Item F1
LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:Division:
March 18, 2015 Land Authority
Bulk Item:Staff Contact / Phone #:
Yes No X Mark Rosch / 295-5180
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Agenda Item Wording:
Approval of the minutes for the February 18, 2015 meeting.
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Item Background:
N/A
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Advisory Committee Action:
N/A
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Previous Governing Board Action:
N/A
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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:
$ $____________ 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
February 18, 2015 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at the Murray E. Nelson Government Center
located at 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida. Chairman David Rice called the
meeting to order at 9:27 AM. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman Rice,
were Commissioner Heather Carruthers, Mayor Danny Kolhage, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy,
and Commissioner George Neugent. 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 January 21, 2015 meeting. A
motion was made by Commissioner Carruthers and seconded by Commissioner Murphy to
approve the minutes as submitted. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
The next item was approval of a resolution authorizing the purchase of Lot 8, Square 39, Crains
subdivision of Grassy Key for conservation and authorizing the subsequent conveyance of the
property to the City of Marathon subject to a conservation easement. A motion was made by
Commissioner Carruthers and seconded by Commissioner Murphy to approve the item. There
being no objections, the motion carried (5/0). [Resolution 01-2015]
The next item was approval of contracts to purchase the following properties for conservation:
a) Block 5, Lot 8, Gulfstream Shores, Key Largo at a total cost of $26,918.00;
b) Block 3, Lots 13, 14, 15, and 16, Anglers Park, Key Largo at a total cost of $88,472.00;
c) Block 5, Lots 3 and 4, Palma Sola, Key Largo at a total cost of $46,433.00;
d) No Name Key Acreage RE #00108040-000102 at a total cost of $25,912.25;
e) No Name Key Acreage RE #00108040-000300 and 00108050-000208 at a total cost of
$25,912.25; and
f) Part of Lot 4 and all of Lots 5 and 6, Dorn’s Subdivision, Big Torch Key at a total cost of
$53,616.00.
Mr. Rosch advised the Board that the neighbors’ driveway encroaches on approximately 240 to
250 square feet of Lot 4, Dorn’s subdivision. Following discussion, a motion was made by
Commissioner Neugent and seconded by Commissioner Carruthers to approve the purchase of
each of the above properties and to authorize carving out the portion of Lot 4, Dorn’s
subdivision occupied by the neighbors’ driveway if deemed necessary to do so by legal counsel.
There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
The next item was discussion and direction to staff regarding the Key West City Commission
Resolution 15-014 requesting an amendment to the Florida Statutes. Mr. Rosch distributed and
discussed with the Board two drafts of language to implement Resolution 15-014. The first
draft (labeled #1) consisted of revisions to section 380.0666, Florida Statutes, and was
prepared by one of the City’s lobbyists. The second draft (labeled #2) consisted of revisions to
sections 380.0666 and 125.0108, Florida Statutes, and was prepared by the Land Authority
staff. Following discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Carruthers and seconded by
Commissioner Murphy to support the second draft prepared by the Land Authority staff and to
present same to the City for review. Roll call was as follows: Commissioner Carruthers, yes;
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Mayor Kolhage, no; Commissioner Murphy, yes; Commissioner Neugent, yes; and Chairman
Rice, yes. The motion carried (4/1).
The meeting was adjourned at 10:08 AM with the intention of reconvening later in the day in the
event the City of Key West responded with any proposed revisions to the language to
implement Resolution 15-014.
Chairman Rice called the meeting to order again at 3:38 PM. All members of the Board were
present. Also in attendance were Executive Director Mark Rosch, Counsel Ginny Stones, and
members of the public.
The Board reconsidered the agenda item of discussion and direction to staff regarding the Key
West City Commission Resolution 15-014 requesting an amendment to the Florida Statutes.
Mr. Rosch distributed and discussed with the Board a third draft (labeled #3) of language to
implement Resolution 15-014 that he received from the Key West City Manager’s Office. The
third draft consisted of the second draft the Board voted to support earlier in the day plus the
addition of the phrase “at the request of the City Commission” to section 380.0666(3), Florida
Statutes. A motion was made by Commissioner Carruthers and seconded by Mayor Kolhage to
support the third draft received from the City Manager’s Office. There being no objections, the
motion carried (5/0).
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:40 PM.
Minutes prepared by: __________________________
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on: __________________________
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