Walter Jenkins Retires

The FKCA President, Rudy Krause and Vice President, Murray Shatt attended the August 7th Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) meeting in Ft Lauderdale. They had the pleasure of meeting Chief David Hobbie and all the staff that was present at the meeting. They made some great contacts which I’m sure will help in opening the lines of communication. As some of you may know the Keys face

Walter Jenkins Retires

Next Members Meeting

We would like to thank Drew Trivette Growth Management Division Director and Bob Welsh, Building Official for the City of Marathon for their time and input at our July 17th meeting.

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New Tier System

As many of you may already know the Tier Sys-tem became effective October 29, 2007. Anyone with an application in ROGO should have already received a letter regarding vesting provisions and rescoring. A draft scoring has been placed on the Monroe County web site http://monroecofl.virtualtownhall.net/Pages/MonroeCoFL_Planning/ROGO look for Tier

rescore. The last day to submit a complete revision without penalty is December 8, 2007. If you have any questions concerning the Tier system or rescoring you should contact the Monroe County Planning Department at 289-2500.

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The Florida Keys Contractors Association will hold its next General Meeting Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at noon, at Sombrero Country Club in Marathon. HOT TOPIC SEWERS Meet our State Representative, Ron Saunders who will update us on the sewers and other issues as well as what he is trying to do to get an extension due to lack of money and how this may affect the building industry. Come out and meet Paul Kruger and Robert

Next General Meeting Kirby, Enforcement Section, U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers where they will discuss the En-forcement program's general goals of 1) assur-ing compliance with the Department of the Army's permits, illegal work, fines, penalties and 2) desire to maintain a level playing field for all in the Keys. They are doing some things differently in Monroe related to minor permits, that he will touch on. There will be a soup, salad, sandwich buffet available for purchase. If you have any ques-tions, please do not hesitate to call 743-9409.

Members Appreciation Night and Membership Drive “Outstanding and Excellent” We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended the Florida Keys Con-tractors Association Members Appreciation Night and Membership Drive on Friday, Decem-ber 12th. Thanks for your overwhelming support and the turnout of people representing a wide range of professions. There were contractors from loca-tions throughout the keys as well as our special guest, newly elected Sheriff Bob Peryam and his

wife Cindy. With the donations from every-one that attended, we were able to present a large amount of toys to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Toys for Keys Kids. As always, Sombrero Country Club & Staff did a great job; the food was fabulous and Sir Cedric kept us entertained throughout the evening. Thank you again for everyone’s hard work and success. See photos on page 7.

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THESE UPCOMING MEETINGS OF THE BOCC, BOCC WORKSHOP, COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION, CEB, BOAF AND MEETINGS FOR THE CITY OF MARATHON, CITY

OF KEY COLONY BEACH AND ISLAMORADA, VILLAGE OF ISLANDS

JANUARY & FEBRUARY, 2009

DATE TIME TYPE OF MEETING LOCATION 1/7 (Wed) 3:00pm Village Council Workshop Fire Station 20, 2nd Floor Islamorada, Village of Islands (81850 O/S Hwy) 1/8 (Thu) 5:30pm Regular Village Council Meeting Fire Station 20, 2nd Floor Islamorada, Village of Islands (81850 O/S Hwy) 1/8 (Thu) 9:30am KCB City Commission Meeting City Hall Key Colony Beach 1/12 (Mon) 5:30pm Local Planning Agency Fire Station 20 81850 O/S Hwy Islamorada, Village of Islands Islamorada 1/13 (Tue) 5:30pm Marathon City Council Meeting Marathon Gov. Center (2798 O/S Hwy, 2nd Floor) 1/14 (Wed) 9:30am KCB Code Enforcement Meeting City Hall Key Colony Beach 1/14 (Wed) 6:00pm City of Marathon Code Board Meeting Marathon Fire Station #14 (8900 O/S Hwy) 1/19 (Mon) 5:30pm City of Marathon Planning Marathon Fire Station #14 Commission Meeting (8900 O/S Hwy) 1/20 (Tue) 1:30pm Code Compliance Hearing Islamorada Public Library Islamorada, Village of Islands (81850 O/S Hwy) 1/21 (Wed) 9:30am KCB Planning & Zoning City Hall Key Colony Beach 1/21 (Wed) 3:00pm Village Council Workshop Fire Station 20, 2nd Floor Islamorada, Village of Islands (81850 O/S Hwy) 1/22 (Thur) 9:30am KCB City Commission Meeting City Hall Key Colony Beach 1/22 (Thur) 5:30pm Regular Village Council Meeting Fire Station 20, 2nd Floor Islamorada, Village of Islands (81850 O/S Hwy) 1/27 (Tue) 5:30pm Marathon City Council Meeting Marathon Gov. Center (2798 O/S Hwy, 2nd Floor) 1/28-1/29 9am BOCC Harvey Gov Center (Wed/Thu) (1200 Truman Ave, KW) 2/10 (Tue) 5:30pm Marathon City Council Meeting Marathon Gov. Center (2798 O/S Hwy, 2nd Floor) (continued on p. 3)

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Advertising in the FKCA Hotline is available to all members Member Rates: Business card size Ad - $14.59 per month ¼ page ad - $25.00 per month ½ page ad - $47.92 per month Non-Members are welcome to advertise, however Non-Member Rates are considerably higher.

JANUARY & FEBRUARY, 2009 (cont’d)

DATE TIME TYPE OF MEETING LOCATION 2/11 (Wed) 6:00pm City of Marathon Code Board Meeting Marathon Fire Station #14 (8900 O/S Hwy) 2/16 (Mon) 5:30pm City of Marathon Planning Marathon Fire Station #14 Commission Meeting (8900 O/S Hwy) 2/24 (Tue) 5:30pm Marathon City Council Meeting Marathon Gov. Center (2798 O/S Hwy, 2nd Floor) 2/18-2/19 9am BOCC Key Largo Library (Wed/Thu) (MM101, Tradewinds Shopping Ctr)

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7th Annual Golf Tournament Saturday April 18, 2009 Sombrero Country Club

Dust off those clubs!

Tournament information will be out in February

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New Members Welcome We welcome all new members into our organization by acknowledging them in our news-letter with a brief description of what services and products they offer. This month we welcome Floor Specialist Tile/Marble Contractors, Inc. , Carey and Knuth Electrical Contractors, Inc., and New Ventures of the Florida Keys, LLC.

Floor Specialist Tile / Marble Contractors, Inc. Roland Stuart and Efrain Marin are the owners. From 1991 to 2000, Floor Specialist has been designing and installing all types of tile and marble. In 2000 we opened a granite fabrication warehouse. We fabricate and install granite, marble, zodiaq, tra-vertine, semiprecious, and enviroglas stones. Our Mission is to provide top - quality interior and exterior residential and commercial installation and fabrication services of tile and granite. All of our fabrication is being done on location in Marathon - a service that all of our customers appreciate. Our office / warehouse is located at 935-10ih Street Gulf, Marathon. Phone 305-289- 8763, Fax 305-289-8764, e-mail: SGran-Fab@aol.com. Carey & Knuth Electrical Contractors, Inc. Owners I Officers Background: Charles E. Carey, President. Resident of Florida since 1973 and has been a Resident of Monroe County since 1988. State Certified Electrical Contractor, License #ECOOOO609. Gregory M, Knuth, SecretaryITreasurer. Resident of Florida since birth. Resides in Palm Beach County. State Certified Electrical Contractor, License #ECOOOI418. Chuck & Greg worked for Rigsby Electric from 1973 to 1981. Upon Mr. Rigsby's retirement in August of 1981 they purchased the company and all the assets, thus starting Carey & Knuth Electrical Contractors, Inc. Since incorporating, Carey & Knuth have been involved in all phases of electrical construction, from high-rise buildings and medical facilities to entire subdivisions, with houses ranging from 3,000 square feet to over 20,000 square feet. In order to stay abreast of the ever changing industry, the Owners, Superintendents and all of the Journeymen employed by the company regularly attend classes for continuing education as mandated by the DPR and the Electrical Contractor Licensing Board. New Ventures of the Florida Keys, LLC State Certified General Contractors - CGC040258; Partners: Tom Willi, Lanny Gardner, Mike Cunningham. Specializing in Project Development - concept through completion; permitting at the Federal, State and local level including ROGO & NROGO; Construction Management; Alternate Plan Review and Inspection Programs; Code Enforcement Violation Resolution and Mitigation; ADA Compliance Assistance; Complete Sewer Connection Services - residential and commer-cial. 22974 Overseas Hwy, Cudjoe Key, FL 33042, newventuresllc@bellsouth.net, 305-745-1673 office; 305-745-1674 fax; 305-395-9869 cellular.

We also welcome the following new members. More information about their businesses will be seen in future newsletters. McClains Mobile Service, Inc Perry BM McClain, owner, 29186 Rose Drive, Big Pine Key, FL, 33043, 305-395-0574 Ray’s Construction Services, Inc Steven Flood, owner, 1900 Avenue H, Marathon, FL, 33050, 305-731-8353 Edward Borysiewicz, Building Official, City of Key Colony Beach City of Key Colony Beach, Box 510141, Key Colony Beach, FL, 33051, 305-289-1212

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Letter From Our New President Being appointed by the Board of Directors as the new President of the FKCA is a great honor. I only hope that I can live up to the high standards of achievement that has been set by my predecessor. As in the past, my door is always open to our members for any assis-tance in any contracting issues that you may have. I would like to thank the Board of Directors for the con-fidence that they have in me to act as President of the FKCA, also a big thank you to Brenda McNalley for staying on as the Assistant to the President and the Board of Directors. We would not be able to fulfill our duties without her endless service. The Board of Directors would like to wish all of our members a happy, healthy, safe and prosperous New Year and a successful 2009. Respectfully, Chris Gratton, President Florida Keys Contractors Association

As the New Year is upon us, we hope that all our mem-bers have had a happy and healthy Holiday season, and that Santa was good to all. This new year comes with a few changes within our As-sociation. Jeff Ryder has decided to step down as a member of the Board of Directors. We appreciate his dedicated service as a longtime Director and look for-ward to Jeff still being an active member of the FKCA. Thank you Jeff for all your work. Another big change is that our President, Rudy Krause, has taken a position on the Contractors Examining Board with Monroe County. As a member of the CEB board Rudy will not be able to act as President of the FKCA. Rudy’s tireless efforts, unstoppable enthusiasm and unending dedication to the FKCA will surely be missed. Our Association under the guidance of Rudy Krause has gained tremendous clout within the South Florida building community. We wish him much success in his new endeavor as a member of the CEB board and look forward to seeing him at our General Membership meetings.

