Item I1 LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: November 18, 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 meetings held on September 3, 2014;
September 11, 2014; and September 17, 2014.
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
September 3, 2014 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a budget
meeting on Wednesday, September 3, 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 5:45 PM. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman
Carruthers, were Mayor Sylvia Murphy, Commissioner George Neugent, and Commissioner
David Rice. Commissioner Danny Kolhage was absent. Also in attendance were Executive
Director Mark Rosch and members of the public.
The only item on the agenda was a public hearing to consider a resolution adopting the
Tentative Budget for fiscal year 2015. No one from the public addressed the Board. Mr. Rosch
reviewed the proposed tentative budget of $18,213,376 with the Board. A motion was made by
Mayor Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Rice to approve the resolution. Roll call was as
follows: Commissioner Kolhage, absent; Mayor Murphy, yes; Commissioner Neugent, yes;
Commissioner Rice, yes; and Chairman Carruthers, yes. The motion carried (4/0). [Resolution
05-2014]
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:47 PM.
Minutes prepared by:
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on:
MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
GOVERNING BOARD
September 11, 2014 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a budget
meeting on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at the Harvey Government Center located at 1200
Truman Avenue, Key West, Florida. Chairman Heather Carruthers called the meeting to order
at 5:38 PM. 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 and
members of the public.
The only item on the agenda was a public hearing to consider a resolution adopting the Final
Budget for fiscal year 2015. The proposed final budget was $18,213,376. Mr. Rosch
addressed the Board. No one from the public addressed the Board. A motion was made by
Mayor Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Rice to approve the resolution. Roll call was as
follows: Commissioner Kolhage, yes; Mayor Murphy, yes; Commissioner Neugent, yes;
Commissioner Rice, yes; and Chairman Carruthers, yes. The motion carried (5/0). [Resolution
06-2014]
Mr. Rosch addressed the Board. A motion was made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by
Mayor Murphy confirming the Board's approval of a two percent merit-based salary increase.
Roll call was as follows: Commissioner Kolhage, yes; Mayor Murphy, yes; Commissioner
Neugent, yes; Commissioner Rice, yes; and Chairman Carruthers, yes. The motion carried
(5/0).
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:39 PM.
Minutes prepared by:
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on:
MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
GOVERNING BOARD
September 17, 2014 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the Marathon Government Center located at
2798 Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida. Chairman Heather Carruthers called the meeting
to order at 9:14 AM. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman Carruthers, were
Commissioner Danny Kolhage, Mayor Sylvia Murphy, and Commissioner David Rice.
Commissioner George Neugent was absent. Also in attendance were Office Manager Kimberly
Nystrom, Counsel Ginny Stones, and members of the public.
Counsel Stones addressed the Board and reported that last night the Key West City
Commission rescinded its nomination of the property at 1012 Fleming Street. Accordingly, the
agenda item to add 1012 Fleming Street in Key West to the Acquisition List as an affordable
housing site has been withdrawn.
The first item on the agenda was approval of the minutes for the August 20, 2014 meeting. A
motion was made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by Mayor Murphy to approve the
minutes as submitted. There being no objections, the motion carried (4/0).
The next item was approval of a contract to purchase Block 14, Lot 16, Cutthroat Harbor
Estates First Addition on Cudjoe Key for conservation. The total estimated cost of the
acquisition was $16,802.50. A motion was made by Mayor Murphy and seconded by
Commissioner Kolhage to approve the item. There being no objections, the motion carried
(4/0).
The next items were Commissioner Neugent's item to reappoint Mitchell Cook to the Land
Authority Advisory Committee and Commissioner Rice's item to reappoint Barbara Neal to the
Land Authority Advisory Committee. A motion was made by Commissioner Kolhage and
seconded by Commissioner Rice to approve both reappointments There being no objections,
the motion carried (4/0).
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:17 AM.
Minutes prepared by:
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on: