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The Monroe County Board of County Commissioners will meet on November 19, 2024, to conduct organizational business, including oaths of office for new commissioners and the election of board leadership. The agenda also includes several administrative approvals, equipment purchases, and proclamations recognizing local individuals and community initiatives.

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This meeting determines the leadership and administrative operations of Monroe County government for the upcoming term, including the approval of over $590,000 in equipment purchases and the renewal of ambulance service certifications.

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AGENDA MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS November 19, 2024 9:00 AM The Board will convene at the Harvey Government Center 1200 Truman Ave, Key West, FL The meeting is open to the public. Members of the public can also attend via Communications Media Technology at: Zoom webinar: https://mcbocc.zoom.us/j/89204098700 To report problems with the broadcast or Zoom webinar, please call (305) 872-8831. ADA ASSISTANCE: If you are a person with a disability who needs special accommodations in order to participate in this proceeding, please contact the County Administrator's Office, by phoning (305) 292-4441, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., prior to the scheduled meeting; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call "711". Live Closed Captioning is available via the MCTV portal @ https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/monroe/video/60832c9dcf67bb7ac0c21791?page=HOME&type=live for meetings of the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners. A person may submit written comments or other physical evidence on a particular agenda item for consideration at the BOCC meeting via email to Lindsey Ballard @ ballard-lindsey@monroecounty- fl.gov County Administrator's Office, no later than 3:00 P.M. on the Monday prior to the meeting. The email must include the submitter's name, address, phone number and email address and the agenda item number the documents/comments are regarding. Any intellectual property submitted must include the appropriate authorization for use. Any person who wishes to be heard shall, prior to an item being called, provide the Clerk with his/her name and residence, and the agenda item on which he or she wishes to be heard. An individual has three minutes to address the Commission. However, the first person representing an organization has five minutes to address the Commission. Subsequent speakers for the same organization have three minutes to address the Commission. For land use items, the petitioner and, if the owner is different than the petitioner, then the owner of the property that is the subject of the land use item, will be allowed 20 minutes to address the Commission. Other people are allowed five minutes to address the Commission. Speakers appearing remotely via communications media technology may speak under the same time constraints as those speakers appearing live before the Commission. Remote speakers need not fill in a speaker card before speaking but must identify themselves and their addresses at the beginning of their remarks. Failure to do so may result in early termination of their speaking privileges for that item. For additional assistance, please call (305) 292-4441 or email your inquiry to: ballard- lindsey@monroecounty-fl.gov. If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. 1

A. PRESENTATION TO MAYOR HOLLY MERRILL RASCHEIN B. COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS C. COMMISSION ORGANIZATION C1. Oath of Office for District One Commissioner. C2. Oath of Office for District Three Commissioner. C3. Oath of Office for District Five Commissioner. C4. Approval of a Resolution electing the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem for the Board of County Commissioners. C5. Approval of a Resolution authorizing the Mayor and the Clerk of the Board to sign all warrants, legal documents and any other necessary documents; stating that the presently authorized signatures validating County checks are hereby continued for sixty (60) days from this date in order to meet all payroll and necessary obligations. D. ADDITIONS, CORRECTIONS AND DELETIONS D1. Approval of agenda E. PRESENTATION OF AWARDS E1. Presentation of an Honorary Conch Certificate to Mr. Kennard "Chip" Kasper. E2. Presentation of an Honorary Conch Certificate to Mr. Jon Rizzo. E3. Presentation of an Honorary Conch Certificate to Dr. Mark Whiteside. E4. Proclamation: Dr. Mark Whiteside Day. E5. Proclamation recognizing Joyce Griffin for her service to the citizens of Monroe County as our elected Supervisor of Elections. E6. Mayor's Proclamation declaring November 2024 as Monroe County Smoking Cessation and Lung Cancer Awareness Month and recognizing the efforts of the Florida Keys Area Health Education Centers (AHEC). Please note that all time approximate items are listed in bold. 9:00 A.M. Regular Meeting 9:25 A.M. Land Authority Governing Board 9:30 A.M. Fire & Ambulance District 1 Board of Governors TIME APPROXIMATE REGULAR MEETING 9:00 A.M. Call to Order Salute to Flag CALL TO ORDER 2024-2025 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2

E7. Mayor's Proclamation declaring November 2024 as Monroe County Aviation History Month and recognizing both Key West International Airport and Florida Keys Marathon International Airport as pillars of the communities they serve. F. BULK APPROVALS - COMMISSIONER RICE F1. Approval of a Sixth Amendment to Agreement with Maverick United Elevator, LLC to extend the term on a month-to-month basis for a period not to exceed six (6) months pending the advertising of an RFP and award of a new contract, with the term to commence December 1, 2024, with the extension to also allow time to finalize required elevator upgrades. Funding for this contract is Ad Valorem, Corrections, and Parks & Beaches. F2. Approval of a resolution ratifying the execution of a preservation covenant by the County Administrator for West Martello. F3. Approval of an Amendment to the Special Category Grant Agreement 23.h.sc.100.04423 with the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Historical Resources (DHR) for the Monroe County Courthouse Exterior Masonry Restoration project. This Amendment modifies the Scope of Work and also extends the expiration date of the grant from December 31, 2024 to June 30, 2025. The grant amount and financial conditions of the grant remain the same. F4. Approval to authorize Air Mechanical & Service Corp. to purchase and install a new Chiller at the Murray E. Nelson Government and Cultural Center per the terms of Air Mechanical's current contract and the Monroe County Purchasing Policy, for a net cost of $264,381.00, which includes a one-year parts and labor warranty and a five-year compressor warranty. Funding is Ad Valorem. F5. Approval from the Board to purchase a new bucket truck for the Facilities Department, in the amount of $165,248.00 - "piggybacking" the Sourcewell Contract # 110421-ALT. This purchase will replace unit FAC8107, 2014 Ford F-550 Bucket truck. F6. Approval to rescind and replace Resolution 297-2024 regarding the annual Employee Wellness Program, which was approved at the October 16, 2024 Board meeting, to correct a Scrivener's Error. F7. Ratification of an Agreement with Igmar Enterprises LLC for the Blue Heron Pickleball Court Expansion project to include Attachment C, which is a copy of the American Rescue Plan (ARPA) grant. The grant was referenced in the Agreement and was included with the Request for Proposals (RFP) Documents but was inadvertently omitted from the Agreement approved by the Board on October 16, 2024. F8. Approval from the Board to purchase a new bucket truck for the Roads Department, in the amount of $165,248.00 - "piggybacking" the Sourcewell Contract # 110421-ALT. This purchase will replace unit R&B6026, 2007 Ford F-550 Bucket truck. F9. Approval to renew a Class A Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (COPCN) issued to the City of Key West, Florida, on behalf of its Fire Department (KWFD) for the operation of a Class A COPCN for Advanced Life Support transport ambulance service (including inter-facility transports on an as needed basis) for the period of December 10, 2024 through December 9, 2026. F10. Approval of various resolutions for the transfer of funds and resolutions for the receipt of unanticipated revenue. F11. Ratification of Amendment #002 to Contract AA-2429 between the Alliance for Aging, Inc., 3

