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LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: February 17. 2010
Division: Land Authoritv
Bulk Item: Yes No X
Staff Contact 1 Phone #: Mark Rosch 1295-5180
Agenda Item Wording: Approval of the minutes for the January 20, 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: $
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Approved By: Attorney _
County Land Steward _'
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MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
GOVERNING BOARD
January 20, 2010 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at the Harvey Government Center located at 1200
Truman Avenue, Key West, Florida. Chairman Kim Wigington called the meeting to order at
9:35 AM. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman Wigington, were
Commissioner Heather Carruthers, Commissioner Mario Di Gennaro, Mayor Sylvia Murphy, and
Commissioner George Neugent. 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 December 16, 2009 meeting.
A motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Mayor Murphy to approve the
minutes as submitted. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
The next item was update and direction to staff regarding the purchase and sale of 712-716
Eisenhower Drive and 703-705 Pearl Street in Key West for affordable housing in partnership
with Habitat for Humanity of Key West and Lower Florida Keys, Inc. Mr. Rosch addressed the
Board. The transaction probably can be restructured as a conveyance to the Key West Housing
Authority and a subsequent lease to Habitat for Humanity. However, this restructuring will not
change the fact that a member of the Key West Community Housing Committee will receive a
real estate commission as a result of the transaction. Public speakers Margaret Romero,
Christine Russell, Ed Swift, Diane Beruldsen, and Sloan Bashinsky addressed the Board.
Board discussion followed, during which Mr. Rosch and Counsel Erskine addressed the Board.
A motion was made by Mayor Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Di Gennaro to direct
staff to proceed with restructuring the transaction with all due caution and to direct the County
Attorney to proceed with preparing an ordinance that will address the real estate commission
issue in the future. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:21 AM.
Minutes prepared by:
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
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