Agenda 03/22/2016 Item #16D 3 3/22/2016 16.D.3.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to provide direction to staff to prepare and publicly vet Land Development Code
(LDC)amendments to modify current off-site native vegetation retention alternatives established in
LDC Section 3.05.07 H.l.f.iii.a-b during the 2015 LDC Amendment Cycle 2, and authorize staff to
explore adding new off-site native vegetation retention alternatives as part of a future LDC
amendment cycle.
OBJECTIVE: To request direction from the Board to(1)prepare and publicly vet LDC amendments to
modify the current methods for calculating monetary payments and land donations with endowments
established in LDC section 3.05.07 H.1.f.iii.a-b during the 2015 LDC Amendment Cycle 2; and (2)
explore adding new off-site native vegetation retention alternatives and bring forward as amendments in a
future LDC amendment cycle,as feasible.
CONSIDERATIONS: LDC section 3.05.07 B establishes on-site native vegetation retention standards
and criteria for development projects. In 2010, the LDC was amended to include LDC Section 3.05.07
H.1.f.iii.a-b which identified two alternatives for satisfying the on-site native vegetation retention
requirements. These two alternatives allow for off-site preservation: 1) monetary payment to Collier
County for conservation purposes or 2) donation of land, with land management endowments,to Collier
County or to another government agency for conservation purposes.
In June 2015, at the request of the Board, staff presented information regarding the off-site native
vegetation retention alternatives.The presentation focused on the donation of land option and whether the
endowment for land management, as currently calculated pursuant to the LDC, is sufficient to manage
donated properties in the future. At that time, six land donations had been accepted, each providing
endowments calculated to last approximately seven years. Since that time, the Board has accepted two
additional land donations with management endowments. On July 7, 2015, after a staff presentation of
options to amend the two alternatives and public discussion(Agenda Item 11G),the Board directed staff
to work with the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC) and the
Development Services Advisory Committee (DSAC) to provide recommendations to increase the long-
term land management endowments and to review the monetary donations option as well.
CCLAAC and DSAC, and their respective subcommittees, met multiple times between July and
December 2015 to discuss and provide recommendations regarding the monetary donation and land
management endowment calculations to Collier County or to another governmental agency. See the
attachment, Overview of Advisory Board Meetings and Current Recommendations for Alternatives 1 and
2, for the schedule of public meetings and the advisory board's proposals to amend the existing
alternatives. Based on these recommendations, LDC amendments can be prepared and publicly vetted
within the current 2015 LDC Amendment Cycle 2.Both alternatives will be fully vetted through the LDC
amendment cycle process and the Collier County Planning Commission will provide a final
recommendation to the Baard.
Both proposals include a recommendation to review and update actual costs and revise the required
endowment amounts every 3 years.
During the review and discussion of the recommendations to the existing alternatives by DSAC, two
additional alternatives to off-site native vegetation retention were proposed:
Additional Alternative 3: To develop a process to allow a land owner to dedicate and maintain qualified
private lands, in perpetuity through a conservation easement dedicated to the county on an off-site
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location. This alternative was proposed by a member of DSAC.When DSAC brought the alternative to a rTh
vote,the motion identified the alternative needs extensive research and discussion prior to being brought
forward as an LDC amendment. The need for additional research and vetting was also supported by
stakeholders attending the meeting to discuss the item. Therefore, it is proposed that this concept is
explored, researched, and discussed with community members and advisory boards before an LDC
amendment is proposed and included in a future cycle.
Additional Alternative 4: To calculate the currently allowed monetary payment based on the market value
of the preserve lands to be mitigated This alternative was proposed by stakeholders. It is proposed this
concept is explored, researched, and discussed with community members and advisory boards before an
LDC amendment is proposed and included in a future cycle.
FISCAL IMPACT: There are no anticipated fiscal impacts associated with this Executive Summary
requesting LDC amendments. The two alternatives use the same costs assumptions for the first 5 years of
the management of donated parcels - $558/ac/year. Where they differ is that after 5 years, the DSAC
proposal reduces the annual management funds from $558 to $141 per acre under a conventional
understanding that once land management has been in effect for 5 years,the properties will reach a stasis
condition that can be maintained with fewer resources. While that may have held true in the past, staff's
experience is that new exotics are constantly invading,making predictions of lowered maintenance needs
after 5 years uncertain. Additionally, larger areas are more cost efficient to treat, so the DSAC
recommended cost structure assumes that 70% of the multi-parcel projects have been acquired after 5
years and efficiencies of scale can be realized. Currently, Collier County owns approximately 50% of
each of the multi-parcel project areas.A comparison of proposed land endowment funding proposals after
10 and 50 years in the program (using the assumed interest rate of 2.25% and assumed inflation rate of
3.0%)is below:
Recommendation Total Principal Principal Cost/ac/year
Endowment remaining after 10 remaining after 50
years years
CCLAAC $36,500 $33,593 $909 $558/ac/yr
DSAC $17,200 $12,246 $11,797 $558/ac years 1-5,
$141/ac years 6-50
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There are no GMP impacts associated with this Executive
Summary requesting LDC amendments.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been approved for form and legality and requires
majority vote for approval.-JAB
RECOMMENDATION: To provide direction to staff to: (1)prepare and publicly vet LDC amendments
to modify the current methods for calculating monetary payments and land donations with endowments
established in LDC section 3.05.07 H.1.f.iii.a-b during the 2015 LDC Amendment Cycle 2; and (2)
explore adding new off-site native vegetation retention alternatives and bring forward as amendments in a
future LDC amendment cycle,as feasible.
Prepared By:Alexandra Sulecki,Principal Environmental Specialist,Parks and Recreation Division,
Conservation Collier Program and Caroline Cilek,LDC Manager,Development Review,Growth
Management Department
Attachment: 1)Overview of Advisory Board Meetings and Current Recommendations for Alternatives
1 and 2
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.16.D.16.D.3.
Item Summary: Recommendation to provide direction to staff to prepare and publicly vet
Land Development Code (LDC) amendments to modify current off-site native vegetation
retention alternatives established in LDC Section 3.05.07 H.1.f.iii.a-b during the 2015 LDC
Amendment Cycle 2, and provide direction to staff to explore adding new off-site native
vegetation retention alternatives as part of a future LDC amendment cycle.
Meeting Date: 3/22/2016
Prepared By
Name: BetancurNatali
Title: Operations Analyst,Parks&Recreation
2/25/2016 1:00:52 PM
Submitted by
Title: Environmental Specialist,Principal,Conservation Collier
Name: SuleckiAlexandra
2/25/2016 1:00:53 PM
Approved By
Name: Washburnllonka
Title: Manager-Park Operations,Parks &Recreation
Date: 2/25/2016 1:11:37 PM
Name: WilliamsBarry
Title: Division Director-Parks&Recreation,Parks&Recreation
Date: 2/25/2016 1:20:30 PM
Name: SuleckiAlexandra
Title: Environmental Specialist,Principal,Conservation Collier
Date: 2/25/2016 4:28:01 PM
Name: LorenzWilliam
Title: Division Director-CDES Engineering Svc,Natural Resources
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Date: 2/25/2016 4:35:07 PM
Name: McLeanMatthew
Title: Project Manager,Principal,Development Review
Date: 2/26/2016 8:23:52 AM
Name: AlonsoHailey
Title: Operations Analyst,Public Services Department
Date: 2/26/2016 12:02:15 PM
Name: FrenchJames
Title: Deputy Department Head-GMD,Growth Management Department
Date: 2/26/2016 2:41:27 PM
Name: TownsendAmanda
Title: Division Director-Operations Support,Public Services Department
Date: 3/3/2016 9:15:40 AM
Name: BelpedioJennifer
Title: Assistant County Attorney, CAO General Services
Date: 3/3/2016 1:48:55 PM
Name: CarnellSteve
Title: Department Head-Public Services,Public Services Department
Date: 3/8/2016 9:44:47 AM
Name: BelpedioJennifer
Title:Assistant County Attorney, CAO General Services
Date: 3/8/2016 10:28:53 AM
Name: KlatzkowJeff
Title: County Attorney,
Date: 3/8/2016 3:39:34 PM
Name: FinnEd
Title: Management/Budget Analyst, Senior,Office of Management&Budget
Date: 3/14/2016 4:11:42 PM
Name: CasalanguidaNick
Title: Deputy County Manager, County Managers Office
Date: 3/15/2016 1:30:33 PM
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Overview of Advisory Board Meetings and
Current Recommendations for Alternatives 1 and 2
The following provides an overview of the advisory board meetings held to discuss the off-site native
vegetation retention requirements.
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Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee July 13,2015
Development Services Advisory Committee September 2,2015
Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee subcommittee October 12,2015
Development Services Advisory Committee subcommittee October 19,2015
Development Services Advisory Committee subcommittee November 12,2015
Development Services Advisory Committee December 12,2015
Development Services Advisory Committee January 6,2016
Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee subcommittee January 11,2016
The following tables identify the current Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee and
Development Services Advisory Committee recommendations for alternatives 1 and 2. These are
proposed to be included in the current LDC amendment cycle.
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Monetary Donation
Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee $86,500/acre*
recommendation
Development Services Advisory Committee recommendation $50,000/acre**
*Includes$50,000 for land costs,real property management fees,closing costs,etc.and$36,500 for management endowment.
**Includes$32,000 land cost,$4,000 initial exotic removal cost,and$13,200 for
management endowment.
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Principal Principal Principal Total provided with
Balance Balance Balance exotic$4,000
Year 1 Year 20+ Year 50+ removal funding added
Conservation Collier $32,500 $32,435* -$1,016* $36,500
Land Acquisition
Advisory Committee
recommendation
Development Services $13,200 $13,149.79** $11,787.20** $17,200
Advisory Committee
recommendation
+Assumes a 2.25% interest rate and 3.0% inflation rate which were deemed not unreasonable by Collier County Office of
Management and Budget.
*Assumes$558/ac/year.
**Assumes$558/ac for years 1-5,and$141/ac thereafter.Also assumes that no new unexpected exotic species emerge once the
parcel is clean,and that 70%of the project area is acquired.
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