CCPC Minutes 10/31/2019October 31, 2019
TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE
COLLIER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
Naples, Florida, October 31, 2019
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Collier County Planning Commission, in and for the
County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 9:00 a.m., in REGULAR SESSION in
Building "F" of the Government Complex, East Naples, Florida, with the following members present:
Mark Strain, Chairman
Karen Homiak, Vice Chair
Edwin Fryer, Secretary
Patrick Dearborn
Karl Fry
Stan Chrzanowski,
Environmental
Joe Schmitt, Environmental
ABSENT: Tom Eastman, Collier County School Board Representative
ALSO PRESENT:
Raymond V. Bellows, Zoning Manager
Nancy Gundlach, Principal Planner
Jeffrey Klatzkow, County Attorney
Heidi Ashton-Cicko, Managing Assistant County Attorney
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PROCEEDINGS
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the October 31st meeting of the Collier
County Planning Commission. It's a special out -of -sequence meeting to try to catch up on some backlog of
reviews that we have.
We'll start out, if everybody will please rise for Pledge of Allegiance.
(The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you.
Roll call by the secretary, please.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Mr.Eastman?
(No response.)
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Mr. Chrzanowski?
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Present.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Mr. Fry?
COMMISSIONER FRY: Here.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'm here.
Chairman Strain?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Here.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Vice Chair Homiak?
COMMISSIONERHOMIAK: Here.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Mr. Schmitt?
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Here.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Mr. Dearborn?
COMMISSIONER DEARBORN: Here. Go Nationals.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Mr. Chair, we have a quorum of seven.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you. Now, is that one of those MAGA hats I keep reading about?
COMMISSIONER DEARBORN: No. Nationals hat.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: What s a MAGA hat?
COMMISSIONER DEARBORN: No comment.
MAGA, Mr. Chairman.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: What's a MAGA hat?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Make America Great Again.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Oh, it's an acronym. I never even thought of that. Okay.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKL A MAGA hat is --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I was trying to figure out what the news was constantly saying about these
MAGA hats. What's a MAGA hat? I thought for Halloween everybody would have one.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: For a big head.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Oh, okay.
That brings us to the addenda to the agenda. Everything on today's agenda is continued from prior
meetings.
So we don't have any other changes to the agenda. And with that, we'll move on to the other -- move
right into the Planning Commission absences.
Jeremy Frantz, there's been a request for a special evening meeting to fast track an LDC change, and
maybe Jeremy can explain to us what the change is about a little bit and talk to us about time frames. I had met
with Jeremy, and I suggested before we hear it, it needs to go out to the stakeholders since it's site specific, and
that he allow enough time for that to happen before it comes to us. Jeremy?
MR. FRANTZ: Sure. Jeremy Frantz, for the record, with the Zoning Division.
The amendment that we're trying to move along at a kind of a quick pace is related to the Board's
invitation to negotiate related to the golf course out in Golden Gate City. There has been, you know, just the
beginnings of putting this amendment together, so we don't necessarily have a draft for review, but we're looking
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at modifying the restaurant seating limits that are accessory to a golf course in the golf course zoning district.
And we're trying to get the amendment to the Board for their first hearing in December.
So we're hoping for a Planning Commission meeting that would occur sometime in late November. Of
course, we've got the holiday to work around, but also it could push that meeting into the first week of December
and just report directly to the Board what the Planning Commission recommendations are.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And that could be -- that would be an evening meeting.
MR. FRANTZ: Yes, I'm sorry, an evening meeting after 5:00 p.m.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: If you could schedule it around the ability to get some input from the public like
we normally do on LDC amendments, I think that would be helpful for this board to know.
And then the only other thing I want to suggest is, if it's under the golf course section, that means
whatever you're changing could apply in any GC portion of the property. That's 100 -plus acres and the
bulk --majority of that property borders residential. The uses that are being considered would be increasing
intensity, which is obviously why it's going to have an evening meeting.
How would we -- depending on the input you get from the community, under an LDC amendment, what
is the philosophy on how we can tailor that to limitations? Because we're actually doing something in the LDC
which we frown on the public sector -- private sector trying to do this, but now we're trying to do it just for one
site. I mean, isn't there abetter way to do it than trying to change an LDC amendment and make it into a
customized -- what it would normally be, like a language in a conditional use or something?
MR. FRANTZ: The LDC, yeah, does allow for a restaurant over 150 seats as a conditional use in the
golf course zoning district. The Board, at the October 22nd meeting, did request this specific change to the LDC.
So I can bring -- any potential, if we want to call them, development standards or any other changes, I can bring
that to them for their consideration.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: But how do we put that in the LDC? I mean, we don't do that for the private
sector. How would we tailor an LDC section to be for a project that we -- when it's -- that's not what the LDC's
for.
MR. FRANTZ: Gotcha. Well, yeah, I mean, you know, I'm beginning to look at the amendment, trying
to tie it more to, like, an economic development scenario or redevelopment area, you know, kind of philosophy
rather than looking at a specific site.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Right, which -- that's what I'm trying to get at. If you find a better way to do it,
then -- because, generally, the LDC applies countywide. And I know we're trying to make it very specific, but in
doing so, we might want to see stipulations to protect the interests of the adjoining residential properties. And
based on that, I'd certainly like you to think about that before you come to us so we can get it to the Board without
having to go back and forth with staff, you know, like they're asking.
MR. FRANTZ: Okay.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So, I mean, that's just a heads -up. And the rest of the board members haven't
seen as much of it as I have.
Okay. So with that, there will be a request from Jeremy's office to coordinate an evening meeting after
he figures out how much time and dates that are available. I'm just giving you -all a heads -up. It will be just for
that item; is that right?
MR. FRANTZ: That's right, yeah.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. And anything else you want to add, Jeremy?
MR. FRANTZ: No, that's all.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Do you want us to look at our calendars?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: No, because I don't know what dates are going to work for Jeremy. Unless
you -all -- I -- we normally have -- especially site-specific LDC amendments, the stakeholders, whether
it's -- usually it's not a NIM. It's usually a stakeholder, but people are informed of the change in the immediate
area.
And this is the Golden Gate Golf Course, so I had suggested to Jeremy, why don't you see if you can do
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an informal meeting with the residents there. There's only-- it's easy. They're limited. See if we canjust get
their input before the meeting. I thought that would be helpful, and he thought so, too. Well, I think bethought
SO.
MR. FRANTZ: Yeah. We can make an effort to do some outreach in whatever form we can make that
happen in a short period of time.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Or at least let them know -- figure out a date that we're going to be here
and let the people in that area know. A lot of people don't read that typeset in the newspaper. So it may -- some
way of notifying them beyond that would be -- maybe that's a solution. But at least we've got to let the public
know that this is going to happen.
MR. FRANTZ: Yeah. We can do something like that. And if you -all are looking at your calendars
today, if we're shooting for that first week of December, looking at this meeting room, it doesn't look like there's
anything scheduled for the evenings during that week if you -all want to.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: For us? First week in December for us?
MR. FRANTZ: Right.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Let me look real quick and see what mine has. If you guys -- if you've got
your calendars with you.
MR. FRANTZ: I misspoke. It does look like on Monday, December 2nd, there is an evening meeting
already scheduled in this room.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah. My evenings work during that time frame, so I'm good.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: So it would be, perhaps, Tuesday or Wednesday?
MR. FRANTZ: That would work for me, if we would have a quorum.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'm open both of those evenings.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: I'm good, at least for now.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody else know if they're not?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: We'll make it work. There will be enough -- we'll have a quorum one way or
another.
MR. FRANTZ: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you, Jeremy. Appreciate it.
All of us were sent -- oh, the next regular meeting of the Planning Commission is November 7th, and it
will be --don't know yet how long of a meeting it will be. Kind of what I wanted to mention to you -all, that is
the wrap-up for Rivergrass. I would like it to be the wrap-up and finish -up, and I asked that all of you --we have
two items on our list of issues we wanted to talk about.
One is we haven't gone over the SRA document, so we'll kind of walk through that. It's like a PUD
document, and there maybe questions from languages in the LDC and GMP. If there are, that's fine. We'll go
over those next.
Then I'd like to wrap it up with any unanswered questions that we've picked up over the length of time
this thing's been going on that we still have. And if you could have your questions ready for the meeting so we
can move through it quickly, that would be helpful. I'd like to see us finish that on the 7th of November.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Chairman?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'm up to date on the material I've received, but, of course, this assumes that
we're not going to be receiving any more substantive material.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That was next my discussion. And Heidi and I talked. She has a document
prepared that is the most recent package, I believe, that's been assembled, to go with it. And I -- she asked me if I
thought it would be beneficial for us to get at with -- like we normally do, and I suggested it probably would be,
not necessarily the one we'll be reading off of, but it would be the one that would be most likely to get to where
we need to go.
Heidi?
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MS. ASHTON-CICKO: I have a draft of the resolution that, whether approved or denied, will be what
would be proposed to the Board of County Commissioners. So I will be circulating the resolution that had the
SRA document, the master plan. It's got the NRI index assessment and a credit agreement attached. So it's
about 50 pages. But that is accumulation of the final product based on the changes that have been made so far.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: As long as there are no changes from the latest tranche of materials that
have been sent, we don't need a redline. But if there were any changes, a redline would be essential.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: Well, I can create a redline, but the changes that are made is to change the
square footage, and as a result of changing the square footage, the credits change. So that's primarily what the
changes are. And the other thing is to make the changes to the deviations that has already been presented --
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Well, then just a cover note would do it.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: -- final form, and then the other change is to reduce, under the deviation, there
was recreation center from 50,000 to 30,000 as part of a deviation. Those are the changes made thus far
depending on what changes the Planning Commission has, if any.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I am up to date on all the materials that have been sent.
MR. KLATZKOW: You'll get a redline.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. That is the -- go ahead.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Mark? Heidi? Heidi, I would just point out, that document, 50 pages is
entirely unacceptable. We have a 1,000 -page minimum hereon the Planning Commission --
COMMISSIONERDEARBORN: Second.
COMMISSIONER FRY: -- for the record.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: There's also a DCA, I believe, that's separate, I believe, but that will be another
item that's presented.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Does anybody know if -- I know, Joe, you're not going to be here on the
7th.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Not the 7th.
CHAIIZMAN STRAIN: Anybody else not going to be here on the 7th?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And I would expect hopefully we can finish this in on the morning of the 7th.
And I'm not sure if there's anything else scheduled yet for the afternoon, but we'll play that by ear. We'll give it a
best try we can
COMMISSIONER FRYER: There is. I saw the agenda this morning.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, no, there's some changes to it now circulating as of yesterday.
MR. BELLOWS: There's always changes.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Oh. So there may end up just being one item?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay.
CHA]RMAN STRAIN: Approval of minutes. They were --we were all sent minutes electronically.
Does anybody have any changes? If not, is there a motion?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'll move approval of those minutes.
COMMISSIONERDEARBORN: Second.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Made and second. Discussion? All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Aye.
COMMISSIONERSCHMITT: Aye.
COMMISSIONERDEARBORN: Aye.
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CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Motion carries 7-0.
BCC report and recaps, Ray.
MR. BELLOWS: Yes. The Board of County Commissioners met on October 22nd, and they had two
items continued: The Courthouse Shadows and companion Growth Management Plan were continued to their
11/12 BCC meeting, as well as the Orange Blossom Ranch PUD.
They did hear LDC amendments, which, I believe, were approved on the summary agenda and
that -- those LDC amendments were for the airport noise zones and fueling facility signage.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Thank you.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Mr. Chairman, I'm going to ask, if I may, for a clarification. And I know
Mr. Yovanovich is here, and he may have the answer if staff doesn't. But how exactly in the Allura matter did
the Board come down with respect particularly to essential services personnel?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: If staff is available to know that answer. If you're not, by next meeting could
you have -- by next week, could you give us that answer?
MR. BELLOWS: Yeah. I'm not totally sure how the final vote went down.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: 1 thought I knew, but I'm not -- we'll just see. Pd rather you guys tell us
officially, because I didn't catch it all. I heard it --
MR. BELLOWS: We'll provide an email response to that question.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Does that work?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Yes, yeah. I thought I knew as well, but in a conversation with
Mr. Yovanovich, he and I do not have the same recollection as to what happened.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. That takes us to Chairman's report, and I do have one issue to discuss
under Chairman's report, and that is, one of the things that was continued that Ray just said was Orange Blossom
Ranch. It came to the Planning Commission. It received a majority vote of denial, and the applicant has
requested to bring it back to the Planning Commission.
And I talked to Jeff. There is no reconsideration process necessarily for the Planning Commission, so it's
really up to what we want to do.
I don't know when it would be brought back, but I requested that if it be brought back, it be done when we
don't have seven or eight things already calendared and that it doesn't push anything else out of sequence and
there's adequate time for whatever changes there are to be heard -- reviewed by staff and the County Attorney's
Office. And I believe the applicant was fine with those criteria.
Again, it's something unique. I don't think -- we rarely have something like this happen. My opinion,
just so you know, if someone's willing to try to make a project more compatible or better, then I don't know why
you wouldn't want to hear it, but I'll leave that up to the rest of you.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I agree with that. I would want to know --I'd want some assurance from
someone that there have been substantial changes made so that it's not just trotting the same thing out almost
identical to what we saw before, because that's a waste of time.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, Mr. Yovanovich is here, so maybe he can answer that question.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Good morning. For the record, Rich Yovanovich.
I wouldn't want to waste your time either, so we believe the changes that we're making are substantial and
address comments from both the community as well as Planning Commissioners, and we'd like the opportunity to
present them to you first instead of just going right to the Board of County Commissioners.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Fair enough.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Everybody in agreement we can reschedule it?
(No verbal response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. So, Ray, you've heard the basic criteria.
MR. BELLOWS: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Could you get it scheduled to fit that criteria, whatever timeframe works?
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MR. BELLOWS: Yeah. I'm planning that something like that would be an official re -submittal, and
we'll set the 30 -day review clock and route it through the entire review staff again.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: We want it done right.
MR. BELLOWS: Yes.
CHAIItMAN STRAIN: And this idea that things come through and don't get all the review, we've got to
stop that.
MR. BELLOWS: No. This will come in as a re -submittal.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. That works.
Okay. With that, we have no items on the consent agenda, and we have, one, two, three, four,
five -- seven items for today's regular agenda. We'll start on the first one.
***It's Public Hearing 9AL This has been continued from September 5th, October 3rd, and to today,
October 31st. And it actually is not a Planned Unit Development. It's a -- it should be a CP after the PL, but it's
a transmittal for a Comprehensive Plan amendment. PL20180002804, and it's for the Hammock Park Mixed Use
Planned Unit Development.
All those -- well, we don't need -- this is legislative, so we don't need swearing in and we don't need
disclosure, if I'm not mistaken.
Heidi?
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: For the first one it's a GMP amendment, which is legislative, so no swearing in.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. With that, we'll move right into the presentation by the applicant.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Good morning. For the record, Rich Yovanovicb.
We're here today for a Growth Management Plan amendment on approximately -- well, it's in Activity
Center No. 7, which is located at the four quadrants of Rattlesnake Hammock and Collier Boulevard.
The requested Growth Management Plan amendment is applicable to the roughly 19 acres outlined in
yellow, which is currently zoned Hammock Park PUD.
With me today to present the petition and answer any questions are David Torres and Gary Haines with
Wilton Land Company, the owner of the property; Alexis Crespo, Jeremy Arnold, and Lindsay Robin with
Waldrop Engineering; Norm Trebilcock, our transportation consultant; Shane Johnson with Passarella &
Associate, our environmental consultant; and Russ Weyer, who did our market analysis.
On the visualizer -- I'll briefly go over the location of the property in the request, and then Alexis will
come up and get into some of the greater details related to the request and the backup information and data to
support our request.
On the yellow that, again, is roughly 19 acres that that is applicable to. It's within the urban fringe
which, as you all know, has a base density of 1.5 units per acre and it can go to 2.5 unit per acre through the
acquisition of TDRs.
Our request is to allow up to 265 apartments on this same property within the trip cap that was previously
approved within the existing commercial PUD, which Hammock Park is a commercial PUD.
Alexis will go into the greater details as to the availability of infrastructure to serve the project, and we
can answer any questions you may have.
This is -- as an apartment complex, your staff is recognizing that there still is need for market -rate units.
We're getting closer to the point of where we'll meet the need, but there's still a need, and your staff is
recommending approval.
And with that, I'll turn it over to Alexis to go through some of the details, and we'll be available to answer
any questions you may have. I know Mr. Fryer has some questions, but if we can go through -- and others I'm
sure will have as well, but hopefully we'll answer many, if not all, of them through our presentation. But if you
can hold your questions till then, we'd appreciate it but, otherwise, if you want to ask questions, ask them when
you want to. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Thank you.
MS. CRESPO: Thank you. Good morning. Alexis Crespo with Waldrop Engineering representing the
applicant.
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And I also want to thank the Commission for holding the special meeting for us. We know you've had a
busy couple of months, so we appreciate you making the time.
As Rich has noted, the request before you today is a site-specific text amendment to the Growth
Management Plan to allow for 265 apartment units. It says multifamily on your screen, but these would be
limited to apartment rentals through our companion amendment to the PUD zoning district. The amendment
would also allow for commercial uses to occur on the property, allowing for a true mixed-use project within your
activity center, which is intended for this type of mix of uses.
One thing we want to walk you through today is that Activity Center 7 and specifically the east quadrants
of this activity center are the only -- one of two activity centers out of all 19 within your county that don't allow
for the 16 units per acre inherent to your activity centers.
And these were set up to allow for dense, intense development at your arterial intersections where you
have adequate public services and facilities to support those types of growth patterns and to preclude densities
from entering established lower density areas throughout the county, is also preventing strip commercialization.
So clustering, higher density, and higher intensity into these activity centers is a broad goal of your
Growth Management Plan. And due to changes in this specific area of the county and in this specific activity
center, since it was adopted many years ago, we believe increasing the density on this site is appropriate, and we'll
walk you through that.
One thing to note when introducing a residential use within a mixed-use activity center is, are we
removing much-needed commercial land uses from this activity center and preventing buildout of this area in a
way that is needed to support goods and services and retail uses for the general area? And we have done that
analysis as part of this application. And upon approval of the multifamily portion of this project, you'll still have
over 90 acres of available vacant commercial lands in addition to what is built there today in terms of the Publix,
the ALF at the southwest corner as well to support long-term commercial needs within this area.
We've also addressed through our application the demonstrated market demand for apartment -rental
housing to support the growth of Collier County. This is supported by our --Russ Weyer's analysis submitted
with the application as well as your county staff s independent analysis and inventory that they're keeping track of
almost on a monthly basis as new apartment projects come online.
So with that, we believe this amendment is strongly supported by the appropriateness of this request in
relation to that Urban Residential Fringe, the changing conditions since that land -use category was adopted in
1989, 30 years ago, the commercial availability within the activity center, the demand for apartment housing, as
well as compatibility with the surrounding uses and why this is an appropriate location for additional density.
We know you've spent a lot of meetings and a lot of time looking at the framework of planning in Collier
County and how the county has historically managed rural lands in the urban rural interface. The Urban
Residential Fringe category was created upwards of 30 years ago, 1989.
You can see from the aerial the world was very different at that time. There were no impact fees in
Collier County to support growth outside of established urban areas. Collier Boulevard/County Road 951 was
not a six -lane facility. This was prior to a lot of the great acquisition efforts by the county and the state in the
eastern portion of the county to ensure the rural areas were under permanent conservation.
This was also prior to development of other key tools, such as your Rural Fringe Mixed Use District and
the Hacienda Lakes MPUD, which was approved in 2001.
Another thing you'll note when looking at this slide and the changes that have occurred over the decades
in this area is Lely Resort. That was approved in the late -- mid/late '80s. It was just starting to develop around
this time when this aerial was taken in the early '90s, and today it is approaching buildout, and that's another key
part of what supports this amendment in terms of the units that have not been built out within that community
based on what was approved in the original DRI.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Before you change that previous slide -- and I don't mean to interrupt your
presentation, but I have to because something doesn't seem right. That rectangle is not where I believe you
intend it to be.
MS. CRESPO: You are correct. We were shifting things around, and my rectangle was moved. It
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should be further to the right.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That little yellow rectangle's supposed to be your project, yeah, which should be
at 951 and Rattlesnake Hammock, yeah.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: I was just looking at my map, too. I'm going, wait a minute, that's not
what I read. Okay. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, now that we're all in the same location, we're good.
MS. CRESPO: I apologize for that error, but, yes, it would be immediately east of Rattlesnake
Hammock.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Could you make sure you send all this to us, or to the planners so we have a
copy of it since you're putting it on record?
MS. CRESPO: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you.
MS. CRESPO: It is correct on this next slide.
COMM[SSIONER SCHMITT: Okay.
MS. CRESPO: Helps me bounce back from that.
Okay. So today the world is very different. This is a2018 aerial. You can see Hacienda Lakes starting
to develop to the south of Rattlesnake Hammock and filling into the east of the project. The roadway system has
significantly expanded, including the six-laning of Collier Boulevard. You have an impact fee program in place
to manage growth and ensure facilities are coming online commensurate with development.
You also have continued pressure to move out east to accommodate continued growth in Collier County.
People want to live here. There's continued influx of population, and the areas, as you can see on the left-hand
side, are urbanized areas along the coast, are filling in and finding locations to accommodate. The growth in the
county is putting more pressure on lands to the east.
Lely is also approaching buildout with significantly less units than planned. I had just alluded to that.
The DRI had over 10,000 units approved originally. Stock Development, through the San Marino PUD, which
you reviewed several years ago, took some units out of that in order to support their development further north of
this project site.
But today there's approximately 8,500 units approved and, per their latest monitoring report, they have
only utilized 5,500 of those units. So even with some redevelopment of sites within the project, its clear that that
project will develop at approximately 1,500 to even 2,000 units under what was originally envisioned for the area.
There's also a significant increased demand, as has been well documented, for workforce, essential
service provider housing, and you've seen that through many of your recent applications.
So just to have the side-by-side frame, we want to focus on the Urban Residential Fringe, which is to the
right of the yellow urban rural boundary line. This was a transition area back in 1989 to allow for densities and
intensities to step down as you move east. Today we have the Hacienda Lakes development approved to our
east, which is providing for that transition.
We have a lack of development and approved PUDs that have not been realized, and providing for these
locations for infill development at prime arterial intersections is very different today than it was when the land -use
category was established in the late'80s.
And just to further that point, you can see the green arrow there providing for the transition intended by
urban residential fringe between the urban rural boundary and the project site.
So looking a little bit closer at Activity Center 7, we are in the northeast quadrant. The western portions
are permitted 16 units per acre. So you go immediately across the street, and you can have that activity center
density that you wanted to locate along your arterial intersection.
The northwest quadrant has had no multifamily or residential uses developed. It's a Publix shopping
center with some medical and banking outparcels, and it encroaches into the Naples Lakes community, obviously,
with single-family/multifamily golf course uses.
On the southwest side of the quadrant, also allowed up to 16 units per acre with one project developed on
approximately five acres having 300 units. So that's Sierra Meadows.
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So the potential multifamily that could have gone on this activity center on the west side of the road has
not been realized through the buildout of the western quadrants of the site; therefore, allowing for some of that
demanded housing to occur on the east side with the protections in place for transition and adequate public
infrastructure makes a lot of sense based upon the buildout over the years.
Looking at the commercial lands, I noted that upon approval of the 265 units and using that land area of
this 19 -acre site, there will still be adequate available commercial lands to support the buildout of this activity
center.
To the north of the site you have a Planned Unit Development approved for 100,000 square feet of
commercial uses, and the tracts to the north of that are conventionally C4 zoned lands also within the activity
center allowing commercial uses.
To our east we have the McMullen MPUD, which is approved for 185,000 square feet of nonresidential
uses. That is owned or under control by the applicant, a demonstration of their vested interest in this area, the
county, not only via Hacienda Lakes but also owning the McMullen and subject site at this intersection.
To the south we have 50 acres in Hacienda Lakes allowed for commercial uses, upwards of 92,000 square
feet, as well as hotel uses, and to the west there are still remaining undeveloped outparcels to the -- around the
Discovery Village project at the southwest corner of the intersection.
So, in sum, upon conversion of a portion of the site for multifamily, there will still be about half a million
square feet of available vacant commercial development within Activity Center 7.
Russ Weyer is here. He prepared the apartment demand study that accompanied this application. He's
reviewed staffs latest numbers, I believe issued in August of 2019. With this project, assuming it is approved
and also assuming Courthouse Shadows is approved, there's still more than a thousand apartments demanded in
Collier County to provide for the housing needs of essential service workers and other folks at that income level.
We are agreeing through our PUD document that we would bring back to you at the time of adoption that
the units will be rental apartment units. They would not be for -sale condo product.
As part of our application, we submitted all the required data and analysis to demonstrate potable water,
sanitary sewer, roadway infrastructure services in terms of EMS. Schools are available to serve the population
that would be generated by the 265 units.
A key point that David noted at our neighborhood information meeting is these rooftops will help drive
development of those undeveloped commercial parcels within this activity center. So we believe that's another
important component of this request is putting the population in place to allow for buildout of this activity center
with all the uses that folks in surrounding communities would like to see.
This is an ideal location for infill mixed-use development based upon our relative lack of surrounding
low-density neighbors. And the site is also adjacent to major employers. So just going back to that aerial, I
want to note that we are very close to Physicians Regional Hospital to our south, we're well connected by a
multi -use path that could connect future residents of this site with that employment center. We have FS W
College in Lely Resort.
Also, less than a mile from this site we have assisted living facilities also west of Collier Boulevard
providing nearby employment opportunities. The future development of business park and commercial uses and
Hacienda Lakes provides employment within walking distance of the site, and then we have those essential
service workers in schools in Lely as well as the sheriff station and the library site all proximate to the property.
We did conduct or neighborhood information meeting in June of 2019 and also met with the East Naples
Civic Association. They did not express concems about the requested density. They were looking to have more
sit-down quality restaurants and were wondering why the commercial is taking so long to develop at this specific
intersection. So those were the majority of the comments received at those meetings.
Based upon that feedback, we would like to bring you back with the PUD a commitment that with the 265
multifamily units, we would commit to a minimum of 20,000 square feet of commercial uses so that this would be
a true mixed-use project with a minimum amount of commercial, and of that, 5,000 square feet would be a sit-
down or quality restaurant just meeting what we've heard at our neighborhood information meeting.
So to wrap up our direct presentation, the proposed amendment will address the gaps that you currently
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have in providing for housing for the workforce in this area of the county. There's over a thousand apartment
units still needed even after approval of this amendment. This would allow for mixed-use development to occur
in your activity centers, which is exactly what your Growth Management Plan is directing you to do via the
adopted goals, objectives, and policies.
This will help to reduce development pressures on rural areas and, as we walk you through some of the
history and how this area of the county has developed with Hacienda Lakes with the infrastructure and with the
underdevelopment in Lely, the transition will exist as intended by Urban Residential Fringe and allowing for
site-specific density in this location. It's consistent with what the county is looking to achieve on a broad basis.
With that, the whole team is here to answer any questions you may have.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Questions from the Planning Commission? Joe, then Ned, then Karl.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Just to clarify. I know you stated it, but if approved, there's a
commensurate reduction in the square footage for commercial.
MS. CRESPO: Yes.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: The only other comment I have is you are not --you're just changing a
portion of the Comp Plan language, but I do note that there is pretty significant commercial authorized of no
personal indoor self -storage, various contractor and building construction trade specialists, and those kind of
things.
I think it's in the best interest to -- I believe we're oversaturated with indoor self -storage, and especially in
that part of the county. I don't think this area --in this area, with the apartment buildings and the reduction in
square footage, my recommendation is that you would have a condition on -- in your PUD that this area would not
be another self -storage area. I just --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: They're not asking for self -storage.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: It's in the --it's in the language. It is authorized for the entire site.
MR. YOVANOVICH: And it's authorized for your entire activity center.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Activity center.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Mr. Schmitt, when we comeback to the PUD at the next round, assuming we get
a next round, we're prepared to address that as part of --
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: I just wanted to make sure you had my thoughts on the record. I know
we're not striking that language, but --
MR. YOVANOVICH: Well, we can't, because it affects a lot more people than us.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Correct, correct. It's the entire activity center. But future reference.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I couldn't figure out --
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: No. I just wanted to make sure they knew what my thoughts are.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I understand, and it's good for the record. Go ahead, Ned, then Karl.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Thank you. I raised some questions or issues with Mr. Yovanovich and
had, I think, a good conversation with him that I hope the Commission will see as beneficial to the application.
The first has to do with essential services personnel, and the second has to do with TDRs. Would you outline
what your client's willing to do, sir.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Let's talk about two things: First of all, if Terri will stop typing, I have to admit
your memory of Allura was better than my memory of Allura. You can start typing again.
