June 9, 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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Council Meeting	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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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 five 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).

Agenda	Description	Results
Item 1	Call to Order/Announcements	N/A
Item 2	Consider the April 14, 2023, regional hearing and meeting summary.	Approved
Item 3	Items approved by the Division of State Lands via the online negative response process since the April 2023 ARC meeting.	N/A
Item 4	Determine whether a 20-acre conservation easement in Putnam County, Florida, over property belonging to Nora and Jeffrey Hanson fulfills a clearly delineated state conservation policy and yields a significant public benefit.	Approved
Item 5	Consider whether amending an existing easement to add approximately 1.876-acres for access to benefit an underground electrical utility easement within the J.R. Alford Greenway is consistent with the Board of Trustees’ Linear Facilities Policy.	Approved
Item 6	Consider whether an approximately 0.53-acre public easement for installation, operation, and maintenance of an underground sewer force main across Koreshan State Park is consistent with the Board of Trustees’ Linear Facilities Policy.	Approved
Item 7	Consider a 10-year update to the River Lakes Conservation Area Management Plan (Lease No. 3803).	Approved
Item 8	Consider a 10-year update to the Indian Lake State Forest Management Plan (Lease No. 4577)	Approved
Item 9	Consider a 10-year update to the Myakka State Forest Management Plan (Lease Nos. 4102 and 4327).	Approved
Item 10	Vote on whether to amend the Apalachicola River Florida Forever Project Boundary to add seven parcels totaling approximately 424 acres in Calhoun County with a tax assessed market value of $244,382.	Approved
Item 11	Vote on whether to amend the Strategic Managed Area Lands List Florida Forever Project Boundary for the Division of Recreation and Parks to add two parcels totaling approximately 249 acres in St. Lucie and Wakulla counties with a tax assessed market value of $264,950.	Approved
Item 12	Take Public Testimony on the Florida Forever 2023 Cycle 2 Proposals.	N/A
Item 13	Vote on whether the Chunky Pond, Deer Creek Ranch, English Forest Preserve, Ford Marsh, Lake Powell North, Little Pine Ranch, Myakka Ranch, Trailhead Blue Springs, Venus Project, Waccasassa Bay Headwaters, Welles Ranch, and Yarborough Ranch Florida Forever 2023 Cycle 2 Florida Forever proposals will proceed through the project evaluation process for potential addition to the 2024 Florida Forever Priority List.	Approved

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

Shauna R. Allen, Staff Director

Division of State Lands, Office of Environmental Services

Department of Environmental Protection

3900 Commonwealth Blvd., M.S. 140

Tallahassee, FL 32399-3000

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June 14, 2023 - 11:57am

June 9, 2023 Acquisition and Restoration Council Meeting Agenda

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