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Item C1 MEMORANDUM To: James Roberts, County Administrator From: Mark Rosch, Executive Director 'f\^. ~ Monroe County Land Authority ~ Date: . March 2, 2000 Subject: Land Authority Agenda Items for March 15/16, 2000 BOCC Meeting Please include the following item on the Board of County Commissioners agenda for the above referenced meeting at a time approximate. LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD 1. Approval of minutes for the February 17, 2000 and February 28, 2000 meetings. Ol..c I LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: March 15/16, 2000 Bulk Item: Yes No X Department: Land Authority Agenda Item Wording: Approval of minutes for the February 17, 2000 and February 28, 2000 meetings. Item Background: None. Advisory Committee Action: N/A Previous Governing Board Action: None. Staff Recommendation: Approval. Total Cost: $ Budgeted: Yes No Cost to Land Authority: $ Approved By: Attorney OMB/Purchasing Risk Management Executive Director Approval: ~. ~ \27- rk J. Rosch Documentation: Included: X To Follow: Not Required: Disposition: Agenda Item LA #1 MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD February 17, 2000 Meeting Minutes The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular meeting on Thursday, February 17, 2000 at the Key Largo Library, Chairman Nora Williams called the meeting to order at 10:55 AM, Answering roll call, in addition to Chairman Williams, were Mayor Shirley Freeman, Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey, Commissioner George Neugent, and Commissioner Mary Kay Reich. Also in attendance were Executive Director Mark Rosch, Office Manager Kimberly Nystrom, Counsel Larry Erskine, and members of the press and public. The first item was approval of minutes for the January 20, 2000 meeting, A motion was made by Commissioner Reich and seconded by Commissioner Neugent to approve the minutes as submitted. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0), The next item was approval of a resolution authorizing the conveyance of property located at 227 Virginia Street in Key West to the Bahama Conch Community Land Trust for affordable housing. Mr. Rosch discussed the item with the Board. A motion was made by Mayor Freeman and seconded by Commissioner Reich to approve the resolution as submitted, There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0). The next item was approval of a resolution authorizing a local contribution in the form of a mortgage to subsidize the Tradewinds Hammocks affordable housing development on Key Largo. Mr. Rosch and Counsel Erskine discussed the item with the Board, which would provide a 50-year, zero-interest $1,952,000 mortgage as a subsidy for the 122-unit Tradewinds Hammocks development. The following persons addressed the Board: Adam Koslofsky; Barry Patterson; Rex Sawdy; Jenny Bell-Thomson; Bob Robillard; Peter Rosasco, as the applicant; Jacqui McPhillips, as the applicant; Donald Craig, on behalf of the applicant; and Planning Director Marlene Conaway, A motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Mayor Freeman to deny the resolution. Roll call was as follows: Mayor Freeman, yes; Commissioner Harvey, no; Commissioner Neugent, yes; Commissioner Reich, no; Chairman Williams, no. The motion failed (2/3). A motion was made by Commissioner Harvey to approve the resolution with the following revisions: include the requirement that the housing may only be available to existing residents of Monroe County and change the reference in Section 3b from "Attachment A" to "Attachment B,II The motion died for lack of a second. A motion was made by Commissioner Harvey and seconded by Chairman Williams to approve the resolution with the following revisions: include the requirement that the housing may only be available to existing residents of Monroe County and change the reference in Section 3b from "Attachment A" to "Attachment B." A motion was made by Mayor Freeman and seconded by Commissioner Neugent to table the item, Roll call on the motion to table was as follows: Mayor Freeman, yes; Commissioner Harvey, no; Commissioner Neugent, yes; Commissioner Reich, yes; Chairman Williams, no, The motion carried (3/2) and the item was tabled. Page 1 of 2 t" There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 12:35 PM. Minutes prepared by: '\. 9)~ Mark J. R~h Executive Director Approved by the Board on: Page 2 of 2 MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD February 28, 2000 Meeting Minutes The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a special meeting on Monday, February 28, 2000 at the Masonic Lodge in Tavernier. Chairman Nora Williams called the meeting to order at 8:00 PM, Answering roll call, in addition to Chairman Williams, were Mayor Shirley Freeman, Commissioner Wilhelmina Harvey, Commissioner George Neugent, and Commissioner Mary Kay Reich. Also in attendance were Executive Director Mark Rosch, Office Manager Kimberly Nystrom, Counsel Larry Erskine, and members of the press and public. Mr. Rosch gave a brief report on the Fairgrounds property in Key West. He distributed to the Board a Florida Housing Finance Corporation application form to be signed by the Chairman as documentation that the Land Authority donated the Fairgrounds property to the Key West Housing Authority. The form will support the Housing Authority's request for State funding to develop the site with affordable housing. The next item was approval of a resolution authorizing a local contribution in the form of a mortgage to subsidize the Tradewinds Hammocks affordable housing development on Key Largo. This item was tabled at the February 17, 2000 meeting. Mr. Rosch discussed a revised resolution to provide a 50-year, zero-interest $1,089,000 mortgage as a subsidy for the 66-unit Tradewinds Hammocks Phase 1 development. The following persons addressed the Board: Barry Patterson; David Tuttle of MRT of the Florida Keys, as the applicant; Adam Koslofsky; Mary Hansley of the Land Authority Advisory Committee; Dennis Taylor; Jacqui McPhillips of Heritage Rural Housing, as the applicant; and Growth Management Director Tim McGarry. A motion was made by Commissioner Reich and seconded by Commissioner Harvey to approve the revised resolution. Peter Rosasco of MRT of the Florida Keys and Counsel Erskine addressed the Board. Roll call was as follows: Mayor Freeman, yes; Commissioner Harvey, yes; Commissioner Neugent, yes; Commissioner Reich, yes; Chairman Williams, yes. The motion carried (5/0). Mayor Freeman requested that staff include on the agenda for the next County Commission meeting a discussion of affordable housing policy. Mr. McGarry stated that the Growth Management Division agenda for next meeting will have an affordable housing item, although the scope of the item will be limited to the issues raised at the February 17, 2000 meeting. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:45 PM. Minutes prepared by: ~' ~ ~~ Mark J. Rosch Executive Director Approved by the Board on: