GGELTC Minutes 02/27/2017 MINUTES
Golden Gate Estates Land Trust Committee
Monday, February 27,2017,5:30 p.m.
North Naples Fire& Rescue District, Big Corkscrew Island Fire Station 10—Administration Office
Committee Members
Chairman: Pat Humphries
Vice-Chairman: Mark Fillmore
Member: Jeff Curl
Member: Carol Pratt
Member: Annette Kniola
County Staff
Michael Dowling: Collier County Real Property Management
Public
Mark Teaters -regarding bus shelters
1. Call to order: Meeting was called to order at 5:30
2. Approval of current agenda: Pat asked if there were any questions or concerns and
called for a vote. Jeff made a motion to approve the agenda, Mark made a second,
all were in favor.
3. Approval of the Minutes for the meeting of December 19, 2016: Pat asked if there
were any questions or concerns and called for a vote. Jeff made a motion to
approve the agenda, Mark made a second, all were in favor.
4. Treasurer's Report: Michael handed out the current report showing a total
available cash balance of $936,836.37 with committed funds of $142,546.49 for
the retrofitting of fire trucks for Greater Naples Fire Rescue District. Pat asked for
a vote to approve the treasurer's report and Mark made a motion to approve,
Annette seconded the motion, all were in favor.
5. Bus Shelter Funding Request: Pat said she spoke with Mark Teaters earlier in the
week and invited him to the meeting. Mark provided a brief history for the
placement of a bus shelter at Wilson and Golden Gate Boulevards. Mark was a
member of the Golden Gate Civic Association and attempted to raise funds for a
school bus shelter. The Commissioner at the time suggested that Mark's group
form a committee to involve the Sheriff's Office and other interested groups. Mark
said his group raised approximately Five Thousand Dollars from fund raising and
Walgreens donated another Five Thousand for a total of Ten Thousand Dollars
since, at that time, the County said the shelter would cost approximately Ten
Thousand Dollars. Mark said Wilson Plaza is within close proximity to where the
school bus picks up children and is very busy in the morning hours. Mark said the
County has right-of-way near the pump station that would be suitable for a bus
shelter. Currently, the bus drives about three-quarters of the street to avoid
vehicles going to and from Wilson Plaza which is located at the intersection of
Wilson and Golden Gate Boulevards.
Pat said that it's her understanding that the School District does not want to build
that shelter. Annette said that the funding request is from CAT and she spoke to
Omar earlier in the day and he was not aware of a shelter or of a funding request
for this location. Mark said that the funding and shelter were going through CAT
since the County assigned Michelle Arnold to proceed with the request and
installation of a shelter at this location.
Mark said that he still has the Ten Thousand Dollars raised previously, but the
County recently advised him that the structure will cost Thirty-Five Thousand
Dollars, and includes the cost for engineering and wind loads determination. Mark
Fillmore questioned why the County can't use existing plans for similar shelters
and save money for redesigning. Jeff said that it involves the permitting for a
particular location. Jeff said he does not want the County's standard shelter in
Golden Gate Estates, but would agree to a design that is more favorable to Golden
Gate Estates. Mark Fillmore and Jeff asked again if the funding request is coming
from CAT or from a neighborhood group. Mark stated that he is raising the funds
on his own on behalf of CAT.
There was further discussion and Michael advised that Committee that if they
were not in favor of funding the entire project, they could provide a portion of the
funding. Pat asked if the Estates could tax themselves for funding additional
shelters. Annette said that some MSTUs do provide for bus shelter funding.
Pat asked Mark if Five Thousand Dollars would assist in the fund raising and
Mark said it would. Mark Fillmore made a motion to provide Five Thousand
Dollars for a bus shelter within close proximity of the intersection of the Wilson
and Golden Gate Boulevards location only, and to allow the Committee to provide
input on the design of the structure. Mark Teaters said that he will petition the
Board of County Commissioners and if he receives all the funding from the
County, he will return the GAC Land Trust's participation. Michael said that the
agreement prepared for Board approval contains a provision for funds to be
returned if funding is obtained elsewhere. Jeff suggested that members of the
Committee attend the BCC meeting when Mark Teaters petitions the Board for
funding. Pat called for a second, Jeff made a second, all were in favor.
6. Public Comment: None.
7. Next Meeting Date — To be determined.
8. Meeting adjourned at 7:00.
Approved on behalf of the Committee by:
August 28, 2017
Pat Humphries, Chairman