Resolution 118-1988
Monroe County Commission
RESOLUTION NO. 118 -1988
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPROVING
AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR/CHAIRMAN OF THE
BOARD TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BY
AND BETWEEN THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND THE BOARD OF
CITY COMMISSIONERS OF KEY WEST, FLORIDA, IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE A PLAN OF LAND ACQUISITION
FOR THE LAND AUTHORITY'S ONE-HALF OF THE
PROPOSED ONE CENT TOURIST IMPACT TAX.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Board hereby approves and
authorizes the Mayor/Chairman of the Board to execute a
Memorandum of Agreement by and between the Board of County
Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, and the Board of City
Commissioners of Key West, Florida, a copy of same being attached
hereto, in order to provide a plan of land acquisition for the
Land Authority's one-half of the proposed one cent tourist impact
tax.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
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Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Boa~d held
on the 1st day of March, A.D. 1988.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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MEMORANDlt1 OF AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Florida has enacted
Chapter 86-170 Laws of Florida which provides for the creation of
a Land Authority by the Board of County Commissioners of any
county in which there is one or more areas of critical state
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concern ~ and
WHEREAS, Monroe County contains two areas of critical state
concern: The Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern and the
City of Key West Area of Critical State Concern; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 86-170 Laws of Florida authorizes the
County to levy a one cent tourist impact tax on accommodations if
such tax is authorized by vote of the majority of the electors of
each area or areas of critical state concern; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 86-170 Laws of Florida provides that one
half of the one cent tourist impact tax shall be available to the
Land Authority and shall be expended within the area of critical
statp concern in which the tax was collected except for 5~ of the
tax which is to be used by the Land Authority for administrative
and other costs; and
WHEREAS,
the board of County Commissioners has set the
question of a one cent tourist tax to be levied in the Florida
key,:. Area of Critical State Concern and the City of Key West Area
o~ Critical State Concern for a referendum of the electorate of
E0Ch area at the a general election on March 8, 1988; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County and the City of Key West support the
concept of home rule and the right for the local governing body
to have final authority to make land development and land
acquisition decisions; and
WHEREAS.
the Board of County Corrrnissioners desires to
establ ish an orJerly means of ensuring that the one half of the
one cent tourist in,~'act tax coll ected within the City of Key West
Area of Critical StaLe Concern that is to be disbursed to the
Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority is used by the
Land Authority ifl a manner and way which is consistent with and
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pursuant to the comprehensive plan of the City of Key West and
the views and desires of the City of Key West;
IT IS THEREFORE AND HEREBY AGREED THAT:
1. The City of Key West shall provide the Monroe county Land
Authority Advisory Body with a proposed plan of acquisition for
the one half of the tourist impact tax collected within the City
of Key West Area of Critical
State Concern that is to be
disbursed to the Land Authority.
2. The plan of acquisition of the one half of the tourist
impact tax collected within the City of Key West Area of Critical
State Concern shall be approved by the City Commission of the
City of Key West prior to the transmission of the proposed plan
of acquisition to the Advisory Body to the Monroe County
Comprehensive Plan Land Authority.
3. The Board of County Commissioners shall
adopt the
proposed plan of acquisition approved by the City of Key West as
a part of the final plan of acquisition.
4. The Land Authority shall not expend any portion of the
one half of the one cent tourist impact tax collected in the City
of Key West except for the 5% authorized for administrative
expenses by Chapter 86-170 Laws of Florida until a final
plan of
acquisition for the City of Key West Area of Critical State
Concern has been approved by the Board of County Commissioners;
and the Board, acting as the governing body of the Land
Authority, shall not expend any portion of the one half of the
one cent tourist impact tax collected within the City of Key West
Pur'ea of Cr- it i ca 1 State Concern e:-:cept in accordance wi th th~ /)
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approved final plan of acquisition, subject to statutory consideration.
5. The City of Key West proposed plan of acquisition for the
one half of the tourist impact tax collected within the City of
Key West Area of Critical State Concern shall generally conform
to the following priority 1 isting of lands to be acquired:
1) Key West Salt Ponds area surrounding the Key West Airport,
2) Vacant land north of US Route 1 on Stock Island,
3) Vacant land along Atlantic Boulevard,
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4) Vacant land along North Roosevelt Boulevard,
5) Land excessed by the US Navy.
WITNESS our hands and seals this
day of
, A. D., 1 988 .
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By
(SEAL)
Mayor
Attest: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF CITY COMMISSIONERS
OF KEY WEST, FLORIDA
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