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DATE: February 8. 2000 RE: Board Approval of Florida Communities Trust Cost -Share Agreement Extensions for the Harmony Oaks and Oyster Bar Salt Marsh LAAC Sites; Consideration to Terminate the Blue Goose LAAC Site Acquisition Project It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of Couniy Commissioners at its regular meeting of February 15. 2000. Attached, for the Board's approval consideration, are "Addendum 2 to Conceptual Approval Agreement" documents relating to the Harmony Oaks and Oyster Bar Salt Marsh Florida Communities Trust (FCT) environmental land acquisition cost -share projects. On December 8, 1998, the Board of County Commissioners approved the Conceptual Approval Agreements for the referenced projects. for 50% cost -share funding from the FCT. The referenced Addenda extend the FCT grant award expiration dates to July 27, 2000, to allow for ongoing negotiations. Also attached is an agreement addendum to extend the FCT cost -share grant for the Blue Goose acquisition project, which is up for renewal. The original Blue Goose project consisted of three separate ownerships (four parcels) totaling approximately ±25 acres. However, the character of that project has changed from when the grant application was original submitted. as explained hereafter. Conservation Easement on "Preuss Parcel' On May 26, 1999, staff presented an option contract to the Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (LAAC) for purchase of the ±1.93 acre "Preuss" parcel of the Blue Goose project. At that time, in lieu of the County's purchase of the parcel, Tom Collins offered to buy the property and preserve ±80% of it under a conservation easement, provided the County would allow him to build a single family home on the remainder of the parcel. On December 19, 1999, the Board of County Commissioners approved the conservation easement. and Mr. Collins is proceeding with his plans to build a residence on the eastern ± 20% of the parcel. Bermuda Club Parcel Regarding a second parcel in the project. at the southwest corner of Jungle Trail and Earring Point Road, that parcel is part of the "Bermuda Club" development now under construction. As reported to the Board when the Preuss parcel option was discussed, the developer of the Bermuda Club project was not willing to sell the corner parcel, and as development is progressing, the corner parcel will be used for private passive recreation and conservation/mitigation associated with the Bermuda Club project. The remaining two parcels of the Blue Goose project, owned by Alphid Ilett, consist almost entirely of estuarine mangrove wetlands and open water cove, and are not under threat of development. LAAC Recommendation LAAC, at its meeting of January 26. 2000, voted 12 to 0 to recommend that the Board terminate the Blue Goose acquisition project and notify the FCT of the action. February 15, 2000 57