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GGELTC Minutes 06/30/2014 Golden Gate Estates Land Trust Committee Minutes June 30 , 2014 MINUTES for Golden Gate Estates Land Trust Committee Special Meeting Monday,June 30,2014 Big Corkscrew Island Fire Control & Rescue District Station 10—Administration Office Committee Members Chairman: Jeff Curl Vice-Chairman: Pat Humphries Member: Karen Aequard Member: Annette Kniola Member: Mark Fillmore (Mark F.) County Staff Michael Dowling: Collier County Real Property Management Guests Commissioner Tim Nance Mark Strain, Chief Hearing Examiner(Mark S.) I. Call to order: Meeting was called to order at 5:30. 2. Approval of current agenda: Jeff called for a motion, Pat made a motion to approve the agenda as presented, Mark seconded, and all were in favor. 3. Approval of Minutes for Regular Meeting of May 19, 2014: Jeff called for a motion to approve, Karen made a motion to approve the agenda as presented, Annette seconded and all were in favor. 4. 47 Acre Parcel Deeded to the County for Parks and Recreation: Commissioner Nance - Current and Intended Use - Park versus Rezoning - Community and Residential Support Commissioner Nance said he invited Mark Strain (Mark S.) to discuss the potential to maximize the value Of the 47 acre parcel that is now in Parks and Recreation's inventory. Mark S. said the property's zoning could be changed to market the property for residential development, which would maximize the selling price of that parcel. Karen mentioned that Michael recently . - discussed changing the zoning with Growth Management to commercial and that it would be costly, approximately $16,000 to $18,00 and that Growth Management said that it may be difficult to have commercial approved at that location with the proposed plaza across the street. Mark said that commercial development was not really favorable and would not maximize the return on the property. Mark S. said that little cost and little effort could go into amending the growth management master plan to rezone the subject property. Mark S. said he interprets the deed to allow the property to be sold and the proceeds from the sale could go to fund another park in the vicinity but clarification would have to be sought from the County Attorney's Office. Mark S. said the costs could be as follows: GMA (Growth Management Amendment) $16,700 to $18,000; PUM Amendment between $30`000 to $50,000; and the County would have to take into consider the input provided by the neighbors within close proximity to the subject property. Mark S. said water and sewer on lconookulce Road are a plus for a development, and before spending any money in order to assure the goal of the Committee/rezone is met, he suggested that an RLS to the County Attorney's office be prepared to ask three questions: 1) would residential development be allowed under the agreement; 2) are the funds in the Trust available to pay for amendments. If the County Attorney's Office provides a positive response to those questions, then the potential development must be discussed, for example if there will be 1.5 units per acre as in the Orangetree PLO across the street; and 3) should an appraisal be prepared to reflect today's value and land's potential development (cluster housing development). Mark S. said the Property Appraiser has the property assessed at $280,000 currently, but if the values of other properties in the area are taken into consideration with the highest use considered, the 47 acre parcel could be valued at $1.4 million, and with spending less than $100^000 in order to change the current zoning. (The actual assessed value according to the Property Appraiser's records is $447,158 for the subject property.) Michael reiterated that the property was still in the inventory of Parks and Recreation and that department may have future plans for the development of that site. Mark S. said that staff could make a recommendation to remove the property from Park and Recreation's AMR during the September budget process. Mark S. asked if there was a condition for Parks to develop the property within a certain time and Karen said there was not. Jeff said he is concerned that the Committee would spend money to change the zoning to maximize the value and tha boocfitand all the proceeds would then benefit Parks and not leave the Committee with any proceeds for future funding requests. Karen said that she's been asking for a family park to be developed on the 47 acres for years. She said that she expressed to Marla that baseball fields weren't needed but picnic areas, teeter totters, slides, and walking paths. Mark Filmore (Mark F.) asked how the Committee could be ensured that all of the issues discussed would happen and Commissioner Nance said that if the Committee supports the rezone bv voting on the issue, then he would get staff involved in order to have the property rezoned, at 2 no cost to the GAC Land Trust, then sell the property and use the money generated from that salc to augment the cost of devel ing the Regional Park. Jeff asked what should be done and Commissioner Nance said to send him a letter or email him, and once that's received, he would speak to the County Attorney for direction. Commissioner Nance said that the County would have to advertise the property for offers and the BCC doesn't have to accept any offers if they are not adequate. Michael said that the property is still in Parks and Recreation's inventory and the last direction was that they wanted to retain the property for two more years. Michael also said that Transportation also has an interest in that property for water retention for the development of the future overpass and once the County declares the property to be of no County use, the property would be declared surplus and then offered to the public. Karen asked if the current requirement in the 1483 Agreement whereby the County sells {}}\C Land Trust properties for 90% u[the appraised value could be reconsidered and that l00Y6n/the appraised value is accepted. Jeff said he spoke to Jeff Klatzkow, County Attorney, about this matter and Jeff Klatzkow said that, 'if you have two parties agreeing on a price, you can get that worked out.' Jeff said it's his understanding that the committee can negotiate with a buyer on the price. Jeff asked Mark S. how long the rezone process would take and Mark S. said that it would be about one year. Mark S. said that he recently received a memo from the Transportation Department stating that the subject property is of interest to them for the proposed expansion and improvement at the intersection of immokalee Road and Randall Boulevard. Pat mentioned that the neighbors may not be agreeable to a development and Karen said it would he less invasive than commercial or even less invasive than a park. Mark F. restated the possible motion -- to direct Jeff Curl to prepare a letter or email to Commissioner Nance to pursue the rezoning of the subject property and Karen said she would make that motion, Pat seconded it, and all were in favor. Commissioner Nance then suggested designating a Committee Menmhe, on behalf of the Committee to attend any future meetings regarding this matter. Mark F. rephrased his motion to have Jeff act as the Committee's representative and Karen seconded it, all were in favor. 5. Regional Park Update: Discussed above. 6. Update from Staff regarding meeting with County Attorney Office for procedure for land sales: Michael said he has not yet received the reply to his RLS, but would report on that at the next meeting. 7. Interest Posted to GAC Land Trust Account: Representative Matt Hudson was scheduled to address the Committee but was not in attendance. Jeff said he spoke to the City of Naples Manager, Bill Moss, and Bill said that the City has not made any advancement on that issue either. 8. Other business: Karen questioned if the All Kids' Boundless Playground is being maintained and if the equipment which the Committee funded was being maintained as well. Michael said he would cheek on the park and the equipment and provide a report to the Committee at the next meeting. Annette said she would be resigning from the Committee since she will be running for a seat on. the Fire District and will check with the County Attorney to see if she has to provide a letter of termination. Michael said that she should provide a letter since the Ordinance states that if a member is running for a seat, he/she is unable to sit on a Committee and must resign while running for the seat. Karen suggested that a motion be made and vote taken pending the County Attorney's response to Annette's termination that when Annette's letter is accepted by the County that the position could be posted. Karen made the motion to post, it was seconded by Mark and all were in favor. 9. Public comment: None 10. Next Meeting Date: July 28, 2014. 11. Adjournment: 6:40 J __ „.„ k m f-'Z9, 014.. e:--;-7—l-e:(L ,,-': _ -JeftCur, adman, GAC Land Trust Committee 4