Item F1 LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: October 16, 2013 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 4, 2013;
September 9, 2013; September 12, 2013; and September 17, 2013.
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 4, 2013 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a budget
meeting on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at the Murray E. Nelson Government Center
located at 102050 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, Florida. Chairman Heather Carruthers called
the meeting to order at 6:03 PM. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman
Carruthers, were Commissioner Danny Kolhage, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, Mayor 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
Tentative Budget for fiscal year 2014. The proposed tentative budget was $16,462,804. Mr.
Rosch addressed the Board. No one from the public addressed the Board. A motion was
made by Commissioner Kolhage and seconded by Commissioner Rice to approve the
resolution as submitted. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0). [Resolution 01-
2013]
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:04 PM.
Minutes prepared by:
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on:
MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
GOVERNING BOARD
September 9, 2013 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a budget
meeting on Monday, September 9, 2013 at the Marathon Government Center located at 2798
Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida. Chairman Heather Carruthers called the meeting to
order at 6:30 PM. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman Carruthers, were
Commissioner Danny Kolhage, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, Mayor 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 discussion of the budget for fiscal year 2014. Mr. Rosch
addressed the Board. The purpose of the meeting was to provide the public in the Middle Keys
an opportunity to comment on the budget. No one from the public addressed the Board. There
was no action taken by the Board.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:31 PM.
Minutes prepared by:
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on:
MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
GOVERNING BOARD
September 12, 2013 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a budget
meeting on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at the Harvey Government Center located at 1200
Truman Avenue, Key West, Florida. Chairman Heather Carruthers called the meeting to order
at 5:30 PM. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman Carruthers, were
Commissioner Danny Kolhage, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, Mayor 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 2014. The proposed final budget was $16,462,804. Mr. Rosch
addressed the Board. No one from the public addressed the Board. A motion was made by
Mayor Neugent and seconded by Commissioner Kolhage to approve the resolution as
submitted. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0). [Resolution 02-2013]
Mr. Rosch addressed the Board. A motion was made by Commissioner Murphy and seconded
by Commissioner Rice confirming that raises are to be handled in a manner consistent with
those given to the employees reporting to the County Administrator. There being no objections,
the motion carried (5/0).
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:31 PM.
Minutes prepared by:
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on:
MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
GOVERNING BOARD
September 17, 2013 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at the Marathon Government Center located at 2798
Overseas Highway, Marathon, Florida. Chairman Heather Carruthers called the meeting to
order at 9:30 AM. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman Carruthers, were
Commissioner Danny Kolhage, Commissioner Sylvia Murphy, Mayor George Neugent, and
Commissioner David Rice. Also in attendance were Executive Director Mark Rosch, Office
Manager Kimberly Nystrom, Counsel Larry Erskine, and members of the public.
The first item on the agenda was approval of the minutes for the meetings held on July 29,
2013 and August 21, 2013. A motion was made by Commissioner Rice and seconded by
Mayor Neugent 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) Big Pine Key Acreage (RE #00109350-001700) at a total cost of$7,743.50;
b) Block 1, Lot 1, Darios, Big Pine Key at a total cost of$16,743.50;
c) Big Pine Key Acreage (RE #00111060-001300) at a total cost of$16,743.50;
d) Block 4, Lot 8, Eden Pines Colony, Big Pine Key at a total cost of$25,787.25;
e) Block 6, Lot 2 and the east 30 feet of Lot 3, Eden Pines Colony, Big Pine Key at a total cost
of$36,137.50;
f) Block 8, Lot 7, Eden Pines Colony, Big Pine Key at a total cost of$25,787.25;
g) Block 18, Lot 18, Eden Pines Colony, Big Pine Key at a total cost of$25,787.25;
h) Block 12, Lots 11 and 12, Pine Crest, Big Pine Key at a total cost of$8,743.50; and
i) Block 1, Lot 8, Pine Grove, Big Pine Key at a total cost of$1,853.25.
A motion was made by Mayor Neugent and seconded by Commissioner Murphy 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 professional services contract with Adele V. Stones, P. A. for
legal services. Chairman Carruthers announced that Ms. Stones is her attorney and she
prefers to recuse herself from voting on this item. A motion was made by Commissioner Rice
and seconded by Commissioner Murphy to approve the item. Roll call was as follows:
Commissioner Kolhage, yes; Commissioner Murphy, yes; Mayor Neugent, yes; and
Commissioner Rice, yes. The motion carried (4/0).
The next item was approval of a resolution opposing the proposal to sell 17 State-owned
conservation properties in Monroe County. Mr. Rosch addressed the Board. This item was no
longer necessary because the properties were no longer proposed to be sold. A motion was
made by Commissioner Kolhage and seconded by Commissioner Murphy to delete the item
from the agenda. There being no objections, the motion carried (5/0).
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There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:33 AM.
Minutes prepared by:
Mark J. Rosch
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on:
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