FMP Committee Minutes 01/21/2015 •
January 21, 2015
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE
Naples, Florida, January 21, 2015
gyL %`. BE REMEMBERED, the Collier County Floodplain Management Planning
ommittee in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on
this date at 2:00P.M. in REGULAR SESSION at the Collier County Growth Management
Division Building, Conference Room #609/610, 2800 N. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida,
with the following members present:
Chairman: Jerry Kurtz, CC Staff
Vice Chairman: Craig Pajer, CC Staff
Kenneth Bills
Rick Zyvoloski (Alt.), CC Staff(Excused)
Christa Carrera, City of Naples
Phillip Brougham (Excused)
Clarence Tears (Excused)
Chris Sparacino, City of Marco Island
Joseph Gagnier ,
Duke Vasey
Mike Sheffield, CC Staff
Lisa Koehler
Raquel Pines, Everglade City (Excused)
Jon Walsh, CC Staff(Excused)
James Hale (Excused)
ALSO PRESENT: Caroline Cilek, LDC Manager
William Lang, Operations Coordinator, Floodplain Management
Robert Wiley, Principal Project Manager
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Any persons in need of the verbatim record of the meeting may request a copy of the audio recording
from the Collier County Growth Management Division —Planning and Regulation building—Contact
Mr. Evy Ybaceta at 239-252-2400.
Chairman Kurtz called the meeting to order at 2:00pm.
1. Approval of all previous meeting minutes 9/30/14; 10/23/14; 11/19/14; 11/20/14; 12/16/14
Mr. Gagnier moved to approve the minutes of the September 30, 2014, October 23, 2014,
November 19, 2014,November 20, 2014 and the December 16, 2014 as presented. Second by Mr.
Vasey. Carried unanimously 9—0.
Ms. Cilek reported an attendance sheet for the Committee meetings have been prepared and
requested Members to review the document to make sure it accurately reflects their participation
in the meetings.
2. Draft FMP Progress Report for 2015 Action Items—comments from Committee welcome
Ms. Cilek provided the "DRAFT FMP PROGRESS REPORT FOR 2015 ACTION ITEMS" for
information purposes. The document is a spreadsheet still being developed and is designed to track
the status of the action items including identifying which goal in the plan it is related to; who is
assigned the responsibility for the item; the performance goals, benchmarks, prioritization ranking of
the item, etc. The following was noted under Committee Member comments:
• The document should identify a specific Department/Staff Member responsible for each
action item.
• Mr. Pajer-All existing designs are required to be approved by the South Florida Water
Management District requirements and concern the LID Program will develop into a
"mandate"to developers. The concept has been implemented in other areas and the designs
are limited in success with"high maintenance" components.
Mr. Kurtz reported the item is identified in the County's Watershed Management Plan and any
requirements of this nature may not necessarily be fully integrated into the requirements for designs
for stormwater management systems. Development of this program would proceed through
traditional channels, be highly vetted and require approval of the Board of County Commissioners
before it is implemented. The program would be utilized more as a Best Management Practices
concept as opposed to a"mandate."
3. Updates on FMP, including staff comments and information on the Planning Commission
hearing scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 5th
Ms. Cilek provided the "2015 Floodplain Management Plan Update" for information purposes. She
noted the Plan is scheduled to be heard by the Collier County Planning Commission on February 5,
2015. She requested at least one representative of the Committee be present to answer any questions
that may be posed regarding Committee business.
Mr. Vasey reported he would be attending the meeting.
Staff encouraged others to attend if they so desire and proper notice as required under the
Sunshine Law so more than one Committee Member may attend
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4. Draft Executive Summary and FMPC By-laws, following direction from the County
Manager's office.
Ms. Cilek provided the Executive Summary "Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution repealing
Resolution Nos. 2006-200, 2011-118, and 2012-06, relating to the Floodplain Management
Committee, in order to revise the Committee membership allowing for one member from the local
building and development industry" for information purposes. The committee discussed the
proposal.
Mr. Vasey reported he would not be in favor of an engineer or a member from the Development
Services Advisory Committee. He recommended an individual with a real estate/insurance
background be appointed.
Mr. Brougham was not present but entered an appearance by email as follows:
January 15, 2015 (#1)
The original resolution of the BCC specifically excluded appointing members of the building and
construction industry to avoid any potential perception of conflict of interest. That restriction was
tested before the BCC several years after that when the building industry requested a membership
change that included one member from their industry be appointed. That request was debated by the
BCC and rejected for the original reasons in that they viewed a member from the building industry
would not be appropriate as some of the potential changes advanced by the Floodplain Committee
could impose restrictions and requirements on the building industry, such as the Floodplain Damage
Prevention Ordinance.
I do not know the motivation behind this proposed change but I remain definitely opposed to such a
change and will in turn contact County Commissioners to reject this change. I see no benefit to the
Committee or the County by bringing in a member from the building industry who will certainly
comment and vote against any restriction or requirement which increases their costs. In the words of
one then Floodplain Committee member, and still a member, "we don't need the help" and in one
County Commissioner's words, "if it's not broke, don't fix it. "
January 15, 2015 (#2)
All matters or proposed ordinance changes pass through DSAC and the Planning Commission
where the building industry has every opportunity to comment and request changes to what is being
proposed. What is the issue here that drives this requested change to the Committee membership?
Mr. Sheffield reported the initiative is at the direction of the County Manager who has the right to
request a change in the composition of the Committee given it is "advisory"to the County Manager.
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5. Scheduling of Future Quarterly Meetings
Ms. Cilek reported Staff will be disseminating a survey to determine the most optimal day to
schedule the quarterly meetings on a repetitive basis (i.e. the 2°a Tuesday of a month).
6. Other Items/Committee Correspondence
None
There being no further business for the good of the County,the meeting was adjourned by the order
of the Chair at 2:35PM.
COLLIER COUNTY FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
PLANNING COMMITTEE
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Chairman, Jerry Kurtz
These Minutes were approved by the Board/Chairman on , as presented , or as
amended
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