Acquisition and Restoration Council Meeting Agenda || June 12, 2020

The Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC)  meeting agenda and materials are published seven days prior to the upcoming ARC meeting. A summary of the meeting results for the June 12, 2020 Meeting is now available. These items will be available until the next meeting agenda is published.

Date: June 12, 2020

Time: 9:00 a.m.

Location: Webinar meeting

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Meeting Agenda

Revised pages to the June ARC Agenda are available.

Item 1: Call to Order/Announcements

Item 2: Consider the February 14, 2020 meeting and May 20, 2020 public hearing summaries.

ARC Staff Reports

Item 3: Items approved by the Division of State Lands via the online negative response process since the February 2020 ARC meeting.

Item 4: Quarterly status report on Land Management Reviews completed by the Division of State Lands from January to March 2020.

Management Plans

Item 5: Consider a 10-year update to the Silver Springs Conservation Area Management Plan (Lease No. 4519).

Item 6: Consider the Silver Springs Sandhill Management Plan (Lease No. 4807).

Item 7: Consider a 10-year update to the Hillsborough River State Park Management Plan (Lease No. 3623).

Item 8: Consider a 10-year update to the Lake Talquin State Park Management Plan (Lease No. 2537).

Item 9: Consider a 10-year update to the Picayune Strand State Forest Management Plan (Lease No. 3927).

Item 10: Consider a Management Plan for Fort Pickens State Park Aquatic Preserve.

Florida Forever

Item 11: Hear presentations and take Public Testimony on the Florida Forever 2020 Cycle 1 and 2 Proposals and other Florida Forever Projects.

Item 12: Consider project evaluation reports for Amtel Farms, Buck Island Ranch, Hendrie Ranch and Withlacoochee River Corridor 2020 Cycle 1 Florida Forever proposals.

Item 13: Vote on whether to add four 2020 Cycle 1 Florida Forever Proposals to the 2021 Florida Forever Priority List.

Item 14: Consider request to remove approximately 2.53 acres from the boundary of the Bombing Range Ridge Florida Forever Project.

Item 15: Vote on whether to amend the Bombing Range Ridge Florida Forever Project Boundary to add five parcels totaling approximately 995.0 acres in Polk County with a tax assessed market value of $531,207.

Item 16: Vote on whether to amend the Natural Bridge Creek Florida Forever Project Boundary to add seven parcels totaling approximately 170.0 acres in Walton County with a tax assessed market value of $259,083.

Item 17: Vote on whether to amend the Florida Springs Coastal Greenway Florida Forever Project Boundary to add one parcel totaling approximately 149.0 acres in Citrus County with a tax assessed market value of $863,960.

Item 18: Vote on whether the Abington Ranch, Bluefield to Cow Creek, Crayfish Habitat Restoration, Welannee Watershed Forest and Withlacoochee River Addition 2020 Cycle 2 Florida Forever proposals will proceed through the project evaluation process for potential addition to the 2021 Florida Forever Priority List.

Land Administration

Item 19: Consider whether an approximately 2.45-acre road right-of-way easement within Eden Gardens State Park is consistent with the Board of Trustees’ Linear Facilities Policy.

Item 20: Consider whether an approximately 3.62-acre private easement within Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is consistent with the Board of Trustees’ Linear Facilities Policy.

Item 21: Consider whether an approximately 0.77-acre public right of way easement within the East Coast Buffer is consistent with the Board of Trustees’ Linear Facilities Policy.

Item 22: Consider whether an approximately 0.68-acre private single-family access easement within Withlacoochee State Forest is consistent with the Board of Trustees’ Linear Facilities Policy.

Item 23: Consider whether an approximately 3.019-acre private access easement within Fisheating Creek Wildlife Management Area is consistent with the Board of Trustees’ Linear Facilities Policy.

Item 24: Consider whether a 1.35-acre right-of-way easement across a portion of conservation lands managed by the South Florida Water Management District is consistent with the Board of Trustees’ Linear Facilities Policy.

Closing Comments

Adjourn

Please contact the Division of State Lands, Office of Environmental Services at 850-245-2555 for additional information.