What my -- let's do the TDRs first.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay.
MR. YOVANOVICH: As you know, under the existing Growth Management Plan provisions, there's
the base density of 1.5, and you can get to 2.5 with the acquisition of TDRs. We would commit to basically
acquiring one TDR per acre as part of the 265 -unit apartment complex. So roughly 19 TDRs would be part of
those 265 units put together with the base density of 1.5.
I know you want to know what happened in Altura, I'm assuming for purposes of this, and I do have the
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Altura PUD in front of me. In the Altura PUD, the commitment was to initially market to essential service
personnel 55 of the 304 apartment units, and it would be for a period of 45 days during the initial lease -up; and
then so forth as each unit became available, we would initially market to ESP personnel. Of those 55 units-- so
that equates to -- bear with me. I wrote down the percentages.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: One-sixth, something like that.
MR. YOVANOVICH: I wrote them down, but -- I think it was 28 percent -- 18 percent was the 55, and
then --so that equated to the 55. If you did the same thing here, it would be 48 of the 265 units being initially
marketed to that.
Altura went one step further and income restricted 31 of those 55 at the 80 percent or less income
category. If you were to do that same percentage --that was 10 percent --it would be 26.5, rounding up to 27 if
you applied the same income thresholds here.
I know there's been some discussion about a potential concern that the 80 percent number might be too
low for some of the essential service personnel providers, like nurses and firefighters and sheriffs deputies, and
maybe the 100 percent threshold might be more appropriate.
I think, if you're leaning that way, Mr. Fryer, as we discussed, I'd like to leave that issue open, if you're
going to income restrict 10 percent of the units, to hopefully the adoption hearing, because I don't have the data on
average incomes for nurses and firefighters and sheriffs deputies right now to know whether the 80 percent
number was a good number or the 100 percent number was abetter number. I just don't know. So I'd like to
leave that open, if we can.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: In our discussions --I guess this is for the County Attorney. Incur
discussions about 80 percent or some other number, the affordable housing numbers, are we limited to those
percentages, or could we talk, like, 90 percent of median income if we thought that that better captured essential
services personnel?
MR. KLATZKOW: You could, but I think I'd defer that to Cormac as to whether or not that's a wise
idea.
MR. GIBLIN: Goad morning. Cormac Giblin, Housing and Grant Development manager, for the
record.
The Board, through its adoption of the Community Housing Plan a couple of years ago, did specify some
very specific income level targets, and it syncs up our code, our Land Development Code, with state statute and
with federal guidelines regarding housing affordability. Those are the 50 percent threshold, the 80 percent
threshold, and the 120 percent threshold.
We, additionally, have another threshold here called gap housing at 140 percent, but that was --
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Where did the 100 come from?
MR. GIBLIN: We did not propose 100.
MR. YOVANOVICH: I did. And the concernwas if we were to goat 100 percent of the median
income, 120 percent, I believe Mr. Giblin was concerned that those were really market -rate units and we were not
addressing people who had some income -related issues. So we split the difference between the 80 and 120 --
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Oh, okay.
MR. YOVANOVICH: --and capped ourselves at the 100 when we were discussing Altura.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I see. Sorry to interrupt.
MR. GIBLIN: But Altura is at 80 percent.
MR. YOVANOVICH: That's what ultimately got approved, but we were talking about 100 percent
when we were before the Planning Commission at the time.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Thankyou.
So I like the direction in which this has moved. My inclination is to try to find a way where -- and I don't
have the data either, but it would be interesting to know, you know, what the median income of essential services
personnel is or can that be computed. It seems tome that 80 percent is a little low, hurt maybe wrong. Tome
it would seem to be closer to 100 percent, but I take it that would be objectionable that it's setting forth another
layer or another milestone?
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MR. KLATZKOW: No. I mean, the legislature, in fact, promotes inclusionary zoning. We don't
really do that in this county, but it is part of the statutes. This is a form of inclusionary zoning, so I'm fine with it.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Oh, okay. Okay. So I guess what I would like to say, unless the numbers
tilt more toward the 80 percent and below for essential services personnel, I'd like to see what you proposed as
against 100 percent of median income.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Okay.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Is that something that we could get resolved today?
MR. YOVANOVICH: Well, we can -- what I'd prefer is, since we're at transmittal and both the adoption
language and the PUD itself will be coming back in the future --
MR. KLATZKOW: No, no. I hate this. I hate when we send a half-baked thing out, you know. Then
it comes back and they say, well, then we'll clean it up later. Let's clean it up now.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Okay. So why don't we put 100 percent in, because we can always go lower.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay.
MR. YOVANOVICH: I don't want to advertise it at 80 and then you find out it should have been 90 and
then someone tells me we advertised it at 80, you can't go up. You can always go down. So why don't we
advertise it at 100.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: That works forme. Thank you.
Chairman, I had a few other considerably less significant questions or issues to raise. Would it be
appropriate to find out if the Planning Commission is supportive of these what I call enhancements of the
application?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Absolutely. Yeah. Go for it. What I'd like, for stipulations purposes, I'd like
a clarification on what you just worked out at 100 percent.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay. That --
MR. YOVANOVICH: Can I say one more thing, Mr. Fryer? The way we addressed the affordability
aspect of Allura was not in the Growth Management Plan language. It was actually in the PUD language.
So I may have been a little quick on the draw to want to resolve that at this stage in'the Growth
Management Plan language, because I don't think we have to. I think we can address it at the PUD like we did
with Allura knowing that when the PUD comes back, like Mr. Schmitt said he's going to expect that we clarify
that there not be indoor self -storage, we'll address, similar to Allura, the income restrictions based upon
information I can bring back to you and say, 90 percents the right number or 80 percent's the right number or 100
percent's the right number.
So I'll go either way you want to do this at this stage, but I just wanted you to understand that the Growth
Management Plan for Allura didn't address the income restrictions.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: That actually makes the -- I'm sorry.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: But you may recommend approval if that's where you go on the GMP
amendment that you're hearing today subject to conditions that you would like to see in the PUD.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Perfect.
MR. YOVANOVICH: That's fine.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: That's what I would like to do.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Canyou give me just a --
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Yeah. Mr. Yovanovich calculated the Allura and came to 18 percent, I
believe
MR. YOVANOVICH: For ESP, initially offering to ESP people.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: ESP. And then if you apply the 18 percent to 265 --
MR. YOVANOVICH: It's 48.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: --you get 48, and that would be --those would be marketed first to
essential services personnel for 45 days.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Correct.
COMMISSIONER FRY: At market rate?
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MIR. YOVANOVICH: That was --well, it's at any rate, and then in Allura they went --of the Altura,
55 --or Allura, 18 percent, 10 percent for a total of 31 units; 10 percent of the total project was income restricted
at the 80 percent or less category. What I'm suggesting is we do that same 10 percent, and we comeback to
decide is it the 100 percent or less, the 80 percent or less. Leave that issue open for further discussion. But we
understand that it's going to be a condition of approval of the PUD that we have a "10 percent of the unit" income
restriction when it comes back to you.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: And the plug number for median income for now, until we get the research,
is going to be 100 percent? Because we can always reduce it.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Okay. We understand that that's what you want us to bring back.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Yes.
MR. YOVANOVICH: In the PUD.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Right, and then the TDRs.
MR. YOVANOVICH: We're not asking -- we'll make sure the language is clear.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: One per acre is what you're --
MR. YOVANOVICH: That's what the current requirement is, and we'll make it clear we're not asking
for an exception from having to buy the one TDR per acre in this activity center.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay. And for the record, for what it's worth, I think going the mixed-use
direction that you're doing, commercial with restaurants is good.
MR. YOVANOVICH: And that will also be in the PUD. We understand that that is --
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Could that also be a condition?
MR. YOVANOVICH: Sure.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: What was that now?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: That 5,000 square feet-- well, Rich.
MR. YOVANOVICH: It was 20,000 --minimum of 20,000 square feet of commercial, and of that
20,000 square feet of commercial, 5,000 -- a minimum of 5,000 square feet has to be a quality sit-down
restaurant. And that's a -- believe it or not, that's an ITE manual provision for how they calculate traffic. It's not
an LDC provision, but we'll --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, between now and then --
MR. YOVANOVICH: We'll come up with a definition.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: --if you're going to use the word "quality," we need to clean it up.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Understood.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I don't know what a "quality" is in our zoning code, so...
And I think a Starbucks is a quality restaurant, to be honest with you. But anyway, let's go ahead.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Chairman, perhaps I should ask you to ask your questions and --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, I'm going to go to --
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Karl.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: -- Karl. Mine are minimal.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Rich, quick clarification. Of the 18 percent offered initially to essential
services personnel, those are offered at whatever the going rate is for those units, correct? It's not a discount
rate?
MR. YOVANOVICH: It's a market rate.
COMMISSIONER FRY: It's a market rate.
MR. YOVANOVICH: It's a market rate, yes, but we would target ESP personnel first for those.
COMMISSIONER FRY: So they've got right of first refusal, basically. And then for the
remaining -- for the 10 percent that are targeted to 100 percent of median income or less, also at the same rate, or
is that at a discounted rate?
MIR. YOVANOVICH: That is --and Cormac has a chart that tells you what the allowed rents would be
for those income categories, and it's less than the market -rate rents.
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COMMISSIONER FRY: So that is stipulated by a table.
MR. YOVANOVICH: The county has a table.
COMMISSIONER FRY: County table.
MR. YOVANOVICH: And as you --well, maybe you don't know. I think you know. It modifies each
year, because the median income for the county modifies each year.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Okay. So 10 percent are going to goat a discounted rate.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Correct.
COMMISSIONER FRY: And the others --I see. Beyond that, Mr. Chairman, the other commissioners
have gotten answers to my questions.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Anybody else? Did you want -- go ahead, Karen.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Is 10 percent the highest you'll go for the --
MR. YOVANOVICH: If you will recall, when we had -- actually, we didn't have this discussion in front
of the Planning Commission. We did have the discussion in front of the Board of County Commissioners.
And the 10 percent that was being provided by Allura and the 10 percent we would be agreeing to provide
went a long way, if I remember, to addressing the numbers the county needed. And Cormac's nodding his head.
And so I think that we are addressing a significant need by agreeing to the 10 percent.
Keep in mind, there's another project that the same developer is developing in the area that also has an
affordability aspect to it. So I think this developer is showing a commitment to meeting a need with those
10 percent units.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: But Allura was 18. You did 18.
MR. YOVANOVICH: And we're doing that here, too. It would be 18 percent for offering to ESP, but
only 10 percent of the Allura units were income restricted, and we would do the same 10 percent here.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Well, that's just an issue for me. There's so many rentals in that area
even -- I mean, just before, on the other side of Rattlesnake Hammock, starting at College Park Apartments, and
there's 784 rentals by the time you get to 951.
And then going north from there, there's almost 2,000, and that's just the ones that are --I'm sure there's
more. San Marino's going to have more; there's more property there. You probably have more than --about
3 percent of all the rentals that supposedly you need in Collier County right in that one area.
I know there's a need for it, and I know the sheriffs department specifically needs something. They need
to be able to live here and not, you know, travel, and they have a hard time finding places to live to hire -- so they
can be hired, but --
MR. YOVANOVICH: You know, we're in this kind of Catch 22, if that's the right phrase. The lands
that are left in the urban area where you can put --could put apartment complexes are few and far between. We
showed you that during the Allum presentation. To find parcels large enough to accommodate an apartment
complex in the urban area is a very small supply.
And this makes -- as Alexis pointed out, I mean, it's a good location for market -rate apartments based
upon, one, traffic, the roads are right there, and employers that are right there and future employers to come that
would be part of the Hacienda Business Park and the existing Physicians Regional.
And there's a lot of employers in this area, and it's a good location for other employers that are
even -- aren't in this immediate vicinity to have the housing. And this is kind of where we are. I mean, the
urban area is getting pretty, pretty -- pretty full as far as lands being developed. There's not that much left in the
urban area where you can put apartment complexes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anything else?
COMMISSIONERHOMIAK: No.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Karl?
COMMISSIONER FRY: I think an important point that I believe I read is that even though this changes
the nature mostly commercial to mixed-use residential, the traffic that's generated will not exceed -- could you
clarify the traffic expectations, please.
MR. YOVANOVICH: The actual -- and Norm can come up and give you the specifics, but the existing
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peak -hour trips in the already -approved commercial Hammock Park PUD, that trip cap will be maintained.
If we build out everything but the 20,000 square feet of commercial as apartments, there will be a
significant reduction in peak -hour trips resulting from the apartment complex being built versus the existing
commercial. And we've done that analysis for you on Altura and for Baumgarten where we actually studied
Collier County apartment complexes to verify that the ITE numbers that people were skeptical of really applied in
Collier County.
So we know from Collier County's studies that there will be, in fact, a trip reduction by doing the
apartments versus the retail. Another thing that has come up during the discussions is because of the lower
density in the infill area, you need a certain amount of rooftops for retail and restaurants to want to come here.
As much as we may want retailers to change their analysis in how they decide where they're going to
come, they still do it based upon rooftops. And we're taking the risk that we're going to be able to get that
restaurant that the community wants or more, the 5,000 square feet, by imposing that as a condition on us.
So it's -- you need rooftops to support all of the commercial that's already allowed in that area, and you'll
just be having -- and we're meeting a need through the need for this type of housing as well and reducing traffic
through this process.
COMMISSIONER FRY: To your point, Alexis showed slides showing the, you know, tremendous
development of the rooftops primarily in this region, in this area, since this was initially approved. Why are there
not enough rooftops to support commercial? This would seem like an ideal location for commercial also.
So, I guess, what I'm trying to understand is, you know, why are apartments a better use of this land now
when, in fact, there's been an explosion of residential units that would theoretically support commercial use on
this property?
MR. YOVANOVICH: It's the "theoretically would support the commercial uses on this property." We
think we know their business; "their business" being the commercial developers. There's not. There is
not -- when you look at all of this eligible land, we still are going to have 500,000 square feet of commercial at the
end of the day. And absorbing that, not happening anytime soon. And if this was an ideal location for
restaurants and that type of use, it would have landed here. It would have already landed here.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Are there restrictions on the remaining sections of the activity center? I
mean, you mentioned there's a, what was it, 500,000 square feet of commercial capacity left in the activity center.
Does approving this project restrict or limit what can be put on those -- on the remaining acreage, or can we
expect commercial? I guess they can come in and apply for apartments and mixed use as well, correct?
MR. YOVANOVICH: There would be a change to the zoning on the property to have to get to that. So
I think it's a fair assumption that you're going to get commercial on what's left within the activity center.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody else?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I guess this is a question of Ray more than anybody else, but I'll -- it kind of
dovetails to something I heard. Basically, you're going to do a stand-alone apartment complex throughout the
project, but you're going to throw in 20,000 square feet to meet the MPUD requirement. Do we have a minimum
amount of commercial that's required by MPUDs, Ray, when you do a mixed-use component?
MR. BELLOWS: For the record, Ray Bellows.
The Laud Development Code and the PUD section that defines a mixed-use PUD, it doesn't have any
thresholds or standards of that nature.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So, basically, we're approving an apartment complex. Twenty thousand square
feet isn't a lot for commercial out of 160- or so I think they've got already there.
MR. BELLOWS: But there is a requirement to provide a mixed use to be --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Right. But the mixed use can be --
MR. BELLOWS: Minimum.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: -- 5,000 square feet if they wanted to say that.
MR. BELLOWS: Yeah.
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CHAIRMAN STRAIN: They also said there's a reduction in the buildout of Hacienda Lakes, but I heard
nothing here offering --what did you say? There's --the Hacienda Lakes isn't going to be built out to their full
capacity? What project were you referring to?
MS. CRESPO: I was referring to Lely.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Have you offered a corresponding reduction to the Lely PUD to reduce the
amount of that PUD for whatever you're getting here for density?
MS. CRESPO: That worked well for the San Marino, because we were --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Just yes or no.
MS. CRESPO: No.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN:
Okay. Are there any other projects in that one -mile corridor north and south
with a similar request for this kind
of density?
MR. YOVANOVICH:
Yeah, the San Marino apartments.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN:
I don't remember what they were --
MR. YOVANOVICH:
And I forget -- you know I'm directionally challenged, so I think they're south.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN:
That's north. It's north. No, it's north.
MR. YOVANOVICH:
North? The San Marino apartments, which is also in the Urban Residential
Fringe, and it has -- there's an apartment complex, and then there's a residential development that we added
density to. If you remember --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I don't remember; that's why I'm asking you, Richard.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Okay. I'll give you the history. On San Marino --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I was sitting here at the time, but I don't remember, so...
MR. YOVANOVICH: What was that one?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I said I've been sitting here --I was sitting here at the time that one came
through, but I do not remember.
MR. YOVANOVICH: San Marino originally came through on X number of acres based upon a
calculation of 1.5 times those X number of acres.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Excuse me. I can hear you.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: I'm sorry.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I'm sorry. Yeah. You are coming in one ear and he's coming in the same, so
could you go ahead and -- sorry.
MR. YOVANOVICH: I'll try to go --on the San Marino apartments, that PUD originally was --and I
don't remember the exact acreage, Mr. Strain.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. But San Marino was about 296 units --
MR. YOVANOVICH: Correct.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: -- on a small portion of a big parcel that was preserve or something else -- or
golf course or some --
MR. YOVANOVICH: It originally came in as a residential golf course community. All of the density
for that residential golf course community went on to the apartments. There were two units left, along with the
golf course. We came through later and did both, I believe, a Growth Management Plan amendment and an
amendment to the PUD to put single-family units onto what was the golf course.
So it's not unprecedented to have an apartment complex at roughly 300 units. I don't know the exact
number of units, Mr. Strain, but roughly 300 units within the Urban Residential Fringe, and that was the San
Marino project just up the road.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So when I look at the San Marino project, I'm going to see that they're approved
at a density on a per -acre basis of 13.85; is that what you're saying?
MR. YOVANOVICH: You're going to see that on a net acreage for what the apartment complex would
get --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Ah, that's not the same.
MR. YOVANOVICH: -- and then you're going to see on the residential portion, a single-family
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portion --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. But when San Marino was approved, they were divided by the gross
acreage. That's the thing we always do in Collier County. You divide it over the gross acreage. The San
Marino apartments on a gross acreage calculation were far, far less than what you're asking for here today,
because the gross acreage included all the land that now has become single-family residential or townhouse or
whatever it is.
But I would wonder, then, if you were to take the San Marino apartments and the other facilities that got
approved -- I don't know how many units, 160, 200, whatever the number was -- maybe it was 300, what do we
have on a --in a density basis for the gross acreage? Because that's what we use in Collier County, not net when
it's convenient. We use gross. Do you know that answer? I mean, I'll look it up before the day's over.
MR. YOVANOVICH: And I was going to ask you to give me time to look it up.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I'll look it up as we go to the next -- staff reports and everything.
But, David?
MR. WEEKS: David Weeks, for the record, Comprehensive Planning staff.
I just looked up on the PUD list, and San Marino PUD is approved for 2.76 units per acre.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Ah. Well, now we're getting back to where I was trying to go. Okay.
So does anybody in that corridor for a gross -- on the way we calculate density in Collier County, does
any of the projects in that one -mile corridor have a density of 13.85 for their project?
MR. YOVANOVICH: Mr. Strain, I think --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Joe, I'll get to you in just a minute. Go ahead.
MR. YOVANOVICH: The obvious answer to that question is no.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay.
MR. YOVANOVICH: However, there has been -- as Alexis has explained and gone through the change
in Collier County and the need for apartment complexes, there are apartment complexes in this corridor that have
the -- effectively have the same density as we're requesting in the corridor.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I will disagree with you on that statement, but...
MR. YOVANOVICH: That's true.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: You were saying that you're going to buy instead of -- you're going to buy one
more TDR per acre.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Which is what the current Comp Plan requires. It could have a2.5 unit per acre
under today -- 2.5 units per acre on today's Growth Management Plan.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: IVs hard to get a yes -or -no answer out of you. You've got about 20 acres for
round numbers, 19.5. You have a base density of 1.5, which is 29 units. You don't need TDRs for that.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Correct.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: But you have another -- you have the -- if you go to 2.5 units per acre, you've
got to buy that additional one unit per acre for 19.5 acres, which will give you a total of 49 units.
Now, here's what you're doing with this acreage. You're saying, on this acreage, the 19.5, you're going to
pay the one TDR that would normally have gotten you one unit per acre, but instead you're picking up 236 units
per acre --you're picking up a total of 236 units divided by 19, whatever that comes out to. It's about 12. So
you're picking up a lot more density on a one -unit buy of TDRs than you would get normally.
I mean, how do you equate that?
MR. YOVANOVICH: Well, Mr. Strain, what we're doing is we're meeting a need for housing that's not
being met under your existing Growth Management Plan. And we've gone through this before. And I know you
and I disagree on what's appropriate and when it's appropriate to increase density over what's currently allowed in
the Growth Management Plan. That's why we're doing Comp Plan amendments for apartment complexes.
We've also just agreed with Mr. Fryer, and I'm assuming others are going to appreciate that commitment,
to serve essential service personnel for a number of units and income restrict a number of those units as well.
So it's not just simply the number of units that we're giving. We're meeting a need for housing and a
need for income -restricted housing for essential service personnel.
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CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. All I was trying to say is you would normally get one unit per acre for
the TDRs. You're getting 11.8 units per acre for the same TDR in this case.
MR. YOVANOVICH: No. We're—
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That's a substantial difference.
MR. YOVANOVICH: That's your math.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, divide it out.
MR. YOVANOVICH: It doesn't --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: You're asking for 265. You takeout the 29 you would have gotten as the base.
The difference is what you'd get by a TDR. You divide that by 20 units -- 20 acres, it comes to 11.8. Okay.
It's rough, but that's what you're getting for one TDR instead of one unit.
MR. YOVANOVICH: That's not correct. We are income restricting 10 percent of the units, and we are
also agreeing to --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I'm talking about density, not how you're going to income restrict it.
MR. YOVANOVICH: You're going to equate the one TDR as the result of increased density. That's
not factually correct.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I'm trying to equate the fact you buy the density with the TDRs. You normally
buy one TDR, it gets you the one -unit -per -acre density. You're getting 10 times that or more.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Not based upon the TDR, but based upon the commitment to provide rental
housing, servicing essential service personnel, and income restricting it also to essential service personnel within
those units.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: You're talking apples to oranges to make an argument. I'm just trying to get to
the base argument. The base argument is, you're getting a lot more out of the TDR than the program ever
intended. It intended one unit per acre. You're getting 10 times that.
I'd like to ask Russ Weimer (sic) a question, if you don't mind.
Good morning, Russ.
MR. WEYER: Good morning. Mr. Strain. For the record, Russ Weyer, Real Estate Econometrics.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Refresh my memory. What did you use for apartments in process and
apartments on the ground in Collier County currently?
MR. WEYER: I utilized -- actually, this study was done about a year ago, so I utilized what the staff has
in the --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And what numbers did you use?
MR. WEYER: Oh, on the ground and in the --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah. It's all in the same chart. I've got the chart.
MR. WEYER: Yeah. It's approximately 5,000 on the ground and --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: No. It's 12,000 --
MR. WEYER: Wait a second, wait a second.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: This is the -- Beth Yang produced the chart. I thought I sent you one copy of it
at some point in the past.
MR. WEYER: Yeah, 12,346.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Right. And how many you got in process?
MR. WEYER: And in process --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Forty-three thirty-one?
MR. WEEKS: Correct.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. I just want to make sure you had the right numbers.
MR. WEYER: That is correct.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay.
MR. WEYER: And that's the current. That was as of --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That's all I was looking for.
MR. WEYER: August of 2019.
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CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah.
MR. WEYER: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. And I believe that's going to be close to all the questions I have. Yeah,
that's all the questions I have. Thank you.
Any other questions of the applicant? Go ahead, Joe.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Just for the record, David, when San Marino was approved at the
density that it was approved -- and I believe Mr. Yovanovich alluded to it -- it was based on the accompanying
golf course, which was part of the density. Then that was later severed from that approval. So the density really
would have been a lot higher on San Marino, was it not? I know what the original was.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: It wasn't severed. It's all part of same PUD. That was the process it went
through to get there. That's why the density was so much less. It was within tolerance of the 2.5 that would
have been allowed.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Didn't the golf course --they never built a golf course. The golf course
was then sold, property, and if I'm not mistaken, wasn't there a new PUD that came in for a new -- or for
additional density on that?
MR. WEEKS: For San Marino --
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: I don't know if it involved TDRs. I can't remember. But it certainly
increased the density of San Marino far above the 2 point, whatever, units an acre and the end result.
MR. WEEKS: Okay. So the San Marino was originally approved at the one -and -a -half -units per acre.
There was no use of TDR credits. They may not have even existed. I'm not sure.
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: It did not at that time, correct.
MR. WEEKS: And that one -and -a -half units per acre was based on the gross acreage, which means it
included the golf course portion.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Okay.
MR. WEEKS: And then, subsequently, a companion PUD amendment and Comprehensive Plan
amendment was submitted, which eliminated the golf course and added additional density. If I recall correctly,
they did use TDR credits plus a little bit more.
As I -- so as has already been discussed, two -and -a -half units per acre would be the maximum density
using TDR credits plus your base, and the overall density is 2.76, so a slight increase above.
MR. YOVANOVICH: And --and we gave up a thousand units in the Lely Resort project. So if you
were to compare apples to apples, you should give credit for the thousand units in that calculation of what was
allowed.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: How is that -- now -- so now the gross acreage of Lely is being added to San
Marino? How do you get there? I mean, it's a convenient argument, but it's not the right way to make the
argument.
MR. YOVANOVICH: It's as relevant as your argument that somehow one TDR is equating to 11 bonus
units.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, it's sure a lot different than one TDR for one unit. You've got 10 times
that amount. So, I mean, that's a pretty cheap price for that kind of density.
MR. YOVANOVICH: There was a tradeoff density, and, Mr. Strain, we believe that this is a good
project with good restrictions, and your staff agrees as well.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And I'm not saying it's a bad project. What I'm saying is the density there is
the problem, and that's what I'm concerned over.
So with that, we'll go -- go ahead, Karl.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Just a clarification. As I understand this, this is one of two out of 17 activity
centers that does not allow --
MR. YOVANOVICH: Yes.
COMMISSIONER FRY: -- a density of 16.
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MR. YOVANOVICH: It does, and Courthouse Shadows is the other one.
COMMISSIONER FRY: That's the other one.
MR. YOVANOVICH: That's the other one. And there was no requirement to provide any affordability
or any -- anything regarding that for that -- for that -- for that same type of situation where you have an activity
center that had not the typical 16 units per acre.
COMMISSIONER FRY: So the basic premise here is that when this was approved at that lower density,
it really is not up to date with today's conditions; that this density is a more appropriate density for this property at
this time?
MR. YOVANOVICH: We believe the way the county -- remember that --
COMMISSIONER FRY: That's your premise, though, correct?
MR. YOVANOVICH: Yeah, the transitional -- the need for the transition is still being met because you
have Hacienda to the east, because the overall development of Collier County has changed significantly, and the
reason to transition, we believe, is no longer necessary.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: For the -- David, for the benefit of those on the Planning Commission who may
not be aware, is this considered the urban area or residential urban fringe? And is there a difference between the
two? And what was the difference for?
MR. WEEKS: This is a real oddity. On the Future Land Use Map, the property is -- we consider it both
designated as mixed-use activity center and Urban Residential Fringe Subdistrict. That's why commercial uses
are allowed per the activity center, which is the full array of Cl through C5. But that's why the density is limited
to one -and -a -half units per acre or two -and -a -half with the use of TDR credits.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And the Courthouse Shadows is in the urban area, not the Urban Residential
Fringe?
MR. WEEKS: That's correct. It's in the --it's in the mixed-use activity center and within the urban
coastal fringe subdistrict.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Right. But it's not in the Urban Residential Fringe.
MR, WEEKS: That's correct.
MR. YOVANOVICH: But capped at a four -unit -per -acre density versus 16.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: But it's in the urban area, and it's not transitional to the rural lands in Collier
County as the one mile east of 951 is.
MR. WEEKS: That's true. The Urban Coastal Fringe is considered a transition from the higher
intensity and density of the urban residential subdistricts and other subdistricts and the conservation lands further
to the south. But it's not part of the rural area, you're correct or, excuse me, Urban Residential Fringe.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I don't have any other questions of the applicant. Anybody? Is there a staff
report? I mean, I think you've already talked enough about staff, but if you guys want to -- have anything else to
add to it, please.
MR. WEEKS: I'm sure we'll be brief.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That's fine.
MS. FAULKNER: Good morning. Sue Faulkner with Comprehensive Planning. And I do have one
thing to add.
In your packet you'll notice that the staff report had a recommendation for slightly different wording.
And I can read that into the record for you as to what staff was recommending.
This is a transmittal project, and so at this time what we're recommending is that the Planning
Commission forward this to the BCC to consider transmittal to the Department of Economic Opportunity and
other state agencies, and that is the gist of what we're recommending.
And then we had a change in the actual language that is the sentence that's being added to the Activity
Center No. 7. Do you want me to read both sentences or just the one that we're recommending?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, I just want to ask the applicant if they have any objections to what you've
recommended, and if they don't then --
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MS. FAULKNER: No, they don't.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: --you might as well read into the record just the one. We don't need to waste
any time on the other.
MS. FAULKNER: Staff is recommending previously established residential density limits in the
mixed-use activity center subdistrict notwithstanding, comma, up to 265 multifamily rental apartments shall be
allowed in the northeast quadrant within the Hammock Park MPUD. That's Mixed Use Planned Unit
Development.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you, Sue.
Anybody else have any questions?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you very much. Is there any public -- anybody in the public like to
speak on this matter?
MR. JENKINS: Can I ask a question?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Sir, you'll have to come to the microphone, identify yourself for the record, and
you most certainly can.
MR. JENKINS: My name is John Jenkins. I'm running for Collier County Commissioner District 1.
I'm curious about this project. Is there anyway that we can get a commitment from the developer of this
additional high-density residential and mixed-use development that should Collier County, at some point in time,
want to use or put a public transportation stop at the corner, would the developer -- would the project be willing to
provide a cutout for said public transportation so that we don't have to have buses stopping on roadways at what is
obviously going to be a very busy intersection with public housing that -- you know, affordable workforce that's
going to need that transportation, you're going to have people wanting to go into the restaurant or the businesses
that are there. I think that that might go along way as well for the developer to commit to providing public
transportation access --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Those kinds of issues are operational in nature. This is transmittal for a GMP
amendment. We wouldn't get involved in that at this stage but will get involved in that during the next phase,
which is the adoption and PUD stage.
MR. JENKINS: Fantastic. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Next time this comes back, that's part of the discussion that will be had.
MR. JENKINS: Great. Thank you.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Just as an FYI, that's already in the PUD.
MR. JENKINS: Is it? Great.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, that's fine.
MR. YOVANOVICH: I just wanted --I just wanted the record --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I haven't read the PUD because we're on the transmittal, but --
MR. YOVANOVICH: I understand.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: -- we'll get to that.
Any other members of the public to speak on this matter?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Hearing none, is there anything, Richard, you want to wrap up with?
MR. YOVANOVICH: No, sir.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. With that -- and staff, David, you look like you're about to say
something but --
MR. WEEKS: Well, perhaps you're going to get to it, Mr. Chairman. There were certain commitments
being made and --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Right.
MR. WEEKS: I think we discussed it enough that we would not have all the details in the GMP
amendment but some general reference.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Right.
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MR. WEEKS: And I didn't know if you had -- anyone has crafted language. I --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I have -- well, you can -- I always defer to somebody else's language. I've got
four items in summary that were talked about as things that we'd be looking at should it come back when it comes
back or should it come back as the PUD portion of it.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: We don't need a GMP reference in the text. It would just be as part of the
CCPC action.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I agree with you. That's where I think we're headed. So it wouldn't be a
stipulation to add to the GMP. We'll just --but I'll --for the record, here's the considerations I think some of the
Planning Commissioners had asked for. That 18 percent of the project, when it does come back, is considered as
an essential service personnel with 10 percent of that part at or above -- below 100 -- is it at or 100 percent?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Hundred, yeah.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Ten percent of the total.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Correct.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Ten percent of the total, 10 percent. And then 10 percent of the total. Instead
of 10 percent, 18 percent. So 8 percent will be left that's not part of the 10 percent. Because 18 percent total is
what's going to be set aside for some type of affordability.
MR. KLATZKOW: Can you make that a minimum, just in case the Board of County Commissioners is
asking for more.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. That would be a minimum. When it comes back, we considered
striking the storage facilities. I'm not -- we'll have to talk about that when it gets to the PUD.
And then the -- there will be a minimum of 20,000 square feet commercial, 5,000 of that to be sit-down
restaurant that will be further described in the PUD part of it, and the staffs language that was read into the record
is the language that the applicant and we're accepting as the part in the transmittal process. Has anything been
missed?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Chairman, I'll put that in the form of a motion.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Second.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Motion's been made and seconded. David?
MR. WEEKS: There was also a commitment to purchase TDRs, one per acre.
MR. YOVANOVICH: I thought that was already part of the Growth Management Plan. But if we need
to make that clear...
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'll accept that to my motion.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Joe, you accept that?
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So they're going to purchase one TDR per acre.
Okay. Discussion? Anybody have anything they want to say?
COMMISSIONER FRY: I think the only question I have is the density from 2.5 to 16.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, it's not a question. It's just --
COMMISSIONER FRY: Well, my question is just the thoughts of other commissioners in terms of the
relevance of that, or is this --was that 2.5 units per acre somewhat outdated, and is it time to update it? Is this a
reasonable update to that density?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'd like to speak to it, Chairman, if I may.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Go ahead.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: In my view, this is reasonable and appropriate, because I think it's
consistent with the concept of an activity center. It's consistent with the concept of compactness, walkability, if
you will. And I believe it is consistent with the desire to avoid urban sprawl. I believe that significant
concessions have been made on the TDR, which will help with conservation. I believe that essential services
personnel concession is very important.
And I like the idea of having 20,000 square feet of commercial with 5,000 of sit-down restaurant. So in
my view, that all adds up to a net significant public benefit to the county to justify the density.
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CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody else? Joe?
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: And I concur with everything stated but, additionally, when you
consider just across the street the density is acceptable, it's all part of the same activity center, and I mean, in
reality, Collier County -- or Collier Boulevard was, essentially, I call it kind of an artificial line that 25 years ago
divided and indicated anything east was beginning to be the rural fringe when actually it's one mile east of 951
was where you really start the rural fringe.
So I believe with what was stated, I think it certainly is acceptable for that area. It's the last area of the
county that's really going to grow.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody else?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: For my position on this, we have different segments of the Comprehensive Plan
set up for reasons of proper long-term strategy and planning. This area was a transition area from stopping the
urban at 951, transitioning to other uses a mile beyond that.
I asked the question specifically where have we done this before in this area, in this -- based on the
county's standards of how we compute zoning, and there is none. Clearly, there is none. Even the project that
was used as an example was really 2.76, much closer to 2.5, and this one's 13.85.
By diluting the TDR process by saying that instead of one unit per acre we're now going to approximately
11 units per acre with only one TDR, I think that's going to hurt the system, not help it. 1 don't see the need for
that. I don't see the consistency of how we're going to approach other projects in this same corridor up and down.
It goes a long ways north and south in Collier County -- how we could say no to somebody else.
So I don't agree we should be where we are today, and I don't think it's good planning, so I will be voting
no on this proposal.
Anybody else?
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: I'm going to have to agree with you on this one, because I think it's just
too dense in the area, and we keep --there's just --it's too much and there's so many rentals there. The Growth
Management Plan was made the way it is for a reason, so...
COMMISSIONER FRY: I think I'm sensitive to the fact that it is an activity center. Soto your point,
Mark, I guess my question is: If we allow it here, because it's an activity center --if I vote for it, it is specifically
because it is in an activity center, which does generally allow higher density, and I do believe that the point has
been well made that there have been significant concessions and that it's an appropriate place under today's
development patterns for the higher density, so -- but my mind is still open. I guess my question is: What -- if
we approve it today because it's in an activity center, are we opening ourself up to have to say yes to the next one
that is not in an activity center? Because I would not be inclined to do that.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I think Jeff would answer the question, no, everything's on a case-by-case base.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Thank you. Everything is on a case-by-case basis.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Joe, do you mind. Jeff?
MR. KLATZKOW: All I know is every time I'm sitting here, Mr. Yovanovich is coming in asking for
increased density, and every time staff has recommended it, and virtually every time the Planning Commission
has recommended it, and virtually every time the Board has recommended it.
So if you're asking me, is it precedential? No, but it doesn't matter anyway, all right? And at this point
in time, he's arguing that because if I ask for increased density all around here, I should get it here, too, he's going
to make that same argument up and down the corridor. It's as simple as that, okay.
This Planning Commission, staff, and the Board of County Commissioners has essentially pushed the
urban area out east. That's what it's done. It hasn't changed the Comp Plan, all right? But, essentially, through
one application after the other, we have shifted the urban area out east by at least a mile.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Anybody else?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: With that, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor of the recommendation on
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transmittal for approval as noted to the Board of County Commissioners, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONERCHRZANOWSKI: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Aye.
COMMISSIONERDEARBORN: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: All those opposed?
Aye.
COMMISSIONERHOMIAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Two opposed, five --wait --five of us in favor. It's 5-2, motion carries.
Thank you -all.
We're going to take a break until 10:40, come back and resume with Enbrook.
(A brief recess was had from 10:27 a.m. to 10:40 a.m.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Everybody, would you please take your seats. We'd like to resume the
meeting.
***The next item up is Item 9A2. This one's been continued from the October 17th meeting. It's
PL20190002899. It's for the Enbrook RPUD on Manatee Road. All those wishing to testify on behalf of this
item, please rise to be sworn in by the court reporter. If you're going to talk today, please stand up.
(The speakers were duly sworn and indicated in the affirmative.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you. Disclosures, and we'll start with Stan.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Yeah, I had a phone conversation with Mr. Yovanovich, and I
got some mails through staff.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Karl?
COMMISSIONER FRY: The same.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Ned?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: The same.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Joe?
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Spoke with Mr. Yovanovich and, likewise, emails from the staff.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Karen?
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: You skipped right over me.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: No, I didn't. I skipped over me, and I started back down at that end. Karen?
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Okay. Yeah, I think you skipped me.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I wouldn't skip you, kid.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: I spoke with --I had a conversation with Commissioner Fiala and a
group of people from different communities in the area.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. And, Patrick?
COMMISSIONER DEARBORN: Just emails and conversation with staff.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. And for my disclosures, I received the same emails I think staffs
distributed, I've talked with the applicant, had a meeting with them. And just during break I did talk with staff,
and there's something I want to suggest, and this is probably the best time to bring it up, rather than get into the
presentation.
The Planning Commission quite a long time ago had requested that from now on when there's concurrent
reviews in process for a project we're reviewing to provide that information to the Planning Commission. This
particular project is in for review. I'll read you what they're in for: A construction phasing plan, which has been
approved; an early work authorization, which is pending; excavation permit, which is pending; and plans and plat,
which are PPLs, which is in for review right now.
And I know --I understand staff missed it this time. I don't know how to suggest we proceed in the
future, Ray, but it needs to be provided to us when we get the packets from now on. So let's get a checkoff box
in the things that staff looks at and make sure the Planning Commission's received.
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MR. BELLOWS: That's a great idea. And one of the solutions I was thinking of is that we have -- we
all work from a model template. That template, we'll add that --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah.
MR. BELLOWS: -- as an automatic response. So either there are no current applications, or these are
the following concurrent items. So it forces everyone to took at that issue.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And just so --and the applicant knows --I heard --I saw Wayne talk to you, so
he knows I'm going to bring this up. Could you put the --just as an example, this is something --now, the --put
the plat plan on first. That's the plat that's going through for approval. It's for 298 units. And the highlighted
areas in yellow are areas that are not necessarily going to have residential units on them. In fact, if you look at
the language in the plat, they go beyond just being for residential, three or four other uses, and -- such as common
areas, a community park, landscaping, hardscape, and signage.
Now, could you put on the master plan that I also gave you? That's the plan today. Those areas aren't
called out on here, but it's important we know about those, and I'm bringing this up now so the applicant can
address them in their presentation, because how those areas are treated next to residential and the uses they can
have need to be clarified -- make sure they're clear in the master plan. So those are the reasons why we did these
documents early.
So if someone is doing concurrent submittals, we certainly would appreciate staff making it more of a
formal check.
So -- and with that -- other than that, that's my full disclosures. And we'll go to a presentation by the
applicant.
MR. ARNOLD: Good morning, Mr. Chairman and Planning Commission members. I'm Wayne
Arnold, certified planner with Grady Minor & Associates, here representing the applicant and property owner
today.
With us is Wayne Everett from DR Horton; Rafael Reyes from the Rimar Companies; Rich Yovanovich
is our land -use counsel; Kim Schlachta is our environmental consultant; Steven Martin from Grady Minor is our
professional engineer on this item; and Jim Banks has prepared the traffic analysis.
So I'm going to go through a short presentation.
On the aerial photograph is the subject site. It's a little over 65 acres. It's currently zoned RMF -16 with
a density cap of eight units per acre. That came about through the 1992 zoning reevaluation ordinance where the
county was trying to rectify the density and intensities of development with their fairly newly -adopted Growth
Management Plan.
This property had some prior approvals on it. Its density was allowed to remain with a cap of eight,
which equates to the 526 units that are in our application. So it's the acreage times eight that gets us to the 526
units.
As I mentioned, the property was previously approved for 483 apartments. And I'll put that up. And the
significance of that is twofold. One, this was a vested density associated with the property because the Rimar
Companies were a contributor to what was called a consortium of developers back several years ago that paid
money upfront to pay for the improvements at Collier Boulevard and U.S. 41, and that included WCI
Communities at the time and Wahnart and Rimar and a couple of others. Kite Development, I think, was also a
party to that.
But -- so with that was a developer agreement that associated -- because they had the zoning approval and
the site plan approval for the 483 units.
So you'll find in our document there's a reference under transportation that talks about the 483 units and
the trips associated with it, that those are sort of the vested trips, and anything that's generated beyond that are
subject to concurrency and impact fees.
So I just wanted everybody to realize that there is a zoning plan in place, the property's been cleared
based on this particular plan.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Can you go back to that again? I want to study that some more.
MR. ARNOLD: Sure.
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COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: That was not in our packet.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: This was an early plan. Actually, they went through -- I think, Wayne, through
another rendition before this one, too, before you got involved.
MR. ARNOLD: There was.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah. This is just an early plan he's showing as an example of what they were
going to do.
MR. ARNOLD: This shows the density calculation on it, the 483 units on the 65 --
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: And this is what they -- sorry I'm asking the questions, but this is what
they planned back when they paid for the CORS for the --
MR. ARNOLD: Correct. And this remained a valid site plan, Mr. Schmitt, and the property's recently
been cleared based on the site plan approval that would still remain valid for --
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: I'll wait till you're done.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah. Let's let him finish his presentation.
MR. ARNOLD: So part of other thing I would mention --and its mentioned in the ordinance
title -- because the zoning reevaluation ordinance not only capped the density, it contained two conditions that
were associated with it, and one of those was to provide 100 -foot -wide green belt on the eastern portion of site
and a portion of the south portion of the site, and also a limitation to two stories in height.
So the PUD zoning action takes both of those out of the picture. While we're not proposing to do
additional height, we are proposing to eliminate the green belt of 100 feet. It's actually shared in common with
the county's utility site to the east.
I know that Nancy Gundlach and David Weeks and myself and Rich and others have really looked back
through the record, and there's really no strong indication of why the county came up with the 100 -feet green belt.
But we believe that providing the more extensive preserve area to the south and southwest of site in lieu of the
green belt is better for the environmental and obviously allows the developer to bring forward -- in this case, the
DR Horton plat you saw is for a twin villa type product, and it would be a lower intensity and lower density than
the maximum density permitted.
All right. Sothis is our proposed conceptual master plan, and you saw that on the visualizer a few
moments ago. Access, of course, is to Manatee Road, and the R's are designated residential tracts where we will
have residential or any of the other permitted residential uses and accessory uses.
The internal road network we've asked for a deviation to have 50 -foot -wide roads but having dual
sidewalks. That's a deviation you commonly see. We're showing a series of a couple of lakes and residential
tracts, and then on the western/southwestern portion of the site, we have an extensive preserve area, and then also
noted on the plan is a conservation easement that's already in place along the southern portion of the site.
So this represents the conceptual plan. Our amenity center is located in the northwest portion of the site,
and there are some conditions and a wall deviation that carries forward around the amenity center and along the
Manatee Road frontage. We have neighbors to the west, obviously, and we're aware of that and, obviously,
trying to put the appropriate buffer in place for that.
The deviations that we've requested are a few. The first deviation I mentioned -- I'm not sure if you want
me to go through each and every one of those, Mr. Strain, but we asked for two deviations related to signage and
fences and walls, and we asked for a deviation for the on -premise directional signs. I think you -all have seen this
in several recent PUDs where it allows the developer on a private road system to place directional internal signage
closer to the right-of-way line than your normal Land Development Code would. Those are signs that may say
"amenity area" with an arrow ahead or "U.S. 41 ahead," or whatever the case maybe. But those are internal
signs, and I think its something you've typically seen.
Our third deviation was to ask for a wall and fence height deviation to be allowed to put an 8 -foot -high
wall along Manatee Road and a portion of the amenity center that would be on top of a berm, and that achieved
some additional height and cross-sections in there, and we think that that makes for a project that makes a better
buffer to our neighbors to the west by carrying forward that same wall height and berm along the Manatee
frontage will make it look more consistent.
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Deviation No. 4 was the architectural and site design standard. Your code would require, if we have an
amenity building that's within a certain distance of a right-of-way that it has to meet your architectural standard,
and we don't believe if we're able to achieve the 8 -foot -high wall that there's a necessity to necessarily meet your
architectural standards for a small amenity building on this site. I think we've used that for a couple of Neal
Communities where they've agreed to the wall height in lieu of having to architecturally treat four sides of an
amenity building. It made sense, and when you hope --we hope you think it does here, too.
We've asked for a deviation for the amenity area, parking. And, Mr. Strain, you mentioned this in our
brief meeting. And I can't say that I've used this exact phraseology in a deviation on other projects, but I know
that on many of the projects where they don't anticipate having an elaborate clubhouse structure and they're
non -golf course communities, that we've asked for the parking deviation. Here they envision that they're going to
have -- obviously, we have a dual sidewalk system to allow people to walk. We're probably going to have the
remote dog park in the area that is highlighted on the plat.
Can I draw on the screen in this? I think I can.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: You just have to get us anew screen.
MR. ARNOLD: Can you all see that, where the arrow is? In that general area where the yellow area is,
it's going to have probably a dog park. And, Mr. Strain, I think you had highlighted that on the plat.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That was one of them, yes. There's two others. I was hoping by giving you
that explanation earlier you'd discuss all of them.
MR. ARNOLD: I'd like to see that exhibit. I didn't study it closely.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Sure. Put it on. It's your PUD. I mean, it's your plat, so...
MR. ARNOLD: So one of the other deviations we asked for was the sign permit that would be on
Manatee Road. We've asked for that to be 8 feet high, which would coincide with the wall height. So if we had
a wall sign, it would be on the 8 -foot -high wall. We asked for the deviation because, technically, I think we have
to. I think, practically speaking, it would just make sense that if we have an 8 -foot -high wall, we would be
allowed to put our sign on it. But we've asked for that deviation.
So, with that, I think that sort of covers the general presentation, Mr. Strain. And if I could spend just a
moment looking at the exhibit.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Sure. I mean, yeah. Have you got somebody else that wants to --or
maybe -- no, you have no other presenters? Okay.
MR. ARNOLD: One second here. Mr. Martin was marking up the exhibit. So it looks like the -- let
me put it on the overhead.
This was your exhibit, Mr. Strain. I apologize. We just marked on it.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yes. That differs from the master plan, and the points of difference are
highlighted in yellow. I just wanted to get them clear so we know what in the language in the text of the PUD
matches up to the yellow areas on this plan.
MR. ARNOLD: Right. And it is noted -- I'll start at the south end of the site, what's labeled Sheet 7,
there's a continuation, obviously, of the plat. But the area there is going to be utilized for stormwater detention.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Which area is that? I'm sorry.
MR. ARNOLD: On the south end where its -- on the visualizer.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Sheet 7?
MR. ARNOLD: Stormwater detention, Sheet 7, it's labeled on there. That's really going to become a
stormwater detention area.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, it says, common area for landscaping, hardscape, signage purposes
subject to the easements depicted hereon.
So if you're going to use that for stormwater, you didn't say that in the plat. You platted it for
landscaping, hardscape, and signage purposes. Are you -- you mean that's a DE as well?
MR. ARNOLD: Yes, it is.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Well --
MR. ARNOLD: And if you go to the small area in the northwest I pointed to momentarily, that's
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envisioned to be a small internal park for the project.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And that's Tract D, which is landscaping, hardscape, and signage purposes. So
it's going to be what did you say?
MR. ARNOLD: I believe it's going to be a passive park area, is it not? Yes. That's one of the uses
that's permitted under the residential design standards.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Park areas -- it's good to have park areas. I just --they're different.
And when we get to the language that you're asking for as accessory uses, we'll have to see how those -- each one
of those fits in that location.
MR. ARNOLD: And then, as noted near the entrance, that's also a utility easement area that will be
identified at the very far northeast portion of the site.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Oh, I'm sorry. "I," which is the one in the middle with the hook on it toward
the left, that one's the one that is dedicated as a common area and community park. It's Tract D up on top that
you just said was going to be utility area?
MR. ARNOLD: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: But it's dedicated to the common area for landscaping, hardscape, and signage
purposes. Whose utilities are you going to put there?
MR. YOVANOVICH: Collier County's.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Then why would you want to have it a common area dedicated to landscaping,
hardscape, and signage?
MR. ARNOLD: They may end up being able to put some of that in there. I don't think it's prohibitive
for the utility easement.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Just -- okay. I'm just trying to understand how your plat fits your
master plan and the language, and we'll get into it more.
MR. ARNOLD: Unless you want a presentation from each of our team members on traffic and
environmental, I'm happy to answer questions.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Anybody have any questions of the applicant? Go ahead, Ned.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Let's see. I am confused over whether you're asking for a relaxation of the
two-story height limitation.
MR. ARNOLD: We are technically eliminating it from the 1992 ordinances that was part of the zoning
reevaluation ordinance. We have asked for heights in our standards that allow for 35 feet, for instance, for the
single-family, 35 feet across the board for the zoned height, which is consistent with almost every single-family
district we have in Collier County.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: And actual height --
MR. ARNOLD: And the actual height was 40.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Forty, okay. That will be in the new PUD?
MR. ARNOLD: That's correct.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay. What else did I have? I had a couple others.
Oh, you're asking for 259 two-way p.m. peak -hour trips. I think, if I understand correctly, you're vested
for 240. I would prefer to see you at the 240 level.
MR. ARNOLD: I'm going to have to let either Rich or Mr. Banks address the trips associated with those.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Mr. Fryer, when we discussed this, there's a provision in the PUD that says if we
go above what we're vested for, which is the 240 peak -hour trips, we would be required to go through a
transportation review to see what impact, if any, those additional 19 peak -hour trips would require, and we're
committed to doing that.
The owner of the property, the current owner of the property, the zoning would allow for up to 526 units.
We're not in a position to reduce the already existing permitted density based upon the existing zoning; therefore,
it could come in, modify the already -existing plan. If there's any impacts to go above the 43, then he'll address
those impacts. So we're not in a position to reduce the density through bringing that -- to capping it at 240
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regardless of what's vested versus not vested.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: That segment of Manatee is not part of the AUIR, is it? I don't believe it
is.
MR. BANKS: It's a county road.
MR. YOVANOVICH: I think you're correct, its not part of it. I was looking for Trinity. She's
probably outside.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'd be interested to know what the --what the status of that road is with
respect to peak p.m. trips and whether it's near deficient or whether we've got lots of space available. Where are
we on that?
MS. SCOTT: For the record, Trinity Scott, Collier County Transportation Planning manager.
You're correct, Manatee Road is not part of our Annual Update and Inventory process. Until recently,
we actually didn't own the entire roadway. We, in the past year or so, worked with the school board. They
actually owned the piece that connected U.S. 41, and that's recently been transferred over to the county, so we
were not collecting traffic -count data along the roadway during that time.
What I can tell you is that the Florida Department of Transportation, as part of their analysis with Collier
Boulevard widening, did study the intersection at Collier Boulevard and Manatee Road, and the intersection is
operating -- current operations, actually, in 2014 was operating at a Level of Service B.
Based on their analysis of what was coming out at that existing intersection, it was less than 6,000
vehicles per day which is certainly an acceptable level of service for a two-lane roadway.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Don't leave yet, unless -- are you finished with Trinity?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: On that question I am.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Can I --
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Please, you go ahead.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Trinity, how did you take into consideration the Argo Manatee project at the
end of Manatee Road and U.S. 41 that has 191 residential units, their impact on Manatee?
MS. SCOTT: So when the Florida Department of Transportation did their analysis, they looked at
growing the traffic through 2040. They also analyzed the intersection on future traffic conditions make sure at
the other end, not at the intersection of 41, that the intersection would operate properly. So they established
growth factors. It's roughly about 2 percent growth over 2040. So those additional trips would have been
accommodated with that growth, and the intersection actually would continue to operate through 2040 at an
acceptable level of service.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Thank you.
Go ahead, Ned. Yeah, Ned.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Are you still asking Trinity?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Yeah. I just want to see if we can get to a somewhat higher level of
comfort that that road is not going to be deficient in the future. As you know, I rely heavily on the AUIR.
Without the benefit of it, it would have been nice, I think, to have an actual count for peak p.m. purposes. But
can you say a little more empirically, or can someone else?
MS. SCOTT: Well, I can tell you that the Florida Department of Transportation counted the vehicles
that were coming out at the other side of the intersection -- at the other side of the roadway out at Collier
Boulevard, and there were, you know, 5,000 vehicles or so. And I can go back and pull up their traffic analysis,
which is significantly less than what a two-lane roadway can carry.
So as far as operations go, it's operating at an acceptable level of service from a capacity standpoint.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: That gets me where --
MS. SCOTT: We do have -- and if I could, I also have Chad Sweet here from our Collier County Traffic
Operations section if there's any specific questions with regard to the existing operations of that intersection.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'm not interested so much in the intersection as I am Manatee. I think
you've given me what I want. Thank you.
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CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Before you leave, let me make sure -- Karl, did you have something you wanted
to ask Trinity?
COMMISSIONER FRY: Just quickly. Some of the objection letters mentioned traffic on Manatee and
concerns. Traffic is always a concern. It sounds like at a service level --Level of Service B there would be no
plans to four -lane Manatee? It's nowhere in the short, medium, or long-range plan at this point?
MS. SCOTT: That is correct. There are no plans to widen Manatee Road beyond the existing two lanes
at this time.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Is there right-of-way available to do it if at some point in the future it was
needed?
MS. SCOTT: I honestly don't know. I can check the Property Appraiser and see what the right-of-way
width is. I believe its about 80 feet, but that's from memory. Burl will go check that.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Does anybody else have any questions of Trinity while she's up here? Joe.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Yeah. Just for the public's education --I clearly understand, but I know
there will be some issues with traffic. But could you explain for the record what vesting means and
what -- essentially what the developer has done so that they have a clear understanding of what it means.
They've already -- already paid for their traffic impact.
MS. SCOTT: Correct. .So previously there was a consortium of developers who, essentially, fronted
their impact fee funding in return for transportation concurrency vesting for X number of trips. And so when
those developers come in, they have kind of a credit sheet, and so they're able to utilize those credits towards their
development.
So there's not a further concurrency review with regard to the number of trips that they, quote -unquote,
prepaid for.
Now, we will still look at operational review as part of the Site Development Plan or the plat process.
They'll still look at the operational improvements that maybe necessary: Turn lanes, extending turn lanes, et
cetera. But from a true concurrency standpoint, Mr. McLean's group won't do any further analysis for
concurrency as long as it's within those trips that they've already prepaid for. Anything above and beyond would
be required to go through our usual concurrency review.
COMMISSIONER SCHNIITT: Okay. I'll use the term "phantom trips," but they're already counted in
your impact.
MS. SCOTT: They are already within our trip bank within the AUIR.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: So any analysis that's being done for any other project --
MS. SCOTT: Yes.
COMNIISSIONER SCHMITT: -- let's say the impact on 41 and 951 these, quote, "phantom units" are
included, and part of the impact is already taken into account --
MS. SCOTT: Yes.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: -- correct? Okay.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That's exactly what's wrong with our system, because now our road systems
can't be functioning at the right capacity because we've got phantom units sitting there and dead in the water, and
other projects now have to go and rise above that quantity that's already accounted for.
My question about the impact fees: They paid a certain percentage of impact fees to get the COA
vesting; is that correct?
MS. SCOTT: I believe so. I'll have to go back and pull their --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, they got a COA.
MS. SCOTT: Yeah. They have a COA.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I don't think they paid full impact fees. I think it might be 50 percent or
whatever the number was. I asked --I tried to get clarification from our Impact Fee Department. I didn't get an
answer in time. So I don't know how to analyze this today.
But even if -- say they paid 100 percent of impact fees for 483 or 50 percent for 483 and they only build
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298, do we get to keep all that excess money? The answer is probably no. I think we'd credit them back, and it
goes against the full payment. But I'm waiting -- I don't know if any of the impact fees -- any of the impact fee
people who could tell us what's really going on.
MS. SCOTT: Well, I know that Ms. Patterson is in the building. I believe she has a meeting right now
on the second floor, so I will go back and see if I can grab her and have her come up here.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Before the end of the day -- I think she's the one I emailed. I haven't gotten a
response.
MS. SCOTT: Sure.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody else have anything of Trinity? Joe.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Not of Trinity. I want to go back to Wayne, if I could.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Wait a minute.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Quick one for Trinity.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Sorry.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Trinity, you've got another question.
MS. SCOTT: Sorry.
COMMISSIONER FRY: When we talk about the trip bank, that, at this point, would include the 240
vested trips, correct?
MS. SCOTT: It is -- for what is vested today is already included in the trip bank that's accounted for in
the Annual Update and Inventory Report.
COMMISSIONER FRY: So that's 240, not 259 trips?
MS. SCOTT: The additional trips above what they were vested for would be subject to concurrency
review and also we reviewed as part of our impact for the PUD amendment.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Which means you would go back and take a look at --those additional 19 trips
would negatively adversely impact the road system?
MS. SCOTT: If it would, yes, then we would have had a different recommendation. But based on our
analysis, they do not negatively impact the roadway operations, the capacity, or the operations of the intersection.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Okay. So the analysis is that the extra 19 trips, if approved, would not
negatively impact the roads.
MS. SCOTT: Correct. There would still be sufficient capacity to accommodate those additional trips.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Okay. Thank you.
MS. SCOTT: You're welcome.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Joe, did you have something else you wanted to do?
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Not of Trinity, but I am very interested in the question that Mark asked
as far as concurrency, so we'll have to wait for Amy.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: But, Wayne, would you put on that --since it's now part of the
record -- the PPL. I think at least that's the preliminary PPL.
From what I'm looking at here, those all appear to be individual platted lots; is that correct? Is this
now -- are you focusing now on single-family versus multifamily?
MR. ARNOLD: This plat --and it's submitted by DR Horton, who's the contract purchaser.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Okay.
MR. ARNOLD: Their intent would be to construct --this plan has 298 plotted lots that would be
attached villas.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Attached villas. Platted as fee simple?
MR. ARNOLD: Yes.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Okay.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And that's what you said in the NIM minutes I noticed that you attached, right?
MR. ARNOLD: That's what I said, yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Telling the public that, too.
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MR. ARNOLD: Yes.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Not necessarily duplex -type villas.
MR. ARNOLD: They would look like a duplex but, obviously, it would allow each individual owner to
own half of the structure. We call it two-family attached in our development schedule.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: They could go four and six; they could still be fee simple.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: That, I guess, was my question.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Of course the building code, anything above three, the development
code requires fire suppression and other type of things that would have to be part of the building.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: But you're asking for the capability of doing all of that.
MR. ARNOLD: That is correct. We are, yes.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody else have any questions of the applicant? Go ahead, Joe.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Again, yes, just to clarify. In simple terms, this --the PUD is just
giving you more flexibility. You're already authorized to build on that site now two hundred and -- how many
did I have?
MR. ARNOLD: Four hundred eighty-three; its under the consortium vesting agreement.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: You could build today at straight zoning.
MR. ARNOLD: That's correct. Yes, we could. And those are multifamily. And keep in mind, the
real distinction from a use standpoint is by having the variety of uses, we've added single-family detached and
two-family attached which is not allowed today under RMF -16. Sothis takes us --if DR Horton moves forward
as we hope they do, you'll end up with 298 attached two-family units on the property.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Karl?
COMMISSIONER FRY: So the net effect of this is that, whereas you could have built many more units,
the goal here is to build fewer units that are attached villas. So you're taking the RMF -16 and basically asking
for the same thing only less in order to build these villas.
I'm predicting that traffic is an issue for everybody, or a lot of the speakers. I see heads nodding. What
could you -- what could be done -- what would you offer to assure those people that if this -- we approve this,
they would, in fact -- and the -- I assume this project -- I'm sorry -- this property is in the process of being
acquired to make this possible? '
MR. ARNOLD: That's correct.
COMMISSIONER FRY: What would we --what would you offer to assure these people and the county
that if the first -- they do move forward and the first property is platted as an attached villa, that the maximum
units that could be developed would be the 298?
MR. ARNOLD: Well, I think -- we can certainly discuss that. I'm not prepared to tell you we can
absolutely do that, but I think there's probably some language we can craft and agree to that will get you there,
Mr. Fry.
I think what Rich just put on the visualizer comes from the traffic impact analysis. And what you see are
on the top, with reference to the p.m. peak -hour trips to the far right of that column, is 240 trips associated with
the 483 vested multifamily units.
You look at two-family attached units as multifamily. They're not considered single-family for the ITE,
so they come in as multifamily as well. So we're comparing multifamily to multifamily, but the 298 units equate
to 156 peak -hour trips.
So there will be a reduction if DR Horton moves forward with what they're proposing today over what's
been vested.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Okay. I'd simply like to see a way to lock that in --if they do move forward,
to lock it in at the lower count of units.
MR. ARNOLD: I'm sure Rich will be thinking of away to craft some language that gets us where we
can all hopefully agree to that.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Right now you're going for 526 units of any combination that's listed, so your
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point's well taken, and that's the point that I've been concerned about since I talked to the applicant earlier this
week. They have -- 298 units is what they're going to build. Just simply say that. Why are we giving them
526? And if they want 526 because they're entitled to it by straight zoning, then don't ask for a PUD. That's
simple.
But, anyway, anybody else have any questions of the applicant?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Because I will start my questions then.
And, Wayne, let me -- I know I've got questions of the -- in the document.
MR. ARNOLD: Are you looking at the ordinance itself, Mr. Strain?
CHAII2M4,N STRAIN: I will be. That's where I'm working my way towards, yes. Yes.
Under Exhibit A, permitted uses, I mentioned this to you when I met with you -all. Residential B -- now,
this is on Page 23 of my electronic file, but it's Page 1 of 14 in the PUD.
MR. ARNOLD: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: BI, you had some accessory uses there that now we can see --they could apply
to all those areas in yellow that I highlighted on the map. Could you put that yellow plan back on the overhead,
that plat. Nope, that's the master plan, Nancy. The yellow plan. That one right there.
So those spaces could have the residential accessory uses that you have in B 1 or B2 or 133?
MR. ARNOLD: Everything designated R, yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Because the --those areas, even though they're designated Ron the
master plan, are not residential on this plan. They're really accessory uses. So now you're saying that you can
put utility buildings in anyone of those three sites? And I'm just wondering how compatible that is to the people
you're selling to within your own project as well as the people to the -- I think it's called the Rookery Bay units or
whatever to the north of that one square in the left side of the thing. I mean, you put a utility building there, it's
going to get noisy.
MR. ARNOLD: Well, I guess maybe we need to define what a utility building is. I think --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. I mean, right now I picture you could have loaders in there bringing dirt
in for sod doing things -- or maintenance on the roads. You could have all kinds of things. There's no limitation
right now, and I probably doubt you intend that, but it's not the way the language is written.
MR. ARNOLD: And I think after talking to Mr. Martin, our engineer, I'm thinking more in the context
of utilities, water, and sewer, if we had to have a utility structure, not a utility building for maintenance purposes,
et cetera. Nothing like that.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, we need to fix that language then. That's all I'm suggesting.
This is Steve Martin, by the way -- I'm going to let him address that.
MR. MARTIN: Steve Martin, for the record.
Yeah, at the northeast corner that is the --there's a common area, as you stated. It's just for the
wastewater pump station. There's no aboveground building proposed. It's just simply the wet well.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: But this applies to all the pieces in yellow, so -- well, actually, it could be
anywhere. You just --under your accessory uses for the residential, you're saying you can put inutility
buildings. And I'm just saying, why don't we limit that to what you really want to do and the tracts you really
want do it on if that's the case and not just have it as an accessory.
And, Wayne, we go through this every time y'all write a PUD. You put accessories under the residential
components that go beyond residential uses. Utility buildings aren't necessarily a residential use. They're a use
to themselves on a tract that's usually dedicated as an easement to that use.
MR. ARNOLD: But we normally don't show those easements in that detail, because we have the luxury
hereof having somebody who's in with a plat. You don't normally see that in conjunction with your PUD
submittal.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I know. I wish that was something we could change. But the point is, when
you say utility buildings, any one of those tracts -- any one of those lots that have R on the master plan, you could
drop a utility building in there, and there's no limitation as to what that building could be. I'm saying, let's define
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it if it's not going to be a utility building.
MR. ARNOLD: Maybe we should drop "building" and just simply say "and utilities" or something to
that effect.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That makes a lot better sense, yeah.
MR. ARNOLD: Because I -- every residential tract has easements on it for Comcast and FP&L, and in
some cases, Comcast comes and drops in a box and, you know --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I have no problem with that, Wayne. I was just trying to get to something that
makes more sense than the blanket utility building, so...
MR. ARNOLD: Okay.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Under amenity area, you have the clubhouse, and it says uses intended to serve
residents and guests. Can you just drop the word "intended." You're going to only serve residents and guests; is
that correct?
MR. ARNOLD: Yes, sir. We can drop that word. No problem.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Let's see. I asked -- oh, the height. I know the heights' limited to two stories.
I think someone already asked this --I think Ned brought this up. If you do multifamily, you're limiting it to two
stories, but if you do the townhouses or single-family, you're limiting it to what our typical is, 35 feet and 40 feet.
MR. ARNOLD: Correct.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Under Asterisk No. 4, your LBTs and your LMTs, the last sentence
says -- it's your footnote -- for lots abutting Manatee Road, landscape buffer easements may be permitted in lieu
of separate tracts. Can you explain what your intention is there.
MR. ARNOLD: Sure. Mr. Strain, on the plat there's a short tier of lots that are abutting Manatee Road.
There's going to be a right turn lane, is my understanding, constructed for the property. Those lots, because we
have to provide compensating right-of-way, we have just a little bit less area to work. So instead of having a
separate tract, we're asking for that small tier of lots to have the landscape buffer easement on the lot itself as is
allowed by code. I mean, this Planning Commission on newer projects has asked them to be separate tracts, but
your code still allows them to be easements. And that's also where we would have the wall.
So, I mean, you don't have the situation typical where you have shown concerns about people just
encompassing their landscape buffer as their yard.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Then I was going to ask you about the wall. You are intending to put a
wall along Manatee, right?
MR. ARNOLD: We are, yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. So for lots abutting Manatee Road, landscape buffer easements maybe
permitted in lieu of separate tracts so long as there is a wall or something to that effect. I mean, you're going to
do it anyway. It just locks it in. That's all I'm trying to do.
MR. ARNOLD: I think that's fine.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. The property that's to the left --to the west and the corner down where
the future dog park goes all the way to the preserve, from that preserve east/west up to north/south link up to
Manatee Road, you're abutting another project that is already built. I don't have a-- do you have a photograph of
it? I don't have a photograph.
MR. ARNOLD: I have an aerial.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: There is one somewhere.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Is that shown as Sheet 9; is that what you're talking about?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: No, no. This is -- it's not shown on a sheet of their plat because it's the
Rookery Bay apartments, I think they are, or projector condominium or something. I believe it's the only
residential tract that abuts this property. Yes.
How --what are you proposing to put into that Type B buffer? Because that buffer can have a wall.
Are you putting a wall in?
MR. ARNOLD: I don't think we were proposing a wall. I'm not privy to all the details of their
construction plans, Mr. Strain.
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CHAIRMAN STRAIN: "Theirs" meaning whose?
MR. ARNOLD: They being DR Horton.
Steve, you may know a little bit more, but this was envisioned to be a passive dog -type park.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I don't mean the dog park. I mean the full length of your development.
MR. ARNOLD: Oh, I see.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: All the way from the preserve east/west to the corner, then all the way north to
the Manatee Road. Those are the folks that -- I've at least seen one letter from the people, and they're concerned
about how close you are to their property line, and I was just wondering what you're proposing to do along that
property line.
MR. MARTIN: The wall is pretty much just proposed along the west side of the amenity center to buffer
the residential uses from the amenities.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So you only have a wall in that fust tract up -- that A tract upon the north end.
MR. MARTIN: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Depending on public speakers, do you have any objection to adding a
wall all the way down to the preserve?
MR. ARNOLD: Honestly, I'm not sure we think that's necessary to separate residential from residential
with a wall for that entirety. We've provided a wall near the amenity center as an enhanced buffer, if you will,
from those nearby residences. But I don't think it's necessary to provide a solid wall between two residential
projects. The Type B buffer already gets the opacity with the hedge or wall combination, but it does not require
the wall.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. I'll wait to see where we go on that. Thank you.
Let me get to my next --I'm working through them, Wayne. I'm just about finished with my questions,
so...
On the restriction that you have based on the zoning reevaluation, you had a limitation of eight units, all
structures will be limited to a height of two stories except provided in the Land Development Code. Are you
proposing anything above two stories in this project?
MR. ARNOLD: No.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. So you still will accept that limitation at two stories?
MR. ARNOLD: If you prefer where we list height for the principal structure, why don't we just --where
it says maximum height, we'll say not to exceed two stories.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Right. That's fine.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'd like it to be conjunctive with the zoned and actual height, two
requirements: Two stories and not to exceed zoned X, actual Y.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: You already do that for the multifamily. I think he's --
MR. ARNOLD: Well, if you go to our development table, Exhibit B, it's Page 3 of 14 of the PUD
document, where we say maximum height, it's one, two, three, four, five rows down, we have zoned and actual
heights expressed. I would just propose that after the words "maximum height" we indicate "not to exceed two
stories."
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay. That'sfine.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. That will work.
And I think -- oh, no. I've got some more. Boy, I forgot how big this thing was as far as pages go. We
had -- that was 266 pages.
Most of this has been already answered, so I'm trying to move through it, Wayne. Yeah, that's most of it.
I went into your NIM, and I noticed your discussion about the number of units you're really going to have.
Although the --I'm not sure all the folks understood that was just a possibility, not necessarily a condition. So
we'll talk more about that after we have public speakers.
Go ahead, Karl.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Wayne, since you have the aerial on the screen, maybe, to give us some
context for the public speakers to come, what do we see north of Manatee Road, and then what is off to the west?
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What are those developments and what kinds of uses are on those properties to the north and then also to the
west?
MR. ARNOLD: The properties to the north is a mobile home co-op.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Not correct.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Not correct?
MR. ARNOLD: It's not a co-op. Excuse me. It's a mobile home park.
COMMISSIONER FRY: What is the name of it?
MR. ARNOLD: Let me find my exhibit that lists surrounding uses.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I know Holiday Manor is somewhere around there, but I don't -- I think that's
the co-op. We can't have --
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Riverwood Estates.
MR. ARNOLD: Riverwood Estates.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Riverwood Estates. And then in the elbow thereto the west?
MR. ARNOLD: To the west you have two different multifamily projects, Mr. Fry. So we're adjacent to
the South Bay Condominiums farther south, and then adjacent to Manatee Road are the Gulf Winds East, and
those are both multifamily projects.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Gotit.
MR. ARNOLD: Of course, further west we have the outlet mall on Collier Boulevard.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Thank you.
CIIAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Anybody else have any questions of the applicant?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. We'll go to -- well, first of all, Amy's here. Good.
MS. SCOTT: If I could, Mr. Chairman, just clarify the right-of-way question that I received.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Absolutely.
MS. SCOTT: The right-of-way varies from around 60 feet to 100 feet along the corridor from Collier
Boulevard all the way through to 41, which would not be sufficient right-of-way to complete a four -lane roadway,
and that is not in the plans through our 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And if you had to acquire it through eminent domain, would it take out
residences or is it free space?
MS. SCOTT: Oh, I'm sure that there would be some residential impacts based on the aerial that's shown.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Good to know. Thank you.
And, Amy, good morning.
MS. PATTERSON: I'm not -- I haven't been sworn in.
(The speaker was duly sworn and indicated in the affirmative.)
MS. PATTERSON: Amy Patterson, for the record, director of Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees,
and Program Management. And, Chairman, I apologize. I completely missed your email.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay.
MS. PATTERSON: Apologies.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Oh, no problem. You're usually right on top of everything. I figured you
must have been out on vacation or something, but I've never known you to take a vacation.
MS. PATTERSON: No. I don't -- I don't know. My email box just got a little out of control.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: No problem. My intention was to try to find out how you handle excess impact
fee payments or if that's what the case is here. Say they didn't -- if they paid for -- I don't know how they get the
COA, but let's assume they paid for impact fees equivalent to 483 units, and they only build 298. Where does the
excess go between the two? And if it's full fee or 50 percent of the fee, or how is that done?
MS. PATTERSON: So this particular development paid under two different scenarios. As you know,
for the certificate of adequate public facility program, we originally had a 50 percent down and then 50 percent
three years later of the estimated transportation impact fees. That changed to one-time payment of 20 percent
with subsequent payments over the additional four years of 20 percent with security which then changed to a
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certificate of adequate public facilities in perpetuity once they paid 33 percent.
So when we made that shift from the 20 percent payment over time to the 33 percent, those people were
given the opportunity to convert and get their certificate in perpetuity. This is one of those developments that did
that. So they've currently paid 33 percent of the estimated transportation impact fees at the time for 483
multifamily units.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So the difference between -- well, you're looking at four hundred -- what, 281
units of excess fees paid against the 298 that are in for platting right now. What would happen to those fees?
Do you just keep them and say, well, too bad, you've paid for them, or don't we credit them back and add them,
say, potentially to the 298 that's there so they would have had about two-thirds of their fees paid under that
program?
MS. PATTERSON: So they may have, depending on how it pans out in the type of units, size of unit.
Obviously, we would exhaust those to the extent that they -- those payments -- so, essentially, when building
permits come in, a credit is applied for the upfront payments until those fees -- until those credits are exhausted.
If their development is less intense, the fees are going to go further until they have to start paying again,
and remember that the fees will be calculated at today's rates, and depending on when these were paid, which I
can pull that information, there's probably a differential, and they're going to be having to provide some cash
payment as well.
But under the scenario you're saying, if they exhausted -- if they developed fully and still had remaining
credits, those credits become transferable within the same or adjacent road impact fee district. So they'l1 just go
to -- they'll be assigned over to another project.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. That's what I needed to know. Thank you very much.
MS. PATTERSON: You're welcome.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Could I ask something?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Go ahead.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Do fees run withthe land, or if you go to return a fee and the
owner sells the land, does the fee go with the land, or does it go back to the guy that paid the fee?
MS. PATTERSON: The impact fees run with the land, generally. There are sometimes circumstances
where we would have a past owner or a then current owner where you would have to work out if there was a
dispute about ownership, quote -unquote, of the fees, but typically the impact fees do run with the land. The only
exception here that I'm talking about is once they've fully paid their impact fees and there may be excess prepaid
impact fees available, those are allowed. It's one of the only cases where impact fees are allowed to be moved
off of the property. That, and the Developer Contribution Agreements have the same provisions.
COMMISSIONERCHRZANOWSKI: Thanks.
MS. PATTERSON: You're welcome.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you.
And, Trinity, can I ask you another question, please.
Trinity, in the vesting issue of the 483 versus whatever the new number needs to be, if it gets approved at
526, assuming it -- let's assume it got approved at 526. They come in with a plat at 298, but the PUD had 526 in
it. How does that 526 approved density interact with your calculations for future? If it stays on the property,
potentially they could always build it. Is that something you factor into the road network, or how is that looked
at?
MS. SCOTT: So from the --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Let me think of --like Lely or Fiddler's Creek or one of the big projects, 10,000
units, say, for Lely, or even Ave Maria's got 11,000 units. But say they finish potentially building out all the
space they have, but they only build eight, and that leaves them three units -- 3,000 on the table -- Pelican Bay is a
prime example -- that just sits there.
Do you, when you take into consideration the impacts you've got to be ready for on the road
system -- long-term strategy. I'm not talking five year; long term. Do you have to count that -- do you have to
consider those approved numbers even though they are already potentially built out, because they're approved
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they could bulldoze something down and put in different numbers that they want to?
MS. SCOTT: We actually do. As part of the Long Range Transportation Plan, for our base -year data,
we look at what's on the ground and what population and commercial is out there, but then when we are looking
at those projections through -- right now the current Long Range Transportation Plan goes through 2040. We're
getting ready to extend to 2045.
We look at median BEBR numbers, Bureau of Economic Business Research numbers. And so the first
thing that we do is we go allocate those households to existing approved developments within -- you know, that
have come through the Board and been approved.
So we allocate that out based on -- I will tell you some of the larger developments, particularly out east,
we capped them at 80 percent because we didn't think that they would build out in that time frame, and then we
start applying, based on the Growth Management Plan, where additional growth could be.
But, yes, you are correct, for Lely and Fiddler's Creek, we are holding additional units within that area for
our transportation models.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And now that means when you hold it for your transportation models, if
someone else wants to come online but that density is being held in the model for existing approvals, they now
have to come in above and beyond that density for consideration to fit into the system.
MS. SCOTT: Yes and no. As I said, we allocate that additional -- you know, when you go and you
allocate it out to what's been approved, you don't get to the median BEBR numbers. So you still have additional,
so that's when we start looking at the Growth Management Plan and seeing where other developments can come
in within that area, and we start adding that on, and then that traffic analysis takes that into consideration.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: But, I mean, it's easy -- our transportation system is certainly stressed right now.
I just want to make sure that we're not over -calibrating it because of the densities that are being approved versus
what is really going to be built, and then someone coming on board with additional density is somewhat caught in
this other density that's not going to be built but, yet, we've still got to count it, and that's the synopsis I'm trying
to get to.
MS. SCOTT: Absolutely. It's things that we take into consideration, that long-range planning, and then
in our short-range planning, we're looking at what's happening today versus what has been through the Site
Development Plan and plat process. So it's looking at both of those in companions and then determining what we
need to do.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: It's kind of the difference between the LRTP and the AUIR.
MS. SCOTT: Yes. That is what --we try to marry those together more so in that six- to 10 -year time
frame.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay.
MS. SCOTT: So, yes, looking at the short range and then looking at longterm what we anticipate.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That's all my questions. Thank you.
MR. KLATZKOW: One of the issues I've been talking about for years, and I'll continue to talk about it,
we need to address phantom units. We just do. It's not going to bean issue in the next five years. It's not going
to bean issue in the next 10 years. But 40 years out from now, and we will have had our road system completely
built out, there's going to be redevelopment. And if we're going to have redevelopment far more dense than we
have now, it won't work. It can't work.
So unless we put something on the books that this phantom density goes away at one point in time, all
right, you're just planning for a nightmare here.
I mean, if somebody's -- we don't know if they're going to put 250 units up but they're asking for 500
units. Why in God's name would they be asking for 500 units when we know they're only putting up 250, all
right? It's a nightmare for Trinity to plan. It's just a ticking time bomb for the county 40, 50 years down the
road. It just is.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you. Stan?
COMMISSIONER CBRZANOWSKI: I agree. The problem is, we are pretty well built out this side of
951, so you'd have to go back and take all those units away from those people, all these subdivisions that asked
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for 6,000 units and only built 4,000. They're never going to --they're never going to destroy their golf course.
They're never going to tear down their houses. They're just never going to build these other units.
MR. KLATZKOW: No, no. These golf course maybe converting one day, and what I am telling you,
okay, is you've approved the golf course community for 500 units. They put in 200 units. Lo and behold 20
years from now somebody comes in and they're going to convert the golf course, okay, and they want to put in
residential units, and they have the 300 units in their pocket.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: It's more than that. It's more than that, a lot of cases. And I'm
with him. Somehow staff ought to come back with an item how we're going to take these units away from
people, and there's going to be weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And it's real simple: If we don't give them, we haven't got to take them back.
Joe?
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: It's done.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: I thought we had a process where we closeout the PUD and, essentially,
that caps it once the PUD is completed. Ray, do we not? We used to do PUD monitoring. And partof the
PUD monitoring, when they reach the maximum -- or the capacity, quote, that was deemed buildout, we then
closed that PUD to further development and, essentially, as Jeff termed, the ghost units, because that's -- or
phantom units essentially are gone. I mean, its -- Lely is a great example. Lely was originally zoned for 9,000
units. They'll never build 9,000. Maybe they will. I don't know what they're going to do.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Joe, buildout just means they met their commitments.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: But that doesn't mean that we take away their density. That's a value that -- for
example, Pelican Bay uses it to negotiate with every single time they come in.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: I thought we had a process of taking it away. Go ahead, Ray.
MR. BELLOWS: For the record, Ray Bellows.
You are correct, Joe, there was a time when the county was looking at ghost units or -- at the time of
either turnover from the developer to the HOA or at the time of trying to determine something was built out.
And we brought things to the Board of County Commissioners, but I'd have to do some research. I don't know
why we stopped doing that. It might have been a legal issue, but I would need to do some research.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I mean, actually, density's a property right, and thafs why we have it.
MR. BELLOWS: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: We are careful on this board, I think, to honor that once we have it.
MR. BELLOWS: And that might have been the --
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That's the issue I'm worried about.
Trinity?
MS. SCOTT: PUD monitoring actually falls under Transportation Planning now, and Laurie Beard, and
she does close out PUDs, but there is an item on the form that is -- when folks are asking for that PUD closeout of
how many units remain. But they have not been required to give those up. There's a whole question of who
actually owns the density and all of that. And so it's not something that's been given up through the years. But it
is on the form, so we do know how many units still remain when we close out the PUD, but it's not something that
we've been asking folks to relinquish.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Just for the record, Jeff, we did pass some pretty restrictive requirements
to convert golf courses residential. It's in the LDC.
MR. KLATZKOW: No, I know. I was partof that. I was the one who brought that to the Board and
originally said, you've got to do something about this. But, you know, boards change, times change.
And I'm just saying, Trinity's trying to put together a transportation network that's going to work. What
I'm telling you is that with these ghost units here, with redevelopment, it's not going to work.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Let's go on to staff report. Nancy?
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Wait. Excuse me. Could I --
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CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah, go ahead.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Staff, what are we going to do about this? I don't want to just
move on from this. He's right. We need to do something about it. Can we start again? Canyou guys bring
something up saying we have this many units? Is there a count somewhere how many ghost units there are?
MR. BELLOWS: Well, through --
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: PUD monitoring monitors how many have been built and how
many were allowed to be built. So it's just a matter of subtracting the two, right? Is it that easy?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Let's do it differently. Why don't you comeback at the next Planning
Commission meeting with a calibration of how many units are out there left to be built that are considered on
completed projects.
COMMISSIONERCHRZANOWSKI: Right.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Let's see how serious the issue is, which I think it is and I think
Stan --intuitively, it seems to be. Then once we have that, you can comeback also with some thoughts on the
best way to proceed with that in regards to what legal issues may involve in demanding returning density that's
been awarded versus what we used to do in the past and how -- whether or not -- why it didn't work or why it did
work. Let's give them sometime to think about it. I don't want to do anything on the rush. We're dealing with
property rights and things like that, and we need to be careful on how we handle them.
MR. BELLOWS: We're definitely dealing with property rights. There's many instances where a PUD
is deemed to be built out, and 20 years later there's a redevelopment scenario where there is a slight increase.
Available density allows them to do that without having to go back before public hearings. If we did something
where the ghost units or other commercial square footage or dwelling units are removed, you're pretty much
curtailing redevelopment activities down the road, or could do that.
MR. KLATZKOW: You're not curtailing. What you're doing is requiring them to go back to the Board
of County Commissioners and ask for a rezoning.
MR. BELLOWS: Yes.
MR. KLATZKOW: And so at that point in time the then current Board of County Commissioners can
figure out, you know, whether or not we can handle the additional zoning. Having these ghost units out there
takes away that process before the Board of County Commissioners.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. And, Ray, what I'd like you to do is take a look at our calendar and a
time frame which you guys could put some of this together with Transportation and give us some answers. I'm
not asking for long, detailed executive summaries; just some answers to the kinds of questions we've been asking
to see if there's a way this board could recommend to the Board of County Commissioners to consider --
MR. BELLOWS: I'll reach out to Laurie Beard --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Does that get it going?
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Because the PUD monitoring used to be on an Excel
spreadsheet, and it used to have how many units were there, and it's a matter of adding this column and that
column and that column, and you get this column, and then you subtract that column from that column and you
get ghost units. Tome, it's, you know, a couple -hour operation. I could be wrong, but it used to be that simple.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: It will take longer than that, but I can tell you using the CTS system, it's not
going to be that fast, because you've got 450 separate spreadsheets. They can't link those that easily.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: They took off the one Excel spreadsheet and then created 450
Excel spreadsheets?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: There's another -- there's a PUD summary sheet, and maybe that could be used.
MR. BELLOWS: Stan is referring to the PUD Excel spreadsheet. It's a summary sheet. Within the
CTS, there are individual PUDs with individual monitoring reports going back year by year since property was
rezoned.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: The assumption is they're all interlinked, and if they aren't, it's going to take
longer. If they are, it might be shorter. Let's just let staff --
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
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COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: -- one spreadsheet, so...
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Let staff come back with a synopsis the best they can, and we'll discuss it after
you've had time to digest.
MR. BELLOWS: We'll coordinate with transportation staff what they have in their records, and see
how -- and bring something back.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Before we go too far astray, let's go into staff report next and get that done.
MS. GUNDLACH: Yes. Good morning, Commissioners. For the record, I'm Nancy Gundlach,
principal planner with the Zoning Division.
And staff is recommending approval of the Enbrook petition, as it is consistent with the Land
Development Code and the Growth Management Plan.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody have any questions of staff?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay, with that, we're getting close to lunch. I'd like to get the public speakers
done, but it depends on how many. Ray -- where'd Ray go? There he is. The guy moves faster than I expected.
How many registered public speakers do we have, Ray?
MR. BELLOWS: We have approximately five.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Tbat will take us barely right up to lunch. That means we're going to have to
fmish this after lunch or work through lunch and go to lunch late. But we'll -- then I have a request on the
Immokalee issue.
So why don't we start calling public speakers. We'll see how much time we have, and we'll break about
five minutes to 12. I want to -- well, I'll settle that right now. How many people are here to talk -- from the
public are here to talk about the Immokalee Master Plan? Just one lady. What I would like to do -- two, okay.
At 10 minutes to 12 I'd like to break from Enbrook, get the public speakers for the Immokalee Master Plan to say
their piece so they can go home if they want to, and then we can keep Immokalee -- we'll get to the Immokalee
Master Plan later today when we get to it. Is that -- just nod your head. Does that work better for you guys?
Because you've driven in all the way, and we're sorry to keep you so late.
But let's handle it that way. So we've got 10 minutes worth of --so we'll take two public speakers
depending how long they take. They get five minutes each, and we'll go from there.
MR. BELLOWS: The first speaker is David Huff.
MR. HUFF: Here or there?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Either one, sir. Take your pick. Whatever looks the best for you.
MR. HUFF: I'll try to do this quick.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: No, you take your time. We're not hereto rush. We've just --we've got to fit
some people that are later this afternoon, and we're trying to accommodate them so they can drive home, and we'll
still get back to you before the -- we'll get to everybody before the day's over.
MR. HUFF: Well, we have other meetings at 1:00, some of us that are on the board of directors, so --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, how many of you are here in that scenario?
MR. HUFF: Four.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, let's talk to the four of you first, then we'll do the two Immokalee people,
then we're going to take a break for lunch. That will get you through it.
MR. HUFF: I'll try to make it quick. My name's David Huff. I live at 211 Riverwood Road, Naples,
Florida. That's right across to the north of this project.
I am the president of the Riverwood Association -- Riverwood Estates HOA, and I want to clear up one
thing. We are nota mobile home park, and we are not a co-op. There are 280 individual property owners in this
development, and it's one of the nicest mobile home developments in the county, in my opinion.
I'm not here to complain about growth. We all recognize that's required, and that's desired. But I am
here in concern about the traffic. I read this traffic study, and it concerns me considerably. Number one, it said
all the information in the traffic counts was obtained from the trip generation manual 10th edition.
My questions to the -- Mr. Banks -- I think he's here.
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CHAIRMAN STRAIN: You have to ask the question of us, and you --
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
MR. HUFF: I'll ask you and maybe you can ask Mr. Banks.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you.
MR. HUFF: Where's the in -season traffic counts on Manatee Road and the wait times at the light at
Manatee Road and Collier Boulevard? I did not see any of that.
One of the speakers mentioned that there was a traffic count by State of Florida some time ago. It wasn't
determined when that was, whether it was in season or out of season. Approximately three years ago, I was
contacted by the State of Florida traffic someone who was working on the Collier Boulevard extension that's
going to go to three lanes from Manatee north, and I don't know if that's when they're doing the traffic counts.
Where are the impacts of the service providers that are going to service these properties? You know, those being,
you know, lawn services, trash collection, school buses, and all the other services that are coming in and out of
here when you look at these 240 trips a day?
Where's the study of the impact on the new development, the 191 units right across Manatee school? It's
my own attempt (sic) from that development to the corner of Manatee and Collier, if those people are going to
Marco Boulevard, Isles of Capri, anywhere south, they're not going to go around the long way. That's about
two -and -a -half miles. They're going to go down Manatee Road. Where's that impact going?
How about the cut -through for Riverwood Estates? Now, there's nothing mentioned in this report, but if
I can show you Riverwood is directly across from the entrance to this development, proposed development.
We're going to find -- and we have people cutting through there now. There's an exit on our development that
goes north on Collier Boulevard right up on the top left of that picture. Somehow this map doesn't show that.
Maybe it was intentional, maybe not. They'll cut through this residential area avoiding that light, because when
these additional people come back and come in here and go down Manatee, if they're going north or south, that's
going to backup way past where their entrance is. It backs up in season almost that far now in the morning.
The light takes 10 or 12 vehicles per switch. I've sat there and observed it. It's totally inadequate,
Manatee Road, for that much more traffic. I think the development ought to be looking at either acquiring some
other land or working with some of the landowners to get an access for directly onto Collier instead of pushing all
that traffic on Manatee Road.
The people that live in our development all along Manatee Road, they're going to be screaming at
somebody because they aren't going to be able to get out of their driveway in the morning.
So --and it doesn't just affect us, you know. It's going to affect everyone in that --those developments
up there: Enchanting Shores, Marco Shores, Quail Roost, which is going out -- come on there, Gulfwinds, and
everyone else.
So I think you ought to have a lot better traffic presentation than looking at something that says -- because
you've got that many -- how many trips you're going to take, because there's a lot of traffic on there, and in season
it's a night -- there's going to be a very (sic) nightmare. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, once we finish with public speakers, we're going to take a break for lunch.
We get back from lunch, and then we'll finish. We'll complete the public speakers at that time, and then
afterwards, the questions -- I made note of your questions. We'll have the traffic engineers discuss it. You'll
hear the discussion of why it is the way it is, or it should be changed.
MR. HUFF: I've got a meeting at 1:00, so I won't be able to be here for that.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, it will be -- its recorded. So if you get a chance, turn it back on. And if
you really want some entertainment, you can sit there and watch it in the evening.
MR. HUFF: I'll do that. Thank you very much.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you, sir.
Next speaker, please.
MR. BELLOWS: Terry Thompson.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Ray, we'll take the four speakers on the -- that are on the board of directors who
have got the 1:00 meeting first.
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UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: I think there's three there that are going to speak.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. This gentleman, are you the second of the three?
MR. THOMPSON: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay.
MR. THOMPSON: For the record, Terry Thompson. I'm the vice president of the board of Riverwood
Estates.
Like Dave was saying, there is going to be an issue with traffic. I mean, right now, the turning lane, if
you go on Manatee up to 951, it only holds three cars. Once that's past three cars, the right lane cannot turn. So
it backs up tremendously. And you get cars and trucks pulling boats on top of this. It's a nightmare.
Now, with this development, yeah, once it's constructed, all our residents, they like to take walks. They
walk their dogs. They ride their bikes. We have no sidewalks. Now, we have two entrances on Beverly and
Oaks that -- on Manatee they can cut through and zip right over to go out on Riverwood. Now, that's going to
create a problem for our people, cars zipping back and forth.
If this goes through, I would like to recommend that the developer put speed bumps in our community at
their cost to protect our residents, because this is just going to be unacceptable. I mean, it's just --it's going to be
a big safety concern.
And also, too, I noticed on this --right down hereon the backside, you've got that PUD. Why canthat
not run a road on the backside all the way out to Collier to help eliminate traffic on Manatee Road? That would
be an easy access for that development.
And there's going to be another community there anyway, the business center, so that would make sense
to put a road on the back side out to Collier.
These are just some of our concerns, and we would like you to consider that.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: We'll ask the questions, sir, after lunch.
MR. THOMPSON: And like Dave said, yeah, when did they take that traffic count; in the middle of the
summer?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: We'll fmd all that out.
Karl?
COMMISSIONER FRY: A quick question for you, sir. I just want to make sure I'm clear. You have
roads that are not gated that run through your community that people can use as a cut -through to get to 951?
MR. THOMPSON: Oak Street and Beverly.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Two streets --
MR. THOMPSON: Two streets that they make a cutoff of Manatee, go --
COMMISSIONER FRY: Turn north off of Manatee and go through your neighborhood to get to 951?
MR. THOMPSON: Yes, go into Riverwood, and then come right out on Collier and go right through.
And they will do it. People look for shortcuts all the time. And they're doing it now, not as much, but once this
excess traffic comes through, it will be a nightmare.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Thank you.
MR. THOMPSON: It will be a -- you know, our residents -- you know, we don't need them to be run
over when they're walking their dogs.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Thank you. I just wanted to make sure I understood that.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Are those -- is that a private street or --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: They're private streets. The county wouldn't maintain a street --
MR. HUFF: No, that's county streets.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That's county? Trinity will have to verify that. So, Trinity, we're going to be
asking you questions. That's a --those streets inside that Riverwood are county streets? Please find out when
we get back from lunch. That's new news. I don't know we would -- isn't that -- don't you have --well, I mean,
I can't --
MR. THOMPSON: No sidewalks. There's no sidewalks in our community for our residents to walk on.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I can't imagine how we acquired private streets like that, but we'll find out.
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MR. THOMPSON: I encourage all of you to take a drive down Manatee to see how narrow that road is
to begin with.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I've probably -- I've spent a lot of time --
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: So you're saying the people will actually cut-- I'm looking at a map on
the screen here. From Riverwood, they would actually come out of Riverwood -- well, they only can make a
right -in, right -out.
MR. THOMPSON: Right, right.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: But you're beyond the Manatee section, but that's all --
MR. THOMPSON: If look at Manatee, and there's Oak Street and there's Beverly. Those streets run
through our community, come out on Riverwood, and come out on Collier so you can go north.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: So what you're saying is somebody maybe coming down Manatee,
heading west, turn right on the Beverly, and then cut out -- to cut around the signal?
MR. THOMPSON: Go through our community, go to Riverwood, then cut out on the --
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Okay. I thought those were all private roads, but Trinity would have to
verify it.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Thank you.
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: We can't do --we've got to go to lunch, and I'm trying to fit these people in as
an accommodation to them. So let's try to get to what we're focused on.
Sir, thank you for your time. We'll go to the next speaker on your board, if he or she is here.
MR. BELLOWS: Mike Kumicich.
MR. KUMICICH: Mike Kumicich.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Then after this gentleman, we are going to go to the two speakers from
Immokalee.
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: We're still on the board.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Who's on the Board? There's one more person on the board that has to leave
for a 1:00 meeting. We're trying to accommodate you. So, please, let's hear what you've got to say.
MR. BELLOWS: Barbara.
MS. BELKOFF: Yes. Good moming. It's Barbara Belkoff. I'm just glad I could get a substitute
teacher in for my class today.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: What is your name again, ma'am?
MS. DELCOFF: Pardon me?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Your name again, please.
MS. BELKOFF: Barbara Bellcoff. I actually live at 853 Manatee Road, and I welcome you to come
and sit in my driveway with me in the mornings that I can't now get out and get to work. This has been
happening since last year when they went ahead and recalibrated the traffic light over at the new Racetrac gas
station.
Line comes -- starts out off season all the way from Collier Boulevard heading east up and including Oak
Street. In season, we just sit therein our driveways trying to get out because everybody sees the green light at
Collier Boulevard and says, hey, this is straight road. I'm going to make it down there, and they step on it, okay.
They just step on it in the mornings. They step on it in the afternoons because you get the people coming out of
Marco that they come around the corner, and they're sitting there thinking, hey, this is a great street. And we've
got hotrod'ers going down there. I've called the Sheriffs Department to sit in my driveway and see if they could
ticket some of these guys, because we don't have a sidewalk on the north side of Manatee Road. There's just that
small sidewalk on the opposite side where they are planning the community.
And I walk with a flashlight most hours of the day and night. I do walk a dog. We have a lot of dog
walkers and people that live in the communities.
But I am one of -- well, there's myself -- the fust three homes right behind the Racetrac gas station, we sit
there and wait for traffic every morning now, and it's not even season.
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It backs up. We have lawn companies with their trailers. We've got the trash trucks. We've got cars
and -- you know, pulling boats, and everything just backs up.
And now, as of last year, we also have a CAT but that comes down from the east, coming down, and the
school buses from Manatee and 41 towards Collier Boulevard. So we are sitting there, and we are highly
impacted now, and it's not even season.
In season it runs further than that, and I just sit in my driveway because really nobody wants to give up
because they are trying to make that left turn to get down to Marco. And it's just areal narrow street.
And I just want to also let you know that there's an additional issue with people cutting through the
Racetrae gas station parking lot, and there have been more than one near misses and probably hits. So just want
to make you aware of that, because they're trying to beat the lights.
I love living there. My students said, but Ms. Barbara, please tell them, where are all the animals going
to go with all the building? And that's their concern.
But we do have a lot of traffic, and it's all off season right now. And the only time I see that the counts
have been pulled out, you know, the rubber stripping, its been offseason. So just letting you know that there are
a lot of perils right now.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you very much.
Ray, the next speakers are two, I think, people from Immokalee we're trying to finish up. Do you have
a -- Ray --
MR. BELLOWS: Do you want the Immokalee speakers?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yes. Please call the Immokalee speakers.
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
CHAIItMAN STRAIN: Those of you come forward, use one or the other mics. Please call them.
MR. BELLOWS: Andrea Halman followed by Frank Leon.
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
MR. KUM[CICH: I didn't get to speak on this, sir, and I was in line for this, sir.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Sir, if you don't silence yourself, I'm going to have to ask you to leave. We're
going to resume Enbrook when we comeback from lunch. We'll be on it for another hour or two. There will be
plenty of time to talk.
These people asked for --to move --be forward --be moved forward this morning. I'm trying to
accommodate them because they've got to drive back out to Immokalee this afternoon.
Ma'am, go right ahead.
MS. HALMAN: Good morning. My name is Andrea Halman. Thank you very much for hearing us.
We do have a long ride back to Immokalee.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I know you do, ma'am.
MS. HALMAN: I'm here to offer my support for the master plan for Immokalee. I have here a letter
that was written by the CRA, and it talks about a restudy that was done. So, basically, I'm just hereto say that I
support the master plan for Immokalee.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And I remember you from the first time. So thank you for coming all the way
out here again.
MS. HALMAN: Thank you for remembering me. Who do I give this to?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: The best person is that young lady right there because she will make sure it's
recorded with the minutes, and it will all be in its right place then.
MS.14ALMAN: All right. Thank you very much.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you.
Next speaker.
MR. BELLOWS: Frank Leon.
MR. LEON: Good morning. My name is Frank Leon, and I'm just hereto support the planning that we
do wanton the development of Immokalee. And it is a growing city, and I think that when you see everything
that we have to offer, I think you'll agree with most of our ideas. Appreciate all of your candor.
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CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Thank you very much, sir.
Ray, do we have any other speakers on Immokalee registered?
MR. BELLOWS: No other speakers.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Is there anybody else from Immokalee that needs to speak before they have to
head back?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. With that, we're going to take a lunch break for one hour. We'll
resume at 1:00 and --
COMMISSIONERDEARBORN: Mr. Chairman?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: -- into Enbrook. Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Just --
COMMISSIONER DEARBORN: For the essence of being compliant --I know we're trying to rush this
thing. It seems like this gentleman wanted to speak. I'm not sure if he has somewhere else to be, but it seems
we should at least give him a chance to explain why he's got to be somewhere else.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. And that will go for anybody else. If anybody else would like to speak
right now, we'll entertain that, and we'll just defer other activities.
Sir, come up on. Please use -- state yourself (sic) for the record.
MR. KUNIICICH: I'm sorry. Thank you very much, and I'll keep this brief.
My name is Mike Kumicich. I'm from Guardian Property Management, and I manage Gulfwinds East.
The information that the board received regarding our traffic information study was inaccurate, and the
reason it's inaccurate is that the lines that they do the study on was actually by my property. It didn't pick up
three of the streets that lead to Collier Boulevard off of Manatee Road.
I, like everybody else in my community, is really worried about the traffic. And we don't know when
they did the studies, because everybody that spoke before us was 100 percent correct, you can't get out of
Manatee. You can't get to Collier Boulevard, and that's right now while we're not in season. At Gulfwinds East
I have 400 people, 400 automobiles. It's an issue for everybody.
Thank you very much.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you, sir.
Is there anybody else that can't be here at 1:00 who would like to speak now? Sir?
MR. JENKINS: I might as well go now just so --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Can you identify yourself for the record, please.
MR. JENKINS: I will.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Are you coming back at 1:00?
MR. JENKINS: No.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay.
MR. JENKINS: My name is John Jenkins. I'm running for Collier County Commissioner for District 1.
This will reaffirm everything and really make it a lot clearer for you -all, for previous speakers.
In -- I live in Riverwood Estates. In Riverwood Estates -- and we are a manufactured home community.
We own the land. All the residents own the land. We're not a mobile home park. We're not a co-op. We're
retired people. Some are on fixed income.
We enjoy -- we pride ourselves in our enjoyment of life, sometimes outside of the HOA and property
management companies. We enjoy our privacy.
We have elderly, disabled, people walking dogs. We don't have children. We're a 55 -year -and -older
community. But as you do see from the aerial photograph here --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: You'll have to stay near the mic.
MR. JENKINS: Sorry. If you could point to this area here. How do I -- yep, this area here. This
is -- this is Oak. This is Oak coming in here, and this is Beverly coming inhere. Those two streets. And you'll
see the streets. They come down the sides, and the sides here. This is Rookery that wraps around. This is
Twin Pines that comes down here.
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On my map that I'm going to show you, these maps here, this is exactly what these are. Tbis is Twin
Pines coming down, this is Rookery coming down, this is Audubon coming across the bottom, and Beverly comes
down the side here. This is now Riverwood coming out, and it comes out to U.S. 41. All that's stopping you
here is a stop sign.
So anybody coming in on the north side, coming in either Beverly or --
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Could you tum that upside down so the north arrow's pointed up,
because I'm a little disoriented.
MR. JENKINS: So anybody coming down off of Manatee doing a cut -through is going to come down
through here to Rookery or come down -- or, I'm sorry. Rookery or Twin Pines or if they've come down
Beverly, and these become racetracks coming through here to make that left-hand tum lane or right-hand tum lane
onto Collier Boulevard, okay.
The only reason why any traffic gets stopped at that stoplight is because they've been stopped too far to
cut through the Racetrac gas station, okay.
If you -- traffic going southbound to Marco Island, that gets blocked up in four cars. Anything four cars
deep, nothing can go north, nothing can go south. It's an absolute nightmare, okay.
If people are walking already right now from South Bay Plantation, which is -- which is this property
here, they come through -- if they want to go to Wahnart and they walk through the neighborhood, there's trash
being dumped, all sorts of stuff. If we're adding another 520 -some -odd units to here, imagine the foot traffic
alone, let alone the car traffic in the morning or whatever coming through here at night.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I think we understand the point, but we need to kind of expedite this.
MR. JENKINS: Fair enough.
COMMISSIONER DEARBORN: At Patrick's request, I'm trying to accommodate everybody, but we
can just go so far before we need a break.
MR. JENKINS: I just want to say, I am absolutely for affordable workforce housing. We need that in
Collier County. But I would love to seethe developer work with an existing community, a 55 -year -old -and -older
community to come up with a solution that's going to work for all of us, whether it's restricting the access to
Riverwood Estates, whether it's helping us out with speed bumps or circles or some sort of community goodwill
to ensure that Riverwood Estates stays a community that we're proud of.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Joe, do you have something?
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: I just want to make sure --you do understand, though, that they do have
existing zoning that allows them to build on this site?
MR. JENKINS: I understand. Anybody that lives here, if they thought that this wasn't going to be built
at some point in time, they should have bought in Disneyland.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay.
COMMISSIONER DEARBORN: Thank you, sir.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you, sir.
To be fair to other members of the public who came here to speak on this matter, if you cannot be here at
1:00, we'll allow you to speak now. Does that affect anybody else here today?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Now we'll comeback from lunch at 1:05 and resume the meeting. We'll
resume with Enbrook and the public testimony.
(A luncheon recess was had from 12:05 p.m. to 1:05 p.m., and Commissioner Dearborn is absent for the
remainder of the meeting.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Everybody, if you'd please take your seats, we'll resume the meeting.
A couple of announcements. Patrick Dearborn had to leave for a meeting, so he's got an excused
absence. And, by the way, Tom Eastman isn't here, and he did notify us he couldn't be here for the same -- he
had another meeting he had to attend.
So with that in mind, we'll move forward where we left off on the agenda. And we had left off on the
discussions on Enbrook RPUD off Manatee Road. We were going into public speakers. And, Ray, will you call
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the next registered public speaker.
MR. BELLOWS: I'm not sure if we got everybody. John Jenkins?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Who? Mr. Jenkins, he spoke last time.
MR. BELLOWS: Then there are no more.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: There are no more?
MR. YOVANOVICH: No mas.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Well, that takes us to the end of that item.
And, first of all, let's go back to the applicant to see if they have any rebuttal comments that you'd like to
make. I do have to -- well, before you go to rebuttal, we have some questions of transportation. So I guess Jim
Banks gets to come up and entertain us for a moment.
MR. ARNOLD: Jim Banks is not here.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah, he is. He's right behind you.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Wayne said he's not here. I said I just talked to him.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I was going to say, I'm getting old, but I'm not blind.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: He was here until he got called, and then left. Your turn.
MR. BANKS: For the record, Jim Banks.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Jim, what hat are you wearing today?
MR. YOVANOVICH: Marketing.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Marketing, okay. I figured as much.
MR. BANKS: Whatever you like.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, he's a man of many professions.
One of the people that were here earlier asked a series of questions, and I'd like your input, then I'm going
to ask Trinity to confirm or -- and elaborate if she feels it's necessary.
And your traffic counts, the question was about seasonal traffic counts. How do you account for those in
relationship to your -- how you're using the ITE manual?
MR. BANKS: If you count out of the season, we have seasonal adjustments. And, typically, if you
count in, say, the month of --I'm just using an example. If you count the road in the month of July and you want
to project what it looks like in the season, it's usually about a 30 percent increase in traffic.
So if FDOT -- I don't know exactly when they took the count, but if they counted it out of peak season,
they do establish the seasonal adjustments in the area as well as Collier County does too, and they would have
adjusted their traffic based on seasonal conditions, if they did not count during the season.
And then they forecasted the future conditions using standard growth rate and trends in the area, and then
they do the analysis. And you heard Ms. Trinity Scott mention that they did the analysis, and they determined it
was operating at LOS B, the intersection, and will continue to do so for the next 20 years.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. You just said something, though --you keep saying "they." You did
the traffic report, didn't you, the TIS?
MR. BANKS: I did; I did.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: But you don't know what kind -- where -- how they did the count? I mean, you
don't know what date and time --
MR. BANKS: I don't know what date they made the count. I do know that they adjusted it for seasonal
conditions, though, to reflect seasonal -- FDOT, Florida Department of Transportation.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So it isn't you that do (sic) it. You hire somebody -- who does it? The FDOT
does the count?
MR. BANKS: In this case, the Florida Department of Transportation did the traffic count on Manatee
Road.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Do you know what year, or you don't know that either?
MR. BANKS: I think it was 2014. Trinity might be able to speak to that. And they applied the growth
rate to that year they counted it to forecast in the future conditions.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. We'll have Trinity come up after you finish then.
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Did -- and the gentleman asked about service provider impacts. Are those included in the -- how do
you -- how do you -- now, I -- obviously, I think I know how you're going to answer it, but for the record, I need
you to describe how you attribute to, like, landscape companies and service to people who are servicing the
community. How are they counted in the trip counts?
MR. BANKS: They're included in the ITE trip rates, because what you do to establish what the trip rates
are for residential, the engineers before I did went and counted community, and that includes the mailman, the
UPS driver, the person that comes to fix your A/C unit, everybody that comes in and out of that community, and
they come up with a weighted average of how many trips are generated per the number of units. So it's included
in the traffic estimates.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And I thought you were going to say that.
The Argo Manatee project that's 191 residential units at the end of Manatee, how were those taken into
consideration in your TIS, or were they?
MR. BANKS: I actually prepared that report for the Manatee project, and it is in the Argo Manatee
project. I worked on that project. I did the traffic study for that. Ninety percent of the traffic will be using
U.S. 41, not 951. If you drive on Manatee Road --I don't know when the last time you've been there, but there's
two or three speed humps. It is not a road that encourages a lot of cut -through traffic on it.
The people -- the vast majority of the traffic that you see on Manatee Road are the people that live along
Manatee Road or directly access Manatee Road. It's not conducive to cut -through traffic.
So we -- what we expect is when Argo Manatee develops, the vast majority of the people will use that
traffic light right there at the intersection of Manatee and U.S. 41 to access the hierarchy road of U.S. 41, which in
that area is six lanes, in order to travel north.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And that is a left -turn lane at Manatee, if I'm not mistaken.
MR. BANKS: That's correct. It's got an exclusive left -tum lane and aright -turn lane.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Are there any improvements from your perspective -- I know you probably are
going to say they're not necessary because of the current Level of Service B. But do you know of any
improvements been proposed for Manatee and 951? I'll ask Trinity the same thing. I just thought I'd ask you if
you know.
MR. BANKS: There's no improvements that I'm aware of
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. There's an issue of speed bumps, and I'm going to really talk to Trinity
about that. I didn't know the county owned those roads in Riverwood. I can't imagine why they would.
MR. BANKS: I was surprised too.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: It's a private development. How we would justify that is a puzzle, but we'll
see.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Has that been confirmed?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Trinity's going to be next. She's sleeping. Wake up, Trinity.
She's hoping -- thank you, Jim.
Is there -- anybody else want to ask Jim any questions before Trinity comes up?
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: I think you covered them all.
MS. SCOTT: For the record, Trinity Scott, Transportation Planning manager.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Good morning -- good afternoon again, Trinity. And we'll take the same
questions in order. Can you verify Jim's synopsis of how in -season traffic counts are relegated or how they're
determined? And where was the source of these traffic counts?
MS. SCOTT: Well, what I can tell you is -- I actually have access to the Traffic Operations database for
traffic counts, and just because we don't utilize them with the AUK we still collect traffic counts all around the
county.
And so I was able to pull up traffic counts. And we do traffic counts on Manatee Road east of 951 twice
a year. It's a semi-annual count. I can tell you that in September of 2018, there were 4,000 vehicles -- 4,016
vehicles in a 24-hour period on Manatee Road, and in January of 2018, it was 5,788.
So, yes, they have a bit of a seasonal influx, but, still, that is well within the capacities of a two-lane
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facility.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. But a two-lane facility that has what some people have described as a
concern that the intersection of 951 and Manatee as a result of, I guess, the turn lane, maybe there's not enough
turnlanes there. I mean, whatever. Is there any improvements, or how is that intersection going to be improved,
if at all it is?
MS. SCOTT: So the Florida Department of Transportation has planned improvements at this
intersection in --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Is that the 6.8 --1 looked at their recent plan.
MS. SCOTT: It is funded in Fiscal Year'22/'23.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah.
MS. SCOTT: I'm sorry. I have to go to the right one. Hold on. I had a different one tagged.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I have their plan if it will help, but I figured you --
MS. SCOTT: I'm sorry. It's in Fiscal Year'23/'24. We're actually going to be widening State Road
951 from Tower Road to Manatee from four to six lanes. So as part of that road widening project, the
intersections will be rebuilt at that time as well. They'll be redoing the mast arms and putting in crosswalks, et
cetera, at that location, as well as extending the southbound left -turn lane.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay.
COMMISSIONERSCHMITT: Whatyear?
MS. SCOTT: It's in --the Florida Department of Transportation's Fiscal Year '23P24.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: How are they going to change the configuration of the turn lanes on Manatee
approaching 951, or are they?
