AGENDA
KEY COLONY BEACH CITY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING & PUBLIC HEARING
Thursday, August 21st, 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
a. Recognition of Chief of Police DiGiovanni for 20 Years of Service to the City
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 James Muro
b. Police Department – Chief DiGiovanni
1. Discussion/Approval for the purchase of a 2021 Ford F150 Responder Truck for $24,000.00
c. City Administrator’s Report – John Bartus
1. Grant Update
2. Early Alert Memo
3. Discussion/Approval for an Agreement with Ron Book for Lobbyist Services for $50,000.00
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 Sandy Bachman
h. Planning & Zoning Board – Chair George Lancaster
i. Recreation Committee – Chair Cindy Catto
j. Utility Board – Chair Fred 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 Warrant No. 0725 for $ $1,101,464.52
b. Approval of an Agreement with OVID for the Administration and Management of Existing and Future grants
7. Discussion Action Items
a. Review of the US Water Contract, per the Recommendation of the Utility Board
1. Discussion of entering an MOU Agreement with the City of Marathon
b. Discussion/Approval of a Recommendation to Award ITB 2025-04 for the Shelter Bay Drive Wet Detention Pond Fountain System Phase 2.1
c. Discussion/Approval on a Recommendation to Award ITB 2025-05 for the Shelter Bay Drive Wet Detention System Landscaping Phase 2.2
d. Discussion/Approval of an Interlocal Agreement Between Monroe County and The City of Key Colony Beach for Fleet Maintenance & Repair Services
e. Discussion/Approval for an Amendment to the Contract Agreement with CPH
8. Ordinances & Resolutions
a. RESOLUTION 2025-07: A Resolution of The City Commission of The City of Key Colony Beach, Florida, Approving A One-Year Extension of The Agreement, Between the City of Key Colony Beach and the City of Marathon for The Provision of Emergency Medical and Fire Rescue Services; Providing for An Effective Date.
b. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-500: An Ordinance of The City Of Key Colony Beach, Florida; Amending Chapter Fourteen Of The Code Of Ordinances, Entitled Sewers And Sewage Disposal, Section 14-6 Monthly Rates And Charges, And Providing For Codification; Repealing Any Inconsistent Provisions; Providing For Severability; And Providing An Effective Date.
1. Recommendation by the Utility Board from 08-19-2025 **TBA
2. Recommendation by Secretary/Treasurer Tom Harding **TBA
c. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-503: An Ordinance Of The City Of Key Colony Beach, Florida, Amending Code Of Ordinance, Chapter 12 Parks And Recreation Section 12-2 Recreation Committee Continued, 12-6 Meetings, Reports Of Committee, 12-8 Powers And Duties Of Committees, And 12-9 Limitations On Use Of Certain City Park Property; Repealing Conflicting Ordinances; Providing For Severability; And Providing For An Effective Date.
d. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-504: An Ordinance of The City Of Key Colony Beach, Florida, Amending Article XIII Development Review Committees Section 101-186 Beautification Committee; Repealing Conflicting Ordinances; Providing For Severability; And Providing For An Effective Date.
e. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-505: An Ordinance of The City of Key Colony Beach, Florida, Amending Article XIII Development Review Committees Section 101-185 Planning And Zoning Committee, Section 101-170 Appeals From Administrative Hearings, Section 101-171 Variances, And Section 101-172 Amendment To This Code; Repealing Conflicting Ordinances; Providing For Severability; And Providing For An Effective Date.
f. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-506: An Ordinance of The City of Key Colony Beach, Florida, Amending Code of Ordinance, Chapter 14 Sewers and Sewer Disposal, Article III Utility Board, Section 14-47 Membership And 14-49 Meetings; Repealing Conflicting Ordinances; Providing for Severability; And Providing for An Effective Date.
9. Secretary-Treasurer’s Report
a. July 2025 Financial Summary
b. FY25/26 Budget Updates
10. City Attorney’s Report
11. Commissioner’s Reports & Comments
a. Commissioner Tom Harding
1. Wastewater Sampling Summary Report of August 18th, 2025 **TBA**
2. Dry Floodproofing Update
b. Commissioner Kirk Diehl
c. Commissioner Tom DiFransico
d. Vice-Mayor Doug Colonell
e. Mayor Freddie Foster
1. TDC Grant Award for Pickleball Sail Shades
2. TDC Grant Award for Improvements to the Sunset Park Fishing Pier
3. 7th Street Parking Lot
4. Update on Sunset Park Shades
12. Citizen Comments
13. Adjournment
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