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Ex parte Items - Commissioner William L. McDaniel, Jr. COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA January 28, 2020 ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS 9A ***This item to be heard at 10:00 a.m.***This item has been continued from the December 10, 2019 BCC meeting.***This item requires that < parte disclosure be provided by Commission members. Should a hearing be held on this item,all participants are required to be sworn in. Recommendation to approve with conditions a Resolution designating 997.53 acres within the Rural Lands Stewardship Area Zoning Overlay District as a Stewardship Receiving Area,to be known as the Rivergrass Village Stewardship Receiving Area,which will allow development of a maximum of 2,500 residential dwelling units,of which a minimum of 250 will be multi-family units; a maximum of 80,000 square feet of neighborhood commercial in the village center and a minimum of 62,500 square feet of neighborhood commercial in the village center;a minimum of 25,000 square feet of civic,governmental and institutional uses;senior housing including adult living facilities and continuing care retirement communities subject to a floor area ratio of 0.45 in place of a maximum square footage; and an 18 hole golf course;alt subject to a maximum PM peak hour trip cap; and approving the Stewardship Receiving Area credit agreement for Rivergrass Village Stewardship Receiving Area and establishing that 6198.08 stewardship credits are being utilized by the designation of the Rivergrass Village Stewardship Receiving Area.The subject property is located south of 45th Avenue NE and north of 26th Avenue NE, all east of Desoto Boulevard in Sections 10, 14, 15,22, 23, and 27,Township 48 South, Range 28 East, Collier County, Florida. (This is a companion to Agenda Item 9.8, 11.B and 11.C) [PL20190000044] NO DISCLOSURE FOR THIS ITEM SEE FILE MMeetings Correspondence ®e-mails- alls All information has been filed electronically with Minutes and Records SUMMARY AGENDA 17A This item requires that ex parte disclosure be provided by Commission members.Should a hearing be held on this item,all participants are required to be sworn in. Recommendation to approve an Ordinance amending Ordinance No.91-53,as amended,the Audubon Country Club Planned Unit Development by allowing an additional 4,400 square feet of commercial development for the expansion of the furniture store up to 65,000 square feet located in Tract Y of the Audubon Commercial Center Subdivision; by amending Sections 2.06 and 6.13 to reflect the change in square feet,and providing an effective date.The subject PUD,consisting of 754.75±acres, is located on the west side of US 41 extending westward across Vanderbilt Beach Drive to little Hickory Bay, in Sections 5, 7,8 And 9,Township 48 South, Range 25 East,Collier County, Florida. [P1201900005021 NO DISCLOSURE FOR THIS ITEM From:mally khorasantchi To:McDanielBill Subject:Re: Urban sprawl Date:Tuesday, January 28, 2020 7:58:09 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Thank you for considering my opinion! Sent from my iPhone On Jan 28, 2020, at 7:50 AM, McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> wrote: Ms. Khorasantchi, Thank you for your email regarding urban sprawl. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: <image001.png> -----Original Message----- From: mally khorasantchi <alikhora@icloud.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 6:59 AM To: McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Urban sprawl EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Mr MCDaniel Please vote against the urban sprawl Best regards Mally Khorasantchi Sent from my iPhone Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:Martha McKee To:McDanielBill Subject:Rivergrass Village Date:Monday, January 27, 2020 10:41:44 AM Attachments:RE Rivergrass Village.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioner McDaniel, I am writing to voice my opposition to Rivergrass Village for the following reasons: 1. This village will span Oil Well Rd. That will make the original concept of a walk and bike friendly village impossible. This split plan is not what villages are supposed to look like. 2. Your own oversight commission has already recommended that you not appove this plan. 3. The roads that would have to accept the additional traffic are not yet in place. Traffic in and out of Golden Gate Estates already exceeds the capacity of current infrastructure. Although roads and bridges are planned to accommodate increased traffic, they are not built yet. Approval of any increase beyond the projects that have already been approved should wait. 4. In a county desperate for affordable housing, a goal the commission has clearly set, this plan is just another gated community for those who can afford upper income housing. There is nothing in this plan to offer affordable housing. 5. The panther path that proponents claim will remain will put wildlife in conflict with humans once again. When the new residents of this village complain to you about the panthers, bears and other displaced animals, what will be your response? Please do not vote to approve this plan for the Rivergrass Village as it is not the right fit nor the right time for such a project. Thank you for listening. Martha McKee Golden Gate Estates Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From:Michael Lyster To:FialaDonna;SolisAndy;Burt.Saunders@colliergov.net;TaylorPenny;McDanielBill;FialaDonna;SolisAndy; SaundersBurt;TaylorPenny;McDanielBill Cc:Linda Penniman;Dave Trecker;Nancy Kerns;Gerald Godshaw;Bob Raymond;Charlette Roman Subject:Rivergrass Date:Sunday, January 26, 2020 8:40:45 PM Attachments:Reject Rivergrass Village.docx ATT00001.htm RE Rivergrass.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Honorable Commissioners, The Collier Citizens Council through their Growth Management Committee has reviewed the plans for the Rivergrass project and developed the attached position paper in opposition. This paper received a significant majority vote of our membership. We ask that you give this your consideration during your deliberations and discussion on Tuesday. Regards, Mike Lyster President Collier Citizens Council From:nina fetzer To:SaundersBurt;FialaDonna;TaylorPenny;McDanielBill;SolisAndy Subject:Rivergrass Developements Date:Saturday, January 25, 2020 3:36:19 PM Attachments:RE Rivergrass Developements.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Board Members- I am not able to attend the meeting on the 28th but want my voice heard in reference to the massive development you are considering approving. Do any of you live in Golden Gate Estates or any part of the rural areas in the estates? If so i would think you would be more mindful in regards to changes that you appear to be willing to approve,i.e. from 200 homes to allowing 2500 homes for a developer to build in the same location- are you looking at anything other than tax dollars? How about impact on the roads, the water/utility systems, and most of all the wildlife and environment. Haven't we sold out enough to developers already? What happened to Conservation Collier protecting and purchasing land- is that just lip service? It was bragged about two parcels bought in 2019. Is that the extent of the conservation effort? Shameful You might want to read the hundreds of comments on Nextdoor sites in the areas that will be affected to get a feel for how disgusted the general population is about all these plans. And these are just the minority that use that site- everywhere you go there is discussions between neighbors about it. It might be wise to listen to your constituents and act on their behalf/interests instead of being beholden to the people waving money in front of you. Thank you for your time and attention Nina Fetzer 1830 Jung Blvd E Naples 34120 From:Marilyn P Sams To:McDanielBill Cc:TaylorPenny;SolisAndy;SaundersBurt Subject:Rivergrass Village Date:Saturday, January 25, 2020 3:24:39 PM Attachments:RE Rivergrass Village.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Mr. McDaniels, and Commissioners I am asking you to vote NO on the Rivergrass Village proposal. This proposed development will impact many people, roads and MOST IMPORTANTLY the native wildlife in YOUR district. This development only takes away the open land where the panther, foxes, bobcats, bears and so many more of our wildlife roam. The building into these areas has got to STOP. We have more homes for sale in Collier County for sale that need tone lived in BEFORE you build into the wild lands of this county and state. We MUST keep this district rural as it was intended. PLEASE vote No to this village and leave this land alone. I am unable to attend the meeting on Tuesday BUT WANT my vote of NO to be heard through you. I live in Waterways and my daughter works as the Panther Outreach Specialist for FFWCC. Her husband works at the Panther Refuge and we all want to keep the land untouched so the panther and other wildlife have a place to roam freely. Marilyn P Sams Waterways of Naples From:Emwashingtondc To:FialaDonna;TaylorPenny;SaundersBurt;SolisAndy;McDanielBill Subject:ECM Letter to BCC re Economic Impact Assessment of RLSA Development & Rivergrass Date:Friday, January 24, 2020 10:53:03 PM Attachments:ECM Letter to BCC re Economic Impact Assessment 1242020.pdf EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. ELENA C. MOLA January 24, 2020 Via Email To: Com. Donna Fiala Com. Bill McDaniel Com. Burt Saunders, Esq. Com. Andy Solis, Esq. Com. Penny Taylor Re:Economic/Fiscal Impact to Collier County RLSA Program Generally and Rivergrass Village Particularly Dear Commissioners: Thank you for your continued stewardship of Collier County and its Taxpayers. As was evident at the RLSA Workshop on January 21, 2020, the fundamental integrity of the RLSA Program is under scrutiny and being questioned by numerous groups, organizations, citizens and even current and former staff of Collier County. Although I will be addressing a number of issues in separate letters that I will be sending to you later tomorrow, in the letter attached hereto, I briefly address a few issues associated with the Economic/Fiscal Impact to Collier County of the RLSA Program generally and Rivergrass Village in particular. Thank you and best wishes. Elena Elena C. Mola From:mally khorasantchi To:McDanielBill Subject:Urban sprawl Date:Tuesday, January 28, 2020 6:59:34 AM Attachments:RE Urban sprawl.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Mr MCDaniel Please vote against the urban sprawl Best regards Mally Khorasantchi Sent from my iPhone From:Kristine Meek To:McDanielBill Subject:Please deny Rivergrass village Date:Tuesday, January 28, 2020 5:29:39 AM Attachments:RE Please deny Rivergrass village.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Your constituents live a rural lifestyle because they want it. They will leave if it turns into reckless urban sprawl on village at a time. The short term gain in selling this land for development is nothing compared to the loss we will suffer in quality of life which will bring down property values. Don’t sell out your community for the benefit of wealthy out of state landowners. Don’t let them East Coast our West Coast. Don’t let them destroy our economy and way of life. Please deny the Rivergrass village. Kristine Meek Sent from my iPhone From:RUTH NICHOLS To:FialaDonna;SolisAndy;SaundersBurt;TaylorPenny;McDanielBill Subject:River Grass Village Date:Tuesday, January 28, 2020 12:39:04 AM Attachments:RE River Grass Village.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Re: BOCC - Collier County, Commission Meeting, January 29, 2020 Dear Collier County Commissioners - I am writing to express concern regarding Rivergrass Village (and other developments) slated for Eastern Collier County and the RLSA. Is this development compatible with ongoing efforts to protect the Florida panther? While private property rights must be respected, the 4 developments planned to date (Rivergrass, Bellmar, Longwater, and Hyde Park) will destroy essential wildlife habitat, potentially leading to an increase in panther deaths (via incidental take permits and road mortalities). Please consider the possibility of purchasing some of this land with Conservation Collier funds. Agenda Item 11 provides the perfect opportunity for you to promote this alternative. Thank you, Ruth From:Ammtrk To:SolisAndy;SaundersBurt;TaylorPenny;McDanielBill Subject:Tuesday"s RLSA Project workshop Date:Monday, January 27, 2020 3:26:26 PM Attachments:RE Tuesday"s RLSA Project workshop.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Esteemed Commissioners, I attended Tuesdays RSLA workshop and I wanted to share my thoughts with you. I URGE you to RECONSIDER approval of this project. I was born and raised in Miami and moved to beautiful Naples just three short years ago. We left because there are just too many people, too many cars, and too much crime. I fear that all of the building that is happening in Naples is leading it in the same direction. There are so many new communities being built all around boasting up to 400 units per community. This is not ORGANIC growth; this is build it so that they come. This is very dangerous because , they will come! There are a couple of key points that I would like to comment on from the meeting. The county mentioned: 1.These new communities would have everything necessary (work, shopping, schools, etc.) so that people wouldn’t have to leave where they live for much. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! People do not move to coastal Florida to be landlocked. They are going to go west of 951 to go to the beach, dine at all of the fine restaurants on 5th Avenue, attend plays and visit museums in the heart of Naples. They are going to go to Mercato and Waterside Shoppes for additional shopping and dining. It is ludicrous and naive to think that you could have every possible need and want for every level of income that will live within these communities. Which brings me to my second point… 2.The communities are going to have a variety of “different” housing options for different income levels. Naturally the person that can only afford, say, a $200,000 house would love to live next to an $800,000 house but I doubt this holds true the other way around. A person who works hard, saves hard, and attains a certain socioeconomic level wants to live around others like him. I live in the estates and can tell you that from first hand experience as we have a new neighbor who thinks his property is a junkyard and now our house has just decreased in value… 3.Low income earners are taking their money out of Collier County because they cannot afford to live here. When I lived in Miami, I could not afford to live in the wealthiest neighborhoods near where I worked so I drove 20 miles (1 1/2 hours each way) to work and lived where I could afford (in these communities that were also supposedly built with everything one would need so they wouldn’t have to go “in” to the city.) Additionally, with more low housing options, the demographics of Naples is going to change dramatically. Please remember that snowbirds and seasonal residents come not only to get away from the cold but also to enjoy the quiet and pristine qualities that make Naples so special. They are not going to want to come to a city that is now crowded, congested, full of traffic, and dirtier because there are more people of a substantially lower socioeconomic level than theirs. Sound snooty and entitled? I think it makes a lot of sense. Let’s instead build communities that people aspire and work hard to be able to live in and raise people and society to a higher economic level instead of bringing what’s already here, down. In closing, again, I urge you to reconsider the approval of this project as it was presented by the county. I hope and pray you will instead take Ms. Olson’s recommendations to heart not only for the sake of our CURRENT residents that have elected you into office but also for the environment that has already suffered tremendously because of the construction that has already been approved. Let us leave our children and grandchildren a beautiful, pristine, species-rich Naples that they are proud to call home. Sincerely, Ana Maria Katz From:Meredith Budd To:McDanielBill Cc:FilsonSue Subject:Rivergrass/SSA15 discussion on 1.28-- Florida Wildlife Federation Date:Monday, January 27, 2020 3:16:07 PM Attachments:West Coast Land Assessment Region_ CREW.pdf EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Good afternoon Commissioner, Tomorrow's BCC agenda Items 9A and 9B speak to both a Stewardship Receiving Area (SRA) designation (Rivergrass) and the Stewardship Sending Area (SSA) #15 agreement that accompanies the SRA. I provided testimony regarding the environmental benefits of SSA #15 as it pertained to the RLSA at the workshop last week, and I plan on speaking on this tomorrow as well. Item 9A is an application to designate an SRA that would be entitled through the use of credits generated from SSA #15 (Item 9B). This SSA includes Camp Keais Strand- which, as you know, is a significant regional flow-way and wildlife corridor. CREW & the SFWMD have long sought the protection and restoration of Camp Keais Strand and you can see it highlighted on the attached map from the 2013 SFWMD Land Use Assessment. Solidifying SSA #15 as articulated on the map will help fulfill this long-standing environmental goal of protecting and restoring this region at no cost to taxpayers. The generation and consumption of the credits associated with SSA #15 means the preservation of 5,253.4 acres of land. The level of preservation is based on the varying land use layers that are being removed, but all of these acres approved in SSA #15 will be designated for some level of preservation in perpetuity at no cost to the tax payer. This means there will be no development or mining allowed, and most of the acreage will be taken down all the way to the 7th land use layer, which would simply allow for potential cattle grazing. In addition to that preservation acreage, the applicant is designating restoration and will have commitments to actually complete those restoration improvements over 2,678.5 acres. Overall, the approval of the SSA #15 credit agreement and subsequent consumption of those credits through an SRA entitlement does the following: eliminates development and mining land use layers on over 5,250 acres of environmental sensitive lands, effectuates about 2,566 acres of flow-way restoration, restores native habitat in about 104 acres of existing agricultural fields, and restores about 8 acres of habitat through exotic removal. These environmental outcomes that are associated with SSA #15 are important pieces to consider for tomorrow-- and they only come to fruition once the credits are consumed by an SRA designation: the consumption of credits associated with SSA #15 effectuates landscape level preservation and restoration. I look forward to the discussion tomorrow and I am happy to answer any questions in advance of the meeting or during my public testimony tomorrow---and I will try to speak more slowly on the podium! :) Thank you for your consideration. Best, Meredith Meredith Budd Southwest Florida Field Representative Florida Wildlife Federation meredithb@fwfonline.org | 239-643-4111 From:Andrew Tyler To:SaundersBurt;TaylorPenny;SolisAndy;McDanielBill;FialaDonna Subject:Please vote "No" on the Rivergrass proposal / Marriott tax benefits Date:Monday, January 27, 2020 1:59:29 PM Attachments:RE Please vote No on the Rivergrass proposal Marriott tax benefits.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Ladies and Gentlemen; 1. I am writing to ask that you vote "No" to the Rivergrass proposal on the agenda tomorrow (Jan 28, 2020). I have read extensively regarding the proposal, and I realize your time is as limited as anyone else's. I'll limit my concerns here to two illustrative points. Rather than looking at this as 'the least bad way forward' , consider the impact of such a development on water flows emanating from the developed property. I know you are all quite familiar with fertilizer ordinances and the struggles to get meaningful adherence and enforcement of these ordinances, do we really think that a new golf course in the middle of wetlands, along with the construction and corresponding rain runoff from parking lots etc, , is going to modulate water run off quality? Of course it is, and this is where the land owner is engaged in distraction. Additional water flows into the Panther Refuge is great, but only if the water is cleaned up through a "Stormwater Treatment Area (STA)" approach, as used in the Everglades.. Ask the Collier Company where they stand on the SR29 widening project and the M- CORES proposal to build a road "from Collier to Polk". I believe Rivergrass is a trial balloon for them (the thin end of the wedge, as it were), and we can "look forward" to much more of this approach if it turns out that SR29 widening is merely a prelude to additional highway installation along the North-South axis . Putting land into conservation is great, but if it leads to habitat fragmentation for animals like the Panther, which it will, then you might as well go out and shoot the animals now. 2. Marco Island Marriott is looking for tax money to promote their business ? A business that is already at close to capacity for much of the year? An example of subsidy for the wealthy at its worst, please just say no! Respectfully yours, Andrew Tyler Marco Island From:KlatzkowJeff To:SaundersBurt;SolisAndy;FialaDonna;TaylorPenny;McDanielBill Cc:OchsLeo;CasalanguidaNick;AshtonHeidi;WeeksDavid;BellowsRay Subject:Objective vs. Subjective Criteria for the Rivergrass Village Hearing Date:Monday, January 27, 2020 11:44:23 AM Attachments:SRA Criteria-subjective v. objective-version 2 1-24-20.pdf FLUE pgs 129-136.pdf Commissioners: Please consider this a one-way communication, I have been asked by Commissioner Taylor to distribute the attached to you. The attachments have their genesis in a request from Commissioner Taylor that I identify which criteria to be considered during the Rivergrass Village Hearing would be considered objective, and which criteria would be considered subjective. Objective criteria are either clearly meet or not. An example would be a requirement that a building’s frontage be set back from the property line by ten feet. It either is, or it is not. Subjective criteria require consideration by the Board as to whether or not it has been met, based on the evidence presented at the Hearing. Whether a project is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood in a rezoning petition would be a typical example of this. The first attachment is a listing of all of the LDC criteria to be considered in tomorrow’s hearing, delineated as to whether it is subjective or objective. It was created by my land use attorneys located at our Horseshoe Office working side-by-side with Growth Management staff. The second attachment is a similar discussion with the relevant portion of the County’s Growth Management Plan (also a joint project between my staff and Growth Management staff). It is a more difficult discussion in that the particulars of these policies are set forth in the LDC, so that you will see references to some of these policies as encompassing both objective and subjective considerations. As always, please feel free to call me with any questions. Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Collier County Attorney (239) 252-2614 Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:SolisAndy To:Michael Lyster;FialaDonna;Burt.Saunders@colliergov.net;TaylorPenny;McDanielBill;FialaDonna;SaundersBurt; TaylorPenny;McDanielBill Cc:Linda Penniman;Dave Trecker;Nancy Kerns;Gerald Godshaw;Bob Raymond;Charlette Roman Subject:RE: Rivergrass Date:Monday, January 27, 2020 11:36:00 AM Thank you Mike. I will review it today. Andy Solis, Esq. Collier County Board of County Commissioners District 2 Office: 239.252.8602 Fax: 239.252.6946 Sign up for the District 2 newsletter HERE! Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this office. Instead, contact us by telephone at 239-252-8602 or in writing at 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 303, Naples, FL 34112. From: Michael Lyster <kcmdl@comcast.net> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2020 8:40 PM To: FialaDonna <Donna.Fiala@colliercountyfl.gov>; SolisAndy <Andy.Solis@colliercountyfl.gov>; Burt.Saunders@colliergov.net; TaylorPenny <Penny.Taylor@colliercountyfl.gov>; McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov>; FialaDonna <Donna.Fiala@colliercountyfl.gov>; SolisAndy <Andy.Solis@colliercountyfl.gov>; SaundersBurt <Burt.Saunders@colliercountyfl.gov>; TaylorPenny <Penny.Taylor@colliercountyfl.gov>; McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Cc: Linda Penniman <lspenniman@gmail.com>; Dave Trecker <djtrecker@yahoo.com>; Nancy Kerns <Nancyhkerns@gmail.com>; Gerald Godshaw <gmgodshaw@gmail.com>; Bob Raymond <bobraymond43@gmail.com>; Charlette Roman <RomanC@earthlink.net> Subject: Rivergrass EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Honorable Commissioners, The Collier Citizens Council through their Growth Management Committee has reviewed the plans for the Rivergrass project and developed the attached position paper in opposition. This paper received a significant majority vote of our membership. We ask that you give this your consideration during your deliberations and discussion on Tuesday. Regards, Mike Lyster President Collier Citizens Council From:Snowbunnay Bri To:McDanielBill Subject:Potential river grass village? Date:Tuesday, January 28, 2020 1:07:12 PM Attachments:RE Potential river grass village.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Quiet honestly, I think adding anything more to the east of Ave Maria is a terrible idea. The roads are dangerous out there at night because of how dark it is. The traffic is already horrendous because 29 is the only access point for trucks coming from the east coast; other than them going way out to Naples area. Do you know how bad traffic already is in the morning for people like myself who are trying to turn right to head towards 29 from Ave Maria? I usually get stuck at the stop sign for about 3 minutes every morning. Unless working traffic lights would be put in place, it would be detrimental to the flow of traffic already existing on Oil Well and would literally put peoples lives in danger. At that point, you would be adding in traffic from more homes and businesses; as well as the existing traffic from Camp Keais, 29, and Ave Maria. I feel as a working and tax paying resident of Ave Maria I have a right to express my opinion in a meaningful and tasteful way. Thank you for your time. From:Elena Mola To:FialaDonna; McDanielBill; SaundersBurt; SolisAndy; TaylorPenny Cc:GoodnerAngela; GrecoSherry; CasalanguidaNick; OchsLeo; PattersonAmy; CohenThaddeus Subject:Uncontrolled Growth In Population & Water Availability in Florida The Water Wars that Defined the American West Are Heading East - WSJ Date:Tuesday, December 3, 2019 9:48:09 AM EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioners- I thought you’d find today’s article in the Wall Street Journal (link below) about the shrinking availability of water in Florida, in large part, due to Bourgeoning Population Growth of interest. As you consider the wisdom of continuing to amend our zoning laws and/or rezoning low density areas in eastern Collier County to accommodate additional new residents attracted to Collier County (now crazily estimated at 300,000 to 700,000 more), please consider how the County will be able to, among other key services, continue to provide clean water to its residents. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-water-wars-that-defined-the-american-west-are-heading-east-11575315318 You are our elected representatives and stewards of Collier County and its critical resources. The decisions you make today, will impact all of us forever. There is no legitimate public need to continuously “accommodate” the desire of developers whose only interest is to make a quick profit by attempting to convince you that you have an obligation to “accommodate” the desire of thousands of individuals in e.g., N.Y., N.J., Miami or Cleveland who may want to move to Collier County in the future. Yes, of course, if the developers build it, they will come. The developers will be smiling all the way to the bank and we, the existing residents of Collier County, will forever have to live with the unpleasant reality of an ever (1) decreasing and at risk water supply (especially if the construction of septics continues), (2) diminished an endangered natural environment, (3) increasing levels of traffic, noise, pollution, (4) increasing tax burden to provide services, and (4) decreasing quality of life. Thank you for your service and stewardship to us and our beautiful Collier County. May you always be guided to make WISE decisions unpressured by developers’ false and self-interested narratives about the “need to accommodate” another 300,000 to 700,000 newcomers in our environmentally sensitive piece of paradise. Elena Elena C. Mola From:Kathy curatolo To:SaundersBurt;SolisAndy;FialaDonna;McDanielBill;TaylorPenny Cc:BrockMaryJo Subject:Rivergrass Project Date:Friday, January 24, 2020 3:45:01 PM Attachments:Rivergraa Supportltr 012420.pdf RE Rivergrass Project.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Honorable Chair Saunders and Commissioners Fiala, McDaniel, Solis and Taylor, Please find attached letter of support for the Rivergrass proposal for your consideration at Tuesday’s BCC meeting. Many Thanks, Kathy Curatolo Executive Officer Collier Building Industry Association 3200 Bailey Lane, Suite 110 Naples, Florida 34105 239.436.6100 | 239.436.3878 fax www.CBIA.net Maximize your membership! www.fhba.com and http://www.NAHB.org/ma “The Collective Voice of the Collier Building Industry” From:Eco-Green Eyes To:McDanielBill Subject:Oppose Rivergrass Village Development Date:Thursday, January 23, 2020 8:15:58 PM Attachments:RE Oppose Rivergrass Village Development.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioner McDaniel , I would like to express my strong opposition to the proposed Rivergrass Village development in Collier County. The proposed 2,000 acres development is in endangered and threatened Florida Panther habitat, as well as that of other threatened and endangered species, and as such may violate laws protecting this habitat. Both NEPA and Endangered Species Act assessments must be conducted prior to approving permitting for such development. The vast majority of residents of Collier County such as myself oppose excessive sprawl and development of environmentally sensitive lands. We will be watching how you vote on this issue. I urge you to oppose the Rivergrass Village development project. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Dave Reeves 1290 Sweetwater Cove, #5201 Naples, FL 34110 From:Janine Hudak To:McDanielBill Subject:RE: January 21 Rural Lands Stewardship Area Date:Wednesday, January 22, 2020 7:33:58 PM Attachments:image001.png EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Thank you for your reply, Mr. McDaniel. I really appreciate the opportunity to voice my thoughts and opinions as well as the time you and the other Commissioners take to hear them. Best Regards, Janine Hudak Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 7:04 AM, McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> wrote: Ms. Hudak, Thank you for your email regarding development in Eastern Collier County. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr. Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: From: Janine Hudak <jmh8421@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 9:57 PM To: FialaDonna <Donna.Fiala@colliercountyfl.gov>; SolisAndy <Andy.Solis@colliercountyfl.gov>; SaundersBurt <Burt.Saunders@colliercountyfl.gov>; TaylorPenny <Penny.Taylor@colliercountyfl.gov>; McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: January 21 Rural Lands Stewardship Area EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Officers, I'm writing today because I'm keenly following this topic and am very concerned about how development is handled in Eastern Collier County. While I won't be at the meeting tomorrow, I wanted to lend my support to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida's views, research, and concerns as well as add my own viewpoints on having known Naples from the mid-80s to today and where the future might lead us. We need to think about how the county is heading in the direction of sprawling development patterns that will destroy listed species habitat, add a tremendous amount of traffic to our roads, financially burden taxpayers, and could worsen our water quality crisis. Even more concerning is that the first proposal for a village, the Rivergrass project, fails to meet even the minimum standards of the program. I have witnessed living in cities of tremendous growth before and at first it seems positive because new businesses and jobs come in but it also has a destructive side. Once precious and rare habitat is gone, it's gone. Once the clean water is gone, how do we rectify that and create clean rivers again? I have some opinions on growth that make sense from both a business and environmental perspective. I was really surprised to see interest in all the development in Eastern Collier when I moved back. It's getting farther and farther from the beautiful beaches and activities. It's taking up precious habitat without adding value back to it. Please review my comments below: * Choose more development that rises "upward" in construction in previously developed areas around the Coast - which is where everyone wants to be anyway. * Walkable neighborhoods! Smarter, better for the environment, and more enjoyable. * Diversity in housing development - not just single homes but both luxury and affordable smart apartment housing around current shopping areas. * Better usage of currently developed land. Re-imagine the strip mall. Instead of a flat strip mall plaza with the common one level scenario - build housing above the stores and create walkable, livable areas in the city without encroaching on our precious resources! People can get much of their daily needs met without even starting their car! * Futhermore, and this one won't be easy, but create a very positive view of public transportation and bicycle riding. Using public transportation and bike riding should not be looked down upon but welcomed and encouraged! In conclusion, by developing "Upwards" along the Coast and rejecting intrusive, unneeded development on the Eastern regions, we can both welcome growth and elimate irreversible destruction on precious, irreplacable land. May we always build better for the future generations that come after us!! Respectfully Yours, Janine M. Hudak 1400 Pompei Ln #8 Naples, FL 34103 Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:Rosemarie Young on behalf of Ross McIntosh To:FialaDonna;SolisAndy;SaundersBurt;TaylorPenny;McDanielBill Cc:Ross McIntosh Subject:Rivergrass Village Date:Friday, January 24, 2020 11:56:23 AM Attachments:RE Rivergrass Village.