BCC Minutes 09/13/2016 R BCC
REGULAR
MEETING
MINUTES
September 13, 2016
September 13, 2016
TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Naples, Florida, September 13, 2016
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Board of County
Commissioners, in and for the County of Collier, and also acting as the
Board of Zoning Appeals and as the governing board(s) of such special
districts as have been created according to law and having conducted
business herein, met on this date at 9:00 a.m., in REGULAR SESSION
in Building "F" of the Government Complex, East Naples, Florida,
with the following members present:
CHAIRMAN: Donna Fiala
Tom Henning
Georgia Hiller
Tim Nance
Penny Taylor
ALSO PRESENT:
Leo Ochs, County Manager
Nick Casalanguida, Deputy County Manager
Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney
Crystal Kinzel, Director of Finance and Accounting
Troy Miller, Communications & Customer Relations
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Community Redevelopment Agency Board (CRAB)
Airport Authority
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AGENDA
Board of County Commission Chambers
Collier County Government Center
3299 Tamiami Trail East, 3rd Floor
Naples, FL 34112
September 13, 2016
9:00 AM
Commissioner Donna Fiala, District 1 —BCC Chair Commissioner Tim Nance,
District 5— BCC Vice-Chair; CRAB Chair
Commissioner Georgia Hiller, District 2 — Community & Economic Development
Chair Commissioner Tom Henning, District 3 — PSCC Representative
Commissioner Penny Taylor, District 4 — CRAB Vice-Chair; TDC Chair
NOTICE: ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS MUST
REGISTER PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE AGENDA ITEM TO BE
ADDRESSED. ALL REGISTERED SPEAKERS WILL RECEIVE UP TO THREE
(3) MINUTES UNLESS THE TIME IS ADJUSTED BY THE CHAIRMAN.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON GENERAL TOPICS NOT ON THE CURRENT OR
FUTURE AGENDA TO BE HEARD NO SOONER THAN 1:00 P.M., OR AT THE
CONCLUSION OF THE AGENDA; WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.
REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON SUBJECTS WHICH ARE NOT ON
THIS AGENDA MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING WITH EXPLANATION
TO THE COUNTY MANAGER AT LEAST 13 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF
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THE MEETING AND WILL BE HEARD UNDER "PUBLIC PETITIONS."
PUBLIC PETITIONS ARE LIMITED TO THE PRESENTER, WITH A
MAXIMUM TIME OF TEN MINUTES.
ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD
WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING PERTAINING THERETO,
AND THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD
OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE
TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 2003-53 AS AMENDED BY
ORDINANCE 2004-05 AND 2007-24, REQUIRES THAT ALL LOBBYISTS
SHALL, BEFORE ENGAGING IN ANY LOBBYING ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ADDRESSING THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS), REGISTER WITH THE CLERK TO THE BOARD AT THE
BOARD MINUTES AND RECORDS DEPARTMENT.
IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY
ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING,
YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN
ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT THE COLLIER COUNTY FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT DIVISION LOCATED AT 3335 EAST TAMIAMI TRAIL,
SUITE 1, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34112-5356, (239) 252-8380; ASSISTED
LISTENING DEVICES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED ARE AVAILABLE IN
THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION.
LUNCH RECESS SCHEDULED FOR 12:00 NOON TO 1:00 P.M
1. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. Pastor Michael Bannon - Crossroads Community Church of Naples
2. AGENDA AND MINUTES
A. Approval of today's regular, consent and summary agenda as amended (Ex
Parte Disclosure provided by Commission members for consent agenda.)
B. June 28, 2016 - BCC/Regular Meeting Minutes
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C. July 12, 2016 - BCC/Regular Meeting Minutes
3. SERVICE AWARDS
A. EMPLOYEE
1) 20 Year Attendees
a) Raul Llorca— Road Maintenance
2) 30 Year Attendees
a) Jon Flomerfelt— Wastewater
b) Jesse Komorny— Water Department
c) Marc Stephenson— Water Department
3) 35 Year Attendees
a) Daniel O'Brien— Road Maintenance
B. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
C. RETIREES
1) 26 Years of Service
a) Julio Ordonez— Transportation Engineering
2) 15 Years of Service
a) Les Williams — EMS
4. PROCLAMATIONS
A. Proclamation recognizing the United Way of Collier County for their
contributions to the community, and to wish them yet another year of great
success as they kick off the 2016-2017 campaign. To be accepted by Steve
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Cornell, Public Services Department Head; Steve Sanderson, United Way
Executive Director; Tom Donahue, United Way Board Chair; Ann Bares,
Vice President of Volunteer Engagement for the United Way; Elizabeth A.
Morano, Vice President, Resource Development for the United Way; and
other members and partners of the United Way.
B. Proclamation designating September 2016 as Immokalee Soccer Pit Cobras
Month in Collier County, in celebration of the success of the Immokalee
Soccer Pit Cobras U17 Boys as champions in Division 1 of the USA League,
champions of the Florida Region C and President's Cup, winners of the
Region III Championship held in College Station, Texas, and for advancing
to the President's Cup National Title game in Tulsa, Oklahoma. To be
accepted by Coach Manny Touran, Assistant Coaches Manuel Preciado &
Saintano Damas and the Soccer Pit Cobras team.
C. Proclamation recognizing the Galleria Shoppes at Vanderbilt as the latest
recipient of the Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP Award) for
contributing to the greater good of Collier County by advocating the
"Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" message and thereby helping to prolong the
usable life of the Collier County Landfill. To be accepted by Mr. Andrew
Johns, Property Manager and Mr. Mike Haupert, Leasing Manager.
5. PRESENTATIONS
A. Recommendation to recognize Rolando Carrillo, Maintenance Worker,
Parks and Recreation as the July Employee of the Month 2016.
B. Len Lindahl, Assistant Executive Director, South Florida Water
Management District, to provide an update on the Picayune Strand
Restoration Project.
6. PUBLIC PETITIONS
A. Public Petition request from Mr. John Lundin, on behalf of the Immokalee
Chamber of Commerce, requesting that the Board of County Commissioners
provide funding to hire a consultant to conduct a feasibility study of, and to
lobby for, municipal incorporation for Immokalee.
B. Public Petition request from Mr. Dennis B. Slabaugh requesting that the
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Board of County Commissioners set a minimum distance between
commercial dumpsters and single-family dwellings, and further requesting a
requirement that commercial dumpsters be sealed.
Item #7 to be heard no sooner than 1:00 pm unless otherwise noted.
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON GENERAL TOPICS NOT ON THE CURRENT
OR FUTURE AGENDA
Item #8 and Item #9 to be heard no sooner than 1:30 pm unless otherwise noted.
8. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
9. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. This item requires that ex parte disclosure be provided by Commission
members. Should a hearing be held on this item, all participants are
required to be sworn in. Recommendation to approve an Ordinance
amending Ordinance No. 2002-71, the Pelican Marsh Planned Unit
Development, and amending Ordinance No. 2004-41, the Collier County
Land Development Code, by amending the appropriate zoning atlas map or
maps by changing the zoning classification of an additional 43.2± acres of
land zoned Rural Agricultural (A) to the Pelican Marsh PUD; by amending
the Planned Unit Development document and the Master Plan to add R1
district parcels for 66 single-family dwelling units; by correcting a
scrivener's error in the PUD Master Development Plan to Ordinance No.
2002-71 which omitted 141.6 acres east of Livingston Road; by adding an
access point to Livingston Road; by providing development standards for the
R1 district; by increasing the reserve and right-of-way; and by providing an
effective date. The property to be added to the PUD is located in the
northeast quadrant of Livingston Road and Vanderbilt Beach Road in
Section 31, Township 48 South, Range 26 East, Collier County, Florida
consisting of 2,256.8± acres for the entire Pelican Marsh PUD [PUDR-
PL20140002211].
B. This item requires that ex parte disclosure be provided by Commission
members. Should a hearing be held on this item, all participants are
required to be sworn in. Recommendation to approve a Resolution
amending Resolution Number 95-71 (Development Order No. 95-01), as
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amended, for the Pelican Marsh Development of Regional Impact ("DRI")
located in Sections 25, 27, 34, 35 and 36, Township 48 South, Range 25
East and Section 31, Township 48 South, Range 26 East in Collier County,
Florida by providing for: Section One, Amendments to Development Order
by adding 43.2 acres to the DRI; by revising Exhibit "D" and Map "H3"
contained in the DRI Development Order to add 43.2 acres to the DRI and
an access point on Livingston Road; and by reducing the reserve by 2 acres;
Section Two, Findings of Fact; Section Three, Conclusions of Law; and
Section Four, Effect of Previously Issued Development Orders, Transmittal
to Department of Economic Opportunity and Effective Date. (Petition DOA-
PL20140002309, companion to Petition PUDR- PL20140002211).
C. This item requires that ex parte disclosure be provided by Commission
members. Should a hearing be held on this item, all participants are
required to be sworn in. Recommendation to approve an Ordinance
amending Ordinance No. 2014-34, the RMC-Enclave Residential Planned
Unit Development, and amending Ordinance No. 2004-41, the Collier
County Land Development Code, by amending the appropriate zoning atlas
map or maps by changing the zoning classification of an additional 12.17±
acres of land zoned Community Facility Planned Unit Development
(CFPUD) known as the Grace Romanian Baptist Church of Naples CFPUD
to the Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD) zoning district known
as the RMC-Enclave RPUD; by adding 48 residential dwelling units for a
total of 162 residential dwelling units or by adding 150 group housing units
for a total of 500 group housing units; by amending the master plan; by
repealing Ordinance No. 11-18, the Grace Romanian Baptist Church of
Naples CFPUD; and by providing an effective date. The subject property is
located at the northwest quadrant of Learning Lane and Livingston Road, in
Section 13, Township 48 South, Range 25 East, Collier County, Florida
consisting of 40.55± acres.
D. Recommendation to consider adopting an Ordinance amending Ordinance
Number 04-41, as amended, the Collier County Land Development Code,
which includes the comprehensive land regulations for the unincorporated
area of Collier County, Florida, by amending Chapter One— General
Provisions; Chapter Two — Zoning Districts and Uses; Chapter Three—
Resource Protection; Chapter Four— Site Design and Development
Standards; Chapter Five— Supplemental Standards; Chapter Six—
Infrastructure Improvements and Adequate Public Facilities Requirements;
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Chapter Nine — Variations From Code Requirements; Chapter Ten
Application, Review, and Decision-Making Procedures, and as further
described in the attached amendments.
E. This item continued to the October 11, 2016 BCC Meeting. This item
requires that ex parte disclosure be provided by Commission members.
Should a hearing be held on this item, all participants are required to be
sworn in. Recommendation to approve an Ordinance amending Ordinance
no. 2004-41, as amended, the Collier County Land Development Code,
which established the comprehensive zoning regulations for the
unincorporated area of Collier County, Florida, by amending the appropriate
zoning atlas map or maps by changing the zoning classification of the herein
described real property from a Mobile Home (MH) zoning district to a
Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD) zoning district for the
project known as Highview Roost Road RPUD to allow development of up
to 60 single- family detached dwelling units or 86 single-family attached
dwelling units on property located on Roost Road, south of Manatee Road in
Section 11, Township 51 South, Range 26 East, Collier County, Florida,
consisting of 21.59+/- acres; and by providing an effective date. (PUDZ-
PL20140002809)
F. This item continued to the October 11, 2016 BCC Meeting. This item
requires that ex parte disclosure be provided by Commission members.
Should a hearing be held on this item, all participants are required to be
sworn in. Recommendation to approve an Ordinance amending Ordinance
No. 95-74, the Naples Heritage Golf and Country Club Planned Unit
Development, and amending Ordinance No. 2004-41, the Collier County
Land Development Code, by amending the appropriate zoning atlas map or
maps by changing the zoning classification of an additional 5.21± acres of
land zoned Rural Agricultural (A) to Naples Heritage Golf and Country Club
PUD; by revising the property description; by adding a recreation area to
Tract A; by revising development standards; by amending the Master Plan;
by adding a tennis center conceptual site plan and a landscape buffer exhibit;
and providing an effective date. The subject property, consisting of 563±
acres, is located south of Davis Boulevard and west of Collier Boulevard in
Sections 3, 4, 9 and 10, Township 50 South, Range 26 East, Collier County,
Florida.
10. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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11. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT
A. Recommendation to consider the options regarding the settlement of the
dispute between the City of Marco Island and Collier County over the
responsibility, need, and timing of improvements to County Road 92A
(Goodland Drive); and provide direction to the County Manager and County
Attorney. (Nick Casalanguida, Deputy County Manager)
B. Recommendation to consider an Interlocal Agreement approved by the
Greater Naples Fire Commission and presented to County staff to provide
fire services to the Ochopee Fire Control District. (Len Golden Price,
Administrative Services)
C. Recommendation to consider a request to release a parcel of land from the
GAC Future Land Sales List to allow the adjacent property owner to
purchase the parcel for the price of$7,524 pursuant to the terms of the 1983
GAC Land Trust Agreement and accept an in-house appraisal in lieu of an
independent certified appraisal. (Len Price, Administrative Services
Department Head)
D. Recommendation to authorize the County Manager to make an offer to
purchase the Courthouse Shadows Consolidated Holding, Inc. office
building located at 3375 Tamiami Trail East. (Toni Mott, Real Property
Manager)
E. Recommendation to award and authorize the Chairman to execute Contract
#16- 6662, "White Boulevard over Cypress Canal Bridge Replacement
Project", to Manhattan Road & Bridge Company, in the amount of
$3,730,719.70, Project Number 66066, and authorize the necessary budget
amendment. Approval of this item is contingent on approval of Agenda
Items #16A41 and #16A42. (Jay Ahmad, Transportation Engineering
Division Director)
F. Recommendation to award Bid #16-6660 to Bonness, Inc. for the "Airport
Pulling Road north of Vanderbilt Beach Road" project for operational and
safety improvements in the amount of$1,902,380.62, Project Number
60190. (Jay Ahmad, Transportation Engineering Division Director)
G. Recommendation to award Invitation to Bid #16-6652 to BLDM USA, LLC
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in the amount of$2,013,000 for the Rehabilitation of Wastewater Basin 306
Pump Stations, Group 1, Project 70142, and authorize the necessary Budget
Amendment. (Tom Chmelik, Public Utilities Division Director)
H. Recommendation to award Invitation to Bid #16-6659 to BLDM USA, LLC
in the amount of$1,766,172 for the Rehabilitation of Wastewater Basin 306
Pump Stations, Group 2, Project 70142, and authorize the necessary budget
amendment. (Tom Chmelik, Public Utilities Division Director)
12. COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT
A. Recommendation to appoint two members to the Collier County Planning
Commission.
13. OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
14. AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND/OR COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
A. AIRPORT
B. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
15. STAFF AND COMMISSION GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS
A. Current BCC Workshop Schedule.
16. CONSENT AGENDA - All matters listed under this item are considered to be
routine and action will be taken by one motion without separate discussion of
each item. If discussion is desired by a member of the Board, that item(s) will
be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately.
A. GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
1) Recommendation to approve an easement agreement for the purchase
of a Road Right-of-Way, Drainage and Utility Easement (Parcel
328RDUE) required for expansion of Golden Gate Boulevard from
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20th Street East to east of Everglades Boulevard. Project No. 60145
(Estimated Fiscal Impact: $65,150).
2) Recommendation to approve an easement agreement for the purchase
of a Road Right-of-Way, Drainage and Utility Easement (Parcel
349RDUE) required for expansion of Golden Gate Boulevard from
20th Street East to east of Everglades Boulevard. Project No. 60145
(Estimated Fiscal Impact: $3,100).
3) Recommendation to approve an easement agreement for the purchase
of a Road Right-of-Way, Drainage and Utility Easement (Parcel
317RDUE) required for expansion of Golden Gate Boulevard from
20th Street East to east of Everglades Boulevard. Project No. 60145
(Estimated Fiscal Impact: $5,400).
4) Recommendation to approve an easement agreement for the purchase
of a road right-of-way, drainage, and utility easement (Parcel
395RDUE) required for expansion of Golden Gate Boulevard from
20th Street East to east of Everglades Boulevard. Project No. 60145
(Estimated Fiscal Impact: $3,277).
5) Recommendation to approve an easement agreement for the purchase
of a road Right-of-Way, Drainage, and Utility easement (Parcel
382RDUE) required for expansion of Golden Gate Boulevard from
20th Street East to east of Everglades Boulevard. Project 60145
(Estimated Fiscal Impact: $236,854).
6) Recommendation to approve an easement agreement for the purchase
of a road right-of-way, drainage, and utility easement (Parcel
403RDUE) required for expansion of Golden Gate Boulevard from
20th Street East to east of Everglades Boulevard. Project 60145
(Estimated Fiscal Impact: $9,210).
7) Recommendation to approve an easement agreement for the purchase
of a road right-of-way, drainage, and utility easement (Parcel
397RDUE) and a temporary driveway restoration easement (Parcel
397TDRE) required for expansion of Golden Gate Boulevard from
20th Street East to east of Everglades Boulevard. Project 60145
(Estimated Fiscal Impact: $10,239.50).
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8) Recommendation to authorize the Clerk of Courts to release a
Performance Bond No. 09204916 in the amount of$266,000 to Toll
Brothers Inc., which was posted as a development guaranty for an
Early Work Authorization (EWA) (PL20160000376) for work
associated with the Cay of Naples at Hacienda Lakes.
9) Recommendation to authorize the Clerk of Courts to release a Cash
Bond in the amount of$18,140 to applicant, Porter Wright Morris &
Arthur, LLP, which was posted as a development guaranty for an
Early Work Authorization (EWA) (PL20150002426) for work
associated with Legacy Lakes.
10) Recommendation to authorize the Clerk of Courts to release a
Performance Bond in the amount of$186,300 to applicant, DiVosta
Homes, LP which was posted as a development guaranty for an Early
Work Authorization (PL20150000451) for work associated with
Winding Cypress Unit 2.
11) Recommendation to authorize the Clerk of Courts to release a
Performance Bond in the amount of$161,900 to Pulte Home
Corporation which was posted as a guaranty for Excavation Permit
Number 60.066, PL20110000670 for work associated with Quarry
Phase 3.
12) Recommendation to authorize the Clerk of Courts to release a
Performance Bond in the amount of$54,902 to Lennar Homes, LLC.,
which was posted as a guaranty for Excavation Permit Number
PL20140002750 for work associated with Montiano at Treviso Bay.
13) Recommendation to authorize the Clerk of Courts to release a
Performance Bond in the amount of$416,601.60 to Minto
Communities, LLC., which was posted as a guaranty for Excavation
Permit Number 60.080-7, PL20150001911 for work associated with
Isles of Collier Preserve Phase 7.
14) Recommendation to authorize the Clerk of Courts to release
Performance Bond in the amount of$579,667.20 to applicant, Minto
Sabal Bay, LLC., which was posted as a guaranty for Excavation
Permit Number 60.080-5, PL20150000492 for work associated with
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the Isles of Collier Preserve Phase 6.
15) Recommendation to authorize the Clerk of Courts to release an
Excavation Performance Agreement and Bond in the amount of
$25,000 to CC Ave Maria Estates, LLC., which was posted as a
guaranty for Excavation Permit Number 59.902-24, PL20150001735
for work associated with Maple Ridge Estates Model Lots.
16) Recommendation to authorize the Clerk of Courts to release a
Performance Bond in the amount of$47,800 to applicant, Ave Maria
Development, LLLP, which was posted as a guaranty for Excavation
Permit Number 59.902-20, PL20140000068 for work associated with
Coquina at Ave Maria, Phase One.
17) Recommendation to authorize the Clerk of Courts to release a
Performance Bond in the amount of$72,200 which was posted as a
guaranty for Excavation Permit Number 59.890-1, PL20150001749,
for work associated with Kalea Bay.
18) Recommendation to authorize the Clerk of Courts to release a
Performance Bond in the amount of$74,600 to applicant, Twin
Eagles Developments AGR, LLC., which was posted as a guaranty
for Excavation Permit Number 60.117, (PL20120001072) for work
associated with Twin Eagles Phase 2C, Block 111.
19) Recommendation to approve the release of three (3) code enforcement
liens with a combined accrued value of$1,761,244.01 for payment of
$744.01 in the code enforcement action entitled Board of County
Commissioners v. Julio Iglesias, Code Enforcement Board Case Nos.
CESD20100018711, CESD20100018717, and CENA20100018724
relating to property located at 985 Honeybee Drive, Collier County,
Florida.
20) Recommendation to approve the release of a code enforcement lien
with an accrued value of$75,198.10 for payment of$1,000 in the
code enforcement action entitled Board of County Commissioners v.
Jose Pineda, Code Enforcement Board Case No. 2006070815 relating
to property located at 3585 33rd Avenue NE, Collier County, Florida.
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21) Recommendation to approve final acceptance of sewer facilities for
Radio Road Get Ready Center, PL20140000980, and to authorize the
County Manager, or his designee, to release the Utilities Performance
Security (UPS) and Final Obligation Bond in the total amount of
$7,641.70 to the Project Engineer or Developer's designated agent.
22) Recommendation to approve final acceptance of water facilities for
Calusa Pines Golf Club, PL20140001861, accept unconditional
conveyance of a portion of these water facilities, and to authorize the
County Manager, or his designee, to release the Utilities Performance
Security (UPS) and Final Obligation Bond in the total amount of
$8,628.78 to the Project Engineer or Developer's designated agent.
23) Recommendation to approve final acceptance and unconditional
conveyance of water and sewer utility facilities for Talis Park Drive
Extension, PL20140000987/PL20130002663, and to authorize the
County Manager, or his designee, to release the Utilities Performance
Security (UPS) and Final Obligation Bond in the total amount of
$41,866.69 to the Project Engineer or Developer's designated agent.
24) Recommendation to approve final acceptance and unconditional
conveyance of water and sewer utility facilities for Seneca at Talis
Park, PL20140001965, and to authorize the County Manager, or his
designee, to release the Final Obligation Bond in the total amount of
$4,000 to the Project Engineer or Developer's designated agent.
25) Recommendation to approve final acceptance of sewer facilities for
Quail West Unit 3, Block K, Lot 97, PL20160001254.
26) Recommendation to approve final acceptance of water facilities for
Grand Woodworking, PL20150000493, accept unconditional
conveyance of a portion of the water facilities, and to authorize the
County Manager, or his designee, to release the Utilities Performance
Security (UPS) and Final Obligations Bond in the total amount of
4,973.40 to the Project Engineer or Developer's designated agent.
27) Recommendation to approve final acceptance of water and sewer
facilities for Amberton (F/K/A Indian Lakes), PL20120001703,
accept unconditional conveyance of a portion of the water and sewer
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facilities, and to authorize the County Manager, or his designee, to
release the Utilities Performance Security (UPS) in the total amount of
$137,493.13 to the Project Engineer or Developer's designated agent.
28) Recommendation to approve final acceptance of water and sewer
facilities for North Naples Fire Station #18, PL20150000192, accept
unconditional conveyance of a portion of the water and sewer
facilities, and to authorize the County Manager, or his designee, to
release the Utilities Performance Security (UPS) and Final
Obligations Bond in the total amount of$14,065.54 to the Project
Engineer or Developer's designated agent.
29) Recommendation to approve final acceptance of water and sewer
facilities for Sabal Bay Commercial Plat, Phase 4, PL20140002814,
accept unconditional conveyance of a portion of the water facilities,
and to authorize the County Manager, or his designee, to release the
Final Obligations Bond in the total amount of$4,000 to the Project
Engineer or Developer's designated agent.
30) Recommendation to approve final acceptance and unconditional
conveyance of water and sewer utility facilities for Bent Creek
Preserve, Phase 1, PL20140000617, and to authorize the County
Manager, or his designee, to release the Final Obligation Bond in the
total amount of$4,000 to the Project Engineer or Developer's
designated agent.
31) Recommendation to approve a Resolution for final acceptance of
private roadway and drainage improvements, and acceptance of the
plat dedications, for the final plat of Lantana, Application Number
PL20100001536 and authorize release of the maintenance security.
32) Recommendation to grant final approval of private roadway and
drainage improvements for the final plat of Veronawalk Phase 4C,
Benelli and Karina Court Replat Application No. PL20110001063
with roadway and drainage improvements being privately maintained,
acceptance of the plat dedications, and authorizing the release of the
maintenance security.
33) This item requires that ex parte disclosure be provided by
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Commission members. Should a hearing be held on this item, all
participants are required to be sworn in. Recommendation to
approve for recording the final plat of Esplanade at Hacienda Lakes
Phase 2B, (Application No. PL20160001208) approval of the standard
form Construction and Maintenance Agreement and approval of the
amount of the performance security.
34) This item requires that ex parte disclosure be provided by
Commission members. Should a hearing be held on this item, all
participants are required to be sworn in. Recommendation to
approve for recording the minor final plat of Neighborhood Shoppes
at Orangetree, Tract 2 Replat, Application Number PL20150001570.
35) This item requires that ex parte disclosure be provided by
Commission members. Should a hearing be held on this item, all
participants are required to be sworn in. Recommendation to
approve for recording the final plat of Isles of Collier Preserve Phase
8, (Application Number PL20160000515) approval of the standard
form Construction and Maintenance Agreement and approval of the
amount of the performance security.
36) This item requires that ex parte disclosure be provided by
Commission members. Should a hearing be held on this item, all
participants are required to be sworn in. Recommendation to
approve for recording the final plat of Esplanade Golf and Country
Club of Naples Dilillo Parcel, (Application Number PL20160000536)
approval of the standard form Construction and Maintenance
Agreement and approval of the amount of the performance security.
37) This item requires that ex parte disclosure be provided by
Commission members. Should a hearing be held on this item, all
participants are required to be sworn in. Recommendation to
approve for recording the final plat of Del Webb Naples Parcels 107-
108, (Application Number PL20160000906) approval of the standard
form Construction and Maintenance Agreement and approval of the
amount of the performance security.
38) This item requires that ex parte disclosure be provided by
Commission members. Should a hearing be held on this item, all
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participants are required to be sworn in. Recommendation to
approve for recording the final plat of Anthem Parkway, Phase Two,
(Application Number PL20160001096) approval of the standard form
Construction and Maintenance Agreement and approval of the amount
of the performance security.
39) Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chairman to execute
the Sovereignty Submerged Lands Easements for the Gulf of
Mexico/Doctors Pass Easement Nos. 41899 and 41794.
40) Recommendation to authorize budget amendments to recognize
revenue and transfer funding for projects within Transportation
Capital Fund (313) and CDES Transportation Capital Fund (310) in
the amount of$266,906.90. (Project Nos. 60085, 60088, 69331,
69333, 69334, 69336 and 69338)
41) Recommendation to award Contract #16-6560 for Construction
Engineering and Inspection (CEI) and Related Services for "White
Boulevard over Cypress Canal Bridge Replacement Project" to
AECOM Technical Services, Inc., in the amount of$595,337.94,
Project Number 66066, and authorize the necessary budget
amendment. The approval of this item is contingent on approval of
Agenda Items #11E and #16A42.
42) Recommendation to amend Exhibit "A" to Resolution No. 2013-239,
the list of Speed Limits on County Maintained Roads, to reflect a
temporary reduction of the speed limits on White Boulevard, from
approximately 600 feet west to 593 feet east of the Cypress Canal
centerline, from forty- five (45) miles per hour to thirty-five (35)
miles per hour, due to the construction of the White Boulevard over
Cypress Canal Bridge Replacement Project, 66066.10. Approval of
this item is contingent on approval of Agenda Item #11E and #16A41.
43) Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners approve
an Adopt-a-Road Program Agreement for the segment of Immokalee
Road from Goodlette Frank Road to Airport Pulling Road, with two
(2) recognition signs and two (2) Adopt-a-Road sponsor signs at a
total cost of$200 with volunteer group, Thomas P. Hale, D.D.S., P.L.
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44) Recommendation to approve a Resolution amending the Collier
County Growth Management Department/Planning and Regulation
fee schedule with an effective date of October 1, 2016, to include a
new fee for an application called an "Existing Conditions Site
Improvement Plan." The approval of this item is contingent on
approval of Agenda Items #9C and #16A46.
45) Recommendation to accept and approve the Collier County
Floodplain Management Plan 2015 Progress Report and Proposed
Action Plan for 2016.
46) Recommendation to approve a Resolution amending Ordinance No.
2004-66, as amended, that created an Administrative Code for Collier
County, to add Section I.3.a., entitled Immokalee Nonconforming
Mobile Home Parks or Mobile Home Sites — Existing Conditions. Site
Improvement Plan, to Chapter Four, Administrative Procedures, of
Exhibit "B," Administrative Code for Land Development; and
providing an effective date. The approval of this item is contingent on
approval of Agenda Items #9C and #16A43.
47) Recommendation to approve the Selection Committee's rankings and
enter into negotiations for contracts for RFP #16-6598, "Fixed Term
Landscape Architectural Services".
48) Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a
Collier County Landscape Maintenance Agreement (Agreement)
between Collier County and Oakes Farms, Inc. (Oakes Farms) for
landscape and irrigation improvements within the Livingston Road
public right-of-way.
49) Recommendation to approve the First Amendment to Lease
Agreement with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services, Florida Forest Service, revoking the March 8, 2016, Notice
of Termination, and extending the term of the lease for the Forestry's
administrative offices and operations facility on Randall Boulevard
until September 30, 2021, with the option to terminate at any time
with a 180-day notice.
50) Recommendation to approve an Easement Agreement and authorize
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the Chairman to execute same on behalf of the Board. Pine Ridge
Stormwater Improvements. Project No. 60126. (Fiscal Impact: $27)
51) Recommendation to approve a Resolution supporting an application
by Florida Gulf Coast University, the University of Florida and other
institutions to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's
(NOAA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science for a study to
predict the impact of near-future sea-level rise and storm surge in
Collier County.
52) Recommendation to direct staff to pursue a Land Development Code
Amendment to examine a setback requirement for dumpsters and
recycling receptacles for commercial, industrial and multi-family
projects from residential uses to address compatibility concerns.
B. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
1) Recommendation that the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)
approve CRA staff's attendance at the Florida Redevelopment
Association 2016 Annual Conference; authorize payment of attendee
registration, lodging, travel and per diem from the Bayshore Gateway
Triangle Trust Fund (Fund 187) travel budget; and declare the training
received as serving a valid public purpose.
C. PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
1) Recommendation to adopt a Resolution approving Special
Assessment Hardship Deferrals for certain Sewer Special
Assessments for the 2016 Tax Year.
2) Recommendation to approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract #14-6345
"Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) Services for the
Wastewater Basin Programs [MPS 101 Basin]" with Stantec
Consulting Services Inc., to allow for a CEI field office in Basin 101
of the Wastewater Basin Program.
3) Recommendation to approve a $301,990 work order under Request
for Quotation #14-6213-72 to Haskins Inc., to rehabilitate Pump
Station 300.04 under Wastewater Pump Station Technical Support
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Project Number 70046.
4) Recommendation to approve a $638,659 work order to Douglas N.
Higgins, Inc., under Request for Quotation #14-6213-71 for
Underground Utility Contracting Services for the Creekside
Boulevard Force Main Extension - Phase 1, Project Number 70044.
5) Recommendation to waive competition and authorize a sole source
purchase in the amount of$55,358.50 from E.H. Wachs Company for
a complete valve turner package consisting of the ERV-750
Automated Valve Operator, Exercisor and Rehabilitator, and the
Utility Hydro-Vac.
D. PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT
1) Recommendation to recognize interest earnings from State Aid to
Libraries Grants and approve a budget amendment in the amount of
$459.69 to recognize State Aid Interest Earnings through June 30th.
2) Recommendation to approve an Underground Facilities Conversion
Joint Trench Agreement with CenturyTel Service Group, LLC for
Phases Two, Three and Four of the Vanderbilt Beach Municipal
Service Taxing Unit (MSTU) Aerial to Underground Utility
Conversion Project.
3) Recommendation to approve an award for Invitation to Bid #16-6647
"Vanderbilt MSTU Utility Conversion Installation and connection of
new underground CenturyLink network to ElectriCom, LLC in the
amount of$347,012.55.
4) Recommendation to approve the purchase of four ADA beach
wheelchairs from Deming Designs, Inc. using Tourist Development
Tax Funds and make a finding that this expenditure promotes tourism.
5) Recommendation to approve the submittal of a grant application for
the FY 15/16 Federal Highway Administration Flexible Funds in the
amount of$497,000 through the Federal Transit Administration
Transit Award Management System (TrAMS), approve a budget
amendment and authorize, pre-award and the execution of the funding
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award agreement after the new application is input in TrAMS to allow
continuous operation of the Collier Area Transit system.
6) Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign six
satisfactions of mortgage for owner-occupied affordable housing units
that have satisfied the terms of assistance for Collier County HOME
Investment Partnership Program.
7) Recommendation to approve four releases of lien for full payment of
deferral of 100% of countywide impact fees for owner occupied
affordable housing dwelling units.
8) Recommendation to approve five mortgage satisfactions for the State
Housing Initiatives Partnership loan program in the combined amount
of$48,647.
9) Recommendation to approve the SHIP Annual Report and authorize
the Chairman to sign the "State Housing Initiatives Partnership
(SHIP) Program Annual Report and Local Housing Incentive
Certification" for FY 13/14 and interim FY 14/15 and FY 15/16 to
ensure compliance with program requirements.
10) Recommendation to award Request for Proposal #16-6567, "Museum
Exhibit Design, Fabrication and Installation," to Creative Arts
Unlimited, Inc.
11) Recommendation to accept a distribution from The Raymond James
Trust, N.A., Franz Pschibul Revocable Trust of 1996, in the amount of
$579.55 to specifically benefit Naples Regional Branch Library and
authorize the Chairman to approve the required receipt and necessary
budget amendment.
12) Recommendation to approve a Resolution and provide after the fact
approval for submittal of the Shirley Conroy Rural Area Capital
Equipment Support Grant in the amount of$123,040 to the Florida
Commission for Transportation Disadvantaged for the procurement of
Real Time Notification System and a Web/Mobile Application and
authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign the grant and all
applicable documents.
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13) Recommendation to approve the shortlist of professional engineering
consultants pursuant to Request for Proposal #16-6641, "Landscape
Architect Radio Road East Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU),"
to enter into negotiations between Collier County and Urban Green
Studio for Landscape Architect Services, and extend FY16 Purchase
Order No. 4500163402 to October 31, 2016.
14) Recommendation to approve the selection committee rankings and
authorize entering into negotiations with Q. Grady Minor and
Associates for a contract related to Request for Proposal #16-6622,
"Big Corkscrew Island Regional Park."
15) Recommendation to authorize necessary budget amendments, in the
amount of$3,081,352 for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) Fiscal Year 2016-2017 budget as approved in
the HUD Action Plan for entitlement funds and authorize the
Chairman to sign the standard HUD entitlement agreements upon
arrival.
E. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT
1) Recommendation to ratify Property, Casualty, Workers' Compensation and
Subrogation claim files settled and/or closed by the Risk Management
Division Director pursuant to Resolution 2004-15 for the third quarter of
FY16.
2) Recommendation to award Invitation to Bid #16-6640R Uninterrupted
Power Systems — Facilities Management Division to Precision Power
Services, Inc., System Engineering International, LLC d/b/a Critical Power
USA, and Fakouri Electrical Engineering, Inc.; and approve Agreement #16-
6640R Uninterrupted Power Systems to implement these awards.
3) Recommendation to approve the administrative reports prepared by the
Procurement Services Division for change orders, surplus property and other
items as identified.
4) Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the
attached HIPAA Business Associate Agreement as required pursuant to the
terms of the Interlocal Agreement between the Collier County Board of
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County Commissioners and the North Collier Fire Control and Rescue
District (dated March 22, 2016).
5) Recommendation to award Invitation to Bid #16-6698 Pest Control —
Facilities Management Division, to Truly Nolen of America, Inc., and the
Board to approve Agreement #16-6698 with Truly Nolen of America, Inc.
6) Recommendation to award Request for Proposal (RFP) #16-6597, Collier
County Jail Master Plan to AECOM Technical Services, Inc. In the amount
of$381,852.
7) Recommendation to recognize accrued interest earned by EMS County
Grant revenue and appropriate funds for a total amount of$101.93.
8) Recommendation to award joint RFP# 16-0036, Pharmacy Benefit
Management Services to Envision Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., amending
the existing agreement for 2-year term effective January 1, 2017, a savings
of$2,945,116 over the existing Agreement.
F. COUNTY MANAGER OPERATIONS
1
1) Board ratification of Summary, Consent and Emergency Agenda Items
approved by the County Manager during the Board's scheduled recess. (In
Absentia Meeting(s) dated July 26, 2016; August 9, 2016 and August 23,
2016).
2) Recommendation to award a contract under Request for Proposal #16-6571
"Impact Fee Study" to Tindale-Oliver & Associates, Inc. to provide
consulting services for impact fees. (Estimated value over 4-years is
$950,000)
3) Recommend approval of Amendment #1 to Pro Watercross Championship
Agreement to exercise the renewal option to host the 2016 event, approve
Tourist Development Tax Category "B" funding to support Pro Watercross
World Championships September 16 - 26, 2016 and make a finding that this
expenditure promotes tourism.
4) Recommendation to authorize budget amendments appropriating
approximately $377,007,918.64 of unspent FY 2016 grant and capital
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project budgets into fiscal year 2017.
5) Recommendation to approve a report covering budget amendments
impacting reserves and moving funds in an amount up to and including
$25,000 and $50,000, respectively.
6) Recommendation to adopt a resolution approving amendments
(appropriating grants, donations, contributions or insurance proceeds) to the
Fiscal Year 2015-16 Adopted Budget.
7) Recommendation to approve Tourist Development Grant Application
Agreements for FY 17 Category B (Marketing and Events Grants) ($83,000)
and Category C-2 (Non-County Owned Operated/Museums) ($411,176)
Grants, authorize the Chairman to sign the agreements, and make a finding
that this action promotes tourism.
8) Recommend approval of Tourist Development Tax Category B (Marketing
and Events Grants) funding to support three upcoming FY16 Sports Events
up to $24,900 and make a finding that these expenditures promote tourism.
9) Recommendation to approve Tourism Category B (Marketing and Events
Grants) funding for the contract between Collier County and Spirit
Promotions for reimbursement of the operating expenses for 2017 US Open
Pickleball Championships in the amount of$60,000 and make a finding that
this expenditure promotes tourism.
10) Recommendation to award RFP #16-6611 for International Tourism
Representation for the UK/Ireland to OMMAC, LTD, and to DiaMonde
e.K., for representation in the remaining European countries, authorize the
Chair to execute the County Attorney approved contracts, and make a
finding that this item promotes tourism.
11) Recommendation to approve a work order using Contract #13-6164 to
Agnoli, Barber & Brundage, Inc. to determine the feasibility and suitability
of developing existing park properties and privately owned property for
Sports Tourism venues in the amount of$48,240; a finding that this
expenditure promotes tourism and authorize necessary budget amendment.
12) Recommendation to approve the Fiscal Year 2017 Agreement between the
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Partnership for Collier's Future Economy, Inc. ("Partnership") and Collier
County in continued support of the established public-private partnership
designed to advance the County's economic development efforts.
13) Recommendation to approve a Memorandum of Agreement made and
entered into by and between the State of Florida, Department of Economic
Opportunity (DEO), and Collier County to designate the area in and around
Immokalee as a Rural Area of Opportunity (RAO) and to appoint designated
contacts for Collier County as identified in Exhibit "A" to the Memorandum
of Agreement.
14) Recommendation to approve the Fiscal Year 2017 Agreement between
Economic Incubators, Inc. and the Board of County Commissioners in
continued support of the established public-private partnership designed to
advance the County's economic development efforts.
15) Recommendation to approve the proposed Fiscal Year 2017 Agreement
between the Southwest Florida Economic Development Alliance, Inc. and
Collier County in continued support of the established public- private
partnership designed to advance the County's economic development
efforts.
G. AIRPORT AUTHORITY
1) Recommendation to approve a Resolution authorizing execution of
Supplemental Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) Number One to Contract
#G0615 with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to provide
additional funds in the amount of$41,120 to replace the AvGas Fuel Facility
at the Everglades Airpark, Project #33454. (Fiscal Impact: $32,896 FDOT,
$8,224 Local Match)
2) Recommendation to approve a Resolution authorizing execution of
Supplemental Joint Participation Agreement (JPA) Number One to Contract
#G0594 with the Florida Department of Transportation to provide additional
funds in the amount of$56,121 for enhancements to the AvGas Fuel Facility
at the Marco Island Executive Airport, Project #33450. (Fiscal Impact:
$44,897 FDOT and $11,224 Local Match).
3) Recommendation to accept a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant
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offer for $67,950 for design and bidding of the rehabilitation of Taxiway B
at the Immokalee Regional Airport, and authorize associated budget
amendments. (Fiscal Impact: $67,950 FAA and $7,550 County.)
4) Recommendation to accept a Federal Aviation Administration
p (FAA) grant
offer for $152,078 to update the Master Plan/Airport Layout Plan (ALP) for
the Immokalee Regional Airport, and authorize associated budget
amendments. (Fiscal Impact: $152,078 FAA and $16,897 County)
5) Recommendation to accept a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant
offer for $508,747 for the design, permitting and bidding of the expansion of
the aircraft parking apron and airfield safety improvements at the Marco
Island Executive Airport, and authorize associated budget amendments.
(Fiscal Impact: $508,747 FAA and $56,528 County.)
6) Recommendation to approve a Collier County Airport Authority Standard
Form Lease and Addendum with Economic Incubators, Inc., at the
Immokalee Regional Airport.
H. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
1) Appoint a member to Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory
Committee.
2) Recommendation to reappoint one member to the Board of Building
Adjustments & Appeals.
3) Recommendation to reappoint two members to the Affordable Housing
Advisory Committee.
4) Recommendation to appoint one member to the Collier County Public
Safety Authority.
I. MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE
1) Board of County Commissioners Miscellaneous Correspondence
September 13, 2016.
J. OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
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1) Request that the Board of County Commissioners approve the use of
$25,000 from the Confiscated Trust Funds to support the Collier 211
Campaign.
2) To provide to the Board a "Payables Report" for the period ending August
31, 2016 pursuant to the Board's request.
3) To record in the minutes of the Board of County Commissioners, the check
number (or other payment method), amount, payee, and purpose for which
the referenced disbursements were drawn for the period between August 11
to August 31, 2016 pursuant to Florida Statute 136.06.
4) To provide the special interim reports for approval as detailed in Section 2c
of the agreed-upon order dated July 16, 2015 by Judge James R. Shenko in
the manner requested by the Board of County Commissioners (previously
included in item 16.I) and that prior to payment, the Board approves these
expenditures with a finding that said expenditures serve a valid public
purpose and authorizes the Clerk to make disbursement.
K. COUNTY ATTORNEY
1) Report - Public Hearing Requirements - Pelican Bay MSTBU special
Assessments.
2) Recommendation to accept a Second Offer of Judgment in the amount of
$99,950 and statutory attorney's fees in the amount of$7,804.50 for a total
cost of$107,754.50 as full compensation for the taking of Parcel 141RDUE
needed for widening of Golden Gate Boulevard from Wilson Boulevard to
20th Street East, Project No. 60040. (Fiscal Impact: $32,224.50)
3) Recommendation to approve an Amendment to the Agreement for Legal
Services for the Retention Agreement with Hopping Green & Sams, P.A.
4) Recommendation to approve a Joint Motion and proposed Stipulated Final
Judgment for Expert Fees incurred by Respondent Eden Institute, in the
amount of$10,839.48 for Parcel 128, in the pending eminent domain case
styled Collier County v. Charles R. Keller, et al., Case No. 06-CA-0876,
relating to Project No. 60101, the expansion of County Barn Road. (Fiscal
Impact: $10,839.48)
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17. SUMMARY AGENDA - This section is for advertised public hearings and
must meet the following criteria: 1) A recommendation for approval from
staff; 2) Unanimous recommendation for approval by the Collier County
Planning Commission or other authorizing agencies of all members present
and voting; 3) No written or oral objections to the item received by staff, the
Collier County Planning Commission, other authorizing agencies or the
Board, prior to the commencement of the BCC meeting on which the items
are scheduled to be heard; and 4) No individuals are registered to speak in
opposition to the item. For those items which are quasi-judicial in nature, all
participants must be sworn in.
A. Recommendation to approve an Ordinance amending Ordinance Number
92-23, the Wilson Professional Center Planned Unit Development (PUD), as
amended, to correct a scrivener's error in Section 4.3(13) relating to
minimum required setbacks for the monopine communication tower and
related facilities, and to revise the mailing address for the sponsor of the
PUD, for the PUD property located at the southwest corner of Airport-
Pulling Road and Bailey Lane in Section 23, Township 49 South, Range 25
East, Collier County, Florida; and by providing an effective date. [SE-
PL20160001712]
B. This item requires that ex parte disclosure be provided by Commission
members. Should a hearing be held on this item, all participants are
required to be sworn in. Recommendation to approve an Ordinance
amending Ordinance No. 2004-41, as amended, the Collier County Land
Development Code (LDC), which established the comprehensive zoning
regulations for the unincorporated area of Collier County, Florida by
amending the appropriate zoning atlas map or maps by changing the zoning
classification of the herein described real property from the Residential
RMF-6 zoning district to a Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD)
zoning district for a project known as the Onyx RPUD to allow development
of up to 48 single family and/or multi-family dwelling units on property
located on the east side of Santa Barbara Boulevard approximately one-half
mile north of Rattlesnake- Hammock Road in Section 16, Township 50
South, Range 26 East, Collier County, Florida, consisting of 8.72± acres;
providing for repeal of Ordinance No. 06-53 and by providing an effective
date.
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C. This item requires that ex parte disclosure be provided by Commission
members. Should a hearing be held on this item, all participants are
required to be sworn in. Recommendation to approve Petition VAC-
PL20150001568, to disclaim, renounce and vacate the County and the public
interest in the drainage easement, recorded in Official Record Book 3894,
pages 780 through 781 of the public records of Collier County, Florida,
located in Section 22, Township 48 South, Range 27 East, Collier County,
Florida.
D. Recommendation to adopt a resolution approving amendments
(appropriating carry forward, transfers and supplemental revenue) to the
Fiscal Year 2015-16 Adopted Budget.
E. Recommendation to adopt resolutions approving the preliminary assessment
rolls as the final assessment rolls, and adopt same as the non-ad valorem
assessment rolls for purposes of utilizing the uniform method of collection
pursuant to Section 197.3632, Florida Statutes, for Solid Waste Municipal
Service Benefit Units, Service District No. I and Service District No. II,
Special Assessment levied against certain residential properties within the
unincorporated area of Collier County, the City of Marco Island, and the
City of Everglades City, pursuant to Collier County Ordinance 2005-54, as
amended. Revenues are anticipated to be $22,970,500.
18. ADJOURN
INQUIRIES CONCERNING CHANGES TO THE BOARD'S AGENDA SHOULD
BE MADE TO THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE AT 252-8383.
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September 13, 2016
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Good morning. And would everybody
take their seats, please.
MR. CASALANGUIDA: Ma'am, you have a live mike.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you very much. And with that,
welcome, welcome to our wonderful meeting. We're happy to see all
of these people here. Oh, Immokalee. That's wonderful. Nice to have
you-all here.
And with that, I would ask you to stand and say the Pledge of
Allegiance. Put your hand over your heart, please.
MR. OCHS: Madam Chair.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yes, sir.
MR. OCHS: If we could begin with the invocation first.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Pardon me?
Item #1A
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MR. OCHS: The invocation, perhaps, would start first, normally.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. I'm sorry.
MR. OCHS: We have Pastor Michael Bannon from the
Crossroads Community Church of Naples, and he'll be followed by the
pledge.
PASTOR BANNON: Great. Thank you.
Let's pray. Lord God, we're thankful for this opportunity to be
together. We thank you for our county commissioners. Thank you for
their service to our county. Thank you for their leadership.
Lord God, I pray that you would bless them this day with
wisdom, great insight into the needs of our community. Father, I pray
that you'd give them a spirit of unity. I pray that you give them great
creativity as they look to improve our community.
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Thank you for blessing us with this beautiful community and this
rich environment, and we are grateful to you for your goodness.
Father, I pray that you would help us to be good citizens as well;
that we might be cooperative and work together; that this community
might be for your glory.
And so we give ourselves in this time to you for your great glory.
Amen.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: And now, if you would put your hands
over your hearts and say with me...
(The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you.
Okay. Leo, would you like to begin? I mean County Manager; I
should be formal.
Item #2A
APPROVAL OF TODAY'S REGULAR, CONSENT AND
SUMMARY AGENDA AS AMENDED - APPROVED AND/OR
ADOPTED W/CHANGES; COMMISSIONER HENNING —
MOTION FOR ITEM #16F11 TO REMAIN ON CONSENT
AGENDA UNTIL THE LEGAL MATTER REGARDING THE
GOLF COURSE HAS BEEN RESOLVED — APPROVED
(COMMISSIONER TAYLOR AND COMMISSIONER HILLER
OPPOSED); MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS
AMENDED — APPROVED
MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am. Good morning, Madam Chair and
members of the County Commission.
These are the proposed agenda changes for the Board of County
Commissioners' meeting of September 13th, 2016.
The first proposed change is to continue Item 11C to the
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September 27th, 2016, BCC meeting. That continuance is at the staffs
request.
The next proposed change is to move Item 16F11 from the
consent agenda to become Item 11I under the regular agenda. That
move is made at Commissioner Fiala's request.
The next proposed change is to deny Item 16J2 until such time as
the clerk certifies that the payables presented in the payables report
have been pre-audited as previously specified by the Board. That's at
staff request.
We have two agenda notes this morning, Commissioners. The
first one relates to Item 16A44. There was a reference in the title to a
companion or contingent item on the agenda being 9C. That was
incorrect. That item is 9D.
And then the next note is related to Item 16A46. Again, there
were two contingent items on the agenda related to this. The index
title listed 9C and 16A43. The correct listing is 9D and 16A44. So
those are the two noted corrections to those two agenda items.
There are no time-certain items this morning, Madam Chair.
Your court reporter breaks are typically at 10:30 and again at 2:50.
Public comments on general topics not on the current or future
agenda to be heard no sooner than one p.m. or at the conclusion of the
agenda, whichever occurs first, and advertised hearings are heard no
sooner than 1:30 p.m.
And those are all the changes I have this morning,
Commissioners.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you very much.
And, County Attorney?
MR. KLATZKOW: No changes, ma'am.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Commissioners, let's start with
Commissioner Henning.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Good morning. No ex parte
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communication on today's summary or consent agenda. On Item 16F1
that's being moved from the regular agenda, if we -- part of that is
studying the Golden Gate golf course for -- see if it's feasible for a
sports tourism facility.
If we remove the study for this golf course until the Court issue is
settled, would that suffice?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yes.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Can we do that?
MR. OCHS: We could certainly do that, sir. I just need some
indication if there's a consensus or majority of the Board.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I'm going to put it as part of the
motion of the approval that we remove the study of the Golden Gate
golf course or the feasibility until the issue in the Court has been
determined.
MR. OCHS: Commissioner Henning?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Sir, could you not talk so loud. We're
trying to conduct the meeting.
MR. HAGEN: I'm speaking to the attorney. I'm sorry.
MR. OCHS: Madam Chair, if that motion is approved, would
you then not need to remove that item from the consent agenda?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: That's correct.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: So maybe we ought to
determine that now before we move on for the regular agenda. So I'll
make that a motion.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: That would be good.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Second.
MR. OCHS: Commissioner, again, I believe, just before you take
the vote, Commissioner Taylor also had a comment that she wanted to
make.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Yes, yes. And I can't support the
motion, not that I -- not that I am disrespecting our chairman's concern
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about development of golf courses or your savvy, Commissioner
Henning, you know, observation that it's still in court.
But I think it's very important that we prepare for the future, and
preparing for the future means a feasibility study. It does not mean
we're going to do this, but it allows us to see if, indeed, it's even
workable for a sports complex because, frankly, we need to have that
information going forward.
And so it really is purely for informational, not to, you know --
not to stake a claim and say this is what we're going to do but so that
we can have the information and that we're prepared in our decision
making, which probably is going to happen in the next few months.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Commissioner Henning, do you have any
response?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Well, part of argument the
county has, that there's covenants on it, that it shall remain a golf
course. So if we're studying it for other purposes, we're kind of saying
two different things to not only the people but the judge. That's really
the reason that I want to continue that.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: And I feel that there is no feasibility for
any type of sports complex when it's surrounded by homes. Those
people bought on a golf course. They did not buy on a sports complex
that can be going on all night and all weekends, and that is not fair to
the neighbors there. So I agree with Commissioner Henning, but that's
my feelings.
Anybody else want to weigh in on that?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: I don't object to any feasibility
analysis. It's certainly going to be determined by the Board of County
Commissioners anyway, but I think Commissioner Henning's
recommendation is wise in that the consultant is merely going to have
to couch anything he does predicated on the determination of the
courts. And so I think Commissioner Henning is wise to redact that
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from this item, and I could support it with that redaction.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Very good.
Commissioner Hiller?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Well, with all the discussion, I
think your idea of pulling it and leaving it on the agenda is a good one
because it sounds to me like it warrants further discussion, and I
believe there are some people maybe in the audience who want to
speak to it, too. So maybe we should just leave it on the agenda and --
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Put it on the regular agenda?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: -- leave it exactly the way
Commissioner Fiala requested in the first place.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Well, we have a motion on the floor to do
otherwise.
Commissioner Henning, how do you feel about that?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah, no. I don't think we
should discuss something that's in the courts, and we're a part of it. So
that's my motion. Let's vote.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: I seconded it.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Opposed, like sign.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Opposed.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: It's a 3-2.
MR. MILLER: Madam Chair, I do have a registered speaker for
Item 16F11.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Have to wait --
MR. MILLER: So I don't know if that impacts what we're doing
or --
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COMMISSIONER NANCE: 11I.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Right. That is the item that we've
been discussing.
MR. MILLER: Yeah. So do -- I'm sorry. I was having a hard
time keeping up. Did it get pulled? Is it on the regular agenda or
staying on consent or removed?
MR. OCHS: It's on consent.
MR. MILLER: It's on consent. So I do have a registered speaker
for that item. Garrett Beyrent.
MR. BEYRENT: I don't need to speak. Thank you. You
answered my questions.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Thank you.
MR. MILLER: And I don't have -- sir, did you want to speak on
this item? I don't have your name here.
MR. HAGEN: Michael Hagen.
MR. MILLER: Okay.
MR. HAGEN: I get three minutes, right?
MR. MILLER: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: With all due respect, it's my
understanding that we just voted not to discuss this; is that correct?
MR. HAGEN: But you've got a speaker on the issue.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Yes. No, no, I'm not trying to --
MR. HAGEN: You don't have to discuss it.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: No, no. I'm not silencing you, sir.
MR. KLATZKOW: Sir, please.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: I'm just -- this is really for my
edification.
MR. HAGEN: Can I start the clock over?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: The motion was to leave it on the
consent agenda redacting the consideration of the golf course. That
was the motion that Commissioner Henningmade, and I seconded
it,
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and it was defeated. So at present, it's been requested to --
MR. OCHS: No, it was approved, sir.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: It was approved.
MR. OCHS: 3-2.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: It was?
MR. OCHS: Motion passed.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Okay.
MR. HAGEN: What's the motion? I don't really know. I'm
asking a serious question.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Okay.
MR. KLATZKOW: It stays on consent, correct? That's all.
MR. HAGEN: Ms. Fiala, Chairperson Fiala, I'm asking a serious
question: What is the motion that is now under contract --
CHAIRMAN FIALA: The motion is --
MR. HAGEN: -- for the county?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: -- to leave it on consent agenda minus the
Golden Gate golf course is the way I understood it.
Commissioner Henning?
MR. HAGEN: That's great. Can I have my three minutes at
some point? Should I come back at 1:00?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: And what was the vote?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: That's 3-2 in favor of leaving it on the
consent agenda but removing the golf course.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Okay.
MR. HAGEN: What are you removing the golf course from? I
don't understand. People bought their home around a golf course.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Sir, sir, you have to give me your name.
You're --
MR. HAGEN: Michael Hagen.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: -- talking like you're sitting up here with
us. And could you please --
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MR. HAGEN: I should be. That's the point.
THE COURT REPORTER: I can only get one person at a time,
sir.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Commissioner Fiala?
MR. OCHS: It's on.
MR. HAGEN: I didn't know that.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Commissioner Fiala, can I try?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yes, yes.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Mr. Hagen --
MR. HAGEN: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: -- the study of the Golden Gate
golf course has been removed from this item, so it won't be studied for
a feasibility for --
MR. HAGEN: Okay, good.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: -- recreational.
MR. HAGEN: Okay good.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: So if that is your concern, we
have addressed your concern.
MR. HAGEN: That is not my concern.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: If you have any other --
MR. HAGEN: In order to address my concern --
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Hang on.
MR. HAGEN: -- I must express it to you.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: You need to allow people to
have time to talk.
MR. HAGEN: I agree.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: And I'm going to stop and let
you talk, so just hang on.
MR. HAGEN: Okay. Thank you.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: So if you have other concerns
besides a golf course, please proceed.
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MR. HAGEN: Okay. My concern with the golf course idea that
you're speaking about, or any golf course, is I don't know -- apparently
I don't know what eminent domain means, according to my attorney
friends, but I know in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, when a plumber
bought the golf course, Moon Lake golf course where I worked, he
called it Papa Creek Country Club. He built some wonderful homes
about it, then the city of Hoffman Estates came in and condemned it --
I assume that's the proper legal term -- under eminent domain, and paid
him a fair market value for it.
Why are you concerned about -- a sports complex is an absurd
idea for Collier County under any condition right now, any, namely
because of traffic.
And why I'm -- I'm a PJA golf professional, Class A-1, twice, top
5 percent in all of the country. No, you don't see me on TV playing
golf. I wouldn't waste my time here if I could play golf for a living.
I'm not wasting any time, because why not provide in a wonderful,
quote-unquote, Naples in paradise, Ms. Hiller, a golf course for kids
who need it? Because this is a great game.
Everybody can have their private clubs and go into your gated
community, okay, in Pelican Bay, wherever people choose to live.
That's awesome that they have the right to choose to live, you know, in
some type of freedom here in this county.
But where's the affordable golf for -- this is something that must
be provided for children. And you don't have to do it. I'll find
somebody to buy the golf course and sell -- lease it back to the county
for dollar a year.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: This is not my issue. This is
between Commissioner Fiala --
MR. HAGEN: Well, I'm talking to you. I'm talking to one
person. I choose to speak to you. You've been the chairperson. I don't
know when the thing rotates around. That's fine. I speak to you
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because I respect what you've done --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Thank you.
MR. HAGEN: -- to some extent, all that I know, except for a few
things.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Thank you.
MR. HAGEN: You're allowed a few mistakes.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Thank you.
MR. HAGEN: You're welcome. So that would be my concern
about the golf course. Why not make it a county course so I can play
it. I used to play golf and it made me a golf professional because I
love it; $125 all summer. Sure, that's 1976.
So 300. You're not going to lose money on a golf course, okay.
You need to develop the game. And the people that want to play it,
they can't afford to play, you know, where you play golf.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I don't play golf.
MR. HAGEN: Right. Where you play tennis.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I don't play tennis.
MR. HAGEN: Where you eat dinner. Where you sleep at the
Ritz-Carlton. I've slept there with, like, 10 other people --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I don't sleep there either.
MR. HAGEN: -- and then it's affordable to me. Why wouldn't
you?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I think it's a great idea.
MR. HAGEN: Okay.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I think we should look into it.
MR. HAGEN: Should I write it up and give it to you as a written
proposal?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Sure.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: We already introduced that same subject
months ago --
MR. HAGEN: Why -- I didn't know about it. You're my
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commissioner, my district. I didn't know about it. Why shouldn't I
know about it?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yes. When they were first talking about
it, I said what we need to do is make it a public golf course and the
people --
MR. HAGEN: Well, then why didn't we do it?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: -- in Golden Gate loved the idea, and so
we've talked about that --
MR. HAGEN: And whose district is that; Mr. Nance's?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I'm not going to talk while you're talking.
MR. HAGEN: Okay.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: And that's why I wanted to pull it off,
because I feel it should remain a golf course --
MR. HAGEN: Absolutely.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: -- and I like the idea of being a public golf
course.
MR. HAGEN: Absolutely. Whose district is that?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: What is your name, sir?
MR. HAGEN: I have eight seconds. Whose district is that golf
course in?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Oh, my goodness.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Commissioner Henning's.
MR. HAGEN: Henning. Okay. And how about Lakewood in
your district. There?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: What is his name? Do you have his
name?
MR. MILLER: Michael Hagen, I think, is what I was given. I do
believe that's what he said, ma'am.
Mr. Beyrent does want to speak on this item, as it turns out. He
does not want to waive.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Go ahead.
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COMMISSIONER HILLER: This is -- I mean, this is really
inappropriate because we're --
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I know. This is --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: It really should be on the official
agenda and allow the public who wants to participate in the discussion
of this feasibility study, because I think there are even other people
here beyond these people who have signed up under consent.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Let's finish this up, and then we're done.
I'm sorry for all of this, audience. We don't usually conduct meetings
in this manner. Go ahead.
MR. BEYRENT: For the record, I'm Garrett FX Beyrent. I
agreed with everything that guy said but for totally different reasons,
so -- I'm the competition.
The bottom line is, you see these kids here? That's the future.
Golf is dead, or it's dying. Baseball died a long time ago.
And my argument really is -- it's not really an argument. I read
this 126-page Hunden Feasibility Study on sports complexes, and
they've got 12 baseball fields in here. I'm saying, who the hell plays
baseball? Now, sorry, I shouldn't have used that "H" word.
But, you know, what I'd like to see in a sports complex is
pickleball and soccer, okay. That's where it's at for kids of the future.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: What about golf?
MR. BEYRENT: And golf. Yeah, I think they ought to make
that golf course into a public golf course, personally. That's it. No, I
agree with him. I think that should be a public golf course. That's just
my opinion.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you very much.
MR. BEYRENT: And that's it. That's an -- and Leo said I can't
talk really long. Okay.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Right. And you haven't even got a
speaker slip in there, so...
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MR. BEYRENT: Oh, okay. Thank you very much.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. We have -- I have Hiller and
Taylor up. Commissioner Hiller?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Leo, can you bring forward an
agenda item that addresses proposed possible uses of that golf course
as a public venue, what it would cost to acquire it, what it would cost
to maintain it if we did, to allow the Board to evaluate the feasibility of
a project like that since there seems to be community interest in
maintaining it as a golf course and possibly seeing it converted to a
public golf course.
And I'll tell you something, I don't play golf, but if you turn it into
a public golf course, I'll start.
MR. OCHS: We could certainly do that. In fact, Mr. Carnell and
Mr. Williams have been conducting some surveys and feasibility on
that very topic for the last 30 days in anticipation of this.
But if I get three votes from the Board to commission that, I'm
happy to do that.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: What's that?
MR. OCHS: There is a request that the staff do a feasibility
review of the potential of a public golf course operation in the county.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: This is your district. Go ahead,
Commissioner Henning.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Well, like I said, the item's in the
court. Why would you comment about anything about that parcel?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: This is not about -- this is not a
comment. This is requesting staff to evaluate what could be done with
that golf course, whether it's a potential for acquisition, if it's, you
know, cost feasible to convert it into a public golf course and to see,
you know, what the maintenance costs might be if we were to do that.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Today's going to be a really long
day.
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COMMISSIONER HILLER: Well, this item should have been --
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Sure looks like it.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: This item should have been on the
general agenda, and the public should have had an opportunity to
speak to it as all items on the general agenda. But it was your decision
not to and so, you know, you've got a 3-2 vote. And, you know,
Commissioner Taylor is correct. This is an item that should be brought
forward, or Commissioner Fiala's correct this is an item that should
have been brought forward.
MR. OCHS: Madam Chair, let me suggest for the Board's
consideration that, you know, the staff can do that type of a feasibility
review. We don't have to limit it to one particular course. We can
look at a variety of potential courses that could be either acquired or
purchased and developed as a public course. It doesn't have to be
limited to any particular course; that way it makes it a little bit more of
a feasibility review.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I think that's --
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I agree.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I agree with that, and I think that
this community deserves a public course. I mean, they -- there are so
many private clubs, but there are a lot of people who can't afford to
join these private clubs and to, you know, allow tourists as well as our
local residents to have the opportunity if they do enjoy golf, which a
lot of our retirees and senior visitors do enjoy. It's a good idea.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Let's move this along, then. We have
Commissioner Taylor waiting, and if everybody agrees, and I think
that they do, let's move on. We've taken way too long.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: So yes?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yeah. Commissioner Taylor?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Okay. So at the risk of getting
eggs thrown at me, I just want to discuss F 11 again. That's on the
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consent agenda, 16F11. It's on the consent agenda. I just want to
confirm again that the feasibility study for North Collier Park is only a
feasibility study to determine whether or not artificial turf is warranted.
MR. OCHS: Yes, that's correct, Commissioner.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Okay. Thank you very much.
MR. OCHS: There's no field expansion. They're strictly limited
to that review.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Okay. Thank you very much.
MR. OCHS: You're welcome.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: And then I do have -- oh, yes.
I'd like to have 16B5 pulled from the agenda for a separate vote
because I need to abstain from that particular consent-agenda item. So
I don't know how we do it, but --
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Jeff will tell you right now.
MR. KLATZKOW: You don't need to pull it, but we'll note for
the record that you are not voting on that one item.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Thank you very much. Then
smooth sailing.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Do you have anything else to declare on
the consent?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Nothing else, and then I'll -- ex
parte I'll do at the time of the --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I'd like to know, what's the reason
for not voting on 16E5?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: I have had a long-standing
business arrangement with that entity and so --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Yeah, but you can only abstain
voting if you're going to have some direct profit from it. You can't just
abstain unless you're going to directly profit.
MR. KLATZKOW: You can also abstain for potential
appearance of an impropriety. You can.
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COMMISSIONER HILLER: She has to fill in the form.
MR. KLATZKOW: I understand that.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: But I don't believe appearance is a
qualifier, but we can look into that after.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Let's move on. That's all you have
to declare? Any changes or corrections? .t
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Yes, ma'am.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Yes, it's all you have to declare?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: That's it.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Commissioner Nance?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: I have no further changes --
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Oh, good.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: -- to anything. I have ex parte for
today's public hearings, which I'll hold for that time.
On today's consent agenda, I have none.
On Item 17B on today's summary agenda, I've read staff reports
and had meetings with staff. Nothing else, Madam Chair.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Very good. Thank you.
By the way, the reason we went from Commissioner Henning all
the way over to Commissioner Taylor was she was actually -- she had
her light on for the other subject, and then she just went into ex parte,
so that's the reason for the discombobulation.
Okay, fine. For Commissioner Hiller, and then myself. Anything
to declare, any changes, corrections?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: None.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. That's good.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: And no ex parte.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Fine. And I wind up with -- let's see. On
the ex parte for the consent and the summary, I only have one on 17B,
and that subject is Onyx, and I've talked to the neighbors, I've gone to
-- I've had meetings with staff, with the Hearing Examiner, members
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of the Planning Commission, I've spoken to, as I say, community
members, and I went to two neighborhood information meetings, and
that's all I have to declare. Nothing to change. Nothing to correct.
And with that, may I have a motion to approve the agenda,
please?
MR. MILLER: Madam Chair? Madam Chair? I have one other
registered speaker for a consent agenda item. It is 16A51. I do believe
this gentleman, Michael Saversi, is just here to lend support; is that
correct, sir, or do you need to speak?
MR. SAVERSI: I don't need to speak. I just thought if it came
off of consent agenda, I'd be available.
MR. MILLER: So we're good.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Very good. May I have a motion
to approve as --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Motion to approve as amended.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: -- as corrected? Okay. I have a motion --
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Second.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: -- from Commissioner Hiller, a second
from Commissioner Nance. All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: (No verbal response.)
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Opposed, like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Very good. Let's move on.
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Proposed Agenda Changes
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
September 13,2016
Continue Item 11C to the September 27,2016 BCC Meeting: Recommendation to consider a
request to release a parcel of land from the GAC Future Land Sales List to allow the adjacent
property owner to purchase the parcel for the price of$7,524 pursuant to the terms of the 1983
GAC Land Trust Agreement and accept an in-house appraisal in lieu of an independent certified
appraisal. (Staff's request)
Move Item 16F11 to Item 11I: Recommendation to approve a work order using Contract No.
13-6164 to Agnoli,Barber&Brundage,Inc.to determine the feasibility and suitability of
developing existing park properties and privately owned property for Sports Tourism venues in
the amount of$48,240; a finding that this expenditure promotes tourism and authorize necessary
budget amendment. (Commissioner Fiala's request)
Deny Item 16J2 until such time as the Clerk certifies that the payables presented in this report have
been pre-audited as previously specified by the Board: To provide to the Board a "Payables
Report" for the period ending August 31,2016 pursuant to the Board's request. (Staff's request)
Note:
Item 16A44 should read: Recommendation to approve a Resolution amending the Collier County
Growth Management Department/Planning and Regulation fee schedule with an effective date of
October 1,2016,to include a new fee for an application called an "Existing Conditions Site
Improvement Plan."The approval of this item is contingent on approval of Agenda items 97G 9_D
and 16A46. (Staff's request)
Item 16A46 should read: Recommendation to approve a Resolution amending Ordinance No.
2004-66,as amended,that created an Administrative Code for Collier County,to add Section
I.3.a.,entitled Immokalee Nonconforming Mobile Home Parks or Mobile Home Sites—Existing
Conditions Site Improvement Plan,to Chapter Four,Administrative Procedures,of Exhibit"B,"
Administrative Code for Land Development; and providing an effective date.The approval of this
item is contingent on approval of Agenda items 9€9_D and 16.A.43 16A44. (Staff's request)
9/13/2016 8:31 AM '.
September 13, 2016
Item #2B and #2C
REGULAR BCC MEETING MINUTES FROM JUNE 28, 2016 AND
BCC REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FROM JULY 12, 2016 —
APPROVED AS PRESENTED
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Madam Chair, I move approval of
Item 2B and 2C, the BCC regular meeting minutes from June 28th and
July 12th.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Second.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Thank you. I have a motion and a
second. All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Opposed, like sign.
(No response.)
And now we move on to our service awards.
Item #3
EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS — PRESENTED
MR. OCHS: Yes, if you'd join us in front of the dais, please, for
our service awards.
Commissioners, we're pleased to honor several employees this
morning, long-standing county service. We'll begin with recognizing
our first employee with celebrating 20 years of service with our Road
Maintenance Division, Raul Llorca. Raul?
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(Applause.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thanks for all your service.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Thank you, sir.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Congratulations.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Come on up here, right in the middle.
MR. OCHS: In the middle.
(Applause.)
MR. LLORCA: Thank you.
MR. OCHS: We have three employees celebrating 30 years of
service to county government. The first gentleman from our
Wastewater Department celebrating 30 years is Jon Flomerfelt. Jon?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you so much for all your service.
MR. OCHS: Congratulations.
Celebrating 30 years of service with the Water Department, Jesse
Komorny.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: You must have started here when you
were 12.
MR. KOMORNY: Yes, ma'am.
MR. OCHS: Congratulations.
A lause.
( pp )
MR. OCHS: Our final 30-year awardee this morning, also from
our Water Department, Marc Stephenson. Marc?
(Applause.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you for your service.
MR. STEPHENSON: Thank you.
(Applause.)
MR. OCHS: Commissioners, our next awardee is celebrating 35
years of dedicated service to county government, from our Road and
Maintenance Division, Dan O'Brien. Dan?
MR. O'BRIEN: Thank you.
(Applause.)
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MR. OCHS: Well done.
Commissioners, we're pleased to welcome back two of our recent
retirees for recognition this morning. The first gentleman served 26
years with county government in our Transportation Engineering
Department, Julio Ordonez. Julio?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Turn it around and hold it up for
everybody.
(Applause.)
MR. OCHS: Congratulations.
And our final recent retiree to be recognized this morning,
Commissioners, served 15 years with our Emergency Medical Services
Department, Les Williams. Les?
(Applause.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: You're looking like retirement's doing you
well. Good to see you again.
MR. WILLIAMS: Thank you.
(Applause.)
MR. OCHS: That concludes our service awards. Thank you,
Commissioners.
Item #4
PROCLAMATIONS — ONE MOTION TAKEN TO ADOPT ALL
PROCLAMATIONS — ADOPTED
Item #4A
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE UNITED WAY OF
COLLIER COUNTY FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
COMMUNITY, AND TO WISH THEM YET ANOTHER YEAR
OF GREAT SUCCESS AS THEY KICK OFF THE 2016-2017
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CAMPAIGN. ACCEPTED BY STEVE CARNELL, PUBLIC
SERVICES DEPARTMENT HEAD; STEVE SANDERSON,
UNITED WAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; TOM DONAHUE,
UNITED WAY BOARD CHAIR; ANN BARES, VICE
PRESIDENT OF VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT FOR THE
UNITED WAY; ELIZABETH A. MORANO, VICE PRESIDENT,
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE UNITED WAY; AND
OTHER MEMBERS AND PARTNERS OF THE UNITED WAY —
ADOPTED
Madam Chair, that takes us to Item 4 on today's agenda,
proclamations.
Item 4A is a proclamation recognizing the United Way of Collier
County for their contributions to the community and to wish them yet
another year of great success as they kick off the 2016/2017 campaign.
To be accepted by Steve Carnell, Public Services Department
Head; Steve Sanderson, United Way Executive Director; Tom
Donahue, United Way Board Chair; Ann Bares, Vice President and
volunteer engagement for the United Way; Elizabeth Morono, Vice
President Resource Development for United Way; and other members
and partners of the United Way of Collier County. Please step
forward.
(Applause.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Who is the leader of this group? I have a
little plaque for you.
MR. DONAHUE: Thank you.
(Applause.)
MR. DONAHUE: Well, good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
My name is Tom Donahue. I'm proud to say that I'm the board chair
for the Collier County United Way.
Commissioners, thank you so very much; County Manager, Leo;
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Steve Carnell. Steve Carnell is with us here today. He was up for the
photo. But Steve is also a board member as well as a county
employee, and we can't thank Steve enough for all his hard work on
our board.
We really have to thank the North Collier Regional Park. This is
going to be our 11th Annual Walk for the Way, and we've attached a
run to it this year. So if you haven't already signed up, please come out
and join us on October 1st.
Thank you, Collier County Commissioners. As you all know, the
United Way helps 100,000 people in our community last year alone;
about the same the year before.
We're very fortunate to live in such a beautiful area, and not
everyone knows about the great work the United Way does but, more
importantly, not everyone knows how many people need the United
Way. So, again, with the support of the county, we're able to do a lot
of great work.
Beyond the core work that we do, we've taken over
administration of Collier 211. It's a nonemergency human services
hotline that's available to those in need, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week. And last year we were able to connect over 8,000 people with
the help they need through Collier 211.
Last year we launched a new program, and that's Volunteer
Collier, with a goal of connecting anyone who wants to volunteer in
Collier County with the right volunteering opportunity. We have over
160 volunteer opportunities on our website, and 200 non-profits
registered. Our 35 partner agencies, many of whom are present today
-- thank you, everyone, for coming out -- work with us to transform the
lives of our neighbors in need.
We at the United Way value our partnership with the county in so
many ways: Building a better community in which we can all learn to
grow and live to our fullest potential.
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I'm proud to live and work in Collier County, and thank you
Collier County Commissioners and staff for the recognition on behalf
of the United Way.
Everyone that came out today from our partner agencies, thank
you so much. Steve Sanderson, who was our president and CEO, does
an amazing job and has really helped develop this into the new United
Way of Collier County.
So thank you, everyone, for your time.
(Applause.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Commissioner Hiller?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: First of all, United Way has done
an outstanding job, and I want to thank you and your leadership for
everything you've done for the community.
A hundred thousand people? You've helped a hundred thousand
people in the last year? That's frightening. That tells you the
community, as pretty as it is, has very serious problems, and I think
people in Collier County need to wake up to the truth of what really is
going on behind this veneer of prettiness.
So thank you for all you're doing to help so many. We're very
grateful.
MR. DONAHUE: Thank you.
Item #4B
PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 2016 AS
IMMOKALEE SOCCER PIT COBRAS MONTH IN COLLIER
COUNTY, IN CELEBRATION OF THE SUCCESS OF THE
IMMOKALEE SOCCER PIT COBRAS U17 BOYS AS
CHAMPIONS IN DIVISION 1 OF THE USA LEAGUE,
CHAMPIONS OF THE FLORIDA REGION C AND PRESIDENT'S
CUP, WINNERS OF THE REGION III CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN
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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, AND FOR ADVANCING TO THE
PRESIDENT'S CUP NATIONAL TITLE GAME IN TULSA,
OKLAHOMA. ACCEPTED BY COACH MANNY TOURAN,
ASSISTANT COACHES MANUEL PRECIADO & SAINTANO
DAMAS AND THE SOCCER PIT COBRAS TEAM — ADOPTED
MR. OCHS: Item 4B is a proclamation designating September
2016 as Immokalee Soccer Pit Cobras Month in Collier County in
celebration of the success of the Immokalee Soccer Pit Cobras U17
boys as champions in Division 1 of the USA League, champions of the
Florida Region C, and President's Cup, winners of the Region III
championship held in College Station, Texas, and for advancing to the
President's Cup national title game in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
To be accepted by Coach Manny Touran, assistant coaches
Manuel Preciado and Saintano Demas, and the Soccer Pit Cobras team.
If you'd please all step forward and receive your proclamation.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Boy, I bet it feels good to be winners,
huh? Must be fun to be playing with the winners, huh?
MR. OCHS: Couple rows. We want to see everybody.
(Applause.)
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: That's Collier County's own,
Collier County's own.
MR. TOURAN: Good morning, County Commissioners,
everyone that is here. My name is Manny Touran. I've been around
Immokalee for a long time and certainly been around these boys for a
very long time.
Needless to say that we are so appreciative of this recognition.
We never thought that our accomplishments this summer would lead to
this here today.
We do this -- you know, there's always an organizer, but without
having my two assistant coaches, Manuel Preciado and Saintano
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Damas, none of this would be feasible. You're looking at 19 teenagers,
and driving through this country with 19 teenagers is not an easy issue.
So their help and their friendship to me, especially, will always be
appreciated.
We do this because we hope that this game will provide these
young men the opportunity to -- for a higher education. We have an
economic requirement to be part of our club, whether you're eight
years old or whether you're 17, it doesn't matter. And we hope that
someday, that the trips that we took this summer, that they will be able
to do this on their own; it's the idea that they will have the knowledge
and the financial means to continue to do these kinds of things.
But it certainly has been a magical journey for all of us, and we're
proud to bring this to Collier County.
I have to thank our One-by-One Leadership Foundation of
Southwest Florida. Without their support -- I know Mr. Lawson is
here today. Without their support from the get-go, none of this -- our
club would not exist. I know Mr. Sinclair Williams and Mr. Reed
Carpenter (phonetic) are just part of this whole thing, and we thank
you, John, for everything you have done for us.
I never forget to thank the person that really puts the drive behind
me, and today is my 30th wedding anniversary, and I promised my
wife, who's here today --
(Applause.)
MR. TOURAN: -- that this is the only -- this is the only soccer
thing that I would do all day today. After boys -- after we get the boys
back to Immokalee High School, there's no more soccer for the rest of
the day.
So thank you very much. Thank you, boys, for making us
winners. Thank you.
(Applause.)
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Item #4C
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE GALLERIA SHOPPES
AT VANDERBILT AS THE LATEST RECIPIENT OF THE
WASTE REDUCTION AWARDS PROGRAM (WRAP AWARD)
FOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE GREATER GOOD OF COLLIER
COUNTY BY ADVOCATING THE "REDUCE, REUSE,
RECYCLE" MESSAGE AND THEREBY HELPING TO
PROLONG THE USABLE LIFE OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
LANDFILL. ACCEPTED BY MR. ANDREW JOHNS, PROPERTY
MANAGER AND MR. MIKE HAUPERT, LEASING MANAGER
— ADOPTED
MR. OCHS: Item 4C is a proclamation recognizing the Galleria
Shoppes at Vanderbilt as the latest recipient of the Waste Reduction
Awards Program to contributing to greater good of Collier County by
advocating the reduce, reuse, recycle message, and thereby helping to
prolong the useful life of the Collier County Landfill.
To be accepted by Mr. Andrew Johns, Property Manager; Mr.
Mike Haupert, Leasing Manager. Please step forward.
(Applause.)
MR. OCHS: Congratulations.
(Applause.)
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Good morning, everyone. On
behalf of the Galleria Shoppes at Vanderbilt, we'd just like to thank
everybody for recognizing us for the Waste Management recycling
award, and we're going to continue to work hard this year to win it
again.
THE COURT REPORTER: Your name?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: You know, it's wonderful that you're
doing that. The Waste Management Department was trying for years
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now to inspire businesses. They've done well with homeowners, but
they're trying to inspire businesses. So you set a great example for
other businesses, and thank you for all your help.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Thank you.
MR. OCHS: Commissioners, if I could please have a motion to
approve today's proclamations.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: So moved.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: So moved.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Second.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Opposed, like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Good.
Item #5A
RECOGNIZING ROLANDO CARRILLO, MAINTENANCE
WORKER, PARKS AND RECREATION AS THE JULY
EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH 2016 — PRESENTED
MR. OCHS: That moves us to Item 5 on this morning's agenda,
presentations.
Item 5A is a recommendation to recognize Rolando Carrillo,
Maintenance Worker at Parks and Recreation, as the July Employee of
the Month for 2016. Rolando, if you'd please step forward and be
recognized.
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(Applause.)
MR. OCHS: He's back there somewhere. Here he comes.
(Applause.)
MR. OCHS: Congratulations.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: There's a little plaque for your wall, by the
way, and a nice little check, too. Thank you. Thank you for all your
service.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Congratulations.
MR. CARRILLO: Thank you.
MR. OCHS: Go on over there and get your picture. I'm going to
read a little bit about you. Stand up in front of the Commissioner and
get your picture, okay.
Commissioners, Rolando's part of the five-member staff that
maintains the Vineyards Community Park and the Oaks Neighborhood
Park. Now, normally that five-member crew splits responsibilities,
including the trash pickup, field mowing, lining of the fields, trimming
of the bushes, debris removal on various parks, courts, and parking
lots, and general maintenance work.
Recently, three of the crew members were out on leave, and
Rolando offered to take three consecutive weekend shifts which, in
fact, he ended up doing several times. His commitment to the job and
the community he serves makes him very deserving of this award, and
it's my pleasure to present Rolando Carrillo as your Employee of the
Month for July 2016.
Congratulations, Rolando.
(Applause.)
MR. OCHS: Great job.
Item #5B
LEN LINDAHL, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SOUTH
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FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, PROVIDING
AN UPDATE ON THE PICAYUNE STRAND RESTORATION
PROJECT — PRESENTED
MR. OCHS: Item 5B is a presentation from Mr. Len Lindahl,
Assistant Executive Director with the South Florida Water
Management District, to provide an update to the Board on the
Picayune Strand Restoration Project. Mr. Lindahl.
MR. LINDAHL: Thank you.
Good morning, Madam Chair and Commissioners. Leonard
Lindahl, I'm the Assistant Executive Director at the South Florida
Water Management District. It's a pleasure to be here this morning.
I'd like to take a moment and recognize a governing board
member of ours as well as the chairman of the Big Cypress Basin
Board, Rick Barber, as well as our BCB Administrator, Lisa Koehler.
They're here joining me this morning.
So an update with regards to the Picayune Strand Restoration
Project. This is a comprehensive Everglades restoration project. We're
doing it jointly with the Corps of Engineers.
The project goal is to restore about 55,000 acres to its natural
state. It's going to do that by constructing three large pump stations,
backfilling, and plugging 48 miles of canals, removing and degrading
about 260 miles of road. There will be some levy construction and
some culvert construction. There are no residents within this area.
And, again, the whole purpose of this is to restore sheet flow to the
south through the property.
And update with regards to timing of this: The three major pump
stations, the Merit pump station, which is an 810 CFS pump station, it
is the most easterly pump station, that pump station costs 65 -- about
$65 million. Construction is complete, and it's fully operational.
The Merit Canal plugging, which is the canal that goes
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downstream of the pump station, that was completed in June of 2015.
When you move to the west, you go to the Fakaunion pump
station, which is a 2,650 CFS. It's a very substantial pump station. It
is about 98 percent complete. The cost is about $84 million. It is
currently in operational testing. So that goes on for about a year. They
run the pumps. They test, make sure all of the equipment's running.
That ends in January 2017.
The Fakaunion Canal plugging, which is downstream of the pump
station, is delayed until the Spring of 2020, as well as the construction
of what is called the southwest protection features, which is some
levies to be constructed around 6 L's property as well as Port of Islands
property.
The third pump station, if you move more to the west, the farthest
west pump station is the Miller pump station. It is a 1,200 CFS pump
station. It is about 50 percent complete. It costs about $76 million.
The schedule for construction completion of this pump station is in
November of 2017, at which point in time the operational testing for
that would begin in December of 2017.
So it looks like that we will have all three pump stations, the
back-plugging of all of the canals, as well as the removal of the roads
all completed by 2020.
The Corps right now is also processing a request through
Congress for additional funding. This project has gone -- has exceeded
the original budget, so they have to go back to Congress and request
funding. They just did that, and that is currently submitted for
authorization in July of this year for Congress to increase the funding
for that.
If you have any questions, I'll be more than happy to answer
them.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Commissioner Henning?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah. We invited the district
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here not to give a report of what's going on as far as the restoration.
That wasn't the purpose at all.
What is being avoided is we have an agreement with the district,
and one particular part of the agreement that is not being honored is
certain roads, the primary roads, will be able to be transversed (sic) by
the public, the citizens of Collier County, on a non-seasonal basis;
meaning they'll be open and have access to the public year round. You
haven't addressed that.
MR. LINDAHL: I'll be more than happy to answer that. We are
currently working on a --
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Was there a misunderstanding
about the reason why you should -- you were invited here?
MR. LINDAHL: No, sir. I wanted to provide an update with
regards to the overall project. That's what the agenda item is, but I'm
also prepared to speak about the roads as well.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Jeff, is that what your
understanding of the item was?
MR. KLATZKOW: No. The issue that the Board's been
discussing is that there are several main roads there that it was agreed
upon when we gave up the roads that they be above-grade passable
24/7, 365 days a year, that these were supposed to be open to the
public always.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: That's what needs to be
addressed, is we have an agreement, and as far as I'm concerned that
agreement is not being lived upon.
MR. LINDAHL: Yes, sir. We are currently working on an
agreement, a memorandum of understanding, with the Florida Forestry
Service that includes the road maintenance as well as exotic
management. So built into that agreement will include the road
maintenance criteria.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Well, the road maintenance is a
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separate issue. The issue is the roads are under water now, and they
need to be reconstructed for --
MR. KLATZKOW: They need to be above grade.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah.
MR. KLATZKOW: If you're going to take the roads down to
grade, they're going to flood with the rest of the Picayune.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: That's what they did. They
chopped up all the asphalt out there on those roads to lower it.
MR. LINDAHL: It's my understanding that the primary roads,
which there's Stewart, Everglades, as well as several other roads that
are included in the primary roads -- we are discussing that with the
Florida Forestry Service.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Discussing what?
MR. LINDAHL: The maintenance criteria for those -- and those
are above-grade roads. The secondary roads are at-grade or
below-grade roads, but those primary roads --
COMMISSIONER HENNING: The primary roads is what I'm
talking about. The --
MR. LINDAHL: The primary road, Stewart Road, right now is
currently above grade, and it's going to remain above grade.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: You can't pass it with a vehicle.
It's under water. I'd be happy to take you out. I mean, I'm happy to
take you out there, take a little break and show you. You can't get
through there. So have you ever assessed the situation out there?
MR. LINDAHL: I have not driven Stewart, no, sir. I've seen
Stewart, but I haven't driven it. I've driven some of the other roads, but
I haven't gone down to Stewart.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay.
MR. LINDAHL: No, sir. But the maintenance criteria that the
Forestry Service requires for the primary roads is what we would be
looking at doing. That's the same -- that's in Fakahatchee, as well as in
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Joan (sic) Scenic Road.
But these roads would be above grade as it's described in our
agreement.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I saw an existing agreement that
the district will -- prior to turning it over will have the road in passable
condition; in other words, not flooded. You've got water right now
that's flowing over those roads. You can't pass it in a vehicle.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Let me ask: What can be done about that?
MR. LINDAHL: Well, having the road be passible 365 days a
year in the middle of the restoration project when there's no residents
that live there -- and it's part of the forestry maintenance program is
what the question is. And at point in times, this is -- and we will
maintain it just as the agreement says, above grade in its existing
maintenance condition, and we'll maintain it in that fashion.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay. Well, the existing
maintenance condition is it's not going to be able to be utilized by the
general public because the existing conditions is it's flooded. You can't
get through there.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Commissioner Nance is waiting. Would
you like to continue?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: No, I think I need to bring
another item, an action item on the agenda, the next agenda.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I think that would be a good idea.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah. I don't see the district
doing anything. I think maybe we can get the governor involved, too.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: That's a good idea.
Commissioner Nance.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Yes. Mr. Lindahl, thank you for
coming over. I want to reach back just a little bit. I appreciate
Commissioner Henning opening the topic for discussion.
I want to begin by saying that, please don't consider that the
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county is anything but your partner in restoration of the Picayune and
certainly over the period of time prior to your service, sir, that the
county and the district have worked together very well for the common
good, environmentally and also for our citizens. And I can't say
enough about Ms. Koehler's service and Mr. Barber's service as well.
That having been said, I think over time, and prior to your arrival,
sir, there was -- there has always been an interest on Collier County in
making sure that there is a reasonable public access and use for the
Picayune. That has been continue -- support for that concept has
continued by the Board of County Commission since the inception of
the project.
And, you know, reaching back to maybe a sore point, but I just
want to remind you the elements of that. One of those was the
commitment by the district to provide a certain amount of property
useful for an ATV park which continues to be a sore subject in the
county because residents, you know, never received that through the
negotiations, and I know that issue's already been settled, but that's an
example where, you know, the expectations of our citizens was not
met.
And I don't think Commissioner Henning is advocating anything
except thoughtful public access and reasonable recreation through --
that's compatible with the restoration of the Picayune.
So I would respectfully ask you to return to the -- to the district
and make certain that the district is giving thoughtful and respectful
consideration to public access in this, because that's what the people
want. The people, in order to support the conservation and the
set-aside of almost 80 percent of the land in Collier County, just want
some reasonable use of portions of it, and I think the Picayune, it's
been established, is appropriate for that.
And, basically, the reason for that is people won't continue to
support things that they don't love, and you can't love it if you don't
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have access to it or can't see it. So we owe it to our children, sir, and
whatnot. And please don't think that I'm dumping on you, but I'm just
talking conceptually about how we need to come to a good agreement
on, you know, the Picayune and its use by the citizens of Collier
County.
So thank you, sir.
MR. LINDAHL: Thank you. And the district also supports
public access. We open up many of our properties, or almost all of our
properties, to public access. We're a big proponent of it. So we want
to -- and I believe throughout all of the documents that I have read with
regards to the agreements as well as the development of the Picayune
Strand, it's been memorialized that we are in 100 percent support of
public access as well.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Yes, sir. Well, thank you. And
like I said, your review at the highest levels of this and your
conversation will be much appreciated by our citizens. I'm not just
speaking for myself. I'm just talking for things that I hear, you know,
routinely from people. And that's not in my district. Actually, this
project is in Commissioner Fiala's district, I believe.
So thank you.
MR. LINDAHL: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you. Commissioner Hiller?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: One of the biggest crimes this
county has committed is building roads in a fashion that has
interrupted the sheet flow of water and, as a consequence, has caused
flooding. We are flat, and moving water over flat terrain is a very
difficult prospect when you have as much development as we have.
To what extent is the Picayune Strand Restoration Project tied
into water management in developed Collier County?
MR. LINDAHL: To what extent is it tied in? It provides flood
protection for everything in the northern Golden Gate.
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COMMISSIONER HILLER: So to the extent --
MR. LINDAHL: Everything north of I-75.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: So it's a very important component
MR. LINDAHL: Yes, it moves water.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: -- to the water management -- the
groundwater management system of the county. And so one of the
things that I'm concerned about is that we have an agreement which
doesn't go to accessibility but which actually has a provision in it
which goes to negation of the impact of what this project is intended to
do. And, in fact, if we were to do what Commissioner Henning
proposes, which is raise these roads that, in fact, you would negate the
restoration that you are attempting to achieve and help us with the
flooding problems that we have in Collier County.
And so, to that end, I think that this contract needs to be revisited.
We do need accessibility for the public, but it shouldn't be at the
expense of the intended benefit of this program, and to raise the roads
and interrupt sheet flow, in fact, is ridiculous and counterintuitive.
And I think you have provisions in this contract which could be
deemed impossible to perform in light of the overall objective of the
Picayune restoration. And so what I would ask is that you go back to
your board and evaluate with the forestry division what is realistic and
doesn't go against the interest of the project and the interest of water
management in Collier County.
I just think that what's being proposed of making all these roads
passible 365 is a bad provision in this contract, and I think we need
reformation.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Commissioner Henning?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Well, you know, I was trying to
commit not to go back and forth; however -- for the rest of my term;
however, there's ways to move water, and they call it, you know,
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culverts and diversion. It's being diverted now in the south blocks and
further on south. You divert it from -- from the south blocks into the
Everglades through culverts. You've got -- you have a road there
called U.S. 41, and it's diverted through culverts. There's no reason
why this can't be done in the Picayune.
This was a commitment, and it was a huge commitment on my
part, of releasing our rights, our property, giving our property away to
South Florida Water Management so that people can enjoy somewhat
what they have enjoyed in the past. There was a lot of activities prior
to the restoration by citizens of Collier County, generations and
generations, and for them not to be able to enjoy a piece of what they
had, we need to enforce the agreement. That's what I'm going to bring
back, and that was a commitment by this board -- Commissioner Fiala
was here with me -- when we signed that off, and it was very
controversial.
And -- but I saw the greater good of the restoration but not on the
backs of the citizens who want to utilize that area. So anyways...
CHAIRMAN FIALA: And I agree with you. When this all was
taking place, we were happy to work with the -- with South Florida
Water Management as long as we didn't deprive people of at least a
few roads through there so that they can enjoy nature, if nothing else.
And it's beautiful back in there. But we stressed that we wanted to
make sure there were passible roads in there.
So I agree totally with Commissioner Henning.
Commissioner Hiller?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Accessibility can still be achieved
without compromising this project and without spending millions and
millions and millions of dollars to very little end.
I really would ask that you present the technical arguments about
raising these roads and also present the cost and also present how
much the public is actually using all of the roads that would have to be
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raised.
I just think there has to be reasonableness at play, and it doesn't
make sense. I think Commissioner Henning merely has a bone to pick
with you, and he's picked this one to --
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Commissioner Fiala?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I mean, this is really uncalled for
COMMISSIONER HILLER: -- to address. No, it's very called
for. I think you're -- what you're asking for is unreasonable, and I have
every legal right to state so.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Thank you very much.
No further comments, thank you so much for your presentation,
and I'm sure that you'll start working with Leo on all of this. Thank
you very much.
MR. LINDAHL: Yes. Thank you for your comments.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Next?
Item #6A
PUBLIC PETITION FROM MR. JOHN LUNDIN, ON BEHALF OF
THE IMMOKALEE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, REQUESTING
THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROVIDE
FUNDING TO HIRE A CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT A
FEASIBILITY STUDY OF, AND TO LOBBY FOR, MUNICIPAL
INCORPORATION FOR IMMOKALEE — PRESENTED
MR. OCHS: Madam Chair, that takes us to Item 6, public
petitions.
Item 6A is a public petition request from Mr. John Lundin on
behalf the Immokalee Chamber of Commerce requesting that the
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Board provide funding to hire a consultant to conduct duct the feasibility
study of and to lobby for municipal incorporation for Immokalee.
MR. LUNDIN: Hi. John Lundin. Thank you for letting me
speak.
The purpose of my petition today is Immokalee is an
unincorporated agricultural community geographically and culturally
isolated from urban Collier County. Immokalee has a residential,
commercial, and industrial property tax base to fund a municipal
government to establish home rule.
The State of Florida Constitution allows municipal incorporation
through Florida Statutes 165.011 and 166.011.
The action I'm asking you to take today is a request that the
Collier Board of County Commissioners vote for a grant of$35,000 to
be given to the Immokalee Chamber of Commerce to hire a consultant
for the purpose of, A, $6,000 to conduct a feasibility study of
municipal incorporation for Immokalee and, B, $29,000 to lobby the
state representative and state senator representing Immokalee to
sponsor legislation and to lobby the Florida State legislature to pass a
charter referendum.
Now I'd like to play a quick video of the last -- meeting last week
at the Immokalee Chamber of Commerce where this will better explain
the purpose of my petition.
(A video was played as follows:)
"-- 2007/2008, they brought it up to the
county.
I'm Joe Mazurkiewicz, BJM Consulting.
Over the last 20-plus years I have been
doing incorporation reports, feasibility
studies for communities throughout the state
of Florida, but -- so let's get right to BJM
Consulting and local government feasibility
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report.
The feasibility report follows the
requirements of the statute for incorporation
and looks at the existing level of services,
contemplates no change in level of service
and no increase in revenues or any new
revenues. So it's a status -- completely
status-quo look as -- one year and then five
years forward on financial projections as to
what it would look like if you remain
unincorporated Collier County vis-a-vis what
you'd look like if you were to incorporate as
a municipality of Immokalee.
It develops a timeline. It establishes
who will do what services if you were to
incorporate. And let me just break away
right there and talk about the form of
government that the study contemplates is
government light. It is the form of
government that the town of Fort Myers Beach,
Bonita Springs and, most recently, Estero
have all successfully initiated and have done
so for, two of them, more than a decade now.
It's very few government employees. You
contract for all the services presently
provided to your area with the existing
government who is providing them or private
sector group or another government who wants
to come in and provide those services. So
it's a very much status quo, very small
government.
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It looks at revenue streams and develops
expenditures based on experience both of the
company and of other Florida communities as
to what the revenues may be generated, what
the expenses might be, and then it looks at
those over a five-year period with very, very
full disclosure on all the assumptions and
all the projections used.
The study draws no conclusion, makes no
recommendations. It lays everything out for
you. I don't live in Immokalee. That
information that I find won't mean the same
to me as it means to you.
So -- and one thing I'm very proud about
the study over the past 22 years I've been
doing them is that people on both sides of
the issue have used the facts and figures in
the study to support their position. So that
means that everybody, no matter what their
position is, always used the data that I've
gathered as a basis for arguing their
position either pro or con, which I'm very
proud of.
The other thing that I want to say, that
in moving forward using this government-like
model, when you develop revenues, for all
practical purposes, local government,
municipalities in particular, really have two
means of revenue based on two specific
things.
Number one is people. You get paid per
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person from the State of Florida under
state-shared revenue. If you want to use a
round number just as a guesstimate that may
be -- may be fairly close, it's about $100
per year per head.
So if you have a community of 25,000,
the annual revenue from state-shared -- from
state-shared revenue from the State of
Florida, it would be about $2.5 million.
And that would -- that includes the
communications service tax. Other revenues
that you get that would be just redirecting
local revenues that are now going to Collier
County would come here, and those would be
what -- those revenues you pay in taxes.
And taxes is the second thing that local
government gets to raise money on, and that's
based on the property value of your
community. The big issue is -- there's two
big issues. It's, first of all, on a
per-resident basis, on equivalent residential
unit, ERU. Are your taxable ratables higher
than the average for the countywide? That's
a good sign.
Secondly, do you have nonresidential
taxable property? That means, professional,
commercial and, most importantly, industrial.
And the last component of that that most
people forget about, tangible property taxes
for nonresidential is a huge impact. So
until you actually look at all the specific
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conditions within your area, it's really hard
to say would incorporation work or not work
for Immokalee. Would there be a tax increase
or not a tax increase? There's no way to say
until you really dig down deep into all the
revenue streams and get though revenue
streams estimated by qualified people and put
together and then project going forward under
a government-like scenario.
If there were just residential property
and you had mobile homes and non-profit
taxable non-profit housing, that will be
absolutely correct. If there's a mix of
nonresidential property in a proposed area
that would provide a great tax base, then
it's not as relevant.
You wanted to know the impact of
fluctual residents, whether it's seasonal,
tourists, or what have you. In Immokalee,
there's 20- to 25,000, but you more than
double that during season.
That is -- there is multiple types of
population figures recognized and used by
cities when establishing a permanent
population. The permanent population will be
based on the Bureau of Economic Research, the
University of Florida. There's a functional
population, and then there's a seasonal
population. All those numbers are
investigated and looked at, and you can use
some of those numbers to push the Department
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of Revenue to get your population up more or
less.
All right. The cost is -- there's a
myriad of costs involved. And I forgot to
tell you this; in the costs we'll bring this
up. There are three components that have to
go to the local delegation if you were to
decide to move forward after you looked at
the feasibility study.
The feasibility study is $35,000, but
the way I do is I'm a straight billable hour
not to exceed $35,000. If at the end of the
initial look you folks say, well, clearly we
can't do it, we stop, and that normally runs
right around $6,000.
If you want to go all the way through
and you end up going all the way through to
answering the questions of the staff in
Tallahassee, you can burn up the whole
35,000. That's the feasibility study.
I've even worked for one community that
got -- that got their County Commission to
pay for all of it, and another community got
the County Commission to pay for half of it,
of the study anyway.
Any other questions? All right. Thank
you very much.
(The video concluded.)
MR. LUNDIN: Thank you very much. If you do agree to put
this petition on the regular agenda, I request that it be time-certain so
the people in Immokalee, who live 30 miles away and an hour drive,
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can show up here to speak.
Thank you very much.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Leo?
MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am.
Item #6B
PUBLIC PETITION FROM MR. DENNIS B. SLABAUGH
REQUESTING THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS SET A MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN
COMMERCIAL DUMPSTERS AND SINGLE-FAMILY
DWELLINGS, AND FURTHER REQUESTING A
REQUIREMENT THAT COMMERCIAL DUMPSTERS BE
SEALED - PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED
MR. OCHS: Item 6B is a public petition request from Mr.
Dennis Slabaugh requesting that the Board of County Commissioners
set a minimum distance between commercial dumpsters and
single-family dwellings and further requesting a requirement that
commercial dumpsters be sealed.
MR. SLABAUGH: Good morning. My name is Dennis
Slabaugh. I want to thank the commission for allowing me to speak
today regarding the growing problem with the rodent population and
its effects on the citizens of Collier County, which are contributed to
during -- from my research with the dumpster issue that was brought
forth.
I've been a continuous resident of Collier County, primarily in the
East Naples area, for over 36 years, and until January of 2015, I never
experienced a problem with rodents damaging my home. After
repeated breaches of my school -- pool screen enclosure, I traced the
roof rat infestation to a neighboring trash dumpster that is less than 75
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feet from my lanai.
Further research on the roof rat and its habitats enlightened me to
the fact that there have only been a few public disclosures of rodent
infestations here in Collier County while the problem is far greater
than just a few isolated incidents, according to local pest control
experts that I interviewed.
I think we're aware there were a couple that were publicized. One
was Barron Collier High School and another most recently was at the
Lakewood condominium complex.
I also learned that the most derment (sic) areas of the country or --
of the country have a formal rodent control program that consist, at a
minimum, of reporting, surveillance, education, and assistance with
control.
I also learned that the most important control or cause of
infestation is improper management of commercial trash containment
dumpsters, specifically not allowing trash, A, to be left outside of the
dumpster and, B, preventing the ingress and egress of rodents to the
container.
Currently the majority of commercial dumpsters in use in the
county have multiple openings larger than that which would prevent
rodents from entering that container.
I did receive some assistance with my problem from the Waste
Management -- or county Solid Waste Management Department folks,
and they were very cooperative and very helpful but, ultimately, it was
determined that the dumpsters in use, particularly in the area that was
affecting my property, have large gaps, holes, and openings that allow
rodents to come and go and feed on the trash and, therefore, generate
an infestation problem.
Secondary to commercial dumpsters, the abundance of nesting
habitat and the lack of fruit-tree management in residential areas are
also contributing to the increase of rodent infestations in the urban
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environment of the county.
So I'm here today to ask the commission to consider developing a
rodent control department in the county utilities division which would
consistent of a reporting process, a database, public education, and
control assistance to supplement any current rodent control action
already in place within the Solid Waste Management Department.
And as stated, I also request that the Commission set a minimum
distance between commercial dumpsters and single-family dwellings
and further request that the county -- that the Commissioners confirm
that trash dumpsters are completely sealed at least to the point that they
do not allow rodents to enter the dumpsters.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you.
Commissioner Nance?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Mr. Slabaugh, I appreciate your
remarks, sir. Thank you for coming and taking your personal time to
come and address the Board.
I am happy to let you know that on today's consent agenda, which
is Item 16A52, reads as follows -- and this is about the fastest we've
ever acted on a public petition.
Recommendation to direct staff to pursue a Land Development
Code amendment to examine a setback requirement for dumpsters and
recycling receptacles for commercial, industrial, and multifamily
projects from residential uses to address compatibility concerns.
So that was actually approved prior to your remarks. But I
appreciate your remarks, and I'm going to ask, personally, that Solid
Waste take your testimony into account when they're reviewing this
entire issue. So thank you.
MR. SLABAUGH: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: And, you know, I bet that that's put on the
agenda purposely because of Mr. Slabaugh's initiative in the beginning.
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So that's great. I think staff is responding to that, and thank you very
much.
Nice to see you again, Dennis.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: May I speak?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Pardon me?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I'd like to speak.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Commissioner Hiller?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Thank you.
I think what the gentleman said is extremely important. The
condition of the dumpsters and the fact that they are not closed is a
recurrent problem. And the location of the dumpster relative to
residential communities is probably the least of the problems as it
relates to rodent infestation.
I think one of the things that we need to do is look at our contract
with our waste management companies and incorporate something in
those contracts that provide that there has to be mandatory replacement
of dumpsters if the dumpsters are not fit for intended use and,
secondly, that they should report if the dumpsters are open, because
they're out there.
We don't want to use Code Enforcement, you know, running
around the community looking at dumpsters. They're there every
pickup so they'll see whether or not the dumpsters are open. I mean, I
see it regularly.
I went to the plaza where LA Fitness is, and there are a number of
restaurants and a number of dumpsters behind the building. Every
single one of them was open. There was overflow parking. I had to
park in the back. Every single dumpster was open, and that is a very
serious public-health hazard that we should look into.
But somehow incorporating our waste management providers and
ensuring that these dumpsters are closed is very, very important, not
just the location.
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CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you.
Now, Leo, what I'm going to do is -- our next item is going to be
the Marco Island item. I think that will take a little while. So why
don't we go on our break now for our court reporter --
MR. OCHS: Great.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: -- and then come back.
MR. OCHS: Thank you. Ten minutes, Madam Chair?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yes, sir.
MR. OCHS: Thank you.
(A brief recess was had.)
MR. OCHS: Madam Chair, you have a live mike.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you very much. Will everybody
please take your seats.
MR. OCHS: Everyone, please take your seats.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you very much.
Item #11A
OPTIONS REGARDING THE SETTLEMENT OF THE DISPUTE
BETWEEN THE CITY OF MARCO ISLAND AND COLLIER
COUNTY OVER THE RESPONSIBILITY, NEED, AND TIMING
OF IMPROVEMENTS TO COUNTY ROAD 92A (GOODLAND
DRIVE); AND PROVIDE DIRECTION TO THE COUNTY
MANAGER AND COUNTY ATTORNEY - MOTION TO
APPROVE OPTION #3 — APPROVED
MR. OCHS: Commissioners, this takes us to Item 11A this
morning. It is a recommendation to consider the options regarding the
settlement of the dispute between the City of Marco Island and Collier
County over the responsibility, need, and timing of improvements to
County Road 92A, Goodland Drive, and to provide direction to the
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County Manager and the County Attorney.
Mr. Casalanguida will make a presentation.
MR. CASALANGUIDA: Thank you, Mr. Manager. If I could
get the podium computer on the display.
MR. OCHS: Yes, sir.
MR. CASALANGUIDA: Good morning, Madam Chair. Good
morning, Commissioners. As Leo pointed out, Nick Casalanguida,
your Deputy Manager.
You're familiar with the project, and you're familiar with the
issue. This is County Road San Marco to Angler Drive, Goodland
Drive, and we've been working on this thing for several years, going
back to the transition when this was given to the City of Marco Island.
It routinely floods. And what you have in front of you is a
graphic that shows the yellow area, which is owned by Marco Island,
and just to the east of that, to Stan's, in this area here, about 850 feet is
county owned. The city/county line is in that circle at the bottom of
your screen there.
What we've been working on with the city going back even to
2007 when there was -- going through a design project, this road was
scheduled to be designed and elevated several feet, because it routinely
floods, and to be reconstructed. That project fell off. And for the
audience perspective, we've been working more recently, the last year
and a half, with the city to try and come up with a way to bring this
project back on.
We've gotten Board approval to suspend the payments subject to
a review and discussion with the City Council. We left this thing off
before the summer recess with direction to the County Manager to visit
with the City Manager and talk about possible solutions.
County Manager and I drove down there over the summer and
met with the City Manager. We basically discussed several options.
He did express to us that the City Council would consider the $2
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million in play with the consideration the county would take the road
back over and take on the project, the whole project.
The nuances with the $2 million and the timing of it, you know,
needs to be fleshed out if that's an option that was there, but that's
where we left off.
The County Manager and I discussed, going forward, potentially
bringing it back to the Board with a third option we thought was more
viable, made a little sense, which was to bring this project forward as a
top priority for our legislative agenda to seek funding there and also to
go to the MPO through the public process and put this on a priority list.
And there are -- that is that opportunity to do that.
We have been successful the past two years with state legislative
priorities seeking funding and received it for Naples Park. I believe
working with the City of Marco Island and a joint resolution with the
county, if we brought this thing forward for state appropriation, we
might be successful there for some funds.
I'll bring up a graphic that shows the '19/'20 year and '20/'21 year.
Now, if we were to start this project in the next several months, we
would probablygo through 24 months of design, permittinand
review and the bidding preparation. So it would take you to '19/'20.
There's about $2.9 million that we could discuss at the MPO in
'19/'20. Ultimately in '20/'21, there's $4.5 million.
So what the County Manager and I suggested to the City Manager
was that if we do a joint resolution saying this was our top priority for
funding, and if the Board was in agreement with that, we could take
the $2 million, start the design, go forward with that project, and then
hit the outer years for some funding that would -- might be available
there and, along the way with our legislative priorities, seek additional
funding from the state. He said he would have to go back to his
Council, and that's where we stand.
So there's three options in front of you which is status quo. I
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know there's a new board coming on and some city councilors that
may change, so that might be a discussion that waits a little bit; two,
accept their offer for the $2 million and move forward, and then the
risk for us to the upside is about 6 million, or $4 million more; or the
third option, for us to approach the city with this offer, to make this our
top legislative priority and MPO priority, and staff is recommending
the third option, ma'am.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you so much.
We have two -- some speakers on this one?
MR. MILLER: Yes, ma'am. Your first registered speaker is Dr.
Greg Bello. He will be followed by Steve Morgan.
DR. BELLO: Thank you very much. This is Dr. Greg Bello. I'm
the president of the Goodland Civic Association. I'm here to --just to
talk about my concerns about the expediting this whole process.
We're in a position here as Goodlanders sitting in a very
vulnerable way waiting for our -- waiting, basically, for a demise,
some kind of bad thing happening. And we're concerned with the way
we've been treated by Marco Island, that we have not been really
respected, and that their attention to our concerns has been little to --
little to none.
Now, we appreciate the Collier County Commissioners because
we feel like there's a group of people that are on our side or at least
understand our concerns. And our concern -- our concern is the safety
and welfare of the islanders. As you can see on that map that we saw
before, there's quite a long stretch of a single-lane road going from
civilization through nature back to a community.
And, you know, the concern is that during a spring tide or during
a storm that there could be a possibility of an impassable path to our
civilization, which is the Goodland community.
Now, this past year we -- as being the president of the Goodland
Civic Association, we've been involved in helping take care of the
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residents of Goodland by setting up a emergency response team on the
island. And we happen to have approximately seven 911 calls that
affected cardiac concerns where there was an urgency, a risk -- a
concern about a cardiac arrest.
And during one of those calls, there was actually a true cardiac
arrest. We were able to get to the resident, get a defibrillator on him,
and convert him back to a rhythm. Fortunately, we were able to save
his life and, in the process, I noted that it took approximately four to
five minutes before the paramedics showed up.
So they did everything they could do to get to us, and that's during
good times and during good weather.
Our concern is any kind of an impassable point in that road would
delay them even more, and potentially a human life could be lost from
this.
So to recap, I'm concerned that we're being ignored by Marco
since they are basically our bosses in this situation, and we're asking
for the commissioners to take this road back and be the ones who are
responsible for our circumstances, not a group that has nothing to do
with us.
I appreciate your help on this.
MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is Steve Morgan.
MR. MORGAN: Good morning, Commissioners.
I'm a native son of Collier County. I've been here since 1963, and
I'm also a professional civil engineer.
