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| Meeting Time | 9 a.m. |
|---|---|
| Location | Department of Environmental Protection Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building Conference Room 137 3900 Commonwealth Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000 |
| Webinar | Webinar registration: February 2026 ARC Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions on how to join the webinar. |
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| Item No. | Description | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Call to Order/Announcements. | N/A |
| 2 | December 2025 meeting summaries | Approve |
| 3 | Negative response report. | N/A |
| 4 | Status report on Land Management Reviews completed by the Division of State Lands from July to December 2025. | N/A |
| 5 | Division of State Lands acquisition update. | N/A |
| 6 | Consider whether public utility easement No. 33678 containing approximately 0.87 acres to the City of Auburndale through a portion of the Tenoroc Public Use Area is consistent with the Board of Trustees’ Linear Facilities Policy. | Approve |
| 7 | Adopt the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Division of State Lands’ Annual Florida Forever Work Plan for presentation to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund. | Approve |
| 8 | Consider boundary amendments to the Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem, Big Bend/Holopaw Ranch, Etoniah/Cross Florida Greenway, Garcon Ecosystem, Green Swamp, Indian River Lagoon Blueway, Middle Chipola River, Perdido Pitcher Plant Prairie, Pineland Site Complex, and Southeastern Bat Maternity Caves Florida Forever projects. | Approve |
| 9 | Vote on whether to amend the Catfish Creek Florida Forever project to add four parcels totaling ±434.66 acres in Polk County with a tax assessed market value of $4,992,594. | Approve |
| 10 | Vote on whether to amend the Flagler County Blueway Florida Forever project to add one parcel totaling ±153.03 acres in Flagler County with a tax assessed market value of $4,399,921. | Approve |
| 11 | Vote on whether to amend the Red Hills Conservation Florida Forever project to add one parcel totaling ±435.52 acres in Leon County with a tax assessed market value of$2,424,470. | Approve |
| 12 | Vote on whether to amend the Strategic Managed Area Lands List (SMALL) Florida Forever project to add one parcel totaling ±27.9 acres in Pinellas County with a tax assessed market value of $3,871,480. | Approve |
| Adjourn | N/A |
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