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Staff has concluded that the Rivergrass Village project meets or exceeds the requirements of all current rules governing development in the RLSA and is Fiscally Neutral, and has recommended the project for BOCC approval. Importantly, this 997-acre project will preserve and maintain in perpetuity over 5000 acres of wildlife habitat, including completion of the Camp Keis Strand, a vitally significant wildlife and flow way corridor, all at no cost to taxpayers. Equally important, Rivergrass builders will provide diverse housing types at sustainable rural pricing, while the Village Center Commercial will reduce west bound traffic on Immokalee Road and the future Vanderbilt Beach Road by providing goods and services to residents of Rivergrass Village, Golden Gate Estates, and future Villages. Accordingly, you are respectfully encouraged to endorse Staff’s conclusions and recommendations and to vote in favor of Rivergrass Village. Thank you for your consideration of this letter. Ross W. McIntosh Licensed Real Estate Broker 23150 Fashion Drive, Suite 230 Estero, FL 33928 239-213-1425 - Office 239-791-1221 - Fax ross@rosswmcintosh.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email transmission (and/or the attachments accompanying it) may contain legally privileged and confidential information, and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, disclosure, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please promptly notify the sender by reply email and destroy the original message. Thank you. From:Garrettrichter@aol.com To:McDanielBill Subject:Rivergrass Village Date:Thursday, January 23, 2020 3:45:01 PM Attachments:RE Rivergrass Village.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Commissioner.... I hope you are enjoying the new year. Unfortunately, I am unable to attend this Tuesday’s County Commission meeting because I have my bank board meeting scheduled the same day. This email is to ask for your support of the Rivergrass Village project. I believe this is a good and needed development for Collier County. Collier Enterprises is a respected corporate citizen known for quality and longevity. The project is well thought out and well planned. It provides for significant preservation while also providing needed housing and shopping venues in eastern Collier County. I’ve heard that some commissioners aren't comfortable with the village concept and prefer the larger concept initially considered. I understand that is no longer an option because of a property sale. Let’s not abandon the good in search of the perfect. This is a good development. I hope you and you colleagues will support this good project for our county. Thanks Commissioner. Regards, Garrett Richter From:Emwashingtondc To:FialaDonna;McDanielBill;SolisAndy;TaylorPenny;SaundersBurt Subject:RLSA Defacto Amendment by Review Committee Date:Friday, January 24, 2020 1:04:43 PM Attachments:ECM Letter to BCC re RLSA Amend 1242020.pdf ECM Highlight of BCC Minutes 04212009 S-3.pdf BCC Minutes 09152009 R.pdf EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. ELENA C. MOLA January 24, 2020 Via Email To: Com. Donna Fiala Com. Bill McDaniel Com. Burt Saunders, Esq. Com. Andy Solis, Esq. Com. Penny Taylor Re:Authority to Expand and Amend RLSA Program Dear Commissioners: Thank you for your continued stewardship of Collier County and its Taxpayers. As was evident at the RLSA Workshop on January 21, 2020, the fundamental integrity of the RLSA Program is under scrutiny and being questioned by numerous groups, organizations, citizens and even current and former staff of Collier County. Although I will be addressing a number of issues in separate letters that I will be sending to you later today, herein I will concentrate on addressing the Authority to Expand and Amend the RLSA Program. The terms and conditions under which the development acreage and permissible population of the RLSA was originally approved by the Board of County Commissioners, the Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA), and Regional Planning Council which permitted the development of 34,466 clustered housing units with a maximum population of 92,288 on approximately 9-10% of 16,800 acres, appear to have been subsequently and informally revised and expanded by an RLSA Review Committee composed of 10 residents of Collier County (including current Commissioner Bill McDaniel in his capacity as land/mining owner, and 4 representatives of (or planners for) landowners including, the Barron Collier Companies and Gulf Coast Citrus Growers Association.[1] In a BCC Hearing held on April 21, 2009, the RLSA Review Committee recommended an increase in the allowable RLSA development from 16,800 acres (with a maximum population of 92,988) to 45,000 acres[2](with a potential increase in population to 450,000) (the “RLSA 2009 Review Committee Hearing”). During the RLSA 2009 Review Committee Hearing, a member of the Review Committee states, “in its beginning, the RLSA was found consistent with the final order and in compliance with the Growth Management Plan Act”[3]and acknowledges that at transmittal base credits were 128,000 for 16,000 acres. However, he and other members of the Review Committee considered the RLSA Program as a “planning tool” that should be used to potentially grant development rights to 100% of the landowners in the rural lands[4]in exchange for credits and, apparently, regardless of the development acreage limitations originally approved by both the State and the BCC. Within this apparent framework, members of the Review Committee proceeded to discuss the number of additional credits that had been granted[5]and additional potential credits in sending and receiving areas which could, allegedly, generate “about 400,000 credits” and affect approximately 45,000 to a potential total developable acreage of 87,000. The Review Committee states, “we established an entire new SSA group Agricultural Stewardship Sending Areas…that encompass some 40-some-odd-thousand acres of agricultural lands that can ultimately be set aside and protected and preserved” “saw that there was going to be an increase in the potential for ultimate credits generation, and in so doing, adjusted the necessities for credits to be converted to units from a current ratio of [6] eight-to-ten to ten-to-one …as an offset for the additional credits that could potentially come, assuming there’s 100-percent participation in the program.”[7] The Review Committee did recommend capping the development footprint to 45,000 acres equating to approximately 400,000 credits and preservation of 134,000 acres. In fact, the BCC was assured by Mr. Jones that “if any landowner comes up with a way to generate additional credits and the cap of 45,000 has already been met, then it’s not very hard for staff to recommend that it not be approved, and it’s not very difficult for a future commission to recognize that we’ve met the cap. There’s no market for these. We’re not going to approve it.”[8] Although the Review Committee presented their recommendations to the BCC and urged the Commissioners to move the recommendations forward as part of a Growth Management Plan amendment which would then have incurred a State review, such never occurred.[9]Consequently, the recommendations of the Review Committee, without further formal and requisite action by the State, the County or the BCC, did not or should not have resulted in a defacto amendment to any portion of the (a) RLSA Program (as authorized), (b) the Growth Management Plan which would result in an increase in development acreage, the number of residential units permitted per acre, the consequent population increase or (c) the standards, terms and conditions by which County Staff granted credits to landowners. If, in fact, the original RLSA program was capped at 16,000 acres, the Review Committee did not have the authority to then revise or cap the RLSA development acreage to 45,000 nor, obviously, did County Staff have the right or authority to act on such presumed new credit issuance standards or cap. The Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) approved the RLSA Overlay based on using 10% of the RLSA acreage for clustered development and a maximum population of 92,988. The Regional Planning Council conditioned its approval of the RLSA on “no additional population or housing units…being added….” Similarly, the Board of County Commissioner’s Final Adoption Hearing for RLSA indicated that the RLSA “will not result in an increase to the total number of allowable dwelling units or population.” Collier County’s Growth Management Plan currently states that the projected population of the RLSA is to be accommodated on approximately 10% of the RLSA acreage. At not time, did the BBC approve or were public hearings held to amend the Collier County Growth Management plan to increase the projected population of the RLSA to accommodate 25% of the RLSA acreage. As is quite evident, the BCC and the County’s Attorney should certainly review and scrutinize a number of issues before any final determinations are made with respect to Rivergrass Village or the RLSA. These issues include, but are not limited to, whether a hearing and final order from the BCC (whether now requiring State review or not) is required to (a) review the terms, conditions, formulas and calculations which the Review Committee used to reassess the calculation and grant of the RLSA Program credits, expand or cap the development acreage (whether at the original 16,000 acres or at the new recommended 45,000 acres, (b) review and determine the County’s authority (including Staff) to reject any landowner credits (after the original 16,000 acre cap or the new recommended 45,000 acre have been developed) and whether such would or could result in a landowner’s ability to sue the County for some presumed value on those credits, (c) amend the RLSA Program (as originally approved) and the Growth Management Plan to incorporate the Review Committee’s recommendations, or (d) form another ad- hoc RLSA Review Committee to undertake another review of the RLSA Program that would better and more accurately reflect existent conditions (including, endangered species habitat, agricultural, environmental and natural resource concerns), as well as the fiscal impact, benefit or possibly liability to Collier County in relation to development credits and proposed developments in the RLSA.[10] Thank you for your consideration of the issues raised herein. Respectfully, Elena C. Mola [1]The Review Committee was comprised of: Bill McDaniel (owner Big Island Excavation Company and currently the County Commissioner for District 5), Neno Spagna (Land Planner), David Farmer (Land Planner and Engineer), Tom Jones (VP Barron Collier Companies), Jim Howard (Wachovia Real Estate), Ron Hamel (Gulf Coast Citrus Growers Association), Gary Eidson (North Naples resident & member of Citizens Transportation Coalition), Tammie Nemecek (Economic Development Council), Fred Thomas (Immokalee activist), Brad Cornell (Audubon Society), and Dave Wolfly (Collier County Planning Commission). [2]Maximum allowable density would be four (4) residential units per acre. (i.e., 180,000 units. Assuming the US Census for Collier County at 2.45 occupants per residential unit, the total population would be projected 450,000 in the RLSA. Apparently, there is no matrix that ties credits to number of residential units only to acres. [3]See, Mr. Eidson comments, BCC Minutes 04212009 S-3 at Page 24. [4]I.e., the Review Committee assumed 100% landowner participation and, therefore, apparently developed a revised credit and acreage formula that would accommodate such assumption and consequent landholdings acreage. [5]It is unclear who authorized or approved such credits, under what terms and by what authority such that it would have permitted an expansion of the RLSA beyond the terms and conditions originally approved by the State and the Commission. Apparently, landowners are not entitled to credits, but must undertake an application process vetted through County Staff and then Staff recommends either approval or disapproval to the County Commission. [6]Apparently, the originally 8 credits were required to develop a unit in an SRA. [7]See, BCC Minutes 04212009 at page 30. [8]See, BCC Minutes 04212009 at page 40. [9]See, Presentation of the Five Year Review Of Phase II Rural Lands Stewardship Program Report, Dated April 21, 2009. [10]For example, in the Review Committee’s April 21, 2009 presentation to the Board, various statements are made related to their recommendations to increase and adjust credits, the ratio of credits apparently based on accommodating the Review Committee’s assumptions with respect to landowner participation in the RLSA Program. From:Justin Lang To:McDanielBill Subject:41st Ave NE Date:Wednesday, January 22, 2020 11:56:51 AM Attachments:RE 41st Ave NE.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Good morning, I was just reading an article in the Naples News regarding Rivergrass and it not being at final approval and might not be. I am confused by this. It would seem that if they were all approved and finalized there would not be any issues. But that is not the case. Why if they are not approved/finalized is the pipe addition project moving forward? I am very disappointed with this whole project as you already know. I have never gotten straight answers on water additions to the house, except that I need some kind of tax adjustment established. I do not do taxes, construction, or utilities or any related for a career so I have no idea the process, and free like when I ask questions I am just being blown off. I pay my taxes so I shouldn’t have spend countless hours trying to investigate the whole process. The water utilities department should have nice little detailed letter that explains exactly what is needed for a street of residents. And have that mailed to each resident. I had mentioned this at the last meeting and the follow up was an email with a website to try to find answers to my questions. I honestly thought after talking with you months back and the promises you said you get back to me on I would have a better feeling about this whole project. Instead My feeling of making a mistake to continue live in Naples after coming back from College is growing more and more. The thought of selling my house and getting out of this money talks County keeps growing. Very disappointed to say the least! Communication and follow through goes very far me. Not sure this all will do anything, but thanks for listening! Thanks, Justin Lang Sent from my iPhone From:April Olson To:SaundersBurt;SolisAndy;TaylorPenny;McDanielBill;FialaDonna Cc:nicole johnson Subject:Conservancy"s RLSA presentation from today"s workshop Date:Tuesday, January 21, 2020 5:48:10 PM Attachments:Presentation -1-20-20- RLSA-Final.pdf RLSA credit status 030119 cor.031419.pdf Underestimation of Stewardship Credits.pdf RLSA Oversight Committe - Reynolds on 1 per 5.pdf RE Conservancy"s RLSA presentation from today"s workshop.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Chairman Saunders and Collier County Commissioners: The Conservancy of Southwest Florida very much appreciates the opportunity you provided to us and the public for an open dialogue about the RLSA program. As you could see from today’s turnout, there are a lot of folks who are interested in what happens in the RLSA and who are supportive of a balanced approach to development. Thank you for allowing us to be heard. As I promised, attached is a copy of the presentation I gave today. Also, I attached other documents that support a few points made in my presentation. Below is a description of those attachments: 1.Conservancy’s presentation from today with our recommendations. 2.Most current count of approved/pending credits from staff: This document was provided to me from Kris Van Lengen, Collier County staff, showing the approved and pending Stewardship Credits from 3/1/2019. The credits (approved and pending) from Mr. Van Lengen’s document totals 226,406. Slide 4 of our presentation is based on this total of credits. 3.Conservancy Analysis - Underestimation of Stewardship Credits: This document is from the Addendum of Conservancy’s report titled “Critique and Recommendations of Collier County’s RLSA program: 2018-2019 Restudy.” The Conservancy calculated the maximum number of credits that could be generated under the RLSA program. We calculated, based on LDC and GMP policies, that the RLSA program provides the potential to generate a total of 658,552 credits at 100% participation. This equates to a minimum of 90,551 acres of development! (658,552/8 credits per acre = 82,319 + 10% public benefit acres = 90,551 SRA acres). The actually acreage would be higher due to very lax open space requirements. In contrast, Wilson Miller (2008) estimated that 315,000 credits could be earned, assuming 100% participation. WilsonMiller’s estimate was based on faulty assumptions regarding the percentage of landowners who would apply for restoration credits. Since 2008, landowners have applied for significantly more restoration credits than WM assumed, especially the R-1 credits, which provide no restoration. During this 2018-2020 review, staff and the landowners are recommending new policies that would bump up the credits even further to 404,000, but they suggest a recalibration to 10 credits per acre, instead of 8 to shrink the development footprint a bit. Since we know that more than 404,000 credits could be earned, it is important that the County determines what happens when the 45,000 acre cap is hit. (Slide 4 of my presentation shows you that we are getting close to generating enough credits toward the 45,000 acre cap). Thus far, nearly all credits generated and utilized has been by HCP landowners. What will the County tell other landowners, not affiliated with the HCP, but who wish to build their towns and villages (Slide 5 of our presentation)? Those landowners will want to profit from their lands. -A few months back, we made a request for staff to evaluate our analysis of the credit situation. We would like staff to take a hard look at our analysis and let us know if we are right or wrong, and if so why. It is critical that Collier County provides the public with the true development potential of the RLSA, while we are in this review period. 4.The last attachment is a quote from Al Reynolds of Stantec from 2002, when the RLSA was being created. The statement addresses the marketability, or lack thereof for platted subdivisions, in the RLSA. This topic was discussed at today’s workshop. Based on Mr. Reynolds statement, representative of the HCP landowners, there is no threat that the RLSA will be built out as platted subdivisions. If you have any questions/ comments about my presentation or anything I have mentioned, I would be delighted to meet with you to discuss further. Best regards, April April Olson Senior Environmental Planning Specialist Conservancy of Southwest Florida 1495 Smith Preserve Way Naples, FL 34102 (239) 262-0304, Ext 250 Protecting Southwest Florida’s unique natural environment and quality of life…now and forever. From:April Olson To:McDanielBill Subject:RE: Conservancy"s RLSA presentation from today"s workshop Date:Wednesday, January 22, 2020 9:28:20 AM Attachments:image001.png EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. You are so welcome Commissioner McDaniel. It was a pleasure to see you yesterday. Have a great week, April From: McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 9:27 AM To: April Olson <AprilO@conservancy.org> Subject: RE: Conservancy's RLSA presentation from today's workshop Ms. Olson, thank you for providing the Conservancy’s RLSA presentation on the 1/21/20 workshop. Bill William L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 Bill.mcdaniel@colliercountyfl.gov WEB PAGE: From: April Olson <AprilO@conservancy.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 5:46 PM To: SaundersBurt <Burt.Saunders@colliercountyfl.gov>; SolisAndy <Andy.Solis@colliercountyfl.gov>; TaylorPenny <Penny.Taylor@colliercountyfl.gov>; McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov>; FialaDonna <Donna.Fiala@colliercountyfl.gov> Cc: nicole johnson <nicolej@conservancy.org> Subject: Conservancy's RLSA presentation from today's workshop EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Chairman Saunders and Collier County Commissioners: The Conservancy of Southwest Florida very much appreciates the opportunity you provided to us and the public for an open dialogue about the RLSA program. As you could see from today’s turnout, there are a lot of folks who are interested in what happens in the RLSA and who are supportive of a balanced approach to development. Thank you for allowing us to be heard. As I promised, attached is a copy of the presentation I gave today. Also, I attached other documents that support a few points made in my presentation. Below is a description of those attachments: 1.Conservancy’s presentation from today with our recommendations. 2.Most current count of approved/pending credits from staff: This document was provided to me from Kris Van Lengen, Collier County staff, showing the approved and pending Stewardship Credits from 3/1/2019. The credits (approved and pending) from Mr. Van Lengen’s document totals 226,406. Slide 4 of our presentation is based on this total of credits. 3.Conservancy Analysis - Underestimation of Stewardship Credits: This document is from the Addendum of Conservancy’s report titled “Critique and Recommendations of Collier County’s RLSA program: 2018-2019 Restudy.” The Conservancy calculated the maximum number of credits that could be generated under the RLSA program. We calculated, based on LDC and GMP policies, that the RLSA program provides the potential to generate a total of 658,552 credits at 100% participation. This equates to a minimum of 90,551 acres of development! (658,552/8 credits per acre = 82,319 + 10% public benefit acres = 90,551 SRA acres). The actually acreage would be higher due to very lax open space requirements. In contrast, Wilson Miller (2008) estimated that 315,000 credits could be earned, assuming 100% participation. WilsonMiller’s estimate was based on faulty assumptions regarding the percentage of landowners who would apply for restoration credits. Since 2008, landowners have applied for significantly more restoration credits than WM assumed, especially the R-1 credits, which provide no restoration. During this 2018-2020 review, staff and the landowners are recommending new policies that would bump up the credits even further to 404,000, but they suggest a recalibration to 10 credits per acre, instead of 8 to shrink the development footprint a bit. Since we know that more than 404,000 credits could be earned, it is important that the County determines what happens when the 45,000 acre cap is hit. (Slide 4 of my presentation shows you that we are getting close to generating enough credits toward the 45,000 acre cap). Thus far, nearly all credits generated and utilized has been by HCP landowners. What will the County tell other landowners, not affiliated with the HCP, but who wish to build their towns and villages (Slide 5 of our presentation)? Those landowners will want to profit from their lands. -A few months back, we made a request for staff to evaluate our analysis of the credit situation. We would like staff to take a hard look at our analysis and let us know if we are right or wrong, and if so why. It is critical that Collier County provides the public with the true development potential of the RLSA, while we are in this review period. 4.The last attachment is a quote from Al Reynolds of Stantec from 2002, when the RLSA was being created. The statement addresses the marketability, or lack thereof for platted subdivisions, in the RLSA. This topic was discussed at today’s workshop. Based on Mr. Reynolds statement, representative of the HCP landowners, there is no threat that the RLSA will be built out as platted subdivisions. If you have any questions/ comments about my presentation or anything I have mentioned, I would be delighted to meet with you to discuss further. Best regards, April April Olson Senior Environmental Planning Specialist Conservancy of Southwest Florida 1495 Smith Preserve Way Naples, FL 34102 (239) 262-0304, Ext 250 Protecting Southwest Florida’s unique natural environment and quality of life…now and forever. Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:Donald Norris To:McDanielBill Subject:Re: Rivergrass development Date:Tuesday, January 21, 2020 9:47:39 AM Attachments:image001.png EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Thank you very much for your response. My greatest wish is that the full COunty Commission will not approve the proposed Rivergrass development (and all like it that follow) because of the immense environmental damage they will cause and the unnecessary (and huge) costs they will impose on county taxpayers. On Tue, Jan 21, 2020 at 8:12 AM McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> wrote: Mr. Norris, Thank you for your email regarding the Rivergrass Development. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr. Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: From: Donald Norris <norris@umbc.edu> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 7:55 AM To: McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Rivergrass development EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioner McDaniel, I am a resident of East Naples, having moved here after retiring from my position as a university professor of public policy. I have been closely following land development issues in Collier County and have done so from the lens of a scholar who has studied and taught about urban and suburban issues for much of my nearly 50-year career. Indeed, my latest book, Metropolitan Governance in America (2015), came about because of my concerns about suburban sprawl and its many harmful consequences. As a result, I have been very saddened by the proposed Rivergrass development (and several others like it that are in the pipeline for approval) in the Rural Land Stewardship Area (RLSA). Rivergrass, and the other proposed developments in the RLSA, have nearly all of the worst characteristics and negative consequences of leapfrogging, low density suburban sprawl, including serious environmental damage. Beyond the environmental damage, Rivergrass and other proposed developments will cost county taxpayers multiple millions of dollars in unnecessary infrastructure and service delivery costs. These developments will also very likely result in the extinction of the Florida panther. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida estimates that the additional road miles that are planned because of the proposed developments in the RSLA could result in 37 additional panther deaths by automobile per year. Adding this to the roughly 30 panther deaths per year, most by automobile, would bring the total to approximately 67 panther deaths per year. Among a total estimated panther population of between 120 and 230, this would result in killing between 55.8 percent and 29.1 percent of the current population of this critically endangered species. Even at the lower rate, this exceptional level of mortality could very likely cause the extinction of the Florida panther as a species because it would ensure that the now reasonably stable panther population could go into a spiraling decline. Proponents of development in the RSLA argue that Rivergrass and other proposed developments are necessary to absorb the likely increase in population within Collier County by the turn of this century. This is a falsehood that is largely being spread by land owners in the RSLA and their allies who would be perhaps the only winners if these proposed developments are approved by the County Commission. The rest of us, including the Florida panther, will be the losers. It is a falsehood because there is ample available land west of Collier Boulevard for residential and supporting commercial development or redevelopment to meet the needs of the county’s growth for the foreseeable future, particularly if developed using the principles of “smart growth.” Such development would have the benefit of being compact and contiguous and of requiring far less county spending on infrastructure and county service delivery. It would also, importantly, be far less environmentally destructive, especially to the panther and other endangered species in the areas proposed for development. For these reasons I urge you to follow the advice of your own Planning Commission (which overwhelmingly opposed Rivergrass) and vote against the Rivergrass development and all like it that may follow. Don Norris 173A Bristol Lane Naples 34112 January 21, 2020 -- Donald F. Norris, PhD, Professor Emeritus School of Public Policy University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 21250 www.publicpolicy.umbc.edu Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. -- Donald F. Norris, PhD, Professor Emeritus School of Public Policy University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 21250 www.publicpolicy.umbc.edu From:McDanielBill To:david trecker Subject:RE: Rivergrass Village Proposal Date:Wednesday, January 22, 2020 11:01:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Mr. Trecker, Thank you for your email regarding the Rivergrass Village Proposal. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill William L. McDaniel, Jr. Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 Bill.mcdaniel@colliercountyfl.gov WEB PAGE: -----Original Message----- From: david trecker <djtrecker@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 10:54 AM To: McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Rivergrass Village Proposal EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Commissioner McDaniel - The Collier County Presidents Council opposes the Rivergrass proposal in its current form. Please see attached. Dave Trecker From:Matthias Reinhold To:FialaDonna;SolisAndy;SaundersBurt;TaylorPenny;McDanielBill Subject:Rivergrass Village Project Date:Tuesday, January 21, 2020 8:15:45 AM Attachments:image.png EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Collier County Board of Commissioners, Here is a current map from Zillow showing 8995 units for sale in Collier County. Why are you even considering the Rivergrass Village Project? How does it benefit the citizens of Collier County? Our real estate market is already soft with too much inventory Our roads are already congested with too many cars We already have plenty of new sprawl with new projects This will only benefit the pockets of Collier Enterprises, making a few wealthy people even more wealthy. Please stop this nonsense! I am not even going list the negative impact on our natural resources. There is no benefit to anyone except for greedy Collier Enterprises. Please stop this for the sake of us, the citizens of Collier County. Sincerely, Matthias Reinhold 5662 Napa Woods Way Naples, FL 34116 From:david trecker To:McDanielBill Subject:Rivergrass Village Proposal Date:Wednesday, January 22, 2020 10:54:13 AM Attachments:Rivergrass III.docx RE Rivergrass Village Proposal.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Commissioner McDaniel - The Collier County Presidents Council opposes the Rivergrass proposal in its current form. Please see attached. Dave Trecker From:Janine Hudak To:FialaDonna;SolisAndy;SaundersBurt;TaylorPenny;McDanielBill Subject:January 21 Rural Lands Stewardship Area Date:Monday, January 20, 2020 10:09:02 PM Attachments:RE January 21 Rural Lands Stewardship Area.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Officers, I'm writing today because I'm keenly following this topic and am very concerned about how development is handled in Eastern Collier County. While I won't be at the meeting tomorrow, I wanted to lend my support to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida's views, research, and concerns as well as add my own viewpoints on having known Naples from the mid-80s to today and where the future might lead us. We need to think about how the county is heading in the direction of sprawling development patterns that will destroy listed species habitat, add a tremendous amount of traffic to our roads, financially burden taxpayers, and could worsen our water quality crisis. Even more concerning is that the first proposal for a village, the Rivergrass project, fails to meet even the minimum standards of the program. I have witnessed living in cities of tremendous growth before and at first it seems positive because new businesses and jobs come in but it also has a destructive side. Once precious and rare habitat is gone, it's gone. Once the clean water is gone, how do we rectify that and create clean rivers again? I have some opinions on growth that make sense from both a business and environmental perspective. I was really surprised to see interest in all the development in Eastern Collier when I moved back. It's getting farther and farther from the beautiful beaches and activities. It's taking up precious habitat without adding value back to it. Please review my comments below: * Choose more development that rises "upward" in construction in previously developed areas around the Coast - which is where everyone wants to be anyway. * Walkable neighborhoods! Smarter, better for the environment, and more enjoyable. * Diversity in housing development - not just single homes but both luxury and affordable smart apartment housing around current shopping areas. * Better usage of currently developed land. Re-imagine the strip mall. Instead of a flat strip mall plaza with the common one level scenario - build housing above the stores and create walkable, livable areas in the city without encroaching on our precious resources! People can get much of their daily needs met without even starting their car! * Futhermore, and this one won't be easy, but create a very positive view of public transportation and bicycle riding. Using public transportation and bike riding should not be looked down upon but welcomed and encouraged! In conclusion, by developing "Upwards" along the Coast and rejecting intrusive, unneeded development on the Eastern regions, we can both welcome growth and elimate irreversible destruction on precious, irreplacable land. May we always build better for the future generations that come after us!! Respectfully Yours, Janine M. Hudak 1400 Pompei Ln #8 Naples, FL 34103 From:McDanielBill To:Janine Hudak Subject:RE: January 21 Rural Lands Stewardship Area Date:Tuesday, January 21, 2020 7:04:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Ms. Hudak, Thank you for your email regarding development in Eastern Collier County. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr. Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: From: Janine Hudak <jmh8421@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 9:57 PM To: FialaDonna <Donna.Fiala@colliercountyfl.gov>; SolisAndy <Andy.Solis@colliercountyfl.gov>; SaundersBurt <Burt.Saunders@colliercountyfl.gov>; TaylorPenny <Penny.Taylor@colliercountyfl.gov>; McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: January 21 Rural Lands Stewardship Area EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Officers, I'm writing today because I'm keenly following this topic and am very concerned about how development is handled in Eastern Collier County. While I won't be at the meeting tomorrow, I wanted to lend my support to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida's views, research, and concerns as well as add my own viewpoints on having known Naples from the mid-80s to today and where the future might lead us. We need to think about how the county is heading in the direction of sprawling development patterns that will destroy listed species habitat, add a tremendous amount of traffic to our roads, financially burden taxpayers, and could worsen our water quality crisis. Even more concerning is that the first proposal for a village, the Rivergrass project, fails to meet even the minimum standards of the program. I have witnessed living in cities of tremendous growth before and at first it seems positive because new businesses and jobs come in but it also has a destructive side. Once precious and rare habitat is gone, it's gone. Once the clean water is gone, how do we rectify that and create clean rivers again? I have some opinions on growth that make sense from both a business and environmental perspective. I was really surprised to see interest in all the development in Eastern Collier when I moved back. It's getting farther and farther from the beautiful beaches and activities. It's taking up precious habitat without adding value back to it. Please review my comments below: * Choose more development that rises "upward" in construction in previously developed areas around the Coast - which is where everyone wants to be anyway. * Walkable neighborhoods! Smarter, better for the environment, and more enjoyable. * Diversity in housing development - not just single homes but both luxury and affordable smart apartment housing around current shopping areas. * Better usage of currently developed land. Re-imagine the strip mall. Instead of a flat strip mall plaza with the common one level scenario - build housing above the stores and create walkable, livable areas in the city without encroaching on our precious resources! People can get much of their daily needs met without even starting their car! * Futhermore, and this one won't be easy, but create a very positive view of public transportation and bicycle riding. Using public transportation and bike riding should not be looked down upon but welcomed and encouraged! In conclusion, by developing "Upwards" along the Coast and rejecting intrusive, unneeded development on the Eastern regions, we can both welcome growth and elimate irreversible destruction on precious, irreplacable land. May we always build better for the future generations that come after us!! Respectfully Yours, Janine M. Hudak 1400 Pompei Ln #8 Naples, FL 34103 From:McDanielBill To:Rae Ann Burton Subject:RE: Rivergrass and other villages not necessary already over developed with empty houses Date:Monday, January 20, 2020 6:07:00 PM Attachments:image001.png Rae Ann, Thank you for your email and the attached information regarding houses for sale in Golden Gate Estates. I appreciaate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: From: Rae Ann Burton <raburton@embarqmail.com> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 2:20 AM To: FialaDonna <Donna.Fiala@colliercountyfl.gov>; McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov>; SaundersBurt <Burt.Saunders@colliercountyfl.gov>; SolisAndy <Andy.Solis@colliercountyfl.gov>; TaylorPenny <Penny.Taylor@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Rivergrass and other villages not necessary already over developed with empty houses EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioner, Found this information on the internet about houses for sale in Collier County, Golden Gate Estates area. One is March 2019 and the other is January 2020. This does not including any houses being built right now - in the past year there are at least 5 new homes built on my dead end street; which is only 1 mile long. Please reconsider this petitions and deny this excessive growth. We do not need 10,000 plus more homes in this area. Stay with the master plan of Rural, agriculture area. Protect the environment and wildlife habitat, many species are no longer alive because of excessive growth. Don't give into the developers - habitats have been destroyed because of developers bottom line. Thank you, Rae Ann Burton 2530 31st Ave NE Naples, FL 34120 239-352-7147 From:McDanielBill To:michael Subject:RE: RLSA Population, Households, Villages, and Acreage Required (2020 - 2050) Date:Sunday, January 19, 2020 6:43:00 PM Attachments:image001.png Mr. Seef, Thank you for your email regarding the Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for sharing this information. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: From: michael <mdslogistics@aol.com> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2020 3:48 PM To: McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: RLSA Population, Households, Villages, and Acreage Required (2020 - 2050) EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. January 18, 2020 Dear Commissioner McDaniel, The attached analysis and results are provided anticipating your workshop January 21st and considerations for Rivergrass village January 28th. They are based up on population projections for years from 2020 to 2050. They utilize the two current county models - CIGM and BEBR. Projections beyond 2050 are available but become highly uncertain considering County financial risks, recessions, demographics and environmental factors, and thus not included. Results are based upon population projections and data on dwellings per household and for a range of household densities. The calculations and analysis show that only 2 villages the size of Rivergrass are required by the year 2030. From 2030 to 2050, excluding Ave Maria only 4-5 additional villages are needed to accommodate the projected population growth for a total RLSA of 8 to 9 villages. Acreage required for year 2030 is 1,600 acres for 2030 and 8,600 acres for 2050. These acres at a relatively low density of 2.5 dwellings per acre. Fewer acres are required for small density increases. Greater density can be achieved with more diverse housing types and better design. Please see the attached for data and analysis. I would appreciate any questions you might have. Sincerely, Michael Seef Tel: 239-596-9135 mdslogistics@aol.com RLSA Population - Total RLSA with and without Ave Maria Population Population Population Year RLSA Total Ave Maria (RLSA – Ave) Maria) 2017 5,000 4,987 2020 14,500 7,395 7,105 2030 24,000 14,367 9,633 2040 47,000 17,873 29,127 2050 70,000 18,919 51,081 From:William Koppelkam To:McDanielBill Subject:Re: Rural Lands Stewardship (RLSA) Date:Sunday, January 19, 2020 10:11:30 PM Attachments:image001.png EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Bill McDaniel, Thanks for your reply! Thus far you are the only on of the Commissioners that has answered my note and I really appreciate that fact. WGK On Saturday, January 18, 2020, 04:02:41 PM EST, McDanielBill <bill.mcdaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> wrote: Mr. Koppelkam, Thank you for your email regarding the Rivergrass Village Project. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: From: William Koppelkam <wkoppelkam@yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47 PM To: FialaDonna <Donna.Fiala@colliercountyfl.gov>; SolisAndy <Andy.Solis@colliercountyfl.gov>; SaundersBurt <Burt.Saunders@colliercountyfl.gov>; TaylorPenny <Penny.Taylor@colliercountyfl.gov>; McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Rural Lands Stewardship (RLSA) EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear board members, It has come to my attention that there is a group of folks that want permission to develop some 45,000 acres (almost 40 Square Miles!). The proposed "Rivergrass Village Project" will be massive and will add way too many residents, homes, and vehicles. This attempt to make mega- bucks will further cause major problems such as horrible Traffic (already more than the County can handle), severe Water and Waste difficulties (impossible), not to mention the immense effect on our precious Wildlife! I cannot imagine why anyone would consider this request! Please consider all the many Cons and few if any Pros when you make a decision. Our beautiful SW Florida County is already bursting at limits and will become much worse than the present East Coast. My wife and I have been property owners since 1976 and have seen numerous changes, many good and many awful and really think this proposal should be buried and totally forgotten for at least 100 years! Thank you for your attention to this matter and we appreciate your service to our County and land. William and Mary Koppelkam 11477 Mallard Ct Naples, FL 34119 Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:Rae Ann Burton To:FialaDonna;McDanielBill;SaundersBurt;SolisAndy;TaylorPenny Subject:Rivergrass and other villages not necessary already over developed with empty houses Date:Monday, January 20, 2020 2:45:43 AM Attachments:Homes for sale in Collier County in the Golden Gate Area.doc RE Rivergrass and other villages not necessary already over developed with empty houses.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioner, Found this information on the internet about houses for sale in Collier County, Golden Gate Estates area. One is March 2019 and the other is January 2020. This does not including any houses being built right now - in the past year there are at least 5 new homes built on my dead end street; which is only 1 mile long. Please reconsider this petitions and deny this excessive growth. We do not need 10,000 plus more homes in this area. Stay with the master plan of Rural, agriculture area. Protect the environment and wildlife habitat, many species are no longer alive because of excessive growth. Don't give into the developers - habitats have been destroyed because of developers bottom line. Thank you, Rae Ann Burton 2530 31st Ave NE Naples, FL 34120 239-352-7147 From:Donald Norris To:McDanielBill Subject:Rivergrass development Date:Tuesday, January 21, 2020 8:02:59 AM Attachments:RE Rivergrass development.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioner McDaniel, I am a resident of East Naples, having moved here after retiring from my position as a university professor of public policy. I have been closely following land development issues in Collier County and have done so from the lens of a scholar who has studied and taught about urban and suburban issues for much of my nearly 50-year career. Indeed, my latest book, Metropolitan Governance in America (2015), came about because of my concerns about suburban sprawl and its many harmful consequences. As a result, I have been very saddened by the proposed Rivergrass development (and several others like it that are in the pipeline for approval) in the Rural Land Stewardship Area (RLSA). Rivergrass, and the other proposed developments in the RLSA, have nearly all of the worst characteristics and negative consequences of leapfrogging, low density suburban sprawl, including serious environmental damage. Beyond the environmental damage, Rivergrass and other proposed developments will cost county taxpayers multiple millions of dollars in unnecessary infrastructure and service delivery costs. These developments will also very likely result in the extinction of the Florida panther. The Conservancy of Southwest Florida estimates that the additional road miles that are planned because of the proposed developments in the RSLA could result in 37 additional panther deaths by automobile per year. Adding this to the roughly 30 panther deaths per year, most by automobile, would bring the total to approximately 67 panther deaths per year. Among a total estimated panther population of between 120 and 230, this would result in killing between 55.8 percent and 29.1 percent of the current population of this critically endangered species. Even at the lower rate, this exceptional level of mortality could very likely cause the extinction of the Florida panther as a species because it would ensure that the now reasonably stable panther population could go into a spiraling decline. Proponents of development in the RSLA argue that Rivergrass and other proposed developments are necessary to absorb the likely increase in population within Collier County by the turn of this century. This is a falsehood that is largely being spread by land owners in the RSLA and their allies who would be perhaps the only winners if these proposed developments are approved by the County Commission. The rest of us, including the Florida panther, will be the losers. It is a falsehood because there is ample available land west of Collier Boulevard for residential and supporting commercial development or redevelopment to meet the needs of the county’s growth for the foreseeable future, particularly if developed using the principles of “smart growth.” Such development would have the benefit of being compact and contiguous and of requiring far less county spending on infrastructure and county service delivery. It would also, importantly, be far less environmentally destructive, especially to the panther and other endangered species in the areas proposed for development. For these reasons I urge you to follow the advice of your own Planning Commission (which overwhelmingly opposed Rivergrass) and vote against the Rivergrass development and all like it that may follow. Don Norris 173A Bristol Lane Naples 34112 January 21, 2020 -- Donald F. Norris, PhD, Professor Emeritus School of Public Policy University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, MD 21250 www.publicpolicy.umbc.edu From:michael To:McDanielBill Subject:RLSA Population, Households, Villages, and Acreage Required (2020 - 2050) Date:Sunday, January 19, 2020 3:48:16 PM Attachments:Results of Analyzing RLSA and village population growth 1-18-20.docx RE RLSA Population Households Villages and Acreage Required (2020 - 2050).msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. January 18, 2020 Dear Commissioner McDaniel, The attached analysis and results are provided anticipating your workshop January 21st and considerations for Rivergrass village January 28th. They are based up on population projections for years from 2020 to 2050. They utilize the two current county models - CIGM and BEBR. Projections beyond 2050 are available but become highly uncertain considering County financial risks, recessions, demographics and environmental factors, and thus not included. Results are based upon population projections and data on dwellings per household and for a range of household densities. The calculations and analysis show that only 2 villages the size of Rivergrass are required by the year 2030. From 2030 to 2050, excluding Ave Maria only 4-5 additional villages are needed to accommodate the projected population growth for a total RLSA of 8 to 9 villages. Acreage required for year 2030 is 1,600 acres for 2030 and 8,600 acres for 2050. These acres at a relatively low density of 2.5 dwellings per acre. Fewer acres are required for small density increases. Greater density can be achieved with more diverse housing types and better design. Please see the attached for data and analysis. I would appreciate any questions you might have. Sincerely, Michael Seef Tel: 239-596-9135 mdslogistics@aol.com RLSA Population - Total RLSA with and without Ave Maria Population Population Population Year RLSA Total Ave Maria (RLSA – Ave) Maria) 2017 5,000 4,987 2020 14,500 7,395 7,105 2030 24,000 14,367 9,633 2040 47,000 17,873 29,127 2050 70,000 18,919 51,081 From:Rae Ann Burton To:EBrechinitz@marcocitycouncil.com;FialaDonna;Thutchison@naplesgov.com;IntriagoKaren;McDanielBill; McLaughlinAnne;emiddlestaedt@cityofeverglades.org;OrtmanEric;OteroBrandy;SaundersBurt;SolisAndy; TaylorPenny Subject:Agenda Item 9 F. Approve 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Zonal Data for Submission to FDOTComment Date:Wednesday, December 11, 2019 10:43:42 PM Importance:High EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Commissioners, Councilmen, Councilwoman and Growth Management Department. Please do not approve this agenda item 9 F. for the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan until the issues of the four (4) possible Villages that are in the future - which are the projects of Applicant/Property Owner/Agents, Applicant Mr. Patrick L. Utter, Vice President Collier Enterprises Management, Inc. Owners Collier Land Holdings Ltd and CDC Land Investments Agents Rober J. Mulhere, FAICP Richard D. Yovanovich, Esquire Hole Montes, Inc and Coleman,Yovanovich & Koester P.A. These 4 Villages are a replacement for the Failed Rural Lands West. These Villages are covering the same area as Rural Lands West and 3 will all be from Immokalee (with Immokalee running thru Rivergrass) along Desota clear to Golden Gate Blvd and beyond. They will increase the traffic, destroy wildlife habitat - and creating more encounters of wildlife with current residents in Rural Estates. The main concern of the residents is that these developer, agents and owners are only concerned for the money they can make without any regard for the environment or the residents that have lived here since the beginning. These residents moved to Rural Golden Gate Estates for the environment and what makes Naples Unique to get away from Urban Sprawl. Growth is great but must be regulated as Edwin S. Flyer of Planning Commission stated November 7, 2019 reasons for voting against Rivergrass. Mr. Flyer also stated that the approval of Rivergrass would set the norms and expectations for future development. Mr. Flyer also stated Rules of Law - Objective 7 and Policies 7.2 Through 7.4 of the FLUE - it calls for "Smart Growth Policies and Practices". These "Needs" for more, wider and bridges across canals connecting "Dead-end Streets" IS BECAUSE OF THIS GROWTH OR POSSIBLE GROWTH IN THE FUTURE!! Please table this until the decision for these Villages have been decided, which I hope the concerns and wills of the existing homeowners will be considered over those of the developer, owners and agents. These Villages also need to tabled as they are destroying Wildlife habitat and the Environment of the existing Homeowners. The Residents on the acreage - not in the developments, they already have their environment - at the cost of ours. Thank you for you time in reviewing these "Future 2045 Long Range Transportation Plans. The concern is becoming like Miami, Fort Myers or even closer - Downtown Naples. To build Roads because of Future Possible Villages will burden Collier County Taxpayers, until they are, if ever built and reimbursement is made by the developers, could be another Ava Maria Promise. Thank you for your time, and wise judgement for the will, concerns and needs of the Public - we live here. Regards, Concerned Senior Citizen who moved here to retire, enjoy God's part of paradise. It is my backyard. Rae Ann Burton 2530 31st Avenue NE Naples, FL 239-352-7147 From:Rae Ann Burton To:EBrechinitz@marcocitycouncil.com;FialaDonna;Thutchison@naplesgov.com;IntriagoKaren;McDanielBill; McLaughlinAnne;emiddlestaedt@cityofeverglades.org;OrtmanEric;OteroBrandy;SaundersBurt;SolisAndy; TaylorPenny Subject:Correction Re: Agenda Item 9 F. Approve 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Zonal Data for Submission to FDOTComment Date:Thursday, December 12, 2019 12:52:05 AM Attachments:RE Correction Re Agenda Item 9 F.Approve 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Zonal Data for Submission to FDOTComment.msg Importance:High EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Correction it is OIL WELL not Immokalee that is cutting through Rivergrass. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rae Ann Burton To: EBrechinitz@marcocitycouncil.com, Donna Fiala , Thutchison@naplesgov.com, Karen Intriago , Bill McDaniel , Anne McLaughlin , emiddlestaedt@cityofeverglades.org, Eric Ortman , Brandy Otero , Burt Saunders , Andy Solis , Penny Taylor Sent: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 22:23:39 -0500 (EST) Subject: Agenda Item 9 F. Approve 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Zonal Data for Submission to FDOTComment Commissioners, Councilmen, Councilwoman and Growth Management Department. Please do not approve this agenda item 9 F. for the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan until the issues of the four (4) possible Villages that are in the future - which are the projects of Applicant/Property Owner/Agents, Applicant Mr. Patrick L. Utter, Vice President Collier Enterprises Management, Inc. Owners Collier Land Holdings Ltd and CDC Land Investments Agents Rober J. Mulhere, FAICP Richard D. Yovanovich, Esquire Hole Montes, Inc and Coleman,Yovanovich & Koester P.A. These 4 Villages are a replacement for the Failed Rural Lands West. These Villages are covering the same area as Rural Lands West and 3 will all be from Immokalee (with Immokalee running thru Rivergrass) along Desota clear to Golden Gate Blvd and beyond. They will increase the traffic, destroy wildlife habitat - and creating more encounters of wildlife with current residents in Rural Estates. The main concern of the residents is that these developer, agents and owners are only concerned for the money they can make without any regard for the environment or the residents that have lived here since the beginning. These residents moved to Rural Golden Gate Estates for the environment and what makes Naples Unique to get away from Urban Sprawl. Growth is great but must be regulated as Edwin S. Flyer of Planning Commission stated November 7, 2019 reasons for voting against Rivergrass. Mr. Flyer also stated that the approval of Rivergrass would set the norms and expectations for future development. Mr. Flyer also stated Rules of Law - Objective 7 and Policies 7.2 Through 7.4 of the FLUE - it calls for "Smart Growth Policies and Practices". These "Needs" for more, wider and bridges across canals connecting "Dead-end Streets" IS BECAUSE OF THIS GROWTH OR POSSIBLE GROWTH IN THE FUTURE!! Please table this until the decision for these Villages have been decided, which I hope the concerns and wills of the existing homeowners will be considered over those of the developer, owners and agents. These Villages also need to tabled as they are destroying Wildlife habitat and the Environment of the existing Homeowners. The Residents on the acreage - not in the developments, they already have their environment - at the cost of ours. Thank you for you time in reviewing these "Future 2045 Long Range Transportation Plans. The concern is becoming like Miami, Fort Myers or even closer - Downtown Naples. To build Roads because of Future Possible Villages will burden Collier County Taxpayers, until they are, if ever built and reimbursement is made by the developers, could be another Ava Maria Promise. Thank you for your time, and wise judgement for the will, concerns and needs of the Public - we live here. Regards, Concerned Senior Citizen who moved here to retire, enjoy God's part of paradise. It is my backyard. Rae Ann Burton 2530 31st Avenue NE Naples, FL 239-352-7147 From:FilsonSue To:McDanielBill Subject:Ex Parte 12.10.19.docx Date:Friday, December 6, 2019 9:37:00 AM Attachments:12.10.19.docx Commissioner, Please review ex parte document and let me know if you have any changes. Sue From:Meredith Budd To:McDanielBill Cc:FilsonSue Subject:Florida Wildlife Federation’s position on upcoming BCC items *12/10/19* Date:Friday, December 6, 2019 9:57:02 AM Importance:High EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Commissioner McDaniel, I hope enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday last week! I will not be in town for the BCC meeting this upcoming Tuesday, and so I wanted to provide the Florida Wildlife Federation’s perspective on some items that you will be considering at the 12/10 meeting. Conservation Collier (items 10A and 11B): The Federation is very supportive of this program and we are looking forward to a successful 2020 referendum. I ask that you support a recommendation to move forward with a ballot initiative to re- establish the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Program and also to support the staff recommendation to approve the Technical Advice and Assistance letter that will aid in public polling for the initiative. The program has wide public support and truly provides exceptional benefits to Collier County through both protecting vital natural resources and also providing recreational access to these natural areas! SSA #15 (Agenda item 17E): The agenda also will consider the Rivergrass SRA designation (9E)-- this goes hand in hand with the SSA #15 credit agreement on your summary agenda. Rivergrass is being entitled through the use of credits generated from SSA #15. This SSA is the east side of Camp Keais Strand and is an area where restoration is needed--- it is a significant regional flow-way and wildlife corridor that connects northward from Lake Trafford and Corkscrew Swamp to the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge in the south. CREW & the SFWMD have long sought the protection and restoration of Camp Keais Strand. SSA #15 will help fulfill that environmental goal at no costs to taxpayers. Attached is a map from the 2013 SFWMD Land Use Assessment showing this priority area. The generation and consumption of the credits associated with SSA #15 means the preservation of 5,253.4 acres of land (The level of preservation is based on the varying land use layers that are being removed, but all of these acres approved in SSA #15 will be designated for some level of preservation in perpetuity at no cost to the tax payer). In addition to that preservation acreage, the applicant is designating restoration and will have commitments to actually complete those restoration improvements over 2,678.5 acres. Overall, the approval of the SSA #15 credit agreement and subsequent consumption of those credits through the SRA entitlement does the following: eliminates land use layers on over 5,250 acres of environmental sensitive lands, effectuates about 2,566 acres of flow-way restoration, restores native habitat in about 104 acres of existing agricultural fields, and restores about 8 acres of habitat through exotic removal. These environmental benefits are important points to consider while thinking about the intent of the RLSA. The Federation does believe that there is plenty of room for improvement in the RLSA program and we are working with county staff to ensure the GMP and LDC language that will be coming to you all for approval addresses our concerns. However, at the landscape level, the type of preservation and restoration that will be implemented through this credit agreement meets the environmental intent of the RLSA program: it effectively eliminates the potential for intensification in a very environmentally sensitive area and will actually restore areas of this critical flow-way in Camp Keais Strand. The environmental outcomes that are associated with SSA #15 are important pieces to consider: the consumption of credits associated with SSA #15 effectuates landscape level preservation and restoration. Since I will not be present to provide public testimony the day of, I wanted to provide this information to you in hopes that it can be used as part of your discussion. I will be accessible via email and on my cell (239-248-4494) if you wish to discuss further. Thank you for your consideration. Have a great weekend! Best, Meredith -- Meredith Budd Southwest Florida Field Representative Florida Wildlife Federation Office: 239-643-4111 www.fwfonline.org From:McDanielBill To:McDanielBill Subject:FW: Ex Parte 12.10.19.docx Date:Friday, December 6, 2019 2:03:42 PM Attachments:12.10.19.docx From: FilsonSue <Sue.Filson@colliercountyfl.gov> Sent: Friday, December 6, 2019 9:38 AM To: McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Ex Parte 12.10.19.docx Commissioner, Please review ex parte document and let me know if you have any changes. Sue Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:Rae Ann Burton To:McDanielBill Subject:RE: Agenda 9 E River of Grass project VOTE NO Date:Tuesday, December 10, 2019 12:18:06 PM Attachments:RE Agenda 9 E River of Grass project VOTE NO.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Commissioner McDaniel, Thank you and as this item will be in January 2020, do have a Merry Christmas. In case you are wondering about the Merry Christmas Cow - it is a Collier County cash Cow, to remind you that we are RURAL. Regards Rae Ann Burton ----- Original Message ----- From: McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> To: Rae Ann Burton <raburton@embarqmail.com> Sent: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 06:51:22 -0500 (EST) Subject: RE: Agenda 9 E River of Grass project VOTE NO Ms. Burton, Thank you for your email regarding the proposed RLSA Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: From: Rae Ann Burton <raburton@embarqmail.com> Sent: Monday, December 9, 2019 8:56 PM To: FialaDonna <Donna.Fiala@colliercountyfl.gov>; McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov>; SaundersBurt <Burt.Saunders@colliercountyfl.gov>; SolisAndy <Andy.Solis@colliercountyfl.gov>; TaylorPenny <Penny.Taylor@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Agenda 9 E River of Grass project VOTE NO Importance: High EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Good Day Commissioners, Please note that the item 9 E on tomorrow's agenda which River of Grass is a poor replacement for Rural Lands West. Immokalee Road will still divide the Village, which at the Planning Commission Meeting the lawyer for the project said that it really were two villages under one name. That only one part would have the amenities and park, But that it was accessible by all residents, they only had to cross Immokalee Road, which the Planning Commissioners stated would be 4 lanes. This would create safety and traffic problems. It is a dense community of 3.1 units per acre. This is too much growth- even the board room has its limits. Rural Golden Gate Estates is set up with only one unit per acre; they should not be permitted any more that the original plan. This will also destroy what wildlife environment that is left. These properties are Rural Agricultural and/ or wet lands. There is already an invasion from this area by Bears and panthers that live in the area. The developers are planning to build Hyde Park, next to the northern half of River of Grass - Hyde Park, on the Southern side next to River of Grass Long Water and further down Bell Mar at the end of Golden Gate Blvd. The very area that wildlife are living. This is nothing but a remake of Rural Lands West. The residents did not want that and we don't want this either. We do not need another village of residents that want to be in an urban area. These villages will tax the aquifer, and cause flooding as there will be even less property for the stormwater to be absorbed. So Please deny River of Grass and all of the other projects and honor the homeowners wishes - we live here. Concerned Taxpayer and single homeowner Rae Ann Burton Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:McDanielBill To:Hamilton, Robin M Subject:RE: Please vote to deny Rivergrass Village SRA on December 10 Date:Monday, December 9, 2019 8:29:00 AM Attachments:image003.png image005.png Thank you for your email regarding the proposed RLSA Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: From: Hamilton, Robin M <Robin.Hamilton@morganstanley.com> Sent: Monday, December 9, 2019 8:24 AM To: McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Please vote to deny Rivergrass Village SRA on December 10 EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Collier County Commissioners: I am writing to express strong opposition of Rivergrass Village and I am asking you to vote for denial of the project on December 10. If approved, Rivergrass Village would set a bad example for future development in eastern Collier County. Not only would Rivergrass Village destroy over 700 acres of habitat for the endangered Florida panther, but also Rivergrass’ design is contrary to the type of development Collier County citizens were promised for eastern Collier. New villages and towns should be self-sufficient, walkable, and provide an innovative plan to accommodate residents of all ages, incomes, and abilities. Instead, Rivergrass Village is no different than a typical gated subdivision, because it is sprawling, it will worsen traffic congestion, and it requires residents to drive for essential goods and services. The plan is also very dangerous for pedestrians and bicyclists because they must cross Oil Well Road, a 55-mph freight road, to get the Village Center. Furthermore, the project’s lack of housing diversity would only worsen the county’s affordable housing crisis. Please vote “No” on Rivergrass Village in order to maintain high standards of development in Collier County and to require developers to play by the rules. Robin M. 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By communicating with Morgan Stanley you acknowledge that you have read, understand and consent, (where applicable), to the foregoing and the Morgan Stanley General Disclaimers. From:FilsonSue To:latkeleah@gmail.com Subject:RE: Rivergrass Village Vote NO Date:Sunday, December 8, 2019 8:25:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Thank you for your email regarding the proposed RLSA Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: <http://www.colliergov.net/CommissionerMcDaniel> From:McDanielBill To:McDanielBill Subject:FW: Ex Parte 12.10.19.docx Date:Friday, December 6, 2019 2:03:00 PM Attachments:12.10.19.docx From: FilsonSue <Sue.Filson@colliercountyfl.gov> Sent: Friday, December 6, 2019 9:38 AM To: McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Ex Parte 12.10.19.docx Commissioner, Please review ex parte document and let me know if you have any changes. Sue Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:Ted Raia To:McDanielBill Subject:RLSA Date:Thursday, December 12, 2019 8:45:29 AM Attachments:RE RLSA.