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MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Key West, Florida
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at
9:00 A.M., on the above date at the Harvey Government Center. Present and answering to roll
call were Commissioner Charles "Sonny" McCoy, Commissioner Murray Nelson, Commissioner
George Neugent, Commissioner David P. Rice, and Mayor Dixie Spehar. Also present were
Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk; James Roberts, County
Administrator; Richard Collins, County Attorney; County Staff, members of the press and radio;
and the general public.
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion was made by Commissioner Spehar and seconded by Commissioner Neugent to
hear agenda item C before agenda item B. Motion carried unanimously.
Agenda Item C - Motion was made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by
Commissioner McCoy granting approval of an extension to the deadline for an additional 90 days
(March 30, 2004) to apply for CDBG grants for Low and Very -Low income property owners and
renters on Stock Island wishing assistance to pay for wastewater connection fees. Motion carried
unanimously.
Agenda Item B - County Administrator James Roberts addressed the Board with
background information concerning additional wastewater collection system work on south
Stock Island and instructions to staff as appropriate. Mike Condon, representing URS Consulting
Engineers made a presentation before the Board and discussed the document entitled Conceptual
Roadmap For Central Sewer System Extensions (Phase IV) - South Stock Island, dated
December 10, 2003. Ken Williams, representing CH2MHill also addressed the Board concerning
the wastewater collection system project on south Stock Island. Attorney Bob Nabors discussed
easements. After the presentations, the following individuals addressed the Board: Jeff Weiler,
representing Weiler Engineering/KWRU; Al Vercellino, Kim Wigington, Carolee McReynolds, R.
L. Blazevic, William Smith, representing KW Resort Utility; Ross Murphy, Fred Skomp,
representing Hurricane Hole Marina; Bill Hunter, Gabriela Pozzi, representing Leo's
Campground; and Ed Castle, representing Weiler Construction. After discussion, motion was
made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by Commissioner Spehar authorizing Staff to proceed
with an optimization recommendation and scope to include an analysis of adding additional areas
to sewer south Stock Island. Roll call vote was unanimous.
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Agenda Item D - The Board discussed the response from Monroe County to the proposal by the
Secretary of the Florida Department of Community Affairs in reference to the Monroe County
Comprehensive Plan and Work Program. Mayor Nelson read aloud the following document:
RESULTS OF AN AGREEMENT WITH DCA
THIS AGREEMENT WILL:
1. Provide $130 million for wastewater, environmentally sensitive lands, and
workforce housing from DCA.
2. Provide $130 million for wastewater, environmentally sensitive lands, and
workforce housing from Monroe County.
3. Provide the means for the State of Florida and Monroe County to move forward
and still allow either party not to participate should the mutual agreement not be
fulfilled.
4. Provide $20 million for land purchases of workforce housing over the next two
years.
5. Provide a pledge of $80 million for wastewater over the next 6 years.
6. Return 180 market rate permits each year for Monroe County.
7. Provide 300 out-of-ROGO permits for year 2004 for workforce housing.
8. Provide up front cesspit credits.
9. Rescind the Notice of Violation issued by the State.
DCA WILL PROVIDE
1. 300 ROGO allocations for workforce housing.
2. Provide $10 million for purchase of workforce building sites in 2004.
3. Provide $10 million for wastewater as a match for County bonding $20 million in
June 2004.
4. Provide $20 million in State/Fed funds as a match for wastewater as a match for
County's bonding $20 million in June 2005.
5. Provide 180 market rate permits per year.
6. Provide $93 million for purchase of environmentally sensitive lands.
7. Any changes to ROGO that could be construes as a taking would be initiated by
DCA.
8. Provide up front cesspit credits for the building of new homes.
9. DCA will report substantial progress n 28-20 work plan.
10. Rescind the Notice of Violation issues to Monroe County.
MONROE COUNTY WILL:
1. Bond $20 million of infrastructure funds for wastewater as a match for a $10
million grant from the State.
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2. Provide a pledge to expend $80 million collected from connection fees to expand
wastewater projects using the connection fee funds.
3. Provide a second $20 million bond on infrastructure funds to match a Federal/State
match of $20 million in June of 2005.
4. Bond $10 million of Land Authority revenue (1/2 penny of the tourist impact tax)
to buy workforce housing lnad in 2004.
Murray E. Nelson, Mayor
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Charles Brooks, representing the Key Largo Wastewater District Board; Jim Reynolds,
Executive Director of the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority; and Mr. Roberts addressed the
Board. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Spehar and seconded by
Commissioner McCoy granting approval of the above proposal read by the Mayor. Roll call vote
was unanimous. The following individuals addressed the Board: William Knight, representing
Bay Point Home Owners; Sandy Walters, Jody Thomas, representing The Nature Conservancy;
and George Wilson. Roll call vote was unanimous.
Motion was made Commissioner Rice and seconded by Commissioner Neugent that a
Special Meeting be held between the Board and appropriate representatives from the State to
discuss and negotiate issues before us. Roll call vote was unanimous.
Monroe County Land Use Attorney, James T. Hendrick addressed the Board and
announced that Monroe County had won the Ambrose case as the 3rd District Court of Appeals
reversed Judge Payne's decision.
There being no further business, the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was
adjourned.
Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk to the Board
of County Commissioners
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Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk