Hello everybody. >> Welcome to our April 7th meeting. Marty, will you call the meeting to order, please? >> Council member Steve Freriedman >> here. >> Council member Deg Gillis >> here. Council member Anna Richards >> here. >> Vice Mayor Sharon Mahoney >> here.
>> And Mayor Don Horton, >> I'm here. All right. Uh, my good friend Phil Goodman, uh, by the way, he's a certified parliamentarian. Phil, will you please lead us in the pledge of allegiance? >> I alian to the flag of the United States
of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. Thank you'all very much. Let's see. Council, uh,
are there any additions and deletions that you'd like to have on the agenda for tonight? We'll start off with Steve. >> No, sir. >> Okay. Deb, >> no, sir. >> Oh, Anna? >> Nope. >> Sharon? >> No. >> Okay. I think there's a couple of things
I'd like to do. First, I'd like to uh when we get to reports and presentations, which will be next, I'd like to go on and swap uh the presentation uh from uh Captain Lzette. We'll put the swearing in of the firefighters first
and we'll move Lette uh second if that's okay with everybody. And then I'd like to also just um uh read out our uh April birthdays. And I've got something kind of a surprise for Pete Fresa. So, I'll I'll put that under mayor and council
communications. Um, Ron, do you have anything? >> No, sir. >> Okay, good deal. Mr. Attorney, do you have anything? >> Uh, no. I just mentioned something during the uh attorney um report, but
I'll mention it at that time. >> Very good. Okay. So, moving on then, we'll move on to our reports and presentation. Uh, Chief Abel, would you like to come up, please? >> Good evening. Thank you, Mayor, Council, everyone here
in the community center with us tonight, and everyone via uh web streaming. This evening, we gather to honor the firefighters taking their next steps into a career. These six of the seven individuals have come on board full-time here with Alamo Fire Rescue. Uh at this
time, I'd like to call up uh Pastor Trevor, please, sir, if you would, sir. Good evening, everyone. Um, chief has asked me to read the firefighters prayer and then I would just like to offer a prayer. So the firefighters prayer, it
says, "When I am called to duty, God, wherever flames may rage, give me strength to save a life, whatever be its age, help me embrace a little child before it is too late, or save an older person
from the horror of that fate. enable me to be alert and hear the weakest shout and quickly and efficiently to put the fire out. I want to fill my calling and to give
the best in me to guard my neighbor and protect his property. And if according to your will I have to lose my life, please bless with your
protecting hand my loving family. Will you pray with me? God, we just thank you so much for our firefighters. God, these new recruits that are coming in and all of our first responders. God, I just pray that you would watch over them. God, protect them, be with them, be with
their families. Thank you for the selfless deeds that they do. And we pray all of this in the amazing name of Jesus. Amen. >> Amen. >> Thank you, Trevor. >> Thank you, Trevor. Appreciate that. This time, I'd like to call up my firefighters.
Uh, at this time, could I have Michael Kimes started his career here actually almost a year ago, 416 of 25. Michael, 417, day after Michael part one. 41725.
Christopher Freighus would be next. Unfortunately, he lives in Broward and couldn't come down for the the ceremony this evening. So, Alejandro Portiwando 11226 started in January this year. Same day, Eric Rodriguez
126 1126. and Sean Perozo again 11226 and then we have port two Mario Port Yuando they're brothers and he's not yet started full-time he's still on call but give it uh another week and a half on 418 he will actually
be full-time with us as well right some of you guys have thanked me for giving you this job but I can guarantee you I did give you this job. Each and every one of you have earned where you guys are standing right now. We're proud of you. Proud of your accomplishments so far and this is just
the beginning of a hopefully very long career. And uh now is when the real learning starts. Never stop learning. Never stop asking. Practice your skills constantly. Don't practice until you get it right. Practice until you never get that skill set wrong. Master your craft.
Be the best at being a firefighter because it's the best job in the world. Look to your left. Look to your right. Look in the back of this room. These are now your brothers and sisters that are here with you through the best of times, through some of the toughest times in your life. We will be for here for you
regardless, and we expect nothing less from you guys. You are now members of our fire family, Alamo Fire Rescue. You're also members of the Alamra community. So, with no further delay, uh let's go ahead and get the swearing in started. So raise your right hand and
Assistant Chief Charlie Matters if you would step forward. Please put your hand. >> Thank you for this opportunity. Gentlemen, your right hand is up. Please repeat after me. I state your name. >> I
>> do solemnly swear to do my duty as a firefighter. >> Swear to do my duty as a firefighter >> for Alamrada, the village of Islands. for I don't >> to the best of my ability >> to the best of my abilities >> to serve my commanding officers with respect and dignity
>> to serve my commanding officers respect and dignity >> to serve the citizens of Alamrada vitam >> village of islands with compassion >> compassion >> courage and integrity >> courage and integity >> to uphold the laws and constitutions
>> to uphold the laws and constitutions >> of the United States of America >> of the United States of America The state of Florida >> state of Florida >> and Alamrada village of Islands >> and Alam village of Islands. >> So help me God. >> So help me God. >> Congratulations.
Now, if I could uh have you guys get your special someone that's going to be badging you this evening to come stand in front of you. My favorite part. >> Oops. Sorry. >> This is the good stuff. All right, let's go ahead and get them
badged. It's technical difficulty. >> His skin's tough. >> Yeah. It's perfect. Uh, mayor, council members, any comments? Steve, Deb,
>> congratulations and welcome to our family. >> Congratulations. Stay safe. Hannah, >> congratulations to all of you. >> Vice Mayor, >> congratulations. Welcome aboard. >> Guys, as a mayor, I'm extremely proud to
have you folks on board. I can tell you there was over 52 years ago that I graduated from Amico or excuse me, from Texas A&M Fire College. uh didn't make firefighting my career, although I did follow it and it followed me for a very
long time. Uh I can tell you that I remember Chief Abel when he had hair. I remember when Charles Charlie Mathers was a young buck just coming into the uh service and we've been friends a very long time. You guys are awesome. You're
welcome and you are part of our family. Thank you for joining us. Thank you, gentlemen. If we could get a round of applause again for these guys. >> Why don't I stand next to the skinniest guy? >> I call it inspiration, chief.
>> Wonderful. Thank you all very much. >> Thank you guys. >> Come on, guys. All right, let's move on to uh Captain Lzette, >> Captain. Let's see if you can top that one. >> I know you can. Look at that. Look at
that. >> We don't have that many. >> It's okay. We don't need that many. >> You got them. You got a minute or two. If you need it, they'll they'll file out soon. >> Let Let them enjoy. >> All right. Good evening, everyone.
>> All right, Chief. Let's see if we can quiet it down. Thank you. First and foremost, congratulations to our new brothers and sisters. We look forward to working with you and keeping you safe and great, great partnership. Good evening. I'm My name is Captain Lisero.
I'm uh with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Ramsey is kicking off the 2026 Citizens Police Academy in the Lower Keys and could not be present here with us today. So, you're stuck with me. And um let's see. I'm here for um to just share some really great news. For
some, a surplus is seen as an excuse for more spending. Because of Sheriff Sheriff's Ramsey's commitment to physical integrity and responsibility, I am proud to announce that we have once again concluded our fiscal year with a significant surplus.
On behalf of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, I am pleased to present a check in the amount of $123,253.17. Yes, for unspent unspent funds from the previous fiscal year. The sheriff's office is proud of the partnership, the village of Island
Marada um um Marada the village of islands and uh we continue to protect the citizens of our community. So without further ado, I know everyone's been waiting a very long time for this check. Mayor, may I
picture, right? >> Huh? Here we go. Try it. Everyone Watch my chair back. >> I'll take your game. >> I don't need it.
>> Take my chair. I'll take your >> shit's back. That's what I thought. I I kept I I looked over here and I'm like, "Thank you. >> Thank you. I love that couple." Right. >> And actually, Eagle's supposed to face
to the right. >> He's not supposed to face forward. He's supposed to face to the left. >> All right, let's move on. All right, folks. We've >> We've still got work to do.
Let's see. >> I know. I have to do this part. >> Are we working on here? >> It's on. Okay. Very good. Um, Andrea, well, can you come up, please? And then the rest of uh our mosquito control folks, please.
Believe it or not, when we were in uh when we were in Tallahassee last we went Anna and I got a picture with the big mosquito. It was mosquito control week uh when we were up in Tallahassee. So this is a proclamation in Florida mosquito control awareness week for
April 19th through the 25th of 2026. And whereas mosquitoes have historically posed significant threat to public health, quality of life, and economic vi uh vitality of the state of Florida by transmitting disease such as deni zinca,
the other one that has a big funny name and as well as the west Nile virus. And you're going to tell me how to say that. >> Chicken ga. >> There you go. That's what I said. And whereas effective mosquito control is essential for protecting residents and visitors by fostering tourism,
safeguarding outdoor recreation, and ensuring the continued vitality of Florida communities. And whereas Florida Mosquito Control Awareness Week observed April 19th through the 25th of 26 serves
to inform and educate the public about the importance of mosquito control, personal protection measures, and the role of professional mosquito control programs in disease prevention. And whereas the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has demonstrated a
long-standing steadfast commitment to protecting public health through science-based mosquito surveillance, controlled operations, public education, and innovative research initiatives. But wait, there's more. And whereas the
dedicated professionals of the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District work tirelessly to reduce mosquito populations, respond to emerging threats, and enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors throughout the Florida Keys. And whereas the
community participation, including eliminating standing water and taking preventive measures, is critical is a critical component of successful mosquito control effects. Now therefore be it proclaimed that the village council of Alamraada village of Islands,
Florida hereby recognizes April 19th through the 25th of 2026 as Florida Mosquito Control Awareness Week and encourages all residents to learn about mosquito prevention, support local mosquito control efforts, and join in
recognizing the important contributions of the Florida Keys Mosqu Mosquito Control District. In witness thereof, I have unto set my hand and caused the seal of Alamada, village of Island, Florida, to be affixed this 7th day of
April, 2026. So, thank you very much. You want to say anything to the public? >> I'll do I'll do a quick thank you so much for the partnership between the village and our district. Um, and would like to welcome everybody to come and visit. April 18th, we're having a
community openhouse at our marathon facility. So, if you want to see our researchers, um our our inspectors, our aircraft, we're going to be doing some demonstrations that day as well. So, I would love to invite all the public to come out to that. Uh thank you again
very much. >> Thank you so much. I really appreciate that. Phil, would you like to give us the buzz? >> I would just like to thank you again for this proclamation and thank you for all your support for mosquito control. Thank you >> very much. Ma'am, >> I would like to say thank you. And if
anybody would like my card and contact information, give me a shout, put your hand up and I'll slide one over. >> Very well. Well, thank you very much and congratulations. Thank you. >> We need a picture. Absolutely. Let's do
a picture. >> Y'all come up here. Come on. >> Come on, Sharon. H up here. >> You need the exercise. >> Oh, no you don't. >> What are we doing? >> We're going to get a picture of >> It's a Kodak moment. Dad, come on.
>> Yes, we can do it over here. >> Seal in the background like a >> Move my chair out of there. >> Oh my god. Now he wants >> All right, Steve. All right,
>> can I say something? >> Absolutely. >> The mosquito control has done a wonderful job growing up here in the Keys. not to date myself. Mosquitoes were so bad. My father used to make us run around the house once before he'd open the door and let us in because a
big swarm of mosquitoes would come in with you. So, it is definitely so much better than it was back then. >> We don't have to light the smudge pots anymore. That's for sure. So, it's great. Thank y'all very much. Thank you. Keep up the good work.
>> All right. Uh let's see. Did we bore Aaron or are you still here? Aaron, fantastic. Aaron, will you please >> do you? >> We I just hope that you proclaim that this is almost over with. So, >> Yes, sir. Yes, sir. Good evening, uh,
mayor and village council and public. I'm here tonight to give you another update. We're getting closer. See if I can find our map here. Uh here we go. And I'll just I'll speak from the map
and then I have other slides if we have questions. But basically where we're at, you can see on the overall map with our um main open cut transmission main pipeline, which is the main cause of the traffic. um that box all the way in the
pink there, you can see that we're just about to Julip Road, which is our finish line. Now, over the past, you know, several weeks, I think the first part of March, especially, traffic was really bad. Even going pretty much the whole month of March was was really bad. Um,
we continue to have meetings every week with Monroe County Sheriff's Office, with the school board to make sure buses can run, and as much as we can do to help with the traffic. I think the biggest um initiative on that is to try
to keep the people on old highway and some of that traffic to the lights and keep the north south lights moving as as long as possible. that kind of helps the overall traffic situation and for the most part that has worked for us. Now, we can't, you know, do anything about
the number and the volume of vehicles and traffic. So, um just about everything we can do, including kind of our contractors have changed their work plans to make sure trucks aren't coming in and out at those um high peak periods like from 2 to 6 when school lets out.
Um so, we've done a lot to try to make the situation better. I do think the last week and maybe two weeks it's lightened up somewhat in the afternoons from what we're seeing. Um it was it's still there though in in the afternoons as you guys are aware of. But where
we're at now as you can see when once we reach the end there at Julip Road which we're currently targeting like the end of this month like that last week of April to reach that point our our equipment will then be able to get off the road which will help the situation a
lot. Um we will then move on to the connections phase of our project. So we have the month of May and June just slated. We're currently meeting with all the operations folks to get the water man connected and um that entire month
we'll we'll be going throughout our entire project area. There's like six connection points that we're making. So you'll see like some of the businesses will see the equipment come back and the traffic control set up. We've tried to put enough public information so that everybody's aware, but you'll see a a
setup for that, but it'll be like for like a week or two days and then we'll be gone and go to the next one. But you will see that over the next um two months. Um and then once we finish that, we're planning for really July time
frame to go back towards Snake Creek Bridge, start our restoration effort, and which includes paving. So, we'll be paving the northbound lane all the way from Snake Creek up to Julip Road. And then I think a year from that, DOT is actually going to come in and and and
cause some more some more traffic. But for our project and I've got um David Hackworth here with the aqueduct tonight too um who who's our project owner. Um but yeah, we our our mainline pipeline is the open cut portion of it should be
completed by the last week of April this month. So with that, I want to see if the council or the mayor has any questions on our our most recent work. >> Uh council Deb. Well, I just had a question about July. Uh, technically in
the Keys, we have two holidays in July. I know you recognize one of them. Uh, does the DOT and you guys recognize many season? >> Yes, ma'am. So, FDOT, that's one of the main ones, but they put out a a list of blackout dates, which includes holiday,
obviously, Independence Day. I think even Good Friday, we were limited on on on work activity, but lobster mini season 100%. They usually give us uh a a range like maybe the Friday, the Monday or the Thursday, the Friday some years, and then they look at traffic volumes
and if it starts to back up or there's more, they'll pull us off the road. We're hoping to be paving, if not even done with paving by the next min. So hopefully we don't we don't even have to be here for that one. >> That would be good. >> Yeah. Thank you, Anna. Vice Mayor. All
right. No, I know that people are getting weary and I know that you're getting close and and uh you're doing a good job in moving on. So, we appreciate what you're doing. It's a it's the necessary evil that faces us, but uh um thank you for the updates every every
month, every council meeting. We really appreciate it. >> Yes, sir. I appreciate all the support and the patience from the public as well. >> Thank you, Eron. All right. We uh let's see. We have also have a presentation and discussion about
um fiscal year uh 25 grant application for small cities program and FKA project. Uh I think the FKA will present something on that. Is that right? >> Uh yes sir. >> Thank you.
>> Is there somebody before me? No. >> Yeah. Hi. >> It's me. Can everyone hear me? >> Yeah, >> she's low volume. >> Yes, we can hear you. >> Let me turn up my volume. Um, yeah, I
just want to introduce myself. My name is Taran PZO Marorrow. I'm with Avid Solutions and I am working with um the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority to um identify and pursue funding opportunities for water infrastructure improvement. And the latest opportunity
has come live. It is the small cities community development block grant program. Um it is openly current um application cycle and that will close on May 6th. This is a federal program that
is administered by Florida Commerce specifically for small non-entitlement communities that don't receive CDBG money directly from HUD. um for your community that means Islam Marada would be the one applying to the state and if
awarded would be the grantee even if you choose to partner with keys aqueduct authority and carrying out a project. Um at a very high level this program is designed to help your community tackle important development need things like infra infrastructure improvement,
housing related work and revitalization projects as long as they meet um HUD rules. And one of the biggest rules is that every project has to clearly meet at least one of three national objectives. Um number one is benefit low and
moderate income residents. Number two is address slum or blight in the community. And number three, which is what we would be um presenting, would be um respond to an urgent threat to health or welfare. Um, one of the key um, program
requirements is a built-in public process. So, the program expects citizen input and two public hearings before an application can be submitted so that residents and elected officials have a chance to hear what's being proposed. Um, the opportunity to ask questions and
then weigh in before the village decides whether to move forward with an application or not. Um, that's just a very quick overview of the program. So, I'm happy to answer any questions if you have any before I turn it over to Mr. David Hackworth to walk you through um
FKA's potential project and how it might fit with the funding opportunity. Does anybody have questions for me? >> Uh no, ma'am. >> Okay, great. Thank you. >> So, good evening, uh Mayor Horton, uh
council members, and uh public. Uh first I want to um start by really thanking um the village uh you've been a great partner uh for all the work that we've been doing you know for the past few years um from my marker 79 to 92 um
which really went through your area and also to thank you for the $17.5 million um that we were able to get through grant funding on the Marada project uh which really helped. So with that said, um I just want to go over uh this this
project and how it kind of ties into the bigger picture. Um so if you go to the next slide or am I doing it? Okay, I guess >> there we go. So um you could see we we have a very um aggressive program to
replace the transmission mains. Um, you know, we basically spent $250 million either spent spending will spend shortly. Um, it's roughly 10 million a mile and there's 125 miles from Florida City to Key West. Um, so it's a it's
it's a it's a it's a it's a big expensive program. So, every dollar helps and every dollar is put to a good use. So, your help with this grant application really does make a difference in in just helping, you know, chip away, you know, we we've we've funded a lot of our projects through
grants. Um, since I've been there, we've gotten over $100 million in grant funding for for various projects. So, um, and and our, you know, our CIP programs roughly $500 million. So, it's it's a lot of money. So, we've already completed, um, 7.7
miles. We're in construction of 6.9 miles and then we've got some design um uh in the works that's 8.8 miles and that's the one of the projects that we're going to present to you tonight. Oh, is the lower Makumbi. So, actually the next the next phase of the of the
project uh shouldn't impact you guys too much. I mean still in in the villages um but it's a lower matakami not as many businesses and there's um more kind of green space on the side of the road that I we think we can get out of the highway on this round but um but our next set of
projects is between mile marker uh 72 and channel 2 bridge and this particular project um that we're asking for the grant is for the channel 2 crossing um our strategy is um you We have about 44 bridge crossings,
you know, between here and the and key between Key West and and and Florida City. And each one is, you know, is vulnerable to hurricanes, is vulnerable to somebody hitting a bridge, is vulnerable to just just deterioration of the of the bridge. And so we've um we've
started doing uh subacquous crossings, you know, where we put in a pipe underneath the canal. And we've already completed three successfully. We've done the first one at Tat Relief. The second one was at Will Harbor. The third one was at Tair Creek. So the uh so the next
one um we have two that are already designed and permitted. Snake Creek and C111. I don't know if you're familiar with C11. It's it's the um canal right at the on the 18 mile stretch. So that's those those two projects are already designed just and we were told we got
the grant that we're just waiting for them to execute it. And then this this would be the next one. uh channel 2. It's a it was identified by our operations staff as um one of the next critical projects. So um so the budget for the project is
$4.8 million. Um we're at 30% design. We'll be ready to bid it by December. um you know probably take less than six months to build and and this won't be uh really uh much impact I think with traffic like the other sequestrous
crossings you might recall well we had a little bit of a hiccup at Tavanir Creek you know when we they shut down the the highway and stuff. Uh but this one it was just it was like it it was the first day and it rained and school started it
was it was just bad timing. This one will be much I think much much smoother. It's side of the road. It's less congested area. No high schools. Um and then um you know this material is um highdensity polyethylene that you probably saw on the side of the road, 42
inch diameter. And lastly, it'll be about 2200 ft. And I think that might be it. Yeah, that's it. So, any any questions about the project or the the program that we have, >> Dan?
>> Uh, do you have a time frame on when you'd actually be doing the construction on this? >> So, um, so a lot of it's dependent on funding. We'll be ready to start construction. Um, my guess is in January of next year. Um, and then sometimes a
as is the case with Snake Creek and C111, you know, we uh the direction I've been given by my boss is have shovel ready projects. You know, projects that are designed and then if uh that gives you more points usually for grant applications and then you're ready to go
as soon as uh the government releases those funds. >> So, will the other two bridges be done before this one? >> Uh, I would hope actually. Yes, ma'am. I I I if if they execute the we to be honest with you, we thought we were
going to get the money last year um for the for the other two bridges. Um so it's kind of in the pipeline, >> per se. >> So I guess that leads me to ask when do you think Snake Creek will be done? >> So we are ready to go. In fact, right
now, quite frankly, our permits have expired. We're actually having to renew them. um which is not a big deal, but um but as soon as we get the money and and we keep asking every month, you know, to our grant um um
our counterpart on the on the funding side, uh with the change of administration, they pretty much stopped all the grant work, I guess, just to rescrutinize who was awarded and um who was getting money. And so, we're just waiting for it to get restarted again.
And how long will will either Snake Creek or the one in lower Matt take approximately? >> Oh, the construction >> once once you Yeah. Once you get >> less than six months. Yeah. >> Less than six months. >> Yeah. The actual the and that's actually generally the contract duration. The
actual work is usually a month. You know, you know that the drill rig is set up and uh you know, you do, you know, initial bores. you know, you might have three or four passes where you send the the bore machine in and then you um ju just do the final pull on the and it's
continuous. So that whole process is usually maybe one month to 6 weeks. >> Okay, Anna, vice mayor Steve. No. Well, we're very thankful, David. Thank you. And and the hard work that everybody's doing. And I I know the partnership between the
village and and Peter and Alyssa and everybody on our side that's working hard on this. Uh whatever we can do uh we need to we need to get this done. I think the engineering on this project is just incredibly amazing. I I love to
watch these water uh these runs underneath the water and what you're doing there and a lot safer than what we've got going underneath the Seven Mile Bridge right now. So >> we're we're thankful for what's happening. So, thank you. >> Thank you, sir. >> All right, Peter, come on up.
>> Excuse me. Thank you. Thank you, mayor, for letting me speak real quickly on this subject. So, Peter Fres, environmental resources manager. One thing I might I don't think may have been relayed clearly there by Taran um and she may want to come back is that we are looking for direction to proceed as
a partner with the aqueduct authority on this and submit this grant application. So in order to do that it's required to have two right now two public hearings of the village council. So we would need two special call meetings. They would need to be noticed. Uh the first we
would be looking for direction to go ahead. Yes, we want to do this. we're going to apply for this grant. The second, we would bring a resolution before you that would need to be approved. The deadline for this is May 6th. So, we cannot use the May village council meeting as one of the public
hearings. So, we would need to have two meetings of a quorum of the council before May 6th. So, that's what you're agreeing to right now. And we we need direction on that because of the really short window of the application for this grant, which is only about 30 days. So,
just wanted you to be aware of that and hoping >> and for you to give us some direction, yes or no, to move forward on this and then we'd be scheduling two meetings. >> Deb, did you have a question? >> Well, I was just and tonight we can't use tonight as one of the meetings.
>> We tried. We We couldn't notice it. Um, we didn't have time to notice it when we found out. >> Um, we needed to have two public hearings. We wanted to do one of them tonight, but we were just short on the notice period. Did you notice it for the 9th meeting? Because we are scheduled to
have a meeting for the 9th. Is that noticed? >> What? >> I didn't know. It's on my calendar. >> I mean, we're we're going to finish everything tonight, but it Oh, >> it was cancelled. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> All right. Well, it's still on my calendar.
>> Oh my god. What did I forget? >> It's still on my calendar, so Okay. >> Well, so you're going to need two special call meetings. >> Yes. >> In three weeks. Was that three months? >> All right, I'll work a month. I'll work with Ron on that. And And unless you guys have a date
>> that that is far enough out. What do you need, Marne? 72 hours notice. >> Yeah, that's for the public notice. I'm not sure about the >> How far apart do they have to be? >> An hour. >> Um, so actually, so that's not So they
could >> That's not a silly question. We believe we could might be able to do them back to back same day. We're looking into that. >> Close the meeting in and then start a new one. >> Yes. So there's an open house to answer questions about this grant. I believe it's tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow. So we're
going to ask that question. Can we have backtoback hearings so we could do it in one day? And there also needs to be a task we are going to ask a task force to form. We get 10 extra points if we have a a local task force of five village residents that makes a recommendation.
So that will need to be a noticed meeting as well. You do not have to be present for that, but we would do that right before the first hearing. >> Okay. >> So I will know more, Mr. Mayor, >> later this week and I can work with Marne
>> to try and get these scheduled. >> All right. Uh yeah, uh we'll work with Ron and Marne and you and we'll figure this out and >> Okay. So we want to try and do this >> and see what we can do this. Yeah. I'm I'm I'm gone the 10th through the 15th.
So, um we're going to have to do it, I guess, after that, but we'll get >> John. Is there any I mean, you could zoom in on a special meeting, right? >> Yeah. I mean, that's what I was thinking. I mean, I shouldn't have to drive. I mean, we'll see. I'll I'll speak with Peter, but I'm I'm sure I can just attend via Zoom. It's a pretty narrow.
>> Are you leaving on the 10th? >> Yes. >> Oh, >> yes. >> I was going to say maybe we could do one on the 9th. >> That's good. So I guess right now you need do you Peter do you need a consensus on us moving forward and >> Okay. So let me just get a nod going
around here. Nod a nod. Yes and yes. Okay. So you do have a consensus that we'll move forward on this >> grant application. We just need to have our official public meetings now. Okay. David, thank you so much. We appreciate it. >> And Mr. Mr. Mayor, given the notice
timelines, it would it would be it I guess it sounds like it would be when you come after you come back on the 15th. >> Yeah, we'll we'll we'll work that out, but it'll be shortly after that. Yes, sir. >> Good deal. Okay. Trying to move on, right? Um,
mayor and council communications. Steve, you have anything? >> Uh, nope, not at this time. >> Debut. Okay, then I'm going to run through I'm going to run through our birthdays first. I think it's important that we recognize the birthdays of our village staff. So, our April birthdays, we've
got uh Shannon McCer who is with the uh is a clerk with the building department. We've got Orlando Herrera, uh, Cristiana patients, Jose Pñena, I know him as Teao because I can't pronounce his first name, but his Teao is, I think, the
longest working employee of the village. He actually worked for Plantation Yacht Harbor when the village bought the yacht harbor and stayed on. So, Teao has been here since the beginning. So Teao Amaro, Rudalfo Corona, Douglas Highland, Noah
Lavine, Morgan Okathy, Alyssa Panzer, who is working on this grant stuff. So thank you, Alyssa. Hadtie Jenkins, our finance director, Cali Tavvaris, our staff accountant. We can't go without her. And Arion um Montes Deoka,
uh Alejandro Portundo and Eric Rodriguez. So, those are our April birthdays and part of our fine staff that we've got working for the village. Uh, the next thing, Peter, since you're here, I just wanted to recognize
something because it's very rare that our our staff gets a a letter quite like the one that was written um by the folks at Plantation Lake Estates Homeowners Association. But uh basically what they said is about
5 years ago uh the Plantation Lake Estates became aware of the possibility of them putting air bubblers on the inlet to their uh uh to their system in there. Uh they viewed the video installation of another project that was
done in Treasure Harbor. Uh they met with uh Peter and Peter helped them go through the whole process. And just to quickly say that this president of the homeowners association, Jay Stein, Dr.
Jay Stein says that he wrote this letter to commend Mr. Fresza uh and the village uh since that they were private citizens and they participate and in uh in the government and that the government
doesn't get these kind of comments back very often and they're just extremely thankful for the work that Peter did to help improve the water quality in their um in their basin in their lake. And I
just wanted to say, Peter, thank you for all this hard work that you're doing. Our water were all of our waterways are eventually going to be cleaned up and it's because of the hard work that you're doing and we're very appreciative of that. So, I want to thank you for
that. All right. Now, um, village attorney and councel or mayor manager communications. Uh, Ron, you have an update on a boat ramp, right? >> Uh, Peter's going to give the update.
>> Oh, okay. >> You said nice things about him. You should >> We say nice things. He's going to say how to spend money, right? >> Oh, well, thank you, mayor, for for reading that letter. I really appreciate that. Um, it's really a pleasure actually working on these projects. Um, I love I love doing it and and seeing
the improvements to the water and Councilman Freiedman lives in that neighborhood and we can see the the benefits there already. It looks really nice. >> I remember one time where they actually uh stopped permitting in Plantation Lake Estates because of the water quality. It was back in the 80s and they had the
health department had done a test out there and they stopped they they told the county to stop permitting in Plantation Lake Estates because of the water quality in there. So you what y'all are doing is wonderful. >> Okay. Oh well thank you. Okay. So update on the boat ramp. I was asked to give an
update. This is regarding the Founders Park ramp right here. As you know at the last meeting, the March meeting. We brought this item up. It was discussed for the reconstruction of a new remodeled boat ramp generally in the same footprint as the current ramp.
However, we'd be looking to install a secondary launch uh adjacent to the current launch. So there would be two side byside launches and then also we would be looking to do a redesign of the parking lot down here, the trailer parking lot to accommodate more more
trailers. So where are we with that? I have uh asked for the assistance of an engineering firm that are in our engineers library come in Cedarberg. As of right now they are working on a proposal for us for the design permitting and contractor procurement
for construction. So fully from design through contractor procurement. I asked for them to do that in phases. So likely it would be three phases with the first phase being a conceptual design. That would be the first thing we would need to do. Uh with that conceptual design,
what that would entail would be all the surveying that would need to be done. The bathroom metric, the benthic, the topographic surveying. It would be all the stakeholder input where we, you know, interview the fishing guides and other task stakeholders to see, you know, the dimensions of the ramp and what we're looking for with the ramp. It
would also be a conceptual design and first rendering of the of a design of the ramp and then also that would include the opinion of the engineer's opinion of probable cost of what the whole construction project would be. So they were not able to have that for us
for this meeting because it's detailed. That is a lot of work to put that type of proposal together. However, we will have that ready for the May council meeting. So I already have it on the agenda. I'm going to be bringing a work authorization to you for approval for the first phase. It'll be a conceptual
design. Uh that will be I don't know the cost yet, but based on early discussions and and these types of projects in the past, we'd probably be looking between 20 to $40,000 for the first phase. >> The full project design through
contractor procurement, I'm estimating about 100 to 120,000. That's about how much these these projects uh entail. This is a detailed project. It's going to take detailed analysis, a detailed design, and difficulty permitting. So,
years of this. So, that's why that's a hundred ballpark $100,000 project. We have drafted right now an application for a grant, the Florida Boater Improvement Program. It's a FWC grant. We are going to be requesting $120,000
to cover that full cost of design and permitting. That's due Monday. So tonight I would be looking for some direction to council to move forward with this because we are going to be applying for a grant. I am asking the consultants to deliver us a very
detailed proposal. So I would just like to know if the council still desires to move forward with this. Um and with that I'd be happy to answer any questions. >> Mayor, you're itch. We're itching. You want to talk? >> No. Um, I'm I think this is a win-win
situation for the residents, the guides, the tourism. I think uh we have a huge opportunity uh down there at that boat ramp and I'm 100% for it and uh I know the grant will cover that and plus I've already met with other people where
other funding will be covered. So, we may get out of this without really affecting the taxpayers and I'm not at liberty to really go in farther than that, but I want to move forward on this. That's me. I don't know. How does everybody else feel? >> Thank you, Steve. I think you've
commented on this. Would you like to continue? >> Yeah. Um, it should be noted that uh we all received a letter of of um support from the Florida Keys Fishing Guides Association on this. So, so they are um behind it and and and backing it. Um uh
I I guess I I just want to make sure that we're a part of sort of like you say the design phase and and how this goes in. One of the main concerns really is um the after hours use because a lot of the guys will get in before there's an attendant there. So, I think that we
may need to make sure that there's some sort of access. Um, and uh hopefully at the same time, I'm not sure, Peter, if we can also look at the other ramp. There's been a few complaints about um the utilization of that in terms of its
its um physicality in terms of putting a boat in. I haven't had any issues myself, but I've heard about those. So, um that's something that we need to look at. Uh and so I I'm in support of it. Uh, I think it's great. I I would
definitely like to see it 100% covered um by a grant or or donations if that if it comes to that. Uh it seems like what you're saying is that the village is going to have to front a little bit at first until if and when we get those
grants. Um and it's going to take some time. So, uh, that being said, I I would like to see why we can't move forward with, um, the program that we had, um, years ago where we had keys and a padlock so that we can have a small
group of guides be authorized to use it and, uh, use it respectfully. And considering the the the staff, the parking, and the marina residents, uh, I'm not really sure why we can't move forward with that uh, part immediately.
Thank you, Anna. Anything? >> I mean, no taxpayer funding and getting a project done. I know it takes a lot of time for these projects because I know what's involved in in doing them. So, um, it's not something that's going to happen this year, but it takes a lot of
steps and moving forward I'm good with. >> Thanks, Hannah. Yep. You good? >> You're good. >> All right. No, I I I totally agree. I don't know. I mean, I I I I completely understand the idea of of allowing some
people to use that ramp at night. But I just don't know how that would work and how that's you how that how that plays out if we just um allow I don't know how you would allow a certain limited number of backcountry guides or or guides that
would use that and then excluding the taxpayer as well at the same time who helps pay for this park and helps pay for that ramp. So, um, however staff can come up with an idea that we would approve up here, I guess I'm good with that. But I think to single out, you
know, any group of people in particular just isn't fair for the the taxpayers as well. We're running out of ramp space and we need uh we need to look out for our our commercial fishermanmen for sure, but we need to take care of the citizens as a whole as well, the
taxpayers as a whole. I think that uh uh I I think it is something that we need to continue to advance, but we need to make sure that we plug it into as we come through our next budget cycle. I know that we just just have, you know,
money to to to throw into this, but you do need a commitment of some form. I I personally know that it's going to take, you said a couple of years. I I think that's accurate. Uh, and I think that it's going to be extremely expensive and we're going to be pretty lucky if if we
get their approval. Uh, it's a it's a it is a dredged basin and we do own a bay bottom in there, but there's still some there's some concerns that would happen at the D level uh and at the core level. >> I think probably more at the D level.
So, we got to be smart in how we put this application together for sure >> and and dot our eyes across our tees. just step. >> Um, well, I we were talked I didn't think of it when you asked me a few minutes ago about expanding the use of
the ramp. Maybe maybe the idea is that we get a better idea of what time frames that is needed and we put an attendant there. >> Yep. And I >> maybe that's the answer is because then the citizens could do it and >> and we still lock it at I don't know
what that time is, you know, midnight. >> Yeah. I don't know how how what time they lock it. I think that while we're designing this, maybe we look into uh leaning on vents a little bit too and and come up and using some of the state-of-the-art technology that we, you
know, that we have available for us in in instead of a lock and a key. There's a lot of other things and camera systems and stuff that we can use to to make sure that we've got it secured and and that just our public and our and our commercial fishermanmen, you know, have
the right to use that in the right way. Yeah. Unique codes or something. Yep. >> Peter, do we can we accelerate the um the parking uh area improvement? Can we accelerate that because that seems to be something that's going to be required no
matter what. You got to >> sure. I mean, if the council wants to >> accelerate that, we can start immediately. >> Ronnie, you kind of put the put an idea together with your team. >> Well, we remember we have the park master plan that did address the parking. So, I think we if we want to do
something, maybe we should go back and look at that and see if y'all want to do anything differently than what that park master plan showed because it showed, for example, getting public works out of there and freeing up some space back there, which is I think we want to do, but we were trying to look at this comprehensively. We know that changing the boat ramp will also put some
different requirements there too. But I think immediately we can make some some moves to free up some space and do what the M parkm plan recommended. >> All right. So Peter, are you asking for us to come up with a consensus on you to spend a certain amount of money right
now? Is that what you're looking for? >> Not tonight. That'll be in May. I'm I am going to ask you in May to spend unbudgeted funds somewhere between 20 and $40,000. We didn't budget for this. However, we have found
locations both within the the village manager account within the general fund and possibly within the marina fund. We could we could fund the conceptual design this year. Full design and permitting. We would bring that for FY2627. And there there's no guarantees we we
would get this grant. It's very competitive, but there are other grant opportunities also. So, of course, we'll be searching for every opportunity for grant funding for this, but in May, I will be asking for somewhere in the $30,000 range for conceptual design.
>> Oh, then I would say in May, bring back where that dollars are going to come from and let this council make a decision at that point. >> Yep. >> Sounds good. >> Good deal. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thank you, Peter. Thank you. >> All right. Uh let's see. We're moving on
to 6B. Good morning. >> Yes. I just wanted to announce the opening of our application period for um our city committees. Uh we if you'll recall but last year we started a staggering term. So as a result of that
we have about 25 terms that are expiring this year. All of the um current members have been contacted to ask whether they'd like to continue or not. of course with the caveat that interest does not guarantee uh reappointment but
we are accepting applications until May 1st and we would love to have everyone apply. >> Thank you Marie. You have you gotten responses back from the calls that people wanting to reup and >> um
>> is that on our checklist? >> We have got a few. >> Okay. >> Yes. We might have to wee being me send another email this week to remind them >> we you you and the mouse in your pocket is the we right. Okay, good deal. All
right. Thank you. All right. So, we'll move on and open this up to public comment. Marne, do you have any public wanting to Oh, wait. Hang on a second. You're >> I have something. >> You have something. Okay. Well, then you go for ladies first.
>> I just had a couple announcements. Um, I wanted to remind everybody that on April 29th at 5:30 in this room, we're going to have a public workshop on the, uh, draft comprehensive plan update, um, Able City East will be here in attendance. Um, and we're looking forward to receiving everybody's
feedback and comments, um, and providing, uh, any answers to questions that you may have. So, uh, the draft is available on the website. We can also provide it, um, if you send us a request, we will provide you a copy as well. So, um, look forward to seeing everybody at that meeting. That's April
29th. It's a Wednesday in this room at 5:30 p.m. And then the second thing I just wanted to announce is we're trying something new next Wednesday on April 15th from 11 to 1. Um, plates and plans. It's a a new initiative we're trying in the planning department where um
there'll be a couple of us from planning um I believe somebody from building and somebody from code will be in attendance as well um during the lunch hour to just so sort of a casual dropin kind of event where if people want to come give us ideas or ask questions there's no
presentation there's no agenda we're just going to be here as like an open house if anybody wants to come in and talk planning um it's really exciting for most people I know but I thought it would be a good way for us to, you know, interact with the public and and answer any questions that people might not want
to come to a meeting and get on mic and ask. So, um, we're trying it and hopefully if it works, we'll be doing it, um, either monthly or quarterly. We're going to see how it goes. But the first one will be next Wednesday from 11 to 1 and it'll be here. >> What are you serving for lunch? >> Um, we're going to get some sandwiches,
some fruit, some chips. We'll just do like a little light lunch for people. >> Fantastic. Good deal. Well, see, that might bring even more just because they're going to get a free lunch and get to talk to you. That's awesome, Jennifer. Thank you very much, John. >> Yeah, I'll just be brief. I I was going
to um just mention because I've gotten some calls um uh recent relatively recently about the uh some of the litigation and the insurance coverage. Uh I'm not really going to get into the litigation aspect of it because that's obviously there's litigation strategy and attorney client uh communications
that go along with it. But uh recently we had uh received a um notification from our insurance carrier that on a couple of our uh litigation matters that they the um defense budget for those the insurance uh carrier's defense budget
had been exhausted. Um and so I just wanted to mention what what what that is to avoid any confusion. um because there's been you know like I said different calls and there's been some confusion as to to um what took place. So um
there our insurance coverage the way it's scheduled there are certain depending on what is filed it may or may not be covered. Some cases are covered fully the insurance carrier defends all the way through including appeal. other
cases may be covered under um uh what um I can describe as kind of actually I think council member Friedman when he and I spoke described as like a parachute policy. I'll just kind of use that term because I don't really know how else to describe it where it's really kind of a catch-all where we'll
cover some of your claims but up to a cumulative of $100,000 of defense costs. Now that is cumulative not any one case. So when you have multiple cases like we have had that when that gets added up
together at some point if it hits that $100,000 mark the insurance carrier then advises us that they're no longer covering the defense. That's what happened here. We we don't know when that happens with the bills and everything get sent directly to the insurance carrier. We we don't get
those. Um so that it's my understanding that there were three cases. I'm aware of two of them. I'm not I I am not sure what the third one is. A couple weeks ago, I reached out to the insurance carrier to try to get more information. I still hadn't heard anything back. So, I reached out to them again um yesterday
um to find out and and to to try to get this information. Still haven't gotten it yet. So, hopefully I will to get an understanding of what those cases are. Um but I just wanted to make sure that people were aware of that when they hear that $100,000 number. It's not any one
single case. it was a a group of cases that got us to that point and then um you know then we will we will proceed you know defending the cases uh going forward but I just wanted to make sure that there was an understanding and some people ask why some cases why not others that is an analysis that the insurance
carrier does based on our coverage they have their own council that they consult with that advises as what are covered and what are not if we disagree with that there's an appeals process we can go through obviously but Um, uh, that's a that's a whole ball of wax that
frankly I'm not I I'm not like an insurance guru. I I, uh, you know, we have I have attorneys that I rely on for that because they they understand the the exceptions, the coverage, things like that. But, so there are reasons why some claims are fully covered and why
some aren't. And it's really just it's fact specific. It depends on the on the case and and how it's pled, frankly. So I just wanted to mention that because I know like I said there have been I've re I've fielded a number of calls and people's understanding you know varied from A to Z and I wanted to make sure
that I I could give as much information as possible to try to get us the range not from A to Z but but you know a little narrower range as to as to you know what the coverage is and and where we are with the litigation. >> Good deal. Thank you John. Any questions with John?
>> Yes Steve. Yeah, I would just say moving forward here once we find out a little bit more about the insurance policy and what transpired in terms of it being used up sort of suddenly um that when we re-engage with this policy that we have some sort of you know stop gap. Okay, if
it's 100,000 we need to know that we're at 75,000. Someone needs to alert us whether that's your firm or whether that's the insurance firm or whether that's tasks to a staff member. Um, I think that we need to be conscious of that going forward with this insurance policy. It
>> and and I agree because it was it came on suddenly on us. It was it was a surprise. Um, and we'll need to work with the insurance carrier because like I said, the bills go to the insurance carrier. I I don't see any of those bills. So, there's really no way for me to track it, at least as it's currently
set up. So, um, you know, that that's a conversation we'll need to have with them because I agree we we need to make sure that we're in our best position, our strongest position. So if we start creeping up on those, especially when you have multiple cases, >> then you know, if it's one case, that's one thing you you kind of get a feel for
it. But when you have multiple um you know, one big month, if you have a big hearing can really eat into that. So um that's something I'll work work with Ron and finance about and and we'll get that set up so that um you know, this surprise isn't isn't sprung on us again in the future. You know, you know, hopefully.
>> Ron, can we add that to our action report then so it doesn't fall through? >> Thanks. Is this insurance through the Florida League of Cities? >> No, we go through a it's called PRM. Um, Public Risk Management is the name of the company. So, there's there's a
couple of um insurance groups. League of Cities is one. PRM is another. Okay. >> I think there's one called Pigot as well that might also be in League of Cities. So, there there are a couple of conglomerates that uh that different cities go through and ours just happens to PR be PRM.
>> Okay. Very good. Thank you. All right. Is that it for staff? >> So much. Okay, now we'll open it up to public comment. Marty, >> yes. First up would be Ken Thomas. >> Welcome back, doctor. Thank you. Um Ken
Thomas, my Windley Key neighbor asked me, "Why do I keep coming to these meetings challenging Anglers Reef? They're very rich, well represented, well-connected. They're powerful. You can't fight Village Council. You can't fight city hall. they've made up their mind. You're wasting your time. I told
him I disagree. Reminded him of what I've told my college students for over 40 years. Never give up. I then reminded him that 30 years ago, I tried to get a bank in Overtown where there hadn't been one in 40 years. And I was successful
with the help of a coalition and proono lawyers I know to get one open. And it's still open today. The first branch in Overtown. 15 years ago, you'll recall, I worked with Jerry Wilkinson here to stop a foreign investor from converting our Windley Key Park into a private dinosaur
attraction. 10 years ago, few believed I could create a community development fund. But I did, delivering over $500 million of affordable housing here in South Florida and nationwide. So, here I am again trying to give it the old college try. I
agree Anglers Reef needs parking, but they can lease or buy adjacent private property. They've got the money. Instead, they've asked us to spend $500,000 to construct parking on our rightway. Then, see, and push back, they offered to build and lease it back for
$1,000 a month. The true value might be 10 times that. Now, to avoid violating Florida's Constitution, AG opinions, and case law, it was cleverly relabeled public parking. Placing a public label
on private parking is not only misleading, but sets a dangerous precedent with obvious legal and financial consequences, especially when the village hasn't formally vacated the right of way, hasn't commissioned an independent appraisal and hasn't conducted a traffic
or safety study despite our former village engineer citing unsafe angular parking. Yet the village changed its backup ordinance to accommodate Angller's Reef Alam Marada residents and any judge will see through this facade.
This is not daytime public parking for businesses or a community facility. It's for overnight rental guests for Angller's Reef, the name on the site plan. If approved, Sun outdoors, the mobile home park, motel, they'll come and do the same thing. Bad decisions
like this, mistakes like this shape how a community and village council are remembered. I agree with Alam Marada Community Alliance that this whole project stinks to high heaven. Yet here we are on the verge of approving their
site plan. We should be preserving our public space, not leasing it out. Maybe my neighbor was right. For more information, I can be reached at keenmia22gmail.com. Thank you. >> Thank you, Doc.
>> Morning. >> Next up is Joe Wishmire. >> Welcome back, gentlemen. Joe Wishmire plantation key mayor and councel. I want to applaud the planning department for reaching out to the residents of Marrada to hear our concerns and suggestions that will help
preserve our delicate ecosystem and maintain our quiet enjoyment of life. As stated in our mission statement, I would hope that all council members will do the same thing as to listen to the people's concerns who elected you. All of you campaigned to restore
confidence and unify the residents. Holding a town hall type meeting would be a great way to start this process. Last month, I brought up the lack of important items on the agenda affecting our community. I even gave you some suggestions, but again, none of these
items appear on tonight's agenda. Then you cancelled Thursday's meeting and added these items to tonight's meeting. The quasi judicial hearings require public notices and those had tonight's meeting date, meaning that that was done weeks and weeks ago and you knew about
it. Yet, we just found out what happened to the FDOT landscaping item pulled by Mayor Horton and the ridiculous amount of $65,000 a year to maintain 18 miles of rightway. What happened to the baseball field agreement after the
council rejected the unacceptable changes proposed by the school board? How long does it take to get a water bill readout and compare EDU count to the 157 gallon per day that they use?
This will also make residential vacation rentals pay their fair share. Why are we still dealing with Ted Yates? The village did not renew his contract period. Yet, we have spent $100,000 since the 2024
in legal fees with no resolution. Why? Back in 2024, council awarded a contract to Able City East to update our comp plan and LDRs. In their presentation, they proclaimed to have many workshops. A direct quote,
"Public participation is part is the heart of Isa Marada comp plan. Since then, we've had one workshop." The first draft was delivered to staff September 2025. Now, another draft, and finally, one workshop is scheduled. What changes
were made without any public input since September? Why are the public notices on Windley Key Anglers Club right ofway uh parking, but nothing on the agenda? I have many more, but I'm running out of time. It appears that this council is
more concerned with land issues and granting more permits, even though the new comp plan is not yet done. Get your priorities straight. V it's village residents over developers. Thank you. >> Next up is David Heling.
>> Welcome, David. Mayor, council members, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you. I'm David Hellwig. I'm here on behalf of Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys as the president of its board of directors and to address RFQ2601
and the future of the Machado property. For nearly nine years, I've worked directly in affordable housing in the upper keys. And during that time, Habitat, our Habitat affiliate affiliate in the upper keys, has partnered with the village to complete 29 affordable
housing units, homes uh within the village with four more pending their final approval as well as completing numerous new homes uh in the adjacent communities in Keargo. That track record reflects a substantial
commitment to the village of Isa Marada even through multiple changes in village uh leadership. As such, we would like to think that we are a strategic partner with the village as described and advocated in a number of comprehensive
plan policies even if that's not formally declared and despite our disagreement with the course of action currently being pursued under this RFQ. Although Habitat did submit an alternative proposal in response to the
RFQ, I am not here to advocate for award to us, but rather to request deferral of council action to allow for further consideration of alternatives, alignment of ongoing policy work, and consideration of updated data before
moving forward. I'll provide more discussion about that. The Mcato site represents one of the few rema remaining meaningful opportunities for the village to guide development in a way that reflects long-term community priorities.
First, with regard to process, the village has established several advisory committees. uh noteworthy among them is the uh you call it the for achievable housing advisory committee but I guess it's really the workforce and affordable housing citizen advisory committee
specifically to guide decisions such as this although this type of involvement has not been provided for during the current process involvement of those valuable committees and the broader community is essential to provide for transparency
ensure the depth and quality of considerations as well as to build public trust and confidence for a matter of this importance. The village should not move forward without the benefit of involvement of each of these parties in a transparent process.
Second on eval uh development options limiting the RFQ to consideration of only multifamily early evacuation rental units as was done unnecessarily narrows the range of viable development approaches for this property
and and consistent with that heavily penalizes any alternative proposals in the evaluation process for not being directly responsive. Additionally, the code of silence that accompanies the RFQ further restricts
discussion of any alternatives uh until uh something's awarded or the matters concluded. The RFQ structure, therefore, the RFQ structure that was employed here effectively prevents the village from hearing or considering options that may
better serve the long-term community needs. The village does have available for its use affordable housing BPASS allocations from several sources that could support other approaches including any unused
existing affordable housing allocations. eight through the potential reclassification of the rental units at Windley Point under and reclassifying them such that they they could fall under the early evacuation allocation and 75
uh affordable housing BPASS allocations approved by the Florida Administrative Comm Administration Commission on December 17th of 2025. All of these opportunities exist and they should be used. Additionally,
specific comprehensive plans policies require protection of the tropical hammock uh tropical hardwood hammock that occupies a considerable portion of the Machado property, protection of federal protected species focus area that encompasses a portion of at least
one of the Machado parcels and compatibility with the surrounding community. These are policy requirements that must shape the developmental development developmental approach for this property and be included in the criteria for
evaluation of alternatives. The use of single family homes with reduced impact layouts on already cleared areas of these lots may offer a way to balance affordability. I have five minutes because I'm speaking
>> she set you on five minutes. So if you could wrap it up, we'd appreciate Dave. Thank you. >> You've had five. >> Pardon me. >> You have had five minutes. So, if you could wrap it up. >> Okay. Um could provide the balanced opportunity. Exploring such alternatives of course
does not limit the uh village uh to that consideration but rather just to explore alternatives uh on market conditions. I think it's important to note that the existing studies on affordable housing needs in Marada are extremely out ofd
being from 2004 and 2007 and suffer from several methodology limitations including failures to include consideration of adjacent communities and commuting patterns. We all recognize that the housing landscape out of the upper keys is
>> Dave, if you could please wrap it up. >> I will. >> Yes, sir. Thank you. has changed considerably. Addition, a number of significant major workforce uh project uh housing projects have been approved or underway recently. >> All right, that Dave, you've had well over five actually six minutes. So,
thank you for your comments and next time if you would just time yourself and we would give happy happily give you five minutes. But >> may I do may I do my closing statement? >> Yep. You've had your six minutes already. Thank you very much, Dave. We'll move on. Marne, who's the next
speaker, please? >> I have uh >> Thank you, Dave. >> Okay, >> there are no other speakers. >> There are no other speakers. Okay, thank you. Hearing none, public speaking is closed. All right.
Let's move on to consent agenda. >> Mr. Mayor, we're in the consent portion of the agenda. These items are of a routine nature and council members have reviewed these items in advance and sought the advice of staff as they felt necessary. There'll be one vote on the consent items which today are tabs 2 through five. If anyone would like to
pull an item from consent, he or she should state so now. Anybody will pull anything? Deb, you good? I'm good. Anna, Vice Mayor, do I have a motion?
>> I make a motion to approve. I >> have a second. >> Second. >> What about public comment? >> We just did it. >> We We'll have public. >> Yeah, you can have public comment after the motion. I'd rather have a motion, a second on the table, then we can have public comment. Yes.
>> Is there any public comment on the consent agenda? >> Yes, Mr. Wishmire would like to speak. >> Thank you, Joe. Joe Wishmire, Plantation Key. The biggest problem that I have here is is tab five. I don't understand what a firewatch detail is and how come uh in
doing some research, it used to start out at like $18 an hour when the village first started, then it went to 30. Now they want 50 plus $7 an hour for administrative fees. I don't understand what it is. And
some venues need it, I guess, and some don't. I don't know how that gets. So, if anybody could enlighten us on how this works, you know, it would be helpful. Thank you. >> Thank you, Joe. Um,
are there is there any other public comment, Marty? >> No, sir. >> Okay. Very good. So, we got a motion and a second. I'm sorry. What? Terry wants >> uh >> do you want to respond? >> Yeah, let's let's get this consent agenda and then I I can ask Terry to
come up after that. That's fine. All right. So, there's a motion in a second. Is there any objection to Okay. Hearing none. The motion passes with unanimous consent. Uh Terry, would
you like to come up for just a second and explain the your rate increase uh on this so that we know that we've got no cost recovery basically is what this is. >> Yes, sir. Good evening, council. So the uh the number at 57 is uh the cost
recovery number that I came up with. I put it in multiple uh basically accounting software programs. What would $37 in 2008 equate to now in 2026? And the three different programs that I use came within a few cents of each other at the $57 number.
That's why the numbers at 57. The $7, which is the admin fee, goes to pay for Miss Debbie doing the paperwork, Michelle upstairs doing her aspect of doing the check deposit, and Cali and the girls doing the accounting software and tracking it all. Um, and then the
money that is collected goes to offset. If it's one of my volunteers or the on call, they get paid straight that money. If it's not one of those people, if it's one of my career staff, um, then they get paid their regular rate of pay unless during that pay period it triggers into overtime, which would be time and a half. Um, the only caveat to
that is if the person that's pulling the permit requesting the firewatch does not give me 14 days notice and I'm unable to give the union members 14 days notice and they're entitled to double time. So, when does a firewatch get triggered? Um,
a few different caveats. Obviously, large events in the park. Um, Councilman Freriedman and I were speaking yesterday. He's like, "There were a bunch of kids for the fishing tournament. I'm not worried about kids and parents running around fishing off the jetty. That's a very lowrisk, lowhazard type of event versus some of
the other events we have here when there's lots of bars, lots of drinking, lots of elderly people that and the heat is heat of the day and stuff of that nature. They fall down, they go boom. Um, so we we have people that are on site to provide immediate care. They can hustle them out of the crowd and get
them to my rescues when they're there. Other type situations would be marathons. We have lots of 5k, 10k, half marathons that are in the village. We go out and we protect those runners while they're there. They're adding an increased burden of possible response. So instead of taking away from our
citizens, should they have a 911 calling or tied up on this event, I actually put people on the event. So if there's an emergency, those people tied to the event handle the emergency and it doesn't task my my three onduty stations. Uh the other scenario would be
multiple resorts throughout our community. Sometimes they have a break in their pipes or they have a fire alarm system that goes down. In order for them to be able to maintain occupancy, we have to put impose a firewatch. So if that system is down more than 4 hours by Florida statute, we have to impose a firewatch. During the daytime, we let
them do it with their own security staff and their own manning. Um at night time, we've tried to do that in the past and due to multiple places and multiple failures and all the risk being on my shoulders, I took that away from them as a possibility. So, we do the fire watches at night. So, while they're
sleeping, our crews are there providing fire watches, walking the property every 10 or 15, 20 minutes and providing uh basically being the alarm system. And they know how to work the suppression system. So, if something were to happen, even if it's going to make a mess in one room, we'll provide protection to
everything else. >> So, it's basically cost recovery for special events and and life things that have may have an im imminent danger to life, health, or safety. >> Correct. Yes, sir. Okay. >> And and the 57 is actually lower than
some other similar communities. Is that right? >> Lower than other communities. And it's actually lower than my brothers and sisters uh with MCSO. They're at 65 an hour. We're at 57. >> So, you're breaking even, right? >> We're we're we're doing cost recovery on
everybody except maybe my upper captains and a couple of upper lieutenants, but they don't ever work the details. It's usually my lower guys. >> Good deal. Thank you very much, Terry. >> Yes, sir. Thank you. appreciate appreciate the answer on that. Okay,
let's move on to resolutions. This is a tab six. It's a resolution of the village council of Alamara Village, Florida, ratifying the final payment to global relay for email archive data, retrieving services in the amount of $91,65357, authorizing expenditure of funds for the
difference between the previously approved estimated amount and the final invoice, and providing for an effective date. Good evening, council, mayor. Um, okay. So, this I just wanted to come up. I was going to put this on consent, but I wanted to explain what happened. John,
myself, and um Ron all tried to get this reduced and this company wouldn't budge. After speaking to John at length about it, he said that the venue would be in Canada and we probably would not win. So, it could have cost us a lot more. So, I mean, this should have been a lot
less than $90,000, but anyway, all the data is now in the United States. We retrieved all 6,500,000 emails except for three. So, I think we've satisfied everything there. Um, and this is just to close this out and I'd appreciate
your approval on this. Thank you. Any questions, >> council? Any questions for Vince? >> Nope. Okay. Uh, let's open this up to public comment then. >> We have no speakers signed up for this item. >> Very good. Uh, do I have a motion to
approve? >> I'll make a motion to approve. >> Thank you, Deb. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> I got a motion and a second. Is there any objection? Very good. Hearing no objection. The motion passes by unanimous consent.
Uh let's move on to tab seven. We'll keep you on the hook here, Vince. Tab seven is a resolution of the village council of Alam Marta village of Vi Islands Florida approving the purchase of network switching equipment and related installation services from United Data Technologies UDT an amount not to exceed $100,000 authorizing the
village manager to execute necessary documents authorizing the village manager to expend budgeted funds and providing for an effective date. >> Thank you councel. Um so this is to replace all our core networking switches when which in a nutshell keeps all the communication of the village running
phones servers uh building department software everything. This council meeting right now there's one in that room that has to be replaced. When they reach 10 years old you lose support. So what happens with that? If the switch breaks we don't get a replacement. We have to pay for it out of pocket and it
costs more. This equipment keeps going up every month. from last month to this month, it went up 8,000. So, I feel it's something we got to move on now because the AI is driving all the prices of computer equipment up. Um, and I decided to go with United Data Technologies
because they know our our network. Uh, I priced this out with three other vendors, but this is something in the IT world with the Cyber Security Act, we don't like to do RFPs on because you have to put a lot of information on that. So, I reached out to three vendors. One vendor came back with
hardware that wouldn't do it and the other two came back within dollars of each other. So, I decided to go with these guys because they're doing the installation anyway. Do you have any questions? >> Council, any questions? >> Nope. >> All right, good deal. So, let me open it up to public comment. Is there any
public comment, Marty? >> No, sir. >> Very good. I get guess I need a motion. >> Motion to approve >> and a second. >> I'll second. I got a motion in a second. Any more discussion?
All right. Uh, is there any opposition? Hearing no opposition, the motion will carry. >> Thank you. >> By unanimous consent. >> Thank you, council. Have a good night. >> Thank you, Vince. It's hard to stay up with what you're doing. Okay, we can move on to tab eight. Yeah.
Tab eight is a resolution of the village council of Alamara Village of Islands, Florida, approving work authorization number eight with Avalon Gardens, Inc. for completion of a planting project at Founders Park authorizing village officials to implement the terms and conditions of work authorization number eight. Authorizing village manager to expend budget funds, authorizing the
village manager to execute the project agreement for work authorization number eight and providing for an effective date. >> Peter. Okay, thank you. So yes, this uh resolution does approve a work authorization with Avalon Gardens for a planting project right here at Founders
Park. Uh where we are proposing this is in between the frontage road and the front of the park. Basically the whole length of the frontage road and US1. You know that there's a line of uh shrubs, trees, a hedge line there. It's dominated by decades old buganilia that
are in really bad shape. Uh, not only are they old and and no longer blooming, um, I think they're in a little bit too much shade. It's not a great environment for them. Uh, and they're no longer serving as a buffer either between the park and the highway. So, we are proposing removal of those buganilia.
There's about 200 of them with a replacement of all nice native uh, vegetation, plants, shrubs, about 16 different species. So, not only would we be creating an amazing habitat out there in this frontage area, um, but we'd also
be beautifying it, too. There's, uh, we're proposing plants that flower. So, uh, really nice project. Uh, we're going to create some excellent habitat for native wildlife like butterflies and birds and, uh, and also create a nice buffer because the plants we're proposing will fill in over time and
create a buffer that's lacking now. Um, so I do want to to point out and assure council we are not going to be removing the buganveilia that run from in front of the chamber. There's two rows of buganvilia. The ones that are in the main frontage hedge line and then
there's a row in front of that that starts in front of the chamber and runs about 50 to 75 yards north of the chamber. Those bugenville are doing great. They're in full sun like buganville like they're blooming. They're beautiful. uh we are not proposing removing those. It's only the
ones inside that in the second row that are doing terribly. Um so just wanted to make that clear and yeah we are recommending approval. Happy to answer any questions. >> Thank you very much council. Any questions for Peter on more plants?
We're going to change your name. Okay. >> Peter Peter the planter I think. Um is there any public comment on this item? >> No sir. Hearing no public comment, I'd like to have a motion. >> I'll make a motion. And I wanted to thank council for letting me delay this
a month just to find out where that they were putting the plants and which rows and but I'll make a motion to approve as presented. >> Thank you. There's a motion and do I hear a second? >> Second. >> There's a motion and a second. Is there any opposition?
All right. Hearing none, the motion carries by unanimous consent. We will now move uh move on to uh quasi judicial. John uh we are into the quasi judicial section. Please be advised the following agenda items are quasi judicial in nature. If you wish to
comment upon these items, please inform the village clerk by filling out the available signup form. An opportunity for persons to speak on each item will be made available after the applicant and staff have made their presentations on each item. As a reminder, testimony and quasi judicial items must be in person. Zoom testimony is not permitted. These proceedings will be handled in
accordance with the village code requirements. All testimony, including public testimony and evidence will be made under further affirmation. Additionally, each person who gives testimony may be subject to cross-examination. If you do not wish to be cross-examined or sworn, your testimony shall be disregarded. The general public will not be uh permitted to cross-examine witnesses, but the
public may request the council to ask questions of staff or witnesses on their behalf. The full agenda packet on each item is hereby entered into the record along with the village code and comprehensive plan. Any correspondence that was received by the village staff is included in the file and part of the record. Uh persons uh representing
organizations must present evidence of their authority to speak for the organization. Further details of the quasi judicial procedures in section 30-256 of the village code may be obtained from the village clerk. Tonight there are uh five items which are quasi judicial. Um two of them are are sister
items. Uh those are tabs 9 through 13. Uh at this time I would like to ask anyone who intends to speak on the quasi judicial items tonight uh to please raise your hands to be sworn in by the clerk. Again, this is tabs 9 through13. >> In the matter in which you are about to
give testimony, do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? >> The witnesses have been sworn. >> Uh Mr. Mayor, uh we'll start with tab 9. Tab 9 is a resolution the village council of Marta village of uh village of islands Florida considering the
administrative appeal number PLVR20260000006 filed by Shawn and Jennifer Afolder agent for Janette Consor appellant relating to an administrative decision and interpretation of the planning uh the director of planning denial of a vacation rental license for property
located at 200 Ren Street unit 209 having real estate number 00009224-00003 309 on Plantation Key as legally described herein, providing for the transmitt of this resolution to the state department of commerce and providing for an effective date upon approval of this resolution by the state
department of commerce. Uh before we begin, uh please uh would uh like you to please disclose any ARxparte communications that you may have had with the applicant or anyone else. Again, this is on tab 9. Please include uh the person whether the person represented any group or entity as well
as the subject matter and and please include the specifics of uh the discussion uh as you best recall. >> Thank you very much. U we'll start over here. Any discussion? >> Um I think I spoke with the applicant uh about the situation. The conversation
was basically what we're talking about now in terms of what had transpired um in in terms of the uh lapse of the application. Deb >> none except staff >> Anna >> only staff >> none >> and me only staff.
>> We are ready to proceed. >> All right. Very good. Um Jennifer, would you like to introduce the item? >> Good evening. Thank you, council. Jennifer Deborri, planning director for the village of form roa village of islands. I'm here this evening for the administrative appeal for the denial of
the vacation rental license at 200 Ren Street, unit number 209. Um, this is property is situated in the multif family zoning district with the residential high future land use map designation. Shawn and Jennifer Effolder have filed the appeal of the vacation rental license denial on behalf of
Janette Consor. The property and the property owner have participated in the villages vacation rental program since its inception in 2008 and 2009 and have been registered at the having been registered at the time as an existing vacation rental. The property remained in good standing within the program
through December 31st, 2023. The property owner owner submitted timely payments for a 24 and 25 vacation rental license applications. However, the application for renewal remained incomplete resulting in the lapse of the license. Consequently, the property has
been without an active vacation rental license for a period exceeding one calendar year. Section 30-1296 of the vacation rental license regulations state that a vacation rental unit that does not have its license renewed within a year of its term will be ineligible
for renewal and must re-register. Section 30-1295, annual registration of vacation rental uses effective January 1st, 2023. No new vacation rental unit in the RH or MU future land use map categories may be
registered unless it is assessed by Monroe County Property Appraiser at a value in excess of 600% of the current media adjusted gross annual income for households within Monroe County. Notwithstanding the foregoing for properties that have been approved
vacation rental licenses as of December 31st, 2022, the year 2007 HUD guidelines and 2007 Monroe County property appraiser assess value shall be used. Properties that have been transferred through an arms lane sale or did not
have vacation rental license affected as of December 31st, 22 should not be eligible to utilize the 2007 Monroe County Property Appraiser assessed values. This property is not assessed at 600% of the me current median adjusted gross income and is not able to use the
2007 assessment issued by Monroe County Property Appraiser as the property has not maintained a continuous license renewal. And um just the numbers just for everybody's information for 2026 the uh 20 thou the 600% is $78,000
is what the required uh assessment is for a property. Um, and as of yesterday when I looked at property appraiser, the value of this property on property appraiser was $382, to $848.
Um, the agent for the applicant has appealed the most recent denial and submitted its supporting documentation outlining their basis for the appeal. Um but as as the code states they would they had to apply for a new application and are not eligible based on the
valuation and that was the basis for the denial for the appeal. So at this time we are asking that you uphold our denial and not issue the vacation rental license. I'm here to answer answer any questions you may have. >> Thank you very much Jennifer. Is there any questions of Jennifer at this
moment? >> Okay there is none. All right. So, what I'm going to do is open up testimony now of those that are >> He's the applicant. So, >> he's the applicant. Oh, that's right. So, you get to >> Right. I just want to start out by saying I'm Sean A. That's my wife,
Jennifer. Um, thank you guys for having us here and giving us our chance to at least appeal this. Um, my mother-in-law has been through quite a bit in the last, I would say, four years. She lost
her husband in uh 2022, October of 2022, and then she lives with us now. She moved down with us in September of 23. She's uh and I don't I'm not trying to be mean or anything like that, but she's slipping. We have control of everything
now of my mother-in-law and uh we're going for conservatorship of her. We have power of attorney, which we've supported or, you know, submitted the documents to um the portal. Um she's fell victim to uh um scams and uh
like I said, we've redone bank accounts numerous times actually. We've had to uh and we've also supported that documentation as far as police reports and things like that through Katusa County, Georgia where we live. Um we're just asking for a second chance basically. We know this mistakes have
been made. she did pay uh you know her application fee on time and she does get confused at we didn't take over until really October of uh last year and then that we came down in November to try to straighten things out. Um yes, I agree
with what she said. I mean, she was late on, you know, didn't submit all our paperwork, but she's been doing this for over 30 years. And, uh, she's she's just slipping. And all we want to do is is get the license and pay for, you know, I've been hearing all these projects
that the the village has been doing, and we want to pay taxes to make the area better and and keep this condo going. And, you know, obviously, she doesn't live down here full-time, and it's going to sit vacant. And it's a win-win for everybody. If we can, you know, get this uh condo, you know, get this license, we
can get renters down here on a weekly basis and, you know, pay taxes back to the county. And that's what we want to do. And and with gener, we're a good team. I mean, we we mean what we say and we do what we're going to say. And I've, like I said, I've contacted
uh Mr. Freriedman, her through various emails, and we're we're trying. I mean, we're new to this and it won't happen again. I I can assure you that we've like I said, we've got control and I can I'm well, I'm 57 years old today and you
know, when when you get older, you know, you start to, you know, forget things. I I get it. And we're here fighting for her to be able to keep her kind that her and my father-in-law work so hard for and we'd like to be able to give it on to our our boys, but we want to do the right thing and do it the right way.
That's all. I mean, we've come down here. We've everything that you've asked us to do, we've we've done on time. Like the the letters um that you wanted to send out certified mail. I mean, you guys called us a couple Tuesdays ago and then wanted everything mailed out by the end of business day on Friday. We had it
done by Thursday. Um we've, you know, like I said, we've uh paid the appeal fee. We're here. We want to do right. Um that's the best thing I can tell you. And I can't imagine being, you know, working so so hard for, you know, all
your life and you and then and I I I agree the rules are the rules and and everybody's got to follow. But in certain situations, the hardships, she's had surgeries which we've also multiple surgeries in the last uh two and a half years and which required physical
therapy. She broke uh this arm right here. And I know all this and because I've had to take I've taken over I work third shift. I run her to all her doctor's appointments. It's been quite a bit. I mean, and plus take her to PT. It was it was two times a week, sometimes
three times a week. And I submitted all the schedule when she did go and plus doctor's uh notes, too. So, we weren't lying to you guys. We, you know, we're basically we had to, you know, we submitted power of attorney and this is all public records. So, I mean, we're
just asking for a chance. That's all we're asking for. I mean, we understand some mistakes have been made and you know, like I said, she did pay that money and you know, here we are. This is where we're at today. We've taken time off work to come down here to be able to do this. I mean, that should say a lot
about our character and uh we're here fighting for people that can't, you know, my family that can't fight for themselves. You know, I wish we could have had control earlier, but we didn't. We couldn't get it. I mean, and now we do have it and now it will be done the
right way. That's and that's there's only one way to do business and that's the right way. So that's what we're asking everybody. And if anybody wants to ask me any questions, basically it's open book now. Um, and I do want to say something too. Onita that that works
over there, she's awesome. You guys got a great employee there. I really like I mean she's just she's phenomenal. And uh I finally got to see Jennifer face to face. And like I said, I mean I I can see where you guys were coming from about people saying, "Oh, I this and
this and that." We bought paperwork to document everything that we've done, you know, that's happened over the last two and a half to three years with my mother-in-law. And like I said, I can't imagine going through what she's went through in her surgeries. Broke one arm. We're walking out of Cracker Barrel. A year later, she's finally on the right
path. Walk out of Cracker Barrel, she trips over, breaks the breaks the other arm. So finally, you know, we take her to the doctor, they did emergency uh surgery on her the next day. Then she had a plate put in her arm, you know, the second surgery.
Then, you know, as we're went back for a 3 week checkup, you know, with, you know, to check about the plate in her arm, got infected, had to go back in, take that plate out because it was all infected. Then they then she was hospitalized another week on top of it because it got and then we had to she
had to get an infect infectious disease doctor to come out and you know and um it was once you know to to get all the infection out of her arm plus then we had to have people come in once a week to you know for an IV to feed all that stuff. So it's not been easy and you
know she's made some mistakes. Yeah, she has. We ain't denying that. Missed some things but they ain't going to happen now because we got control. And uh and it that's it. Like I said, I've made numerous phone calls, probably blown up a lot of your guys' phones, but
just wanted to show we're here to do the right thing and it won't happen. And we're just asking for a chance. That's all. That's all I have to say. Is anybody got any questions from me? And my wife, I mean, here we are. >> Thank you. >> Like I said, she's she's had that condo
for over 30 years. and my father-in-law who's electrician, how they how they end up coming down here to the Keys was he worked at an outage out at uh at Turkey Point up there and and uh that's and then they fell in love. That's that was their life is that condo and coming down
to the Keys and I just want to keep it going for them. I don't want to, you know, or we do my wife and I and I tell you what, she's great at what she does. She she handles a lot of the paperwork and she's great. I couldn't ask for a better
partner in life. My wife and we just want a chance. That's thanks guys. >> Any questions from >> council? Any discussion? >> I want to open up to public comment. Okay. So, um I need to open this up for
those u in favor. Now, my question would be is that in favor of staff's recommendation or is that in favor of their of their appeal? Uh, it would be in favor of the appeal. Okay. So, if anybody's in favor of the appeal, >> is there anyone that would like to speak in favor of their appeal? Cheryl,
>> I'm sorry. >> Cheryl Culverson, Plantation Key. I'm familiar with the unit that they are at the Gauls. And I don't often say this, but this is one of the few times that we need to reach back into compassion and realize we have an administrative error
that's been caused by sickness and a decline in health. You have an ability to do this and set this right wrong. It is an historical vacation rental. Otherwise, I would not speak. I don't like vacation rentals per se. This has historically been one. That building has a lot of vacation rentals. It is
consistent with the usage in that village and it would help this family keep this in there. I would ask that you would take that into consideration and set this appeal and grant the appeal. >> Thank you, Cheryl. Is there anyone else
in favor of this appeal? All right. Hearing none, is there any testimony in opposition of this appeal? All right. Jennifer, would you like to close on anything before we have discussion?
>> No, sir. >> Okay. Uh, is there anyone wants to open up any discussion? I mean, I I will if somebody else doesn't want to. Okay. >> Jennifer, who was the uh local agent?
Isn't there somebody was supposed to be responsible locally in the event that there's a uh something goes wrong? There's supposed to be a name that a contact person. >> Yes. If you give me one second, I'll look it up. I didn't see that in a file. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I'm not seeing that on
the application. Give me >> Right. I didn't see that either. So, Sean, is it okay if I call you? Sean. >> Yes, sir. >> Okay. It Who was the local agent for this uh vacation rental license? >> You need to get on the speaker so that it's on the record.
>> Alan Tris. >> Can you Yes, sir. Thank you. >> That was That was Alan Tisdell. He doesn't live here in the Keys anymore. Um he's in actually lives in Syracuse. uh New York. >> And when did Mr. Tisdale move? >> Uh just recently within the last six
months. I you know I I don't have the exact date, but I can I can get that information for you guys. >> And so Mr. Tisdale was the local agent or the the person responsible to make sure that and and Jennifer, do you recall did did during this whole time
that the >> that there was things missing in the file, did Mr. Did Tisdale ever contact you to try to help move this along or find out what the problem was? >> I don't believe so. I don't believe so. >> Okay. And Sean, do you recall did or do
you know did Mr. Tisdale get involved in in any way to try to help move this along? >> See that that No, I don't. Like I said, since no, you it was October, November time frame is when we started taking over and take, you know, getting everything in process >> to do all this. And uh
>> like I said, we we went back to the portal and looked, you know, the history and and we all all we've seen, you know, when we found out when stepped in the ball game basically. Um it was, you know, just a denial and you know, and we're, you know, like I said, we're new
to this. It ain't going to happen again. I'll tell you that right now. after all the money that's been spent us coming down here and I don't want to tie any of your guys' time up again, you know, for something like this. Or we don't, I should say, my wife and I, but uh
but um like I said, we, you know, we have taken away all her electronics, her phone, computer, eyewatch, iPad, things like that. So, you know, at that particular time, we didn't have access to a lot of this stuff that was going on. And like I
said, here we are basically trying to make it right again. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yes, sir. Thank you. >> So, you know, the reason that there's a property value threshold on these vacation rentals is is so that we don't
take away reasonably priced or affordable priced units. And um and I I just in my mind I think that this these units that were grandfathered in were
grandfathered in to take so that something wasn't taken away from people, but it when we passed our vacation rental ordinance and and I think that was a privilege, not necessarily a right. Um
and um I think it's the responsibility of the agent that's in charge. It's the responsibility of the owner to follow those those rules. And I think the rules are strict for that particular reason.
So that through attrition we lose those vacation rentals that could be considered affordable or reasonably priced. And and this one, looking at the the numbers on here as far as the property appraiser is one of those. This
could be a unit that could actually be rented for more than 28 days. If they don't lose the right of that, it could be there for a long-term rental. Um, and somebody could actually live in that unit at whatever it is. 4 less than
$400,000 is what the property appraiser is saying, which is something that we're up against as a community of these values of these condos and these homes. And I think that's the reason why originally, as I recall, they limited
the number of those licenses and they came up with a a a metric in order to come with what the price of those was. I don't think that necessarily uh upholding Jennifer's decision is is
the wrong thing to do because there she she's following what the rules are and she's saying you didn't fall within those guidelines of the rules. And um and like I say, it it may lose its vacation rental license, but it can
still rent for more than 28 days. It can still rent monthly and it can still rent at long-term on a yearly. So if if that's the way but that's that's kind of the way I look at something like this. I think that it was intentionally written
so that these things through attrition went away and we had we still kept our what it's silly to say affordable but the affordable housing stock that may still be there in these multifamily units. So, um, that's that's my comment.
I'll just listen the rest of you. >> Okay. >> So, yes. Um, years ago, we had this in front of us, not this unit. We had the discussion about, uh, the grandfathering in of some of the old units, and we knew
we were down to just a handful that was, um, been grandfathered and had been that way for many years. and we thought keeping it was important, but we also recognized that we needed to uh
eliminate the ones that weren't in the right zoning districts. And that's why some of the rules were as strict as they were. That that was developed before I was ever involved and it was a long process to come to this, but uh it was
all discussed at those times. Um I I also believe that yes, the property manager should have been um aware of the fact that there was a a problem and made the family aware if nothing else. um
even if your mother mother-in-law um was having issues, uh we still have to follow a lot of the rules and um it's it's a shame that it came to this.
Um I I I believe that yeah, they they were it was designed to grandfather out eventually. So that's all I got right now. >> Anna, Steve, Vice Mayor,
>> Anna, >> I guess all I can say at this point is that I truly sympathize with y'all's situation and it's it's probably heartbreaking to have to go through all of that, but at the end of the day, we still have rules and we still have a
code that we need to follow. And if we do it once, we're just opening up Pandora's box to continue to do it. Um, not to say that anything less to take away anything with your mother and
mother-in-law. Um, but I just don't think that it's the right thing that we can continue to do it. Otherwise, it's going to continue to happen. Mayor. >> Yeah. I uh here's here's my concern. The
zoning is one of my concerns. Another concern is just if you're not a vacation rental, you can still rent and keep your unit. >> Mhm. >> And so to me, it's sort of a balance here where you're right, those grandfathered ones were meant to go away
because they weren't when we started the vacation rental thing. It wasn't it was sort of like here we go. it was new. And even if you're not a vacation rental, I'm I'm sure the money would be more as a vacation rental then, but you're still
going to be able to keep the unit in your family. You'll still be able to rent it. Renting down here is a whole another story. But, uh, I'm unfortunately agreeing with the other people on the council. So, Steve,
>> um yeah, I I I tend to agree with everyone up here. I I appreciate um mayor and vice mayor offering some alternative u to you that you can still rent. Um I am also um afraid of um of the precedent
that it might set with with others that have may have had um a similar plight because I do um sympathize with your situation. It's it's very unfortunate. Um, and you know, it's it's not really our staff's responsibility to inform you
that there's something that you're that that's uh, hey, you need to get this in. It's it's not they've got enough that's going on. So, they just process things as they come. And um I I think that uh this is just something that we need to
kind of adhere to instead of making an exception because I'm afraid that we'll just continue to have these discussions um not just in vacation rentals but in in a lot of different things. So um I tend to agree with what what's been said up here.
>> All right. So, I just I just wanted to add on the staff did send notice out that that it uh was an incomplete application. So, it wasn't like that we didn't tell somebody that they were
incomplete applications. The fact that nobody followed up on that, whether that's your your your mother or uh the agent. >> Yeah. We have no way of knowing what the
intent was and we have to assume that no followup meant that you weren't interested. So yeah, I yeah, it's it's difficult and I think you're hearing from all of us that we sympathize. Um you you said it in your
own testimony that rules are rules. this village when we put together our vacation rental ordinance and I remember it well. The the comm community the entire community was involved. The hotelers, the restaurant tours, the
chamber of commerce, the public, uh the the realtors, um all of the community worked together to try to come up with a a reasonable and rational vacation rental ordinance. Um it it was one of
the very few times that I remember in my entire history with this village and living here for 50 years watching a community coalesce to come up with something that they felt like was a reasonable and rational way to control vacation rentals but yet to still allow
them uh not to take something away from people that were that already were doing that and doing it the right way, paying their taxes and and demonstrated that they've done it the right way. Unfortunately, there's the rules that were set and uh Jennifer's upholding
those rules and staff is is saying I'm sure that they're in the same situation as us and saying, "Yeah, we feel bad, but there there still is the rules that we've got to live with." And vacation rentals in Alamrada is a tough touchy
subject no matter what. There are some people that embrace it and there are some people that don't embrace it. Um, so I think we're opening up a bad precedent if we just say if we throw a rule away for one particular reason or another, we need to look at this one and
say the rule's the rule and we need to stick with it. Um, so that those do go away through attrition in those areas that may still be affordable areas. So, um, with that, I I guess is there any other closing arguments that need to be
said? And All right. Do I have a motion to uphold or to deny the appeal? To deny the appeal. >> I want to make sure I said it right. Yes. I want to I want to deny the
appeal. >> Okay. I've got a motion. Do I have a second? I'll second it. >> All right, Marne, will you please call the role? >> Council member Dillis, >> yes. >> Council member Anna Richards, >> yes. >> Council member Steve Freriedman, >> yes.
