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Agenda 07/28/2009 Item #16E 2Agenda Item No. 16E2 July 28, 2009 Page 1 of 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Recommendation to name six acquired Conservation Collier preserves. OBJECTIVE: For the Board of County Commissioners (Board) to approve the recommended names for six acquired Conservation Collier preserves. CONSIDERATION: Conservation Collier has acquired properties that staff is currently referring to by the name of the seller or by location. In order to prepare preserves for public use, including signage, Conservation Collier would like to assign permanent names. The Conservation Collier Ordinance is silent as to the procedure for naming acquired preserves. Staff currently understands that proposed names should be coordinated through the Addressing Department in the Community Development and Environmental Services Division (CDES), the County Manager and, with his direction, the Board. County policy for naming of county -owned buildings, structures or facilities advises that facility names shall be based on the function they perform or services they provide to the public and that the specific location, including adjacent right -of -way, body of water or any prominent landmark, can be included in the name. (County naming policy provided as back -up). In addition to the policy, Collier County has an ordinance (Ord. No. 2007 -62) that governs naming of streets, developments, communities, buildings or subdivisions in Collier County. Within this ordinance, Section 14(B.1.b) states that only 5 variations of (roadways) with the same name beginning with the same word shall be permitted countywide. This is not exactly applicable, but is the substance of the direction provided by CDES. Names have been proposed by staff and by the children of the Estates Elementary School for the six (6) acquired preserves. The name proposed by the Estates Elementary School children was part of an outreach project conducted by Conservation Collier. The CDES Addressing Department's overused names list was provided to school administrators as part of the naming project. The children proposed a name beginning with the word "panther" which was not on the overused list they were given. After their proposed name was submitted, staff checked again through the CDES Addressing Department and found this name to have been recently added to the overused list. At its June 8, 2009 public meeting, the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC) was advised and requested that the children's name selection be allowed; additionally, two of the staff - suggested names were found to be on the overused list but were appealing to the CCLAAC. The CCLAAC requested that staff petition the Board of County Commissioners to allow use of these names, considering that Conservation Collier Preserves are not streets, developments, buildings or subdivisions and the likelihood of confusion of preserves with such for purposes of public safety and public safety services was minimal. The remaining names were selected to conform to the County's naming policy and were based on adjacent right of way or native plants and wildlife present. Proposed names, reason for the name and the originator of each are listed below. Those names on the overused list are highlighted: • Oetting /Freitas property — Panther Walk Preserve (the children love panthers) (Estates Elementary School children) • Malt — Shell Island Preserve (located along Shell Island Rd.) (staff) • Milano property- Alligator Flag Preserve (native plant growing on the property) (staff) • Brochu property — Limpkin Marsh Preserve (located along Limpkin Rd. and has a marsh) (staff) Agenda Item No. 16E2 July 28, 2009 Page 2 of 7 • Rivers Road property — Rivers Road Preserve (located along Rivers Rd.) (staff) • Starnes property — Caracara Prairie Preserve (has Caracaras — a listed bird species- and contains prairie) (staff) FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with naming preserves. GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with naming preserves. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: Ordinance No. 2007 -62, Section 13, provides that "no street development, community, building or subdivision where signage is used or will eventually be used in marketing, advertising or to identify ownership or geographical location shall bear the same name or an alike sounding name in the incorporated and unincorporated area of Collier County." This request conforms to Ordinance No. 2007 -62 and the adopted County -owned facility naming policy. -JBW RECOMMENDATION: That the Board approves the recommended names for the identified six acquired Conservation Collier preserves. PREPARED BY: Alexandra J. Sulecki, Coordinator, Conservation Collier Program, Department of Facilities Management Page 1 of 1 Agenda Item No. 16E2 July 28, 2009 Page 3 of 7 COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Item Number: 16E2 Item Summary: Recommendation to name six acquired Conservation Collier preserves. Meeting Date: 7/28/2009 9:00:00 AM Approved By Jennifer A. Belpedio Assistant County Attorney Date County Attorney County Attorney Office 7/6/2009 11:48 AM Approved By Melissa Hennig Environmental Specialist Date Administrative Services Facilities Management 7/6/2009 12:00 PM Approved By Skip Camp, C.F.M. Facilities Management Director Date Administrative Services Facilities Management 7/8/2009 8:41 AM Approved By Len Golden Price Administrative Services Administrator Date Administrative Services Administrative Services Admin. 7114/2009 3:29 PM Approved By OMB Coordinator OMB Coordinator Date County Manager's Office Office of Management & Budget 7/1512009 9:08 AM Approved By Jeff Klatzkow County Attorney Date County Attorney County Attorney Office 7/16/2009 10:42 AM Approved By Sherry Pryor Management & Budget Analyst Date County Manager's Office Office of Management & Budget 7/20/2009 12:05 PM Approved By Leo E. Ochs, Jr. Deputy County Manager Date Board of County County Manager's Office 712412009 3:48 PM Commissioners file: / /C: \AwendaTest \Export\ 133 -July% 2028.% 202009 \16. %2000NSENT %20AGF.Ni)A\ 1... 7/22/2009 Agenda Item No. 16E2 July 28, 2009 Page 4 of 7 COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA POLICY FOR NAMING COUNTY -OWNED BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR FACILITY I. Naming of County -Owned Building, Structure or Facility. The following is the policy of the County Manager of Collier County, Florida, regarding naming Collier County -owned buildings, structures, or other County -owned facilities. Each County -owned building, structure, or facility, or integral part therein, e.g., chapel in a hospital, hereinafter "facility," shall be named based upon the function(s) the facility performs or the services provided to the public from the facility. The specific location of the facility can, of course, be included in the name; for example, an adjacent right -of -way, body of water, or any other prominent landmark. Examples: Collier County Courthouse, Central Avenue Library, Sheriff s Annex, Tarpon Lake Park, South Pass, or Pine Ridge Road Library. II. Naming of Countv -Owned Building, Structure or Facility to Honor a Natural Person. "Natural person" means actual human being(s). The Board of County Commissioners ( "Board ") may name a County -owned facility to honor a natural person or persons, living or deceased. Examples could be "The John Jones County Courthouse," "The Bill Smith County Library," "The Mary White and Bill White Sheriffs Annex," "The Joe Green Museum," "The Jim Gallagher Pass" or "The Dan Marino Athletic Field" (provided the Athletic Facility is based upon a Substantial Financial Contribution). A. Naming A Countv -Owned Structure To Honor A Natural Person Based upon Actions and not based upon Substantial Financial Contribution(s). The natural person(s) must have, by his or her local actions (other than Substantial Financial Contribution), specifically and directly benefited Collier County, and, preferably, the specific facility, or at least the geographic area where the facility exists (or is planned to exist). (a). Fields of Endeavor. If the public achievements of the sponsored, local natural person(s) are primarily in a specific field of endeavor, that field of endeavor should have a direct and significant logical relationship to the facility. As examples: A medical facility should be Agenda Item No. 16E2 July 28, 2009 Page 5 of 7 named to honor a local physician, a local nurse, or other local practitioner in the field of medicine. A sports facility should be named in honor a local natural person associated with athletics. A nautical facility should be named to honor a local natural person associated with nautical matters. A courthouse should be named to honor a local judge, local lawyer, or a natural person directly associated with local administration of justice or local law enforcement. (b). "Specific, Direct, Local Benefit." The natural person whose name the facility is proposed to honor must have performed significant, direct local benefit to the facility or at least with regard to the site of the facility (land or water). "Significant, direct, local benefit" does not include acts by a person who has benefited Florida generally (or has generally benefited the United States) and has not rendered direct, significant local, beneficial acts to benefit Collier County, the specific facility, or at least the general geographic area of the facility. (c). Sponsorship. Each recommendation to have a County -owned structure named to honor a natural person based upon that person's local, beneficial acts (other than a Substantial Financial Contribution) may be proposed to the County Manager by any individual, any corporation, any organization or group, but only by using the attached form. (d). Application Procedure. Each application to recommend naming a County - owned facility in honor of a natural person based upon that person's local acts (not based upon a Substantial Financial Contribution) must be submitted to the County Manager by use of the attached form. Each such sponsored application, when complete, must contain the names, addresses and signatures of not less than 1,000 natural persons who reside, at least part-time, in Collier County and who agree with the recommendations of the Sponsor as stated on the form. The Sponsor's written reasons must include a brief biographical sketch as regards the proposed natural person(s) and a listing of the significant local beneficial acts performed by the local natural person, and upon which acts the Sponsor believes it is appropriate that the Board name the facility. 2 Agenda Item No. 16E2 July 28, 2009 Page 6 of 7 B. Naming A County -Owned Structure To Honor A Natural Person Based upon Substantial Financial Contribution(s). 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this policy, except the referral provisions listed below, a County - owned facility can be named in honor of a natural person(s) provided substantial sums of money or other substantial, valuable assets (such as land related to the facility or land situate elsewhere), are contributed to Collier County by, or on behalf of, such natural person(s), living or deceased, to assist Collier County, directly or indirectly, in acquiring title to the underlying land, to the facility, or to some specific, identifiable part of the facility (e.g., "The John Jones Wing of the Collier County Hospital'); provided, however, that such person has not engaged in illegal, immoral, or otherwise improper conduct. No such natural person need be a local person. 2. If a facility is named and it is thereafter discovered that the natural person unbeknownst to the County, had engaged in illegal, immoral, or otherwise improper conduct, that brings discredit upon the County, the County may in its unbridled discretion rename the facility. If a facility is named after a then living natural person and that person thereafter engages in illegal, immoral, or otherwise improper conduct, that brings discredit upon the County, the County in its unbridled discretion, may rename the facility. This discretion to rename is and shall be subject to any then existing and enforceable provision in a written agreement to which the County is then a party and wherein the County contracted away this unbridled discretion to rename the facility. C. Referrals by the County Manager. 1. If the County Manager determines that the standard form application is complete and has merit (or that the facility may appropriately be named in honor of a Substantial Financial Contributor, which does not require use of the standard form or any signatures) the County Manager shall refer the complete application, or the recommendation to name the facility to honor a Substantial Financial Contributor, for review comments and suggestions, as follows: 3 Agenda Item No. 16E2 July 28; 2009 Page 7of7 A. To the Constitutional Officer if the facility is or will be occupied by, or is or will be under the jurisdiction of, that Constitutional Officer; or to the County Division Administrator(s) if the facility is or will be occupied by, or is or will be under the jurisdiction of, the Division Administrator(s), to give each such Officer or Administrator ample opportunity to provide his or her written comments regarding the application or recommendation, including opinions why the application or recommendation is or is not appropriate. B. If the facility has historical significance, to each County - Affiliated Historical Agency or Group. 2. The County Manager may also request input from groups that, or individuals who, the County Manager believes are closely associated with the respective facility. 3. Following the above- mentioned referrals, the County Manager, with or without his (or her) recommendation for approval, may place the item on the Board's agenda for a decision on the merits by the Board. D. Financial or In -kind Contributions by the County. In all instances, any plaque or other memorial or notation to be placed on or at the County -owned facility must be approved by the County, and must be supplied and be paid for in full by others and at no cost to the County unless the Board decides in the specific case that it is appropriate and is in the public interest for the County to contribute money and/or in -kind contributions toward any such plaque, memorial or notation. III. Duration and Effect of this Policy. This policy was adopted on the l3th day of May, 2003. This policy shall continue until amended or repealed by the County Manager. James V. Mudd, County Manager Attachment: Application Form 4