I've studied this topic for several years now, and the one thing that
I come away with after reading the interlocal agreement is the city has
completely failed in dealing with that interlocal agreement, but that's
come and gone.
We agree with Nick's recommendation for Recommendation No.
3 with the only caveat that I understand that Marco was hesitant in
going along with the idea of putting their number-one priority of
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Goodland Road, and they were backtracking on that. And our only
concern is if they back away from that recommendation, what will be
our next step? And we will put as much pressure on Marco Island as
we can to make sure that they prioritize it. But, again, we're at their
mercy.
And with that, we completely support staffs recommendation.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you, Steve.
Although I have Commissioners Hiller, Nance, and Taylor
waiting, I'm going to take the prerogative this time. I don't -- I usually
like to preside rather than take control, but in this particular instance,
being in my district, I do want to be the first speaker, and that is,
maybe people don't realize the urgency of this.
I had --just this year I've had calls from people who could not get
out of Goodland to get to work. One lady who worked for the state,
she had to be at her job at 5:30 in the evening, and she had no way to
call the state because they were already closed, but she's hired to do a
job after 5 o'clock, and the people are waiting there for her on the other
side, actually, in East Naples, and she couldn't get out of there for 45
minutes.
I had another call from somebody else who also could not get
home because they couldn't get through that road. And, you know,
right now -- we discussed it a little bit earlier -- sea level rise is upon
us, and it's moving faster than we thought it ever would.
We've got to do something about this. We cannot wait. This is
not something that can languish around till 2021. These people have to
be able get to their home and, not only that, but to be rescued in case
they can't get out.
During the rains and everything, how can people get in to rescue
them? Even the fire engines, they -- you know, they can get down
there. I talked with Mike Murphy over in Marco. They can get there,
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but it's not easy, and they're driving through saltwater, and it damages
their vehicles.
So I want to say to everyone, I think we have to do everything we
can to put this on the front burner, get it done first. This is so
important to those people there. They're our taxpayers, Collier County
taxpayers. They're not City of Marco taxpayers. They don't even -- I
think they have one taxpayer down there, right? And that's it.
So I don't think that that encourages them to put any money there
either. But it's our responsibility to take care of these people. They are
our people. And so I just want to put that on the record.
Okay. With that, Commissioner Hiller.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Yes, thank you.
Commissioner Fiala, I agree with you 100 percent. And as to
Marco being negligent in their alleged duty of maintaining that road,
that isn't the case, and I'll tell you why; because the Clerk has paid out
on that contract and had a duty to pre-audit that contract and ensure
that any payment made to the City of Marco in reimbursement for their
expenditures was in accordance with that contract, and he did that
repeatedly.
So it really is the county's duty. And I agree with Commissioner
Fiala, the county has a duty, and Marco is not in breach of their
agreement.
And the county has to act now. We have a public health/safety
issue. And when I look at the diagram that we have on the overhead
here, I have a whole community that has only one point of egress and
ingress, as I understand it, and that's Goodland Drive.
And you cannot isolate a community like that in the event of a
hurricane or some other event where they would have to escape from
their homes and would not be able to. It is unconscionable that this
board has allowed this road to deteriorate and put the citizens of
Goodland at risk.
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I don't believe that we can wait for the MPO to make this a
priority in 2020 or 2021. That's unacceptable. And I find it
inexcusable for this board to sit here and for anyone in the community
to blame the City of Marco when this board has knowingly paid out to
the City of Marco based on the clerk's pre-audit year after year after
year.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I think it's --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I think we absolutely have to do
what Commissioner Fiala says. We need to get this in the current
budget. We need to get this fixed now, and we have to take
responsibility for our citizens and that road to ensure their public safety
is properly protected.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Commissioner Nance?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Yes, thank you.
I agree. I think it is a safety issue. That having been said, I did
not hear -- you know, I'm very deferential to Commissioner Fiala
because this is her district. Short of that, I'm going to make a motion
that the Board of County Commissioners support County Proposal No.
3.
I appreciate Nick's initiative on this. I think it's a way to work
through this. It's my expectation that the Marco City Council is going
to become our partner on this. I don't think they should try to shed
their responsibility; however, I would add one other thing to my
motion, and that is for county emergency management and the County
Manager to make certain that in the interim we establish a
communications system so that we can work together with the
Goodland Civic Association to establish direct communications with
all those citizens at risk so that during the time of improvement and
prior to its completion we have every means of contacting these people
and making sure that evacuation is effected efficiently in the case we
have a Category 4 or Category 5 storm that comes up. I don't think we
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can wait for that to be on our radar before we come up with something
because, clearly, it's a safety issue.
So that's my motion.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you. And I second that motion.
Commissioner Taylor?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: I, too, am very concerned, and I
appreciate your remarks, Chairman Fiala, and I know you've been (sic)
great concern about this.
I would also like to see if we have a consensus that if for some
reason Option No. 3 isn't accessible or an agreement with the City of
Marco City Council, that staff just goes ahead, withdraws it, and starts
the process.
Frankly, I'm the chairman of the MPO. I can count heads. I'm
sorry. The line is drawn as far as I'm concerned, and we need to
proceed. And, yes, it would be great if we did it in a -- the proper and
gracious manner, but given their position and their ignoring the reality
of this -- of their actions over the last eight years and the repeated
attempts for a year and a half to try to work this out, I think it's time for
action.
So we do it with them or without them, but we get it done.
MR. CASALANGUIDA: Just for clarification, Commissioner,
we don't own it, technically, so I couldn't do it without them. I would
need their permission. They're technically the landowner of that road.
So for us to move forward with the design, there would have to be an
agreement, and that's where Option 3 comes into play is that we'd
make it a legislative priority, that we'd sign joint participation
agreements, submitting permits jointly for that project, and that we
would transfer the title back to the county upon completion of the
project.
So I couldn't do it -- your caveat at the end, couldn't happen.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Okay. So then -- and, you know,
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sometimes you -- I'm not going to regret what I'm saying. Let them
not agree to us taking action.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Excuse me. I'm sorry. Did you
have something else, Commissioner Hiller?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Yeah. I need clarification.
Option 3 provides for funding through a prioritization through the
MPO. It doesn't -- and that's the 2020 agenda.
MR. CASALANGUIDA: Ma'am, it's 2019, for clarification, and,
you know --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: These people can't wait till 2019.
MR. CASALANGUIDA: I wouldn't have it ready till almost then
anyway.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: What do you mean "ready"?
MR. CASALANGUIDA: I have to go out for a design process to
stay within the right-of-way --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Well, you're going to, based on
this, not start that design process till you get funding from the MPO in
2020?
MR. CASALANGUIDA: No, ma'am.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: When would you start that?
MR. CASALANGUIDA: The proposal would be if Marco was
to agree, we'd draft up this agreement, we would take over the project
management right away, within a couple months. We would either use
the firm that they selected, if selected properly, or we'd select our own.
We'd start design permitting and get the bid construction ready. We'd
be ready to go in about two years. We're in fiscal --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: You would use the $2 million --
MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: -- to do all of that immediately?
MR. CASALANGUIDA: Yes, ma'am. And then you figure in --
it's FY 17 now, two years takes us to FY 19, and then between what we
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might get for legislative money for appropriations.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: That's the problem, "might." I
think there has to be a contingency that in the event we don't get it, that
there's a commitment that the county will fund that construction in the
eventually that we don't get the state funding.
MR. CASALANGUIDA: Ma'am, it's the way you structure the
agreement. If you tell the City of Marco that, they're going to say,
great, take the two million. Good luck.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: And that's exactly how it should
be. It's for the benefit our citizens. It's not for their benefit. They
happen to own it. We're making the investment in order to take it over.
It's for the benefit of citizens of Collier County, not citizens of Marco.
MR. CASALANGUIDA: Ma'am, I couldn't agree with you
more. I've been fighting this fight for approximately nine years now.
But what I'll tell you is, is that they started a design in 2007 to fix this
road because it was their ownership, and they knew it was substandard.
They entered into a contract with Kimley-Hom to do the project,
then their 30 percent plan showed a need to be reconstructed
approximately two-and-a-half feet.
It's their property. They knew it. There was communication back
and forth that this was going to get fixed. At some point in time, City
Council changed, the project dropped off it, and it never was done.
The intent of the agreement both -- as Commissioner Fiala
remembers, and when you read the emails and the meeting minutes --
was that this road would be taken care of as they took ownership of it.
They have not.
So my suggestion to Option 3 would say, we put joint resolutions
in that this is the number-one priority.
You can leave it that high, and then that would lead to what
Commissioner Taylor was doing. Once that resolution's in place, we'd
apply for both state appropriations and look at this MPO funding list
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and then collectively, as an MPO board, transparently, if the money's
available, you would move it towards this project.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: And if the money is not available,
what are you going to do?
MR. CASALANGUIDA: At that point in time, ma'am, it's -- you
know, you decide. We're two years into design, and we can have the
discussion about construction dollars at that point in time.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I think this is going nowhere.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: And we don't have to -- oh, no, it's going
someplace. We're not letting it languish.
And then if-- you know, if there's something that we can do
correspondingly while they're doing the design and engineering on it, if
there's -- you know, if we need to be borrowing money or something,
we're going to have to do that, because the quicker we can get this
done, the better off the Goodlanders are, and, you know, the less we
have to worry about what's going to happen to them if we don't.
I mean, it's just something -- sometimes we can do things
unilaterally, you know, and I'm hoping that we can move it forward.
But, anyway, we have a motion on the floor. Oh.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Just quickly. I think what you
said, Chairman, is what Commissioner Nance was talking about. In
the meantime, we know there's a process. We know we can't -- we
can't short-change it. We will push this ahead. We made the
resolution. This is going to happen. One way or another, this is going
to happen.
Meanwhile, there is a way of communicating to the citizens of
Goodland that we don't have in place right now in case of emergency
so that your calls are not going to come. They may still come, but
there's a sense of security given those folks in Goodland. And I'm not
smart enough and I don't know enough about how to do this, but I
think -- I think we can do an outreach in that community, which is
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what Commissioner
Nance was talking about.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Right. And there's holes in this road now.
The road is flooding all the time. There's a lot of maintenance that
hasn't been done, and I don't even know that it can stand there two
years and not get very much more deteriorated.
So we're going to have to -- somehow we're going to -- you know,
if they give us the control of the road, we've got to take over and get
that baby working.
Okay. I have a motion on the floor and a second. Did you want
to say something, Leo?
MR. OCHS: No, ma'am.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: You look like you're poised. Okay.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: He was, but then he decided
better.
MR. OCHS: Motion and a second. That's when I be quiet.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Motion and a second. All in favor, signify
by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Opposed, like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: That is a 5-0.
Thank you for being here, gentlemen. We're going to work as
hard as we can to make sure that you guys stay safe. Thank you.
Item #11B
AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT APPROVED BY THE
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GREATER NAPLES FIRE COMMISSION AND PRESENTED TO
COUNTY STAFF TO PROVIDE FIRE SERVICES TO THE
OCHOPEE FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT - MOTION FOR THE
CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AN AMENDED AGREEMENT FOR
CONSIDERATION AT TOMORROW'S MEETING, LEAVING
THE TRANSFER AS IS, AND FOR 2 YEARS TO ASSIGN THE
GRANT AND PARTICIPATE IN STATION #63 FUNDING FROM
THE STATE WITH THE AGREEMENT TO COMMENCE ON
NOVEMBER 1, 2016 — APPROVED
MR. OCHS: Commissioners, that takes us to Item 11B. This is a
recommendation to consider an interlocal agreement approved by the
Greater Naples Fire Commission and presented to county staff to
provide fire services -- management of fire services to the Ochopee
Fire Control District.
Ms. Price will make the presentation.
MS. PRICE: Good morning, Commissioners. For the record,
Len Price, Administrative Services Department Head.
I would like to add to the record, at the time that we prepared this
executive summary, town hall meetings were scheduled but had not
yet been held. I'd like to happily report that those meetings have been
held; one in the City of Everglades at the city hall and two with
residents of the Port of the Islands.
At this point we have not seen or heard any opposition to what
you're looking at doing. We also did not have a very high level of
participation in most of that meetings (sic).
Down in Everglades City we had one city councilman come, and
that was the extent of the public. Although, the firefighters were there;
they are in support. The advisory committee was there; they are in
support of moving forward.
Out at the Port of the Islands, we had one meeting at the CDD
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where there was a big water issue, and so there were a lot of members
there. They weren't really there because of that item, but they did have
an opportunity to hear what we were doing and ask a few questions,
which we were able to answer satisfactorily, and then we had a second
meeting yesterday at Port of the Islands at the station, and we had one
member of the public there and, again, we did not hear any opposition.
So I wanted to be able to update you on that.
Essentially what you have before you are two versions, very
similar, of a proposal that is essentially the same as what we did down
in Isles of Capri with a few exceptions, because they are somewhat
different.
Staff is recommending to you a few changes over what the
proposal came to you from Greater Naples, one of which, the first of
which, which is the one that, to me, is the post important is to hold off
until January 1 to actually affect this change.
There's a lot of work that needs to be done, and I've always found
that when you hurry something up, you miss things, you make
mistakes, and problems can ensue. Since there is no -- nothing
pressing upon us to have to do this in a certain time, I'd like to be able
to take the next several months, do a good inventory. We need to
contact the state and let them know about the change in the grant. It's
just -- it's some paperwork. But I'd really like to be able to do it
systematically and make sure that we're dotting all of our I's and
crossing all of our T's. At this point in time we're switching over
budget years. There's a lot of work other than this that needs to be
done. So I would ask for that additional time so that we can do it right.
Beyond that, we're also asking for some timelines to be placed
into the -- into the agreement so that everybody understands exactly
the same thing, that there will be certain time frames under which
items will go back to the legislature for full annexation as well as for
full funding or permanent funding for Station 63.
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We also are asking to assign the grant from the state rather than
try to manage it back and forth. I'm extremely concerned about -- if
they're expending the funds and then invoicing us, and we are
managing that grant, that things could fall through the cracks. There
could be compliance issues.
I think it would be easier to just transfer the grant over. The
individual who has been managing that grant and knows all the terms
and conditions is going to be moving to Greater Naples so, you know,
she'll be there, which will leave us a little short on our side, to make
sure that we're doing it right.
The final piece is a funding piece and that, of course, is a policy
decision up to you. The County Manager, our budget director, and I
believe that at this point that we should start weaning the transfer from
the General Fund in slow increments, so we would start off at 100
percent in this first year down to 75 and down to 50.
And with that, I'm here to answer any of your questions, as are the
chairman of the Greater Naples board and the fire chief and some of
his staff.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: And I have some speakers waiting to --
MR. MILLER: Yes, ma'am. Your first registered speaker is Jean
Kungle, and she will be followed by Jeff Page.
MS. KUNGLE: Good morning.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Good morning.
MS. KUNGLE: Thank you.
Jean Kungle, Port of the Islands. I'd like to urge all of the
Commissioners to accept the Greater Naples Fire Management
Agreement for Ochopee and without the changes staff recommended.
The Ochopee district is the last of the county's fire
responsibilities, and it's time for the next step in consolidating, time to
move forward getting the entire county -- excuse me -- under the same
firehouse and mill rate.
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Taxes are the same a e throughout the county for all other
emergencies, and it's time fire is taxed the same. With that in mind, I
would also urge the county to continue the subsidy from PILT funds in
the general account during the management time frame and beyond.
While the county feels they are subsidizing the Ochopee district,
the taxpayers in the district feel they are subsidizing the county. Why?
For one, it was decided many years ago for the feds, state, and county
to buy up the land -- I get nervous, sorry -- hence, no more
development. Hence, the PILT funds Ochopee procured from the feds,
which this year is 1.34 million, that land is now enjoyed by thousands
of tourists, which means millions of dollars are spent in Collier
County.
Recently the Naples news reported $87 million spent with an
economic impact of 124 million annually. It's also bolstered as an
earmark of how much preserve space Collier has forever.
Ochopee has been paying 4 mill rate to support this vast area of
the county for many years, and right now they are also paying back a
loan for the fire station renovation from the county for another .5 mill,
bringing it to 4.5 mills.
Until the Port of the Islands station was built, we were 13 miles
from the nearest station. Until I-75 station was built, we supported
trucks and manpower making many trips all the way out to Mile
Marker 50. That's 100 miles round trip.
I urge you to take all this into consideration and continue paying
the county's fair share, not as a subsidy but as a responsibility. Forgive
the loan, reduce the mill rate back to 4 showing good faith, and let
Greater Naples manage the district until such time annexation can take
place.
Lastly, I'd like to thank Chief Alan McLaughlin for all his hard
work, dedication, perseverance, and all the men that work for him,
making the district viable for this consolidation. We will surely miss
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them. Thank you. Sony I jumped my voice.
MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is Jeff Page, and he will be
followed by Kingman Schuldt.
CHIEF PAGE: Good morning, Commissioners. For the record,
Jeff Page. I'm currently the chair for the Greater Naples Fire
Department.
Commissioners, in looking at the executive summary, we have a
meeting tomorrow night, and I think that if the Board -- I think we
could easily sell three of the four items on here. And if you look at No.
3, the one modifying the payments, that would be a tough one, because
then I would be asking the Greater Naples residents to actually
subsidize the Ochopee Fire District while we're managing them, and I
think that would be an item where we'd get a lot of pushback. I think
as long as we're managing it, we need to have the full funding for those
three years.
Now, I will tell you that it would be our plan, or at least I think
what we should be doing is in that second year, in 2018, actually
hopefully getting a straw ballot approved to ask the residents in both
districts if they would agree to the merger and at that point possibly
initiating that in the third year itself.
But just like the Isle of Capri agreement, that was a three-year
term; we actually were able to turn that one over in a year. So it would
be in our best interest to move it along as quickly as possible.
And the only other thing I would ask is that we do reach some
type of agreement as soon as possible making the transfer possibly in
November as opposed to January 1st to avoid the holidays for staff.
So certainly the quicker we're able to take over the management,
the more cost savings that we can initiate using our own IT department
and everything else.
So with that, I'm here to answer any questions. The chief will be
speaking after myself, and he can get into more detail if you'd like.
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C IRMAN FIALA: Thank you.
CHIEF PAGE: Thank you.
MR. MILLER: Your final registered speaker is Kingman
Schuldt.
CHIEF SCHULDT: Good morning, Commissioners, Mr.
Manager, and staff. For the record, Kingman Schuldt. I'm the fire
chief with the Greater Naples Fire Rescue District.
And, as you know, we've had this discussion for -- ongoing for
about a year and a half. At your request we've put together proposals
to work cooperatively for the eventual mergers of Isles of Capri and
now Ochopee Fire in District 1, which you know has just recently been
-- our boundary's been expanded for taxing purposes to include District
1.
And I do want to reflect just quickly on some of the successes of
Isles of Capri. I think it's very important. We are very committed to
continue with our efforts to lower the taxes to the residents of Collier
County and enhance services, and I think we've done that. In fact, I
know we've done that. And some of those successes in Isles of Capri,
we have increased the staffing; we stood true to our promise there.
We have purchased a new fire rescue boat, which is something
we said we would do that. We've brought all the employees over.
We've continued to provide fire and life-safety services to Isles of
Capri and District 1 and Ochopee, now under agreement with the
county. We've enhanced their training and other things like providing
a 24-hour supervisor to those areas. And those are just some of the
successes.
But I think that the biggest catch in there is we've lowered the
taxes, and that's what our goal was. We have said that from day one.
Initially when you asked us to put in a proposal for Ochopee, we
declined because of-- we weren't sure that we could do it under the
prescribed request.
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And we have looked at that hard. We've worked very closely
with the Ochopee executive staff members and talking to the union
members, and we're very, very committed to doing this. We know we
can do it. And the sooner we can get working at this, the sooner we
can start managing those tax dollars, reducing those costs, and
increasing those efficiencies to those residents out there.
And I'm very, very confident -- and it's been very, very productive
working with Chief McLaughlin and his staff. And I will tell you that
we took it to heart the persons of-- specifically in Everglades City of
maintaining that tie to the community down there.
And I will tell you, in what we've drafted and how we would
continue to manage this through the next three years is to make sure
that Chief Morris, Caleb Morris, would be the face at the local
community, leaving a chief officer there to help manage that within the
city, because we know the sensitivity of that there.
And we're very, very committed to that. The union folks on both
sides have met numerous times, and I'm comfortable with where they
are at from both sides. They may speak to that.
But, overall, we look forward to it, and we're very confident that
we can do that if the approval between the boards is agreed upon, that
we know that we can implement this in a very, very short period of
time.
So I'm going to finish, as I have about two seconds left. I'll
answer any questions.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: No questions, but I'm going to take the
liberty of speaking first, being that all of these things are in my district
anyway.
CHIEF SCHULDT: Yes, ma'am.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: And I have to say that you've done a great
job at Isles of Capri, and I love the thing that you've put in there, little
Coco Tele, Coconut Tele every time. That's good.
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The people are very happy with the service, so that tells me that
that's the same type of service that you'll be giving to the rest of these
participants as they are folded in to this fire department.
CHIEF SCHULDT: Yes, ma'am.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: So I just wanted to give you a little credit
there.
CHIEF SCHULDT: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Let's see. Moving on to Commissioner
Taylor.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Yes. Just -- would you please
explain why you want -- I think Mr. Page mentioned the idea of
holidays for staff, and you want to move this decision to November
rather than January.
CHIEF SCHULDT: Well, our proposal was October, or the
board's --
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Yes.
CHIEF SCHULDT: -- proposal was October, and we believe, in
the best interest of everybody, yes, holiday is important. I would like
to give my staff a little time off. But when you implement something
like, it's very time-consuming for that initial push, that first 30, 60, 90
days.
But we firmly believe that the sooner we can get on this, we can
find and explore those cost savings in more detail. We know on paper
what we think we can do, we've said that, but we want to get in there,
we want to get those employees transferred over and start saving some
of those costs, because our goal is, obviously, to lower the millage rate.
And the sooner we can get on it, the sooner we will achieve that. And
that's the nuts and bolts to me.
The longer we wait, the more money that we are going to spend.
If we go through our first quarter without implementing some of those
changes, obviously, that's money that's lost or we're utilizing at a
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higher rate.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Okay. Then will you please
justify your reason for expecting full funding rather than the --
CHIEF SCHULDT: Absolutely. It was proposed by our board
that full funding, we'll call it through a three-year period -- and I know
that date is up for discussion. But it would not be prudent for me to
subsidize a service to another area on the backs of my taxpayers.
That's not what they signed up for. We charge them, or they are levied
at a mill and a half, and for -- we provide a service at a mill and a half.
And for me to take a portion of that mill and a half to contract that
out, if you will, to provide service to another area just would not be
prudent, and I could not recommend that to my board.
And in order for us to manage it, we need that funding for the
three years. We start doing some cost savings implementing those
things. And what I like to say is I think that the residents overall of
Collier County would be very happy to know that there's an end game
and that there's a future. And if we tell them in three years your taxes
are going to go down, I believe that's a win-win for everybody.
And much like Ms. Price said, we want to do it correctly. And to
subsidize that and charge my taxpayers or utilize those funds just
would not be appropriate.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: And you anticipate that you
would have to subsidize? I mean, your cost savings -- you know, it's
kind of speaking two things. We're going to do this -- and I'm not
being argumentative; I just wanted to be very clear about it. We're
going to implement cost savings. We're going to reduce your taxes --
CHIEF SCHULDT: That's correct.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: -- but we still need that full
funding from the county.
CHIEF SCHULDT: Right. Well, we are going to manage that
for you for three years, if you will.
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So whether I manage that or your staff manages it, we want -- we
believe that we should have the full allotment of that money to manage
that, and then as we start to look at those cost savings, you know, we
also know that there's a two-year General Fund transfer in there. So
there are things in there that have to be addressed.
And, again, I just do not feel that to go out in a public meeting to
the taxpayers in Greater Naples and say, hey, we are doing this but, by
the way, we are using some of our General Fund to subsidize that
would not be appropriate.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Okay. Thank you.
CHIEF SCHULDT: Yes, ma'am.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Commissioner Henning?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Is there any Ochopee firefighters
here?
You know, need some guidance. I remember last time we had
conversation. Are you guys in favor of the management that's being
proposed by Greater Naples?
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: There was a major vote. The
majority is in favor.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I'm sorry. What did he say?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: The gentleman said there was a
vote by the majority -- and the majority supported the management of
Greater Naples.
Commissioner Page, if you've got a minute. Thanks for your time.
You and I spoke, and I think there's -- I believe that you told me there's
going to be an enhancement of service to the residents of the Ochopee
Fire District. You're going to put extra people on?
CHIEF PAGE: Well, typically in Greater Naples, the staffing --
the minimum staffing would be three. In addition to that, the swap that
currently exists -- because Ochopee really doesn't have any certified
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paramedics under the Medical Director. We, of course, do through the
interlocal agreement that we have with the county and the Medical
Director.
So that would be another advantage is that we can actually staff
on our fire trucks that paramedic, because I believe in one of the
stations, either Port of the Isles -- that there is not a swap down there.
So that would be another enhancement as far as providing additional
services.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: And they're running two
firefighters per call now?
CHIEF PAGE: Well, I think their minimum manning is two.
They may have three on some of the units, so --
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Right.
CHIEF PAGE: -- you'd have to ask Chief--
COMMISSIONER HENNING: And you're proposing there
would be a paramedic on these engines?
CHIEF PAGE: Correct.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay. Well -- okay.
Now, I understand the October 1 because that's the fiscal year --
CHIEF PAGE: Correct.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: -- starting, but I guess that -- and
we've been working on this for over a year now trying to get some kind
of a management agreement. That is what it is.
The -- so there's really only -- are you in agreement that we could
have something in the contract that the Greater Naples will seek
annexation or consolidation within the time frame of the contract?
CHIEF PAGE: Yes.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay. So the only other thing is
the transfer in and the start time. You're hoping to start earlier.
CHIEF PAGE: There's some advantages, fiscal advantages for us
to start as early as possible, so yes.
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COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah. Okay. Well, just for
everybody's information, the transfer they're talking about is PILT.
PILT is payment in lieu of, that it comes from the federal government;
I think some come from the state government also, because there are a
lot of properties that are not taxed. And the East Naples -- I think
Golden Gate part of it, they've been getting PILT money since the '80s,
if I remember, being a fire commissioner.
I know that Vince Doerr, Chief Vince Doerr from the Ochopee
back in the '80s applied for and historically got PILT money to run the
Ochopee Fire District. I mean -- so it's nothing new.
And the County Manager has put that -- a graph on there of what
has been the transfer, and they did -- during the high times there wasn't
a transfer of funds, and the county kept that money while Ochopee still
provided that service to the federal and state lands that does not pay
taxes.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: What?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: They still -- yeah, the -- within
the district, the taxes that are collected are from citizens and businesses
that own property. Churches and government don't pay property taxes;
however, not-for-profit, such as churches, and government receive
services from that.
So not-for-profits, they may give some money to the independent
fire district, I don't know, but that's the whole idea of the PILT funds
was for services received in lieu of taxes. So I understand the
reasoning for that, of the transfer.
So with that, I'm going to make a motion that -- direct chair to
sign an amended agreement and get to the Greater Naples Fire
Department for their meeting tomorrow night to consider. We'll leave
the transfer as-is for three years, include language that the Greater
Naples will seek annexation or consolidation within that three-year
period. They will participate in the Station 63 --
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CHAIRMAN FIALA:
. Yes.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: -- 63 funding from the state,
because that's not -- that's not an annual thing, right?
MS. PRICE: It's annual for the next two years.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: So it's guaranteed for the next
two years?
MS. PRICE: Yes.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Well, the real solution and -- I
know everybody knows this. This is not a part of my motion, but I just
wanted to explain that -- is an added charge for using I-75 on both
ends. But anyways.
The other issue is the start time of November --
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: One.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: -- 1. Commissioner Taylor's
going to second my motion, so she wanted 1.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Right? November the 1st?
CHIEF PAGE: Oh, that's perfect, yeah.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Is there anything else? What are
the other disagreements?
CHIEF PAGE: We don't -- everything else is very minimum, so
that's --
COMMISSIONER HENNING: That's my motion.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Second.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. We have a motion and a second.
Let me ask you about the PILT funds to -- because the people in
Ochopee, or Port of the Islands really, have had to pay taxes for their
fire station, and they've been more or less pleading for PILT funds to
pay that off, and they have never gotten any, from what I've been told,
but they do give them to Golden Gate, and I was wondering if that
somehow is resolved in your motion.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I don't know if that's an
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appropriate thing to do with this agreement, but I'd be happy to talk to
Jeanie on the reasoning for that, could bring something forward or
whatever. Does that work with you, Commissioner Fiala?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yes, that's good.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you very much.
Okay. We have a motion and a second.
MS. PRICE: Excuse me, Commissioners. Could I just clarify?
What did you want done with the grant? Were you comfortable with
us just assigning the grant over to Greater Naples?
MR. OCHS: Commissioners, let me jump in. When you entered
into the interlocal agreement with the state for the funding of Mile
Marker 63 station, even at that time there was initial discussions going
on about this potential merger, and the board had directed us, and it's in
the agreement, to make sure that there was an ability to assign that
contractual responsibility to a fire district in the event of a merger or an
annexation or in this case a management agreement.
So I don't think there's an objection to that if the state is not
opposed to that. As Len said, it just is easier to execute
administratively if they deal directly from a grant-compliance
standpoint. I think --
CHIEF PAGE: We agree.
MR. OCHS: -- Commissioner Page would agree.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay.
MR. OCHS: We just have to make sure that the state's on board.
The contract says the Board can assign its responsibilities under
the contract in the event of an annexation or a merger by a fire district.
It doesn't specifically say a management services agreement. That's
what we need to go back to the state and clarify. If they're okay with
that, we're recommending that the Board allow that assignment to
occur.
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COMMISSIONER HENNING: And I'll put that in my motion to
be added to the contract.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: I would agree to the amendment.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Very good, then.
Commissioner Nance?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Okay. Mr. Ochs and Ms. Price, are
you comfortable with where we are on this? And the reason I'm asking
is this: I know this is happening rapidly, and when we started off the
agenda item, it was clear to me that staff was not completely satisfied
and was suggesting recommended changes.
What I don't want to do is -- I want to say this: I cannot say
enough about what the accomplishments that have been made by
Greater Naples and their fire board, and Ochopee and all the
firefighters, everybody involved with this, including the unions. I
think their -- I think their accomplishment is amazing, and they should
receive the highest accolades for doing that.
But what I don't want to do is I don't want to be in a hurry here
and then have there be some unresolved issue that causes a conflict
between the county and the independent fire districts, because our
relationship has been very, very good and, of course, all of you should
realize it's always been my effort to make sure that the county and the
independent districts have great collegiality and are moving forward in
a cooperative spirit.
So I want you to tell me if there's anything unresolved so that we
can address it at this time. I don't want to be, oh, by the way,
something's going to come up a year from now and then we have
anxiety.
MR. OCHS: Yeah, Commissioner, I think we're going to work
towards the guidance that the board has just given us. If we find some
reason why November 1st just absolutely can't work operationally or
for some other reason, we'll be back in front of you in October to talk
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about that. But for now I think we'll make our best effort to meet the
Board's guidance.
And I know this is the long-term intent to get to where this
agreement hopefully will take us in three years' time or less. So there's
no showstoppers in here for us at this point.
I did want to just, again, for the record -- and not to be
argumentative, and I know that people have a lot of opinions about
PILT, but that is recorded in our budget as a general revenue, it's in
your General Fund, and it's allocated out to operations and projects just
like the rest of your General Fund budget.
So, you know, you're free to allocate as much as you want out or
retain as much as you want inside your General Fund. I was just trying
to work through a phased transition because at some point over the
next three to four years they're going to have to manage that new
district anyhow. But we're fine with the guidance, and we'll execute.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Okay. Well, Chief Schuldt and
Chairman Page, I hope that you will work together with the County
Manager to fully address these things, and let's, please, don't leave any
dangling participles that come back and put a wedge or a conflict
between the county and the district, because we've come so far and,
you know, you're the -- the county's -- citizens of Collier County that
are beneficiaries, but it's to everyone's credit to do this. So I just want
to make sure everybody's on the same page with their approach on this
thing.
CHIEF PAGE: I can assure you from my point of view, I've
worked for Leo for over 20 years, so we'll be flexible as much as we
need to be.
MR. OCHS: Yeah. We'll get this worked out.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Thank you for your combined
courtesy. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: And I think Commissioner Henning's
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motion was perfect. It took care of all of the little nuances along the
way. And I heard from the unions. I've had some of the unions call
me. They're also in favor of this, just to mention that.
Commissioner Hiller?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Thank you.
Leo, can you explain the flow of funds? Right now, based on the
schedule that you've got in front of us -- for example, in 2016 and the
2017 budget, you've got 565,000 of the PILT money going to
Ochopee.
MR. OCHS: Correct.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: And the intent is that that will
continue during this management relationship?
MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: And is there going to be a
provision that makes it clear that this money will be escrowed for the
benefit of Ochopee and cannot be used in any other way other than for
Ochopee? And how much is Greater Naples going to receive as
compensation for their management?
MR. OCHS: I'll let Len cover the details, but to your first
question, in terms of escrow, that money, again, comes into your
General Fund and will be then recorded as a transfer out to the fund
that funds your Ochopee Fire Department. So no one -- no one can get
to that.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: So the money will not be going to
Greater Naples. The money will stay in the Ochopee fund. And how
will these funds be disbursed?
MR. OCHS: Len?
MS. PRICE: What we'll do is, all the ad valorem that comes in,
we'll start off the year with, I think -- two-twelfths of the annual budget
will transfer over to them to get started. Then after the December
revenue is recorded, then we start giving everything else that comes in.
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We start sending payments on a monthly basis. Towards the end of the
year, about August, we do a reconciliation to make sure that --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: You're not answering my question.
Who are you sending payments to and --
MS. PRICE: To Greater Naples.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: And what are you paying them,
specifically?
MS. PRICE: All the ad valorem taxes that come in, and in this
case we would be sending them also, I think in quarterly installments,
the amount of that General Fund transfer.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: So they're going to receive,
essentially, 100 percent of the Ochopee taxes? And how are we
ensuring that those taxes are going to be used for the benefit of
Ochopee and not going to be diverted for the benefit of Greater
Naples?
I mean, they're concerned about their -- the Greater Naples
residents subsidizing Ochopee. I'm concerned about the Ochopee
residents somehow subsidizing Greater Naples because we know
Greater Naples has financial issues.
MS. PRICE: Well, in terms of the ad valorem taxes, that's --
those are taxes to those residents, so we've got to keep the taxes with
the -- with that station. So, so long as we're providing it for that
service, you know --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Well, the agreement is going to
provide for that, correct?
MS. PRICE: Correct.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I mean, the agreement is going to
stay specific --
MS. PRICE: So it's a payment on an agreement.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: But that -- 100 percent of those
funds are going to go back to Ochopee?
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MS. PRICE: Correct.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: And what about the facility PILT
money?
MS. PRICE: The PILT money, that's going to be a payment that's
decided by the Board to be given in four even installments, and what
we will know is that we're getting the level of service because we've
got a contract with them, so we can certainly monitor, as we do with
all our contracts, monitor the contract compliance.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: But, again, that -- all those PILT
monies are going to go for the benefit of Ochopee?
MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: And for the residents of Ochopee.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Pulling their taxes down.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: So in other words -- and that --
well, it's not going to pull the taxes down because right now we're
doing the PILT plus the taxes. It's not pulling any taxes down because
we are making a PILT contribution to Ochopee right now.
MR. OCHS: Yes, you're --
MS. PRICE: Yes.
MR. OCHS: -- making an annual General Fund transfer --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Out of PILT?
MR. OCHS: -- out of the General Fund.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: But it's PILT. It's PILT funds that
came into the General Fund.
MR. OCHS: Yes, you can say that.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: It is what it is. I mean, that is
what's happened. You received a certain stream of funds through
PILT.
MR. OCHS: Yes. And you have a series of revenue streams that
make up your General Fund.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I understand.
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MR. OCHS: And they're fungible, and then they get transferred
out to various operating --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I understand, but it's the intent of
the use of the PILT monies that they go to Ochopee to help defray their
total taxes.
MS. PRICE: The PILT is actually for more than just fire
services.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I understand. But we've made an
allocation. I'm looking at what you've presented here. You've
presented a chart, right?
MR. OCHS: Yes.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: And was this transfer to Ochopee
the -- what was the 565- transferred to Ochopee out of PILT dedicated
for?
MS. PRICE: It's to balance their budget. It was the difference
between the cost of providing services and the amount of tax dollars
that they received.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: And that is going to continue as a
dedicated stream to defray Ochopee's ad valorem tax revenues?
MS. PRICE: Correct.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: And keep them down?
MR. OCHS: Yes.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: And those funds are going to be
used for the benefit strictly of Ochopee and can't be defrayed in any
other way --
MR. OCHS: That's correct.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: -- by Greater Naples.
MR. OCHS: That is correct.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: And that's going to be clearly
provided for in this agreement; right, Jeff?
CHIEF PAGE: The agreement is what the agreement is.
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COMMISSIONER HILLER: No, the agreement isn't what the
agreement is. It hasn't been executed. It's in development. And you're
going to talk to your board about it, and we're talking about it right
now.
MR. OCHS: Yes. It is a management agreement to provide fire
services to the Ochopee Fire Control District. So the revenues outlined
in the agreement, including the ad valorem revenues and the General
Fund transfer, are strictly for the operation of the Ochopee Fire Control
District.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: But they have to pay 4.5 percent millage
rate --
MR. OCHS: Yes.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: -- or 4.5 mills rather than the 1.5, right?
MR. OCHS: Yes.
MS. PRICE: For these three years, yes.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Well, why aren't we using the PILT
money to bring that down? I think that's exactly what Commissioner
Hiller is asking as well. I mean, why aren't we pulling that down so
everybody has a uniform tax rate?
