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lAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: Julv 20, 2005
Division: Land Authoritv
Bulk Item: Yes No.lL
Staff Contact Person: Mark Rosch
Agenda Item Wording: Approval of minutes for the June 15, 2005 meeting.
Item Background: None.
Advisory Committee Action: N/A
Previous Governing Board Action: None.
Contract/Agreement Changes: N/A
Staff Recommendation: Approval.
Total Cost: $ Budgeted: Yes _ No
Cost to land Authority: $ Source of Funds:
Approved By: Attorney _ County Land Steward _"
Executive Director Approval: ~ \
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Agenda Item
MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
GOVERNING BOARD
June 15, 2005 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at the Marathon Government Center located at 2798
Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida. Chairman David Rice called the meeting to order at
10:03 AM. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman Rice, were Commissioner
Sonny McCoy, Commissioner Murray Nelson, Commissioner George Neugent, and Mayor Dixie
Spehar. 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 minutes for the May 18, 2005 meeting. A motion
was made by Mayor Spehar and seconded by Commissioner Neugent to approve the minutes
as submitted. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0),
The next item was approval to purchase Block D, Lot 22, Puerta del Sol subdivision as an
affordable housing site. The total cost of the acquisition was $101,718.50. Mr. Rosch
addressed the Board. A motion was made by Mayor Spehar and seconded by Commissioner
Neugent to approve the item as submitted. Following Board discussion, there were no
objections and the motion carried (5/0).
The next item was approval to purchase the following property for conservation:
A. Key Largo acreage (RE #00090680-000000) at a total cost of $87,103.50.
B. Block 3, Lot 12, Punta Brisa subdivision (PB 2-157) on Big Pine Key at a total cost of
$18,105.95.
Mr. Rosch addressed the Board. A motion was made by Commissioner Neugent and seconded
by Commissioner Nelson to approve items A and B. There being no objections, the motion
carried (5/0).
The next item was approval of a resolution authorizing the conveyance of certain pre-acquired
Florida Forever properties to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund of
the State of Florida. Mr. Rosch addressed the Board. A motion was made by Commissioner
Neugent and seconded by Commissioner Nelson to approve the resolution as submitted.
There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0). [Resolution 05-2005]
The next item was approval of an amendment to the contract with Larry R. Erskine to provide
legal services. Mr. Rosch addressed the Board. A motion was made by Mayor Spehar and
seconded by Commissioner Nelson to approve the item as submitted. There being no
objections, the motion carried (5/0).
Commissioner Nelson continued the discussion of Mr. Erskine's contract and the need for
affordable housing. A motion was made by Commissioner Nelson and seconded by
Commissioner Neugent to provide additional revenue for affordable housing acquisitions by
moving forward with the process of issuing a $10 million bond secured by tourist impact tax
revenue and by freeing up $3 million from the ROGO Reserve fund. Mr. Rosch addressed the
Board. Commissioner Nelson amended his motion and Commissioner Neugent amended his
second to clarify that the $3 million from the ROGO Reserve fund would be available for both
the purchase of affordable housing sites and for the purchase of conservation sites consisting
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of at least two acres of upland native habitat. There being no objections, the motion carried
( 5/0) .
Mr. Rosch then reported that the $700,000 mortgage loan issued by the Land Authority for
Tradewinds Hammocks Phase II has been satisfied.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:25 AM.
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Executive Director
Minutes prepared by:
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