REVISED AGENDA
MONROE COUNTY BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Any person who
wishes to be heard shall provide the Clerk with his or her name and residence
and the agenda item on which he or she wishes to be heard. Such information shall be on a card provided
by the County. Once public input begins,
there will be no further speaker cards allowed to be submitted to the Clerk for
that subject. An individual has three
minutes and a person representing an organization has five minutes to address
the Board (except that individuals wishing to speak during public hearings
pertaining to land use issues will have five minutes). The first person representing the
organization will be allowed the five minutes.
Subsequently, all other speakers on behalf of that organization have
three minutes to address the Board. Once
an individual has addressed the Board, he or she will not be permitted to
return to the podium for follow-up comments, unless the issue involved is quasi
judicial in nature. In that case, the
applicant may return to the podium to conclude his or her position at the end
of the public hearing.
Please note that all time approximate
items are listed in bold.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Marathon Government Center
2798 Overseas Highway, MM 47.5
(Gulf)
Marathon,
Florida
9:00 A.M. -
Regular Meeting
10:00 A.M .- Land Authority
Governing Board
3:00 P.M. - Public Hearings
5:00 P.M. - Public Hearings
TIME APPROXIMATE REGULAR
MEETING
9:00 A.M. CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION
SALUTE TO FLAG
A.
ADDITIONS,
CORRECTIONS, DELETIONS
B.
PRESENTATION OF
AWARDS
1. Presentation
of Mayor’s Proclamation declaring March as Seagrass Awareness Month. VIEW
C.
BULK APPROVALS – COMMISSIONER RICE
1. Approval
to extend the current Employee Assistance agreement for one year with the
Mental Health Care Center of the Lower Keys, Inc., D/B/A Care Center for Mental
Health and waiver of policy requiring going out for bid for one additional
year. VIEW
2. Approval
to accept proposal from Arthur J. Gallagher & Company to provide Liability
Insurance for Bayshore Manor with Lantana Insurance Company at a cost of
$16,307. VIEW
3. Approval
for Gardens of Eden to continue Landscape Maintenance Services at the Key West
International Airport on a month to month basis, pending an extension
agreement. VIEW
4. Approval
for Judy Bobick (Ace Building Maintenance, GFAS) to continue Janitorial Services
at the Key West International Airport on a month to month basis, pending an
extension agreement. VIEW
5. Approval
of Supplemental Joint Participation Agreement # 3, with the Florida Department
of Transportation, for additional funds for Security Requirements at the Key
West International Airport. VIEW
6. Approval
to pay KAWA Construction invoice, in the amount of $62,746.19, for emergency
repairs to hangars at the Key
West Airport,
for damage caused by Hurricane Wilma. VIEW
7. Approval
of an agreement with Gulfstream International Airlines, to provide Air Service
to the Florida Keys
Marathon Airport.
