Resolution 290-1991
RESOLUTION NO.
290 - 1991
~A~ESOLUTION OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
c:: C~USSIONERS AUTHORIZING THE PARTICIPATION OF MONROE
CoUNTY IN THE KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL SYSTEM AND THE
DESIGNATING OF A ORGANIZATIONAL TEAM.
WHEREAS, Monroe County recognizes that a litter problem exists
throughout the County, and;
WHEREAS, the Keep America Beautiful System is a litter prevention
program, and;
WHEREAS, Monroe County recognizes that significant involvement is
required of County government as well as community improvement
organizations and major employers in the community, and;
WHEREAS, the Keep America Beautiful System application for
certification requires a $3,500 certification fee and $350 annual program
service fee, which will be transferred from the Board of County
Commissioners contingency fund, now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT:
The Mayor is authorized to sign the letter of endorsement and the
Keep America Beautiful certification application, and that;
The Board shall
business leaders to
application, and that;
act in
form
cooperation with
an Organization
community leaders
Team as stated in
and
the
This resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption by
the commission and execution by the presiding Officer and Clerk, and that;
The County Administrator
documents and reports required
Beautiful system.
is
for
authorized to
participation
sign
in the
any additional
Keep America
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 28th day
of AUG , A.D. 1991.
Mayor Harvey
Mayor Pro Tem London
Commissioner Cheal
Commissioner Jones
Commissioner Stormont
Yes
Not present
Yes
Yes
No
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY
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MAYOR/CHAIRMAN
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ATTEST:
P.AliNX I. ICOlillAGE, Clerk
DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
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THE KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL SYSTEM
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION
1.
Honroe County
*Communi ty
80,752
Population
2.
~10nroe County
Organization sponsoring program (municipal
business firm, labor union, other)
agency, civic organization,
3.
Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey
Official requesting certification
5100 West College Road
Stock Island -
Key West, Florida
(mailing address)
(name, title, and phone number)
33040
(zip)
4. Form of government:
County Commission - M~yor
Date of next local election: 1992
Offices to be filled: 2 COt"'lJ:1; ssion Seats
s. Hayor/Chief Elected Officer of community: }!ayor Hilhelmina Harvey
Date contacted 2..LJ.5-L.9.l How: T .prrpr
By Whom: Connie Grabois
ATTACH LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT FROM THE HIGHEST RANKING LOCAL OFFICIAL
6. Director of Public Works/Sanitation: Dent Pierce-PH, Barry Boldissar-Sanitatic
Date contacted:5/2/91 How: Person
By Whom: Connie Grabois
His evaluation of the litter/solid waste situation at this time: There is
more litter than can be handled by. the Publ.;c T',Torks D t t
.... II' enar nen .
and Pollution Control.
*Incorporated jurisdiction. If the program is county-wide, please answer
'4, 5 and 6 in terms of both municipal and county officials.
A nonprofit, public education organization dedicated to Improving waste handling practices in American communities
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7. Have the local planners and/or engineers been informed of the plan to
begin the Keep America Beautiful System? YES X NO
Will they assist with completion of the photometric Index base line within
60 days after the organizational team is trained?
YES NO X
Recycling De~artment will comnlete.
8. Existing citizens' community improvement organizations (e.g. Chamber of
Commerce Beautification Committee, women's civic groups, planning board
advisory committee, conservation organizations):
Reef Relief, Citize~s Coalition Bi Pine Civic Assc. UnDer
eys ~tizens Assc., Monroe County League of ~'lomen Voters,
Izaak Walton Lea ,ue Monroe County Javcees Chambers of Commerce (3) ,
lat~ona Marine Sanctuary, Nature Conservancy & Audoben Society
8. List of major employers in the community:
Name of Company No. of Employees
Honroe County l,20n.
Monroe County School Board 1,/00
Federal Government 1,700
10. KAB charges a certification fee to cover expenses for the training
workshop, counseling and monitoring , the certification meeting,
organizational team training materials and other KAB SYSTEM
post-certification materials. A program service fee equal to 10 percent
of the original certification fee is then payable on an annual basis.
This covers the cost of continuing monitoring and counseling, the monthly
newsletter NETWORK for KAB coordinators, quarterly issues of the KAB
SYSTEM VISION,and program and project ideas,and materials,
Cost is determined by population:
population Certification Fee Annual Program Service Fee
Up to 14,999 $ 1,500 $ 150
15,000 - 29,000 2,000 200
30,000 - 49,000 2,500 250
50,000 - 74,999 3,000 300
*75,000 - 99,999 3,500 350
100,000 - 174,999 4,000 400
175,000 - 249,999 4,500 450
250,000 - 324,999 5,000 500
325,000 - 399,999 5,500 550
400,000 - 474,999 6,000 600
475,000 - 599,999 6,500 650
600,000 - 699,999 7,000 700
700,000 - 849,999 7,500 750
850,000 - 999,999 8,000 850
1,000,000 plus 10,000 1,000
The fee must accompany the Application for Certification.
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11. Is the community prepared to send a
training workshop? YES X
the names and addresses of those
nine
~Xe-member
NO
who will attend
organizational team to a
Please indicate
the training workshop:
Local government representative: Sall v Lewis
Name
Commissioner, City of Key West
Title Department
604 Simonton Street - Kev \Vest, FL 33040 - (305) 292-8115
Mailing Address & Phone Number
Business/Industry or Labor Union representative: VirS!.inia Panico
Name
Executive Director
Title
Key West Chamber of Comr.erce
Company
402 Wall Street - Kev West, FL 33040 - 294-5988
Mailing Address & Phone Number
Civic Organization Representative:
Deevon quirolo
Name
Director
Title
Reef Rpl;pf
Organization
P.O. Box 430 - Kev West, FL 3304] - (1n~)?q~_1'nn
Mailing Address & Phone Number
7~SEE ATTACHED*
NOTE: Possible representatives from these sectors might include:
Local Gov't - sanitation, health or planning director, town engineer;
Business/Industry - community relations manager of a major employer,
Chamber of Commerce executive vice president, official of a local union;
Civic organization - chairman or official of beautification commission,
service club, civic pride organization or neighborhood association.
12. Is the community prepared to provide adequate funding for the first year
operating expenses? Estimated operating expenses range from $5,000 in
small communites to $15,000 in large cities.
Yes, from contributions from civic and business oraanizations
These expenditures usually cover meeting expenses, audio-visu~l materials .
and equipment, stationery, postage, brochures, etc. -- not administrative
expenses such as salaries. All communities are urged to meet many of
their needs through donations of goods and services.)
13. Does the organization sponsoring the program agree to see that the
required organizational team (and later the Coordinator) files the report
forms, to be supplied by KAB, by deadlines to be specified?
YES X NO
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14. Other resources available for adopting the program (funded by the city,
donated by business or provided by civic organizations):
ITEM
SOURCE
KAB SYSTEM Coordinator
Private & Public contributions
Secretarial help
In-Kind
Office Space
In-Kind
Telephone
Private & Public contributions
Office services and supplies
Cash & In-Kind
15. Recognizing that the Keep America Beautiful System is a comprehensive
program, requiring participants from all sectors of the community to hold
themselves responsible for the actions required to implement it,
Honroe County understands
(name of sponsoring organization)
that its responsibilities include assisting the organizational team leader
in obtaining the cooperation of municipal agencies and such other aid as
may be required to complete the Litter/Solid Waste Survey, and using the
Photometric Index, establish the base line of litter accumulations, and
form a local organization, using the techniques prescribed by KAB, no more
than 60-90 days after the organizational team has been trained by KAB.
(SEAL)
ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
Signature (official requesting certification)
Wilhelmina Harvey - Mayor/Chairman
By
Deputy Clerk
August 28, 1991
Date
Please return to: Training & Program Develop~ent
Keep America Beautiful, Inc.
9 W. Broad Street
Stamford, GT 06902
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MIDDLE & LOWER KEYS
Government
Conni.e Grabois, Director
Monroe County
5100 West College Road
Stock Island
Key West, FL 33040
(305) 292-4433
Business
Bill Wilkinson, President
Marathon & Lower Keys Association of Realtors
6400 Overseas Highway
Marathon, FL 33050
(305) 743-2300
Civic
Don Meng, President
Big Pine Key Civic Association
Route 3 - Box 232
Big Pine Key, FL 33043
(305) 872-4073
UPPER KEYS
Civic
Bill Dalton
Upper Keys Jaycees
P.O. Box 79
Tavernier, FL 33070
(305) 8S2-7945
KAB SYSTEM
LOCAL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Submit Application for Certification
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ORGANIZATIONAL TEAM
one representative each from:
Business · Government · Civic Groups
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KABS Organizational Team Training Workshop
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Completion of Certification Requirements
Baseline Studies · Organizational Structure
Administrative Structure · Plan Certification Meeting
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Certification Meeting
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KABS LOCALOAGANIZATION & COMMITTEES
Business/lndustry · Civic Organizations · Public Relations
Government · Schools · Neighborhoods · Financial
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CHAIRMAN
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Business! Civic Govemment Public Neighborhoods I SChOOISl1 Finance I
Industry Groups Aelations
"--. BR~EN INVES~NT AND~UNDERSTANrtr:G THROUt.: /
Programs · Workshops · Publicity · Awards
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GENERAL PUBLIC
New attitudes reinforced by:
· Improved waste handling throughout community
· Reduction in litter resulting from better
waste handling practices and recycling activities
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SUSTAINED LITTER REDUCTION
OK~~ETrY ~o~~~~E
(305) 294-4641
August 14, 1991
Mr. Roger Powers, President
Keep America Beautiful, Inc.
Mill River Plaza
9 West Broad street
Stamford, CT 06902
Dear Mr. Powers:
I look forward to working with the Monroe County
System team. The locally based team made up of
and business representatives offers an on-going
prevention and improvement to solid waste practices
BOARD OF C__.. _ ( COMMISSIONERS
MA YOR, Wilhelmina Harvey, District 1
Mayor Pro Tem, Jack London, District 2
Douglas Jones, District 3
A. Earl Cheal. Distrrct 4
John Stormont, District 5
Keep America Beautiful
local government, civic
commitment to litter
in Monroe County.
I applaud the cooperative effort of Monroe County Keep America Beautiful
System team. I am very pleased to offer my support to the organization of
the Keep America Beautiful System. As Mayor, I recognize that we have a
litter problem and that extensive effort is needed to rectify that problem.
Sincerely,
Wilhelmina Harvey, Mayor
Monroe County Commission
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