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BCC Minutes 10/30/1990 W Naples, Florida, October 30, 1990 ;>~ LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Board of County Commissioners tn for the County of Collier, and also acting as the Board of Zoning i!i~Appeals and as the governing board(s) of such special districts as been created according to /aw and having conducted business ~ met on this date at 12:45 P.M. In WORK~HOP SESSION In Building ~,<of the Government Complex, East Naples, Florida, with the g ~embers present: · CHAIRMAN: Max A. Hasse, Jr. VICE-CHAIRMAN: Michael J. Volpe ~ Richard S. Shanahan (Absent) Burr L. Saunders · Anne GoodniGht ALSO PRESENT: Wanda Arrtght and Ellte Hoffman, Deputy Clerks; ~.Netl Dorrlll, County Manager; Ron McLemore, Assistant County Manager; .. Lorenz, Environmental Services Administrator; and Bob Fahey, r Solid Waste. ,.;; Page October 30, 1990 :.::County Manager Dorrill stated that this workshop is an opportunity the Commissioners to plan and lay out the priorities for 1991. . Commissioner Volpe suggested that perhaps a Strategic Workshop as this would be beneficial to have on a quarterly basis which give the Board the chance to review the events of the previous !'~&)ntha and give direction to what future priorities should be for the . '. He added that these sessions are very critical for long range ':County Manager Dorrlll explained that the planned agenda is two- iold with a couple of very important items to review and the balance ,'being elements that will become the responsibility of Staff and the !ollnt¥ Manager's Office. He related that the objective is to receive d~rectton from the Board as to the priorities of what is expected to accomplished this year and develop goals and objectives for the with a quarterly reporting system for review as to whether goals and objectives are being met. Commissioner Shanahan suggested that the Board work toward a lc Plan identifying a dozen items where the goals and obJec- are clearly stated with cost cutting measures being part of each He added that these twelve goals and objectives should be set On an annual basis with a review of them quarterly Commissioner Hasse noted that the documentation that has been pre- by the County Manager's Office for review in this'meeting does )ecifically address the items of priority for the County. County Manager Dorrill pointed out that the prepared documentation 100 items listed which have been committed to by the Growth Plan or are listed as a recommendation for priority by the iManager's Office. He agrees with the suggestion to work toward having dozen items to focus on. H9 advised that the Board will b~ provided a schedule as to how the staff plans to perform their goals and ectives. Page 2 October 30, 2990 ~' ~ Coaualssioner Volpe noted that some of the goals and objectives Ilk'not be achievable in a one year time period, therefore, a broader 1¢]3~dule plan should be developed in order to show positive ~CoUnty Hanager Dorrill agreed with Co~missioner Volpe, but added key indicator dates should be noted in order to measure the ogress ~ade. As~s~ County Hanager HcLemo~e commen~ed ~ha~ ~he ~]~s~ pa=~ o~ ,the S~a~egtc Plan ~nvo[ves a~[ participants of ~he planning being as ~o ~ha~ ~he focvs ~s, and no~ed ~he [~st p~ov~ded may ~t~nc[~de ~ss~es that ~he Soa~d ~ee[s a~e ~mpo=tan~ ~o add ~o ~he i~:: Commissioner Shanahan declared that the foundation of the 'gic Plan must include the accountability of the tax dollar for citizens of the County. He emphasized that elected officials at State and Local levels are constantly challenged on budget issues and challenge has been the cause of many voted out of office. Commissioner Volpe agreed that it is very important that the ~'.' ~. nets become more aware and involved with what Staff is doing. :~, :~ County Manager Dorrtll stated that the first item listed is ,Excellence in Government". He advised that it is important that the Commissioners as well as al/ County employees commit themselves to and project this image. ,~Commissloner Shanahan agreed' completely that the projection of excellence by County employees is a number one priority and called ?attention to the criticism made of County employees such a~] their lack ~of productivity, lack of concern, and lack of response. H{~ added that feels this criticism reflects directly back to the Commissioners. y Manager Dorrlll referred to page two of the report which ~ndicates that quality is important and concur~,ence by the Board is regarding the quality issues listed such as the County 's Quality Improvement Program which has been budgeted and :a~ted. He pointed out that there are a number of strategies listed Page 3 October 30, 1990 ~ customer service sattsfaction such as the Citizens i~roductivtty Committee which has the opportunity to make recommen- to the Commission and is planned to become an integral part of budget process. ii., In response to Commissioner Volpe, County Manager Dorrill stated the focus for total quality involves training, conscious decision and reassessment of on-going programs, marketing, mo:?e openness ~ Community challenges and criticism, management assessment, i.well as a number of other issues. issioner Volpe noted that an annual citizens' survey of the employees would be a good method of measuring performance as a provider. Commissioner Shanahan noted that number two in the Strategies in is an area which needs a concentrated effort in order to iestablish the concept that the County's goal is truly customer saris- ; and that efficiency, productivity, and excellence result from the pursuit of quality rather than cost containment. He pointed out there are necessary areas of service that the County provides and citizens expect where there is no cost Justification. He sum- that efficiency, productivity, and excellence correlate to containment, and added that this must be communicated to the County Manager Dorrill called attention to EMS as a necessary set- .ce · /~d cited that this is not an area where running the department Least expensive way possible is desired, but rather in the most ut, productive, and excellent manner possible. He suggested this perhaps is something that should be surveyed as to how the 3udges the service which would result in a measurable standard. advised that he will look into developing & survey of this type can be reviewed by the Board on a quarterly basis. Commissioner Goodntght asserted that one recommendation to promote i~roductlvity would be to have Staff be more communicative with the nets and make them aware of the problems that exist with the 000 05 Page 4 'October 30, 1990 ~tomers, instead of Staff telling the customer that they cannot do for them and that they have to go to the Commissioners them- to solve the problem. She concluded that this is being teac- rather that proactive. County Manager Dorrtll stated that this is very true with ,pment Services and agreed that Staff should look at ways to try and solve the problems before they reach the Board level. He added ,.. this is another area which needs measurable standards. ?, Commissioner Volpe commented that the issue regarding public per- ~tion requires the Commissioners as well as the Staff to work toward isharing with the community what it is that is being accomplished by ~their local government. Using the proposed Water and Sewer ~s, he related that a method needs to be developed to com- ~ to the public that there is a utilities master plan which has ied what the needs are regarding water and sewer in the future. He suggested this communication can be achieved perhaps by working ~more closely with the property associations and some of the ccmmunity 'businesses and provide information as to what the County Government is doing. Commissioner Shanahan agreed that projecting the image of ence is an important issue. He pointed out that Developnent "Services is an area where the Board receives a great deal of exposure the perception seems to be that the County is inefficient handling this area. Because of this perception, Comrlissioner Shanahan recommends that the development of goals and objectives should be directed to the areas where the County is perceived to be the least ilefficient. :i.,i]"County Manager Dorri11 concurred with Commissioner Hasse that Relations is a key factor in changing the image which seems to perceived by the residence of the County and noted that this seems be one of the most difficult issues to be handled because histori- :&11¥ the County has not been very successful in promoting itself. He that the County could work mo~e with the community businesses Page 5 October 30 1990 U ~ll ae being more proactive in welcoming newcomers to the area. . Co~issioner Volpe suggested that perhaps the County could work the Chamber of Co~erce and businesses to inform the public. He, noted that the County needs to become organized on this issue. Assistant County Manager McLemore noted that one of the problems County has regarding public relations is that there are so many It services provided by the County that it is difficult to focus on any one thing. He added that another important factor is is a great deal of conflict to deal with on a daily basis in the C~unty and the manner in which this conflict is handled by the County is of vital importance as to the image that is projected and He related that it is important for the County to be x~erts in the area of handling problc;ns. ~ County Manager Dorri/] concluded this item with three notes to 'develop the strategies mentioned He noted that one is the Commission seems to be committed to developing some performance standards to ne customer satisfaction or dissatisfaction and receive reports ruv~ew on a quarterly basis; the second point is that the ~o ~m~.tssion desires that Staff develop a system of working with or =spOrting with good business groups as well as homeowner associations; :i '~'u.~ the third point is that money that is spent on training needs to be focused on customer service and total quality. Gommissloner Volpe pointed out that there is an opportunity to with the organizations such as homeowners associations and civic ~ions to inform the public of County business through their ~'County Manager Dorri]l agreed with Commissioner Volpe and added e speakers bureau is a good idea so that the County can b~ more :d~rect in advising the citizens of County bus~ness and for the County 'ess to hear their needs. Co~issioner Volpe added that not only does this provide infor- the public, but it also involves the Staff more in what they by relating to the public about it. Page 6 October 30, 1990 response to Commissioner Hasse, County Manager Dorrtll stated he will provide the Commissioners with a schedule as wel] as with ~will be responsible for which items, : Cott~ty Manager Dorrill reported that the next major item of con- cern for Strategic Planning is regarding Growth Management as it rela- tes to implementation. He expressed his concerns regarding what the ~oard has committed to do within the Comprehensive Plan as the County loves from a rural to an urban type of community. He specif~cally :,~dentified the Transportation Division, the Utility Division, and the :tion Management Department reporting to the County Manager as d~visions that are being impacted greatly by this change. He )lained that the future indicates that instead of building $5 ~illion to $6 million of roads each year, the County will need to plan !on building $20 million to $30 million of roads each year. He stated [ithat the dollar amount and volume of capital construction that will be ';needed for the water and sewer facilities will be two or three times it has been, and added that the number of CIE projects is tremen- .. Ne deemed a new approach will bm required to solve these needs order to avoid a man-power deficiency and cited the Transportation as one area that cannot handle the increased workload with ~te ct~rrent staff. He explained that the approach will be one of n and contracting out work for short term projects. He out that the Natural Resource Element and environmental ~speots of what the County has committed to do in the Growth Mar~aGement Plan is a very large undertaking. · The third major item of concern regarding Strategic Planning, Manager Dorrlll noted, is the way in which the County procures and services as well as the way it devel_~ps its budget. He that new methods need to be reviewed as to the manner tn which work is bid, and engineers and consultants acquired. He acknowledged it is important to assure the public that the County is being a~d honest in its procurement; however, he noted that the length :, it takes to acquire, design, permit and build has become a m 08 Page 7 October 30, 1990 delay in even accomplishing the smallest item. He informed :'~.: re has to be some streamlining in this process in order to colpliSh some of the projects that the County has committed to. He out regarding the budget 'that in the coming year the ~ioals -:, to be set with a serious and realistic plan. He avowed that the eneral government of the County needs to be handled differently than the enterprise side. Commissioner Shanahan analyzed that this goes back to com- ng with the public, and as an example, stated that the use of Contractual services wll! be the ~nly way the County will be able to tess He alluded that this will also be the first area of crtti- ~Ci~m from the public. He emphasized that this will be an important, necessary, and difficult role that will need to be handled. ~:['~Conunissioner Volpe specified that the challenge for the County to be to show the public that it is doing its Job in the most efficient manner possible which may include having to use outside ~ors and that it is not building an empire. He remarked that ~..' is a small community and ~n order to streamline the system, the will need to broaden its span for outside help. Commissioner Shanahan concurred with Commissioner Volpe thaL the :situation the County is facing is not a unique one. Commissioner Hasse commented that these are the same type problems people encountered twenty years ago and remarked that public ~re~attons has a/ways been a key department in reporting back to the ~le as to what ~s being accomplished. ',Commissioner Volpe questioned if the County Manager has other spe- =lf~c.areas to focus on besides the ones mentioned like ~ar~portation, Utilities, and Capital ProJect~? Manager Dorrill remarked that the Attorney's office and ~ironmental Services are being focused on for contract work. He that if the County plans to develop and adopt al! the LDRs and new Pr°tective measure from the Barrier Islands to Native Upland sservation, they will need to contract out rather than generate a October 30, 19go l~r. ger staff for temporary work needed. ~','.Commissioner Hasse agreed that contracting out is a good supple- measure. Commissioner Shanahan concurred with Commissioner Hasse and added ~that other avenues such as consolidation and reorganization are needed ii~;to help the County become more effective and productive. Commissioner Voipe pointed out that shared services with neigh- .:~ , areas ts another option that needs to be looked at for greater ;efficiency and productivity He commented that other counties perhaps ~have already dealt w~th a problem Collier County is experiencing now there should be a way to communicate with them for their expertise !!mn,! vice versa. !?, Commissioner Shanahan noted that the Florida Association of is a source available for thSs sharing of information and should be used more. i County Manager Dorrill summarized that he is hearing that the cess for the final Plan should be to first acknowledge the workload ~ssues as they relate to the commitments of the County and place ;emphasis on contracting temporary work out rather than staff for these projects. The next point, he stated, is to expand on the resources ~'that are already in place and available. He cited the third item is ~'~be when budget and financing Issues are submitted for approval, need to be fully developed and completely Justifiable with enough ~flex~b~lity to recognize the necessities of growth. l' :' He noted that the range funding issues need to be continually developed, for · ex~ple, if the one-cent sales tax fails, there needs to be .another source available for the CIE category. He related that the :IE programs are another area that need to be =dentified as To which ~rograms are long term and which are non-CIE programs. He commented that ~ needs to be clarified as to what long term capital f~[nanclng needed for not only the Growth Management Plan, but the non-CIE ~itemm as well so that a total balance of need can be conclud~,d ly and for the five-year Plan. 000,, 10 Page 9 October 30, 1990 % !r~'Commtsstoner Volpe pointed out that in regards to performance lg there needs to be some method developed to evaluate the program~ that employees are working on to be sure they are necessary ects that need to be continued, and that County employees are being used to their best potential. r'~' County Manager Dorrill agreed that this is something that is very imPOrtant to develop and that it is necessary to have a standard to against. Commissioner Volpe noted another issue to consider is for i~ ~.e~Aample, in Brevard County a special· act of the legislature puts a on revenues, but it is on operations only and excludes capita/ pointed out that this sets guidelines that can be easily followed !f°~~ increasing revenues, and explained that in Brevard County they .. raise their revenues more than 10~ without going to the elec- i~ County Manager Dorrill affirmed that this is a good point because ~t forces the Board to prioritize the issues as to the current impor- tance rather than adding to the budget. ~ Commissioner Volpe added that this will also help answer questions .of accountability, efficiency, productivity, and staying within the mdp~ted budget. Commissioner Hasse advised that there is a certain problem with , .having a cap in that there are Constitutional Officers that the Board does not have control over. ~"'' Commissioner Volpe responded that this would be a special act of -State Legislature that would regulate all County agencies. ,. :, Manager Dorrlll moved on to the third major item referring ~to Page 9 of the report, and stated that this item will be the most y challenging. He pointed out that ~he Board is the focus for blame with the community whether it concerns the independent fire ~districts or areas of the County desiring ~ncorporatlon for their own government. He explained that this is the opportunity for the to decide if it wants to pursue the responsibility of the Page 10 October 30, 1990 ~ of the entire County and to what extent the Board wants to sh~w leadership. He specified that this relates to annexation, future incorporation, and many single purpose governments lik~ the fire He stated that direction needs to be given from the Board ..~ to their perspective on whether this issue is important or not, and ~if it is, to what extent. .~' Commissioner Volpe stated that before there is fragmentation of County, the Board should identify what the people want and then )lament their desires. Commissioner Shanahan remarked that he has received comments from the citizens that say everything that can be done should be done to :preclude this community from becoming like the East Coast, speclfi- icall¥ mentioned were Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. He advised that one of ways to preclude this from happening is by eliminating the possi- of fragmentation. He related that he feels that the community reached a point in time where the Board needs to investigate the public feels an alternate structure of government is what want. He stated that a survey should be done to find out what people of Collier County want and then as elected officials, it · 'is the Board's duty to implement these requests. Oounty Manager Dorrlll noted that the strategies mentioned are y low risk and pointed out the suggestion is to see if there ~ an interest among the public regarding the responsibilities of the government. He added that Collier County presently has at least 20 ~overn~ents from as small as Port of the Islands' Community Dtstrlct to as large as the County's School Board, and the lies /n-between as to whether 12 fire departments and 12 is the best way to provide a consistent level of service. He ilXacounted that the Board needs to provide direction as to whether they to explore the overall community governments as an issue as well ~.the question of whether the County is better served with 20 govern- or with a single service provider. ... Commissioner Shanahan asserted that this subject needs to be Page October 30, 1990 gated. ~Commissioner Hasse agreed and added that he has seen a change in separate F~re Districts in that they are beginning to cooperate each other. ~.~:ir:i(County Manager Dorrlll pointed out that this could be due to the .Co~ty bringing attention to their problems. ~Commissioner Hasse made note that EMS also works closely together. . 'i County Manager Dorrill surmised that the Board needs to look into ;~ growth of these governments. He explained that the Board can eU~ly become diluted with other authorities and cited, for example, the Board could serve as the single service provider, then for whatever reason could want a Transportation Authority, a i$oi~d Waste Authority, or a Water & Sewer Authority and with this COme an erosion of the general purpose government under the County Commission. He noted that these examples are issues that have been brought to his attention for the future and suggested the Board be sensitive as to the best long term manner in which ~.~igovern the community. ~. Commissioner Hasse declared that from previous experience, the governments are not the best way to go for the community. :~ ~ Commissioner Volpe emphasized that this is the purpose for hav~ng 'iC Plan which will give a bigger picture of the community at ;resent and in the future. He remarked that the needs for oas area the County regarding transportation are probably completely dtf- iferent than those of another area of the County and these differences ~nseds are what the Board must be responsive to and address. 'i"i' County Manager Dorrtll related that by the time the community reaches a quarter million, a concept of what is needed should be ~n place in order to have good government. · ' Assistant County Manager McLemore commented that this is an impor- ant process. He noted that the first thing is to get an tandtng of the public's desire. Commissioner Hasse voiced his opinion that the Board should not Page 12 October 30, 1990 ~,?,:~([,,through the items listed and should meet on a more frequent basis 'discuss and plan. He pointed out that there is a lot of t~portant n in the report and it should be gone over very carefully. f)J, County Manager Dorrtll concurred with Commissioner Hasse. Re sum- iBLartzed that a decision ts necessary regarding what the overall com- needs assessment is and Ol~ttons should be provided. He added that some measurement of community attitude needs to be made to see if this ts something, they have an interest in. I.n response to Commissioner Volpe, County Manager Dorrill advised :hat. the public needs assessment will identify what type Df government ant County Manager McLemore re-emphasized that the first that needs to be decided is if this is of concern to the com- before recommendations are made. County Manager Dorrlll concluded the first section by saying that overall goal or mission of the County Is to be identified as the managed County tn the State of Florida. .' ~ County Manager Dorrtll stated that Environmental Services ts a ' that ts identified as having a tremendous workload with pro- ;eCttng the local environment and natural' resources of the County. He ;.informed that Bill Lorenz, Administrator of Environmental Services, ~'wtll first discuss the Air Quality Program. ~ '; Environmental Services Administrator Lorenz reported there is a in the Growth Management Plan that by January 1 1992, an :~ ~. ton will be made for the need for a more comprehensive, Air · . Program. He added that it is Staff's .'esponslbillty to deter- -how much more air quality monitoring is required in Collier He noted that implementation of this would result in addt- [6~! ~financtal resources; however if a program such as this is ,lemented, it would allow Collier County to participate In the State ~epartment of Environmental Regulation through delegation for an Air Page 13 October 30, 1990 Program which would provide a greater expanded scope of the !P~ogram with resources available from throughout the State He ilained that if the County were a certified and approved local Air Program, they could fund a large part of the program by the ~esources that the State receives from the Federal Government. The establishment of the program would need to be funded by the he added. il In response to Commissioner Hasse, Environmental Services [or Lorenz pointed out that the two most important areas of Quality problems which need to be addressed are automobile and burning. !:~ Commissioner Volpe indicated that this does not seem to be a since EPA is also monitoring the air quality and noted that is not a heavy industrial area. In response to Assistant County Manager McLemore, Environmental ~Servtces Administrator Lorenz stated that the only mandate ts to igate the need for the comprehensive program by January 1, 1992. He agreed that for now this is not a priority, but tn looking to the if the County wants to participate It must plan for the dead/i- ..'established by the State. i'Mr. Lorenz responded to Commissioner Shanahan by concurring that :he major concerns for pollutants are in the environmentally sea- i:Bitive areas of the County and advised that the County is not in any Violation of air quality. 'Responding to Commissioner Hasse, Mr. Lorenz informed that the )tats does implement air quality controls over Collier County. Mr. Lorenz summarized that the issue of the Air Quality Program is :°nos the report has been compiled, how far does the Commission want to go with the Program and to what degree does the County commit local '~esources. i%...~Assistant County Manager MgLemore informed that the report on the ir.Quality Program will be submitted to the Board before the end of ;~990o Page ]4 October 30, 1990 ~"/~::'~'.In answer to Commissioner Volpe, Mr. Lorenz affirmed that the Air Program of Florida is encouraged for local governments to a program and provide funding. ' Environmental Services Administrator Lorenz continued the .Environmental Services report and referred to page four of the report Solid Waste Management. He pointed out that the first for the department is to achieve a 30% recycling rate by He explained that it is necessary to meet this target in order to'avoid State penalties of the Solid Waste Management Act in terms of a/lowing us to receive certain grant monies. He noted that this is a challenge and the first plan is to implement in January 1991 ~'~e' Curbaide Recycling Program which will meet about 5~ to 8~ of the 30~ target. He disclosed that other programs have been initiated llke ['a.~llching program and the tire program; however, additional programs are needed to meet the target of 30%. Commissioner Goodnight pointed out that Collier County is being { 'aggressive in the area of solid waste and stated that she feels other counties as well as Collier County have not met the target by then the State will need to relook at this target. ?! ~' Mr. Lorenz affirmed that Staff is working with the State on Solid ~ ~ legislation and other counties have recognized this target as being a difficult one to achieve. He noted that he would like to see the County landfill be reviewed as a processing and reclamation faci- i'~'~i~Com~issioner Volpe stated that the strategy should be to seek ..~ the Legislative Delegation an amendment to an ex/sting /aw to ~ow the County to take credit for the mining activities that are place in our landfills. He noted that the Legislative Delegation convenes on November 28 and questioned if this action can be [followed up on now or wait until next year? He suggested that this ~,might be the time to pursue this amendment to the legislation. ~ Commissioner Goodntght recommended working with the adjoining ~icourltiee and develop a local agreement to ehare facilities and tech- 16 · Page {.5 October 30~ ~990 : She related that working together would held reduce costs for Southwest Florida Regional area. i~,,C°mm~ssioner Shanahan agreed that new strategies are needf:d to :~ ~lish the goal and added that the suggestions of Commissioners and Goodntght are sound suggestions. He questioned if direction to be given to which Mr. Lorenz confirmed there is a need. i¥,' Commissioner Volpe suggested that Staff be directed to review this ~31ssue with the Legislative Delegation. In response to Commissioner Hasse, Mr. Lorenz stated that the next !~tep to meeting this target is to bring on line a shredding system for ~ion debris which is a large portion of the problem. He ~:i&dvtsed that if these techniques are not enough to meet the target ~then an evaluation of a larger materials reclamation facility at the landfill will be reviewed. Bob Fahey, D/rector of Solid Waste, reported that the difficulty )~iilthe attuatton is that the 30~ target ts s~ltt tn two, re~trln~ ~de=tved from residential or co~erclal waste and the other 15~ c~ be derived from the construction demolition or yard waste ~tnted out that there Js a dt~roporttonate sha~e of the latter ~t~rtals because half of the waste is made up of construction demo/i- t~lon material and yard waste which means that ~ome allowance needs to ~de to exceed In one area and ~roduce less tn the other · He a~v~e~ ~at ~he averaDe yearl~ Drowth rate ~or ~he coun~ i~ pro- e~ted a~ lS~ which a~so ~n~reases t~e per~en~aDe o~ so~id re~iremen~. Re ~ite~ that ~he County's ~su~ants pre- ~a~ in ~he year RO00 there would be 4~3.000 ~ons o~ ~as~e pro- ~e~ a ~ear. bu~ ~hls ~ear endin~ ~n September ~96.000 ~ons o~ waste ~e~eived which was ~aused by ~he ~re~endc-~ Drouth ra~e. and ye~ 19~. ~he proJe~ion ~or ~he year RORO ~i~l have been ~e~. ~ 'ep~i~d to Co~issioner Volpe ~ha~ ~his ~row~h is uniform throuDh n~ wi~ R~ ~enera~ed ~ro~ residential~ RS~ ~rom ~om~er~al~ ~0~ ~rom ~and ~ear~n~ and ~ons~ru~t~on ~ndus~r~. m 000. !'7 Page October 30, 1990 ~ake suggestions to modify this target. He has also met with ~he Florida Association of Counties and Cities who are also suggesting to this target. Commissioner Shanahan suggested that a total review of the master )lan as it relates to solid waste be made He emphasized the impor- tance of getting recycling industries into Collier County. He noted . Immokalee Industrial Park needs to get up and running i County Manager Dorrill suggested that the discussion move on to Waste. ,~ ,. · Lorenz stated that there have been a number of hazardous waste .laints directed to the Pollution Control Department which are reviewed. He noted that a Mandatory Trash Collection Ordinance has ~ust been passed requiring sol~d waste pickup. He added there ~eeds to be an assurance that hazardous waste does not get into the streams. He commented that it is planned to have some mechanism B place to enforce and penalize those for unlawfully dumptn~ of ,iological, bio-hazardous, and hazardous waste. He informed that the ry Trash Collection Ordinance has accomplished this in part. He reported that the plan is being developed carefully as to not iduplicate any of the Federal and State requirements because they are controlled. !,'~,Comm~ssioner Volpe questioned why ~t is necessary to hav.~ another enforcement? ~.Mr~ Lorenz responded that the Federal and State requirem,~nts focus very si~nificant items and are looking toward the District office · handle the smaller local problems. He explained that it .is of vital importance to keep the hazardous waste out of the Counties /and- i/fills with the focus on recycling solid waste. He advised that the hazardous material removal will be contracted with a licensed hauler transported out of State to an approved facility. Commissioner Volpe asserted that a fair amount has bee.~ done to and prevent hazardous waste from Getting into the wa~te Pag~ 17 October 30, ~1990 ~. ioner Shanahan suggested that an ordinance regarding enfor- ~: of proper disposal of hazardous material be prepared for the :Boards approval and stated that a Resolution should be adopted that this action. Commissioner Goodnight suggested that input be obtained from the al community that has dealt with some of the chemicals and :ers. Mr. Lorenz reported that coordination is being done through the Management Department, and the Pollution Control and ental Services staff provides input to them. ~ In response to Commissioner Hasse, Mr. Lorenz commented that inci- ~eration of hazardous waste is an option. The question, he pointed ~:: ~ is whether Collier County wants to be involved as a hazardous waste disposal business, lie suggested that it is easier for hazardous to be contracted out and removed from the County. / Commissioner Shanahan remarked that in the Master Plan it is that recycling and the other discussed plans are gotnil to be ~ by 1994 and then the County would look at incineration, and questioned if the plan is to stay on this course. , ~ Mr. Lorenz ccncurred that this is the strategy and that a reeva- i%lation of waste and energy options is suggested in the Repo].t which Will be done earlier than planned. . Co~lnty Manager Dorrill suggested that the discussion movE.~ on to waste. ~-'~. Mr~ Lorenz stated that in 1984 a Referendum was passed that ~.i'c~eated the Water Pollution Control Department and focused on packaged i~.ewage treatment plants and sludge disposal and through this the inspection of these plants beGa.~ and the development of ,.Sludge Disposal Ordinance. He advised that this has provided suf- ~lotent data to assist the Department of Environmental Regulation to appropriate enforcement actions He noted that the Issue now l'~;'that the FDER has only responded to about 10~6 of the violations have been noted. He recommended that the Program be ex~anded to Page 18 October 30~ 1990 ~i?. ~t m local Ordinance giving Collier County the enforcement capabi- l~ty to handle the violations. He related that to avoid duplication of effort, the plan is to receive delegation of authority from the ,~: Commissioner Goodnight agreed that this Program needs to be /, here tn Collier County with coordination with the State. ' In response to Commissioner Haese, Mr. Lorenz commented that ~roximately 25% to 30% of the smaller package plants do not meet the )logical affluent limitations Imposed by the State or the residual does not comply and added that these violations are ' : mostly during the winter season. He disclosed that it is planned within the next couple of years to have County sewage lines installed .in ~any of the areas which will eliminate the need for the sewage t plants and will eliminate violations. Co--missioner Shanahan agreed that a program should be developed where Collier County has the authority to control the enforcement of ":~lolattons within the County regarding domestic waste. Mr. Lorenz noted that If the capacity limit is the problem then the Growth Management and concurrency ordinance would come into effect ~ & building moratorium would be put Into effect tn that area until the facility is upgraded. ,~ .. Commissioner Volpe stated that one of the institutional strategies is to evaluate the creation of a Solid Waste Authority which to be contrary to what the early discussions have been and :,:g ~ , that he is not in support of this. Referring to the packaged plants, Commissioner Goodnlght questioned if all the plants throughout the County are part of this ~'xeview Including the Immokalee, Marco Island, and Golden Gate Water Sewer District. ~r. Lorenz responded that these factlltles are not within the pro- inspection range. He clarified that it is proposed that the ~,County would have the ability to examine all privately owned or other y owned facilities. He added that his department wculd not be Page ~:~ October 30, 1990 'i.~ in regulating a County or City operated facility which are regulated by the DER. e~ ~ ~:~sm: S:20 P.M. - Reco~vened: $:S0 P.M. at which time De~ut~, Clerk Hoffman replaced Deput~ Clerk Arright '~ Environmental Services Admintstr~tor Lorenz stated that the issue paper relates to water conservation, as reflected on Page 15. He ~latned that the total implementation of this program will affect ;~ management of a number of Divisions throughout the County, i.e., ~.Utiltties relative to the implementation of certain regulations, Code through Development Services and Long Range Planning . Mr.-Lorenz Indicated that he has provided his thoughts ~nd recom- with respect to a comprehensive conservation program and noted that it is important to realize where the water demand,~ are and ~ st~nificant demand on the resource in addition to an analysis of the feasible methods and costs. He reported that a total comprehen- strategy should be able to target all the significant demands as ,,. affect the resources and specify the goals and obJectiv,~s rela- tive to water conservation. He revealed that the program would be up of a number of regulatory components, i.e. building and pe codes, water restrictions, operational issues and public i~warenees and information. He advised that a number of alte~natives ~ay be considered with respect to setting up the program: should an [ndivldual be hired and brought on board to develop the plan and ~.~-.. ~at~ons; or should a consultant be brought on board ~o develop ~3~lan w~th'Staff's input. ~omm~satoner Hasse questioned the source of funding' that would be to hire an additional person or to bring ~ consultant on board. County Manager McLemore replied that a combination comprised ~nvtronmental Services funds and Utilities funds could be used. ~r. Lorenz indicated that there is the possibility that the Nater District may provide the seed money for this type of study. Utilities Administrator Arnold stated that his main concern is Page 20 October ~0, 1990 that.: the Utilities Division is being pushed in the forefront by virtue the stipulations being placed on the consumptive use permits for :~:';;expanding the wellftelds. He indicated that the Water Management Distr~ct is using this as a mechanism to force counties and cities to )lsment the programs. He explained that initially, he sees the need the County to focus on addressing those issues that are tied to .those permits, i.e. xerlcscape ordinances, and water irrigation ordi- nances, and flow saving devices In toilets. He indicated that there ~.'~s the opportunity for a comprehensive water conservation program but ~ that the "nitty gritty" things upfront are being pushed to be addressed by Utilities. Mr. Arnold advised that tn the very near future, he will be sub- ~imitting a contract relative to the rate study for the coming year Incorporates water conserving tncentlves. He noted that Staff in the process of negotiating a contract with the firm of Brown and Caldwell who have been very active on the west coast and the south- western portion of the country with respect to multt-faceted programs conservation and they are also the consultant for the Water District. M~. Arnold explained that he believes that there is an immediate ?need and a long term need in addressing a totally comprehensive ~rogram. Commissioner Shanahan stated that there will be consumptive use ipsrm~t snags since the County does not have a conservstlon program. He indicated that the Growth Management Plan demands specific Levels of Service that provide water and wastewater before a Certificate of may be issued. He declared that he believes that the County ~nssds to begin working on a water conservation program immediately. Commissioner Volpe recalled that this issue was discussed during a Joint Meeting with the City and this may be one of those instances !i~Fnere there should be a County-w/de water conservation progran. He mtated that there appeared to be support from the Council mem~ers that · present during that meeting. He noted that an Interlocal Page 21 October 30~ ~990 ~ld be explored. ! In answer to Commissioner Volpe, Assistant County Manager I~cLemore ~tated that there are various methods of need with many player~ involved: the Water Management District, Utilities Division, ! Services and the City. He noted that in order to pull fall the resources together, this may be an instance of looking at the , . :ire for using a contractor to meet the time lines. ! Commissioner Shanahan stated that he is not looking forward to .ng back to the Phase II water restrictions and feels that the should be working toward a plan that speaks to water conser- relative to where the greatest use is, i.e. watering la,ms. He ~dicated that he believes that there is the need to get a specialist ~'An this field involved to develop a plan for implementation. Mr. Arnold concurred with Commissioner Shanahan's remarks, noting a consultant can provide an overview of the experiences that they have seen nation-wide with respect to the things that work in %'ar~ous ' complicities. He reported that he feels that today's session l~ ~ing his needs relative to the permit conditions, and he w~ll ~advise the District that this issue has been discussed during ~oday's ~workshop session, and they will know that the County is workin~ toward something to mee= its immediate needs. In response to Commissioner Volpe, Mr. Lorenz advised that when he his paper, he was focusing on a full time coordinator to do developing work through implementation of the plan, but another would be to use a consultant to develop a plan and the types Of things that are needed and the time lines to implement the program. indicated that the implementation step could possibly be accom- with existing staff. He suggested utilizing a consultant In answer to Commissioner Hasse, Mr. Arnold reported that the ~o~/~ty is moving toward sources to treat water from the Gulf of ~xtco through a reverse osmosis process, in addition to addressing ntal issues. He remarked that it does not make sense to go Page ~2 October 30, 1990 h the costly process of m~ning the water through the treatment lant a~d then spraying it on the ground. ~ Mr. Lorenz spoke to the Ground Water Protection Ordinance. He i~xplatned,,, that the first issue relates to the development conmLunity ~lth respect to the additional standards that the ordinance would iplace upon the community or facilities that are close to a we]lfield, greater implications are how the ordinance would affect the County ~t~l~ttes relative to the ability for future expansion and the upgrade ~- those facilities and who would bear the responsibility of those He noted that the other side of the coin would be to t~rovide a , . which would allow for operating permits as the utility expands. answer to Co~tsstoner Volpe, Mr. Lorenz disclosed that Staff gathered wellfteld protection ordinances and has used som~ of hess in drafting the County's ordinances which are currently under review to make the appropriate decisions. Assistant County Manager McLemore reported that Assistant County Weigel has advised that negotiations will be forthcoming with ~respect to a contract which will come back before the Commission. · It was the consensus of the Commission that the remainder of today's agenda will be continued to November 7th at 9:00 A.M. There being no further business for the Good of the Countv, the was adjourned by Order of the Chair - Time: 4:10 P.M. Page 23