Item G03 G3
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY of MONROE �� i Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tern James K.Scholl,District 3
Craig Cates,District 1
Michelle Lincoln,District 2
' David Rice,District 4
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
March 20, 2024
Agenda Item Number: G3
2023-2152
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: Land Authority Governing Board
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Christine Hurley
9:25 AM
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of the minutes for the February 21, 2024 meeting.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
N/A
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
N/A
INSURANCE REQUIRED:
No
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval
DOCUMENTATION:
LA in24m02m21.pdf
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
N/A
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MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND AUTHORITY
GOVERNING BOARD
February 21, 2024 Meeting Minutes
The Governing Board of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan Land Authority held a regular
meeting on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. The meeting was a hybrid format with the
Governing Board members assembled at the Harvey Government Center located at 1200 Truman
Avenue, Key West, Florida. Some members of the public participated via Communications
Media Technology (CMT) using a Zoom Webinar platform, while other members of the public
attended the meeting in person. Chairman David Rice called the meeting to order at 9:38 AM.
G-1 Roll Call. Present and answering roll call, in addition to Chairman Rice, were
Commissioner Craig Cates, Commissioner Michelle Lincoln, Commissioner Holly Raschein, and
Commissioner Jim Scholl. Also in attendance were Executive Director Christine Hurley,
Property Specialist Dina Gambuzza, Office Manager John Beyers, and Counsel Greg Oropeza.
Attending via CMT was Senior Property Acquisition Specialist Mark Rosch.
G-2 Bulk Approvals. A motion was made by Commissioner Lincoln and seconded by
Commissioner Scholl to approve items G-3 through G-14 in bulk.
G-3 Approval of the minutes for the January 31, 2024 meeting.
G-4 Monroe County Land Authority Executive Director Monthly Report for February 2024
(through January 31, 2024).
G-5 Review of MCLA expenses for the time period of l/l/24 through 1/31/24.
G-6 Approval of a contract to purchase Tier 1 property for conservation - Block 9, Lot 4,
Southern Pines on Big Pine Key near mile marker 31 and also property for conservation within
the City of Marathon - Block 48, Lots 1 and 2, Crains on Grassy Key near mile marker 58 from
Charles William Ansell, II for the price of$70,000.
G-7 Approval of a contract to purchase Tier 2 property for Administrative Relief and Density
Reduction - Block 11, Lot 12, Tropical Bay 3rd Addition on Big Pine Key near mile marker 30
from Thomas Carl Rothdeutsch for the price of$120,000.
G-8 Approval of a resolution authorizing the conveyance of real property described as Block 11,
Lot 12, Tropical Bay Third Addition (PB 5-81) on Big Pine Key to Monroe County for density
reduction subject to a Land Use Restriction Agreement(LURA).
G-9 Approval of a contract to purchase Tier 1 property for conservation - Block 5, Lots 13 and
14, Summerland Estates Re-subdivision No. 2 on Summerland Key near mile marker 25 from
Robert J. Novacek for the price of$115,000.
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G-10 Approval to amend the Acquisition List to add 1) Block 2, Lots 8 and 9, Hibiscus Park on
Key Largo and 2) Lots 22 and 23, Burton's Addition to Tavernier on Key Largo as affordable
housing sites.
G-11 Approval of a contract to purchase Tier 3 property with two ROGO exemptions for
affordable housing - Block 2, Lots 8 and 9, Hibiscus Park on Key Largo near mile marker 101
from L.J. Gators, LLC for the price of$530,000.
G-12 Approval of a contract to purchase Tier 3 property with six ROGO exemptions for
affordable housing - Lots 22 and 23, Burton's Addition to Tavernier on Key Largo near mile
marker 92 from John F. Gillen, Carol Gillen, and the Lawrence J. Hogan Estate for the price of
$975,000.
G-13 Approval of a resolution authorizing the purchase of Block 2, Lots 8 and 9, Hibiscus Park
(PB 3-166) with Parcel ID4s 00507510-000000 and 00507520-000000 commonly known as 15
and 17 Hibiscus Lane, Tavernier, FL, for affordable housing; and authorizing the conveyance of
the property (excluding 2 Rate of Growth Ordinance (ROGO) exemptions) to Monroe County
subject to a Land Use Restriction Agreement(LURA)
G-14 Approval of a resolution authorizing the purchase of Lots 22 and 23, Burton's Addition to
Tavernier (PB 2-82) with parcel ID400479430-000000 commonly known as 159 Florida
Avenue, Tavernier, FL, for affordable housing; and authorizing the conveyance of the property
(Excluding 6 Rate Of Growth Ordinance (ROGO) Exemptions) to Monroe County subject to a
Land Use Restriction Agreement(LURA).
There being no objections, the motion carried(510).
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:43 AM.
Minutes prepared by:
Christine Hurley
Executive Director
Approved by the Board on:
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