Resolution 2017-203 RESOLUTION NO. 203
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY,
AUTHORIZING SUBMITIAL OF A GRANT REQUEST, THROUGH SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL, TO THE US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR
FUNDING A BROWNFIELDS COALITION ASSESSMENT GRANT TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS
POTENTIAL BROWNFIELD SITES AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY COMMISSION
CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE ANY OR ALL DOCUMENTS PERTAINING THERETO; PROVIDING FOR
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Collier County has experienced several years of commercial and residential
development and has been impacted, like many with conditions of blight due to age and neglect,
long-term decay and potential contamination from a wide variety of industrial, commercial and
transportation-related sources, and
WHEREAS, the identification of many of these impacted locations of concern are not known
to the community and should be identified in order to provide for environmental site assessments,
evaluations and for establishing corrective actions, remediation and economic incentives, and
WHEREAS, on March 23,2004,the Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution No.
04-82 designating Immokalee Airport lands as a brownfield area; and
WHEREAS, providing for an effective brownfield redevelopment strategy will encourage new
private sector capital investment for returning impacted properties to future alternative reuse, aid in
the creation of new to Collier County jobs and enrich the tax base of the community specifically in
areas of economically distressed older development, and
WHEREAS, the US EPA provides Bug technical support and training to communities and
funding to identify and address potential brownfield assessments, clean-up and revitalization, and
WHEREAS, other counties within Southwest Florida have indicated interest in joining with
the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council through a Coalition to seek funding to identify and
address potential brownfield sites and revitalization opportunities, and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA,that :
This body authorizes County staff to prepare and to submit an application, through the Southwest
Florida Regional Planning Council, to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "Brownfield
Coalition Assessment Grant" program and receive funding to support site assessments, technical
assistance and to authorize the County Chairman to sign or execute all documents required.
THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED after motion, second, and majority vote favoring same this the
,Zy* day of Dc-i-nF,e.r , 2017.
EXECUTED AND ATTESTED ON THE DATES BELOW WRITTEN:
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL
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Board of Collier County Commissioners
Donna Fiala Andy Solis,Esq. Burt L.Saunders Penny Taylor William L. McDaniel,Jr.
District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5
October 24, 2017
Ms. Margaret Wuerstle
Executive Director
Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council
1400 Colonial Boulevard
Suite 1
Fort Myers, FL 33907
Re: Letter of Support for the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council's Brownfields Coalition
Assessment Grant Application
Dear Ms.Wuerstle:
Collier County is pleased to partner with The Southwest Florida Regional Council (SWFRPC), Glades
County, and Hendry County to apply for the FY2018 EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant through the
Southwest Florida Promise Zone Brownfield Coalition. This grant would provide funds to assess
hazardous substances as well as petroleum-impacted properties and develop cleanup plans if necessary.
Collier County acknowledges the leadership of the SWFRPC in assembling a multi-jurisdiction, multi-
sector coalition of government entities and allied public and private sector partners to conduct
community wide assessments of environmentally impacted properties in the Southwest Florida Promise
Zone region.
Collier County agrees to serve as a Southwest Florida Promise Zone Brownfield Coalition member and
acknowledges that the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council will be the lead member of the
coalition for the purposes of this grant application and subsequent award. In support of this effort,
Collier County will provide access to county and city data,facilities for public workshops, and assistance
in garnering community input. Staff from Collier County is willing to serve on advisory boards or
committees that are developed in support of this grant and brownfield redevelopment in our
community.
We look forward to working with the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council on this important
endeavor.
Si er y,
Penny Taylor
Chairman
3299 Tamiami Trail East,Suite 303•Naples,Florida 34112-5746.239-252-8097•FAX 239-252-3602