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Com. McDaniel, Regarding the benchmark decision for RLSA and the Rivergrass Village, the usual and customary laws permit the maximum use of one’s land. However, the same laws hold landowners strictly liable for altering the natural drainage of surface water. They have no right to alter drainage and they have the right not to be injured by others altering the drainage. In the Collier County Growth Management Plan, “The term “Stormwater management” refers to a set of comprehensive strategies for dealing with both stormwater quantity and stormwater quality issues. The primary component of these strategies is the need to ensure that volume, rate, timing and pollutant load of stormwater runoff after development is similar to that which occurred prior to development.” This closely follows the general recognized principle expressed in the first paragraph. In the permit granted to the developers of Pelican Bay the South Florida Water Management District clearly stated for Allowable Runoff – “For unregulated water courses (such as the Clam Bay Systems) the peak discharge and total volume of discharge after development should not exceed the same parameters before development.” Again, the State through the SFWMD stresses the fundamental principle of the opening paragraph. This principle allows development while at the same time fixes responsibility for excess runoff. To allow any development to discharge their excess runoff into the wrongfully created channels that then brings this excess and pollutants to our protected Rookery Bay and other protected mangrove islands is a violation of principle, county and state directives. COL (Ret) Ted Raia, M.D. P.S. I was one of your early supporters. From:McDanielBill To:Ronald Watson Subject:RE: Collier Enterprises Proposal Date:Monday, December 9, 2019 7:40:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Thank you for your email regarding the proposed RLSA Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: From: Ronald Watson <ron_watson@verizon.net> Sent: Friday, December 6, 2019 5:26 PM To: McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Collier Enterprises Proposal EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Collier County Commissioners: I am writing to express strong opposition of Rivergrass Village and I am asking you to vote for denial of the project on December 10. If approved, Rivergrass Village would set a bad example for future development in eastern Collier County. Not only would Rivergrass Village destroy over 700 acres of habitat for the endangered Florida panther, but also Rivergrass’ design is contrary to the type of development Collier County citizens were promised for eastern Collier. New villages and towns should be self-sufficient, walkable, and provide an innovative plan to accommodate residents of all ages, incomes, and abilities. Instead, Rivergrass Village is no different than a typical gated subdivision, because it is sprawling, it will worsen traffic congestion, and it requires residents to drive for essential goods and services. The plan is also very dangerous for pedestrians and bicyclists because they must cross Oil Well Road, a 55-mph freight road, to get the Village Center. Furthermore, the project’s lack of housing diversity would only worsen the county’s affordable housing crisis. Please vote “No” on Rivergrass Village in order to maintain high standards of development in Collier County and to require developers to play by the rules. From:FilsonSue To:lorettasgallery@yahoo.com Subject:RE: Please vote to deny Rivergrass Village SRA on December 10 Date:Sunday, December 8, 2019 8:25:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Thank you for your email regarding the proposed RLSA Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: <http://www.colliergov.net/CommissionerMcDaniel> From:McDanielBill To:Ted Raia Subject:RE: RLSA Date:Thursday, December 12, 2019 8:58:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Dr. Raia, Thank you for sharing your comments regarding the RLSA and the Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: From: Ted Raia <raia.ted@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2019 8:45 AM To: McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: RLSA EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Com. McDaniel, Regarding the benchmark decision for RLSA and the Rivergrass Village, the usual and customary laws permit the maximum use of one’s land. However, the same laws hold landowners strictly liable for altering the natural drainage of surface water. They have no right to alter drainage and they have the right not to be injured by others altering the drainage. In the Collier County Growth Management Plan, “The term “Stormwater management” refers to a set of comprehensive strategies for dealing with both stormwater quantity and stormwater quality issues. The primary component of these strategies is the need to ensure that volume, rate, timing and pollutant load of stormwater runoff after development is similar to that which occurred prior to development.” This closely follows the general recognized principle expressed in the first paragraph. In the permit granted to the developers of Pelican Bay the South Florida Water Management District clearly stated for Allowable Runoff – “For unregulated water courses (such as the Clam Bay Systems) the peak discharge and total volume of discharge after development should not exceed the same parameters before development.” Again, the State through the SFWMD stresses the fundamental principle of the opening paragraph. This principle allows development while at the same time fixes responsibility for excess runoff. To allow any development to discharge their excess runoff into the wrongfully created channels that then brings this excess and pollutants to our protected Rookery Bay and other protected mangrove islands is a violation of principle, county and state directives. COL (Ret) Ted Raia, M.D. P.S. I was one of your early supporters. From:William Koppelkam To:FialaDonna;SolisAndy;SaundersBurt;TaylorPenny;McDanielBill Subject:Rural Lands Stewardship (RLSA) Date:Saturday, January 18, 2020 3:47:17 PM Attachments:RE Rural Lands Stewardship (RLSA).msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear board members, It has come to my attention that there is a group of folks that want permission to develop some 45,000 acres (almost 40 Square Miles!). The proposed "Rivergrass Village Project" will be massive and will add way too many residents, homes, and vehicles. This attempt to make mega- bucks will further cause major problems such as horrible Traffic (already more than the County can handle), severe Water and Waste difficulties (impossible), not to mention the immense effect on our precious Wildlife! I cannot imagine why anyone would consider this request! Please consider all the many Cons and few if any Pros when you make a decision. Our beautiful SW Florida County is already bursting at limits and will become much worse than the present East Coast. My wife and I have been property owners since 1976 and have seen numerous changes, many good and many awful and really think this proposal should be buried and totally forgotten for at least 100 years! Thank you for your attention to this matter and we appreciate your service to our County and land. William and Mary Koppelkam 11477 Mallard Ct Naples, FL 34119 From:Rae Ann Burton To:EBrechnitz@marcocitycouncil.com;FialaDonna;Thutchison@naplesgov.com;IntriagoKaren;McDanielBill; McLaughlinAnne;emiddlestaedt@cityofeverglades.org;OrtmanEric;OteroBrandy;SaundersBurt;SolisAndy; TaylorPenny Subject:Fwd: Correction Re: Agenda Item 9 F. Approve 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) Zonal Data for Submission to FDOTComment Date:Wednesday, December 11, 2019 11:41:32 PM Importance:High EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Commissioners, Councilmen, Councilwoman and Growth Management Department. Please do not approve this agenda item 9 F. for the 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan until the issues of the four (4) possible Villages that are in the future - which are the projects of Applicant/Property Owner/Agents, Applicant Mr. Patrick L. Utter, Vice President Collier Enterprises Management, Inc. Owners Collier Land Holdings Ltd and CDC Land Investments Agents Rober J. Mulhere, FAICP Richard D. Yovanovich, Esquire Hole Montes, Inc and Coleman,Yovanovich & Koester P.A. These 4 Villages are a replacement for the Failed Rural Lands West. These Villages are covering the same area as Rural Lands West and 3 will all be from OIL WELL (with OIL WELL running thru Rivergrass) along Desota clear to Golden Gate Blvd and beyond. They will increase the traffic, destroy wildlife habitat - and creating more encounters of wildlife with current residents in Rural Estates. The main concern of the residents is that these developer, agents and owners are only concerned for the money they can make without any regard for the environment or the residents that have lived here since the beginning. These residents moved to Rural Golden Gate Estates for the environment and what makes Naples Unique to get away from Urban Sprawl. Growth is great but must be regulated as Edwin S. Flyer of Planning Commission stated November 7, 2019 reasons for voting against Rivergrass. Mr. Flyer also stated that the approval of Rivergrass would set the norms and expectations for future development. Mr. Flyer also stated Rules of Law - Objective 7 and Policies 7.2 Through 7.4 of the FLUE - it calls for "Smart Growth Policies and Practices". These "Needs" for more, wider and bridges across canals connecting "Dead-end Streets" IS BECAUSE OF THIS GROWTH OR POSSIBLE GROWTH IN THE FUTURE!! Please table this until the decision for these Villages have been decided, which I hope the concerns and wills of the existing homeowners will be considered over those of the developer, owners and agents. These Villages also need to tabled as they are destroying Wildlife habitat and the Environment of the existing Homeowners. The Residents on the acreage - not in the developments, they already have their environment - at the cost of ours. Thank you for you time in reviewing these "Future 2045 Long Range Transportation Plans. The concern is becoming like Miami, Fort Myers or even closer - Downtown Naples. To build Roads because of Future Possible Villages will burden Collier County Taxpayers, until they are, if ever built and reimbursement is made by the developers, could be another Ava Maria Promise. Thank you for your time, and wise judgement for the will, concerns and needs of the Public - we live here. Regards, Concerned Senior Citizen who moved here to retire, enjoy God's part of paradise. It is my backyard. Rae Ann Burton 2530 31st Avenue NE Naples, FL 239-352-7147 From:BrockMaryJo To:DLCOMM;KlatzkowJeff;TeachScott;CohenThaddeus;ScottTrinity;LantzLorraine;GiblinCormac;FrenchJames; GundlachNancy;PattersonAmy;CallahanSean;WilligGeoffrey;MillerTroy;BrownleeMichael;FilsonSue; GoodnerAngela;GrecoSherry;LykinsDave;TrochessettAimee Cc:OchsLeo;CasalanguidaNick;BrockMaryJo Subject:January 21 Date:Tuesday, December 10, 2019 2:08:30 PM Good afternoon, This will confirm the BCC will be hosting the BCC/Rivergrass Village Stewardship Receiving Area Workshop on January 21, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. in the BCC Boardroom. This is in follow-up to today’s Board meeting where the decision was made to hear Items 9E, 11K and 11L from the December 10, 2019 BCC Meeting at that time. Please mark your calendars. Thank you, MJ Mary-Jo Brock - Executive Assistant to Leo E. Ochs, Jr. maryjo.brock@colliercountyfl.gov County Manager’s Office 3299 East Tamiami Trail Naples FL 34112 239.252.8364 Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:Dianna Quintanilla To:FilsonSue Subject:Meeting Request: Rivergrass Date:Wednesday, January 8, 2020 9:10:00 AM Attachments:image001.png image002.png EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Good morning, Rich, along with Pat Utter, Christian Spilker and Don Huffner would like to meet with the Commissioner on Monday, January 27th regarding the BCC item: Rivergrass. Please let me know what time is best. Thank you. Dianna Quintanilla Legal Assistant The Northern Trust Building 4001 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 300 Naples, Florida 34103 P: 239.435.3535|F: 239.435.1218 dquintanilla@cyklawfirm.com Visit cyklawfirm.com to learn more about us. Both Dianna Quintanilla and Coleman, Yovanovich & Koester, P.A., intend that this message be used exclusively by the addressee(s). This message may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Unauthorized disclosure or use of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify Dianna Quintanilla immediately at dquintanilla@cyklawfirm.com or call (239) 435-3535, and permanently dispose of the original message. From:WilligGeoffrey To:SaundersBurt;SolisAndy;FialaDonna;TaylorPenny;McDanielBill Cc:OchsLeo;CasalanguidaNick;KlatzkowJeff;CallahanSean;PriceLen;CohenThaddeus;FrenchJames;CarnellSteve; YilmazGeorge;RodriguezDan;Patricia L. Morgan;MillerTroy;TrochessettAimee;LykinsDave;GoodnerAngela; BrownleeMichael;GrecoSherry;FilsonSue;BrethauerPaula;MarcellaJeanne;GuitardDonna;HenryTodd; CodyDrew;GoldhornKelly Subject:ONE-WAY COMMUNICATION - Materials for January 21, 2020 9:00 AM Workshop Date:Wednesday, January 15, 2020 1:19:21 PM Attachments:image001.png image014.png image015.png image016.png image017.png image018.png image019.png Good Morning Commissioners, The materials for the January 21, 2020 9:00AM BCC/Rivergrass Village Stewardship Receiving Area Workshop are available on the Collier County Website under “Meeting/Agendas” on the homepage. The following link will take you directly to the agenda page: http://colliercountyfl.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=1633 or the agenda packet: http://colliercountyfl.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx? Type=1&ID=1649&Inline=True Physical copies will be available upon request. Respectfully, Geoff Willig Sr. Operations Analyst County Manager’s Office geoffrey.willig@colliercountyfl.gov NOTE: Email Address Has Changed 3299 Tamiami Trail East Suite 202, Naples Florida 34112 Phone: 239.252.8369 Cell: 239.315.0430 Fax: 239-252-4010 Please take a moment to provide some valuable feedback. Overall, how satisfied were you with the service you received? Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:odeuschle@gmail.com To:McDanielBill Subject:Please deny river grass STA Date:Wednesday, December 25, 2019 6:30:55 PM Attachments:Re Please deny river grass STA.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Collier County Commissioners: I am writing to express strong opposition of Rivergrass Village and I am asking you to vote for denial of the project on December 10. If approved, Rivergrass Village would set a bad example for future development in eastern Collier County. Not only would Rivergrass Village destroy over 700 acres of habitat for the endangered Florida panther, but also Rivergrass’ design is contrary to the type of development Collier County citizens were promised for eastern Collier. New villages and towns should be self-sufficient, walkable, and provide an innovative plan to accommodate residents of all ages, incomes, and abilities. Instead, Rivergrass Village is no different than a typical gated subdivision, because it is sprawling, it will worsen traffic congestion, and it requires residents to drive for essential goods and services. The plan is also very dangerous for pedestrians and bicyclists because they must cross Oil Well Road, a 55-mph freight road, to get the Village Center. Furthermore, the project’s lack of housing diversity would only worsen the county’s affordable housing crisis. Please vote “No” on Rivergrass Village in order to maintain high standards of development in Collier County and to require developers to play by the rules Octavia deuschle Sent from my iPhone From:LapollaSamantha To:GoodnerAngela;GrecoSherry;FilsonSue;LykinsDave;BrownleeMichael Cc:PizarroMaria;HapkeMargie;CurryDeborah Subject:PRR-Riley.12.31.19 Date:Tuesday, December 31, 2019 2:19:09 PM Importance:High Good Afternoon All, Please be advised that a public record request has been received by our office requesting all communication to and from all five Commissioners that references the following keyword: “Rivergrass”. The date range for this request is from Nov. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2019. Do not conduct a search for emails. I will conduct the search in all the email accounts, review responsive email for exemptions, and then provide the emails to the requestor. He has asked for all communication, including those made on a personal communication device. If you have any relevant correspondence, please drop the files in this folder within the subfolder that corresponds with your Commissioner. Please email me to confirm that you have transferred files or that you are unable to locate any relevant records. Respectfully, Samantha Lapolla Collier 311 Communication Center Supervisor Communication & Customer Relations Division “Delivering high quality customer care and direct access to the range of services provided by Collier County Government.” NOTE: Email Address Has Changed – Samantha.Lapolla@colliercountyfl.gov Communication and Customer Relations Division 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 102 Naples, FL 34112-5746 Phone (239) 252-8069 Fax (239) 252-6716 Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:Dianna Quintanilla To:FilsonSue Subject:RE: Meeting Request: Rivergrass Date:Wednesday, January 8, 2020 10:41:24 AM Attachments:image001.png image002.png EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Confirmed - Dianna Quintanilla Legal Assistant The Northern Trust Building 4001 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 300 Naples, Florida 34103 P: 239.435.3535|F: 239.435.1218 dquintanilla@cyklawfirm.com Visit cyklawfirm.com to learn more about us. Both Dianna Quintanilla and Coleman, Yovanovich & Koester, P.A., intend that this message be used exclusively by the addressee(s). This message may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Unauthorized disclosure or use of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify Dianna Quintanilla immediately at dquintanilla@cyklawfirm.com or call (239) 435-3535, and permanently dispose of the original message. From: FilsonSue [mailto:Sue.Filson@colliercountyfl.gov] Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 10:29 AM To: Dianna Quintanilla Subject: RE: Meeting Request: Rivergrass Will 2:30 work? Sue From: Dianna Quintanilla <DQuintanilla@cyklawfirm.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 9:10 AM To: FilsonSue <Sue.Filson@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Meeting Request: Rivergrass EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Good morning, Rich, along with Pat Utter, Christian Spilker and Don Huffner would like to meet with the Commissioner on Monday, January 27th regarding the BCC item: Rivergrass. Please let me know what time is best. Thank you. Dianna Quintanilla Legal Assistant The Northern Trust Building 4001 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 300 Naples, Florida 34103 P: 239.435.3535|F: 239.435.1218 dquintanilla@cyklawfirm.com Visit cyklawfirm.com to learn more about us. Both Dianna Quintanilla and Coleman, Yovanovich & Koester, P.A., intend that this message be used exclusively by the addressee(s). This message may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Unauthorized disclosure or use of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify Dianna Quintanilla immediately at dquintanilla@cyklawfirm.com or call (239) 435-3535, and permanently dispose of the original message. Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:FilsonSue To:DQuintanilla@cyklawfirm.com Subject:RE: Meeting Request: Rivergrass Date:Wednesday, January 8, 2020 9:45:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Thank you for your email regarding the proposed RLSA Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: <http://www.colliergov.net/CommissionerMcDaniel> From:FilsonSue To:jisserlis@aol.com Subject:RE: Opposition to Rivergrass Village Date:Sunday, December 8, 2019 8:25:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Thank you for your email regarding the proposed RLSA Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: <http://www.colliergov.net/CommissionerMcDaniel> From:FilsonSue To:mgisserlis@gmail.com Subject:RE: Opposition to Rivergrass Village Date:Sunday, December 8, 2019 8:25:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Thank you for your email regarding the proposed RLSA Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: <http://www.colliergov.net/CommissionerMcDaniel> From:McDanielBill To:Martha Phillips Subject:RE: Please vote again River Grass Village SRA application Date:Monday, December 9, 2019 7:44:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Thank you for your email regarding the proposed RLSA Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: From: Martha Phillips <mhphillips06759@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, December 6, 2019 3:59 PM To: FialaDonna <Donna.Fiala@colliercountyfl.gov>; SolisAndy <Andy.Solis@colliercountyfl.gov>; SaundersBurt <Burt.Saunders@colliercountyfl.gov>; TaylorPenny <Penny.Taylor@colliercountyfl.gov>; McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Please vote again River Grass Village SRA application EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Dear Collier County Commissioners: Please vote on December 10 to deny the proposed River Grass Village project. It would set a terrible precedent for the future of the fragile ecology of eastern Collier County. The proposed Rivergrass Village would destroy over 700 acres of endangered Florida panther habitat. The Rivergrass Village design goes against the type of development Collier County citizens were promised for eastern Collier. Frankly, it would be just another depressing example of urban sprawl. Please insist that the plans be redrawn to provide for a self-sufficient and walkable development that accommodates residents of all ages, incomes, and abilities, including those without cars. The plan is also very dangerous for pedestrians and bicyclists because they must cross Oil Well Road, a 55-mph freight road, to get the Village Center. Furthermore, the project’s lack of housing diversity would only worsen the county’s affordable housing crisis. Please vote “No” on Rivergrass Village in order to maintain high standards of development in Collier County and to require developers to play by the rules. Martha Phillips 7040 Pelican Bay Blvd, 302 Naples FL 34108 From:FilsonSue To:gmpizzuto@comcast.net Subject:RE: Please vote deny Rivergrass Village SRA on December 10 Date:Sunday, December 8, 2019 8:25:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Thank you for your email regarding the proposed RLSA Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: <http://www.colliergov.net/CommissionerMcDaniel> From:FilsonSue To:vklosterman@me.com Subject:RE: Please vote to deny Rivergrass Village SRA on December 10 Date:Sunday, December 8, 2019 8:25:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Thank you for your email regarding the proposed RLSA Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: <http://www.colliergov.net/CommissionerMcDaniel> From:FilsonSue To:oogie840@gmail.com Subject:RE: Please vote to deny Rivergrass Village SRA onDec. 10 Date:Sunday, December 8, 2019 8:25:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Thank you for your email regarding the proposed RLSA Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: <http://www.colliergov.net/CommissionerMcDaniel> From:FilsonSue To:rosannacoscia@gmail.com Subject:RE: Pls vote to deny Rivergrass Village SRA on December 10 Date:Sunday, December 8, 2019 8:25:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Thank you for your email regarding the proposed RLSA Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: <http://www.colliergov.net/CommissionerMcDaniel> From:FilsonSue To:LapollaSamantha Subject:RE: PRR-Riley.12.31.19 Date:Thursday, January 2, 2020 2:28:00 PM Copied Sue From: LapollaSamantha <Samantha.LaPolla@colliercountyfl.gov> Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2019 2:19 PM To: GoodnerAngela <Angela.Goodner@colliercountyfl.gov>; GrecoSherry <Sherry.Greco@colliercountyfl.gov>; FilsonSue <Sue.Filson@colliercountyfl.gov>; LykinsDave <Dave.Lykins@colliercountyfl.gov>; BrownleeMichael <Michael.Brownlee@colliercountyfl.gov> Cc: PizarroMaria <Maria.Pizarro@colliercountyfl.gov>; HapkeMargie <Margie.Hapke@colliercountyfl.gov>; CurryDeborah <Deborah.Curry@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: PRR-Riley.12.31.19 Importance: High Good Afternoon All, Please be advised that a public record request has been received by our office requesting all communication to and from all five Commissioners that references the following keyword: “Rivergrass”. The date range for this request is from Nov. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 2019. Do not conduct a search for emails. I will conduct the search in all the email accounts, review responsive email for exemptions, and then provide the emails to the requestor. He has asked for all communication, including those made on a personal communication device. If you have any relevant correspondence, please drop the files in this folder within the subfolder that corresponds with your Commissioner. Please email me to confirm that you have transferred files or that you are unable to locate any relevant records. Respectfully, Samantha Lapolla Collier 311 Communication Center Supervisor Communication & Customer Relations Division “Delivering high quality customer care and direct access to the range of services provided by Collier County Government.” NOTE: Email Address Has Changed – Samantha.Lapolla@colliercountyfl.gov Communication and Customer Relations Division 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 102 Naples, FL 34112-5746 Phone (239) 252-8069 Fax (239) 252-6716 Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by telephone or in writing. From:McDanielBill To:Donna L. WeMett Subject:RE: Rivergrass Village Date:Monday, December 16, 2019 8:23:00 AM This item was continued from the December 10th meeting to the January 28, 2020 meeting. If you go to my web page under Agenda Items, 9E, you can see all the backup information. https://www.colliercountyfl.gov/your-government/divisions-a-e/board-of-county-commissioners/william-l- mcdaniel-jr/district-5-agenda-items Bill -----Original Message----- From: Donna L. WeMett <lovescats4@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2019 7:52 AM To: McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Rivergrass Village EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Hi,many of the Del Webb Ave Maria residents would like to know the status of this project. Is an assisted living or independent care facility coming? Also any shops or restaurants? Thanks. From:McDanielBill To:GAMAL REYES Subject:RE: Rivergrass Village Project Date:Monday, January 13, 2020 9:46:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Mr. & Mrs. Reyes, Thank you for your email regarding the Rivergrass Village Project. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: From: GAMAL REYES <greyes013@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2020 9:31 AM To: McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov>; SaundersBurt <Burt.Saunders@colliercountyfl.gov>; SolisAndy <Andy.Solis@colliercountyfl.gov>; FialaDonna <Donna.Fiala@colliercountyfl.gov>; TaylorPenny <Penny.Taylor@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Rivergrass Village Project EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Happy New Year Commissioners! Maggie and I are not able to attend the upcoming public information meeting on this project, but we would like to share our thoughts. We are not receptive to another new gate community near Golden Gates Estates until our roads have been expanded and retail becomes part of these projects. As you all probably know, Immokalee and Randall are a traffic mess during working hours, and this will only complicate more traffic, There have been vehicle collisions and deaths because of the increase of driver's stress due to traffic along these roads. We also have a construction boom of individual houses that is increasing traffic. Residents in these new developments will have to move through existing GGE roads to gain access to I75, beach, and retail facilities. We know that there are road expansion projects in the future, including Vanderbuilt beach and Randall blvds, but I would recommend we focus on these projects first before any new housing developments. Seems these road projects continue to get delayed for what ever reason, and new housing continues to increase. We are tired of listening to these new gated community town hall speakers explain to the audience that these roads will come, and the county will built it. We are also tired of having to pay additional property taxes for services that will be part of this project, including schools, first responders, etc. Seems these town halls are scheduled at the convenience of the developers (5-6pm) than the residents where most residents are just getting out of work and can not attend. Maggie and I would appreciate these considerations before your vote to approve this and all new projects. Sincerely, Gamal "Tony" and Maggie Reyes. From:McDanielBill To:Loretta Merchant Subject:RE: Vote No Date:Sunday, December 8, 2019 8:27:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Thank you for your email regarding the proposed RLSA Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: From: Loretta Merchant <lfmerchant@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, December 7, 2019 5:34 PM To: McDanielBill <Bill.McDaniel@colliercountyfl.gov> Subject: Vote No EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. SUBJECT LINE: Please vote to deny Rivergrass Village SRA on December 10 Dear Collier County Commissioners: I am writing to express strong opposition of Rivergrass Village and I am asking you to vote for denial of the project on December 10. If approved, Rivergrass Village would set a bad example for future development in eastern Collier County. Not only would Rivergrass Village destroy over 700 acres of habitat for the endangered Florida panther, but also Rivergrass’ design is contrary to the type of development Collier County citizens were promised for eastern Collier. New villages and towns should be self-sufficient, walkable, and provide an innovative plan to accommodate residents of all ages, incomes, and abilities. Instead, Rivergrass Village is no different than a typical gated subdivision, because it is sprawling, it will worsen traffic congestion, and it requires residents to drive for essential goods and services. The plan is also very dangerous for pedestrians and bicyclists because they must cross Oil Well Road, a 55-mph freight road, to get the Village Center. Furthermore, the project’s lack of housing diversity would only worsen the county’s affordable housing crisis. Please vote “No” on Rivergrass Village in order to maintain high standards of development in Collier County and to require developers to play by the rules. I’m afraid Collier County is rapidly becoming Broward and Dade County! Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From:FilsonSue To:donklr@aol.com Subject:RE: Vote no on Rivergrass Village project Date:Sunday, December 8, 2019 8:25:00 AM Attachments:image001.png Thank you for your email regarding the proposed RLSA Rivergrass Village. I appreciate you contacting me to provide your input and express your thoughts. I carefully consider all information and comments when items are presented to the Board of County Commissioners. Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to be of assistance to you. I value and appreciate the support as well as your participation in the government of our community. I am always available should you have any questions or concerns you want to discuss. Bill W. L. McDaniel, Jr., Chairman Commissioner, District 5 3299 Tamiami Trail, East Naples, FL 34112 239-252-8605 WEB PAGE: <http://www.colliergov.net/CommissionerMcDaniel> View this email in your browser REMINDER: GGEACA MEETING, TOMORROW NIGHT, WED 15 JAN, 7.00PM FIRE STATION #71, 100 13TH ST SW We will be brainstorming about the upcoming issues for the Estates in 2020, and then seeking speakers to address those issues. CURRENT ISSUES: 1. Transportation in the Estates 2. Conservation Collier in the Estates 3. Randall Curve 41 acre Development 4. 40 acre area at Wilson and GG Blvd Development 5. Developments at the corner of Everglades and GG Blvd 6. Changing Estates zoning to allow Commercial Horse Boarding 7. Median Landscaping, cost / other options 8. Forestry Service Center at Randall Blvd moving From:Golden Gate Estates Area Civic Association To:McDanielBill Subject:REMINDER: GGEACA MEETING, TOMORROW NIGHT, WED 15 JAN, 7.00PM FIRE STATION #71, 100 13TH ST SW Date:Tuesday, January 14, 2020 7:36:44 PM EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Unsubscribe It appears that you have subscribed to commercial messages from this sender. To stop receiving such messages from this sender, please unsubscribe 9. Unconstitutional taxes levied by N Collier Fire District 10. RLSA developments: Rivergrass 11. RFMUD developments: Immokalee Rd Rural Villages 12. Forestry Management to prevent wildfires 13. Night time lighting 14. Stormwater Utility fees 15. And any new information brought by the attendees. Come and join us, as we plan to protect our Estates Community in 2020. Reply back if you have suggestions. Copyright © 2020 GOLDEN GATE ESTATES AREA CIVIC ASSOCIATION, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you selected to be allowed to be contacted by email. Our mailing address is: GOLDEN GATE ESTATES AREA CIVIC ASSOCIATION PO BOX 990596 NAPLES, FL 34116-6061 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. From:Roland Pomfret To:McDanielBill Subject:Rivergrass Village Date:Friday, December 27, 2019 6:34:57 PM Attachments:Re Rivergrass Village.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Commissioner Saunders I invite you to join me every AM parked on Immokalee Rd. trying to get west for appointments. I’m confident you are aware of the nightmare that is Immokalee Rd. Please, Please do not let this development get approved until you and your committee members figure out a way to alleviate the already disastrous situation that already exists. Many Thanks Roland Pomfret Sent from my iPhone Sent from my iPhone From:GAMAL REYES To:McDanielBill;SaundersBurt;SolisAndy;FialaDonna;TaylorPenny Subject:Rivergrass Village Project Date:Monday, January 13, 2020 9:32:11 AM Attachments:RE Rivergrass Village Project.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL:This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Happy New Year Commissioners! Maggie and I are not able to attend the upcoming public information meeting on this project, but we would like to share our thoughts. We are not receptive to another new gate community near Golden Gates Estates until our roads have been expanded and retail becomes part of these projects. As you all probably know, Immokalee and Randall are a traffic mess during working hours, and this will only complicate more traffic, There have been vehicle collisions and deaths because of the increase of driver's stress due to traffic along these roads. We also have a construction boom of individual houses that is increasing traffic. Residents in these new developments will have to move through existing GGE roads to gain access to I75, beach, and retail facilities. We know that there are road expansion projects in the future, including Vanderbuilt beach and Randall blvds, but I would recommend we focus on these projects first before any new housing developments. Seems these road projects continue to get delayed for what ever reason, and new housing continues to increase. We are tired of listening to these new gated community town hall speakers explain to the audience that these roads will come, and the county will built it. We are also tired of having to pay additional property taxes for services that will be part of this project, including schools, first responders, etc. Seems these town halls are scheduled at the convenience of the developers (5-6pm) than the residents where most residents are just getting out of work and can not attend. Maggie and I would appreciate these considerations before your vote to approve this and all new projects. Sincerely, Gamal "Tony" and Maggie Reyes. From:Donna L. WeMett To:McDanielBill Subject:Rivergrass Village Date:Monday, December 16, 2019 7:52:24 AM Attachments:RE Rivergrass Village.msg EXTERNAL EMAIL: This email is from an external source. Confirm this is a trusted sender and use extreme caution when opening attachments or clicking links. Hi,many of the Del Webb Ave Maria residents would like to know the status of this project. Is an assisted living or independent care facility coming? Also any shops or restaurants? Thanks.