>> Vice Mayor Sharon Mahoney, >> yes. >> And Mayor Don Horton, >> yes. >> The motion passes 5. >> Thank you'all very much. >> Okay. Tab 10 is a resolution of the village council of Alamar village of Islands, Florida, considering the request by
Brian Lindbach for administrative relief from the village building permit allocation system BP pass for property located at 215 Jasmine Street, Plantation Key as legally described in exhibit A, providing for transmitt to the Department of Commerce and providing for an effective date. Uh council, again
before we begin, if you'll please disclose any exparte communications you may have had. This is tab 10. uh please include whether the person represented any group or entity uh as well as the subject matter including the specifics of the discussion uh as you best recall.
>> Can I correct the record? You said for Brian Limbbeck. This is for Craig Limbeck. >> Uh yes and we can uh update that. Yes. >> Thank you. >> Neither O'Brien's here. >> Uh Steve, any exparte communication?
>> None. >> Deb? None. >> Anna, >> just Craig Limbach. >> Vice Mayor. >> Nope. >> I had a discussion about this quite a long time ago with Craig. I think >> Mr. Mayor, Councilwoman Richards, can you just to the best of your recollection what the discussion was
with Mr. Lindbeck? >> Uh, it was just his hope that he would be in Bass long enough and either get a permit or be abled um uh administrative relief. >> Yeah, same. I was just applying that he had applied for it.
>> Thank you. We are ready to proceed. >> Jennifer. >> Good evening, council. Jennifer Deborian, planning director for the village of Isa Marada. I'm here this evening for the administrative relief request for 215 Jasmine Street. CBT Construction and Development is the applicant and has applied for the
administrative relief for the on behalf of Craig Limebeck who is the property owner pursuant to section 30-477 of the code of ordinances of Isa Marada. Section 4730-477 requires that a public hearing be held
during which the village council of Vio Marada shall consider all evidence presented regarding the application and shall follow the procedures standards and criteria found within code sections 30-552 and 30-553 beneficial use. The burden of proof shall be on the applicant. The
subject property is located at 215 Jasmine Street and is legally described in exhibit A of the proposed resolution. The application, it was entered into the building permit allocation system on October 12th, 2021. The application has been considered in four consecutive
annual allocation periods and has failed to receive an allocation award. At the close of quarter 4 of 2025, the application was ranked third with 20 points. Pursuant to the requirements set forth in code section 30-477A, the applicant was eligible to apply for
administrative relief between 12:01 p.m. on January 1st, 2026 and 12:00 p.m. on May 1st, 2026. The applicant submitted the application for administrative relief on January 28th, 2026. The proposed development is one single
family, two-bedroom, 1 and a half one and 1/2b home approximately 1,615 square ft. The site is approximately 5,250 ft with allowing clearing and mitigation based on habitat. The full analysis of the application is in your pocket. The
additional information um provided by the applicant is that the property owner has complied with all requirements of the building permit allocation system. The BPASS application has not been withdrawn at any time. The property owner has not applied for a deferral and the applicant as stated is seeking an
allocation award. Remedies offered under code section 30-477F include at the conclusion of the public hearing, the village council may take at any combination of the following actions. Grant the applica applicant an allocation award for all or part of the allocation requested in the next
succeeding allocation period. Offer to purchase the property at fair market value or su suggest such other relief as may be necessary and appropriate. And currently the village has 11 allocations available for administrative relief. At this time, staff recommends awarding the
administrative relief allocation, and I'm available to answer any questions you may have. >> Thank you, Jennifer. >> Uh, let's see. Um, is there any testimony for those that are in favor of
this? >> We would treat Mr. Trentine, you're you're the agent for the applicant, right? So, we would treat Mr. Trentine as as agent for the applicant. >> All right. Very good. >> So you get unlim favor of it, too. >> Yeah. Just means you get unlimited time. >> Chris Trentine Marada. Um Pishki.
Um this is for Craig's daughter. If you don't know, you know, she plans on staying here for a while. So hopefully she gets it and she can build herself a house and they can, you know, be here for a while. So >> All right. Good deal. Thank you. >> If you have any questions, let me know. >> Brian can answer anything else, too.
Thank you. >> That's all right. I know you guys want to get out of here. We're good. >> Is there any other testimony in favor of Is there any testimony in opposition of >> Jennifer? Do you have any closing arguments?
>> We do have a >> pretty easy argument, huh? >> Opposition. >> Oh, you good? Okay. Are you mind? You okay? >> Okay. Very good. Uh, do I have a motion? I'll make a motion to approve >> to approve administrative relief for 215
Jasmine Street. Do I have a second? >> I'll second it. >> I have a motion and a second. >> Marty, will you please call the role? >> Council member Deb Gillis, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Sharon Mahoney, >> yes. >> Council member Steve Freriedman, >> yes. >> Council member Anna Richards, >> yes.
>> And Mayor Don Horton, >> yes. >> The motion passes 5-0. >> Okay, we'll move on to tab 11. Uh tab 11 11 is a resolution of the village council of Alamar village of islands Florida concerning the request by Makulu LLC for administrative relief from the uh building permit allocation system BP
pass for property located at 167 North airport road plantation key as legally described in exhibit A providing for transmitt to the department of commerce and providing for an effective date. Uh again, this is tab 11 council. As with before, if you'll please um uh disclose
any exparte communications you may have had with the applicant or anyone else, uh please include whether the person represent any group or entity as well as the subject matter. Um and as you've been hearing me ask earlier than with you prior to, please include the substance of it. Um commerce is looking a little bit more. They want to see the
substance of it in the disclosure. So, uh any discussions, please include that as well. >> Thank you, John. Steve, any disclosure? >> None. Deb, >> none. >> Anna, >> none. >> Vice Mayor, >> nope. >> Me neither. None at all. Jennifer, it's your show. >> Is that enough detail or no? Never mind.
>> I think that'll suffice. >> Good evening. Jennifer Debriian, planning director for the village of Island Marada. Here for the administrative relief for 167 North Airport Road. CBT Construction and Development in Inc. is the applicant and has applied for administrative relief on
behalf of Makulu LLC pursuant to section 30-4477 the code of the code of ordinances of Isa Marada village code section 30-477 requires that a public hearing be held during which the village council of Isa Marada shall consider all evidence
presented regarding the application and shall follow the procedures standards and criteria found within code sections 30-552 and 30-553 beneficial use the burden of proof shall be on the applicant. The subject property is located at 167 North
Airport Road and legally described in exhibit A of the proposed resolution. The application was entered into the building permit allocation system on October 29th, 2021. The application has been considered in four consecutive annual allocation periods and has failed to receive an allocation award. At the
close of quarter 4 of 2025, the application was ranked fourth with 20 points. Pursuant to the requirements set forth in code section 30-477A, the applicant was eligible to apply for administrative relief between 12:01 p.m. on January 1st, 2026 and 12 p.m. on May
1st, 2026. The applicant submitted an application for administrative relief on March 4th, 2026. The proposed development is one single family, three-bedroom, two-b home with a hanger and is approximately 3,500 square ft. The site is approximately 8,68 square ft
with allowed clearing and mitigation based on habitat. Again, the full analysis is in your packet and additional information provided by the applicant is that the property owner has complied with all requirements of the building permit allocation system. The BPASS application has not been
withdrawn at any time. The property owner has not applied for a deferral and the applicant as stated is seeking an allocation award. Remedies offered under code section 30-477F include at the conclusion of the public hearing, the village council may take any or combination of the following
actions. Grant the applicant an allocation award for all or part of the allocation requested in the next succeeding allocation period. Offer to purchase the property its fair market value. Suggest such or other relief as may be necessary and appropriate. And the village currently has now 10
allocations available for administrative relief. staff currently recommends awarding this administrative relief allocation and I'm here if you have any questions. >> Thank you, Jennifer. >> So, Chris, you want to >> come up back up again? >> Come up with a little more enthusiasm.
>> I know you >> feel like you're going to the gallery. >> I know you guys can be scary sometimes. >> Um, >> try to keep your presentation a little shorter this time. >> All right, quick quick story. I got my pilot's license 12 14 years ago. Um, I'd say we bought
this lot six or seven years ago, me and a friend of mine. Um, one of my best buddies, we both have our pilots license. I haven't flown in a few years, but hopefully build this and get back to it and, um, build kind of hurricane bunker, so keep our plane in it. And then if you guys need some place to stay
during the next hurricane, you more than welcome. >> Yeah. All it'll be all concrete. So, um, but that's it. and hopefully, you know, down the road have something for the the kids to have. We're building a little 32 upstairs on top of it. So,
>> good deal. >> Appreciate your time. >> Thank you. >> Swear me out. >> I have a quick question. >> Okay. >> Can't wait for the rest of the meeting and you guys appreciate everything you're doing. Really do. >> Steve or Yes.
>> Just a quick question, Chris. The when I looked at the lot, there's a driveway going into the house next door. Or was that just that owner then sold that lot to you? >> Correct. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. About I think it was six or seven years ago that Yeah. They separated it when they and they sold me and then they
sold the house separate. >> Thanks. >> Very good. Is there anyone else in favor of this application? Is there any testimony in opposition of it? Jennifer, do you have any closing arguments?
>> No, I think everything's been said. >> Okay. You think it's all covered? Very good. Do I have a motion? >> Motion to approve. >> Motion to approve administrative relief for 167 North Airport Road. >> I'll second. >> And I have a second. Marne, will you
please call the role? >> Council member Anna Richards. >> Yes. >> Council member Deb Gillis. >> Yes. >> Council member Steve Freriedman. >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Sharon Mahoney. >> Yes. >> And Mayor Don Horton. >> Yes. >> Motion passes 5-0. >> We're down to 10 now, right? You're on
12. No. >> No. We're down to 10 allocations. >> Yeah. >> Now we're down to nine. >> Now we're down to nine. Okay. >> And then there was nine. >> And then there was Okay. Let's move on to the next item. Uh 12. >> 12.
>> So 12 and 13 are both one is the flume and one is the proposed zoning change. Historically, we've taken those together for presentation purposes. Okay. So I'll read both ordinance titles. Um these are on second reading. Tab 12 is an ordinance of Armada Village of Islands,
Florida, considering the request of Tai Harris, PA, agent for Horse Pens LLC, to amend the village's future land use map from conservation to mixed use for the subject property on overseas highway located on Upper Matic Company with real estate number 009-68-50-00002000 and to establish a new sub area policy
under objective objective 1-2.11 as legally described herein, providing for the transmitt of this ordinance to the state department of commerce and providing for an effective activate upon the approval of this ordinance by the state department of commerce. 13 is an ordinance of Alamada Village of Islands, Florida, considering the request of Tai
Harris, PA, agent for Horse Pens LLC, to amend the official zoning map from conservation to neighborhood commercial for the subject property on overseas highway located on Upper Madakumbi Key with real estate number 009-6850-00002000 as legally described herein, providing for the transmitt of this ordinance to
the state department of commerce and providing for an effective date upon the approval of this ordinance by the state department of commerce. Council, if you would uh please disclose any expert communications you may have had. Um, again, if this uh uh uh person represented a group or entity, um please
advise as to that as well as the uh specifics of the subject matter of any discussion. As you best recall, Steve, um let's see. I I've talked to several uh
people that um are interested in this. I can't remember all their names. I got communication from a constituent uh about this, but that's about it. I don't The conversation was um really just regarding what we're
discussing tonight >> and the communication. Those were via email. >> Yes. >> Okay. So, we could include that in the file for the for the names. Perfect. I um I only received the emails but I didn't respond to them.
>> Okay, Anna, >> there was one email and then I'm going to say probably Ty Harris, Brian Lindach, Jonathan Lindbeck and it was just in regards to the plans not clear any other just basically what
we're doing here. >> No one. No one. I I spoke to Ty Harris and um >> uh the last hearing on the first hearing I um I spoke to a local realtor. I just cannot remember her name. Um and then um
there was a young lady that that had called me and I truly can't remember her name either. Aaron Lake. Very quick. Excuse me. >> Aaron Lake. >> That's the name. Thank you very much. >> And with Sarah Ewald might have been the realtor. >> Sarah was the realtor too. Yes, thank
you. Um, that's the advantage of being much younger than me. Um, but yeah, and they were both very quick discussions about the the the zoning change and why we were changing from conservation to uh, you know, the zoning that we're
changing to. That's all. >> Thank you, >> Jennifer. >> Thank you again, Jennifer Debor, planning director for the village of Isa Morana. Um this is the uh second reading on the uh ordinances. One to amend the future land use map from conservation to
mixed use. Um and to establish a new sub area policy um on the property with the real estate number 009685 85-00002000 and to change the uh zoning from conservation to uh neighborhood
commercial. Um, I'm not going to reread the whole presentation from the first reading and go over the whole analysis again. I will tell you that um at at your first at your meeting on December 9th, you voted unanimously to approve this ordinance on first reading. After first reading, we rendered the ordinance
to the Department of Commerce and the Department of Commerce provided a letter of objection, recommendation, and correction. I attached the letter for your review in your packet. Uh, the applicant had asked has asked to proceed with second reading at this time. Uh the applicant uploaded additional data and analysis that will be provided to the
department of commerce. Um the additional data includes the workforce housing study and the Monroe County evacuation study. Um and at this time I don't have any additional thing to add, but I will hand it over to the applicant for um additional presentation um regarding commerce's objections.
