DSAC Subcommittee Minutes 01/03/2019January 3, 2019
S OF THE COLLIER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE
Naples, Florida, January 3, 2019
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Collier County Development Services Advisory
Committee Subcommittee in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business
herein, met on this date at 3:30 PM in a REGULAR SESSION at the Growth
Management Department Building, Room 609/610 2800 N. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, FL
with the following persons present:
Chairman: Clay Brooker
Robert Mulhere
Chris Mitchell
Laura DeJohn
ALSO PRESENT: Caroline Cilek, Manager, Plans Review and Inspections
Richard Long, Director, Plans Reviews and Inspections
January 3, 2019
Any persons in need of the verbatim record of the meeting may request a copy of the audio recording
from the Collier County Growth Management Division building at 239-252-2400.
1. Call to order
The meeting was called to order at 3:40 p.m.
2. Florida Green Building Coalition consideration
Staff reported the meeting was convened as Commissioner Fiala requested staff to investigate the
requirements of the Florida Green Building Coalition to determine if the County should pursue any
interest in becoming a member of the organization and/or any certifications available. The
Coalition's website was made available to the members with the following noted during discussions:
• The certifications are awarded through a point system and focus on energy, water, air, land
and waste.
• Another tier is available to developers who may use the resources to improve the
environmental quality of developments. The sustainable quality of the residential
environment may be used as a marketing tool.
• A determination would need to be made on who the program would target (private
development vs. local government) and how it would be adopted/implemented (i.e. a
voluntary program for the private sector vs. strict requirements.)
• In general, the standards employed add significant cost to the development of a project with a
minimal financial benefit to the proponent.
• It may be beneficial for the BCC to request a presentation on the program to aid them in
determining if the concept should be pursued.
• Any decision to move forward would require participation by other Departments (Public
Utilities, Facilities Management, Stormwater Planning, Parks and Recreation, etc.) as the
main focus of the Coalition is outside the responsibilities assigned to the Growth
Management Division.
The Subcommittee noted:
1. There have been substantial prior efforts put forth in this arena that should be reviewed to
determine their benefits and it would be advantageous for the BCC to request a presentation
on the program to determine if it is in the County's best interest to move forward.
2. If the BCC determines to undertake the process, it would be time consuming and
consideration should be given to convening some type of Committee, Task Force, etc. to
assist in the activity.
3. The responsibilityfor the activity shouldn't fall under the Growth Management Division or
the Development Services Advisory Committee given the array of Departments who would
need to be involved in the process.
4. There is a concern the increase in cost associated with the development of any project under
the auspices of the program may not yield a significant economic benefit to the County or
others (other than a marketing tool).
5. The program may be beneficial for proposed communities in the Rural Lands Stewardship
Area where large scale mixed use projects may be developed in the future.
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by the
order of the Chair at 4:18 P.M.
January 3, 2019
COLLIER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE
These Minutes were approved by the Committee on 1"�(6N40 6 Zoh7 as presented or as
amended