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PARAB Minutes 06/20/2018MINUTES OF TIIE MEETING OF TIM PARKS AND RE,CREATION ADVISORY BOARD North Collier Regional Park NaPles, Florida June 20, 2018 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Collier County Parks and Recreation Advisory Board in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at2:00P.M. atNorth collier Regional Park, Naples, FL, with the following members Present: CHAIRMAN: Mr. Edward rrskirr Olesky VICE-CHAIRMAN: Mr. Phil Brougham Mr. David Saletko, Advisory Board Member Ms. Murdo Smith, Advisory Board Member ALSO PRESENT: Mr. Barry Williams, Division Director, Parks and Recreation Ms. Jeanine McPherson, Assistant Director, Parks and Recreation Mr. David Berra, Facilities Management Ms. Olema Edrvards, Regional Manager, Parks and Recreation Mr. Rick Garby, Parks Superintendant Ms. Amy Patterson, Director, Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees, and Program Management Mr. tliiguel Rojas, Jr., Administrative Assistant, Parks and Recreation Mr. Pat Utter, VP of Commercial Real Estate, Collier Enterprises Page 1 30.A.4 Packet Pg. 491 Attachment: PARAB Meeting Minutes - June 2018 (Signed) (6598 : Parks and Recreation Advisory Board - August 15, 2018) I. u. m. TV. CalI to Order I\4r. Olesky called the meeting to order at2:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation The Pledge of Allegiance was recited and a moment of silence observed. Approval of the Agenda Mr- Brougham entered a motion to approve the June 20, 20lB meeting agenda aspresented' Mr. Smith seconded the motion. All members were infavir. "The motion wascarried. Approval of May grzll9Minutes *Correction of spelling of Max ..Hasse,,, Jr. Community park. Mn Brougham entered a mofion to approve the May g, 2018 meeting minutes with thenoted correction. The motion was seconded by Mr. Smith. Alt meibers were infavor.The motion was canied Capital Projects Update - Mr. Berra *Mr' Berra stated that effective June l,2018,E1lis Construction had notice to proceedwith work on artifical turf conversion on four fields at North Colliei R ;;; park, withcompletion ofthe project targeted for Labor Day. Question (Mr. Smith): What fill material is being used? Answer: AshoTurf 3D3_was initially planned to be installed over Nike Grind, a materialmade of recycled sports shoes; howevei, due to an additionat fee related to Nike licensingof the product, a request has been entered to change the fill to a similar SBR rubberproduct. I&. Smith reiterated previously stated "orr"*, for potential safety issuesrelated to the use of rubber filI. 1\4r. Williams stated that the newer products aretechnologically improved over the older cryogenic rubber products *d ,ugg".ted that asample of the SBR encapsulated rubber fillproduct be brought to a subseqir"ent pARAB meeting for review. Mr. Berra stated that extensive researct ioto available products, aswell as consultation with the School Board for input has been done. Mr. Williamsexpressed a desire to choose the fill product.ur"firlly, as several future turf conversionprojects are planned at other County Parks as well. Ms. Mcpherson stated that in regardto concerns for concussion, the new fields will have pads installed undemeath the turfand two of the fields are being constructed to meet fipa standards. IvIr. Bill McBride,civil engineer, and internationally recognized designer in the sports engineering field isconsulting on the project. +Big Corkscrew Island Reglonal Park - 60%design is awaiting Admin approval. I\zk.Brougham requested input into the design of the "o-rrrr-ity center in order to maximizethe space. Mr. Williams stated the design has been compleied and will share a copy ofthe design with PARAB for their review. Page2 v. 30.A.4 Packet Pg. 492 Attachment: PARAB Meeting Minutes - June 2018 (Signed) (6598 : Parks and Recreation Advisory Board - August 15, 2018) Question(Mr.Smith):WhatisthestatusoftheGoodlandboatrampwhichhadbeen clamaged bY Hurriqane Irma? Answ-er: ihe ramp has been reinstalled and the dock is open' Question (Mr. Smith): What is the Caxambas Community Center? Answer:ItisthecoastGuarclbuiltling,whichisindesigntobeutilizedasa.multiuse iu"itty fo, "o-rorrriry groups, Parks and R9cr9atr9+^and the Coast Guard' with input ftom the Coast Guard ,oJuxiliary, as well as Parks Staff' The space is anticipated.to be iOOO square feet, to include a large conference room' public restrooms' etc' 30% desip of the project is anticipated for Fall 2018' Question(Mr.Smith):WhatdoestheTigertailentranceimprovementsprojectinvolve; is this just signage? ;;#; T#;ioject does involve some signage, however also includes beach improvements; concession stand repair, restroom renovation' replacement of the play$ound, a16 1,-p repairs. Mr. imith recommended the playground replacement be i#Jut"r."*o" ends, iithe condition of the playgro 'nd is acceptable.to be used safely uotilthuttim",forthebenefitofthecommunity,aswellastheconcessionair-e'Mr' WilliamsstatedthisprojectisirrcludedinthebudgetbeingpresentedtotheB0CCat their June 21, 2018 meeting and does not anticipate a problem with this' VI. New Business a.. Fee PolicY - Ms. McPherson Ms. McPherson presented four proposed changes within the fee policy as follows:-. 1. A change in tie amount of money necessary to be paid for miaigation for compliance with ConsJwation Collier following the Land Development Code' 2. A change in the beach parking fJe to $16 for commercial entities. A yearly parking permit may also be purchased for $1500' i. a "h*g. to ttr" North collier Regional park adult softball league fall *9 sPi"g session fee of $730/team, -a $+SOli"u'n for the summer session' which includes certified umpires per session. The registration fee per participant per league play remains the same at $30.00 for adults and $1'00 for youths' +ju4" l_*", rool fees were set and determined following a review of tle cerrsus tract ofthe"povertyrateinvariouslocationsthroughoutthecorrnty,includingknmokalee, Golden Gate, and East Naples, specifically Eagle Lakes' with the Naples Manor "o-p*iron t u"t ultimateiy chosen as a erli-det1e for the fee structure' The demographics of the utilization of reduced lunches.bv t"h::l-tTl{en,a$ 11ta-,f1enue receivedfromresidentsaged3tolTwerereviewedaswell.Initialpublicfeedbackwith regard to the entr*"" i.""to tn" gagle Lakes pool has been favorable. Additional ideas t-efu coosiaered inclJe fiee entraice on one designated Saturday each month, as well as SaturdaY Promotional Programs' Question(Mr.Brougham):WhyareCollierCorrntyPublicschoolsfeeexempt? Page 3 30.A.4 Packet Pg. 493 Attachment: PARAB Meeting Minutes - June 2018 (Signed) (6598 : Parks and Recreation Advisory Board - August 15, 2018) Answer: The BOCC has longstanding agreements with the school district for sharedfacilities and as such, a significant number of facilities are provided by the school districtfor use by the Parks Departrnent for recreational activities, with maintenance of field,sprovided in return. Likewise, the interlocal agreement allows for the use of schoolfacilities at no chargg, *ith both parties in consideration of there being rro "oofli"t *ithprior engagements. The agreement d.oes allow for a yearly review in tne event of asuspected inequity. Mr. Williams further stated that either parfy may be compensated by Jhe o-ther if a significant cost of use disparity is identified. I\dr. -Brougham stated theinterlocal agreement should be reviewd despite the laborio,r, p.o""I. involved to do so. V/ith regard to aquafic center entrance fees, xzlr. Brougham expressed a desire for freeentrance for children ages 12 and under at all county A"mti"r, *ith a uniform feeschedule at all locations for children ages 13 and orier. Mr. Brougham stated the budgetis presently being reviewed and the BOCC should consider the beiefits of allowing allsmall children free access to lea:n to swim as a public health and safety issue. Mr.Williams expressed concern for appropriate cost recovery during an economic downfurn, as the Parks Division is considered a non-essential government service and a strong costrecovery is essential to survive apotential economic downturn. Mr. Williams furtherstated the Parks Division works with a variety ofprograms in the il11, *ht.t *"available for the economically disadvantag"d to purti"ipate in swim lessons. Freeentrance to the Eagle Lakes Aquatic Center wilBe odred through JuIy. Mr. Smith alsoexpressed a desire to see uniform entrance fees at all aquatic faciiities ttroughout thecounty' IW' Smith inquired as to whether free entry could also be granted tiroughout the lonth of July at Golden Gate Community Park *d rr-otalee in honor of parks andRecreation month- Ms. Mcpherson stated. that again,cost recovery lsalains a concem. Mr' Williams stated tfe-ryog9sed fee policy changes would be presented to the BocC fortheir review at the July 10, 2018 meeting and reqriested a vote from pARAB regardingthese proposed changes. Mr. Brougham stated he would be in attendance at the BOCCBudget Workshop on June 21,2018 and would share his personal concerns with regard tothe aquatic center enfoance fees. Mn Brougham entered a motion to approve thefee poticy as drafted, with the provisothat the aquatic center entrancefees-be studiedluriher, with poiential revision at theSeptember 2018 Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting. Mr. Smith secondedthe motion All were infavor. The motion was carried. b. PARAB Surv-ey - Mr. Rojas, Jr. Mr. Rojas reviewed the results of a survey recently distributed to pARAB memberspertaining to the meeting day and time of future PARAB meetings. The results yielded amajority interest in maintaining the existing meeting date and time of the thirdwednesday of each month at2:00 p.m. Mr. wiliams stated a more streamlinsd agendawill be attempted for each meeting- Page 4 30.A.4 Packet Pg. 494 Attachment: PARAB Meeting Minutes - June 2018 (Signed) (6598 : Parks and Recreation Advisory Board - August 15, 2018) VII. c. North Naples Real Estate - Mr' Williams Mr. Williams stated that a tract of la:rd previously identified by a private citizen and oresented to PARAB as a potential location for a new community park is currently under :;;;;; ;;"rtlable for consideration of purchase at the present time' This information has been shared with the citizen as well' Old Business a. Rural Lands West tr,tt. put Utt"., Vice President witl Collier Enterprises gave a presentation on plans for a ""* ""r-rri y in eastem collier county known as Rural Lands wes! with plans to *"tt .f"*fy #tl the Parks Division to construct a 46 acre community park il the future' fn" pr"p"rty i. located approximately 5 miles east of Ave Maria with entitlement ,"q"l.iliiopoo resiaentiat unis and roughly 2 million square feet of conrmerciaucivic *1"g" """"-p*sing 4,000 acres' This parcei is located within a Rurai Lands St"*?ratnp area, wtich encompasses u }OO,OOO acre zoning district' This is also a t #f". of a"raopment rightsarea, with 3 acres set aside for preservation pet.l^acre of. J*"topea ma; io tUi, "*i, upp.";--tay f Z,500.acres' with $26M budgeted for exotic ;;;d. It is anticipated that tile entire project will span 20 to 30 years until completion' Thegoalfortheprojectistocreateaselfsustainirrgtown,withallessentia.lservicesand *.ri*itf, fo"g-ttt- goals to include a hospital, government buildings' retail' and a -oui" ttr"ut"] n"crelational uses include golf and a:r extensive trail system, with ;;;.tt it ft"* all areas of the project to the town center' Water access has been identified as a desireable u-"oity, #tn u take plan:red with a two mile walk-around, and *nic;'* r t" p"*ltt"d to *t#tn" *e of non-motorized watercraft such as canoes and t"v"t , _J^rl" ilclude a pier. As market studies have reflected thatl\Yo of the *ir-*ity *iff consist ofiesidents aged 55+, the inclusion of pickleball courts is also planned. Question (Mr. Brougham): Will there be a cornmunity center? Answer: Whiie ttrere is room for a community center, tle program elements wili be tied to the budget. As part of Rural Lands Stewardship, there is a parbrelll.nf .wrth several environmental gr"Xpi ir"f"a;"g Defenders of Wildlife, Audubon of Florida and Audubon of the fr"ri"- g""tgfJaes, and the Nancy Peyton Preserve' These gtoups have formed the p-tn", prot"Jtion Team and the iura1lands west project will fu:rd the Team up to $:lA. ao "rrolronmental resource center is planned on one acre' for youth and local- - residenteducationwithregardtotheenvironmentandcohabitationwithlocalwildlife. Mr. Utter stated that a neighborhood ir:formational meeting had been held two weeks nrior in Golden Gate Estates, with 75 residents in attendance. The primary co-ncem . :*,i,"il;1,u,|;o,1ution/traffic issues. Meetings have also been had with members o-i',n" ar" u*lu community, Golden Gate Civic Association, county staff, conservancy staff, and Pelican Bay residents. page 5 30.A.4 Packet Pg. 495 Attachment: PARAB Meeting Minutes - June 2018 (Signed) (6598 : Parks and Recreation Advisory Board - August 15, 2018) Mr' Utter was on hand to primarily discuss the Developer agreement between the Co*ntyand Rural Lands wes! relative to a community park. The fifth submittal to the countywas recently done, yt! onlx minor updates anticipated. A Staffreport will be writtenover the next 60 to 90 days, with a meeting anticipated *ith th; tl-;;; col-rrrio, ioSeptember, at which time the Developer agreement may be reviewed. Mr. utterreiterated that the propefiy ries wirhi; the R.ural Lands st"**arri;;";;; *associated obligation to test all county services to ensure there is oot u b*d., to ,t .county level of service, including park:,kansportation, schoors, fire, EMa, sh;;ff;water, sewer- A requirement of the project is to includ e a 46 u"." "o--,roity fark. Thestandard level of service in Collier County would only dictat e azlacre park for thisproject; however,,llore stringent requirement, *" ,"""rsary due to the irop".qy,locationwithin Rural La:rds. The community park is planned to be built in two phases, with each phase roughlybudgeted at $7.5M-each, dependant upon included'components. The first phase worild bebuilt by the end of 7 year_s,_with a request for reimburseirent to- i-fu; f""-;"* - "- "T:1* 9: ,9ra prejecred_community pgg Impact Fees for the prolect. Thelenerationof $21M in local R?g-rl*t park impact fees, * *"rr* $i.srra i" c"r-"*rrri;k il;,projected, drawing.sr.Tt, upo, "o-pretion "f;h;;. at "o-ptrtior,, tn"'p*r.,Division would maintainthe park, possibly 9ft .t by revenues generated ttrough the :1'."T fee policy, as well as aportion of Ad Valorem funds diverted to the parks rjlvlslon. Mr. Williams clarified that impact fees generat?d by the community would be applied tothe Rural Lands west project, ahead of two projects uppr*"a within the parks MasterPlan; Manatee Park and Vanderbilt Beach Eitension park. Future plans ro, vt*ut".Park remain ,nknown at this time, with discussions underway for possible developmentto inslu6. affordable housing. However,.conceptual drawines td;;;;;;l|-been createdfor vanderbilt Beach Extension Park, which includes a""o.-oaations roriitti" League lgumarle.nt play. Mr. Utter stated that without a Developer Agreemen! tdil;l ffi;;west park project would still move forward, t o*ur... tt Jpr* *rJa;ilp"vate andnot public as presently planned. trlr' Rrougham pointed out that the Parks Division is presently in compliance with ATIIRrequirements of recreational acreage per population, which nir. wiffiu-s co#rrmed isprojected to remain in complian". roi the nixt 10 years- il;;., ad.;;;;il; sratedtirat impact fees were presently inadequate to r""i.Jrtiog pffi;;;i.#"* \'fr' Smith inquired as to where school sites were anticipated to be located and whetherthey could be located in.such a way as to easily "tilir" tl" park site. x/k. uner #i#tbatthatthe school district selects th"ir o*o rchool sites. 'ihe prr-*y ,it;;;;"" by theschool district for a middlelhigh school combinatio" i"inut *ea is ap-proximately 3 milesnorth of the planned community, with a nearby smaller elementary s"iroot site. Page 6 30.A.4 Packet Pg. 496 Attachment: PARAB Meeting Minutes - June 2018 (Signed) (6598 : Parks and Recreation Advisory Board - August 15, 2018) Mr. Smith suggested that if the project is advanced, that the plarured recreational fields be expanded to iiltuae additional UuU n.tar and/or multipurpose fields in order to meet community needs. IvIr. Smith also recommended that the road design be reconfigured so that the main road does not havel through the center of the park due to safety concerns' Mr. Saletko stated that pARAB and the Parks Division should have significant input into the design of the park, grven the responsibitity of maintenance of the park upon completion. In summary, the Developer would construct the park, after which reimbursement of impact fe"s would be requested from the county. To accomplish this, the land and the facility must be turned oier to the County. If the County elects to not proceed in this manner, the Developer must build the parh which will be operated and maintained as a private park; however, will be required to pay^the county Regional Lnpact fss5' Tmpact fee credits may not begranted bythe County for more than the cost of the land and the facility, arrd tl" credits"granted by the county are tied specifically to what the Developer is giving in communiry Park fees; no more and no less thanthe value' Mr. Brougham entered a motion to deny endorsement of the Rural Lands West Proiect as presented due to the diversion of impactfees awayfrom existing proiects identifrcd in the parlcs Division Master Plan, as well as the Parks Division AUIR requirements currently being met anil projected to remain in compliance for the next 70 years' Mr' Oleslry ,""oni"d the moiiott- Allwere infavor. Thre motian was carried unanimously' VII. Adopt A Park Adopt a park site visit results and recommendations were asked to be forwarded to Mr' Garby. vm' Directors Highlights - io o^Lor:rrrlcr{ r^ nner 18 at 10 a.m.The Eagle Lakei Aquatic Center is scheduled to open Friday, Jwre29,20 DL Public/Board Comments Mr. Broughu* ioqoir"a as to the status of the list of funding options in support of Master Plan priority pro.,.rt", which had been a stipulation of the motion to approve the Master Plan draft by the Advisory Board at the May 9, 2018 meeting. Mr. williams stated this information'*itt t. proviied, with present ioro, oo the FYl9 budget' The Board of county commissioners adopted the Master Plan at the May 22,2018 meeting' PageT 30.A.4 Packet Pg. 497 Attachment: PARAB Meeting Minutes - June 2018 (Signed) (6598 : Parks and Recreation Advisory Board - August 15, 2018) Adjournment There being:1o firrther business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjournedby order of the Chair at 3:45 p.m. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board These minutes approved by the Board/Committee on a:rrended presented, or as Page 8 30.A.4 Packet Pg. 498 Attachment: PARAB Meeting Minutes - June 2018 (Signed) (6598 : Parks and Recreation Advisory Board - August 15, 2018)