Item F1LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: September 17, 2014
Division: Land Authority
Bulk Item: Yes No X Staff Contact / Phone #: Mark Rosch / 295-5180
Agenda Item Wording: Approval of the minutes for the August 20, 2014 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
August 20, 2014 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at the Murray E. Nelson Government Center located
at 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida. Chairman Heather Carruthers called the
meeting to order at 9:38 AM. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman
Carruthers, were Commissioner Danny Kolhage, Mayor Sylvia Murphy, Commissioner George
Neugent, and Commissioner David Rice. Also in attendance were Executive Director Mark
Rosch, Office Manager Kimberly Nystrom, Counsel Ginny Stones, and members of the public.
The first item on the agenda was approval of the minutes for the July 16, 2014 and July 24,
2014 meetings. A motion was made by Mayor 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 7, Lot 24 and Block 9, Lots 5 and 6, Tropical Park, Big Pine Key at a total cost of
$1,496.40;
b) Block 39, Lot 1, Pine Crest, Big Pine Key at a total cost of $20,883.50;
c) Block 4, Lot 23, The Ladies Acre First Addition, Little Torch Key at a total cost of $6,905.50;
d) Block 15, Lot 20, Cutthroat Harbor Estates First Addition, Cudjoe Key at a total cost of
$20,883.50; and
e) Block 6, Lots 11 and 12, Cutthroat Harbor Estates, Cudjoe Key at a total cost of
$53,113.50.
A motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Commissioner Kolhage tc
approve the contracts to purchase each of the above properties. There being no objections,
the motion carried (5/0).
The next item was approval of a resolution approving a declaration of restrictive covenants and
corresponding funding toward the purchase of the Johnson property by the Board of Trustees
of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of the State of Florida. Mr. Rosch addressed the
Board. A motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Mayor Murphy to
approve the item. Mr. Rosch addressed the Board again. Commissioner Neugent amended
his motion and Mayor Murphy amended her second to include authorization for staff to modify
the legal description in the restrictive covenants if necessary to match the final description to be
used in the Seller's deed to the State. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
[Resolution 04-2014]
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:43 AM.
Minutes prepared by:
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on: