December 8-9, 2022 Acquisition and Restoration Council Meeting Agenda | Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC) meeting agenda and materials are published seven days prior to the upcoming ARC meeting and will be available up to one year following the meeting. Download the printable agenda and meeting results.

Public Hearing	December 8, 2022, 1 p.m.
Council Meeting	December 9, 2022, 9 a.m.
Location	Department of Environmental Protection Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building Conference Room 137 3900 Commonwealth Blvd Tallahassee, FL 32399
Webinar	Please register to view the meeting recordings, December 8 or December 9. Upon registration, the meeting recording will be shown in your browser.
Accessibility Information	Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Office of Environmental Services at (850) 245-2555. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service 1(800) 955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800) 955-8770 (Voice).

December 8, 2022

Agenda	Description
Item 1	Opening Announcements
Item 2	Florida Forever 2023 Cycle 1 Proposal Presentations for the Avalon Phase II, Carter-Quail Ranch, Creek Ranch, Floyd’s Mound, Owen Creek Highlands, Quail Creek Ranch, and Williamson Cattle Company proposals.
Item 3	Florida Forever Project Boundary Amendment presentations for the Strategic Managed Area Lands List, North Waccasassa Flats, Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem, Myakka Ranchlands, and Etoniah/Cross Florida Greenway projects.
Item 4	Take Public Testimony on the Florida Forever 2023 Cycle 1 Proposals, Florida Forever Project Boundary Amendments and other Florida Forever Projects.
	Adjourn

December 9, 2022

Agenda	Description	Results
Item 5	Call to Order/Announcements
Item 6	Consider the October 14, 2022, meeting summary.	Approved
Item 7	Items approved by the Division of State Lands via the online negative response process since the October 2022 ARC meeting.	N/A
Item 8	Consider a 10-year update to the Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park Management Plan (Lease No. 3463).	Approved
Item 9	Consider a Management Plan for Nature Coast Aquatic Preserve.	Approved
Item 10	Consider whether an approximately two-acre parcel of state-owned land, managed by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Service Florida Forest Service as part of the Blackwater River State Forest, is no longer needed for conservation purposes in exchange for approximately 10 acres of private property.	Approved
Item 11	Develop the 2023 Florida Forever Priority List. Download the final vote sheet.	Approved
Item 12	Vote on whether the Avalon Phase II, Carter-Quail Ranch, Creek Ranch, Floyd’s Mound, Owen Creek Highlands, Quail Creek Ranch, and Williamson Cattle Company Florida Forever 2023 Cycle 1 Florida Forever proposals will proceed through the project evaluation process for potential addition to the 2024 Florida Forever Priority List.	Approved
Item 13	Vote on whether to amend the Strategic Managed Area Lands List Florida Forever Project Boundary for the FWC to add seven parcels totaling approximately 297 acres in Gadsden County with a tax assessed market value of $944,940.	Approved
Item 14	Vote on whether to amend the North Waccasassa Flats Florida Forever Project Boundary to add five parcels totaling approximately 562 acres in Gilchrist County with a tax assessed market value of $1,405,936.	Approved
Item 15	Vote on whether to amend the Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem Florida Forever Project Boundary to add four parcels totaling approximately 431 acres in Highlands County with a tax assessed market value of $136,352.	Approved
Item 16	Vote on whether to amend the Myakka Ranchlands Florida Forever Project Boundary to add three parcels totaling approximately 748 acres in DeSoto and Manatee counties with a tax assessed value of $1,314,040.	Approved
Item 17	Vote on whether to amend the Etoniah/Cross Florida Greenway Florida Forever Project Boundary to add four parcels totaling approximately 906 acres in Putnam County with a tax assessed market value of $1,994,086.	Approved
Item 18	Vote on whether to amend the Etoniah/Cross Florida Greenway Florida Forever Project Boundary to add ten parcels totaling approximately 563 acres in Putnam County with a tax assessed market value of $1,457,600.	Approved
~~Item 19~~	Vote on whether to amend the Etoniah/Cross Florida Greenway Florida Forever Project Boundary to add four parcels totaling approximately 507 acres in Putnam County with a tax assessed market value of $974,720.	Removed by Applicant
	Adjourn

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

Shauna R. Allen, Staff Director

Office of Environmental Services

Division of State Lands

Department of Environmental Protection

3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, M.S. 140

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000

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