CCPC Minutes 04/19/2018April 19, 2018
TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE
COLLIER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
Naples, Florida, April 19, 2018
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Collier County Planning Commission, in and for the Coturty of
Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 9:0O a.m., in REGULAR SESSION in
Building "F" of the Govemment Complex, East Naples, Floridq with the following members present:
CHAIRMAN: Mark Shain
Stan Chrzanowski
Edwin Fryer
Karen Homiak
Joe Schmitt
ABSENT: Patrick Dearbom
Diane Ebert
ALSO PRESENT:
Raymond V. Bellows, Zoning Manager
Jefftey Klatzkow, County Aftomey
Heidi Ashton-Cicko, Managing Assistant County Attomey
Tom Eastman, School District Representative
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PROCEEDINGS
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Good moming, everyone. Welcome to the April 19th meeting of the Collier
County Planning Commission.
If everybody will please rise for Pledge of Allegiance.
(The Pledge of Allegiance was recited inunison.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: The secretary, Ms. Ebert, is not here. I'll move forward with the roll call.
Mr. Eastman?
MR. EASTMAN: Here.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Mr. Chrzanowski?
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Here.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: MT. FryET?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Here.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Ms. Ebert's absent with a medically related issue.
Chairman Strain is here.
Ms. Homiak?
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Here.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Mr. Schmitt?
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Here.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Mr. Dearbom is absent with a business-related issue.
So with that, we'll move into addenda to the agenda. We're going to have a discussion under this,
something different than we normally do due to the differences that are occurring today.
First of all, Items 9,{ and 98 are being continued to the May 3rd meeting. Both of those are
companion items for a project near Fiddler's Creek. It's up by U.S. 41. It's the Torres Family Trust. It's a
six-acre commercial parcel, moving the GMP amendment and the PUD.
First I'd like to continue those two to the May 3rd, and I'll read them offone at a time. 9,{ is
PL20160002771/CPSS-2016-2. That's the GMP portion. Is there a motion to continue to the May 3rd item
(sic)?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'll make that motion for continuance.
COMMISSIONER CHMANOWSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Made by Stan.
Discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: A1l favor, sigu& by saying aye?
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Motion carries 5-0.
The second item that needs continuing to that date is 98. It's PL20160000226. It's the CPUD
portion of that application.
Is there a motion to continue that to the May 3rd meeting?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Moved.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Made by Ned, seconded by Stan. Discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: All in favor, signr& by sayrng aye.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Aye.
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CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Motion cames 5-0.
That takes us to another issue for addenda to the agend4 and this is a little complicated. Actually, it's
the first time I think it's happened in the 17 years I've bean here.
We have a need to have a quorum present and voting to have an effective meeting on issues. And
today, while we have a quorum sitting up here - we have five out of seven members. We only actually need
four -- the Fiddler's Creek's issues are particular because myself, because of my past history with Fiddler's,
and Mr. Schmitt, because ofhis history, will be conflicted out and not be able to vote on that
particular - those two items on the project.
In addition, Mr. Dearbom had a conflict this moming that he can't be here, and Ms. Ebert had a
medical emergency in her family that she can't be here.
Well, that takes it down to three voting memben, and the law does not allow us to vote on something
unless there are four members present and voting.
So what's going to have to happen is the Fiddler's Creek issues are going to need to be continued to
the May 3rd meeting as well. There's nothing we can do about it. It's the law in Collier County. County
Attomey's Office, I've spoken with them at length this moming trying to figure out a way around it so we
could at least hear it.
And, Mr. Klatzkow, have you got anything you want to add to that.
MR. KIATZKOW: No. The ordinance specifically requires that you must have fow votes to make
a recommendation, and you've only got three.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. So under that, I will advise the public further down on the agenda,
there will be an opportunity, ifyou cannot speak and attend the May 3rd meeting, you could speak on the
issue today, but then on the May 3rd meeting you would have to defer discussion to others. And there will
probably be people additional on this panel that wouldn't have heard you unless they go back and watch the
tapes.
So we will accommodate, as a courtesy to the public, anybody that cannot be here on May 3rd that
has to address, we'll make that work today. But other than that, the rest of the issue will need to be continued
until the May 3rd meeting.
So I dont have anything more to say on it. I'll ask for the continuance now. We'll move to public
speakers if anybody wants to stay and talk when we get fi.rther down the agenda.
And so, based on the explanation I just provided, is there a motion? It would have to be by three
mcmbers who can strll vote; Ned, Stan, and Karen.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'll make the motion. I'm also going to want to ask a question beforc we
vote.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Let me read the two items. It will be 9C, PL20160002727, and
that's for the Fiddler's Creek project, and that's - the it's not CCPS. That's the GMP portion of it. Is there a
motion to move that to May 3rd?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: So moved.
CHAIRMAN STRAN: Made by Ned.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Second. But I assume it's legal for three of us to do that.
MR. KIATZKOW: Yes. It takes four to make a recommendation; three to carry on business.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Okay. Second.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Now those three of you that would be voting on this, any fr[ther
discussion?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Yes, I do, Mr. Chairman.
If we allow for pubtic speaking, which I think is a very good idea in faimess to the people who have
showed up here, provided we're not making any recommendation, shouldn't we also hear from the developer
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and any questions or corrments that we might have, as long as we don't make a recommendation?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Only if the developer's not going to show up on the 3rd.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Well - but is that derived from the ordinance or the Chairman?
MR. KIATZKOW: No. It's a courtesy we've done as a custom in Collier County for all advisory
boards when there's not a quorum present and there's somebody who can't be at the following meeting.
TheyVe taken their time to come down here and, as a coudesy, we allow them to speak.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay. AII right.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So with that, there's been a motion made to move to May 3rd and a second.
All those - those tkee ofyou, all in favor, signiry by sayrng aye.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKJ: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody of the three opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Nothing. So the motion carries three - achrally, would it be it all of us
having to vote on the continuance, Jeff?
MR. KIATZKOW: No.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. The next item that would be considered for continuance is
PL2016002496. It's the Planned Unit Development portion of the Fiddler's Creek project. Is there a similar
motion?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: So moved.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Serond.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Made by Ned, seconded by Stan. Discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Those in favor, signiff by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody opposed?
(No response.)
CIIAIRMAN STRAIN: Motion carries 34.
Okay. So our entire agenda now has been continued for those advertised public hearings to May 3rd.
I would like to now go to Planning Commission absences. Is there anybody here today who cannot
be here on May 3rd?
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: There's a possibility I will not be here on the 3rd. I'm still working
on travel, overseas travel arrangements.
CFIAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Other than that -
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: I may miss the 3rd. If I'm here the 3rd, I'll miss the other one.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: After that.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: What's that meeting look like in May?
MR. BELLOWS: May 3rd?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Mid May, I think he asked.
MR. BELLOWS: May 3rd there's -
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Well, we know it's on May 3rd. What about the 17th of May? I'm
going to miss one of those two. I haven't decided which one, but...
MR. BELLOWS: Let's see what's on the 17th.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, we have a quorum either way, so you could work out the details with
Ray afterwards.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Yeah, all right. So you'll have a quorum.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Also, under normal business, we have the approval of the minutes
on March 15th. We got those electronically.
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COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: What about the 30th?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I was going to bring that up. I started on this, so I was just going to go
back. I was going back to that right now. But let's talk about minutes first.
Anybody want any changes to the minutes?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Move approval of the minutes.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Made by Ned, seconded by Stan. Discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAN: All in favor, sipifu by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: AyE.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAN: Anybody opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Motion carries 5-0.
As Karen noted, I forgot to mention the Plaming Commission absences on March - or April 3fth.
It's an evening meeting. I think it's 5:05; is that correct, Ray?
MR. BELLOWS: I don't have that schedule in front of me, but...
CIIAIRMAN STRAN: Okay.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Yeah, it is.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And it's on one iten! I believe. It's the medical marijuana issue. Does
anybody know if they're not going to be making it to that meeting?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Look like we have a quorum for that one, too.
Stan's just grinning like a cat over there.
BCC report and recaps, Ray.
MR. BELLOWS: Yes. On April l0th the Board of Cormty Commissioners heard the PUD
amendment for Calusa Island Village in Goodlan4 and that was aplnoved on their summary agenda subject
to the Planning Commission vote.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you.
Chairman's report: I'll pass on that today.
Consent agenda, there are no items.
And so what we'll do is if there's any members of the public here \trfio cannot be here on May 3rd
that would like to address the Commission on the issue that they came for today, which is the Fiddler's Creek
project, either 9C or 9D, please raise your hand, and I'll call you up one at a time to come to the microphone.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. So that means we'll look forward to hearing all of you on May 3rd.
And that will take us to the next item on the agenda, and I thinlq Joe, you had asked
something - well, first of all, is there any new business? Did you have any new business?
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Yeah, new business. I was contacted about providhg the
read-ahead packets to residents who wanted to get access to the Fiddler's Creek staffreport. Because of my
conflict, I didn't want to forward anything to any ofthe residents. I suppose I could have, being under the
Planning Commission. But I told them to contract Nancy directly.
My concem was that there's no way for the public to - I didn't realize this. I thought at one time we
always had access through an NTP site or another site where the public could easily download a PDF version
ofthe staffreport, and I understand there's no way for the public to have access to the staffreport.
MR. BELLOWS: For the record, Ray Bellows.
We do have access to the public through the GMD portal through CityView, but there aren't
instructions for the general public on the CCPC website for thern to do that.
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COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Correct.
MR. BELLOWS: So they typically would contact the planner, and the planner would forward them
copies.
But we are going to put the instructions on the web page, so everybody lookrng at the CCPC agenda
will be able to use the portal that way.
We also have plans to possibly utilize something like the boards agenda central for the Plarning
Commission in the future as well.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: You can go onto the Planning Commission website and download
the agenda, but you need something, as youjust said -
MR. BELLOWS: Directions that lead you to the portal.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: And I think it would be easy just, instead of going through the
portal - now, ifyou go through the portal, you're downloading and converting to PDF, or is it in PDF format
already? Or are you downloading in Word, which could be a huge file?
MR. BELLOWS: PDF files. They're scanned in as PDFs, and they're viewed as PDFs.
CHAIRMAN STRAN: Well - but the Fiddler's Creek's PUD was something like 82 or 92
megabyes. You can't send that out. So the planner could not send it to the public. Anyhing over 20 won't
go out in the servers.
MR. BELLOWS: That's why the Cityview portal is important, because it organizes : it gives the
person a link into the system.
CIIAIRMAN STRAIN: So they dont have the staffreport in the collated manner it's issued to the
Planning Commission.
MR. BELLOWS: That's correct.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So the public really cant .- they can only get bits and pieces of
reports -- pieces ofthe report out the CityView?
MR. BELLOWS: You are correct.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I think what Joe's saying, where's the collective package, and I think you're
saying the Accela program or one ofthe others is going to be irutiated for the Planmng Commissionjust ke
it is for the Board, and everything will be eventually.
MR. BELLOWS: And that's a perfect system, ir my book. You can click on and get any of the
documents the Board gets. The same would be true if we implemented it for the Planning Commission.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Well, why can't you have some kind of an NTP site that somebody
can go in and download the entire packet off of an NTP site?
MR. BELLOWS: We had explored that a few years ago, and I think it had worked for a while, and
I'm not sure if there were problems that occurred later, so we stopped -
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Okay. Well, we need a solution, because folks were asking for the
traffrc study. They were asking for all the other enclosures. The master plan is in there, and then there's other
data associated with the master plan that people wanted access to.
MR. BELLOWS: I think the best solution would be Accela. It work very well for the Board
agenda items, and I think it would work great here, myself. And it would be nice if everybody on the
Planning Commission accessed it from - elechomcally as well.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: So what's the trmeline for fying to accomplish something like that?
MR. BELLOWS: We'll get back to you on that.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I want to echo what Joe said, because it seems to me that it would
solve -- personally, it would solve a lot ofproblems for me during the summer, because I'm coming back for
each and every Planning Commission meeting but, otherwise, I'm going to be in New England. And if I
could have access to the packet - the package and the agenda the same way I get it delivered to me, I'd be
able to work on the plane, and I could be very eIficient, and it would really enable me to not have to pester
you about sending me ovemight thumb drives and the like.
MR. BELLOWS: I agree. The preference of staffis touse something similar to Accelaanditbe all
electronic to the Planning Commission.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Yeah. But we're talking about a file transfer protocot, right?
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COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Right.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Yeah. And that's not rocket science.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: It's not. Set up an FTP site and give them directions to download.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Mike, did you have something you want to add?
MR. BOSI: Yeah, Mike Bosi, Ptanning and Zoning director.
Jamic French, the deputy head over at Grouth Management, has directed all the advisory boards to
make the transition to Accela. The Planning Commission was the last that we wanted to do just because of
some of the past resistence to going to an all electonic type of a medium. But we're at that point where we
need to get there. We need to eliminate the dishibution of paper.
And the Accela system is that avenue to get us therc but also to provide to that visibility to the public
that you've described that should be made available with these documents in the way -- in the manner that it's
provided to the Planning Commission, because, you're right, through the portal they can gain access to the
documents, but not being familiar with how the documents arrange themselves, I imagine the general public
would be almost overwhelmed with the amount of information that's there to make -
CHAIRMAN STRAN: Out of faimess to some of the Planning Commission members, not
everybody may have a laptop or a computer that they can bring to these meetings that can - is compatible
enough to utilize the electronic versions ofthese dollnloads. That's number one.
And, number two, not everybody may be able to pnnt them out ifthey\e only got a desktop at home,
and some of them are 935 pages.
