transaction Fees are based on an
estimated annual count of one(1)million Toll Facility transactions,a minimum
standard for vehicle license plate image quality,accuracy of toll transaction data
received in the UFM format specified by the Department and full conformance with
the System Interface® Should the actual number of transactions be materially less
than one(1)million annual transactions, or the accuracy of the toll transaction data
submitted tote Department, including the image quality, result in additional
processing costs forte Department, the Department Transaction Fees may be
increased above the amount set forth in subparagraph( )above, subject to mutual
agreement by bothparties.
d. The County agrees that the Department may,at the Department's sale discretion,
make adjustments to previously invoiced or collected amounts as a result of
customer disputes,or transactions which are likely to result in customer disputes, in
accordance with the Department's internal business rules, Any adjustments made
for Toll Facility transactions will be adjusted in the next weekly wire transfer and
documented as part of the reconciliation process between the Department and
County.
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a e sa a tat a is ci Is s ides
as Customer statements provided by the Department will include Tall Facility
transactions paid from Department customer accounts.
b. The County will be the paint of contact for the Annual Pass Program and Annual
Pass Payment Program as set forth in more detail in subparagraph 3. nm
Department will act as the point of contact for all Department related customer
service issues and inquiries for non-County facilities. The Department's published
toll-free telephone number will be available to County customers for service issues
and inquiries.
c. Pursuant to Section 338.155 (6), Florida Statutes, certain personal identifying
customer information in the possession of the Department is exempt from public
disclosure under Section 119.07(1), Florida Statutes,and Article I, Section 24(a),
of the Florida Constitution. Additionally, § 31 .0777, Florida Statutes, provides
that images and data containing or providing personal identifying information
obtained through the use of an automated license plate recognition system is
confidential and exempt from public disclosure under§ 1 .07(1), Florida
Statutes, and Article I, Section 4(a), of the Florida Constitution. The parties
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agree to implement any additional customer information safeguards identified by the
Department as necessary to maintain the Department's standing and certification
with Payment Card Industry standards.
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a. The County,at its sole expense, shall be responsible for making all necessary
changes to its Toll Facility revenue collection system, including equipment,
software, applicable processing mechanisms,and communications(collectively
"Toll Facility Revenue Collection System")to meet and support the Department's
System Interface as described on the attached Exhibit" ", which by this
reference is made a part of this Agreement. The County's satisfactory
completion of the scope of services identified in Exhibit'e "shall be conditions
precedent to the Department's obligation to collect toll revenue at the Toll
Facility. Subject to reimbursement of its costs and expenses in the manner
described above in Paragraph 5m „ the Department shall be responsible for
performing the scope of services identified in Exhibit"A",which services include
software programming for system interfacing o support the Go-Live Date. The
County, at its sole expense, shall be responsible for making any necessary
hardware, software, orcommunications system replacements, repairs, or
alterations after the initial Go-Live launch.
b. To the extent practicable,the Department will consult with and provide notice to the
County at least one hundred and eighty( 0)calendar days prior to making any
changes requiring the County to make changes to meet or support the
Department's System Interface; provided, however,this advance notice and
consultation requirement shall not apply to any software,firmware,or equipment
repairs,fixes,patches, releases, replacements,or processes the Department
determines must be implemented within a shorter period of time in order to protect
the integrity of the system or to address an identified problem that could cause
errors or loss of revenue if not props y remedied. In such circumstances the
Department shall provide to the County as much notice as is reasonably possible
under the circumstances, butte parties agree that the timely prevention or
correction of problems that could result in deterioration oft e system integrity,
creation of errors,or the loss of revenue are more important than notice or
consultation.
B. Assignment, This Agreement or any interest herein shall not be assigned, transferred,or
otherwise encumbered by the County under any circumstances without the prior written
consent of the Department. The Department may assign and transfer this Agreement or any
of the Department's obligations or rights cruder this Agreement to the Department's
Centralized Customer Service System "CCSS")vendor.The provisions of this Agreement
shall bind the Department and the County and their respective successors and any
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permitted assigns. In the event of any such approved assignment,the assignee shall
expressly assume, perform, and be bound by the duties, covenants,and obligations of the
assignor contained in this Agreement.
9. Term. The initial term of this Agreement shall commence upon the Effective bate ands all
continue for a period of two(2)years(the"Term'). Any renewal of this Agreement following
the expiration of the Term shall be subject to mutual agreement of the parties with respect to
the transaction fees to be paid by the County after considering any changes in the
transaction fees that may be appropriate, after considering the Department's costs of
processing the County's toll transaction data during the Term,after considering the change
in the Consumer Price Index since the Effective Date,and after considering any other
relevant matter.
er ination.
as This Agreement may be terminated for cause at any time by the County or by the
Department if the other party breaches any material provision of this Agreement,
and the party in breach has not corrected the breach within twenty(20)calendar
days following written notice from the aggrieved party identifying the breach and
asking for correction of the breach. If, however,the breach is of such a nature that
it cannot reasonably be cured within such a time period,the breaching a shall
be entitled to a reasonable period of time within which to cure such breach,
provided the cure is commenced immediately and is continuously implemented
without interruption until the breach is fully cured. This Agreement may also be
terminated at any time by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners or
the Executive Director of the Florida Turnpike Enterprise(FTE)upon such notice as
the County's Board of County Commissioners or the FTE Executive Director deems
appropriate in the event the County's Board of County Commissioners or the
Department's FTE Executive Director determines that termination is necessary to
protect the public health,safety,or welfare. In addition,this Agreement may be
terminated for the convenience of either the County's Board of County
Commissioners or the Department's FTE Executive Director following notice of at
least ninety( )days to the other pa
Termination of this Agreement for cause shall include, but is not limited to,
negligent, intentional, or repeated submission of false or incorrect transactions,
data, bills, or invoices;failure to suitably perform required obligations under this
Agreement; or multiple breaches of this Agreement which have material adverse
effect on the efficient administration of the Agreement, notwithstanding whether any
such breach was previously waived or cured.
c, Notice of termination shall be provided in accordance with paragraph 11 herein
below.
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. In the event this Agreement is terminated for any reason,the Department shall be
aid for any services performed up to the date the Agreement is terminated. Upon
sing notified of the Coun ®s election to terminate,the Department will refrain from
performing further services or incurring additional expense under the terms of this
Agreement, unless othermdse requested in writing y the County. Under no
circumstances will the County be required to make payment for services that have
not been performed.
e. In the event the Agreement is terminated for any reason,the Department shall
deliver all net revenues payable to the County pursuant to the terms oft is
Agreement within thirty( 0)calendar days following receipt of the written notice of
termination.
f. In the event this Agreement is terminated for any reason, the Department shall
deliver to the County an invoice forte unreimbursed balance of the Department's
total costs and expenses incurred in connection with performing the scope o
services identified in Exhibit''A"and the County shall pay to the Department the
full amount of the departments invoice within i (3 days following the date of
theDepartment's invoice.
11. Notices. Whenever either party desires to provide notice to the other, such notice must be
in writing, sent by certified United States mail, postage prepaid,or by overnight courier with
delivery confirmation,or by hand-delivery with a request fora written receipt or
acknowledgement of delivery,addressed to the party for whom it is intended at the place last
specified. The place for giving of notice shall remain such until it shall have been changed b
written notice in compliance with the provisions of this paragraph. For the present,the parties
designate the following as the respective places for giving of notices
Monroe County anger
Monroe County
1100 Simonton Street
Key West, Florida 3 40
With Copy to:
Robert B.Shillin er
Monroe County Attorney
Monroe County
111 1th Street,Suite 408
Key West, Florida 33040
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Director of Toll Systems
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise
Turnpike Headquarters
Turkey Lake Service Plaza
Mile Post 263, Building 515
Post Office Sox 613069
Ocoee, Florida 3471
With Copy to:
Chief Counsel
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise
Turnpike Headquarters
Turkey Lake Service Plaza
Mile Coast 263, Building 531
Post Office Box 61306
Ocoee, Florida 34761
2® Records. All documents associated with this Agreement shall be maintained in accordance
with the State of Florida Records Retention Schedule. Except for records that are exempt from
public disclosure under the provisions of Section 338.155(6), Florida Statutes,or any other
applicable statutory exemption as may now or in the future exist, copies of these documents
and records shall be furnished by either party upon request.
3. Section 33 .135 ( '-) Florida Statutes. The Department, during any fiscal year, shall
not expend money, incur any liability, or enter into any contract which, y its terms, involves the
expenditure of money in excess of the amounts budgeted as available for expenditure during
such fiscal year. Any contract,verbal or written, made in violation of this subsection is null and
void, and no money may be paid an such contract- The Department shall require a statement
from the Comptroller of the Department that funds are available prior to entering into any such
contract or other binding commitment of funds, Nothing herein contained shall prevent the
eking of contracts for periods exceeding 1 year, but any contract so made shall be executory
only for the value of the services to be rendered or agreed to be paid for in succeeding fiscal
years.Accordingly,the Department's performance and obligation to pay under this Agreement
is contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature.
14. Amendment. No modification, amendment or alteration in the terms or conditions
contained herein shall be effective unless set forth in a written document prepared with the
same or similar formality as this Agreement and executed and delivered byte parties hereto.
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5,._ �� ins Law and Venues The laws of the State of Florida shall solely govem the
validity of this Agreement and any of its terms and provisions,as well as the rights and duties of
the Parties to this Agreement. The venue for any action in connection with this Agreement shall
be any court of competent jurisdiction in Leon County, Florida.
16. EM2Lqyees. The County warrants that it has not employed or obtained any company or
person,other than bona fide employees of the County to solicit or secure this Agreement and it
has not paid or agreed to pay any company,corporation, independent contractor, consultant,
individual or firm, other than a bona fide employee employed by the County. The Department
warrants that it has not employed or obtained any company or person, other than bona fide
employees of the State of Florida Department of Transportation to solicit or secure this
Agreement and it has not paid or agreed to pay any company, corporation, independent
contractor,consultant, individual or firma other than a bona fide employee employed by the
Department.
170 Convicted Vendor List, A person or affiliate who has been placed on the convicted
vendor list follovAng a conviction for a public entity crime may not submit a bid on a contract to
provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public
entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on
leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor,
supplier,subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity,and may not
transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section
287.017, Florida Statutes,for CATEGORY TWO for a period of thirty-six(36) months from the
date of being place on the convicted vendor list.
18. Americanswith Disabilities. Both parties agree to comply with Titles I and 11 of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,as well as state and federal civil rights laws,and each
party agrees to comply with its own rules and ordinances for implementation thereof,
19. Lia ilitya Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, and subject to any claim of
sovereign immunity, each party to this Agreement shall be fully liable for the acts and
omissions of its respective employees and agents in the performance of this Agreement
to the extent permitted by lawn Nothing herein is intended to serve as a waiver of
sovereign immunity by any party to which sovereign immunity may be applicable. Nothing
herein shall be construed as consent by a state agency or political subdivision of the
State of Florida to be sued by third-parties in any matter arising out of this Agreement or
any other contract.
20. either the Department nor the County intends to directly or
substantially benefit a third party by this Agreement. Therefore,the parties agree that there are
no third party beneficiaries or this Agreement and that no third party shall be entitled to assert a
claim against either of them based upon this Agreement.
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21® Remaining Provisions. In the event this Agreement or a portion of this Agreement is
found by a court of competent Jurisdiction to be invalids the remaining provisions shall continue
to be effective to the maximum extent under the laws of the State of Florida,
22. Attachments. If there is a conflict or inconsistency between any term,statement,
requirement,or provision of any exhibit attached hereto,any document or events referred to
herein, or any document incorporated into this Agreement by reference, and a term, statement,
requirement, or provision of this Agreement,the term, statement, requirement,or provision
contained in this Agreement shall prevail and be given effect.
23. Truth and Aagyracy. The truth and accuracy of each recital clause set forth above is
acknowledged by the parties.
24, thority to xecUte, The individuals executing this Agreement on behalf of each party
have full authority to execute this Agreement on behalf of the party for whom they are acting
herein,
e Complete Agreement. This Agreement incorporates and includes all prior and
contemporaneous negotiations, correspondence,agreements, or understandings applicable to
the matters contained herein and the parties agree that there are no commitments, agreements
or understanding concerning the subject matter of this Agreement that are not contained herein.
No deviation from the terms hereof shall be predicated upon any prior representation or
agreements whether oral or written, No modification,amendment, or alteration in the terms or
conditions contained herein shall be effective unless contained in a written document executed
y the parties hereto,
26. riginal ®oiesm Multiple copies of this Agreement may be fully executed by all parties,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original.
.Trademarks and Service Marks. This Agreement shall constitute a limited, nonexclusive,
and revocable license from Department to the County for the County's display and use of the
Department's SunPass@ and TOLL-BY-PLATEV marks and logos(collectively,the
"Department's arks"). This limited license is conditional on the County seeking and receiving
from the Department specific written approval in advance of each use of the Department's
Marks. The County shall under no circumstances display, reproduce,or otherwise use any of
the Department's Marks without theDepartment's prior written approval, The Department
retains the right to cancel this limited license at any time upon ten(10)days'prior written notice
to the County in the event the County has breached any term of this Agreement,or the
Department reasonably believes that any action or inaction of the County may damage any of
the Departments Marks. The County agrees not to challenge or contest the Department's
ownership of or rights to the Department's Marks, and agrees to promptly notify the Department
of any observed or suspected infringement of the Department's Marks, In any event,this limited
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license shall automatically terminate and be of no further effect immediately upon expiration or
termination of this Agreement for any reason.
28. jjxjI;jyjLoQ. This Agreement shall be effective following the execution by the Department
and the County.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties hereto have made and executed this Agreement on the
respective dates under each signature: MONROE COUNTY signing by and through the Monroe
County Council,, signing by and through its Mayor, authorized to execute the same by County
Council action on the day of 20 r 7, and the FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, signing by and through its Executive Director&Chief Executive Officer,
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise, duly authorized to execute same.
COUNTY OF MONROE,a political subdivision of
the State of Florida
ATTEST- BY: Monroe County Board of County
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FTE SCOPE OF SERVICES
1. Purpose &Objective
The purpose of this document is to describe the scope of work necessary for the Florida
Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) to process transponder-based (hereafter known as SunPass)
and Toll-By-Plate All-Electronic-Toll (AET) Collection and toll violations for the County of
Monroe (the County). This Scope of Work (SOW) document defines the level of effort,
work activities, cost and tirneframe associated with FTE°s SOW on the project known as
the Card Sound Road Toil Facility.
. Project Scope of Work
The following tasks shall be completed by FTE;
1. Project Management:
This task includes.
® Project schedule development support for FTE project activities and
ongoing schedule management
• FTE Internal Project schedule development and management
• Development and management of the FTE filing system for project
documentation
• Coordination and implementation with the County of Monroe of project
management meetings and technical meetings
• Coordination and management of requirements, design, application
development,testing and implementation strategy activities
• Coordination with the County on agreements for scope, schedule and
budgetary revisions
® Status Reporting
2eliverabl s.
® FTE updates to the Project Schedule
• Change order documentation as needed
• Project meeting minutes, or for those meetings agreed to be documented by the
County of Monroe, meeting minute comments
• Project Status Reports
2. Requirements and System Design:
This task includes creation of the Project Charter document and Use Cases (i.e. the
list of steps to achieve a function of the system) as well as review of System
Requirements Definition, Interface Control Documents, Construction Plans reviews,
and Si nage Plan reviews with the County ofMonroe:
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• Project Scope
• Uniform Financial Message (UFM) Toll Transaction Requirements
® Amendment Requirements
® Financial Event Requirements
® Web Req u i rem
® Interface Requirements (Card Sound Road Toll Facility pass holder list)
• Customer Service Support Requirements
• Reporting Requirements
® Construction drawings reviews
• Signage plans reviews
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Project Charter
• Use Case and Requirements documentation
• Reports requirements documentation
® Review comments
3. Application & Reports Development:
This task includes the development of the applications based on the requirements
defined in the prior task, Application development to facilitate transaction
processing for the County of Monroe includes:
• Card Sound Road Toll Facility Holder List processing
• UFM/Amendment processing modifications
® Video Toll/Violation Processing modifications
• FT E Customer Service Representative screen modifications
® Website screen modifications
® Exception Handling modifications
• Financial Event handling
• Report creation / modifications
Delivgrabl_U.
The primary product of this task is the application development or existing
applications enhancements to accommodate the requirements identified in
the prior task. Sample reports will be provided to the County of Monroe
for review and mutual agreement of content and format.
4. System Communications and Network Testing:
This task involves the coordination with the County of Monroe staff on the
communications methods and media for the transmittal of the County's
transactions and images for the County's processes® and the reciprocal
transmission of FTE transaction processing information to the County of Monroe.
The task includes the following activities:
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• Coordination with the County to define real-time and batch connectivity
requirements
® Coordination with the County to define communications backup
requirements
• Identification of FTE Interface requirements
m Configuration of FTE Firewalls
® Connectivity testing
2eliverablesr
® FTE Network Connectivity Diagram
• E Communications Interface Requirements
• FTE Firewall Requirements
• Connectivity testing results
S. System Testing
This task includes the testing of applications and reports, designed and developed
in prior tasks, and includes coordination with the County of Monroe for the testing.
The task includes the fallowing activities:
• Development of Test Plan
• Development of Test Cases
• Setup of the FTE Test Environment
m Conducting of tests
The following tests will be conducted:
• Reports Testing
• Integration Testing
® Regression Testing
• Performance Testing
Deliverables:
• Test Plan
• Test reports will be provided to the County of Monroe as per the Test Plan
® Fully tested back-office system capable of processing Monroe County transactions
through their entire life-cycle
6. Training
This task is associated with FTE training of Customer Service Representatives to
support the new processes associated with the County of Monroe Toll Processing,
Deliverables:
Training documentation developed for training of new system functionality
. Implementation/ aretin Coordination
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This task includes the coordination activities with the County of Monroe required
for the transitioning of Card Sound Road Toll Facility®s toll processing to FTE.
