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01/12/1987 Public Hearing HH-~2 Public Hearing Board of County Commissioners Monday, January 12, 1987 Key West A Public Hearing of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at 1:00 p.m.on the above date at the Key West City Hall. 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; Susan Vernon, Assistant County Attorney; Charles Pattison, Director of Planning, Building & Zoning; Michael Halpern; County Staff; members of the Press and Radio; and the general public. Mayor Hernandez called the Public Hearing to order and discussed the mailing of the postcards and the response his office had been receiving since the postcards had his name affixed as Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners. He indicated that several people were distressed that they had received the cards after the first Public Hearing had already taken place. He recommended and called for the continuance of the current Public Hearing to a time certain at the Regular Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners on January 20, 1987 at Plantation Key to allow those persons who were not aware or had not received notice of the first Public Hearing to come forward and respond. Mayor Hernandez proceeded to introduce the Staff and members of the Press. Mr. Pattison then described to the Commission and public present the processes for requesting amendments to the Plan and Text and also Map Changes. The following individuals spoke at the Public Hearing concerning the Land Use Plan: Ronald Sawyer, Ray McClain, Howard Fogelstad, Lloyd Good, Ron Hoffman, David Glassman, Robert Jones, Robert Delietas, Stan Becker, Boyd Hamilton, Sandy Barrett, Ballard Goodwin, June Girrard, Marie Landry, and Joel Beardsley. Commissioner Lytton discussed a letter received from Garland Smith, Zoning Consultant, concerning signage and submitted the letter for the record. Al Fried then addressed the Board concerning several points. The Board recessed approximately 3:30 p.m. since there were no additional members of the public present who chose to speak on the Plan. * * * * * The Board reconvened at 6:30 p.m. in Key West Courthouse Annex, Courtroom B, with all Commissioners and Staff present. Howard Tupper, Development Review Coordinator, was also present. The following individuals spoke: J. J. Johnson, Irene Vaught, Bruce Merky, Lynn Kephard, Al Fried, Richard Stacer, Joan Gladwell, and Vern Pokorski. The Board adjourned approximately 8:00 p.m. * * * * *