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Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Friday, June 10, 1988
Key West
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of
County Commissioners convened at 9:00 a.m. on the above date
at the Public Service Building wChapelw on Stock Island.
Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner Michael
Puto, Commissioner John Stormont, and Mayor Eugene Lytton.
Absent from the meeting were Commissioner William Freeman
and Commissioner Jerry Hernandez, Jr. Also present were
Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk1 Randy Ludacer, Assistant County
Attorney 1 Tom Brown, County Administrator1 Bob Herman,
Deputy Director of Growth Management1 County Staff1 members
of the Press and Radi01 and the general public.
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
The Board proceeded to make additions, deletions
and corrections to the Agenda.
COMMISSIONERS' ITEMS
Bob Herman, Deputy Director of Growth Management,
and the Board discussed the operation of the Contractor's
Examining Board. Mayor Lytton drew the attention of the
Board members and the public present to the provisions of
Chapter of 112.313 of the Florida Statutes concerning
officers and directors of Contractor's associations and
organizations serving on Licensing Examining Boards. Bill
Smith, Florida Keys Contractor's Association, addressed the
Board and made the following suggestions:
1. That the Board be comprised of five members for
five-year terms rotating, with one appointment
being made every year1
2. That there be a minimum of five consecutive years
of experience in the designated professions1 and
3. That the appointee be currently active in the
profession.
After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner Stormont
and seconded by Commissioner Puto to prepare the necessary
Ordinance to incorporate the purpose and intent of Chapter
112.313 of the Florida Statutes into the County Code.
Motion carried unanimously. Motion was then made by
Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Puto
recommending that Section 6-90 of the Monroe County Code
concerning the relevant activities of the Licensing
Examining Board be amended by Ordinance to indicate the full
scope of activities. Motion carried unanimously. Motion
was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by
Commissioner Puto to direct Staff to prepare an amendment to
the Ordinance to provide for mediation procedures in the
County Code and to clarify the appeal process. Motion
carried unanimously. Dave Ringemann and Joe Bell of the
Contractor's Licensing Commission addressed the Board. The
Board generally agreed and gave direction to Staff that the
Licensing Examining Board should be comprised of five
members with the requirement that they have five years'
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active experience in the particular field and that they be
currently active and licensed. Furthermore, that the terms
be for a three-year period with appointments to be made one
per year during the transition period, and a provision that
they may not serve in excess of a second consecutive term.
Dave Ringemann, Vice Chairman of the Contractor's Examining
Board, addressed the Board concerning the Assistant County
Attorneys assigned to the Board.
Jim Hendrick, attorney representing the Ocean Walk
Development, requested that the Board reconstitute the
Monroe County Housing Finance Authority in order that he may
make application for funding to that Agency in support of
the low-cost housing project.
Mr. Herman, the Commission and Staff discussed the
three year, two month expiration period for building permits
issued to owner/builders. The following people addressed
the Board concerning this matter: MSD Manager Charles
Aguero, Linda Yorde, C. F. Alfonso, Bill Smith of the
Florida Keys Contractor's Association, Lynn Petty, Dave
Ringemann, Al Fried of the Taxpayers League, and Henry
paurowski. Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and
seconded by Commissioner Stormont to adopt the following
Resolution regarding the three-year two-month rule on
building permits. Roll call vote was unanimous.
RESOLUTION NO. 228-1988
See Res. Book No. 67 which is incorporated herein by
reference.
Commissioner Stormont, the Commission and Staff
discussed the problem of being experienced with the require-
ments concerning "column-high" progress. Walter Carson,
Contractor, and Curt Blair addressed the Board. The Board
took no action.
The discussion of owner/builder permit requirements
was postponed to the meeting of July 5th with the County
Administrator to provide additional information.
The discussion of the Department of Community
Affairs Big Pine Key Access Road Settlement Agreement was
continued to the next Regular Meeting.
Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded
by Commissioner Stormont to approve payment in an amount
not to exceed $70,000 to Bob Beale Refractory Company, Inc.
and an exemption to the purchasing procedures for emergency
repairs to Incinerator No. 7 at Cudjoe Key. Motion carried
unanimously. The MSD Director was directed to re-evaluate
the renewal and replacement provisions following the
substantial renovation and repairs done to the incinerator
units.
Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and
seconded by Commissioner Puto to adopt the following
Resolution approving an amendment to the IBM Contract for
Geographic Information Systems. Motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 229-1988
See Res. Book No. 67 which is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded
by Mayor Lytton to approve the appointment of the County
Attorney, Commissioner Stormont, the County Administrator, a
representative from Public Financial Management (PFM), and
Stacey Williams from the Office of Fiscal Management to .
serve on a panel to screen the respondents to the Request
For Proposals for Bond Counsel and to recommend three appli-
cants for interview by the Board and final decision. Motion
carried unanimously.
Commissioner Stormont briefly discussed the
flooding of the Sheriff's Substation at Plantation Key
during a recent downpour. This matter was referred to the
County Administrator.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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