BCC Minutes 05/08/2001 RMay 8, 2001
REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 8, 2001
OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Board of County
Commissioners in and for the County of Collier, and also acting
as the Board of Zoning Appeals and as the governing board(s) of
such special districts as have been created according to law and
having conducted business herein, met on this date at 9:05 a.m.
in REGULAR SESSION in Building 'F' of the Government
Complex, East Naples, Florida, with the following members
present:
CHAIRMAN:
VICE CHAIRMAN:
JAMES D. CARTER, PH.D
PAMELA S. MAC'KIE
JIM COLETTA
DONNA FIALA
TOM HENNING
ALSO PRESENT: TOM OLLIFF, County Manager
MIKE McNEES, Assistant County Manager
DAVID WEIGEL, County Attorney
MARJORIE STUDENT, Assistant County Attorney
TOM STORRAR, Emergency Services Administrator
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COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA
May 8, 2001
9:00 a.m.
NOTICE: ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY AGENDA ITEM MUST REGISTER
PRIOR TO SPEAKING. SPEAKERS MUST REGISTER WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER
PRIOR TO THE PRESENTATION OF THE AGENDA ITEM TO BE ADDRESSED.
COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 99-22 REQUIRES THAT ALL LOBBYISTS SHALL,
BEFORE ENGAGING IN ANY LOBBYING ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, ADDRESSING THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS), REGISTER WITH THE
CLERK TO THE BOARD AT THE BOARD MINUTES AND RECORDS DEPARTMENT.
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AGENDA MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING WITH EXPLANATION TO THE COUNTY
MANAGER AT LEAST 13 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE MEETING AND WILL BE
HEARD UNDER "PUBLIC PETITIONS".
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RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING THERETO, AND THEREFORE MAY
NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE,
WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE
APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
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COLLIER COUNTY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT LOCATED AT 3301 EAST
TAMIAMI TRAIL, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34112, (941)774-8380; ASSISTED LISTENING
DEVICES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE.
LUNCH RECESS SCHEDULED FOR 12:00 NOON TO 1:00 P.M.
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INVOCATION m Reverend Paul Jarrett, Naples Church of Christ
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OFAGENDAS
APPROVAL OF CONSENTAGENDA.
APPROVALOFSUMMARYAGENDA.
APPROVAL OF REGULAR AGENDA.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
B.
C.
D.
April 10, 2001 - Regular Meeting
April 11,2001 - Joint Workshop
April 12, 2001 - BCC/Development Review Workshop
April 17, 2001 - BCC/Natural Resources Workshop
PROCLAMATIONS AND SERVICE AWARDS
A. PROCLAMATIONS
1)
Proclamation proclaiming May 6-12, 2001 as Rotary International Group
Study Exchange Week. To be accepted by Jayme Baleeiro, Team
Leader, Rotary District 4550 GSE Team.
2)
Proclamation proclaiming May 6-12, 2001 as Be Kind to Animals Week.
To be accepted by Ms. Jodi Walters and Mr. Terry Tilley.
3)
Proclamation proclaiming May 19-25, 2001 as National Safe Boating
Week. To be accepted by Commander Lane.
4)
Proclamation proclaiming May 2001 be designated as Worthy Wage
Month in Collier County. To be accepted by Mrs. Patti Young and Mrs.
Myra Shapiro.
5)
Proclamation proclaiming May 13-16, 2001 as Law Enforcement
Appreciation Week. To be accepted by Sheriff Donald Hunter.
6)
Proclamation proclaiming May 6 -12, 2001 as Collier County Tourism
Week. To be accepted by Kathleen Prutos, President, Tourism Alliance of
Collier County.
B. SERVICE AWARDS
Five Year Attendees:
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2)
Robert Rudker, Parks and Recreation
Darrel Rister, Water Distribution
Ten Year Attendees:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Debbi Maxon, Social Services
Kenneth Thatcher, Wastewater
Thomas Stiers, Wastewater Collections
Arthur Tucker, Pollution Control
Irving Berzon, Pollution Control
Fifteen Year Attendees:
1) Richard D'Orazio, EMS
Twenty Year Attendees:
1)
2)
Martha Ginter, EMS
Marquita King, Transportation
Twenty-Five Year Attendees:
1) Linda Denning, University Extension Services
C. PRESENTATIONS
APPROVAL OF CLERK'S REPORT
A. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES TO RESERVES FOR CONTINGENCIES.
PUBLIC PETITIONS
Request from Pastor Ken Chickk of Tree of Life Church for Public Petition
regarding a request to extend the hours at Sugden Park to 10:00 p.m.
COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT
A. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
1)
Approve a Resolution adopting the County's FY2001-2005 Consolidated
Plan and One Year Action Plan as required by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) Program, and authorize the Housing and Urban
Improvement (HUI) Department to hire four additional staff members to
implement and administer the program.
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TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
PUBLIC UTILITIES
1)
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the acquisition by gift or purchase of
perpetual, non-exclusive utility easements for the construction of
improvements to the South County Regional Water Treatment Plan
(Project 70054).
2)
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the acquisition of condemnation of
perpetual, non-exclusive utility easements and temporary access and
construction easements for the construction of improvements to the South
County Regional Water Treatment Plant (Project No. 70054).
D. PUBLIC SERVICES
1)
This item continued from the April 24, 2001 BCC Meetinq. Status report
regarding acquisition options for property located in the Barefoot Beach
Park Preserve.
E. SUPPORT SERVICES
1)
Board of County Commissioners' consideration of newspaper
advertisement of the Board's Agenda Index.
F. EMERGENCY SERVICES
G. COUNTY MANAGER
H. AIRPORT AUTHORITY
COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Reconsideration of a.qenda item 9(B) of the BCC March 27, 2001 Public Meetinq.
Request for Board direction regarding Section 163.3215, FLA. Stat., verified
complaint from Vanderbilt Shores Condominium Association, Inc., Vanderbilt
Club Condominium Association, Inc., The Mansions Condominium Association,
Inc., Gulf Cove Condominium Association, Inc., and Vanderbilt Beach and Bay
Association, Inc., challenging the County's approval of SDP-2000-108 for the
Vanderbilt Beachcomber Resort as inconsistent with the County's
Comprehensive Plan. (Request that this item be continued to the May 22, 2001
BCC Meeting per Commissioner Carter.)
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11.
PUBLIC
Request to initiate discussion with the Collier County Public School Board and
Naples Community Hospital regarding the School Nursing Program.
(Commissioner Coletta)
Time Certain Item - To Be Heard at 10:00 A.M. Character First Presentation
(Commissioner Mac'Kie)
OTHER ITEMS
A. OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
B. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
PUBLIC COMMENT ON GENERAL TOPICS
HEARINGS WILL BE HEARD IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING STAFF ITEMS
12. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS - BCC
A. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS
B. ZONING AMENDMENTS
C. OTHER
l)
Consideration of an Ordinance relating to an additional one-half percent
local government infrastructure discretionary sales surtax to fund road
projects.
2)
An Ordinance amending Collier County Ordinance No. 93-48 also cited as
Code of Laws and Ordinances Section 126-28, pursuant to Section
336.025, Florida Statutes, providing for the extension for twenty years of
the five cents of additional local option gas tax upon every gallon of motor
fuel sold in Collier County and taxed under provisions of Part I of Chapter
206, Florida Statutes; amending Section 126-28: (b) Findings and
Purpose, (c) Levy of Tax, (d) Providing Effective Date of Extension of the
Imposition of Tax, (e) (1) and (2) Use of Revenues and Providing for
Collection and Distribution of Tax; Providing for Conflict and Severability;
Providing for Inclusion in the Code of Laws and Ordinances; and Providing
an Effective Date.
13. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
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15.
A. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS
B. OTHER
STAFF'S COMMUNICATIONS
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COMMUNICATIONS
16.
CONSENT AGENDA - All matters listed under this item are considered to be
routine and action will be taken by one motion without separate discussion of
each item. If discussion is desired by a member of the Board, that item(s) will be
removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately.
A. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
1)
2001 Interlocal Tourism Agreement between Collier County and the City of
Naples regarding the Fourth of July Festival.
2)
Request to grant final acceptance of the roadway, drainage, water and
sewer improvements for the final plat of "Villas at Greenwood Lake".
3)
Request to grant final acceptance of the roadway, drainage, water and
sewer improvements for the final plat of "Fiddler's Creek Phase lB, Unit
Three".
4)
Request to grant final acceptance of the roadway, drainage, water and
sewer improvements for the final plat of "Fiddler's Creek Pepper Tree
Village and Bent Creek Village".
5)
Final acceptance of water utility facilities servicing Cypress Woods fire
hydrant.
6)
Request to grant final acceptance of the roadway, drainage, water and
sewer improvements for the final plat of "Grey Oaks Unit Eight".
7)
Authorize staff to produce a Boater's Guide and to seek additional funding
sources through grants and partnerships.
B. TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
1)
Approve a developer contribution agreement with PR VI, LLC, an Indiana
Limited Liability Company, ("Developer") for the improvements of Tarpon
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2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
lO)
12)
Bay Boulevard and 20th Avenue NW.
This item has been deleted.
Request for speed limit reduction from forty-five miles per hour (45 MPH)
to thirty-five miles per hour (35 MPH), except where currently posted at
thirty miles per hour (30 MPH), on Vanderbilt Drive from 111th
Avenue/Bluebill Avenue to Wiggins Pass Road.
This item has been deleted.
Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners approve the
mediated settlement agreement and a stipulated final judgment to be
drafted incorporating the same terms and conditions as the mediated
settlement agreement relative to the fee simple acquisition of Parcel 2-T in
the Lawsuit entitled Collier County v. John B. Fassett, Trustee, et al, Case
No. 99-3040 (Livingston Road 4-1aning project, Project No. 65041).
A Resolution of the Collier County Board of County Commissioners
authorizing the filing of the Trip and Equipment Grant application with the
Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (CTD).
Authorize the making of an offer of judgment to defendant, James A.
Brown, Jr., for Parcel Nos. 135/40, 135/40.1,136/41 and 136/41.1 in the
amount of $500.00 in the Lawsuit styled Collier County v. Timothy
Maloney, et al, Case No. 92-1508-CA.
Approve Change Order No. 1 to Work Order No. WD-08 with Kyle
Construction, Inc. for SR-29 Canal Culvert Upgrade (Project No. 31701).
Approve Work Order No. WD-017 with Florida State Underground, Inc., for
the repair of dual 48" culverts under Lakewood Blvd., near the Intersection
of Boca Ciega Drive, Project No. 60055.
Adopt a Resolution to correct a Scrivener's Error in Resolution No. 2001-
46, which authorized the condemnation of right-of-way for Livingston Road
from Golden Gate Parkway to Pine Ridge Road (C.I.E. No. 52).
Award Contracts #01-3184 "CEI Services" for Collier County Road
Projects to Nine Firms.
Approve Work Order No. WD-018 with Kyle Construction for the
replacement of a 36" storm water culvert on San Marco Road (C.R. 92),
Project No. 60059.
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13)
Approve Work Order No. WD-019 with Kyle Construction for the
replacement of "Triple 36" and dual 48 storm water culverts under Burning
Tree Drive, Project No. 60046.
14)
Award a Professional Engineering Services Contract #01-3195 to
CH2MHILL, Inc. for the design and permitting of Vanderbilt Beach Road,
Collier County Project No. 63051, CIE No. 24.
Approval of a Budget Amendment for landscape services and median
beautification projects.
16)
Approve the stipulated final judgment relative to the easement acquisition
of Parcel 311B in the Lawsuit entitled Collier County v. Edith Baloras, et
al, (Golden Gate Boulevard, Project No. 63041).
17)
Approve Petition TM 01-01 for the Neighborhood Traffic Management
Program Project (NTMP) on 32nd Avenue SW between 54th Lane SW and
44th Street SW.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
1)
Approve Work Order for underground utility contracting services for the
North County Water Reclamation Facility Septage Receiving Station,
Project 73067.
2)
Approve the stipulated final judgment relative to the condemnation of
Parcel Nos. 910 and 911 in the Lawsuit styled Collier County v. William
Kinsley, et al, Case No. 96-1315-CA.
3)
Approve Work Order GH-FT-01-1 with Greeley and Hansen, LLP, to
update the Water and Wastewater Master Plans, Projects 70070 and
73066.
4)
Acceptance of conveyance documents for sewer utility pump stations and
force mains acceptance within Wing South Airpark Subdivision.
5)
Waive purchasing policy and amend Emergency Professional Services
Agreement for Engineering Services to expand the North County Water
Reclamation Facility to 30.6-MGD MMADF, Project 73950.
6)
Amend professional services agreement with Hole Montes for engineering
services related to flow equalization tank(s) at the South County Water
Reclamation Facility, RFP 93-2121, Project 73949.
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8)
9)
12)
Amend professional services agreement related to the North County
Water Reclamation Facility Expansion, Contract 96-2474, for flow
equalization tank(s), Project 73077.
Acceptance of conveyance documents for sewer utility facilities within the
Eagle Creek Subdivision.
Award contract to construct South County Regional Water Treatment 8-
MGD Reverse Osmosis Expansion, Bid 01-3194, Project 70054.
Award a contract to Gulf States Inc. to construct the Vineyards reuse
water automation project, Bid No. 01-3211, Project 74015.
Authorize the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners to execute
three sovereign submerged lands easements for the Collier Bay entrance
channel dredging and Hideaway Beach temporary t-groin construction
projects.
Authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement to update the maps of the
well field protection zones of the County's Ground Water Protection
Ordinance.
13)
Approve purchase of aluminum sulphate based on quotations in excess of
the $25,000.00 competitive threshold.
Waive formal competition and approve the purchase of an Aquatech
Mobile Catch and High Velocity Combination Sewer Cleaner.
Board approval of budget amendment recognizing positive carry forward
variance in the Pollution Control Fund (114).
16)
Award a contract to Montgomery Watson Americas Inc. for construction
management-at-risk services to construct the South County Water
Reclamation Facility Expansion, RFP 00-3171, Project 73949.
PUBLIC SERVICES
1)
Authorize the Parks and Recreation Department to operate an additional
summer camp site at Corkscrew Elementary School.
2)
Award of Bid #01-3229 to G.A. Foods to prepare the food for the Summer
Food Service Grant Program while summer school is not in session.
3)
Authorization to provide local matching funds from the Community
Foundation of Collier County for the State of Florida's School Age Child
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Care Investment Program Grant.
SUPPORT SERVICES
1) Recommendation to Award Bid No. 01-3207, Safety Equipment and
Supplies.
2) Approval to Award Bid #00-3161 to Massey Services Inc. as primary
provider and Ecolab as secondary provider for annual pest control
services.
3) Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners convey
easements to Florida Power and Light Company and Sprint-Florida, Inc.
4) Approve request for additional staff for the Department of Public
Information and associated budget amendments.
EMERGENCY SERVICES
1) Approval of a lease agreement between Collier County and Omnipoint
Holdings Inc. for placement of a Communications Tower upon County-
Owned Property.
2) Approve proposed pay adjustments for EMS Command Staff.
COUNTY MANAGER
1) Authorize the County Attorney to Amend the Quorum and Membership
Requirements of the Productivity Committee.
AIRPORT AUTHORITY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE
1) Satisfaction of Lien: NEED MOTION authorizing the Chairman to sign
Satisfaction of Lien for Services of the Public Defender for Case Nos.: 90-
1504-1T; 92-2389-MI; 92-2696-MI; 90-4388-TM; 90-4389-TM; 00-4229-
MMA; 96-559-CFA; 97-1437-CFA and 96-5967-MMA RECOMMEND
APPROVAL.
2) Miscellaneous items to file for record with action as directed.
OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
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17.
l)
Recommendation to approve a Resolution between the Board of County
Commissioners and Sprint Telephone Company of Florida.
L. COUNTY ATTORNEY
SUMMARY AGENDA - THIS SECTION IS FOR ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS
AND MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: 1) A RECOMMENDATION FOR
APPROVAL FROM STAFF; 2) UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL
BY THE COLLIER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION OR OTHER AUTHORIZING
AGENCIES OF ALL MEMBERS PRESENT AND VOTING; 3) NO WRITTEN OR
ORAL OBJECTIONS TO THE ITEM RECEIVED BY STAFF, THE COLLIER COUNTY
PLANNING COMMISSION, OTHER AUTHORIZING AGENCIES OR THE BOARD,
PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE BCC MEETING ON WHICH THE ITEMS
ARE SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD; AND 4) NO INDIVIDUALS ARE REGISTERED
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THE ITEM.
This item requires that all participants be sworn in and ex parte disclosure be
provided by commission members. Petition AVESMT 2001-AR424 to disclaim,
renounce and vacate the County's and the Public's Interest in the 15' wide
drainage easement located along the lot line common to Lots 5 and 6, according
to the plat of "Willow Park" as recorded in Plat Book $1, Pages 73 through 74,
Public Records of Collier County, Florida, located in Section 1, Township 49
South, Range 25 East.
This item was continued from the April 24, 2001 BCC Meeting. This item
requires that all participants be sworn in and ex parte disclosure be provided by
commission members. Petition PUD-97-13 (1), Mr. William Hoover and Andrew
I. Solis, representing the Centre at Veterans Park, LLC, requesting an
amendment to the Veterans Park Center PUD having the effect of removing
Tract "A" and reducing the project acreage from 8.76 acres to 6.94 acres for
property located on the South side of Immokalee Road (C.R. 846) and
approximately 258 feet West of Veterans Community Park Drive in Section 26,
Township 48 South, Range 25 East, Collier County, Florida (Companion Item
PUD-96-1 (2)).
This item was continued from the April 24, 2001 BCC Meetinq. This item
requires that all participants be sworn in and ex parte disclosure be provided by
commission members. Petition PUD-96-1 (2), Mr. William Hoover and Andrew I.
Solis, representing the Centre at Veterans Park, LLC, requesting an amendment
to the Veterans Park Medical PUD having the effect of changing the PUD name
to Veterans Park Commons PUD, increasing the project acreage to 5.02 acres
and eliminating the limits on the amount of general office uses for property
located on the Southwest corner of Immokalee Road (C.R. 846) and Veterans
Community Park Drive in Section 26, Township 48 South, Range 25 East, Collier
County, Florida (Companion Item PUD-97-13 (1)).
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One and Four to increase the millage from one and one-half to two mils;
providing An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 87-100, as amended, which
created the Lely Golf Estates Beautification Municipal Service Taxing Unit;
amending Sections for conflict and severability; providing for inclusion in the
Collier County Codes of Laws and Ordinances; providing for an effective date.
E. This item has been deleted.
This item requires that all participants be sworn in and ex parte disclosure be
provided by Commission members. Petition No. HD-2001-AR-404, Ron Jamro,
Collier County Museum Director, requesting the Board of County Commissioners
to officially designate Tract "D" of Roberts Ranch as a historically significant site
for property located on the South side of Roberts Ranch and within the R.
Roberts Estate PUD, in Section 4, Township 47 South, Range 29 East, Collier
County, Immokalee, Florida, consisting of approximately 8.8 acres.
18. ADJOURN
INQUIRIES CONCERNING CHANGESTOTHEBOARD'SAGENDASHOULDBE MADE
TO THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE AT 774-8383.
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Item #3A, B &C
CONSENT, SUMMARY AND REGULAR AGENDA - APPROVED
AND/OR ADOPTED WITH CHANGES
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Good morning. Welcome to the first
board meeting of May. It's May 8th. It's approximately 9:05.
Would you please loin us in the invocation led by the Reverend
Paul Jarrett, Naples Church of Christ, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance.
REVEREND JARRETT: Our Heavenly Father, we thank you
for the many blessings that we receive as citizens of this nation,
not the least of which is this opportunity to come before your
throne in prayer and to make request of you for the blessings
that you bestow so abundantly. We pray that with this liberty
that we enjoy in naming your name that we would also recognize
that we have a responsibility to be receptive to your guidance
and the things that we do, that we might honor the things that
you count of most importance, to pray that in our personal lives
that we might walk humbly in accordance with your precepts,
that in our relationships with one another that we might display
kindness and mercy, and in our conduct as a people that we
might practice the credo that's expressed in our pledge with
liberty for all. And we pray that we might especially practice this
commitment in a manner that displays concern for those less
fortunate and that is never without bias but always in the best
interest of all. We pray that you would bless those who lead in
our nation that they might do so in keeping with their calling as
public servants, that they might always serve the needs of even
the least members of our society. And we pray that in walking in
this responsible way that we might then be able to enjoy the
freedom that you bestow always and use that freedom wisely.
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We ask these blessings in your name. Amen.
(The pledge of allegiance was recited in unison.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you, Reverend Jarrett.
Good morning, Commissioners. Good morning, staff. Mr.
Olliff.
MR. OLLIFF: Good morning, Commissioners. I'll walk you
through your change list this morning for your agenda. It's a long
change list, but fortunately I think in the most cases its additions
are well outnumbered by deletions and continuances, so it's a
good change list.
The first item is a continuance. 8-D as in David I is being
continued to your meeting of May 22nd, and that is the Barefoot
Beach Park Preserve. Status update, again, I will just tell that
you negotiations and -- and work on that are certainly not slow.
They are -- they are continuing in earnest, but we're just not in a
position to be able to give you a -- a good update at this point yet,
but we do feel that in two weeks that we would be able to be in
that position.
We've simply provided -- and I'll make a note -- that we've
provided some replacement backup for Item 16 -B-l, and it was
simply a developer contribution agreement. We're trying to
clarify that, and -- and Norman and Dawn had provided some
things we think will help clarify the commitments on the part of
the developer for that particular agreement.
Next item is a deletion. It's 16-B as in boy 9. It's a work
order for some underground work associated with Lakewood
Boulevard deleting that item at staff's request.
The next item is also a deletion. It's 16-C-2. It's a final
judgment issue. Again, that's being deleted at staff's request.
Your next item, although it says move, we're going to
continue Item 16-C-12 to your meeting of May 22nd. That's an
item regarding updates to the well field protection zone maps
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that relate to your groundwater protection ordinance.
We've got one deletion that doesn't show on your change
list, but 16-F as in Frank 1, staff is also requesting that that item
as well as 16-F-2 be deleted. The first one is a communications
tower item. The second one is an EMS command staff pay
executive summary. We're deleting both of those items.
The next two items are additions, and these are the last
items on your change list, Mr. Chairman. The first item is 16-F
as in Frank 3. And the backup for that is in your change list
material, and it is simply a -- a grant request here for -- to develop
a tourism response annex as part of the comprehensive
emergency management plan, and you previously approved that.
This is simply the -- the grant application.
16-L-1 is an addition as well, and that's at staff's request,
and it is a mediated settlement agreement, and that will be under
I believe the county attorney's portion of your consent agenda.
Mr. Chairman, that's all the changes I have this morning.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you, Mr. Olliff.
Mr. Weigel.
MR. WEIGEL: No, I can't add to that fine list. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you.
Commissioner Mac'Kie?
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: No, sir. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Commissioner Henning.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: No changes.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Commissioner Fiala.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: No changes.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Commissioner Coletta.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA-' No changes, but I did want to
make a note on 16-A-7, the boater's guide. It sounds like it's a
publication that will be of great value. I'm a little concerned
about the distribution, and I hope that when time does comes
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that staff weighs the distribution so that we just don't
automatically send out 6,000 here, 6,000 there, do it in such a
way that they end up in the hands of the people over a period of
time so that they're fully utilized.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you, Commissioner. I would
move then -- do we have any public comment on the consent or
summary agendas?
MR. OLLIFF: No, sir.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I would move for approval of the
consent and summary agenda.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: So moved.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: We have a second by Commissioner
Coletta. All in favor signify by saying aye. (Unanimous response.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Opposed by the same sign.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' MEETING
May 8, 2001
CONTINUE TO MAY 22 MEETING:
acquisition options for property
Preserve. (Staff request.)
Item 8(D) 1: Status report regarding
located in the Barefoot Beach Park
REPLACEMENT BACKUP: Item 16(B)1: Approve a Developer Contribution
Agreement with RE VI, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company,
("Developer") for the improvements of Tarpon Bay Boulevard and 20th
Avenue NW.)
DELETE: Item 16(B)9: Approve Work Order No. WD-017 with Florida State
Underground, Inc., for the repair of dual 48" culverts under Lakewood
Boulevard near the intersection of Boca Ciega Drive, Project No. 60055.
(Staff request.)
DELETE: Item 16(C)2: Approve the stipulated final judgment relative to the
condemnation of parcel Nos. 910 and 911 in the lawsuit styled Collier
County v. William Kinsley, et al., Case No. 96-1315-CA. (Staff request.)
MOVE: Item 16(C)12: to 8(C)3: Authorize the Chairman to sign the
agreement to update the maps of the well field protection zones of the
County's Ground Water Protection Ordinance. (Commissioner Coletta
request.)
DELETE: Item 16(F)2: Approve proposed pay adjustments for EMS
Command Staff. (Staff request.)
ADD: Item 16(F)3: Approval of the selection of Emergency Response
Planning and Management, Inc., to develop a terrorism response annex to
the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. (Staff request.)
ADD: Item 16(L)1: Approve the Mediated Settlement Agreement and
Stipulated Final Judgment to be drafted incorporating the same terms and
conditions as the Mediated Settlement Agreement relative to the
acquisition on Parcel 145 in the lawsuit entitled Collier County v. Owen M.
Ward, Trustee, et al., Case No. 99-1291-CA, Project No. 65031 (Radio Road,
Santa Barbara Boulevard to Davis Boulevard. (Staff request.)
May 8, 2001
Item #4A, B,C &D
MINUTES OF APRIL 10, 2001 REGULAR MEETING, APRIL 11, 2001
JOINT WORKSHOP, APRIL 12, 2001 BCC/DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
WORKSHOP AND APRIL 17, 2001 BCC/NATURAL RESOURCES
WORKSHOP - APPROVED AS PRESENTED
Need approval of minutes from April 10, 11, 12, and 17.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: So move.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: So moved by Commissioner Henning.
All in favor signify by saying aye.
(Unanimous response.}
Motion carries. Thank you.
Item #5A4
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MAY, 2001 AS WORTHY WAGE
MONTH IN COLLIER COUNTY - ADOPTED
Moves us to 5-A, proclamations. First one I have this
morning is for the Naples Alliance for Children. If the
representatives are here this morning -- I'm sure they are. Jayme
Baleeiro, are you here this morning? Yes, they're coming --
coming up. Yes, everyone who is part of this, please come
forward. We want to put you on -- don't be bashful. Come right
up here, all of you.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I think that's our rotary group,
isn't it? Yeah, that's our rotary group.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I'm -- I'm sorry. I need Miss Patti
Young and Mrs. Myra Shapiro. Okay. Thank you. I apologize.
We moved this forward because this group is getting ready to go
out and visit all of the daycare centers that exist, and they're
doing -- they just said can we do this first, we love the award,
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and we need to get on our bus and go get our job done. So come
up, turn around, face TV land and let them know what wonderful
people you are and all the great things that you're doing in Collier
County. All right. Now, if Myra was here, you-all would be
organized and up here just like that. Okay.
Whereas, the Naples Alliance for Children and other
organization -- and -- and in other organize any -- organizations
nationwide are recognizing May 2001 as Worthy Wage Month;
and, whereas, of the 21 million children under age 6 in Ameria --
in America 13 million are childcare at least part time. An
additional 24 million school-aged children are in some form of
childcare outside of school time; and, whereas, of the 16,000
children under 6 in Collier County, 5,603 are in childcare at least
part time. An additional 3,095 school-age children are in some
form of childcare outside of school time; and whereas, by calling
attention to the importance of high-quality childcare service for
all children and families within Collier County, Florida, Naples
Alliance for Children hopes to improve the quality and availability
of such services; and, whereas, our future depends on the quality
of early childhood experiences provided to young children today,
high quality childcare services represent a worthy commitment
to our children's futures; and whereas, quality child -- early
childcare depends on skilled and nurturing teachers, a worthy
wage is required.
Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that May 2001 be
designated as Worthy Wage Month in Collier County and urges all
citizens to recognize the need for a worthy wage for early
childhood teachers and staff. Done and addressed this 8th of
May, 2001, Board of County Commissioners, Collier County,
Florida, James D. Carter, chairman. I move for approval of this
proclamation.
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COMMISSIONER HENNING: I'll second that.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: We have -- we have four seconds on
that. Second -- second by Commissioner Fiala. All in favor
signify by saying aye.
(Unanimous response.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Opposed by the same sign. Motion
carries. Congratulations, and thank you for your wonderful work
in the community. (Applause.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you. Would one of you like to
step to the microphone and say anything this morning? Patti.
MS. YOUNG: On behalf of the Naples Alliance for Children
and the Collier County School Readiness Coalition and Childcare
Southwest Florida and Redlands Christian Migrant Association,
we want to thank you very much for proclaiming May Worthy
Wage Month and let -- letting you all realize the great value that
childcare teachers you'll give to our community and how there is
a great crisis in keeping these teachers and getting them hired.
And we thank you very much. (Applause.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: And for the record we need your name.
MS. YOUNG: Oh. Patti Young.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, children
are 25 percent of our population, but they are 100 percent of our
future. And I am just so pleased at what the Children's Alliance
is doing in Collier County and particularly this group as they
address the childcare needs in the formative years, and we are
truly blessed to have this organization working so effectively in
this community, so all of us thank you from the Board of County
Commissioners, and also I am proud to say that I was there to be
part of the award where Collier County one more time received
the award for -- as an employee-friendly workplace to assist
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employees in all our endeavors so that they can carry out their
family responsibilities. So I am proud of our staff and what we're
doing, and this Board of County Commissioners certainly
acknowledges the wonderful job that's taking place. So thank
you-all very much.
Item #5A2
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MAY 6-12, 2001 AS BE KIND TO
ANIMALS WEEK - ADOPTED
The next proclamation is going to be done by Donna Fiala,
and it's Being Kind to Animals Week.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Whoever it is is -- is representing --
ahh, there's Jodi and her gang. Thank you. Is the little guy going
to be accepting the proclamation? You know, Jim, I'm a perfect
one to do this today because I kind of sound like a frog.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: That's okay.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Whereas, we have been endowed
not only with the blessings and benefits of our animal friends
who give us companionship and great pleasure in our daily lives
but also with a firm responsibility to protect these fellow
creatures with whom we share the earth from need, pain, fear,
and suffering; and, whereas, we recognize that instilling
attitudes of kindness, consideration, and respect for all living
things through humane education in the schools and the
community helps to provide the basic values on which a humane
and civilized society is built; and, whereas, the people in this
community are deeply indebted to the Humane Society of Collier
County and Collier County Domestic Animal Services Department
for their invaluable contribution in caring for lost and unwanted
animals and promoting a true working spirit of kindness and
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consideration for animals in the minds and hearts of all people;
and, whereas~ the first full week of May has been set as the
annual celebration of the national week observing the philosophy
of kindness to animals for the 86th year.
Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that the week of May
6th through the 12th, 2001, be designated as Be Kind to Animals
Week and do heartily commend to all of our citizens a full
participation in all the events related thereto in this community.
Done and ordered this 8th day of May, 2001.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Motion to approve.
COMMISSION COLETTA-' Second.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I have a motion to approve by
Commissioner Henning, a second by Commissioner Coletta. All
in favor signify by saying aye. (Unanimous response.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Motion carries.
(Applause.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: And I would assume these -- the kitten
and the puppy are available?
MR. TILLEY: Yes. Yes, they are.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Val, you're not going to last long if
everybody sees that face out there -- no, Jane, I'm not bringing
him home. He is so cute. You are so cute. Jodi, thank you. If
you want to say a few words, please do so.
MS. WALTERS: Good morning. My name is Jodi Walters, and
I am the director for Collier County Domestic Animal Services.
I'd like to thank the commissioners for recognizing Be Kind to
Animals Week, and I'd also like to introduce to you at this time a
couple of very special people that I have here with me today.
This is Terry Tilley; he's the director for our Collier County
Humane Society; Bryce McCarthy (phonetic), and he is our
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customer service rep with my department; and also our new
contract veterinarian at this time, Dr. Hamilton. I would like to
invite everyone -- (Applause.)
MS. WALTERS: I would also like to take this time to invite
everyone to our pet show which is in honor of Be Kind to Animals
Week and takes place this Saturday at 10 a.m. At Rover Run, our
dog park at Veterans. (Applause.)
MS. WALTERS: All personalized invitations here.
Item #5A1
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MAY 6-12, 2001 AS ROTARY
INTERNATIONAL GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE WEEK - ADOPTED
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I'm going to try to get back in order on
these proclamations. I will move to the -- the Rotary
International group to be presented by Commissioner Coletta,
and we have here this morning the -- the team leader from Rotary
District 4550, GSA Team. And, Commissioner Coletta, as they
come forward to receive this proclamation, you can -- we'll get
them up here right in front of TV land, if you-all would come
forward this morning and just turn around and face the cameras.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: And like you, Commissioner
Carter, I'd like to extend a welcome to our fellow Rotarians, and
if I may go ahead here.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Yes.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Whereas, we welcome the
Rotary International group study exchange team from Rotary
International District 4550 Brazil to Collier County, Florida; and,
whereas, the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International group
study exchange program has sent to us a team of five team
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members, including the Rotarian team member who are visiting
Collier County to study our institutions and way of life; and,
whereas, the team members will also observe the practice of
their own profession and exchange ideas; and, whereas, the
team is able to personally experience family life-styles as they
are hosted by rotary clubs of Collier County and given
accommodations in local homes; and, whereas, the Rotary
foundation is a nonprofit corporation supported by Rotarians and
others worldwide. Its objective is the achievement of world
understanding and peace through the International Humanitarian
Educational Program.
Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Board of Collier
County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that this week
of May 6th to 12th, 2001, be designated as Rotary International
Group Study Exchange Week. I so make a move.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I second that.
All in favor signature by saying aye.
(Unanimous response.)
Opposed by the same sign. Motion
CHAIRMAN CARTER:
carries. Congratulations.
(Applause.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER:
Ahh, thank you, sir.
Thank you for being here. Okay. Fine.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Congratulations.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you for being here. Yes, please,
Fred and your team will have a few words to say here.
MR. REISCHL.' Good morning. Fred Reischl, Naples Bay
Rotary. I would like to thank you for your support of Rotary's
group study exchange. Many county employees have
participated in this program. In 1998 I was fortunate enough to
go to Japan, and last year Susan Murray went to France.
A group of young professionals from Southwest Florida, none
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of which this year happen to be county employees, but from
Southwest Florida, went to Bahia, Brazil. They have just
returned, and now the team from Brazil is visiting us here in
Collier County. And to introduce the team, here's team leader,
Jayme.
MR. BALEEIRO: Good morning, Noble Commissioners. My
name is Jayme Baleeiro. I am the only Rotarian in the group.
The other young gentlemen that are with me are young
professionals from our community that Rotary picks as the
promising young professional that need to -- to know American
culture and also to improve their English, and this way the Rotary
foundation is providing us an excellent time to be here, and I
would just say their names and their professions. The first is
Antonio Claudio. He's a judge and also a law professor at Bahia,
even though he is only 30. Second is Luciano Moraes. He is a
state auditor for taxation. The third is Sergio Cincura. He is a
civil engineer, and he works today for the most important resort
project we have in our coun -- in our city, in our state. And last is
Vladimir Ormelas. He works for a big petrochemical complex.
There he is in charge of quality control and environment control.
Also, we would like to -- to further to you, give to you, a book
about a parade we had in the year -- last year, year 200 (sic),
when we celebrated the four -- five hundred years of Brazilian
discovery. I am very pleased to give you this book and also a
small card showing our pictures and the Rotary clubs that
sponsor those fine four fellows that I am for this moment in
charge to be their leader. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Okay. Thank you. Thank you very
much. We'll put this right in our library so that everyone will have
the benefit of -- of sharing this. Thank you so much for being
here, and as a Rotarian I value you a great deal being in our
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country and learning about us as we have had the opportunity to
visit with others. Thank you.
MR. BALEEIRO: We're very honored.
(Applause.)
Item #5A3
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MAY 19-25, 2001 AS NATIONAL
SAFE BOATING WEEK - ADOPTED
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Our next proclamation this morning
will be by Commissioner Henning on National Sole -- Safe Boating
Week.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Commissioner Lane, please
stand port side, please.
MS. LANE: Your port or mine?
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Now we're going to get technical.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: It all depends on what kind of
port we're talking about. Okay. Here we go. Please face the
audience.
Whereas, each year Americans are choosing recreational
boating as an ideal way to relax with their family and friends;
however, what starts out to be a pleasant cruise often ends in
travety -- tragedy because boaters fail to teach their families to
swim, fail to properly equip their craft with personal flotation
devices and other protective equipment or fail to instruct their
passengers in the use of such devices prior to the boating cruise;
and, whereas, every year hundreds of lives are lost in boating
accidents. These fatalities can be reduced and boating made
more pleasurable if those who engage in it will be -- will
emphasize knowledge, care, and the courtesy necessary for boat
-- boating safety; and, whereas, the Congress of the United
States have recognized the needs of such emphasis has joined in
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the resolution of 4 June, 1958, requesting the president to an
annual -- proclaim one week of National Boat Safety Week.
Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that the week of May
19th through the 25th, 2001, be designated as National Safe
Boating Week. Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that we approve
this proclamation.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Second.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: We have a pair of seconds. Second by
Commissioner Fiala. All in favor signify by saying aye.
(Unanimous response.)
(Applause.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Opposed by the same sign?
Motion carries.
Thank you so much.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Oh, that's cute. Boat smart from
the start. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: We now move to --
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Uh --
MS. LANE: I'm Commander Jan Lane.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I'm sorry. Excuse me. Please go
ahead.
MS. LANE: Thank you, sir. I'm Commander Jan Lane from
Naples Power Squadron. I want to thank the commissioners, first
of all, for their proclamation and just to let everyone know that
we will, in support of Safe Boating Week -- we are going to have
people handing out information and doing vessel safety checks
at a number of marinas and boat launch ramps in the Collier
County area from Bayview Park all the way up to Wiggins Pass.
Boat smart from the start; wear your life jacket. (Applause.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you so much. What a -- what a
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great group, and how important it is to our community to practice
this. I think a lot of times people in the water don't recognize
you've got to be as safe out there as you do on the highway. And
my experience on the water, more I'm sure by Commissioner
Henning, is some folks you get out there do some very strange
things.
Item #5A5
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MAY 13-16, 2001 AS LAW
ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION WEEK - ADOPTED
Okay. Whispering Smith, are you ready?
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I am.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Commissioner Mac'Kie will read the
Law Enforcement Appreciation Week to be accepted by
Undersheriff Burhans. How are you, sir ?
MR. BURHANS: I'm terrific. How are you?
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Very good. Do you want to turn around
and face the cameras, let everybody see this smiling face? Here
he is.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: We appreciate you being here
today. And it's my honor to read this proclamation because, as
you know, Undersheriff, it's heartfelt.
Whereas, the problems of crime touch all segments of our
society and can undermine and erode the moral and economic
strengths of our communities; and, whereas, we are fortunate
that law enforcement officers from all area agencies dedicate
themselves to preserving law and order and the public safety;
and, whereas, we recognize that the men and women in law
enforcement risk their lives on a daily basis to protect our
citizens and maintain social order; and, whereas, we encourage
all citizens to pause and to recognize our law enforcement
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officers so that we may not take their work for granted.
Now, therefore, be it resolved that we, the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, hereby take great
pleasure in honoring all law enforcement officers for their
outstanding services.
Now, therefore, be it further resolved that we hereby
proclaim that the -- that the week of May 13th through 16, 2001,
be designated as Law Enforcement Appreciation Week.
Done and ordered this 8th day of May, 2001, Board of County
Commissioners. I'm honored to move approval of this
proclamation.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I'll second that.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Second by Commissioner Henning. All
in favor signify by saying aye. (Unanimous response.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Opposed by the same sign? Motion
carries.
(Applause.)
MR. BURHANS: Bob Burhans, undersheriff. On behalf of
Sheriff Don Hunter and all the members of the Collier County
Sheriff's Office, we thank the commission and staff for this
recognition. We pledge continued high-quality law enforcement
for the future, and we will endeavor to meet the high
expectations of the community in the future as well. Once again,
thank you-all very much. Appreciate it.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you, sir.
(Applause.)
Item #5A6
PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MAY 6-12, 2001 AS COLLIER
COUNTY TOURISM WEEK - ADOPTED
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CHAIRMAN CARTER: Our final proclamation this morning
will be for Collier County Tourism Week. Is -- yes, she's here.
Miss Kathy Prutos, come forward. Let me read this proclamation.
Whereas, the travel and tourism -- you've got to turn around
and face TV land. Yes, wow. Okay. There she is.
Whereas, the travel and tourism industry supports the vital
interests of Collier County contributing to our employment,
economic prosperity, peace, understanding, and goodwill; and,
whereas, travel and tourism ranks as one of Collier County's
largest industries in terms of revenues generated; and, whereas,
travel and tourism provides employment for people -- for more
people than any other industry; and, whereas, given these
laudable contributions to the economic, social and cultural well
being of the citizens of Collier County, it is fitting that we
recognize the importance of travel and tourism.
Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that the week of May
6th through 12th, 2001, be designated as Collier County Tourism
Week.
Done and ordered this 8th day of May, 2001, Board of County
Commissioners, Collier County, Florida, James D. Carter,
chairman. I hereby move for approval.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Second.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA.' Second.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I have a triple pair of seconds here, to
Commissioner Coletta. All in favor signify by saying aye.
(Unanimous response.)
(Applause.)
MS. PRUTOS: Kathleen Prutos, president of the Tourism
Alliance of Collier County. Good morning, Commissioners. I'd
like to thank you for proclaiming this week Collier County
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Tourism Week. As you-all know, the direct and indirect in --
economic impact of tourism in Collier County indicates that
tourism is one of the -- Collier County's largest businesses. More
than 32,000 of our citizens are directly involved in travel and
tourism, and we'd like to thank you for recognizing this impact,
and we are honored by the opportunity to showcase Collier
County, both domestically and internationally. And, again, I'd
like to say thank you. I'd also like to extend an invitation not
only to our commissioners but to the general public that we will
be celebrating Collier County tourism with a premiere at the
Sugden Theater on Wednesday, May 30th from 8:30 till 11:00 in
the morning. It is open to the public. We ask that people come
and loin us, take a look-see at what we're doing to promote
Collier County. We'll be debuting our new web site,
wwwclassicflorida.com showing a short promotional film and
also have our press kit available. That's Wednesday, May 30th at
the Sugden Theater in downtown Naples. Thank you very much.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Okay. Thank you.
(Applause.)
Item #5B
EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS - PRESENTED
CHAIRMAN CARTER: All right. Moving to service awards,
Mr. Olliff, do we have our table all set up and Commissioner
Mac'Kie?
MR. OLLIFF: Mr. Chairman, as the board's working their
way down to the floor, I'd take the opportunity to go ahead and
call our five-year award recipient this morning, be Robert Rudker
with parks and recreation department. (Applause.)
MR. OLLIFF: Robert is obviously out working hard this
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morning.
We have four ten-year attendees this morning: Kenneth
Thatcher from wastewater, Thomas Stiers from wastewater
collections, Arthur Tucker from pollution control, and Irving
Berzon -- this must be a typo -- for a ten-year attendee, but Irving
Berzon with his ten-year award as well. (Applause.)
MR. OLLIFF: How many years has it really been, Irving?
MR. BERZON: Twenty-six.
MR. OLLIFF: Twenty-six. Irving has actually worked for the
county for 26 years. He took a little break in between.
(Applause.)
Your 15-year attendee this morning, Mr. Chairman, is
Richard D'Orazio from EMS. (Applause.)
Mr. Chairman, this morning we have two 20-year attendees.
We have Martha Ginter from EMS. We've also got Marquita King
with your transportation division. (Applause.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: You don't look old enough to be here
20 years.
MS. GINTER: God bless you.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: They both look like youngsters to me.
I don't know. Marquita, thank you so much. They don't want to
come up here.
MR. OLLIFF: Mr. Chairman, it's a great deal of pleasure this
morning. This is a rarity. We actually have a 25-year award
presentation this morning, Ms. Linda Denning who you know
with the 4-H program, the university extension services, is here
to accept that award for 25 years of service. (Applause.)
COMMISSIONER FIALA: I thought you had been around a
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long time, Linda.
MR. OLLIFF: That's all your service awards, Mr.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Okay. Thank you.
Item #7A
Chairman.
PASTOR KEN CHICKK OF TREE OF LIFE CHURCH, REQUESTING
AN EXTENSION OF THE HOURS AT SUGDEN PARK TO 10:00 P.M.
- STAFF TO ASSIST WITH THE MENTORING PROGRAM BY
WAIVING THE FEE FOR EXTENSION OF THE HOURS AT SUGDEN
PARK
MR. OLLIFF: As the board's making their way back up to
the dais, the next item on the agenda would be public petitions
section of the agenda, and I would ask if -- Ken Chickk if he could
go ahead and make his way toward the podium.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: All right. Thank you very much, and
congratulations to all our service award winners. It's always our
pleasure to be able to do that.
We now move to public petitions. That's 7-A, Pastor Ken
Chickk of the Tree of Life Church. Good morning.
PASTOR CHICKK: Good morning. Thank you so much for
giving me the opportunity to come before you and petition to
have the hours of Sugden Park extended to 10 p.m. For the
purpose of establishing a Christian youth mentoring program.
This program will fa -- will focus on instilling values such as
honesty, integrity, character, and faith into the teenagers of our
community. I don't doubt for a moment that every resident of
Collier County, along with the county commissioners, are
extremely concerned about the welfare of our teens in this
community. I don't want to sound like an alarmist or a
sensationalist, but at the same time I don't want us to put our
heads in the sand and pretend we don't have problems just
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because we live in such an affluent area.
The facts are evident: We do have serious problems in our
nation, and if we don't make changes, we will all pay for the
decisions not made. Our fathers would -- if our fathers would
have seen a direction our nation was going just a few short years
ago, I'm certain they would have done everything in their power
to head off what they would call the imminent destruction of our
great land.
Let me give you an example of what I'm talking about. If the
parents of the Collier County Commissioners had fallen asleep in
1960 and awaken today, author David G. Myers gives us a clear
picture of what they would have awakened to: The divorce rate
doubled; teen suicide rate tripled; the rate of reported violent
crime -- crimes quadrupled; the prison population growth
multiplied five times; babies born to unmarried parents also
multiplied five times. Between 1990 and 1997 the percentage of
births out of wedlock increased by 16 percent. Between 1960
and 1997 the increase was 511 percent.
If your parents went to sleep in 1960 and woke up today,
they would awake to a nation that has the highest percentage of
single-parent families in the industrialized world, the highest
abortion rate in the industrialized world, the highest rate of
sexually transmitted diseases in the industrialized world, the
highest teenage birth rate in the industrialized world, and the
highest rate of teenage drug use in the industrialized world. The
number one killer of teenagers in our country, drug and alcohol-
related deaths; the number two killer, suicide.
Ladies and gentlemen, I'm convinced that if your parents
woke up today, they would cry out for us to do whatever we
could to make necessary changes in our system so we could
reach this generation. Officials at the federal levels are already
taking steps to remedy some of the problems caused by our
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society. In January President Bush signed an executive order on
faith-based initiatives recognizing that faith-based organizations
have played a significant role in stabilizing the very fabric of our
society.
Since the 1960s our federal government has not really been
open to the possibility of co-laboring with such organizations.
But recently there's been a change of heart. Our president in his
executive order emphasized this by saying -- and I quote -- the
responsibilities of the executive department of centers for faith-
based and community initiatives shall, to the extent permitted by
law, conduct in coordination with the White House a department-
wide audit to identify all existing barriers to the participation of
faith-based and other community organizations in the delivery of
social services by the department, including, but not limited to,
the regu -- to regulations, rules, orders, procurement and other
internal policies and practice and outreach activities that either
discriminate against or otherwise discourage or disadvantage
the participation of faith-based and other community
organizations in the federal programs.
If the president of this great nation recognizes the vital
importance of these organizations and is committed to removing
any obstacles that would hinder them from helping our society,
should we not do the same on a local level?
I'd like to tell you about an encounter I had just last week,
and I have these encounters on a regular basis. My wife needed
to use the car, so I had to -- so I had her drop me off at the
Peaches shop around the corner from our church offices so I
could get a bite to eat for lunch. I sat at the restaurant's counter
for -- for my meal hoping to read a few paragraphs of the book I
had brought with me. I couldn't help but eavesdrop on the
conversation between the boy who was sitting next to me at the
counter and the store owner. The boy was obviously being hired
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as they talked, and I said to myself that this kid seemed very
sharp. Soon I was brought into the conversation and found that
we had a similar interest, which was boxing. It was basically
small talk. I finished my meal, paid my bill, said good-bye and
left.
As I was walking across the parking lot towards our offices,
I looked back to see the boy coming up behind me. He was going
in the same direction as I was and asked if he could walk with
me. As I headed down the road, I asked him what his name was
and where lived. Now, I've changed his name for the sake of this
reading. "Mark," he said, "and I live by the Office Max off the
East Trail". When I asked -- when I asked him where he went to
school, I wasn't expecting what I was about to hear. He said --
and I quote -- his mother was one of the biggest, quote, coke
heads in town and he had to quit school in the process. He said
he had gone to Lely, and -- and from what I understand he doesn't
know where his father is. He said he went to Lely, and his
teachers really loved him, and one of his teachers whom I know
personally said that Mark was one of his favorite students.
I went -- he went on to tell me that his mom often comes
home late at night on cocaine and just recently had kicked him
out of the house at two in the morning. Naples police found him
walking on 41 down around the mall about 3 a.m. And brought
him home.
He asked me if I ever heard ever of the study done by -- done
on how men think a sexual thought every 16 seconds. I told him
I had. He told me that he thinks of sui -- suicide more than that,
and the only reason he doesn't do it is because he has a nine-
year-old daught -- nine-year-old sister that would be devastated
by it.
Our mentoring program would reach out to the Marks of this
community. And as we reach out to them, they will reach out to
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their nine-year-old sisters. I once heard that if you want to be
successful in this country, what you need to do is follow a trend,
then lump ahead of it. I believe we have enough evidence to
show what way the trend is going. What we -- what we have to
do is we have to ask ourselves, do we have what it takes to jump
out in front of it. I believe we do. The teenagers of this
community and the adult residents would appreciate and benefit
from a favorable response to this petition, and I would be
honored to have the chance to help mentor these kids. Thank
you very much.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Mr. Chairman, what I think that
is being asked for is the ability to use Sugden Park -- as
everybody already knows, we've gotten some phone calls on this
-- to use Sugden Park once a week after the Gulf Coast Skimmers
have completed their show as a site for this mentoring program
that Pastor Chickk is talking about. And I would very strongly
endorse it. I know him personally, know his work, and can tell
you that we would be proud to be associated with him and with
this work, and I would like to give staff direction to move forward
on this.
I understand that the -- the mechanism, perhaps, for
allowing this to happen would be to consider it a weekly special
event that would require an $80 fee to be paid weekly. I agree
with the mechanisms but would ask that we would waive the fee
in conjunction with this since there are other ways that we could
allow this to happen that would not involve a fee. But the staff
has indicated they like the special event mechanism best, but I
would like for us to do it without the fee and would see if there's
support on that from a majority of the board and urge staff to go
forward.
COMMISSIONER HENNING.' I would like to hear from our
staff on their recommendations, and I'm more than willing to help
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raise money for the fees for the -- for the service incurred.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Miss Ramsey.
MS. RAMSEY: Good morning. For the record, Maria Ramsey,
director of parks and recreation.
In our current fee policy we have a $30-an-hour rental fee for
the amphitheater area that the organization is asking to utilize.
In the summer we close -- all year long we close 30 minutes after
sunset at Sugden Park per our park management plan and also a
contract that we have at that location. The park in the
summertime closes about 9 p.m. On -- on a regular basis, so there
would be an extra $20-an-hour after-hours usage, so that's what
brings the total cost to $80 for 2-hour usage of the amphitheater
area.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: And I'd be happy -- how about if
the fee that -- I mean, if the board supports this effort, that the
fee be set at whatever Commissioner Coletta -- I'm sorry --
Commissioner Henning successfully raises?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I -- I said that I was willing to
help out on the fund-raising efforts for the fee of $80 per event.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Well, there you go. So that would
be--
COMMISSIONER FIALA: You know, I'd be -- I'd be willing to
waive the fee if we can monitor to see how successful the
program is. If we -- if we find that the group is growing every
week and -- and -- and, indeed, you are increasing that group and
-- and there's a true outreach program there, I think it would be
well worth it because there are a lot of teens and young people
in trouble that could be guided by this. But I think we should
monitor it.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: You know, and it really does fit
right in with President Bush's outreach to faith-based
organizations to provide the services that are beneficial to the
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community. And I just think it would be against that goal to
charge the fee. So I --
COMMISSIONER FIALA: I'd rather see them there than in
that new teen detention center they're building.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: If it's the pleasure of the board, I think
we're going to give staff direction to work with Reverend Chickk
to work out whatever is necessary. I absolutely believe we need
to do the program. I mean, if you listen to what he said this
morning, what's the question? It has to be done. It needs to be
done. Let's find a way to do it. I don't want to -- the day that
ordinances and mechanisms get in the way of reaching goals
troubles me a great deal, and I want to stay with policies and
follow that. But there must be a way through private efforts, as
Commissioner Henning is suggesting, in all of our efforts to make
this a reality for this program. So I don't want to see this
program not happen because we're worried about a few dollars
that in the end what do you want to pay for it. As you said,
Commissioner Fiala, the detention center I tell you, that's a lot
more expensive than --.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: I have no problem with directing
staff to do that. But your comments are well taken. I'm just
hoping we can apply that same direction when we're working
with private social service agencies out there when it comes to
impact fees and the good that they do in the community and that
we might be able to find it in our hearts to be able to go all the
way for them too.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: The reason I would just add that I
hope if one other commissioner would speak up in support for
waiving the fee then we'd have a majority and staff would have
direction. And the other alternative is we could just direct to
keep staff to keep the park open an extra hour once a week and
then there would not be a cost associated with this. But for our
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own internal processess, it's better to do it the way that Maria
has suggested. But because we have another way we could do
the same thing and -- and we're -- we're suggesting it be done
with this special event for our own convenience, I hope a
majority of the board would agree.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Commissioner Mac'Kie, I understand
that. I -- I will move to waive fees. I mean, I will support that, if
that's an easier mechanism. It just doesn't disrupt the total park
program and ordinances that you have in place. That's probably
the simplest way to do it, and we can take it case by case. I'm
not trying to open Pandora's box here, but there's no question in
my mind what you're going to do and how you're going to do it.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: And do we have a time line on
that?
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Commissioner Fiala, before I answer
that, let me go to our county manager, Mr. Olliff.
MR. OLLIFF: Two things. One, if you're going to waive the
fees, I would probably ask that you take a vote because that
probably needs to be a formal action of the board to do that. But
then I'm going to reserve the right to come back with a little
budget amendment because we're probably going to have staff in
that park in that facility while that's going on just to make sure
from your own liability protection standpoint that we're covered.
And usually that's going to be a little overtime cost for us. But as
long as the board is supportive of the program, we can bring all
that paperwork back, but I'd probably like to get that in the form
of a motion.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I think Commissioner Carter
already made that motion, so I'll second it.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: If I didn't make it, I'll make it. I move
that we waive the fees.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Discussion?
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COMMISSIONER FIALA: May I just add that could we have a
time -- time line so we have a -- a check and balance in place?
Would that be all right, say, for--
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Do you want to make a motion to have
a report -- evaluative report in one year as to the status of the
program?
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Very well -- thank you.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Is that --
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Agree. Second agrees.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Are we all right with that?
Commissioner Henning?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I commend Pastor for -- for his
efforts to reaching out to the children in -- in Collier County. And
I agree on the program. But I must say to the board members
and the taxpayers, we're -- we have a lot of needs in this county
and especially the capital needs, what we need to do, what we're
responsible for. I -- I would donate to this -- the efforts of the
Pastor to keep it in the private sector and let the --
PASTOR CHICKK: You'll be the first one called.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Obviously I'm going to do it
through my taxes. That's the way it sounds like, but I think that
we can reach out to the community to make this happen and let
the government provide the vehicle, being the park, to do it.
PASTOR CHICKK: I have to agree with what Donna Fiala
said is you're going to do it through your taxes either way. You
already are. I visit the kids out at the DRILL Academy. I visit the
kids at Big Cypress. You're going to pay for it out of your taxes
either way.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Those programs will continue.
PASTOR CHICKK: We want to help you reduce your taxes --
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Okay. We have a motion, and I
appreciate everybody's point of view, and I commend
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Commissioner Henning for trying to raise the money privately,
and I would suggest that anything -- and he could be -- could
raise that could offset those fees, even -- even if we're waiving
them, that it does help.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: There are other expenses
associated --
CHAIRMAN CARTER: There are other expenses associated
with the program, so I think all of it would be beneficial. Any
further discussion? If not, I call the motion. All in favor signify
by saying aye.
(Several responses.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Opposed by the same sign.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Motion carries 4-1.
Item #10C
CHARACTER FIRST PRESENTATION - CHARACTER FIRST PLAN
TO BE CREATED AND STAFF DIRECTED TO INVESTIGATE HOW
THIS PROGRAM CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO EMPLOYEE
TRAINING
We have a time certain at ten o'clock for the presentation to
be made to us this morning -- and it's just about to that point -- is
Character First people. Are they here? Are they ready? Yes,
they are. They're here, and they're ready. So let's move to that.
That item, if you're following us out there, is under 10-C Board of
County Commissioners. Good morning.
MR. PETERSON: Good morning. Let me just make sure that
we're ready here. Very good.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I called you a little earlier. I didn't
give you a chance to get set up.
MR. PETERSON: That's all right.
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CHAIRMAN CARTER: I think we're ahead of schedule here.
If you remember, that's probably a first.
MR. PETERSON: Very good. Well, I just want to say good
morning and thank you for the opportunity to be here and to -- for
some of you introduce Character First to you and for others
reintroduce the concept. It was a little over two years ago that
Character First representatives met with Collier County
government and talked to them about a unique program and idea
and concept that has been benefiting cities and communities all
over the nation, and that organization is called Character First.
And it was, oh, I guess, December 4th of '99 that a resolution
was signed by the Collier County Board of Commissioners to
support this effort. And because of a lot of the changes that
have happened in Collier County government, we'd like to really
just give an opportunity to reintroduce the concept.
I want to try to go through these screens very quickly. If
you follow along, that will be helpful. Our goal is to work with
your community to help in all these different areas that we've
heard that there is great need of. The situation we heard with
this Pastor, issues of boating safety, being kind to animals,
everything that's come before the board so far this morning and
the different issues that will come up a little bit later will all in
some way relate to issues of character in our life.
And you might ask, "Well, what is a county of character?
What's a community of character?." a county in which elected
officials, community leaders, and citizens at large commit to
develop -- develop good character within the community, and
that was the -- the goal and the heartbeat of the government a
couple of years ago. And hopefully it still is today.
Character First has been growing throughout the country,
and right now there are over 100 communities in the country that
have made a commitment to focusing on character issues and
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doing everything within their power to support this initiative and
to encourage good character in their communities. Not only are
there 107 individual communities that have done this, including
Collier County, but there are actually 4 states that have made a
similar commitment on a state-wide level to do everything within
their power to encourage character development among their
citizens.
What happened in December of '99 was that a resolution
was signed, and there are copies of that resolution outside the
door for people that are here in the gallery today if they'd like to
pick those up, and I'll give you a packet a little bit later that has
that document and some other supporting information in it. But
the resolution was made that Collier County should be a
community of character and that Collier County government
would do everything that they could to promote that effort.
This is a clip from another community that made a similar
commitment.
(The presentation was played on the TV monitors.)
MR. PETERSON: And that's just a sample of what one
community has done to initiate this program.
In a nutshell, Character First, the goal of Character First, is
to promote character in every segment of our community. In the
law enforcement area, we've already begun that process here in
Collier County over a year ago. The sheriff's office had 4 days of
training with about 250 of their sergeants and above, and they're
going to reintroduce this concept by having Sheriff Nash of
Dorchester County in South Carolina come and do some
additional training here in June, and then the Collier County
Sheriff's Office will officially kick off this program and begin
providing materials for its people and in a very tangible way
promoting character. It also happens in the county government,
in the workplace, in the school, through the faith community, and
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the media. And the bottom line to all character development,
really, is the picture that you see in the center of this, and that is
families, because the family unit is such a vital important aspect,
and it is the hub of our community.
The goal of IACC -- and IACC is one of three arms of
Character First. There's Character First business, Character
First education, and the IACC is the International Association of
Character Cities. And their specific goal is to work with
communities to equip government and community leaders with
understanding and tools to develop character within a city,
county, state, or nation. And this is the organization that I
represent, the IACC and Character First.
The character initiative really has two aspects to it. There
is the aspect of awareness. And we actually have a number of --
I believe in this community and also in Lee County where I'm
from a number of vehicles that are awareness oriented. But
there's also the development side, and sometimes we never get
there. Awareness is just openly presenting or displaying
character in various ways. While development goes a lot deeper,
development is actually working on this process of building
character in the lives of individuals.
And the comments of the pastor earlier, I think that's their
goal, is finding a mechanism and a tool where they cannot just
talk about character, not just have character put in front of them
but actually develop these traits and these qualities in the lives
of their people. One is a visual or external, and development is
integrational. It's an internal -- internal motivation to do what's
right.
Awareness has several different avenues that can be helpful
to us. We can display character through billboards, banners,
television, radio, sporting events, also newspaper articles, put
character qualities on paychecks, on utility bills that people get
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every month, through the internet, and a number of other ways.
There are lots of avenues that we have to put character out
in front of people. Here in Topeka, Kansas, in their newspaper
they use an awareness method of putting a character word out in
front. Again, in Lee County there has been an initiative that's
been sponsored through the schools that's very similar. And
every month -- every week in our paper in Lee County we have
character words that are put out in front of us.
Although that has its benefits, there are certainly some --
some downsides to it, and that is, although important awareness
alone is not going to develop character in the life of an individual.
And Character First is a little bit unique in -- in relation to other
character development programs in that their goal is not just
awareness but how do we practically encourage people to make
good decisions based on high standards?
It really begins with the commitment of leadership, and
that's one of the reasons I'm here before you today is because
your leadership is so vital in the role of character development in
Coil -- in Collier County.
On different levels that leadership is going to change. For a
business, it's going to be the owner of that business, and the
managers of that business are the ones that are going to support
this initiative. In the schools it's going to be our principals, our
teachers, our administrators. And in the home, it comes down to
Mom and Dad supporting and getting these issues out in front of
our children so that we can talk about them. We can get a
picture of what character is and set some standards.
And not only the commitment of leadership, but it comes
down to the individual. Every single day we make choices. Our
employees, our citizens make choices that affect our community.
And, again, we have heard that over and over again this morning
about the choices, many times negative choices that people
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make because of a lack of character in their life.
My -- I'm an independent representative of Character First
and the International Association of Character Cities. My
business name is Character Pitch, Incorporated. And the reason
that -- that I selected that name is one of the first times I ever
heard about character development and Character First was
through a sheriff, Sheriff Nash, I had mentioned before. He'll be
coming to Collier County at the end of June. But he made this
comment. He said, "You've heard it said that character is more
caught than taught," and rightly so. But who is going to catch
character if nobody is pitching it?
And that's the goal of my company. And really my personal
goal is to take these issues of character and toss them at
everybody -- everybody that comes by. And there will be some
people that will catch these concepts. And, unfortunately, there
will be others that -- that reject them.
It's important for us to be able to establish some type of
standard. And Character First has done that. They have a little
pocket guide, and I'll be giving commissioners a copy of this a
little bit later. But in that pocket guide it mentions 49 different
character qualities that Character First has identified. And it
gives a simple definition giving us the essence of that character
quality. And I think it's interesting today -- in today's society, we
don't even have a character vocabulary. We might be familiar
with some character words, but if we were actually to try to
define them and to say in an objective way what does this quality
look like, many times we come up lacking. And Character First
has tried to define these terms and set standards for -- for
character.
And some of you might say, "Well, where did you get these
standards?" well, these standards have come from a number of
places. Our faith community certainly has giving -- given us
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different values and standards. Our history and our society and
the traditions that we hold have given these, and even from our
own conscience when we look at these qualities, we can see
that they are important and vital in our community. It's important
for us to learn these qualities, which define behavior through
right words, right actions, and right attitudes.
These character qualities are qualities that will help us to
determine an appropriate response to every situation or
circumstance of life. And as you know today, we're in a society
where we don't -- everything looks gray and fuzzy, and we try not
to look at things in right and wrong. But there are issues that are
right and wrong, and we need to be able to identify these and try
to set some type of plumb line for behavior in our communities.
And, again, you might say, "Well, that sounds legalistic" or
"We can't do that." well, we already do it. We do it every single
day. We have laws in our community that we're supposed to
obey and uphold, and it's amazing; as clear and plain as we can
make it, many times our citizens don't follow those guidelines.
I was reading just recently in our local newspaper that 45
percent of Floridians don't wear seat belts. Well, we have with a
law about that. Unfortunately, there are people that disregard
the law, and so we've got to -- we've got to work on that and try
to encourage people to do what's right and to follow the
guidelines that have been established by their authorities.
Well, how do we develop character? First of all, realize that
when we work on character development, it's -- it's an issue of
developing relationships with other people. As a matter of fact,
everyone in this room today, the quality of their relationships is a
direct result of the character in your life. If you've ever met
someone that's bitter and angry and harsh, typically you might
avoid that particular person. And yet we all know people that are
-- have a heart of compassion. They demonstrate the character
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quality of responsibility. They're attentive when we speak to
them, and that -- those positive character qualities help us
develop good relationships. And also character development --
development will help us to reduce conflicts and not only
reducing conflicts but helping us to understand how do we deal
with conflicts that we do have in our lives.
The responsibility of the county is to be a model. And
through your encouragement of teaching character, of praising
people for their good character, of recognizing character and
being able to look at situations that happen in your community
from a character perspective, and also learning to correct based
on a character standard, you have an unbelievable opportunity to
promote goodwill and character throughout your community.
And, finally, as the employees and the -- those that are
involved with county government apply these things in their life,
they will have unbelievable impact in the community. There are
many instances that we can point to where the community has --
has even distrusted or disbelieved government. And so these
issues of character are so -- so valuable, so vital in us developing
good relationships.
The strategy for developing character, to a large degree,
depend upon how we view a city, how do we view a county, a
state, or even our nation and also how others view our
leadership. Do other people's failures annoy or challenge you?
Do you use people or do you cultivate people? Do you direct
people or develop people? Do you criticize or encourage others?
And do you shun or seek out the person with a special need or a
problem?
Based on your answers to this -- these questions is to a
large degree determine the relationships that you have with the
community. And Character First would like to recommend that
when we look at others -- people's problems as challenges and
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not fail -- and not annoyances, when we learn to cultivate people,
encourage people, it will be a benefit to our communities.
Character First recommends a dual -- two components in
this whole issue of developing character community. One of
them is through your role as government leaders. Now, I had a
video clip that didn't come out very good over your television, but
it was a clip that I had picked off the C-SPAN of Governor
Keating. He had gotten a -- a question over the television
program. There was a community on the east coast that was
interested in looking at Character First. And one of the people
that were presenting that called in to C-SPAN and asked
Governor Keating if he would give an encouraging word towards
character development. And basically Governor Keating said
this is vital, this is vital to everything that happens in our
community. And he went on to say that their involvement with
Character First was more than just trying to help people be
ethical and moral. He had ma]or financial concerns in his
community. And the lack of character does cost us. And I -- like
the Pastor, I've had an opportunity to work with some of the
young men in the DRILL Academy, and there are great needs out
there, and we have an opportunity to do something about it.
The second aspect or the second component is a character
council. This would be a community group that helps to support
this initiative. County government would be the ones that lead
the way. They would initiate the character emphasis, which has
already been done. They would begin government leadership --
excuse me, begin with government leadership to establish a role
model for the community. And that leadership here in Collier
County includes our commissioners. It includes our county
manager. It includes department heads, the sheriff's office,
which is actually begun, and also managers and supervisors.
The government leadership's role is to be personally
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committed and involved. We can sign a proclamation, but unless
we put feet to our words, those words many times sound hollow
to the people that we serve. We need to pass a resolution, which
has already been done in this community. And we need to begin
implementing training.
Part of that training is conducting monthly character
meetings and -- in our community and businesses and
government. We meet constantly, and part of that meeting time
could be recognizing new character traits and -- and giving
opportunity to speak to those issues, giving character
recognitions, I was -- it was neat to see the people here honored
for their time of service with the county -- Collier County
government. But how much more, if we could not only give them
these certificates but have an opportunity to praise them and
commend them for the character that they bring to the table that
have made them such valuable employees.
And, finally, utilize materials for work and home. And
Character First puts out a -- a bulletin every month that looks at a
different character quality. And I'll have samples of those for you
as well. While the second issue is the character council and
getting community support, the character council is a steering
committee comprised of community leaders. And these leaders
should be diverse. They should be from different genders,
different races, different socioeconomic scenarios. We want a
real mix of people to -- to represent in this council.
The character council would focus on promoting character
in business through the chamber of com -- commerce, Better
Business Bureau, and open trainings. For anyone here that's
interested, I do have an open training in Fort Myers on May 18th,
and there are some fliers outside the door if you're interested in
that for your business or even for yourself.
In the schools, for our families, talking to the media and
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getting media involvement, in the faith community, special
events and activities, and also the character council would
support and encourage the government.
And then we need to map out some type of strategy. We
need to identify needs in each area of our community and meet
them with character training. It is amazing as long as I've been
involved with Character First now for three years. And every
time I turn around there are new applications for character
development in the schools and in the businesses and in
government. Our community needs to determine its strengths
and weaknesses, what public problems do we see in our
community? What are the root causes of these problems? What
character qualities are we lacking? Which problems would you
like to address and in what priority? What's our county's history
of establishing new programs? How can we build on previous
improvement programs? Is there a history of change in our -- in
our county? Is it positive? Is it negative? How do we deal with
it? What are the strengths of our county and why? What factors
contribute to these strengths, and how can we use them to
conquer our weaknesses? What character training programs do
we want to utilize to target our weaknesses and enhance our
strengths?
And these are questions that I would like you-all to ponder
and consider as you think about how you can impact your
community by building character.
And then we need to begin the process, begin character
training in the community, integrate character into the
government, into the business, into education, into faith, family,
media sectors of your community. I'm grateful for Character
First that they have provided materials and training tools for
every one of these avenues. And I think it's one thing that sets
this organization apart from many others in that they try to
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provide -- provide something to meet the needs of an entire
community.
In law enforcement we could help our officers to enforce
laws with moral authority. There are many people that disregard
the law and -- and partially because, unfortunately, sometimes
they see law -- law enforcement that they look at as being
hypocritical or judgmental.
Implement character and leadership training for law
enforcement agencies. And then in the workplace, discovering
the ultimate win-win situation, here we have a scenario when we
can implement character development in the workplace, not only
do we bring benefits to the company as they see profits increase,
as they see workmen's comp. Scenarios decrease, as they see
morale and better relationships built in the workplace but also
those individuals benefit as well because the people that work
with us, that work in -- in our businesses and the government,
well, they happen to be moms and dads. They happen to be
citizens. They happen to be parents. And so the effects of that
character development can trickle down into many, many areas
of our life.
Select a proven character program. Use open or on-site
trainings, and provide monthly business leaders' breakfasts, and
these are all things that can be done here in Collier County.
(The presentation was played on the TV monitors.)
MR. PETERSON: And that's a little clip talking about
Character First in the workplace.
In the schools integrating --
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: May I interrupt you? Because I'm
afraid we're going to wear out the patience of the board, and I
want us to get to the point of asking them to adopt this program.
Are you getting close?
MR. PETERSON: Yes, I am.
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COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Okay.
MR. PETERSON: All right. Thank you very much. And also I
appreciate the patience of the gal sitting here. My name is
Gerald Peterson. She's been asking me several times.
Integrating character into learning and life, integrate
character training into every level of education and then get our
parents and our families involved with that as well. And then in
the faith community we have an opportunity to unite the
community and the family. Our pastors can be preaching on
these character qualities; they can be taught in the Sunday
school and also featuring a character word of the month. And
then also with families, charac -- the International Association of
Character Cities has put together a book that can be used for
families in helping them. I've got a sample of that out on the
table if you'd like to look at it. It's called Achieving True Success
bv Building a Character Familv.
And then also in the media, they have a large part in this,
too, is they help us to keep character in the public eye. This can
be done through newspaper articles, editorials, PSAs, radio,
billboards, talks shows. And this is a sample PSA that was done
in Indianapolis. And we're almost to the end. COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Okay.
(The presentation was played on the TV monitors.}
MR. PETERSON: And, finally, as you continue and -- and
begin this process of working with character in your community,
you have the opportunity to inspire other cities in sharing what
you've done with other city -- city leaders around the world, and
we've got some examples of that from Indianapolis and some of
the things that they've done.
The Character Training Institute's commitment to your city
is the following: First of all, to introduce character concepts, to
provide experienced trainers to work with your community, to
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build a relationship with your community, to provide ongoing
conferences -- they hold a large conference every year for
community leaders -- and also to support the initiative for long-
term success.
And I'm grateful to have the opportunity to share with you
and also work with your community as you make this
commitment of developing character in Collier County.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Thank you so much for that, and I
appreciate the board's patience on this. This is something I have
been working on for a couple of years, and I really have
thoroughly investigated and -- and assure you that this is a trend
across the country. There are, as -- as he said, cities and states
and counties that have already become a part of this program.
What I'm asking today for the county commission to do is,
first of all, to adopt, create, establish this Collier County
Commission on character and have it, you know, seek -- as we
always do for our committees, seek applications and try to bring
this concept broadly to the community, that we would provide
that leadership. And I would very much like to serve on that
council and then to direct staff to investigate how this program
could be integrated into our current training for our employees.
I don't, by any stretch of the imagination, mean to imply that
our employees need character training more than anybody else.
I do, however, need to be as clear as I can about this. Having
served on this board for six years, since character does start
with the leadership, we are all very aware of the character
problems that existed previously on the county commission.
This county commission needs to take a stand for the change
and how we are going to endorse what Mr. Olliff is already doing
in trying to change the character and the -- the perception of the
character of county government. I think this is an excellent way
for us to take a stand and -- and -- and move forward in a real
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positive, concrete way to change not only the -- the perception of
the character of some people but also the actual importance of
character and how we view it, how -- what is our position on it,
how do we stand.
And so I would move that we create the Collier County
council on character and direct staff to move forward to see how
we can integrate this into our staff training program.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I'll second that for discussion,
Commissioner, because I'm very -- and I apologize, sir. I didn't
leave because I wasn't interested. I heard your presentation
three times including when it was presented to the Presidents'
Forum of Southwest Florida. I know that the sheriff's department
here does this. I know other presidents in the community for
their companies are looking at this program. It's outstanding. I
have no quarrel with this, so that's why I seconded for
discussion. I apologize for leaving the dias. Commissioner Fiala.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Is it something that costs us
money?
MR. PETERSON: There are some fees involved for training
and monthly materials for your people. But Character First has
reduced those fees for -- specifically for government because
they have a real goal and a desire to serve the leaders of our
communities, and I have -- some of those fees will be in the
materials that I'll leave with you.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: And that's why the second part of
my motion was to have staff review it and make a
recommendation to us about how it could be utilized in our
training program, because there are these reduced fees and
these materials that are available, and I would leave to Tom the
advice to us on how it would work and how much money he
would say that it's worth and those kinds of things.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: I think good character, of course, is
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contagious, but there are many times when the people who need
the training actually don't feel that they would want that training
or aren't -- aren't even aware that they need the training. How do
you -- how do you encourage those people to --
MR. PETERSON: Well, it's a -- I'd like to sort of reiterate
what one of the tape sequences said, that it's a bold -- it's a bold
thing to say, for us to say, that we commit ourselves to working
on character. And there are some that will not make that
commitment. And there are many reasons why, but we've seen
that many times it's because character is an issue of
accountability. And where people don't want to be accountable,
many times those -- those are the ones that are very, very
negative and totally reject the concept. But we are in a position
of accountability and --
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: And, Commissioner Fiala, if I
could just add, for me this is sort of like we take a stand. We are
a drug-free workplace. If you're going to work here, you're going
to be tested for drugs. You're not going to take drugs if you're
going to work here. And we are also a workplace that values
character and, you know, sign up for that or you don't fit in here.
And I think that our employees are going to sign up for that. And
-- and as you hear more -- as you look at the packet that you'll
get, you'll see how practical this is and how down to earth and
how they have integrated this into a format that works on
training on the ground for employees in a very practical way.
That also produces very measurable results for things like
reduced worker's compensation claims and reduced
absenteeism, and in -- in other government situations it has
produced those measurable results, and that's what we'd be
looking at when Tom brings it back to us, if you agree with that,
to see if it's worth spending the money.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Commissioner Coletta.
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COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Yes, Pam. I commend you for
bringing this to the commission. We have a very sorry past that
we're still trying to live down. I think this would be a program
that would move us forward if we could implement it. I really do.
It's regrettable, but people are still equating the past with the
present, and it really hurts, you know, to be reminded that two
commissioners have been indicted on a continuous basis when
that's something that we were elected to try to correct. And I
think what we need to do is set examples and live by example.
MR. PETERSON: Commissioners, one -- one other thing I just
wanted to mention in regard to this. You know, there are a lot of
-- there are a lot of projects and -- and things that we support
wholeheartedly with a lot of money that are really putting out
fires. And we find ourself continually, you know, dealing with
fires, and -- and Character First is a lot different in that it's a
proactive way of -- of really trying to provide safety and security
for everyone that works with us and for our community. And I
think that's one of the -- I don't know if anybody saw it, but there
was an article in the paper about Teco Arena and being sued by a
young gal that was been -- was DUI and got hurt. And there is a
prime example of the types of things that we can face when we
aren't proactive.
And, yes, we can provide some -- some materials and monies
so that we can help people build character in their lives, or we
can have hefty lawsuits where we spend much, much more
money. And -- and so I'd encourage you to -- to provide this for
your community and to be proactive about the problems that you
have.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE:
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Yes.
public speakers?
MR. OLLIFF: No, sir.
I think we may have to vote.
Let me just ask, do we have any
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CHAIRMAN CARTER: Commissioner Henning?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Thank you. I appreciate the
example of the -- what happened at Teco Arena, and I think that
is taking responsibility of the actions, the choices that we make
in life. And I want to commend Para for providing the board the
material that -- to look over of the program, and I would just hope
maybe amend the motion, because we have so many people that
should share this such as the school board and our cities to
direct staff to -- to have a fair-share cost of this program to the
school board and -- and the cities.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I'll tell you that I had approached
the school board a couple of years ago when this first started,
and they have a character education program already in place.
And this would dovetail with it. But they are already spending
money on character education at the school board level. And
what I would hope would come out of the character council I
hope to seek members from the large employees -- employers in
the community and others who will have an interest in this
training for their staffs as well. And I -- I very much hope to seek
the participation of the Naples Daily News and hope that they
will participate in the public awareness part of this. But I ab -- I
absolutely -- the financial issues are yet to be decided, based on
what Mr. Olliff brings us back.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Right. And you got the cities that
could approached on this too.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Absolutely.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: There are a lot of possible players, and
I don't think this morning we are approving any amount of
dollars. We're approving a -- the setting up of a council and
giving staff direction to come back to let us know how we'll do
all of this.
Any further discussion? Hearing none, I'll call the motion.
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All in favor signify by saying aye. (Unanimous response.).
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Opposed by the same sign. Motion
carries 5-0. Thank you very much.
The magic fingers -- I think it's time for -- to give the magic
fingers down here a rest. We'll take 10 and be back here at
quarter to 11.
(A short break was held.)
Item #8A1
RESOLUTION 2001-181, THE COUNTY'S FY-2001-2005
CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ONE YEAR ACTION PLAN REQUIRED
BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT (HUD) FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT (CDBG PROGRAM} AND AUTHORIZATION FOR
THE HOUSING AND URBAN IMPROVEMENT DEPARTMENT TO
HIRE FOUR ADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS TO ADMINISTER THE
PROGRAM - ADOPTED WITH CHANGES
CHAIRMAN CARTER: If you-all take your seats, ladies and
gentlemen, the next item is what most people are in this room
for. And that is Item 8-A-1, community development, is about the
resolution adopting the county's consolidated plan for one-year
action plan as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development. Mr. Mihalic.
MR. MIHALIC: Good morning, Commissioners. Believe it or
not, this is a good-news item. I know usually when we have a big
crowd here we have a lot of bad news coming for us, but this is
really a good-news item. We challenged the census bureau back
in 1998 and 1999. We convinced them that they were
undercounting the population of Collier County. From that
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challenge they upped our population by about 26,000 people.
And that allowed us to move forward to be able to apply to be a
community development block grant entitlement county.
And I'd like to stop and thank Representative Goss in this
process because we had a very difficult time getting the census
bureau to transmit that information to HUD, so it took about nine
months for that to happen. And I really think without the
commissioner -- or without the congressman's assistance, it
would not have happened.
But, anyway, in September HUD notified us that they would
be able -- be eligible to apply on a special basis to qualify for this
community development block grant program and we would be
eligible to receive a little over $2 million every year as long as we
spent it properly and spent it in a quick-like manner, and that's
really why we're here. We've rushed through this process, and
we've really retained the Florida Planning Group, a specialty
consulting firm out of Jacksonville, who has assisted us in
preparing the consolidated plan, which is a five-year plan that
defines what Collier County is in HUD's eyes and, more
importantly to you, the one-year action plan which essentially
recommends a certain way to divy up the first $2,087,000 in the
first year. We hope to submit this to HUD by May 15th. They
have 45 days to re move -- to approve it and review it, and we
hope that we then will start our CDBG fiscal year on July 1st and
it will continue to run throughout the years from July 1st to June
30th.
Let me go through the recommended allocation in the first-
year program.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I think there's a couple critical points
here, Greg, that you have mentioned. Number 1, this is the first
year. It gives us an opportunity within that first year to establish
all the measurements for the future years. Every week we delay
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this costs us $40,000, so there is a real sense of urgency here to
-- to make this happen. So I think everybody needs to keep that
in mind as we move forward this morning. Thank you.
MR. MIHALIC: Yes, Commissioners. We held four public
hearings in this program as required and really jumped through
the rest of the hoops that HUD requires us to go through. The
recommendations that the consultant reviewed and we -- we put
forward for your approval and/or your suggestions are suggested,
and there are many more programs than we had money for even
in this first year, and it will be more competitive into the future. I
must say because we don't have any staff in this program right
now, we could not provide the technical assistance to the
subgrantees that will come along with future grants. We will
help them tune up and prove up their grants for next year's cycle,
and we anticipate starting that cycle this October, so it will be a
longer period to look at applications and tune them up to be sure
they meet the guidelines and requirements of HUD and they meet
our requirements.
Again, let me move to what we are recommending, and at
the end I'd like to make an addendum to that. We are
recommending infrastructure improvements for Habitat Village,
Habitat for Humanity planned unit development in the amount of
$600,000. We're recommending a housing rehabilitation program
for Collier housing alternatives, and this is fixing the foundations
for some of their housing units, $47,000. We're recommending
assistance for Wolf Apartments, a new supported housing
development, in the amount of $224,160. We're recommending
street lights in high-crime areas of Immokalee for $48,000. We
have an interlocal agreement with Marco Island and the City of
Naples to use their populations. They will receive $250,000 each
for their eligible activities that they have determined. Marco
Island will do storm water drainage improvements in a Iow-
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income area on Marco Island, $250,000. The City of Naples will
do park improvements in a Iow-income area in the City of Naples,
$250,000. We're recommending the extension of the bus service
from Immokalee to Naples and to Marco Island. This is the
purchase of additional buses, $313,000; and the program
planning and administration costs, $354,790 for a total of
$2,087,000.
Since we've given you this information, there has been
another project that was originally submitted but was not
brought forward because it -- it didn't meet some of the criteria.
It has since been changed slightly, and this is an infrastructure
project for 40 single-family homes in Immokalee, and they
requested $213,500. It did not qualify in its initial application
because it was tied to the 300-bed facility which has some
problems in qualifying under HUD guidelines. However, it has
since been modified to only provide infrastructure for the 40
single-family homes. It does not now qualify, and we put that
forward to you.
The Citizens' Advisory Task Force has seen these
recommendations after our public hearing and has recommended
what the staff has brought forward to you. In addition, they feel
that the Immokalee infrastructure project is a good one and
should be funded, if possible. And with that --
CHAIRMAN CARTER: What would their total need now be,
Greg?
MR. MIHALIC: The Immokalee infrastructure?
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Yeah.
MR. MIHALIC: The last figure I saw was -- $285,000 was --
was the projected costs. Their original application was for
$213,500.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: They now need two eighty-five.
MR. MIHALIC.' They now-- the total project cost is two
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eighty-five on that project, that -- the estimate I saw.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Okay.
MR. MIHALIC: We would --
COMMISSIONER COLETTA'. I'm sorry. Go ahead, Donna.
COMMISSIONER FIALA.' Could you just explain just a little
bit about what that actually means? Are these first-time
homeowners? Are these -- will these be single-family owner
occupied?
MR. MIHALIC: The lots that will be created will be individual
lots for single-family houses. It has not been determined who
will be the occupants, but the plan is for it to be first-time home
buyers who have very Iow income.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Rather than rental, somebody--
MR. MIHALIC: It really will not be rental. There will be
restrictions, but that's really not part of this grant. This grant is
only for the infrastructure, and it will then be separate after that,
whatever other funding is used to build the houses.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Greg, I appreciate you picking
up on Immokalee before I had a chance to open my mouth. That
was definitely going to make an issue out of this. The 280,000,
you would recommend what? That that came from the bus
service? You have to cut something to be able to make it come
out,
MR. MIHALIC: I really open it up to you, Commissioners. I
mean, this is --
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: I would recommend it come
from the bus service.
MR. MIHALIC: -- a local decision, a local decision that you
can recommend to make.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Well, I share Commissioner Coletta's
concerns. Now -- and how do we find the two eighty-five and --
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I -- if I may, I agree --
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CHAIRMAN CARTER: Let me finish, ma'am. You're
supposed to be hoarse. You're not supposed to talk. There's a
possibility we might be able to work out something
on a bus service where we don't have to have a backup, for
whatever that's worth. And also Greg had shared with me there's
some administrative dollars that can come forward, so we may
be almost there. But I think before we try to work through that,
perhaps we need to -- we have 18 public speakers. MR. OLLIFF: About that.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Okay. -- on the subject. Now, I don't
know how many -- how many are here in regards to the
Immokalee question? Could somebody tell me how many people
we have?
MR. MIHALIC: It looks like two.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Just two.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: It probably depends on --
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Well, then it appears we got a whole
host of other activities here.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Commissioner Carter, it probably
depends on -- I mean, the Habitat people will be interested in the
Immokalee question if you're talking about reducing their
allocation, as would others, you know. I think everybody here
supports all of them. But if you're going to be taking money out
of the St. Matthews House proposal, for example, to support the
-- the Immokalee proposal, then we'll probably have a lot of
speakers on the Immokalee issue.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Well, I don't know what the pleasure of
the board will be. If it's primarily focusing on the Immokalee
issue and we got to come up with two eighty-five, perhaps we're
looking for some numbers that will get us there.
MR. MIHALIC: Well, Commissioner, I -- I had discussions
with Mr. Thomas. And he could live with two thirteen five.
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CHAIRMAN CARTER: Two thirteen --
MR. MIHALIC: He has a source of the other money. So it
may be possible that his original application amount of two thirty
-- two thirteen five would be very satisfactory to him.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Okay.
MR. MIHALIC: And he's not in town today. He obviously
would be here if he was in town.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Right. Could you tell me within
administrative and working a way to -- with the bus not to take
that away from providing the service, but I understand we have
two buses. One is a backup. We may have some other
alternatives to that. And also the private sector is already
working -- this is a capital expense. Private sector is picking up
operational expenses on that. Could we get to two thirteen five
through those two sources if we only had one capital expenditure
on bus and we could reduce administration?
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I'd support that, Commissioner.
MR. MIHALIC: If we would provide one bus instead of two
and cut that allocation in half, I could absorb the rest of the two
thirteen five on -- on the step-up of administration because we're
going to be staging up throughout the year. No prob -- I mean, I
think we can accomplish that, Commissioner.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I'd make a motion to that effect.
COMMISSIONER CARTER: If everybody's okay with that one
COMMISSIONER FIALA: I second it.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I have a motion by Commissioner
Mac'Kie. I have a second by Commissioner Fiala. Any board
discussion? All in favor signify by saying -- MR. MIHALIC: We have speakers.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: We have public speakers.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Well, okay. Maybe if somebody wants
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to talk us out of that. Okay. We'll -- we'll hold the decision on
the motion until after we hear from public speakers.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: But they have the -- you know,
feel welcome to waive your right to speak if you -- if you like the
idea that's on the floor.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Well, we'll get -- if we get to your
name, if you feel -- you understand the motion, we would take
care of the Immokalee -- give me the right term -- I'm going to call
it the Immokalee proposal at this point. That's probably wrong.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: That's fine.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: We understand.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Everybody understands. Okay. All
right.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: And just by way of nodding
heads, does a majority of the board like that motion that's on the
floor?
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Yes.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: So --
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I saw four nods. That's -- you only
need three, so okay. Let's -- let's move to public speakers that
we called in order. No, no. They'll be called in order. Are you
the first one?
MR. OLLIFF: The first speaker is Kathy Herrmann followed
by Mary Ann Durso.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: If you're second up, we just put you on
the on-deck circle, means if you will move up and be ready to
speak.
MS. HERRMANN: Good morning.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: But don't feel obliged to speak if
you like the motion that's on the floor.
MS. HERRMANN: Good morning. Most of you know me. I
am a member of the Citizens' Advisory Task Force for the
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housing and urban improvement. I'm also the director of the
Shelter for Abused Women. I'm a member of the Hungry and
Homeless Coalition and chair of the Continual Care Needs
Assessment for Collier County.
I like -- I just want you to know that I like the motion that is
on the floor. As a member in all of those things that I have just
told you that I have done, I have studied this process
tremendously. The Hunger and Homeless Coalition have
watched the CDBG process for two years with great anticipation
to get those funds here into Collier County. So the first thing is
let's get the money to Collier County so it can do -- start doing
some good for our citizens.
The other thing I want you to know is that as the chair of the
Needs Assessment for the Continuum of Care, we listened to and
got input from more than a hundred different entities: the
homeless, churches, funders, social service agencies. And what
they told us is the No. I need in the county was affordable
housing. I'll be back on the 15th of May to talk to you at the
workshop. The No. 2 need was for transportation. So I want you
to be aware of those -- of those things, and thank you very much
for your deliberation.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you. Next speaker, please.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Mary Ann waives.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: She waives.
MR. OLLIFF: Mary Ann Durso waives. Noel Anzualda.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Followed by...
MR. OLLIFF: Followed by Patricia Washington.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Is Miss Watkins (sic) here? If she
wants to waive, just let us know. If she wants to speak, come on
up,
MR. ANZUALDA: Good morning. My name is Noel Anzualda.
I live in Immokalee on 514 North Tenth Street.
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My family had -- had a story how we live what -- before we
moved into a more decent home. I before was living in a trailer
with two rooms and two bathroom with one little kitchen and a
living room. The trailer was a not -- untypical home with much
damage needed of much repair. Something that needed repair
were holes in the trailer, with lots of holes in the trailer. We
were inverded (sic) with mice which would destroy our food and
trailer. Also we un -- by a lake which put us in danger of what --
what could we have happen if -- we had no -- no idea.
We had some (unintelligible) over. Also we had problems
with an electricity which cut off many times, and we also -- and
unsafe paint for the children because there were many loose
wires outside that could shock someone and shock her. But
during this we prayed to God for a better home that will be much
stable and decent.
Thank -- thanking God for anything, sometime later we found
out information about -- about how we can get a Habitat house.
During this time we were searching for a home to buy. We went
to Habit -- Habit (sic) center, and we were offered a home for
forty dollar. Five hundred hours, we now live in our home.
Thanking God for our answered prayers and the appreciation of --
of the Habitat center and the help of the volunteers who spent
their extra time in helping -- helping the community with the
Habitat project.
Also, thanks to all the sponsor and all the persons for -- or
people that begin the idea of the creation of Habitat homes. Also
-- and also Mimi Marken (phonetic) and Virginia and all other
employees that put their support in Habitat. Thank you all. And
now we live and live in peace without worrying about a snake
coming into our home un -- unexpected or might making noises
and destroy our food and keep us alert at all times. And, once
again, thank you for all -- everything. God bless you all.
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CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you very much, sir. May peace
be with you. Next speaker, please.
MR. OLLIFF: Patricia Washington followed by Dr. Sam Durso.
MS. WASHINGTON: Good morning to everyone. I thank God
for being here this morning, and I thank God for my Habitat home.
I thank God for a decent place to live because the area that we
used to live in was so much crime. Before we got accepted for
Habitat Humanity of Collier County -- I have a 21-year-old son. He
was off one night. He goes out to the recreation center. He's --
he's on his way home, and someone came out of nowhere and
put a gun to his head. He had just got paid. He's a -- he goes to
Edison Community College, and he had just got paid that night,
and someone had followed him, put a gun to his head, and took
everything that he had.
So I thank God for my Humanity Habitat home. I thank God
for peace. We can sleep at night, because there was some
nights that we couldn't sleep for hearing polices chasing dope
dealers. Some nights we couldn't sleep because of gun shots.
Sometimes we couldn't sleep for people yelling and hollering and
music going all night long.
So I thank God for my Habitat Humanity house, and I thank
God for them because they brought sunlight and sunshine into
our life. We can wake up in the morning now and open the
blinds, and we have a beautiful yard with beautiful flowers, and
we can walk outside and we can hear the birds singing. And we
appreciate a decent place to live. I think that everybody should
have a decent place to live, and they should have a place to live
where they feel comfortable when they walk outside their door
not fearing that a gunshot's going to come their way or bottle
going to come their way.
And everybody should have their own keys to their houses.
Where we lived, George Washington Carver apartments -- I'm sure
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everyone knows where that area. It's a lot of crime in that area.
Not only the landlord had keys. Other people had keys that we
wasn't aware of, and when you're at work, you come home,
someone's coming out of your apartment saying that they're the
pest control, and here you're just probably laying out something
to cook for dinner. When they're in your house spraying, you
don't know where they spray with the spray.
So I thank God for my Habitat Humanity house. I thank God
for peace and love and joy it has brought in our lives. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you very much. And you are a
credit to not only to Habitat, but you're a credit to yourself for
having -- you know, doing what you -- for personal
responsibilities, what I say. You are a very responsible person,
and you're now doing and fulfilling your dream, and God bless you
for where you are and what you're doing, and thank you for
sharing with us this morning.
MR. OLLIFF: Sam -- Sam Durso is your next speaker followed
by Alex Brown.
MR. DURSO: I'm -- I'm going to cut my speech down to about
30 seconds, and I'll -- I'll save the big speech for next week.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you.
MR. DURSO: I'm proud to serve the Habitat for Humanity.
These are two typical homeowners, one from Immokalee, one
from Naples. We build houses in both places. We have 217
houses in Immokalee completed. We have 140 completed in
Naples. We're doing 50 houses this year. We're the largest
Habitat chapter as far as the number of houses built for a 50,000
population in the country. It's just a small group of our
volunteers here. We have a lot of volunteers who are committed
to provide a simple, decent place to live for everybody. We will
keep doing that, and we just want more help from you, and
obviously you folks are helping us a lot. And I support all the
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other charities here today as well. You'll hear much more from
me next week. Thanks.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you, Sam. And for those of you
who don't know Sam, without him and his wife, I don't know what
we would do in this community. What pillars of strength in
making Habitat for Humanity a reality for so many people so --
(Applause.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Yes, sir.
MR. BROWN: I don't have anything -- Habitat for Humanity,
but the way you're trying to raise the funds by taking the bus --
Alexander Brown. Raising funds by taking them from the bus
service?
CHAIRMAN CARTER: No, sir. We're not taking them away
from. We are just not going to have a backup bus because we
think we've got alternatives for that.
MR. BROWN: So none of the funds will be taken from the
bus service?
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Well, we'll reduce the funds, the
capital expenditure, so that we can provide, A, the bus, back and
forth to Immok -- or to -- to Marco. And we are working with the
private sector. They're going to pay for the operation of the bus,
and we're going to pay for buying the bus. And we have some
other backup vehicles that could be used in case that bus
doesn't run on a particular day. But you will have the service,
and that's what I understand from Mr. Mihalic we wi II
accomplish, sir.
MR. BROWN: But the funds that were allocated will not be in
the bus system anymore?
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Only half of it because we're not going
to buy two buses. We're only going to buy one, because we have
other backup buses in another system that could work in case
the one that we buy is not operating on a given day.
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MR. BROWN: So there will be no funds taken from the bus.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Let me help you with it.
MR. BROWN: Okay. That's all I wanted to know.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: I can help you with this. I'm the
commissioner from District 5. Immokalee is my -- one of my
favorite places. I can assure you that there will be
transportation to go to Marco Island. Don't worry where the
funds are coming from. That will be our responsibility.
MR. BROWN: Okay. I just wanted to make sure that they're
getting -- okay.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Okay. Thank you, Commissioner
Coletta.
MR. BROWN: Thank you.
MR. OLLIFF: Barbara Cacchione is your next speaker
followed by John R. Wood.
MS. CACCHIONE: Good morning. The Empowerment
Alliance of Southwest Florida also filed an application for land
acquisition in this cycle as well. Given the approach and -- and
the review of the situation and the proposal on the floor today,
what we'd like to do is -- is ask for -- well, let me back up a
moment. What we'd like to do is build middle-income housing in
south Immokalee that would sell for homeownership in the range
of 450 to 500 a month. In order to do that, we will need some
financial assistance in terms of land acquisition and various
other sources that we will bring together. We have filed and
have received our nonprofits, 501(c)3 status, and what I'd like to
ask today is that we be the subgrant recipient for your DCA urban
in-fill grant. That grant was received by the county. It's
$300,000. It is only applicable for land acquisition in the
Immokalee area, and the Empowerment Alliance, in fact, helped
the county prepare that grant application.
The second thing we'd like to ask -- ask today is that this is
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a continuing program. Our needs, particularly in south
Immokalee where there's very little private investment, the
needs in that area are extreme. In order to build housing that
will increase in value over time, we will need to have various
sources to subsidize that. The second thing we're asking for is
that next year in your cycle that you consider setting aside a
certain portion of community development block grant money to
be used for land in -- acquisition infrastructure in the Immokalee
community, particularly in the redevelopment area that the
county has constructed for that area.
The third thing we'd like to ask is that we relook at our
process for next year and have more involvement by the
nonprofits. We are all in partnership, particularly in the
Immokalee area, and we will be able to always work out our
differences. And I think if we are able to kind of work together
and have a little more input together in the process, I think that
would be very helpful for next year.
And finally, we'd like to ask you to please relook at your
SHIP plan. That plan right now offers a lot of assistance to a
number of people throughout the community. But when we're
trying to hit this middle-income housing, it is very difficult with a
very small subsidy to -- to make that a reality. And we'd request
that maybe for next year that we could also relook at some of
those subsidies and target more of a subsidy to the lower income
because, really, that's the only way you're going to see
homeownership housing built, particularly in south Immokalee.
I thank you for your time and appreciate your consideration
this morning.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you. Commissioner Coletta.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Yes. Thank you. Greg, can you
tell me about this $300 -- $300,000 in-fill grant, where it is now
and where is it going?
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MR. MIHALIC: Sure. There is a $300,000 in-fill grant that
has been awarded to the county. The Empowerment Alliance is
our proposed subgrantee. There's a very fast track on expending
this money. It must be expended by the end of this year, the end
of this calendar year, and we've been working with Barbara
Cacchione to try to put together a work plan that is acceptable
to the Department of Community Affairs so they feel comfortable
that they can proceed ahead. I think we're there. They are our
preferred provider for that as -- as long as things work out, but
the money has to be spent by the end of this calendar year,
which is a very difficult task when you're working with
governments, especially the state government.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Barbara, are you going to be
able to do that?
MS. CACCHIONE: I can always spend money.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Just ask her husband.
MS. CACCHIONE: We're in the process of making offers on
lots right now as we speak. And we're looking for vacant lots so
we don't displace people. We're also looking at those with
abandoned buildings so we can take those structures down.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: You'll be coming to us when we
have our -- our work session on affordable housing? MS. CACCHIONE: Yes.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: When is that?
MR. MIHALIC: Next week, next Tuesday.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Well, that's great, you know, Barbara.
And I -- and I believe if you need any help at the state level
through our staff, through commissioner contacts, or
Representative Goodlette, Senator Saunders, I'm sure that we
can do whatever we need to do to try to accelerate that process.
We'd hate not to have the opportunity to spend that money and
let somebody else get it. Thank you.
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MS. CACCHIONE:
MR. OLLIFF:
John Cowen.
MR. WOOD:
being passed.
Thank you.
Your next speaker is John R. Wood followed by
I waived my right to speak subject to the motion
MR. COWEN:
MR. OLLIFF:
John Stanley.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you, sir.
MR. WOOD: And I would urge that others do the same.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: The next speaker, please.
I'll waive.
John Cowen's waiving. Your next speaker is
MR. STANLEY: I'll waive.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Waiving.
MR. OLLIFF: The next speaker is Lynda Williams.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: She's waiving.
MR. OLLIFF: Next speaker is Nathan Williams.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Waiving.
MR. OLLIFF.' Next speaker is Jim Kirk.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Waiving.
MR. OLLIFF: A lot of waiving going on. Essie Serrata.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Waiving. And my granddaughter's at
home, and she's waving back to you.
MR. OLLIFF: The next speaker is David Schimmel.
MR. SCHIMMEL: I'll waive.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Waiving.
MR. OLLIFF: Susan Golden.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Waiving.
MR. OLLIFF: That's your last speaker, Mr. Chairman.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Call the question.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you. I call the question.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I have -- I just want to clarify the
-- the motion and want to really understand how this is going to
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impact the bus system in Collier County.
MR. MIHALIC: Well, I'd like, obviously, someone from
transportation to discuss the second issue, but on the monetary
side we're going to cut the bus system from 313 -- 313,000 to half
of that by one bus instead of two. We'll take the difference of
approximately $50,000 out of the administrative costs for the
first year to fully fund the original application for the
infrastructure for the 40 single-family lots in Immokalee.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: And, Greg, was the second -- was
the second bus going to be used for any purpose other than
backup in the event of breakdown ?
MR. MIHALIC: I need some help to speak exactly to that
issue.
MR. OLLIFF: Just so the board's aware, I don't think this bus
is the same as the type bus that we have with our other
transportation, CAT program. This is more of a 40-passenger size
bus from what I'm told. So it's a little --
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: The other thing I'd like to hear for
the record is the participation by the employers because, frankly,
they ought to be participating significantly because we're
bringing their employees to them.
MS. WOLFE: Dawn Wolfe, transportation planning director
for the record. These are 40-passenger buses which allows the
seating of -- of 40 passengers, as well as the standing capability
of up to probably 20. We have -- the second bus is a backup bus.
You will invariably have the need to take the bus off system
just for general maintenance, but you also have breakdowns.
The current system we have in place are only 24-passenger
buses. They cannot be used as the backups for these.
Technically we need both buses. You cannot do the backup with
a bus of a smaller size. That's why we had put in for two.
We do not believe that we can move forward with the
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project with only a single 40.passenger bus and anticipate the
support of the existing system to provide in case it does break
down or in need of repairs. So we would say that we should pass
it this time and maybe come forward next year for a possibility of
funding of those buses. In terms of the resorts providing finance,
we have conditioned the ability to run these buses on the -- the
fact that these resorts would have to participate, provide the
local match, and participate in the subsidization of the costs
beyond what we get out of the fare box. So the cost would be
borne by the fare box and by the resorts.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: How do the resorts get those people
there today?
MS. WOLFE: They go by a couple of means. They do have
some smaller vehicles that they provide transport, but these do
cost the employees money.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Sounds like the backup plan to
me.
MS. WOLFE: But there are also individuals who ride in
private vehicles. They take them down in the backs of vans and
the backs of trucks charging them anywhere from 5 to $8 per
trip. We're talking about trips that would cost the passengers $2
versus these higher fares. So, you know, it is something that
was brought to us by Greg's group, as well as other individuals
out in Immokalee, as if we could use these monies in this fashion
they would see this as a great assistance, but only with the
support of the businesses down in Marco. Without that support,
it would not be functional.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA.' Mrs. Wolfe, if I may, so what
you're saying is that the money that's left for one bus would be
inadequate to be able to make this work; is that correct? MS. WOLFE: Correct.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Have we ever looked into a
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cooperative arrangement with Lee County to see if there might
be some backup there? We're talking about a bus breaking
down, and during the period of time it's broken down maybe
there's something we can do with Lee County. I hate to say
we're giving up just like that.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Can we hear from Mr. Olliff? I
think he may have some ideas. Because, frankly, his staff
already told us something contrary to that at the beginning of
this item. He told us that you could do it; it would be
challenging, but that we had plans. So what are they?
MR. OLLIFF: My recommendation would be that you go
ahead with the plan, the motion that's on the floor, and just
direct us to bring back a transportation program that may involve
working with the private businesses to work out either lease
arrangements for backup buses, you know, in the interim period,
looking at our options and bringing that back. But I think with a
single bus of 40 passengers we can put some kind of a program
together that will work.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Even if we're talking about with
a possible breakdown with a 40-passenger bus and we might
have to lease a bus for two or three days while it's down, I don't
see why this program can't go forward.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: It can, and it has to and that, you
know --
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Well, I think Mr. Olliff's answered the
question for us. We'll leave it up to staff to think outside the box
and find a way to provide the second bus, because we are going
to put the capital expenditure in for the first bus, or maybe we
lease buses out of that pot for a year. And we may find all kinds
of creative ways to get there.
If hearing no other discussion or questions, I call the motion.
All in favor signify by saying aye.
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(Unanimous response.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Opposed by the same sign?
carries 5-0. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: All right.
than I thought. Okay. All right.
Motion
This is a better day in Dodge
Item #8C1
RESOLUTION 2001-182/CWS-2001-01, AUTHORIZING THE
ACQUISITION BY GIFT OR PURCHASE OF PERPETUAL, NON-
EXCLUSIVE UTILITY EASEMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL WATER
TREATMENT PLANT (PROJECT 70054) - ADOPTED
MR. OLLIFF: Mr. Chairman, the next two items under public
utilities are strictly items that would normally be on the consent
agenda. But just in case I think it's the attorney's
recommendation that it be on the regular agenda.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I make a motion to approve Item
C-1.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Motions to approve C-1 and C-2 by
Commissioner Mac'Kie. Seconded by Commissioner Henning. All
in favor signify by saying aye. (Unanimous response.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Opposed by the same sign?
Motion carries 5-0.
Item #8C2
RESOLUTION 2001-183/CWS-2001-02, AUTHORIZING THE
ACQUISITION OF CONDEMNATION OF PERPETUAL, NON-
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EXCLUSIVE UTILITY EASEMENTS AND TEMPORARY ACCESS
AND CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL WATER
TREATMENT PLAN (PROJECT 70054) - ADOPTED
Motion for this item stated above.
Item #8D1 - Continued to May 22, 2001
Item #8E1
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' CONSIDERATION OF
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT OF THE BOARD'S AGENDA INDEX
- REINSTATE ADVERTISING, USING THE REDUCED RATE AND
STAFF TO BRING BACK A RURAL NOTIFICATION PLAN TO GET
INDEX OUT TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE
That takes us to 8-D-1. No -- yeah, continued to 5/22.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: What about the well field -- I'm
sorry. Didn't we have 8-C-3, the well field protection that --
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Ahh, you're right. Let me go to 8-3,
well field protection zone maps.
Be real quiet when you go, folks. Thank you.
I'm sorry--.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I'm sorry.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: -- for the confusion on my part. We are
moving to 8-E-1. Miss Leamer is here to talk about the
consideration of newspaper advertisement of the board's agenda
index. And when you go to that section, I know she has some
changes in numbers for you.
MS. LEAMER: That's correct. Jo-Anne Leamer, support
services administrator. Since the item was printed, we were
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able to work with the Naples Daily News to reduce the cost of
printing the agenda index. You can see in your package we had
indicated that it would range from 77,000 to $60,000 for a year's
worth of agendas being printed. The new cost is approximately
$33,000, and that would be to print the index 21 times a year.
It's approximately a 4/5 of a page. It would look something
similar to this (indicating).
CHAIRMAN CARTER: And this would be in the Sunday
edition, and I'm sure you'll get to this number because you're a
number cruncher. It is really a net increase of twenty-seven
three a year because we do have to spend $6300 currently just to
-- as a public notice.
MS. LEAMER: Right. Currently we do run a notice that's in
your agenda package that tells citizens where they can review
the agenda. It is available at the libraries, on the internet, and
also on Channel 54. It runs approximately 12 times Friday,
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. So we -- we do have quite a bit of
public notification about what items are going to be heard at the
board meeting.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Are there speakers on this item?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: No. Mr. Olliff said the last item
that we discussed is the only public speakers that we have for
the rest of the day.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Because I'd like to make a
motion to approve the -- that we start -- reinstate the advertising
using the reduced rates that were negotiated, and thank you for
whoever did that negotiation. I think in the interest of more
public knowledge of what their government is doing, it's the right
thing to do.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Can we have some history of
why it was discontinued, the service?
CHAIRMAN CARTER: We can. I have a motion, though. Do
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we have a second?
COMMISSIONER FIALA: I'll second it.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Okay. Commissioner Fiala seconds.
Now to the question by Commissioner Henning: Do we have a
history of why it was discontinued?
MS. LEAMER: It was my understanding that that service
used to be provided free by the Naples Daily News. At some
point in time, we began being charged for that. The cost-benefit
analysis didn't support continuing to print the agenda index
based on the amount of public notification we were doing for
free.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: The -- is this going to be
considered for next budget, or are we going to start right away?
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: My motion would be to start right
away.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I would hope that we would wait
until the budget season rolls around so everybody has a glimpse
of the implications to the ad valorem tax of the decisions that's
being made.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Frankly, the additional cost
between what we're currently spending and what I'm suggesting
we spend would be almost immeasurable in the millage because
it would be so small. I mean, it's such a tiny amount of money.
COMMISSIONER HENNING-' Well, I agree, but there are other
implications that we're doing that's going to affect the ad
valorem tax.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Commissioner Fiala.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Yes. I'm -- I wanted to say, I --
notice we were talking about we hadn't been advertising a lot of
the issues that seemed to be important to people and then they
come after the fact and they say we didn't hear about it. And
possibly it's because we haven't been publishing in the
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newspaper. And so I -- I wondered if this would then -- well, I feel
maybe this would answer some of their -- there outcry.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Commissioner Coletta.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Yes, thank you. First, I want to
compliment the Naples Daily News for their generous offer in
coming off on their price like they did. That was true citizen
response on their part. But I have some concerns: One, a good
part of our county is outside of the range of the Naples Daily
News that is serviced by such things as the Bonita Banner, the
Immokalee Bulletin, the Everglades Echo, and the Golden Gate
Gazette. Now, if we're going to provide this service and pay for it
with taxpayers' money, we're taking it from the whole county and
we're providing a service to the whole coastal region, which is
still a tremendous service to be offered. I don't think you can get
too much out in front of the public. However, the cost is still
there. We would have to consider putting it in these other papers
also, and we haven't reached any kind of numbers with them.
But another suggestion I would make is possibly we can
meet a lot of our needs by -- I remember the last time I suggested
that we include the agenda package at libraries, and we have
done that, and that's worked out fine. But that we go so far as
including the agenda packages at cooperative extension, the
licensing office, the -- the Everglades City, the Marco Island, and
Naples City Hall. We wouldn't have to put out 50 packages of it;
maybe a couple of them. They can make copies, if there's a
request, the sheriff's substations. And that also, too, for those
people that are visually impaired, that we dedicate a phone line
that would have the agenda there in English and possibly even
Spanish where they could call up on that line and be able to hear
a simple playback of what the agenda would be. I'd like to offer
this up, too, as -- for further discussion.
MS. LEAMER'- We did look at the papers that served these
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other areas, and part of the problem there is the lead time.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: They're weeklies.
MS. LEAMER: Yeah. The papers are printed prior to the
agenda index being set, so it -- it wouldn't work with the timing.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: They have eight-day lead time, and
that is not an issue that we can address. It's their publication
schedule, and I think unfortunately that doesn't work in this
case.
I know all of this will come up in the budget process, but
that will be a total package in terms of how you spend monies in
this area and will that have a millage impact or not. I don't know
during this conversation this morning. However -- and I'm going
to ask legal. I would suspect that for any reason that somebody
challenged us legally, I would like -- you don't have to go very far
with that one to see that $27,300 certainly would not last very
long if somebody wanted to challenge us, so Mr. Weigel, you
might like to comment on that.
MR. WEIGEL: Thank you. You know, we talk about having
an agenda for the community use, service. That's different than
the advertisement requirements that we have for ordinances,
land-use matters, and things of that nature, which require
advertisement in -- in a publication of general county circulation
of which both the Everglades Echo and the Naples Daily News
qualify as in-county publications. We still made choices,
however, not to go solely with the Everglades Echo in regard to
advertised requirements that we've had.
The sunshine law requires -- does not even require an
agenda for a meeting, although it recommends -- the attorney
general opinions recommends that there be an agenda. Our
making that agenda available to the public is a service that we
provide and as Miss Fiala indicates probably would reduce some
of the questions about not getting notice, even for those things
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which are otherwise legally advertised and which we do. But
this provides another form of notice which may reduce questions
of opportunity to be aware of what the meetings are about.
