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02/10/1988 Special KK 163 Special MJeting Board of County Commissioners Wednesday, February 10, 1988 Key West A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at 3:00 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 William Freeman, Commissioner Jerry Hernandez, Jr., Commissioner Michael Puto, Commissioner John Stormont, and Mayor Eugene Lytton, Sr. Also present were Danny L. Ko1hage, Clerk; Tom Brown, County Administrator; Lucien Proby, County Attorney; Randy Ludacer, Assistant County Attorney; Department Heads; members of the Press and Radio; and the general public. Tom Brown, County Administrator, and pritam Singh, representing Truman Annex Company, addressed the Board. The Board discussed a proposed Lease Agreement between the Truman Annex Company and Monroe County to provide parking spaces adjacent to Jackson Square. Mr. B1azevic addressed the Board concerning the use of these spaces and the possible allocation of spaces in Jackson Square for public use. After discussion, this matter was referred to the County Administrator, County Attorney, and Mr. Singh to report back with a recommendation at the next meeting. Commissioner Hernandez discussed the proposed reorganization which he considered to be in conflict with Resolution No. 334-1986 and the Board's previous action authorizing and directing the County Attorney to advertise an Ordinance which would require any change in the organiza- tion of the Veterans Affairs Office to be accomplished by an Ordinance with Public Hearings. Lucien Proby, County Attorney, indicated that the Ordinance had been prepared; however, the process of advertising and going forward with the Public Hearings was somehow overlooked. The County Attorney also advised the Board that the Ordinance was now currently being advertised for Public Hearing. Mayor Lytton addressed the Board and discussed the delivery of a handbill to his office distributed by VETPAC denouncing the reorganization. The County Administrator addressed the Board and indicated that, in his opinion, the reorganization did not conflict with the previous Resolution of the Board in that the Veterans Affairs Office would still be under the control and supervision of the County Administrator through an Assistant County Administrator. Mr. Brown further indicated that the Veterans Council had examined the proposed reorganization and had endorsed it. Commissioner Hernandez proceeded to a discussion of the reorganization in general and what he considered to be an inordinate growth in the cost of government. Commissioner Hernandez discussed the Agenda Item requesting permission to advertise and rescind the Ordinance which establishes the policies and procedures as a part of the County Code. Paula Rodriquez, Personnel Director, and the County Administrator addressed the Board advising them that this was an indepen- dent request and had nothing to do with the reorganization, and after further consideration, Tom Brown requested that the item be removed from the Agenda. KK 1164 Mayor Lytton addressed the Board concerning his meeting in Tallahassee with representatives of the Department of Community Affairs. His agreement was that the County would seek a delay of sixty days in the action of Monroe County vs. Graham in order to provide time to nego- tiate settlement of the issues which exist between the DCA and the Board of County Commissioners relative to the amend- ments to the Land Use Plan. Mayor Lytton indicated that he has now been given cause to reconsider that Agreement due to some statements made by Tom Pelham, representing DCA, in the press subsequent to that meeting, relative to his continuing desire to have the County's Land Use Plan and Development Regulations adopted as Florida Statute. David Paul Horan, Special Counsel in the case of Monroe County vs. Graham, addressed the Board and recommended that the Board proceed with a request for an immediate hearing for injunctive relief. The County Attorney advised the Board that, in his opinion, the County should proceed with the proposed Agreement which had been entered into between the DCA and Monroe County concerning the future actions of both agencies and that the Agreement which had been signed by the County should be immediately transmitted to the DCA to obtain their official execution of the document and that no action should be taken until the meeting of February l6th, at which time the County would have an idea of the DCA's intentions con- cerning the proposed Agreement. Motion was made by Commissioner Hernandez and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to authorize Sherri Smallwood, Special Counsel in the admi- nistrative processes concerning the denial of the County's Land Use Plan and Map Amendments, to travel to Tallahassee to seek execution of the proposed Agreement by the Department of Community Affairs and also requesting the Staff to prepare a written recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners concerning the Board's future course of action in this matter to be delivered at the meeting of February 16, 1988. Al Fried, Vern Pokorski, Bill Cullen, and Planning Director Don Craig addressed the Board on this matter. Roll call vote was unanimous. The Board considered as an emergency item the request to clean up the Monroe County Fairgrounds. Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to authorize the County to provide clean-up activities for the Monroe County Fair area. Motion carried unanimously. Motion was made by Commissioner Hernandez and seconded by Commissioner Stormont to authorize Mayor Lytton to travel to Apalachicola, Florida, on Monday, February 15 at 9 a.m. to meet with the Chairman of the Board of Franklin County and other municipal officials to discuss common problems concerning Area of Critical State Concern designa- tion. Motion carried unanimously. Motion was made by Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Commissioner Puto to continue to February 16th consideration of the Report to the Commission concerning the Baptist Agreement status and recommendations for same. Motion carried unanimously. Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to adopt the following Resolution authorizing the communication of certain issues in which the County Commission is concerned to the Monroe County Legislative Delegation. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Hernandez absent from the meeting. KK 165 RESOLUTION NO. 084-1988 See Res. Book No. 64 which is incorporated herein by reference. Motion was made by Commissioner Puto and seconded by Commissioner Freeman to authorize all Commissioners to attend the First Annual Conference of the Florida Beach and Shore Preservation Association on March 23-25. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Hernandez absent from the meeting. Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and seconded by Commissioner Puto to approve payment from Capital Improvement Reserve Fund for the Justice Building sewer connection by the City of Key West in the total amount of $6,000.00, with the payment to be made under protest. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Hernandez absent from the meeting. Motion was made by Commissioner Freeman and seconded by Commissioner Puto to approve an Indemnity payment to J. Baird in the amount of $34,964.00. Motion carried unanimously with Commissioner Hernandez absent from the meeting. Tom Brown advised the Board of a Community Meeting required to be conducted by the Planning Of New Institutions group scheduled for March lOth at the Key West Library from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The County Administrator also reminded the Board of the Southeast Counties Legislative meeting of February 17th in Fort Lauderdale. There being no further business, the Board of County Commissioners adjourned. * * * * *