February 9, 2024, 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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Council Meeting	9 a..m.
Location	Florida Department of Environmental Protection Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building, Room 137 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000
Webinar	Register to join the meeting virtually.
Accessibility Information	Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, handicap or marital status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or persons who require translation services (free of charge) are asked to contact Stacie Taylor at 850-245-2118 or LEP@FloridaDEP.gov at least 48 hours before the meeting. If you have a hearing or speech impairment, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 800-955-8771 (TDD) or 800-955-8770 (voice).

Agenda Item	Description	Results
Item 1	Call to Order/Announcements	N/A
Item 2	December 7-8, 2023, meeting summaries.	Approved
Item 3	Revised 2024 ARC meeting calendar.	Approved
Item 4	Negative response item approved since the December 2023 ARC meeting.	N/A
Item 5	LMR status report for July to October 2023.	N/A
Item 6	Division of State Lands acquisition update.	N/A
Item 7	Coupon Bight Aquatic Preserve management plan.	Approved
Item 8	Lake Talquin State Forest management plan 10-year update,	Approved
Item 9	Caloosahatchee Regional Park management plan 10-year update.	Approved
Item 10	Fiscal Year 2024-25 Florida Forever Work Plan.	Approved
Item 11	Amend the Aucilla/Wacissa Watershed Florida Forever project boundary to add one parcel of approximately 114.30 acres in Jefferson County with a tax assessed market value of $174,836.	Approved
Item 12	Amend the Florida Keys Ecosystem Florida Forever project boundary to add one parcel totaling approximately 2.10 acres in Monroe County with a tax assessed market value of $400,280.	Approved
Item 13	Amend the Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem Florida Forever project boundary to add four parcels totaling approximately 140 acres in Highlands County with a tax assessed market value of $1,219,745.	Approved
Item 14	Amend the Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem Florida Forever project boundary to add three parcels totaling approximately 183 acres in Highlands County with a tax assessed market value of $1,582,121.	Approved
Item 15	Amend the Lake Wales Ridge Ecosystem Florida Forever project boundary to add four parcels totaling approximately 184 acres in Highlands County with a tax assessed market value of $1,594,618.	Approved
Item 16	Amend the Pinhook Swamp Florida Forever project boundary to add five parcels totaling approximately 978 acres in Columbia County with a tax assessed market value of $1,157,130.	Approved
Item 17	Amend the Strategic Managed Area Lands List Florida Forever project boundary to add two parcels totaling approximately 735.50 acres in Santa Rosa County with a tax assessed market value of $1,348,605.	Approved
Item 18	Presentation by the University of Florida School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences on assistance to conservation land managers.	N/A
	Adjourn.

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

Hank Vinson, ARC Agenda Coordinator

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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April 15, 2024 - 10:28am

February 9, 2024, Acquisition and Restoration Council Meeting Agenda

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