Item J1LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: November 20, 2013
Division: Land Authority
Bulk Item: Yes No X Staff Contact / Phone #: Mark Rosch / 295 -5180
Agenda Item Wording: Approval of the minutes for the October 16, 2013 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
October 16, 2013 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at the Harvey Government Center located at 1200
Truman Avenue, Key West, Florida. Chairman Heather Carruthers called the meeting to order
at 9:32 AM. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman Carruthers, were
Commissioner Danny Kolhage, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, Mayor George Neugent, and
Commissioner 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 on the agenda was approval of the minutes for the meetings held on September
4, 2013; September 9, 2013; September 12, 2013; and September 17, 2013. A motion was
made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by Commissioner Kolhage 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) Lot 25, Amended Plat of Bahia Shores Plat No. 1, No Name Key at a total cost of
$26,333.00;
b) Block 49, Lot 3 and the north 25 feet of Lot 2, Port Pine Heights Second Addition, Big Pine
Key at a total cost of $33,458.25;
c) Block 80, Lot 3, Port Pine Heights Fourth Addition, Big Pine Key at a total cost of
$32,994.25;
d) Block 5, Lot 29, Eden Pines Colony, Big Pine Key at a total cost of $25,912.25;
e) Block 10, Lot 13, Eden Pines Colony, Big Pine Key at a total cost of $25,912.25;
f) Block 10, Lot 14, Eden Pines Colony, Big Pine Key at a total cost of $25,912.25;
g) Block 2, Lot 6, Eden Pines Colony First Addition, Big Pine Key at a total cost of $26,238.00;
h) Block 7, Lot 10, Eden Pines Colony First Addition, Big Pine Key at a total cost of
$30,541.00; and
i) Block 26, Lot 28, Eden Pines Colony Third Addition, Big Pine Key at a total cost of
$26,418.00.
A motion was made by Commissioner Kolhage and seconded by Commissioner Rice to
approve the contracts to purchase each of the above properties. There being no objections,
the motion carried (5/0).
The next item was a discussion of land acquisition priorities. Mr. Rosch addressed the Board
regarding the results of the land acquisition priority rankings completed by each commissioner.
He handed out a summary table to the Board that provided the results in a standardized format
identifying the median score for each property type. He then compared the results to the Land
Authority's 2013 Acquisition List. This was a discussion item and no action was taken by the
Board.
Mr. Rosch reported that today was Larry Erskine's last day as the Land Authority's legal
counsel and thanked him for his service. Mr. Erskine addressed the Board and said he was
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grateful for the opportunity to have served as legal counsel for 27 years and was proud to have
been involved with the Land Authority.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:54 AM.
Minutes prepared by:
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on:
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