Item G10 GIO
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY of MONROE
u,.. 9 Mayor Craig Cates,District 1
The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tern Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
Michelle Lincoln,District 2
- James K. Scholl,District 3
' David Rice,District 4
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
June 21, 2023
Agenda Item Number: G10
2023-1054
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: Land Authority Governing Board
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Christine Hurley
9:25 AM
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval to add Block 28, Lot 15, Sands on Big Pine Key near mile
marker 31 to the Acquisition List as conservation land and approval to add Block 28, Lot 16, Sands on
Big Pine Key near mile marker 31 to the Acquisition List as an affordable housing site.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
The Land Authority has a contract to purchase the two lots,plus a Rate of Growth Ordinance (ROGO)
Exemption. One of the lots, Block 28, Lot 15, Sands on Big Pine Key near mile marker 31 is adjacent
to existing conservation land. The second lot, Block 28, Lot 16, Sands on Big Pine Key near mile
marker 31 is an appropriate location for affordable housing.
In order to purchase the property, the lot appropriate for affordable housing must first be added to the
Acquisition list.
After purchase, the affordable housing lot could potentially be developed by the County for employee
housing, by the Housing Authority as affordable rental housing, or by another non-profit entity for
affordable housing.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACTION: On May 31, 2023 the Advisory Committee voted 4/0 to
approve these changes to the Acquisition List.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
None
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval.
DOCUMENTATION:
2374
Revised Acquisition List-2023
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
N/A
2375
MONROE COUNTY LAND
AUTHORITY(MCLA) 2023
ACQUISITION LIST
Approved by MCLA Advisory
Committee 5131/23 and Adopted
by MCLA Governing Board
6/21/23
This Acquisition List has been developed to guide purchases using MCLA funding.
Florida Statutes 380.0667. Advisory committee: acquisitions, Section (3) indicates: The land authority shall approve
the list of acquisitions, in whole or in part, in the order of priority recommended by the advisory committee.
Ordinance 031-1986,Section 8,further indicates:The Advisory Committee shall establish,on or before January 15 of each
year, an identification and prioritization of land acquisition for the Land Authority.
The list also incorporates by reference the Florida Keys Stewardship Act that took effect on July 1, 2016, as amended,
the land acquisition priorities in Policy 102.4.2 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, the Memorandum of Understanding
between DEP and Monroe County revised on October 20, 2021 and House Bill 1173 that took effect on April 6, 2018.
PROPERTY IN FLORIDA KEYS AREA OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN (OUTSIDE OF KEY WEST)
The MCLA Advisory Committee will promote acquisition of conservation land as follows:
Property Type Acquisition Objectives Intended Proposed
Development Owner/Manager
Property Designated Tier Property Rights Protection None MCLA, Local, State,
1, Tier 2, or Tier 3A with Environmental Protection or Federal
priority being properties Government
located within the Big Pine
Habitat Conservation Plan
Property Designated Tier 3 Property Rights None MCLA, Local, State,
with significant habitat or Protection Retire or Federal
connectivity Development Rights Government
Environmental
Property Designated Tier 3 Either affordable housing To be BOCC Preferred, MCLA
without significant habitat or or Density Reduction determined
connectivity
Property Eligible for ROGO Property Rights Protection None MCLA, Local, State,
Administrative Relief Environmental Protection or Federal
Government
Property Property Rights Protection None MCLA, Local, State,
Impacted by Environmental Protection or Federal
Local Government
Government
Property Within Florida Environmental None MCLA, Local, State,
Forever Projects (with Protection or Federal
priority for those with Property Rights Government
potential for resale to the Protection
State of Florida DEP).
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The MCLA Advisory Committee will promote acquisition, by fee simple purchases or other means provided in HB 1173,to
address affordable workforce housing damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Irma by adding to the Acquisition List, on a
case-by-case basis, affordable housing sites that are preferably ROGO-exempt to be acquired by government partners
provided the sites are not located in a V flood zone and do not include environmentally sensitive habitat or possible
wetlands, and are not located in areas prohibited for development by Comprehensive Plan Policy 601.1.11.The Monroe
County Code defines environmentally sensitive lands as"areas of native habitat requiring special management attention
to protect important fish and wildlife resources and other natural systems or processes. Environmentally sensitive lands
typically include wetlands and othersurface waters,tropical hardwood hammocks and pinelands."Native habitat includes
Species Focus Areas identified by the US Fish and Wildlife Service but does not include Species Focus Area Buffers.
Therefore, MCLA shall not purchase or fund affordable housing that impacts any habitat defined as environmentally
sensitive or is located in any of the following areas: Species Focus Areas; areas designated Tier 1, 2, or 3A; V flood
zones; offshore islands; or areas within a Coastal Barriers Resource System unit. Evidence of environmental sensitivity
includes, but is not limited to, a determination to be made by the County Environmental Resources Office of whether
the construction of affordable housing requires habitat to be removed and mitigated.
Favorable factors in the analysis and consideration of affordable housing sites will include the record of the partner in the
project; quality of the project; ability of the project to serve individuals, couples and families; leverage from additional
non-MCLA funds brought to the project; and the MCLA funds price per unit.
Property Type Acquisition Objectives Intended Development Proposed Owner/Manager
Block 28, Lots 15 and 16, Lot 15- Conservation None Lot 15— MCLA Owner
Sands Subdivision Lot 16-Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Lot 16- BOCC/Develo er TBD
PROPERTY IN KEY WEST AREA OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN
In Key West, the MCLA Advisory Committee will consider adding to the Acquisition List, on a case-by-case basis,
affordable housing sites to be acquired by government partners provided the sites do not include environmentally
sensitive habitat or possible wetlands. Favorable factors in the analysis and consideration of affordable housing sites
will include the record of the partner in the project; quality of the project; ability of the project to serve individuals,
couples, and families; leverage from additional non-MCLA funds brought to the project; and the MCLA funds price per
unit.
Property Type Acquisition Objectives Intended Development Proposed Owner/Manager
Garden View Apartments Affordable Housing Affordable Housing City of Key West/Key West
Housing Authority
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