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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Mayor David Rice, District 4
Th e Florida Keys
Mayor Pro Tem Sylvia J. Murphy, District 5
Danny L. Kolhage, District 1
George Neugent, District 2
Heather Carruthers, District 3
County Commission Meeting
January 17, 2018
Agenda Item Number: G.1
Agenda Item Summary #3753
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: Land Authority Governing Board
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Charles Pattison (305) 295 -5180
9:15 AM Land Authority
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of the minutes for the meetings held on November 29,
2017 and December 13, 2017.
ITEM BACKGROUND: N/A
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: N/A
CONTRACT /AGREEMENT CHANGES:
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval
DOCUMENTATION:
LAmin 11 -29 -17
LAmin 12 -13 -17
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REVIEWED BY:
Charles Pattison Completed 12/22/2017 9:53 AM
Kathy Peters Completed 12/22/2017 10:44 AM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 01/17/2018 9:00 AM
MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
GOVERNING BOARD
November 29, 2017 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a special
meeting on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at the Marathon Government Center located at
2798 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida. Chairman David Rice called the meeting to order
at 5:03 pm. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman Rice, were Commissioner
Heather Carruthers, Commissioner Danny Kolhage, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, and
Commissioner George Neugent. Also in attendance were Executive Director Charles Pattison,
Senior Property Acquisition Specialist Mark Rosch, Office Manager Dina Gambuzza, Counsel
Ginny Stones, and members of the public.
The only item on the meeting agenda was a discussion of land acquisition strategies for
securing workforce housing sites after Hurricane Irma. Chairman Rice called for public
speakers. The following speakers addressed the Board: Nathan Tocco; and Marianne Cusato,
representing Florida Keys Community Land Trust.
Mr. Pattison addressed the Board and discussed the following topics and activities:
1. Mobile home parks
2. Less than fee program
3. Enabling statute change(s)
4. Retiring development rights in NFIP hazard zones
5. Coordinating with FEMA to secure any possible land acquisition dollars in total or by
cost sharing
6. Coordinating with HUD for the same purpose as #5 above, especially as it relates to its
CDBG program
7. Consideration of acreage tracts versus individual lot acquisition
8. Assessing rental versus home ownership considerations
9. Continue meetings with Nancy Muller, Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC) to
develop land acquisition cost sharing and or purchase efforts
10. Hurricane Irma's impact on the Land Authority's revenues
This being a discussion item, the Board took no action.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:26 pm.
Minutes prepared by:
Charles Pattison, FAICP
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on:
MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
GOVERNING BOARD
December 13, 2017 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the Murray E. Nelson Government Center
located at 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida. Chairman David Rice called the
meeting to order at 9:26 am. Present and answering roll call in addition to Chairman Rice, were
Commissioner Heather Carruthers, Commissioner Danny Kolhage, Commissioner Sylvia
Murphy, and Commissioner George Neugent. Also in attendance were Executive Director
Charles Pattison, 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 Kolhage to serve as
Chairman and Commissioner Carruthers seconded the nomination. Commissioner Neugent
moved to close the nominations. Commissioner Murphy nominated Commissioner Neugent to
serve as Vice Chairman and Commissioner Carruthers seconded the nomination.
Commissioner Murphy moved to close the nominations.
The second item was approval of a resolution electing the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the
Governing Board. This resolution documents the Board's selections of Danny Kolhage as
Chairman and George Neugent as Vice Chairman. A motion was made by Commissioner
Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Carruthers to approve the resolution. There being no
objections, the motion carried (5/0). [Resolution 08 -2017]
The third item was approval of a resolution regarding the execution of all warrants, legal
documents and papers, and other instruments on behalf of the Land Authority. A motion was
made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Mayor Rice to approve the resolution. There
being no objections, the motion carried (5/0). [Resolution 09 -2017]
The fourth item was approval of the minutes for the November 14, 2017 meeting. A motion was
made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Commissioner Murphy to approve the
minutes as submitted. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
The fifth item was approval of a contract to purchase Tier 3 property for conservation - Block 7,
Lot 19, Cahill Pines and Palms, Big Pine Key at a total cost of $56,201.75. A motion was made
by Mayor Rice and seconded by Commissioner Murphy to approve the item. The Board
discussed the possibility of purchasing the property for affordable housing rather than
conservation. Counsel Stones and County Attorney Bob Shillinger addressed the Board.
Mayor Rice rescinded his motion to approve the item and Commissioner Murphy rescinded her
second. A motion was made by Commissioner Carruthers and seconded by Mayor Rice to
request the Advisory Committee to re- submit the property as a purchase for affordable housing.
Following additional discussion, there were no objections and the motion carried (5/0).
Mr. Pattison addressed the Board regarding the impacts of Hurricane Irma on the Land
Authority's revenues.
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Assistant County Administrator Christine Hurley addressed the Board regarding the possibility of
using County funds instead of Land Authority funds to purchase Block 7, Lot 19, Cahill Pines
and Palms, Big Pine Key for affordable housing.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:41 AM.
Minutes prepared by:
Charles Pattison, FAICP
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on:
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