Item I1LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:Division:
November 16, 2011 Land Authority
Bulk Item:Staff Contact / Phone #:
Yes No X Mark Rosch / 295-5180
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Agenda Item Wording:
Approval of the minutes for the October 19, 2011 meeting.
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Item Background:
N/A
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Advisory Committee Action:
N/A
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Previous Governing Board Action:
N/A
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Contract/Agreement Changes:
N/A
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Staff Recommendation:
Approval
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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
October 19, 2011 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at the Harvey Government Center located at 1200
Truman Avenue, Key West, Florida. Chairman Kim Wigington called the meeting to order at
11:05 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 meetings held on September 7,
2011; September 12, 2011; September 15, 2011; and September 21, 2011. A motion was
made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Rice to approve the minutes
as submitted. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
The next item was approval of contracts to purchase the following properties for conservation:
a) Block 1, Lot 9, Ramrod Shores Marina Section, Ramrod Key at a total cost of $16,743.50;
b) Block 1, Lot 10, Ramrod Shores Marina Section, Ramrod Key at a total cost of $16,743.50;
and
c) Block 7, Lot 47, Indian Mound Estates, Sugarloaf Key at a total cost of $16,743.50.
A motion was made by Mayor Carruthers and seconded by Commissioner Murphy to approve
the contracts to purchase each of the above properties. There being no objections, the motion
carried (5/0).
The next item was Commissioner Murphy’s item to appoint Leslie Clift to the Land Authority
Advisory Committee. A motion was made by Mayor Carruthers and seconded by Commissioner
Murphy to approve the item. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
The next item was Commissioner Neugent’s item to re-appoint David Tuttle to the Land
Authority Advisory Committee. A motion was made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by
Commissioner Murphy to approve the item. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
The next item was Commissioner Rice’s item to re-appoint Barbara Neal to the Land Authority
Advisory Committee. A motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Mayor
Carruthers to approve the item. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
Counsel Erskine addressed the Board and requested a closed session with the Board to
discuss settlement negotiations and strategy in Eugene Edwards, Yvonne Edwards, and Alice
Winters v. Bahama Conch Community Land Trust of Key West, Inc. and Monroe County Land
Authority (Case No. 2011-CA-1024-K). A motion was made by Mayor Carruthers and seconded
by Commissioner Murphy to schedule the closed session for November 16, 2011 at 1:30 pm at
the Nelson Government Center.
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County Administrator Roman Gastesi addressed the Board regarding the Village of
Islamorada’s proposal to use tourist impact tax revenue to fund wastewater-related expenses.
Mr. Gastesi will be advising the Village of Islamorada and the County’s lobbyist that the Board
does not support this proposal.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:13 AM.
Minutes prepared by: __________________________
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on: __________________________
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