But ultimately we won't have a challenge whether we use
any newspaper publication or not. But for those matters that
require legally advertised -- legal advertisements of the county,
yes, we usually want to use the one of better circulation. But
this is actually a little bit apart from those kinds of challenges.
We're not subject to challenge, but based on circulation,
publication, timing, the big -- the big publications serve a very
good purpose there.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you, Counselor. Commissioner
Coletta.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Yes. Further note, if we do do
this -- and I realize about the lead time that's necessary with the
smaller papers that are published weekly or biweekly -- possibly
we could put a notice in that paper that the agenda is available
at such and such location.
I would also recommend one other thing, too, and I think this
would be a tremendous help to a lot of people is that we get IT to
offer the agenda through a fax that could automatically go out in
the evening hours to all of the people that would like to receive
it. This would be a tremendous help. I know a lot of people don't
know where to go get the agenda, but if it arrived at their place,
they're paying for it with their own paper, it would be per their
request. We can meet a lot of needs, and I -- I'm not opposed to
the Naples Dailv News.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: No.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA-' It's a very generous offer. I just
want to make sure needs of the rural area are also met. They've
been -- they felt kind of disenfranchised by the fact that they
don't get Channel 54, and they've been left out of a good part of
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the process. This would give us a chance to bring them in, if we
could put a small ad in there notifying them that a county
meeting is taking place and that the agenda is available at -- this
way or this way or this way and get it faxed, pick it up at the
library, you can get it over the phone.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Commissioner Coletta, how
about if I amend my motion to direct staff to recommend
methodology to -- to better communicate with the more rural
parts of the county about the county agenda and ask them to
make recommendations to us? I'm not endorsing any of the
specific ones that you proposed, but I'd like to hear from staff
about how we could do a better job.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Could we possibly have staff
bring that back with this proposal?
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: It seems like we got to vote on
today's proposal and then maybe give the staff the instructions
to bring us back a rural notification plan.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I'm going to ask my county manager to
comment because I believe in one of our workshops and one of
our discussions was on outreach. How do you get to the
community? How do you communicate? I think this is a piece of
it. Tom.
MR. OLLIFF: A great deal of that workshop item was related
to land-use items and notification about land-use items as they
work their way through the process. This particular case, if the
board wants to go ahead with this item, you can. My suggestion
to you is rather than spending more time in a board meeting
talking about some of these smaller alternative items, that you
just simply give us some direction to -- to go and pursue as many
as we practically can in terms of getting the agenda index out to
not only the rural, but urban areas in as many formats as we can.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I'll amend my motion to that
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effect and ask you to give us a written report on what the -- MR. OLLIFF: That's fine.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Second to you.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: And I'll second it.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: The second agrees. Any further
discussion?
All in favor signify by saying aye.
(Unanimous response.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Opposed by the same sign?
Motion carries 5-0. Thank you. No, I think those are all
excellent points.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: You really are protecting your area.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: And, again, the Nal~les Daily News was
very cooperative in this effort. I think that's important here that -
. and I will comment further under this under board
communication -- they were cooperative, they worked with us so
we could accomplish this part. That moves us to --
Item #10A
RECONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEM 9B OF THE MARCH 27,
2001 PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING BOARD DIRECTION
PERTAINING TO SECTION 163.3215, F.S. VERIFIED COMPLAINT
FROM VANDERBILT SHORES CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.,
VANDERBILT CLUB CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., THE
MANSIONS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. GULF COVE
CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., AND VANDERBILT BEACH
AND BAY ASSOCIATION, INC. CHALLENGING THE COUNTY'S
APPROVAL OF SDP-2000-108 FOR THE VANDERBILT
BEACHCOMBER RESORT AS INCONSISTENT WITH THE
COUNTY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - CONTINUED TO MAY 22,
2001
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MR. WEIGEL: Mr. Chairman, if we could move temporarily to
10-A, which is the matter that was to be continued --
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Yes.
MR. WEIGEL: -- per request. Everyone knows this to be
continued. I don't believe it was officially continued in the
change list this morning. So if you would do that.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I move to continue Item 10-A to
May 22.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: I second it.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: We have a motion to officially make it
a part of 10-A being part of the record. The motion was made by
Commissioner Mac'Kie and seconded by Commissioner Coletta.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: My motion is to continue that
item until May 22nd.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Discussion?
All in favor signify by saying aye.
(Unanimous response.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Opposed by the same sign?
Motion carries 5-0. Thank you.
MR. WEIGEL: Thank you.
Item #10B
REQUEST TO INITIATE DISCUSSION WITH THE COLLIER COUNTY
PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD AND NAPLES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
REGARDING THE SCHOOL NURSING PROGRAM - APPROVED
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Any other parts here that I need to -- to
work on before I move to I O-B?
That is Commissioner Coletta.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Yes. Thank you. As you'll
recall, we as a commission have agreed to individually work with
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the public on issues of importance. I -- I was fortunate -- I believe
I was fortunate to be designated by the commission to be the
front person on the healthcare issue. As we have previously
agreed -- agreed, I have put into progress a committee to help me
with this, as you so directed. And at this point in the day, today I
am asking for you to authorize me to go forward and initiate
discussions with potential partners of this program to see if we
can bring them in as far as how they can help with the
administration and the financing of it. And that would be leading
the talks with Naples Community Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, and
also the school system.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE'- So moved.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Of course, I can make no
decisions on my own.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: We have a motion by Commissioner
Coletta, a second by Commissioner Mac'Kie.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Discussion?
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Discussion?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Who is on your health
committee, Commissioner Coletta?
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Well, at this point in time, I'm
glad you asked that, Commissioner Henning. It's the present
health study committee and -- is in place at this point in time
that's been advising me, and I'm going to be expanding that in
the very near future.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay. Thank you.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Further questions?
All in favor signify by saying aye.
(Unanimous response.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Opposed by the same sign?
Motion carries 5-0. That takes us to -- question?
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COMMISSIONER HENNING: No.
Commissioner Coletta, good work.
Item #1 lCl
I just was whispering to
IMMOKALEE FRIENDSHIP HOUSE REQUEST TO BEGIN
RENOVATION OF BUILDING PENDING RESOLUTION OF IMPACT
FEE ISSUE - APPROVED
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Oh. Got to watch the ears here. Okay.
Takes us to 12-C, public hearings, 12-C-1.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Do we have any public comment
in general?
MR. OLLIFF.' Yes, you do.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Let us then go to public speakers.
MR. OLLIFF: You have two registered this morning, Ed
Laudise followed by Bob Krasowski.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Wait a minute. I'm sorry. Do -- is this
under public comment or 12-C-17 I apologize. MR. OLLIFF: Public comment.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Public comment, I apologize. Let's go
to public comment. That's -- that's 11-C. MR. OLLIFF: Ed.
MR. LAUDISE: Thank you, Commissioners. My name is Ed
Laudise from the Immokalee Friendship House. I'm representing
my agency on that -- on its behalf. I'll try to make it brief in the
interest of economy of time.
Well, there's been much discussion about the -- our interest
in establishing a thrift store in respect -- in Immokalee. There's
been much discussion on the impact fees. In the interest of us
being able to provide a much-needed service to our community of
Immokalee, I'd like to propose a way of continuing that project
while we're still under discussion on the impact fees. Our
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organization is addressing this challenge about the impact fees.
However, in the interest of continuing the project, as I said,
we are requesting that we be allowed to get a permit to continue
or to start -- excuse me -- to start the necessary renovation of the
building. For your information, right now the building is outside
of code. It was bought under those conditions. We want to get
that -- that moving. We want to have a safe structure on Main
Street in Immokalee.
We are not asking for any money, any contribution. We are
simply asking to be able to get the permit so we can start while
we negotiate and work on the mitigation of the impact fee. And
we will make the certificate of occupation conditional upon the
satisfaction of the board and staff on the impact fees. That is
our request today, if we could --
COMMISSIONER COLETTA.' Who do we have from staff that
could respond to that?
MR. OLLIFF: I can.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA'- Go ahead.
MR. OLLIFF: It's a matter of ordinance where it is that the
impact fees are paid. But I think as long as the board goes on
record and states that there is a public purpose for the -- the
action that you're getting ready to take. And, again, I would -- I
would echo Ed's condition that prior to the issuance of a C.O. We
be very clear about that, that the impact fee issue gets resolved,
then I think your staff would be comfortable recommending
approval of his request.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA'. Okay. I would like to make that
into a motion, if I may.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I'll second it.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I have a motion by Commissioner
Coletta. I have a second by Commissioner Mac'Kie.
Discussion?
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yOU,
All in favor signify by saying aye.
(Unanimous response.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Motion parries -- passes 5-0.
MR. LAUDISE: Thank you very much.
Thank
Item #1 lC2
BOB KRASOWSKI REGARDING SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING
MR. OLLIFF: The next speaker is Bob Krasowski. Mr.
Krasowski will be followed by your last registered speaker under
this item, Alex Brown.
MR. KRASOWSKI: Hello, Commissioners. How are you doing
today? I'm Bob Krasowski. I have a couple of issues I'd like to
address regarding the solid waste issue. But before I start I'd
like to comment on the previous gentleman's request. And as
you probably know, but aren't putting together, anything material
that goes through a resale shop or a thrift shop is material
diverted from the landfill. Now, part of the proposal of zero
waste, which we've discussed in the past, is to incorporate these
type of facilities into the waste diversion stream. So this
gentleman here is asking for, you know, some assistance to
provide an opportunity to open a thrift shop as a public service
out in Immokalee. It -- it has a component of the value to us.
And then also the old adage "If you give a man a fish, he eats for
a day." you give a facility like this, a thrift shop, and they can
take care of themselves for quite awhile and help us in general.
Okay? So that's all I want to say about that.
Today I come before you in regard to the solid waste issue.
And since the issues surrounding our present effort to identify a
process of wasted materials management, since those issues are
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so complex, I believe it's necessary for me to visit with you under
this public comment part of the agenda even when the issues
aren't -- aren't put on the agenda by yourself or the staff or by
public petition.
Today I'd like to speak on a couple of issues. I've learned
recently that as part of our ongoing collection of information, the
amount of approximately eighty -- $80,000 will be spent to retain
Malcolm Pirnie to collect additional information on those
proposals that had already been presented to you at the -- at the
meeting two weeks ago. And I question whether or not we
should pursue that path right now, getting this detailed
information on the incineration component and the shipping out
by train component before we do the preliminary investigation,
the second request for additional information that is part of the
effort for information that is identified by the solid waste
department as being an RFEI or request for information on C and
D processing, construction demolition processing, on
horticultural composting, and on addition -- additional element,
recycling technologies, that was not included in the executive
summary of the previous meeting but apparently is within the
parameters of solid waste department to include so they can
meet your request to get as -- you know, all the relevant in --
information in.
So what I am suggesting -- and it's -- it doesn't -- it's not
contrary to anything you've already moved on -- is that Malcolm
Pirnie at a point now or later at your discretion, of course, pursue
the greater details of the -- the incineration aspect of all this and
that another consultant be given the task to advertise and bring
in information on the recycling technologies, the horticultural
composting, and the C and D aspect of that. Before you a few
weeks ago Malcolm Pirnie presented and implied, suggested,
actually stated, that incineration was a poor technology because
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it handled a majority of the waste without the need for any
further processing. Well, that's not accurate. And it makes
Malcolm -- it makes incineration an ancillary technology like
recycling.
Malcolm Pirnie identified recycling as an ancillary
technology as opposed to the core of incineration. So that's their
position; that's what they want to communicate; that's what they
want to say. We need somebody else to come along, another
consultant, and correct that because, looking at the information
that's available through the State of Florida, as an example, Lee
County, which I mentioned to you last time, the diagrams that
show how the different portions of the waste stream are handled,
show that recycling has a higher percentage than the -- than
incineration as far as being handled and no technology offer --
handles a majority of the waste, none, not recycling, not
composting. You have to put them together to get something.
And the incineration technology requires a landfill because
you have this ash. You have a high volume of reduction of the
materials that are handled in incinerators. The weight reduction
is not quite as much. You still have a high weight, and you have
this ash which concentrates and is a problematic material.
So I've talked to the solid waste department. That's an
option. It's a possibility. I wanted to make you aware of the
concern and the issue.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Can -- can you wrap up, sir?
MR. KRASOWSKI: Sure.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I would appreciate it.
I mean--
MR. KRASOWSKI: I'm sorry. I have this five-minute limit.
also make you aware that next week -- I'm going tomorrow to
petition the county manager so that I can come to you under a
public petition so I can get 15 minutes and do a whole dog and
pony show up here for you. And, let's see, I've also obtained
I'll
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copies of the green model project that apparently some aspects
of that were left out of the Malcolm Pirnie review, and it's very
interesting material. I don't want to endorse it, but it's certainly -
- would be of benefit to you to see that.
Nice seeing you again and hope to see you around.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you, Bob. I -- I -- I believe it
would be appropriate for Mr. Mudd to make some comments at
this point on -- on the situation. We appreciate your comments,
Mr. Krasowski, but I do, in all due respect, think that our director
of public utilities might have some additional thoughts to share.
MR. MUDD: We are -- we are taking a look at the workload
that we have out for consultants. It -- it pays us great dividends
not to get just one idea, but to get several. That's why we
brought CDM to take a look at the landfill issue in Glades County,
and you've sent the letter to their chair to -- to open a dialogue.
We're looking at the workloads right now and taking a look at
which -- which contractors are best suited to do that additional
request for recyclables, biomass, construction and demolition
material right now. So we're going through that process. We
haven't awarded the contract, nor have we done the purchase
order for that process yet. We're still receiving bids from those
folks to determine which one is the best one to use. CHAIRMAN CARTER: Questions for Mr. Mudd?
MR. MUDD: And one other -- one other correction real quick.
I didn't bring it up last time, but I'll bring it up this time because
it was mentioned at this -- in this forum. That pie chart that you
got from Lee County that talks about recyclables, part of that
recycling is the -- the back end of the waste energy plant at 15
percent of those metals and things, given that requirement. They
don't get those kind of recycling percentages at curbside.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you.
Item #1 lC3
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ALEX BROWN REGARDING COLLIER COUNTY BUS SYSTEM
SHELTERS
MR. OLLIFF: Your next -- your next speaker is Alex Brown.
MR. BROWN: Good morning, Commissioners.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Good morning.
MR. BROWN: I'd just like to make a statement. Thank you
for letting me make -- hear my opinion on the Collier County bus
system.
As I understand that yesterday -- talked about Lee County --
that there's 2,000 school bus stops being terminated in Lee
County, and they canceled them. They have many qualified
shelters that were offered to Collier County here for free, but you
refused to take them. Because they do not fit the motif of the
CAT system, CAT transit system refused them. And the weather
yesterday, while I was taking the bus, was 88 degrees and sunny
and windy. And those shelters could be used here and now. And
-- but it seems that they don't fit the motif that -- that is properly
wanted by Collier County. They -- it seems that -- talking with
several people involved in the system, it seems that the gist of it
is is that they want to have them sent out and gone to a designer
so a designer can design a unique system or a unique shelter,
bus shelter, so it can be done for Collier County alone. So a
designer can done it -- can do it, and then the commission can
approve the design. And it can be sent to a manufacturer, and
then bids can be put on the shelter and contractor can put out
bids to put on installing it. And in the meantime you have a --
elderly and disabled in the regular working class suffering
through the -- the intense sun, the rain, and the wind and
everything, suffering through all this issue when Lee County is
offering those shelters for free.
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COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE.' You keep saying Lee County is
offering us shelters?
MR. BROWN: Absolutely, for free.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: All I knew about was that the
Jaycees were offering us kind of not attractive shelters.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: When he --when he finishes I will ask
transportation to address that.
MR. BROWN: We have plenty of inmates over here and, plus,
the people on the -- nonviolent inmates that could clean any
graffiti up on them and as well as maintain them in case any
graffiti and put their decals for the CAT on there to make them
properly identified as their CAT motif, plus for the extra buses or
something, DaimlerChrysler has buses that they're using with a
hydrogen cell that they've already given 50 buses last year to
London and several other big cities, and they're giving 500 by
this -- to London and other cities this year. They run on a
hydrogen cell that maybe Collier County might be interested in
applying for an experimental test bus that run on a hydrogen cell;
it produces electricity. It runs off an electric motor. It's not a
pollutant. It runs off of steam is the only exhaust, I mean. It
runs off of electricity.
The other point, it would save taxpayers quite a bit of money
if we got those free shelters, plus it would save everybody a lot
of money and time and pain from being exposed to the sun and
the elements outside. And one last note was that the -- I
understand that the -- the drivers themselves after fighting traffic
all day long are making $3 less an hour than the school bus
drivers. And that's pretty much our-- really all I wanted to say is
that you have the power to use the inmates and the community
hour services instead of using -- take up the county workers and
have them sent as a daily routine, keep them maintained, and
have graffiti -- daily graffiti watch, if there's anything done, there
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was gangs or anything spray paint them or do any abuse to them
so they're constantly maintained so that the shelters could be
done and put in use, especially since rainy season's come up --
and put in use as quickly as possible, because they're not even
at the hub center at Vo-Tech there's -- are rain shelters or seats
for anybody.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you for your comments, sir, and
I will ask transportation to reply to -- to most of that. So thank
you very much for sharing with us.
MR. BROWN: And that's why I had the comment about
Immokalee, because it's transit funds that was from the federal
and state being transferred to homes.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Okay. Thank you.
Our guests in the county jail, if they're pretrial, we -- it's
much like, you know, you're a guest in the Hilton. We're not
going to ask you to do any work while you're waiting to go to
trial. I guess that's a law that doesn't allow us to use people on
that -- on that basis, so we do have limited access to those
resources.
Mr. Feder, would you comment on the shelter issue, please.
MR. BROWN: But you have sentenced -- you have sentenced
inmates.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Yes. And we have them busy on
cleaning up right-of-ways and things.
MR. FEDER: For the record, Norman Feder, transportation
administrator. David Hope has been sent away twice, and we've
done well on our timing. What I will point out to you is that we
are in the process right now of finalizing an RFP, request for
proposal, that will be coming back to the board to go out on
shelters. We have some funds that based on the results of that
RFP and the response to that -- and hopefully we can expend
before the end of this fiscal year on some shelters.
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But it should be noted a couple of things: First of all, the
buses have not been up and operating all that long, and we need
to have some of that operational information and experience to
be able to determine where we need to place the shelters. We
just don't want to be putting indiscriminately shelters around the
town.
The second part is that we made a strong commitment to
the community, the full community, that the system was going to
be something that was part of the community character of this
area. The shelters that Lee County are removing are ones that
they're pulling out of their system. They are the type of shelters
that are not necessarily -- at least going into the RFP and into
this process with the community that we're necessarily looking
at because they do present a number of problems; glare on -- on
roadways, basically, their appearance, and the opportunity for
graffiti, which seems to end up on them all the time. So there --
there's a number of reasons that we haven't necessarily moved
on that. We haven't discounted anything at this point, but we're
continuing to pursue as our prior direction and, more importantly,
we need to understand where those shelters need to be before
we can be in that process of putting them up.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Do we have any places where we're
relatively sure at this point -- I guess would be part of my
question. The second would be, could -- is it possible to take
some of these in anticipation as a positive -- in the possibility of
refurbish them to meet our standards?
MR. FEDER: We'll take a look at just those options. As I
said, we have not discounted anything and won't. Some places
are obvious right now. But the one thing we didn't want to do --
as an example, in some of the areas that were raised, is have a --
a different system that we're structuring throughout the
community. We wanted to be consistent throughout. But having
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said that, if we're looking at a temporary situation, we'll continue
to look at that and see what the options are in some of the more
obvious locations.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Well, speaking for myself, I would
appreciate an update to let us know -- let me know, at least,
where you are on that because I think the gentleman makes a
good point. As you get into a rainy season -- if you do have some
areas that would work, I would appreciate it. MR. FEDER: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Other questions of the board?
Item #12Cl
ORDINANCE 2001-25, RELATING TO AN ADDITIONAL ONE-HALF
PERCENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
DISCRETIONARY SALES SURTAX TO FUND ROAD PROJECTS -
ADOPTED
All right. Now, we can move to Item 12-C-1. Do we have any
public speakers, Mr. Olliff?
MR. OLLIFF: No, sir. I'm sorry. Yeah, you do, Bill Moss.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Yes. I wanted to recognize Mr. Moss
this morning because the city council of Marco city passed a
resolution last night supporting the one-half percent local
government discretionary sales tax. So we want to publicly
thank you for that, Mr. Moss, and have you -- give you an
opportunity to present that resolution to the board this morning.
MR. MOSS: Thank you, Chairman. Again, I'm Bill Moss. I'm
the city manager of Marco Island representing the Marco Island
city council. Our chairman, Glen Tucker, apologizes that he
could not be here this morning to present this himself. He did
ask that I convey to you that last night the Marco Island City
Council adopted by unanimous vote a resolution supporting the
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board's enactment of the one-half percent local government
infrastructure discretionary sales surtax.
Our city council is also urging the Collier County electorate
to support its enactment through referendum. Our council
believes this is an excellent means of providing funding for
transportation enhancements in Collier County, and we think this
is one of the more unique ways to allow our many visitors to
share in the costs of Collier County road improvements. Thank
you very much.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you, Mr. Moss. That certainly is
encouraging to me and I'm sure the rest of the board. What took
place last night -- and I think it's particularly important when we
have a city that does this for us because they are a high tourist
area. You're going to get a lot of people going there who on a
sales tax basis contribute to this. And also if you look at an ad
valorem tax basis, they are what we call a donor community.
That means they pay far more in taxes than they ever receive, so
it's encouraging to hear a group like that step up to the plate and
unanimously -- and that's almost a first for Marco city --. MR. MOSS: Yes.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: -- to do that. So I -- we thank you
publicly, Mr. Moss and to your chairman, Mr. Tucker, and to the
members of council for being so supportive of meeting an issue.
This is not a tax situation; it is an issue that we have to deal
with, and that's why we're so appreciative. Thank you.
MR. MOSS: Thank you, sir.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Mr. McNees.
MR. McNEES: Mr. Chairman, Commissioners, Mike McNees
from the county manager's office. Just here today to formalize
your prior direction, which was to move in towards a referendum
to adopt this one -half percent. I'll just call it the sales tax.
We have also had discussions preliminarily with the
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representatives of the City of Naples, and I bring to you today
one recommended change to the referendum language that you
have in your ordinance that's in your agenda package. And I'll
read it into the record. I have given you each a copy. It looks
like this (indicating), the sheet I just handed out with the red
words on it would be the ones that the city asked for. They had a
concern that there were certain types of projects that they were
interested in adding to their specific list of the things that they
would do with their share of the money that they weren't sure
that this language would allow for that. So we have added at the
end of the referendum question simply "and utilities
improvements in the public rights-of-way." so we are still only
talking about projects related to exactly that, public right-of-way,
that road right-of-way. And they were more comfortable with
that language.
We were happy to oblige them if it made those folks more
comfortable with the referendum question. So we have done
that. The City of Marco Island has also indicated that this
language is suitable to them, and we're certainly grateful to them
for their support in advance of this issue.
Heidi Ashton is here from the attorney's office who actually
drafted your ordinance and your referendum question. We're
happy to answer any questions that you have. At this point it's --
we're just asking you to adopt this ordinance from which point
we will go forward and organize an informational effort and
report back to you in that regard.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I have two questions.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Yes, Commissioner Mac'Kie.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Both of them really have to do
with legal issues. One is will the blank be filled in, the
ordinance, number 2001, dash, blank, will that be filled in before
a vote is asked for?
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MR. WEIGEL: It will be. The number will be assigned if it's
adopted today.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Okay.
MR. WEIGEL: It will be assigned by the clerk's office
immediately following the meeting.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: And the other question that I
have, David, has to do with -- I just want to be sure we're not
limiting ourselves in any way with this language where we say
"shall we have this tax to finance, plan and construct,
reconstruct or improve needed road infrastructure, which
includes," should we say, "without limitations"? Should we say
something there? Because it doesn't just include these things.
It may include -- I don't know. I just ask the question. I don't
want to complicate things. I know it's very sensitive with the
number of words, etc. But I'm a little worried about that.
MR. WEIGEL: Yeah, a fair question. I think if we said "which
includes without limitation" or language of that nature, it may
lend itself for fear of it being too broad. And we've attempted to
provide some example. But infrastructure and road
infrastructure are terms of art and statutory terms, and Miss
Ashton may wish to add to that. I think from that standpoint we
would try to be somewhat iljustrative but not open the flood gate,
if you will, to unbridled application there.
MS. ASHTON: We can certainly put the language in,
"without limitation," if you feel more comfortable with that.
When we drafted this, this tracks the language in the statute.
The statute defines infrastructure broadly, but then it refers to
the three categories of land acquisition; land improvement,
design, and engineering costs. So I tracked what was in the
statute to try to keep it broad but within the language of the
statute.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: But I -- I don't want to make a
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change if there is a statutory framework to rely on it. And I
assume there have been interpretations of that, and then I guess
my only other question -- nope, I'm just going to leave it alone.
Yes.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Thank you. Because we have met
with the cities on this, and everybody was comfortable with the
statutory language as it was outlined.
MR. McNEES: If I can -- if I could amplify that, this is an
interpretation of the statutory language. This is the statutory
language.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: This is the language, and that's
good.
MR. McNEES: So we're limited by those words anyway.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: All right. Any other questions on the
part of the board?
COMMISSIONER COLETTA.' Yes.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Commissioner Coletta.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: This is to Norm Feder. Norm,
this will probably be the last chance we get to discuss this in an
open forum. This ends and moves it forward and doesn't come
back again; is this correct?
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Yeah. This -- this enables us to go
forward with the ordinance language to put it on the ballot
November 6, but the information process of which to reach the
public will be coming back in front of us to discuss.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Then I'll hold my questions until
that time.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Motion to approve the
recommended language delivered by Mr. McNees.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I'll second that.
Discussion?
Hearing none, all in favor signify by saying aye.
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(Unanimous response.).
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Opposed by the same sign?
Motion carries 5-0.
Thank you for your work. Thank you again, Mr. Moss. I
might also add that Mr. McNees and myself and Mr. Feder met
with the editorial board yesterday at the Naples Daily News. It
was a very productive meeting. They certainly asked all the right
questions. We felt that we were very candid in explaining where
we were going and how we were going to do this. And I
compliment the editorial board for inviting us to come and visit
with them prior to us passing this motion this morning. So it was
a spirit of cooperation. They have to do due diligence and report
balance -- balance presentation to the community. But I am -- I
am pleased to say that we found it a very productive and positive
meeting.
Item #12C2
ORDINANCE 2001-26, AMENDING ORDINANCE 93-48 ALSO CITED
AS CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES SECTION 126-28,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 336.025, FLORIDA STATUTES,
PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION FOR TWENTY YEARS OF THE
FIVE CENTS OF ADDITIONAL LOCAL OPTION GAS TAX UPON
EVERY GALLON OF MOTOR FUEL SOLD IN COLLIER COUNTY -
ADOPTED
Let us move to the next item. That is C-2.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Motion to approve the ordinance
amending 93-48 in accordance with the staff report.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I'll second that. Questions?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yes. I just want to clarify that.
I know it was clarified before that this never was a referendum.
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It was a option by the counties to implement a 5-cent gas tax not
going to a referendum.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Yes. This is -- and this move by us is a
continuance of an already existing 5-cent-per-gallon tax. It's
been in effect for years and years and years. We're just
continuing it forward to be a part of paying for all of our road
infrastructure.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: And -- and never was a
referendum question.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Not to my knowledge.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: No?
MR. OLLIFF: I don't think so.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: No. Any other questions? All in favor
of the motion, signify by saying aye. (Unanimous response.)
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Opposed by the same sign?
Motion carries 5-0.
Item #14A
COUNTY MANAGER REGARDING PROPOSED CHANGES TO BCC
AGENDA FORMAT
That takes us down to staff communications.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Not only has the Marco Island
City Council done something unanimous, we're going to actually
be finished by lunchtime.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: No.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Yes, we are.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: It can happen.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: It can happen. We're close.
MR. OLLIFF: Mr. Chairman, I talked to each of you
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individually about this. This is a follow-up item to some proposed
agenda changes that you had asked me to look at our -- our
entire agenda process and bring back some proposed changes to
you. I won't walk you through each and every one of these, but I
will just tell you, in essence, the mission that I am bringing back
to you in terms of the -- the changes is to try and put those items
that we think are those that -- that generate the most public
interest and generate the most public participation at the
beginning of your agenda.
If you'll look at your agenda in the index today, a lot of the
items -- for example, public comment, a lot of the public hearing
items that usually are of community interest are at the back end
of your agenda, and I think that, frankly, just sends the wrong
message. And so a lot of the recommended changes here moves
those items to the very beginning of your agenda so that public
petitions and comments would be combined and put at the first
part of your agenda. The second item would be public hearing
items. The second -- the third actual substantive portion of your
agenda would be the BCC section. And from -- from my
perspective over the course of sitting in these board meetings for
-- for 17 years, I'll tell you that those three items are the ones
that generate public attention. I think they ought to be first on
your agenda.
The only other thing that I'll highlight for you that I think
may generate some discussion is No. 7 on your bullet list on your
second page there. And this is a fairly significant type change.
It is a -- a recommendation that we follow the general practice of
both the City of Naples and the City of Marco. In order to place
items on your agenda, under the Board of County Commissioners'
section are -- in those particular cases, the city's -- council's
portion of the agenda, they've actually got a separate section of
their agenda called "future agendas." councilpersons or
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commissioners would be requested to put their items under
what's called "future agendas," and a majority of the board would
need to vote and decide that it was going to be placed on the
subsequent board meeting agenda. The only exception to that, if
you look under Section C of the Marco city code right in the
middle of the page there, are items that would be limited to
emergencies, public safety, or time-sensitive items could be
placed by a board member voted on at the beginning of the
meeting by the majority of the board and added if they are time
sensitive need to be placed and heard on that -- that particular
meeting.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Can I ask a question about that,
Tom? You're not in any way limiting the next item on today's
agenda which is just board communications; the -- the thing that
you're proposing -- because we can always talk about anything
under board communications. But when it's an action item, when
it goes on the part of the agenda that requires us to take a vote,
it's -- I -- I would add to Tom's thoughts that we will be better
prepared to make decisions if we have a little backup in the
agenda from the person who's suggesting it and if we have a
little notice that it's coming. I -- I think-- I think it's a great idea
and while I got the floor, I'm just going to go ahead and say this
is a fabulous day because we are not only doing changes to the --
it -- you remember, Commissioner Carter, how hard I tried to do
this when I was the chairman. I wanted desperately to make
these changes. Your former board would not agree to it. We've
got community character today. We're doing all the right things.
I'm so excited about them. This is a real improvement that will
benefit the public.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I concur, Commissioner Mac'Kie. And,
you know, when we had the shift in the new alignment, one of my
top priorities with Tom Olliff was let's get this agenda cleaned up
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because it's a nightmare. And I compliment you, Mr. Olliff, for
bringing this to us. I -- as I said it to you privately, I say it in
public. I support it.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Ditto.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Commissioner Fiala.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Yes. Just one question, please.
Boy, the voice is going now, isn't it? CHAIRMAN CARTER: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Say, for instance, there's a subject
or a topic that's extremely important to Jim Coletta, for instance,
and he wants to bring it forward and it's something that's just a
passion with him and his community. This means, then that if
nobody else agrees with him he can't bring it forward; is that
correct?
CHAIRMAN CARTER: No, ma'am, he can bring it up under
board communications.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Okay.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Board communications.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: He can't -- he couldn't bring it to
a vote of the county commission.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: You're bringing this to us today
for action today?
MR. OLLIFF: I'm asking you to look at it and give me some
direction today. Hopefully this -- this doesn't really take a vote,
in my opinion. It's simply an agenda that I manage for you. If the
board's in favor of these type changes, then I would propose that
we make these changes effective the first meeting in June.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Well, I'm in favor.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA:
not through yet.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE:
COMMISSIONER COLETTA:
Can I make one suggestion? I'm
Sorry.
If we could, we could possibly
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talk -- talk it over separately with you. I mean, I haven't had a
chance to really read it. And I hate to take action on this right
now without reviewing it. I just received it at this time. And
maybe I could have a discussion with you, and we could bring it
up at the next meeting to be able to move forward on it.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I've had a chance to meet with
Tom privately about it. As far as I'm concerned, I'd like to give
him instruction to go forward, and if you have changes that you
want to bring back to the board under communications, you
know, then if there's something you don't like about this, how
about you tell us at the next meeting.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Well, you're asking me to vote
for something I haven't had a chance to read yet.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: We don't have to take a vote. It's --
we're giving staff direction to pursue this.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Fine, that's no problem.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: And -- and he can come to you. And if
you have changes, it can be incorporated. What we're doing is
trying to move it forward so we can get this ready for June 1
providing that you are comfortable with it, Commissioner.
MR. OLLIFF: And there is a meeting on May 22nd between
now and when I would propose making these changes, so if
there's substantive --
CHAIRMAN CARTER: If there's any wrinkles in here, you
know, fine. So I think I see -- I get three nods. Thank you. MR. OLLIFF: Okay.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Excellent, excellent, excellent.
Item #14B
BCC/LEE COUNTY/CITY OF BONITA JOINT MEETING TO BE HELD
IN JUNE
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MR. OLLIFF: The only other item I have while I'm still
standing here is, there is some confusion, I believe, in terms of
the board's direction or desire in terms of follow-up meetings
with Lee County and the city of Bonita Springs. When we left our
last joint meeting, it was our impression that the meeting that
was being posed by Dr. Merwin of FGCU to be held in June would
be the one meeting that would be a legislative delegation follow-
up type meeting that he was trying to structure but that we
would also try and strap on those last two or three items that we
did not get to as part of that -- that first meeting. And assuming
that's -- that's the direction that this board would like to proceed
with, we will still try and work with Dr. Merwin and with our
counterparts in Lee County and the city of Bonita to see if we
can't get consensus to add to the back end of that meeting those
remaining agenda items.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I don't have a problem with it.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I like it.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I see three, four nods here, so away
we go.
Item #14C
COUNTY ATTORNEY RE LEGISLATION REGARDING TOURIST
DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
Mr. Weigel, do you have anything to share with us?
MR. WEIGEL: I don't, but my chief assistant does. He has a
couple of matters to bring to your attention. Thank you.
MR. MANALICH: Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman,
Commissioners. Very briefly we'd like to get your direction on
two items. First, we'd like to get your approval to send a request
for attorney general opinion regarding the use of TDC funds for
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acquisition of conservation or preservation lands. Under the TDC
statute, that's not completely clear. We think there are some
good arguments why TDC funds could be used in that manner,
particularly, for example, the outparcel which is still a pending
item, which I don't want to discuss now. But we'd like to put that
question to the attorney general as to the interpretation through
the use of those funds for those types of acquisitions.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I support that.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Me too.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I don't have a problem with that, but I
understand there was a piece of legislation that was just passed
that may -- that's got to be signed by the governor yet. But that
may give us an enormous amount of flexibility in terms of dealing
with this.
MR. WEIGEL: Well, that's right. In fact, you're stealing the
little comment I was going to insert in here.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Excuse me. Sorry, Counsel.
MR. WEIGEL: That's fine. It's actually commissioners'
prerogative, but I was going to comment that our office had the
privilege of working with Miss Mac'Kie on that little piece of
legislation. And through her efforts and yeoman efforts, I think
particularly Mr. Goodlette in the house, that was passed this
past Thursday, and it may provide for another type of funding
source for a tourist impact fee toward acquisition of green
space.
This is kind of a parallel thing. Tourist tax monies as
opposed to the other kind of monies for tourist related
properties, and the other one is more related to -- well, it's
related to areas of critical state concern which can be the same
kinds of properties. So we're looking to add to our potential
armory here of funding sources for these things.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: So in the legal world it may be an
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either/or, and what we're doing is broadening our opportunities is
what you're telling us.
MR. WEIGEL: That's right.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: That's fine. Thank you. Sorry to step
on your line.
Item #14D
COUNTY ATTORNEY TO AMEND PUBLIC NUISANCE ABATEMENT
ORDINANCE
MR. MANALICH: The other item had to do with the public
nuisance abatement law and the nuisance abatement board that
we have created in the county. At the time that ordinance was
created, the statute did not authorize the imposition of fines to
abate nuisances. In talking with Michelle Arnold, code
enforcement staff, she believes that would be a very effective
tool that we could use. What we would like is your approval to
advertise an ordinance amendment to incorporate those
statutory changes, most specifically the fines, to the nuisance
abatement process.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE:
COMMISSIONER HENNING:
Yes.
Please move forward on that.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Yes, sir.
MR. MANALICH: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I don't think you have any problem
there.
Item #15A
COMMENTS BY COMMISSIONER FIALA REGARDING MIRASOL
PUD
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Board communications, Commissioner Fiala.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: All right. Yes. I do have something,
as a matter of fact. I hope you don't mind if I read this rather
than just talk spontaneously.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: God made sure what we can't, so you
go ahead.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Since our last board meeting, I've
been agonizing over the Mirasol vote. The reason we probably all
voted for the rezone was because it enhanced the flow-way
which was everybody's -- which had everybody's attention. We
heard testimony from a Bonita resident and from Nancy Payton in
favor of this PUD, but I have questions that are still eating at me.
My biggest concern was the fact that we were only looking
at one project instead of the three surrounding PUDs when we
addressed road impact. We heard that this project would bring
Immokalee Road to a level of service D after expansion. You
probably all saw the picture in the paper this weekend about
what Immokalee Road looks like now.
I asked what would happen when all the projects were built.
What would the level of service be then? It was explained to me
that our current land development code only allows us to address
the project before us, that particular project. I'm concerned with
what will happen to that road because we didn't take a
comprehensive look. This needs to be changed, in my opinion,
and it needs to be changed now, not next year. In order to
manage our growth responsibly and effectively, we need to see
the whole picture.
Secondly, by virtue of the 799 home sites, rather than 800,
Mirasol has no obligation to address the work-force housing
issue. They, along with the other surrounding PUDs, will be
employing lawn maintenance people, restaurant employees, golf
course groundskeepers, etc., plus the individual homes will have
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need for lawn maintenance, pool maintenance, housekeepers,
and so forth. Where are these service people going to live? They
should be able to live and school their children close to their
place of employment at a reasonable rent rate and -- or home
rate.
We talk about our clogged roads, yet we don't provide work-
force housing close to construction, hotels, restaurants,
hospitals, etc. Instead, these heart -- hard-working folks have to
drive across town and across the county line. It was explained
that we cannot force developers to provide work-force housing
on their PUDs, and I think that needs to be changed. And now is
the time to begin. So although I voted in favor of Mirasol, strictly
because of the improved flow-way and the effort the developer
had made to make that flow-way happen, I think we are handling
our growth, our develop -- the way we are handling our growth
and our development really needs to be changed. And, Tom, I'd
like to ask you to gather your staff together, whomever you need
-- if this board agrees with me -- and see what we can do about
solving these problems instead of continuing on the way we are
or even looking the other way, and let's give that a time limit. If
this board supports me on this issue, then I know we will all lend
our support to you in whatever way you need it.
And, Commissioner Carter, thanks for letting me get this off
my chest.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Well, thank you, Commissioner Fiala.
With all due respect, I think we are moving in all those fronts,
through the workshops, the land development codes, zoning
changes, growth management plan issues, to deal with that.
What we had to do was deal with what we have today. It did
involve three projects, if I remember correctly. It was not just
one. It was an opportunity to address 100 individual parcels that
otherwise had a reasonable expectation of access to Immokalee
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Road.
Now, that doesn't mean in all cases that could have
happened. But I think -- and I share your concerns. What is this
magic 799 level? But in legislation currently that was in this -- in
this period, I believe the DRIs have been -- that language has
been significantly changed at the state level or is in the process
of being redone or rethought in such a way that that will go
away. It will become more a Regional Planning Council activity
than it has in the past. So there's -- there's a lot of variables
moving here. And to try to force any private property owner to
set aside affordable housing as a part of a project, I think, steps
outside of the boundaries of which we can achieve.
Now, as commissioners, in looking at future land use issues,
as we open up the rural fringe and the rural areas -- and we may
have some opportunities to begin to work with some land uses
on that basis. And I concur, yes, there would be a lot of service
people going anywhere into any of those areas. So -- but, Mr.
Olliff, you may want to comment further on that. I thought we
operate within our framework of the law. Commissioner Mac'Kie.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Just to add with what you said, I
absolutely agree with every point you made, Commissioner Fiala.
I think, though, a week from today we will be discussing the
strategies for work-force housing. We need to be creative and
outside the box there. And I think that clearly at the
transportation workshop we've already given the instructions to
staff that we don't want to play the "5 percent of one project
impact" game anymore.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: On the level of service roads you
mean?
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Yes, ma'am. And so I -- I support
what you said and think we have given one piece of direction
already, and we'll have the opportunity a week from today to give
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some direction on work-force housing.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Well, and will that direction, by the
way, allow us to look at a comprehensive plan rather than just
that one particular -- now, we had three other surrounding
Mirasol. And if, for instance, they all built 799 homes, and as we
looked at each one they only impacted it to a level of service D,
after the road was improved, by the way. Now, what happens
when you look at all four?
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: Here's what happens,
Commissioner, is -- is right now that 5 percent game means that
each project is looked at separately to see if it has more than 5
percent of an impact that would send it over its level of service.
And that is no good. But what would happen if we go to the new
way we've told staff to do it is, when Project No. I comes in, if
799 homes won't send the road over level of service, it's okay. If
the next one doesn't, it's okay. If the third one is the one that
kicks in and it says, "Huh-oh, this is the project that's -- you
know, the straw that breaks the camel's back," then that project
has to get told no. You know, and we can't look at -- we can't
anticipate what the next guy's going to bring in. We have to
bring -- we have to look at the projects as they come to us. But if
we get that comp. Plan change, we will have the opportunity to
know-- I love Mr. Mudd's -- he talks about using it as a
checkbook. We're going to have a -- the way I see it, we're going
to have -- like we're going to have on sewer, we'll have on roads
a checkbook system that we'll know when we get to the entry
that gets us overdrawn, and that -- that will address what you're -
- what you're worried about.
MR. OLLIFF.' But probably more importantly than when you
get overdrawn, you will know well in advance when you're
heading that way and -- and from a planning perspective for us to
know is our -- our hope is you never want to get in a position
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where you -- you are saying no and -- and, you know, reacting to
stoppages of development in a drastic kind of way like we were
looking at with the wastewater plant. The goal is for us to do a
better job of advanced public facility planning and construction
so that we don't get in that spot.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: I think it -- it -- what happens is,
through the -- through the concurrency changes we're going to be
addressing what we call capacity, and we're going to be able to
establish a framework of what that means in total, not
individually and that's -- those become the thresholds in
anticipation of. So all your -- all your questions you raise are very
valid, but I think we're beginning to address those, and we've got
to take it through the system of our workshops and finally to land
development codes, to zoning, to the growth management plan,
which takes about 18 months to -- to accomplish.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Okay. Commissioner Coletta.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Thank you. I want to commend
you, Donna, for -- you're the best advocate for affordable housing
we're ever going to have in Collier County. And when we -- then
they were before us with Mirasol, I -- I made sure that they
understood that they would be bound by any changes that we
made before they come to permitting. And I'm kind of hoping
that when we get to our affordable house -- affordable housing
workshop, that we seriously entertain an impact fee for
affordable housing. And at that point in time they come we'll
have the money, we'll be able to bring the cost of land down
close to that facility, that project, to be able to afford to put
affordable housing on it. And you brought up a good point on the
roads. On the very first meeting we attended, I questioned what
was the 5 percent rule. And there was all sorts of excitement in
the room here, and ever since that day we've been going forward.
I -- I am just as dismayed as you are on how long the process
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takes to get to any one point. But very good points, and I'm sure
we're going to make it right, Donna.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: Thank you. I -- I was just hoping to
put a little speed on that, too, because I know it's something
we're all concerned about. We, as a whole team, have been
concerned about what we can do to -- to better -- to better shape
our future. And -- and, although these workshops are absolutely
wonderful, and I wouldn't want to miss a one, I wish we could
move ahead a little quicker to answer some of these problems.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: You're right. And, of course,
Commissioner Mac'Kie has been here a lot longer than I have,
but one of the things you find out over time is the governmental
process is far different than what we encountered in the private
process. We have to take the necessary -- and there's a lot of--
steps, and those -- there are a lot of necessary safeguards there
that are so important, but you're right on target. We're going to
get there, and I think we're going to have a lot of opportunities to
work all the agenda items.
COMMISSIONER FIALA: I'd like to say one of the things you
said last night that puts it so beautifully, even though I just read
this. You said last night it's like trying to turn a battleship with a
teaspoon. That's exactly right.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Well, I said a dime, and the county
manager said a teaspoon, whatever the implement that you want
to use, but you're trying to turn a battleship, and it doesn't
happen just like that.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Commissioner Coletta?
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: No further comments. Thank
yOU,
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Commissioner Mac'Kie.
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Item #15B
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE RE AREAS OF CRITICAL STATE
CONCERN AND TOURIST TAX
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I actually wasn't going to
mention it, but since it's out there a little bit, I'll tell you a little
bit about the legislation that the Conservancy and I were working
on and with a big thank you to Chuck Mohlke who is the person
who found this opportunity for us. I have the amendment. It's a
very small little amendment here, but it basically says -- let me
say there was already in Florida a law that said if you collected
rent within areas of critical state concern for tourists, that you
could ask the voters to pass a referendum to allow you to collect
a -- a penny tax on each dollar collected within the areas of
critical state concern. And you know we have a significant
portion of our county that is so designated. However, thank God,
we don't have hotels in those areas because they are critical
state concern. They are environmentally sensitive, and they are
pristine and should remain that way.
But the small amendment that we were able to get in is if a
county has more than 50 percent of its land area designated as
an area of critical state concern, then we have the option of
passing a referendum. We can't do it, but we can ask the public
to pass a penny of tourist tax countywide for the purpose of
acquiring those additional lands that are designated areas of
critical state concern. So it's -- it's just a small step in the right
direction, but it does give us an additional opportunity to put the
tourist tax question to the voters on acquisition of critical
environmental land. I still want to see us doing something about
urban green space, and there's not any ACSC land in the urban
area by any stretch.
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CHAIRMAN CARTER: I understand you have to have a plan
to do this, but it's really a big step for us which may address that
issue very well. There are only two counties that qualify. Collier
County and Monroe County are the only two in the state that
qualify.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: This is a small step, but it could
be significant in the big picture of how to address the green
space.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Yes.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE:
CHAIRMAN CARTER:
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Commissioner Henning.
Item #15C
COMMISSIONER HENNING TO HOLD A TOWN HALL MEETING IN
GOLDEN GATE ON MONDAY~ MAY 14, 2001 AT 7:00 P.M.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Announcement, I'm going to
have a town hall meeting in Golden Gate at the Golden Gate
Community Center Monday at 7 p.m. It's going to be sponsored
by the Golden Gate Area Civic Association, and I'm going to have
staff out there just to update the public of the strides that we
have made collectively and some plans that I have for the future
for Collier County. And also I -- I want to commend
Commissioner Fiala, Commissioner Mac'Kie for coming here,
even though you're not feeling good. It shows your dedication --
pardon me?
MS. MURRAY: What time?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Seven p.m. I don't know if they
got sick at 7 p.m. Anyways, I want to thank you. It shows your
dedication. I just hope that you had fun catching whatever you
had.
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CHAIRMAN CARTER:
Commissioner Henning, but --.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE:
daughter
COM
COM
Well, I'm not going to go there,
Mine's from my 13-year-old
SO --
MISSIONER FIALA: It was cute.
MISSIONER HENNING: No comment?
COMMISSIONER FIALA: You know what, I was -- I was
cuddling my husband's grandbaby's twins, and that's where I got
it.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Well, that story will suffice.
One point, this is the end of the season, I want to personally
thank all of our staff that have diligently worked with us at I don't
know how many community meetings where they have been
there and worked with members of the board to try to
communicate and answer questions. Some of those meetings
have not been the most pleasant experience that we've ever
participated in. I think when people are angry and frustrated, the
easiest place to take it out is on local government, whether it's a
city or whether it's a county. We're the most accessible. So
whether it's an issue that's going on in Washington or in
Tallahassee or it happened in our backyard, we have the benefit
of hearing all that.
But I want to publicly again thank staff for their dedication
and work with us. And we need to remind ourselves as
commissioners not to go to the well too often and be sure that
when they're there that we are supportive of working with them
even no matter how hostile an audience can be. They have a
right to be that way, but we must keep in mind that we are ladies
and gentlemen working with ladies and gentlemen, and we can
keep our side of the bargain. What happens on the other side we
have to deal with accordingly.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: If I may add a note on that, Jim,
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when we used the staff at some special occasions, to shore up
our position, we try to schedule it at a time where they make
their appearance at the beginning of the evening so that they are
not dragged through a process that might go until ten, eleven
o'clock at night.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: I'm sure everybody is already
aware of this. But, you know, we don't have the authority to tell
staff where to go. We only have the authority to ask Mr. Olliff to
tell staff where to go and what to do. I try to coordinate those
requests through his office. I think it's a good way to do it so
that, you know, there's a -- there's a jail penalty, frankly, if you
tell staff, give them instructions. You can only ask them for
information.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: Right.
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: So if you're asking them to show
up at a meeting, I'd recommend doing it through Tom.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: And Tom has been very great about
that by allowing us the flexibility to request of the division
directors to participate in those areas. He's been a great
delegator in giving that -- that direction. But you are absolutely
right, Commissioner Mac'Kie. They have no obligation to do that.
They don't work for us. They work for the county manager.
All right. Any other further business? Seeing none, do I hear
a motion for adjournment?
COMMISSIONER MAC'KIE: So moved.
COMMISSIONER COLETTA: Second.
CHAIRMAN CARTER: So we stand adjourned.
***** Commissioner Carter moved, seconded by Commissioner
Coletta and carried unanimously, that the following items under
the Consent and Summary Agendas be approved and/or adopted:
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Item #16A1
2001 INTERLOCAL TOURISM AGREEMENT BETWEEN COLLIER
COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NAPLES REGARDING THE FOURTH
OF JULY FESTIVAL
Item #16A2
RESOLUTION 2001-171, AUTHORIZING FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF
THE ROADWAY, DRAINAGE, WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE FINAL PLAT OF VILLAS AT "GREENWOOD LAKE"
Item #16A3
RESOLUTION 2001-172, AUTHORIZING FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF
THE ROADWAY, DRAINAGE, WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE FINAL PLAT OF "FIDDLER'S CREEK PHASE lB, UNIT
THREE"
Item #16A4
RESOLUTION 2001-173, AUTHORIZING FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF
THE ROADWAY, DRAINAGE, WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE FINAL PLAT OF "FIDDLER'S CREEK PEPPER TREE
VILLAGE AND BENT CREEK VILLAGE"
Item #16A5
FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF WATER UTILITY FACILITIES SERVICING
CYPRESS WOODS FIRE HYDRANT AND RELEASE OF UTILITIES
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PERFORMANCE SECURITY TO THE PROJECT ENGINEER OR THE
DEVELOPER'S DESIGNATED AGENT
Item #16A6
RESOLUTION 2001-174, AUTHORIZING FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF
THE ROADWAY, DRAINAGE, WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE FINAL PLAT OF "GREY OAKS UNIT EIGHT"
Item #16A7
NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO PRODUCE AND
DISTRIBUTE A BOATER'S GUIDE; SEEK PUBLIC INPUT AND
PARTICIPATION IN DESIGN OF THE GUIDE; SEEK
PARTNERSHIPS AND GRANT FUNDS TO OFFSET FUTURE
PRINTING COSTS AND PROCESS THE NECESSARY BUDGET
AMENDMENTS
Item #16B1
DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH PR VI, LLC, AN
INDIANA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, FOR IMPACT FEE
CREDITS FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF TARPON BAY BOULEVARD
AND 20TM AVENUE NW
Item #16B2 - Deleted
Item #16B3
RESOLUTION 2001-175, AUTHORIZING SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION
FROM FORTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR (45 MPH) TO THIRTY-FIVE
MILES PER HOUR (35 MPH), EXCEPT WHERE PREVIOUSLY
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POSTED AT THIRTY MILES PER HOUR (30 MPH), ON VANDERBILT
DRIVE FROM 111TM AVENUE/BLUEBILL AVENUE TO WIGGINS
PASS ROAD
Item #16B4- Deleted
Item #16B5
MEDIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND A STIPULATED FINAL
JUDGMENT TO BE DRAFTED INCORPORATING THE SAME TERMS
AND CONDITIONS RELATIVE TO THE FEE SIMPLE ACQUISITION
OF PARCEL 2-T IN THE LAWSUIT ENTITLED COLLIER COUNTY V.
JOHN B. FASSETT, TRUSTEE, ET AL., CASE NO. 99-3040
(LIVINGSTON ROAD 4-LANING PROJECT~ PROJECT NO. 65041)
Item #16B6
RESOLUTION 2001-176, AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF THE TRIP
AND EQUIPMENT GRANT APPLICATION WITH THE FLORIDA
COMMISSION FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED
(CTD)
Item #16B7
OFFER OF JUDGMENT TO DEFENDANT, JAMES A. BROWN, JR.,
FOR PARCEL NOS. 135/40, 135/40.1, 136/41 AND 136/41.1 IN THE
AMOUNT OF $500 IN THE LAWSUIT STYLED COLLIER COUNTY V.
TIMOTHY MALONEY, ET AL, CASE NO. 92-1508-CA AND $100 TO
BE PAID INTO THE REGISTRY OF THE COURT IN THE EVENT THE
OFFER OF JUDGMENT IS ACCEPTED BY JAMES A BROWN~ JR.
Item #16B8
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CHANGE ORDER NO. I TO WORK ORDER NO. WD-08 WITH KYLE
CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR SR-29 CANAL CULVERT UPGRADE - IN
THE AMOUNT OF $17,111
Item #16B9 - Deleted
Item #16B10
RESOLUTION 2001-177, CORRECTING A SCRIVENER'S ERROR IN
RESOLUTION 2001-46, AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATION OF
RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR LIVINGSTON ROAD FROM GOLDEN GATE
PARKWAY TO PINE RIDGE ROAD (C.I.E. NO. 52}
Item #16B11
CONTRACT #01-3184, "CEI SERVICES" FOR COLLIER COUNTY
ROAD PROJECTS- PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
AWARDED TO NINE FIRMS AS OUTLINED IN THE EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
Item #16B12
WORK ORDER NO. WD-018, WITH KYLE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE
REPLACEMENT OF A 36" STORMWATER CULVERT ON SAN
MARCO ROAD 9C.R. 92), PROJECT NO. 60059 - IN THE AMOUNT
OF $54,300
Item #16B13
WORK ORDER NO. WD-019, WITH KYLE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE
REPLACEMENT OF TRIPLE 36" AND DUAL 48" STORMWATER
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CULVERTS UNDER BURNING TREE DRIVE, PROJECT NO. 60046 -
IN THE AMOUNT OF $93,800
Item #16B14
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT #01-3195
FOR THE DESIGN AND PERMITTING OF VANDERBILT BEACH
ROAD, PROJECT NO. 63051, CIE NO. 24 - AWARDED TO
CH2MHILL IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,399,378
Item #16B15
BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR LANDSCAPE SERVICES AND MEDIAN
BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS
Item #16B16
STIPULATED FINAL JUDGMENT RELATIVE TO THE EASEMENT
ACQUISITION OF PARCEL 311B IN THE LAWSUIT ENTITLED
COLLIER COUNTY V. EDITH BALORAS, ET AL, (GOLDEN GATE
BOULEVARD, PROJECT NO. 63041) - STAFF TO DEPOSIT $2,000
INTO THE REGISTRY OF THE COURT
Item #16B17
PETITION TM-01-01 FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT (NTMP) FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES ON 32ND AVENUE
SW BETWEEN 54TM LANE SW AND 44TM STREET SW
Item #16C1
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WORK ORDER PUED-MS-31 TO MITCHELL & STARK
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. FOR UNDERGROUND UTILITY
CONTRACTING SERVICES FOR THE NORTH COUNTY WATER
RECLAMATION FACILITY SEPTAGE RECEIVING STATION,
PROJECT 73067 - IN THE AMOUNT OF $243~900
Item #16C2 -Deleted
Item #16C3
WORK ORDER GH-FT-01-1 WITH GREELEY AND HANSEN, LLP, TO
UPDATE THE WATER AND WASTEWATER MASTER PLANS,
PROJECTS 70070 AND 73066 - IN THE AMOUNT OF $549,900
Item #16C4
ACCEPTANCE OF CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS FOR SEWER
UTILITY PUMP STATIONS AND FORCE MAINS ACCEPTANCE
WITHIN WING SOUTH AIRPARK SUBDIVISION
Item #16C5
PUBLIC EMERGENCY DECLARED; PURCHASING POLICY WAIVED;
AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
HAZEN & SAWYER, P.C., FOR THE NORTH COUNTY WATER
RECLAMATION FACILITY TO 30.6-MGD MMADF, PROJECT 73950
Item #16C6
AMENDMENT NO. 12 TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH HOLE MONTES FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO
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FLOW EQUALIZATION TANK(S) AT THE SOUTH COUNTY WATER
RECLAMATION FACILITY - IN THE AMOUNT OF $368,000
Item #16C7
AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH HAZEN & SAWYER, P.C., RELATED TO THE NORTH
COUNTY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY EXPANSION,
CONTRACT 96-2474, FOR FLOW EQUALIZATION TANK(S) - IN
THE AMOUNT OF $450,000
Item #16C8
ACCEPTANCE OF CONVEYANCE DOCUMENTS FOR SEWER
UTILITY FACILITIES WITHIN THE EAGLE CREEK SUBDIVISION
Item #16C9
BID NO. 01-3194, TO CONSTRUCT SOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL
WATER TREATMENT 8-MGD REVERSE OSMOSIS EXPANSION -
AWARDED TO UNITED ENGINEERING CORPORATION IN THE
AMOUNT OF $24,854,350
Item #16C10
BID NO. 01-3211, TO CONSTRUCT THE VINEYARDS REUSE
WATER AUTOMATION PROJECT - AWARDED TO GULF STATES,
INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $169,150
Item #16C11
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THREE SOVEREIGN SUBMERGED LANDS EASEMENTS FOR THE
COLLIER BAY ENTRANCE CHANNEL DREDGING AND HIDEAWAY
BEACH TEMPORARY T-GROIN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Item #16C12 - Continued to May 22, 2001
AGREEMENT WITH MICHAEL L. VOORHEES, PH.D., TO RE-MAP
THE COUNTY'S WELL FIELD PROTECTION ZONES
Item #16C13
PURCHASE OF ALUMINUM SULPHATE IN EXCESS OF THE
$25,000 THRESHHOLD
Item #16C14
FORMAL COMPETITION PROCESS WAIVED; PURCHASE OF AN
AQUATECH SEWER CLEANER MOUNTED ON A MACK CHASIS
FROM PAT'S PUMP + BLOWER AT A COST OF $191,800 NET OF
TRADE-IN
Item #16C15
BUDGET AMENDMENT RECOGNIZING POSITIVE CARRY
FORWARD VARIANCE IN THE POLLUTION CONTROL FUND
Item #16C16
RFP 00-3171, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT-AT-RISK SERVICES
RELATED TO THE SOUTH COUNTY WATER RECLAMATION
FACILITY EXPANSION - AWARDED TO MONTGOMERY WATSON
AMERICAS, INC. - IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000
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Item #16D1
AUTHORIZATION FOR THE PARKS AND RECREATION
DEPARTMENT TO OPERATE AN ADDITIONAL SUMMER CAMP
SITE AT CORKSCREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Item #16D2
BID NO. 01-3229, TO PREPARE FOOD FOR THE SUMMER FOOD
SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM WHILE SUMMER SCHOOL IS NOT IN
SESSION - AWARDED TO G.A. FOODS
Item #16D3
LOCAL MATCHING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 FROM
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY FOR THE
STATE OF FLORIDA'S SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE INVESTMENT
PROGRAM GRANT
Item #16E1
BID NO. 01-3207, SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES -
AWARDED TO SAFETY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LAERDAL
MEDICAL CORPORATION AND W.W. GRAINGER
Item #16E2
BID NO. 00-3161, ANNUAL PEST CONTROL SERVICES - AWARDED
TO MASSEY SERVICES, INC. AS PRIMARY PROVIDER AND
ECOLAB AS SECONDARY PROVIDER
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Item #16E3
CONVEYANCE OF UTILITY EASEMENT TO FLORIDA POWER &
LIGHT COMPANY AND AN EASEMENT TO SPRINT-FLORIDA, INC.
TO SERVE THE STATE OF FLORIDA JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER
NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE COUNTY'S MAIN CAMPUS
Item #16E4
REQUEST FOR A VIDEO/PRODUCTION SPECIALIST IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Item #16F1 - Deleted
Item #16F2 - Deleted
Item #16F3 - Added
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING & MANAGEMENT, INC. TO
PREPARE A TERRORISM ANNEX TO THE COMPREHENSIVE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN TO BE COMPLETED BY
SEPTEMBER 30, 2001
Item #16G1
COUNTY ATTORNEY TO AMEND ORDINANCE REGARDING THE
QUORUM AND MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS OF THE
PRODUCTIVITY COMMITTEE AND PRESENT TO THE BOARD FOR
A FINAL DECISION THROUGH THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS
Item #16J1
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SATISFACTION OF LIEN FOR SERVICES OF THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER
Item #16J2
MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE - FILED AND/OR REFERRED
The following miscellaneous correspondence, as presented
by the Board of County Commissioners, has been directed to the
various departments as indicated:
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE
May 8, 2001
FOR BOARD ACTION:
1.
Satisfaction of Lien: NEED MOTION authorizing the Chai~__,gn to sign Sa~sfaction of
Lien for Services of the Public Defender for Case Nos.: 90-1504-IT; 92-23~89-MI; 92-
2696-MI; 90-4388-TM; 90-4389-TM; 00-4229-MMA; 96-559-CFA; 97-1437-CFA; 96-
5967-MMA; 94-1756-CFA; 94-1888-CFA; 89-455-CFA; 94-360-CFA; RECOMMEND
APPROVAL.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TO FILE FOR RECORD WITH ACTION AS DIRECTED:
Bo
Co
Clerk of Courts: Submitted for public record, pursuant to Florida Statutes,
Chapter 136.06(1), the disbursements for the Board of County Commissioners for
the period:
1) March 28, 2001 through April 3, 2001
2) April 4, 2001 through April 10, 2001
Districts:
1) Fiddler's Creek Community Development District - Minutes for February 28,
2001 - Financial Statements - Management Letter
2) Cedar Hammock Community Development District - Minutes for January 8,
2001
3) Golden Gate Fire Control & Rescue District - Agenda for April 11, 2001
4) South Florida Water Management District - Notice of May 10, 2001
Minutes:
1) Collier County Metropolitan Planning Organization - Notice of Cancellation
for April 27, 2001 and Notice of May 18, 2001
2) Collier County Planning Commission - Agenda for April 5, 2001, April 19,
' 2001 and Minutes of Febmary 15, 2001, March 1, 2001
3) 3) Collier County Airport Authority - Minutes of February 12, 2001 and
Agenda for April 9, 2001and Agenda Summary April.9, 2001
4) Collier County Water & Wastewater Authority - Minutes of January 22, 2001
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5) Collier County Community Health Care Planning And Finance Committee -
Notice of April 18, 2001
6) Pelican Bay MSTUB Advisory Committee - Notice for April 4, 2001 and
Agenda for April 4, 2001 and Minutes of March 7, 2001
7)
Collier County Historical/Archaeological Preservation Board - Agenda for
April 20, 2001 and Notice of March 16, 2001 and Minutes for March 16,
2001
8)
Rural Fringe Area Assessment Oversight Committee - Agenda for April 11,
2001, April 25, 2001 Notice of April 11, 2001, April 23, 2001 and charge to
April 25 and Minutes of March 26, 2001
9) Parks and Recreation Notice of April 23,
10) Radio Road MSTU Advisory Committee - Notice of April 13, 2001
11) Marco Island Beach Advisory Committee - Notice of April 3,2001
12) Collier Park of Commerce Owners Association - Minutes of March 12, 2001
13) Sable Palm Property Owners Association- Notice of April 23,2001
14) Golden Gate Beautification Advisory Board - Minutes of March 13,2001 and
Agenda for April 10, 2001
15) Community Development Services - Agenda for April 3, 2001
16) Environmental Advisory Council - Agenda for April 4, 2001
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May 8, 2001
Item #16K1
RESOLUTION 2001-178, BETWEEN THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND SPRINT TELEPHONE COMPANY OF
FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION
OF A LOCAL OPTION FEE FOR PROVISION OF ENHANCED
EMERGENCY "911" TELEPHONE SERVICE AND EQUIPMENT
Item #16L1 - Added
MEDIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND STIPULATED FINAL
JUDGMENT TO BE DRAFTED INCORPORATING THE SAME TERMS
AND CONDITIONS AS THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT RELATIVE
TO THE ACQUISITION ON PARCEL 145 IN THE LAWSUIT
ENTITLED COLLIER COUNTY V. OWEN M. WARD, TRUSTEE, ET
AL., CASE NO. 99-1291-CA, PROJECT NO. 65031 (RADIO ROAD,
SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD TO DAVIS BOULEVARD) - STAFF
TO DEPOSIT $159,050 INTO THE COURT REGISTRY
Item #17A
RESOLUTION 2001-179, RE PETITION AVESMT 2001-AR424, TO
DISCLAIM, RENOUNCE AND VACATE THE COUNTY'S AND THE
PUBLIC'S INTEREST IN THE 15' WIDE DRAINAGE EASEMENT
LOCATED ALONG THE LOT LINE COMMON TO LOTS 5 AND 6,
ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF "WILLOW PARK"
Item #17B
ORDINANCE 2001-22, WILLIAM HOOVER AND ANDREW SOUS,
REPRESENTING THE CENTRE AT VETERANS PARK, LLC,
REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE VETERANS PARK
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CENTER PUD, BY REMOVING TRACT "A" AND REDUCING THE
ACREAGE FROM 8.76 ACRES TO 6.94 ACRES FOR PROPERTY
LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF IMMOKALEE ROAD (C.R. 846)
APPROXIMATELY 258 FEET WEST OF VETERANS COMMUNITY
PARK DRIVE (COMPANION ITEM PUD-96-1(2))
Item #17C
ORDINANCE 2001-23, WILLIAM HOOVER AND ANDREW SOLIS,
REPRESENTING THE CENTRE AT VETERANS PARK, LLC,
REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE VETERANS PARK
MEDICAL PUD, BY CHANGING THE PUD NAME TO VETERANS
PARK COMMONS PUD, INCREASING THE ACREAGE TO 5.02
ACRES, AND ELIMINATING THE LIMITS ON THE AMOUNT OF
GENERAL OFFICE USES FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF IMMOKALEE ROAD (C.R. 846) AND
VETERANS COMMUNITY PARK DRIVE (COMPANION ITEM PUD-
97-13(1))
Item #17D
ORDINANCE 2001-24, AMENDING ORDINANCE 87-100, AS
AMENDED, INCREASING THE MILLAGE RATE FROM ONE AND
ONE-HALF TO TWO MILS FOR THE LELY GOLF ESTATES
BEAUTIFICATION MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT
Item #17E - Deleted
Item #17F
RESOLUTION 2001-180, RE PETITION HD-2001-AR-404, RON
JAMRO, COLLIER COUNTY MUSEUM DIRECTOR, REQUESTING
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TRACT "D" OF ROBERTS RANCH BE DESIGNATED AS A
HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT SITE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON
THE SOUTH SIDE OF ROBERTS RANCH AND WITHIN THE R.
ROBERTS ESTATE PUD, IN IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA, CONSISTING
OF APPROXIMATELY 8.8 ACRES
There being no further business for the good of the County,
the meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 12:30 p.m.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS/EX
OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD(S} OF
SPECIAL DISTRICTS UNDER ITS
CONTROL ~
~~ PH.D, ~;HAIRMAN
'Attest N to Ck~tr~.'s
-A,TI"EST: '"'. s~.ature o~1~.
..DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK
'~""' These~minutes approved by the Board on I,~-I~-~l , as
presented ~ or as corrected .
TRANSCRIPT PREPARED ON BEHALF OF DONOVAN COURT
REPORTING, INC., BY BARBARA A. DONOVAN, RMR, CRR
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