Resolution 2005-162
RESOLUTION NO. 2005--1...62
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF COLLIER,
FLORIDA, APPROVING A TARGET PROTECTION AREA
MAILING STRATEGY FOR THE CONSERVATION
COLLIER LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAM'S THIRD
PROPERTY SELECTION CYCLE; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Collier County has recognized the need to plan for future growth and
has initiated a long-term program, known as Conservation Collier, to acquire, protect,
restore and manage environmentally sensitive lands in perpetuity and to provide public
open space for the benefit of present and future generations; and
WHEREAS, the Conservation Collier Program includes identification and
protection of Collier County's natural resources, including upland and wetland
communities, native plant communities, endemic species, endangered species habitat,
water resources, and aesthetic or other natural features; and
WHEREAS, protected lands include those that provide appropriate natural
resource-based recreational and educational opportunities, protect local water resources,
provide flood control; and
WHEREAS, the Conservation Collier Implementation Ordinance (hereafter
referred to as "Ordinance No. 2002-63" has described Target Protection Areas (TPAs);
and
WHEREAS, Section 13 (1) of Ordinance No. 2002-63 provides that county staff
will send letters of inquiry to all property owners within these Target Protection Areas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
SECTION I. Findings
It is found and declared that:
(A) The cost of a simultaneous mailing of letters to all property owners within all
Target Protection Areas will be approximately $40,000, as opposed to $320 for a
proposed third cycle mailing to criteria-based properties from identified Target
Protection Areas and other areas that meet program goals and criteria.
(B) The goal for a realistic number of properties for staff to process and for the
CCLAAC to evaluate and rank in creating the third Active Acquisition List was
originally determined to be 35 or less, but after 2 cycles of experience is
realistically approximately 25 to 30.
(e) Using estimated rates of return of positive interest generated by property owner
interest letters in both the '151 and 2nd selection cycles, it has been determined that
mailing approximately 871 interest letters will result in approximately 26 parcels
for review and ranking on the Active Acquisition List. Staff anticipates some
additional number of owner and public nominations as well.
(D) There has been a subcommittee recommendation that was unanimously approved
by CCLAAC on March 14, 2005, endorsing a strategy for a mailing outreach
effort. This strategy is to modify the broader TPA list into a more manageable
partition of that list, targeting lands within the Urban, Sending Habitat
Stewardship and Flowway Stewardship Areas TPAs. Additionally,
recommendation was made for mailing to some non-TPA parcels adjacent to
TPA lands that are likely to contain high quality environmental resources.
(E) With each successi ve mailing cycle, under current ordinance requirements,
appropriate lands within TP As shall be targeted by means of a criteria-based,
equitable distributed, phased mailing until all undeveloped properties within the
TP As have been sent an inquiry letter or all Conservation Collier funds have been
spent.
(F) The CCLAAC is authorized by Ordinance No. 2002-63 to recommend an update
to the Target Protection Areas List and selection strategy to the Board of County
Commissioners to fulfill the purposes of the Conservation Collier Program.
(G) This resolution is adopted pursuant to applicable provisions of law.
SECTION II. Be it also resolved that Collier Countv Board of Count v Commissioners
adopt the following third-cvcle Target Protection Areas outreach mailing strategv:
I. Staff shall send approximately 871 interest inquiry letters to owners of
undeveloped properties within the following areas that meet the following
criteria:
Area Objective Criteria for TPA
selection
Lands along the Immokalee Road corridor
in Township 47 S, Range 47 E, located west
of Immokalee Rd.. along the west side of 5 acres or greater Sending
I Corkscrew Sanctuary and just to the north and undeveloped (and non- TP A)
of Immokalee Road in the Corkscrew Island
Area. Area to include sod farms and
cypress strand south of the Corkscrew
neighborhood.
Any wetlands and scrub areas in the At least 50% Urban
II Immokalee urban area vegetated and
undeveloped, (and non-TPAl
III Commission District III parcels 5 acres or greater Urban, NGGE
and undeveloped (and non-TPA)
IV (al Camp Keais Strand and Undeveloped HSAlFSA
(b) Okaloacoochee Slough
2. Using a query to the eounty's GIS database, the number of parcels and acreage
involved in this interest inquiry letter mail-out using the above criteria and distributed
across TPAs is as follows:
Number of Parcels Acreage
I. Area I (Sending, Neutral. Rural Lands) 200 1,947
2. Area II (Urban and Rural Lands) 211 22,738
3. Area I II (Urban. NGGE and Neurtal) 95 7,704
4. Area IV (FSNHSAs) 365 93,569
Total 871 125,958
3. Sub~equent mail outs will include other properties from within TPAs, however, prior
to the mail out, the CeLAAC shall re-evaluate priorities for purchase to focus efforts and
will forward this recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners for its
approval.
SECTION III. Effective Date.
This Resolution adopted and made effective this 26th day of April 2005, after motion,
second and majority vote favoring same.
ATTEST:
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Item # l"A 3
Agenda Ll?l S
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Date 4.21-05
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