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KCB News in December
KCB news this month includes groundbreaking for City hall.
Lock Down: the Question of the Year
People Are Asking, Does the city commission (still) have a siege mentality?
What will the KCB City Commission do at their meetings on December 18?
The city commission will host an organizational meeting, public hearing, and regular monthly meeting in Marble Hall and on Zoom on Thursday, December 18.
Note that the restriction on public commentary continues for all meetings; "Members of the Public may speak for three minutes and may only speak once unless waived by a majority vote of the commission."
Organizational Meeting
The organizational meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m.
KCBers may want to ask our commissioners about their election plans.
The agenda includes:
The commission will elect the Mayor, the Vice-Mayor, and the Secretary-Treasurer from their own ranks. They may then Appoint in one motion the Chief of Police, one City Attorney, the City Building Official, City Clerk and the City Administrator. Likewise, they may appointment on Motion the members of the Beautification Committee, Planning & Zoning Board, Recreation Committee, Utility Board, and Disaster Preparedness Committee. They must Designate Signers for Bank Accounts and City Investments and the Safe Deposit Box.
Read the City Commission Organizational Meeting Packet.
Public Hearing
The public hearing will begin at 9:35 a.m. or after the end of the organizational meeting.
KCBers may want to ask our commissioners about items on the agenda or other issues in the city.
The agenda includes:
The commission will discuss and approve a 40,000-pound boat lift on 12th Street, a request for unity of title for a property on 7th street, and amendments to the comprehensive plan.
Read the City Commission Public Hearing Agenda.
Regular Meeting
The regular meeting will begin at 9:40 a.m. or after the end of the public hearing.
KCBers may want to ask our commissioners about items on the agenda or other issues in the city.
The agenda includes:
Special Requests
Havana Jacks has asked to extend the regular music hours to 1 a.m. for New Year's Eve
Administrative Notes:
The city administrator created a video of city accomplishments available on YouTube. The Rec Committee approved locating the basketball court next to the tennis courts. The ITB will be issued soon. There is a Coming Soon sign for city hall and the groundbreaking ceremony will take place Friday. Lobbyists are working on a transportation appropriation and other grant requests. The city clerk is communicating with the Tallahassee Director of Records for our switch to a complete electronics records keeping system. The project to scan and shred documents continues. The mayor, city administrator, and city clerk held a legal meeting.
Consent Action Items:
The commission votes for Consent Action Items with a single motion. This month they include meeting minutes, a spending warrant for $650,591.92, moving the January meeting to January 22, 2026, an amendment to the city administrator employment agreement, and the Vernis & Bowling contract.
Discussion Action Items:
The commission will again review the comprehensive agreement for the management of the golf course. They will choose a designee for the Florida Keys Transportation Coordination Committee.
Ordinances and Resolutions
The commission will do the first reading of an ordinance to amend the land development regulations concerning setbacks for pools within the R-2b zoning district.
The commission will take up a resolution opposing new offshore oil and gas leasing.
Commissioner Tom Harding will publish the November, 2025, Financial Summary. He will also give the Wastewater Sampling Summary Report of December 15 and discuss landscape irrigation schedules.
Commissioner Kirk Diehl will discuss waterway safety and marine structure inspections.
The agenda has no information about the city attorney’s report or commissioner’s reports and comments from mayor Foster or commissioners Colonell or DiFransico.
Read the full Key Colony Beach City Commission Meeting Agenda and Packet.
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What will the KCB City Commission do at the Special Meeting on December 18?
The city commission will host a special meeting for the city hall project in Marble Hall and on Zoom on Thursday, December 18, beginning at 1 p.m.
Commissioners will discuss the change order process.
Several engineers and contractors have warned that change orders drive cost overruns on government buildings. "So be careful the contractor makes his money on change orders. [The commission doesn't] know what they are in for."
Commissioners will discuss and approve one of three generator options: a 96 hour system for $105,000, a 48-hour option for $90,000, and a 48-hour that excludes some of marble hall for $75,000, They will review new locations for the farmers market and KCB Day. They will discuss and approve buying Builders Risk Insurance options: for a $1,000 deductible policy with a $36,538 premium, a $10,000 deductible premium policy with a $31,073 premium, or a policy with high deductible windstorm coverage and a $50,000 general deductible for a $111,000 premium.
Read the full Key Colony Beach City Commission Meeting Agenda and Packet.
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100% City Hall Design Drawings
The city commission held a special meeting in August for a presentation by CPH Architect Brandan DeCaro. The commission discussed the construction cost, rammed through the 100% design drawings, and approved the final bid package and contract.
Here is an abridged architectural plan showing the elevations and floor presented by CPH plus the elevation and 3D image from the citizen proposal to create a legal two story entry and to resolve the ADA access: http://peopleareasking.org/resources/100_submittal_set_floorplans-08-14-2025.pdf
KCBers are still very concerned that we're buying a five-six million dollar shopping center facade as the showpiece for the city despite the obvious violations of KCB ordinances, the probable violations of Florida Building Code and Florida statutes, the likelihood of an ADA lawsuit, and the concerns that there has been no citizen architectural review.
It is noteworthy that the simplest solution (first recommended at the beginning of this project) is to build the entrance lobby on ground level and floodproof it.
That simple solution eliminates ADA issues, eliminates parking lot issues, reduces the overall height of the building, and reduces costs.
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Here is an abridged architectural plan showing the elevations and floor presented by CPH plus the elevation and 3D image from the citizen proposal to create a legal two story entry and to resolve the ADA access: http://peopleareasking.org/resources/100_submittal_set_floorplans-08-14-2025.pdf
All the official "City Hall Renovation" documents released so far can be found here: https://keycolonybeach.net/about-our-city-2/city-hall-renovations
Click or tap here to email your questions and comments to the commissioners and city clerk to ask these and other questions about the plans.
Farmers Market
The KCB Farmers Market continues on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. through the season. The commission will review new locations for the farmers market at the meeting on Thursday, December 18.
Sewing Lessons
Sewing Lessons continue in Marble Hall on Wednesday at 2 - 4 p.m. The lessons repeat each Wednesday afternoon.
City Hall Groundbreaking
The city hall groundbreaking with signs, shovels, and hard hats will take place on Friday, December 19, at 9:30 a.m. The city will host the commission, other city officials, local and state dignitaries, and KCBers.
Sounds of the Season
Kirk of the Keys will host holiday carolers for a festive evening of music and community in Sunset Park on Sunday, December 21 at 5 p.m.
City Hall Closed
City Hall will be closed for Christmas on Thursday and Friday, December 25-26.
Download a `PDF of the City Hall comparison drawings
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