RLAAOC Minutes 11/20/2000 RURAL LANDS AREA ASSESSMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
MINUTES
November 20, 2000
MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT
Stephen Bortone Ron Hamel (exc.)
Floyd Crews Grady Miars (exc.)
Rodney Harvey David Santee (exc.)
James Howard Fred Thomas (exc.)
Dawn Jantsch
Andrew Mackie
Ann Olesky
Neno Spagna
Sonya Tuten
COUNTY STAFF PRESENT
Linda Bedtelyon, Planning Technician
Mac Hatcher, Natural Resources Dept.
Bob Mulhere, AICP, Planning Director
Marjorie Student, Assistant County Attorney
OTHERS PRESENT
Tim Durham Tom Jones
Mark Morton Amanda Stein
Mike Taylor
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was held at Corkscrew Middle School, 1165 Oil Well road (C.R. 858),
Naples, Florida, with a quorum present. The meeting was called to order by Bob
Mulhere at approximately 6:30 p.m. Dawn Jantsch accepted a motion by Bob Mulhere
to act as chairperson; committee members approved, 8:0.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Dawn Jantsch led a motion to approve the minutes of October 16, 2000 and Sonya
Tuten seconded the approval with exception to note that Floyd Crews was absent with
excuse. Motions pass approved, 8:0.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Dawn Jantsch motioned to approve the meeting agenda and the committee passed the
motion unanimously, 8:0.
OLD BUSINESS
Discussion to elect a committee chairperson resulted in a motion by Ann Olesky to
nominate Ron Hamel, seconded by Sonya Tuten. Committee members passed the
motion, 9:0, pending acceptance of the nomination. The committee also decided to
appoint Dawn Jantsch and Fred Thomas as acting co-chairs, and Dawn accepted the
nomination.
Tim Durham of WilsonMiller re-capped a shortened version of the data collection Power
Point presentation given to the committee on October 16th. WilsonMiller will be
submitting data to the county for copying into binder form. Bob Mulhere comments that
a web-site link is in the works, to make available all the information thus gathered by the
Rural Lands Committee, as well as WilsonMiller. The site should be operational in a
month's time. Bob also advised the committee to refer to the Growth Management Plan
objectives and policies for addressing countywide minimum standards for wetlands,
habitats, and wildlife protection. He asks that the committee be prepared to offer
suggestions and comments at the next meeting, as staff is to begin drafting GOP
language for BCC presentation. Bob also suggests the possibility of a joint meeting of
the Rural Lands, Rural Fringe Area Assessment Committees, the EAC, and the public in
early 2001 to generate dialogue to meet the requirements of the Final Order.
NEW BUSINESS
The resignation of J. Richard Smith in September has left a total of two vacancies
(including Barbara Berry's) on the Rural Lands Committee. Bob Muihere will contact
Sue Filson, Administrative Assistant to the BCC to ask the board to make appointments
to fill the open seats.
FUTURE MEETING DATES
The committee decided to keep its' standing meeting the 3rd Monday of each month.
The next meeting will be held December 18th at 6:30 p.m. at Corkscrew Middle School.
Because of the county's observance of Martin Luther King Day on Monday, January 15,
2001, the next scheduled meeting will be held on January 22, 2001, at Corkscrew Middle
School. Dawn Jantsch advised committee members to contact Linda Bedtelyon at the
county Planning Services Department a week in advance of the scheduled meetings in
an effort to establish a quorum.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
No one responded to the call for public comment.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was motioned to adjourn at 7:06 p.m. and the motion carried, 9:0.
A taped and hard copy of these minutes, when approved in final form, are available at the Clerk
of Courts, Minutes and Records Office, Building F, Collier County Government Complex