Item F1LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: June 11, 2014 Division: Land Authority
Bulk Item: Yes No X Staff Contact / Phone #: Mark Rosch / 295-5180
Agenda Item Wording: Approval of the minutes for the May 21, 2014 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: $ 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
May 21, 2014 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at the Murray E. Nelson Government Center located at
102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida. Chairman Heather Carruthers called the
meeting to order at 9:53 AM. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman
Carruthers, were Commissioner Danny Kolhage, Mayor Sylvia Murphy, Commissioner George
Neugent, and Commissioner David Rice. Also in attendance were Executive Director Mark
Rosch, Office Manager Kimberly Nystrom, Counsel Ginny Stones, and members of the public.
The first item on the agenda was approval of the minutes for the April 16, 2014 meeting. A
motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Commissioner Rice to approve
the minutes as submitted. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
The next item was approval of contracts to purchase the following properties for conservation:
a) Block 40, Lot 23, Pine Crest, Big Pine Key at a total cost of $20,883.50;
b) Block 25, Lots 5 and 6, Sands, Big Pine Key at a total cost of $40,998.50;
c) Block 25, Lot 11, Sands, Big Pine Key at a total cost of $20,883.50;
d) Block 12, Lot 14, Eden Pines Colony, Big Pine Key at a total cost of $22,783.00;
e) Block 17, Lot 1, Eden Pines Colony, Big Pine Key at a total cost of $21,912.00;
f) Block 15, Lot 7, Palm Villa, Big Pine Key at a total cost of $20,883.50; and
g) Block 14, Lot 13, Palm Villa and Block 1, Lot 13, Tropical Park, Big Pine Key at a total cost
of $6, 468.50.
A motion was made by Commissioner Kolhage and seconded by Mayor Murphy to approve the
contracts to purchase each of the above properties. There being no objections, the motion
carried (5/0).
The next item was an update regarding the potential use of Land Authority funds collected
within the City of Key West for the acquisition of a homeless shelter site in Key West. Counsel
Stones addressed the Board and reported there had been no change in the status of this matter
since the Board's last meeting.
The next item was Commissioner Neugent's item to appoint Mitchell Cook to the Land Authority
Advisory Committee. A motion was made by Commissioner Kolhage and seconded by Mayor
Murphy to approve the item. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:55 AM.
Minutes prepared by:
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
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