These activities include®
• Overall Implementation Plan review
® Development of back office implementation plan component
• Public information coordination;
o Public messaging strategy review
• Public messaging reviews
a Public messaging release strategy
• Marketing coordination;
o Marketing strategy review
o Marketing resource planning
• Special event participation
• SunPass sales support
The Implementation Plan deliverable is a detailed cut-over schedule for the go-
live touch points between FTE and The County.
Deliverables:
• Implementation Plan
• Review comments
® Post-i mplern entation Monitoring
This task includes a post-implementation monitoring of the County of Monroe Toll
Processing to ensure that there are no issues with the processing of the Card
Sound Road Tall Facility. This task includes daily reviews of transaction processing
and reporting following the go-live for four weeks® and coordination with the
County on the resolution of any issues or anomalies identified in the daily reviews,
2eliverableso
A weekly summary of Tissues shall be provided to the County of Monroe
during the post-implementation monitoring. (Any issues or anoralies with
transaction processing will be brought to the County°s attention as soon as
they are identified and assessed).
The County of Monroe shall provide a weekly list of issues or anomalies
associated with transaction processing during the Post-Iimplernentation
Assessment Period,
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COUNTYMONROE C F SERVICES
The purpose of this document is to describe the scope of work necessary for Monroe
County to establish a roadside electronic toll collection system, integrate it with the
Florida Turnpike Enterprise (FT'E)® and test the system prier to revenue service,
Monroe County shall perform the following tasks:
Secure FCC license for the Toll Facility
Install and configure toll lane equipment at the Card Sound Road Toll Facility
Install a tolling Central Processing Center (CPC)
® Develop system to manage and administer annual passes
® Establish communications link to FITE for transmitting and receiving data. This includes
toll transactions, images® positive list® pass lost,etc® Any additional hardware or
network configuration work required to establish the communications link will be the
sole responsibility of the County
Deploy FTE approved si na e for SunPass and AET
Perform system testing of the lane toll equipment
Support end-to-end testing in coordination with FT'E
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CONSUMER PRICE INDEX -MARCH 2O25
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1 percent on a seasonally
adjusted basis in March, after rising 0.2 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported
today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.4 percent before seasonal adjustment.
The index for energy fell 2.4 percent in March, as a 6.3-percent decline in the index for gasoline more
than offset increases in the indexes for electricity and natural gas. The food index, in contrast, rose 0.4
percent in March as the food at home index increased 0.5 percent and the food away from home index
rose 0.4 percent over the month.
The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent in March, following a 0.2-percent increase
in February. Indexes that increased over the month include personal care, medical care, education,
apparel, and new vehicles. The indexes for airline fares, motor vehicle insurance, used cars and trucks,
and recreation were among the major indexes that decreased in March.
The all items index rose 2.4 percent for the 12 months ending March, after rising 2.8 percent over the 12
months ending February. The all items less food and energy index rose 2.8 percent over the last 12
months, the smallest 12-month increase since March 2021. The energy index decreased 3.3 percent for
the 12 months ending March. The food index increased 3.0 percent over the last year.
Chart 1.One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U),seasonally adjusted,Mar.2024-Mar.2025
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ORDINANCE NO.023 -2024
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AMENDING SECTION
19-4 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE PROVIDING
FOR REVISED TOLL RATES AND TOLL-BY-PLATE
RATES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO
THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) after discussion and public input
at its March 21, 2018 meeting in Key Largo set the toll rate for the Card Sound Road at $.75 per
axle for 2-axle vehicles; $1.00 per axle for vehicles with greater than 2-axles to be effective upon
implementation of the all-electronic tolling (AET) system and directed for the rate to be adjusted
annually in accordance with the Consumer Price Index (CPI); and
WHEREAS, the BOCC adopted Ordinance No. 008-2018,which increased the rates and
became effective upon the completion of the all-electronic tolling (AET) system on Card Sound
Road; and
WHEREAS, the BOCC adopted Ordinance No. 032-2019, which increased the toll rates by
2.1%in accordance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for all items less
food and energy for Fiscal Year 20 (effective October 1, 2019); and
WHEREAS, the BOCC adopted Ordinance No. 028-2020, which increased the toll rates by
1.2%in accordance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for all items less
food and energy for Fiscal Year 2021 (effective October 1, 2020); and
WHEREAS, the BOCC adopted Ordinance No. 015-2021, which increased the toll rates by
1.6%in accordance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for all items less
food and energy for Fiscal Year 2022 (effective October 1, 2021); and
WHEREAS, the BOCC adopted Ordinance No. 007-2022, which increased the toll rates by
8.5%in accordance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for all items less
food and energy for Fiscal Year 2023 (effective October 1, 2022); and
WHEREAS due to increased administrative cost for the processing and collection of toll-by-
plate customers, a separate toll-by-plate rate was added for these customers to offset the higher
administrative cost effective October 1, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the BOCC adopted Ordinance No.014-2023 which increased the toll rates by 5%
rounded to the nearest dollars for consistency at each per axle and toll-by-plate rates; and
WHEREAS,the toll rates are being revised as set forth below pursuant to the BOCC's
direction to adjust the rates annually in accordance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer
Price Index for all items less food and energy, which rose 3.5% over the last 12-months;
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Section 19-4(b)(1) shall be amended to read as follows (added text noted in
underlined text and deleted text noted in stfi eth-,,,,g text):
(b) Toll schedule.
(1) The following toll per axle schedule is hereby established for travel through the
Card Sound Road and Toll Bridge Facility:
2-axle vehicle $1.004
Vehicles of 3-axle or greater $1.2932
Each Additional axle $1.2932
Toll-bp-plate
2-axle vehicle $1.506
Vehicles of 3-axle or ,greater $1.928
Each Additional axle $1.928
SECTION 2: SEVERABILITY. If any portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid
or declared to be unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining
portions of this ordinance. If this ordinance or any provision thereof shall be held to be
inapplicable to any person, property or circumstances, such holding shall not affect its
applicability to any other person, property or circumstances.
SECTION 3: CONFLICT WITH OTHER ORDINANCES. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
SECTION 4: INCLUSION IN CODE OF ORDINANCES. The provisions of this ordinance
shall be included and incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of the County of Monroe,Florida,
as an addition or amendment thereto, and shall be appropriately renumbered to conform to the
uniform numbering system of the Code.
SECTION 5: TRANSMITTAL AND EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be filed with
the Department of State as provided in section 125.66(2), Florida Statutes and shall be effective
October 1, 2024 at 12:00 a.m.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a meeting of the Board held on the 17th day of July 2024.
Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5 Yes
Mayor Pro Tern James K. Scholl, District 3 Yes
Commissioner Craig Cates, District 1 Absent
Commissioner Michelle Lincoln, District 2 Yes
Commissioner David Rice,District 4 Yes
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY,FLORIDA
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(SEAL) : - Mayor Hol y Merrill Raschein
ATTEST KEVIN MADOK, CLERK
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT
MAY CONCERN that on July 17,2024,at
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared mat A.M.or as soon thereafter as the
g y p y pp matter may be heard,at the Marathon
Government Center, 2798 Overseas
Highway,Marathon,Florida,the Board
Amber Douglas who on oath says that he or she is of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, intends to consider
adopting the following ordinance:
The legal advertising representative of the Key West Citizen,a five day news-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MONROE
paper published in Key West, in Monroe County, Florida;that the attached copy COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COM-
MISSIONERSof advertisment, beinga legal notice in the matter of NOI Card Sound Rd Toll OFTHMOAMENDING SECTION 19-4
g OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE PRO-
Increase was published in said newspaper in the issues of: VIDING FOR REVISED TOLL RATES AND
TOLL-BY-PLATE RATES;PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY,PROVIDING FOR REPEAL
Saturday,June 22,2024 OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT
HEREWITH;PROVIDING FOR INCORPO-
RATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY
Affiant further says that the Key West Citizen is a newspaper published in Key CODE OF ORDINANCES;AND PROVID-
West, in said Monroe County, Florida and that the said newspapers has hereto- ING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
fore been continuously published in said Monroe County, Florida Tuesday thru The proposed ordinance may be in-
Saturday weekly,and has been entered as periodicals matter at the post office in spected by the public at the Monroe
Ke West, in said Monroe County, Florida,for period of 1 year next recedin County websitt by viewing the agen-
y y p y p g da packet for the July 17,2024,meet-
the first publication of the attached copy of advertisement;and affiant further says ing,which will be posted beginning on
that he or she has neither paid nor promised any person,firm or corporation any July 11,2024 at: http:Hmonroecounty-
fl.igm2.com/citizens/default.aspx. The
discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpose of securing this advertise- ordinance may also be viewed at the
ment for publication in the said newspaper. Monroe County Attorneys office at
1111 12 th St. Ste. 408 Key West, FL
33040.
The public can participate in the July
17, 2024, 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 http:Hmonroecounty-
(Signature ofAffiant) fl.igm2.com/citizens/default.aspx.
ADA ASSISTANCE: If you are a person
with a disability who needs special
Affirmed and subscribed before me this 24th day of June 2024 accommodations in order to partici-
pate in this proceeding,please contact
the County Administrator's Office, by
phoning(305)292.4441, between the
hours of 8:30a.m.-5:00p.m., prior to
the scheduled meeting;if you are hear-
(Notary Public Signature) ing or voice-impaired,call '711". Live
Closed-Captioning is available via our
web portal @ http://monroecounty-
JiII Kelli Di Benedetto fi.igm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx for
(Notary Public Printed Name) meetings of the Monroe County Board
of County Commissioners.
My commission expires 8/19/2027 Dated at Key West, Florida,this 22nd
day of June,2024.
(SEAL)KEVIN MADOK,Clerk of the Cir-
Personally Known X Produced Identification_ cuit Court and
Type of Identification Produced (Notary Seal) Ex Officio Clerk of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida
Notary Public State of Florida 06/22/24-KWC
RhAk Jill Ke111 Di Benedetto 419670 3931488
o My Commission HH 390294
ExpirBS 611912027
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NOTICE OF PNENC HEARING aathonBS Florida and in emainin ss.t title ltynu nave anv me proposed ordinance may be in- xIF,RECYCLING D
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C.de.t19B6,asamended of the praeeds of the portion of the marde by the Hoard-th respect to any Ft by atenAng in pe H.igm3n,—Ptizens/defaultaspx. The
(teeReC.dee'`,will be held bytes Mon- .nA other than the MTH FRO Hands) nside,ed at the Bearing.such uioom.The Zoom Zink can be found .rdinanaCm .be viewed at the
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edL-de,Se—r-A 660101,0660303 NBId on"July 1),3D2J, the appeal is robe made. w.d aS disability who needs �al The publics Bin the July
and 66.0304 of the Wisconsin Statutes The hearing will p wide a noble n thereafter as m.dations in order to �.1 Lthe Hoard.t
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Led t.be issued i n an Lgga- thep ntryl-)Be or she hearing.It—are hearing.,voice im- stings of the Monroe county BwN at urn this prx..ding,please contact
teed s,it aril,pr r .speaking. aired,all']11.' of County Lommisioners, Me Lou,rty administrator's Offis,by
are expe
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.n thereat- the Monroe County Department of A u- Lted at lV West this llnd day of Dated at Kev West Fl.,idL,this llnd hours of 830a.m.S:OOp.m.,prior to
astrtemeue�mao be l8d,and win 1 South Roosevee street Key A Dune202a day b-ne 202a. Mescheduled meeting:if�o)areI
Ce veld at the MLate.n Government W t Florida 330a0,Attention:Ricea,d (SEAL)KEVIN MADOK,Cle,k of the Ci,- (SEAL)KEVIN MADOK,Cle,k of the Cir- dosed Caption rig ris available via our
Highway,Mara- St,
but m ust be,eceived by the ,t and ex 11P.Clerk of the urt and
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The MTH FRO Hands a,eey cted to m <a With DisabilitiesAn should lords mi meetings of the Mon roe Lounty BwN
be issued as exem pt hciliry bonds f., all e the nc Adm—d8to,'s Of N of county Commissioners.
