Item F1
LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:Department:
January 20, 2016Land Authority
Bulk Item:Staff Contact / Phone #:
Yes No XMark Rosch / 295-5180
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Agenda Item Wording:
Approval of the minutes for the December 9, 2015 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 .
Differential of Local Preference:
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Cost to Land Authority:Source of Funds:
$ .
Revenue Producing:Amount per Month:Year:
Yes No ________ ________
Approved By:
Attorney County Land Steward .
Documentation:
Included: X Not Required: .
Disposition:
Agenda Item ____
MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
GOVERNING BOARD
December 9,2015Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Wednesday, December 9, 2015at the Murray E. Nelson Government Center
located at 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida.Chairman David Ricecalled the
meeting to order at 9:19AM. Present and answeringroll call, in addition to Chairman Rice,
wereMayor Heather Carruthers, Commissioner Danny Kolhage, CommissionerSylvia Murphy,
andCommissioner George Neugent. Also in attendance were Executive Director Mark Rosch,
Office Manager Dina Gambuzza, Counsel Ginny Stones, and members of the public.
The first item on the agenda was the selection of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the
Governing Board. Commissioner Murphy nominated Commissioner Kolhageto serveas
Chairman. Commissioner Kolhage declined the nomination and nominated Commissioner Rice
to continue serving as Chairman. Mayor Carruthers nominated Commissioner Kolhage to serve
as Vice Chairman. There were no other nominations.
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 David Rice as Chairman
andDanny Kolhage as Vice Chairman. A motion was made by Commissioner Neugentand
seconded by Mayor Carruthersto approve the resolution. There being no objections, the
motion carried (5/0). [Resolution 08-2015]
The next item was approval of a resolution regarding the execution of allwarrants, legal
documents and papers, and other instruments on behalf of the Land Authority.A motion was
made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Mayor Carruthers to approve the resolution.
There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0). [Resolution 09-2015]
The next item was approval of the minutes for the meetings held on September 3, 2015,
September 11, 2015, and November 17, 2015. Amotion was made by Commissioner Neugent
and seconded by MayorCarruthersto approve the minutes as submitted. There being no
objections, the motion carried (5/0).
The next item wasapproval of a contract to purchase Block 3, part of Lot 1 and all of Lot 2,
Punta Brisa, Big Pine Key for conservation. Amotion was made by Commissioner Murphyand
seconded by Commissioner Neugentto approve the item. There being no objections, the
motion carried (5/0).
The next item wasapproval of a resolution concerning waiving the surcharge on admission to
the State parks in unincorporated Monroe County on Veterans Day.Amotion was made by
Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Kolhage to approve the resolution. Mr.
Rosch addressed the Board. Following Board discussion, there wereno objectionsandthe
motion carried (5/0).[Resolution 10-2015]
Mr. Rosch reported that 34 applications were receivedfor the position of Executive Directorand
the Review Committee established by the Board to rank the applicants is scheduled to meet on
December 16, 2015.Following Board discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner
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Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Kolhage to request the Review Committee to rank the
34 applicants and provide a list of the 11 who rank the highest. After further discussion, an
amendment to the motion was proposed by Commissioner Kolhage and acceptedby
Commissioner Murphy to request the Review Committee to select the top 11 candidatesfrom
the 34 applications received and to rank those 11 candidates in numeric order. There being no
objections, the motion carried (5/0).The Board also discussed having the Review Committee
identify strengths and weaknesses of the candidates.
The Board discussed the fact that one of the applicants is an in-house candidate in the
Planning and Environmental Resources Department. A motion was made by Commissioner
Neugent and seconded by Commissioner Murphy to remove Assistant County Administrator
Christine Hurley from the Review Committee and replace her with Employee Services Director
Teresa Aguiar. Roll call was as follows: Mayor Carruthers, no; Commissioner Kolhage, yes;
Commissioner Murphy, yes; Commissioner Neugent, yes; and Chairman Rice, yes. The motion
carried (4/1).
The Board discussed different scenarios for scheduling interviews and special meetingsbut
took no action.
There being no further business, themeeting was adjourned at 9:45AM.
Minutes prepared by:__________________________
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on:__________________________
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