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LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:Division:
December 15, 2010 Land Authority
Bulk Item:Staff Contact / Phone #:
Yes No X Mark Rosch / 295-5180
__________________________________________________________________________________
Agenda Item Wording:
Selection of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Governing Board.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Item Background:
Florida Statutes section 380.0663 requires the Land Authority Governing Board to
select a Chairman and Vice Chairman on an annual basis. Each commissioner is eligible to serve as
Chairman or Vice Chairman and the statute does not limit the number of terms a commissioner may
hold either position.
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Advisory Committee Action:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Previous Governing Board Action:
Last year the Board selected Kim Wigington as Chairman and
Commissioner Neugent as Vice Chairman.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Contract/Agreement Changes:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Staff Recommendation:
Pleasure of the Board.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Total Cost:Indirect Cost:Budgeted:
$ $____________ Yes No.
Cost to Land Authority:Source of Funds:
$ .
Approved By:
Attorney County Land Steward .
Documentation:
Included: X To Follow: Not Required: .
Disposition:
Agenda Item ____
LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:Division:
December 15, 2010 Land Authority
Bulk Item:Staff Contact / Phone #:
Yes No X Mark Rosch / 295-5180
__________________________________________________________________________________
Agenda Item Wording:
Approval of a resolution electing the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the
Governing Board.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Item Background:
This is an annual action by the Board.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Advisory Committee Action:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Previous Governing Board Action:
This is an annual action by the Board.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Contract/Agreement Changes:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Staff Recommendation:
Approval
__________________________________________________________________________________
Total Cost:Indirect Cost:Budgeted:
$ $____________ Yes No.
Cost to Land Authority:Source of Funds:
$ .
Approved By:
Attorney X County Land Steward .
Documentation:
Included: X To Follow: Not Required: .
Disposition:
Agenda Item ____
RESOLUTION NO. ___________
A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE COUNTY
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY ELECTING A
CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN.
______________________________________________
WHEREAS, pursuant to Florida Statutes section 380.0663, it is necessary for the members of
the Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority to elect a
Chairman and Vice Chairman for said Board, NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY:
Section 1. That Commissioner ________________________________________ is hereby
elected as Chairman of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority.
Section 2. That Commissioner ________________________________________ is hereby
elected as Vice Chairman of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority at a
regular meeting on this 15th day of December, 2010.
(Seal)
ATTEST: MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
________________________ ________________________
Mark J. Rosch Chairman
Executive Director
Approved As To Form:
________________________
Larry R. Erskine
LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:Division:
December 15, 2010 Land Authority
Bulk Item:Staff Contact / Phone #:
Yes No X Mark Rosch / 295-5180
__________________________________________________________________________________
Agenda Item Wording:
Approval of a resolution regarding the execution of all legal papers on behalf
of the Land Authority.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Item Background:
This is an annual action by the Board.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Advisory Committee Action:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Previous Governing Board Action:
This is an annual action by the Board.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Contract/Agreement Changes:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Staff Recommendation:
Approval
__________________________________________________________________________________
Total Cost:Indirect Cost:Budgeted:
$ $____________ Yes No.
Cost to Land Authority:Source of Funds:
$ .
Approved By:
Attorney X County Land Steward .
Documentation:
Included: X To Follow: Not Required: .
Disposition:
Agenda Item ____
RESOLUTION NO. ___________
A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE COUNTY
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY REGARDING THE
EXECUTION OF ALL LEGAL PAPERS ON BEHALF OF THE
LAND AUTHORITY.
______________________________________________
WHEREAS, the members of the Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan
Land Authority have elected a Chairman and Vice Chairman; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Chairman and Vice Chairman of said Board to sign
warrants, legal documents and papers, and other instruments on behalf of the Monroe County
Comprehensive Plan Land Authority, NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY:
Section 1. That Chairman _________________________________ and Executive Director
Mark J. Rosch are hereby authorized to sign warrants, legal documents and papers, and other
instruments on behalf of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority in accordance
with the internal control requirements of Resolution 04-1997 and staff is directed to prepare a
facsimile stamp of the Chairman’s signature in furtherance thereof.
Section 2. That in Chairman _________________________________ absence, Vice Chairman
_________________________________ and Executive Director Mark J. Rosch are hereby
authorized to sign warrants, legal documents and papers, and other instruments on behalf of
the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority in accordance with the internal control
requirements of Resolution 04-1997.
Section 3. That the presently authorized signatures validating Land Authority checks are
hereby continued for sixty days from this date in order to meet payroll and other necessary
obligations.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority at a
regular meeting on this 15th day of December, 2010.