VIEW
8. Approval of the inclusion of paragraph 8.4.1 concerning
paramedic certification and compensation in the Agreement between Professional
Firefighters of Monroe County, International Association of Firefighters, Local
3909 for Unit 2 and Monroe County Board of County Commissioners approved by the
Board on December 15, 2005, and substituting page 25 in the Agreement. VIEW
9. Approve
contract between City of Miami and Monroe County
whereby Monroe County
participates in an Office of Domestic Preparedness grant in the amount of
$15,828,322.00 of which Monroe
County will receive
$156,320.00. Authorize Mayor to sign
contract. VIEW
10. Approval
of a Resolution authorizing the conveyance of Lot 22, Block D, Puerta del Sol
in Marathon, to The Habitat for Humanity of
the Middle Keys Community Land Trust, Inc., with affordability covenants. VIEW
C. BULK APPROVALS - CONTINUED
11. Approval
to modify competitive bid process and issue a purchase order to sole source
vendor Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. in the amount of $58,750.00 to
replace stand-alone control units with modular building controllers for the
Building Automation System serving the Monroe
County Detention
Center, Sheriff’s Administration Building
and the Juvenile Justice
Center. VIEW
12. Approval to award bid and enter into
a contract with Master Mechanical Services, Inc. for central air conditioning
maintenance and repair for the Upper Keys Facilities. VIEW
13. Approval
to execute a new Renewal Agreement with OPMI, INC., for approximately 1,918
square feet of office space in the Upper Keys for Family Court Programs’ staff
and Drug Court Program staff. VIEW
14. Approval
of a Lease Amendment with Nancy Curran d/b/a Yoga on the Beach, to waive fees
for the months Higgs
Beach was closed due to
Hurricane activity (October, November and December, 2005) and the yoga platform
was partially destroyed. VIEW
15. Approval
to modify the competitive bid process and issue a Purchase Order to David Lee
Roofing in the amount of $40,959.00 for the emergency repair of the Key Largo
Library roof damaged by Hurricane Wilma. VIEW
16. Approval
of Contract #06EA-3M-11-54-01-019 between Monroe County
and Florida Department of Community Affairs, regarding Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds. VIEW
17. Approval
of Modification #5 to Disaster Relief Funding Agreement #01UN-6P-11-54-15-007,
between Monroe County and the Department of Community Affairs, Division of
Emergency Management, increasing the funding by an additional $24,793.00. VIEW
18. Approval
of a Modification of Contract for existing Agreement #06BG-04-11-54-01-098
between Monroe County, Florida and the Department of Community Affairs (DCA),
increasing the original base grant amount by $29,703.00, and authorization for
the Senior Director of Emergency Management to execute the acceptance document.
VIEW
19. Approval
to create three (3) new positions to allow one flight qualified paramedic to be
assigned to Trauma Star at the hanger for each 24-hour shift. VIEW
20. Approval
of Receipt of monthly report on Change Orders reviewed by the County Administrator.
VIEW
21. Approval
of Amendment to Agreement between Monroe
County and DRC. Inc. for disaster
recovery services relating to Hurricane Wilma. VIEW
C.
BULK APPROVALS - CONTINUED
22. Approval
to add two additional positions to the Airport Department. VIEW
23. Approval
of various resolutions for the transfer of funds and resolutions for the
receipt of unanticipated revenue. VIEW
24.
Approval to
execute an application with Bank of America for purchasing card services, using
the State of Florida
contract, in accordance with the provision set forth in FL Stature 287.056 (1).
VIEW
25.
Approval of an
addendum to increase the contract for KPMG LLP to update the Fiscal Year 2003
and the Fiscal Year 2004 Full Cost Allocation Plans and the OMB A-87 Cost
Allocation Plan in the amount of $17,640. VIEW
26.
Approval to renew
a contract for Financial Advisory Services with Public Financial Management,
Inc. (PFM), financial advisor to Monroe County. VIEW
27.
Request award of
bid and approval of food service contract for Monroe County Nutrition Program
and Bayshore Manor Adult Living Facility between Monroe County BOCC and G. A.
Food Service, Inc. for a period of nine-months beginning April 1, 2006 and ending December 31, 2006,
with option to renew for two consecutive years, through contract amendment
beginning on January 1, 2007. VIEW
28.
Approval to
modify competitive bid process and issue a purchase order to Classic Carpet in
the amount of $30,038.00 for replacement carpeting at the Sheriff’s
Administration Building on Stock Island due to Hurricane Wilma. VIEW
29.
Approval
of amendment to agreement with the Upper Keys Family YMCA to include operation
and management of the new Skate Park
located at Key Largo
Community Park,
and approval of Resolution transferring funds. VIEW
30.
Approval
of a contract amendment with the Morganti Group being entered into as a
modification to the County’s purchasing policies under the emergency provisions
of the County Code
for the hurricane damage repair of the Florida Keys Marathon
Airport. VIEW
31.
Approval
of OAA Agreement #AA-629 (4/1/06-12/31/06) between the Alliance for Aging, Inc.
