Agenda 09/27/2022 Item #11C (Conservation Collier Active Acquisition List - Cycle 11A )09/27/2022
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve the Cycle 11A Conservation Collier Active Acquisition List (AAL)
and direct staff to pursue projects recommended within the A-Category in sequential order, funded
by Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Fund (172).
OBJECTIVE: To obtain Collier County Board of County Commissioners' (Board) approval to pursue
Cycle 11A project acquisitions.
CONSIDERATION: On December 3, 2002, the Board approved Ordinance No. 2002-63, as amended,
(Conservation Collier Ordinance) which implements the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Program.
On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the Conservation Collier Reestablishment
referendum with a 76.5% majority. Pursuant to Section 11 of the Ordinance, the Conservation Collier
Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC) recommends qualified acquisition proposals for the
Active Acquisition List (AAL) to the Board for approval. On August 3, 2022, the CCLAAC selected
qualified acquisition proposals for inclusion on the AAL. The AAL includes the staff and CCLAAC
recommendations in two (2) separate columns provided (Attachment 1). The map provided as backup
shows the location of all proposed Cycle 11A properties along with currently owned Conservation Collier
properties (Attachment 2).
The proposed AAL has been separated into three (3) categories, A, B, and C as required by Conservation
Collier Ordinance (No. 2002-63, as amended) Section 11 which states:
The Active Acquisition List shall separate proposals into three (3) categories, A (pursue
acquisition), B (hold for re-ranking in the next cycle), and C (no interest in acquiring). The A-
category parcels/projects shall be further categorized as 1 (high priority), 2 (medium priority),
and 3 (low priority), in order to give County staff direction as to priority for acquisition tasks.
Therefore, the A-category includes those properties the CCLAAC recommends the County Manager or
her designee to actively pursue. The B-category includes those properties that the CCLAAC recommends
against actively pursuing during the current acquisition cycle but will retain and automatically re -rank in
the next acquisition cycle. The C-category properties are those that the CCLAAC recommends against
actively pursuing and will not automatically re-rank in the next cycle, but which an owner may resubmit
for consideration in a subsequent cycle.
On July 12, 2022, the Board authorized staff to acquire properties on a quarterly basis, rather than an
annual basis, in order to expedite the acquisition process (Agenda Item #16D1). Within the July 12, 2022
Quarterly Ranking agenda item executive summary staff advised that they would continue to evaluate
ways to improve the process to accelerate acquisitions and report back to the Board. Moving to quarterly
ranking was a quick way to get acquisition accelerated without the need for an ordinance revision. The
Cycle 11 Quarterly Cycle timeline is provided in Attachment 7.
Since the first quarter (Cycle 11A) deadline on June 21, 2022, staff has received eleven (11) additional
applications as part of Cycle 11B which will be reviewed by the CCLAAC between September -
November with ranking by the Board proposed for December (see Attachment 7 - Quarterly Ranking
timeline). The Cycle 11B applications total over 7,700 acres (see Attachment 8 - Cycle 11B Property
Applications). Thus, staff recommends the Board utilizes the B-list category when uncertain whether to
pursue a property in the first quarter of the fiscal year. All B-list properties are required by the Ordinance
to be re-ranked in the next Cycle.
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Staff prepared and presented property reports, called Initial Criteria Screening Reports (ICSR), to aid the
CLAAC in their evaluation of each property. Included in each ICSR was a scoring matrix developed by
staff, based on researched and observed data. The CCLAAC then reviewed these reports and utilized the
score as a tool along with staff’s recommendation, public input, and other intangible criteria related to
their individual expertise, to evaluate and rank the properties. Property Summary Sheets, summarizing
report data and explaining how properties met Program criteria, are provided as backup to the agenda
item (Attachment 4). The ICSRs have been posted on the Conservation Collier website:
https://www.colliercountyfl.gov/government/public-services/divisions/conservation-collier/acquisition
Florida Forever is the State of Florida’s conservation and recreation lands acquisition program. Three of
the properties on the AAL are within the areas listed on the Florida Forever Priority List including: Big
Hammock Area 2, H C & J S Adams Trust, and Caracara Prairie Preserve Starnes parcel. Being within
the Florida Forever boundary, however, does not guarantee acquisition by the state. One reason is that
even though properties are within the boundary, the state needs to have a managing entity willing to take
over acquisition once properties are acquired; the state retains title to the properties after acquisition.
Two of the three properties within the Florida Forever boundary are on the B-category list. The State has
indicated they are not interested in acquiring the H C & J S Adams Trust and Starnes parcels due to their
small size.
At the August 3, 2022, CCLAAC meeting, property ranking occurred after staff presented summaries of
all properties and public comments.
Two (2) properties contain notable issues that should be brought to the Board’s attention. These
include two (2) B-category properties from Cycle 10:
As discussed above, B-category properties are to be held for re-ranking in the next cycle.
Big Hammock Area II - Barron Collier Partnership LLC - (B-category from Cycle 10)
The CCLAAC recommends this property for the B-List. This area is part of Stewardship Sending Area
(SSA) #13 and has SSA credits in escrow. Environmental testing is not proposed for this site as this area
is a marsh and has not been used in the past for anything other than cattle forage in the dry season. Staff
recommends this property for the C-list (not acquire) because it is already protected under the
Rural Lands Stewardship Area (RLSA) program. Staff recommends that any property within a
designated SSA not be acquired with tax-payer funds, unless the SSA Agreement is terminated and
the property is no longer a part of the RLSA program.
Big Hammock Area II is within a Flowway Stewardship and Habitat Stewardship Area and has been
voluntarily designated as an SSA by the landowner. Therefore, as part of the recorded SSA Agreement,
Area II has been protected from development to obtain credits to entitle development elsewhere within
the RLSA. The remaining uses on the property include Agricultural Group 2 (unimproved pasture,
grazing, livestock raising, etc.), Conservation, Restoration, & Natural Resources.
Barron Collier Partnership LLC has advised they intend to seek to obtain R2 restoration credits after the
(potential) sale to the County. If R2 credits are obtained, Barron Collier Partnership LLC will be required
to maintain the SSA #13 restoration areas in perpetuity, in accordance with the SSA Agreement and
Purchase Agreement. The restoration area of Big Hammock Area II is approximately 470 acres of the
total 799.4 acres. If R2 credits are obtained, the public would be responsible for the cost of maintenance
of the remaining 329.4 acres. If R2 credits are not obtained, the cost of maintenance for the entire 799.4
acres will transfer to the public. Staff is of the understanding that the RLSA strategy is to protect lands
through incentives to the developer. The RLSA program provides such areas as conservation at no cost to
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the public through its incentive policies. The purchase of this property by Conservation Collier would
duplicate these conservation efforts and transfer the entire cost of maintenance to the public if R2 cr edits
are not obtained.
This property is within the Florida Forever boundary. Since initial review of this property in 2021 the
State of Florida now has funding for acquisition of lands on the Florida Forever list. Therefore, staff
recommends the property owner has discussions with the State of Florida and provides staff with the
outcome.
Sanitation & Bethune Road parcels - Barron Collier Partnership LLLP (B-category from Cycle 10)
CCLAAC recommend this property for the B-List to be considered in the next acquisition cycle. Staff is
recommending against this purchase. Public speakers and the Committee discussion during Cycle 10
included concerns about potential contamination from the landfill and adjacent Immokalee Water &
Sewer Spray fields.
During Acquisition Cycle 9 in 2018, an environmental consultant performed a Phase 1 Environmental
Site Assessment (ESA) and found two (2) Recognized Environmental Conditions (REC) on the subject
property including localized household debris dumped on the edges and debris in the slough. However, in
January 2022 Collier County was provided with information from the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection that per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been detected on the site
in the area of the Immokalee Slough. If there is a desire to proceed with considering the purchase of this
property a Phase 2 environmental study will be required. This study will have a cost in excess of
$50,000. Staff is recommending against this purchase.
The property owner removed the landfill from the application in November 2021. The adjacent
historic 16-acre Eustis Landfill was opened in 1947 and closed in 1992. The County-operated the landfill
from 1980-1985 under a lease agreement with the current property owner. It closed in 1992, with twenty
(20) years of required permit monitoring finally completed in 2012. Although the Eustis landfill met state
closure requirements, the list of analytes monitored did not include pesticides, especially legacy pesticides
such as Chlordane and DDT, that were commonly used before they were banned. In addition, the well-
sampled final closure requirements may not have been represented as wells may not have been
downgradient of the groundwater flow which is known to fluctuate. Groundwater samples obtained from
Immokalee Water and Sewer failed to provide indications of contamination, but they were downgradient
and therefore in the wrong location for detecting contamination. Samples taken from the middle of the
landfill in 2012 showed that the site met permit requirements. If there is a desire to proceed with
considering the purchase of this property further groundwater and/or soil testing is recommended outside
of the landfill. Staff is recommending against this purchase.
Immokalee Water and Sewer District (IWSD) does have concerns regarding the security of wells and
ponds on the adjacent parcel accessed through the Barron Collier property at the south end of Sanitation
Road. Therefore, staff has agreed that if the Program acquires the property, staff will coordinate with the
IWSD to ensure the security of these areas.
Since the last review of this property occurred in 2018, pine has been selectively logged from within the
Pine Flatwoods area of the Sanitation property “parcel a” The owner advised they plan to treat the exotics
that came in after the logging and clean up debris and/or rutting in the staging areas resulting from the
logging effort. These areas will most likely need to be restored and have shown to already be more
susceptible to exotic vegetation due to the disturbance. Parcel b. has considerable ongoing dumping on
the property. Ongoing waste removal will be an additional cost.
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Here are summaries of the other properties on the Active Acquisition List which do not have specific
issues of concern at this time:
H C & J S Adams Trust
This 4.34-acre parcel is recommended for the B-category by CCLAAC and staff as it is difficult to access
and not likely to be developed; however, one public speaker was in favor of its acquisition because it is
located within the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed Florida.
The property is located within the potential CR 951 Extension Project that was identified in the Collier
Metropolitan Planning Organization’s 2045 Long Range Transportation Plan. Currently, the property is
not within the alignment area, but this could change in the future. If this property is approved for the A -
List, staff will take this information into consideration when planning amenities and public access on the
site. Additionally, language will be memorialized in the Purchase Agreement and related closing
documents to ensure Collier County Transportation will be able to purchase a portion of the property from
Conservation Collier for future right-of-way, if and when needed, at the original per-acre acquisition cost.
Caracara Prairie Preserve Project - Starnes
Staff and the CCLAAC recommend this property for the A-list. This 4.54-acre parcel is north of and
immediately adjacent to the existing Conservation Collier Caracara Prairie Preserve. The acquisition
would potentially provide closer access to the CREW parking lot for visitors to Caracara Prairie Preserve
by making a potential pedestrian bridge connection from the parking lot to the larger preserve possible.
This property is in an area where roadway shoulder expansion may occur in the near future, and there is
potential for Lee County to widen Corkscrew Road from 2 lanes to 4 lanes in the future. If this property is
approved for the A-List, staff will take this information into consideration when planning amenities and
public access on the site. Additionally, language will be memorialized in the Purchase Agreement and
related closing documents to ensure Collier County Transportation will be able to purchase a portion of
the property from Conservation Collier for future right-of-way, if and when needed, at the original per-
acre acquisition cost.
County Barn Land Trust
Staff recommended this property for the A-list to the CCLAAC due to its location within a rapidly
developing area of the County; however, the CCLAAC recommended it for the B-List. Staff is agreeable
to a “B” Ranking for this property as it is a small 5-acre parcel that is difficult to access. Acquisition of
this parcel would be primarily for habitat preservation, not public access. There is some interest by Fleet
Management to acquire this property. However, cost effectiveness of developing the site would need to be
considered prior to acquisition due to the existence of wetlands on the property.
Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve Project (4 owners)
Staff and the CCLAAC recommend these properties for the A-list. These four (4) parcels are located off
Desoto Blvd. just north of I-75 in Golden Gate Estates. The addition of the four (4) parcels in the
application would expand the existing 170-acre preserve by 5.72 acres. This preserve acquired in 2018
has had a trail installed and is still in the process of having other amenities installed. This area is within a
historic wetland that connects with the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge (FPNWR) to the east,
Picayune Strand State Forest (PSSF) across I-75 to the south, and Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve to
the southeast across I-75. Staff is currently in the process of acquiring one 1.14-acre parcel that was
approved in Cycle 10.
There is potential for an I-75 Interchange in this area, and the Perez parcel property is in an area where a
roadway expansion may be needed in the near future. If these properties are approved for the A-List, staff
will take this information into consideration when planning amenities and public access on the site.
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Additionally, when applicable, language will be memorialized in the Purchase Agreements and related
closing documents to ensure Collier County Transportation will be able to purchase a portion of the
properties from Conservation Collier for future right-of-way, if and when needed, at the original per-acre
acquisition cost.
HHH Ranch - Section 33 (4 owners)
Staff and the CCLAAC recommend these properties for the A-list. These four (4) parcels totaling 26.5
acres are located within the same Section 33 where the 256-acre HHH Ranch property is being offered to
Conservation Collier as part of Cycle 10; the purchase agreement is scheduled to be heard by the Board at
an upcoming regularly scheduled meeting. The map in the property summary illustrates where the four (4)
parcels are in relation to the 256-acre HHH Ranch property.
These properties could be within the alignment of the future Wilson Benfield Road Extension. If these
properties are approved for the A-List, staff will take this information into consideration when planning
amenities and public access on the site. Additionally, when applicable, language will be memorialized in
the Purchase Agreements and related closing documents to ensure Collier County Transportation will be
able to purchase a portion of the properties from Conservation Collier for future right-of-way, if and when
needed, at the original per-acre acquisition cost.
Marco Island Parcels (5 owners)
Staff and the CCLAAC recommend these properties for the A-list. There are five (5) properties in
different locations within the southeast portion of Marco Island. One of these properties, Agua Colina was
on the B-category list from Cycle 10 and is now recommended by staff and CCLAAC for the A-category
for Cycle 11.
The 2.13-acre Annecy/Barfield property includes four (4) parcels zoned C-3 Commercial Intermediate
and contains an active eagle nest, a very large gopher tortoise population (estimated 109 tortoises), and
several burrowing owls despite very little native plant cover. Native plant restoration costs will be high.
Commercial lots are highly desirable on Marco Island and therefore this property has an estimated value
of $2,783,000, which is significantly higher than similar non-waterfront residential parcels.
The 0.53-acre Chestnut parcel contains active gopher tortoise burrows and two Conservation Collier
priority plant communities - coastal strand and maritime hammock. Very little restoration and
management are necessary within the parcel as the plant communities are intact.
The 0.5-acre S&B Properties parcel contains many active gopher tortoise burrows surrounded by
developed single-family lots.
The 0.56-acre South Terra Corp property is adjacent to the Cycle 10 B-category Agua Colina parcel,
which is now recommended for A-category. Both properties are waterfront and therefore have a
considerably higher estimated value than non-waterfront properties. Both properties have a gopher
tortoise population and are within a known archaeological site. The South Terra Corp estimated value of
$1,975,000 is higher than the Agua Colina property's appraised value of $1,515,000 due to the larger
water frontage. Also, there are known burial grounds on the Agua Colina proper ty. Because of its
proximity to Agua Colina, there is the potential for burials on the South Terra Corp parcel; however, an
archaeological dig has not been conducted on the property.
Several public speakers made comments in favor of acquiring the Marco Island properties during
CCLAAC meetings where the properties were discussed. Leading up to the July 7, 2022, CCLAAC
meeting staff received twenty-five (25) emails and seven (7) phone calls in support of the
Annecy/Barfield properties (Attachment 5). Marco Island City Councilman Rich Blonna attended many
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meetings and has offered a partnership opportunity to assist with signage and pathway connections. The
City of Marco Island has also offered to assist in providing off-street parking on pervious materials and
the installation of signage consistent with the City’s Land Development Codes. Letters of support from
the Marco Island City Council for the South Terra Corp and Annecy/Barfield properties are also provided
(Attachment 6).
The preservation of parcels on Marco Island would primarily be for resource protection as the parcels are
too small and environmentally sensitive to install trails. The parcels could be viewed from the roadway.
Northern Golden Gate Estates Scrub - Dombrowiski
This 1.14-acre parcel is recommended for the B-category by CCLAAC and staff as this was the only
application received in this Target Mailing Area. The property would be more desirable in the future if
more parcels within this Area apply.
Panther Walk Preserve Project (4 owners)
Staff and the CCLAAC recommend these properties for the A-list. These five (5) parcels totaling 6.2
acres are within the Horsepen Strand. Some of the parcels are adjacent to the existing Panther Walk
Preserve. Collier County Stormwater Management has expressed that this is an important area for
preservation to provide natural water storage. During Cycle 10 several public speakers spoke in favor of
this project at the November 8, 2021, CCLAAC meeting. Staff is in the process of acquiring seventeen
(17) parcels totaling 30.7 acres that were approved in Cycle 10.
The Berman parcel property is in an area where a roadway expansion may be needed in the near future. If
this property is approved for the A-List, staff will take this information into consideration when planning
amenities and public access on the site. Additionally, language will be memorialized in the Purchase
Agreement and related closing documents to ensure Collier County Transportation will be able to
purchase a portion of the property from Conservation Collier for future right-of-way, if and when needed,
at the original per-acre acquisition cost.
Rivers Road Preserve Project - Van Cleave
Staff and the CCLAAC recommend this 0.5-acre property for the A-list as it would be an expansion of the
existing 77-acre preserve.
Multi-parcel projects
Staff and the CCLAAC recommend that the Red Maple Swamp (North Golden Gate Estates Unit 53) and
Winchester Head projects remain as A-List acquisition areas. Staff continues to acquire parcels in these
areas. Additionally, these areas are identified in LDC section 3.05.07.H.1. to satisfy on-site preservation
requirements off-site. In FY20 and FY21, off-site preserve donation funds were used to acquire parcels in
these areas. In anticipation of funding in FY22, appraisals were obtained, and letters were sent to property
owners in August and September of 2021. Within Red Maple Swamp, 236.26 acres have been acquired
and 69.4 acres remain to be acquired. Within Winchester Head, 94.7 acres have been acquired, 2.28 acres
are in the process of acquisition in FY22, and 61 acres remain to be acquired.
Preserve expansion parcels
Staff and the CCLAAC recommend that the Panther Walk Preserve (North Golden Gate Estates Unit 42)
and Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve (North Golden Gate Estates Units 91 and 92) expansion parcels
remain as A-list properties and staff continues to acquire these parcels. The preserve expansion parcels
identify specific parcels immediately adjacent to the existing Panther Walk and Dr. Robert H. Gore III
Preserves. If the specific parcels shown on the Preserve expansion maps (Attachment 3) come available
for sale and there is a remaining budget after A-list properties are acquired, then offers can be made on
these parcels.
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The Preserve expansion parcel concept started during Cycle 10 and has been a good tool to acquire
properties in these two (2) areas at an accelerated pace. Properties in the Preserve expansion areas are pre-
approved as A-category which allows staff to obtain appraisals and move forward on acquiring properties.
Only parcels shown on Preserve expansion maps (Attachment 3) qualify.
There is potential for roadway expansion within areas surrounding both the Panther Walk and the Dr.
Robert H. Gore III Preserves. Staff will take this information into consideration when planning amenities
and public access on the site. Additionally, when applicable, language will be memorialized in the
Purchase Agreements and related closing documents to ensure Collier County Transportation will be able
to purchase a portion of the properties from Conservation Collier for future right-of-way, if and when
needed, at the original per-acre acquisition cost.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS: On August 3, 2022, the CCLAAC met in a
public meeting and selected qualified acquisition proposals for Board consideration. CCLAAC
recommends twenty (20) properties comprised of 47.75 acres, plus multi-parcel properties, for a total of
332 acres for the “A” list category in Cycle 11A. The acquisition cost for properties not within multi-
parcel projects or preserve expansion areas is $7,800,500; the total projected acquisition cost for all A -list
category CCLAAC recommended properties is $14,028,868.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff agrees with the AAL ranked by the CCLAAC (Attachment 1)
except for the Big Hammock Area II. Staff recommends this property be placed on the C -list until such
time that the SSA Agreement is extinguished.
FISCAL IMPACT: The total estimated cost of all properties under consideration in Cycle 11A is
$14,028,868; this includes the entirety of the multi-parcel projects and preserve expansion areas.
Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Fund (172) proposed FY23 budget includes $20,576,100 in new
funding for land acquisition. Assuming available cash ($20.5 million) is expended for the acquisition of
properties, it is estimated, based on current FY22 revenues, that approximately $20 million would be
available annually for land acquisition through FY31 if Cycles are completed sequentially.
Approval of the attached AAL and direction to actively pursue the Cycle 11A CCLAAC recommended
A-category projects will result in estimated acquisition costs (appraisals, title commitments, and surveys)
of $78,000. Operating funds are available within the proposed FY23 Conservation Collier Land
Acquisition Fund (172) budget for this expense.
Funding for the management of any lands acquired by the program is budgeted in a separate Conservation
Collier Land Management Fund (174), which is funded via a transfer of 25% of the net Conservation
Collier ad valorem tax levy.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: Fee-simple acquisition of conservation lands is consistent with
and supports Policy 1.3.1(e) in the Conservation and Coastal Management Element of the Collier County
Growth Management Plan.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: The Conservation Collier Ordinance (No. 2002-63, as amended), in
Section 11, provides a legal framework for the development of the Active Acquisition List. The
recommendation to acquire A-List properties on the Active Acquisition List falls within this legal
framework. As such, this item is approved as to form and legality and requires a majority vote for Board
action. -SAA
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RECOMMENDATION: To approve Cycle 11A Conservation Collier Active Acquisition List (AAL)
and direct staff to pursue projects recommended within the A-Category in sequential order spending no
more than $20,576,100 within Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Fund (172).
Prepared By: Summer Araque, Principal Environmental Specialist, Parks and Recreation Division
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Cycle 11A - Active Acquisition List CCLAAC recommendation_9-19-22 (PDF)
2. 2 - Maps Cycle 11A (PDF)
3. 3 - Preserve Expansion Parcel maps (PDF)
4. 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (PDF)
5. 5 - Public letters - S. Barfield (PDF)
6. 6 - Public letter - Marco Island City Council (PDF)
7. 7 - Quarterly Cycle 11 timeline (PDF)
8. 8 - Cycle 11B- Property Applications (PDF)
9. Presentation Cycle 11A_BCC (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 11.C
Doc ID: 23104
Item Summary: Recommendation to approve the Cycle 11A Conservation Collier Active
Acquisition List (AAL) and direct staff to pursue projects recommended within the A -Category in
sequential order, funded by Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Fund (172). (Summer Araque,
Principal Environmental Specialist, Conservation Collier Program)
Meeting Date: 09/27/2022
Prepared by:
Title: – Public Services Department
Name: Todd Henry
08/17/2022 8:22 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Department Head – Public Services Department
Name: Tanya Williams
08/17/2022 8:22 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Public Services Department Melissa Hennig Additional Reviewer Completed 08/17/2022 9:30 AM
Parks & Recreation Olema Edwards Additional Reviewer Completed 08/17/2022 2:19 PM
Parks & Recreation Summer BrownAraque Additional Reviewer Completed 08/23/2022 8:43 AM
Operations & Veteran Services Jeff Newman Additional Reviewer Completed 08/25/2022 7:02 AM
Public Services Department Todd Henry PSD Level 1 Reviewer Completed 08/25/2022 8:59 AM
Public Services Department Tanya Williams PSD Department Head Review Completed 08/30/2022 4:15 PM
County Attorney's Office Sally Ashkar Level 2 Attorney Review Completed 09/09/2022 2:25 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 09/09/2022 3:18 PM
Office of Management and Budget Debra Windsor Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 09/12/2022 11:06 AM
Office of Management and Budget Christopher Johnson Additional Reviewer Completed 09/19/2022 11:14 AM
County Manager's Office Dan Rodriguez Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 09/21/2022 4:39 PM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 09/27/2022 9:00 AM
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Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List
CCLAAC and Staff recommendations
9-19-2022
Size (ac)
Estimated Value
(or Appraised
Value when noted)
Estimated
Value per acre
Staff
Recommended
Category
Staff Comments
CCLAAC
Recommended
Category
4.34 $18,000 $4,147 C Difficult to access, very low vulerability and
small size B
4.54 $54,500
4.54 $54,500 $12,004 A Allows close access to Caracara Prairie
Preserve from SFWMD public parking lot A1
5.00 $432,000
5.00 $432,000 $86,400 A Difficult to access and small size, but
adjacent to CE in rapidly developing area B
5.72 $126,000
1.17 $25,000 $21,368 A A1
1.14 $24,000 $21,053 A A1
1.14 $24,000 $21,053 A A1
2.27 $53,000 $23,348 A A1
HHH Ranch (Section 33) Area 26.46 $207,000
5.00 $47,000 $9,400 A A1
8.74 $61,000 $6,979 A A1
7.84 $55,000 $7,015 A A1
4.88 $44,000 $9,016 A A1
3.72 $5,611,000
2.13 $2,783,000 $1,306,573 A A1
0.53 $450,000 $849,057 A A1
0.56 $1,975,000 $3,526,786 A A1
0.50 $403,000 $806,000 A A1
1.14 $38,000
1.14 $38,000 $33,333 B Small size; B-list in case adjacent parcels
apply B
6.18 $252,000
1.14 $45,000 $39,474 A A1
1.17 $47,000 $40,171 A A1
1.59 $70,000 $44,025 A A1
1.14 $45,000 $39,474 A A1
1.14 $45,000 $39,474 A A1
Rivers Road Preserve Project 0.50 $35,000
Preservation of Horsepen Strand
Hugh Starnes
Property Name
Donna Colon & Patricia Mack
Northern Golden Gate Estates Scrub Area
Pedro Perez
Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve Project
R F Berman Trust
Delsina Trigoura
H C & J S Adams Trust
Diane Chestnut
Marco Island Parcels
S & B Properties of Marco LLC
INDIVIDUAL PARCELS - Non TPMA
TARGET PROTECTION MAILING AREA (TPMA) - PRESERVE PROJECTS & TARGET AREAS
William J and Martha Scalley
Expansion of existing preserve in Golden
Gate Estates
High ecological value
High listed wildlife value and vulnerable to
development
Barbara Dombrowiski
South Terra Corp
Andrea Repola
R F Berman Rev Trust
Maurice J Vaz
Caracara Prairie Preserve Project
County Barn Land Trust
County Barn Road Area
Patricia McGinnis
Michael Gutierrez
Robert Sponseller
Mary Scotti
Jonathan Geren
Annecy Marco LLC
Panther Walk Preserve Project
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Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List
CCLAAC and Staff recommendations
9-19-2022
Size (ac)
Estimated Value
(or Appraised
Value when noted)
Estimated
Value per acre
Staff
Recommended
Category
Staff Comments
CCLAAC
Recommended
Category
Property Name
0.50 $35,000 $70,000 A Adjacent to Rivers Rd - high risk for
development A1
57.60 $6,773,500
47.75 $7,800,500 Includes Agua Colina from Cycle 10 B-
list
69.40 $1,179,800 $17,000 A A
61.00 $1,525,000 $25,000 A A
130.40 $2,704,800
120.30 $2,649,968 $22,028 A A
Panther Walk Preserve area -
Preserve expansion parcels*33.60 $873,600 $26,000 A A
153.90 $3,523,568
332.05 $14,028,868
0.63 $1,515,000 $2,404,762 A APPRAISED VALUE LISTED. A-list if
South Terra Corp is also A-list A1
744.2 $805,000 $1,082 C
APPRAISED VALUE LISTED.
Permanent SSA Agreement on this property.
Once SSA Agreement is extuingished staff
would recommend acquisition.
B
370.00 $3,900,000 $10,541 C
ESTIMATED VALUE LISTED. More due
diligence needed before obtaining an
appraisal or providing further
recommendation. Phase 1 on order.
B
1,114.83 $6,220,000
*Preserve expansion parcel acquisition is based on budget availability.
Sanitation & Bethune Rd Parcels (Barron
Collier Partnership)
Previously approved as A-list properties in
Cycle 10. These remain as A-list.
Winchester Head Multi-parcel Project
(remaining)
Red Maple Swamp (NGGE Unit 53) Multi-
parcel Project (remaining)Multi-parcel projects previously designated
as A-list remain on A-list; these are
donation recipient areas identified in the
LDC.
Multi-Parcel Projects Total
TOTAL A-LIST
CYCLE 10 B-LIST FOR RECONSIDERATION
Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve area -
Preserve expansion parcels*
Matthew Van Cleave
RECOMENDED FOR A-LIST BY CCLAAC
Note: a "Preserve Project" is an expansion of an existing Conservation Collier Preserve.
Big Hammock - Area II (Barron Collier
Partnership)
Agua Colina - Marco Island
Preserve expansion parcels total
RECOMMEDED FOR RANKING SUBTOTAL
Cycle 10 B-LIST TOTAL
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Conservation Collier Preserves
1 - Starnes (4.54 ac)
4 - Panther Walk Preserve(5 new parcels - 6.2 ac)(12 expansion parcels - 33.6 ac)
7 - NGGE Scrub(1 parcel - 1.14 ac)
10 - HHH Ranch Project(4 parcels - 26.46 ac)
6 - Red Maple Swamp Preserve(25 parcels - 69.4 ac)
5 - H C & J S Adams Trust(4.34 ac)
8 - Winchester Head (44parcels - 69.0 ac)
9 - Van Cleave (0.50 ac.)
11 - Gore Preserve(4 new parcels - 5.7 ac)(52 expansion parcels - 120.3 ac)
12 - County Barn Land Trust (5 ac.)
13 - Marco Island parcels:Annecy/Barfield (2.13 ac);Chestnut (0.53 ac);S & B Properties (0.5 ac);South Terra Corp (0.56 ac);Agua Colina (0.63 ac)
Cycle 10 Parcels - A-list
2 - Big Hammock Area 2(799.4 ac)
3 - Sanitation Bethune(370 ac)
Cycle 11A Parcels
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Packet Pg. 277 Attachment: 2 - Maps Cycle 11A (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
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1 - Starnes (4.54 ac)
4 - Panther Walk Preserve(5 new parcels - 6.2 ac)(12 expansion parcels - 33.6 ac)
7 - NGGE Scrub(1 parcel - 1.14 ac)
10 - HHH Ranch Project(4 parcels - 26.46 ac)
6 - Red Maple Swamp Preserve(25 parcels - 69.4 ac)
5 - H C & J S Adams Trust(4.34 ac)
8 - Winchester Head (44parcels - 69.0 ac)
9 - Van Cleave (0.50 ac.)
11 - Gore Preserve(4 new parcels - 5.7 ac)(52 expansion parcels - 120.3 ac)
12 - County Barn Land Trust (5 ac.)
