Item F1LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:Division:
January 19, 2012 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 December 14, 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
December 14, 2011 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at the Marathon Government Center located at
2798 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida. Chairman Kim Wigington called the meeting to
order at 2:05 pm. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman Wigington, were
Commissioner Heather Carruthers, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, Commissioner George
Neugent, and Mayor 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 was an attorney-client closed session of the Land Authority Governing Board in
the matter of 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. Mr. Rosch addressed the Board. A motion was made by Commissioner Neugent
and seconded by Commissioner Carruthers to continue this item until the Board’s next regularly
scheduled meeting on January 19, 2012 at the Harvey Government Center in Key West at 1:30
pm. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
The next item was the selection of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Governing Board. A
motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Neugent for
Commissioner Wigington to remain Chairman. Counsel Erskine addressed the Board. There
being no objections, the motion carried (5/0). Commissioner Murphy nominated Commissioner
Neugent as Vice Chairman. Commissioner Neugent declined the nomination. A motion was
made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Commissioner Murphy to nominate
Commissioner Carruthers as Vice Chairman. There being no objections, the motion carried
(5/0).
The next item was approval of a resolution electing the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the
Governing Board. This resolution documents the Board’s selections of Kim Wigington as
Chairman and Heather Carruthers as Vice Chairman. A motion was made by Commissioner
Murphy and seconded by Mayor Rice to approve the resolution. There being no objections, the
motion carried (5/0). [Resolution 14-2011]
The next item was approval of a resolution regarding the execution of all legal papers on behalf
of the Land Authority. A motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Mayor
Rice to approve the resolution. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0). [Resolution
15-2011]
The next item was approval of the minutes for the November 16, 2011 meeting. A motion was
made by Commissioner Carruthers and seconded by Commissioner Murphy to approve the
minutes as submitted. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
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The next item was approval of contracts to purchase the following properties for conservation:
a) Lot 38, Perez, Sugarloaf Key at a total cost of $10,225.95; and
b) Block 5, Lots 1 and 2, Ramrod Shores Marina Section, Ramrod Key at a total cost of
$32,836.00.
A motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Carruthers to
approve the contracts to purchase each of the above properties. Mr. Rosch addressed the
Board. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
The next item was approval of a settlement agreement in the matter of 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. Mr. Rosch addressed the
Board. A motion was made by Commissioner Carruthers and seconded by Mayor Rice to
continue this item to the January 19, 2012 meeting. There being no objections, the motion
carried (5/0).
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:11 pm.
Minutes prepared by: __________________________
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on: __________________________
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