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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CODIFICATION DOCUMENTS

• Resolution No. 2020-86  (The Codification of the Future Land Use Element and Conservation Element of the Desoto Comprehensive Plan)
• Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element Goals, Objectives, and Policies   (Codification)
• Comprehensive Plan Conservation Element Goals, Objectives, and Policies    (Codification)

Mosaic Rezoning Application September 2021  

Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC (Mosaic) is submitting an application and supporting documentation, for the rezoning of certain properties from the current Agricultural 10 (A-10) zoning district to the Phosphate Mining-Industrial (PM-I) district allowing for phosphate mining and related activities.  The properties subject to this proposed rezoning request are designated on the Future Land Use Map as Rural/Agricultural.  The properties are all overlain by the Generalized Phosphate Mining Overlay Designation (GPMOD) which encompasses approximately 25,000 acres in the southwestern portion of DeSoto County. 

• TABLE OF CONTENTS

• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • TAB 1.  APPLICATION FORMS

  • TAB 2.  ZONING CRITERIA NARRATIVE

  • TAB 3.  COMP PLAN CONSISTENCY

  • TAB 4.  TABLES MAPS BINDER

  • TAB 5.  LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS

  • TAB 6. OWNERSHIP AND MINERAL INTEREST RIGHTS

  • TAB 7.  PERMITTING AGREEMENTS AND MERGER DOCUMENTS BINDER

  • TAB 8.  SUPPORTING DOC BINDER

Phosphate Mining Workshops

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11/05/2019 - Discussion / Desoto County Regulation of Phosphate Mining 

• Workshop Presentation: DeSoto County Regulation of Phosphate Mining
• Video Recording and audio

02/18/2020 - Discussion / Phosphate Primer & Mining 101 

• Workshop Presentation: Phosphate Primer & Mining 101
• Workshop materials: Speakers' Resumes  (Kim Nicholson and Kenneth Miller)
• Video Recording and audio

01/13/2021 - Receive and Discuss Presentations on Phosphate Mining Water Quality Monitoring Programs

• Workshop Presentation: PRMRWSA Water Quality & Environmental Monitoring Programs
• Workshop Presentation: Horse Creek Stewardship Program Summary of Methods and Results   
• Workshop Presentation: Peace River Monitoring Program 2012-2019; Sheri A Huelster, Project Scientist at Cardno 
• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume  (Sheri A Huelster)
• Video Recording and audio 

06/29/2021 - Mosaic Water Quality Monitoring Programs and Practices Workshop

• Workshop Presentation (Beth Niac/ Mosaic; Scott Lehr/ Mosaic; Devin Lawrence/ Mosaic; Josh Lipham/ Mosaic; Keith Alam/ Mosaic; Vinette Godelia/ Hopping, Green & Sams)
• Workshop materials: Speakers' Resumes (all Presenters)
• Video Recording & audio

11/02/2021 - Phosphate Mining Public Workshop - Topic: Clay Settling Areas

• Workshop Presentation: Phosphate Mining Clay Settling Areas (CSAs)

• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (Keith Alam)

• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (Mohamad Al-hawaree, P.E., P.Eng.)

• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (Bartley E. Arrington, P.E.)

• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (Subrata Bandy, P.E.)

• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (Keith Beriswill, P.E.)

• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (William B. Brammell, MPA)

• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (Lisa M. Lannon)

• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (Scott C. Wuitschick, P.E.)

• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (John Delashaw, PE, Madrid)

• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (Jan Mandrup-Poulsen, MS, Dewberry)

• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (Alba Mas, PE, Dewberry)

• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (Micheal Mosley, P.E.)

• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (Brian Murphy, PG, Madrid)

• Video Recording & audio  (Download 2 files from the link)

05/31/2022 - Phosphate Mining Public Workshop - Topic: Beneficiation Process

• Workshop Presentation: Mosaic’s Beneficiation Process Overview
• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (Chelsea Kurcharsky)
• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (John Yasalonis)
• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (Travis McClenithan)

• Video Recording & Audio

07/27/2022 - Phosphate Mining Public Workshop - Topic: Wildlife Survey/Habitat

• Workshop Presentation: Mosaic - Wildlife Regulations and Programs
• Workshop Presentation: Mosaic - Wildlife Regulations and Programs (continued)
• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (Kevin L. Erwin)
• Workshop materials: Speaker's Resume (Raoul K. Boughton)
• Workshop materials:   Speaker's Resume (Shannon Gonzalez)
• Video Recording & Audio

01/31/2023 - Phosphate Mining Public Workshop - Topic: Reclamation & Radiation

• Workshop Presentation: Mosaic - Reclamation and Radiation
• Workshop Presentation: DeSoto County - DOH Pre and Post-Mining Program

Speakers' Resumes

• Workshop Materials: Russell Schweiss, Vice President, Land and Resource Strategies, Mosaic
• Workshop Materials: Susan Stephens, Esq., Stearns Weaver Miller, P.A.
• Workshop Materials: Shannon Gonzalez, Senior Ecologist/Principal, Flatwoods Consulting Group, Inc.
• Workshop Materials: Nester Aceituno, Director/Senior Project Engineer, Ardaman & Associates
• Workshop Materials:  Lisa Lannon, Superintendent, Reclamation, Mosaic
• Workshop Materials: John Kiefer, Ph.D., National Stream Restoration Practice Lead, Wood
• Workshop Materials: Laura Morris, Superintendent, Permitting and Reclamation Compliance, Mosaic
• Workshop Materials: Bart Arrington, Senior Manager, Land Management, Mosaic
• Workshop Materials: Christopher Teaf, Ph.D., Director of Toxicology, HSWMR, Inc.
• Workshop Materials: Joe Schuster, President, and Soil Scientist, Ecological Resource Consultants
• Workshop Materials: Kevin Erwin, President and Principal Ecologist, Kevin L. Erwin Consulting Ecologist, Inc.
• Workshop Materials: John A. Williamson, Administrator, Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Controls
• Video Recording & Audio

Additional Department Pages

• Previous BOCC Meetings Re: Mosaic
• Water Quality Split-Sampling Results