Item F3LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:Department:
March 23, 2016Land Authority
Bulk Item:Staff Contact / Phone #:
Yes No XMark Rosch / 295-5180
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Agenda Item Wording:
Approval of a resolution authorizing the purchase of Block 16, Lot 9, Coco
Plum Beach for conservation and authorizing subsequent conveyance of the property to the City of
Marathon subject to a conservation easement.
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Item Background:
This acquisition is proposed to protect property rights and the natural environment.
The subject property is located in Marathon and has been nominated by Marathon City Council
Resolution 2016-10.
The proposed Land Authority resolution calls for the Land Authority to purchase the property and
subsequently transfer title to the City subject to a conservation easement. The property consists of a
12,818 square foot lot at the corner of Coco Plum Drive and Avenue M on the ocean side of Fat Deer
Key near mile marker 54. The property is zoned Residential Low. The property’s vegetation consists
of a mix of upland (exotic and tropical hardwood hammock) and wetland (mangrove and buttonwood)
species. The Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact 50-year sea level rise projection is
14 to 26 inches by the year 2060. In the event of a 12-inch increase in sea level, estimates provided by
the South Florida Water Management District indicate approximately 10,500 square feet of this property
will have a 25.1% to 100% probability of being inundated.
The property owners have agreed to sell the property for the price of $17,144.The estimated closing
costs for purchasing the property and conveying the property to Marathon are listed in the agenda
documentation.
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Advisory Committee Action:
On 3/2/16the Committee voted 4/0to approve the proposed resolution.
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Previous Governing Board Action:
TheBoard has approved the purchase of many other
conservation properties in this subdivision.
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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:
$18,469.00 $______ Yes XNo .
Cost to Land Authority:Source of Funds:
$18,469.00Land Authority
(Tourist Impact Tax and State Park Surcharge)
Revenue Producing:Amount per Month:Year:
Yes No X ________ ________
Approved By:
Attorney X County Land Steward X .
Documentation:
Included: XNot Required: .
Disposition:
Agenda Item ____
PURCHASE CONTRAC
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03/23/16
Purchase Title Fees &AttorneyRecordingTotal
PropertyPriceSurveyInsuranceFeeFeeCosts
Block 16, Lot 9$17,144.00N/A$478.50$375.00$35.50$18,033.00
Coco Plum Beach
Fat Deer Key
Seller: Dianne L. Holden
DONATION TO MARATHON
03/23/16
PurchaseTitleAttorneyRecordingTotal
PropertyPriceSurveyInsuranceFeeFeeCosts
Block 16, Lot 9$0.00N/AN/A$375.00$61.00$436.00
Coco Plum Beach
Fat Deer Key
Total Cost$18,469.00
Aerial Photograph of Subject Property
Block 16, Lot 9, Coco Plum Beach
Fat Deer Key
RESOLUTION NO. _________
A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE COUNTY
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING
THE PURCHASE OF BLOCK 16, LOT 9, COCO PLUM BEACH
FOR CONSERVATION AND AUTHORIZING THE
SUBSEQUENT CONVEYANCE OF THE PROPERTY TO THE
CITY OF MARATHONSUBJECT TO A CONSERVATION
EASEMENT.
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WHEREAS, Block 16, Lot 9, Coco Plum Beach, according to the plat thereof as recorded in
Plat Book 4, Page 166of the Public Records of Monroe County, Florida (hereinafter "subject
property") consistsof environmentally sensitive land located within themunicipal boundaryof
the City of Marathon(hereinafter “City”); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted Resolution 2016-10nominating the subject property
for purchase by the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority (hereinafter “Land
Authority”) as conservation land and requesting the Land Authority to transfer title to the City
subject to a conservation easement; and
WHEREAS, onMarch 2, 2016, the Land Authority Advisory Committee considered this
resolution and voted 4/0to recommend approval;NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND
AUTHORITY:
Section 1. The subject property is hereby added to the Land Authority’s Acquisition Listand the
Land Authority’s purchase of the subject property pursuant to the purchase agreement in
Exhibit Ais hereby approved.
Section 2. The Chairman is hereby authorized to execute adeed and associated closing
documents to convey title to the subject propertyas a donation to the Cityand to execute as
Grantee the conservation easement in Exhibit B.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority at a
regular meeting on this 23rdday ofMarch,2016.
MayorHeatherCarruthers___
Commissioner Danny Kolhage___
CommissionerSylvia Murphy___
Commissioner George Neugent___
Chairman David Rice___
(Seal)
ATTEST:MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE
PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
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Mark J. RoschDavid P. Rice
Executive DirectorChairman