complete agenda - Florida Department of Environmental Protection

ITEM 12:
REQUEST: Consideration of the:
(1) Annual Land Management Review Team findings, (including the last eight reviews not
previously provided to the Council)
(2) LMUAC 2010 Annual Report
(3) 2010 LMUAC Biennial Land Management Operational Report
DSL STAFF REMARKS: Section 259.036, F.S., requires the Board of Trustees, acting through
the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), to conduct land management reviews of
selected conservation, preservation and recreation lands titled in the Board of Trustees to
determine whether those lands are being managed for the purposes for which they were
acquired, and in accordance with their adopted management plans. The legislation requires
DEP to submit a report of its findings to the Board of Trustees no later than the second board
meeting in October of each year. The 2003 Florida Legislature amended chapter 259.036, F.S.,
to require that all lands that are subject to being reviewed that are over 1,000 acres, be
reviewed at least every five years.
Section 259.037(4), F.S. requires that the Land Management Uniform Accounting Council
(LMUAC) submit their Annual Report to the Acquisition and Restoration Council (ARC) and the
DSL for inclusion with the above Land Management Review Report.
Additionally, the 2008 Legislature amended Chapter 259.037, F.S. to require that biennially,
each reporting agency shall also submit an operational report for each management area that
assesses the progress toward achieving short-term and long-term management goals of the
approved management plan. This report should include all land management activities, and
identify any deficiencies in management and corrective actions to address such deficiencies.
This report is also required to be submitted to the ARC and the DSL for inclusion with the Land
Management Report
All three reports are provided in the backup for this item.
REMAINING LAND MANAGEMENT REVIEWS
The Council has previously reviewed the findings from 23 of the 31 onsite Land Management
Reviews coordinated by the Office of Environmental Services during FY 09-10. The remaining
eight land management reviews have been completed and their reports are provided below for
the Council’s information. The October annual report of land management reviews considered
later in this item was compiled from these and the remaining reports previously presented to the
Council..
The results of each review are compiled and returned to the managing agencies for their
responses to recommendations and checklist findings. The reports are not finalized until a
response is received from the managing agency. The eight summaries provided below briefly
summarize six reports that have been finalized, as well as the two reports as noted for which
responses have not been received to date. These reports can be seen as backup to this agenda
and will be placed on the Division of State Lands (DSL) website at: