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1 Suwannee Rive Wate Management Distict Govening Boad Mateials Land Acquisition and Management The following mateials have been eviewed and appoved fo distibution to the Govening Boad and the public. Diecto of Land Acquisition and Management Assistant Executive Diecto Executive Diecto LAM 1

2 MEMORANDUM TO: Govening Boad FROM: Tey E. Demott, Senio Land Resouce Coodinato DATE: Novembe 10, 2010 RE: Resolution Authoizing the Conveyance of 741 aces +/- in the Distict s Sandlin Bay Tact, Columbia County, Floida, to the United States Govenment, United States Depatment of Agicultue Foest Sevice RECOMMENDATION Subject to public comment that may be eceived, staff ecommends appoval and execution of Resolution and authoizing the Chaiman and Secetay to execute closing documents fo the conveyance of 741 aces ± in the Distict s Sandlin Bay Tact, Columbia County, Floida, to the United States Govenment, United States Depatment of Agicultue Foest Sevice, National Foests in Floida USDA FS). BACKGROUND Section ), Floida Statutes, allows the conveyance of Distict lands to othe units of govenment including the United States Govenment. In accodance with this Section, the Govening Boad is being asked to convey 741 aces +/- to the USDA FS. Since August 2000 the Distict has puchased 15,800 aces in Sandlin Bay and executed a Memoandum of Undestanding MOU) between the Distict and USDA FS fo inteim management and intent to sell 6,600 aces of the popety. Afte an extension of the MOU, the initial 6,600 aces was conveyed. Subsequently, anothe 5,720 aces have been deeded to the USDA FS. Funds fo all the conveyances to USDA FS wee fom the U.S. Govenment and the White Spings Agicultual Chemicals, Inc. WSA) Mitigation funds fo which the Distict has been assigned fiduciay esponsibilities. LAM 2

3 $500,000 fo this conveyance will come fom the U.S. Govenment, and the emaining $55,547 will come fom the WSA Mitigation Funds. Upon Govening Boad appoval, funds fom this sale will be deposited in the Distict s land acquisition account fo an additional identified qualified puchase. /gal Attachment WSA/USDA FS LAM 3

4 G E O R G I A F L O R I D A Wit cooc hla LEON HAMILTON Jaspe 441 JEFFERSON 10 Suw Su wann ee Riv e ive Pey k UNION 100 Lake Butle Mayo CLAY o 51 27A ck iv e R Ne ne 100 Stake BRADFORD San LAFAYETTE n Sa t a Fe R i ve t a Rive 129 ive R Fe R $ + 18 iv e GILCHRIST 349 tein ha tc h ee n S ic ee TAYLOR he tu ex 129 Ic M e R iv e Fen ho llo of Rive lf 10 w kr u Lake City C Pinh oo G w DUVAL COLUMBIA 51 ay iv WAKULLA R R SUWANNEE ive a f in on Ec ee Live Oak e A u Riv a nn Ott e Rive issa Wac la cil BAKER 75 amps o 27 e 129 Ri 6 Madison v e e Riv Ala pa ha e Li tt l i l la A uc 75 ive hee R MADISON Monticello NASSAU S PUTNAM 27A SRWMD Sandlin Bay Conveyance to USFS Columbia County, FL Coss City Gainesville Tenton ALACHUA DIXIE Riv e 301 Su wa nn ee Bonson 24 LEVY 98 SRWMD Bounday Poject Location ac ca sa ss a Ri NOTE: This map was ceated by the Suwannee Rive Wate Management Distict SRWMD), Depatment of Land Acquisition and Management LA&M), to be used fo planning puposes only. SRWMD shall not be held liable fo any injuy o damage caused by the use of data distibuted as public ecods equest egadless of the use o application. SRWMD does not guaantee the accuacy, o suitability fo any use of this data, and no waanty is expessed o implied. In no event will the SRWMD, its staff, o the contibuting agencies be liable fo any diect, indiect, special, consequential o othe damages, including loss of pofit, aising fom the use of this data, even if the Distict has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Uses of this data should theefoe do so at thei own isk. Fo moe infomation please contact the SRWMD at W v e W MARION Rive eki v a 10 Miles CITRUS LAM 4 SUMTER PM: TD GIS: GH PD: 11/12/2010

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6 PUBLIC HEARING SUMMARY SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT SALE TO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE, NATIONAL FORESTS IN FLORIDA SANDLIN BAY TRACT DECEMBER 14, 2010 SELLER: BUYER: AREA: Suwannee Rive Wate Management Distict SRWMD) United States Depatment of Agicultue Foest Sevice, National Foests in Floida USDA FS) 741 aces ± of the 15,800-ace tact LOCATION: Columbia County PROGRAMMATIC CONTEXT: This pacel was puchased by the SRWMD in ode to potect potions of Pinhook Swamp and Sandlin Bay, wetland systems that feed the Suwannee Rive. It was specifically identified as a potential acquisition to mitigate fo altenative eclamation standads unde mining pemits fo PCS Phosphate. It was the intention of the Govening Boad at the time of acquisition to convey the popety to the USDA Foest Sevice as funds became available fom eithe mitigation o fedeal souces. USDA FS identifies this tact in thei Pinhook Swamp Puchase Unit, which lies between the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and the main body of the Osceola National Foest. INTEREST TO BE CONVEYED: SRWMD acquied a fee-simple inteest by statutoy waanty deed. Fee-simple deed to the 741 aces +/- will be conveyed to the USDA FS. TITLE ISSUES: No title issues PRICE: $750 pe ace fo appoximately $555,550. This is the pice pe ace detemined fom cuent appaisals. ACCESS: Access to the subject popety is via county maintained, Little Suwannee Road a.k.a. Benton Towe Road), east of and intesecting US 441. A netwok of inteio, pivate oads povides access thoughout the site. CLOSING COSTS: USDA FS will pay all closing costs. USDA FS File # LAM 6

7 SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONVEYANCE OF SANDLIN BAY PROPERTY OWNED BY SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST, NATIONAL FORESTS IN FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY TO EXECUTE CLOSING DOCUMENTS, AND THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM WHITE SPRINGS AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, INC., CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNT WHEREAS, the Suwannee Rive Wate Management Distict SRWMD) puchased appoximately 15,800 aces in Columbia County Sandlin Bay) with the ecommendation that the United States Depatment of Agicultue Foest Sevice USDA FS) would be a paticipating patne; and WHEREAS, the USDA FS has appopiated $500,000 fo the puchase of a 741-ace ± tact fom SRWMD; and WHEREAS, the Floida Depatment of Envionmental Potection FDEP) appoved the puchase of SRWMD popety in Sandlin Bay with White Spings Agicultual Chemicals, Inc., WSA) contibution account funds; and WHEREAS, Chapte ) authoizes any wate management distict to convey o lease to othe agencies o the United States Govenment and its agencies land owned by the Distict and not equied fo its puposes; and WHEREAS, the Govening Boad of SRWMD has detemined this tact of land is not equied fo its pupose; and WHEREAS, the USDA FS has ageed to accept and manage appoximately 741 aces in this conveyance to potect wate esouces. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Govening Boad of the SRWMD: 1) Tansfe of funds fom the WSA Chemical Contibution Account is authoized fo patial eimbusement of this sale. 2) Acceptance of U.S. Govenment funds is authoized fo patial eimbusement of this sale. LAM 7

8 3) Conveyance of appoximately 741 aces to the United States Depatment of Agicultue Foest Sevice, National Foests in Floida is authoized. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 14 th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2010 A.D. SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BY ITS GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS OF THE BOARD: DON QUINCEY, CHAIRMAN DAVID FLAGG, VICE CHAIRMAN CARL E. MEECE, SECRETARY/TREASURER ALPHONAS ALEXANDER RAY CURTIS C. LINDEN DAVIDSON HEATH DAVIS JAMES L. FRALEIGH GUY N. WILLIAMS ATTEST: LAM 8

9 Legal Desciption: O-990J) A tact of land in Sections 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 & 27 Township 02 Noth, Range 17 East, Columbia County Floida, lying West of Little Suwannee Road, Noth and East of Mule Lot Road and South and East of the centeline of Dee Road, and South of the centeline of Cate Road being moe paticulaly descibed as follows: Commence at the Notheast cone of Section 13, Township 02 Noth, Range 17 East, Columbia County Floida and un South 00 degees 45 minutes 08 seconds East, along the section line, a distance of 1, feet, to a point on the centeline of Little Suwannee Road; thence un South 41 degees 36 minutes 39 seconds West along the centeline of said oad, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 41 degees 43 minutes 09 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 33 degees 55 minutes 34 seconds West, a distance of 1, feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 26 degees 57 minutes 19 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 34 degees 03 minutes 06 seconds West, a distance of feet thence continue along said centeline, South 40 degees 51 minutes 47 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 39 degees 01 minutes 42 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 51 degees 24 minutes 24 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence un South 47 degees 08 minutes 19 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 52 degees 09 minutes 09 seconds West, a distance of 1, feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 52 degees 02 minutes 34 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 33 degees 43 minutes 05 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 21 degees 03 minutes 03 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 11 degees 52 minutes 00 seconds West, a distance of 1, feet to the Point of Beginning of Cate Road and the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence fom said Point of Beginning thence continue along the centeline of Little Suwannee Road, South 11 degees 28 minutes 32 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 22 degees 58 minutes 08 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 22 degees 36 minutes 23 seconds West, a distance of 1, feet; thence un South 18 degees 28 minutes 18 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 01 degees 33 minutes 58 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 08 degees 27 minutes 27 seconds East, a distance of feet to the Point of Beginning of Mule Lot Road; thence un Noth 47 degees 51 minutes 33 seconds West along the centeline of Mule Lot Road, a distance of 1, feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 55 LAM 9

10 degees 00 minutes 34 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 57 degees 03 minutes 52 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 77 degees 14 minutes 22 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 83 degees 18 minutes 07 seconds West, a distance of 1, feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 71 degees 07 minutes 17 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 43 degees 22 minutes 24 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 26 degees 37 minutes 44 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 69 degees 12 minutes 48 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 74 degees 56 minutes 38 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 78 degees 04 minutes 23 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline South 80 degees 21 minutes 23 seconds West, a distance of 1, feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 71 degees 18 minutes 01 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 45 degees 17 minutes 42 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 32 degees 27 minutes 19 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 52 degees 19 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 72 degees 23 minutes 25 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 67 degees 17 minutes 52 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 59 degees 28 minutes 22 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 48 degees 52 minutes 54 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 39 degees 09 minutes 31 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 61 degees 27 minutes 48 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 88 degees 12 minutes 20 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 70 degees 49 minutes 42 seconds West, a distance of feet to a point of intesection of an unnamed oad; thence continue along said centeline of Mule Lot Road, Noth 34 degees 31 minutes 39 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 21 degees 02 minutes 18 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 04 degees 05 minutes 26 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 15 degees 17 minutes 56 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 11 degees 24 minutes 58 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 05 degees 01 minutes 21 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 14 degees 46 minutes 30 seconds East, a distance of LAM 10

11 97.88 feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 00 degees 14 minutes 49 seconds West, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 23 degees 03 minutes 38 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 17 degees 17 minutes 34 seconds East, a distance of 1, feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 29 degees 53 minutes 08 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 53 degees 02 minutes 05 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 23 degees 18 minutes 11 seconds East, a distance of feet to a point on the centeline of Dee Road; thence un South 72 degees 52 minutes 55 seconds East along the centeline of said Dee Road, a distance of 2, feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 30 degees 20 minutes 06 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 36 degees 51 minutes 55 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 52 degees 16 minutes 33 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 57 degees 36 minutes 14 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 43 degees 34 minutes 38 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 60 degees 35 minutes 42 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 56 degees 16 minutes 56 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 65 degees 31 minutes 44 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 70 degees 21 minutes 05 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 62 degees 37 minutes 48 seconds East, a distance of 1, feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 84 degees 55 minutes 38 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 62 degees 24 minutes 11 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 88 degees 10 minutes 29 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 53 degees 07 minutes 20 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 43 degees 59 minutes 02 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 15 degees 08 minutes 17 seconds East, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, Noth 10 degees 09 minutes 02 seconds West, a distance of feet to a point on Cate Road; thence un South 52 degees 04 minutes 50 seconds East along the centeline of Cate Road, a distance of feet; thence continue along said centeline, South 46 degees 42 minutes 21 seconds East, a distance of 1, feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Less the ight of ways of Little Suwannee Road and Mule Lot Road. Containing aces, moe o less pe deed desciptions). LAM 11

12 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Govening Boad Joe Flanagan, Diecto of Land Acquisition and Management DATE: Novembe 16, 2010 SUBJECT: Removal of the 47 Runs Pacel fom the Distict List of Suplus Lands RECOMMENDATION Staff ecommends the Govening Boad emove the 15-ace 47 Runs pacel located in Levy County fom the Distict list of suplus lands. BACKGROUND Afte its initial eview of Distict land holdings, the Suplus Lands Committee identified fou candidate pacels to fowad to the Govening Boad fo consideation. On May 13 the Govening Boad declaed these fou pacels as suplus as they wee deemed to be no longe needed fo consevation puposes. The citeia used in making the detemination of no longe needed fo consevation puposes included: ive fontage, floodplain aceage, wetlands aceage, aquife echage, public access and use, and management consideations. As additional infomation has become available egading both the wate esouce attibutes and the public access and use attibutes associated with the 47 Runs tact, the Committee eevaluated its initial detemination and ageed the 47 Runs tact should be ecommended fo etention by the Distict. Fo example, cuent zoning equies at least 20 aces fo one esidential unit. Inceasing the pacel size to comply with this equiement would significantly incease its popotion of wetlands. Please feel fee to contact Joe Flanagan if you have any questions o comments pio to the Decembe 14 Govening Boad meeting. gal Enclosues LAM 12

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14 ve iv a Ri Mu le C k 326 ee C + $ M ul e ek W ee k $ Runs Levy County, FL Wetlands 0 Rae Plant Species Rae Animal Species Hydogaphy Miles Suplus Lands Aea SRWMD Fee Lands $ Runs $ + LAM LEVY CD: 11/24/10 NOTE: This map was ceated by the Suwannee Rive Wate Management Distict SRWMD), Depatment of Land Acquisition and Management LA&M), to be used fo planning puposes only. SRWMD shall not be held liable fo any injuy o damage caused by the use of data distibuted as public ecods equest egadless of the use o application. SRWMD does not guaantee the accuacy, o suitability fo any use of this data, and no waanty is expessed o implied. In no event will the SRWMD, its staff, o the contibuting agencies be liable fo any diect, indiect, special, consequential o othe damages, including loss of pofit, aising fom the use of this data, even if the Distict has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Uses of this data should theefoe do so at thei own isk. Fo moe infomation please contact the SRWMD at NC 1 FT. Imagey Levy)

15 MEMORANDUM TO: Govening Boad FROM: Joe Flanagan, Diecto of Land Acquisition and Management DATE: Novembe 29, 2010 RE: Resolution Regading the Use of Poceeds fom Suplus Land Sales RECOMMENDATION Staff ecommends appoval and execution of Resolution affiming that all poceeds fom the sale of suplus land be used exclusively fo the acquisition of lands with highe wate esouce value. BACKGROUND As pat of administeing the suplus lands pogam, the Govening Boad suplus lands committee and staff held public meetings. One of the main concens stated by membes of the public duing these meetings was how the Distict would spend money eceived though the sale of Distict lands to pivate landownes. The attached esolution will confim the Govening Boad s intent to use poceeds fom these sales to acquie lands with highe wate esouce value. It will also help put to est the concens that the Distict would use the funds fo othe Distict pogams o geneal administative expenses. gal LAM 15

16 SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO USE OF PROCEEDS FROM SURPLUS LANDS SALES WHEREAS, the Suwannee Rive Wate Management Distict has established a suplus lands pogam; and WHEREAS, the Suwannee Rive Wate Management Distict is maketing lands fo sale on the pivate maket. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Suwannee Rive Wate Management Distict does heeby affim that all poceeds eceived fom the sale of suplus lands be used exclusively fo the acquisition of lands of geate wate esouce value. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 14 th DAY OF DECEMBER, 2010 A.D. SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BY ITS GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS OF THE BOARD: DON QUINCEY, CHAIRMAN DAVID FLAGG, VICE CHAIRMAN CARL E. MEECE, SECRETARY/TREASURER ALPHONAS ALEXANDER RAY CURTIS C. LINDEN DAVIDSON HEATH DAVIS JAMES L. FRALEIGH GUY N. WILLIAMS ATTEST: LAM 16

17 MEMORANDUM TO: Govening Boad FROM: Bob Heeke, S. Land Resouces Manage DATE: Novembe 16, 2010 RE: Ageement with Geenville Timbe Copoation fo Owens Sping Timbe Sale #1 RECOMMENDATION Staff equests authoization fo the Executive Diecto to execute a license to cut timbe with Geenville Timbe Copoation fo the Owens Spings #1 Timbe Sale. Geenville bid $13.23/ton fo pine pulpwood and topwood and $16.23/ton fo pine chip-n-saw. Hadwood will be chipped and emoved at no cost. BACKGROUND The Govening Boad declaed 77 aces of the 474-ace Owens Sping Tact as suplus on July 14, 2009, with instuctions to sell the timbe as a condition of placing the popety on the maket. A equest fo bids fo the Owens Spings #1 Timbe Sale was advetised on the Distict website. This is a thinning opeation on appoximately 163 aces of planted slash pine plantation located in Lafayette County. Hadwood pulpwood and hadwood chips will also be havested and emoved. It is a pay-as-cut sale. Fou esponses wee eceived by the Novembe 10, 2010, deadline, as listed below. Estimated evenues ae shown. Chipping costs wee not significant in detemining the winne. LAM 17

18 Company Name Estimated Revenue Geenville Timbe $136,174 M.A. Rigoni, Inc. $133,108 Natue Coast Timbe $128,543 J.A. Cuce, J. Inc. $126,253 Pincipals fo Geenville Timbe Copoation ae Matthew G. Webb, James A. Chamblin and William G. Webb. Total evenue fom this sale should be between $116,410 and $155,542. Using the volume estimates by timbe poduct, the anticipated evenue is $136,174. gal LAM 18

19 G E O R G I A F L O R I D A NASSAU Wit cooc hla LEON HAMILTON Jaspe 441 JEFFERSON 10 Suw o 51 27A k UNION 100 Lake Butle ck iv e CLAY R ee Ne ne 100 Stake BRADFORD San LAFAYETTE n Sa t a Fe R i ve t a Rive 129 ive R Fe R $ + 18 iv e GILCHRIST 349 tein ha tc h ee n S ic 129 Ic ex w Fen ho llo M Mayo TAYLOR C Rive Su wann ee Riv e Pey ive of lf Lake City kr u 90 Ott e Pinh oo G DUVAL COLUMBIA 98 w iv 51 ay R e R iv e WAKULLA R ee SUWANNEE ive a f in on Ec a nn Live Oak e A u Riv he tu Rive issa Wac la cil BAKER 75 amps o 27 e 129 Ri Madison v e e Riv Ala pa ha e Li tt l i l la A uc ive hee R MADISON Monticello 75 S PUTNAM 27A Coss City Gainesville Tenton Owens Sping Timbe Sale #1 Lafayette County, FL ALACHUA DIXIE Riv e 301 Su wa nn ee Bonson 24 LEVY 98 SRWMD Bounday Poject Location ac ca sa ss a Ri NOTE: This map was ceated by the Suwannee Rive Wate Management Distict SRWMD), Depatment of Land Acquisition and Management LA&M), to be used fo planning puposes only. SRWMD shall not be held liable fo any injuy o damage caused by the use of data distibuted as public ecods equest egadless of the use o application. SRWMD does not guaantee the accuacy, o suitability fo any use of this data, and no waanty is expessed o implied. In no event will the SRWMD, its staff, o the contibuting agencies be liable fo any diect, indiect, special, consequential o othe damages, including loss of pofit, aising fom the use of this data, even if the Distict has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Uses of this data should theefoe do so at thei own isk. Fo moe infomation please contact the SRWMD at W v e W MARION Rive eki v a 10 Miles CITRUS LAM 19 SUMTER PM: BH GIS: GH PD: 11/24/2010

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21 MEMORANDUM TO: Govening Boad FROM: Beau Willsey, Envionmental Scientist DATE: Novembe 15, 2010 RE: Contacts fo FY 2012 Seedling Poduction RECOMMENDATION Staff equests appoval and authoization fo the Executive Diecto to ente into an ageement with Meek s Fam and Nusey, Inc. fo containeized longleaf pine seedlings and Dwight Stansel d/b/a Dwight Stansel Fam and Nusey, Inc. fo bae oot longleaf and slash pine seedlings. The cost of the containeized seedlings is not to exceed $14,000; the cost of bae oot seedlings is not to exceed $67,000. BACKGROUND Tee planting is pat of the Distict s natual community estoation activity. Both slash and longleaf pine ae native tee species on the Floida landscape; howeve, these species have diffeent life histoies and site equiements. When efoesting Distict lands, land manages choose the most appopiate pine species and planting stock bae oot vs containeized) based on histoic and cuent conditions in the field. On Octobe 14, 2010, the Distict eleased Request fo Poposals RFP) 10/ fo pine seedling poduction in ode to efoest cetain Distict lands duing the FY 2012 planting season. The RFP equested, along with efeences and pevious wok histoy, pe thousand seedling costs fo the following poducts: bae oot slash and longleaf pine seedlings and containeized longleaf pine seedlings. The LAM 21

22 Distict anticipates needing the following pine seedlings quantities duing the FY 2012 planting season: Bae oot slash pine 482,000 Bae oot longleaf pine 532,000 Containeized longleaf pine 94,000 Thee esponses wee eceived by the Novembe 4 deadline. Stansel s Fam and Nusey, Inc. submitted the sole esponse fo bae oot longleaf and slash pine seedlings. Pices ae shown on the table below: Bae Root Bae Root Slash Pine Longleaf Pine Delivey Fee Company pe 1000 pe 1000 East West Dwight Stansel Fam & Nusey $ $ $ 4.00 $ 4.50 Based on the pices listed by Stansel, the total amount fo bae oot longleaf and slash seedlings would not exceed $67,000. Stansel has povided simila sevices in the past with good esults. Two nuseies, Meeks Fam and Nusey, Inc. and Intenational Foesty Company, submitted pices fo containeized longleaf pine seedlings. The pevious job histoies and efeences povided by both biddes wee exceptional; howeve, the pices submitted by Meeks Fam and Nusey, Inc. wee much lowe as shown in the table below. Pincipals fo Meeks Fam and Nusey ae Steven A. Meeks and Nancy W. Meeks. Containeized Delivey Fee Company Longleaf Pine East West Notes Intenational Foesty Co. $ $ 5.00 $ 5.00 natual stand seeds $ $ 5.00 $ 5.00 impoved seedlings Meeks Fam and Nusey $ $ 4.00 $ 4.00 Funds fo this sevice ae expected to be funded in the FY 2012 budget within the Land Management Pogam unde account code gal LAM 22

23 Pine Seedling Vendos 1. Meeks Fam & Gaden 2. Intenational Foest Co. 3. Dwight Stansel SRWMD Bounday Poject Location Not To Scale) Miles 1. Meeks Fam & Gaden Kite, GA NOTE: This map was ceated by the Suwannee Rive Wate Management Distict SRWMD), Depatment of Land Acquisition and Management LA&M), to be used fo planning puposes only. SRWMD shall not be held liable fo any injuy o damage caused by the use of data distibuted as public ecods equest egadless of the use o application. SRWMD does not guaantee the accuacy, o suitability fo any use of this data, and no waanty is expessed o implied. In no event will the SRWMD, its staff, o the contibuting agencies be liable fo any diect, indiect, special, consequential o othe damages, including loss of pofit, aising fom the use of this data, even if the Distict has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Uses of this data should theefoe do so at thei own isk. Fo moe infomation please contact the SRWMD at Intenational Foest Co. Moultie, GA 3. Dwight Stansel Wellbon, FL LAM 23 CD: 11/16/2010

24 MEMORANDUM TO: Govening Boad FROM: Bian Kauffman, Facilities Diecto DATE: Novembe 10, 2010 RE: Contact with Lundy s Septic, Inc. fo the R.O. Ranch Bathhouse and Campgound Septic System RECOMMENDATION Staff ecommends authoization fo the Executive Diecto to ente into a contact with Lundy s Septic, Inc. in the amount of $51, fo septic system sevices. BACKGROUND The pupose of the contact is to constuct the R. O. Ranch Bathhouse and Campgound Septic System. The septic system will consist of two 3,000-gallon concete septic tanks, a 3,000-gallon dosing tank, 8,143 squae feet of dain field, pumps, floats, contol panel, valve and valve box and pvc pipe. The septic system will seve the bathhouse and the campgound s dump station. Pice is based on system standad installation as pe engineeed specifications. Thee bids wee eceived. The table below povides a list of the bid esponses. Bidde Fee Lundy s Septic, Inc. $50, Stephenson Septic $57, Howad Septic Tank Sevice, Inc. $61, pf LAM 24

