05/02/1990 Special
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Special Meeting
Joint City/County Commissioners
Wednesday, May 2, 1990
Key West
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of
County Commissioners and the Key West Board of City
Commissioners convened at 10:00 a.m. on the above date at
City Hall, Angela and Simonton Streets, Key West. Present
and answering to roll call were Commissioner Wilhelmina
Harvey, Commissioner Douglas Jones, and Mayor John Stormont.
(Commissioner Michael Puto arrived at 10:40 a.m.) Absent
from the meeting was Commissioner Eugene Lytton. The
following members of the City Commission were present:
Commissioner Sally Lewis, Commissioner Virginia Panico,
Commissioner Harry Powell, Commissioner Jimmy Weekley, and
Mayor Tony Tarracino. Also present were Danny L. Kolhage,
County Clerk; Josephine Parker, City Clerk; Randy Ludacer,
County Attorney; Tom Brown, County Administrator; Ron
Herron, Interim City Manager; County and City Staff; members
of the Press and Radio; and the general public.
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of
Allegiance.
The meeting was held to discuss Solid Waste
problems, and Commissioner Jones' travel request to attend
Congressional Hearings in Washington, D.C. regarding the
establishment of The Keys as a Marine Sanctuary.
Mayor Stormont read the Call for Meeting and the
items that would be discussed. He also discussed the items
included in his memo dated April 30, 1990 concerning the
legal aspects of the Solid Waste Act.
Mr. Paul Cates and the staff of CH2M Hill addressed
the Board. Mr. Charles Aguero and Mr. Jim Baker of the
Municipal Services District also addressed the Board.
Motion was made by Commissioner Jones and seconded
by Commissioner Harvey to postpone the item concerning
Commissioner Jones' travel to Washington, D.C. until the
County meeting later in the day. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Attorney David Paul Horan addressed the Board con-
cerning the problems of siteing a landfill. Motion was made
by Commissioner Puto and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to
call a joint meeting of the City of Key West and the Monroe
County Commission for 10:00 a.m. on May 11, 1990 at City Hall
for the purpose of discussing Solid Waste problems. Roll
call vote was unanimous.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Jones and seconded
by Commissioner Puto to hear from the various State
Agencies who will be involved in the effort to possibly site
a landfill somewhere south of the Seven-Mile Bridge. Roll
call vote was taken with the following results:
Commissioner Harvey
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner Puto
Mayor Stormont
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
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Motion carried.
The following individuals addressed the Commissions
from the Department of Environmental Regulation: Debbie
Charvat, Leslie Reuth, and R. J. Helbling. Ken Metcalf of
the DCA, Victor Anderson of the Army Corp. of Engineers, and
Pete Kalla of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission also
addressed the Commissions.
The following individuals also spoke regarding the
possibility of a landfill being sited in the Lower Keys:
Bill Dunn of CH2M Hill; David Ornstein, President of the
Cudjoe Key Homeowners Association; Dr. James Miller, Port
Pine Heights Property OWners Association; Dennis Henys,
Cudjoe Key Property OWners Association; Mike Tinnel of
Middle and Big Torch Keys; Jim Murphy, Ray Blazevic, Ray
McClain of Big Torch Key, and Philip Greer of Cudjoe Key.
The Commissions entered into a discussion of Mayor
Stormont's memorandum dated April 30, 1990 concerning various
proposed amendments to the Solid Waste Authority Special
Act. Motion was made by Mayor Stormont and seconded by
Commissioner Puto to require County approval of the Solid
Waste Authority Budget. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion was made by Mayor Stormont and seconded by
Commissioner Harvey to remove the referendum requirements in
part of Section TWelve and to remove all of Section Four of
the Solid Waste Authority Special Act. Roll call vote was
taken with the following results:
Commissioner Harvey
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner Puto
Mayor Stormont
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Motion carried.
Mr. Paul Cates addressed the Commissions concerning
the nature of the Solid Waste Authority as an independent
versus a dependent authority.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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Special Meeting
District # 1,
Lower and Middle Keys
Fire and Ambulance District
Board of Governors
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A Special Meeting of the Board of Governors of
District #1 Lower and Middle Keys Fire and Ambulance
District convened at 2:30 p.m. on the above date at the
Chapel on Stock Island in Key West. Present and answering
to roll call were Hal Halenza, John Stormont, and Chairman
Michael Puto. Absent from the meeting were Messrs. Mickey
Feiner and Eugene Lytton. 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.
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of
Allegiance.
Reggie Paros, Public Safety Division Director,
addressed the Board concerning the award of bids for three
Triple Combination Class A Pumpers. Mr. Paros recommended
acceptance of the one bid that was received, from Dowling
Fire Equipment representing Emergency One, Inc., Silver
Springs, Florida.
