Board of County Commissioners

Agenda — 13 items

1. B Monroe County Fire Rescue Badge Pinning and Oath Presentation of 7 new members as follows: Firefighter/EMT Gaspar Calafell, Firefighter/EMT Neovaldys Duran, Firefighter/EMT Liam Freeman, Firefighter/EMT Juan Gonzalez, Firefighter/EMT Matthew Rodriguez, Firefighter/EMT Justin Valea, and Firefighter/EMT Jourdan Zojaji.
2. C Approval of the First Amendment to Commercial Lease for office space at the Harvey Government Center by the Monroe County Land Authority. This amendment corrects a scrivener’s error where the annual rent amounts for years four and five were miscalculated by $1,000.01 and $1,030.00, respectively. It also corrects the monthly rent calculation for year five, which was off by $85.83.
3. D Approval of an appointment to the Tourist Development Council's District V Advisory Committee for one “At-Large” appointee. The applicants are: Mr. Michael Mayer (incumbent) and Mr. David Lazcos. This is Commissioner Raschein's appointment.
4. F Approval to reject the sole bid to the Request for Competitive Solicitations for the sale of One (1) County-owned unimproved parcel on Key Largo, Monroe County, Florida with Parcel Identification No. 00087310-000100.
5. M Acceptance of the Historic Preservation Commission’s Annual Report Detailing the Actions of the HPC During the Prior Year (2025) and the Current State of Historic Preservation in the Unincorporated Area of the County, in Accordance with Monroe County Land Development Code Section 135-3(g)(13).
6. N An Attorney-Client Closed Session in the case of Monroe County vs. NGM Insurance Company, Case No. 25-CA-538-MR.
7. O COMMISSIONER CATES: Approval to appoint Jerome J. Lorenz to the Land Authority Advisory Committee.
8. P Approval of the minutes from the December 10, 2025 regular meeting.
9. Q Approval of a Resolution supporting the mission of the Older American Advisory Board; clarifying that the advisory board is a citizen-led volunteer group in nature and does not operate as a formal advisory board of the County; and rescinding Resolution Nos. 038-1988, 260-2002, and such other formal motions and actions taken by the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners in relation to the Older American Advisory Board to clarify the independence of the County. TIME APPROXIMATE 1:30 P.M.
10. R Approval of a $0 Amendment #3 to the professional services contract with WSP USA, Incorporated for professional services for ten canals, to extend the contract termination date to April 26, 2027; retroactive to January 21, 2026.
11. S County Administrators Monthly report for April 2026.
12. T County Attorney Report for April 2026
13. U A Public Hearing to consider adoption of an Ordinance that amends the Monroe County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 13, to revise and update provisions for consistency with the Florida Fire Prevention Code (FFPC) and applicable National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, clarify the enforcement authority of local fire officials, and establish enhanced enforcement mechanisms for fire code violations.