Agenda 09/28/2021 Item #16F 6 (Short Term Lease for Antibody Therapy)09/28/2021
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to authorize the County Manager to enter into a short -term lease for commercial
and/or industrial space for the purposes of offering monoclonal antibody therapy delivered by the
Florida Division of Emergency Management in cooperation with the Florida Department of Health
Collier County and authorize any necessary budget amendments.
OBJECTIVE: To provide a safe and appropriate location for the State-run monoclonal antibody
treatment site for COVID-19 patients.
CONSIDERATIONS: Monoclonal antibody treatments can prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and
death in high-risk patients who have contracted or been exposed to COVID-19. Treatment is free, and
vaccination status does not matter. Monoclonal antibodies help the immune system recognize and respond
more effectively to the COVID-19 virus. Monoclonal antibodies are a treatment authorized by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for use in adult
and pediatric patients (12 and older) who have either been diagnosed or exposed to someone with
COVID-19 and are at high risk for progression to severe illness, hospitalization, or death from COVID-
19.
The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) has deployed medically qualified contractors
to over 28 locations across the State to administer monoclonal antibody treatment to help reduce
hospitalizations due to COVID-19 and opened a site in Immokalee in August 2021. Since that time,
approximate 1,100 patients have been treated. The site is currently operating at a vacant shopping center
on Lake Trafford Road on a temporary lease. The lease expires on October 18, 2021, with no renewal
options.
The Bureau of Emergency Services and Emergency Management and DOH-Collier were recently tasked
by the State to continue that operation with the State’s desire to relocate to a more central area in Collier
County. Staff recommends that a medical therapeutic operation of this type be situated as a stand -alone
location so as not to interrupt normal county operations and service to patrons for such an extended period
of operations. The County’s Real Property Division is working with DOH-Collier and the County’s
Emergency Management Division to find a suitable commercial or stand-alone industrial location with
approximately 16,000 sq. ft to increase the number of daily therapies offered.
Due to the short suspense of this relocation effort, DOH-Collier and Emergency Management request the
Board authorize the County Manager to enter into a 90-day lease agreement with up to three (3) 90-day
renewals for an appropriate location to continue and expand the monoclonal therapy offering.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the Count Attorney, is approved for
form and legality and requires a majority vote for Board approval. -JAK
FISCAL IMPACT: The cost for up to 16,000 sq. ft. of industrial/commercial space is estimated at
$20,000 to $30,000 per month plus utilities and associated occupancy costs.
GROWTH IMPACT: There is no growth management impact from this action.
RECOMMENDATION: To authorize the County Manager to enter into a short-term lease for
commercial and/or industrial space for the purposes of offering monoclonal antibody therapy delivered by
the Florida Division of Emergency Management in cooperation with the Florida Department of Health -
Collier County and authorize any necessary budget amendments.
Prepared by: Len Golden Price, EM Coordinator - Special Projects
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.F.6
Doc ID: 20162
Item Summary: Recommendation to authorize the County Manager to enter into a short-term
lease for commercial and/or industrial space for the purposes of offering monoclonal antibody therapy
delivered by the Florida Division of Emergency Management in cooperation with the Florida Department
of Health Collier County and authorize any necessary budget amendments.
Meeting Date: 09/28/2021
Prepared by:
Title: Executive Secretary – Emergency Management
Name: Kathy Heinrichsberg
09/22/2021 9:41 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - Bureau of Emer Svc – Emergency Management
Name: Daniel Summers
09/22/2021 9:41 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Emergency Management Daniel Summers Director Review Completed 09/22/2021 9:58 AM
Agenda Clerk Preview Geoffrey Willig Agenda Item Preview Completed 09/22/2021 1:03 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 2 Attorney Review Completed 09/22/2021 1:13 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 09/22/2021 1:13 PM
Office of Management and Budget Debra Windsor Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 09/22/2021 1:19 PM
Office of Management and Budget Geoffrey Willig Additional Reviewer Skipped 09/22/2021 4:07 PM
County Manager's Office Sean Callahan Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 09/22/2021 4:08 PM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 09/28/2021 9:00 AM
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