(Seal)
ATTEST: MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
________________________ ________________________
Mark J. Rosch Chairman
Executive Director
Approved As To Form:
________________________
Larry R. Erskine
LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:Division:
December 15, 2010 Land Authority
Bulk Item:Staff Contact / Phone #:
Yes No X Mark Rosch / 295-5180
__________________________________________________________________________________
Agenda Item Wording:
Approval of the minutes for the November 17, 2010 meeting.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Item Background:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Advisory Committee Action:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Previous Governing Board Action:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Contract/Agreement Changes:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Staff Recommendation:
Approval
__________________________________________________________________________________
Total Cost:Indirect Cost:Budgeted:
$ $____________ Yes No.
Cost to Land Authority:Source of Funds:
$ .
Approved By:
Attorney County Land Steward .
Documentation:
Included: X To Follow: Not Required: .
Disposition:
Agenda Item ____
MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
GOVERNING BOARD
November 17, 2010 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at the Nelson Government and Cultural Center
located at 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida. Chairman Kim Wigington called the
meeting to order at 9:36 AM. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman
Wigington, were Mayor Heather Carruthers, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, Commissioner
George Neugent, and Commissioner David Rice. 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 on the agenda was approval of the minutes for the October 20, 2010 meeting. A
motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Mayor Carruthers to approve the
minutes as submitted. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
The next item was approval to purchase the following property for conservation:
a) Block 1, Lot 6, Paradise Point; Block 1, Lot 7, Largo City; and Block 9, Lots 3-12, Largo
Gardens, Key Largo at a total cost of $45,902.25;
b) Block 49, Lot 10 and Block 53, Lots 3-5, Port Pine Heights Second Addition, Big Pine Key at
a total cost of $100,818.50; and
c) Block 25, Lot 16, Sands, Big Pine Key at a total cost of $16,743.50.
A motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Neugent to
approve the purchase of each of the above properties. There being no objections, the motion
carried (5/0).
Mr. Rosch advised the Board that the annual selection of chairman and vice chairman will occur
at next month’s meeting.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:38 AM.
Minutes prepared by: __________________________
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on: __________________________
LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:Division:
December 15, 2010 Land Authority
Bulk Item:Contact / Phone #:
Yes No X Mark Rosch / 295-5180
__________________________________________________________________________________
Agenda Item Wording:
Approval to purchase Block 3, Lot 23, Ocean Park Village, Key Largo for
conservation.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Item Background:
This item is proposed to protect natural resources and property rights pursuant to
County Commission Resolution 189-2010 (ROGO administrative relief).
The subject property consists of a 6,000 square foot lot on Beach Road near mile marker 93 on the
oceanside of Tavernier. The property has a tier designation of Tier 3A – Special Protection Area, a
zoning designation of Improved Subdivision, and vegetation consisting of tropical hardwood hammock
with some disturbance from fill and a cinderblock wall. The owner has agreed to sell the property for a
price of $25,000.
The estimated closing costs for this transaction are listed in the agenda documentation.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Advisory Committee Action:
On November 19, 2010 the Committee voted 4/0 to approve this item.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Previous Governing Board Action:
Sitting as the County Commission, the Board adopted Resolution
189-2010 on June 16, 2010, requesting the Land Authority to offer to purchase the property as
administrative relief. On August 18, 2010 the Board reconsidered and confirmed the June 16, 2010
action.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Contract/Agreement Changes:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Staff Recommendation:
Approval
__________________________________________________________________________________
Total Cost:Indirect Cost:Budgeted:
$ 25,787.25 $______ Yes X No.
Cost to Land Authority:Source of Funds:
$ 25,787.25 Land Authority
(Tourist Impact Tax and State Park Surcharge)
Approved By:
Attorney X County Land Steward X .
Documentation:
Included: X To Follow: Not Required: .
Disposition:
Agenda Item ____
PURCHASE CONTRAC
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12/15/10
PurchaseTitleAttorneyRecordingTotal
PropertyPriceSurveyInsuranceFeeFeeCosts
Ocean Park Village$25,000.00N/A$268.75$500.00$18.50$25,787.25
Block 3, Lot 23
Seller: Triple J Investments, Inc.
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AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF LANDS
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this ______ day of __________________, 2010, is by
and between
Triple J Investments, Inc.
hereinafter style the Seller(s), for themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
assigns, and the MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY (hereinafter,
"Land Authority") acting by and through the Executive Director of the LAND AUTHORITY.
WITNESSETH:
1. In consideration of Ten Dollars ($10.00) in hand, paid by the LAND AUTHORITY, the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, the Seller(s) agree to sell to the LAND AUTHORITY certain lands
$25,000.00
upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, and for the price of for all of the
lands and other interests, which lands shall include all tenements, hereditaments, together with all
water and other rights, easements, appurtenances, and any and all of the Seller’s rights in or
arising by reason of ownership thereunto belonging, owned by them, situate and lying in the
County of Monroe, State of Florida, more particularly described as follows; to-wit:
Block 3, Lot 23, Ocean Park Village (PB 4-14)
RE# 00446010-000000
2. The Seller(s) agree that they have full right, power and authority to convey, and that they will
convey to the LAND AUTHORITY the fee simple title together with legal and practical access
thereto clear, free and unencumbered, except subject to the following easements or reservations:
Existing easements for canals, ditches, flumes, pipelines, railroads, public highways and roads,
telephone, telegraph, power transmission lines and public utilities.
