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DSAC Minutes 04/07/2004 RApril 7, 2004 TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE Naples, Florida, April 7, 2004 LET IT BE REMEMBERED that the Collier County Development Services Advisory Committee, in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 3:30 PM in REGULAR SESSION in Conference Room "610" in the Collier County Development Services Center, Naples, Florida, with the following members present: CHAIRMAN: Justin Martin Charles Abbott Clay Brooker Dalas Disney Blair Foley Brian Jones Thomas Masters Bryan Milk Thomas Peek Herbert Savage Peter Van Arsdale William Varian STAFF PRESENT: Roy Anderson, Director, PUED Denny Baker, Director of Financial Administration and Housing Jennifer Belpedio, Assistant County Attorney Ed Kant, Director of Transportation Ops/Dev. Tom Kuck, Director of Engineering Services Paul Kwa, project Manager, PLIED Sandra Lea, Administrative Assistant, CDES Administration Gary Mullee, Financial Operations Manager Amy Patterson, Impact Fee Manager Ed Perico, Director of Building Review & Permitting Janet Powers, Operations Manager, Code Enforcement Joseph Schmitt, Administrator, CDES Patrick White, Assistant County Attorney Thomas Wides, Director, Fiscal Operations, Public Utilities/Operations Ivy Wylie, Planning Engineer, PUED April 7, 2004 ALSO PRESENT: David Ellis, President of CBIA Len Ben'inger, Conservancy SWFL Mike Pekkala, Greeley and Hansen Roger Howell, Greeley and Hansen Robert Ori, Public Resources Management Group 2 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE (REVISED) AGENDA April 7, 2004 3:30 p.m, Conference Room - 610 I. Approval of Agenda II. Approval of Minutes- February 4 and March 3, 2004 Meeting III. Staff Announcements A. Community Development & Environmental Svcs. Div. Update- Joe Schmitt B. Transportation Division Update-Ed Kant C. Public Utilities Division Update - Roy Anderson IV. Old Business A. Review and Approval of Utility Standards and Procedures Ordinance - Roy Anderson/Paul Kwa B. Minimum Housing & Building Standards Ordinance- Janet Powers New Business A. Review and Approval of Master Plan with Impact Fee - Ivy Wylie (1 hour) VI. Subcommittee Reports A. Land Development Regulation - Tom Masters B. Operations and Budget- Peter Van Arsdale · Update re Performance Progress C. Utility Code - Justin Martin VII. Committee Member Comments VIII. Next Meeting Date - May 5, 2004 - 2:00 p.m.? (Room 610) IX. Adjournment April7,2004 Chairman Justin Martin called the meeting to order at 3:30 PM. I. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: The meeting agenda was unanimously approved (12-0) on motion duly made by William Varian and seconded by Thomas Peek. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - FEBRUARY 4~ 2004 AND MARCH 3~ 2004 MEETINGS Minutes of the February 4, 2004 and March 3, 2004 Development Services and Advisory Committee (DSAC) meetings were unanimously approved (12-0) on motion duly made by Peter Van Arsdale and seconded by William Varian. III. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS A. Community Development & Environmental Services Division Update - J. Schmitt No report. B. Transportation Division Update - E. Kant Mr. Ed Kant, Director of Transportation/Operations, announced that Donald Schneider, formerly employed in the Community Development and Environmental Services Division, recently transferred to the Department of Transportation. Several vacancies continue to exist within the Department. Mr. Kant added that the departmental structure was recently revised. Mr. Kant further announced his resignation from Collier County, stating that either Donald Scott or Norm Feder will attend future DSAC meetings. C. Public Utilities Division Update - R. Anderson Covered under Old Business, Item A. IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Review and Approval of Utility Standards and Procedures Ordinance Relative to the Utility Standards and Procedures Ordinance amendments, Mr. Roy Anderson, Director of Public Utilities, advised that the Utility Sub-Committee is in the process of conducting its final review; several minor procedural items need to be addressed. In order to proceed with the appropriate notifications for the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) meeting on May 11, 2004, Mr. Anderson requested the DSAC to consider approving the Ordinance, contingent upon the approval of the Utility Sub- Committee. However, it was the consensus of those present that approval should be April 7, 2004 deferred until the May 5, 2004 DSAC meeting to allow time for receipt of a formal recommendation from the Utility Sub-Committee. Mr. Kuck added that he will be requesting the support of DSAC to add an additional 1.0 FTE position for expanded utility inspection. Currently, one full-time person is covering an average of 45-60 projects. B. Minimum Housing & Building Standards Ordinance In the absence of Michelle Arnold, Ms. Janet Powers, Operations Manager, Code Enforcement, was present to respond to questions regarding the proposed revisions to the Minimum Housing & Building Standards Ordinance. Mr. Brooker referenced Section 6 in which he recommended several changes in terminology for purposes of consistency in the language used regarding rental units. A lengthy discussion followed with respect to the addition of language in the Ordinance regarding the inspection of all rental units by Code Enforcement staff members and the need to hire two additional staff to conduct the inspections. It was the consensus of the DSAC members that the revisions are not in the best interest of the communities served by Collier County in view of the associated costs and intrusive aspects. Following discussion and on motion duly made by Thomas Peek and seconded by Charles Abbott, the DSAC unanimously (12-0) recommended that Section 6 regarding rental registration be repealed by the Board of County Commissioners. Mr. Brooker commented that he will e-mail his recommendations regarding terminology to Michelle Arnold and Janet Powers in the event the aforementioned motion is not approved by the Board of County Commissioners. Following further review and on motion duly made by Clay Brooker and seconded by Charles Abbott, the DSAC unanimously (12-0) recommended that Section 24 regarding "liberal construction" should be deleted. Following discussion regarding the addition of a "Special Master", a motion was made by Brian Jones and seconded by Dalas Disney to delete this provision from the ordinance. However, the motion was withdrawn following clarification of the position by Patrick White. Mr. Disney further commented that the building code may not be able to comply with the provision outlined in the ordinance regarding minimum egress requirements for "habitable rooms" as opposed to "sleeping rooms". Mr. Disney offered to provide the building code references with respect to this matter. 4 April 7, 2004 Following discussion and on motion duly made by William Varian and seconded by Dalas Disney, it was unanimously (12-0) agreed that the language provided in the Building Code regarding minimum egress for sleeping rooms should be reviewed and compared to the Ordinance prior to submission of the Ordinance to the Board of County Commissioners for consideration and approval. Chairman Martin recommended that the term, "safety hazard", indicated in Item 15 on Page 11 of the Ordinance be more clearly defined. It should state "as defined in the public pool ordinance". Mr. Abbott questioned the inclusion of washer and dryer in Item 16, page 11. It was agreed that this particular reference should be deleted. Chairman Martin further recommended that the item numbers be corrected as there are duplications in numbers. Following continued discussion, a motion was made by Dalas Disney and seconded by Charles Abbott to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners eliminate Sections 15 through 19 of the Minimum Housing & Building Standards Ordinance based on a lack of vacant buildings in Collier County. Following discussion, the motion was withdrawn by Mr. Disney. On motion duly made by Dalas Disney and seconded by Charles Abbott, the DSAC recommended that the Board of County Commissioners eliminate overall boarding requirements for Collier County, as proposed the Minimum Housing & Building Standards Ordinance. The motion carried 9-3 (Martin, Abbott, Disney; Foley; Jones; Milk; Peek; Savage; Varian - in favor) (Brooker; Masters and Van Arsdale -opposed). In consideration of the concerns expressed by the members of DSAC regarding the Ordinance, Joseph Schmitt stated that the Minimum Housing & Building Standards Ordinance will be reviewed further by staff and presented for further consideration to the DSAC at its May 5th meeting and prior to submission to the Board of County Commissioners. NEW BUSINESS For the record, Peter VanArsdale and Blair Foley departed the meeting at 4:50 p.m. A. Review and Approval of Master Plan with Impact Fee Tom Wides, Director of Fiscal Operations, Public Utilities/Operations, advised that the Water and Wastewater Master Plan with Impact Fee is scheduled to be presented for consideration to the Board of County Commissioners at its May 25, 2004 meeting. April 7, 20O4 An overview of the Plan and associated Impact Fee highlights were presented by representatives of Greeley & Hansen and Public Resources Management Group. For the record, Dalas Disney departed the meeting at 5:02 p.m. Copies of the Water and Wastewater Master Plan and Impact Fee Study presentation will be sent via e-mail to the DSAC members by Sandra Lea. Following a brief discussion and on motion duly made by Tom Masters and seconded by Thomas Peek, it was the unanimous decision (9-0) to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve the Water and Wastewater Master Plan as presented. On motion duly made by Thomas Masters and seconded by Thomas Peek, it was the unanimous decision (9-0) to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve the Impact Fees associated with the Water and Wastewater Master Plan, as presented. B. Recruitment of Director, Building Review & Permitting Department Mr. David Ellis, President of CBIA, expressed his opinion that it is imperative that the DSAC express its concern with respect to the need to move forward expeditiously regarding the replacement of Ed Perico, Director, Building Review & Permitting. Vice Chairman Mulhere will request Joe Schmitt via electronic mail to provide an update regarding the activities and progress of the Selection Committee at the May 5, 2004 meeting (under Staff Announcements). VI. SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Land Development Regulation - T. Masters Tom Masters reported that although the Land Development Sub-Committee did not meet, a meeting is scheduled on April 22, 2004. B. Budget and Operations Sub-Committee In Mr. Van Arsdale's absence, Chairman Martin reported that Dalas Disney met with Joe Schmitt to discuss the performance standards and a mechanism for tracking performance. The Sub-Committee is scheduled to meet with staff on April 14, 2004 to discuss the performance standards further. C. Utility Code - J. Martin Justin Martin reported that the Utility Code Sub-Committee is continuing to evaluate and review the Utility Standards and Procedures Ordinance and will be making a recommendation to DSAC based on its final review later this month. April 7, 2004 VII. VIII. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS There were no additional comments. NEXT MEETING DATE The next meeting of DSAC will be Wednesday, May 5, 2004. It was noted that in order to allow sufficient time to review LDC amendments, the meeting will convene at 2:00 p.m. There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 5:20 PM. COLLIER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE Chairman Justin Martin 7