HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem M02COUNTY of MONROE
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mayor Michelle Lincoln, District 2
Mayor Pro Tem David Rice, District 4
Craig Cates, District 1
James K. Scholl, District 3
Holly Merrill Raschein, District 5
Regular Meeting
March 11, 2026
Agenda Item Number: M2
26-0615
BULK ITEM: Yes DEPARTMENT: Engineering Services and Roads
TIME APPROXIMATE: No STAFF CONTACT: Judy Clarke X4329
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of a resolution that sets forth the core services provided by
Monroe County Engineering Services and Roads Maintenance Department on county maintained
transportation infrastructure.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The county is developing a Residential Neighborhood Improvements
Program where residents may request projects in their communities that are beyond the core services
provided by the county. Said projects can only move forward if they agree to fund them through a
municipal services benefit unit (MSBU) assessment. As part of the program, it is necessary to set forth
the core services that are provided by the county on its roads, bridges, rights -of -way and bicycle paths
(transportation infrastructure)
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: The BOCC discussed revisions to the proposed
ordinance for the Residential Neighborhood Improvements Program at the January 2026 BOCC
meeting.
The BOCC held a discussion on the proposed ordinance at the December 2025 meeting in Key Largo.
The BOCC held a discussion and gave direction to staff regarding the proposed ordinance at the
November 2025 BOCC meeting in Key West.
INSURANCE REQUIRED: No
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: NA
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval
DOCUMENTATION:
Engineering -Roads Core Services Resolution 3.2026.pdf
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Not applicable
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Expiration Date:
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Estimated Ongoing Costs Not Included in above dollar amounts:
Revenue Producing: If yes, amount:
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Insurance Required:
RESOLUTION NO. -2026
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, SETTING FORTH THE CORE
SERVICES PROVIDED BY COUNTY
STAFF/ENGINEERING SERVICES AND ROADS
MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT ON COUNTY
MAINTAINED TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE.
WHEREAS, The County provides regular routine maintenance and capital
improvement services as funded and budgeted on county -maintained roads, rights -of -
way, bridges and shared use paths (transportation infrastructure) in Monroe County; and
WHEREAS, the County/Board of County Commissioners will be considering adoption
of an ordinance that will allow for neighborhood groups to initiate and fund
improvement projects, as approved by a majority (50% plus 1) of property owners in
their respective neighborhoods, through a Municipal Service Benefit Unit (MSBU)
special assessment for projects that are beyond the core services provided by the County;
and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to document the core services provided by the
County on its transportation infrastructure to aid neighborhoods in scoping projects that
are beyond those core services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, that the following core services are provided
by the County subject to an annual appropriation by the Monroe County Board of County
Commissioners:
Roadway
Maintenance and repair of existing roads including asphalt surface damage repair, road
base repair, gravel road surface repair and maintenance and repair of road shoulders to fix
rutting and drop offs. Asphalt surface repair and maintenance may include pothole
repair, milling and resurfacing, other surface treatments and/or asphalt rejuvenation.
Drainage
Maintenance of existing drainage structures to ensure operation as designed. Includes
clean out of drainage structures twice annually or as needed. Refurbishment of seepage
trenches as needed.
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Installation and maintenance of gravity drainage structures — seepage trenches,
exfiltration trenches — on existing county roads as needed and where appropriate based on
ground elevation.
Striping
Install and maintain road striping and pavement markings on county -maintained roads in
accordance with Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
Right of Way Vegetation Trimming
Cut grass, trim/cut vegetation within county right-of-way to remove obstructions to
vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians, to maintain appropriate sight lines for travel and to
prevent obscuring signage and traffic control devices. Remove coconuts & hanging
limbs in preparation for storm season.
Street Lighting
Provide streetlights at the intersection of county -maintained roads and US 1/Overseas
Highway, at pedestrian crosswalks on county -maintained roads and on sections of
county -maintained roads where geometric conditions necessitate illumination for safe
travel, i.e. hairpin turns. This does not include neighborhood street lighting.
Signage
Install and maintain regulatory signage in accordance with the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), including as appropriate, performing warrant studies
to determine need for new/additional signage. Other signage — No Parking, No Fishing
from Bridge — install and maintain as needed or requested by law enforcement with
approval of BOCC and in accordance with Monroe County Code where applicable.
Sidewalks
Maintain existing sidewalks on county roads; install and maintain new sidewalks on
county roads as needed in urban or high pedestrian traffic areas or as specific site
conditions warrant (i.e. near schools)
Bridges
Maintain and repair or replace as necessary 26 Monroe County maintained secondary
bridges.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida at a regular meeting of said board on the 1 lth day of March 2026
Mayor Michelle Lincoln
Mayor Pro Tem David Rice
Commissioner Craig Cates
Commissioner James K. Scholl
Commissioner Holly Merrill Raschein
(SEAL) BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Attest: KEVIN MADOK, Clerk OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
LOW
As Deputy Clerk
C
Mayor/Chairperson
MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY
APPROVED A$ TO FORM
CHRISTINE LI MBERT46ARROWS
SR. ASSISTANTCOUNTY ATTORNEY
DATE '..,2/25/26___
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