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Item 1 Minutes
Submittal of the minutes of the March 12, 1996 Cabinet meeting.
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Item 2 Florida Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services/Quitclaim Deed
REQUEST: Consideration of (1) a request by the Department
of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS) to sell a parcel of
real property pursuant to subsection 253.025(13), F.S.; and (2)
a request by the department to convey the parcel by quitclaim
deed to DACS.
COUNTY: Bay County
APPLICANT: Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
LOCATION: A parcel located in Section 05, Township 04 South,
Range 14 West, containing 10 acres, more or less. (Panama City
District Headquarters).
State Lands Inventory Number: 03-0100.0.
STAFF REMARKS: Title to this property was vested in the
Board of Trustees through a conveyance by DACS pursuant to section
253.03, F.S. Subsection 253.025(13), F.S., gives DACS the authority
with the consent of the majority of the Governor and Cabinet,
sitting as the Board of Trustees, to sell or exchange the forestry
sites listed in the statute. In the case of a sale, the proceeds
are to be deposited into the DACS Relocation and Construction
Trust Fund. DACS is proposing the sale in order to relocate to
a site that will better serve its management needs. To facilitate
the sale of the property, the department recommends that the Board
of Trustees convey the property by quitclaim deed to DACS.
Pursuant to subsection 253.03(3), F.S., this conveyance will not
contain reservations of petroleum, phosphate, metal and mineral
interests.
A consideration of the status of the local government comprehensive
plan was not made for this item. The department has determined
that land conveyances are not subject to the local government
planning process.
(See Attachment 2, Pages 1-5)
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Item 3 Jordan Ranch CARL Project/Southwest Florida
Water Management District Acquisition Agreement
REQUEST: Authority to enter into an acquisition agreement
with Southwest Florida Water Management District for the Jordan
Ranch CARL project.
COUNTY: Citrus
LOCATION: Sections 14, 15, 22, 23, 25-27, 29, 34, 35 Township 17 South, Range 19 East.
Board of Trustees
Agenda - April 23, 1996
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Item 3, cont.
STAFF REMARKS: The Jordan Ranch CARL project is ranked number 8 on the Bargain/Shared CARL List approved by the Board of Trustees on February 13, 1996, and is anticipated to be eligible for negotiation under the Division of State Lands' FY96/97 Land Acquisition Workplan, if the 1996 Florida Legislature appropriates a 7th series of Preservation 2000 bonds. The proposed agreement covers the entire 2,276-acre Jordan Ranch CARL project owned by the Jordan Family.
To facilitate the acquisition of this project, the Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) has offered to take the lead in the acquisition of this joint project. Staff has prepared an agreement that would allow the District to acquire the Jordan Ranch CARL project in accordance with section 259.041(16), F.S., utilizing the procedures set out in section 373.139, F.S. On April 11, 1995, the Board of Trustees approved the use of the District's procedures to allow the District to acquire lands to be held jointly by the Board of Trustees and the District.
If the Board of Trustees approves this item, the District staff
will present the agreement to the Governing Board of the District
for execution at its next Governing Board meeting. Upon receipt
of the executed agreement from the District, staff will execute
the agreement on behalf of the Board of Trustees.
Incorporated into the agreement are a number of assurances that
the District is giving the Board of Trustees in return for its
consideration of this agreement. The District has agreed to: (1)
comply with the procedures set out in section 373.139, F.S.; (2)
defend the Board of Trustees against all title and survey disputes
or defects and environmental contamination associated with each
acquisition negotiated by the District that were either known
or should have been known by the District at the time the District
acquired the parcel; and (3) reimburse the Board of Trustees 50
percent of any overpayment of the purchase price if an audit or
investigation determines that the purchase price paid exceeded
the actual appraised value.
Under the proposed agreement, the District staff will obtain and
review appraisals, negotiate a purchase contract and secure the
approval of its Governing Board. The District will provide the
Division of State Lands with a Board resolution covering the assurances
noted in the previous paragraph and requesting reimbursement of
the Board of Trustees' share of the purchase price. Staff will
request Board of Trustees' authorization to proceed for each parcel
the District contracts to purchase. In addition, the agreement
provides for the District to be reimbursed 50 percent of all costs
associated with its attempt to acquire lands within the project,
including all pre-acquisition and closing related costs, with
the pre-acquisition costs being reimbursed even if the District
is unsuccessful in acquiring any property. The agreement authorizes
staff to reimburse these costs from CARL incidental expense funds
previously released by the Board of Trustees. If the Board of
Trustees authorizes the purchase, the District will proceed to
closing with title to be vested jointly with the District and
the Board of Trustees, each holding an undivided 50 percent interest.
The Jordan Ranch CARL project will be managed by the Division
of Forestry as a state forest.
This acquisition is consistent with section 187.201(10),
F.S., the Natural Systems and Recreational Lands section of the
State Comprehensive Plan.
