BCC Minutes 11/14/1990 W Naples, Florida, Novemb,~r 14, 1990
MT IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Board of County Commissioners in
~or the County of Collier, and also acting as the Board of Zoning
,als and as the governing board(s) of such special districts as
been created according to law and having conducted business
-met on this date at 9:00 A.M. in NORKSHOP SESSION In Building
the Government Complex, East Naples, Florida, with the
members present:
CHAIRMAN: Max A. Hasse, Jr.
VICE-CHAIRMAN: Michael J. Volpe
Richard S. Shanahan
Burr L. Saunders
Anne Goodnight
ALSO PRESENT: Ellis Hoffman and Wanda Arrighi, Deputy Clerks:
i~'A~' Dorrill, County Manager; Ron McLemore, Assistant County Manager:
~.~011iff, Assistant to the County Manager; Mark Lawson,
Assistant
Attorney; Mike Arnold, Utilities Administrator; George
Chibald, Transportation Services Administrator; Walter Carter,
)ortation Director~ Tim Clemons, Wastewater Director; Ron Cook,
~ties Finance Dlrector~ Ann Marie Saylor, Administrative
~.}ei'stant, Utilities; Mike Newman, Water Director; Bill Temb'~,
.ities Engineering Director; Fred Bloetscher, Assistant Utilities
~strator; and Stan Litsinger, Growth Management Directo:~.
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y Manager Dorrill stated that he is requesting that Utilities
iatrator Arnold and Assistant Utilities Administrator Bloetscher
an overview of the projected amount of treated water demand
e that will be used as the peak water season approaches and
slate same to when the construction of the new water treatment plant
' take place.
Utilities Administrator Arnold presented handouts of graphs
.les not provided to the Clerk's Office), depicting the current
situation and the direction as to where Collier County will be
[tng in the future.
Mr. Arnold advised that the first graph details the history of the
and the capacity of when the County's ftrmt water plant on
~9'51 and 1-75 was put on line in 1984. He noted that at that time,
plant's capacity was 4 Million Gallons Per Day (MGD), and was
to 12 MGD tn 1988. He reported that there has been a drama-
'increase in the demand since the early 80's and pointed out that
~,May, 1990, the demand was 13.4 MGD. He Indicated that lmprcvements
~the water plant will expand the capacity to 16 MGD on an interim
during the 60-90 day peak seasonal period each year.
,....~,;~' Mr. Arnold related that the second graph provides an overview of
the water flows have been for the last year. He explained that
1989, the demand was tn the range of 8-9 MGD, and in the
of 1990, that range peaked to 13.4 MGD.
Mr. Arnold stated that the third graph compares a 30 day pe:rtod in
~989 to that of 1990 and demonstrates the differences with respect to
flow and demand. He affirmed that in most cases, the demand ts
5~2~'MGD more this year than during the same comparable time last
~Mr* Arnold called attention to the next chart, entitled "Finished
November 5, 1990", that details a graphic picture of what happens
~ily basle with the water system during a 24 hour period,
at midnight and reaching a peak poin¢ around 6:00 A.M. He
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;hat the peak period represents the irrigation useage which is
,ring during the night. He affirmed that the low period takes
i:&t 2:00 P.M., and then there is another spike in the demand
,the evening and tails off around midnight.
Nr. Arnold related that the fifth chart shows what happens with
'stem pressure during a 24 hour period, and what: the pressure
',_hat time.
'N&ter Director He.an stated that a vault is located behind the
~Ang cen~er a~ Rattlesnake Ha~ock Road and U.S. 41. He noted
there is an 8" line in that location and Staff is in the process
..~selecting engineers to build a 20" line tn tha~ area.
.Mr. Ne~ related that s~orage facilities are located on Manatee
with a 2 MGD capacity, the Regional Water Treatment Plant with a
capacity, and the Carica Tank which has a capacity of 5 MGD and
.=ed that i~ is not truly in service a~ this time but may be utilized
~ency situations for additional pumping.
'.o~iseioner Shan~an noted that last year Marco Island did not
~:the t~ical hours as reco~ended by the South Florida Wat~r
sent District and this resulted in better pressure during the
2tire restrictive period in addition to the consumption beAnfl do~.
Arnold advised that an ordinance which restructures the
:tct~ons for the County will be presented tn the very near future.
[Indicated that the proposed ordinance ~efines ~he existing ord~-
~He reported that S~D would l~ke the County to adopt their
ordinance, but staff does not agree totally with the ~:ontents
ordinance.
In ~swer to Co~issioner Saunders, Mr. Arnold advised theft there
ordinance in place which gives the County Manager the authority
a water shortage emergency.
[~Assiet~t Utilities Administrator Bloetscher reported that a
~sifier will be installed next month which will allow 16 ~GD to
through the plant and be degasstfied and faltered.
'.~ Co~issioner Volpe questioned whether Mr. Arnold is anticipa~ing
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any action be taken within the next thirty days, to which he
~lied may be the Imposition of water restrictions, either by the
or to reaffirm those by the Water Management District.
i;Mr. Arnold s~.ated that staff is pursuing the design and construc-
of a second plant to be located at Vanderbilt Beach Road and
CR-951. He advised that negotiations are taking place with the pro-
perry owner to purchase the 20 acre site, but noted that negotiations
not proved to be positive and a court order of taking hearing has
,:Set for January 28, 1991. He requested that the Commission
this water plant as the County's #1 capital priority project
will give him some leverage with the various departments rela-
to the provisional use process. He noted that the plant is
'opoeed to be an ultimate 12 MGD facility, and the projected maximum
'ildemand for 1995 was 20 MGD and Is now 25 MGD. He related that the
ections for demand in the year 2000 is 32 MGD.
:? :'Commissioner Volpe stated that he feels that the County's #1
i°rity should be water conservation.
?%'Commissioner Hesse asked if implementation with regard to low flow
ms anticipated tn the near future. Mr. Arnold replie~d that
flow toilets, faucets and showers were discussed during the
,p with the City. He indicated that he has had discussions with
Manager Dorrtll with respect to a volunteer cadet program
r~'place at the high Schools where sample kits could be dietri-
for shower head~ and faucets.
!:~ In anawer to Commissioner Hasse, Mr. Ne~m~an stated that the
system at the Carlca Road tank is only capable Of 2 M(~D and it
used to supplement pumping from the Regional Water Plant, but
Ydoes not have the capacity to operate independently to serve the
Naples area. He affirmed that it was used one day last week
Lng peak demand tn order to regain storage capacity at the Regional
aent Plant.
loner Saunders indicated that he believes that conservation
to be done and staff is working in that regard. He related that
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needs to be given at subsequent Board Meetings relative to
:uction, and noted that if there is no resource to conserve, con-
will not answers all the questions in terms of water
lemurs. In addition, he stated that he feels that it is time to
an Independent water/sewer authority, and noted that a board
~rieed of water/sewer professionals could help ~uide staff in
some very important decisions.
Commissioner Saunders suggested that County Manager Dorrill place
agenda, the establishment of construction of the plant as a
~rity so that there will be a resource for the residents this
reason, and that staff be directed to come back to the Commission with
[t&rnattvee on how to set up an independent water/sewer authority.
Commissioner Saunders indicated that he would like to see the
er and legal staff come back and advise the Commission as to
.ternative ways of establishing an independent board that could make
decisions, i.e., appeals on assessments, etc.
Xt w~e the consensus of the Couisston to establish the construc-
of' the facilit-F mm a number #1 priority, ~d t~t staff co~ back
~ ~ of alte~tl~a An establishing ~ i~e~ndent or de~n-
~te~ ~ e~r au~horl~ to h~dle ~e~ee r~ging fros~ ~y to
operations, construction ts~ues and possibly policy iss-~am.
¥' Commissioner Ooodnight recalled that discussions were heid with
spect to Mr. Arnold speaking with Mr. Davis of the Cricket Lake
":tments regarding the success of his sewage treatment plaint over
years. She suggested that staff inquire as to the type of factlt-
leS/that he used which resulted In his success rate.
Commissioner Volpe suggested that staff present the Comm~tsslon
a plan of action, within the next 30 days, with regard to the
=lcipated alternatives that are available for the peak se~tson.
Commissioner Hasse stated that staff should also look ak the pre-
wellfteld situation, since there Is problem with regard to the
He noted that the City of Naples has limited com~ervation
feels that they should be approached to undertake th,! same
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of conservation that the County will be implementing.
Arnold reminded the Commission that a significant a~ount of
was expended with respect to the issue of whether the wellftelds
e~mffecting the surface wells in the Golden Gate Estates ~rea. He
~tnted out that the Mtsstmer report clearly demonstrated that the
elds were not being affected, but the primary cause of the fluc-
:ion was the canals in the area.
Commissioner Shanahan stated that it may be very beneficial for
to check with other counties that have had successful conser-
programs. He noted that billions of gallons of water have been
enforcing and using innovative and creative methods and com-
,g people for using low flow methods.
iCounty Manager Dorrill advised that several staff members were
a water conservation seminar in Phoenix since they have an
reputation of rationing water. He noted that ~ome of
i~ff ideas will be patterned from what is being done in the south-
":~iTraneportation Services Administrator Archibald stated that there
.~'a network in the transportation area, identified in the §, 10, and
i.iyear plan to fulfill the needs of Collier County. He noted that
costs associated with these needs have also been identified and
toritized. He Indicated that the various processes include:
acquisition of right-of-way, environmental permitting and
ion.
Archibald advised that staff has been going through the
procedures to get the road priorities under design, since
take from 2-10 years. He related that the cost of the
iA~n phase is relatively small, when the cost of construction is
~dered. He indicated that financing can be obtained through
fees and gas taxes for this phase.
:Mr. Archibald stated that the most important strate~ for under-
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~' the design phase is to identify the manpower needs to complete
of many projects.
[M~.-Archibald presented an outline of Col//er County's 5-10 Year
?am which is a listing of the goals on a project by project
He noted that time lines have also been established for the
phase and construction phase, pending construction dollars.
MC. Archibald stated that the Glaze Management Study, which will
-,Presented after Thanksgiving, quantifies and qualifies the needs of
Collier County from the different phases of the projects and what is
ed from an organizational standpoint. He noted that th,~ Study
~ls° outlines proposals that the Commission will be asked to consider
respect to implementing changes and revisions to the transpor-
system.
Mr. Archibald explained that the priorities, aa established and
in the 5-10 Year Plan, are driven by service levelf~ which are
Jart of the Growth Management Plan. He reported that the transpor-
plan includes timetables that have to be met and because of the
Management Plan, there are windows by which the County has to
and those projects have to be funded In order to meier con-
requirements. He cited that ~t wa8 anticipated th~tt the
!~0rity of the funding needs would be addressed through th(~ one cent
~les tax, and noted that today, he will present the altern~ttive: an
ssment district.
~LIn response to Commissioner Shanahan, Mr. Archibald advised that
Study included a series of elements: establishment of
tables reflecting the appropriate levels of service; capacit~y improve-
including access control, signal timing, intersection operations
lanes.
i/Mr''Archibald indicated that ~ast week DOT provided information
regard to the new revenues that they will be bringing
County and to addre~8 the State road needs in Collier County
that the last Legislative Session resulted in the revenue
~eams'for State roads doubling and the majority of those new dollars
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,[utilized for capital road improvements.
Mr. Archibald called attention to his supplemental handout and
'.ted out that Attachments I and 2 include the same information that
a part of the 8alee tax package. He noted that the dollars
'~'~ot changed from the total need standpoint or from the project by
!~ect cost.
,Commissioner Volpe questioned what would be done if the County
:not receive the commitments from the State. County Manager
~ill advised that last spring, the Commission discussed this
and the possibility of a moratorium type decision, but the
lition was taken to assume that responsibility. He affirmed that
Commission does have the opportunity to revisit that dl~cision, but
be confronted with the sane moratorium discussion and the same
concerns that were expressed last spring.
Commissioner Saunders indicated that the State has established
.avele of service on State Roads and the County has the ob.ligation to
train those levels if it is going to continue issuing building per-
.ts. He noted tha~ there are two alternatives: find way~ to improve
flow of traffic, or issue a moratorium.
County Manager Dorrlll stated that if the State's Plan is adopted
Legislature in April, Collier County needs to be th~ first
in the state to stand in line with contracts in hand to be
so that Collier County can borrow the money to be r~paid
!inning in the 6th year.
· Archibald advised that the outline as presented is one which
dollar needs will be developed for the assessment dist~'ict. He
~lained that in order to do this, determination needs to made with
lctlto the funding requirements for the County Road System and a
needs to be made as to how the State Road deficiencies will
i~'financed. He noted that FDOT will be undertaking many of the pro-
e~cts that have been unfunded in the past, and Collier County needs to
on those FDOT responsibilities that are not funded in the
tiaa frame to bring those projects ahead with the expectation
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ii:theywtll be retmburssable.
:'Mr. Archibald called attention to Attachment 2, Sheet 1 of I which
}resents $30 million of financing that Collier County will have to
and pay the interest on same, but will be reimbursed. He
that a program is needed for a two year period. He indicated
the attachment outlines the time frames which DOT has ,3cheduled
perform the work versus the time frames that the County needs to
in order to meet concurrency. He related that therlm are a
of projects that will need to be financed to bring them ahead
a period of two years.
Mr. Archibald pointed out that Attachment 3, Sheet ! of I relates
special assessment district and reflects a five year time frame
a County Road System shortfall of $51 million; a State Road
i~em shortfall of $8.9 million; and the financing of the {]30 million
~?revtously mentioned, amounts to approximately $6 million. He
that there will be a total shortfall for the five year CIE in
amount of $66 million. He explained that the $66 million ts the
that would be looked at for funding from a special al.easement.
noted that 267,000 equivalent units have been established County-
· and the per unit basis cost would be approximately $24,7 as a one
Cost to subsidize the $66 million shortfall, or if the per unit
is financed over a 20 year period, the cost per year on a per
would be $31.
In answer to Commissioner Saunders, County Manager Dorrtll stated
the assumption is that there will be a two tiered assessment
~y, and units that are already tn place derive a benefit
the State and County road expansion plan proceeding. Be related
the owners of raw land are also receiving a benefit since they
continue to develop the raw land under the concurrency provisions
=susa the County has obligated itself to make sure that those roads
place. He explained that there will be owners of pasture lands
feel that they have no immediate pla~s to develop those pro-
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:and the assumption as to his benefit as it relates to a rune-
of the potential number of units that could be built in the
Ittlra,~ay result in a challenge. He.indicated that expert legal
ce would nee,~ to be sought in this regard, but at the s~e time an
l~naering firm would need to be retained to improve on this type of
)~missioner Goodnight asked about agricultural land whi~=h ts
!~natsd at I unit per 5 acres. Mr. Archibald stated that when
Lng at the number of units that would be assessed, appro~imately
:600 units are shown for the Inunokalee area.
Mr. Archibald stated that based upon revenue projections and the
as provided for the second 5 year time frame, con-
,~eration should be given to goin~ back to "the pay as you £~o
He noted that the revenues will be equaling the e~:pen-
~itUres for the County Road System.
· ~ $~$ ~cees~ 10=45 A.M. Reconvened: 11.'00 A.M. at which
tt~ ~ty Clerk ~rtghi replaced ~ Clerk Hoffs~
Transportation Services Administrator Archibald stated that the
item of discussion is to look at alternate road financing con-
;~derations. He commented that in the handout (not provided for the
) are outlined a few of these alternatives. In referring to the
option listed, User Fee Option, Mr. Archibald noted that gaas-
ne taxes and tolls are user fees. He noted that, unfortunately,
a Legislative standpoint the County does not have the fl.;xibility
considering added gasolin~, tax at this time nor is it forecast to
Used in the near future. He cited that another option is a Taxing
let which has its l~ros and cons. He indicated that impl~menting
District is much eas~er than implementing an Assessm~mt
lct and suggested that the Board have Staff investigate this
further.
iIn-response to Commissioner Haese, Mr. Archibald explatne(t that
would create a County-wide Municipal Service Taxin~ Unit.
that a millage rate would be establis!~ed to produce the
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needed by the County on an annual basis which would be based on
va/use.
~ &aalatant County Manager McLemore stated that the problem with a
:Ang District is that it is based only on the assessed value.
Mr. Archibald continued with the third option and related ::hat
Staff is considering Impact Fee Financing. He informed that it: is
felt that County Impact Fees are as high as they can be, therefore, a
lstrict concept is being evaluated. He reported that the advantage
,~the District concept is that it takes into consideration th~, higher
costs of State roads. He explained that by adjusting the cost of
roadway improvements in the lane mi/es impacted, the Impact Fee
i~Creases. He revealed that the downside to this option is when the
iBpact fee is calculated because along with it is calculated credits
are accrued to users because of the gasoline tax and sales tax
~s paid over a period of time. He advised that with the change
gasoline and sales tax and the increased amount of money provided
~or State roads, the credit portion of the formula increases which is
tn some cases than the impact Fee.
· Commissioner Shanahan s~ated that the Board is constantly being
cized regarding Impact Fees in that the County is not maximizing
~m opportunity for Impact Fees and that growth is not paying for /'/.
'owth. He recommended that a message in detail be communicate,~ to
public that the County ie getting the maximum amount of road
Fees that are available.
i,/~Commif~eloner Volpe commented that he thought this was refer]:ing
.l¥.to State Road Impact Fees.
~Mr. Archibald stated that the Transportation Division is con-
IAdaring the possibility of increasing Impact Fees by Districts.. He
that more emphasis would be on the cost of the State Hoad to
if there is any methodolog~ in increasing Impact Fees. He ~tdvised
currently the County is collecting Impact Fees County-wide based
l'ii~a'network of both State and County Roads and is maximizing the use
Impact Fees on County Roads. He inform,~d that these sam~ fees
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used on State Roads. He commented that he does not see how a
:ate County Impact F~e and State Impact Fee could be created, and
were created the effects would be a decrease in Impact Fees
to the County. He related that through the District concept
would be separated out. He explained that the Districts created
to benefit from the expenditure of the collected revenue from the
~'trlct tn which it ts collected.
lount¥ Manager Dorrtll stated that Staff is evaluating this con-
He noted that there are Districts within the community ~here
State Road deficiency exceeds those of other Districts; therefore,
:his ie where a State Road Impact Fee would be contemplated.
Loeed that because of what ts called the nexus test which deter-
Lnes the fairness of levying Impact Fees, it is necessary to evaluate
circumstances carefully with advance credit given for futuz'e gaso-
line taxes figured into the situation.
~Count¥ Manager Dorrill called attention to the other area that
.be.explored which is whether or not future growth require~ a more
~ve solution. He said that once lane capacity is no lon~ler an
,on at ma~or intersections as in the case of Airport and Pt~e Ridge
~oad as well as A~rport and Golden Gate Parkway where an overpass
}1armed wand wtll be an expensive project, a type of overlay impact
ee.lwill be studied. For projects such as these which are att::ibu-
;~"e to future growth but have no available right-of-way, Coul~ty
Dorri11 explaAned that a study ts needed.
Mr. Archibald noted that another road financing option deals wt~h
tax bonding. He explained that by the Florida Statutes, C.~11ier
ty can take its second gas tax, which is referred to as th~ fifth
'sixth cent, and pledge it against bonds for financing road impro-
He informed that the County made pledges in ~978 and 1980
[Ch accounts for 80~ of the gas tax revenue. He disclosed that the
gas tax revenue was used for a $~0,000,000 bond, and that Collier
voted and approved a seventh cent gas tax which was bonded for
approximately $6,000,000 program. He informed, therefore, as the
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revenue is collected It is directed toward paying off the
He declared that the amount that ts left to bond ia a very
uount; and explained that last year the County planned to use
,000 of it~ gas tax revenues for bonding to help with the short-
however, it was found that there was Insufficient funds to make
~plan cost effective.
~Archibald clarified for Commissioner Volpe that the option gas
~not been pledged for bonds because it is an option gas; tax
'agreed to on a local level for a fixed number of yeals. He
,latned that the current option tax ts for ten years which does not
a long enough period of time to consider those dollars for
g a bond issue. He advised that a large portion of the option
.,.,ta~ :,','Is going toward maintaining the existing road system.
County Manager Dorrl11 noted that the option ~as tax ts the only
~eeource that the Road and Bridge Department has because the County is
:ecluded from levying an ad valorem tax to support this department's
enance operation.
Volpe pointed out that the Road and Bridge DE,partment
~pending $~.4 million a year and in 1990 they will be collecting
y $5 million, and he does not understand why this ts not
used for bonding. He continued by saying that gas tax revenues
[r~the source of funds that should be used to finance the ro~d
:ruction and that bonding ts a good alternative. He questioned
gao tax sources the County has?
;Mr. Archibald referred to a recently finished report regal:ding gas
ax!~revenues and what funds they are being used for whether i~: is
tal or maintenance. He pointed out that for the most par': the
are being used for either debt service, maintenance, or tn
cases capital. He explained that the second gas t~u~ which is the
gas tax by Florida Statute that Is available from a cone':itu-
al, standpoint for bond purposes already has approximatel]! $1
~°n of the total pledged for bonds which is 80~ of the ga~l tax
· The surplus of this, he advised, is approximately $:[.3
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l~on which is being used for the Capital Improvement Fund. He
that the $1.3 million Is not sufficient to make a bondir~g
FOrt. He informed that the other 20~ of the gas tax revenu~ is
used for the operation section, Fund 101.
Mr. Archibald specified that the seventh cent gas tax is currently
approximately $1 million which in its entirety is p~t into
313, Capital Improvements. He advised that he would che(:k to see
this fund ia available for bonding and to what degree.
Mr. Archibald stated that there ts the concern that the County
to have an on-going design, right-of-way, acquisition, l~er-
and construction program so that money is not taken fl.*om the
to pay for now, if it ia not coat effective.
~iIn response to Commissioner Volpe, County Manager Dorrtll noted
it ia important to look at long term debt for major road segments
~proJects such as intersection improvements, turn lanes, a~d traf-
l~ghts.
Transportation Planner, explained that what i~ hoped
~liahed ~s that after five years the County can re'~urn to a
option. He stated that there is some money from the
~Ocal sixth cent gas tax that goes into the maintenance and o~erating
and some that ~s in the existing revenue stream that is reducing
the backlog of the first five years from $107 million down to
.on. He noted that if this funding is taken away and bonded over
ten or fifteen years, the money will be available for the first five
worth of projects; however, at the end of five years the County
still be paying the debt service and there will not be any revs-
left.
';'C.°mmission~r~ -~ volpe pointed out that there needs to be a plan for
g term money management for the County.
Assistant County Manager McLemore agreed with the point
Saunders made in that only one bond issue can be. made on
tax revenue and that there will be substantial interim financing
Which w~ll need to be funded from current revenues. He, added
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will analyze for the Commission the possibility of bonding
monies.
C°~tsstoner Volpe suggested that this information be available
if0re any final decision ts made with respect to a County-wide
Assessment District.
~ommtssioner Volpe clarified that the direction to Staff is tn
ion to reviewing a County-wide Special Assessment Dtstl'tct that
additional bonding be reviewed regarding the gas ti~ revenues
'~p~ctfically the sixth cent tax. He questioned if there~ is a time
that needs to be scheduled.
County Manager Dorrtll commented that he has not seen ~y t~pe of
; however, it ts Important to receive from County At:torne¥
the type of special legal assistance that will be necessary.
ioner Saunders pointed out that there is a one time
)constraint for creating a Special Assessment District which is that It
to be established In advance of January 1 of the year in which
m planned to be collected.
~esistant County Manager McLemore commented that the anltlysts w111
done as quickly as possible in order to keep the proJectl~ moving.
Manager Dorrlll noted that a schedule will also be forthcoming
fTransportatton Servtce Administrator Archibald stated that another
for discussion is the airport system that currentll~ exists as
as future additions to lt. lie added that the Immokale~ Airport
to be a real resource that needs to be taken advalttage of.
,explained that the Department is going ahead with the selection of
~nt and will bring back to the Board as quickly as possible a
:act for consideration to do the final specification fsi' road
)rovements and water and sewer improvements for the 480 ac:re
park. Also, he said the DRI application for the airport
pursued as well as the platting for a planned unit development
Ipt for more than ~,000 acres of property. He explained that of
I~acreage there is the industrial park and two other lar~e areas
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Will be used for either Industrial or commercial use as well as
'~..~rea designated for a fixed base operation. He suggested that an
Lssus that needs to be considered for the future is the hiring of an
manager to address the development at the Immokalee Airport as
~ll.:as the lsyout plan for the Everglades Airport and plans Marco
rport if it is transferred to Collier County.
.i~Coatssioner Shanahan pointed out the EDC has placed tn their top
,rtty the industrial development of the Immokalee Airport and
~tal Park. He noted that this piece of property can be turned
an asset for the community in Immokalee. He supported the pro-
:;and urged the continued development of this land.
'-Mr. Archibald commented that the Airport System ts a transpor-
~&tion system that ts identified at the State level, and as it deve-
~s, resources may be required to assure that it grows to The
potent iai.
in response to Commissioner Shanahan, Mr. Archibald pointed out
'.;i~rants are available to the County and right now the County
does
m $.75 million grant but it cannot be utilized until further
are taken.
COmmissioner Shanahan noted that in order to have a comnttment
industry to move into this area there needs to be infrastructure
ichi'~kes it essential to move ahead on the DRI and infrat, tructure
~ since the funds are available for development.
."-In response to Commissioner Hasse, Mr. Archibald commented that at
,present the County is not doing anything with Marco Airport; however,
State has received the proposals and there ts a fixed period of
'"in which they have to review them, but hopefully the St:ate will
back with some indication of what direction they will proceed.
.~explatnsd that only two proposals were submitted, and it appears
it:there may be a ~ood opportunity to work out an agreement DNR. He
:ed that eventually it is planned to have an air carrier providing
.'to the airport possibly only for the season, and added that
tnes did service the airport in the past. He alleged that the
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looking at the airport to provide more transportation set-
~uatsstoner Volpe voiced his reservations as to whether this air-
wall provide transportation services and commented that it ts
y for fueling and storage of planes according to th,.~ report.
Co~uaissioner Shanahan noted that if Naples Airport ts phased out,
Marco Airport will become even more important.
!Com~Aseloner Volpe questioned if in terms of long term money mana-
gement for the County, there ts an overall financial plan? County
'er Dorrill stated that the finance committee has a rev,~nue fore-
on a quarterly basis with an annual budget estimate, but does not
t beyond one year. Mr. Dorrill commented that it needs to be
red to have a five-year non-CIE plan to be able to look at both
non-CIE requests as a function of a five-year Capit~ll Plan.
~oted that more time needs to be spent reviewing and
'lng the fiscal policy when it is adopted and what the tmpli-
one are going to be on the Constitutional Officer's off:Ices the
.g summer. He suggested that a two-year trend anal¥~ts be con-
=ed for ad valorem taxes since this effects the voters ~ost
y. He recommended having computer models run for fo]'ecasting
will depict whether revenues need to be limited up front.
Co.missioner Volpe stated that Brevard County through a Special
'of the Legislature tn 1974 and amended tn 1985, has an Act that
all governmental units within the County that have the power to
ad valorem taxes cannot increase their operating expen~es by more
over the previous years expenses unless it Is submitted to
electorate. He explained that this excludes capital projects and
only operating expenses. He pointed out that the Act has
to work. He stated that perhaps a special Act ts not needed,
:'~t should be established that this year the Board ts not going to
~lOW the expense for 1991-1992 to exceed a certain amount.
County Manager Dorrill related that there are three methods to
this goal which are to adopt a Resolution, adopt an Ordinance,
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method of a Special Act or Charter provision which would be the
stringent. He suggested that when the Boards~ fiscal policy ts
considered for adoption for 1991 some general guidelines should
for expenditures or new program requests, there needs to be a
1icy on total capital improvements to include a five-year non-CIE
and there needs to be some indication of limiting revenue as
;'as a two-year revenue forecast as it effects ad valorem taxes.
ther, he said, controlling mechanisms to hold all involved to the
~anned fiscal policy should be considered at the same time.
'Commissioner Volpe pointed out that if a Special Act is decided
as the way of control, there is a disadvantage in that if a cap
~/'ptxt on general ad valorem taxes then Special Taxing Districts will
~for~ed. He added that these Special Taxing Districts are more
)table to the public because the taxed areas will benefit directly
the tax. Commissioner Hasse cited that this works fine for the
,affluent areas, but the other areas also need to be taken care
iCounty Manager Dorrill suggested that the next workshop for Stra-
'Ic~Planning be held on November 28, 1990 which was agreed to by the
There being no further business for the Good of the County, the
was adjourned by Order of the Chair - Time: 12:00 Noon.
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