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DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS The subject 1.43 acre Spallone Tract is in the heart of Segment 4 of the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). The Archie Carr NWR, overall, is currently ranked 1st on the LAAC site acquisition list. Individually, the Spallone Tract is ranked 4th on the LAAC acquisition list. However, the 2nd and 3`d ranked projects, Carson Platt Estate and the Irwin Tract, have either been purchased or are approved for purchase. Therefore, the Spallone Tract is the top ranked project not yet approved for purchase. The property is located on the barrier island oceanfront, north of and contiguous to the County's Golden Sands Beach Park property. Procedures adopted by the Board of County Commissioners for environmental land acquisition include confidentiality of appraisals. In accordance with the County's Land Acquisition Guide, and Section 125.355 of the Florida Statutes, appraisals can be released for public information once an option agreement is executed between a seller and the County. Regarding the Spallone property, an option agreement was executed (binding the seller to a negotiated purchase price), and subsequently the appraisals were released from confidentiality. When a county exercises its confidentiality right in purchasing real property, Section 125.355, F.S. requires that the county approve the purchase at a public meeting not less than 30 days after appraisals are released and public notice of the meeting is given. Since the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, pursuant to authority delegated by the Board, executed a purchase option for the Spallone property, and since appraisals of the property were made public at that time, the Board must now consider whether to exercise its purchase option (contingent on the State exercising its option). Consistent with Chapter 125, F.S. requirements, this decision will be made at the July 14, 1998 public meeting of the Board of County Commissioners (unless the Board agrees to continue the hearing at that time to another meeting). By having given 30 days public notice of this proposed action, the County will have complied with Chapter 125 requirements as well as LAAC Guide requirements to hold a public hearing before purchasing property with land acquisition bond funds. Site Characteristics The subject 1.43 acre Spallone Tract contains maritime hammock/ coastal strand native plant communities. The property is currently zoned RM -3, Multi -family Residential, up to 3 units per acre. Its Future Land Use Designation is L-1, Low Density Residential, up to 3 units per acre. The property has approximately 110 linear feet of ocean frontage, and would add to the 1,028 linear feet of ocean frontage (Golden Sands Park) acquired by the County in the 1980s under a "Save Our Coast" recreational lands State funding initiative. In addition to protecting rare plant communities, the project would contribute to endangered sea turtle habitat protection in an area with one of the highest sea turtle nesting densities in this hemisphere. The property is located in an area with a high probability of having archaeological sites (shell middens). Therefore, archaeological sites may exist on the property. *Ownership Characteristics Currently, Dr. & Mrs. Spallone and Mr. & Mrs. Kovnot are co-owners of the property. Public records indicate that the current tax assessed value for the tract is $267,410. •Acquisition Cost -Share & Property Management Two issues which are important to staff with respect to all proposed purchases are obtaining cost share assistance in property acquisition and addressing management costs. July 14, 1998 36