Cycle 10 Parcels - A-list
2 - Big Hammock Area 2(799.4 ac)
3 - Sanitation Bethune(370 ac)
Cycle 11A Parcels
13 - Marco Island parcels:Annecy/Barfield (2.13 ac);Chestnut (0.53 ac);S & B Properties (0.5 ac);South Terra Corp (0.56 ac);Agua Colina (0.63 ac)
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Packet Pg. 278 Attachment: 2 - Maps Cycle 11A (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
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1 - Starnes (4.54 ac)
4 - Panther Walk Preserve(5 new parcels - 6.2 ac)(12 expansion parcels - 33.6 ac)
7 - NGGE Scrub(1 parcel - 1.14 ac)
10 - HHH Ranch Project(4 parcels - 26.46 ac)
6 - Red Maple Swamp Preserve(25 parcels - 69.4 ac)
5 - H C & J S Adams Trust(4.34 ac)
8 - Winchester Head (44parcels - 69.0 ac)
9 - Van Cleave (0.50 ac.)
11 - Gore Preserve(4 new parcels - 5.7 ac)(52 expansion parcels - 120.3 ac)
12 - County Barn Land Trust (5 ac.)
Cycle 10 Parcels - A-list
2 - Big Hammock Area 2(799.4 ac)
3 - Sanitation Bethune(370 ac)
Cycle 11A Parcels
13 - Marco Island parcels:Annecy/Barfield (2.13 ac);Chestnut (0.53 ac);S & B Properties (0.5 ac);South Terra Corp (0.56 ac);Agua Colina (0.63 ac)
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Packet Pg. 279 Attachment: 2 - Maps Cycle 11A (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
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Parcel StatusPanther Walk Preserve (10.7 ac)In-Process (29.6 ac)Offer P ending (13.9 ac)Expansion Parcel - A-list (33.6 ac)Application Received (6.2 ac.)
Panther Walk Preserve Parcel Status 8/3/2022 11.C.3
Packet Pg. 280 Attachment: 3 - Preserve Expansion Parcel maps (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active
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Parcel StatusDr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve (171.2 ac)Expansion Parcel - A-list (120.3 ac)Donation Pending (1.59 ac)Offer P ending (50.0 ac)Application Received (5.72 ac.)
Conservation Collier Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve Parcel Status 8/3/2022 11.C.3
Packet Pg. 281 Attachment: 3 - Preserve Expansion Parcel maps (23104 : Conservation Collier
Conservation Collier
Cycle 11 Property Summaries
Proposed for review by
Board of County Commissioners
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Packet Pg. 282 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Adams Trust
1
Parcel Name: Adams Trust Target Protection Area: RFMUD Acreage: 4.34
Owner(s): H C & J S Adams Trust
Estimated Market Value: $18,000
Highlights:
• Location: Approx. 2 miles north of the intersection of Collier Blvd. and Immokalee Rd.
• Met 4 of 6 Initial Screening Criteria: water resource values; biological and ecological
value; enhancement of current conservation lands; within another Agency project
boundary
• Habitat: Mature melaleuca forest with scattered native plants; northern needleleaf
(Tillandsia balbisiana) observed
• Listed Wildlife: Florida panther telemetry points collected on adjacent properties on all
sides of the parcel
• Water Resource Values: seasonal wetlands; hydric soils; no contribution to aquifer
recharge
• Restoration needs: Treatment of 75% cover of mature melaleuca and other scattered
exotic plants
• Connectivity: Adjacent to private conservation easements on the north and west border;
undeveloped parcels east to CREW District lands
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Treatment of 75% coverage of melaleuca and
other scattered exotics would require approximately $8,000 initially and $500-
$1,000 annually; initial signage is estimated to cost $1,000.
• Partnership Opportunities: CREW Land and Water Trust
• Zoning/Overlays: Agricultural – Special Treatment Overlay – Rural Fringe Mixed Use
District Overlay – Natural Resource Protection Area – Sending
• Surrounding land uses: Conservation and undeveloped
• All Criteria Score: 105 out of 400; all low, but management highest
• Acquisition Considerations: This parcel is difficult to access and not likely to be
developed
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Total Score: 105/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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Packet Pg. 283 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Adams Trust
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View of Adams Trust Parcel and surrounding lands looking
west.
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Packet Pg. 284 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Starnes – Caracara Prairie Preserve
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Property Name: Starnes Owner: Hugh & Judy Starnes
Target Protection Area: Rural Acreage: 4.54 acres
Estimated Market Value: $54,500
Highlights:
• Location: Adjacent to Caracara Prairie Preserve on the south and to CREW District
Lands to the north and east
• 6 of the 6 Initial Screening Criteria were met
• Habitat: Scrubby flatwoods/mesic pine flatwoods and shrub/brushland
• Listed Plants: Catesby’s lily (Lilium catesbaei)
• Listed Wildlife: Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), Big Cypress fox squirrel
(Sciurus niger avicennia), wood stork (Mycteria americana), little blue heron
(Egretta caerulea); Panther telemetry indicates significant utilization on adjacent
parcels
• Water Resource Values: Provides moderate aquifer recharge; buffers the canal
along the south which ultimately provides outflow to the 5,000-acre freshwater
CREW Marsh; low lying areas within the parcel hold water.
