LAMP Conservation Board

Overview

The Land Acquisition Management Board (LAMP) established by Ordinance 2021-38 serves as an advisory board to the Board of County Commissioners on issues involving the acquisition, conservation and management of Environmentally Sensitive Lands, Archaeological Sites, Historic Sites, recreational lands, and Aquifer Recharge Areas.

The LAMP Board is comprised of nine members, one member chosen by each County Commissioner with the member residing in the district of the Commissioner that chooses that member and the balance chosen and appointed by the Commission as a whole.

Members of the LAMP Conservation Board shall have experience or expertise in one or more of the following areas and at least five of these areas shall be represented at all times: agriculture, archaeology, business/finance, eco-tourism, engineering, environmental, history, parks, planning, real estate, recreation, soil/hydrologic or natural sciences such as: biology, botany, geology, zoology.

LAMP Members must be registered voters of St. Johns County and are required to file financial disclosure. The LAMP Conservation Board shall meet at least quarterly.

Meetings, Minutes and Agendas

LAMP Board meetings are held on the second Tuesday, in the first month of each quarter, from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. in the St. Johns County Administration Building Auditorium, 500 San Sebastian View, St. Augustine, FL. 

Board Members

Vernon Hawley Smith III
District#: 1
Term#: 1
Position: Member
Requirement: District 1 Rep/Finance
Michael D. Adams
District #: 2
Term #: 1
Position: Member
Requirement: District 2 Rep/Natural
Lauren Howington
District #: 3
Term #: 1
Position: Member
Requirement: Business
Irene Kaufman
District #: 4
Term #: 1
Position: Member
Requirement: District 4 Rep/Software Design
Elizabeth Guthrie
District #: 5
Term #: 1
Position: Member
Requirement: District 5 Rep/Natural
Anila Lahiri
District #: 3
Term #: 1
Position: Member
Requirement: History
William J.B. Miller
District #: 3
Term #: 1
Position: Member
Requirement: Natural Sciences
Wayne E. Flowers
District #: 1
Term #: 1
Position: Member
Requirement: Environmental Law
Robin (Shorty) Robbins
District #: 1
Term #: 1
Position: Member
Requirement: Parks & Recreation

Ryan Mauch Environmental Supervisor

Land Resource Management Section