The LAND AUTHORITY, at the LAND AUTHORITY’S expense, within the time allowed to deliver
evidence of title and to examine same, may have the real property surveyed and certified by a
registered Florida surveyor. If the survey discloses encroachments on the real property or that
improvements located thereon encroach on setback lines, easements, lands of others, or violate
any restrictions, contract covenants, or applicable governmental regulations, the same shall
constitute a title defect.
Seller(s) shall convey a marketable title subject only to the aforementioned liens, encumbrances,
exceptions or qualification set forth herein. Marketable title shall be determined according to
applicable title standards adopted by authority of the Florida Bar and in accordance with law. The
LAND AUTHORITY shall have sixty (60) days from the effective date of this Agreement in which to
examine title. If title is found defective, the LAND AUTHORITY shall, within this specified time
period, notify Seller(s) in writing specifying defect(s). If the defect(s) render title unmarketable the
Seller(s) will have one hundred twenty (120) days from receipt of notice within which to remove
the defect(s), failing which the LAND AUTHORITY shall have the option of either accepting the
title as it then is or rescinding the contract herein; thereupon the LAND AUTHORITY and the
Seller(s) shall release one another of all further obligations under this Agreement. The Seller(s)
will, if title is found unmarketable, use diligent effort to correct defect(s) in title within the time
provided therefore, including the bringing of necessary suits.
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3. The Seller(s) further agree not to do, or suffer others to do, any act by which the value or title to
said lands may be diminished or encumbered. It is further agreed that any loss or damage
occurring prior to the vesting of satisfactory title in the LAND AUTHORITY by reasons of the
unauthorized cutting or removal of products therefrom, or because of fire, shall be borne by the
Seller(s); and that, in the event any such loss or damage occurs, the LAND AUTHORITY may
refuse, without liability, to accept conveyance of said lands, or it may elect to accept conveyance
upon an equitable adjustment of the purchase price.
4. The Seller(s) further agree that during the period covered by this instrument officers and
accredited agents of the LAND AUTHORITY shall have at all proper times the unrestricted right
and privilege to enter upon said lands for all proper and lawful purposes, including examination of
said lands and the resources upon them. The Seller(s) hereby waive their rights to any and all
claims against the LAND AUTHORITY or Monroe County associated with, or arising from
ownership of, said lands and this waiver shall survive closing.
5. The Seller(s) will execute and deliver upon demand of the proper officials and agents of the LAND
AUTHORITY a good and sufficient deed of warranty conveying to the LAND AUTHORITY a safe
title to the said lands of such character as to be satisfactory to the legal counsel of the LAND
AUTHORITY and said deed shall provide that the use, occupation and operation of the rights-of-
way, easements and reservations retained therein, shall be subordinate to and subject to such
rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the LAND AUTHORITY governing the use,
occupation, protection and administration of lands.
6. In consideration whereof the LAND AUTHORITY agrees that it will purchase all of said lands and
$25,000.00
other interests at the price of . The LAND AUTHORITY further agrees that, after the
preparation, execution, delivery and recordation of the deed, and after the legal counsel of the
LAND AUTHORITY shall have approved the title thus vested in the LAND AUTHORITY, it will
cause to be paid to the Seller(s) the purchase price by a check drawn on the account of the LAND
AUTHORITY. The LAND AUTHORITY shall pay the following expenses associated with the
conveyance of the property: deed recording fees, settlement fees, abstract fees, title examination
fees, the Buyer's attorney's fees, and title insurance, as well as the prorata share of prepaid real
property taxes allocable to the period subsequent to the vesting of title in the LAND AUTHORITY,
or the effective date of possession of such real property by the same, whichever is earlier. The
Seller(s) shall pay the expenses of documentary stamps to be affixed to the deed and the removal
of trash and debris from the property, if any, and real estate commissions, if any. Full possession
of the premises shall pass to the LAND AUTHORITY as of the date payment is made to the
Seller(s) subject only to the reservations stated in Section 2 above.
7. It is mutually agreed that an abstract, title insurance policy or other evidence of title to the property
herein contracted to be sold, satisfactory to the legal counsel of the LAND AUTHORITY will be
obtained by the LAND AUTHORITY at its expense. The Seller(s) expressly agree herein to
furnish to the LAND AUTHORITY any documents in Seller(s)'s possession establishing evidence
of title including, but not limited to, abstracts, title commitments, title policies and opinions of title.
8. It is mutually understood and agreed that the LAND AUTHORITY may assign this contract.
9. It shall be the obligation of the Seller(s) to pay all taxes and assessments outstanding as liens at
the date title vests of record in the LAND AUTHORITY, whether or not such taxes and
assessments are then due and payable.
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10. It is mutually understood and agreed that notice of acceptance of this agreement shall be given to
the Seller(s) by mail addressed to the Seller(s) at the following address:
135 N. Airport Road
Tavernier, FL 33070
and shall be effective upon date of mailing and shall be binding upon all of the Seller(s) without
sending a separate notice to each, except as such obligation may be affected by the provisions of
paragraph 6 hereof.
11. The property shall be delivered at closing free of any tenant or occupancy whatsoever.
12. The effective date of this agreement shall be that date when the last one of the Seller(s) and the
LAND AUTHORITY has signed this agreement.
November 15, 2010
13. If the Seller(s) wish to proceed with this transaction, the Seller(s) have until
to sign and return this contract to the LAND AUTHORITY. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, the closing of this transaction is contingent upon approval by the
Advisory Committee and Governing Board of the LAND AUTHORITY, failing which the LAND
AUTHORITY and the Seller(s) shall release one another of all further obligations under this
Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller(s) have hereunto signed their names and affixed their respective
seals on the day first above written and therefore the Seller(s) for and in consideration of the Ten
Dollars ($10.00) hereinabove acknowledge as received, have and do hereby grant unto the LAND
AUTHORITY or its authorized representative, or any other office or agent of the LAND AUTHORITY
authorized to purchase said lands, the option and right to enter into this Agreement for Purchase
within sixty (60) days from the execution thereof by the Seller(s), and to purchase said lands as herein
provided.
Triple J Investments, Inc.
Seller/
Joseph J. Frins, Jr., Director
By:
________________________ ___________ __________________ ________________
Signature Date Federal Tax ID Number Phone Number
Lisa A. Frins, Director
By:
________________________ ___________ __________________ ________________
Signature Date Federal Tax ID Number Phone Number
The MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY, acting by and through its
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR in accordance with Resolution 09-2004, has executed this agreement on
behalf of the MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY this ______ day of
______________________, 2010.
MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
(Seal)
________________________________
Mark J. Rosch, Executive Director
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LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:Division:
December 15, 2010 Land Authority
Bulk Item:Contact / Phone #:
Yes No X Mark Rosch / 295-5180
__________________________________________________________________________________
Agenda Item Wording:
Approval to accept the donation of seven parcels on Key Largo, Big Pine Key,
Little Torch Key, and Summerland Key for conservation.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Item Background:
The subject property consists of seven environmentally sensitive parcels
designated Tier 1 – Natural Area totaling 4.4 acres. See the attached documentation for additional
details regarding each parcel.
In 2007 the Land Authority entered into a contract to purchase the property for $16,112.65. The Land
Authority also waived the requirement for a recorded right of access for the Summerland Key parcel.
However, the transaction did not close because the seven parcels are encumbered with liens in favor of
Monroe County due to code violations on other properties owned by the Seller.
As part of a recently negotiated settlement with the Monroe County Code Compliance Department to
release the liens, the Seller proposes to donate rather than sell the seven parcels to the Land Authority.
The estimated closing costs for this transaction are listed in the agenda documentation.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Advisory Committee Action:
On November 19, 2010 the Committee voted 4/0 to approve this item.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Previous Governing Board Action:
On November 14, 2007 the Board approved purchasing the
property for $16,112.65 and waiving the requirement for a recorded right of access to the Summerland
Key parcel.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Contract/Agreement Changes:
The Land Authority will receive the property as a donation rather than
a purchase.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Staff Recommendation:
Accept the property as a donation and waive the requirement for a recorded
right of access to the Summerland Key parcel.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Total Cost:Indirect Cost:Budgeted:
$ 768.50 $________ Yes X No.
Cost to Land Authority:Source of Funds:
$ 768.50 Land Authority
(Tourist Impact Tax and State Park Surcharge)
Approved By:
Attorney X County Land Steward X .
Documentation:
Included: X To Follow: Not Required: .
Disposition:
Agenda Item ____
LAND DONATION
12/15/10
PurchaseTitleAttorneyRecordingTotal
PropertyPriceSurvey SearchFeeFeeCosts
Harris Ocean Park Estates$0.00N/A$250.00$500.00$18.50$768.50
Block 7, Lot 38;
Pine Key Acres
Tract JR, IS, IT and QG;
Windward Beach Estates
Block 3, Lot 5; and
Summerland Estates
RE#00200690-000100
Donor: Fudiciary Trust Co. as Trustee
of the Alain de Pierrefeu Trust
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LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:Division:
December 15, 2010 Land Authority
Bulk Item:Contact / Phone #:
Yes No X Mark Rosch / 295-5180
__________________________________________________________________________________
Agenda Item Wording:
Approval to accept the donation of Tract 1, Lots 20 and 21, Paradise Point
Addition on Key Largo for conservation.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Item Background:
This acquisition is proposed to protect the natural environment.
