02/23/2005 Special
MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Key West, Florida
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners convened at
9:00 AM" at the Harvey Government Center. Present and answering to roll call were
Commissioner Charles "Sonny" McCoy, Commissioner Murray E, Nelson, Commissioner George
R. Neugent, Commissioner David p, Rice, and Mayor Dixie M, Spehar, Also present were Danny
L. Kolhage, Clerk; Richard Collins, County Attorney; Thomas Willi, County Administrator;
County Staff, members of the press and radio; and the general public,
All stood for the Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance.
ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS
Motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Commissioner Rice
granting approval of Additions, Corrections, and Deletions to the Agenda, Motion carried
unanimously,
PUBLIC HEARINGS
A Public Hearing was held to consider a DCA Transmittal Resolution to amend the Future
Land Use Map (FLUM) per the request of the applicant The Lujan Limited Partnership, for
property located at sections 25 and 26, Township 67 South, Range 25 East, Key Haven (Raccoon
Key) and the Island known as the "Enchanted Island", Florida, at approximate Mile Marker 6
from Mixed Use Commercial (MC) to Residential Low (RL) or Residential Medium (RM) and
from Residential Low (RL) to either Residential Medium (RM) or stay the same; and a Land Use
District Map Amendment from Suburban Commercial (SC) to either Improved Subdivision (IS)
or Suburban Residential (SR) and from Suburban Residential (SR) to either Improved Subdivision
(IS) or stay the same in accordance with Map 1 and Map 2 in the Notice of Public Hearing, as
attached hereafter. Planning Director, Marlene Conaway briefed the Board prior to the Public
Hearing, The Board accepted public input with the following individuals addressing the Board:
Donald Craig, representing the applicant The Lujan Limited Partnership, Ed Swift, Captain Jim
Scholl, Commanding Officer Naval Air Station Key West; Frank Romano, William p, Horn,
Architect; Daniel Hamilton, representing the Key Haven Civic Association; David Paul Horan,
representing the Florida Keys Defense Alliance; Peter Bade, and Peter Obermeyer, After
discussion, motion was made by Commissioner McCoy and seconded by Commissioner Rice to
delete the Island known as the "Enchanted Island" and proceed with the balance of the project.
Mr, Craig addressed the Board a second time, Growth Management Director, Tim McGarry
addressed the Board, Mr. Horan addressed the Board a second time as well. After consideration
,
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the motion and its second to delete Enchanted Island were withdrawn, After further discussion,
motion was made by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by Commissioner Neugent to adopt the
following Resolution, per Staff recommendation, to transmit to the Florida Department of
Community Affairs the request by the Lujan Limited Partnership to amend the Future Land Use
District Map (FLUM) from Mixed Use Commercial (MC) to Residential Low (RL) for the parcel
known as the "The Triangle Parcel", and from Mixed Use Commercial (MC) to Residential
Medium (RM) for Lots 6, 7, and 8 of the Key Haven's Ninth Addition, further described as
Sections 25 and 26, Township 67 South, and Range 25 East, Raccoon Key, Monroe County,
Florida, The Real Estate Numbers are: 00123170,000000,00123220,000000,00139360.000000,
00139350,000000, and 00139340,000000,
RESOLUTION NO. 084-2005
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference,
Roll call vote was unanimous,
A Public Hearing was held on the request by The Key Haven Estates, Ltd" a Florida
Limited Partnership (KHE) for a Development Agreement with Monroe County for portions of
Key Haven located at the entrance to Key Haven Subdivision and the island known as the
"Enchanted Island" to develop forty-three (43) residential dwelling units; 10,000 square feet of
professional and neighborhood service commercial floor area; accessory uses consisting of sewage
treatment plant, storage, landscaping, roads and utilities to serve the development; and dockage
for the residential units, Planning Director, Marlene Conaway briefed the Board prior to the
Public Hearing, The Board accepted public input with the following individual addressing the
Board: Attorney James T. Hendrick. After discussion, motion was made by Commissioner
McCoy and seconded by Commissioner Neugent to adopt the following approving the
Development Agreement between Key Haven Estates, LTD" a Florida Limited Partnership
(KHE) and Monroe County to build 43 single family homes and accessory uses including dockage
and 10,000 S,F, of commercial floor area at Key Haven Subdivision and on Enchanted Island,
Monroe County, Florida, Roll call vote was unanimous,
RESOLUTION NO. 085-2005
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference.
Mr, Horan and Mr, Hendrick addressed the Board, After discussion, motion was made by
Commissioner McCoy and seconded by Commissioner Nelson for the BOCC to send a letter to
the United States Navy, recipients to be identified by Captain Jim Scholl, that Monroe County
supports public acquisition of Enchanted Island and such other available options that may exist to
reduce hazards associated with development of the property, Roll call vote was unanimous,
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Motion was made by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by Commissioner Rice granting
approval and authorizing execution of a Grant of Conservation Easement Agreement between
Monroe County and Islamorada, Village ofIslands concerning Old Mariner's Hospital. Motion
carried unanimously,
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There being no further business, the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was
adjourned,
Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk to the Board
of County Commissioners
Monroe County, Florida
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Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk