01/16/1990 Special
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Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Tuesday, January 16, 1990
Key Wes t
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of
County Commissioners held jointly with the Tourist
Development Council convened at 9:00 a.m. on the above date
in the Chapel of the County's Public Service Building on
Stock Island in Key West. Present and answering to roll
call were Commissioner Eugene Lytton, Commissioner Michael
Puto, and Mayor John Stormont. (Commissioners Wilhelmina
Harvey and Douglas Jones entered the meeting later.) Also
present were Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; Randy Ludacer, County
Attorney; Tom Brown, County Administrator; County Staff;
members of the Press and Radio; and the general public.
The following persons were present on behalf of the Tourist
Development Council: Neil Boyce, John O'Brien, Mickey
Feiner, Stan Becker, Bill Wickers, Tim Greene, Sandra Higgs,
Linda Stewart.
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of
Allegiance.
Sandra Higgs discussed the Tax Proceeds Management
Report. The Board discussed the possibility of local
collection of the TOC tax. Motion was made by Commissioner
Puto and seconded by Commissioner Jones to request the TOC
to analyze and prepare a paper on the advantages of the
local collection of the Tourist Development tax and to
request the County Attorney to prepare a Resolution for
Board consideration concerning the problems being
experienced with the management of the Tourist Development
tax by the Department of Revenue. Motion carried unani-
mously with Commissioners Harvey and Jones not present.
COMMISSIONER JONES ENTERED THE
MEETING AND TOOK HIS SEAT
Stan Becker addressed the Board and presented the
proposed Operations Manual. After discussion, motion was
made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner
Puto to approve in concept. Motion carried unanimously with
Commissioner Harvey not present.
Motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded
by Commissioner Jones to approve and authorize advertising
for one Public Hearing a proposed Ordinance providing that
advance registrations for trade shows for the Fiscal year
1991 be paid from Tourist Development Council funds in
Fiscal Year 1990. Motion carried unanimously with
Commissioner Harvey not present.
Neil Boyce discussed a Request for Proposals con-
cerning advertising and also a Request for Proposals con-
cerning public relations.
Mayor Stormont discussed the Chambers of Commerce/
Advisory Board/Tourist Development Council relationships.
Jim Rubino of Key Largo Chamber of Commerce and Pam Koss of
Key West Chamber of Commerce addressed the Board. No action
was taken.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded
by Commissioner Puto to waive procedures and allow an add-
on. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Harvey not
present. Motion was made by Mayor Stormont and seconded by
Commissioner Jones to approve the waiver of entrance fees
for Harry Harris Park as requested by the District Student
Councils, c/o Coral Shores High School. Motion carried una-
nimously with Commissioner Harvey not present.
Jim Rubino of the Key Largo Chamber of Commerce
discussed the Special Events approval process. Mr. Albury
of Key Largo addressed the Board. A. C. Weinstein discussed
conflict of interest concerning the Maritime Festival event.
Randy Moore of the Key West Chamber of Commerce discussed
and clarified the Key West Chamber's position concerning the
requirement for an audit of the Chamber Information Services
Contracts.
Mayor Feiner discussed 3rd Cent Funding. Sandra
Higgs also addressed the Board. No action was taken.
Mayor Feiner, members of the Board and members of
the Council discussed Third Cent approvals. No action was
taken.
The Board recessed for lunch.
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The Board reconvened with all Commissioners pre-
sent.
Bob Harris, Frank Butler and Karen Kennedy of Post,
Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan made a presentation concerning the
Key West Beach Project. Randy Moore of the Beach Authority
Advisory Board and Virginia Panico addressed the Board con-
cerning the Project. Frank Butler discussed the proposed
Project budgets.
Motion was made by Commissioner Jones and seconded
by Commissioner Puto to call an emergency meeting of the
Beach Authority. Roll call vote was unanimous.
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BEACH AUTHORITY
The Board of County Commissioners, with all mem-
bers present, sat as the Beach Authority.
Motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded
by Commissioner Puto to add approval of and appropriations
for the Beach Restoration Plan to the Agenda for the Beach
Authority. Motion carried unanimously. Motion was made by
Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Puto to
authorize the appropriation of $80,000.00 for additional
studies for the Key West Beach Project, contingent upon
proper action of the Tourist Development Council and the
Tourist Development Council Advisory Committee, per the sub-
mitted Professional Service Order from Post, Buckley, Schuh &
Jernigan as a reponse to the State's Completeness Summaries
per the submitted budget. Roll call vote was unanimous.
Motion was made by Commissioner Jones
by Commissioner Harvey to place a presentation
Elliott Tyler on the Beach Authority's Agenda.
carried unanimously.
and seconded
by Dr.
Motion
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Mayor Stormont discussed the actions to call a
Special Meeting of the Beach Authority on this date and
entered an objection to the conduct of the meeting on an
emergency basis.
Randy Ludacer, County Attorney, discussed
typographical errors in the contract that was forwarded to
Dr. Tyler for his signature. He then requested that Dr.
Tyler be presented with the correct language and asked to
approve, by interlineation, the correct version of the
contract. Dr. Tyler indicated his acquiescence to the
request by initialling the changes to the original contract
as presented by the County Attorney. Dr. Tyler discussed a
request for $200,000.00 to be used for technical support for
the following items:
Channel Survey and other studies
Expert Testimony
Preparation of Briefing and
Technical Manual
Attorney's Fees
Conduct of Key West and Monroe
County Public Information
Seminars
$ 50,000.00
$ 40,000.00
$ 40,000.00
$ 50,000.00
$ 20,000.00
Motion was made by Commissioner Jones and seconded by
Commissioner Puto to approve the $200,000.00 appropriation
in concept, plus $63,000.00 for the payment of Dr. Tyler's
salary and expenses per the contract for the balance of the
Fiscal Year, subject to the approval of the Tourist
Development Council and the Tourist Development Council
Advisory Committee. Roll call vote was unanimous with
Commissioner Lytton absent from the meeting.
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Bill Wickers discussed any possible amendments that
might be requested by the Board for the allowable uses of
TOC funds. No action was taken.
The Board briefly discussed the proposed Ordinance
sponsored by Commissioner Lytton to require an annual report
of the activities of the TOC. No action was taken.
A discussion of the Fine Arts Council was
withdrawn.
A discussion of the County's request for certain
TDC funding was withdrawn.
Mayor Stormont discussed a summary of the infor-
mation he had received from a survey of other counties
operating Tourist Development Councils and indicated that
further data would be forthcoming.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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