01/25/2006 Special
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MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Marathon, Florida
A Special Meeting of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners
convened at 1 :00 P.M., at the Marathon Government Center, Present and answering to
roll call were Commissioner George R Neugent, Commissioner David p, Rice, and
Commissioner Dixie M, Spehar, and Mayor Charles "Sonny" McCoy. Absent was
Commissioner Murray E. Nelson. Also present were Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; Richard
Collins, County Attorney and Robert Shillinger, Assistant 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,
SPECIAL MEETING
Robert Shillinger, Assistant County Attorney addressed the Board concerning a
Settlement Proposal in Walgreens vs. Monroe County and Florida Keys Citizens
Coalition (Intervenor), No official action was taken,
Motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Commissioner
Rice to adopt the following Resolution supporting a local Bill authorizing
teleconferencing attendance by County Commissioners for Special Meetings to obtain
and qualify a quonnn, Motion carried unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 031-2006
Said Resolution is incorporated herein by reference.
Dave Koppel, County Engineer and Tom Willi, County Administrator addressed
the Board concerning the Capital Improvements Plan, Fund 304,
WORKSHOP
Mr. Willi made a statement concerning progress made on the goals he established
at the time that he was employed by the County, The Board discussed the progress. No
official action was taken,
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SPECIAL MEETING
Motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Commissioner
Spehar granting approval and authorizing execution of an Amendment to Employment
Agreement County Administrator between Monroe County and Thomas J Willi, The
following individual addressed the Board: John Clark, representing Concerned Citizens
of Lower Keys. Motion carried unanimously,
MISCELLANEOUS
Board briefly discussed Stock Island hook-ups and the hook-up Agreements with
KW Resort Utilities, Inc, Bill Smith, with KW Resort Utilities addressed the Board.
SPECIAL MEETING
Motion was made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by Commissioner
Neugent granting approval of the following four (4) items:
Approval to apply for funding for wastewater treatment system construction in
accordance with the Monroe County Sanitary Wastewater Master Plan from Florida's
State Revolving Loan Fund,
Approval to levy a $4,500 per EDU sewer connection fee for those properties
designated as Tier III in the Duck Key and Big Coppitt Key sewer service areas through
Little Torch Key, excluding Bay Point.
Approval to levy the MSTU special assessment in Fiscal Year 2007 in the
following sewer service areas: Duck Key, Conch Key, Bay Point Key, Big Coppitt Key,
Cudjoe-SugarIoaf, and Big Pine Key,
Approval for Staff to evaluate Blimp Road site as a location for the Cudjoe-
SugarIoaf Sewer Area Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Koppel addressed the Board. Motion was made by Commissioner Neugent
and seconded by Commissioner Rice directing Staff to investigate all possible
alternatives for treatment of wastewater from the Big Coppitt Sewer area and to submit
recommendations to an independent peer review, Roll call vote was unanimous,
Bill Smith, with KW Resort Utilities addressed the Board concerning the Stock
Island commercial hook-up and the Code Enforcement proceedings postponement.
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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