Sept. 12, 2024, Acquisition and Restoration Council Meeting

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Meeting Time	9 a.m. EDT
Location	Florida Department of Environmental Protection Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building, Conference Room 137 3900 Commonwealth Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399
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Item No.	Description	Results
1	Call to Order/Announcements.	N/A
2	Meeting summary for June 2024.
3	Staff Report: Land management reviews completed by the Division of State Lands from January to April 2024.	N/A
4	Staff Report: Division of State Lands acquisition update.	N/A
5	10-year update to the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve management plan (Lease No. 3462).
6	10-year update to the Chinsegut Wildlife Management Area management plan (Lease No. 3774).
7	10-year update to the Mashes Island Park management plan (Lease No. 3371).
8	Consider whether a private access easement of approximately 10.34 acres within the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area is consistent with the Board of Trustee's Linear Facilities Policy (Lease No. 3586).
9	Consider whether a 0.552-acre public utility easement and a 0.086-acre temporary construction easement within the Lake Wales Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area is consistent with the Board of Trustee's Linear Facilities Policy (Lease No. 4034).
10	Consider a request to remove 11 parcels totaling approximately 5,530.01 GIS acres in Baker County from the Camp Blanding to Raiford Greenway Florida Forever project boundary.
11	Vote on whether to amend the Carr Farm/Price's Scrub Florida Forever project boundary to add five parcels totaling approximately 132.45 GIS acres in Marion County with a tax assessed market value of $1,281,303.
12	Vote on whether to amend the Etoniah/Cross Florida Greenway Florida Forever project boundary to add one parcel totaling approximately 9.98 GIS acres in Putnam County with a tax assessed market value of $55,000.
13	Vote on whether to amend the Etoniah/Cross Florida Greenway Florida Forever project boundary to add three parcels totaling approximately 60.28 GIS acres in Putnam County with a tax assessed market value of $511,850.
14	Vote on whether to amend the Osceola Pine Savannas Florida Forever project boundary to add two parcels totaling approximately 0.29 GIS acres in Osceola County with a tax assessed market value of $350.
15	Vote on whether to amend the Strategic Managed Area Lands List Florida Forever project boundary to add one parcel totaling approximately 38.34 GIS acres in Highlands County with a tax assessed market value of $340,743.
16	Vote on whether to amend the Battle of Wahoo Swamp Florida Forever project boundary to add five parcels totaling approximately 366.71 GIS acres in Sumter County with a tax assessed market value of $1,386,360.
17	Vote on whether to amend the Taylor Sweetwater Creek Florida Forever project boundary to add three parcels totaling approximately 336.97 GIS acres in Taylor County with a tax assessed market value of $1,197,890.
18	Vote on whether to amend the Aucilla/Wacissa Watershed Florida Forever project boundary to add six parcels totaling approximately 408.39 GIS acres in Madison County with a tax assessed market value of $1,036,907.
19	Vote on whether to amend the Northeast Florida Blueway Florida Forever project boundary to add 18 parcels totaling approximately 24.77 GIS acres in St. Johns County with a tax assessed market value of $1,929,003.
20	Vote on whether to amend the Matanzas to Ocala Conservation Corridor Florida Forever project boundary to add three parcels totaling approximately 532.19 GIS acres in Putnam County with a tax assessed market value of $1,690,460.
21	Vote on whether to amend the Heather Island/Ocklawaha River Florida Forever project boundary to add one parcel totaling approximately 409.62 GIS acres in Marion County with a tax assessed market value of $1,791,159.
22	Vote on whether to amend the Pinhook Swamp Florida Forever project boundary to add three parcels totaling approximately 372.79 GIS acres in Columbia County with a tax assessed market value of $358,936.
	Adjourn

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