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2 RESOLUTION NO. 502 -2025
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4 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
5 OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA AMENDING BOCC
6 RESOLUTION NO. 201-2019 WHICH ESTABLISHED THE FLORIDA
7 KEYS TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION COMMITTEE, AS
8 AMENDED BY BOCC RESOLUTION NO.045-2021 TO PROVIDE FOR
9 MEMBERSHIP BY NON-ELECTED OFFICIALS; TO INCLUDE A
10 REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
11 TRANSPORTATION AS A NON-VOTING EX OFFICIO MEMBER;
12 PROVIDING FOR MEMBER COMPOSITION;AND PROVIDING FOR
13 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMITTEE.
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16 WHEREAS, the Florida Keys portion of Monroe County has the Overseas Highway, also
17 designated as U.S. 1, as the lone roadway upon which all cross-county traffic must traverse; and
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19 WHEREAS, traffic issues on U.S. 1 affect the health, safety, welfare, and quality of life of
20 Monroe County residents and visitors throughout the Keys; and
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22 WHEREAS, comprehensive solutions are necessary for the traffic and transportation issues
23 that affect the Keys; and
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25 WHEREAS, the Commission created the Florida Keys Transportation Coordination
26 Committee ("the Committee") in 2019 when it adopted Resolution No. 201-2019; and
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28 WHEREAS,the composition of the Committee per Resolution No. 201-2019 was six elected
29 officials, one from each of the five municipalities and one from the County; and
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31 WHEREAS,the Commission amended the composition of the Committee in 2021 to provide
32 for membership by non-elected officials, when it adopted Resolution No. 045-2021; and
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34 WHEREAS, per Resolution No. 045-2021, the Committee is currently composed of six
35 members, consisting of one person selected by the governing body of each of the five municipalities
36 and the County, as chosen by that governing body; and
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38 WHEREAS, the Committee's work would benefit from the expansion of the composition to
39 include one non-voting ex officio representative from the Florida Department of Transportation
40 (FDOT), who may be able to provide more detailed insight and technical expertise related to US1
41 operations and the FDOT five-year work program for Monroe County; and
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I WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Commission to amend Resolution No. 201-2019 as
2 amended by Resolution No. 045-2021 to add a representative of FDOT as a non-voting, ex officio
3 member; and
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5 WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Commission to make no other changes to Resolution
6 201-2019, as amended by Resolution No. 045-2021;
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8 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
9 COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
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11 Section A. Resolution No. 201-2019, as amended by Resolution No. 045-2021, shall be further
12 amended to read as follows:
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14 Section 1. Creation of the Florida Keys Transportation Coordination Committee.
15 The Board of County Commissioners ("BOCC") hereby creates the Florida Keys
16 Transportation Coordination Committee ("FKTCC").
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18 Section 2. Committee Composition. The [Florida Keys Transportation Coordination
19 Committee] FKTCC shall be composed of six voting members, consisting of one person
20 selected by the governing body of each of the five municipalities and the County, as
21 chosen by that governing body. Each governing body may designate an alternate member
22 and may fill a vacancy in its representation on the committee, if one occurs. Each year,
23 the FKTCC shall elect a chair and vice chair from its members. A quorum shall exist
24 when a majority of committee members from those jurisdictions that have appointed a
25 representative are present. A representative of the Florida Department of Transportation
26 (FDOT) shall be appointed by FDOT as a non-voting ex officio member of the FKTCC.
27 The non-voting ex officio member shall not be counted in establishing a quorum.
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29 Section 3. Duties and Responsibilities. The mission and purpose of the FKTCC is to
30 develop and promote a system of public transportation in various modes to support the
31 needs of the residents throughout the County in a coordinated and comprehensive
32 manner. The FKTCC shall perform the following functions:
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34 a. Hold public meetings consistent with Chapter 286, Florida Statutes, as
35 often as its members determine appropriate;
36 b. Study and research traffic issues confronting the Florida Keys, both as a
37 whole and locally, within the various communities throughout the Keys;
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39 C. Make recommendations to the BOCC and the governing bodies of each
40 municipality on potential solutions to those traffic issues.
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1 Section 4. :Staff Support. The BOCC directs the County Administrator to:provide . .
2: :administrative and logistical support fore:the FKTCC. :Such :support :shall include:
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: providing professional 'staff.to assist the.FKTCC with its duties,:provide administrative
4 support staff as requested by the Committee coordinate the scheduling of public meetings:
5 of the Committee, and Other tasks requested by the Committee. The municipalities: are : :
6 encouraged to provide:professional and support staff to: assist and supplement: the : :
7 County's efforts.: . : :
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. : 9 •Section 5, Legal Representation.:The. County Attorney or his designee shall provide ' : z : . :
:10 legal counsel to the FKTCC with respect to the conduct of its duties. : : :
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12 Section 6. :Remote Meetings. The FKTCC is authorized: and encouraged to utilize
1 3 "communications media technology," as that term' has been defined .in F.S. 120.54, •
:: 14 : Chapter:2017-214, Laws of Florida,i and Resolution:299-2017, when the :committee
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: 15 deems it appropriate, in conducting its meetings. : . '
: 17' . Section:II. The Clerk shall mail a copy of this resolution to:the clerk of each municipality in the
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20 Section C. This resolution shall:take effect upon:adoption. 1 . : :
22 PASSED AND ADOPTED by:the Board of County Commissioners. of Monroe County
23 Florida, at a regularly scheduled public meeting held on the 12th day:of November, 2025:
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1: .. . :.. Mayor Michelle Lincoln . Yes .
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: 27 7 Commissioner Craig Cates Yes
,E. 7 :C s K. Scholl Yes .
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: : : 29: : : ::_= `_. : Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein . Yes .
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Donald Townsend,Jr.
Assistant County Attorney
Date::Oct 24,2025,2:26 pm
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