Item F1LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: June 20, 2012 Division: Land Authority
Bulk Item: Yes No X Staff Contact / Phone #: Mark Rosch / 295-5180
Agenda Item Wording: Approval of the minutes for the May 16, 2012 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
May 16, 2012 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at the Murray E. Nelson Government Center located at
102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida. Chairman Kim Wigington called the meeting to
order at 9:33 AM. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman Wigington, were
Commissioner Heather Carruthers, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, Commissioner George
Neugent, and Mayor 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 April 18, 2012 meeting. A
motion was made by Commissioner Neugent 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 20 parcels in Pine Key
Acres from The Nature Conservancy and authorizing the subsequent conveyance of the
property to the United States of America for conservation. Mr. Rosch addressed the Board. A
motion was made by Mayor Rice and seconded by Commissioner Carruthers to approve the
item. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0). [Resolution 01-2012]
The next item was approval of contracts to purchase the following property for conservation:
a) Block 10, Lot 13 and Block 11, Lot 19, Harris Ocean Park Estates First Addition, Key Largo
at a total cost of $26,177.00;
b) Block 4, Lots 21 and 22, Palm Villa, Big Pine Key at a total cost of $33,427.50;
c) Block 16, Lots 22 and 23, Palm Villa, Big Pine Key at a total cost of $32,827.50;
d) Block 21, Lot 3, Eden Pines Colony Third Addition, Big Pine Key at a total cost of
$16,743.50; and
e) Block 3, Lots 19 and 20, Ramrod Shores Marina Section, Ramrod Key at a total cost of
$32,827.50.
A motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded by Commissioner Carruthers to
approve the contracts to purchase each of the above properties. There being no objections, the
motion carried (5/0).
The next item was approval of a resolution authorizing staff to request the Florida Keys
Aqueduct Authority to remove the water meters and abandon the taps on properties acquired for
purposes other than development. A motion was made by Commissioner Carruthers and
seconded by Commissioner Neugent to approve the item. There being no objections, the
motion carried (5/0). [Resolution 02-2012]
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There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:37 AM.
Minutes prepared by:
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on:
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