08/02/2006 Special
MINUTES
OF THE MONROE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Special Meeting
Board of County Commissioners
Wednesday, August 2,2006
Marathon, Florida
A Special Meeting of the Board of County Commissioners convened at 9:00 AM. on the
above date at the Marathon Government Center. Present and answering to roll call were
Commissioner George R. Neugent, Commissioner Glenn Patton, Commissioner Dixie M. Spehar
and Mayor Charles "Sonny" McCoy. Also present were Danny L. Kolhage, Clerk; Suzanne
Hutton, County Attorney; Thomas Willi, County Administrator; County Staff, members of the
press and radio; and the general public.
ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS, AND DELETIONS
Suzanne Hutton, County Attorney addressed the Board and discussed the process for the
day's workshop. There were no Additions, Corrections, or Deletions made to the Agenda.
The Board discussed the County Administrator's recommended State of Florida
wastewater funding allocation for unincorporated Monroe County, Key Largo Wastewater
Treatment District and the City of Marathon. Staff recommendations are as follows: Approval of
recommended funding split: $6.038 million for Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District, $1
million dollars for the City of Marathon and $10,962,000 for joint FKANMonroe County
projects in unincorporated Monroe County. The following individuals addressed the Board:
Chris Johnson, representing KW Resort Utilities Corp.; and Mike Puto, Marathon City Manager.
The Mayor requested a study for a comparative cost analysis of utilizing affiuent through a
meter if it goes to the Stock Island Regional Plant or building an additional plant including,
factoring in costs for the reuse of affluent from the treatment system. Tom Willi, County
Administrator and Liz Woods, Senior Administrator of Wastewater Projects addressed the Board.
This matter was referred to Staff.
The following individuals addressed the Board: Charles Brooks, representing the Key
Largo Wastewater Treatment District; Chuck Fishburn, General Manager of the Key Largo
Wastewater Treatment District; and Gary Bauman,Vice Chairman of the Key Largo Wastewater
Treatment District
COMMISSIONERS' ITEMS
Commissioner Patton introduced Richard Ruzich, Facilities Management Division
Director - Public Works, representing the Naval Air Station, Boca Chica, Key West who
addressed the Board concerning Commissioner Patton's discussion item concerning a Wastewater
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Treatment Plant Alternative in the Stock Island and the Big Coppitt service area. Ms. Woods
addressed the Board.
The Board did not address the following agenda items:
Approval of Conceptual Plan for Assessment Program for Vacant Parcels; Presentation of
the Stock Island Connection Report; Discussion of engineering design standards and unit costs;
and, Discussion of the intent of the September 6,2005 ILA between the FKAA and Monroe
County.
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