MR. OCHS: Well, if you want all the citizens of Collier County
to subsidize the Ochopee district to that level, you could do that.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: No, just the PILT dollars.
MR. OCHS: That's General Fund money, ma'am, that's already
allocated in your budget. So, you know, we can take it from another
program if you want to move it.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: What is PILT being used for now?
MR. OCHS: Mark?
MR. ISACKSON: PILT money is federal dollars that come to the
counties for defraying public safety operations, including the sheriff,
including everything for public lands that aren't taxable. So that's why
it goes into the General Fund.
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There's no specific -- the reason we moved the PILT money to
Ochopee is because -- you know, and we had the years where we didn't
move PILT money because the taxable value was able to support the
operations. And then the taxable values dropped like a rock, so it
would make sense to move some of that PILT money over there to
subsidize their operations, and that's what we have done and what we
continue to do.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I understand, Mark. And what I
see also, to your point, is that the tax base in Ochopee is moving up.
MR. ISACKSON: That's correct.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Because if you look at 2006, it was
330 million, and we're at 327 million, and it was deemed unnecessary
to provide any PILT assistance in 2006, and now with the tax base
back at that level, we're still providing over a half a million dollars in
tax assistance, so I understand your point.
My concern is more that, to the extent that any PILT is awarded
to defray the ad valorem, that we're just ensured that all of the money
that is going out of the county is going to Ochopee and not going to
Greater Naples.
You know, as I said, my concern is the opposite of what Greater
Naples' concern is. They don't want to subsidize Ochopee. I don't
want tax dollars that should go to Ochopee subsidizing the other side.
MR. ISACKSON: You will still have Fund 146. Fund 146 is the
Ochopee Fire District MSTU. Monies will be deposited there and in
the form of remittances out to Greater Naples for purposes of
satisfying the management agreement.
There's -- there is your flow of funds that you're asking for.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: So -- and all the other funds are
going to go directly to Ochopee Fire and then --
MR. ISACKSON: Yes.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: -- they will be retained for the
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operations of Ochopee Fire, and it's only the MSTU funds that will be
used to pay a management fee to Greater Naples?
MR. ISACKSON: Well, keep in mind that the PILT money also
gets transferred from a general fund to Ochopee.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I understand.
MR. ISACKSON: So you have a basket of dollars that are sitting
there.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I understand.
MR. ISACKSON: And then you'll have the expense side of the
equation, which will be then disbursed out for purposes of managing --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I want to make sure that the
expense side of the equation is retained for the benefit of Ochopee and
that the expense side doesn't go beyond Ochopee's borders.
MR. ISACKSON: If you like -- if you look at it in terms of the
Isles of Capri model, this is no different than the Isles of Capri model.
And the Isles of Capri model, as far as I know, folks, has been working
pretty well in terms of the payment flows.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: And you've ensured that all the
monies have been retained 100 percent for Isle of Capri?
MR. ISACKSON: Through the management agreement, yes.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Commissioner Henning?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah. I don't understand the
questioning here, because everything's laid out in the contract in the
agenda, unless the agenda wasn't distributed to everybody, they didn't
get a chance to read it or was busy over the last few days.
It's all spelled out. It spells out what service is going to be
provided. It spells out the transfers of funds from the county to the fire
district for the management. It spells out the -- they actually did find,
you know, the bit of enhancement of service to the Ochopee Fire
District.
But the reason I turned on my light is Commissioner Hiller made
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a statement. I'm very curious to know where she's getting her
information that Greater Naples is -- has financial issues. Can you tell
us what those financial issues are, Commissioner Hiller?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I absolutely can. I'm very
concerned about the district's unfunded pension liability and
non-pension post-retirement benefits liability, and I'm also very
concerned about the district's liability for I believe what was the
Golden Gate station, if I'm not mistaken.
Anyway, Mr. Page, or Commissioner Page, you know, why don't
you -- have you received your audited financials yet, including your
supplemental schedules for this year?
CHIEF PAGE: Yes, and we have someone here anticipating your
question on this. I'm glad you brought it up, actually, so we can settle
it.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: That's great. And I believe -- what
was the total amount of the unfunded liability? Wasn't it, like, 18
million, and wasn't the building about 6 million? So wasn't the total
about 22 million or thereabouts?
CHIEF PAGE: No, you're wrong.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Okay. Well, that was what was in
your financial that I looked at the last time when this issue came up.
CHIEF PAGE: Can we explain?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Of course.
MS. BISHOP: Tara Bishop, Deputy Director of Finance for
Greater Naples Fire.
The audited financials for September 30th, 2015, show total
liabilities of 19,157,000. Of that, 6,766,000 is a GASB 68 requirement
of FRS's unfunded liability.
The district is responsible for a 175 plan, or local retirement plan,
which is overfunded by 114 percent. There is no unfunded liability
that the district is directly responsible for.
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Every independent special district includes a piece of the FRS
unfunded liability, which we have no control over.
At September -- September 30th, 2015, we did have a building
loan of 6,022,000. It now sits at under --just over 5.5 with an
aggressive funding, 10 years, 3 percent fixed loan. It will be gone.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: And what is the status of your
post-retirement benefits, your non-pension post-retirement benefits?
MS. BISHOP: We have frozen our post-retirement benefits and
will have a new OPEB study done to reduce the $4 million liability
that is sitting on the books from pre-merger East Naples.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Well, you had -- your previous
financials that I had looked at had a supplemental schedule which
showed different numbers, and maybe we're talking about, you know,
different liabilities. But you had supplemental schedules that showed
more significant liabilities than what you're --
MS. BISHOP: We're happy to share the whole thing with you.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I would really appreciate going
over that. Thank you.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah, Tara, you know, I don't
understand why a county commissioner would be concerned about an
independent district's financing.
MS. BISHOP: I'm happy to share them with anybody that --
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah.
MS. BISHOP: They're public record.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: It's public record, but it's just,
you know, very interesting that we hear the same comment over and
over.
But what is your -- we heard your liabilities, your loan liabilities.
So what's your -- what's the cash position of the district?
MS. BISHOP: Total assets is 32 million, 629, with 7.6 million of
that sitting in reserves.
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COMMISSIONER HENNING: How much is your --
MS. BISHOP: Seven point six million in reserves.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Seven point six in reserves?
MS. BISHOP: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: So you could pay the loan off
tomorrow? The district, the fire commissioners can pay it off
tomorrow if it's --
MS. BISHOP: We could.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah.
MS. BISHOP: But it's 3 percent.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Right.
MS. BISHOP: Better than my home mortgage.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah, okay.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: We have a motion on the floor and a
second. Any further comments? Questions?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Opposed, like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. That is a 5-0. So you are moving
forward.
(Applause.)
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Let the record note that some of
the applause came from Ochopee.
MR. OCHS: From the union.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: From the union.
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MR. OCHS: Good reason.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Thank you, sir. Thank you very
much.
MR. OCHS: Good reason.
Item #11D
THE COUNTY MANAGER TO MAKE AN OFFER TO
PURCHASE THE COURTHOUSE SHADOWS CONSOLIDATED
HOLDING, INC. OFFICE BUILDING LOCATED AT 3375
TAMIAMI TRAIL EAST — APPROVED
MR. OCHS: Yes. Item 11D is a recommendation to authorize
the County Manager to make an offer to purchase the Courthouse
Shadows Consolidated Holding, Inc., office building located here at
the government complex at 3375 Tamiami Trail East.
Ms. Toni Mott, your Real Property Management Division
Director, will present.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Which one is this, Leo? Sorry.
MR. OCHS: 11D. 11C got continued, ma'am.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Oh, okay. Thanks.
MS. MOTT: For the record, Toni Mott, Real Property
Management. We'll entertain any questions you might have.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Madam Chair?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: I'll wait for Commissioner
Henning.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Oh, Commissioner Henning, you're first.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: What's the need of the property?
What would you use it for?
MR. OCHS: Commissioner, we're going through a facilities
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master plan right now. I do have a couple of tenants at county
departments that are in lease space right now, notably your Tourism
Department and your Economic Development Department are renting
office space over in Horseshoe Drive.
I think they might be candidates for this building, get us out of a
lease arrangement there. Those are two that come immediately to
mind. Some of these --
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Tourism. And what's the other
department?
MR. OCHS: Economic Development.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Economic Development. Well,
you have -- what's going to happen with the former Supervisor of
Elections?
MR. OCHS: We're moving the Procurement Department in part
of-- and part of the building the Tax Collector has asked to expand.
So that's what we're doing with that building.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay. What's going to go in the
Procurement Department or --
MR. OCHS: Well, we talked to the Board at your workshop last
Thursday evening about the possibility of a fitness area in there on the
campus, so -- a wellness-type facility for that particular building,
which is an old building and not very large.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Is that for employees or just the
general public or what?
MR. OCHS: No, it's for the employees.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay.
MR. OCHS: And elected officials.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Hint, hint, hint?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah. I've been working on
that.
Anticipation that you would use that for the tourism and potential
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economic development, would you be utilizing the existing facility, the
existing -- I mean, if we go ahead with the -- if the Board approves
that, are you going to tear it down and build a new building, or are you
going to use the existing?
MR. OCHS: Oh, no, sir. No, we would use the existing building.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Well, I could support it.
MR. OCHS: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Commissioner -- I don't know
which one is first; Nance?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: I think so.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: You know, based on the cash flow
presented in the executive summary, I'd say it's an excellent
investment, if nothing else, and it certainly cleans up the government
complex. It takes an out-parcel out of the government complex, you
know, down in the future somewhere 100 years from now when we
need a 20-story -- you know, back when Commissioner Henning's son
is sitting on the Board here, you might need a bigger office.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I think he's a little smarter than
that.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: I can support it.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Great. Commissioner Taylor?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: So I'll just add something to the
mix here. I have a request here for a cafeteria. County Manager Ochs,
I think you can anticipate who that comes from. And so I'm just
putting it on the record to see that in -- as we manage that, there is a
need in the courthouse for a cafeteria for jurors, and so I'm just going
to leave that with you, sir.
MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I never even heard of that one.
Our speaker, please?
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MR. MILLER: Yes, ma'am. One registered speaker. William
Poteet.
MR. POTEET: Good morning, Commissioners. For the record,
my name is William H. Poteet, Jr., and I am the listing agent on this
property. I just came to see if you had any questions. That's it. No
questions, I'm going to sit down. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. So do I have a motion?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Motion to approve.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Second.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: And a second. No further comments from
anybody. All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: (No verbal response.)
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Opposed, like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Very good. I think it's a wise investment,
really.
MR. OCHS: Thank you, Commissioners.
Item #1 lE
CONTRACT #16-6662, "WHITE BOULEVARD OVER CYPRESS
CANAL BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT", TO
MANHATTAN ROAD & BRIDGE COMPANY, IN THE
AMOUNT OF $3,730,719.70, PROJECT NUMBER 66066, AND
AUTHORIZE THE NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENT.
APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM IS CONTINGENT ON APPROVAL
OF AGENDA ITEMS #16A41 AND #16A4 — APPROVED
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MR. OCHS: Next item is 11E. This is a recommendation to
award and authorize the chairman to execute a contract for the White
Boulevard over Cypress Canal Bridge replacement project, award to
Manhattan Road and Bridge Company in the amount of$3,730,719.70.
And Mr. Ahmad is available to present or to answer any
questions.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Motion to approve.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Second.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Second.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. I have a motion to approve and
two seconds. Any comments? Questions? No speakers?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Opposed, like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Very good. We move on. Good
presentation, Jay.
Item #11F
AWARD BID #16-6660 TO BONNESS, INC. FOR THE
"AIRPORT PULLING ROAD NORTH OF VANDERBILT BEACH
ROAD" PROJECT FOR OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,902,380.62,
PROJECT NUMBER 60190 — APPROVED
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MR. OCHS: 11F is a recommendation to award a bid to Bonness,
Incorporated, for the Airport-Pulling Road north of Vanderbilt Beach
Road operational and safety improvements in the amount of
$1,902,380.62.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Move to approve.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Second.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Opposed, like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Very good. That's also a 5-0.
MR. AHMAD: Thank you very much.
MR. OCHS: Thank you, Commissioners.
Item #11G
AWARD INVITATION TO BID #16-6652 TO BLDM USA, LLC
IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,013,000 FOR THE REHABILITATION
OF WASTEWATER BASIN 306 PUMP STATIONS, GROUP 1,
PROJECT 70142, AND AUTHORIZE THE NECESSARY
BUDGET AMENDMENT — APPROVED
MR. OCHS: Item 11G is recommendation to award a bid to
BLDM USA, LLC, in the amount of$2,013,000 for the Rehabilitation
of Wastewater Basin 306 Pump Stations, Group 1, and Mr. Chmelik
can make the presentation or respond to Board questions.
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CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Motion to approve.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Second.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. I have a motion to approve and a
second. I have no public comment and no comments from the Board
of County Commissioners.
All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Opposed, like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Great. Tom, thank you very much. Good
presentation.
MR. OCHS: Thank you, Commissioners.
Stay right there, Tom.
Item #11H
AWARD INVITATION TO BID #16-6659 TO BLDM USA, LLC
IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,766,172 FOR THE REHABILITATION
OF WASTEWATER BASIN 306 PUMP STATIONS, GROUP 2,
PROJECT 70142, AND AUTHORIZE THE NECESSARY
BUDGET AMENDMENT — APPROVED
MR. OCHS: 11H is a recommendation to award a bid to BLDM
USA, LLC, in the amount of$1,766,172 for the Rehabilitation of
Wastewater Basin 306 Pump Stations, Group 2, and same drill.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: In that both of these projects were
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on the red list of high priority for work, I'm going to make a motion to
approve 11H as well.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Second.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. And a second from Commissioners
Taylor.
All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Opposed, like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Very good.
MR. OCHS: Thank you, Commissioners.
Item #12A
RESOLUTION 2016-184: APPOINTING JOE SCHMITT AS THE
ENVIRONMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE WITH TERM
EXPIRING ON OCTOBER 1, 2019 AND APPOINTING MARK
STRAIN AS THE DISTRICT 5 REPRESENTATIVE WITH TERM
EXPIRING ON OCTOBER 1, 2020 TO THE COLLIER COUNTY
PLANNING COMMISSION — ADOPTED
MR. OCHS: That takes us to County Attorney's report. 12A is a
recommendation to appoint two members to the Collier County
Planning Commission.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I'd like to make a motion to accept Joe
Schmitt and Mark Strain.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Second.
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CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. I have a motion and a second.
Commissioner -- oh, you already have your button on. You don't need
it on, right?
Any comments? Questions? Anything? All in favor, signify by
saying aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Opposed, like sign.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Opposed. I just -- I would like to
see Judy Hushon as the nominee. Not that I'm against your appointees,
but my preference was Judy Hushon.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Very good. That's 4-1. Thank you
very much.
Okay.
MR. OCHS: Commissioners, that's -- I think you've concluded
your morning's works. We'll have nothing until the afternoon.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Good. So we have an hour and five
minutes for lunch. That is very good.
MR. OCHS: Very good. We'll see you back here at one o'clock
for public comments.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Thank you.
(A luncheon recess was had.)
MR. OCHS: Madam Chair, you have a live mike.
Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you very much. Welcome back for
our afternoon session.
Item #7
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PUBLIC COMMENTS ON GENERAL TOPICS NOT ON THE
CURRENT OR FUTURE AGENDA
MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am. We begin with Item 7 on your agenda,
public comments on general topics not on the current or future agenda.
MR. MILLER: Madam Chair, I have 10 registered speakers for
public comment.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay.
MR. MILLER: My first registered speaker, Mark -- is it Hagen,
sir?
MR. HAGEN: Hagen, Michael Hagen.
MR. MILLER: Michael Hagen.
MR. HAGEN: Can you let Rosemary go?
MS. KELLY: No.
MR. HAGEN: I'll go at the end; is that okay? I'm not prepared
right now.
MR. MILLER: All right, sir.
Dr. Joseph Doyle. He will be followed by Dr. Kay Haering.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Why did Michael say no?
MR. MILLER: He wasn't prepared. He wanted to wait.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay.
MR. MILLER: Is that okay with you, Madam Chair?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Sure.
MR. MILLER: Dr. Doyle.
DR. DOYLE: Good afternoon, Commissioners. Dr. Joseph
Doyle here in Naples.
As you know, I'm a physician, board certified in public health and
general preventative medicine and also have an MBA in marketing and
human resources and a couple other graduate degrees.
I come here before you today regarding Zika fever and to request
that you have an interagency or interdepartmental briefing at the
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September 27th BCC meeting.
As you know, Zika fever is a disease caused by the Zika virus that
is primarily spread through mosquito bites but also could be sexually
transmitted.
At about the time you went on recess in mid-July, we had Zika
hysteria in the media. The first cases, as you know, in the spring were
travel related, but now in Miami we have domestically transmitted
cases.
The local media reported that we lost a film opportunity here in
Naples over the summer because the crew was worried about shooting
here because of Zika in Florida even though we really didn't have
much of it here.
As you know, Governor Rick Scott has made Zika control and
eradication a top priority since Zika could devastate Florida's tourism
and also stifle economic development and diversification if it gains
foothold in our environment. We should be worried about that here, I
believe, also in Collier County.
There is a CBC article from Canada on the Internet yesterday,
actually, and the headline is, Zika virus in Florida: No one can give
you a straight answer, says pregnant Canadian. And it's a 35-year-old
woman who's husband -- she and her husband moved from Toronto to
Miami two years ago to start a business. So we're trying to get
business to come down here. She's now pregnant.
They moved out of Miami to Ft. Lauderdale because she doesn't
want to get a mosquito bite, get Zika, and have a birth defect. As you
know, the birth defect is microcephaly in children. But the article goes
on to say that there's really not much information being given to the
public or to the doctors, et cetera.
And so, you know, we -- look at the scenario here. Tourists,
instead of coming to Collier County or to Florida might want to go to
Arizona next year. You know, we're coming -- as you know, the
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season's coming upon us, and the first people are starting to come
down already.
Businesses might want to -- not want to relocate here if
employees and young families who are still having children fear Zika.
The potential negative impact on our economy, be it sales tax
revenue from tourisms, property values, et cetera, could, you know, be
a very big problem here. So I believe he need a briefing. I'd like to see
-- and, of course, Leo could probably better address this, but, you
know, the Emergency Management director, the director of the Collier
Health Department, Collier Mosquito Control -- you know, we need to
know, like, how many cases do we have, what education and
prevention can be done from the health department.
As far as Mosquito Control goes, what chemicals are being used,
what the spraying schedule is, so that we don't get sick from the
spraying, et cetera.
And then the Tourist Development Council, what are they doing
to market to Canadians and to people in the northern U.S. and Europe
so they continue to come here to recreate?
So, anyway, I'd like to see if you could have -- either that or some
type of a workshop so we can get ahead of this for our area.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: That's a good idea. We've got some
marvelous libraries with good spaces, like South Regional Library, for
instance, where they can hold a few hundred people at a time, and
maybe we should take it to different parts, like, you know, a show on
the road, to -- you know, to inform people, and people can come out
closer to their homes. But I think that's a great idea.
Leo, can you check into that and work with the Health
Department on that?
MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I mean, if everybody else agrees. I
shouldn't -- I shouldn't just give you orders without asking.
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COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Just so you know, the governor
was here last month, I think, four weeks ago, maybe less.
MR. OCHS: Yeah, less than that, ma'am.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Less than that, and he brought --
it was a Lee County/Collier County summit. And at that summit, he
said there are six cases that are travel related.
You know, it changes from day to day, but the coordination --
Mosquito Control is doing an outstanding job, and I think as we go
forward that group needs to take the show on the road, so to speak, or
put it on the, you know, television, whatever, so that you have comfort
that it's not that there's no information out there. It's that they don't
have information. They have the information, just, you know, wear
mosquito spray and please, federal government, give us money to fight
this virus. But at this point the lack of cooperation in Washington is
extraordinary.
DR. DOYLE: Yeah, but I also think that we have -- we don't
have good communication here to the public about what's going on,
what you need to prevent it.
I remember when I was doing my internship in Orlando in 1989,
we had eastern encephal -- eastern encephalitis, okay, and the kids
could not play -- we made them have all their football games, for
instance, in the afternoon because we didn't want them getting bit
having evening games. Now, that's because the virus was around. We
don't necessarily have Zika endemic here like they do in Miami.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Right.
DR. DOYLE: So we don't have to worry about that yet. But
there are those types of considerations. But I think the bigger
consideration is, because this media has been scaring everybody, and
especially since they've been asking for money from the federal
government and everything -- but the people up north don't see the
whole story, so they might not -- I think the TDC might want to do
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some marketing in that regard to say that -- you know, we don't know
what they're hearing up north.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Okay. Thank you. Thank you for
that.
DR. DOYLE: Thank you.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: And also, as soon-to-be Senator
Passidomo said as she went around from door to door in her campaign,
people would ask her, what can we do? Well, the most important thing
you can do is get rid of the standing water. Every three days -- I mean,
we know it rains every day. Every three days dump that water.
DR. DOYLE: Including your bromeliads.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Oh, yeah, pulling out the
bromeliads, yes.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: And I think many clubs and organizations
around town, Rotary clubs, Kiwanis clubs, you know, just even -- even
like the Board of Realtors, you know, they have meetings once a
month, maybe they could have somebody just focusing on it a little bit.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Yep.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you so much. Good suggestion.
DR. DOYLE: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Oh, Commissioner Nance, I'm sorry.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Dr. Doyle, thanks a lot. You know,
I will certainly appreciate -- somebody at some point -- you know,
Florida has been victimized by mosquito-borne disease since it
belonged to the Spanish, you know. Dr. Gorrie, that came up with
artificial air conditioning, did it in response to yellow fever epidemics,
you know. Throughout the Caribbean, we've got chikungunya, we've
got dengue, you know, we've got a host of different mosquito-borne
illnesses, and I think they're the number-one cause of death across the
world, including malaria, so...
But what we need is we need some good information on what
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technology is most effective, what the etiology of the disease is, what
realistic risk we really have so that people can start calming down a
little bit. I think it's gotten kind of into being a political football, and
that's really dangerous when you're talking about people's anxieties, so
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: That's a great idea.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: -- whatever we can do to damp that
down and get on with technology. We've got great resources here in
Southwest Florida.
You know, thankfully this is not our first roundup with the
mosquitoes. We can probably -- I think we can account ourselves well
if we know what to do and what the experience is worldwide in areas
where this disease has been --
DR. DOYLE: Well -- and that's my whole point is, like, we know
all that, but the media is making it Zika hysteria and can scare away
potential tourists --
COMMISSIONER NANCE: It's not good.
DR. DOYLE: -- and potential businesses.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: That's what they do best.
DR. DOYLE: Oh, I know. Thank you.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: That wasn't very nice. I'm sorry.
MR. MILLER: Madam Chair, your next speaker is Kay Haering.
She'll be followed by Jeanne Jane.
MS. HAERING: Hello. My name is Kay Haering, and I am a
registered Native American. I'm here to ask for your mercy upon our
bears. It is power that you hold in your hands.
And we are encroaching fast into what was bear territory. We are
taking plenty, and we've reduced their original territory down to a mere
18 percent of its original size, but we are doing little in helping the
animals readjust that have been displaced.
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Our developmental activity has dramatically increased the
extinction pressure on this Florida treasure. The FWC has offered
assistance, and there are solutions. The bears are drawn into
neighborhoods by food attractants, and this is a human-created
conflict.
I'm asking the Council today to consider enacting bear-friendly
ordinances that encourages the bears to remain in their natural habitats
for their own safety and health.
And I thank you for the trial basis of the bear-resistant trash cans
in Golden Gate. It is a start. We still need permit ordinances in place
and, simply put, bears can't read, so when the citizens call FWC to
remove the bear, it's a misconception that the bear will be relocated.
More often than not, the bear will be killed. And this is a fact noted on
the FWC site. They don't know the human rules. They don't know
getting into the trash will label them as a nuisance bear. And their
penalty is severe; it's death.
Some bears are moved, but for many more it's death, and it's
sometimes on the very first strike.
In June 2016 about 100 citizens went before the FWC with
resolutions signed by seven counties and 15 cities stating that they did
not want bear hunts to take place in their county and city, and it saved
the lives of 300 bears, or about that, in 2016. We're asking Collier to
adopt both a bear trash can ordinance and a resolution to FWC asking
no bear hunts in Collier County. And I've emailed you each a sample
resolution, and I have copies with me.
There's an old Indian proverb I'd like to share. It says, treat the
earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to
you by your children. We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors.
We borrow it from our children.
And I thank you for your help, and I do believe what's saved
today is what our children will have. I thank you.
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CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Thank you.
MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is Jean Jane. She'll be
followed by Amber Crooks.
MS. JANE: Good afternoon. Thank you for the opportunity to
speak.
Bear-wise communities protect both people and bears. We do not
represent any specific organization. We are just a group of
like-minded individuals residing in Lee and Collier Counties that feel
obligated to do something about the 400 percent increase in bear calls
to the FWC in the past 10 years.
The increase in human-bear encounters is not only due to habitat
laws and unsecured trash, but also because people are leaving
attractants such as bear feeders, pet food, and fallen fruit accessible to
bears. The most effective way to reduce encounters with bears is to
eliminate attractants.
Bear-wise ordinances are needed that require residents to secure
attractants to keep the bears out of the neighborhoods.
As I'm sure you know, Collier County is one of the 15 counties
with the highest number of bear conflicts accounting for 8 percent of
the calls.
Our online petition for affordable bear resistant trash cans for the
counties with human-bear conflicts has over 2,200 signatures. We also
have approximately 260 physical signatures on our active petitions for
Lee and Collier Counties. That may not sound like much; however,
less than 2 percent of residents who were asked to sign did not want to
sign.
You may be interested to know that in FWC surveys 86 percent
of people support a local law requiring attractants to be secured from
wildlife, 80 percent support issuing fines for people who do not
remove attractants after being warned, 75 percent are willing to
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remove pet food at night, and 71 percent are willing to remove bird or
wildlife feeders at night and store them in a secure location.
We look forward to hearing positive feedback regarding
bear-resistant trash cans after the Collier County pilot program finishes
at the end of November. We are sure it will be successful and hope
Collier County will soon be supplying residents in areas frequented by
bears with affordable bear-resistant trash cans.
The FWC has grant funds available this year and also in next
year's budget to help with the cost of the cans. In addition, being
bear-resistant cans costs more than regular cans. As an added incentive
to pass bear-wise ordinances, the Nature Conservancy just recently
announced the "keep bears in the woods" fund. This is a program
whereby they will be collecting donations that will be completely
passed through to support the purchase of bear-resistant trash cans for
communities that are implementing bear-wise ordinances.
We commend you, the Collier County Commissioners, and your
staff for taking the lead in protecting humans and bears in Southwest
Florida. Hopefully other communities nearby will be encouraged to
follow your example and become bear-wise. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Leo, whatever happened to our map here
that showed all of the land that we have in preservation? It's gone,
but...
MR. OCHS: I think it was temporarily --
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Temporarily down?
MR. OCHS: Yes.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I would love to show people how much
land we have in preservation.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: You want to see it?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yeah. You can just bring it up and show
it, because we have that land preservation that nobody can build on,
and it's between -- 78 percent of Collier County. We have 2,025
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square miles in Collier County, and of that at least 78 percent, if not
81, because by the time they take the rest of the developments that are
being proposed, but they take -- you know, you have to keep so much
in preservation. Once that's in preservation, it will add up to 81
percent, so there's the difference. But you don't see that because you're
not out there, you know. But the bears are, and they love breeding out
there, so anyway.
Go ahead. Amber.
MR. MILLER: Amber Crooks is your next speaker. She'll be
followed by MaryEllen Cash.
MS. CROOKS: Yes, hi. I'm Amber Crooks on behalf of the
Conservancy of Southwest Florida and our over 6,000 support
members.
We do applaud the county for having that magnitude of preserve
currently existing but do note that you do have a significant bear
conflict issue, as Collier County is fourth in the state for the number of
bear activity reports that have been made to the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conversation Commission.
Hundreds of calls a year come from Collier County alone mainly
in regards to bears being spotted in the neighborhood or bears eating
out of the trash.
Bears that become too accustomed to readily available trash, pet
food, bird seed, and other similar attractants, may be trapped and killed
by the agency, considered a nuisance or safety risk; however, conflict
between humans and bears can be minimized through better
management of trash attractants.
In an effort to support local communities with this issue, FWC
has now made over $800,000 available to local communities.
Municipal governments, as well as communities with homeowner
associations, are welcome to apply.
About 300,000 of these dollars are available and prioritized to
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governments or HOAs that have a garbage ordinance or bylaws in
place that require bear-wise practices such as not placing trash out until
a few hours before pickup.
We wanted to come before you today to express our support of
the pilot study that is currently being conducted in Golden Gate, which
is testing bear-resistant trash cans. We also wanted to let you know of
the available grant funds, as spoken by the prior speakers, through
FWC. The application is due October 14th, and although there may be
funds in the future, this degree of funds may not be available again. So
we are encouraging the county to look at application.
We appreciate that the Collier staff has been very active and very
valuable stakeholders in the South Bear Stakeholders Group, which is
hosted by FWC, and includes stakeholders representing all interests,
including the Conservancy.
We understand that from speaking with your Collier staff that
while the county would not likely apply for grant funds for trash cans,
we are continuing to discuss the potential use of grant funds for other
smaller but important projects, like retrofitting commercial dumpsters,
providing bear-resistant trash receptacles in the county's parks that
have to be in bear areas, or in providing bear-proof sheds, also known
as caddies, that have been provided to the Farm Workers Village but
only in limited quantities. So those would be good projects to look at
further for these available grant funds.
The Conservancy offers our continued assistance to you and the
county staff on these efforts and, further, we wanted to let you know
that FWC has offered to provide you a presentation about this issue at
one of your upcoming BCC meetings if you so desire. Thank you.
MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is MaryEllen Cash. She'll be
followed by Rosemary Kelly.
MS. CASH: Good afternoon. MaryEllen Cash. I am a resident
of Naples for 23 years.
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I just want to speak to the issue of the new proposed tax increase.
It's my understanding that you're considering $148 million tax increase
for the medians, and I specifically wanted to talk to you about, instead
of doing that, can we get the bus stops built for the residents of Collier
County?
There are so many people that I see every day getting wet and
actually in harm's way. There are so many issues that we need to take
care of before we take care of the medians. I guess that's my point.
Benches with the covered area -- I'm sure Commissioner Nance,
because he drives the same way I drive, has seen the people, especially
on 951, who -- there's 10, 11 of them sitting there on the rail that's right
by the canal. And all it would take is somebody looking at their cell
phone and, you know, deviating from where they're driving, and those
people would be hurt. There's just so many things that we have. I saw
a senior this week who was also on 951 getting soaked in the middle of
a rainstorm.
It is something that I'm very passionate about, not just with the
commission for our citizens but also with the school system, because
our children are sitting on the road waiting for buses in the morning at
6 o'clock when the bus driver can't even see them.
So, again, I just wanted to bring that to your attention, and I know
that you-all have your heart in the right place and that you will
consider doing that before you raise tax for the landscaping.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I agree with you about these bus stops
because I've been begging for more myself here, more shelters, bus
stop shelters, especially by the schools. I've been asking for one for
three years, four years now by Manatee, because of the kids from the
Habitat villages right there, you know, they just walk or take a bus or
whatever. Same with their parents. Same with some of the teachers
who take a bus in.
I can't get -- I can't seem to get a shelter over there, but I keep
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trying. So maybe we can find some more grant money or something
and get more in.
MS. CASH: As the secretary of the Multicultural Community
Advisory Alliance, I would love to work with you-all on that. We --
this is one of our top priorities, because it is really affecting our
neediest citizens, most of them minority and seniors.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Great. Thank you so much.
MS. CASH: Thank you.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: MaryEllen, I will tell you that
Collier Transit has identified the need for bus stops for Collier Area
Transit, and I think they have a big inventory, and they actually know
what the number is that they need to construct them. And it's titanic;
it's like $20 million or something.
MS. CASH: We don't need anything fancy, just something basic,
because I heard what they were considering.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: I know, but government speak, you
can't get there. You can't get "not fancy" into government language.
There's no word for that.
MS. CASH: What we read was that the ones they were
considering were $40,000 apiece, and that's --
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Well, I don't think it's quite that
high, but it's like 20-. And if you looked at them, you'd wonder how
anybody could possibly spend $20,000 on the structure that's being
illustrated. But I think if you will inquire you'll see kind of what the
priority list is. And I agree with you, I really wish that the school
districts would be more aggressive about providing a little bit of
funding for shelters for the children that they have, after all, picked up
at some of these bus stops for my whole life in this county, so -- and
they seem to be a little bit resistant to that.
So hopefully in Golden Gate Estates, particularly in some of the
areas where students have a long walk to the bus stop, after we get the
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roads improved out there and we're consistent with our public
right-of-way, maybe we can actually reach out to the district and see if
we can't get together and do something a little better.
We seem to be able to put some bike racks out there, but we don't
seem to be able to get the shelter to get the kids out of the rain. And so
we have, you know, massive numbers of parents in cars stacked up at
the intersections, which is also not a safe -- a safe thing, but they're
trying to keep their kids out of the rain. I agree; I see them every
morning like you do.
MS. CASH: Okay. Thank you.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Thank you.
MR. MILLER: Madam Chair, your next speaker is Rosemary
Kelly. She'll be followed by Bill Wingate.
MS. KELLY: I'm an endangered Floridian. I, too, am part
Native American, an extinct tribe, the Massachuset tribe. I'm a direct
descendant of the last signer of the Declaration of Independence, the
only one of the Founding Fathers who was on all committees to write
the Constitution, the Declaration, and the beginning laws of this
country. This is my state.
I'm homeless. I'm 75 percent legally, officially disabled, and my
life for the better part of my nearly 11 years in this county has been, to
put it mildly, hellish.
I'm treated like a second- or maybe a third-class citizen. My main
grievance right here, rather my main concern speaking as somebody --
oh, by the way, I'm a former LPN, the daughter of a first-grade
lieutenant detective from New York City and an RN, both of whom
were in the Navy in wars.
I've been terrorized and threatened with the rest by numerous
Collier County sheriffs deputies for attempting to sleep, nothing more,
in this very same government center by myself; that was it, sleep. No
littering, no drug activity, no noisy fights, no acts of vandalism, no
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burglary. And they have threatened me with arrest, which I know,
because of Vann Ellison's article in the local newspaper several years
ago, is a violation of the Pottinger Act, a landmark lawsuit brought
about on behalf of the ACLU in Miami on behalf of three homeless
men who were arrested for sleeping on government property.
I used to have a copy of the Pottinger Act whom a retired
librarian friend of mine had copied off the web free of charge to help
me. And the law states: Anytime the local shelter is full, homeless
people can sleep on any government-owned property -- it doesn't
matter if it's local, state government, or federal -- in the Southern
District of Florida, which covers Collier County.
Myself and two librarians researched it years ago, but this is not
what really happens. And I have other problems because I'm disabled.
Most of my LPN profession was spent in nursing homes. I know
what's ahead of me, and I've got to get out of the elements because I
have skin cancer. I thank God I haven't developed malignant
melanoma yet. By the way, malignant melanoma is a medical term.
It's one of the most lethal forms of cancer, and I'm subject to it, and I'm
out there with the mosquitoes.
And, you know, I know you guys get a lot of money from the
northerners, but they're very blas® about standing water. I'm a
Floridian from way back. A mosquito can breed within 24 hours in a
teaspoon of water. I'm trying to educate my church on that.
And I'd like to know why is there no homeless -- why is there no
shelter for the disabled people here?
One of the first things I learned from the people at the Goodwill
Thrift Store is Collier County won't allow them to put up subsidized
housing for people like me who worked hard with -- in potentially
life-threatening situations with diseases and psychotics and critters
(sic) to live in. Why am I a lower life form than the Florida black bear
or the northerners? I don't get it. This is my state. I paid plenty of
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taxes.
MR. MILLER: Madam Chair, the three minutes has expired.
The timer, unfortunately, reset with whatever that power was, so --
MS. KELLY: That's okay. I know I tend to be verbose. I'm
aware of my deficiencies.
MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is Bill Wingate. He'll be
followed by Skip Riffle.
MR. WINGATE: Commissioners, my name's Bill Wingate. I
reside on Cope Lane off County Barn Road. I want to talk to you
today about the LASIP program, the stormwater project that has been
taking place in Lely.
Cope Lane is at the north end of that project and, basically, we're
the last ones in line to have any improvements done on that project.
In June I brought to the attention of county employees that they
were putting a culvert pipe from the north side of Cope Lane to my
side of the ditch on Cope Lane. The north side of Cope Lane is
bordered by Falling Waters PUD.
Well, there's never any water in the north side of the ditch from
Cope Lane. All of the water flows to my side, the south side, then the
water flows west to County Barn Road.
Last year the county put in a weir just south of Cope Lane with a
flood elevation of that water at eight foot. And they dammed up my
ditch on the west end of Cope Lane, the only access for the water to
get off Cope Lane; they dammed it up and they raised the grade up,
probably more than a foot than it should be.
So when no water drains out of my ditch and stops draining into
that culvert pipe, which is supposed to go into the new canal they
created by that weir, my property's over 20 inches deep.
The water in my ditch in my front yard, since June, has been over
20 inches deep with a top surface of about five to six foot. It's been
breaching in my front yard for two months now.
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I've sent Commissioner Fiala a bunch of photographs. I'm sure
she'd be happy to share them with all of you. I know Tom Henning is
the commissioner that represents Cope Lane; Ms. Fiala is the south
side of Cope Lane.
Besides that, the -- I brought this to the attention in June when
this began. And the reason why I'm here today is because I didn't get
any resolve from the employees at Collier County, so I'm going above
their head. That's why I'm here. I need something done.
I need our ditch dug out on the west end. I need our ditch dug out
on the east end where it was blocked up by the Santa Barbara road put
in, and it needs to be done now. There's work that needs to be done
out there, and I don't really need to be told you don't have any assets to
get an excavator out there and open up a ditch. It's about a day's worth
of work. It's blocked up.
There's a lake behind Unity Church that Collier County sold to
them two years ago for $11,000. It's about an 8-acre lake. Guess
where that flows? Into the north side of my ditch, back upstream 300
feet under a through pipe to the south side of my ditch where my street
is, which is breached into my yard.
Okay. It can't go west because they've got a canal out west, and
they've got a wier stopping up all the ground flow of water in our
neighborhood. We're on the top of that flood water, and they created a
dam.
So what we need -- I'm -- I think there's three of us here. There
was -- there's a bunch more neighbors that were supposed to come --
they're old, ill, whatnot, working -- that I would like to represent. I
wanted to speak on their behalf. I could sit here for two hours and tell
you guys what has transpired and what we're going through, but what
we really need is that ditch opened up. We need that weir dropped to
let that water flow so I don't have -- I've got a lily pad pond in my front
yard, and it's been there since June.
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Ms. Fiala can send you all the pictures, the photographs. You
want to talk about Zika, mosquitoes; the lake behind Unity Church
drains into our ditch. I've got bass, brim.
Last year when this transpired, when they first dammed it up, they
were waiting three months for Comcast to remove overhead lines. I
kept complaining; why don't you open our ditch up? I'm under water.
Open it up. I kept being told, we're waiting on Comcast to get their
wires out here so we can open a ditch up. Didn't think nothing of it.
Three months later, I'm still under water.
Well, I've got water coming from Unity Lake, an 8-acre lake
coming onto my side of the property. It's got nowhere to go. I'm under
water, and I need you guys to tell the people at stormwater to open up
our ditches so we have flow.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Are we working on that?
MR. WINGATE: And if I have more time, I could speak for
another hour if I'm permitted.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: No, that's good. I think the three minutes
are up, Bill, but I just -- I just asked Nick if we're working on that right
now.
MR. CASALANGUIDA: Yes, ma'am. I spoke to David about
that yesterday, and he's going to have the record engineer, and Dave is
going to take a trip up there with the stormwater team.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yeah. And you work with these people. I
mean, it's not something that we can wait around for.
MR. CASALANGUIDA: No, ma'am. We won't take that lightly.
We will meet with them out in the field and go through it.
MR. WINGATE: Last year when they finished the completion of
that dam and open up -- you know, got the overhead lines out or
whatever, after about three months the water finally evaporated out of
my ditch. It was a biologic mess; 10 million tadpoles, dead fish,
everything you could imagine.
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My -- we take great care of our properties. My ditch it mowed.
I've got nice grass in my yard. It's not a wooded mess out there. I've
got a lot -- I've lost five clusia hedges this tall from water breaching
into them. Those are expensive plants, okay.
So last year I had a biologic mess, just a muddy mess. My front
yard is just a -- it's insane.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: We have to let the next speaker speak.
MR. MILLER: Actually, Commissioner, Mr. Riffle wanted to go
ahead and cede his time to this speaker.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Oh, okay.
MR. WINGATE: Fantastic.
Okay. So last year, after the rain stopped in and my yard dried
up, like I said, it was a biological mess, just the muck and the ditch, the
smell, the stench; it was insane.
So fast forward a year later, we're bringing even more water on
from the north side of the road with the new through pipe they put
over. Fifty to 70 feet east of that through pipe they just went from one
side of my road to the other, there's a through pipe that goes to the lake
in Falling Waters, one of their lakes in Falling Waters.
When that water gets so high, before it floods their properties, it's
going to go through that pipe, shoot straight across to my ditch a
hundred feet east of my property, which flows right through my front
yard, which is going to submerge my house. This is their planning.
Not one of the neighbors on Cope Lane was ever spoken to about
any of this information. Not one of our neighbors was ever
approached and said, what is your floodplain elevation of your
property. We're going to dam your -- we're going to -- half a mile --
2,200 foot up the road we're going to put in a dam with an 8-foot
elevation. What's your elevation here, Mr. Wingate? Well, it's eight
foot. If my elevation's eight foot and 2,200 foot south of me is a dam
at eight foot, where's my groundwater going to go? It's not going to go
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anywhere.
If we get a storm and those lakes in Falling Waters and their
sidewalks run over into their lakes, that storm drain is going to
overflow, and it's going to come right into my ditch, and it's going to
swamp my property even worse than it is now. I've got standing water
behind my property six inches deep.
Pictures this morning in my lily pad lake I have in my front yard
is 24 inches deep, I think. I sent Ms. Fiala photographs of it. Water's
just barely trickling out of the -- into the drain at the end of my ditch.
I sent photographs two, three weeks ago. There was three days no
rain. There was zero water draining into the drain they created; there
was 15 foot of dry land, 12 inches of water in the ditch. That's 2,200
foot away at 12 inches. By the time it gets to me, that's 22 inches
standing water in my ditch since June.
So what we need is you guys to open up or tell them to open up
the ditch. I know there's wetlands on the east side of my property.
That's beside the point. They put the road through, Santa Barbara; they
built up a berm just like they did on County Barn Road. They put in a
ditch and they put a berm. You guys approved a project down at the
end of Cope Lane, a little PUD that's supposed to go in. If that ever
goes in, you can write our homes goodbye. We'll be swamped,
because they're going to have to put in their properties about seven foot
above sea level -- which we're two foot where I'm at. They're going to
have to put in so much fill there, and then we're just going to -- that's
right next to Mr. Davis' house. He'll be under water.
There's just -- the planning needs to be really well thought out.
The neighbors need to be spoken to. When someone puts in storm
projects like this and puts PUDs in next to communities, these guys
need to come to the homeowners and say, hey, we're planning on doing
this; what do you think?
We live there. We know what the water does. They don't. They
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can look at maps and planning and elevations and aerials, but they
don't know which way the water goes and how fast it drains one way
or the other.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Mr. Wingate, I think that they're going to
be contacting you anyway, right?
MR. CASALANGUIDA: I think David's going to follow them
out, and they're going to schedule some time to go through the plan.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Right now?
MR. CASALANGUIDA: Yes, ma'am.
MR. WINGATE: Yeah. We have spoken. We're going to meet.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: He'll meet you right out in the hallway
there, Dave Wilkison.
MR. WINGATE: Correct.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: He's the guy back there. He's in charge of
that department, so --
MR. WINGATE: Does anyone have any questions for me? I'd
be happy to answer.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: I think you've made your point
very clear. And I know from my experience in my neighborhood in
Lake Park how frightening it is when you have water coming towards
your step and coming in your door. I mean, I've sandbagged
neighbors' houses before we changed the water. So I have great
appreciation for your concerns, and I'm sure the county will address it
today.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: And I'll have Mike send -- my assistant
send all of you over pictures that he has been sending me daily. It's
amazing to see how deep this water is.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Twenty-four inches.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: And the things that grow in deep water are
there. And you can go fish in there. So, anyway, I'll have him send
that over to each one of you.
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MR. WINGATE: Thank you so much.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you.
MR. MILLER: Madam Chair, your next speaker is Donnie
Davis. He'll be followed by Michael Hagen.
MR. DAVIS: Yes, how you doing?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Fine.
MR. DAVIS: Mr. Wingate's pretty well said it all, and I'd like to
say a few things. I have the same problem he's got. I got 20-some
inches of water in my yard that's been there; don't go nowhere.
Trickles down there at the end.
Have a piece of property, you-all do, a county lake right in front
of my house. To the east of it is another five-acre tract. And that man
has a culvert going halfway under his driveway, and the other culvert
underground has been blocked off. So the water coming from Falling
Waters, which travels into our road to our side, floods us, keeps him
nice and dry for some reason, could eventually go into that lake down
there, but that owner there has that all covered up, and it's not open,
which could be looked at today while we're all there.
And somebody said the county had no jurisdiction over our road,
this and that, they didn't -- it was a private road. Here's a Quit Claim
Deed that 30 feet of that variance was done to the county in 1984, May
31st.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Even if it's a private road, I mean, we put
the ditches in there, we put these culverts in there; we did this. It is our
responsibility. You're our resident. You pay taxes. Don't listen to
somebody who says "just because it's a private road." We're not
working on the road. We're working on the flooding problems.
Thank you.
MR. DAVIS: That's fme. All right. Thank you.
MR. MILLER: Madam Chair, your last speaker for public
comment is Michael Hagen.
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MR. HAGEN: Those guys are fantastic. The second to last
speaker is very good in math. You know, eight feet -- I don't
understand why people are rebuilding underwater and where Katrina
hit too, New Orleans, but that's awesome -- awesomely difficult
situation, water management.
It's not -- it's certainly not life-threatening right now, but
homelessness is. And Rosemary's said -- I didn't know -- I know a lot
about it. I know more about the -- more about, I have to say, this
county than anybody in this room does from being on the street, from
being homeless, from having eight, nine, 10 documented mental
illnesses, whatever they are, through David Lawrence and from being
in the psych wards, from going to the hospital, because that's the only
safe place for me to sleep right now because I'm under threat, all right.
That threat is death.
You know, the people -- what is not published, you know, maybe
it should be published. When a man I know and Rosemary knows, and
plenty people know, is shot between the eyes. And I said this last time.
And you've been warned. I'm not being rough here. What's
going on here, half a mile from here, is absurd. It's egregious, okay.
It's not in your neighborhood that much, Ms. Taylor, but I've lived
there. You know, a lot things go on there. That's fine. It's a beautiful
neighborhood. All -- this is paradise, or it was, you know. And you're
so close to losing it. I've been through this before in Palm Beach
County.
And when the FBI told me I'm interfering with their
investigations, I think I said, good. I know I thought it. If I didn't say
it, I should have, because that's what's next.
And let's -- that's next. I'm not -- I'm not an attorney. I'm not a
police officer. Last time I was in jail wrongfully for 11 days as an
innocent man. I'm accused of being a DEA agent by the people in
there who are drug smugglers. But now they know who I am. I'm just
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one -- I'm just one of them.
But I'm not a violent felon, you know. And I have a DUI arrest
walking my bicycle on Bayshore Drive, Road, Kelly Road. And she
knows what I'm talking about. The sergeant over there is a very nice
woman. She's a duty desk -- a duty sergeant, I guess. Is that your
term? And she gave me a dollar one time, because I needed it, to get
my mug shot, because my bicycles -- my whole -- everything I owned
was stolen from me when I went into Bayshore McDonald's for three
minutes to go to the men's room.
I lost my backpack, I lost my original birth certificate, I lost my
social security card, I lost my -- my driver's license was valid at the
time, and I lost my bicycle. Not a problem. You know, I can replace
all that, but it's not easy, especially when I don't even have a bus pass
monthly, free.
And I need 30 more seconds, Ms. Chairperson. May I have 30
more seconds?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Just finish. You've got it. You have to
start talking.
MR. HAGEN: I didn't know. I heard the beep.
So then -- you know, because the hardest thing to do is to
coordinate -- and Mayor Joel Daves in West Palm Beach said,
Michael, what we need in West Palm Beach is a clearinghouse. Man,
he was right because if somebody shows up here -- and I'll bring -- I'll
bring everybody here, okay, under the premises this is the best place to
be homeless in Collier County; 95 percent of homeless people are not
mentally ill. I'll bring them here.
MR. MILLER: That's your final public speaker.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you very much.
Item #9A
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ORDINANCE 2016-25: AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2002-71,
THE PELICAN MARSH PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT,
AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2004-41, THE COLLIER
COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, BY AMENDING THE
APPROPRIATE ZONING ATLAS MAP OR MAPS BY
CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF AN
ADDITIONAL 43.2± ACRES OF LAND ZONED RURAL
AGRICULTURAL (A) TO THE PELICAN MARSH PUD; BY
AMENDING THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
DOCUMENT AND THE MASTER PLAN TO ADD R1 DISTRICT
PARCELS FOR 66 SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING UNITS; BY
CORRECTING A SCRIVENER'S ERROR IN THE PUD MASTER
DEVELOPMENT PLAN TO ORDINANCE NO. 2002-71 WHICH
OMITTED 141.6 ACRES EAST OF LIVINGSTON ROAD; BY
ADDING AN ACCESS POINT TO LIVINGSTON ROAD; BY
PROVIDING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE R1
DISTRICT; BY INCREASING THE RESERVE AND RIGHT-OF-
WAY; AND BY PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THE
PROPERTY TO BE ADDED TO THE PUD IS LOCATED IN THE
NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF LIVINGSTON ROAD AND
VANDERBILT BEACH ROAD IN SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 48
SOUTH, RANGE 26 EAST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
CONSISTING OF 2,256.8± ACRES FOR THE ENTIRE PELICAN
MARSH PUD [PUDR-PL20140002211] — ADOPTED
Item #9B
RESOLUTION 2016-185/DEVELOPMENT ORDER 2016-01:
AMENDING RESOLUTION NUMBER 95-71 (DEVELOPMENT
ORDER NO. 95-01), AS AMENDED, FOR THE PELICAN
MARSH DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT ("DRI")
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LOCATED IN SECTIONS 25, 27, 34, 35 AND 36, TOWNSHIP 48
SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST AND SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 48
SOUTH, RANGE 26 EAST IN COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA BY
PROVIDING FOR: SECTION ONE, AMENDMENTS TO
DEVELOPMENT ORDER BY ADDING 43.2 ACRES TO THE
DRI; BY REVISING EXHIBIT "D" AND MAP "H3" CONTAINED
IN THE DRI DEVELOPMENT ORDER TO ADD 43.2 ACRES TO
THE DRI AND AN ACCESS POINT ON LIVINGSTON ROAD;
AND BY REDUCING THE RESERVE BY 2 ACRES; SECTION
TWO, FINDINGS OF FACT; SECTION THREE, CONCLUSIONS
OF LAW; AND SECTION FOUR, EFFECT OF PREVIOUSLY
ISSUED DEVELOPMENT ORDERS, TRANSMITTAL TO
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND
EFFECTIVE DATE. (PETITION DOA-PL20140002309,
COMPANION TO PETITION PUDR- PL20140002211) —
ADOPTED
MR. CASALANGUIDA: Okay, Madam Chair. That takes you
to your advertised public hearing.
You have Item 9A, which is amending Ordinance No. 2002-71,
the Pelican Marsh Planned Unit Development adding 66 units, and it's
a companion item to 9B, amending the DRI as well, too, and this item
requires ex parte disclosure.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Would you like to swear in everyone who
is planning on speaking, please.
(The speakers were duly sworn and indicated in the affirmative.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Commissioners, any declarations, ex
parte? Let's start with you.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Yes. I had meetings. I've read a
lot of correspondence and had emails and calls. I'm very specific about
meetings, and I have a list here.
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Do I need to put it on the record, County Attorney, or is it okay to
be general about it? I mean, I've got dates and --
MR. KLATZKOW: You got the file, so you're fine.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: I have a file, yes.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Thank you.
Commissioner Nance?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Yes. On Item 9A, I've read the
staff report, the Pelican Marsh PUD. I've had phone calls with Mr.
Yovanovich. I've had letters on behalf of the foundation in Pelican
Marsh, a plethora of emails and meetings with staff, and my files are
also complete and available.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you very much.
And I have had -- I've read the staff report, I've had meetings, I've
met with Barry Ernst and Rich Yovanovich, I had discussions with the
Hearing Examiner, and I've also spoken to staff.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I've read the staff report.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Received emails.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Good afternoon. For the record, Rich
Yovanovich on behalf of the petitioner.
With me I have several people that can answer any questions I
may not be able to answer. Barry Ernst from WCI is the Contract
Purchaser of the property; Wayne Arnold and Mike Delate from Q.
Grady Minor are here to answer any planning or engineering
questions; Marco Espinar is our Environmental Consultant; and Jim
Banks is our Transportation Engineer.
You have two companion items before you today to add
approximately 43 acres to the Pelican Marsh DRI and the Pelican
Marsh PUD.
On the visualizer is an aerial with the property we're proposing to
add outlined in yellow with the proposed master plan for the project.
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The property is located on the east side of Livingston Road. The
proposed access to the property is outlined in white that would be
accessed through an existing preserve area to access Livingston Road.
The property is currently landlocked and has no access, so there
are two ways out on this property. One is either through Wilshire
Lakes, which is the property to -- this is property we're adding, and this
is the access to Livingston Road.
Wilshire Lakes is over in this direction right here -- right, Wayne
-- which we would have to go through Wilshire Lakes through their
gate to get to Pine Ridge Road if we wanted to have access through the
property.
Initially prior developers attempting to develop this property had
negotiations with Wilshire Lakes through attempt to get access through
their gated community. Those discussions ultimately broke down, and
the residents of Wilshire Lakes did not want this proposed property to
assess through Wilshire Lakes.
WCI got the property under contract and had discussions with
Host Marriott, who is the owner of the Tiburon Golf Club as well as
the Ritz Golf Lodge and the owner of the property over which the
proposed access is, and reached an agreement to acquire approximately
two acres to provide access to this property.
We then submitted the PUD application for the roughly 43, and
are proposing to build 66 single-family homes on that property.
Immediately to the south you can see a development which is the
Marsala project within Pelican Marsh. This project will be similar to
the Marsala project that is currently developed in Pelican Marsh, and
that property is in this area right here.
When we had our first neighborhood information meeting, the
residents of Marsala and residents of Wilshire Lakes attended that and
raised several concerns. They -- some people then formed a
not-for-profit organization called Save the Preserve. They retained the
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services of Patrick White who then -- we began conversations with Mr.
White and the leadership of the Save the Preserve organization.
We met in my office for several hours, and we talked through
what were their concerns and how could we address those concerns.
The concerns were regarding access and where the access would be
located and how the access would occur. And the residents -- or I'm
sorry -- the members of Save the Preserve preferred the access to be
moved further north and bisect the preserve area to a little bit greater
extent than we're proposing right now. We explained to them that the
environmental agencies were not in favor of that alignment.
So they agreed to leave the access where it is with our planting an
additional buffer along the roadway so those people playing golf
would have a buffer between the vehicles using that road and access to
the property.
They also asked us to attempt to get a left turn in as you're driving
south on Livingston Road to get access to the property, and we agreed
to do that.
There were concerns about the buffer from the golf course and
views from the residents who were living in Marsala.
So we agreed to provide an additional preserve area or setback
area along the south part of the property. I can show you, if you need
me to, the previous site plan that had the homes much closer to the golf
course, but we agreed to move it further back away from the golf
course.
We also agreed to limit the homes to single-story, and I'll show
you on the master plan because you can see it a little bit clearer. But
limit the single-family homes -- the homes to one story along this
portion of the project to address concerns raised by residents who lived
in this area of Marsala.
We, I thought, had a very, obviously, productive meeting. It
resulted in an agreement, and we made all of the changes requested by
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the members of the Save the Preserve organization in the PUD, and we
presented all those to the Planning Commission. And Mr. White, I
believe, testified at the Planning Commission that we had, in fact, lived
up to all the commitments we had made.
So we -- I'm going to show you the -- there's the master plan. Can
you all see where I was talking about, the single-story being located
right here? This was the additional preserve area we put in there, and
then we also added some preserve in the northwest corner of the
project that you can see is labeled preserve.
We also met with the Conservancy, who had some concerns
about the amount of preserve we were retaining by adding this
property. I believe we resolved concerns that the Conservancy had
regarding the proposed project.
The Planning Commission, I believe, was 4-1 in favor of the PUD
and adding the 43 acres to the DRI.
That's a brief overview of what we're proposing, and we're happy
to answer any questions you may have. And if you want a more
detailed presentation, I'm happy to do that as well.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Commissioner Hiller?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: What is the current opposition?
What opposition is there at this point?
MR. YOVANOVICH: Well, there are some individual residents
of the Marsala community that are opposed to the project. I'm sure
they can address their comments, but the comments they -- the pictures
they showed at the Planning Commission were wildlife that are now
using lakes that were actually created by the golf course, so the golf
course actually attracted wildlife to this area, and none of what we're
proposing has any impact on the wildlife that has been attracted to the
golf course.
So there's been comments about wildlife in the area and somehow
this project is going to negatively impact the wildlife.
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That's Rich Yovanovich's synopsis of what he understood the
concerns that were raised at the Planning Commission.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I've got a couple speakers, so maybe they
can answer some of those.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Hang on a second.
So my understanding is this is a belief. This isn't -- is there any
professional evidence that's been presented --
MR. YOVANOVICH: No, you're --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: -- regarding the impact on
wildlife?
MR. YOVANOVICH: We are going, obviously --
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Not on your part but on the part of
the opposition.
MR. YOVANOVICH: There's been no professional
environmental consultants testifying by the opposition. We are
obviously going through the environmental permitting process for both
the Corps and the Water Management District. Your environmental
staff is recommending approval, so I haven't seen any.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: So at this point there's no rebuttal
evidence to the evidence being presented?
MR. YOVANOVICH: I haven't seen it yet.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Okay. Thank you.
MR. MILLER: Madam Chair, we have two registered speakers.
Your first speaker is Linda Joyce, and she will be followed by Patrick
White.
MS. JOYCE: Perfect timing, thank you. I guess -- Troy, we've
got to X out of his because my cone is not here. Then go ahead and
start it.
MR. MILLER: Yes, ma'am.
MS. JOYCE: Thank you.
Hi. Just to speed things up and not to waste your time -- because
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this I want you to watch also. My name is Linda Joyce. I am a
full-time resident in Marsala at Tiburon, which is my second WCI
home, which I love. They build a great home.
I was asked back in November by our HOA president to represent
Marsala, and I can testify on my honor today no one has recommended
the access road through the preserve off of Livingston in our
subdivision.
And as far as expert testimony, if you refer to Dan Trescott, your
regional planning committee reviewer coordinator, there's plenty of
evidence from Florida Wildlife Conservation of the forging wood
storks that roost and nest in trees, and the eagle nest were -- Melissa
Kruger has come all the way over from West Palm Beach and has
stated, as per Dan Trescott, has documented that for your review, that
the nest does warrant further review and observation.
So let me go on with my three-minute speech. Although I
understand I'm allowed 10 as a representative of Marsala, I'm only
going to talk three minutes.
Please look at the pictures of wildlife in trees that do enjoy the
fish in our lake, our beautiful lake on the golf course, which at Golf
Harbor we had 14 lakes; not nearly as many wildlife, and that's
because Marsala has 50 acres retained.
So per Southwest Florida Management's permit, the Preserve at
Tiburon was established to provide a wetland upland wildlife corridor
and to maintain connectivity to offsite wetland areas and provide a
variety of habitats for wildlife.
WCI wants to re-purpose the South Florida Water Management
and Army Corps mitigated-protected preserve for an access road. This
will significantly impact the rare wetland's watershed along with the
naturally occurring connective flow-ways and wildlife habitat.
The destruction of the protected preserve will cause wildlife
habitat fragmentation for the documented endangered threatened
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species as special concerns such as the eagles, ospreys, wood storks,
great egrets, herons, swallow-tailed kites, big cypress fox squirrels,
gopher tortoises and bobcats, all of which Florida Wildlife has asked
for permitting through WCI because of their documentation.
WCI also wants to use the South Florida Water Management
mitigated conservation easement that they do not own as their land
development 25 percent minimum on-site preserve, green space for
Serena Naples, a totally separate development not --
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you.
MS. JOYCE: I'm representing Marsala. I understand I get extra
time.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: No, you don't. Everybody just gets three
minutes.
MS. JOYCE: Okay. Well, I was told otherwise, but that's okay.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you anyway.
MS. JOYCE: Thank you.
MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is Patrick White.
MR. WHITE: Good afternoon. Madam Chairman,
Commissioners, Patrick White, the Naples office of Porter Wright here
today representing the not-for-profit Save the Preserves, Incorporated,
representing the board of directors. We have two of our officers here
today with us. Dean Lohman is the President, and I believe our Vice
President, Lisa Denove, is with us as well.
Ours is a little bit different story in the sense that what this group
has sought to do is to form its own not-for-profit entity, then be
self-funded and self-directed as to how it was going to proceed in its
discussions with the developer of an adjacent project.
I think that what we have done in this process is something that,
when I was a former assistant county attorney, I understood and
expected that this process was intended to achieve which is to identify
issues as early as possible once an application is submitted and to be
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able to go forward in a productive conversation either before or after
the neighborhood information meetings but certainly before we got to
the point where conversations with staff, the developer, and others
would bring us to a Planning Commission meeting where hopefully
most of the issues had been identified and resolved.
As you heard Mr. Yovanovich tell you, that is exactly what we
have done. I want to be clear about one point, though, that our
agreement with WCI does not cover. Although we are in agreement
about the access point on the eastern right-of-way line of Livingston
Road, we are not in agreement, and our agreement does not cover at
all, the alignment of the access road.
We've had to put ourselves in a position of deferring to what the
agencies, in effect -- or that are responsible for applying their
regulations, in effect, have decided to do, but it is not a part or parcel
of our conversation that we agreed to.
But other than that, I think it's fair to say that we, indeed, do
assent to and have no objection to your approval of the PUD as it is
stated. We had an opportunity comment on and request and had
changes made so that they fully implemented our agreement, and I
think that the process is one that we bring to you is, as a friend of mine
in the Flight 93 process used to say, with a bow on it.
Thank you. Any questions?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: I have --
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Commissioner Taylor?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: I'm hearing two things, which is
probably not so unordinary --
MR. WHITE: No lawyer jokes.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: -- with attorneys, yes exactly.
On one hand you're saying you don't agree with the alignment and
the other hand you're saying you agree with the agreement, so...
MR. WHITE: Well, the access point and the road are two
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different things.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Okay.
MR. WHITE: The access point is a separate regulatory item.
And as to where that point is located, the point of the driveway, if you
will, the mouth of the road, we are in agreement with that. It has to do
more with where the alignment then is for the southbound left-hand
turn into the project, which we have their commitment to making their
best efforts to try to obtain.
We think that's not only a benefit for this project in Marsala but,
clearly, has other benefit and why we think that the county and other
responsible agencies may approve it. Does that clarify?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Okay. Yes, so specifically -- and
just help me with this. Forgive me.
MR. WHITE: Sure.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: It's really the way the alignment
or the mouth of the opening --
MR. WHITE: Correct. There are separation distance --
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Okay.
MR. WHITE: -- in your Land Development Code between
access points.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Yeah, yeah. Okay.
MR. WHITE: And so it falls within those ranges.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Okay. Thank you.
MR. WHITE: You're welcome.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Commissioners Hiller?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I just want to confirm, Jeff, that the
previous speaker who claimed they represented an association was
given the appropriate amount of time.
MR. KLATZKOW: Yes.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Thank you.
MR. WHITE: And just to be clear, Save the Preserves, although
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it does -- it is comprised of a majority of the lot owners, it certainly
isn't the same as the HOA, whether a neighborhood or master. It is a
single-purpose entity that we created solely for the purpose, if you will,
of working with the developer to the degree we could.
And I believe that it, as I said earlier, is something that hopefully
has merit to you all so that we're not here having a big display and
discussion before you. Any other questions?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: No more speakers?
MR. MILLER: No, ma'am, no more speakers on this item.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Commissioner?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I think -- you want to close the
hearing so we can vote?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yes, I'll do that. I'd like to close this
public hearing. Thank you.
Okay. I don't have a motion or anything, so it's nothing to vote on
yet.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I make a motion to approve.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Second.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Thank you.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Is that both items?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Yeah. They're companion items. I
would make -- I'll restate the motion to ensure that it's both items.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: You're talking both items?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Yeah, 9A and 9B. They're
companion items, so...
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Seconded to both.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay, fine. I have a motion on the floor
and a second to both 9A and 9B. Any other comments?
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(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Opposed, like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay, 5-0.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Thank you.
Item #9C
ORDINANCE 2016-26: AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2014-34,
THE RMC-ENCLAVE RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT, AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2004-41,
THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, BY
AMENDING THE APPROPRIATE ZONING ATLAS MAP OR
MAPS BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF AN
ADDITIONAL 12. 17± ACRES OF LAND ZONED COMMUNITY
FACILITY PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (CFPUD) KNOWN
AS THE GRACE ROMANIAN BAPTIST CHURCH OF NAPLES
CFPUD TO THE RESIDENTIAL PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT (RPUD) ZONING DISTRICT KNOWN AS THE
RMC-ENCLAVE RPUD; BY ADDING 48 RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING UNITS FOR A TOTAL OF 162 RESIDENTIAL
DWELLING UNITS OR BY ADDING 150 GROUP HOUSING
UNITS FOR A TOTAL OF 500 GROUP HOUSING UNITS; BY
AMENDING THE MASTER PLAN; BY REPEALING
ORDINANCE NO. 11-18, THE GRACE ROMANIAN BAPTIST
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CHURCH OF NAPLES CFPUD; AND BY PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED
AT THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF LEARNING LANE
AND LIVINGSTON ROAD, IN SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 48
SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
CONSISTING OF 40.55± ACRES — ADOPTED
MR. OCHS: Madam Chair, that takes us to Item 9C. This items
also requires ex parte disclosure be provided by commission members.
This is a recommendation to approve an ordinance amending the RMC
Enclave Residential Planned Unit Development.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you. With all -- would all those
people who are planning to speak please stand, and our court reporter
will swear you in.
(The speakers were duly sworn and indicated in the affirmative.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. And, Commissioners, starting with
Commissioner Taylor, do you have any ex parte to declare?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Yes; yes, I do. Read the staff
report, phone conference with Mr. Anderson, phone call with Mr.
Omen (phonetic) from Camden Lake, meetings with staff, phone call
with Mr. Arnold.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you.
Commissioners Nance?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Yes, I have read the staff report,
I've had conversations with Mr. Anderson for the petitioner, and I have
had meetings with the staff.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you. I, too, have met with staff,
I've also had a meeting with Mr. Anderson, Bruce Anderson, and also I
spoke briefly with the Hearing Examiner.
Commissioner Hiller?
COMMISSIONER HILLER: I spoke to staff, reviewed the
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backup.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Commissioner Henning?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Nothing.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Where is this place at? There it
is.
MR. ANDERSON: Good afternoon, Commissioners. My name
is Bruce Anderson from the Cheffy Passidomo law firm. With me
today is Randy Kurtz, one of the owners of the Enclave PUD, and with
me today is Wayne Arnold from Grady Minor, engineering; Jim
Banks, the transportation engineer.
And this property is located at the corner of Livingston Road and
Learning Lane as depicted on that aerial photograph. This is an
application to amend the Enclave PUD which already allows 114
residential units or 350 group housing units for seniors as permitted
uses.
This amendment would add 12 acres to the existing 28-acre
Enclave PUD, and it would allow these same two uses and the same
development standards.
The land being added is presently zoned as the Romanian Baptist
Church PUD which allows a 500-seat church and daycare for 150
students. In its place would be approval for 48 residential dwelling
units or 150 senior living units. This PUD would be developed as
either residential or senior group housing but not both.
Neighboring residents' concerns at the Planning Commission
were mainly about this project having access to Learning Lane. The
school district, which owns Learning Lane, will not allow the Enclave
to have access, so that ends that issue, and that access was removed at
the Planning Commission hearing, and the Planning Commission
unanimously recommended approval.
The other project team members are available if you have any
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questions. I thank you for your time and request your approval.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Thank you. No speakers, Troy?
MR. MILLER: No, ma'am, no registered speakers.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay, fine. Comments from
commissioners; Commissioner Henning?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Close the hearing.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay, thank you. I close that public
hearing. I always forget to do that.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Move to approve.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Second.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Second.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Move to approve and a second.
Any comment?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: (Absent.)
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Opposed, like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Very good. We move on.
MR. ANDERSON: Thank you very much.
Item #9D
ORDINANCE 2016-27: AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 04-
41, AS AMENDED, THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE, WHICH INCLUDES THE
COMPREHENSIVE LAND REGULATIONS FOR THE
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UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
BY AMENDING CHAPTER ONE — GENERAL PROVISIONS;
CHAPTER TWO — ZONING DISTRICTS AND USES; CHAPTER
THREE — RESOURCE PROTECTION; CHAPTER FOUR — SITE
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS; CHAPTER FIVE
— SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS; CHAPTER SIX —
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND ADEQUATE
PUBLIC FACILITIES REQUIREMENTS; CHAPTER NINE —
VARIATIONS FROM CODE REQUIREMENTS; CHAPTER TEN
APPLICATION, REVIEW, AND DECISION-MAKING
PROCEDURES, AND AS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN THE
ATTACHED AMENDMENTS — ADOPTED
MR. OCHS: Item 9D is a recommendation -- excuse me -- a
recommendation to consider adopting an ordinance amending the
Collier County Land Development Code. Ms. Caroline Cilek will
present.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Commissioner Hiller, she left?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Oh, I don't know. Commissioner
Henning?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: No, Commissioner Hiller.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: She went down to the clinic; something
about an eye infection.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Okay.
MS. CILEK: Hi, good afternoon. Caroline Cilek, LDC Manager
with Collier County's Growth Management Department, and I'm here
this afternoon to present to you the second round of hearings for the
Land Development Code Amendments.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yep.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Cool.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Let's see. Commissioners, do you have
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any questions about the --
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah, let's -- show us what
you've changed since the first hearing.
MS. CILEK: I'd be happy to.
There were two amendments that were revised from the last
meeting. The first one is located on Page 37 of your binder or of the
packet.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I don't know where my binder is. Excuse
me. I'm sorry.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Which page is it, ma'am?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Thirty-seven.
MS. CILEK: Thirty-seven. This is the Immokalee
non-conforming mobile home park amendment, and the narrative was
updated to include the changes we discussed regarding the
specific-purpose survey which was added to the administrative code
for the Immokalee non-conforming mobile home park or sites. So this
amendment has been updated as discussed.
Any questions on this amendment?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: What do you think,
Commissioner Henning? Are you happy with it?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah. That was -- who brought
up the issue?
MS. CILEK: It was one of the conversations I had with the
County Manager's Office, and it was supported by the Commissioners
at the time.
These changes were also shared with the stakeholders, and they
were comfortable with them, from what I understand. I've kept them
in the loop through the entire process.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: It wasn't an issue with me, was
it?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: No. Staff thought it would be best
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to memorialize what was actually being proposed and make sure that
the properties were delineated and the setbacks were -- you know,
were official and so on and so forth.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: I think yours was the second one,
which is the market operators for the vendors.
MS. CILEK: Correct, and that was also updated as well.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I'm sorry.
MS. CILEK: And that amendment regarding the temporary
events starts on Page 77, and that provision regarding market operators
COMMISSIONER HENNING: What's it say? I don't have a
book here.
MS. CILEK: Okay.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Or just put it on the visualizer.
MS. CILEK: I'd be happy to. In this case it was a deletion of the
text, so we just show you the updated LDC amendment provision. But
I'll take it out.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: It was deleted.
MS. CILEK: So here we're looking at the end of the subsection
for 2, and there was a provision there that addressed market operators.
We're confirming or verifying their vendors had all applicable licenses,
and that provision has been removed, as discussed, and that was
updated in the narrative as well.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Okay.
MS. CILEK: Those were the only changes that were discussed to
LDC amendments. There was one that we did remove from the cycle,
and so that's no longer in the ordinance or in your packet.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Is that the mailbox?
MS. CILEK: Correct.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: All right. Move to approve.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Second.
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CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. I have a motion to approve and a
second.
Commissioner Nance?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Yes. I would just like to thank
staff for their determined, long-term efforts at bringing this to the
Board of County Commissioners in a great form in the end. I think it's
going to be a great service to everyone.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: The Immokalee piece, yeah.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Absolutely. That Immokalee piece
was worked on forever, and I want to thank everybody for their
courtesy and for their --just persistence at working out something that
got us to the finish line, so thank you very much.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: And I don't think that the
temporary market events were an easy -- easy, you know, thing to do
either. And, you know, you've done it, and I think it's fair and I think
we go forward and we address it as it unfolds. I mean, unforeseen
consequences happen all the time, but I think you've done a lot of
work. Thank you.
MS. CILEK: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: This now means that they can start to
replace all those dilapidated trailers there, doesn't it?
MS. CILEK: Yes.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: And that they can start upgrading and
improving. How long we've been wanting to see that. I read all
through this. I want to tell you, you guys have done a great job. And I
had a lot of questions. Poor Leo, poor Nick, poor David. I got all my
answers, they were all good answers, and so I just want to say thank
you very much for all your hard work.
So I have a motion on the floor and a second, right?
MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. All in favor, signify by saying aye.
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COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HILLER: (Absent.)
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Opposed, like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Very good.
MS. CILEK: Thank you very much.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: What else do we have to do?
Item #15
STAFF AND COMMISSION GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS
MR. OCHS: Just -- we're down to Item 15, Commissioners.
That's staff and commission general communications. Madam Chair,
would you like me to start?
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yes, would you?
MR. OCHS: I just have a couple of brief calendar updates. First
of all, your future workshop schedule, you have an October 4th, one
p.m. workshop scheduled to go over your legislative agenda for the
coming session and then, again, we have a placeholder for January 3rd
for a strategic planning workshop with the new board.
I also wanted to remind the Commissioners that the next and final
public hearing to adopt your FY 17 budget will be held on next
Thursday, the 22nd of September at 5:05 p.m.
And then my final item, Commissioners, is just to, as I do every
year, confirm the Board's past practice of meeting one time in
November and one time in December. I'm assuming that that would be
the schedule again this year. I'm just looking for some --
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CHAIRMAN FIALA: Anybody?
MR. OCHS: -- concurrence on that.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Yes, Mr. Ochs. I -- you know, I
brought up to you that at present if we had one meeting at the second
Tuesday in November, it would occur on November the 8th, which is
actually election day, and I thought that that might not be really the
best thing to have one-on-ones the day before the election. So I
suggested to you that the Board might consider moving it to the
following week, which would be the 15th of November.
MR. OCHS: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: That's for the Board's, you know --
I just thought it was awkward, and that would give you -- you know, I
think the proposed single meeting in December is the 13th, so that
would give you a month.
MR. OCHS: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Otherwise it would be five weeks
between those two meetings. So I threw that out for everybody's
consideration, and I don't know what the will of the Board is.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I have a question about that, though. If
that's after election, the second -- the first -- the only meeting in
November but it's after the election, then do you swear in the new
people and they start then?
MR. OCHS: No, ma'am. State statute says the term of the new
commissioners starts on the second Tuesday after the election, so I
believe their term of office would start --
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Twenty-second.
MR. OCHS: -- November 22nd and you would not, then, have
the new board meeting and the board session till your December 13th
meeting.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: So you want to stay with us one --
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MR. OCHS: Yeah. So you all are on the hook for the November
meeting.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: You're with us no matter what.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Right? That's why you suggested
that, right?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: I'm on duty till November the 21st
and everybody's going to have to drag me out by my feet on that
whether we have a meeting or not. I just thought that, perhaps, a
meeting on election day would --
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Probably not be the place to be.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Probably not the best, but that's up
to the board members.
MR. OCHS: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: I would agree.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I don't have any problem with it one way
or another.
Other board members, how about you?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I'm fine.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: I would agree.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: It's okay with you, too?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Sure.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay.
MR. OCHS: Fifteenth. So we'll meet on November 15th and
again on December 13th. Thank you, Commissioners. That's all I
have, Madam Chair.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. How about you, County Attorney?
MR. KLATZKOW: No, ma'am.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay. Starting with Commissioner
Taylor.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Just a report, just a brief report
from WGCU about the reef documentary. As of August the 31st, 2016,
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28 countries have viewed it, 909 cities have viewed it, and it is the
most-watched video in the video portal of WGCU in 2016.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Wow. That is wonderful.
MR. OCHS: Great.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Wow.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: So it's -- you know, and there's
more to come, because the six-month agreement is going to change,
and there can even be greater expansion. So it's pretty exciting, and it's
very positive.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: It sure is.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: So the other thing that -- I know,
here we go, right? That M word, but it has --
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Which M word?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Moratorium, temporary
moratorium.
In the Gateway Triangle area, I understand the Planning
Commission has undertaken a discussion for redevelopment standards,
and it appears that there are three gas stations that are going to happen,
but there's even a fourth coming in that area, and there's residential in
this area. And I just think we -- I'm not asking for forever and ever.
But I just think we need to take a deep breath and allow the
redevelopment standards to be explored by the Planning Commission
before we allow more gas stations in this area.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I can't believe all the gas stations that are
coming in. I mean, there's -- and there's two and three in every block
almost anymore, the ones that are proposed that are coming in and the
ones that are already there.
It's amazing. I don't know what they're going -- you guys aren't
going to have any gas up at the north end of town. It's all going to be
down here.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Well, the area is Airport, Davis,
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and 41, and I've got -- maybe we can put this on the visualizer, I don't
know. But just for your consideration. If you would agree, we could
put it on the agenda.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Did you talk to the advisory board from
the CRA?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: I did not talk to them, but I did
talk to the chairman of the Planning Commission about it. And they
are undertaking -- looking at, okay, we want to redevelop to -- you
know, it's a 16-year-old plan --
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yes.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: -- in the CRA. It's time that we
look at it, especially with the Triangle right there. So the area would
be -- is the Airport, Davis, 41.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: That will catch all the ones that are
coming onto -- yes, onto U.S. 41 as well to Airport Road as to --
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Right.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: -- as well as Shadowlawn.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: And look at the residential in
there.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: You know, I don't understand. I don't
think that many people -- there's going to be more gas stations than
people living in the area pretty soon.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: And it's not -- yeah, it's a health,
safety, and welfare issue, I think.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: So --
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Well, Commissioner, actually,
residences create the need for gas stations because each one of them
that I know has at least one car, so I think it kind of goes hand in hand,
I'm sorry, but, you know, one begets the other. I don't know how you
can have huge residential communities --
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COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: No, no. We've got a gas station
going in at Courthouse Shadows along with the gas station that's there.
We've got a gas station going in across the street at the Walmart.
We've got a gas station that's proposed at Racetrac, and now there's
another one coming in on -- that's raised -- that's come through the
door at least, not -- it's not far along on Shadowlawn. It's enough.
These people have existed fine and dandy with the 7-Eleven on
41, okay. So now we have three more coming in. So it's just -- I'm not
asking -- it's not asking -- it's not forever and ever not to -- but to ask
for some standards to be put in place before we allow this to happen.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: So did you want to bring that back as an
agenda item?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: If I have consensus to do that,
yes.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Okay.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: I don't object to anything to be
coming back.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: All right. Thank you.
Commissioner Henning?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah. It's the Board of County
Commissioners' agenda. You have a right to bring anything you want
on the agenda. You don't need the Board's approval. We're equals
here.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Well, if I had -- you know, if I
had three of my colleagues saying are you out of your mind, we don't
want to do this, then why waste staffs time?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Well, I've put some things on the
agenda I'm sure people thought are you out of your mind, but, you
know, you just do it anyways because that's the right thing to do. But,
you know --
CHAIRMAN FIALA: You've brought your sense of humor here.
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COMMISSIONER HENNING: This is in the CRA, and it should
rise to the, you know, CRA level.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Okay. Well, there's a meeting
tonight. I will bring it up also.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I'll be here at that meeting, too, by the
way.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Is there a Wawa?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: There is a Wawa coming, but the
Wawa's going to be at Rattlesnake. That's further out east --
CHAIRMAN FIALA: No. There's another one coming right
there at Shadowlawn.
MS. KINZEL: Livingston.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: You didn't know about that one?
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: No, no.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Yes, there's another one coming. And
then there's another one. Yes.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Yes. So...
CHAIRMAN FIALA: There are three along that corridor.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Yeah. So maybe it's time
because, you know, what are we trying to do? Are we going to
commercialize the whole thing and have all this residential go
somewhere else? That's not going to keep to the vitality of a
redevelopment area. The commercial and -- the commercial and the
residential have to exist in a very productive and fruitful way. It's not,
okay, let's redevelop and just make it all commercial because, frankly,
no residential can live here.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Well, I don't think along the U.S. 41
corridor you're going to have much of any residential anyway. I mean
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Behind; behind it. You know,
and that's the old 41. That's how it originally developed. And our
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code doesn't address what gas stations are today.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: No, that's true.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: And then we have residential
right there, then they want to live there, so how do we address it?
So I think the Planning Commission and I think Mr. Bosi is
looking at it, I hope, as we move forward.
So I'm -- it is redevelopment. It is important. It's the vitality of
the area, but there's ways of doing it right and there's ways of doing it
wrong.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: I think you've got a lot of nods up here, so
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Thank you very much. All right.
And that's all I have. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Commissioner Nance?
COMMISSIONER NANCE: I really don't have anything. It was
-- the dedication of-- the Freedom Memorial was one of the more
remarkable events I think I've attended as commissioner. It was very,
very, I think, emotional for everybody on a lot of different levels, but
what was nice for me is to see how many different people from so
many different perspectives got involved with that project.
It was, I think, one of the most positive things I've seen since --
just in a long time. I thought it was absolutely great. And, you know,
it was a tremendous wait, but it was an amazing result. It's just a great
project. I think one of the prettiest memorials I've seen anywhere, and
I've been blessed to see a lot of them. But it really turned out well. I
will say I think it was truthfully worth the wait.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Driving over to the county this
morning I saw a child and his parent at the memorial.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: Yeah. It's really nice.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: It was beautifully done.
COMMISSIONER NANCE: It's really nice.
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CHAIRMAN FIALA: Commissioner Henning?
COMMISSIONER HENNING: Yeah. Commissioner Taylor,
thank you for the art in the room. It's a nice addition.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: Oh, one step at a time, yeah.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: I want to congratulate
everybody on their campaign or, you know, the people that you
supported.
And speaking about the Freedom Memorial, I was -- as I was
there, there are several things that make this community great, you
know, and it -- and like this one, several others have come from
citizens, the idea came from citizens and then the participation of
elected officials in county government.
The Everglades was a -- citizen-driven to make that a national
park. Rookery Bay was a citizen initiative to stop a road going down
to Marco Island.
COMMISSIONER TAYLOR: That's right.
COMMISSIONER HENNING: You know, there's a lot of
elements within our community is -- wasn't the idea of government,
but government was the vehicle or assistant to make it happen.
And my point is good ideas come from people, not government,
and we're here as the vehicle for the residents to make it a -- keep it -- I
should say, not make it, keep it a great community.
You know, and it just happens all the way around; Land
Development Code amendments, Growth Management Plan
amendments, just a whole bunch of things. And you can see it as you
travel the country, Collier County has its own distinct flavor, feeling,
and the appearance of it, and so I commend everybody involved.
That's all I have.
CHAIRMAN FIALA: Actually, I don't have anything except
welcome back. I hope everybody had a nice summer. I saw five car
carriers coming in from Sunday till today, and that's only just in this
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little area. I have no idea where else they are around the county, but be
prepared. Here we go again.
And with that, everybody, the meeting is adjourned.
**** Commissioner Hiller moved, seconded by Commissioner Nance
and carried unanimously that the following items under the Consent
and Summary Agendas be approved and/or adopted ****
Item #16A1
AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A
ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, DRAINAGE AND UTILITY
EASEMENT (PARCEL 328RDUE) REQUIRED FOR THE
EXPANSION OF GOLDEN GATE BOULEVARD FROM 20TH
STREET EAST TO EAST OF EVERGLADES BOULEVARD.
PROJECT NO. 60145 (ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT: $65,150) —
A PORTION OF FOLIO #40920920000
Item #16A2
AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A
ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, DRAINAGE AND UTILITY
EASEMENT (PARCEL 349RDUE) REQUIRED FOR THE
EXPANSION OF GOLDEN GATE BOULEVARD FROM 20TH
STREET EAST TO EAST OF EVERGLADES BOULEVARD.
PROJECT NO. 60145 (ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT: $3,100) —
FOR 2,250 SQUARE FEET OF FOLIO #40626400002
Item #16A3
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AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A
ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, DRAINAGE AND UTILITY
EASEMENT (PARCEL 317RDUE) REQUIRED FOR THE
EXPANSION OF GOLDEN GATE BOULEVARD FROM 20TH
STREET EAST TO EAST OF EVERGLADES BOULEVARD.
PROJECT NO. 60145 (ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT: $5,400.) —
FOR A 3,300 SQUARE FEET PORTION OF FOLIO
#406222560108
Item #16A4
AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A
ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, DRAINAGE, AND UTILITY
EASEMENT (PARCEL 395RDUE) REQUIRED FOR THE
EXPANSION OF GOLDEN GATE BOULEVARD FROM 20TH
STREET EAST TO EAST OF EVERGLADES BOULEVARD.
(PROJECT NO. 60145.) ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT: $3,277 —
FOR 1,875 SQUARE FEET OF FOLIO #40680120001
Item #16A5
AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A
ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, DRAINAGE, AND UTILITY
EASEMENT (PARCEL 382RDUE) REQUIRED FOR THE
EXPANSION OF GOLDEN GATE BOULEVARD FROM 20TH
STREET EAST TO EAST OF EVERGLADES BOULEVARD
(PROJECT 60145). ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT: $236,854 —
FOR APPROXIMATELY 62,664 SQUARE FEET OF FOLIO
#40930760001
Item #16A6
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AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A .
ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, DRAINAGE, AND UTILITY
EASEMENT (PARCEL 403RDUE) REQUIRED FOR THE
EXPANSION OF GOLDEN GATE BOULEVARD FROM 20TH
STREET EAST TO EAST OF EVERGLADES BOULEVARD
(PROJECT 60145). ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT: $9,210 — FOR
APPROXIMATELY 6,550 SQUARE FEET OF FOLIOS
#40682320003 AND #40682280004
Item #16A7
AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A
ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, DRAINAGE, AND UTILITY
EASEMENT (PARCEL 397RDUE) AND A TEMPORARY
DRIVEWAY RESTORATION EASEMENT (PARCEL 397TDRE)
REQUIRED FOR THE EXPANSION OF GOLDEN GATE
BOULEVARD FROM 20TH STREET EAST TO EAST OF
EVERGLADES BOULEVARD (PROJECT 60145). ESTIMATED
FISCAL IMPACT: $10,239.50 — FOLIO #40680080002
Item #16A8
THE CLERK OF COURTS TO RELEASE A PERFORMANCE
BOND NO. 09204916 IN THE AMOUNT OF $266,000 TO TOLL
BROTHERS INC., WHICH WAS POSTED AS A DEVELOPMENT
GUARANTY FOR AN EARLY WORK AUTHORIZATION
(EWA) (PL20160000376) FOR WORK ASSOCIATED WITH CAY
OF NAPLES AT HACIENDA LAKES — A RECENT INSPECTION
CONFIRMED THAT THE DEVELOPER HAS FULFILLED THE
COMMITMENTS OF THE EWA
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Item #16A9
THE CLERK OF COURTS TO RELEASE A CASH BOND IN THE
AMOUNT OF $18,140. TO THE APPLICANT, PORTER WRIGHT
MORRIS & ARTHUR, LLP, WHICH WAS POSTED AS A
DEVELOPMENT GUARANTY FOR AN EARLY WORK
AUTHORIZATION (EWA) (PL20150002426) FOR WORK
ASSOCIATED WITH LEGACY LAKES — LOCATED OFF OF
WOODCREST DRIVE AND ACREMAKER ROAD
Item #16A10
THE CLERK OF COURTS TO RELEASE A PERFORMANCE
BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $186,300 TO THE APPLICANT,
DIVOSTA HOMES, LP WHICH WAS POSTED AS A
DEVELOPMENT GUARANTY FOR AN EARLY WORK
AUTHORIZATION (EWA) (PL20150000451) FOR WORK
ASSOCIATED WITH WINDING CYPRESS UNIT 2 - A RECENT
INSPECTION CONFIRMED THE DEVELOPER HAS
FULFILLED HIS COMMINTMENTS OF THE EWA
Item #16A11
THE CLERK OF COURTS TO RELEASE A PERFORMANCE
BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $161,900 TO PULTE HOME
CORPORATION WHICH WAS POSTED AS A GUARANTY FOR
EXCAVATION PERMIT NUMBER 60.066, PL20110000670 FOR
WORK ASSOCIATED WITH QUARRY PHASE 3 — LOCATED
NORTH OF IMMOKALEE ROAD AND EAST OF COLLIER
BLVD.
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Item #16Al2
THE CLERK OF COURTS TO RELEASE A PERFORMANCE
BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $54,902 TO LENNAR HOMES,
LLC., WHICH WAS POSTED AS A GUARANTY FOR
EXCAVATION PERMIT NUMBER PL20140002750 FOR WORK
ASSOCIATED WITH MONTIANO AT TREVISO BAY —
LOCATED OFF OF TAMIAMI TRAIL WITHIN THE
WENTWORTH ESTATES MPUD
Item #16A13
THE CLERK OF COURTS TO RELEASE A PERFORMANCE
BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $416,601.60 TO MINTO
COMMUNITIES, LLC., WHICH WAS POSTED AS A
GUARANTY FOR EXCAVATION PERMIT NUMBER 60.080-7,
PL20150001911 FOR WORK ASSOCIATED WITH ISLES OF
COLLIER PRESERVE PHASE 7 — THE WORK ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SECUIRTY HAS BEEN INSPECTED AND THE
DEVELOPER HAS FULFILLED HIS COMMITMENTS
Item #16A14
THE CLERK OF COURTS TO RELEASE A PERFORMANCE
BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $579,667.20 TO THE APPLICANT,
MINTO SABAL BAY, LLC., WHICH WAS POSTED AS A
GUARANTY FOR EXCAVATION PERMIT NUMBER 60.080-5,
PL20150000492 FOR WORK ASSOCIATED WITH ISLES OF
COLLIER PRESERVE PHASE 6 — PROPERTY LOCATED OFF
OF TAMIAMI TRAIL, SOUTH OF THOMASSON DRIVE
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Item #16A15
THE CLERK OF COURTS TO RELEASE AN EXCAVATION
PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT AND BOND IN THE AMOUNT
OF $25,000 TO CC AVE MARIA ESTATES, LLC., WHICH WAS
POSTED AS A GUARANTY FOR EXCAVATION PERMIT
NUMBER 59.902-24, PL20150001735 FOR WORK ASSOCIATED
WITH MAPLE RIDGE ESTATES MODEL LOTS
Item #16A16
THE CLERK OF COURTS TO RELEASE A PERFORMANCE
BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $47,800 TO THE APPLICANT,
AVE MARIA DEVELOPMENT, LLLP, WHICH WAS POSTED
AS A GUARANTY FOR EXCAVATION PERMIT NUMBER
59.902-20, PL20140000068 FOR WORK ASSOCIATED WITH
COQUINA AT AVE MARIA, PHASE ONE — THE DEVELOPER
HAS FULFILLED HIS COMMITMENTS WITH REGARDS TO
THIS SECURITY
Item #16A17
THE CLERK OF COURTS TO RELEASE A PERFORMANCE
BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $72,200 WHICH WAS POSTED AS
A GUARANTY FOR EXCAVATION PERMIT NUMBER 59.890-
1, PL20150001749, FOR WORK ASSOCIATED WITH KALEA
BAY — LOCATED OFF OF VANDERBILT DRIVE WITHIN THE
COCOHATCHEE BAY PUD
Item #16A18
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THE CLERK OF COURTS TO RELEASE A PERFORMANCE
BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $74,600 TO THE APPLICANT,
TWIN EAGLES DEVELOPMENTS AGR, LLC., WHICH WAS
POSTED AS A GUARANTY FOR EXCAVATION PERMIT
NUMBER 60.117, (PL20120001072) FOR WORK ASSOCIATED
WITH TWIN EAGLES PHASE 2C, BLOCK 111 — THE
DEVELOPER HAS FULFILLED HIS COMMITMENTS WITH
RESPECT TO THIS SECURITY
Item #16A19
RELEASE OF THREE (3) CODE ENFORCEMENT LIENS WITH
A COMBINED ACCRUED VALUE OF $1,761,244.01 FOR
PAYMENT OF $744.01 IN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION
ENTITLED BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS V. JULIO
IGLESIAS, CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD CASE NOS.
CESD20100018711, CESD20100018717, AND CENA20100018724
RELATING TO PROPERTY LOCATED AT 985 HONEYBEE
DRIVE, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA — VIOLATION FOR
SEVERAL UNPERMITTED STRUCTURES ON THE PROPERTY
THAT WERE BROUGHT INTO COMPLIANCE ON JUNE 6, 2016
Item #16A20
RELEASE OF A CODE ENFORCEMENT LIEN WITH AN
ACCRUED VALUE OF $75,198.10 FOR PAYMENT OF $1,000 IN
THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION ENTITLED BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS V. JOSE PINEDA, CODE
ENFORCEMENT BOARD CASE NO. 2006070815 RELATING TO
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3585 33RD AVENUE NE, COLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA — VIOLATION FOR REMOVAL OF
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VEGETATION FROM AN UNDEVELOPED PROPERTY
WITHOUT THE PROPER PERMITS AND BROUGHT INTO
COMPLIANCE ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2008
Item #16A21
FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE SEWER FACILITIES FOR
RADIO ROAD GET READY CENTER, PL20140000980, AND TO
AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE,
TO RELEASE THE UTILITIES PERFORMANCE SECURITY
(UPS) AND FINAL OBLIGATION BOND IN THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF $7,641.70 TO THE PROJECT ENGINEER OR THE
DEVELOPER'S DESIGNATED AGENT — A FINAL INSPECTION
WAS CONDUCTED BY STAFF ON JUNE 10, 2016 AND FOUND
TO BE SATISFACTORY AND ACCEPTABLE
Item #16A22
FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE WATER FACILITIES FOR
CALUSA PINES GOLF CLUB, PL20140001861, ACCEPT
UNCONDITIONAL CONVEYANCE OF A PORTION OF THESE
WATER FACILITIES, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY
MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO RELEASE THE UTILITIES
PERFORMANCE SECURITY (UPS) AND FINAL OBLIGATION
BOND IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $8,628.78 TO THE
PROJECT ENGINEER OR THE DEVELOPER'S DESIGNATED
AGENT — A FINAL INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY
STAFF ON MAY 9, 2016 AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY
AND ACCEPTABLE
Item #16A23
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FINAL ACCEPTANCE AND UNCONDITIONAL CONVEYANCE
OF THE WATER AND SEWER UTILITY FACILITIES FOR
TALIS PARK DRIVE EXTENSION,
PL20140000987/PL20130002663, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE
COUNTY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO RELEASE THE
UTILITIES PERFORMANCE SECURITY (UPS) AND FINAL
OBLIGATION BOND IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $41,866.69
TO THE PROJECT ENGINEER OR THE DEVELOPER'S
DESIGNATED AGENT - A FINAL INSPECTION WAS
CONDUCTED BY STAFF ON MARCH 18, 2016 AND FOUND
TO BE SATISFACTORY AND ACCEPTABLE
Item #16A24
FINAL ACCEPTANCE AND UNCONDITIONAL CONVEYANCE
OF THE WATER AND SEWER UTILITY FACILITIES FOR
SENECA AT TALIS PARK, PL20140001965, AND TO
AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE,
TO RELEASE THE FINAL OBLIGATION BOND IN THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF $4,000 TO THE PROJECT ENGINEER OR THE
DEVELOPER'S DESIGNATED AGENT — A FINAL INSPECTION
WAS CONDUCTED BY STAFF ON APRIL 20, 2016 AND
FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY AND ACCEPTABLE
Item #16A25
FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE SEWER FACILITIES FOR
QUAIL WEST UNIT 3, BLOCK K, LOT 97, PL20160001254 — A
FINAL INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY STAFF ON JUNE
9, 2016 AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY AND
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ACCEPTABLE
Item #16A26
FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE WATER FACILITIES FOR
GRAND WOODWORKING, PL20150000493, ACCEPT
UNCONDITIONAL CONVEYANCE OF A PORTION OF THE
WATER FACILITIES, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY
MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO RELEASE THE UTILITIES
PERFORMANCE SECURITY (UPS) AND FINAL OBLIGATIONS
BOND IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $4,973.40 TO THE
PROJECT ENGINEER OR THE DEVELOPER'S DESIGNATED
AGENT — A FINAL INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY
STAFF ON JUNE 9, 2016 AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY
AND ACCEPTABLE
Item #16A27
FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE WATER AND SEWER
FACILITIES FOR AMBERTON (F.K.A. INDIAN LAKES),
PL20120001703, ACCEPT UNCONDITIONAL CONVEYANCE
OF A PORTION OF THE WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES,
AND TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER, OR HIS
DESIGNEE, TO RELEASE THE UTILITIES PERFORMANCE
SECURITY (UPS) IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $137,493.13 TO
THE PROJECT ENGINEER OR THE DEVELOPER'S
DESIGNATED AGENT — LOCATED OFF OF IMMOKALEE
ROAD
Item #16A28
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FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE WATER AND SEWER
FACILITIES FOR NORTH NAPLES FIRE STATION #48,
PL20150000192, ACCEPT UNCONDITIONAL CONVEYANCE
OF A PORTION OF THE WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES,
AND TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER, OR HIS
DESIGNEE, TO RELEASE THE UTILITIES PERFORMANCE
SECURITY (UPS) AND FINAL OBLIGATIONS BOND IN THE
TOTAL AMOUNT OF $14,065.54 TO THE PROJECT ENGINEER
OR THE DEVELOPER'S DESIGNATED AGENT — LOCATED
OFF OF LIVINGSTON ROAD, NORTH OF IMMOKALEE ROAD
Item #16A29
FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE WATER AND SEWER
FACILITIES FOR SABAL BAY COMMERCIAL PLAT, PHASE 4,
PL20140002814, ACCEPT UNCONDITIONAL CONVEYANCE
OF A PORTION OF THE WATER FACILITIES, AND TO
AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE,
TO RELEASE THE FINAL OBLIGATIONS BOND IN THE
TOTAL AMOUNT OF $4,000 TO THE PROJECT ENGINEER OR
THE DEVELOPER'S DESIGNATED AGENT — A FINAL
INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY STAFF ON MAY 13, 2016
AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY AND ACCEPTABLE
Item #16A30
FINAL ACCEPTANCE AND UNCONDITIONAL CONVEYANCE
OF THE WATER AND SEWER UTILITY FACILITIES FOR
BENT CREEK PRESERVE, PHASE 1, PL20140000617, AND TO
AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE,
TO RELEASE THE FINAL OBLIGATION BOND IN THE TOTAL
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AMOUNT OF $4,000 TO THE PROJECT ENGINEER OR THE
DEVELOPER'S DESIGNATED AGENT — A FINAL INSPECTION
WAS CONDUCTED ON MAY 13, 2016 AND FOUND TO BE
SATISFACTORY AND ACCEPTABLE
Item #16A31
RESOLUTION 2016-164: FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE
PRIVATE ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS,
AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE PLAT DEDICATIONS, FOR THE
FINAL PLAT OF LANTANA, APPLICATION NUMBER
PL20100001536 AND AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF THE
MAINTENANCE SECURITY — LOCATED ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF IMMOKALEE ROAD BETWEEN I-75 AND COLLIER
BLVD.
Item #16A32
RESOLUTION 2016-165: FINAL APPROVAL OF THE PRIVATE
ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE
FINAL PLAT OF VERONAWALK PHASE 4C, BENELLI AND
KARINA COURT REPLAT APPLICATION NUMBER
PL20110001063 WITH THE ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE
IMPROVEMENTS BEING PRIVATELY MAINTAINED,
ACCEPTANCE OF THE PLAT DEDICATIONS, AND
AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF THE MAINTENANCE
SECURITY — LOCATED OFF OF COLLIER BLVD. JUST SOUTH
OF SABAL PALM ROAD
Item #16A33
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RECORDING THE FINAL PLAT OF ESPLANADE AT
HACIENDA LAKES PHASE 2B, (APPLICATION NUMBER
PL20160001208) APPROVAL OF THE STANDARD FORM
CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT AND
APPROVAL OF THE AMOUNT OF THE PERFORMANCE
SECURITY — THE DEVELOPER MUST RECEIVE A
CERTIFICATE OF ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES PRIOR TO
THE ISSUANCE OF THE CONSTRUCTION PLAN FINAL
APPROVAL LETTER
Item #16A34
RECORDING THE MINOR FINAL PLAT OF NEIGHBORHOOD
SHOPPES AT ORANGETREE, TRACT 2 REPLAT,
APPLICATION NUMBER PL20150001570 — THE DEVELOPER
MUST RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF ADEQUATE PUBLIC
FACILITIES PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE
CONSTRUCTION PLAN FINAL APPROVAL LETTER
Item #16A35
RECORDING THE FINAL PLAT OF ISLES OF COLLIER
PRESERVE PHASE 8, (APPLICATION NUMBER
PL20160000515) APPROVAL OF THE STANDARD FORM
CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT AND
APPROVAL OF THE AMOUNT OF THE PERFORMANCE
SECURITY — THE DEVELOPER MUST RECEIVE A
CERTIFICATE OF ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES PRIOR TO
THE ISSUANCE OF THE CONSTRUCTION PLAN FINAL
APPROVAL LETTER
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Item #16A36
RECORDING THE FINAL PLAT OF ESPLANADE GOLF AND
COUNTRY CLUB OF NAPLES DILILLO PARCEL,
(APPLICATION NUMBER PL20160000536) APPROVAL OF THE
STANDARD FORM CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF THE AMOUNT OF THE
PERFORMANCE SECURITY — W/STIPULATIONS
Item #16A37
RECORDING THE FINAL PLAT OF DEL WEBB NAPLES
PARCELS 107-108, (APPLICATION NUMBER PL20160000906)
APPROVAL OF THE STANDARD FORM CONSTRUCTION
AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF THE
AMOUNT OF THE PERFORMANCE SECURITY —
W/STIPULATIONS
Item #16A38
RECORDING THE FINAL PLAT OF ANTHEM PARKWAY,
PHASE TWO, (APPLICATION NUMBER PL20160001096)
APPROVAL OF THE STANDARD FORM CONSTRUCTION
AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF THE
AMOUNT OF THE PERFORMANCE SECURITY —
W/STIPULATIONS
Item #16A39
THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE SOVEREIGNTY
SUBMERGED LANDS EASEMENTS FOR THE GULF OF
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MEXICO/DOCTORS PASS EASEMENT NO. 41899 AND 41794 —
FOR EROSION CONTROL STRUCTURES AND SOUTH JETTY
REBUILD
Item #16A40
BUDGET AMENDMENTS RECOGNIZING REVENUE AND
TRANSFER FUNDING FOR PROJECTS WITHIN
TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL FUND (313) AND CDES
TRANSPORTATION CAPITAL FUND (310) IN THE AMOUNT
OF $266,906.90 (PROJECTS 60085, 60088, 69331, 69333, 69334,
69336 AND 69338.) — FOR THE COUNTYWIDE PATHWAYS
PROGRAM
Item #16A41
AWARD CONTRACT #16-6560 FOR CONSTRUCTION
ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION (CEI) AND RELATED
SERVICES FOR "WHITE BOULEVARD OVER CYPRESS
CANAL BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT" TO AECOM
TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF
$595,337.94, PROJECT NUMBER 66066, AND AUTHORIZE THE
NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENT. THE APPROVAL OF
THIS ITEM IS CONTINGENT ON APPROVAL OF AGENDA
ITEMS #11E AND #16A42
Item #16A42
RESOLUTION 2016-166: AMENDING EXHIBIT "A" TO
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-239, THE LIST OF SPEED LIMITS ON
COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADS, TO REFLECT A
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TEMPORARY REDUCTION OF THE SPEED LIMITS ON WHITE
BOULEVARD, FROM APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET WEST TO
593 FEET EAST OF THE CYPRESS CANAL CENTERLINE,
FROM FORTY- FIVE (45) MILES PER HOUR TO THIRTY-FIVE
(35) MILES PER HOUR, DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF
THE WHITE BOULEVARD OVER CYPRESS CANAL BRIDGE
REPLACEMENT PROJECT, 66066.10. APPROVAL OF THIS
ITEM IS CONTINGENT ON APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS
#11E AND #16A41
Item #16A43
AN ADOPT-A-ROAD PROGRAM AGREEMENT FOR THE
SEGMENT OF IMMOKALEE ROAD FROM GOODLETTE
FRANK ROAD TO AIRPORT PULLING ROAD, WITH TWO (2)
RECOGNITION SIGNS AND TWO (2) ADOPT-A-ROAD
SPONSOR SIGNS AT A TOTAL COST OF $200 WITH THE
VOLUNTEER GROUP, THOMAS P. HALE, D.D.S., P.L.
Item #16A44
RESOLUTION 2016-167: AMENDING THE COLLIER COUNTY
GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT/PLANNING AND
REGULATION FEE SCHEDULE WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE
OF OCTOBER 1, 2016, TO INCLUDE A NEW FEE FOR AN
APPLICATION CALLED AN "EXISTING CONDITIONS SITE
IMPROVEMENT PLAN." THE APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM IS
CONTINGENT ON APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS #9C AND
#16A46
Item #16A45
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APPROVAL OF THE COLLIER COUNTY FLOODPLAIN
MANAGEMENT PLAN 2015 PROGRESS REPORT AND THE
PROPOSED ACTION PLAN FOR 2016 — AS DETAILED IN THE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Item #16A46
RESOLUTION 2016-168: AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2004-
66, AS AMENDED, THAT CREATED AN ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE FOR COLLIER COUNTY, TO ADD SECTION I.3.A.,
ENTITLED IMMOKALEE NONCONFORMING MOBILE HOME
PARKS OR MOBILE HOME SITES — EXISTING CONDITIONS
SITE IMPROVEMENT PLAN, TO CHAPTER FOUR,
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, OF EXHIBIT "B,"
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE FOR LAND DEVELOPMENT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THE APPROVAL OF THIS
ITEM IS CONTINGENT ON APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEMS
#9C AND #16A43
Item #16A47
THE SELECTION COMMITTEE'S RANKINGS AND ENTER
INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR CONTRACTS FOR RFP #16-6598,
"FIXED TERM LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES." —
TOP RANKING FIRMS ARE AS FOLLOW: MCGEE &
ASSOCIATES, GOETZ & STROPES LANDSCAPING
ARCHITECTS, INC., JOHNSON ENGINEERING, WINDHAM
STUDIOS, INC., Q. GRADY MINOR, URBAN GREEN STUDIO,
PLLC. AND KIMLEY-HORN & ASSOCIATES
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Item #16A48
THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN A COLLIER COUNTY LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT (AGREEMENT) BETWEEN
COLLIER COUNTY AND THE OAKES FARMS, INC. (OAKES
FARMS) FOR LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION
IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE LIVINGSTON ROAD PUBLIC
RIGHT-OF-WAY
Item #16A49
THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT WITH
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND
CONSUMER SERVICES, FLORIDA FOREST SERVICE,
REVOKING THE MARCH 8, 2016, NOTICE OF TERMINATION,
AND EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE LEASE FOR
FORESTRY'S ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND OPERATIONS
FACILITY ON RANDALL BOULEVARD UNTIL SEPTEMBER
30, 2021, WITH THE OPTION TO TERMINATE AT ANY TIME
WITH 180-DAYS NOTICE
Item #16A50
AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE
CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE SAME ON BEHALF OF THE
BOARD. PINE RIDGE STORMWATER IMPROVEMENTS.
PROJECT NO. 60126. (FISCAL IMPACT: $27) — FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF A DRAINAGE PIPE ALLOWING LAKE
OVERFLOW TO DRAIN WEST TO TRAIL BLVD RATHER
THAN FLOOD SURROUNDING PROPERTIES
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Item #16A51
RESOLUTION 2016-169: SUPPORTING AN APPLICATION BY
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF
FLORIDA AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO THE NATIONAL
OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION'S (NOAA)
NATIONAL CENTERS FOR COASTAL OCEAN SCIENCE FOR
A STUDY TO PREDICT THE IMPACT OF NEAR-FUTURE SEA-
LEVEL RISE AND STORM SURGE ON COLLIER COUNTY
Item #16A52
DIRECTING STAFF TO PURSUE A LAND DEVELOPMENT
CODE AMENDMENT TO EXAMINE A SETBACK
REQUIREMENT FOR DUMPSTERS AND RECYCLING
RECEPTACLES FOR COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND
MULTI-FAMILY PROJECTS FROM RESIDENTIAL USES TO
ADDRESS COMPATIBILITY CONCERNS
Item #16B1
APPROVAL OF CRA STAFF ATTENDANCE AT FLORIDA
REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 2016 ANNUAL
CONFERENCE; AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF ATTENDEES'
REGISTRATION, LODGING, TRAVEL AND PER DIEM FROM
THE BAYSHORE GATEWAY TRIANGLE TRUST FUND (FUND
187) TRAVEL BUDGET; AND DECLARE THE TRAINING TO
BE RECEIVED AS SERVING A VALID PUBLIC PURPOSE -
HELD OCTOBER 12-14, 2016 IN ORLANDO
Item #16C1
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RESOLUTION 2016-170: APPROVING SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
HARDSHIP DEFERRALS FOR CERTAIN SEWER SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS FOR THE 2016 TAX YEAR
Item #16C2
AMENDMENT #1 TO CONTRACT #14-6345 "CONSTRUCTION
ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION (CEI) SERVICES FOR THE
WASTEWATER BASIN PROGRAMS [MPS 101 BASIN]" WITH
STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES INC., TO ALLOW FOR A
CEI FIELD OFFICE IN BASIN 101 OF THE WASTEWATER
BASIN PROGRAM — OFFICE SPACE LOCATED AT 110TH
AVENUE NORTH
Item #16C3
APPROVAL OF A $301,990 WORK ORDER UNDER REQUEST
FOR QUOTATION #14-6213-72 TO HASKINS INC., TO
REHABILITATE PUMP STATION 300.04 UNDER
WASTEWATER PUMP STATION TECHNICAL SUPPORT
PROJECT NUMBER 70046 — LOCATED IN THE MEDIAN OF
LELY PALM DRIVE AND SERVES 32 SINGLE FAMILY UNITS,
28 MULTIFAMILY UNITS AND THE LELY PALMS ASSISTED
LIVING FACILITY
Item #16C4
APPROVAL OF A $638,659 WORK ORDER TO DOUGLAS N.
HIGGINS, INC., UNDER REQUEST FOR QUOTATION #14-
6213-71 FOR UNDERGROUND UTILITY CONTRACTING
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SERVICES FOR THE CREEKSIDE BOULEVARD FORCE MAIN
EXTENSION - PHASE 1, PROJECT NUMBER 70044
Item #16C5
A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE IN THE AMOUNT OF $55,358.50
FROM E.H. WACHS COMPANY FOR A COMPLETE VALVE
TURNER PACKAGE CONSISTING OF THE ERV-750
AUTOMATED VALVE OPERATOR, EXERCISOR AND
REHABILITATOR, AND THE UTILITY HYDRO-VAC — FOR
THE WASTEWATER DIVISION IQ WATER PROGRAM
Item #16D1
RECOGNIZING INTEREST EARNINGS FROM STATE AID TO
LIBRARIES GRANTS AND APPROVE A BUDGET
AMENDMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $459.69 TO RECOGNIZE
STATE AID INTEREST EARNINGS THROUGH JUNE 30TH — TO
BE REINVESTED BACK INTO THE COUNTY'S LIBRARY
SYSTEM
Item #16D2
AN UNDERGROUND FACILITIES CONVERSION JOINT
TRENCH AGREEMENT WITH CENTURYTEL SERVICE
GROUP, LLC FOR PHASES TWO, THREE AND FOUR OF THE
VANDERBILT BEACH MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT
(MSTU) AERIAL TO UNDERGROUND UTILITY CONVERSION
PROJECT
Item #16D3
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AWARD FOR INVITATION TO BID #16-6647 "VANDERBILT
MSTU UTILITY CONVERSION INSTALLATION AND
CONNECTION OF NEW UNDERGROUND CENTURYLINK
NETWORK TO ELECTRICOM, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF
$347,012.55
Item #16D4
THE PURCHASE OF FOUR ADA BEACH WHEELCHAIRS
FROM DEMING DESIGNS, INC. USING TOURIST
DEVELOPMENT TAX FUNDS AND MAKE A FINDING THAT
THIS EXPENDITURE PROMOTES TOURISM — FOR USE AT
CLAM PASS, TIGERTAIL, BAREFOOT AND VANDERBILT
BEACHES
Item #16D5
THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE FY
15/16 FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FLEXIBLE
FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $497,000 THROUGH THE
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION TRANSIT AWARD
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (TRAMS), APPROVE A BUDGET
AMENDMENT AND AUTHORIZE, PRE-AWARD AND THE
EXECUTION OF THE FUNDING AWARD AGREEMENT
AFTER THE NEW APPLICATION IS INPUT IN TRAMS TO
ALLOW CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF THE COLLIER AREA
TRANSIT SYSTEM
Item #16D6
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SIX SATISFACTIONS OF MORTGAGE FOR OWNER-
OCCUPIED AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS THAT HAVE
SATISFIED THE TERMS OF ASSISTANCE FOR COLLIER
COUNTY HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM —
FOR THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES IN IMMOKALEE: 1022
RINGO LANE, 505 8TH ST, 1208 N 18TH ST, 416 GAUNT ST, 406
11TH ST SE AND 313 S. 6TH CT.
