AGENDA
KEY COLONY BEACH CITY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING & PUBLIC HEARING
Thursday, October 16th, 2025 – 9:35 AM or at the conclusion of the Public Hearing
Marble Hall, 600 W. Ocean Drive, Key Colony Beach
& via Zoom Conferencing
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1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Approval of the Agenda (Additions, changes, and deletions can be made via one motion and a second to approve by a majority vote
3. Special Requests
4. Citizen Comments and Correspondence
5. Committee and Department Reports (written reports provided; Staff and Board Chairs available for questions)
a. Marathon Fire/EMS – Marathon Fire Chief Muro
b. Police Department – Chief DiGiovanni
c. City Administrator – John Bartus
d. Building/Code Department – Building Official Loreno
e. Public Works – Public Works Department Head Guarino
f. City Hall – City Clerk Roussin
g. Beautification Committee – Chair Bachman
h. Planning & Zoning Board – Chair Lancaster
i. Recreation Committee – Chair Catto
j. Utility Board – Chair Swanson
6. Consent Action Items (Under the consent agenda, all action items will be voted on after one motion, and a second will be required to approve them without discussion. If a Commission member wants any action item discussed or voted on separately, the Commission member, at the beginning of the open session, must ask that the action be moved to the discussion action item section.)
a. Approval of the following City Commission Meeting Minutes:
1. 1st Public Budget Hearing 09-11-2025
2. 2nd Public Budget Hearing 09-18-2025
3. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing 08-21-2025
4. Regular Meeting & Public Hearing 09-18-2025
b. Approval of Warrant No. 0925 for $1,411,924.32
c. Approval of Paradise Estimate 18 for Equipment of the new Police Truck for $15,596.00
7. Discussion Action Items
a. Discussion, Review, and Invitation for Public Input on an Unsolicited Lease Proposal for a Public-Private Partnership by Daryl Rice Management Regarding the Golf Course
1. Unsolicited Proposal by Daryl Rice Management LLC
2. Public Input
b. Discussion/Approval of a Proposal by Commissioner Diehl to consolidate the Recreation and Beautification Committee
c. Discussion/Review of a Priority List for City Improvements by the Recreation Committee
d. Discussion/Approval to proceed with soliciting a bid for the construction of the Basketball Court, per the Recommendation from the Recreation Committee
Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes from 09-24-2025
e. Discussion/Approval of Quote No. 32897700 by John Deere for the Purchase of Landscaping Equipment in the amount of $$160,709.55
f. Discussion/Review of Proposals for Landscape Improvements by the Pickleball Courts and Golf Course
1. Christian’s Landscaping & Lawn Services
2. Blue Native of the Florida Keys
3. Brightview Landscape Services
8. Ordinances & Resolutions
FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE 2025-502: An Ordinance of the City of Key Colony beach, Florida, amending Chapter 5 of the Code of Ordinances related to ‘Boats, Boat Trailers, Marine Facilities and Waterways’, Article III, “Marine Construction and Improvements, Docking of Boats”, Division 3 “Docks, Piers, and Mooring Equipment”, Section 5-44 related to City Commission Approval Criteria, providing for codification, repealing any inconsistent provisions, providing for severability, and providing an effective date.
9. Secretary-Treasurer’s Report
a. September 2025 Financial Summary
10. City Attorney’s Report
11. Commissioner’s Reports & Comments
a. Commissioner Tom Harding
1. Wastewater Sampling Summary Report of October 13th, 2025 **TBA**
2. 2027 Health Insurance Cost Discussion
3. Feedback from FDOT 5-year plan public meeting
b. Commissioner Kirk Diehl
c. Commissioner Tom DiFransico
d. Vice-Mayor Doug Colonell
e. Mayor Freddie Foster
12. Citizen Comments
13. Adjournment
This meeting will be held at the City Hall Auditorium ‘Marble Hall’,
600 W. Ocean Drive, Key Colony Beach, Florida 33051,
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