(Area Agency on Aging for Miami-Dade and Monroe
Counties) and the Monroe County Boar
of County Commissioners/ Monroe County Social
Services, and resolution concerning unanticipated funds to set up program
budget. VIEW
D.
TOURIST
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
1. Discussion
and approval of one (1) “At Large” appointment to the Tourist Development
Council District I Advisory Committee. VIEW
2. Discussion
and approval of one (1) “At Large” appointment to the Tourist Development
Council District II Advisory Committee. VIEW
3. Discussion
and approval of one (1) “At Large” appointment to the Tourist Development
Council District IV Advisory Committee. VIEW
4. Approval
of an Agreement with Performing Arts Centers of Key West, Inc. covering the
Tennessee Williams Theatre 2005-2006 Season for the production of Jazz in
Paradise: Key West-Boston Jazz
Connection and Ann Hampton Callaway in Concert during March 2006 in an amount
not to exceed $7,000, FY 2006 Two Penny Cultural Umbrella Resources. VIEW
5. Approval
to advertise a Request for Proposals for Advertising Services for Monroe County
Tourist Development Council. VIEW
6. Approval
to advertise a Request for Qualifications for a Monroe County Cultural
Umbrella. VIEW
7. Approval
of an Amendment to Agreement with Diversified Services of Key West, Inc. to
exercise option within contract to extend agreement for an additional two (2)
year period. VIEW
8. Approval
of a TurnKey Event Agreement with Sports Comm. Holiday Isle Classic, Inc.
covering the Islamorada Classic Women’s Basketball Tournament in an amount not
to exceed $40,000, DAC IV, FY 2006 Event Resources. VIEW
9. Approval
of an Agreement with the Islamorada Chamber of
Commerce, Inc. for the production of the Florida Keys Holiday
Festival on December 1-2, 2006 in an amount not to exceed $25,000, DAC IV, FY
2006 Event Resources. VIEW
10. Approval
of Florida Keys
Council of the Arts Cultural Umbrella Representative Chris
Sante. VIEW
11. Approval
of an Amendment to Agreement with The City of Marathon to extend the Community
Park Phase III project to acquire land for the purpose of constructing an
aquatic center to September 30, 2006. VIEW
E. STAFF
REPORTS
1. COMMUNITY
SERVICES
2. EMPLOYEE
SERVICES
3. PUBLIC
WORKS
4. EMERGENCY
SERVICES
5. AIRPORTS
6. GROWTH
MANAGEMENT
7. ENGINEERING
8. BUDGET
& FINANCE
9. HOUSING
& COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
11:30
A.M. F. EMERGENCY
SERVICES
1.
Presentation by Florida Department of Transportation
(FDOT) showing the protocol used for road infrastructure after an Emergency
Event (major traffic accident, oil spill, hurricanes, etc.) VIEW
G.
PUBLIC WORKS
1. Discussion
of management agreement with the Upper Keys Family YMCA for the Key Largo Community Park.
VIEW
ADJOURNMENT
10:00
A.M. H. LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
1. Approval of minutes for the February
15, 2006 meeting VIEW
ADJOURNMENT
I. DIVISION
OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT – BULK APPROVALS
1.
A resolution to
concur with the sale of surplus Florida Department of Transportation
right-of-way adjacent to U.S. 1 at approximately MM23, Oceanside, Cudjoe Key. VIEW
2.
Approval of an
Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with the City of Marathon to off-set the costs of vessel waste
pump-out within the City limits. VIEW
3.
Adoption of a
Resolution supporting the passage of House Bill 4783, the Permanent Protection
of Florida Act of 2006 directing staff to transmit said Resolution to Florida’s Governor and
Cabinet, the State’s Congressional delegation, and the sponsors of House Bill
4783 and any similar legislation developed in the United States Senate. VIEW
J. DIVISION
OF GROWTH MANAGEMENT
1.
