04/24/1987 Special
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Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Friday, April 24, 1987
Key West
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of
County Commissioners convened at 9:00 a.m. on the above date
in Courtroom B, Courthouse Annex, 500 Whitehead Street, Key
West. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner
William Freeman, Commissioner Eugene Lytton, Commissioner
John Stormont, and Mayor Jerry Hernandez, Jr. Absent from
the meeting was Commissioner Michael Puto. Also present
were Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; Tom Brown, County
Administrator; Robert Leeman, Assistant County Attorney;
Dent piercce, Public Works Director; Bob Harris and Al
Damron of Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan; Lavon wisher and
Chuck Rosenthal of PFM; Charles "Sonny" McCoy, architect;
members of the Press and Radio; and the general public.
Tom Brown, County Administrator, introduced the
people who were present to participate in the Special
Meeting.
Bob Harris of Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan made
presentations to the Board and the Staff concerning proposed
Phases I, II and III of the Capital Improvement Projects for
Jackson Square according to the letter and outline by Post,
Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan dated April l6th. Mr. Harris pro-
ceeded to a discussion of Phase I in the Marathon and
Plantation Key areas. Mr. Brown discussed and recommended
Items I{b), II{c){I), II{c){2), I{e) concerning Change Order
No.6 on Page 11 of the report per letter dated April 16,
1987 from Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan.
Kirk Zuelch, State Attorney, addressed the Board
concerning office space.
The Board recessed at 10:l5 a.m.
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The Board reconvened at 11:00 a.m.
The Board and Mayor Hernandez disccussed the relo-
cation of the Public Defender and the State Attorney to the
former HRS Building at the foot of Whitehead Street. Rand
Winter, Public Defender, addressed the Board and opposed the
relocation to that area since it was too far from the
Courthouse and would involve a considerable amount of time
wasted travelling to and from the Courthouse by his attor-
neys and staff.
Marshall Gifford, a local attorney, addressed the
Board concerning the need to have the State Attorney and the
Public Defender located near the Courthouse facilities.
Tom Brown discussed and made recommendations to the
Board to fund the following:
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5.
I.
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2.
EXPENDITURES
I.
3rd Floor Jail Addition
2.
500 KW Justice Building Generator
Tie-in/Switches
3.
Emergency Eye Wash Basin/Shower,
Justice Building
4.
5.
Storm Shutters, Ellis Building
Fire Alarm System, Ellis Building
6.
40 KW Generator Change Order,
Ellis Building
7.
8.
Two-Stop Elevator, Ellis Building
Quarry Tile, Ellis Building
9.
Cabinets/Electrical Outlets,
Ellis Building
WWTP Underestimated Costs,
Ellis Building
Total
Available Funds
Proposed Expend.
Funds Remaining
SHERIFF'S MOVE DOMINO EFFECT
1.
Relocate Booking Area
2.
3.
Court Clerk's Space Conversion
Judge's Chambers Conversion
4.
Conversion of 310 Fleming Street
Conversion of 510 Thomas Street
Total
Available Funds
Proposed Expend.
Funds Remaining
HIGH PRIORITY
Construct New Fireproof Records
Storage for Clerk of the Court
Renovate 600 Whitehead Street for
Public Defender (includes $50,000
elevator)
Total
Funds Remaining
Program Deficit
$412,000
50,000
2,400
3,500
3,429
24,800
25,923
2,350
10,000
25,000
559,402
1,647,109
(559,402)
1,087,707
75,000
85,000
367,000
91,000
119,000
737,000
1,087,707
(737,000)
350,707
370,000
270,000
640,000
(350,707)
289,293
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Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and seconded by
Commissioner Lytton to approve the foregoing projects as
listed, with the exception of 600 Whitehead Street, to be
funded out of current revenues. Roll call vote was unani-
mous.
Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and
seconded by Commissioner Lytton to approve conceptually the
prioritization and listing of the Capital Improvement
Projects as defined in the letter from Post, Buckley, Schuh
& Jernigan dated April 16, 1987, with the exception of the
600 Whitehead Street renovation. Motion carried unani-
mously.
The Board recessed for lunch at 12:00 Noon.
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The Board reconvened at 1:30 p.m. with all
Commissioners present except Mr. Hernandez.
Mr. Hernandez arrived at the meeting at 2:10 p.m.
and assumed the Chair.
Bob Harris, Art Skelly, Jerry McMichael of PFM, and
Pat Rebuell, Airport Consultant, addressed the Board con-
cerning required Airport improvements. Mr. Joe Wise
addressed the Board concerning this matter. Motion was made
by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Lytton
to accept the proposals for the current unfunded require-
ments at Key West International Airport, excluding the run-
way extension as set forth in the letter from Post, Buckley,
Schuh & Jernigan dated April 20, 1987 and also the Marathon
Airport projects by using whatever methods of bonding are
available, with the deficits to be incorporated with the
general County prioritization of Capital Improvement
Projects. Motion carried unanimously.
The Board previously discussed Other Capital
Projects according to the letter from Post, Buckley, Schuh &
Jernigan dated April 17, 1987.
Commissioner Lytton discussed and advised the Board
that the Stock Island Park was a Number One priority in his
District.
Motion was made by Mayor Hernandez and seconded by
Commissioner Freeman to continue this meeting to 3:30 p.m.
on Monday, April 27th, at 310 Fleming Street in Key West.
Motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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