DSAC Minutes 03/04/202014.A.2
March 4, 2020
MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Naples, Florida, March 4, 2020
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Collier County Development Services Advisory
Committee in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on
this date at 3:00 P.M. in REGULAR SESSION at the Collier County Growth Management Department Building,
Conference Room #609/610, 2800 N. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida, with the following members present:
Chairman: William J. Varian
Vice Chairman: Blair Foley
David Dunnavant
James E. Boughton
Clay Brooker
Chris Mitchell (Excused)
Robert Mulhere
Mario Valle
Norman Gentry
Marco Espinar
Laura Spurgeon DeJohn
Jeremy Sterk
Jeff Curl (Excused)
John English
Mark McLean
ALSO PRESENT: Jamie French, Deputy Department Head
Diane Lynch, Operations Analyst, Staff Liaison
Eric Fey, Sr. Project Manager, Public Utilities
Mike Ossorio, Director, Code Enforcement Division
Jon Walsh, Chief Building Inspector
Matt McLean, Director, Development Review
Ken Kovensky, Director, Operations and Regulatory Management
Lorraine Lantz, Transportation Planning
Any persons in need of the verbatim record of the meeting may request a copy of the audio recording from the
Collier County Growth Management Department.
I. Call to Order - Chairman
Chairman Varian called the meeting to order at 3:OOpm
II. Approval of Agenda
Mr. Valle moved to approve the Agenda subject to the following additions:
• Item VIA — Fire Alarm Panel Bulletin
• Item VLB ---Appointment of a Subcommittee for Zoning Director Candidate Review
Second by Mr. Mulhere. Carried unanimously 10 - 0.
III. Approval of Minutes from February 5, 2020 Meeting
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AGENDA
March 4, 2020
3:00 p.m.
Conference Room 610
NOTICE:
Persons wishing to speak on any Agenda item will receive up to three (3) minutes unless the Chairman
adjusts the time. Speakers are required to fill out a "Speaker Request Form," list the topic they wish to
address and hand it to the Staff member seated at the table before the meeting begins. Please wait to be
recognized by the Chairman and speak into a microphone. State your name and affiliation before
commenting. During the discussion, Committee Members may direct questions to the speaker.
Please silence cell phones and digital devices. There may not be a break in this meeting. Please leave
the room to conduct any personal business. All parties participating in the public meeting are to
observe Roberts Rules of Order and wait to be recognized by the Chairman. Please speak one at a time
and into the microphone so the Hearing Reporter can record all statements being made.
I. Call to Order-Chairman
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Minutes from February 5, 2020
IV. Public Speakers
V. Staff Announcements/Updates
A. Code Enforcement Division update-[Mike Ossorio]
B. Public Utilities Department update- [Eric Fey or designee]
C. Growth Management Department Transportation Engineering Division & Planning Division updates- [Jay
Ahmad or designee]
D. Collier County Fire Review update-[Shar Beddow or Shawn Hanson]
E. North Collier Fire Review update-[Capt. Sean Lintz or Daniel Zunzunegui]
F. Operations& Regulatory Mgmt. Division update-[Ken Kovensky]
G. Development Review Division update-[Matt McLean]
VI. New Business
VII. Old Business
VIII. Committee Member Comments
IX. Adjourn
Next Meeting Dates:
April 1, 2020 GMD conference Room 610-3:00 pm
May 6, 2020 GMD conference Room 610-3:00 pm
June 3, 2020 GMD conference Room 610-3:00 pm
July 1, 2020 GMD conference Room 610-3:00 pm
August 5, 2020 GMD conference Room 610-3:00 pm
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Mr. Foley moved to approve the minutes of the February S, 2020 meeting as presented Second by Mr. Valle.
Carried unanimously 10 - 0.
IV. Public Speakers
None
Mr. Gentry arrived at 3: 07pm
V. Staff Announcements/Updates
A. Code Enforcement Division update — [Mike Ossorio]
Mr. Ossorio provided the report "Code Enforcement Division Monthly Report January 22, — February 21,
2020 Highlights " for information purposes. He noted:
• The Division remains active with 377 cases in January and continued calls for lien searches.
• Statistics indicate 50 percent of the code cases from October of 2018 to February of 2019 were
building related with 64 percent in the category for the same time frame of 2019 — 2020.
• The vacation rental ordinance proposed for the County is at a standstill, as is the State legislation.
• The County is proposing a registration system to identify owners of the property and address
any civil law or code violations associated with the practice.
• There will be a $50 fee for the registration and other requirements include filing the necessary
documentation for collection of the tourist tax and State DBPR registrations and inspections.
• The requirements apply to those properties meeting the definition of "transient lodging"
which includes a time frame triggering the definition or offering accommodations for guests
an advertising platform on a regular basis.