Acceptance by the
Board of county commissioners of the Monroe County Marine Management Strategic
Plan and direction to staff to pursue policy development both internally and
through policy experts as necessary; bring back to the Commission a ‘No Net
Loss’ general policy and draft “no net loss” of waterfronts ordinance; and to
pursue development of a Marina Siting Plan. VIEW
1:45 P.M. K. WASTEWATER
ISSUES
1. Approval of the construction of a
wastewater treatment plant on Rockland
Key as the preferred treatment alternative for the Big Coppitt sewer area. VIEW
L. MONROE
COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT
1.
Approval of a Request
for expenditure from Law Enforcement Trust Fund. VIEW
2.
Approval of
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Bullet Proof Best Grant (Request to act as
Jurisdiction Designee). VIEW
M. COMMISSIONERS’ ITEMS
2:00 P.M. 1. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS – Response
to the Concerned Citizen of the Florida Keys Statement and request made at the January 16, 2006 BOCC meeting. VIEW
1:30 P.M. 2. MAYOR MCCOY - Report on progress made in dealing with
the increased windstorm rates. VIEW
3. MAYOR MCCOY - Approval of
appointment of Leigh Esby, Chief of Staff of the Florida Keys National Marine
Sanctuary and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to the Monroe County Marine
and Port Advisory Committee. VIEW
4. MAYOR MCCOY - Approval of a
resolution to remove 32763 Tortuga
Lane from the Coastal Barrier System. VIEW
5. COMMISSIONER RICE - Approval of
Resolution urging the Florida Department of Transportation to take immediate
action to make substantial improvements to mitigate the effect of hurricane
vulnerability to US Highway One at Sea Oats Beach. VIEW
M. COMMISSIONERS’ ITEMS -
CONTINUED
6. COMMISSIONER RICE - Approval to
reappoint Mr. Tom Neville to the
Duck Key Security District Advisory Board. VIEW
7. COMMISSIONER NELSON - Approval
of a resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, supporting
efforts to protect Florida
from offshore drilling and exploration. VIEW
8. COMMISSIONER NELSON – Approval
of direction to staff to continue to negotiate and forward to the Planning
Commission for review and comment an agreement with Overseas Redevelopment
Company, LLC, to develop 49 moderate workforce homes in Stock Island to comply
with county workforce housing requirements.
9. COMMISSIONER NELSON - Approval to direct staff to negotiate an agreement with
Islander Village, LLC, to construct an 89-unit workforce housing project on
Stock Island. Islander
Village, LLC, agrees to
sell property to the county for 65% of appraised value ($2,024,750) for the
right to construct the 89 units. VIEW
10. COMMISSIONER NELSON - Approval
to direct staff to negotiate an agreement with Park Village, LLC, to construct
a 40-unit workforce housing project on Stock Island. Park Village,
LLC, agrees to sell property to the county for 65% of appraised value
($1,690,000) for the right to construct 40 units. VIEW
11. MAYOR MCCOY - Discussion of the Seven Mile
Bridge preservation
options. VIEW
12. MAYOR MCCOY
- Approval of appointments to South Florida Workforce Board. VIEW
13. MAYOR
MCCOY - Approval of a resolution requesting Governor Jeb Bush provide
immediate relief from windstorm rate increases for residents of Monroe County.
VIEW
14. COMMISSIONER NELSON
– Approval of a Resolution to request
staff to arrange a joint meeting of the County
Commission and the City Councils of
all municipalities in the Florida Keys to
address coordination of affordable housing issues. VIEW
15. COMMISSIONER NELSON
– Approval to reduce $400,000.00 fine imposed on the South Florida Boy Scout
Council that was imposed by a Special Master. VIEW
16. COMMISSIONER RICE
- Approval of Resolution setting forth actions to be taken to address windstorm
insurance rates. VIEW
17. COMMISSIONER RICE
- Approval of Resolution to Governor Bush, Cabinet, and Florida Legislature
urging use of hurricane-generated revenue windfall to provide relief to Florida
homeowners form expected $1.5 billion assessment. VIEW
18. COMMISSIONER RICE
- Approval of Resolution requesting reductions to Citizen’s Property Insurance
rate computations, specifically the additional costs of, A. Industry Expense
Equalization Factor, and B. Assessment Reduction Provision. VIEW
19.
COMMISSIONER RICE - Approval of Resolution to Representative
Sorensen requesting repeal of the Monroe County Pilot Program for Citizen’s
Property Insurance Co. rate-making. VIEW
N. COUNTY CLERK
1.
Report
2. Official
approval of BOCC meeting minutes from the regular meeting of January 18, 2006
and special meetings of January 25 and February 10, 2006 (previously
distributed).
3. Approval
of TDC expenditures for the month of February, 2006. VIEW
4. Approval of Warrants. VIEW
5. Approval to remove surplus equipment from
inventory via disposal. VIEW
6. Approval
of Resolution concerning the Receipt of Unanticipated Funds, Clerk's Revenue
Note, Fund #306. VIEW
O. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
1. Report VIEW
2. Approval
of a resolution authorizing staff to proceed with accepting land management
responsibilities for certain Conservation and Natural Area (CNA) lands to be
acquired by the State of Florida.
VIEW
3. Approval
to rescind the Addendum to Agreement approved by the BOCC on June 15, 2005
between Monroe County and the State of Florida
Department of Health for the operation of the Monroe County Health Department. VIEW
4. Approval
of an interlocal agreement with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission authorizing a gambian rat pilot eradication project on Crawl Key. VIEW
O. COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR - CONTINUED
5. Approval
of a resolution that amends Resolution No. 359a-2005 – authorizing the
submission of a grant application to Florida Department of State, Division of
Library and Information Services (FDLIS), Public Library Construction Grants
(PLCG) – to meet additional specific Fiscal Year 2006 application requirements
that the County assure and /or certify the following: dollar for dollar cash
match, sufficient funding availability to complete project, sufficient funding
to operate completed library, use of building as a library for at least 20
years, and compliance with local and state laws governing construction
contracts procured by governmental entities. VIEW
10:15
P.M. 6. Presentation by Carroll
Consulting, Inc. on the status and progress of the Sterling Process.
VIEW
7. Approval
to rescind Second Addendum to the contract with Lazydays RV Center, Inc.
approved February 15, 2006 and approval of revised Second Addendum to Contract
for the cleaning, inspection, relocation and reinstallation of trailers to
correct scrivener’s errors and include additional language to section (3)
requested by Lazydays RV Center, Inc. VIEW
P. COUNTY ATTORNEY
1.
Report – Written Report Included. VIEW
2.
Approval of
settlement agreement in code enforcement lien in Monroe County
v. Jeffrey Meyer and Douglas Meyer and Thomas Meyer. VIEW
3.
Approval of
settlement agreement in Monroe County v. Roger M. Bernstein, Miriam Bernstein,
and Jordan Bernstein, collectively and individually as Trustees of Safe Harbor
Marine Railway Corporation, a dissolved Florida Corporation, CA K 05-032. VIEW
4.
Approval of Authorization
for the County Attorney’s Office to take all appropriate steps for the County
to intervene on the side of the City of Marathon in Andrew and Donna Bott v.
City of Marathon, CA M 05-267. VIEW
5.
Approval to
advertise a public hearing for an Ordinance creating Section 13.5-5(q) of the
Monroe County Code, limiting skating and skateboarding to certain areas and
establishing rules of conduct and operational procedure for certain parks,
specifically skating, rollerblading, skateboarding. VIEW
6.
Approval of
modification of County purchasing policy and approval for purchase of Builder’s
Risk Insurance (Tower
Group-Nelson Government
Center). VIEW
P. COUNTY
ATTORNEY - CONTINUED
7.
Approval of the
assignment of the Paradise Aviation, Inc., FBO lease at the Florida Keys Marathon
Airport to Cristal Clear
FBO, LLC. VIEW
8.
Approval of
contract with Ira Libanoff, Esq. to defend the County in Tropex Construction
Services, Inc. v. Monroe County, 2006-CA-44-P. VIEW
9.
Approval of
contract with Interim County Attorney through January 14, 2007. VIEW
10.
Approval of an
interlocal agreement (ILA) between the Board of County Commissioners and the
City of Marathon for incorporation of a county
library in the new City
offices building. VIEW
11.
Approval to
transfer the right of way on Conch Key back to the State of Florida Department
of Transportation. VIEW
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Approval of a Presentation
of settlement offer in Helen & Gregor Emmert v. Monroe County, CA P 02-520. VIEW
13.
Approval to
advertise Notice of Request for Qualifications for legal counsel to provide
advisory services to and attend meetings of the Tourist Development
Council. VIEW
14.
Discussion
and direction to staff with guidance in negotiating with the Department of
Community Affairs and others with regard to the pending legislation to
de-designate the Florida Keys as an Area of Critical State Concern."
3:00
P.M. Q. PUBLIC HEARINGS
1.
A Public Hearing to consider the adoption of an
Ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida to
establish a Purchase and Development Program for the purchase of property for
affordable and employee housing and the development of the property. VIEW
2.
A Public Hearing to consider the adoption of an
Ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida
amending Chapter 3, Monroe County Code, to prohibit abandonment of an animal,
to require spaying/neutering, to provide an incentive for permanent
identification, to correct inconsistencies, prohibit chaining, and to provide
uniformity and more thoroughly cover issues faced by animal control officers. VIEW
3.
A Public hearing to consider
an ordinance to amend Section 9.5-22 of the Land Development Regulations
regarding the terms and selection of appointed Planning Commissioners, limiting
the terms of vacancy, expanding the field of qualified candidates and their
geographic locations, as well as a deletion of term limitations. (Only one public hearing required) VIEW
Q. PUBLIC HEARINGS - CONTINUED
4.
A Public hearing to consider
adopting an ordinance amending the Monroe County Land Development Regulations
to amend environmental regulations; deleting existing sections 9.5-336 through
9.5-343 to eliminate requirements for the Habitat Evaluation Index (HEI);
creating new Section 9.5-336 to require an Existing conditions Report,
including vegetative survey; creating new Section 9.5-337 to protect upland
vegetation through grant of Conservation Easements; creating new Section
9.5-338 to incorporate existing open space requirements for wetlands; revising
Section 9.5-347 to provide for maximum clearing limits of native upland
vegetation based upon the Tier system designation of the subject property. (2nd of two required public
hearings) VIEW
5.
A Public hearing to consider
adopting an Ordinance amending the Monroe County Land Development Regulations
Section 9.5-120 through 9.5-125 and to Section 9.5-266 by changing the Rate of
Growth Ordinance (ROGO) to utilize the Tier Overlay as the basis for the
competitive point system, prohibiting affordable housing allocations in Tier I,
increasing the affordable covenants to 99 years for public financed properties
and making allocations for affordable housing on a first come basis or by
reservation of the BOCC.(2nd
of two required public hearings) VIEW
6.
A Public hearing to consider
adopting an Ordinance amending the Monroe County Land Development Regulations
to implement Goal 105 of the 2010 Comprehensive Plan by renumbering existing
Section 9.5-256 to 9.5-271; creating a new Section 9.5-256, Tier Overlay
District; providing criteria for designation of tier boundaries; and providing
a mechanism for Tier Overly District Map amendments.(2nd of two required public hearings) VIEW
7.
A Public hearing to consider
adopting and Ordinance amending the Monroe County Land Development Regulations
by revising Section 9.5-124 through 9.5-124.8 [Non-Residential Rate of Growth
Ordinance (NROGO) utilizing the Tier Overlay as the basis for the competitive
point system.(2nd of two
required public hearings) VIEW
