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LANDSCAPE & SAFETY COMMITTEE MEE
NOVEMBER 16,2015
The Landscape & Safety Committee of the Pelican Bay Services Division met on Monday,
November 16 at 1:00 p.m. at the Community Center at Pelican Bay, located at 8960 Hammock
Oak Drive,Naples, Florida 34108. The following members attended.
Landscape& Safety Committee Ken Dawson
Joe Chicurel, Chairman Scott Streckenbein
Tom Cravens
Pelican Bay Services Division Staff Mary McCaughtry, Operations Analyst
Neil Dorrill, Administrator Lisa Jacob, Associate Project Manager
Marion Bolick, Operations Manager Barbara Shea, Recording Secretary
Also Present
Susan O'Brien, PBSD Chair
Dave Trecker, PBSD
Mike Shepherd, Pelican Bay Resident
APPROVED AGENDA (AS AMENDED)
1. Call to order
2. Agenda approval
3. Approval of 10/27/2015 minutes
4. Audience comments
5. Administrator's report
a. Update on sharrow repainting
b. Update on enhanced police patrols
c. Proposed PBSD/PBF landscape maintenance easement
d. Street lighting study
e. Entrance landscaping
6. Bicycle safety
a. Update on PBSD Community Bicycle and Vehicle Safety Education Program
b. Complaints about large packs of cyclists racing through stop signs and crosswalks
in Pelican Bay
c. Automobile speeding on Pelican Bay roads.
d. Commercial vehicles parking on Pelican Bay Blvd.
7. *New Pelican Bay Landscaping Goals and Guidelines
8. Resident complaints about the appearance and beauty of the Pelican Bay North
Entrance at Oakmont Pkwy. and L'Ambiance
9. Old business
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10. New business
a. Alternative landscape design using pavers (Ken Dawson)
11. Adjournment
ROLL CALL
All members were present and a quorum was established
AGENDA APPROVAL
Mr. Cravens motioned, Mr. Dawson seconded to approve the agenda as amended,
adding items #6d and #10a. The motion carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF 10/27/15 MEETING MINUTES
Mr. Cravens motioned,Mr. Dawson seconded to approve the 10/27/15 meeting
minutes as amended. The motion carried unanimously.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Ms. Diane Lustig and Ms. Susan O'Brien commented. Sgt. Bohannon of the Collier
County Sheriff's Office discussed issues related to (1) car carriers and contractors parked on
Pelican Bay streets, (2)joggers, bicyclists and rollerbladers travelling on Pelican Bay streets, and
(3) the benefits of alternating morning patrols with our additional seasonal evening patrols.
UPDATE ON SHARROW REPAINTING
Mr. Dorrill reported that staff will obtain an approved purchase order from Collier
County Procurement Services today for the repainting of 158 sharrows by the Collier County
contractor McShea.
UPDATE ON ENHANCED POLICE PATROLS
Mr. Dorrill reported that PBSD's FY16 budget contains $30,000 for seasonal Collier
County Sheriff patrols beginning 11/27/15. The Board's consensus was to stagger the patrols to
include some additional morning patrols to focus on traffic violations in Pelican Bay.
UPDATE ON PROPOSED PBSD/PBF LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE EASEMENT
Mr. Dorrill discussed the possibility of a generic easement for landscaping work being
performed by PBSD staff for the benefit of Pelican Bay Foundation property.
UPDATE ON STREET LIGHTING STUDY
Mr. Dorrill reported that an engineering firm has been hired for the PBSD street lighting
study, and is currently in the preliminary phase of the design process.
UPDATE ON ENTRANCE LANDSCAPING
Mr. Dorrill reported that the existing wing wall signs at the entrances to Pelican Bay are
in need of repair, repainting and/or replacement. The consensus of the committee was to
maintain the current sign style and that repairs and/or repainting should be completed where
necessary.
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UPDATE ON PBSD COMMUNITY BICYCLE AND VEHICLE SAFETY EDUCATION
PROGRAM
Dr. Chicurel reported that the PBSD Board would continue with its current "Bicycle and
Vehicle Safety Education Program."
COMPLAINTS ABOUT LARGE PACKS OF CYCLISTS RACING THROUGH STOP
SIGNS AND CROSSWALKS IN PELICAN BAY
Board members have observed cyclists not stopping for stop signs or at crosswalks as
required by traffic laws. By consensus, the Board directed staff to request staggered seasonal
patrols by the Sheriffs Office to include morning hours to focus on traffic violations.
AUTOMOBILE SPEEDING ON PELICAN BAY ROADS
Board members have observed speeding automobiles in Pelican Bay. By consensus, the
Board directed staff to request seasonal patrols by the Sheriffs Office to include some focus on
traffic violations within Pelican Bay utilizing staggered hours.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES PARKING ON PELICAN BAY BLVD.
Mr. Cravens has observed contractors' vehicles illegally parked on Pelican Bay Blvd.
Sgt. Bohannon suggested that residents call the Sheriffs nonemergency telephone number with
complaints of illegal parking, and his department will respond and issue tickets where
appropriate.
NEW PELICAN BAY LANDSCAPING GOALS AND GUIDELINES
The Board discussed Dr. Chicurel's draft of "Pelican Bay Landscaping Goals and
Guidelines." Changes made by consensus were (1) remove item I. 1. a., (2) add the words
"wherever possible" to begin the sentence in item II and complete the sentence with "and
maintenance," (3) add the words "wherever possible" to begin the sentence in item III and
change the word "plants" to "vegetation," (4) remove item IV. 2., (5) remove item V. a., and (6)
add the words "and tree canopy" after the word"landscapes" in item V.
RESIDENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE APPEARANCE AND BEAUTY OF THE
PELICAN BAY NORTH ENTRANCE AT OAKMONT PKWY AND L'AMBIANCE
Dr. Chicurel will meet with the resident who has complained about the appearance of the
north entrance at Oakmont Pkwy. and L'Ambiance to agree upon a solution.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS: ALTERNATIVE LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Mr. Dawson gave a brief presentation on a new landscape design which would include
pavers and/or stones in portions of the medians which would provide improved visibility and less
maintenance. Mr. Dorrill will look into this type of option and report back at a future meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
IThe meeting was adjourned at 2:55 p.m.
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Minutes approved [ ✓1 as presented OR F 1 as amended ON { 01 - 11—��O 1 date
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