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of the lntte I Revenue Code of 19B6, Ft
than 2a hours prior to tee timeand TIVE DATE. day.tJunel We
mended and Sed-66.0304ofthe d0ateofthe hearing. ADOPT ION OECONNTY ORDINANCE NOT AS OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER
mended.The TBis resolution will apply to the 11 (SEAL)KEVIN MADOK,Clerk.t the Cir-
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a20133a 3931B15 lowing soak:Canal M Big Pine Key; BYG EN TO WHOM Ii COUNTY ORDINANCE C.urtand
F—wi ll be loaned to MaathonA i- ana1105,Tavernier,Canals BE 83 BJ, M RNEteat.n July t),30EJ,at N BYG EN TO WHOM IT x�Oftici.Clerk.tteee.ard.tC.un-
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pn,tfacilities(1Be"Fadlldes'),1)pay oeleai.n of the assessment on the ad aunty, mid a, mends t.consider of C.unt`C.m er of Monroe IIIIII
dBe portion of the issuance costs of tee N CH OR TOWN Ggves n.tiateat.n em tax bills.All affected property adopting the t.11.wing.,dinan,e aunty, F.,idL,m�intends td
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t Marathon, 'ire s id onro Cou nty, i' ordiruauraarrrrayaky#tr
viewed alt the Mi`;nroe rxxxay
Florida,and that the said newspaper has ti i[
heretofore been continuously published West,Irt
In said Monroe County, Florida, once 1pate in
each week(sera Thursday) and Dees been tllaa urT i�a,� tAarttr tIng
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Phone: 305-872-0106 Fax: 305-515-2939
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF MONROE
Before the undersigned authority personally appeared Steve Estes, who on oath says that he is the
Publisher for the News-Barometer, a weekly newspaper published each Friday in Big Pine Key,
Monroe County, Florida; that the attached copy of advertisement, being a legal notice in the matter
of:
LEGAL NOTICE: NOI ORDINANCE CARD SOUND TOLL INCREASE: MONROE COUNTY
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, 1100 SiMONTON STREET, ROOM 2-216, KEY WEST, FL 33040
was published in said newspaper in the issue(s) of:
JUNE 28, 2024
Affiant further says that the News-Barometer is a weekly newspaper published in Big Pine Key, in
said Monroe County, Florida and that said newspaper has heretofore been continuously published in
said Monroe County, Florida each week and has been entered as first-class mail matter at the post
office in Big Pine Key, in said Monroe County, Florida, for a period of 1 year next preceeding the first
publication of the attached copy of advertisement; and affiant further says that she has neither paid
nor promised any person, firm or corporation any discount, rebate, commission or refund for the pur-
pose of securing this advertisement for publication in said newspaper.
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June 28,2024 News-Barometer Page 13
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we come to you t Thomas Robert Pasqueretta Man arrested following scam A warrant was obtained for
"Let's design your framing faces multiple charges of video investigation Pasqueretta's arrest and he was
TIf7 1 In your own home" voyeurism. A 29-year-old Miramar, Florida booked into jail on Thursday.
One of the victims alerted the man was arrested last Thursday Man arrested following scam
FILM SHOP Qi Q Sheriff's Office of the incidents in as part of a Sheriff's Office fraud investigation
April 2024 and the subsequent investigation following a traffic Jackie Webster faces multiple
305.407.6547 M investigation showed Pasqueretta stop in which fake credit cards, charges of fraud,forgery,larceny,
hops://filmshopkeys.com 0 r+al videotaped himself with her and IDs, phones, computers,and the and counterfeiting.
another female victim without personal information of others The Sheriff's Office stopped a
their consent. was found. Volkswagen sedan in September
LEGAL NOTICES 2023 in which Webster was a pas-
senger.The car was unregistered
and the tag was not assigned to
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSIDER the vehicle. A search turned up
ADOPTION OF COUNTY ORDINANCE ADOPTION OF COUNTY ORDINANCE numerous fake credit cards and
IDs as well as a printer used to
create fake cards. Also found
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT MAY CON- were phones, tablets, and com-
that on July 17,2024,at 9:00 A.M.or as soon thereafter as CERN that on July 17, 2024, at 9:00 A.M. or as soon puters—including one computer
the matter may be heard,at the Marathon Government thereafter as the matter may be heard, at the Marathon labeled"scams."
Center,2798 Overseas Highway,Marathon,Florida,the The investigation showed
Government Center, 2798 Overseas Highway, Webster was also in possession
Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, Marathon,Florida,the Board of County Commissioners of hundreds of sets of personal
intends to consider adopting the following ordinance: of Monroe County, Florida, intends to consider adopting identification information such as
names, social security numbers,
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MONROE COUNTY the following ordinance: dates of birth, addresses, bank
account numbers and bank log-in
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AMENDING
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MONROE COUNTY numbers.
MONROE COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 21 SOLID WASTE, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AMENDING A warrant was obtained for
SECTION 21-46,DEFINITIONS,TO REDEFINE CERTAIN Webster's arrest and he was
TERMS TO ALIGN TO OUR SOLID WASTE AGREE- SECTION 19-4 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE booked into jail on Thursday.
MENTS;OUTLINING SOLID WASTE SERVICES COW PROVIDING FOR REVISED TOLL RATES AND TOLL- Man arrested in
ERED UNDER THE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING BY-PLATE RATES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY> A 32pellet gun shooting
-year-old Cudjoe Key,Florida
CONTAINER AND RECEPTACLE REQUIREMENTS;PRO- PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES man was arrested Tuesday for hit-
VIDING RULES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR GARBAGE, INCONSISTENT HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR ting another man with a
RECYCLING,YARD WASTE AND BULK WASTE PICK-UP; INCORPORATION INTO THE MONROE COUNTY brick/rock/paver and shooting him
in the face with a pellet gun.There
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;PROVIDING FOR CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN were no life-threatening injuries
REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT HERE- EFFECTIVE DATE. reported.
WITH; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE Daniel Michael Reece was
MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES;AND PRO- cated battery.
harged with two counts of aggra-
The proposed ordinance may be inspected by the public v
VIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. at the Monroe County website by viewing the agenda The Sheriff's Office was called to
packet for the July 17,2024, meeting,which will be post- Bluegill Lane at approximately
The proposed ordinance may be inspected by the public at 8:59 p.m. The 56-year-old male
the Monroe County website by viewing the agenda packet for ed beginning on July 11, 2024 at: victim stated his roommate,
the Jul 17,2024, meeting,which will be posted beginning http://monroecountyfl.igm2.com/citizens/default.aspx. Reece, came home intoxicated.
Y g' p g g The ordinance may also be viewed at the Monroe The victim attempted to kick him
on July 11,2024 at:http://monroecountyfl.igm2.com/citi- out of the residence. Reece
zens/default.aspx.The ordinance may also be viewed at the County Attorney's office at 1111 12th St. Ste. 408 Key reportedly hit the victim in the
Monroe County Attorney's office at 1111 12th St.Ste.408 West, FL 33040. head with a large rock or paver.
Key West, FL 33040. When the victim fell to the ground,
Reese reportedly retrieved a pel-
The public can participate in the July 17, 2024, meeting let gun and shot the victim in the
The public can participate in the July 17,2024, meeting of of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe nose.
the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, FL County, FL by attending in person or via Zoom. The Reese jumped into a nearby
b attending in person or via Zoom.The Zoom link can be canal when the Sheriff's Office
Y 9 p Zoom link can be found in the agenda at http://monroe- arrived.The victim was taken to
found in the agenda at http://monroecountyfl.igm2.com/citi- countyfl.igm2.com/citizens/default.aspx. Lower Keys Medical Center on
zens/default.aspx. Stock Island.
ADA ASSISTANCE: If you area person with a dis- Man cited in barracuda case
ADA ASSISTANCE: If you are a person with a disability y p The Sheriff's Office conducted
who needs special accommodations in order to artici- ability who needs special accommodations in order resource checks Sunday on the
p p Spanish Harbor Bridge at Mile
pate in this proceeding,please contact the County to participate in this proceeding,please contact the Marker 33 at approximately 11:25
Administrators Office,by phoning(305)292-44415 County Administrator's Office,by phoning(305)292- a.m. and found Tyrek Jevon
between the hours of 8:30a.m.-5.00p.m.,prior to the 4441,between the hours Of 8:30a.m.-5.00p.m.,prior Gallagher, 25, of Lauderhill,
scheduled meeting;if you are hearing or voice-impaired, to the scheduled meeting; if you are hearing or Florida,to be in possession of an
undersized barracuda. He also
call"711". Live Closed-Captioning is available via our voice-impaired, call "711" Live Closed-Captioning had no fishing license. He was
web portal @ is available via our web portal @ http://monroe- given a mandatory notice to
http://Monroecountyfl.igm2.comICitizensIDefault.aspx countyfl.igm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx for meet- appear in court citation.
for meetings of the Monroe County Board of County ings of the Monroe County Board of County A Suspected drugs found
person removing trash from a
Commissioners. Commissioners. beach near Mile Marker 92 on the
oceanside in Key Largo located a
Dated at Key West, Florida,this 22nd day of June,2024. Dated at Key West, Florida,this 22nd day of June,2024. single brick of suspected cocaine.
The suspected drugs were found
(SEAL)SEAL KEVIN MADOK, Clerk of the Circuit Court and at approximately 10:10 a.m.
(SEAL)KEVIN MADOK, Clerk of the Circuit Court and Wednesday.
Ex Officio Clerk of the Board of County The suspected narcotics were
Ex Officio Clerk of the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida turned over to the U.S. Border
Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida Patrol.
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July 23, 2024
Department of State
Administrative Code & Register
500 S Bronough Street
Tallahassee FL 32399-0250
To Whom It May Concern,
Attached is a copy of Ordinance No. 023-2024 of the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, amending Section 19-4 of the Monroe County Code providing for
revised Toll Rates and Toll-By-Plate Rates; providing for severability; providing for repeal of all
Ordinances inconsistent herewith; providing for incorporation into the Monroe County Code of
Ordinances; and providing for an effective date.
This Ordinance was adopted by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners at a
regular meeting, held in formal session, on July 17, 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& Comptroller&
ex-officio to the Monroe County
Board of County Commissioners
by: Liz Yongue, Deputy Clerk
cc: County Administrator
County Attorney
MuniCode
BOCC
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
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I FLORIDA DEPARTMENT Of'STAT'E"
RON DESANTIS CORD BYRD
Governor Secretary of State
July 24, 2024
Honorable Kevin Madok
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Monroe County
500 Whitehead Street, Suite 101
Key West, Florida 33040
Dear Kevin Madok,
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125.66, Florida Statutes, this will acknowledge receipt of your
electronic copy of Monroe County Ordinance No. 023-2024, which was filed in this office on July 23,
2024.
Sincerely,
Alexandra Leijon
Administrative Code and Register Director
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R. A. Gray Building • 500 South Bronough Street • Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250
Telephone: (850) 245-6270 604
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BUSINESS IMPACT ESTIMATE!
Meeting Date:May 21,2025
Proposed Ordinance Title/Reference: An ordinance of the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners amending Section 19-4 of the Monroe County Code.
The Proposed Ordinance 0 does ❑ does not fall under one of the following enumerated
exceptions:?