(AAA) and Monroe County Board of County Commissioners to decrease Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP) funding by $14,010.80, bringing the overall OAA contract total from $1,003,970.88 to $989,960.08 for the contract period of 01/01/2024-12/31/2024. F12. Approval to award a contract to Bermello, Ajamil, & Partners, Inc. for Engineering Design and Permitting Services for Conch Key Road Elevation and Stormwater System Project in the lump sum amount of $813,555 and approval to rescind prior action of the Board (item #C13 from the October 16, 2024 BOCC meeting). The contract is 50% funded through a grant from the Resilient Florida Grant program and 50% with local infrastructure sales tax funds. F13. Approval of an Agreement with StandGuard Aquatics, Inc. in the amount of $199,980.00, who was the lowest responsive bidder for the Jacobs Aquatic Center Filtration System Upgrade project. This project is funded by a TDC Grant. F14. Approval of a Resolution that authorizes, after a period of four (4) years from the date of the incident and all efforts of collecting the debt have been exhausted, the write-off of 375 Fire Rescue Air Ambulance accounts totaling $7,914,139.57, the write-off of 14 workers' compensation Air Ambulance accounts totaling $153,326.31, and the write-off of 243 resident fee waivers totaling $2,002,742.61 from the Fine and Forfeiture Fund (101). F15. Ratification of Amendment #003 to OAA Contract AA-2429 between the Alliance for Aging, Inc., (AAA) and Monroe County Board of County Commissioners to increase funding to Congregate Meals (C1) by $56,000.00 bringing the total contract funding from $989,960.08 to 1,045,960.08 for the contract period of 01/01/2024 through 12/31/2024. F16. Approval from the Board to purchase two (2) new dump trucks for the Roads Department, in the amount of $223,536 each, for a total of $447,072 - "piggybacking" the Florida Sheriffs Association Contract FSA23.VEH21.0, Item #62 - 52,000lb GVW truck Kenworth T880/T480 Dump Trucks. The supplier is All Roads Kenworth LLC. This purchase will replace units # R&B5173 and R&B5174, both are 2006 Mack Dump trucks. F17. Approval to schedule a public hearing to rename Osprey Drive to Osprey Road in the subdivision of Sexton Cove Estates Plat Book 6 Page 30 In Key Largo. F18. Approval by the BOCC of a Resolution that authorizes, after a period of four (4) years from the date of the incident and all efforts of collecting the debt have been exhausted, the write- off of 1,178 Fire Rescue Ground Ambulance accounts totaling $643,693.44 and the write-off of 25 workers' compensation Ground Ambulance accounts totaling $6,703.55 from the Fire and Ambulance District 1 L&M Fund (141). This Resolution is a companion item to the Board of Governor's resolution authorizing the same actions. F19. Approval of an Agreement with Pedro Falcon Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $2,918,545.00, for the Rowell's Waterfront Park Phase II Reduced Scope project. This project is 100% funded by a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV grant). F20. Approval to Purchase One (1) Chevy Silverado, One (1) Ford F150 Pickup Truck and One (1) Ford Explorer through Sourcewell's Cooperative Purchasing Program in the aggregate amount of $193,482.00; and approval for the Fire Chief to execute all necessary documents. F21. One-year renewal of the contract with Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc. for employee benefit consulting services. Annual cost of the consulting contract is $200,000.00. F22. Approval to transfer title of 2013 Horton Ambulance chassis (ambulance box removed) to ETR, LLC, and authorize the Fire Chief to execute all necessary documentation on behalf of the County to complete the transfer. F23. Approval of a new Agreement for Disposal of Remains between CMJP Operations Inc., d/b/a 4

Dean Lopez Funeral Home, and Monroe County that provides for a term of one (1) year commencing upon execution by all parties, with the option to renew for four (4) additional one (1)-year extension terms. F24. Approval of a new Agreement for Disposal of Remains between CMJP Operations Inc., d/b/a Key West Mortuary, and Monroe County that provides for a term of one (1) year commencing upon execution by all parties, with the option to renew for four (4) additional one (1)-year extension terms. G. TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL G1. Approval of 1st Amendment to Agreement with the City of Marathon for the Coco Plum Additional Parking project to extend the completion date of the project to September 30, 2025. G2. Approval of 4th Amendment to Agreement with the City of Marathon for the Quay Restroom II Project (Public Facilities Category) to extend the completion date of the project to September 30, 2025. G3. Approval of 1st Amendment with the Key West Wildlife Center, Inc. for the Key West Wildlife Center Reconditioning Aviary Project to extend the completion date of the project to December 31, 2025. G4. Approval of 2nd Amendment to Agreement with the Key West Wildlife Center, Inc. for the Key West Wildlife Center Welcome Center Building Project to extend the completion date of the project to June 30, 2025. G5. Approval to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Advertising Services for the TDC and Discussion and Direction regarding the current Agreement for Advertising Services with Tinsley Advertising. G6. Approval is requested to waive purchasing policies and price quote/bid process requirements and enter into an Agreement with CoStar Realty Information, Inc. who is the only entity that provides local reporting specific to Monroe County accommodations and provides reports pertaining to occupancy and daily average rates on weekly, monthly and an annual basis to the Monroe County Tourist Development Council. The data provides analytical database information utilized by the Monroe County Tourist Development Council. G7. Approval of an Agreement with Tourism Economics, LLC. to provide geolocation data for the Monroe County Tourist Development Council. G8. Approval and Report of County Capital Projects Funded by TDC. G9. Approval to rescind prior action on Item D.1. from the October meeting and approval of an Agreement with Agreement with John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock - Mooring buoy anchors in an amount not to exceed $25,770 DAC V FY 2025 Capital Resources with corrected insurance provisions now included. G10.Approval to pay for expenditures incurred by Visits Florida Keys (VFK) for contracted services with Bill Hanbury/Academy Street, CFO by Design, and Humani HR as needed for Visit Florida Keys (VFK) operations. H. COUNTY LAND ACQUISITION AND LAND MANAGEMENT H1. Approval of Fifth Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement between Monroe County Land Authority (MCLA) and the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) regarding the administration of Land Acquisition and Management Programs. 5

H2. Approval of First Amendment to a 99-year Ground Lease between Monroe County and Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower Florida Keys, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation Lot 11, Block 22, Big Pine Cove (PB 3-131); Parcel ID# 00308490-000000; 31530 Avenue D, bay side of Big Pine Key near mile marker 31. H3. Approval of First Amendment to a 99-year Ground Lease between Monroe County and Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower Florida Keys, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation Lot 5, Block 3, Sam-N-Joe Subdivision (PB 3-76); Parcel ID# 00300250- 000000; 30936 Nathalie Street, bay side of Big Pine Key near mile marker 31. H4. Approval of First Amendment to a 99-year Ground Lease between Monroe County and Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower Florida Keys, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation Lot 8, Block 1, Amended Plat of The Ladies Acre (PB 5-96); Parcel ID# 00222830-000000; 28249 Julia Avenue f/k/a 26249 Julia Avenue, bay side of Little Torch Key near mile marker 28. H5. Approval of First Amendment to a 99-year Ground Lease between Monroe County and Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower Florida Keys, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation Lot 9, Block 1, Amended Plat of The Ladies Acre (PB 5-96); Parcel ID# 00222830-000100; 28269 Julia Avenue f/k/a 26269 Julia Avenue, bay side of Little Torch Key near mile marker 28. H6. Approval of First Amendment to a 99-year Ground Lease between Monroe County and Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower Florida Keys, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation Lot 13, Block 36, Sands Subdivision (PB 1-65); Parcel ID# 00305070-000000, 31142 Avenue F, bay side of Big Pine Key near mile marker 31. H7. Approval of First Amendment to a 99-year Ground Lease between Monroe County and Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower Florida Keys, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation Lot 7, Block 41, Sands Subdivision (PB 1-65); Parcel ID# 00305850-000000, 31371 Avenue F, bay side of Big Pine Key near mile marker 31. H8. Approval of First Amendment to a 99-year Ground Lease between Monroe County and Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower Florida Keys, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation Lot 10, Block 41, Sands Subdivision (PB 1-65); Parcel ID# 00305880-000000, 31372 Avenue G, bay side of Big Pine Key near mile marker 31. H9. Approval of First Amendment to a 99-year Ground Lease between Monroe County and Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower Florida Keys, Inc., a Florida not for profit corporation Lot 9, Block 49, Sands Subdivision (PB 1-65); Parcel ID# 00307000-000000, 31250 Avenue I, bay side of Big Pine Key near mile marker 31. I. LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD I1. Roll Call. I2. BULK APPROVALS - VICE CHAIRWOMAN LINCOLN: I will read the agenda number of those Monroe County Land Authority items proposed to be passed in bulk. If a commissioner, staff member, or any member of the public wishes that item to be withheld, please indicate at the time the Land Authority item is called and it will be held aside. I move the following items be approved in bulk. I3. Approval of the minutes for the October 16, 2024 meeting. ADJOURNMENT 6

I4. Monroe County Land Authority Executive Director Monthly Report for November 2024 (through October 31, 2024). I5. Review of MCLA expenses for the time period of 10/1/24 through 10/31/24. I6. Approval of a contract to purchase Tier 3 property for conservation - Block 2, Tract A, Largo Hi-Lands on Key Largo near mile marker 105 from Bo - Jo, Inc. for the price of $387,500. I7. Approval of a contract to purchase Tier 3 property for conservation - Block 3, Lot 27, Ramrod Shores Marina Section on Ramrod Key near mile marker 27 from Anna Hernandez- Lopez and Rafael Hernandez-Lopez for the price of $105,000. I8. Approval of a contract to purchase Tier 1 property for conservation - Block 24, Lot 7, Sands near mile maker 31 from Paxton P. Bromley and Flora Bromley for the price of $40,000. I9. Approval to amend the Acquisition List to add Block 24, Lot 8, Sands on Big Pine Key as an affordable housing site. I10. Approval of a contract to purchase Tier 1 property with one ROGO exemption for affordable housing - Block 24, Lot 8, Sands on Big Pine Key near mile marker 31 from Keys Block & Stucco Corp. for the price of $235,000. I11. Approval of a contract to purchase Tier 3A property for conservation - Block 9, Lots 8 and 9, Bahia Mar Estates on Key Largo near mile marker 102 from Crawdaddy Inc. for the price of $275,000. I12. Approval of a resolution approving an option agreement to sell pre-acquired Florida Forever land described as Lot 8, Block 2, Summerland Estates Re-subdivision No. 2 on Summerland Key to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida for the price of $15,000; authorizing the Chairman to execute same; and authorizing the Chairman to execute the deed and associated closing documents. I13. Approval of a resolution approving an option agreement to sell pre-acquired Florida Forever land described by metes and bounds (Parcel ID #00117490-001500) and located on Hawksbill Lane in North Sugarloaf Acres Section Two on Sugarloaf Key to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida for the price of $600,000; authorizing the Chairman to execute same; and authorizing the Chairman to execute the deed and associated closing documents. I14. Approval of Fifth Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement between Monroe County Land Authority (MCLA) and the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) regarding the administration of Land Acquisition and Management Programs. J. FIRE & AMBULANCE DISTRICT 1 BOARD OF GOVERNORS J1. Report to BOG as required by BOG Resolution No. 494-2023; including all documentation of purchases made utilizing Fire and Ambulance District 1 funds that were administratively approved by the County Administrator, Assistant County Administrator, or Purchasing Director as authorized by the Monroe County Purchasing Policy, consistent with BOG Resolution No. 494-2023. Please see attached report. J2. Approval by the BOG of a Resolution that authorizes, after a period of four (4) years from the date of the incident and all efforts of collecting the debt have been exhausted, the write- off of 1,178 Fire Rescue Ground Ambulance accounts totaling $643,693.44 and the write-off of 25 workers' compensation Ground Ambulance accounts totaling $6,703.55 from the Fire ADJOURNMENT 7

and Ambulance District 1 L&M Fund (141). J3. Approval by BOG to Purchase One (1) Chevy Silverado, One (1) Ford F150 Pickup Truck and One (1) Ford Explorer through Sourcewell's Cooperative Purchasing Program in the aggregate amount of $193,482.00; and approval for the Fire Chief to execute all necessary documents. K. AIRPORTS K1. Ratification and approval of Amendment No. 6 to State of Florida Department of Transportation Public Transportation Grant Agreement Number G1Q04, as executed by the Executive Director of Airports, adding $150,000.00 in additional funding for Planning Studies for the Key West International Airport; requires a $150,000.00 match from Airport Operating Fund 404. K2. Ratification and approval of Amendment No. 5 and Amendment No. 6 to the State of Florida Department of Transportation Public Transportation Grant Agreement G1V31, as executed by the Executive Director of Airports. Amendment No. 5 amends the grant scope of work to include the design and construction of the EYW outbound stacked baggage handling system and Amendment No. 6 provides an additional $250,000.00 in funding for essential airport equipment for the Key West International Airport; requires a $250,000.00 match from Airport Operating Fund 404. K3. Report of Airport change orders reviewed by the County Administrator/Assistant County Administrator. K4. Approval of a sponsorship donation in the amount of $2,000.00 from the Key West International Airport to Keys Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) for the purpose of smoking cessation efforts and in accordance with Resolution 123-2021. K5. Approval and authorization for the Mayor to execute the Memorandum of Lease for Marathon Aviation Associates and the Memorandum of Lease for Coast FBO to be held in escrow by the County Attorneys Office pending the final review, editing and approval by the County Attorney or his designee of the documents. K6. Approval and authorization for the Mayor to execute the Consent, Non-disturbance and Attornment Agreement for Coast FBO and the Consent, Non-disturbance and Attornment Agreement for Marathon Aviation Associates to be held in escrow by the County Attorneys Office pending the final review, editing and approval by the County Attorney or his designee of the documents. K7. Approval to issue a Purchase Order to Agati Furniture in the amount of $554,228.73 for furniture for the new EYW Concourse A under State of Florida Alternate Contract Source No. 56120000-24-NY-ACS Furniture, All Types. The seating will be paid 100% from PFC Application #25-21. K8. Approval to waive purchasing policies and procedures and issue a Purchase Order to sole source vendor Arconas Corporation in the amount of $388,666.36 for seating and required accessories for the new EYW Concourse A to ensure conformity and connectivity with the current holdroom furniture and accessories and in order to maintain warranty coverage with existing seating that will be relocated from the current holdroom into the new Concourse. The seating will be paid 100% from PFC Application #25-21. L. CLOSED SESSIONS ADJOURNMENT 8

L1. An Attorney-Client Closed Session in the matter of Monroe County, Florida v. Leonardo Rodriguez and Pilar Franco, 16th Judicial Circuit Case No. 22-CA-349-P. L2. An Attorney-Client Closed Session in the matter of In re: Michael Joseph McMahon and Sergei Nikoshchenkov, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, Case No. 23-11154-RAM. The case involves $255,047.61 in unpaid tourist development taxes. L3. An Attorney-Client Closed Session in the matter of Roy's Trailer Park, Inc., dba Island Life Village, et al., v. Noel, Monroe County, et al. Case No. 19-CA-175-K. L4. An Attorney-Client Closed Session in the matter of Monroe County, Florida v. Jakku Properties, LLC, Case No. 22-CA-64-P. M. COMMISSIONER'S ITEMS M1. MAYOR PRO TEM SCHOLL: Approval to reappoint Joseph "Joe" Walsh to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. M2. MAYOR PRO TEM SCHOLL: Approval to reappoint Cristina Spottswood to the Art in Public Places Committee, representing District 3. M3. COMMISSIONER CATES: Approval to reappoint Damian Vantriglia to the Human Services Advisory Board. M4. COMMISSIONER CATES: Approval to reappoint Kurt Lewin to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. M5. COMMISSIONER CATES: Approval to reappoint Tim Root to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee. M6. COMMISSIONER RICE: Appointment of Matt Sexton to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board to represent District 4. M7. COMMISSIONER RICE: Discussion of upcoming FDOT bridge design and construction on Overseas Highway and whether the County Commission supports amending the County Comprehensive Plan to allow those bridges to be constructed with 4 lanes as opposed to 2 lanes. N. COUNTY CLERK N1. Approval of the minutes from the July 16, 2024 special budget meeting and July 17, 2024 regular meeting. N2. Approval of BOCC Warrants (Including Payroll) for the month of October 2024. N3. Approval of Tourist Development Council expenses for the month of October 2024. O. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH O1. Approval of a contract beginning Oct. 1, 2024 (retroactively) between Monroe County Board of County Commissioners and the State of Florida, Department of Health for operation of the Monroe County Health Department with County share at $1,762,675 for County FY2024- 2025. P. TAX COLLECTOR 9

P1. Tax Collector's presentation of excess fee check to the County Commission. TIME APPROXIMATE 9:45 A.M. Q. SUSTAINABILITY Q1. Approval of a resolution to accept the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact 2025 State and Federal Energy and Climate Legislative Programs. Q2. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to grant agreement 22FRP131, containing updated Attachments and Exhibits as required by DEP, for the Long Key living shoreline resilience grant with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Q3. Approval to enter into Task Order #5 for $12,500 to develop an assessment for the County's special assessment program to fund the operations and maintenance costs of the Twin Lakes road adaptation project, under the on-call contract with Anser Advisory for professional consulting services to develop non-ad valorem special assessments. Q4. Approval of amendment #2, containing updated Attachments and Exhibits as required by the State, to the grant agreement 22FRP64 with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for a resilient redesign of the County's Harry Harris Park. Q5. Approval of amendment #1 to grant 22FRP132, containing updated Attachments and Exhibits as required by DEP, to the Duck Key living shoreline resilience grant with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Q6. Approval of change order #1 to the grant agreement #LPA0241 with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to approve an internal reallocation of $464.99 in Keys Stewardship funds towards Monroe County's canal restoration program. Q7. Approval to enter into Amendment No. 1 to a contract with Casa Marina Lessee LLC ("Owner") d/b/a Casa Marina Key West, Curio Collection by Hilton, for conference hosting and implementation services for the 16th Annual Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Summit to be held in Key West on December 16-18, 2024 for an additional amount of $81,532.35. The Summit is being hosted by Monroe County on behalf of the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact, a four-county partnership created for the purpose of collaborative planning and implementation of adaptation and mitigation strategies related to climate change. R. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR R1. County Administrators Monthly Report. R2. Discussion and approval of the Board of County Commissioners monthly meeting dates for 2025. R3. Discussion of the Grand Jury's report into the Investigation into the 2022 Trauma Star Diversion of Controlled Substances and direction to staff on the recommendations contained therein. TIME APPROXIMATE 10:30 A.M. R4. Discussion of Monroe County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller Internal Audit Report, Audit of Personal Use of County Owned Vehicles 2024-003. R5. Update on response actions and discussion of Monroe County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller Internal Audit Report, Audit of Parks and Beaches Cash Handling 2024-004. R6. Ratification of nine (9) small contracts signed by the County Administrator. 10

R7. Approval of an annual agreement with Anfield Consulting, Inc. for continuing lobbying services on behalf of Monroe County in the legislative and executive branches of State government effective December 1, 2024. R8. Approval of an agreement with Brightwater Strategies Group (Noah Valenstein) to provide lobbying services on behalf of Monroe County to advance the County's legislative priorities such as Florida Keys Stewardship funding and resiliency funding and other issues, and agency advocacy, effective December 1, 2024. R9. Presentation of the current Transportation Master Plan priority list and the status of each of the priorities. S. COUNTY ATTORNEY S1. CAY Report for November 2024. S2. Authorization to initiate litigation against SUNREACH HOLDINGS INC and their property, 29220 Chickasaw St., Big Pine Key, Florida, to seek compliance with the County Code and enforce the lien(s) arising from code compliance case number CE23030024. S3. Authorization to initiate litigation against TEAL BUILDINGS LLC and their property, 93351 Overseas Hwy., Tavernier, Florida, to seek compliance with the County Code and enforce the lien(s) arising from code compliance case number CE21070014. S4. Approval of a resolution authorizing the reimbursement of $1,800 in attorneys fees incurred by Planning Commissioner Joseph Scarpelli for his successful defense against an unfounded ethics complaint arising from actions he took in furtherance of his official duties. S5. Discussion and direction regarding the Monroe County Clerk & Comptroller's Internal Audit Report of the Tourist Development Council's (TDC) Website and Digital Services and the Cooke Communications Florida LLC d/b/a Two Oceans Digital Agreement for the TDC website & digital services. S6. Approval of settlement agreement in the matter of Monroe County, Florida v. Rech, Case No. 23-CA-485-K, and authorization for the County Attorney to sign all necessary documents. S7. Presentation of results of Tourist Development Committee (TDC) questionnaire and Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) recommendations, along with discussion and direction of the use of accumulated surplus Tourist Development Tax and Tourist Impact Tax revenues collected through September 30, 2024 to be spent as closely as possible to the 5 year average of where the funds were collected by District Advisory Committee (DAC) boundaries, in an amount not to exceed $35 million for the purpose of providing housing that is affordable and available to employees of private sector tourism-related businesses in the County in accordance with Ch. 2024-219, Laws of Florida and discussion and direction on using North American Industry Classification System (NCAIS) to define "tourism related affordable housing". T. PUBLIC HEARINGS T1. A public hearing to consider approval of a resolution of Monroe County Board of County Commissioners electing to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments levied within the County toward the cost of providing capital costs and/or operations and maintenance costs for roadway improvements, flood mitigation projects and addressing sea level rise projects for the Twin Lakes subdivision in Key Largo, located within unincorporated Monroe County. T2. Rescind BOCC's approval of the February 21, 2024 motion that granted Aloha Medical 11

Services, Inc. a new Class B COPCN; and revoke said Class B COPCN pursuant to Section 11-177, "Revocation, modification, or suspension," Monroe County Code of Ordinances. Aloha Medical Services, Inc. has advised Monroe County Fire Rescue that it has chosen not to pursue a COPCN in Monroe County. T3. A public hearing to consider approval of a resolution of Monroe County, Florida electing to use the uniform method of collecting non-ad valorem special assessments levied within the County toward the cost of providing capital costs, operations and maintenance costs for Canals 255, 293, 297 and 299 in Big Pine Key, and Canals 470, 472, 474, 475, and 476 in Geiger Key, located within unincorporated Monroe County. U. SOUNDING BOARD U1. Request by Mr. Bill Becker to speak to the Board of County Commissioners regarding the recent ban on bundling of yard waste for residential customers. TIME APPROXIMATE 11:30 A.M. 12

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