(See Attachment 3, Pages 1-6)
RECOMMEND APPROVAL
Board of Trustees
Agenda - April 23, 1996
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Item 4 Florida Keys Ecosystem CARL Project/Leda
Seigal Option Agreement
REQUEST: Consideration of an option agreement to
acquire approximately 9.65 acres within the Florida Keys Ecosystem
CARL project from Leda Seigal utilizing appraisals based on land
use regulations in effect as of January 1, 1996.
COUNTY: Monroe
LOCATION: Sections 13, 23 & 24, Township 66 South,
Range 28 East
CONSIDERATION: $810,000
REVIEW NO. 607001
APPRAISED BY Ames Johnston APPROVED PURCHASE OPTION ACRES (10/18/95) (10/25/95) VALUE PRICE DATE 9.65 $850,000 $700,000 $840,000* $810,000 06/28/96 *120% of the lower approved value
STAFF REMARKS: The Florida Keys Ecosystem CARL project
is ranked number 5 on the CARL Priority Project List approved
by the Board of Trustees on February 13, 1996, and is eligible
for negotiation under the Division of State Lands' Land Acquisition
Workplan. The project contains 6,964 acres, of which 466
acres have been acquired or are under agreement to be acquired.
After the Board of Trustees approves this agreement, 6,488 acres
or 93 percent of the project will remain to be negotiated.
On March 12, 1996, the Board of Trustees exercised its authority
under section 259.041(1), F.S., to waive the normal appraisal
procedures and to substitute other reasonably prudent procedures.
This waiver enabled the Division of State Lands to utilize approved
appraised values that were based on land use regulations in effect
as of January 1, 1996 in Monroe County, Florida.
All mortgages and liens will be satisfied at the time of closing.
In the event the commitment for title insurance, to be obtained
prior to closing, reveals any other encumbrances which may affect
the value of the property or the proposed management of the property,
staff will so advise the Board of Trustees prior to closing.
The certified survey and environmental site assessment will be
provided by the purchaser.
The Florida Keys Ecosystem is part of a strategy for conserving
the biological diversity of the tropical hardwood hammock ecosystem
in the continental United States. The project (located in an area
of Critical State Concern) would provide a network of hammock
forest preserves linking existing hammock preserves in North Key
Largo and the Lower Keys, insuring that critical ecological processes
will be preserved. Natural communities within the project sites
include tropical hardwood hammock (Rockland Hammock), estuarine
tidal swamp and coastal rock barren.
This property will be managed by The Nature Conservancy for the
conservation and preservation of its natural resources.
This acquisition is consistent with section 187.201(10), F.S.,
the Natural Systems and Recreational Lands section of the State
Comprehensive Plan.
(See Attachment 4, Pages 1-23)
RECOMMEND APPROVAL
Board of Trustees
Agenda - April 23, 1996
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Item 5 Florida Keys Ecosystem CARL Project/Plantation
Key Development Corporation Option Agreement
REQUEST: Consideration of an option agreement to
acquire approximately 38.25 acres within the Florida Keys Ecosystem
CARL project from Plantation Key Development Corporation utilizing
appraisals based on land use regulations in effect as of January
1, 1996.
COUNTY: Monroe
LOCATION: Section 05, Township 63 South, Range 38
East
CONSIDERATION: $140,000
REVIEW NO. 607002
APPRAISED BY JOHNSTON APPROVED PURCHASE OPTION ACRES (01/26/95) VALUE PRICE DATE 38.25 $203,000 $203,000 $140,000 08/30/96
STAFF REMARKS: The Florida Keys Ecosystem CARL project
is ranked number 5 on the CARL Priority Project List approved
by the Board of Trustees on February 13, 1996, and is eligible
for negotiation under the Division of State Lands' Land Acquisition
Workplan. The project contains 6,964 acres, of which 476 acres have been acquired
or are under agreement to be acquired. After the Board of
Trustees approves this agreement, 6,450 acres or 93 percent of
the project will remain to be negotiated.
On March 12, 1996, the Board of Trustees exercised its authority
under section 259.041(1), F.S., to waive the normal appraisal
procedures and to substitute other reasonably prudent procedures.
This waiver enabled the Division of State Lands to utilize approved
appraised values that were based on land use regulations in effect
as of January 1, 1996 in Monroe County, Florida.
All mortgages and liens will be satisfied at the time of closing.
In the event the commitment for title insurance, to be obtained
prior to closing, reveals any other encumbrances which may affect
the value of the property or the proposed management of the property,
staff will so advise the Board of Trustees prior to closing.
The certified survey and environmental site assessment will be
provided by the purchaser.
The Florida Keys Ecosystem is part of a strategy for conserving
the biological diversity of the tropical hardwood hammock ecosystem
in the continental United States. The project (located in an area
of Critical State Concern) would provide a network of hammock
forest preserves linking existing hammock preserves in North Key
Largo and the Lower Keys, insuring that critical ecological processes
will be preserved. Natural communities within the project sites
include tropical hardwood hammock (Rockland Hammock), estuarine
tidal swamp and coastal rock barren.
This property will be managed by The Nature Conservancy for the
conservation and preservation of its natural resources.
This acquisition is consistent with section 187.201(10), F.S.,
the Natural Systems and Recreational Lands section of the State
Comprehensive Plan.
(See Attachment 5, Pages 1-21)
RECOMMEND APPROVAL
Board of Trustees
Agenda - April 23, 1996
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Item 6 Florida Department of Environmental Protection/Commonwealth
Partners/Interstate Tallahassee West Purchase Agreements
REQUEST: Consideration of two purchase agreements to acquire
approximately 26.74 acres from Commonwealth Partners and Interstate
Tallahassee West.
COUNTY: Leon
LOCATION: Sections 17 and 20, Township 01 North, Range
01 West
CONSIDERATION: $2,594,000
REVIEW NO. 607003
APPRAISED BY
Griffith Ketcham APPROVED PURCHASE CLOSING
PARCEL ACRES (11/29/95) (11/30/95) VALUE PRICE DATE
Commonwealth 9.45 $1,297,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,235,000 30 days
after BOT
approval
REVIEW NO. 607004
Interstate 17.29 $1,379,000 $1,595,000 $1,595,000 $1,359,000 120 days
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26.74 $3,095,000 $2,594,000 approval
STAFF REMARKS: These acquisitions were negotiated by the
Department of Environmental Protection. Funds for these acquisitions
were appropriated by the 1995 Florida Legislature and are still
available. These parcels are contiguous to the Marjory Stoneman
Douglas Building and are part of the Department of Environmental
Protection's office relocation and expansion project.
All mortgages and liens will be satisfied at the time of closing.
In the event the commitments for title insurance, to be obtained
prior to closing, reveals any other encumbrances which may affect
the value of the properties or the proposed management of the
properties, staff will so advise the Board of Trustees prior to
closing.
A certified survey and an environmental site assessment will be
provided by the seller for the Commonwealth parcel and by the
purchaser for the Interstate parcel prior to closing. The purchaser
will reimburse the seller for the minimum promulgated rate of
the title costs for the Interstate parcel.
These properties will be managed by the Department of Environmental
Protection as part of the existing Department of Environmental
Protection facilities.
These acquisitions are consistent with section 187.201(18), F.S.,
the Public Facilities section of the State Comprehensive Plan.
(See Attachment 6, Pages 1-32)
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Item 7 BOR/FSU/BOT/Moy and Studley/Studley/Lord
and Richards Purchase Agreements
REQUEST: Consideration of three purchase agreements among the Florida Board of Regents, Florida State University and the Board of Trustees to acquire a total of 0.61± acre of land from three separate owners.
Board of Trustees
Agenda - April 23, 1996
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Item 7, cont.
COUNTY: Leon
APPLICANT: Florida State University
LOCATION: Section 35, Township 01 North, Range 01 West
CONSIDERATION: $346,850
REVIEW NO. 607005 APPRAISED BY PARCEL#/ CARLTON APPROVED PURCHASE CLOSING SELLER ACRES (06/28/95) VALUE PRICE DATE 21/Moy & 0.32 $171,000 $171,000 $170,000 07/03/96 Studley
REVIEW NO. 607006 22/Studley 0.16 $57,000 $56,000 $56,000 07/03/96
REVIEW NO. 607007
93/Lord & 0.13 $121,000 $121,000 $120,850 08/05/96
Richards
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TOTAL 0.61 $349,000 $346,850
STAFF REMARKS: These acquisitions were negotiated by Florida
State University (FSU). Funds for these acquisitions were appropriated
by the Florida Legislature and are still available.
Each of the three parcels currently is improved. Parcel 21 contains
two duplexes; parcel 22 a single duplex; and parcel 93 a duplex
and a single family residence.
The improvements will be removed as soon as FSU obtains all of
the necessary permits, after which the area will be used for parking.
Ultimately, the area is slated for new construction with FSU's
future expansion.
All mortgages and liens on each parcel will be satisfied at the
time of closing. In the event the commitment for title insurance,
to be obtained for each parcel prior to closing, reveals any other
encumbrances which may affect the value of the property or the
proposed management of the property, staff will so advise the
Board of Trustees prior to closing. FSU will reimburse each seller
for the cost of the title insurance commitments and policies.
The reimbursements shall not exceed the minimum promulgated rate.
A certified survey and environmental site assessment will be provided
by each seller for each parcel prior to closing with FSU reimbursing
each seller for the cost of the surveys and environmental site
assessments.
All three parcels will be managed by Florida State University
as a part of the FSU campus through a lease to the Florida Board
of Regents.
These acquisitions are consistent with section 187.201(01), F.S.,
the Education section of the State Comprehensive Plan.
(See Attachment 7, Pages 1-60)
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