25 MEMORANDUM TO: Govening Boad FROM: Gwen Lod, Business Resouce Specialist DATE: Novembe 10, 2010 RE: Consideation of Resolution Requesting Reimbusement of Peacquisition Costs and Land Management Expenses fo the Quate Ending Septembe 30, 2010 RECOMMENDATION Staff ecommends appoval and execution of Resolution , equesting the Depatment of Envionmental Potection eimbuse the Distict fom the Wate Management Lands Tust Fund WMLTF) fo peacquisition costs in the amount of $306, and quately land management expenses in the amount of $1,210, expended duing the quate ending Septembe 30, BACKGROUND Section , F.S., allows the payment of peacquisition and land management costs fom the WMLTF. Staff pepaes quately eimbusement equests fo costs associated with the Distict s activities. Peacquisition costs cove most expenditues involving pogam administation and pacel-specific costs incued pio to execution of a puchase ageement. Diect acquisition costs, including land costs, suveys, appaisals, and legal fees ae eithe equested at the time of contact execution o ae econciled with peacquisition funding afte the closing of each paticula tansaction. Peacquisition costs fo the last quate totaled $306, Land management costs fo the same peiod totaled $1,210, The lagest shae of this amount was fo contactual sevices, which included site pepaation, and foest management ageements. gal LAM 25

26 SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT RESOLUTION NO RESOLUTION REQUESTING RELEASE OF FUNDS FROM THE WATER MANAGEMENT LANDS TRUST FUND FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF PREACQUISITION COSTS AND FOR MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS EXPENSES WHEREAS, the Suwannee Rive Wate Management Distict has expended funds fo cetain costs in the acquisition of fee o othe legal inteest in lands necessay to cay out the five-yea plan of acquisition filed with the Legislatue and the Floida Depatment of Envionmental Potection and consistent with Section , Floida Statutes F.S.); and WHEREAS, pio to acquisition, said lands will be appaised by at least one independent eal estate appaise, and wee appoved fo acquisition afte duly noticed public heaing theeon; and WHEREAS, said lands shall not be acquied as ight-of-way fo canals o pipelines; and WHEREAS, the acquisition of said lands has equied the evaluations, negotiations, o closings fo lands, including those specific pojects listed on the Acquisition Summay attached heeto; and WHEREAS, upon acquisition, said lands ae made available fo geneal eceational uses not inconsistent with the wate management puposes fo which they ae being acquied; and WHEREAS, upon acquisition, said lands ae maintained in an envionmentally acceptable manne, and to the extent pactical, in such a way as to estoe and potect thei natual state and condition; and WHEREAS, should this Distict subsequently dispose of said lands, all evenues deived theefom will be used to acquie othe lands fo wate management, wate supply, and the consevation and potection of wate esouces; and WHEREAS, the Suwannee Rive Wate Management Distict has expended funds and committed funds fo management, maintenance, and capital impovements to land acquied with moneys fom the Wate Management Lands Tust Fund; and, LAM 26

27 WHEREAS, said committed funds wee used, consistent with Chapte , F.S., to develop management plans which include an evaluation of the esouce value, envionmental sensitivity, and eceational suitability of these lands; and, WHEREAS, moneys expended fo field equipment ae fo equipment whose sole use shall be on Distict's Save Ou Rives Lands; and, WHEREAS, the equested funds ae within the 2010 Fiscal Yea Budget fo peacquisition costs and management costs; and, WHEREAS, any evenues geneated fom the management of these lands shall be used fo management, maintenance, and capital impovements of said lands; and, WHEREAS, Distict desies to be eimbused fo Distict's moneys so expended o committed; and, WHEREAS, the specific acquisition costs ae set foth in attachments to this esolution showing expenditues and commitments fom July 1, 2010, though Septembe 30, 2010, in the amount of $306,963.91, and WHEREAS, the specific commitments and expenditues fo said management, maintenance, and capital impovements ae set foth in attachments to this esolution showing expenditues and commitments fom July 1, 2010, though Septembe 30, 2010, in the amount of $1,210, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Govening Boad of the Suwannee Rive Wate Management Distict: 1) The above statements ae heeby cetified and declaed to be tue and coect. 2) Distict heeby equests the Secetay of the Depatment of Envionmental Potection to elease fom the Wate Management Lands Tust Fund to Distict the sum of $306, fo Distict's acquisition costs necessay to cay out the five-yea plan of acquisition. 3) Distict heeby equests the Secetay of the Depatment of Envionmental Potection to elease fom the Wate Management Lands Tust Fund the sum of $1,210, fo Distict's expenditues fo management, maintenance, and capital impovements of lands peviously acquied unde Wate Management Lands Tust Fund as specifically set foth in the attachments to this esolution. LAM 27

28 PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 14 th DAY OF DECEMBER 2010, A.D. SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BY ITS GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS OF THE BOARD: DON QUINCEY, CHAIRMAN DAVID FLAGG, VICE CHAIRMAN CARL E. MEECE, SECRETARY/TREASURER ALPHONAS ALEXANDER RAY CURTIS C. LINDEN DAVIDSON HEATH DAVIS JAMES L. FRALEIGH GUY N. WILLIAMS ATTEST: LAM 28

29 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Govening Boad Tey Demott, S. Land Resouce Coodinato DATE: Novembe 23, 2010 SUBJECT: Activity Repot, Land Acquisition The attached epot summaizes the status of cuent pojects and descibes significant activities of staff fo the peceding month. Staff will be pepaed to addess any tacts of paticula inteest the Boad may wish to discuss at the Decembe 2010 Govening Boad meeting. gal LAM 29

