Agenda 07/26/2011 Item #16A 97/26/2011 Item 16.A.9.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to amend Resolution No. 06 -200 in order to revise the membership requirements
of the Floodplain Management Planning Committee and direct the County Manager to re- appoint
the Committee members in the category of "members of the public."
OBJECTIVE: To establish a new staff membership on the Floodplain Management Planning
Committee that reflects changes in the organizational structure of the Growth Management
Division.
CONSIDERATIONS: Collier County is a voluntary participant in the Community Rating System
(CRS) of the National Flood Insurance Program. Because the County is rated as a Class 7 or
higher community within the CRS Program and there are more than ten properties in the County
that have filed multiple flood insurance claims within any ten -year period, thus establishing them
as Repetitive Loss Properties. the County is required to develop and maintain a Floodplain
Management Plan, the purpose of which is to promote awareness of floodplain and flooding
issues, identify known flood hazards, discuss past flooding events, assess the current floodplain
and flooding issues, and set goals alone with a strategy to make the community more resistant to
flooding.
On July 25. 2006. the Board of County Commissioners (Board) adopted Resolution 2006 -200
directing the County Manager to establish a Floodplain Management Planning Committee
(FMPC). The FMPC is responsible for making recommendations to the formulation of the
Floodplain Management Plan. The current committee membership is formed from 1) County
Staff, 2) Incorporated Municipalities, and 3)) Members of the Public.
Staff Membership
Since the adoption of Resolution 2006 -200, the Growth Management Division was formed in
2010 from the consolidation of the Transportation Division and the Community Development
and Environmental Services Division. Because of this consolidation and new reporting
assignments of the Growth Management Division, a ne" staff membership for the FMPC is
being recommended. This will reduce mandatory staff participation hours and eliminate current
difficulties in performing tasks and having conversations with staff without encountering
potential Sunshine Law violations.
Currently, Resolution 2006 -200 specifies that County Staff participation shall include at least
one employee from each of the following departments:
• Building Review and Permitting Department
• Department of Zoning and Land Use
• Comprehensive Planning Department
• Emergency Management/Public Safety
• Envirommental Services Department
• Engineering Services Department
• Public Utilities Division
• Public Information
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• Stormwater Management Department
• Transportation Division
It is recommended that the FMPC be established such that County Staff shall include at least one
employee from each of the following:
• Bureau of Emeraency Services
• Communications and Customer Relations Office
• Growth Management Division
• Public Utilities Division
Incorporated Municipalities
There is no recommended change to membership of the municipalities. The current resolution
provides that to the extent that they wish to participate, the City of Naples, the City of Marco
Island. and Everglades City may appoint a representative to the Committee, which representative
shall serve at the pleasure of their respective municipality.
Members of the Public
Because the staff membership has been significantly reduced, it is recommended that the number
of the members of the public be reduced from ten (10) to eight (8). The FMPC is currently
operating with eight (8) members of the public and two (2) vacancies. In order to implement this
recommendation, it is further recommended that the County Manager re- appoint the current
members of the public:
• Brooke Hollander
• Christine Sutherland
• Clarence Tears
• Dennis (Duke) Vasey
• Joseph Gagner
• Phillip Brougham
• Pierre Bruno
• W. Llewellyn (Lew) Schmidt
Meeting Frequency
It is anticipated that the current scope of the FMPC's responsibilities can be achieved through
quarterly meetings. Subcommittees work and meet periodically through the year to accomplish
specific tasks. All FMPC and subcommittee meetings are subject to Sunshine Law requirements.
Committee's Scope of Responsibilities
The current scope of responsibilities of the FMPC as established in Resolution 2006 -200 is to
"develop and at least annually evaluate and update the Collier County Floodplain Management
Plan."
Impact on the CRS Points for Collier County
There are points associated with the FMPC membership. By reducing the number of staff
representatives. the County will lose at least 8 CRS credit points. Because the recommendation
for public membership does not reduce the public members to less than one -half of the
committee membership. the County should not lose any further credit points and should retain its
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existing 40 credit points for having public members comprise at least one -half of the
membership. The County currently qualifies for a Class 6 Community Rating. which requires
2,000 credit points. The County's current point total of 2,176 will be reduced by at least 8 to
2,168 with the proposed FMPC membership revision. This reduced score, however, will
continue to support the County s Class 6 rating.
Summary of Changes
The following table summarizes the recommended changes to the membership of the FMPC:
Current Proposed
Staff 10 4
incorporated Municipalities 3 3
Members of the Public 10 8
Total 23 15
FISCAL IMPACT: Reducing the total number of committee members will proportionally reduce
costs of staff time man hours and providing hard copies of documents to all committee members.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item was reviewed by the County Attorney, is legally
sufficient, and requires a majority vote. - JAK
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: None
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners adopts the attached
Resolution amending Resolution No. 06 -200 in order to revise the membership of the Floodplain
Management Planning Committee and directs the County Manager, or his designee, to re- appoint
the existing public members.
Prepared By: William D. Lorenz, Jr. P.E., Land Development Services Director
Attachments: I ) Resolution 2011 -
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.A.9,
Item Summary: Recommendation to amend Resolution No. 06 -200 in order to revise the
membership requirements of the Floodplain Management Planning Committee and direct the
County Manager to re- appoint the Committee members in the category of "members of the
public."
Meeting Date: 7/26/2011
Prepared By
Name: WileyRobert
Title: Project Manager. Principal ,Engineering & Enviromne
6/30/2011 11:53:15 AM
Submitted by
Title: Director - CDES Engineering Services.Comprehensive
Name: LorenzWilliam
6/30/2011 1 1:53:18 AM
Approved By
Name: PuigJudy
Title: Operations Analyst.. CDES
Date: 6/30/2011 12:39:38 PM
Name: BellowsRav
Title: Manager - Planning, Comprehensive Planning
Date: 6/30,'2011 4:42:22 PM
Name: FederNorman
Title: Administrator - Growth Management Div,Transponati
Date: 7 /1/2011 1:31:17 PM
Name: MarcellaJeanne
Title: Executive Secretary,Transportation Planning
Date: 7 /5/2011 8:08:25 AM
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Name: KlatzkowJeff
Title: County Attorne}.
Date: 7 /12/2011 2:2752 PM
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Name: IsacksonMark
Title: Director -Corp Financial and Mgmt Svs.CMO
Date: 7/18/2011 10:38:35 AM
Name: SheffieldMichael
Title: Manacer- Business Operations, CMO
Date: 7 /18/2011 10:56:11 AM
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RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 06 -200,
WHICH ESTABLISHED THE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT
PLANNING COMMITTEE, BY REVISING SECTION TWO,
"COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP."
WHEREAS, Collier County is a voluntary participant in the Community Rating System
(CRS) Program of the National Flood Insurance Program. Because the County is rated as a
Class 7 or higher community within the CRS Program and there are more than ten properties in
the County that have filed multiple flood insurance claims within any ten -year period, thus
establishing them as Repetitive Loss Properties, the County is required to develop and maintain a
Floodplain Management Plan, the purpose of which is to promote awareness of floodplain and
flooding issues, identify known flood hazards, discuss past flooding events, assess the current
floodplain and flooding issues, and set goals along with a strategy to make the community more
resistant to flooding; and
WHEREAS, Collier County is currently rated as a Class 6 community in the CRS
Program, this provides up to a 20% discount on the premium rates charged to flood insurance
policy holders. As a Class 6 community, the County is required to annually provide a progress
report on the accomplishment of goals in the Floodplain Management Plan, which Plan must be
updated every five years; and
WHEREAS, on July 25, 2006, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution
No. 2006 -200 which established the Floodplain Management Planning Committee to develop
and at least annually evaluate and update the Collier County Floodplain Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Growth Management Division was formed in 2010 by combining the
"Transportation Division and the Community Development and Environmental Division and has
established a new organizational structure; and
WHEREAS, as a result of this new organizational structure, the Board of County
Commissioners desires to revise the levels of staff and public participation on the Floodplain
Management Planning Committee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that Section Two of Resolution No.
06 -200 is hereby revised to read as follows:
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SECTION TWO: Committee Membership.
The County Manager will ensure that membership of the Committee shall include
representatives from County Staff, the incorporated municipalities within Collier County (but
only to the extent they wish to participate), and members of the public. All members of the
Committee shall be voting members, unless otherwise noted in their appointment.
A. Countv Staff. County Staff shall include at least one employee from each of the
following departments:
and Land Use
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- Public Utilities Division
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- Bureau ofEmeryenev Services
- Communications and Customer Relations
- Growth Management Division
Staff members shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the County Manager,
B. Incornorated Municipalities. To the extent that they wish to participate, the City of
Naples, the City of Marco Island, and Everglades City may appoint a representative to the
Committee, which representative shall serve at the pleasure of their respective municipality.
C. Members of the Public. The County Manager may appoint up to test (10) eight 8
members of the public to the Committee, including residents, business owners, property owners
and tenants from flood prone areas. To avoid any appearance of impropriety or conflict of
interest, public members should not be involved in any way in the local building and
development industry. Each public member appointee shall serve at the pleasure of the County
Manager.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that except as amended herein, Resolution No. 06 -200
remains in full force and effect.
THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED after motion, second, and majority vote favoring same
on this the day of , 2011.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By: By:
Deputy Clerk FRED W. COYLE, Chairman
Appr ed as tt form and
legal ifficfey:
Jeffrey
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