MS. SCOTT: Per their analysis that they did, the traffic study was dated in 2015,1 believe. I'm going to
pull it backup here really quick. Their traffic analysis was dated October of 2015, so they would have collected
that data probably in the 12 months prior. What I'm going through I don't see a specific date, but I can go back to
the Florida Department of Transportation and ask them when they collected their data as far as on Manatee Road.
But when they looked at that and they did the analysis based on current conditions and they did the future analysis
based on 2035 and 2040 conditions, the intersection operated at an acceptable level of service and so, therefore,
the portion that they -- that they are anticipating would be extending the southbound left -turn lane that goes onto
Manatee Road as part of their project.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I guess, then, the next question, which would really provide the solution
depending on how you answer it, the gentleman said that the Riverwood roads are county roads. I mean, how
would that have happened? That's a -- I mean, I doubt if they're even consistent with our code. I mean, they're
more like driveways. How -- are they or are they not?
MS. SCOTT: I looked up and, yes, Beverly --he mentioned Beverly Road. Yes, it is a county roadway.
I have no idea. I don't know when they were accepted by the county.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So we maintain that private development's roads?
MS. SCOTT: We do.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Wow. So if they wanted to put speed bumps or something in, they'd have to
come to the county to put them or to get permission for the county to contract out or do some permitting to get
them established?
MS. SCOTT: They would go through the neighborhood traffic management program, our
traffic -calming program, just as any other roadways do, and we would work with them to look at their volumes, to
look at the speeds, and do that analysis. And if that — ultimately, we got to an engineering solution and speed
tables or so on so forth were the answer, then we would proceed forward.
Before we do any traffic calming right now, we go to the Board for them to authorize funding for this.
And some of the projects that we -- are currently in the works as far as our neighborhood traffic management
program are ones where we're actually suggesting that there be a partnership with the local communities. It
depends on the amount of cut -through traffic, if it's just actual cut -through traffic or if it's just
neighborhood -specific issues.
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CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And I guess the --if they want to privatize these, because we know that's
doable -- Fox Fire did it, and that was actually a collector road they did it on compared to these. They could
privatize and do what they want with the roads if they want. Is that a process they could potentially go through?
MS. SCOTT: They could petition for a vacation of the county right-of-way.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I'm just shocked that we would --we are doing all those roads. I mean, are we
doing Enchanted Shores and Marco Shores Estates and all the rest of them? Because out of fairness, we should
be doing everybody. I'm just -- that's is actually shocking. I had no idea we would be working on that in
those -- that's all I've got. Anybody else have any questions?
Stan, and then Ned.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Yeah.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Joe.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Manatee Road's about a mile -and -a -half long. Where'd you put
the counter?
MS. SCOTT: That's what -- I'm actually trying to get -- there's a GIS layer of where they put the
counters, and I just updated my Google Earth and lost my layers, so I can't pull it up and tell you exactly. My
description is east of 951. So, typically, they'll get beyond the intersection. But is it in the middle? I don't
know.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: I'm curious, because if people are turning in these other streets,
you're missing a lot of traffic.
MS. SCOTT: Right.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: And if people are cutting through from 951 to 41, you're getting
those for sure, but any internal stuff you could be missing a lot.
MS. SCOTT: What I can tell you is is that it looks very consistent with what FDOT did at the
intersection as far as their volumes at the intersection with the turning movements and all of that. So it looks
veryconsistent. So I don't think we're too faraway from the intersection, not say the center of the road, but I
can't verify that until I get that new layer.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: But if you have it close to the intersection, then you're missing
all the cut -through traffic they're talking about.
MS. SCOTT: If, indeed, there's a substantial amount of cut -through traffic.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Okay.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Ned, and then Joe.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Trinity, you've got two numbers from FDOT, different years. One, I
think, was in season, one was out. They're based on 24-hour periods.
Is there a way that, based upon the relationship of peak p.m. to 24-hour on comparable streets, that you
could interpolate or calculate or estimate what the peak p.m. might be on Manatee?
MS. SCOTT: I have the 24-hour counts broken down by hour. Hold on. I'm just looking. So
eastbound is the p.m. peak hour/peak direction. And from the 5:00 to 6:00 --now, this was January of 2018.
Hold on. Let me just look and see how much it changes to 2019, because I do have the 2019 January number as
well. I'm sorry, it was February. It's about 230 p.m. peak -hour peak -direction trips.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay. Now, what can we say about capacity of that road?
MS. SCOTT: That there's sufficient capacity to accommodate what's anticipated with this development.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: If you had to estimate the peak capacity, would you be able to do that with
the numbers that you've gotten from FDOT?
MS. SCOTT: Typically, our capacities on a two-lane similar -type roadway is about 900 p.m. peak -hour
trips.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: That's what I wanted to --
MS. SCOTT: Peak direction.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay. That's exactly what I wanted to know. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Joe next, and then Stan.
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COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Yeah. Just to clarify you said the State is going to do widening from
Tower Road to --
MS. SCOTT: Manatee. It goes just south of Manatee.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Just south of Manatee. So that includes the new bridge, then, which
will be the most extensive work over Henderson Creek.
MS. SCOTT: Yes, yes.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: And that will include a full revamping of that intersection?
MS. SCOTT: Yes. It will have --they're going to be replacing the mast arms as well as including
intersections -- I'm sorry -- crosswalks, because they'll be introducing sidewalks and the pathway to this area as
well, so --
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Is there -- the complaint primarily was people leaving Manatee
was -- the stacking, which does happen, either if you're going Manatee west and going north, turning right, or
you're going to go left to Marco. It's -- you still get some significant stacking. Are they going to do any
improvements to Manatee at that intersection as well?
MS. SCOTT: I did not see that. As I said, their analysis showed that the intersection is operating at an
acceptable level of service today and is projected to do so in the future as well; however, I can look further into
their design plans and see if they're anticipating any extension of those turn lanes. Perhaps maybe just even
striping because -- depending on what the striping looks like out there.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: I mean, I --just knowing that area, of course, because I live down in that
area, the -- you probably have to acquire land either from the one service station on one side or the Racetrac on
the other to make any improvements to turn.
But that said, if they come and do the improvement, at least down to just south of Manatee, it certainly
would be a significant improvement to that intersection.
On your traffic counts, I haven't been back there in a while. Is the gate still up at the school since now
the county took over the road?
MS. SCOTT: It's still up, but it's not closed.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: It's not closed.
MS. SCOTT: It previously had been closed when the school owned the roadway, but -- so it's still
physically there, but it's not being closed.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: On your traffic counts were --are the counts measuring anybody going
all the way through? Like, for instance, I don't know why, but they may come from 41 going west and then
cutting through Manatee to get to Marco Island.
MS. SCOTT: I mean, if someone were doing that, they would be picked up on our --
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: They would be picked up.
MS. SCOTT: --on our traffic counts, yes, because we're looking in both directions. We're not just
measuring in one direction.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Okay.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Just so you know, I'm looking at the DOT's plans. There are no improvements
for the tum lanes on Manatee.
MS. SCOTT: Yeah, just the --what I was able to quickly see was just the extension, the southbound left.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And they're actually going to improve and six -lane all the way down to the
main entrance to the Naples Outlet Center.
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
MS. SCOTT: Yes, just south of -- I'm sorry, Terri. I was talking over Mr. Strain.
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: -- they're talking about. There's no improvements there. It's still two-lane.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: I didn't think there was enough room for any improvements, quite
honestly. They would have to buy land, acquire land. Okay, thanks.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Stan?
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COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: How do you guys relate the capacity of a road to the capacity of
the intersections on that road?
MS. SCOTT: So we would run a synchro analysis for the intersection. So the link -by -link capacity, the
link itself, is based on what volume a link can carry.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: And what you're talking about is the link -to -link capacity?
MS. SCOTT: I'm talking about both, actually. So looking at the volumes of the roadway, the
link -by -link capacity can still accommodate many more trips in the p.m. peak, just as we would look at any other
roads.
COMMISSIONERCHRZANOWSKI: Right.
MS. SCOTT: The Florida Department of Transportation, as part of their project development and
environmental study, looked specifically at the intersection, and they did the synchro analysis, and the highway.
They looked at the operations of the actual intersection to determine the level of service for the intersection, how
it's operating today and how it's projected to operate in the future, which are two different analyses.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: But do they look at only their road, or do they look at the level of
service on the road coming into their intersection?
MS. SCOTT: No. They have to look at all of the movements, because that all impacts that intersection.
So all the side streets for that intersection have to be looked at as well because that impacts the overall level of
service for the intersection.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: And they're saying that that intersection functions just fine?
MS. SCOTT: That is --in their opinion based on their traffic analysis that was October of 2015.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Okay. Thanks.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Karl?
COMMISSIONER FRY: Trinity, if, by chance, it was determined that the folks within Riverwood
Estates needed speed bumps and that process was pursued that you described, who would foot the bill?
MS. SCOTT: That would be a determination made by the Board of County Commissioners.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Okay. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Anybody else have any questions of staff or anybody at this point?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Thank you. Thanks, Trinity.
Richard, do you want any opportunity to close or rebut?
MR. YOVANOVICH: I thought you -- did you have any more questions of our team?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That's what I just asked. Nobody said anything, so I think we're --
MR. YOVANOVICH: I think we're --we'd like you to recommend approval. I think we made some
minor changes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, it would be subject to those minor changes that we walked through, like
the striking the word "buildings" after "utility," looking at stories on the -- all those little ones we went through.
It all would be subject to that.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Right, right. The intended to serve.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, I'll just --I'll go through the --there's only --it was a two-story limitation,
the building issue, and the only thing I was going to bring up is what volume of units we're looking at. You
already have said you're staying with 526. I certainly won't go there, but somebody else might. So we'll see
where that goes.
Anything you wanted to add?
MR. YOVANOVICH: Mr. Strain, I know when we met --I have under Exhibit A.B.1 -- and you may
have gone through this with Wayne. We were going to say dog park and screen enclosures and get rid of "and
utility building" under accessory uses.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: We did. Wayne said they wanted it for some utilities like sewer lift stations.
Then you dropped the word "buildings."
MR. YOVANOVICH: That was in reference to that. I want to make sure; that was the only note I had
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in there.
No, we -- on the 526, our client -- the owner of the property already has the right to go to 526 under the
existing zoning today. What this PUD does, it gives the opportunity to put single-family or twin villas into the
mix, which would actually result in less density than what could be done today.
The seller is not interested in going to a PUD that would result in less than what he already has, and we
hope that the Planning Commission could support the PUD that adds single-family and twin villas to the mix,
because you've seen what the intent for DR Horton later on, which would be to do 298 twin villas, which is less
than what could go on this site today. So we hope that you can accept the PUD as currently written.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Ned, then Karl.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: If we goat 526, are we creating phantom units?
MR. YOVANOVICH: No. The way it works --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yes.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Just so we're clear -- it is no, because the way it works is if I -- any PUD that
comes through the process today and you approve 500 and the developer builds 400, you go through a
concurrency review for those 400. If you --the developer comes back 20 years from now and wants to take any
of the 100 he may have left on the table, you go through another concurrency review. There is no banking of
those units or taking up any road capacity.
The only time that that happens is if you have a vested project, mainly older DRIB like Lely Resort, like
Pelican Bay, like Marco Shores and Fiddler's Creek. All of these other projects that you're approving do not
create ghost units. They're not taking up capacity on the road.
MR. KLATZKOW: Whoa. There's a difference between capacity on the road and zoning, okay. He's
asking for the right-- the zoning right for these additional units, all right. They are for --a transportation
planning system, and it has to calculate them. Those are two different concepts. So we're mixing apples and
oranges here.
So, yes, these are ghost units. They will have the vested rights to these units overtime. And, you know,
whether or not we have a concurrency system in 20 years, who knows. That's up to the legislature, quite frankly,
and the Board of County Commissioners.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Let me answer it a different way. Today I could do 526. I'm asking to do 526.
I'm not creating anything that doesn't already exist. So how you could say I'm creating ghost units, that is not
correct, because my zoning today allows 526.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Let's say that after your analysis is complete you decide to build 298.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Yes.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay. At that point could the --the additional units, call them phantom or
ghost or otherwise, could they go away? Could they sunset?
MR. YOVANOVICH: The purchaser of the property is willing to --let me say it --I think we're saying
the same thing, but let me tell you what I understand the question is. If the plat that goes through the process
that's going through, which will occur after the acquisition of the property --that's the timing. So seller's
protected, keeps his 526. The buyer gets their plat approved for 298, although the buyer would prefer not to give
up those units because things could change -- but if they have certainty of the plat being approved and they move
forward with their first building permit so they're really committed to the twin -villa concept, I believe they would
agree to a condition that whatever's not on that 298 -unit plat they would begrudgingly give up.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Well, that doesn't get a complete solution, but it seems like a reasonable
step forward to me rather than doing nothing at all about what would be available residually for a redevelopment,
a teardown, or a rebuild 20 years from now. So I would like to see that condition added in.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I added it.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Good.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay.
MR. YOVANOVICH: I think the word's begrudgingly.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Karl, then Joe.
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COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Karen, then I -- Karen was going to add something, too.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Karl, too. So let's go Karl, Karen, and Joe.
COMMISSIONER FRY: The condition --the agreement that Rich just described is exactly what I was
looking for, so --but just to clarify: 483 units are vested out of 526. So when we talk about ghost units or, I
guess, remaining capacity to build, they would have, really, 43 units additionally they could build. If the sale did
not go through, they could at some -- they have 483 vested.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, vesting and ghost units are not the same thing. They're not the same
thing. You're getting them mixed up. Vesting means what they paid fees for. Ghost units mean what they're
totally approved for that are still on the books. They're going to be --if they get approved for 526, the difference
between that and 298 is the issue that we're talking about.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Then the agreement that was just described satisfies my concerns with that
regard. We'd be cutting the units by 40 percent and, along with it, the traffic, if that plat is approved for the
attached villas.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So you're gambling with 298 minus 526.
Go ahead, Karen.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: So --but this is a rezoning from a zoning district to a PUD.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Right.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: So why can't we regulate the number of units?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: We can.
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
MR. YOVANOVICH: You have to vote on what we request. You can vote no, and you can make a
recommendation that they reduce the units.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Okay.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: The capacity -- I'm sorry.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: No. Before I ask the question --because I think you're going to do the
same thing, so go ahead.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Mr. Yovanovich's client needs short-term flexibility to go one way or the
other. Every intention to go to 298, and if that comes to pass, then there would be a sunset of the additional
capacity that we call phantom units. Did I say it right?
MR. YOVANOVICH: Absolutely. Can I put something up? You've already seen this. That's the
existing approved Site Development Plan for the property at 483 units, okay. That's shovel ready, ready to go.
DR Horton has come in and said, we'd like to do something different.
Let's fast forward to the Board of County Commissioners, and they say, we're only going to give you 298
in your PUD. I've been told my client will then tell me, Rich, get up to the podium and withdraw because they're
not going to give up -- the seller's not going to give up the 526, and we'll go and have to develop the
already -approved site plan and cleared site at 483.
We're trying to come through with what we think is a win-win project, and the seller is absolutely
concerned that there's a chance that the closing doesn't occur and doesn't want to give up the 526 units of density
he already has to the property.
We've proposed a -- what I think is the very reasonable solution that should the closing go through, you
will end up a little -- almost 200 units less than an already -approved site plan, and we hope the Planning
Commission can recommend what we're requesting through the PUD because, in the long run, I believe it's better
for the community. It gives the community a chance to have less traffic on the road.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: So, Rich, if they do the attached -villa design, then your client is willing to go
with the 298 units?
MR. YOVANOVICH: When the plat is approved and the fust building permit is issued for the first twin
villa, they are then committed to that, and they would bring the density down to the 298 from the 526, which
should take care of the discussion we've had about phantom units, ghost units, whatever units we're talking about.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Can we talk about the 526?
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MR. YOVANOVICH: Sure. All day.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Just kidding. That's all we've been doing all day. Go ahead, Joe.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: For the last two -and -a -half minutes, I finally have a clear understanding
of what your client wants, because I was going to ask the same question. So now it's clear.
So based on that, Ned, I think we were saying if we put in that provision, as was just stated, at the first
building permit or whatever, then administratively we would reduce the density? Is that what you're --
MR. YOVANOVICH: The PUD would say it.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: The PUD would say it?
MIR. YOVANOVICH: Would reduce it.
MR. KLATZKOW: It's like a contingency clause.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: What did you say, Jeff?
MR. KLATZKOW: It's like a contingency clause; contingent upon the building permit on this plat,
density would reduce to whatever.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: But as of right now --and I know this is a crystal ball --the intent is to
build the single -- or the attached units. Tomorrow that may change, but right now the plan you showed, from a
marketability standpoint, your client believes that's what the market is asking?
MR. YOVANOVICH: If we'd have had things the way we wanted them, the plat would have been on
the same agenda as the Board approving the PUD. That's how close we are to certain, okay. That's how close
we are to certain, but you know things can happen. But there's a standard --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: This is getting kind of redundant. We actually know what you and your
applicant are going to do. We've asked it, like, six times in the last 15 minutes. So is everybody done?
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Is there any other questions of anybody before we wrap up? We're
going to close the public hearing, and we'll go for discussion. Does anybody have any discussion, or do you
want to go straight to the motion?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I want to hear from the Chairman on the merits of this.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: My point is the same as I told Mr. Yovanovich when I met him: It makes no
sense to approve 526 when he knows --we know he's going to do 298. I don't care what quirky little deal or
game we're playing. I'm done playing games. It's 298 as far as I'm concerned or I'm -- my vote will be for
denial.
They've paid for a construction phasing plan, an early work authorization, an excavation plan, and the
plans and plat. That stuff -- being in the business myself, that doesn't come cheap, and there's nobody going to
walk from this. If the seller doesn't want to sell it unless he gets 526 that he's not going to sell because he's only
going to sell 298, that's his business decision, but it's no bearing on what I see as far as proper planning.
As far as proper planning goes, it's 298, and that's where I'm going to stick. So you wanted my input;
that's it.
Now I'll turn to the rest of you guys. You guys got any comments? Because we need a motion
depending on what you want to do.
I'll read you the conditions that were worked out so far: The two-story limitation, the various verbiage
that we described as we went through the document that they would change, and then the closing contingency that
the buyer will give up the excess of 298 once the plat is approved. Those are the notes that I made. I don't know
if there's any more, but that's the notes that I've made.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I have a further request of Mr. Yovanovich to consider. What is the
approximate time frame between now and when you would know for certain that you don't need the extra units?
MR. YOVANOVICH: We are trying to get everything that Mr. Strain just said, the plat, on the agenda
as soon as -- I don't know the scheduled closing date; do you know? We would have closed --
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Do you have a closing date in your contract?
MR. YOVANOVICH: It's contingent upon getting the zoning approved and getting the plat approved.
If I -- I'm moving as quick as I can to get -- I can't get the plat on the agenda until the PUD's approved.
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(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
COMMISSIONER FRYER: My question is is that after those conditions are satisfied, if they are --
MR. YOVANOVICH: It's quick. It's quick.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: --satisfied, are you willing to tell us how quick?
MR. YOVANOVICH: I would think within a month or two, probably. Am I close?
UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: We'll close within a week of getting this through.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Within a week of getting the plat approved. So you have a little bit of
risk -- and things happen where people walk away from deals for whatever reason. It may make no sense to you
guys that they spent that much money to walk away, but it could happen, and you have a seller who's saying I'm
not taking the risk.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. We've closed the public hearing a couple times. I'm not even going to
bother repeating that. Is there a position this board wishes to take on this for the motion?
COMMISSIONER SCF MITT: Well, I'm going to throw the grenade out. I'll make a motion that this
be approved subject to the conditions as discussed. I think it's better we move this thing forward than have it
comeback. So I think the timeline is appropriate. I'm pretty confident that the 298 units are what's going to be
built, and based on that, I recommend approval subject to the conditions as mentioned by Mr. Strain.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: There was only two conditions mentioned: That was the two-story limitation
be added to the footnote or an asterisk or whatever on the Development Standards Table, other changes that we've
made as we walked through it, and then the closing -- post -closing condition that the 298 will be the maximum
units. The rest will be given up.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Let's make sure we're clear. It was the plat approval and the first building
permit for the fust twin villa.
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: No, it wasn't the fust building permit. It was the plat was approved. Now
you're --
MR. YOVANOVICH: No, sir. I said the first building permit.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: He did say first building permit, too --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: -- which is fine. That will be fairly quick after the plat.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'll second.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Motion made and seconded. Discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONERCHRZANOWSKI: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: All opposed?
Aye.
COMMISSIONERHOMIAK: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And my reasons are for the ones previously stated.
And with that, thank you, all. Motion carries 4-2. And we'll move on to the next item on today's
agenda.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: Karen, were you a vote against the project as well?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah, she voted against.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: Would you like to state your reasons for denial?
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: The same reason as Mark. I don't think it should beat 562 -- 526.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: Okay. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: ***The next item up is Item 9A3. It's for PL20190001138. That's the
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Barefoot Estates subdivision at Lely Barefoot Beach Unit 2 subdivision.
All those wishing to testify on behalf of this item, please rise to be sworn in by the court reporter.
(The speakers were duly sworn and indicated in the affirmative.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you.
Disclosures on the part of the Planning Commission. Go ahead, Stan.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: None.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Karl?
COMMISSIONER FRY: Just normal staff communications.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Ned?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Staff communications and emails.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Same here. I don't remember any others.
Karen?
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Nothing.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Joe?
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Only the painful memories of this development in my years as the
administrator for Community Development. I remember all the issues, so it's post-traumatic stress.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I think I did have an email from Ms. Spector, didn't I?
MS. SPECTOR: (Nods head.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So, basically, she was wanting to show this presentation, and I told her it would
be fine. So go right ahead.
MS. SPECTOR: Perfect. Good afternoon. Sarah Spector. I'm an attorney with Roetzel and Andress,
and I'm here on behalf of the applicant, which is the Barefoot Beach Property Owners Association.
See if I got this. And, yes, this PUD does have a long and tortured history. And unfortunately, this is a
very straightforward request, but it is rather confusing, so I am going to go through this in a little more depth than
I typically would for something that's this straightforward.
All right. So what we have here is all of the property that is subject to this request is controlled by the
applicant, the Barefoot Beach Property Owners Association. The first property that you are seeing here is the
property that was platted by the Lely Barefoot Beach Unit 1 subdivision plat in 1978. What you have platted is
Blocks A through the north half of K. That is just west of Barefoot Beach Boulevard.
I keep trying to use the mouse; sorry about that. Then what you'll see here is I have highlighted where
there was --Block E was pulled out of this plat and was later re -platted. So Block E is no longer partof the Unit
I Subdivision plat; rather it was re -platted by the Barefoot Estates subdivision plat in 1995. So everything
between Saint Eustacius and Felipe Lane was originally platted by the Unit 1 plat but is now legally described as
being a lot within the Barefoot Estates subdivision.
This is the plat that originally platted the Block E property, and Barefoot Estates shows you that seven
lots were created from what was originally Block E and are now, rather than being Block E, referred to as the
Barefoot Estates along with a beach tract.
As I had mentioned, the Unit I plat, which was recorded in 1978, platted Block A through the north half
of Block K. Then the south half of Block K was later platted in -- I believe it was in 1985 -- was platted -- there
are four lots in the south half of Block A and the half of a beach park. Sothis came later even though it is partof
the property that is controlled by the applicant.
This shows you that on the left-hand side the Unit 1 plat stopped, and it's solely to show you that it
stopped at the north half, and it's also highlighted on the right side in yellow showing again Unit 1 stopped at the
north half of Lot K -- I'm sorry -- Block K.
Then you had Unit 2 come along, and it finished platting the horseshoe and finished platting that area so
that it's four lots and the beach park. So you have two separate plats completing the entire area controlled by the
applicant.
Just so you have an overall view of what we're talking about, I've highlighted in pink the Lely Barefoot
Beach Unit 1, the Barefoot Estates is outlined in dash -- in the dashed area, and then the Lely Barefoot Beach Unit
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2. Again, this represents -- everything that's colored is controlled by the applicant.
Now, further leading to the confusion is it was platted one way and referred to one way on the plats as the
Blocks A through K, but when you get to the PUD ordinance, it's completely different nomenclature. So what
we have here, same highlighting, but the -- everything that was platted by the Unit 1 plat in Barefoot Estates is
addressed in Unit 3 of the PUD ordinance and referred to as platted Lely Beach Unit 1, Blocks A through K and
also referred to as the low-density single-family residential development. Then you have that -- what's left in
blue there is addressed in a completely separate section in Section 9 of the ordinance, and it is referred to as Tract
D.
So in 2001, the Barefoot Beach Property Owners Association came to you and asked for you to consider
increasing the maximum height of the buildings within that area from two to three. If you look at the minutes
from both the CCPC meeting and the Board of County Commissioners' staff report, it highlighted in yellow the
area that was addressed by that 2001 ordinance.
This is the map that was attached to the minutes and to the staff report. And as you'll see, it's a little
difficult to tell with all the dash and highlight and whatnot, but this actually covers Unit I and Unit 2. So the
south half of Block K which was platted by an entirely different plat and was also addressed in a different section
of the ordinance.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: I need to clarify this statement. I'm song to interrupt.
MS. SPECTOR: Yes.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: But this section that she's saying that was included in 2001 was not. This is
clearly a separate Tract D on the master plan, and what was amended in 2001 was blocks, what is it, A through K
of Unit 3. So it is very clearly differentiated in the staff report, and that's why she's here today, because she's
having the other low -residential section sync up with how Lots A through K were handled.
MS. SPECTOR: And I apologize if I was misleading there. I was just intending to say that this map
shows everything that was platted by both the Unit 1 and Unit 2, because then I do have the ordinance next, and
you'll see the only section that was amended at that time was Section 3, which deals with the Unit 1 subdivision
plat. So even though the map that was included shows both Unit 1 and Unit 2, only Section 3 of the ordinance
was amended.
It appears that it may have been the intention, because there was only four lots that were left out, that it
was also intended that Tract D would be included. Unfortunately, that was not amended at the time that
Ordinance 01-35 was approved.
And, again, this is just to point out that they're both dealing with low-density single-family residential
development but in two separate sections.
So we're actually requesting two amendments here today, I went through the long analysis at the
beginning with regard to Barefoot Estates solely for the purpose of pointing out everything in the PUD ordinance
only refers to Unit 1 even though Barefoot Estates was platted at the time the 2001 ordinance was approved. So
for purposes of correctly referring to the property that is addressed in unit -- or in Section 3 of the PUD ordinance,
we're asking that you also include reference to Barefoot Estates, and that's what's in the fust amendment before
you today.
There's actually no change in any of the development regulations. In this section it's merely a cleanup
item.
Then in Amendment 2, we're asking that you apply what was approved in 2001 for Blocks A through the
north half of Block K to the four lots that were platted by Unit 2.
So we are asking that you increase the maximum building height from two stories to three habitable
floors. And, actually, the reason that this came to light is those four lots that are on the south half of Block K are
actually developed. There are four houses on the four lots. The issue is when they originally went in for
building permits, they were given building permits for four stories --I'm sorry --for the three stories. The top
floor was not habitable. Over time the top habitat -- non -habitable floor was converted to habitable, and they
can't now get building permits because they don't match with what's approved by the PUD ordinance.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: The top habitable floor or the bottom? I thought the bottom of all these
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units were non -habitable.
MS. SPECTOR: Correct. But they were allowed to have a third story as long as it was not habitable.
MR. BELLOWS: For the record, Ray Bellows.
That falls under the LDC exemptions from building height if they're not air conditioned.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Yeah. Because one of the -- I mean, it's a long story. We had
problems there --
MR. BELLOWS: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: -- when I was with the county, there were people building on the first
habitable floor, which was below the floodplain, which was another problem --
MR. BELLOWS: Correct.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: -- the Building Department encountered.
MR. BELLOWS: Correct.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: And there was a code issue.
MS. SPECTOR: Yeah. So we're not talking about that. That --we have built that into here that they
are able to have a utilitarian space below on the bottom floor with parking, but we're talking about going up three
habitable floors.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Only if the requirements meet the base flood elevation as far as
electrical and all the other requirements that are required for BFE.
MS. SPECTOR: Correct. And like I mentioned, these have all already been built. They're just going
in for remodeling permits and aren't able to pull them with the way that the ordinance is worded right now.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: So the bottom line is this recommendation is essentially bringing
everything into consistency?
MS. SPECTOR: Exactly.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: It unifies the entire development.
MS. SPECTOR: Exactly. And I do have maps. I just included the development regulations for both
sections.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Were you done with your presentation, by the way?
MS. SPECTOR: Am I done?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah.
MS. SPECTOR: No.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Joe, we ought to let them get done before we ask questions, because
they may answer in the subsequent --
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: I thought she was done. Sorry.
MS. SPECTOR: Oh, sorry; no.
So I've included the development regulations but, as I mentioned, the only thing that we're changing is the
maximum building height, which is found in Section 9.4.7, because -- I've also included 3.4.7 that was amended
m2001. We're just asking that 9.4.7 be amended similarly.
And then, as you'll note --and this is -- this goes to Mr. Schmitt's point. This is the only tract -- Tractf)
is the only tract within Lely Barefoot Beach that is limited to two habitable floors.
And to put that into perspective, what is highlighted in yellow is Tract D. Everything else has at least
three habitable floors, and the property immediately next to Tract D is already developed as a condominium
complex, and they're actually allowed to go up to six floors.
So if the amendment is approved, or if you recommend approval of this amendment, it will be bringing
this one tract with four lots into conformity with all of the other lots within Lely Barefoot Beach for the
low-density single-family homes.
And I don't know if you recall, but I came in a year ago and asked for the same request for Tract I, which
is immediately across the street. It wasn't --we didn't realize at that time that Tract D was not also addressed in
the ordinance. So we did change Tract I from two to three habitable floors a year ago.
So this request is compatible and does meet the requirements of the Future Land Use Element of the
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Growth Management Plan, and it is in an area that is designed in the urban residential subdistrict that is designed
for this type of growth and intensive land uses.
So with that, we would request that you do approve or recommend approval of the request to include
Barefoot Estates and increase the habitable stories from two to three habitable stories for Tract D.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Ned -- and I know you've been waiting for a question. Go ahead.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: So the effect of this --well, the current situation is is that both Barefoot
Estates and Unit 2 on the southerly part -- southerly part of K, right now our height is limited to two floors?
MS. SPECTOR: As to Barefoot Estates, it's unclear. They are covered in the section that Unit I is
covered in. They're just not correctly --it doesn't refer to them.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay.
MS. SPECTOR: So it's really only Tract B --
COMMISSIONER FRYER: So it's to clear up an ambiguity with respect to Barefoot Estates --
MS. SPECTOR: Exactly.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: --and it's actually --would be more generous with height on Unit 2.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: Lely Estates is the -- or Barefoot Estates is the re -plat of Block E, so it's
covered. This is more of a change to make it easier probably for the residents to follow where they're supposed
to be. I don't know.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay. That's really all I had.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Joe, did you have anything else you wanted to add?
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: That's it, no.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody else? Thank you, Ms. Spector.
Is there any staff report? I'm sure there is, but --
MS. GUNDLACH: Yes, there's a staff report, and we are recommending approval of this amendment.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Anybody have any questions of the applicant or staff?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Is there any members of the public here to speak on this item?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Hearing none, we'll close the public hearing. Is there a motion?
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: I'll move to approve.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Stan.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Second.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Ned seconded. Discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Motion carries 6-0.
Thank you. On to the next one.
***Next item is Item 9A4, and it's P1,20190000479. It's for a project zoned RMF -6 called Cayo
Whippoorwill, I think that's what it's called. Is that right? It's C -a -y -o Whippoorwill. Located about 3500 feet
south of Pine Ridge Road off of Whippoorwill Lane.
All those wishing to testify on behalf of this item, please rise to be sworn in by the court reporter.
(The speakers were duly sworn and indicated in the affirmative.)
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CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Disclosures on the part of the Planning Commission. Stan?
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: None.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Karl?
COMMISSIONER FRY: I can't remember --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That's my excuse. You can't use it.
COMMISSIONER FRY: -- if I discussed this with -- is Rich Yovanovich involved in this one?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: No.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: No disclosures.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Ned?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I had emails and communications with staff and with the applicant.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: And I --same thing, so that matches mine. I talked to the applicant a couple
times, as well as the County Attorney's Office.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: I spoke to Mr. Vanasse.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: I spoke to Patrick as well. Mr. Chairman, I have to make a phone call
at 2:00. I'll be out for about five or 10 minutes, so...
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: We should wrap up by the time you come back.
MR. VANASSE: That would be great.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Actually, we will take a break at 2:30, but...
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: I have to make a call.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Correction. I did receive a telephone call from someone affiliated with the
applicant.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Do I need the name, or is that enough?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I guess that's enough. I'm not too concerned about it at this point.
So with that, Patrick, it's all yours.
MR. VANASSE: Okay. Good afternoon. My name is Patrick Vanasse. I'm a certified planner with
RWA. I am here today representing the applicant for the Cayo Whippoorwill petition. I'm sure you've seen the
package and you know the details of this, so I'll try to keep it brief. You've got a busy agenda.
The petition is for a rezoning from RMF -6 with conditions to RMF -6 with modified conditions. So this
makes this unique in that typically straight zoning like RMF -6 does not contain any conditions of approval, but
this one does. So that was approved in 2006. Four conditions were attached to the zoning approval. And we
are here today to ask to eliminate one of those conditions and to modify a second condition. I'll put that on the
illustrator.
So the first condition is associated with an affordable housing contribution. We are requesting to
eliminate that completely. That is consistent with Board of County Commissioner policy and directives that
landowners that have that condition imposed on their property can come forward through a public hearing such as
this or administratively and ask to get this removed.
The other condition is Condition No. 3, and we are asking to modify this condition. When we first were
looking at eliminating that condition completely; however, we've had discussions with staff, and we have decided
to modify it. So back in 2006 when this property was initially rezoned, a condition was put on there saying that
no CO, certificates of occupancies, can be pulled for that property until the Whippoorwill Lane extension to
Livingston was constructed.
At that time, the construction of the roadway project was imminent. Within one or two years, the project
would have begun. The condition was reasonable and made sense at the time. Unfortunately, the project was
de -prioritized. The project was not built, and to this day it still has not been built.
As such, this project -- this condition has really prevented any development from occurring on this
property for 13 years. So the property owners have been handcuffed with this. And what we are asking today is
to come back in and remedy that.
In talking with staff, we weren't fully aware that the project was corning back to the Board of County
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Commissioners, so they told us they would bring it back and that there would be a vote. That has happened.
The project has been approved, and it has been funded. So it has been funded for 2020/2021. Our
understanding is that its a design/build project, so it will move forward very quickly. And the completion date
for that project is June of 2021.
So staff has asked us to simply modify that condition. And what the condition now says is that you can't
pull any COs until the roadway is constructed or June of 2021. We believe that is fair. The applicant wants to
work with the county, but they also want certainty. So right now they don't have any immediate plans for
development. They are trying to sell the property. The property is listed but, as you can imagine, when you
have a condition that says you can't pull any COs until the roadway is built, it's pretty hard to sell the property.
So what they're asking for is certainty, and should the project fall apart, once again, for whatever reason,
at least they know that by June of 2021 development could occur on that property.
So that being said, I just want to also point out that we're not asking for any other zoning changes to
RMF -6. Nothing else changes; only these two conditions. We've read the staff report. We concur with their
findings, and we concur with their recommendation of approval. And with that said, I'm available for questions
or to address comments.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Ned?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: When was the first time that you or your client asked for a removal or
change of Condition 3?
MR. VANASSE: I do not know the full history, because I wasn't involved throughout the entire process.
But I have gone back and looked at meeting minutes dating back to 2006, 2013 when the issue came back, and
then in 2016.
The current owners have had the property since 2012. In 2016 the broker representing the owner came
forward. There was discussion from what I can surmise of the meeting minutes. There was discussion of was
this a fair thing to do to try to remedy this, but there was a question as to who should bring this forward. Should
county staff bring it forward and just get this remedied, or should the owner bring an application forward. And
my understanding is it didn't go anywhere, and we're coming back today asking to get that cleared up.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Let me ask it again. When was the first time an application was filed for
this type of relief?
MR. VANASSE: I have no idea if there was one prior to ours.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: It was a few months ago presumably.
MR. VANASSE: Yes, from us.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: The reason I ask is because in our telephone conversation yesterday you
made much of the fact that this has been pending before the county in some way or another for 13 years, and that
just didn't ring hue tome. But --so your application is fresh and first time in?
MR. VANASSE: The application is fresh. The discussion has been ongoing for 13 years.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Yeah, but its not --it's not that the county's been stonewalling you, because
you haven't made an application until now, correct?
MR. VANASSE: From an application standpoint, correct, but the issue of remedy has been discussed.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Thank you. Now, the --tome, the heartof this is what the impact is going
to be on Pine Ridge Road. As you know and as we discussed yesterday, there are several segments, three, I
think, extending from Shirley all the way over to I-75 that are already deficient. And anybody who drives along
that way with any frequency knows that it is a serious problem.
Now, with that concern in mind, I am very reluctant to allow for more traffic without an escape valve at
Livingston. Now, I understand how, in fairness, it would be appropriate to establish some endpoint, and I'm
going to want to ask Trinity what is a reasonable time. I'm not at all sure -- and maybe after I hear from Trinity I
will be -- that September the 1 st of 2021 is an all -but -certain date within which this extension will be completed.
If that's the case, I'm going to be more favorably disposed to your application, but we can't -- we just cannot
continue to allow for traffic on those portions of Pine Ridge Road if there are plans afoot to alleviate the problem
and they haven't been executed yet.
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So that, I think, is all I have to say about this. Oh -- and another approach might be -- and I'm not
suggesting that there needs to be a fix to your application. I haven't made up my mind yet, but if there does,
another approach would be to limit the number of COs that could be granted starting at graduated dates so that
you get somethings going but not the whole nine yards. So I'm just putting that out for thought at this time.
Chairman, that's all I have.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody else?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Patrick, it would have helped to know the traffic impacts. Why didn't we have
a traffic impact statement like we do for other rezones?
MR. VANASSE: We had a pre -app with staff, and we asked for a ITS waiver from the standpoint that
this is straight zoning. So the maximum that could be built today is 60 units; six units per acre, 10 acres, 60
units.
Moving forward, if we change those conditions, the most we can build is 60 units. So we
provided -- what they asked us to provide was a letter of no additional impact in lieu of a TIS, and we did that.
Understanding that there might be some concerns, Norm Trebilcock ran a trip -generation analysis for us.
We have that. It's the same that Trinity also has prepared and can present that to the group.
If not for Pine Ridge being an evacuation route, our trips would be considered de minimis, meaning that
the trips that we generate on the network are less than 1 percent. We do understand that this is an evacuation
route, so we can't claim that, but it is pretty much an insignificant amount on the network.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: You do realize Pine Ridge has failed?
MR. VANASSE: I understand.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Ned just said that. Trinity said it too.
MR. VANASSE: I understand.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, just --what peak -hour trips did Norman come up with?
MR. VANASSE: I'll let Norm address that.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Sure.
MR. VANASSE: Come on.
MR. TREBILCOCK: Good afternoon. My name is Norm Trebilcock, professional engineer and
certified planner.
In terms of peak -hour trips for the project, if there are 60 multifamily units, it would be a total of 37
peak -hour trips two way, 23 of which would be entering, and 14 would be exiting the project. That's using the
ITE trip generation manual.
And I was involved in this project since 2002 in the master planning of the Whippoorwill area, and this
property actually was identified in that orange master plan that we prepared as well, and similar trips were
analyzed at that time, so...
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: But you didn't do the original Traffic Impact Statement.
MR. TREBILCOCK: Not for this site, no. I haven't directly been involved in this site, but the overall
master plan, the transportation, when we were looking at the development in this area, because there were
concerns of the county of this, we looked at an overall master plan and took care of the north/south segment of
Whippoorwill, and the county would take care of the east/west segment and also the intersection of Pine Ridge
and Whippoorwill, yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So was that master plan analysis made realizing the connection to Livingston?
MR. TREBILCOCK: Conservatively, the initial master plan, no. It was based on all the traffic
north/south. So on that, including this volume of traffic, there is sufficient capacity on Whippoorwill Lane based
on that volume, because -- a conservative assumption.
But the moment, then, you split it and you go east/west, then you divide those numbers in half. And it
has a significant benefit to the area, and that's why staff has always been pushing to do the east/west section of
Whippoorwill.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I can tell you my concern is not Whippoorwill Lane.
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MR. TREBILCOCK: Sure.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: My concern is Pine Ridge Road.
MR. TREBILCOCK: Right. And I think Trinity will be able to address the improvement plans that
they have. So --but I just wanted to give you the volume information you asked for.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Well, I appreciate that. You're close to the TIS that was provided in
2006, but you're not the same. That was anew traffic engineer I haven't heard of before; a guy named Gary
Butler. I didn't know he was a traffic engineer.
MR. TREBILCOCK: He's not, but it would have been a different version of the ITE trip generation
manual. Again, the numbers I did in 2002 actually had a different volume as well.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, this is his entire TIS that the county accepted. Its kind of a summary.
Why can't you say them this simple?
MR. TREBILCOCK: I would love to, but this actually --because the volume is under 50 vehicles per
hour, this would be called a small-scale analysis, and you don't require, like, intersection analysis and stuff for this
type of project.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Actually, the requirements back in that year are in the staff report that went to
the Board in 2006 along with this one paragraph -- one little block of data. And they did have quite a bit of
information required, none of which is here, so -- most of which is not here, I should say. I was a little surprised
that it got through like it did.
MR. TREBILCOCK: Hence, maybe the requirement. Yeah, okay. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: You're welcome.
Go ahead, Ned, then Stan.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Norman, this maybe for you.
MR. TREBILCOCK: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Back in 2002 when these conditions were applied, presumably Pine Ridge
was not failing.
MR. TREBILCOCK: No. These conditions were not -- it was 2006 is when that --
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay.
MR. TREBILCOCK: --condition. And at the time --you know, again, this is --the history is
interesting. Quite frankly, the interchange at Golden Gate and I-75 didn't exist then, so the traffic on Pine Ridge
was heavy, and that was the whole reason to connect this link back. This in two thousand -- that's why the
county had been working to get this connection east/west to Livingston to relieve the area. And they said, well,
the moment that interchange is built down there, that will fix it, and then we get the connection. As Patrick was
saying, if it was imminent that it was taken care of, then that would relieve things. In fact, it would. And then,
you know, fast forward, 2013, similar thing where let's make the connection.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Sol had my year wrong. It was 2006.
MR. TREBILCOCK: Correct.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: But at that time I assumed --and I was not following things very carefully.
In fact, I wasn't even down here in 2006.
MR. TREBILCOCK: Yes.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: But I assumed that Pine Ridge was not in a failing mode in those segments,
correct?
MR. TREBILCOCK: It was moving towards it because -- and then it got relieved when the interchange
was built at I-75 and Golden Gate Parkway. It provided relief. And then everyone, you know, has a sigh of
relief and didn't put in this jug handle that, you know, staff has been saying for the last, you know, quite frankly,
17 years is needed.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: So back then, back in 2006, we were not as aware of problems on Pine
Ridge and, presumably, the problems there were not as significant as they are now; nonetheless, there was a
provision put in that said no COs until you connect to Livingston.
Now, fast forward, we see that we've got three failing segments, and the situation is much worse, and
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we're being asked to relax the condition.
MR. TREBILCOCK: No, that's not correct then. The same concerns were there. The difference was
in 2006 when the applicant agreed to this, they were given the assertion that the connection would occur on
Whippoorwill Lane thus relieving this. In addition --and it's in the minutes of this adoption of this ordinance --it
was stated, too, that the relief would be provided to by Golden Gate Parkway at I-75 interchange, because it's
going to relieve traffic there at this area.
So I would submit to you Pine Ridge Road, there were issues back then, but the idea was that it was going
to be relieved. And some of that relief did take place. Unfortunately, the connection of Whippoorwill never did.
And then fast forward to 2013 when staff again brought this up to make this connection. There it was discussed
to say, we need to give relief to this particular ordinance person, because they're relying on it, and they've relied
on it. And they've kind of just sat back. But, in fact, they've, you know, really been, you know, held to not be
able to develop and, you know, its 60 units. It's an insignificant amount of trips, etcetera. And they've really
been put on the back burner.
And I would submit that this proposal seems very reasonable, you know. Quite frankly, I don't think
they should have a restriction at all, it would be my opinion, as a traffic person, but...
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Well, I'm not surprised.
MR. TREBILCOCK: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: May I ask a question of the applicant?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Let me make sure we're done with Norm. Anybody have any other questions
of Norm while he's up here?
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Not a question; a comment.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Go ahead.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: I don't know if you all remember a planner named Ron Nino.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: This entire one -square -mile section of Whippoorwill section,
there were about five or -- five or so projects all came in at one time, wanted to develop, and there was no master
planfor the area. They just all wanted to develop and tie into Whippoorwill Lane and somehow get out of there.
So Ron made them all come in for utilities, transportation; any infrastructure that needed to be put in had
to all be designed atone time. And the idea was, when it was done --and the tie-in from the end of
Whippoorwill because they didn't want only one lane or one road coming out of that whole big area. They
wanted to tie into Whippoorwill.
Well, somehow -- Tom Kuck fought this for years. He wanted that road built. And somebody traded
away some right to build that road back then. Not a right maybe, but they caved into something, and the road
was never built. So the road should be built, and people have been pushing for it. And it needs building. But
all these deals were made back then, and this entire -- this is just the last piece in the puzzle. I see no reason why
this thing can't just go forward.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Thank you, Norm. And then, Ned, what's your next question?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: For the applicant, Mr. Vanasse.
MR. VANASSE: Yes.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Are you representing the current owner or contract purchaser or who?
MR. VANASSE: I am representing the applicant, who's the current owner, 333 --
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay. So the applicant is the current owner?
MR. VANASSE: Yes.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Is there a contract for purchase?
MR. VANASSE: There is a contract.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay. Is the --I'm not saying that this is necessarily relevant to my
decision, but just for a full record, am I correct in my understanding that this would be for affordable housing?
MR. VANASSE: The contract purchaser currently is Habitat for Humanity.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Thank you.
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CHAIRMAN STRAIN: But aren't you removing the affordable housing requirement?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Just paying into the trust fund.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Oh, that's right.
MR. VANASSE: Again, it's the same issue as the previous petition. Contracts come and go. The
owners want to shed that condition no matter what.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: That's all I have.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Anybody else? If not, we'll go to the staff report.
MR. SABO: For the record, James Sabo, planner for the county.
Our recommendation is approval of removal of Condition 1, which is the trust fund contribution, and
Condition 3 changed to September 1, 2021, whichever is sooner in terms of removal of the condition.
Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I bet your questions are going to be more of Trinity than you.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So, Trinity, if you're available. And who's got questions of Trinity to start?
Karl, then Ned.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Trinity, could you just give us an update on the status from the connection
from Whippoorwill over to Livingston.
MS. SCOTT: Yes. We went before the Board of County Commissioners in April of this year, April 9th
of 2019, to get approval to move forward with a concept design that we had worked with the community, the
neighboring communities adjacent, all along Whippoorwill and Marbella Lakes.
We worked with them to modify our original design, and the Board of County Commissioners gave us the
authorization to proceed forward.
The roadway improvement is in our current fiscal year, which is our Fiscal Year 20, which started
October 1st. It is a design/build project. Our transportation engineering staff right now is currently working to
get a design/build consultant on board and then construct the roadway.
The date of September 2021 came from coordination with our Transportation Engineering and
Construction Management folks to determine when they anticipated being able to have the roadway open to
traffic.
COMMISSIONER FRY: What are the chances --what are the obstacles that might cause further delay
in the construction of this road?
MS. SCOTT: Permitting. Previously, we had a permit on the roadway segment as it was originally
designed, which was merely just connecting both roadways. So we have to go through the permitting process.
Unfortunately, that permit has expired. So we have to go through the permitting process.
Our new concept that we came forward with is actually less pavement, so we're hoping that we don't have
any major permitting issues. We've reduced down the travel lanes and, actually, overall just reduced the
pavement that we were going to be putting out there.
So we're not anticipating any major permitting hurdles, but that would be our only hurdle that I could
potentially anticipate.
COMMISSIONER FRY: It seems like a lot rides on the county moving forward with paving this road.
When you compare this to other road projects that you've seen over the years, how complicated does this one
seem compared to others? I know that's a subjective call, but does it seem like a relatively straightforward
project that --
MS. SCOTT: It's a very straightforward project. And the reason it's been delayed through the years
have been, you know, a lot of public outcry about the roadway and folks not really wanting it connected, which
was why staff was directed to go out and work with the individual homeowners associations to develop a design
that took their neighborhoods into consideration. We've done that.
And for the most part -- I'm not going to tell you that everyone came and spoke in favor of this project at
the Board of County Commissioners, because that's not the case, but folks were saying this if the county was
going to proceed forward with the interconnection, they preferred our new design, and that's what the Board of
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County Commissioners directed us to do, and that's what we're doing.
COMMISSIONER FRY: So we already have all the right-of-way we need?
MS. SCOTT: Absolutely.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Eminent domain any property or anything like that?
MS. SCOTT: No. Everything is within existing right-of-way. As these development had come
forward, we had set aside the right-of-way for the roadway, and so that right-of-way is fine.
MR. KLATZKOW: This road should have been built years ago, all right. The Board of County
Commissioners made a political decision not to do so. That political decision not to do so has negatively
impacted this applicant. It's as simple as that.
MS. SCOTT: And then if I could also talk about Pine Ridge Road, if you don't mind. So Pine Ridge
Road also --it's in the 2019 AUIR, but the project is funded with sales surtax funding. So those projects are now
showing up in your 2019 AUIR.
It is -- and we're also partnering with the Florida Department of Transportation. We're working on the
segment from Livingston Road to Napa Boulevard.
We went before the Board of County Commissioners in May of 2018 for them to approve our concepts
for that, which is -- what we're looking at is a series of what we call innovative intersections along Pine Ridge
Road. We're improving the intersection at Livingston Road, at Whippoorwill, and then also rebuilding the
interchange, the I-75 interchange. Based on our modeling efforts with that, we anticipate an approximate
30 percent increase in the p.m. peak -hour capacity of the roadway without adding any additional lanes; so just
making our intersections work much more efficiently in being able to push that traffic through.
That is funded in Fiscal Year'22/'23, as I said, with -- the Florida Department of Transportation is
partnering with us and providing in excess of $5 million for us to proceed forward with that project.
And then the sales surtax funding is approximately $30 million for that project.
COMMISSIONER FRY: So when you came up --was it the Transportation Department that helped
negotiate the 9/1/2021 date with the applicant? Was that your recommendation?
MS. SCOTT: What we --what I did was I went back to our Transportation Engineering and
Construction Management knowing that the project was funded in the current fiscal year. I went to them and
said, when do you anticipate it would be open to traffic? They anticipated, they said, September of 2021, which
was where the applicant got the date, or sooner. So if we can get the roadway done sooner, if we're done in June
and it's open to traffic in June, then they would be able to get their certificate of occupancy by that time frame.
The roadway's a designibuild project, which should hopefully expedite those procurement processes, as
well as the fact that -- because there's no existing traffic, at least where the connection is going to be made, there
is less maintenance of traffic that we have to do.
So, typically, when we're widening a roadway from four to six lanes, you have to deal with existing traffic
that's out there. So it allows you to kind of expedite the process a little bit.
We are looking at not having to really deal with -- for a large portion of the project you don't have to deal
with existing traffic. Now, we will, where we make the connections, and some of the improvements that we're
doing along Whippoorwill, we will, but the actual connection itself can be put in rather easily.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Ned?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Trinity, you're one of our valued experts.
MS. SCOTT: Thank you.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: And we rely on you and your judgment.
I have learned a little bit about traffic and transportation through my service up here but, of course, I'll
never come close to having your expertise.
MS. SCOTT: I'd love to download some to you.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay. Well, I'd love to have it. So we must, therefore, rely upon your
expertise to give us a solid sense of likelihood of completion with all the variables such as permitting taken into
account, the lack of a need to do a taking, to do eminent domain, and the other variables.
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I'm just not satisfied with the word "anticipate." You know, our people, your people --you talked to
your people, and your people say that they anticipate completion by this date.
Well, I'd like -- I'd like a more solid estimate, if I could, based on percentages or something -- something
that -- for which it would be reasonable or upon which it would be reasonable to cast a vote in favor of this rather
than just anticipation.
Could you express it in a percentage, recognizing that it's just an estimate and you're not to be held to it?
How can you -- how can you give me more than just anticipation?
MS. SCOTT: I can't, because you don't know if there's going to be a bid protest. You don't know if the
Board of County Commissioners tells staff "stop." Those are things that are beyond our control.
Who I spoke with was our principal project manager for our Transportation Engineering and Construction
Management group. She oversees all of our designers, and that was the date that she felt comfortable with based
on -- it's two years, nearly two years for us to do a little over a mile of roadway that has, most of it, no traffic on it,
so --
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Would you think I was being unreasonable if I asked for the date to be
September I of 2022? Is that unreasonable?
MS. SCOTT: I think that the roadway will be completed prior to that.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: What do you think the likelihood of that is?
MS. SCOTT: I think it's very likely that it will be completed prior to that. I mean, that would be three
years. That would mean that we got into some major item.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: So you think it's very likely that --well, let me rephrase it. Do you think
it's very likely that it will be completed by September 1 of 2021?
MS. SCOTT: Based on the guidance that I've received from our Transportation Engineering folks do
designing construction every day, that's all that they do, they were comfortable with that date.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Okay. So I guess the word "anticipate" was maybe not a good --you're
willing to go, based upon the people whom you rely on --
MS. SCOTT: Absolutely.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: -- with "very likely"?
MS. SCOTT: Yes.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: No one's going to come back --
MS. SCOTT: It's a crystal ball. Oh, I don't know about that. Mr. Scott has warned me about giving
dates up here, because he gave Mr. Strain a date back in 2006, and it still haunts him to this day.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: He just doesn't want you dating anymore, which I understand.
No. But, really, I think we have a right to ask for clarity from our experts, recognizing that
certainly -- well, I don't think there could possibly be a cause of action on the part of anybody against you or any
other staff person, but I don't have the expertise. If I did, I would be able to make the judgment for myself and
say, in my expert opinion, it's very likely that this is going to be completed in 2021, recognizing that there are
factors out there that would mean it won't be completed then or ever. But if I'm an expert and I have that level of
experience, I should be able to give more than the kind of cold comfort that "anticipate" has provided.
MS. SCOTT: We work with our staff that does this every day. This is a designibuild contract. It is
very -- it's different than how we typically deliver projects. Usually we design them, we acquire right-of-way,
and then we construct, which is usually a six-year process. Usually each of those phases take two years on their
own. By doing a combined designibuild, that allows us to only have one procurement process, which takes about
six to eight months off of the process. As I said, not having traffic that we have to deal with for the most part,
that also allows us to have a comfort level that we will complete the roadway by September of 2021.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'm just trying to get to "yes."
MS. SCOTT: Yes.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: And I apologize for delaying this, but it's important, I think. And what I
believe I hear you saying is is that certainly you can't guarantee which outcome, you can't be sure that these
variables are going to fall in favor of the applicant but, nonetheless, based upon your experience with similar
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undertakings, it's very likely that this will be complete by that date?
MS. SCOTT: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I don't see how we can get her to twist it -- say it any more. We've beat it to
death.
Heidi?
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: There have been a lot of stops and starts on this project for years. So I think
that's why Trinity's reluctant to absolutely commit to a date, because we have received different direction. Go
forward with the road. Don't go forward. Go forward. And, you know, that's not (sic) beyond her control.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: She's put her job on the line, so we're fine with that. It's enough to go forward
with. So let's just go and get past this one, because this is just a couple sentences to deal with here.
MS. SCOTT: Wow.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Bring Amy inhere at the same time. We'll put them both up there.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Do we have room for her at Guantanamo Bay?
MS. SCOTT: I hope Mark has an extra room at his house.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: My barn. Is there a -- did we get past it? No. This is the staff report. Okay.
Are there any public speakers, Ray?
MR. BELLOWS: None registered.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Anybody from the public here who would like to speak on this matter?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Is there anything else from the Planning Commission that we have to
kill?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN McDANIEL: Are we done? Okay.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Let's talk about this again.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Trinity's sneaking away, and I don't blame her.
Okay. I think we've got as much out of Trinity as we possibly can get today. As long as you're
satisfied, Ned, we're good to go.
With that, we'll close the public hearing. We'll entertain a motion.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: I make a motion to approve with the conditions of approval as they're
written.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Is there a second?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Second. I'm glad that I got to "yes."
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Discussion?
COMMISSIONER FRY: I just would like to ask if it would make sense to --if they're looking for a
time -certain to, of course, provide that, but to build in just a little bit of flexibility meaning an extra three months
and make the date certain December 31st, 2021.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: No.
MR. KLATZKOW: This is a very fair resolution of this issue.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Fair as it is.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Three months is no different --
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
MR. KLATZKOW: On behalf of the county, this is a very fair resolution of this issue.
COMMISSIONER FRY: I do agree that 13 years is long enough to wait, so --to build your project, so --
MR. VANASSE: If I may --
COMMISSIONER FRY: You stood up very quickly.
MR. VANASSE: --I do not have the authority --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: We actually closed the public hearing. So let's finish discussion of this, and --
COMMISSIONER FRY: I withdraw.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay, good.
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COMMISSIONER FRY: I withdraw.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: With that in mind, all those in favor, signify by saying eh.
COMMISSIONERCHRZANOWSKI: Aye.
COMMISSIONERFRY: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Eh.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: See, you guys, you've got to say eh --
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Canadiannow?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: You're on your toes; good.
All those opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Eh's carries it.
We're British today.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Canadian.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Canadian; whatever it is.
Now we're going to take a break, and we'll resume at 2:45. Well, actually, what is it -- yeah, 2:45, and
we'll come back and we'll try to work on the next two. They're companion items, and then we'll see if we want to
continue with Immokalee -- or do Immokalee Road today.
(A brief recess was had from 2:33 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay, everybody. Please take your seats. We've got to resume the meeting.
***We have two items that will be discussed concurrently but voted on separately. They're companion
items. One is PL20170003337/CPSS217-2, which is the Orange Blossom mixed-use subdistrict at the
intersection of Airport -Pulling Road and Orange Blossom Drive. The other is Item PL20180002170, which is
the Longview Center -- Longview Center Planned Unit Development. It's at the same intersection. It's part of
that same subdistrict.
All those wishing to testify on behalf of this item, please rise to be sworn in by the court reporter.
(The speakers were duly sworn and indicated in the affirmative.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Disclosures on the part of the Planning Commission. Stan?
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Well, if Rich Yovanovich stood up, I must have talked to him,
but I got nothing else.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Karl?
COMMISSIONER FRY: Just staff emails; a conversation with Rich Yovanovich.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Ned?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Staff emails and communications --conversations, and Mr. Yovanovich.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Same disclosures for me.
Karen?
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Nothing; just emails.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Joe?
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Spoken with Mr. Yovanovich and had some emails as well.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. And, Bob, its all yours.
MR. MULHERE: Thank you. For the record, Bob Mulhere here on behalf of St. Katherine's Greek
Orthodox Church.
I'm sure you're all familiar with the location, but just for the record, the property that is the part of these
petitions collectively is located -- both the -- for the comprehensive -- well, for all of them, both on the north and
south side of Orange Blossom, at the intersection on the east side of Airport, at the intersection of Airport and
Orange Blossom. You can see it on the visualizer right now.
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The church acquired this five -- oh, I've got to use my skills here. The church acquired this parcel right
here from the owner of the subdistrict, which is these two parcels here.
So at the outset, I'd say the subdistrict language was very detailed and, to me, a little bit complicated, but
it is what it is. And so we had to find ways to address the church's desires in amending the language to the
Orange Blossom mixed use subdistrict.
Mr. Chairman, I assume I can speak to both. They're companion items.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yes, sir.
MR. Mi LHERE: So in yellow is the urban area. The white strip running down the center there, or
more or less the center, is Airport Road. You have the Italian American Club across the street, that CPDD. And
you can --the existing north tract --excuse me. The existing church tract was the subject of a conditional -use
approval some time ago, and that's a little over five acres. That's where St. Katherine's sits today.
And as I said, they've acquired that -- I think it's 5.16 -- 4.92 -acre what's labeled as the north tract on this
exhibit.
We, over the last several years, have worked collectively with St. Katherine's as well as Erickson
Communities who are developing the Siena Lakes PUD. You'll recall that, byway of background, that Orange
Blossom PUD was the remainder portion of a larger PUD that has now been added to the Siena Lakes PUD. The
church owned that parcel and sold that parcel or will sell that parcel to Erickson Communities.
This is the zoning map. It shows the subject property which, in aggregate for the church, is 9.67 acres.
The church property -- the existing church property right now is zoned A agricultural; had a conditional
use approved in '92. It's developed with the church, sanctuary, and accessory buildings.
The reason we called the north tract the north tract is we had to differentiate between the two separate
tracts of the subdistrict separated by Orange Blossom. The north tract is 4.52 acres, and it's part of the Longview
Center PUD. The other portion of the subdistrict is also part of the Longview Center PUD. So as part of this
process, we will now incorporate the ag-zoned church parcel into that PUD.
I'm looking to see what's there that I haven't already said. The objective here is to allow the church
institutional uses as an option on that 4.52 north tract as an alternative to the currently -approved commercial and
office development and to establish development densities and standards for that institutional development
alternative on the north tract.
We've also limited some of the existing rights. For example, there will be no residential development on
that north tract.
Let's see. These are criteria for development within the subdistrict that currently exist, and these -- some
of these are what we're requesting. For example, the No. 8, to allow institutional ancillary uses to the church
limited to a maximum of 30,000 square feet of gross floor area.
So if the church chooses to exercise the option of constructing additional church -related facilities, they'd
be limited to 30,000 square feet.
They also retain the option -- it's not both. It's one or the other -- of constructing up to 10,000 square feet
of retail and 15,000 square feet of office, which is presently allowed in the district.
So as I said, we were going to add the 5.16 -acre existing church tract to St. Katherine's. We're going to
establish the north tract to differentiate some of the existing regulations within the subdistrict and within the PUD
as they relate to that north tract.
We're allowing -- requesting to allow institutional uses as an option on that 4.52 -acre tract and also
expanded uses on that existing 5 -acre -plus tract and to identify the maximum intensities and densities. Well,
there's no density, because we're not allowing any residential.
This was the approved master plan. Pretty rudimentary by today's standards, but you can see the
approved master plan which shows the north and south tract.
And this exhibit is a portion of the updated master plan excluding the portion that applies -- the existing
portion that applies to the south tract. We don't have the opportunity to change anything on the south tract, so
we've added a separate sheet that deals only with the north tract and the church tract as part of the PUD.
So I do have a correction to make. In your materials we identified a maximum allowance of square
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footage on the existing church parcel of 27,000 square feet but, in actuality, the church was requesting 28,000. In
just a few slides I'll go over the traffic analysis. We did revisit that. It doesn't have any impact on the trip caps
that we've proposed, but we did ask Norm to revisit that.
By the way, I forgot to mention, Norm Trebilcock is our transportation engineer; Barry Jones is our civil
engineer, Paula McMichael works with me and worked on this project extensively; and Rich Yovanovich, who's
been here all day, is our land -use attorney.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: We wouldn't have known that.
MR. YOVANOVICH: I've been very quiet.
MR. MULHERE: So I will go over those pages where that change has to occur momentarily. But on
the church tract, we are allowing up to 420 seats -- that facility exists as we sit here today -- and accessory uses
typically ancillary to a church, those are listed there.
And on the north tract ifs either up to 30,000 square feet of institutional uses or the 10,000 square foot of
retail and 15,000 square foot of office.
This is just more detail on those uses that are allowed. What's prohibited in the PUD. These are our
development standards. We did ask for a deviation from the landscape buffer adjacent to Orange Blossom. The
county has had three separate acquisitions or requests. I think two have gone through an order of taking, and the
third was a request as part of this zoning action.
The total acreage that has been taken from this property is to accommodate future enhancements to
Orange Blossom, particularly at the intersection to allow for turn lanes and so forth, is over an acre, 1.04 acres.
I did not know this but found out recently that one of the orders of taking has language in it that says that
we could use up to, I think, 10 feet. It basically says we can use the land within the portion of the property that
was taken adjacent to the property for the landscape buffer.
But by today's standards, we'd be required to have a 20 -foot buffer there based on the future configuration
of the width of that right-of-way; probably based on the current width of that right-of-way. And we don't have
room for that. We only have room for 10 feet. Practically speaking, you'll still have 20 feet. It's just that we'll
put all the plantings within the 10 foot that we do control that's on our property. I actually think that's abetter --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: But that's not what that stipulation requires. You can put the planting in the 10
foot of the --
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: -- 612 if you've got concurrency with the Utility Department.
MR. MULHERE: It allows it, but I think we would still be required to do the deviation. Since we have
the 10 feet, we'll put the plantings --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, I know, but the deviations would only fall back to 10 feet if the Utility
Department would tell you they can't use the additional 10 feet you have of 612. I thought that's how you were
going to rewrite it.
MR. MULHERE: No. Well -- I mean, I certainly could do it that way. My thought was we've already
committed to do it within the 10 feet that we have. If, you know --I mean, we already committed to do it.
It says we can use it for landscaping, but it doesn't really talk about plantings. I'll put it on the visualizer.
So it says, respondents and their successors may -- I'm sorry. Battery's dead. All right. It's not going
to work.
Okay. How about if I just read it into the record. It says, respondents and their successors may also use
said Parcel 612 for landscaping purposes not conflicting with the petitioner's use, and said use of Parcel 612 shall
be a credit toward the required landscaping buffer for development of the remainder parcel used by respondents
for such purpose. I just didn't want to end up having some condition later on where maybe the county agreed that
it does conflict with the use because there is that conditioning language in there, so --
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: Bob, I'm not clear on what you're saying. Are you saying that that document
that you just showed us is justification for reducing the buffer to 10 feet --
MR. MULHERE: Yes, partly justification, yes.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: --or are you also saying you're going to put it in the slope easement that the
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county has?
MR. MULHERE: No. I'm --I personally was suggesting that that is partial justification to the
deviation, and the plantings would be on our property.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: Okay. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I'm not quite clear on why you would put the plantings all on your property
when you have the ability to have a 20 -foot buffer subject to the county's approval. If they refuse it, then the
deviation kicks in. I thought that's what you were --boy, I must be completely misreading things anymore.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: From the county's standpoint, I would think that it would want the landscaping
out of the buffer. I don't --I worked with our outside counsel at the time on this project, and I don't recall
whether or not there's overlap with utilities in this location. So the county --
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So the stipulation doesn't apply.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: What's that?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: The stipulation that he just showed doesn't apply. I thought it did. That's the
problem.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: Well, it's out of context. You have to read the whole document, and --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I did.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: -- look at the construction plans and see what it says. You know, I don't have
that right in front of me now. I don't have the --
MR. MULHERE: The language is on the podium. The concerning portion of the phrase for me is it
says may also use said Parcel 612 for landscaping not conflicting with the petitioner's use; the petitioner being the
county.
So I don't know -- they're not moving forward with the improvements now -- to what degree us putting
landscaping there might conflict with the petitioner's use and, also, we would have to enter into a landscape
maintenance agreement. Since we have 10 feet and we can put the Type D buffer plantings in that 10 feet, I just
thought that was the easiest path for my clients.
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: My recommendation is to keep it out of the right-of-way. That's Orange
Blossom Road, which probably is going to need more right-of-way in the future, and we don't need to be paying
for plantings.
MR. MULHERE: Perhaps I misunderstood. Anyway, Mr. Chairman, tome we do have the 10 feet.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I was --saw this as making it better. But if -- for you guys, if you don't want it,
that's fine. You had a benefit of this stipulation from the courts. I thought it would work to your benefit. The
heck withit. It's not worth the argument, not worth the further discussion. So just move on, please.
MR. MULHERE: Okay. So I mentioned that we had --your documents had 27,000 square feet, and I
would go over where that exactly was located, which should read 28,000 square feet. And this is the TIS. Norm
is here to answer any specific questions, but I just wanted to show you that we did revisit the trip impacts based
on the 28,000 square feet in the second box called "proposed development," and that is summarized here.
The total p.m. peak -hour trips under that scenario, the higher total p.m. peak -hour trips is 98, and the
existing approvals net a p.m. peak -hour trip of 99, and that's the number that we've agreed to. So it doesn't
change the 99 trips that we have agreed to in our zoning document.
On page --just let me get to that. On Page 4 of the proposed PUD document, there is a table in the
middle of the page under Paragraph 10 that identifies the proposed intensity and density for institutional. That's
57,000 square feet. That was based on the 27,000 limit for the church parcel. Since we are correcting that to
28,000, that number would be revised to 58,000 rather than 57,000.
And also on Page I 1 of 23 of the PUD document, there are two separate references to 27,000 square feet,
and those would be revised to 28,000 square feet.
That concludes my presentation. I have Norm here or Barry here if you have any --Norm on
transportation; Barry on stormwater/civil engineering, and I'll answer any questions that I can.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Karl?
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MR. MLJLHERE: Also, Page 14 has a reference that we would correct.
COMMISSIONER FRY: One question, Bob. I'm looking at the GMP amendment.
MR. MULHERE: Yes.
COMMISSIONER FRY: And the language seems to be --seems to allow for both the ancillary uses and
the commercial and office uses whereas the PUD is an "or." And I was just curious if those needed to be
consistent.
MR. MULHERE: Well, it says -- it actually says -- I mean, it depends on how you read it, I suppose,
Mr. Fry.
Item 21A on Page 2 of the GMP amendment --
COMMISSIONER FRY: I was looking at the item summary. Perhaps that's not the right place.
MR. MULHERE: The actual document itself, on Page 2 of the proposed GMP amendments at the
bottom of the page. I don't know if you have that readily handy. It's Agenda Packet 1288, if that helps.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Ah, yes. Thank you.
MR. MULHERE: When you get to it, I'll --
COMMISSIONER FRY: Got it.
MR. MULHERE: Okay. So 21 says, the north tract is limited to the following maximums if it is
developed with a mixture of small-scale retail and office. There's your 10 and 15, right? And then you go to B,
and it says, not notwithstanding A above, which includes Paragraph 21, if the north tract is developed with
institutional ancillary -- uses ancillary to the church located adjacent to the north, the following will apply, and it
doesn't specifically reference the cap of 28,000 square feet or -- excuse me. I'm talking about the north tract.
COMMISSIONERFRY: Thirty.
MR. MULHERE: Yeah. So you're talking about the church tract. I apologize.
COMMISSIONER FRY: No, I was talking about the north tract.
MR. MULHERE: So the north tract --
COMMISSIONER FRY: I was looking at the item summary.
MR. MULHERE: Yes. The north tract has a limit of 30,000, yeah.
COMMISSIONER FRY: I just wanted to make sure that the GMP amendment was consistent in saying
it's either the ancillary purposes or the commercial and office, not both.
MR. MULHERE: It's --it's the intent. So let me just make sure. Does it say that? Okay. Yeah.
Thank you.
So it reads in that opening -- the third paragraph under 8 on -- I guess it's Page 1,287 of your agenda
packet, which reads --
MS. ASHTON-CICKO: It's unchanged text, I think, on the south tract.
MR. SCHMIDT: It's "or."
MR. MULHERE: It does say "or" there.
COMMISSIONER FRY: It does say "or" there.
MR. MULHERE: Yes.
CIIAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody else have any questions of the applicant?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Oh, Bob, let's go to a few that I have.
MR. MULHERE: Okay. PUD or GMP?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Page 4 of the PUD.
MR. MULHERE: Okay.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: In your --you have, like, a summary on No. 10, and I followed most of it. The
institutional, how did we get to 57,000 again? Twenty-seven thousand and --
MR. MULHERE: Twenty-seven and 30-.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Isn't it supposed to be 28- and 30-?
MR. MULHERE: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So the 57- goes to 58-.
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MR. MULHERE: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That's what I thought. I just wanted to make sure.
If we go to Section 3, which is on Page 11 --
MR. MULHERE: Okay.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: -- residential uses are only supposed to be on the south tract; is that right?
MR. MULHERE: Correct.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. And 3.2 says that as well as 3.1. But when we go down a little bit-- let
me get to the next one. If we go down to Page 16, No. 7, residential units may be located on both the north and
south side of Orange Blossom Drive. I'm trying to understand the clarity there.
MR. MULHERE: Yes. No, that's a good catch. That probably should read "residential units maybe
located on," and strikethrough "both the north and," so that it would read "residential units may be located on" --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: South side.
MR. MULHERE: --"the south side of Orange Blossom."
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Right.
MR. MULHERE: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I just wanted to make sure.
MR. MULHERE: Yeah.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: You have both ancillary and uses accessory uses. The ancillary uses would be
ones that would generate their own traffic, and accessory uses would be with the church so the church generates
the traffic for them. Is that how you guys looked at it? Because you're calling out ancillary uses on the north
tract which would be off the church tract.
So the accessories on the north tract have to be accessories to the ancillary uses on the north tract even
though the ancillary uses are ancillary to the church on the church tract. You wrote this. I'm trying to figure it
out.
MR. MULHERE: I'm not even sure --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I'm not trying to --
MR. MULHERE: No. I just want to --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: It's a good project. I'm just trying to figure out --make sure it's clear.
MR. MULHERE: I got it. I just want to know what --I'm not exactly sure where you are.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: It's not written that way. What my understanding is, you've got a north tract
and then a church tract
MR. MULHERE: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: The ancillary uses can go on the north tract or the business uses, which is the
retail and office.
MR. MULHERE: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. But if you do the ancillary uses, they're ancillary to the church that's on
the church tract.
MR. MULHERE: Yes, that's --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: But then the accessories to the ancillary uses are accessories to the ancillary
uses on the north tract but not accessories to the church on the church tract; is that right?
MR. MULHERE: It sounds right. Then I'm going to ask --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: You guys wrote this. I'm trying to figure it out.
MR. MULHERE: Oh, I got that. Corby mentioned ancillary uses are only ancillary to the church use --
(Simultaneous crosstalk.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: But they're on the north tract, not on the church tract. Accessory uses to the
church are on the church tract --
tract.
MR. MULHERE: Correct.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: -- but accessory uses to the ancillary uses are on the north tract, not the church
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MR. MULHERE: It's the last sentence that I'm having a little trouble with, everything up until that last
sentence.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Go to Page 12 and look at 3.4. Uses permitted within the north tract.
A, principal uses, and it's talking about the 10,000 and 15,000, but then No. 2 talks about ancillary uses. Then
you have B, accessory uses. What are they accessory to; the ancillary uses?
MR. YOVANOVICH: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That's what I'm getting at. Okay. So that's what it is. So those accessory are
accessory to the ancillary uses, but the ancillary uses are accessory to the church uses tract.
That's correct.
MR. MULHERE: That's correct.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: The ancillary uses require the TIS, but the accessory uses do not.
MR. MULHERE: Yeah. So No. 2 actually calls them uses affiliated with the church.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. I've got it figured out. Now, it probably won't matter that I got it
figured out, but I got it figured out.
Let me check to --there's a couple stipulations by staff. Do you have any objections to those?
MR. MULHERE: No.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. If you could tum to Page 17, the top of the page --
MR. MULHERE: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: --it says in the first -- second to --the second full sentence on the top of the
page, additional plantings will be added within the existing 10 -foot landscape buffer to the greatest extent
practical. What does that mean? What's the greatest extent practical? Whose opinion is that? Canwe say
staff landscaping reviewers at Collier County?
MR. MULHERE: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Just add something so that somebody has a sign -off to determine what
"greatest extent practical" is.
MR. MULHERE: We'll add "as determined by staff."
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That's fine.
And you're okay with the county stipulations?
MR. MULHERE: Yes.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Then that's all I've got.
I won't even get into Norm's traffic thing because it will be too confusing to figure out which accessories
are ancillary and which are accessories to the church, and where would we go from that, Norm?
MR. TREBILCOCK: I've got a one -sheet summary.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: How about two blocks?
MR. YOVANOVICH:
Mr. Strain, on Page 17 --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN:
Of the --
MR. YOVANOVICH:
PUD.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN:
PUD.
MR. YOVANOVICH: Item No. 4, design standards. I had in my notes we were deleting. It should
read, "No residential units are required to be constructed prior to construction on the church tract or north tract."
So we're going to delete --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah. We just talked about that. You're going to delete --
MR. YOVANOVICH: Right. Yeah, okay. So that --
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Bob and I just went over it.
MR. YOVANOVICH: You did?
MR. MULHERE: Yeah, we did.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: You were taking a little nap.
MR. YOVANOVICH: I think I was following your ancillary uses to accessory uses to the TIS that
doesn't really apply to the accessory uses.
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CHAIRMAN STRAIN: But the convoluted way we got there, its actually the way you intended it to be.
That's what was so surprising. That's interesting thinking.
MR. YOVANOVICH: You're welcome.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. I don't have anymore. Anybody else?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: If not, we're totally confused. Corby, why don't you see how bad you can
confuse this further.
Are you doing Nancy's staff report? Oh, Nancy's still here. Okay.
MR. SCHMIDT: Just to report on the Comprehensive Plan amendment and be sure that you're talking
about the two parts of the project that are involved. Shown in, I believe this is Page 59 or 19 of 59, it's the site
plan or the exhibit that goes along with the resolution here.
The north tract is the south half of the piece of property that's north of Orange Blossom, and these are the
two parts of the property --there it is again --the south half of what's being shown there. And those are the parts
of the property being referred to and the text changes that go along with the small-scale plan amendment. The
PUD refers to these two pieces of property.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Only the north side.
MR. SCHMIDT: They overlap in a strange way.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yes, they do, but I think we've --
MR. SCHMIDT: And ancillary uses are accessory to what again?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yeah.
Nancy, do you have something you -- anything you wanted to add?
MR. MULHERE: We could have thought of abetter word than "ancillary."
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well, its a fine word. I just want to make sure we understood the flow of what
you're getting so its written in a manner that's not going to get kicked out when it gets into review. That's all.
MS. GUNDLACH: Is it okay if I offer staffs recommendation?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yes, ma'am.
MS. GUNDLACH: And staff is recommending approval.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Oh, well, that's perfect.
Anybody have any questions of staff?
COMMISSIONERFRYER: Nope.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: With that, any public speakers registered, Ray?
MR. BELLOWS: No one has registered.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Any members of the public here wish to speak on this item?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Hearing none, there's no reason for rebuttal, so we'll close the public hearing
and entertain a motion.
them.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'll move approval. Do you want them separately?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Yes, we have to do each one --I'll read them out. Give me a minute to read
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'm sorry.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That's my fault. I should have done that.
The first one is the CC -- it's the small-scale plan amendment, PL20180002258/CPSP2018-5, and it
would be subject to the staff recommendations.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: So moved.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Motion made and seconded. Discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Aye.
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COMMISSIONERFRY: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Aye.
COMMISSIONERHOMIAK: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Motion carries 6-0.
The next item is PL2018000 --yeah. You know what, I read that first one wrong. The first one way
20 --the CCPCI -- CPSSI was PL2017003337/CPSS2017-2. That's the Orange Blossom mixed-use district.
Could I have the vote again, Ned?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Yes. And that's the GMPA?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: That's the GMPA, yes. I read the one below it.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I'll move approval.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: And I'll re -second.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. All -- discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Re -aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK:
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT:
Aye.
Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. The next one is the PUD. It's PL20180002107, and that one we had a
couple of conditions on. Let me see if I can find them. Staff recommendations and the revision as discussed.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: So moved.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Is there a second?
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Second.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: By Stan. Discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Aye.
COMMISSIONERHOMIAK: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Motion carries 6-0.
again?
MR. MULHERE: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Thank you for an enlightening afternoon.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: I feel like an accessory after the fact.
MR. MULHERE: Wait. I was only responsible for a small part of it.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Oh, you blame this on Paula. Oh, Paula.
MR. MULHERE: No, I meant your entire day.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Does this mean I'll never see another political sign on that corner
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MR. YOVANOVICH: Yes.
COMMISSIONERCHRZANOWSKI: Thankyou.
MR. MULHERE: Well, on the -- on the north tract.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: On the corner.
MR. YOVANOVICH: The north tract, not the south tract.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. That takes us to the last things on the agenda today, and it looks like
we'll be able to get through it.
***It's the PL20180002258/CPSP-2018-5. It's the adoption hearing for the Immokalee Area Master
Plan. And since this is not legislative but the adoption, all those wishing to testify on behalf of this item, please
rise to be sworn in by the court reporter.
If you're going to testify on this, please hold your hand up.
(The speakers were duly sworn and indicated in the affirmative.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Disclosures from the Planning Commission. Stan?
COMMISSIONERCHRZANOWSKI: None.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Karl?
COMMISSIONER FRY: None.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Ned?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Communications with staff.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I've had just the same as --this is from last time. I've had nothing since last
time.
Go ahead, Karen.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Nothing.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Joe?
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Nothing since last time we met.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. With that, Anita, it's all yours.
MS. JENKINS: Thank you, Commissioners.
This is the adoption hearing for the Immokalee Area Master Plan. Since we last met, the Board of
County Commissioners did hear the item at transmittal. They approved it unanimously to transmit it to DEO.
The Department of Economic Opportunity did provide comments back to us. They made a couple of suggestions
that are included in your staff report. And that was to include development standards or intensities for
commercial uses.
We did not make those changes and do not recommend including those kind of standards in your
Comprehensive Plan amendment, and that's been the only change so far.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Okay. Anybody have any questions of staff?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: No.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Wow, that was quick. Okay. There's no public speakers. It looks like this
will -- you haven't got to wait till November 7th now.
So with that, we'll --I guess there's nothing else. We'll close the public hearing and entertain a motion.
Anybody want to --
COMMISSIONER FRY: Motion to approve.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Second.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Motion made and seconded. Discussion?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: I will not be supporting the motion for the same identical reasons I didn't
support it the first time, and they are:
Number 1, changes in the density are not warranted based on revised downward population projections
for buildout of the Immokalee urban area.
THE COURT REPORTER: Can you slow down, please.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: No data has been provided justifying the increased intensity.
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Number 2, allowing the LR areas for industrial uses such as alternative energy and RMD facilities
unnecessarily consumes limited urban areas, and it's incompatible with not only the low-density residential areas
but also the MR and HR areas.
Number 3, adding an additional band around north and west side of Immokalee Airport will exasperate
the development of the existing Immokalee Airport, and no data has been provided justifying this need.
Number 4, the new plan downzones some properties without due process to notify owners and adds
densities next to existing properties that were not contemplated when the owners originally purchased, thus
creating incompatibilities. Homeowners in what they thought were low -residential neighborhoods could be
facing substantial issues with higher -density neighbors.
Number 5, this plan does not take into consideration the changes that might occur during the surrounding
RLSA replanning effort, such as the population reduction. The entire replanning effort was supposed to allow for
a period of overlaps between the different abutting areas so one plan could be modified to reflect the needs of the
other. This has not happened.
And, finally, No. 6, Immokalee needs to look at long-term strategy for the future; however, the future
with this plan continues the limitations of the past. The higher densities and intensities mix closer with a
dissimilar residential, limit economic diversity, and without the prospect of substantially improved property
values, Immokalee will never be independent of Collier County.
Now, those are my reasons for voting for denial.
With that, I'll call for the vote. All those in favor, signify by saying --
COMMISSIONER FRY: Well, are we in the discussion phase?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: We are. Well, I think we passed discussion. You guys made a motion but, I
mean, that's where it was. I'm not -- I think --
COMMISSIONER FRY: May I?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: If you've got something --
COMMISSIONER FRY: May I ask you a question?
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Sure.
COMMISSIONER FRY: I mean, your input is always very well considered. And so my question for
you is, if not this, then where would we go -- where would Immokalee go from here, you know, with those
concerns that you have? How would --how would we be able to move Immokalee's future forward? You
suggested, I think, a lot of rather substantial issues with the plan.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Well -- and I think these make the plan worse, not better. So if Immokalee had
the plan it's got now, we'd probably be better off than with this plan. This one is going to increase densities that
we're going to have to deal within the future from 129,000 to --or 126- to 139-. And we were told they're going
to have a reduction in population to 47,000, which needs less than 20,000 units. Now, that's not practical either,
but it sure doesn't justify 139,000 units, and I just don't see the need for it.
And it's like everything else; you give density away, you can't take it back. And so that's my concerns.
But I'll be long dead before that ever happens, so that will be for future entities to deal with, and I'm fine
with that, but I just want to make sure I'm not someone contributing to it. So that's my story, and I'm sticking to
it.
With that, I'll call for the vote. All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONERCHRZANOWSKI: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Those opposed?
Aye -- like sign.
Okay. That wraps it up, 5-1.
And I think that takes us to the end of our agenda, gentlemen, and that was a good day. So I want to ask
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again, please, come prepared to ask your final questions on Rivergrass next Thursday -- or next Thursday. It may
be the only thing on the agenda. I'm not quite sure yet. There's been some talk about moving it around. But
regardless, we should get out of thereat a decent time. I hope Rivergrass doesn't take the whole day. I'm not
counting on it.
So with that, there's no new business. There's no old business. The public's gone for comment. So is
there a motion to adjourn?
COMMISSIONER FRYER: So moved.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: So moved by Ned. Seconded by?
COMMISSIONER FRY: Second.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Karl. All in favor, signify by saying aye.
COMMISSIONER CHRZANOWSKI: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRY: Aye.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Aye.
COMMISSIONER HOMIAK: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SCHMITT: Aye.
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: Anybody opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN STRAIN: We're out of here.
COMMISSIONER FRYER: We're out of here.
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by order of the
Chair at 3:21 p.m.
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