Item F1LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: January 21, 2015
Division: Land Authority
Bulk Item: Yes No X Staff Contact / Phone #: Mark Rosch / 295-5180
Agenda Item Wording: Approval of the minutes for the December 10, 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
December 10, 2014 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at the Marathon Government Center located at
2798 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida. Chairman Heather Carruthers called the meeting
to order at 10:07 AM. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman Carruthers, were
Mayor Danny Kolhage, Commissioner 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 the selection of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the
Governing Board. Commissioner Murphy nominated Commissioner Rice to serve as Chairman.
Commissioner Neugent nominated Commissioner Carruthers 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
and Heather Carruthers as Vice Chairman. A motion was made by Mayor Kolhage and
seconded by Commissioner Murphy to approve the resolution. There being no objections, the
motion carried (5/0). [Resolution 07-2014]
The next item was approval of a resolution regarding the execution of all legal papers on behalf
of the Land Authority. A motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by
Commissioner Murphy to approve the resolution. There being no objections, the motion carried
(5/0). [Resolution 08-2014]
The next item was approval of the minutes for the November 18, 2014 meeting. A motion was
made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Commissioner Carruthers 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 9, Lot 15, Palma Sola, Key Largo at a total cost of $23,600.75;
b) Lot 42, Tavernier Cove No. 1, Key Largo at a total cost of $26,918.00;
c) Block 2, Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Summerland Key Garden, Summerland Key at a total cost of
$100,343.50; and
d) Block 3, Lot 30, Cutthroat Harbor Estates, Cudjoe Key at a total cost of $4,042.50.
A motion was made by Commissioner Carruthers and seconded by Commissioner Neugent to
approve the contracts to purchase each of the above properties. There being no objections,
the motion carried (5/0).
Mr. Rosch then briefed the Board on a proposed affordable housing development on 641h Street
Ocean in Marathon known as SeaGrass Village apartments and discussed the options of either
Monroe County or the City of Marathon serving as the Land Authority's government partner. In
the event the City of Marathon nominates the property for acquisition funding by the Land
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Authority, the consensus of the Board was to have the City of Marathon serve as the Land
Authority's government partner in the transaction.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:15 AM.
Minutes prepared by:
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on:
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