The subject property consists of a 10,500 square foot parcel on an unnamed, unbuilt road near mile
marker 105 on the bayside of Key Largo. The property has a tier designation of Tier 1 – Natural Area,
a zoning designation of Native Area, and mangrove vegetation. As a general policy, the Land Authority
does not purchase mangrove lots unless they are part of a larger acquisition that includes non-
mangrove property. The owner has agreed to donate the property to the Land Authority.
The estimated closing costs for this transaction are listed in the agenda documentation.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Advisory Committee Action:
On November 19, 2010 the Committee voted 4/0 to approve this item.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Previous Governing Board Action:
None.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Contract/Agreement Changes:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Staff Recommendation:
Approval
__________________________________________________________________________________
Total Cost:Indirect Cost:Budgeted:
$ 643.50 $________ Yes X No.
Cost to Land Authority:Source of Funds:
$ 643.50 Land Authority
(Tourist Impact Tax and State Park Surcharge)
Approved By:
Attorney X County Land Steward X .
Documentation:
Included: X To Follow: Not Required: .
Disposition:
Agenda Item ____
LAND DONATION
12/15/10
PurchaseTitleAttorneyRecordingTotal
PropertyPriceSurvey SearchFeeFeeCosts
Paradise Point Addition$0.00N/A$125.00$500.00$18.50$643.50
Tract 1, Lots 20 and 21
Donor: Gwendolyn Ford
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LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:Division:
December 15, 2010 Land Authority
Bulk Item:Contact / Phone #:
Yes No X Mark Rosch / 295-5180
__________________________________________________________________________________
Agenda Item Wording:
Approval to add 2700-2706 Flagler Avenue in Key West to the Acquisition List
as an affordable housing site in partnership with the Key West Housing Authority and Samuel’s House,
Inc.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Item Background:
This item was tabled by the Board on September 15, 2010. The item is back on
the agenda at the request of Commissioner Neugent.
The original September 15, 2010 agenda item is attached, together with an update of events that have
occurred since that date, a summary of issues and concerns associated with the project site, and
correspondence between Mayor Carruthers and Elmira Leto regarding questions about the project.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Advisory Committee Action:
On July 28, 2010 the Committee voted 3/0 to approve adding the
property to the Acquisition List with two conditions. The first condition has been met, which was for the
City Commission to adopt a new nominating resolution identifying the Key West Housing Authority as
the entity to take title. The Committee’s second condition was for the wetland portion of the site to be
preserved in perpetuity.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Previous Governing Board Action:
On September 15, 2010 the Board tabled the item.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Contract/Agreement Changes:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Staff Recommendation:
Pleasure of the Board.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Total Cost:Indirect Cost:Budgeted:
$ To be determined $________ Yes No.
Cost to Land Authority:Source of Funds:
$ To be determined Land Authority
(Tourist Impact Tax collected in Key West)
Approved By:
Attorney X County Land Steward .
Documentation:
Included: X To Follow: Not Required: .
Disposition:
Agenda Item ____
Events Since the Board’s September 15, 2010 Motion to Table
1. October 7, 2010 was the deadline for submitting grant applications through the Southernmost
Homeless Assistance League (SHAL) for Homeless Housing Assistance grants from the Florida
Department of Children and Family Services. Samuel’s House did not submit an application.
2. On October 19, 2010 the Klaus Murphy Charitable Foundation approved providing a grant to
Samuel’s House toward the purchase of the property. The amount of the grant is $100,000 per
year for five years beginning in October 2011, subject to Samuel’s House providing acceptable
annual progress reports.
3. On November 1, 2010 Samuel’s House’s contract to purchase the property from the Archdiocese of
Miami for $1,970,000 expired.
4. Samuel’s House CEO Elmira Leto has threatened to file a lawsuit against the Land Authority if the
Land Authority does not participate in the project.
Summary of Issues and Concerns Related to the Project Site
1. The project is predicated on relocating St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen offsite to a location which is yet to
be determined. The successful relocation of the soup kitchen is not a certainty. Attempts to find a
suitable new location for the soup kitchen have been unsuccessful to date.
2. The project is supportive housing and is not the type of affordable housing in which the Land
Authority typically participates. Approving this agenda item will likely encourage more requests for
social service based projects.
3. The non-mangrove portion of the property is zoned Public and Semi-public Services. According to
the Key West City Code (Section 122-1017), the only residential uses permitted in this zoning
district are nursing homes, rest homes, and convalescent homes.
4. The property is encumbered with 20-year restrictions in favor of HUD pursuant to a $180,000 grant
to Catholic Charities in 2003.
5. The property is encumbered with 5-year restrictions in favor of Florida Department of Children and
Family Services pursuant to a $92,000 soft mortgage loan to Catholic Charities in 2008.
6. The property is already owned by a charitable organization (the Archdiocese of Miami), is already
operated by a charitable organization (Catholic Charities), and has already received considerable
funding from State and Federal agencies.
7. The real estate agent that has been marketing the property to the Land Authority is also a deacon
with the Archdiocese of Miami (Peter Batty).
8. Section 3 of the City’s nominating resolution (Resolution No. 10-246) includes a provision that the
project remain “as presented to the City Commission and as it exists today, with 20 transitional
beds, ten HUD units, one residential housing unit and services for homeless men.”
LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:Division:
September 15, 2010 Land Authority
September 15, 2010
Bulk Item:Contact / Phone #:
Yes No X Mark Rosch / 295-5180
__________________________________________________________________________________
Agenda Item Wording:
Approval to add 2700-2706 Flagler Avenue in Key West to the Acquisition List
as an affordable housing site in partnership with the Key West Housing Authority and Samuel’s House,
Inc.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Item Background:
The Key West City Commission has nominated the subject property for Land
Authority funding via Resolutions 10-246 and 09-290. Resolution 10-246 requests the Key West
Housing Authority to purchase the site and subsequently lease the site to Samuel’s House, Inc.
Samuel’s House proposes to operate the site as “managed care/supportive rental housing for men,
women, and families who are qualified as infirmed, handicapped and/or special needs eligible under
federal and Florida law.” See the attached summary of the Samuel’s House proposal for details.
The Archdiocese of Miami has entered into an option contract with Samuel’s House to sell the property
for $1,970,000, which equates to $179,090 per existing dwelling unit. The level of Land Authority
participation in this acquisition, if any, would be determined at a future meeting following the completion
of appraisals. The addition of property to the Acquisition List is a preliminary, non-binding step
indicating the Board’s desire to pursue the property.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Advisory Committee Action:
On July 28, 2010 the Committee voted 3/0 to approve adding the
property to the Acquisition List with two conditions. The first condition has been met, which was for the
City Commission to adopt a new nominating resolution identifying the Key West Housing Authority as
the entity to take title. The Committee’s second condition was for the wetland portion of the site to be
preserved in perpetuity.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Previous Governing Board Action:
None
__________________________________________________________________________________
Contract/Agreement Changes:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Staff Recommendation:
Pleasure of the Board.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Total Cost:Indirect Cost:Budgeted:
$ To be determined $________ Yes No.
Cost to Land Authority:Source of Funds:
$ To be determined Land Authority
(Tourist Impact Tax collected in Key West)
Approved By:
Attorney X County Land Steward .
Documentation:
Included: X To Follow: Not Required: .
Disposition:
Agenda Item ____
Documentation Included:
Page 3 Summary of Samuel’s House Proposal
Page 4 Aerial Photograph of Subject Property
Pages 5-7 SFWMD Informal Wetland Determination
Pages 8-10 Key West City Commission Resolution 10-246 (Re-nominating the property)
Pages 11-12 Key West City Commission Resolution 09-290 (Nominating the property)
Pages 13-87 Attachments to Key West City Commission Resolution 09-290
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LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:Division:
December 15, 2010 Land Authority
Bulk Item:Contact / Phone #:
Yes No X Chairman Wigington 292-3440
__________________________________________________________________________________
Agenda Item Wording:
Chairman Wigington - Approval to appoint Susan V. Sprunt to the Land
Authority Advisory Committee.
__________________________________________________________________________________
Item Background:
Dr. Sprunt is a resident of Plantation Key and, in accordance with Section 2-
400(a)(5) of Monroe County Code, will serve as the representative of a not-for-profit corporation or
association dedicated to the acquisition of land for conservation and preservation purposes. Dr. Sprunt
will represent the Florida Audubon Society, Inc. (Audubon of Florida).
__________________________________________________________________________________
Advisory Committee Action:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Previous Governing Board Action:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Contract/Agreement Changes:
N/A
__________________________________________________________________________________
Commissioner’s Recommendation:
Approval
__________________________________________________________________________________
Total Cost:Indirect Cost:Budgeted:
$ $____________ Yes No.
Cost to Land Authority:Source of Funds:
$ .
Approved By:
Attorney County Land Steward .
Documentation:
Included: X To Follow: Not Required: .
Disposition:
Agenda Item ____
Monroe County Board and Committees
Appointment Information
Board or Committee: Land Authority Advisory Committee
Appointing Commissioner: Commissioner Kim Wigington
Appointee: Susan V. Sprunt
Address: PO Box 66
Tavernier, FL 33070
Phone Number: (305) 852-1920
Original Appointment: December 15, 2010
Reappointment: N/A
Date New Term Expires: October 20, 2012
Person Being Replaced: N/A
Fulfilling Term of: N/A
Other Information: Environmental representative, per Section 2-400(a), Monroe
County Code
CV
URRICULUMITAE
SUSAN V. SPRUNT
Address: Post Office Box 66 email: spruntsv@gmail.com
Tavernier, Florida 33070 telephone: (305) 852-1920
USA
Degrees: Ph.D. Botany, Miami University, August 2010
M.L.A. Landscape Architecture, Florida International University, 1993
B.S. Agriculture, University of Florida (with Honors), 1988
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ROFESSIONALXPERIENCE
2005-2010: Doctoral Candidate, Botany Department, Miami University, Oxford Ohio.
