Recap 10/03/2005 W
eT County
Board of County Commissioners &
Collier County Legislative Delegation
Pre-2006 Legislative Session Workshop
Monday, October 3, 2005
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Aaenda
I. Discussion about Collier County's Proposed 2006 State
Legislative Priorities
· Growth Management Glitch Bill (SB 360) - Senate
Report on Growth Management Glitch Bill
Released in September; House Report Expected
Soon - Rep. Mike Davis
· Water Glitch Bill (SB 444) - Rep. Mike Davis will
Comment on Glitches Transmitted by County to
State
· Gas Tax Indexing
· Partial-Year Assessments
· DJJ Cost Shift and Quarterly Reconciliations
· Beach Access
· Affordable Housing
· Annexation
· Local autonomy to impose discretionary sales tax
referendum
· Transportation funding tied to seat belt use
· County park ranger to use Special Master process
· 311 funding
· 211 service (human services information hotline)
· Data privacy
· Homestead Property Assessments (Collier County
opposed)
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II. Update on Florida Association of Counties (FAC) Growth
Management/Impact Fee Advisory Work Group Meetings
- Commissioner Frank Halas
III. Governor's Impact Fee Review Task Force -
Commissioner Frank Halas (who attended Sept. 23
meeting in Orlando)
IV. FAC's Legislative Policy Committee Meetings Oct. 5-7 at
Amelia Island Plantation - Jim Mudd, County Manager
V. Southwest Florida Consortium 2006 State Legislative
Priorities - Jim Mudd, County Manager (Consortium
includes Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota, Charlotte and
Hendry counties)
Priorities
· Oppose portability of homestead exemptions
· Support extending FRS "Drop" Program for
existing participants an additional 5 years
· Support gas tax indexing
· Support mandatory statewide seat belt law to
increase federal transportation funding
· Support additional funding for red tide/red drift
algae research
Monitoring
· Growth Management Glitch Bill (58 360)
· Impact Fee Reform
· Any Eminent Domain Legislation
VI. Southwest Florida Consortium Day in Tallahassee on
March 23 - Jim Mudd, County Manager
VII. BCC Selection of J. Keith Arnold & Associates as Collier
County's State Lobbyist - Jim Mudd, County Manager
VIII. Communications
IX. Public Comment
X. Adjournment
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