Ms. Spurgeon DeJohn arrived at 3: 1Opm
Mr. Dunnavant arrived at 3:11pm
B. Public Utilities Division update — [Tom Chmelik or designee]
Mr. Fey submitted the monthly report on response time for "Letters of Availability, Utility Deviations and
FDEP Permits" for information purposes. He noted activity remains brisk and response times are decreasing
but not yet the level sought by the Division. Staffing issues are being addressed with a new plan reviewer
engaged by the Division.
C. Growth Management Department/Transportation Engineering and/or Planning — [Jay Ahmad or
designee]
Ms. Lantz reported:
Golden Gate Estates Bridges — the East of 951 Study from 2008 identified l0 bridges in need of attention. The
Department is re-evaluating the bridges and prioritizing them for work (if still required).
Immokalee Road Study — work progresses on the study for the area from Livingston Road to Logan Blvd.
with few options being considered given the physical constraints in the area.
D. County Fire Review update— [Shur Beddow and/or Shawn Hanson]
None
E. North Naples Fire Review update — [Capt. Sean Lintz or Daniel Zunzunegui]
Captain Lintz reported turnaround times are as follows: Building Plan review — 48 at 2 days; Site Plan
reviews 39 at 6 days; Inspections — l day.
F. Operations & Regulatory Mgmt. Division update [Ken Kovensky]
Mr. Kovensky submitted the "Collier County February 2020 Monthly Statistics " which outlined the building
plan and land development review activities. The following was noted during his report:
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• Activity remains at a high level with 4,000 permit applications filed in February and approximately
50,000 over the past year.
+ Electronic filing of applications remains at a level of 60 percent.
• The Division continues to address staffing issues, Diane Lynch is the temporary liaison to the DSAC
with a permanent replacement being sought.
• The work to allow credit cards being processed through CityView continues with the testing phase
completed.
G. Development Review Division update [Matt McLean]
Mr. McLean reported
• Staff is more closely looking at property boundary information on plans with a concern 50 percent of
those submitted contain errors and do not "close." This will be documented and commented on by
Staff during review of the plans.
• The Division is holding numerous mylar maps that were never picked up by applicants and the
process may be changed as most work is now stored as a PDF or other electronic format.
During Committee discussions it was noted the new format for the notary blocks has not been updated on
some forms. it was recommended the County accept the old form for submittal of an application and
require an update when the form becomes available to avoid an initial rejection of an application.
Staff noted the application will be accepted at this point, and comment provided during the review process
VI. New Business
A. Fire Alarm Panel Bulletin
Mr. Walsh and Captain Lintz provided "Bulletin #24: Fire Alarm System Installations" dated February 28,
2020 for information purposes. They noted the change is effective April 2, 2020 and requires an air
conditioned or climate controlled space for a panel installed in a newly constructed building.
The Committee noted:
• The Bulletin states the requirement applies to "renovation of an existing building" and questioned on
how those situations are addressed, i.e. will replacement of an existing panel will be subject to the
requirements (with or without building renovation)?
• There is an asterisk cited in the documentation without reference and consideration should be given to
clarifying the citing.
Staff reported at this point, existing renovations will be handled on a case by case basis to determine if it is
feasible to meet the new requirements. They will review the Bulletin to determine if any changes are
necessary including clarifying the asterisk cited Section, if feasible.
B. Appointment of a Subcommittee for Zoning Director Candidate Review
Mr. French addressed the Committee requesting a Subcommittee be convened to assist in selecting the
individual chosen as Zoning Director. The responsibilities would include participating in the ranking process
of those under consideration.
Mr. Brooker moved to appoint Ms. Spurgeon DeJohn, Mr. Brooker, Mr. Dunnavant and Mr. Mulhere to
the Subcommittee. Second by Mr. Valle. Carried unanimously 13 — 0.
Mr. French reported:
• The Division continues to address Staffing issues and will be undertaking a payroll study to ensure
the County is in line with market conditions to help prevent exodus of employees to other public or
private entities.
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• Investigation is underway to address any impacts with the Coronavirus including potential work from
home scenarios if necessary.
VII. Old Business
None
VIII. Committee Member Comments
None
IX. Adjourn
Next Meeting Dates
April 1, 2020 — GMD Conference Room 610 — 3:OOpm -
May 6, 2020 — GMD Conference Room 610 — 3:00pm
June 3, 2020 — GMD Conference Room 610 — 3:OOpm
July 1, 2020 - GMD Conference Room 610 — 3:OOpm
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by the order of the
Chair at 4:12PM.
COLLIER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chairman, William Varian
These Minutes were approved by the Board/Chairman on S as P resented , or as amended El
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