FKCA 2009 Board Openings This year the association has three Board positions open due to attrition along with adding additional positions. Below is a list of nominations that we have received. Pease take this opportunity to submit your vote. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. New Board Members will be announced at the General Membership Meeting on Tuesday, January 20, 2008

Nominees

[] John Annesser Atlantic Davits Boats Lifts, Upper Keys [] John Keller Paver Dave, Inc., Middle Keys [] Chuck Carey

Carey & Knuth Electrical Contractors, Upper Keys [] Greg Konrath

Marathon Garbage Services, Middle Keys [] Todd Childress Ernest E. Rhodes Plumbing, Inc., Middle Keys [] Tom Willi New Adventures of the Florida Keys, LLC, Lower Keys

Please select three (3) and either email your response to brendamcnalley@bellsouth.net or mail to FKCA, PO Box 522797, Marathon Shores, FL 33052 ALL BALLOTS NEED TO BE RECEIVED BY 5:00PM ON MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2009

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Mark Your Calendars for these FKCA Events Next General Meeting: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Annual Golf Tournament Saturday, April 18, 2009 Annual Dinner Dance Saturday, June 6, 2009

THERE’S NO “I” IN TEAM! Coming Together in the Workplace You’ve probably already heard the anecdote “there’s no ‘I’ in team,” probably back in grade school when playing a game of dodge ball. Well, this lesson does not stop at age 10—it is just as important to work as a team in a workplace setting as it was back then. It is even more important to act as a united team when it concerns everyone’s safety. A staff that pulls together can safely accom-plish whatever they set out to do. To be a team player: Ask for assistance. By seeking help from others, you are reducing the risk of accidents by not trying to do something on your own. Look out for other coworkers at all times and they will do the same for you. Analyze near-accidents carefully so similar incidents do not oc-cur in the future. Share your concerns and suggestions with coworkers and your supervisor, and encourage others to do the same. Whew! That Was a Close Call! The Hidden Meaning in Near-Misses

Have you ever had to slam on your brakes to avoid hitting the car

in front of you or catch your balance right before you took a tumble on an icy patch? These are certainly close calls, telling you to wake up and pay attention to your surroundings. Like the scenarios above, close calls or near-misses on the job should be converted into safety precautions; they are a big red flag that something is wrong, such as a machine is malfunction-ing, stock is not stacked adequately or someone has done some-thing unsafe. Employees just like you can handle these instances in a way that turns near-misses into learning experiences and prevents accidents from occurring. Think safety and take concern when near-misses occur. Correct the situation, remove the hazards that caused the near accident, and take the time to discuss the hazard and solution with your coworkers and supervisor.

Did You Know

The Stanley Cup is the only trophy in professional sports that is passed along from player to player during the summer that the team wins it. Talk about being true comrades in addition to team members!

Playing it Safe Newsletter

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Member Appreciation Night December 12, 2008

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HELPFUL CONTACTS: Monroe County Code Enforcement; Ronda Norma, Director; Norman-Ronda@MonroeCounty-FL.Gov City of Marathon Code Compliance; Michael Storm, Code Supervisor; faastc@ci.marathon.fl.us Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR); Bill Tejeda; Guillermo.tejeda@dbpr.state.fl.us Division of Worker’s Compensation, John Kulha, Compliance Investigator; john.kulha@myfloridacfo.com Army Corps Regulatory Program: USACE Home Page: www.saj.usace.army.mil Permit Listing: www.saj.usace.army.mil/regulatory/permitting_gp.htm

For information, please contact the FKCA at: P.O. Box 522797 Marathon Shores, FL 33052-2797 Tel. 305-743-9409 We’re on the web at: www.floridakeyscontractorsassoc.com

Our Board of Directors President Mr. Chris Gratton 305-481-1582 Vice President Mr. Murray Shatt, 305-745-2840 Secretary/Treasurer Mr. Brian Botsford 305-743-9644 Directors Mr. John Cherrybon 305-743-5800 Mr. Glenn Hewlett, 305-360-7033 Mr. Rob Holtry 305-304-8312 Mr. Bruce McClenithan, 305-852-4300 Life Directors Mr. James Aultman, 305-743-5984 Mr. Dale Baker, 305-743-3688 Ms. Mickee Brown, 305-522-0430 Mr. William J.C. Devitt, 305-743-5438 Mr. David Tuttle, 305-872-9087 Administrative Assistant to the Board Ms. Brenda McNalley, 305-743-5984

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