❑ The proposed ordinance is required for compliance with Federal or State law or
regulation;
❑ The proposed ordinance relates to the issuance or refinancing of debt;
0 The proposed ordinance relates to the adoption of budgets or budget amendments,
including revenue sources necessary to fund the budget;
❑ The proposed ordinance is required to implement a contract or an agreement,
including,but not limited to,any Federal,State,local,or private grant or other financial
assistance accepted by the county government;
❑ The proposed ordinance is an emergency ordinance;
❑ The ordinance relates to procurement;or
❑ The proposed ordinance is enacted to implement the following:
a. Part II of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes, relating to growth policy, county and
municipal planning, and land development regulation, including zoning,
development orders,development agreements and development permits,-
b. Sections 190.005 and 190.046, Florida Statutes, regarding community
development districts;
c. Section 553.73,Florida Statutes,relating to the Florida Building Code;or
d. Section 633.202,Florida Statutes,relating to the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
Summary of Proposed Ordinance and Statement of Public Purpose to be Served:
An ordinance of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners amending Section 19-4
of the Monroe County Code to revise the toll rates and Toll-By-Plate rates for the Card Sound
Road toll.Card Sound road is an essential road and is one of only two roads leading into,and
out of,the Florida Keys,making its continual maintenance,repair and upgrades necessary and
essential. The toll fees collected from the Card Sound Road toll are used to facilitate the repairs
and capital improvements necessary to maintain Card Sound Road and bridge in good working
condition. It is necessary and in the public interest to facilitate the maintenance, repair and
capital improvements of Card Sound Road and bridge.
Estimate of Direct Economic Impact on Private/For Profit Businesses:
a. Estimate of Direct Business Compliance Costs: Raising the fees for the Card Sound Road
Toll is not intended to impact any businesses in Monroe County.
b. New Charges/Fees on Businesses Impacted:Raising the fees for the Card Sound Road Toll
is not intended to impact any businesses in Monroe County.
c. Estimate of Regulatory Costs: The proposed change in the residential construction fee
presents no significant foreseeable or anticipated cost or decrease in the County's
regulatory costs.
Good Faith Estimate of Number of Businesses Likely Impacted:None
Any Additional Information.
Business impact statement must be posted on the county's website no later than the date the notice of proposed
enactment is published.
2 F.S.125.66(3)(c)(2023)
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ORDINANCE NO.: -2025
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AMENDING SECTION
19-4 OF THE MONROE COUNTY CODE PROVIDING
FOR REVISED TOLL RATES AND TOLL-BY-PLATE
RATES; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT
HEREWITH; PROVIDING FOR INCORPORATION INTO
THE MONROE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) after discussion and public input
at its March 21, 2018 meeting in Key Largo set the toll rate for the Card Sound Road at $.75 per
axle for 2-axle vehicles; $1.00 per axle for vehicles with greater than 2-axles to be effective upon
implementation of the all-electronic tolling (AET) system and directed for the rate to be adjusted
annually in accordance with the Consumer Price Index (CPI); and
WHEREAS, the BOCC adopted Ordinance No. 008-2018, which increased the rates and
became effective upon the completion of the all-electronic tolling (AET) system on Card Sound
Road; and
WHEREAS, the BOCC adopted Ordinance No. 032-2019, which increased the toll rates by
2.1% in accordance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for all items less
food and energy for Fiscal Year 20 (effective October 1, 2019); and
WHEREAS, the BOCC adopted Ordinance No. 028-2020, which increased the toll rates by
1.2% in accordance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for all items less
food and energy for Fiscal Year 2021 (effective October 1, 2020); and
WHEREAS, the BOCC adopted Ordinance No. 015-2021, which increased the toll rates by
1.6% in accordance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for all items less
food and energy for Fiscal Year 2022 (effective October 1, 2021); and
WHEREAS, the BOCC adopted Ordinance No. 007-2022, which increased the toll rates by
8.5% in accordance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for all items less
food and energy for Fiscal Year 2023 (effective October 1, 2022); and
WHEREAS due to increased administrative cost for the processing and collection of toll-by-
plate customers, a separate toll-by-plate rate was added for these customers to offset the higher
administrative cost effective October 1, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the BOCC adopted Ordinance No.014-2023, which increased the toll rates by
5%rounded to the nearest dollars for consistency at each per axle and toll-by-plate rates; and
WHEREAS, the BOCC adopted Ordinance No.023-2024, which increased the toll rates by
3.5%rounded to the nearest dollars for consistency at each per axle and toll-by-plate rates; and
WHEREAS,the toll rates are being revised as set forth below pursuant to the BOCC's
direction to adjust the rates annually in accordance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer
Price Index for all items less food and energy, which rose 2.4% over the last 12-months; 606
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Section 19-4(b)(1) shall be amended to read as follows (added text noted in
underlined text and deleted text noted in stfikof4etigh text):
(b) Toll schedule.
(1) The following toll per axle schedule is hereby established for travel through the
Card Sound Road and Toll Bridge Facility:
2-axle vehicle $1.046
Vehicles of 3-axle or greater $1.3�5
Each Additional axle $1.3�5
Toll-by-Plate
2-axle vehicle $1.549
Vehicles of 3-axle or greater $4-.492.03
Each Additional axle � .03
SECTION 2: SEVERABILITY. If any portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid
or declared to be unconstitutional, inoperative or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining
portions of this ordinance. If this ordinance or any provision thereof shall be held to be
inapplicable to any person,property or circumstances, such holding shall not affect its
applicability to any other person,property or circumstances.
SECTION 3: CONFLICT WITH OTHER ORDINANCES. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of said conflict.
SECTION 4: INCLUSION IN CODE OF ORDINANCES. The provisions of this ordinance
shall be included and incorporated in the Code of Ordinances of the County of Monroe, Florida,
as an addition or amendment thereto, and shall be appropriately renumbered to conform to the
uniform numbering system of the Code.
SECTION 5: TRANSMITTAL AND EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be filed with
the Department of State as provided in section 125.66(2), Florida Statutes and shall be effective
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 a.m.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida,
at a meeting of the Board held on the day of June 2025.
Mayor James K. Scholl, District 3
Mayor Pro Tem Michelle Lincoln, District 2
Commissioner Craig Cates, District 1
Commissioner David Rice, District 4
Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein, District 5
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY
(SEAL) Mayor James K. Scholl
ATTEST: KEVIN MADOK, CLERK
By
As Deputy Clerk
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