So I would still suggest that staffneeds to accommodate those members of the Planning Commission
that want hard copies. They're volunteers. Unless you want to issue printers and./or computers, I don't think
it's fair to demand everybody who is somewhat rcsist -- I don't agree. We need - I don't agree that someone
can't do it electronically, but there are issues in regards to that cost-wise and economically that, if you're
going to insist on that, Mike, they need to be considered for those members that dont have those capabilities
right now.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: They do that for the Board. They'Il -
CIIAIRMAN STRAIN: No, the Board doesn't - the Board of County Commissioners, yes, but they
provide them with everything on rhe BCC. We don't all have county computers.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: We need paper for people who want to stay -
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: They can print it. That's what I'm saying. But I want to make sure we still
accommodate that.
MR. BOSI: Understood. And that's one of the discussions we were going to - we'rc going to
engage the Planning Commission on, and with the - with the intention to make that conversion, we know
that these arc points that we need to address before we finalize the plans or put into place the plans to make
the conversion based upon the indrvidual preferences in terms of ifthere's still commissioners that want to
receive that hard copy.
MR. KIATZKOW: This is hvo separate issues. The issue that Comrnissioner Schmitt brought up is
a public issue to give the public access to this. Now, whether or not you print out the agenda with the backup
for individual Planning Commission members is a completely different issue.
Is there a budget constraint with respect to putting the Planning Commission documents on Accela?
MR. BOSI: That - I would have to have fi[ther consultation with operations side of GMD in terms
of what's the full impact in terms of from a fiscal standpoint in terms of - but I imagine we are going to makc
it available.
The reason why we're talking about it and intertwining it at the same time is because the Accela
program, which eventually we want to move to, provides that visibility ofthat porthole for the access point
for the general public to garn the information and documents.
MR. KIATZKOW: Does the Planning Commission want to make a motion on this to dlrect staffto
migrate?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I think it woutd be better if staff took a look and see what it would take to
migrate and then get back to us the report, and when we have a fi,rlt planning (sic), we can discuss it firther
then.
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Out of deference to Diane, I know she relies on her hard copy. She just does not have that
understanding of electronics to make it work for her. I'd rather she participate -
MR. KLATZKOW: It's two separate issues.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Two separate issues.
MR. KLATZKOW: It's two separate issues.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, as far as the public goes, anything we can do to make it more
accessible, fine. But I thought - Judy told me we were already flipping over to Accela for the Planning
Commission, so I thought we were.
MR. BOSI: That's 0re intention. The Planning Commission is going to be the last of that
conversion. We have to have that conversation. Two separate issues. We'll deal with it as two separatc
issues, and we'll bnng it back to the Plarufng Commission. Two separate solutions.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay. I leave in June. Will it be rurming in time for me in FTP so that
I can have electronic access to documents?
MR. BOSI: Whether it be an FTP or an Accela system, those are the determinations that wete going
to be making. Will it be available by June?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: That's the question.
MR. KLATZKOW: I'll talk to Jamie. Youle the most important board we have. I dont know why
you wcre last.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Thank you.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: In the meantime, would you make sure there's some kind of
instructions on the Planning Commission site so people can get access?
MR. BELLOWS: Will do.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. That takes us back to the agenda then. That was new business.
Is there any old business?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I just have a question.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: For, Ray, I guess. WeVe put four items now on the May 3rd agenda,
which is fine. Just out of curiosity so that I can know how much coffee to bring, do we know how many
other - how many other agenda items there are coming up on May 3rd?
MR. BELLOWS: There are six items currently listed, but that includes the one you -- of those that
you continued.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: A total of six including the ones that we have acted on today to
postpone?
MR. BELLOWS: One of them, so it will be seven total.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Seven, okay. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: No, eight, because there's two today.
MR. BELLOWS: Yeah, but that was - the one today was already listed.
CI{AIRMAN STRAIN: No. You had four today. Two of the four were for --
MR. BELLOWS: Oh, well, yeah, compamon items.
CTIAIRMAN STRAIN: So you have four new agenda items.
MR. BELLOWS: Correct. Technically, yes. They're companion items.
CIIAIRMAN STRAIN: And those four will be first up when we start, when we assume on May 3rd.
MR. BELLOWS: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Judy usually does that.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: So two thermoses.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah. Good luck with that.
Okay. That's old business. There's no members of the public left for public comments, so that's not
going to happen. Is there a motion to adjoum?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: So moved.
CIIAIRMAN STRAIN: Bv Ned.
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COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Secondedby Stan.
All those in favor, signrff saying aye.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: AYE.
COMMISSIONER HOMI.AK: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: We're out ofhere. Thankyou.
**tF****
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjoumed by order of
the Chair at9:20 a.m.
COLLIER COUNTY PLANNING COMMIS SION
ATTEST
DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK
These minutes approved by the Board on as presented ,/ or as corrected
TRANSCRIPT PREPARED ON BEHALF OF
U.S. LEGAL SUPPORT,INC., BY
TERRI LEWIS, COURT REPORTER AND NOTARY PUBLIC.
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