Item #16D7
FOUR RELEASES OF LIEN FOR FULL PAYMENT OF
DEFERRAL OF 100 PERCENT OF COUNTYWIDE IMPACT
FEES FOR OWNER OCCUPIED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DWELLING UNITS — LOCATED AT 3772 JUSTICE CIRCLE,
3720 JUSTICE CIRCLE, 13336 COVENANT ROAD AND 1435
PEACE WAY
Item #16D8
FIVE MORTGAGE SATISFACTIONS FOR THE STATE
HOUSING INITIATIVES PARTNERSHIP LOAN PROGRAM IN
THE COMBINED AMOUNT OF $48,647 — LOCATED AT 13336
COVENANT ROAD, 771 94TH AVE N, 2141 41ST TERRACE SW,
1208 W 18TH STREET AND 4451 23' PLACE SW
Item #16D9
THE SHIP ANNUAL REPORT AND CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE
"STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES PARTNERSHIP (SHIP)
PROGRAM ANNUAL REPORT AND LOCAL HOUSING
INCENTIVE CERTIFICATION" FOR FY 13/14 AND INTERIM
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FY 14/15 AND FY 15/16 TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Item #16D10
AWARD REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 16-6567, "MUSEUM
EXHIBIT DESIGN, FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION," TO
CREATIVE ARTS UNLIMITED, INC
Item #16D11
A DISTRIBUTION FROM THE RAYMOND JAMES TRUST,
N.A., FRANZ PSCHIBUL REVOCABLE TRUST OF 1996, IN
THE AMOUNT OF $579.55 TO SPECIFICALLY BENEFIT THE
NAPLES REGIONAL BRANCH LIBRARY AND AUTHORIZE
THE CHAIRMAN TO APPROVE THE REQUIRED RECEIPT
AND NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENT
Item #16D12
RESOLUTION 2016-171 : AFTER THE FACT APPROVAL FOR
THE SUBMITTAL OF SHIRLEY CONROY RURAL AREA
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT SUPPORT GRANT IN THE AMOUNT
OF $123,040 TO THE FLORIDA COMMISSION FOR
TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED FOR THE
PROCUREMENT OF REAL TIME NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
AND A WEB/MOBILE APPLICATION AND AUTHORIZE THE
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD TO SIGN THE GRANT AND ALL
APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
Item #16D13
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APPROVAL OF THE SHORTLIST OF PROFESSIONAL
ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS PURSUANT TO REQUEST
FOR PROPOSAL NO. 16-6641, "LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
RADIO ROAD EAST MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT
(MSTU)," TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN
COLLIER COUNTY AND URBAN GREEN STUDIO FOR
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT SERVICES, AND TO EXTEND FY 16
PURCHASE ORDER 4500163402 TO OCTOBER 31, 2016
Item #16D14
THE SELECTION COMMITTEE RANKINGS AND AUTHORIZE
ENTERING INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH Q GRADY MINOR
AND ASSOCIATES FOR A CONTRACT RELATED TO
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NUMBER 16-6622, "BIG
CORKSCREW ISLAND REGIONAL PARK." — PROVIDING
ENGINEERING DESIGN, PERMITTING AND PROJECT
OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Item #16D15
AUTHORIZING THE NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS,
IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,081,352 FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) FISCAL
YEAR 2016-2017 BUDGET AS APPROVED IN THE HUD
ACTION PLAN FOR ENTITLEMENT FUNDS AND AUTHORIZE
THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE STANDARD HUD
ENTITLEMENT AGREEMENTS UPON ARRIVAL — AS
DETAILED IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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Item #16E1
RATIFYING PROPERTY, CASUALTY, WORKERS'
COMPENSATION AND SUBROGATION CLAIM FILES
SETTLED AND/OR CLOSED BY THE RISK MANAGEMENT
DIVISION DIRECTOR PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION #2004-15
FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF FY 16
Item #16E2
AWARD INVITATION TO BID #16-6640R UNINTERRUPTED
POWER SYSTEMS — FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION
TO PRECISION POWER SERVICES, INC., SYSTEM
ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL, LLC D/B/A CRITICAL
POWER USA, AND FAKOURI ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING,
INC.; AND APPROVE AGREEMENT #16-6640R
UNINTERRUPTED POWER SYSTEMS TO IMPLEMENT THESE
AWARDS — FOR EMERGENCY POWER FOR CRITICAL
COUNTY OWNED AND LEASED BUILDINGS
Item #16E3
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS PREPARED BY THE
PROCUREMENT SERVICES DIVISION FOR CHANGE
ORDERS, SURPLUS PROPERTY AND OTHER ITEMS AS
IDENTIFIED — COVERING JUNE 27, 2016 THROUGH AUGUST
12, 2016 FOR CHANGE ORDERS AND AUGUST 1, 2016
THROUGH AUGUST 18, 2016 FOR SURPLUS REPORTS
Item #16E4
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AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE HIPAA
BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT AS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE INTERLOCAL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE NORTH COLLIER FIRE
CONTROL AND RESCUE DISTRICT (DATED MARCH 22, 2016)
Item #16E5
AWARD INVITATION TO BID #16-6698 PEST CONTROL —
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION, TO TRULY NOLEN
OF AMERICA, INC., AND FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE
AGREEMENT #16-6698 WITH TRULY NOLEN OF AMERICA,
INC.
Item #16E6
AWARD REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #16-6597 COLLIER
COUNTY JAIL MASTER PLAN TO AECOM TECHNICAL
SERVICES, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $381,852 — ANALYSIS
WILL COVER GROWTH THROUGH 2026
Item #16E7
RECOGNIZING ACCRUED INTEREST EARNED BY EMS
COUNTY GRANT REVENUE AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR
A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $101.93 — FOR THE PERIOD FROM
APRIL 1 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2016
Item #16E8
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AWARD JOINT RFP #16-0036, PHARMACY BENEFIT
MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ENVISION
PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INC., AMENDING THE
EXISTING AGREEMENT FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2017, A SAVINGS OF $2,945,116
OVER THE EXISTING AGREEMENT
Item #16F1
BOARD RATIFICATION OF SUMMARY, CONSENT AND
EMERGENCY AGENDA ITEMS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY
MANAGER DURING THE BOARD'S SCHEDULED RECESS. (IN
ABSENTIA MEETING(S) DATED JULY 26, 2016; AUGUST 9,
2016 (RATIFICATION OF RESOLUTION 2016-172) AND
AUGUST 23, 2016)
JULY 26, 2016
A. RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE AFTER-THE-
FACT CONTRACTS, ATTESTATION STATEMENTS
AND BUDGET TO REFLECT ACTUAL AWARD OF
THE COMMUNITY CARE FOR THE ELDERLY,
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE INITIATIVE, AND HOME
CARE FOR THE ELDERLY GRANTS FROM AREA
AGENCY ON AGING FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA,
INC. (NET FISCAL IMPACT $119,524.44).
B. RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE THIRD
AMENDMENT TO THE SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT
WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF COLLIER
COUNTY, INC. AND THE FIFTH AMENDMENT TO
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THE DEVELOPER'S AGREEMENT WITH BIG
CYPRESS HOUSING CORPORATION INC. TO
CLARIFY THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
TERMINOLOGY AND INCORPORATE 2 CFR PART
200 COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS. THESE ITEMS
HAVE NO NEW FISCAL IMPACT.
C. RECOMMENDATION TO PROVIDE AFTER-THE-
FACT APPROVAL APPROVE THE SUBMITTAL OF
AN AMENDED GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE EDA
- INVESTMENTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES TO THE
ECONOMIC DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION
(EDA) FOR THE IMMOKALEE CULINARY AND
AGRIBUSINESS ACCELERATOR.
D. RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE FIVE UNPAID
INVOICES FOR PURCHASE ORDER NOS. (1)
4500160254 (IN THE SUM OF $34,200); (2) 4500165598
(IN THE SUM OF $49,697); (3) 4500165569 (IN THE
SUM OF $5,850; (4) 4500164552 (IN THE SUM OF
$48,780); AND (5) 4500166735 (IN THE SUM OF
$49,975).
E. TO RECORD IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THE CHECK NUMBER
(OR OTHER PAYMENT METHOD), AMOUNT,
PAYEE, AND PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE
REFERENCED DISBURSEMENTS WERE DRAWN
FOR THE PERIODS BETWEEN JUNE 30 TO JULY 13,
2016 PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 136.06.
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F. TO PROVIDE THE SPECIAL INTERIM REPORTS FOR
APPROVAL AS DETAILED IN SECTION 2C OF THE
AGREED-UPON ORDER DATED JULY 16, 2015 BY
JUDGE JAMES R. SHENKO IN THE MANNER
REQUESTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS (PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN
ITEM 16.I) AND THAT PRIOR TO PAYMENT, THE
BOARD APPROVES THESE EXPENDITURES WITH A
FINDING THAT SAID EXPENDITURES SERVE A
VALID PUBLIC PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZES THE
CLERK TO MAKE DISBURSEMENT.
G. DENY ITEM 13C. UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE CLERK
CERTIFIES THAT THE PAYABLES PRESENTED IN
THIS REPORT HAVE BEEN PRE-AUDITED AS
PREVIOUSLY SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD: TO
PROVIDE TO THE BOARD A "PAYABLES REPORT"
FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JULY 20, 2016
PURSUANT TO THE BOARD'S REQUEST.
THIS ITEM WAS CHANGED BY THE COUNTY
MANAGER'S OFFICE AFTER IT WAS SUBMITTED
FOR THE JULY 27, 2016 OFFICIAL RECORD
H. RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE AN
ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT WITH
DWJH, LLC D/B/A LEO'S SOD, AS IT RELATES TO
THE AWARD OF ITB #13-6070R "PURCHASE AND
DELIVERY OF TURF."
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AUGUST 9, 2016
A. RECOMMENDATION TO REJECT THE SOLE
RESPONSE RECEIVED TO RFP #16-6650 FOR
HARDBOTTOM MONITORING FOR THE COASTAL
ZONE MANAGEMENT, CAPITAL PROJECT
PLANNING, IMPACT FEE AND PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT DIVISION; AUTHORIZE THE
COUNTY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A STANDARD
FORM WORK ORDER BY UTILIZING THE
COMPETITIVELY BID COASTAL ZONE
MANAGEMENT CONTRACT (15-6382) WITH
CBI/COASTAL PLANNING AND ENGINEERING FOR
A NOT-TO-EXCEED TIME AND MATERIALS PRICE
OF $147,150; AND MAKE A FINDING THAT THIS
ITEM PROMOTES TOURISM.
B. RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT PREPARED BY THE
PROCUREMENT SERVICES DIVISION FOR SURPLUS
PROPERTY.
C. RESOLUTION 2016-172: RECOMMENDATION TO
ADOPT A RESOLUTION RELATING TO ORDINANCE
NO. 2016-06, WHICH ESTABLISHED A TEMPORARY
MORATORIUM FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS WITHIN
ALL COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND ESTATES
ZONED PROPERTIES, TO REAFFIRM THE BOARD'S
INTENT THAT THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM
SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 22,
2016.
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D. REPORT TO THE BOARD REGARDING THE
INVESTMENT OF COUNTY FUNDS AS OF THE
QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2016.
E. TO PROVIDE THE SPECIAL INTERIM REPORTS FOR
APPROVAL AS DETAILED IN SECTION 2C OF THE
AGREED-UPON ORDER DATED JULY 16, 2015 BY
JUDGE JAMES R. SHENKO IN THE MANNER
REQUESTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS (PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN
ITEM 16.I) AND THAT PRIOR TO PAYMENT, THE
BOARD APPROVES THESE EXPENDITURES WITH A
FINDING THAT SAID EXPENDITURES SERVE A
VALID PUBLIC PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZES THE
CLERK TO MAKE DISBURSEMENT.
F. TO RECORD IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THE CHECK NUMBER
(OR OTHER PAYMENT METHOD), AMOUNT,
PAYEE, AND PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE
REFERENCED DISBURSEMENTS WERE DRAWN
FOR THE PERIODS BETWEEN JULY 14 TO JULY 27,
2016 PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 136.06.
G. DENY ITEM UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE CLERK
CERTIFIES THAT THE PAYABLES PRESENTED IN
THIS REPORT HAVE BEEN PRE-AUDITED AS
PREVIOUSLY SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD: TO
PROVIDE TO THE BOARD A "PAYABLES REPORT"
FOR THE PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 3, 2016
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PURSUANT TO THE BOARD'S REQUEST.
H. MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE
AUGUST 23, 2016
A. RECOMMENDATION TO RECOGNIZE AND
APPROPRIATE REVENUE TO THE FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT DIVISION IN THE AMOUNT OF
$85,285.16 FOR THE PERIOD OF JUNE 2016
THROUGH AUGUST 2016 AND APPROVE ALL
NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
B. RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE AND
AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN A
REQUIRED APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE FOR THE HOME PROGRAM.
C. RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE AND
AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN AN
ADDENDUM TO AGREEMENT 13-6016 WITH
BRENDA C. GARRETSON FOR SPECIAL
MAGISTRATE SERVICES TO INCLUDE
FACILITATION FOR VENDOR PAYMENT DISPUTE
RESOLUTION.
D. RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE AN EARLY
CONSTRUCTION PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN COLLIER COUNTY AND TT OF AIRPORT,
INC. AND AN EARLY CONSTRUCTION
PERFORMANCE BOND FOR EARLY
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CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATION PERMIT
PRBD20160622869, AND AUTHORIZE THE
CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.
E. RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE AN
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL
SERVICES FOR THE RETENTION AGREEMENT
WITH BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL
& BERKOWITZ, P.C.
F. TO PROVIDE THE SPECIAL INTERIM REPORTS FOR
APPROVAL AS DETAILED IN SECTION 2C OF THE
AGREED-UPON ORDER DATED JULY 16, 2015 BY
JUDGE JAMES R. SHENKO IN THE MANNER
REQUESTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS (PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN
ITEM 16.I) AND THAT PRIOR TO PAYMENT, THE
BOARD APPROVES THESE EXPENDITURES WITH A
FINDING THAT SAID EXPENDITURES SERVE A
VALID PUBLIC PURPOSE AND AUTHORIZES THE
CLERK TO MAKE DISBURSEMENT.
G. TO RECORD IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THE CHECK NUMBER
(OR OTHER PAYMENT METHOD), AMOUNT,
PAYEE, AND PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE
REFERENCED DISBURSEMENTS WERE DRAWN
FOR THE PERIODS BETWEEN JULY 28 TO AUGUST
10, 2016 PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 136.06.
H. DENY ITEM UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE CLERK
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CERTIFIES THAT THE PAYABLES PRESENTED IN
THIS REPORT HAVE BEEN PRE-AUDITED AS
PREVIOUSLY SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD: TO
PROVIDE TO THE BOARD A "PAYABLES REPORT"
FOR THE PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 17, 2016
PURSUANT TO THE BOARD'S REQUEST.
Item #16F2
AWARD A CONTRACT UNDER REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
NO. 16-6571 "IMPACT FEE STUDY" TO TINDALE-OLIVER &
ASSOCIATES, INC. TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES
FOR IMPACT FEES. (ESTIMATED VALUE OVER FOUR (4)
YEARS IS $950,000)
Item #16F3
AMENDMENT #1 TO PRO WATERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP
AGREEMENT TO EXERCISE THE RENEWAL OPTION TO
HOST THE 2016 EVENT, APPROVE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT
TAX CATEGORY "B" FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE PRO
WATERCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SEPTEMBER 16-26,
2016 AND MAKE A FINDING THAT THIS EXPENDITURE
PROMOTES TOURISM — FOR PROMOTING, MANAGING AND
TELEVISING THE EVENT
Item #16F4
BUDGET AMENDMENTS APPROPRIATING
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APPROXIMATELY $377,007,918.64 OF UNSPENT FY 2016
GRANT AND CAPITAL PROJECT BUDGETS INTO FISCAL
YEAR 2017 — AS DETAILED IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Item #16F5
A REPORT COVERING BUDGET AMENDMENTS IMPACTING
RESERVES AND MOVING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT UP TO
AND INCLUDING $25,000 AND $50,000, RESPECTIVELY —
BUDGET AMENDMENT #16-670 REGARDING BAYSHORE
CRA AND BUDGET AMENDMENT #16-714 REGARDING
STREET LIGHTING
Item #16F6
RESOLUTION 2016-173: AMENDMENTS (APPROPRIATING
GRANTS, DONATIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS OR INSURANCE
PROCEEDS) TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2015-16 ADOPTED
BUDGET
Item #16F7
APPROVAL OF TOURIST DEVELOPMENT GRANT
APPLICATION AGREEMENTS FOR FY 17 CATEGORY B
(MARKETING AND EVENTS GRANTS) ($83,000) AND
CATEGORY C-2 (NON-COUNTY OWNED
OPERATED/MUSEUMS) ($411,176) GRANTS, AUTHORIZE
THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE AGREEMENTS, AND MAKE A
FINDING THAT THIS ACTION PROMOTES TOURISM
Item #16F8
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APPROVAL OF TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX CATEGORY B
(MARKETING AND EVENTS GRANTS) FUNDING TO
SUPPORT THE THREE UPCOMING FY 16 SPORTS EVENTS UP
TO $24,900 AND MAKE A FINDING THAT THESE
EXPENDITURES PROMOTE TOURISM — FOR THE NATIONS
FALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE HELD OCTOBER 21-23,
2016, SUNCOAST INVITATIONAL TO BE HELD NOVEMBER
5-6, 2016 AND THE PARADISE SHOOTOUT TO BE HELD
NOVEMBER 12-13, 2016
Item #16F9
APPROVAL OF TOURISM CATEGORY B (MARKETING AND
EVENTS GRANTS) FUNDING FOR THE CONTRACT
BETWEEN COLLIER COUNTY AND SPIRIT PROMOTIONS
FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE OPERATING EXPENSES FOR
THE 2017 US OPEN PICKLEBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE
AMOUNT OF $60,000 AND MAKE A FINDING THAT THIS
EXPENDITURE PROMOTES TOURISM — TO BE HELD AT THE
EAST NAPLES COMMUNITY PARK FROM APRIL 23-30, 2017
Item #16F10
AWARD RFP #16-6611 FOR INTERNATIONAL TOURISM
REPRESENTATION FOR THE UK/IRELAND TO OMMAC, LTD,
AND TO DIAMONDE E.K., FOR REPRESENTATION IN THE
REMAINING EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, AUTHORIZE THE
CHAIR TO EXECUTE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY APPROVED
CONTRACTS, AND MAKE A FINDING THAT THIS ITEM
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PROMOTES TOURISM — AS DETAILED IN THE EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
Item #16F11
A WORK ORDER USING CONTRACT NO. 13-6164 TO
AGNOLI, BARBER & BRUNDAGE, INC. TO DETERMINE THE
FEASIBILITY AND SUITABILITY OF DEVELOPING EXISTING
PARK PROPERTIES AND PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY
FOR SPORTS TOURISM VENUES IN THE AMOUNT OF
$48,240; A FINDING THAT THIS EXPENDITURE PROMOTES
TOURISM AND AUTHORIZE NECESSARY BUDGET
AMENDMENT
Item #16F12
THE FISCAL YEAR 2017, AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
PARTNERSHIP FOR COLLIER'S FUTURE ECONOMY, INC.
("PARTNERSHIP") AND COLLIER COUNTY IN CONTINUED
SUPPORT OF THE ESTABLISHED PUBLIC-PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP DESIGNED TO ADVANCE THE COUNTY'S
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
Item #16F13
A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT MADE AND ENTERED
INTO BY AND BETWEEN THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY (DEO), AND
COLLIER COUNTY TO DESIGNATE THE AREA IN AND
AROUND IMMOKALEE AS A RURAL AREA OF
OPPORTUNITY (RAO) AND TO APPOINT THE DESIGNATED
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CONTACTS FOR COLLIER COUNTY AS IDENTIFIED IN
EXHIBIT A TO THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
Item #16F14
THE FISCAL YEAR 2017, AGREEMENT BETWEEN
ECONOMIC INCUBATORS, INC. AND THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN CONTINUED SUPPORT OF
THE ESTABLISHED PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
DESIGNED TO ADVANCE THE COUNTY'S ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
Item #16F15
THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2017 AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ALLIANCE, INC. AND COLLIER COUNTY IN CONTINUED
SUPPORT OF THE ESTABLISHED PUBLIC- PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP DESIGNED TO ADVANCE THE COUNTY'S
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS
Item #16G1
RESOLUTION 2016-174: EXECUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL
JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT (JPA) NUMBER ONE TO
CONTRACT NO. G0615 WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $41,120 TO REPLACE THE
AVGAS FUEL FACILITY AT THE EVERGLADES AIRPARK,
PROJECT #33454. (FISCAL IMPACT: $32,896 FDOT, $8,224
LOCAL MATCH)
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Item #16G2
RESOLUTION 2016-175: EXECUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL
JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT (JPA) NUMBER ONE TO
CONTRACT NO. G0594 WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN
THE AMOUNT OF $56,121 FOR ENHANCEMENTS TO THE
AVGAS FUEL FACILITY AT THE MARCO ISLAND
EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, PROJECT #33450. (FISCAL IMPACT
$44,897 FDOT AND $11,224 LOCAL MATCH)
Item #16G3
ACCEPTANCE OF A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
(FAA) GRANT OFFER FOR $67,950 FOR THE DESIGN AND
BIDDING OF THE REHABILITATION OF TAXIWAY B AT THE
IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT, AND AUTHORIZE
ASSOCIATED BUDGET AMENDMENTS. (FISCAL IMPACT:
$67,950 FAA AND $7,550 COUNTY.)
Item #16G4
ACCEPTANCE OF A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
(FAA) GRANT OFFER FOR $152,078 TO UPDATE THE
MASTER PLAN/AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN (ALP) FOR THE
IMMOKALEE REGIONAL AIRPORT, AND AUTHORIZE
ASSOCIATED BUDGET AMENDMENTS. (FISCAL IMPACT:
$152,078 FAA AND $16,897 COUNTY)
Item #16G5
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ACCEPTANCE OF A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
(FAA) GRANT OFFER FOR $508,747 FOR THE DESIGN,
PERMITTING AND BIDDING OF THE EXPANSION OF THE
AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON AND AIRFIELD SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE MARCO ISLAND EXECUTIVE
AIRPORT, AND AUTHORIZE ASSOCIATED BUDGET
AMENDMENTS. (FISCAL IMPACT: $508,747 FAA AND
$56,528 COUNTY.)
Item #16G6
COLLIER COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY STANDARD
FORM LEASE AND ADDENDUM WITH ECONOMIC
INCUBATORS, INC., AT THE IMMOKALEE REGIONAL
AIRPORT — ANNUAL RENT IS $2,680.20 WITH A
TERMINATION DATE OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Item #16H1
RESOLUTION 2016-176: APPOINTING JACOB W. WINGE TO
THE CONSERVATION COLLIER LAND ACQUISITION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Item #16H2
RESOLUTION 2016-177: REAPPOINTING BRAD WILLIAM
SCHIFFER TO THE BOARD OF BUILDING ADJUSTMENTS &
APPEALS
Item #16H3
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RESOLUTION 2016-178: REAPPOINT STEPHEN J. HRUBY
AND LITHA BERGER TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Item #16H4
RESOLUTION 2016-179: APPOINTING EDWIN S. FRYER TO
THE COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY AUTHORITY
Item #16I1
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MISCELLANEOUS
CORRESPONDENCE SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE
September 13, 2016
1. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TO FILE FOR RECORD WITH ACTION AS DIRECTED:
A. DISTRICTS:
1) Heritage Bay Community Development District:
Meeting Agenda 05/07/2016
Meeting Minutes 05/07/2016
2) Heritage Greens Community Development District:
Meeting Agenda 05/23/2016
Meeting Minutes 05/23/2016
B. OTHER:
1) Collier County Water & Wastewater Authority:
Legal Notice published May 6, 2016 for the Authority's
May 9, 2016 Public Meeting &Adoption of Final Order No. 2016-02
2) Metropolitan Planning Organization:
Metropolitan Planning Organization Board Meeting minutes from
the meeting held on June 13, 2014
3) Request for Notice of Official Interpretation:
Record of the legal notice published August 1, 2016 in Naples Daily
News requesting an Official Interpretation concerning Section 3.04.D of the Collier
County Land Development Code, in regards to Pine Air Lakes PUD Ordinance
2007-32 (Naples Infiniti Petition INTP-PL20160001291)
4) Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council:
SWFL Regional Planning Council's FY16/17 Adopted Work Plan& Budget
September 13, 2016
Item #16J1
REQUEST THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
APPROVE THE USE OF $25,000 FROM THE CONFISCATED
TRUST FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE COLLIER 211 CAMPAIGN
Item #16J2 - Deny Payables Report (Per Agenda Change Sheet)
PROVIDING TO THE BOARD A "PAYABLES REPORT" FOR
THE PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 31, 2016 PURSUANT TO THE
BOARD'S REQUEST
Item #16J3
RECORDING IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, THE CHECK NUMBER (OR OTHER
PAYMENT METHOD), AMOUNT, PAYEE, AND PURPOSE FOR
WHICH THE REFERENCED DISBURSEMENTS WERE DRAWN
FOR THE PERIODS BETWEEN AUGUST 11 TO AUGUST 31,
2016 PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 136.06
Item #16J4
PROVIDING THE SPECIAL INTERIM REPORTS FOR
APPROVAL AS DETAILED IN SECTION 2C OF THE AGREED-
UPON ORDER DATED JULY 16, 2015 BY JUDGE JAMES R.
SHENKO IN THE MANNER REQUESTED BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN
ITEM 16.I) AND THAT PRIOR TO PAYMENT, THE BOARD
APPROVES THESE EXPENDITURES WITH A FINDING THAT
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SAID EXPENDITURES SERVE A VALID PUBLIC PURPOSE
AND AUTHORIZES THE CLERK TO MAKE DISBURSEMENT
Item #16K1
REPORT - PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENTS - PELICAN
BAY MSTBU SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS — AS DETAILED IN
THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Item #16K2
A SECOND OFFER OF JUDGMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF
$99,950 AND STATUTORY ATTORNEY'S FEES IN THE
AMOUNT OF $7,804.50 FOR A TOTAL COST OF $107,754.50 AS
FULL COMPENSATION FOR THE TAKING OF PARCEL
141RDUE NEEDED FOR THE WIDENING OF GOLDEN GATE
BOULEVARD FROM WILSON BOULEVARD TO 20TH STREET
EAST, PROJECT NO. 60040. (FISCAL IMPACT: $32,224.50)
Item #16K3
AN AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES
FOR THE RETENTION AGREEMENT WITH HOPPING GREEN
& SAMS, P.A. — EXTENDING THE TERMS FOR TWO YEARS
WITH THREE ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR RENEWAL TERMS
Item #16K4
A JOINT MOTION AND PROPOSED STIPULATED FINAL
JUDGMENT FOR EXPERT FEES INCURRED BY RESPONDENT
EDEN INSTITUTE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,839.48 FOR
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PARCEL 128, IN THE PENDING EMINENT DOMAIN CASE
STYLED COLLIER COUNTY V. CHARLES R. KELLER, ET AL.,
CASE NO. 06-CA-0876, RELATING TO PROJECT NO. 60101,
THE EXPANSION OF COUNTY BARN ROAD. (FISCAL
IMPACT: $10,839.48)
Item #17A
ORDINANCE 2016-23: AMENDING ORDINANCE NUMBER 92-
23, THE WILSON PROFESSIONAL CENTER PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT (PUD), AS AMENDED, TO CORRECT A
SCRIVENER'S ERROR IN SECTION 4.3(13) RELATING TO
MINIMUM REQUIRED SETBACKS FOR THE MONOPINE
COMMUNICATION TOWER AND RELATED FACILITIES, AND
TO REVISE THE MAILING ADDRESS FOR THE SPONSOR OF
THE PUD, FOR THE PUD PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF AIRPORT-PULLING ROAD AND
BAILEY LANE IN SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 49 SOUTH,
RANGE 25 EAST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA; AND BY
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. [SE-PL20160001712]
Item #17B
ORDINANCE 2016-24: AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2004-41,
AS AMENDED, THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE (LDC), WHICH ESTABLISHED THE
COMPREHENSIVE ZONING REGULATIONS FOR THE
UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY AMENDING THE APPROPRIATE ZONING ATLAS MAP OR
MAPS BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF
THE HEREIN DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY FROM THE
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RESIDENTIAL RMF-6 ZONING DISTRICT TO A RESIDENTIAL
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (RPUD) ZONING DISTRICT
FOR A PROJECT KNOWN AS THE ONYX RPUD, TO ALLOW
DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO 48 SINGLE FAMILY AND/OR
MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING UNITS ON PROPERTY
LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SANTA BARBARA
BOULEVARD APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF MILE NORTH
OF RATTLESNAKE- HAMMOCK ROAD IN SECTION 16,
TOWNSHIP 50 SOUTH, RANGE 26 EAST, COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA, CONSISTING OF 8.72± ACRES; PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL OF ORDINANCE NO. 06-53 AND BY PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
Item #17C
RESOLUTION 2016-180: VAC-PL20150001568, TO DISCLAIM,
RENOUNCE AND VACATE THE COUNTY AND THE PUBLIC
INTEREST IN THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT, RECORDED IN
OFFICIAL RECORD BOOK 3894, PAGES 780 THROUGH 781 OF
THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
LOCATED IN SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 27
EAST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
Item #17D
RESOLUTION 2016-181: APPROVING AMENDMENTS
(APPROPRIATING CARRY FORWARD, TRANSFERS AND
SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE) TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2015-16
ADOPTED BUDGET
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Item #17E
RESOLUTION 2016-182 (DISTRICT I) AND RESOLUTION 2016-
183 (DISTRICT II): APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY
ASSESSMENT ROLLS AS THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLLS,
AND ADOPT SAME AS THE NON-AD VALOREM
ASSESSMENT ROLLS FOR PURPOSES OF UTILIZING THE
UNIFORM METHOD OF COLLECTION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 197.3632, FLORIDA STATUTES, FOR SOLID WASTE
MUNICIPAL SERVICE BENEFIT UNITS, SERVICE DISTRICT
NO. I AND SERVICE DISTRICT NO. II, SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
LEVIED AGAINST CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COLLIER
COUNTY, THE CITY OF MARCO ISLAND, AND THE CITY OF
EVERGLADES CITY, PURSUANT TO COLLIER COUNTY
ORDINANCE 2005-54, AS AMENDED. REVENUES ARE
ANTICIPATED TO BE $22,970,500
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There being no further business for the good of the County, the
meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 2:32 p.m.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS/EX
OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD(S) OF
SPECIAL DISTRICTS UNDER ITS CONTROL
DONNA FIALA, CHAIRMAN
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SUPPORT, INC., BY TERRI LEWIS, COURT REPORTER AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
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FORM 8B MEMORANDUM OF VOTING CONFLICT FOR
COUNTY, MUNICIPAL, AND OTHER LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICERS
LAST NAME—FIRST NAME—MIDDLE NAME NAME OF BOARD,COUNCIL,COMMISSION,AUTHORITY,OR COMMITTEE
Taylor, Penny Collier County Board of County Commissioners
MAILING ADDRESS THE BOARD,COUNCIL,COMMISSION,AUTHORITY OR COMMITTEE ON
3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 300 WHICH I SERVE ISA UNIT OF:
CITY COUNTY ❑CITY If COUNTY ❑OTHER LOCAL AGENCY
Naples Collier NAME OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION:
Collier County
DATE ON WHICH VOTE OCCURRED MY POSITION I5:
September 13, 2016 af ELECTIVE U APPOINTIVE
WHO MUST FILE FORM 8B
This form is for use by any person serving at the county, city, or other local level of government on an appointed or elected board, council,
commission, authority, or committee. It applies to members of advisory and non-advisory bodies who are presented with a voting conflict of
interest under Section 112.3143, Florida Statutes.
Your responsibilities under the law when faced with voting on a measure in which you have a conflict of interest will vary greatly depending
on whether you hold an elective or appointive position. For this reason, please pay close attention to the instructions on this form before
completing and filing the form.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 112.3143, FLORIDA STATUTES
A person holding elective or appointive county, municipal, or other local public office MUST ABSTAIN from voting on a measure which
would inure to his or her special private gain or loss. Each elected or appointed local officer also MUST ABSTAIN from knowingly voting on
a measure which would inure to the special gain or loss of a principal (other than a government agency) by whom he or she is retained
(including the parent, subsidiary, or sibling organization of a principal by which he or she is retained); to the special private gain or loss of a
relative; or to the special private gain or loss of a business associate. Commissioners of community redevelopment agencies(CRAB)under
Sec. 163.356 or 163.357, F.S., and officers of independent special tax districts elected on a one-acre, one-vote basis are not prohibited
from voting in that capacity.
For purposes of this law, a "relative" includes only the officer's father, mother, son, daughter, husband, wife, brother, sister, father-in-law,
mother-in-law, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law. A"business associate" means any person or entity engaged in or carrying on a business
enterprise with the officer as a partner, joint venturer, coowner of property, or corporate shareholder (where the shares of the corporation
are not listed on any national or regional stock exchange).
ELECTED OFFICERS:
In addition to abstaining from voting in the situations described above, you must disclose the conflict:
PRIOR TO THE VOTE BEING TAKEN by publicly stating to the assembly the nature of your interest in the measure on which you are
abstaining from voting; and
WITHIN 15 DAYS AFTER THE VOTE OCCURS by completing and filing this form with the person responsible for recording the
minutes of the meeting, who should incorporate the form in the minutes.
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APPOINTED OFFICERS:
Although you must abstain from voting in the situations described above, you are not prohibited by Section 112.3143 from otherwise
participating in these matters. However, you must disclose the nature of the conflict before making any attempt to influence the decision,
whether orally or in writing and whether made by you or at your direction.
IF YOU INTEND TO MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION PRIOR TO THE MEETING AT WHICH THE VOTE WILL BE
TAKEN:
• You must complete and file this form (before making any attempt to influence the decision)with the person responsible for recording the
minutes of the meeting,who will incorporate the form in the minutes. (Continued on page 2)
CE FORM 8B-EFF. 11/2013 PAGE 1
Adopted by reference in Rule 34-7.010(1)(f),F.A.C.
APPOINTED OFFICERS (continued)
• A copy of the form must be provided immediately to the other members of the agency.
• The form must be read publicly at the next meeting after the form is filed.
IF YOU MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION EXCEPT BY DISCUSSION AT THE MEETING:
• You must disclose orally the nature of your conflict in the measure before participating.
• You must complete the form and file it within 15 days after the vote occurs with the person responsible for recording the minutes of the
meeting, who must incorporate the form in the minutes.A copy of the form must be provided immediately to the other members of the
agency, and the form must be read publicly at the next meeting after the form is filed.
DISCLOSURE OF LOCAL OFFICER'S INTEREST
Commissioner Penny Taylor hereby disclose that on September 13 20 16
(a)A measure came or will come before my agency which (check one or more)
inured to my special private gain or loss;
inured to the special gain or loss of my business associate, Truly Nolen
inured to the special gain or loss of my relative, •
inured to the special gain or loss of by
whom I am retained; or
inured to the special gain or loss of , which
is the parent subsidiary, or sibling organization or subsidiary of a principal which has retained me.
(b)The measure before my agency and the nature of my conflicting interest in the measure is as follows:
Board Agenda Item 16E5-Award ITB#16-6698 Pest Control -Facilities Management
I regularly work with Truly Nolen providing professional photography services. I am filing this Form 8B based on
the appearance of any potential impropriety or conflict, and I abstained from voting on the Agenda item at the
regularly scheduled Board meeting on September 13, 2016.
If disclosure of specific information would violate confidentiality or privilege pursuant to law or rules governing attorneys, a public officer,
who is also an attorney, may comply with the disclosure requirements of this section by disclosing the nature of the interest in such a way
as to provide the public with notice of the conflict.
4.1
September 13, 2016 -,
Date Filed Signature
NOTICE: UNDER PROVISIONS OF FLORIDA STATUTES §112.317, A FAILURE TO MAKE ANY REQUIRED DISCLOSURE
CONSTITUTES GROUNDS FOR AND MAY BE PUNISHED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: IMPEACHMENT,
REMOVAL OR SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT, DEMOTION, REDUCTION IN SALARY, REPRIMAND, OR A
CIVIL PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $10,000.
CE FORM 8B-EFF. 11/2013 PAGE 2
Adopted by reference in Rule 34-7.010(1)(f),F.A.C.