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01/12/1988 Special KK 1.26 Special Workshop Joint County/City Commissions Tuesday, January 12, 1988 Key West A Special Workshop 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 William Freeman, Commissioner Jerry Hernandez, Jr., Commissioner John Stormont, and Mayor Eugene Lytton. Absent from the meeting was Commissioner Michael Puto. The following City Commissioners were present: Commissioner Sally Lewis, Commissioner Virginia Panico, Commissioner Harry Powell, Commissioner Jimmy Weekley, and Mayor Richard Heyman. Also present were Danny L. Kolhage, County Clerk, Josephine Parker, City Clerk, Lucien Proby, County AttorneY1 Steve Stitt, City AttorneY1 Tom Brown, County Administrator1 Peter Horton, Assistant City Manager1 members of the Press and Radi01 and the general public. Commissioner Puto entered the meeting at 10:30 a.m. and assumed his seat. The City Commission and County Commission discussed proposed bus service to Boca Chica. The County's participa- tion in this project is projected at $61,000. Charles Aguero, County MSD Manager, and the Commissioners discussed a proposal by Catalyst on a Joint City/County Lower Keys Incinerator project. Commissioner Weekley discussed parking ticket collection and also proposed an Ordinance to withhold issuance of tags for unpaid tickets. This matter was referred to the Monroe County Tax Collector. The City and County Commissions entered into a discussion regarding the City Beaches. After lenghty discussion, Mayor Heyman appointed Walt Marlowe and Virginia Panico to the Beach Authority Advisory Board. After a flip of a coin, it was decided that Commissioner Panico would serve on said Board. Commissioner Lewis discussed a joint property purchase and beautification of the Hilton/Hyatt property by Smathers Beach to be used for parking. Commissioner Powell discussed the bottle/container deposit law. Mayor Heyman discussed disposition of funds. After discussion, this item was referred to the legal staffs of the City and County. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. * * * * * KK 127 Special Meeting Board of County Commissioners Tuesday, January 12, 1988 Key West A Special Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners convened at 1:30 p.m. on the above date in the Commission Chambers at 310 Fleming Street in Key West. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner Jerry Hernandez, Jr., Commissioner Michael Puto, Commissioner John Stormont, and Mayor Eugene Lytton. Absent from the meeting was Commissioner William Freeman. Also present was Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk1 Shelley Brown, Deputy Clerk1 Lucien Proby, County AttorneY1 Tom Brown, County Administrator1 Michael Managan, Assistant County Administrator1 Donald Craig, Planning Director1 Staff1 members of the Press and Radio1 and the general public. Tom Brown, County Administrator, discussed the Monroe County Capital Improvements Project List approved for Fiscal Year 1988. The Board entered into a discussion regarding the Clerk's storage building. Sonny McCoy addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded by Mayor Lytton to approve the conceptual design of the Clerk's storage area. Roll call vote was unanimous. Motion was then made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Mayor Lytton to instruct the Clerk to proceed to make his desires known so that appropriate plans may be drawn. Roll call vote was unanimous. The Board then entered into a discussion regarding Jail Overcrowding. Mike Kremmel addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded by Commissioner Hernandez to request PONI's (Planning of New Institutions) assistance by submitting a formal application and a letter from the Mayor accordingly. Motion carried unanimously. Tom Brown, County Administrator, led the Board in a discussion regarding New Capital Improvement Projects list for consideration to implement in Fiscal Year 1988. Bob Harris, PBS&J Consultant, addressed the Board regarding Card Sound Road. Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Puto to approve $260,000 for road re-surfacing. Roll call vote was unanimous. Tom Brown, County Administrator, discussed the list for Capital Improvement Projects submitted for consideration for Fiscal Year 1989. Mayor Lytton discussed a telephone conversation he had had recently with Senator Larry Plummer regarding thirty matching acres of land in Dade or Monroe County. No action was taken. Mayor Lytton recognized Ervin Higgs, Property Appraiser, and Harry Knight, Tax Collector, and welcomed them to the meeting. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. * * * *