30 PROJECTS UNDER CONTRACT Sante Fe Rive Hammock LLC/ Santa Fe Rive Hammock CE Badfod County -167 aces ± APPROVED PROJECTS Andews, Dennis Ceda Key #4 West & Lukens Reseve Levy County 897 aces ± Cooley Family/Cooley CE Jeffeson County 120 aces ± Despes, Jana Suwannee Rovea Addition Gilchist County.5 aces ± Floyd Family/Floyd CE Jeffeson County 570 aces ± Guey, Byan and Candace Suplus Popety Exchange Columbia County Layman Law Fim/Walke Sping CE Jeffeson County 172 aces ± Nyman, Geoge and Shaon Suwannee Rive Oaks CE Gilchist County 312 aces ± STATUS The Govening Boad appoved puchase of this consevation easement on Septembe 14, A suvey,envionmental audit and baseline inventoy ae in pogess. STATUS On Octobe 12, 2010, the Govening Boad appoved a detailed assessment fo consevation easement and fee simple appaisal on this popety. Tems of the consevation easement will be discussed, and a title seach and eview will be initiated. Detailed assessment fo this popety was appoved on July 13, Peliminay title seach has been eceived, a daft easement document has been eviewed, and the appaisal tou has been conducted. A timbe stand evaluation and cuise is undeway. Acceptance of this donation was appoved Octobe 12, A title seach has been eceived and the envionmental assessment has been conducted. Closing is expected by Decembe 1, Detailed assessment fo this popety was appoved on July 13, Peliminay title seach has been equested, the daft easement document has been eviewed, and appaisal tou has been conducted. A timbe stand evaluation and cuise is undeway. Staff is pepaing a timbe thinning opeation on the Distict s poposed exchange popety. Afte the timbe is havested, the Distict intends to popose an equivalent exchange with M. and Ms. Guey. A title seach and status has been completed, and a daft consevation easement has been pepaed by legal counsel. Appaisal bids wee eceived on Novembe 15, and an appaisal field tip is scheduled fo Novembe 29. On Octobe 12, 2010, the Govening Boad appoved a detailed assessment of the Suwannee Rive Oaks popety. A title seach and eview have been initiated and full tems of an easement have been ageed to with the landownes.legal counsel is pepaing the consevation easement document. LAM 30

31 Santa Fe Spings LLC/Sawdust Sping Columbia County 234 aces± Shaw, Robet Santa Fe Swamp Addition Alachua and Badfod Counties 60 aces ± On August 10, 2010, the Govening Boad appoved a detailed assessment of this Santa Fe Rive pacel. Title seach and timbe cuise and valuation ae complete. An appaisal tou was conducted Novembe 18, and fist daft of appaisals ae due Januay 4, On Septembe 14, 2010, the Govening Boad appoved a detailed assessment of the 60 aces on both sides of the Santa Fe Rive. Title seach and abstact have been eceived, and appaisal has been eceived and eviewed. SURPLUS LANDS STATUS Final appaisals and timbe valuations of Goup I Land Sales ae complete and all Goup I pacels have been listed fo sale with Poole Realty of Live Oak. Appaisals and timbe valuations fo Goup II pacels ae complete and the pacels have been listed fo sale with the Daniel Capps Agency of Lake City. Appaisals and eviews fo valuations of Goup III Land Sales ae complete, and eal estate listing contacts have been signed by Daniel Capps Agency, Poole Realty and Don King Realty. SURPLUS LANDS Goup # Tact Name Aces County Acquied Date Funding Souce Appaisal Date Listing Date Listing Pice 1 Bay Ceek South 46 Columbia 04/1990 WMLTF 6/14/10 7/12/2010 Fee $123,750 1 Owens Sping 77 Lafayette 03/1999 P2000 6/14/10 7/12/2010 Fee w/all timbe $330,000 w/20% timbe $277,200 1 Westwood West 320 Madison 12/1988 WMLTF 6/14/10 7/12/2010 Fee entie tact $751, ace pacels $194,425 Sale Date Sale Pice LAM 31

32 Goup # Tact Name Aces County Acquied Date Funding Souce Appaisal Date Listing Date Listing Pice 1 Blue Sink 79 Suwannee 12/1988 WMLTF 6/14/10 7/12/2010 Fee entie pacel $281, ace pacels $154,000 2 Jennings Bluff 70 Hamilton 02/1989 WMLTF 7/30/10 8/16/2010 Fee entie tact $215,600 2 Adams South 60 Lafayette 05/1990 WMLTF 7/30/10 8/16/2010 Fee entie tact $191, Runs 20 Levy 12/2000 WMLTF 7/30/10 8/16/2010 Fee entie tact $110,000 3 Hunte Ceek 120 Hamilton 09/2002 P /3/2010 Listing Pending 3 Santa Fe Oasis 110 Gilchist 06/1995 P2000 8/27/ /3/2010 Removed fom Suplus action 3 Steinhatchee Rise 42 Dixie 02/1996 P2000 8/27/ /3/2010 Listing Pending 3 Timbe Rive 1 Madison 03/1998 WMLTF 8/27/ /3/2010 Listing Pending Sale Date Sale Pice 3 Falmouth Noth 8 tacts) 6 Suwannee 04/1998 WMLTF 8/27/ /3/2010 Listing Pending LAM 32

