Item E4LAND AUTHORITY GOVERNING BOARD
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: July 18, 2012 Division: Land Authority
Bulk Item: Yes No X Contact / Phone #: Com. Murphy 453-8787
Agenda Item Wording: Commissioner Murphy - Approval to appoint Susan Matthews to the Land
Authority Advisory Committee.
Item Background: Ms. Matthews is a resident of Plantation Key and, in accordance with Section 2-
400(a)(4) of Monroe County Code, will serve as the Upper Keys representative on the Committee. Ms.
Matthews will complete the 3-year term of Leslie Clift, who is relocating from the Keys.
Ms. Matthews is a retired civil engineer and has lived in the Upper Keys since 1991. See the attached
summary for additional information about her background and activities.
Advisory Committee Action: N/A
Previous Governing Board Action: N/A
Contract/Agreement Changes: N/A
Commissioner's Recommendation: Approval
Total Cost: $ N/A Indirect Cost: $ Budgeted: Yes _ No
Cost to Land Authority: $ N/A Source of Funds:
Approved By: Attorney
Documentation: Included: X
County Land Steward
To Follow: Not Required:
Disposition: Agenda Item
Monroe County Board and Committees
Appointment Information
Board or Committee: Land Authority Advisory Committee
Appointing Commissioner: Commissioner Sylvia Murphy
Appointee: Susan Matthews
Address: 230 Navajo Street
Tavernier, FL 33070
Phone Number: (305) 852-1836
Date of Appointment: July 18, 2012
Reappointment: No
Date Term Expires: October 20, 2012
Person Being Replaced: N/A
Fulfilling Term of: Leslie Clift
Other Information: Upper Keys resident, per Section 2-400(a)(4), Monroe
County Code
Susan O. Matthews, P.E.
Retired Civil Engineer (currently maintain a license in Maryland)
Upper Keys resident since 1991
Property owner since 1993
Florida Master Gardener for Monroe County
Community organizations:
• Florida Keys Shooting Club (former member of Board of Directors and secretary)
• Sigma Omega chapter of Beta Sigma Phi (former president and recording secretary,
currently parliamentarian)
• Upper Keys Garden Club (former member of Board of Directors and House Manager)
• Wild Women on the Water (former secretary)
Volunteer service:
• Everglades National Park Bay District Offices in Key Largo
• Key Largo Hammock Native Plant Nursery (located at Pennekamp State Park)
• Monroe County Extension Service