08/08/1990 Special
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Public Hearing/Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, August 8, 1990
Big Pine Key
A Special Meeting/Public Hearing of the Monroe
County Board of County Commissioners convened at 5:05 p.m.
on the above date at the Parish Hall of St. Peter's Church
on Big Pine Key. Present and answering to roll call were
Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey, Commissioner Douglas Jones,
Commissioner Eugene Lytton, and Commissioner Michael Puto.
Mayor John Stormont arrived at approximately 5:15 p.m. and
assumed the Chair. Also present were Rosalie Connolly,
Deputy Clerk; Randy Ludacer, County Attorney; Tom Brown,
County Administrator; Robert Baggs, Project Manager, and
members of the Comprehensive Plan Team; County Staff; mem-
bers of the Press and Radio; and the general public.
Robert Baggs, Comprehensive Plan Team Manager,
addressed the Board concerning the purpose of the hearing.
Mayor Stormont discussed the procedures to be
followed to meet the requirements of the law and introduced
the proof of publication of the hearing into the record.
Randy Ludacer, County Attorney, addressed the
meeting concerning procequres and the provisions of the law
regarding those who wished to produce a record for possible
appeal.
Motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded
by Commissioner Jones to allow three minutes for each
speaker. During discussion, Commissioner Lytton amended his
motion in order to allow five minutes for each speaker. The
amendment was accepted by the seconder. Motion as amended
carried unanimously.
Commissioner Lytton read into the record Section
163.3167(2)(b) of the Florida Statutes. Motion was made by
Commissioner Lytton and seconded by Commissioner Jones to
petition, by FAX, the Governor and Cabinet for a minimum
six-month extension for transmission of the Monroe County
Comprehensive Land Use Plan based upon the fact that the
submission may be properly delayed because the County is
still designated an Area of Critical State Concern under
Section 163.3167(2)(b). Motion was then made by
Commissioner Harvey to amend to set out that this extension
be granted without sanctions. The amendment was accepted by
the maker and seconder. The motion as amended was carried
unanimously. The Deputy Clerk was directed to provide the
County Attorney with a copy of this motion first thing
Thursday morning and the County Attorney was then directed
to FAX this motion to the Governor and Cabinet and DCA and
to then back up the FAX with a confirming Registered Letter,
Return Receipt Requested.
Mayor Stormont read an August 8, 1990 memo from
Assistant County Attorney Rob Wolfe advising that language
similar to the following ought to be placed on the maps:
"The future land use maps shall not
be construed to render any existing
use or structure non-conforming and
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shall not control new development,
until such time as land development
regulations, including zoning maps,
are adopted which implement future
land use maps."
The following individuals addressed the Board:
Ramon Rodriguez, Miriam Bernstein, Garland Smith, Eugene
Dwyer, John Scharch, Robert Skerrit, Pat Saunders, Findlay
Sinclair, Vern Pokorski.
Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded
by Commissioner Jones to add to the Agenda the question of
resolution of impact fees and certificate of occupancy for
the Middle Keys Guidance Clinic. Motion carried unani-
mously. David Paul Horan, attorney, addressed the Board.
After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Puto and
seconded by Commissioner Jones that the County Commission
will accept as impact fees on the project services to the
value of $19,000.00 to be rendered in-kind by the applicant.
Motion carried unanimously. Motion was then made by
Commissioner Puto and seconded by Commissioner Jones to
adopt the following Resolution to refund this $19,000.00 to
the Middle Keys Guidance Clinic. Motion carried unani-
mously.
RESOLUTION NO. 377-1990
See Res. Book No. 92 which is incorporated herein by
reference.
Motion was made by Commissioner Lytton and seconded
by Commissioner Jones to add to the Agenda a discussion
regarding the use of a public ombudsman for the current
Comprehensive Land Use Plan. During discussion, motion was
withdrawn. Motion was then made by Mayor Stormont and
seconded by Commissioner Lytton to consider as an add-on to
the Agenda, to act on appropriately at Friday's meeting,
consideration of someone like an ombudsman to buffer between
government and citizens to permit a clearer and simpler
clarification of problems. Motion carried unanimously.
The following individuals addressed the Board:
Shirley Mart Benson, Norine Meng, George Kundtz, R. J.
Johnson, Don Meng, Dennis Henize, Al Perkins, Nick Riggio,
Al Damron, Joan Tucker, Joyce Newman, Simon Stafford,
William Devitt, Rob Devitt, George Eager, Mary Sukup, Debbie
Pearl, Bill Moore, Joseph Fisher, Bill Cullen, Donna
Merritt, Katha Sheehan Stone, Jerry Barnett, Attorney Dave
Horan representing Peter Bacle, Marie Shinkevich, Warren
Pappatelli, Terry Jordan, Stan Becker, Jerome Baker, Gary
Sievers, Joel Rosenblatt, Dennis Thompson and Terry Thomas.
Motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded
by Commissioner Lytton to continue this Public
Hearing/Special Meeting to Plantation Key at 5:00 p.m. on
Thursday, August 9, 1990, at the Plantation Key Government
Center in Courtroom A. Motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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