33 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Govening Boad Bob Heeke, Senio Land Resouces Manage DATE: Novembe 16, 2010 SUBJECT: Land Management Activity Repot ADMINISTRATION Six consevation easements wee visited fo compliance with tems of the document. All of the popeties ae being well managed fo thei intended puposes, and none wee out of compliance. Those inspected wee: Consevation Easement Cate Loncala Ushe Land Tust McEnany Sandes Bailey Bothes County Columbia County Hamilton County Levy County Levy County Hamilton County Dixie County FACILITY MANAGEMENT New entance signs have been installed on the Jones Mill Ceek, Cabbage Gove, Lamont, Mt. Gilead, Cuba Bay, Shelly and Sneads Lake Tacts on the Aucilla Rive; the Goose Pastue Tact on the Wacissa Rive; Natual Well Banch and Shady Gove Tacts on the Econfina Rive; and Sapp Landing Tact on the Suwannee Rive. Making, posting and secuing the boundaies fo the Gilchist Regional Wellfield and the High Spings Wellfield Tacts ae also complete. Roads wee patched at the Steinhatchee Spings Tact to facilitate hunte access on both sides of SR 51. The Pepetual Contacting cew then moved to the Holton Ceek and Tyee Tacts in Hamilton County to continue wok on oad impovements. The Fish and Wildlife Consevation Commission is assisting with limeock puchases fo Holton Ceek to impove oads fo use by mobility impaied huntes. LAM 33

34 NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT In pepaation fo pescibed buning, appoximately fou miles of fielines wee installed on the Seven Bidges Tact and Lake City Wellfield. Appoximately.25 aces of Japanese climbing fen, an FLEPPC categoy 1 invasive plant, wee teated on the Falmouth Spings Tact. Timbe Sale Repot Contact # Fiscal Yea Timbe Sale Name Consultant Sale Date Estimated Tons Havest Completion 08/ Steinhatchee #2 TFC 9/29/ ,174 71% 09/ Steinhatchee #3 TFC 11/30/ ,603 38% 09/ Steinhatchee #4 TFC 3/3/2010 8, % 09/ Steinhatchee #5 TFC 4/23/ ,728 21% 09/ Westwoods #2 Lump Sum DOF/TRSF 6/7/ ,479 10% 09/ Black Tact #2 Lump Sum DOF/TRSF 7/20/2010 3, % 09/ Steinhatchee #7 TFC 7/23/ ,007 0% 09/ Steinhatchee #6 TFC 8/20/ ,919 0% Poposed 2011 Owens Spings #1 NRPS Dec ,230 PUBLIC RECREATION SERVICES A eoganization meeting fo the Suwannee Rive Wildeness Tail woking goup was held in ealy Novembe. This woking goup is compised of public and pivate patnes. Although the goup usually meets quately, it had not met in seveal months due to staff changes at the Division of State Paks. The following table shows use of the Suwannee Rive Wildeness Tail ive camps duing the last month: Rive Camp Day Uses Ovenight Uses Total Woods Fey Holton Ceek Dowling Pak Peacock Slough Adams Tact Total The following table shows special use authoizations issued duing the last month: Receation Tempoay Ingess & Egess Malloy Swamp ATV Tail RO Ranch Goose Pastue Camping Total LAM 34

35 As of Novembe 10, 2010, the Geat Suwannee Rive Cleanup has emoved ove 20,000 pounds of litte and tash fom the ive and its banks. This event is sponsoed by Cuent Poblems and the Suwannee Rive Wildeness Tail and is scheduled though Decembe gal LAM 35

36 TO: Govening Boad MEMORANDUM FROM: Bian Kauffman, Facilities Diecto DATE: Novembe 12, 2010 RE: R. O. Ranch Equestian Pak Monthly Activity Repot The R. O. Ranch Boad of Diectos held thei egula monthly boad meeting on Novembe 4 at the R. O. Ranch Equestian Pak. Fou membes of the public attended the meeting. Majo items discussed by the boad included the pak coodinato position and geneal liability insuance fo the pak. Staff met with the Lafayette County Commission to discuss the oad and paking lot paving. The commissiones ageed to gant the Distict a vaiance and equie that only 11 paking spaces be paved to obtain the final cetificate of occupancy. Staff is meeting with contactos to schedule paving of the paking spaces. McInnis Constuction is pogessing well on the bathhouse. The building is died in and ough installation of the electical and plumbing sevices has been completed by the subcontactos. McInnis is almost complete with the exteio siding, and the inteio walls have been painted. Wate lines ae being installed fom the wells to the visito cente. The ASMEcetified wate tank equied by the Depatment of Envionmental Potection has been eceived, painted and installed. Cews plan to attach the wate lines to the tank this week. Staff issued a equest fo bids fo installation of the septic tanks and dain field fo the bathhouse and dump station. Staff ecommendation and a summay of the bids ae included in a sepaate memo within the Decembe Govening Boad mateials. Constuction of 28 of the 32 campsites is complete. Most of the undegound wiing has been installed, and electical contactos ae cuently installing the distibution panels. The Distict s inmate cew played a lage ole in the ecent installation of one of the lage aluminum culvets unde the entance oad. The cew built two lage plywood boxes to fom the concete footes that will suppot each culvet. Each fom was 4 foot wide by 2.5 foot deep and 50 foot long. The cew also cut, bent, and tied seveal hunded feet of eba. They ae now pepaing foms fo installation of the second culvet. gal LAM 36