>> Can I ask Jennifer a question before you start? >> Yes, you can. >> Um does when the Department of Commerce says no, do they give you a reason why? I mean, >> yeah, if you read the letter that's in your packet, it just they they don't and they're just objecting at this time and
they're making suggestions as to what we could do to make it go through. And so they're suggesting that we provide additional data and analysis um and that we make some changes to make what they consider it to be more consistent with our comprehensive plan. >> Okay. Thank you. So when you hear
something that say they that the that the state or worked something, it's just a letter of objection, recommendation, and correction. And so they just want to know, they want some additional clarification on Thank you, Ty.
>> Good evening. Uh Ty Harris with the law firm of Ty Harris, PA, Plantation Key, Elorado, Florida. Uh so we've already had the first reading. I think probably my time is best spent kind of discussing the ORC. Um that's what planners call
objections, recommendations, and comments reports. So what those comments look like were very very much like the comments that we received from Department of Commerce when we dealt with the Vzone and affordable housing.
Uh in fact, you could have cookie cut the comments. So, we've learned something from this that every time we do an application that deals with affordable housing, we're going to have to include the 2007 affordable housing study along with the hurricane
evacuation study because that's the data analysis that the state's looking for. You would think that since we've given it to them already three or four times in the last 18 months that we wouldn't have to keep giving it to them, but apparently they want that packaged in
every application that has an affordable housing component. So I believe that with the same type of responses and we've we've uploaded about 650 pages of data and analysis um which we've given
them on other applications and we're seem able to resolve their their comments and and objections. So that's what we're going to do here. I think the important thing from the first meeting to highlight is that this has been a horse stable a lot longer than the
village has been uh in existence. Uh the limbbacks have horses there. I you know the scuttlebutt in the community is no secret that somehow this sub area policy that allows for the horse pins to continue and affordable housing will result in the end of the horse pins. The
problem with that is the Limbbecks have their horses there and if you get rid of the the the the stables, there's no place locally to have horses anymore. So, that really doesn't kind of pass the sniff test as far as what the plans are
for the property. Uh what the plan is is that if there's an opportunity to to add affordable housing in the same footprint that's currently in the build, meaning above the horse pins, that might be an opportunity in the future for the family
to consider. But right now, again, similar to tennis center, we have a legal non-conforming use and we have a situation where a business was in operation under a zoning that allowed many commercial uses and agricultural
uses in the county and then when the village came into existence, I know we've this has been my mantra for the last few years with you all. um they received a zoning that eliminated all uses to the property and only by the fact that the horse pins has never been
closed for more than a year, the horse pins would be gone. So this is an opportunity to protect the legal status of the horse pins very similar to what we just did with the tennis center so that you could continue to have racket sports down on lower Madakumb Bay. Um,
and with that, I'm I'm here to answer any questions, but that's pretty much what I would add from the first presentation. Thank you. >> Thank you, Ty. >> Jennifer, any closing arguments? >> No, sir. >> Is there anyone in favor of this um
these this application? We'll do the in favor um uh individually. So, is there anybody in favor of tab 12 or anybody in favor of tab 13? >> Speaking in favor, Cheryl Culverson, chair of the local planning agency, this
was in front of us six or seven months ago. And I think Mayor Horton, you and I have spoken about that meeting. I will refresh everybody's memory that when this was reszoned, it was what I would call the Levy Bower. Let's all change everybody's property zoning. It's been horses as long as I can remember. The
the stables have been there forever. It's a lot of room. It's perfect for it. We would encourage you to let this return to what it to the appropriate modification so the land can continue to be used as it has been used and should be used and it will handle the affordable housing which we do have a
need for including for the employees that work at all the various Lindbeck operations. I would encourage you to let this go past your second reading. >> Thank you. Cheryl Brian. >> Hello. >> Hi. >> I'm Brian. >> Direct. Uh, I just want to say, you
know, we do have a horse. >> Do me a favor. For the for the record, just your name so that it's on the record. >> Alamada. >> Thank you. That's good enough. >> Um, we do have horses there still. We aren't going to close the pins. That's what everybody keeps saying. You're going to close them. We just want to put
something else in there to make it generate, you know, be worth more money and and have it for the other employees that we have because I have other two other duplexes for the lower lie for some employees, but we need more. I mean, there's no doubt. And uh but I
just want to say the stables aren't going to be closed. We're trying to build above them or there's got to be a way to work it out. Ever since Tim Bricker started the plan, God, I don't know, five, six years ago, the horse pins have always been drawn in to stay there and still have it there. It's not
that's not going to happen. Um, you know, so and we're not and we're limited on how much we can build there. I know there's some that are worried that there's an un unlimited amount like 40 I've heard 40 homes are going in there. That would be difficult to fit. Um, and we don't have that much open space. I've
not done open space but not uh he did the study so that what can be used and not used and it's just going to we'll put what we can we'll make it work somehow and we're going to try to keep everything there that's there. >> Very good. >> So, >> thank you. >> Just want you to know. All right, guys.
Thank you. >> Are there anybody else that'd like to speak in favor? >> Is there There is someone else. >> Chris, you saw how happy Brian came up. You guys said I didn't come up here happy the last couple times. I just wanted to come up with more of a smile.
Somebody just sent me a screenshot of me up here earlier and I did look kind of miserable. So, I just want to I'm not miserable. I'm happy to be here and I'm I'm happy the horses are going to stay and that we're going to have some more housing above the horses for people to take care of the horses. So,
>> very good. Thank you so much. >> Okay. Is there anyone in opposition of this applicant? Sue Sue Miller lower Madakumbbe. I am not in opposition to the horses. I am in I have
a question and a concern about the way the resolution is worded. I can't find where you're approving the sub area and how the sub area is defined because I think it's really important that
there is limits on that property. It's a gorgeous piece of property and there's a lot of kids in this town that have had horses there that you know have just loved that place. And I will tell you
that I have trespassed there myself and have gone in just to watch the kids riding and taking care of their horses. And I think it's a wonderful facility, but it's a gorgeous hardwood hammock on
that property. And and it troubles me that I couldn't find when when you approve this resolution that I couldn't find the portion where you are actually
approving a comp plan change to create a sub area that will limit the property to the stable use and to affordable housing and hopefully limiting the density of
the affordable housing. And so I'm all for you allowing those horse stables to stay there forever. But I just have this question about the sub area and making
sure that that the sub area is included at the same time. Thank you. >> Thank you, Sue. >> Jennifer, do you have an answer? >> I I vice mayor, hang on just a second, please. I I was what I was going to say is I think it it's in here on the on the
ordinance where it talks about upper Madakcomi key mixeduse area one which is now the sub area policy um and it will be in the future land use map and and it is in the ordinance and that that would
be the name of it now is that the sub area is called the upper Madakumbi key mixeduse area one >> and it als and it also states shall be limited to the following uses riding stables and workforce affordable housing
only and then it states and all other uses in the mixed use from will be specifically excluded >> right >> so where is that >> that's on the ordinance of on it's >> on on the approval
of the change in the future land use map >> the amendment to the future land use map But there is there's no portion that you're you're not approving the specifics of the sub area. >> I mean the the comp plan has
>> we're making a brand new >> a sub area. It's like a brand new flum. >> Yeah. I expected to see like in the other sub areas that we have in the village. I expected to see a document that shows
the chart with the sub area where it is and what the limitations are. So, so that when when does that get created? That's all I I'm sorry to >> No, that's good. It's a good It's a good question. So, you're saying that when is
the map created? Is that what because it's in the ordinance that that there will be a new >> not the map, but the sub area there's in the comprehensive plan. Each sub area has a section in the
comprehensive plan apart from the actual future land use map that defines the sub area the legal description for the sub area for the area that's covered and what is allowed what is it's restricted
to and I didn't see that if if it gets done in a different fashion that's fine as long as I feel comfortable that there will be a sub area created in the comprehensive plan. Jennifer knows what I'm talking about. >> I do. I'm sorry. I was just waiting for
my turn. Um yes. So the way we've done it in the past um is that we put it in the ordinance and if you look in the um resolution it's the third whereas that identifies what the new sub area policy number is. It's 1-2.11.8. It identifies the name which is the
upper Madakumbi key mixeduse area 1. and it identifies what the allowed uses and what the excluded uses are. So after if this gets adopted tonight and then it gets approved by commerce, once that happens, we will then take this and translate that to the chart that you're
referring to in the comprehensive plan. Um we don't do that till after it's approved. >> Right. Thank you, Jennifer. Um council, is there any discussion? >> Oh, there's another one.
>> Oh, I'm sorry. come on up in opposition of You didn't raise your hand before. Thank you. >> Oh, I turned into she >> Okay. >> Yes. Joe Wishmire, Plantation Key. Uh, first I would like to, you know, also say when you combine the two items and
we still only get three minutes. We should get three minutes for each tab. That's the way it was set up and that's the way it should be. I don't happen to need it for this one, but for future it it's happened in the past where we didn't have enough time. Just to remind
you a little bit of the of the the past on May 8th when we were discussing the Publix that was up there. I wonder if you remember the report and this was in my public comment the report about the traffic
that will be added to the segment 21 on Plantation Key. An additional 1638 trips a day would be added to Plantation Key where US1 goes from four lanes to two lanes with only 1622 available trips and
that was from the 2021 and we know it's gotten more since then. That was 16 trips over. So then BART Smith said that they will pay $18,14 a year for the next 12 years in mitigation.
Well, that would also mean that the Tavir public's using all the available trips on Plantation Key. No more development would be allowed unless the businesses and all the permits that you keep issuing here now. And this other affordable housing thing, they would
have to pay the equivalent of $11,80 per additional trip. The equivalent of what Publix will pay. This seems very unfair to the residents on Plantation Ki who are always dealing with a massive traffic issues to begin with and the businesses that may want to
expand for additional congestion around our schools and churches. Not to mention we we took even 50 extra units down gave them to the Islander Resort and affordable units at the Creek Side Inn. Enough is enough. We can wait for our
new comp plan to find out what's going on. I also did note that the Department of Commerce turned down your proposal. I don't understand why they say that you have to
give you uh an evacuation from a 2007. Don't you think it would be more conducive to use a more current hurricane evacuation study than that? And the last I would say, you know, remember our mission statement.
>> Oh yeah, it's not there. It's back there. >> But if it was up there, you all could refer to it a little more often. I appreciate you putting it back. Don't get me wrong there. But uh I wish it was there so when we were up here talking say, "See, look at it. There it is."
Thank you. >> Thank you, Jim. >> Marty, is there anyone else? >> I don't have anyone else signed up. >> Okay. Jennifer, you have anything? >> No, I don't. >> Council, any discussion? Um, I supported this the first time. I
plan on supporting it again. I just appreciate um, uh, Mr. Lindbeck uh, making the promise, although not really legally binding, to continue the horse pens. The people that I've spoke to about this, that was their main concern.
My daughter took riding lessons there. Uh so uh I appreciate your your promise in going forward and um uh that's all I have to say. >> Deb uh vice mayor um I have the privilege of
having the Limbachs as my neighbor in all of Marada and they are people of their word. I believe him when he says that they're going to keep the horse stables and there's a lot of people in this community who'll hunt you down like a dog if you don't. So >> amen to that. So, uh, they're good
people, though. >> Yep. Anna. >> No, I know Brian. And he's going to do what he says he's going to do. And, and just to be clear is that that area is well documented. The cleared areas are documented. The horse tables are
documented. So, they can't expand past that footprint. It's it's a documented area so that if that ever was to come up, you could find out if they went against their word or not. but they're not going to. Just so that's clear.
>> Thank you, Anna. All right, I'll fess up. I have a great granddaughter that rides a horse there. So, so there again, the old guy in the room gets to trump you on something. Um I And uh you're
right, there's a con. Now there will be a conservation easement on this piece of property where there wasn't one ever before. Now we're going back to what we've done many times. We have fixed these issues that where zonings were
stripped, rights were stripped, privileges were stripped from other people that should have never happened. I I hope that what comes out of our new comp plan is that there's a comp plan policy that requires staff to go through
and do an analysis on all of the zonings and flums in the village that were in my opinion improperly done. where rights were taken away, where where nonconformities were created c created
by the stroke of a pen of a of a planner that didn't stop to think of the damage that could happen to people when their zoning gets changed out from under. I know I've heard a lot of testimony in the past where they should have known. There were public meetings, but people
do not understand future land use maps and they don't understand the damage that it can be created by changing the zoning right out from underneath them. And that's what happened on this piece of property and a lot of others. So, I'm in full support of this and I'm thankful
that we're taking advantage of sub area policies which our comp plan points us to do uh and and encourages us to do. So, with that, if there's no other testimony, can I have a motion to
approve first tab one or excuse me, tab 12, which would be an amendment to the future land use map from conservation to mixed use and to establish the sub area policy uh at the subject property.
>> I'll move to approve. >> Got a motion. >> Second. >> And a second. Marne, we call the role. >> Vice Mayor Sharon Mahoney. >> Yes. >> Council member Anna Richards. >> Yes. >> Council member Steve Freriedman. >> Yes. >> Council member Deb Gillis. >> Yes. >> And Mayor Don Horton.
>> Yes. >> Motion passes 5-0. Now, can I have a motion to amend the official zoning map from conservation to neighborhood commercial for the subject property? >> I'll move to approve. >> I got a motion. Can I have a second? >> Second.
>> And we got a second. Marne, will you call the role? >> Vice Mayor Sharon Mahoney? >> Yes. >> Council member Deb Gillis. >> Yes. >> Council member Steve Freriedman. >> Yes. >> Council member Anna Richards. >> Yes. >> And Mayor Don Horton? >> Yes. >> That motion passes 5-0. >> Thank you. Is there anything other
business that's for the good of the village? Do I have a motion to adjourn? >> Motion to adjurnn. >> We are ajourned. Thank you.