1989-present: Scientific/Environmental Advisor-Planner, owner and operator, Environmental
Consulting Systems, Inc., Tavernier, Florida.
Fall 2004: Teaching Assistant, Botany Department, Miami University
General Biology (BMZ 115)
Spring 2005: Teaching Assistant, Botany Department, Miami University
Plants Humanity & Environment (BOT 131)
Fall 2005: Research Assistant, Botany Department, Miami University, W. S. Turrell Herbarium
Spring 2006: Teaching Assistant, Botany Department, Miami University
General Botany (BOT 191)
Fall 2006: Teaching Assistant, Botany Department, Miami University
Plant Taxonomy (BOT 191)
Spring 2007: Teaching Assistant, Botany Department, Miami University
General Botany (BOT 191)
Visiting Scholar, Botany Department, Natural History Museum, London, UK
Spring 2008: Teaching Assistant, Botany Department, Miami University
General Botany (BOT 191)
Fall 2008: Head Teaching Assistant, Botany Department, Miami University
Plants Humanity & Environment (BOT 131)
1976-2003: Assisting Alexander Sprunt IV, National Audubon Society, Research Director on
extensive naturalist trips in Trinidad, Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas
Susan V. Sprunt – Curriculum Vitae 2
RI
ESEARCHNTERESTS
Primarily plant taxonomy and morphology; conservation biology; phylogenetic systematics; and the
natural history of The Bahamas and Florida Keys. My dissertation research involves the systematics
of the epiphytic fern species Pleopeltis polypodioides (resurrection fern). This group is currently
defined as six varieties/subspecies with a wide distribution in the New World and one subspecies in
Southern Africa. I will be utilizing both morphological and molecular data to determine if the group
is monophyletic and the relationship among the putative taxa.
MPSO
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EMBERSHIPNROFESSIONALOCIETIES AND RGANIZATIONS
American Fern Society International Association for Plant Taxonomy
American Society of Plant Taxonomists International Association of Pteridologists
Bahamas National Trust The Scientific Research Society ()
SIGMA XI
Botanical Society of America
GS A RS1990
RANTS,CHOLORSHIPSANDWARDSECEIVEDINCE
Judith Seymour Memorial Scholarship, The Villagers, Inc., Coral Gables, Florida. 1990. $1,500.00.
Crane Point Hammock Environmental/Restoration Design. Masters Thesis research.
Key West Garden Club, Key West, Florida. 2005. $3,000.00. Dissertation Research: Morphological
and Biosystematic Analysis of Pleopeltis polypodioides (L.) Watt Species Complex.
Willard S. Turrell Herbarium Grant, Miami University. 2006. $3,968.00 Grant # 203, “A joint
proposal for collecting “Puerto Rican Microlepidoptera”, partial funding for dissertation
research for field studies in Puerto Rico.
Willard S. Turrell Herbarium Grant, Miami University. 2007. $1,950.00. Dissertation Research for
Field Studies: Morphological and Biosystematic Analysis of Pleopeltis polypodioides (L.)
Watt Species Complex.
Academic Challenge Grant, Botany Department, Miami University. 2007-2008. $2,000.00.
Molecular studies for dissertation research: Morphological and Biosystematic Analysis of
Pleopeltis polypodioides (L.) Watt Species Complex.
Key West Garden Club, Key West, Florida. 2007. $3,000.00. Dissertation Research: Morphological
and Biosystematic Analysis of Pleopeltis polypodioides (L.) Watt Species Complex.
Doctoral-Undergraduate Opportunities for Scholarship (DUOS), Miami University. 2007. $1,000.00.
Investigation of Morphological and Chromosomal Differences in Polypodium polypodioides
(L.) Watt..
Edgar T. Wherry Award, Pteridological Section & American Fern Society, Botanical Society of
America Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island. 2010. Best paper presented during the
contributed papers session of the Pteridological Section.
Pteridological Section & American Fern Society Student Travel Award, Botanical Society of
America Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island. 2010. $400.00. Travel money for the
annual meeting of the Botanical Society of America.
Susan V. Sprunt – Curriculum Vitae 3
PRP
EEREVIEWED UBLICATIONS
Shaw, S.W., S.V. Sprunt, and M.S. Barker. 2008. Contribution to the pteridophyte flora of Puerto
Rico.American Fern Journal. 98(2): 107-111.
Sprunt, S. V. 1997. Landscape Design Concepts for Energy Conservation.The Florida Keys
Environmental Story A Panorama o the Environment, Culture and History of Monroe
County, Florida. Pp. 191-192, Seacamp Association, Inc., Big Pine Key, Florida.
PRMIP
EEREVIEWDANUSCRIPTS – NREPARATION
Sprunt, S. V., Harald Schneider; Linda E. Watson; Stephen J. Russell; Adriana Navarro-Gomez; and
R. James Hickey. In Review. Exploring the molecular phylogeny and biogeography of
Pleopeltis polypodioides (Polypodiacea, Polypodiidea) inferred from plastid DNA
sequences. Systematic Botany. 99% complete, submission to be in late 2009.
PPPM
RESENTED APERS AT ROFESSIONALEETINGS ()
ABSTRACT NOT PUBLISHED
1988
Sprunt, S. V. and George E. Fitzpatrick. 1998. A landscape design created to provide low
maintenance, a sense of security and visual quality. Annual meeting of American Society
for Horticultural Science, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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UBLISHED BSTRACTS,APERSANDOSTERSRESENTEDAT
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ROFESSIONAL EETINGS
2010
Sprunt, S.V., A. John Bailer, Linda E. Watson, Harald Schneider, Stephen Russell, and R. James
Hickey. 2010. Of genes, scales and venation: Detecting Patterns of variation in the
Pleopeltis polypodioides species complex (Polypodiaceae). Annual Meeting of the
Botanical Society of America, Providence, Rhode Island.
2008
Sprunt, S.V., Harald Schneider, Linda E. Watson, Stephen J. Russell, and R. James Hickey. 2008.
Phylogeography and taxonomy of the widespread resurrection fern species Pleopeltis
polypodioides. Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of America, Vancouver, British
Columbia.
Krieger, Jonathan D., S. V. Sprunt, David Miguel Farler, and Richard D. Munson. 2008. Automated
identification of fern taxa using neural net analysis of scale characters. Annual Meeting of
the Botanical Society of America, Vancouver, British Columbia.
2007
Sprunt, S.V., Shane W. Shaw, and R.J. Hickey. 2007. Anomalous foliar outgrowths in Polypodium
polypodioides (L.) Watt. Botanical Society of America. Botany 2007, Chicago Illinois.
2007
Farler, D. M., S. V. Sprunt, and R. D. Munson. 2007. Investigation of Morphological and
Chromosomal Differences in Polypodium polypodioides (L.) Watt.. Annual Undergraduate
Research Forum, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
Susan V. Sprunt – Curriculum Vitae 4
1987
Sprunt, S. V. and George E. Fitzpatrick. 1987. A landscape design created to provide low
maintenance, a sense of security and visual quality. Vol. 100, Pp. 145-149 in Matthews, R.
E. (eds-C), Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society.
S A/M
TUDENTDVISINGENTORING
Farler, David M., undergraduate, 2007. Miami University. Investigation of Morphological and
Chromosomal Differences in Polypodium polypodioides (L.) Watt. (Co-advisor with Dr.
Richard Munson) Undergraduate Research Forum Student as Scholar: Promoting the Self-
development of Expertise Through Challenge and Support program.
PS
ROFESSIONAL ERVICE
Invited participation:
University of Florida Food and Agricultural Extension Service Advisory Committee:
Member of Monroe County Landscape Advisory Committee, 1998-2000
Florida Keys Land and Sea Trust (not for profit conservation organization):
Board Member, 1996-2000
The Bahamas Environment, Science and Technology Commission (BEST) Biodiversity
Management workshop, Nassau Bahamas:
Participant in Workshop, 1996
Monroe County Environmental Resources Department:
Peer Review Member, A Plan for Forest Conservation in the Florida Keys, 1993
Florida Department of Environmental Protection:
Member of Advisory Committee for 5 Year Management Plan: Windley Key Fossil Reef
Geological State Park, 2003
Member of Advisory Committee for 5 Year Management Plan: John Pennekamp Coral Reef
State Park, 2004
Member of Advisory Committee for 5 Year Management Plan: Long Key State Park, 2004
Member of Advisory Committee for 5 Year Management Plan: Dagny Johnson Key Largo
State Park, 2004
Member of Advisory Committee for 5 Year Management Plan: Curry Hammock State Park,
2005
Islamorada, Village of Islands Land Acquisition Advisory Committee:
Member of Advisory Committee, 2000-2002
Islamorada, Village of Islands Landscape Planning Committee:
Member of Advisory Committee, 2003-2004
Susan V. Sprunt – Curriculum Vitae 5
Other Organizations and Agencies:
1997-present:
Presentation for workshops on using Native Plants in the Landscape: function and
aesthetics and conservation issues in Monroe County, Master Gardeners Course,
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science, Monroe County,
Florida.
1999-2002:
Presentation of Landscaping with Native Plants for not-for-profit Florida Keys
Discovery Program. Monroe County, Florida.
1999:
Presentation of Righting Damages Trees/ A Brief Summary to Bahamas National
Trust public meeting. Nassau, The Bahamas.
1993:
Presentation of Using Native Plants in the Landscape to Bahamas Garden Club.
Nassau, The Bahamas.
1989:
Panel Member, Horticulture, American Society for Horticultural Science Annual
Meeting, Discussion of real world aspects of employment for graduates, Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
1989
: Advisory Member, Florida's Agricultural Council, Annual Advisory Meeting,
Discussion on research facilities direction and budget, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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