02/06/1986 Joint
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Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Thursday, February 6, 1986
Key West
A Special Meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners convened at 9:00 a.m. on the above date at 310
Fleming Street in Key West. Present and answering to roll
call were Commissioner Alison Fahrer, Commissioner William
Freeman, Commissioner John Stormont, and Mayor Wilhelmina
Harvey. Absent from the meeting was Commissioner Ed Swift.
Also present were Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; Lucien Proby,
County Attorney; Charles Aguero, MSD Director; Jim Baker of
the MSD; Jim Mehrli of DCA; Sullin Stewart of DCA; members
of the Press and Radio; and the general public.
Mayor Harvey announced that this Special Meeting
was called to consider complaints by the Department of
Environmental Regulation concerning certain activities at
the County's landfill sites.
Langley Adair, Greg O'Connell and Gary Schaefer of
the Department of Environmental Regulation addressed the
Board concerning the violations at the landfills and with
the operation of the incinerators.
Lieutenant Larry Lawrence of the Florida Game and
Freshwater Fish Commission also addressed the Board con-
cerning certain activities at the landfill sites.
MSD Director Aguero addressed the Board concerning
the statements made by representatives of DER and Florida
Game and Freshwater Fish Commission.
The Board discussed the existing Contract for the
disposal of hospital waste. Motion was made by Commissioner
Freeman and seconded by Commissioner Stormont to serve
Environmental Pollution Control Services with a ten-day
notice of cancellation of the Contract for the disposal of
hospital waste. Roll call vote was unanimous.
The Board discussed the burning of local hospital
waste and indicated that that would be continued, at least
for the time being.
The Board discussed the administration of MSD and
the matters which had been brought to its attention by the
Department of Environmental Regulation. Motion was made by
Commissioner Stormont and seconded by Mayor Harvey to
request that Mr. Aguero submit his resignation and if not,
that he be terminated for failing to comply with State regu-
lations. Roll call vote was taken with the followikng
results:
Commissioner Fahrer
Commissioner Freeman
Commissioner Stormont
Mayor Harvey
No
No
Yes
Yes
Motion failed.
There being no further action, the meeting was
adjourned.
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Workshop
Board of County Commissioners
Thursday, February 6, 1986
Key West
A Workshop of the Board of County Commissioners
convened on the above date at 310 Fleming Street in Key
West. Present and answering to roll call were Commissioner
Alison Fahrer, Commissioner William Freeman, Commissioner
John Stormont, and Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey. Absent from the
meeting was Commissioner Ed Swift. Also present were Chief
Judge David Kirwan; Judge Ignatius Lester; Judge Richard
Fowler; Public Defender Rand Winter; Sheriff William
Freeman; Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; members of the Press and
Radio; and the general public.
Mayor Harvey advised that this Workshop had been
called for the purpose of hearing a report from the Court
Information Users Committee concerning an automated justice
information system.
Judge Fowler, representing the Committee, addressed
the Board concerning the Master Plan completed by D & H
Management, Inc. and making certain recommendations con-
cerning the integration of the court and justice information
system.
Mr. Milan Markowitz of D & H Management, Inc.
addressed the Board concerning the proposed Master Plan.
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The Board indicated a willingness to support the
efforts of the Committee and advised that the matter would
be voted on at the Regular Meeting on February 7, 1986 in
Key West, Florida.
There being no further action, the meeting was
adjourned.
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Joint County/City Meeting
Thursday, February 6, 1986
Key West
A Joint Meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners and the Key West City Commissioners convened
on the above date at Key West City Hall. Present and repre-
senting the County were Commissioner William Freeman,
Commissioner John Stormont, and Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey.
Present and representing the City were Commissioner George
Halloran, Commissioner Sally Lewis, Commissioner Jimmy
Weekley, and Mayor Tom Sawyer.
The Board discussed beaches and clean-up equipment.
Mayor Sawyer and Mayor Harvey discussed a possible joint use
of a piece of equipment to be purchased by the City specifi-
cally to clean up beaches.
The Board also discussed a joint Monroe County/City
of Key West beach project and agreed that planning on that
project should go forward.
There was a brief discussion regarding White Street
Pier. Bob Harris of Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan indi-
cated that White Street Pier was the property of the City of
Key West.
County Commissioner Fahrer entered the meeting at
1:30 p.m. and took her seat.
The Board discussed sharing the cost of public
transportation, primarily in the Stock Island area.
County Administrator Lewin and the Commissioners
discussed the plans for the construction of the new Animal
Shelter on Stock Island and the joint City/County lease of
lands necessary to accomplish that purpose.
The Board generally discussed methods of deriving
additional revenues, including a toll road and a surtax on
documentary stamps. Bob Harris of Post, Buckley, Schuh &
Jernigan addressed several matters concerning the toll road
concept.
The Board discussed the institution of a Bottle Law
in Monroe County. The County Attorney was requested to pre-
pare a Resolution to be sent to the Legislative Delegation
concerning a Bottle Law.
The Board generally discussed traffic and pending
traffic studies.
City Commissioner Lewis discussed Airport reloca-
tion and an Intergovernmental Planning Agency between Monroe
County and the City of Key West concerning the future
planning of the Lower Keys.
The Board discussed low-cost housing.
Mayor Sawyer addressed the situation concerning
Safe Harbor Marina and indicated that the City Commission
had been advised that the County was no longer interested in
participating and that the City should go forward if they
desired to do so.
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The Board discussed future meetings between the
City and County Commissions, possibly on a quarterly basis,
with the next regular meeting suggested for May 1, 1986 at
1:30 p.m. at Key West City Hall.
Bob Harris of Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan then
discussed the Garrison Bight Bridge and the problems with
the fender system.
Mayor Harvey discussed the need for a child abuse
center in the Lower Keys, possibly located in the City of
Key West.
Commissioner Halloran requested that the Joint
Commission issue a statement concerning the Federal budget
cuts as they will affect local governments.
There being no further business, the meeting was
adjourned.
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