Motion was made by Mayor Stormont and seconded by
Commissioner Halenza to award the bid to Dowling Fire
Equipment, Inc. (representing Emergency One, Inc.), Silver
Springs, Florida in the amount of $580,346.00. During
discussion, Mr. Glen Robinson of Marathon questioned the
motion to accept receipt of only one bid, and the fact that
the Marathon Fire Chief was acting as a representative of
the company. Presentation was made by Mr. Paros of infor-
mation for the record indicating that all of the major firms
were contacted concerning the bid. He also presented the
Board of Governors with a schedule of previous contracts
awarded for the purchase of fire trucks over the past thir-
teen years. Roll call vote on the motion was unanimous.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, May 2, 1990
Key West
A Special Meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners convened at 3:00 p.m. on the above date at the
Stock Island Chapel, Public Service Building, Key West.
Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner
Wilhelmina Harvey, Commissioner Douglas Jones, Commissioner
Michael Puto, and Mayor John Stormont. Absent from the
meeting was Commissioner Eugene Lytton who was attending
hearings in Tallahassee. 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.
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of
Allegiance.
Motion was made by Commissioner Jones and seconded
by Commissioner Harvey to add to the Agenda as Item B-2 a
request for travel by Commissioner Jones to attend
Congressional Hearings in Washington D.C., and Item C-2, a
proposed Resolution in regard to the Revenue Bonds for addi-
tional criminal justice facilities. Motion carried unani-
mously.
Lavonne Wisher of Public Financial Management
addressed the board, and advised of receipt of the following
bids regarding the Tax Anticipation Notes:
Bidder
True Interest
6.57698909 %
6.67832644 %
6.90229036 %
6.87344338 %
6.80180455 %
6.97406757 %
6.99756002 %
William R. Hough Co. and
Merrill Lynch Capital Markets
Chemical Securities, Inc.
Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc.
Ehrlich Bober & Co. Inc.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.
Prudential-Bache Securities Inc.
J. P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Ms. Wisher indicated that the low bidder was the
firm of William R. Hough-Merrill Lynch, and that the closing
would be scheduled for May 23, 1990.
Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded
by Commissioner Jones to adopt the following Resolution
amending Resolution No. 206-1990 providing for the issuance
of not to exceed $40,000,000.00 Sales Tax Revenue Bonds for
additional criminal justice facilities. Motion carried una-
nimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 258-1990
See Res. Book No. 90 which is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Jones and seconded
by Commissioner Harvey to adopt the following Resolution
amending Resolution No. 207-1990 providing for the issuance
of not to exceed $12,500,000.00 Sales Tax Revenue Bond
Anticipation Notes, in anticipation of proceeds from the
sale of its not exceeding $40,000,000.00 Sales Tax Revenue
Bonds. Motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 259-1990
See Res. Book No. 90 which is incorporated herein by
reference.
County Attorney Randy Ludacer and Joe Wise of
William R. Hough discussed the corporate status of William
R. Hough, Co. and Merrill Lynch. Motion was made by
Commissioner Jones and seconded by Commissioner Puto to
adopt the following Resolution accepting bid of William R.
Hough, Co. and Merrill Lynch awarding $12,500.000.00 Sales
Tax Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 1990, of Monroe County,
Florida, approving the preliminary official statement for
the Notes; fixing the Registrar and Paying Agent for the
Notes; and providing an effective date. Roll call vote was
unanimous.
RESOLUTION NO. 260-1990
See Res. Book No. 90 which is incorporated herein by
reference.
Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded
by Commissioner Jones directing the Clerk to return all of
the "Good Faith" checks of the unsucessful bidders. Motion
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I carried unanimously.
Mr. Wise of the firm of William R. Hough addressed
the Board.
County Administrator Tom Brown and Bob Herman,
Acting Director for the Growth Management Division entered
into a discussion with the Board concerning the status of
the Level of Service for Traffic as well as the current sta-
tus of the County's Facilities Report. Motion was made by
Commissioner Puto and seconded by Commissioner Jones
directing the Growth Management Staff and the County
Administrator to continue permitting based on the reserve
capacity reflected in the 1990 Facilities Report. Motion
carried unanimously.
Commissioner Jones discussed and requested
authority to travel to speak at the Congressional Hearings
on the Marine Sanctuary Bill to be held in Washington, D.C.
He indicated that he would represent the County's stand on
the issue, if any. Ms. Deevon Quirolo of Reef Relief
addressed the Board. After discussion, motion was made by
Commissioner Jones and seconded by Commissioner Puto to call
a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for Friday,
May 4th, at 11:00 a.m. at the Stock Island Chapel to decide
whether or not the Board of County Commissioners should take
a position on the proposed Marine Sanctuary Bill now pending
in Congress, and also to decide who should represent the
Commission at the hearings in Washington, D.C. Roll call
vote was taken with the following results:
Commissioner Harvey
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner Puto
Mayor Stormont
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
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Motion carried.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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