December 7-8, 2023, Acquisition and Restoration Council Meeting Agenda

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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.

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Public Hearing	December 7, 2023, 1 p.m.
Council Meeting	December 8, 2023, 9 a.m.
Location	Florida Department of Environmental Protection Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building, Conference Room 137 3900 Commonwealth Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399
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December 7, 2023

Agenda	Description
Item 1	Call to Order/Announcements
Item 2	Presentations on the Atlantic to Okefenokee Conservation Corridor, Big Bend Forest, Dark Hammock Ranch, Finca Vigia, Lake Harney, Larkin Ranch, Lytal Conservation Area, Suttlemyre Forest, Tupelo Honey Timberlands, and Wooten Timberlands 2024 Cycle 1 Florida Forever proposals.
Item 3	Presentations on boundary amendments for the Florida’s First Magnitude Springs, Heather Island/Ocklawaha River, Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem, Matanzas to Ocala Conservation Corridor, Myakka Ranchlands, Osceola Pine Savannas, Peace River Refuge, Pinhook Swamp, Strategic Managed Area Lands List, Wekiva-Ocala Greenway, and Welannee Watershed Forest Florida Forever projects
Item 4	Public testimony on Florida Forever 2024 Cycle 1 proposals, project boundary amendments, and existing projects.
	Adjourn

December 8, 2023

Agenda	Description	Results
Item 5	Call to order/Announcements.	N/A
Item 6	October 13, 2023 meeting summary.	Approved
Item 7	Negative response items since the October 2023 ARC meeting.	N/A
Item 8	10-year update to the Golden Aster Scrub Preserve management plan.	Approved
Item 9	Presentation by the Division of Recreation and Parks on the district-wide management plan development process.	N/A
Item 10	Determine whether approximately 1.35 acres of state-owned conservation land located within the Cross Seminole Trail are no longer needed for state conservation purposes.	Approved
Item 11	Determine whether approximately 5.40 acres of state-owned conservation land with Anastasia State Park are no longer needed for conservation purposes.	Not Approved
Item 12	Develop the 2024 Florida Forever project list.	Approved
Item 13	Vote on whether the Atlantic to Okefenokee Conservation Corridor, Big Bend Forest, Dark Hammock Ranch, Finca Vigia, Lake Harney, Larkin Ranch, Lytal Conservation Area, Suttlemyre Forest, Tupelo Honey Timberlands and Wooten Timberlands Florida Forever 2024 Cycle 1 Florida Forever proposals will proceed through the project evaluation process for potential addition to the 2025 Florida Forever Priority List.	Approved
Item 14	Vote on whether to amend the Matanzas to Ocala Conservation Corridor Florida Forever Project Boundary to add 34 parcels totaling approximately 422.86 acres in Putnam County with a tax assessed market value of $999,300.	Approved
Item 15	Vote on whether to amend the Strategic Managed Area Lands List (SMALL) Florida Forever Project Boundary to add four parcels totaling approximately 21.51 acres in Hillsborough, Charlotte, Lee, and Miami-Dade Counties with a tax assessed market value of $1,258,391.	Approved
Item 16	Vote on whether to amend the Osceola Pine Savannas Florida Forever Project Boundary to add one parcel totaling approximately 4.88 acres in Osceola County with a tax assessed market value of $7,800.	Approved
Item 17	Vote on whether to amend the Strategic Managed Area Lands List (SMALL) Florida Forever Project Boundary to add one parcel totaling approximately 7.25 acres in Brevard County with a tax assessed market value of $76,790.	Approved
Item 18	Vote on whether to amend the Carr Farm/Price's Scrub Florida Forever Project Boundary to add five parcels totaling approximately 46.27 acres in Marion County with a tax assessed market value of $380,218.	Approved
Item 19	Vote on whether to amend the Florida's First Magnatude Springs Florida Forever Project Boundary to add one parcel totaling approximately 310 acres in Levy County with a tax assessed market value of $1,370,509.	Approved
Item 20	Vote on whether to amend the Heather Island/Ocklawaha River Florida Forever Project Boundary to add two parcels totaling approximately 149.54 acres in Marion County with a tax assessed market value of $1,231,742.	Approved
Item 21	Vote on whether to amend the Lakes Wales Ridge Florida Forever Project Boundary to add three parcels totaling approximately 285.23 acres in Highlands County with a tax assessed market value of $1,817,331.	Approved
Item 22	Vote on whether to amend the Myakka Ranchlands Florida Forever Project Boundary to add one parcel totaling approximately 433.87 acres in Manatee County with a tax assessed market value of $1,623,556.	Approved
Item 23	Vote on whether to amend the Peace River Refuge Florida Forever Project Boundary to add one parcel totaling approximately 149.11 acres in DeSoto County with a tax assessed market value of $745,550.	Approved
Item 24	Vote on whether to amend the Pinhook Swamp Florida Forever Project Boundary to add three parcels totaling approximately 996.50 acres in Columbia County with a tax assessed market value of $932,724.	Approved
Item 25	Vote on whether to amend the Wekiva-Ocala Greenway Florida Forever Project Boundary to add two parcels totaling approximately 142.68 acres in Lake County with a tax assessed market value of $1,996,488.	Approved
Item 26	Vote on whether to amend the Welannee Watershed Florida Forever Project Boundary to add two parcels totaling approximately 830.41 acres in Okaloosa County with a tax assessed market value of $1,189,097.	Approved
Item 27	Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' Rural and Family Lands Protection Program 2023 proposed acquisition list.	N/A
	Adjourn

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December 7-8, 2023, Acquisition and Restoration Council Meeting Agenda

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