Agenda Item Name:
Title
Appointments to the Alachua County Land Conservation Board (LCB)
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Presenter:
Andi Christman, 352-262-5157
Description:
Consider the applications for one Citizen-at-Large vacancy and two Natural Resource Professional to fill vacancies on the Land Conservation Board (LCB).
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Appoint one Citizen-at-Large to a full term ending 09/30/2025, appoint one Natural Resource Professional to a full term ending 9/30/25, appoint one Natural Resource Professional to a partial term ending 09/30/2024
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Prior Board Motions:
The Land Conservation Board (LCB) was established in 2000 through Ordinance 00-13 and amended through Ordinance 01-25, 04-13, and 18-101.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
No fiscal impact
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Background:
The Land Conservation Board (LCB) was created by the Board of County Commissioners in 2000. The eleven-member LCB consists of 6 Natural Resource Professional members, and 5 Citizen-at-Large members (plus one alternate). The LCB recommends properties to the Board of County Commissioners for acquisition through the Alachua County Forever Program and makes recommendations on stewardship issues on Alachua County preserves. All applicants are residents of Alachua County.
Overall, the county is transitioning to all Board, Committee, Council, Coalition and related appointed posts to be on a 9/30 end date instead of 6/30, 12/31 or any other dates. That is why most of the existing members on this Board have term dates ending 12/31, but the new appointees are 9/30. This began in the first calendar quarter of 2021 and is being transitioned as appointments are being made, not changing the date of existing appointments.