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Time9 a.m., EST
LocationDepartment of Environmental Protection
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building
Conference Room 137
3900 Commonwealth Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32399
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ItemDescriptionResult
1Call to Order/announcements.N/A
2Overview of Acquisition and Restoration Council duties and introduction of new Council members.N/A
3Consider whether a 0.38-acre private access easement within Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is consistent with the Board of Trustees’ Linear Facilities Policy (Lease No. 2515).Approve
4Consider a request, pursuant to section 253.42, F.S., to exchange approximately 600 acres of state-owned land in St. Johns County for approximately 3,066.23 acres of property within the Florida Wildlife Corridor in St. Johns, Lafayette, Osceola, and Volusia counties. All or a portion of the adjacent lands and the exchanged land would be placed under a conservation easement.Withdrawn by Applicant
5Vote on whether to amend the Fisheating Creek Ecosystem Florida Forever project boundary to add two parcels totaling approximately 352 acres in Glades County with a tax assessed market value of $3,085,732.Approve
6Vote on whether to amend the Green Swamp Florida Forever project boundary to add 26 parcels totaling approximately 2,470 acres in Lake County with a tax assessed market value of $4,773,926.Approve
7Vote on whether to amend the Green Swamp Florida Forever project boundary to add ten parcels totaling approximately 347 acres in Polk County with a tax assessed market value of $884,970.Approve
8Vote on whether to amend the South Goethe Florida Forever project boundary to add ten parcels totaling approximately 1,305 acres in Marion County with a tax assessed market value of $4,763,629.Approve
9Vote on whether to amend the St. Johns River Blueway Florida Forever project boundary to add five parcels totaling approximately 272 acres in Putnam County with a tax assessed market value of $722,020.Approve
10Vote on whether to amend the Myakka Ranchlands Florida Forever project boundary to add two parcels totaling approximately 660 acres in Hardee County with a tax assessed market value of $3,599,086.Withdrawn by applicant.
 Closing Comments 
 Adjourn 
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