Agenda 08/23/2022 Item #16D1 (Donation of plants for Rattlesnake Hammock Preserve)08/23/2022
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to accept a donation of 150 native plants for the Rattlesnake Hammock Preserve
in South Naples planted by volunteers from Growing Climate Solutions, the donating organization.
OBJECTIVE: To receive the donation of native plants and volunteer work to plant native plants to
contribute to the restoration management goals of the recently acquired nature preserve.
CONSIDERATIONS: Growing Climate Solutions (GCS) first reached out on May 24, 2022, to the
Conservation Collier Section of the Parks and Recreation Department looking for a project for a volunteer
group wanting to do a project within the community. Shortly thereafter GCS let staff know the volunteer
group decided to volunteer at a different site (not with Conservation Collier). Subsequently, in mid-July,
staff was contacted with short notice that the group’s other site fell through and that they would like to
have a workday on July 28, 2022, at the Rattlesnake Hammock Preserve. As part of the volunteer project,
Growing Climate Solutions offered to donate and plant 150 native saplings (immature native trees about
4-5 feet high in 3-gallon pots) at the Rattlesnake Hammock Preserve. Growing Climate Solutions is a
network of local Southwest Florida organizations, leaders, and citizens who will work to build climate
awareness, protect our natural assets, and empower Southwest Florida residents, businesses, and civic
institutions to support and engage in climate solutions that advance a healthy, prosperous and resilient
community.
Approval of this item by the County Manager is subject to formal ratification by the Board of County
Commissioners. If the decision by the County Manager is not ratified by that Board, the document(s)
shall be enforceable against Collier County only to the extent authorized by law in the absence of such
ratification by that Board.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact to Collier County.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: This proposal supports Goal 6 of the Conservation and
Coastal Management Element of the Collier County Growth Management Plan to identify, protect,
conserve, and appropriately use native vegetation in communities and wildlife habitats.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney, is approved as to
form and legality and requires majority vote for approval. -JAK
RECOMMENDATION: To accept the donation of 150 native plants for the Rattlesnake Hammock
Preserve in South Naples planted by volunteers from Growing Climate Solutions, the donating
organization.
Prepared By: Summer Araque, Principal Environmental Specialist, Parks and Recreation Department
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.D.1
Doc ID: 22922
Item Summary: Recommendation to accept a donation of 150 native plants for the Ratt lesnake
Hammock Preserve in South Naples to be planted by volunteers from Growing Climate Solutions, the
donating organization.
Meeting Date: 08/23/2022
Prepared by:
Title: Sr. Operations Analyst – County Manager's Office
Name: Geoffrey Willig
07/29/2022 2:23 PM
Submitted by:
Title: – Parks & Recreation
Name: Olema Edwards
07/29/2022 2:23 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Parks & Recreation Summer BrownAraque Additional Reviewer Completed 07/29/2022 3:00 PM
Parks & Recreation Olema Edwards Additional Reviewer Completed 07/29/2022 4:19 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 07/29/2022 4:49 PM
Office of Management and Budget Debra Windsor Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 08/01/2022 10:35 AM
Office of Management and Budget Christopher Johnson Additional Reviewer Completed 08/01/2022 11:31 AM
Public Services Department Tanya Williams Additional Reviewer Completed 08/02/2022 4:12 PM
County Manager's Office Geoffrey Willig Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 08/17/2022 11:06 AM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 08/23/2022 9:00 AM
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