November 1, 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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Meeting Time	9 a.m. EDT
Location	Florida Department of Environmental Protection Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building, Conference Room 137 3900 Commonwealth Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399
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Item No.	Description	Results
1	Call to order/announcements.	N/A
2	Meeting summaries for the September 12, 2024, regular meeting and the August 26 and 29, 2024, regional public hearings.	Approved
3	2025 ARC calendar.	Approved
4	Negative response report.	N/A
5	Land Management Review Team annual report and Land Management Uniform Accounting Council annual and biennial reports. 2024 Land Management Review Team Annual Report 2024 Land Management Uniform Accounting Council Annual and Biennial Reports	N/A
6	Division of State Lands conservation easement report.	N/A
7	Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Rural and Family Lands Protection Program proposed 2024 acquisition list.	N/A
8	10-year update to the Goethe State Forest management plan (Lease No. 3976).	Approved
9	Initial management plan for the Telogia Creek Wildlife Management Area (Lease No. 4875).	Approved
10	10-year update to the Okaloacoochee Slough management plan (Lease No. 4245).	Approved
11	Consider whether a public utility easement containing approximately 0.34 acres within Grayton Beach State Park is consistent with the Board of Trustees’ Linear Facilities Policy (Lease No. 3386).	Approved
12	Consider whether a request to expand an existing private utility easement within Lake Louisa State Park by approximately 0.78 acres is consistent with the Board of Trustees’ Linear Facilities Policy (Lease No. 2741).	Approved
13	Consider whether private utility easement containing approximately 4.89 acres and a 20-foot-wide temporary staging easement within Atlantic Ridge Preserve State Park are consistent with the Board of Trustees’ Linear Facilities Policy (Lease No. 4288).	Approved
14	Consider whether a public utility easement containing approximately 10.20 acres and a temporary construction easement containing approximately 4.30 acres within Myakka State Forest are consistent with the Board of Trustees’ Linear Facilities (Lease No. 4102).	Approved
15	Public testimony on the 2024 Cycle 2 Florida Forever project proposals.	N/A
16	Consider project evaluations reports for the following 2024 Cycle 2 Florida Forever project proposals: Baker County Timberlands Bowlegs Creek Watershed Fair Bluff Highlands Hammock Corridor Lettuce Creek Cattle Company Little Orange Creek Corridor Rock Bend Ranch Waccasassa Flatwoods	Approved
17	Vote on whether to add the Baker County Timberlands, Bowlegs Creek Watershed, Fair Bluff, Highlands Hammock Corridor, Lettuce Creek Natural Area, Little Orange Creek Corridor, Rock Bend Ranch, and Waccasassa Flatwoods 2024 Cycle 2 Florida Forever project proposals to the 2025 Florida Forever Project List.	Approved
18	Consider a staff recommendation to remove Natural Bridge Creek, Natural Bridge Timberlands, Wolfe Creek Forest, and Yarborough Ranch projects from the 2025 Florida Forever Priority List.	Approved
19	Vote on whether to amend the Etoniah/Cross Florida Greenway Florida Forever project boundary to add six parcels totaling approximately 71.0 GIS acres in Marion and Putnam Counties with a tax assessed market value of $1,202,481.	Approved
20	Vote on whether to amend the Etoniah/Cross Florida Greenway Florida Forever project boundary to add two parcels totaling approximately 28.86 GIS acres in Marion and Putnam Counties with a tax assessed market value of $215,290.	Approved
21	Vote on whether to amend the Devil’s Garden Florida Forever Project Boundary to add one parcel totaling approximately 41.73 GIS acres in Hendry County with a tax assessed market value of $854,240.	Approved
22	Vote on whether to amend the Strategic Managed Area Lands List Florida Forever Project Boundary for the FWC to add one parcel totaling approximately 10.08 GIS acres in Highlands County with a tax assessed market value of $103,170.	Approved
23	Vote on whether to amend the Coastal Headwaters Longleaf Forest Florida Forever Project Boundary to add nine parcels totaling approximately 668.27 GIS acres in Santa Rosa County with a tax assessed market value of $3,386,579.	Approved
24	Vote on whether to amend the Lower Suwannee River and Gulf Watershed Florida Forever Project Boundary to add six parcels totaling approximately 744.26 GIS acres in Dixie County with a tax assessed market value of $1,191,848.	Approved
25	Vote on whether to amend the Panther Glades Florida Forever Project Boundary to add one parcel totaling approximately 650.54 GIS acres in Hendry County with a tax assessed market value of $1,728,000.	Approved
26	Vote on whether to amend the Lower Suwannee River and Gulf Watershed Florida Forever Project Boundary to add nine parcels totaling approximately 493.97 GIS acres in Dixie County with a tax assessed market value of $1,047,514.	Approved
27	Vote on whether to amend the Waccasassa Watershed Florida Forever Project Boundary to add eight parcels totaling approximately 1,030.04 GIS acres in Levy County with a tax assessed market value of $4,369,148.	Approved
28	Vote on whether to amend the Waccasassa Watershed Florida Forever Project Boundary to add sixteen parcels totaling approximately 948.6 GIS acres in Levy County with a tax assessed market value of $6,303,778.	Approved
29	Vote on whether to amend the Waccasassa Watershed Florida Forever Project Boundary to add five parcels totaling approximately 795.72 GIS acres in Levy County with a tax assessed market value of $3,736,707.	Approved
	Adjourn	N/A

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November 1, 2024, Acquisition and Restoration Council Meeting Agenda

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