• Connectivity: Parcel is directly adjacent to CREW District lands and Caracara
Prairie Preserve
• Other Division Interest: None
• Access: 1,400 feet south of CREW Cypress Dome Trails parking lot; CREW trails
leads to parcel
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at $5,000
and ongoing annual estimated at $500; installation of trails $10,000 with ongoing trail
maintenance to be nominal; barbed wire fence removal estimated at $5,000; proposed
pedestrian bridge across canal to Caracara Prairie Preserve estimated at $200,000
• Partnership Opportunities: CREW Land and Water Trust
• Zoning/Overlays: Agricultural – Mobile Home Overlay
• Surrounding land uses: Conservation and roadway
• All Criteria Score: 260 out of 400; high management, human values, and ecological values
• Acquisition Considerations: Acquisition would potentially provide closer access to the CREW parking lot for visitors to Caracara Prairie
Preserve by making a potential pedestrian bridge connection from the parking lot to the larger preserve possible.
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Packet Pg. 285 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
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Packet Pg. 286 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
County Barn Land Trust
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Parcel Name: County Barn Land Trust Target Protection Area: Urban/Estates Acreage: 5.0
Owner(s): County Barn Land Trust
Estimated Market Value: $432,000
Highlights:
• Location: Directly north and adjacent to the Collier County County Barn
Fleet complex approx. 670’ east of County Barn Rd.
• Met 4 of 6 Initial Screening Criteria: Native habitats; water resource
values; biological and ecological value; enhancement of current
conservation lands
• Habitat: Hydric pine flatwoods with 50% exotic plant coverage; cardinal
plant (Tillandsia fasciculata) observed
• Listed Wildlife: Florida panther telemetry points collected on adjacent
properties; potential use by Big Cypress fox squirrel present in area
• Water Resource Values: seasonal wetlands; hydric soils; very minimal
contribution to aquifer recharge
• Restoration needs: Treatment of 50% cover of melaleuca, Brazilian pepper and other
scattered exotic plants
• Connectivity: Adjacent to private conservation easement to the east
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Treatment of 50% coverage exotics would
require approximately $5,000 initially and $500-$1,000 annually.
• Partnership Opportunities: None
• Zoning/Overlays: Estates – CU that would allow a church
• Surrounding land uses: Conservation to east, undeveloped to north, developed to
west and south
• All Criteria Score: 200 out of 400; relatively high management and vulnerability
• Acquisition Considerations: This parcel is difficult to access but in an area that is
quickly being developed. Acquisition of this parcel would be primarily for
habitat preservation, not public access.
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Packet Pg. 287 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
County Barn Land Trust
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Packet Pg. 288 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Parcels Near Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve
Property Name: 4 owners Owner(s): See Map
Target Protection Area: North Golden Gate Estates Acreage: 5.72 acres
Estimated Market Value: $126,000 for all 4 parcels
Highlights:
• Location: Between 36th Ave SE and I-75, east and west of Desoto Blvd.
• Met 5 out of 6 Initial Screening Criteria: Native habitat; human social values; water resource
values-; biodiversity; connectivity; not within another Agency project boundary.
• Habitat: Cypress, Cypress- Mixed Hardwoods, Mixed Wetland Hardwoods, Mixed Scrub-Shrub
Wetland, Pine Flatwood
• Listed Plants: Twisted airplant (Tillandsia flexuos); common wild pine (Tillandsia fasciculata);
reflexed wild pine (Tillandsia balbisiana); giant wild pine (Tillandsia utriculata)
• Listed Wildlife: FWC telemetry shows use by panthers and observed on wildlife cameras on
existing preserve. Habitat for Florida bonneted bats and Snail Kites.
• Water Resource Values: hydric soils exist; wetland indicators noted and numerous wetland
dependent plants species noted; very minimal mapped aquifer recharge
• Connectivity: The parcels are not immediately contiguous with the existing Conservation Collier
Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve but are within the Gore Target Protection Mailing Area. The
Preserve is within a historic wetland that connects with the Florida Panther National Wildlife
Refuge (FPNWR) to the east, however it is separated by Desoto and the Test Track. Picayune
Strand State Forest (PSSF) is located across I-75 to the south and Fakahatchee Strand State
Preserve to the SE across I-75. Ledges under Miller and FakaUnion canals connect to PSSF.
Everglades Blvd. and developable lots separate connectivity to the North Belle Meade
sending lands.
• Other Division Interest: None known
• Access: 40th Ave. is paved (main access road for existing preserve trailhead and planned
parking lot). 38th and 42nd Avenues SE are unpaved. 42nd is FDOT ROW – County does
not maintain.
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at $500/acre
and ongoing annual estimated at $250/acre. These parcels would be managed along with
the existing preserve parcels
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Total Score: 262/400
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View of Gore Preserve area looking east
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Packet Pg. 289 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Parcels Near Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve
• Partnership Opportunities: The Cypress Cove Landkeepers (501c3) purchased the 10-acre
homesite and plans to run environmental programs. Conservation Collier has an MOU with
the Landkeepers. Staff is coordinating to connect trails where feasible and coordinate on
environmental education.
• Zoning/Overlays: Single-family Estates zoning. No Overlays
• Surrounding land uses: Mostly undeveloped Estates residential; some lots developed with
single-family homes; roadway
• All Criteria Score: 262 out of 400; high ecological value and human social value scores
• Acquisition Considerations: Expansion of existing Conservation Collier Preserve
11.C.4
Packet Pg. 290 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
CCLAAC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Parcels Near Panther Walk Preserve
August 3, 2022
11.C.4
Packet Pg. 291 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Parcels Near HHH Ranch
Property Name: 4 owners Owner(s): See Map
Target Protection Area: RFMUD Acreage: 26.5 acres
Estimated Market Value: $207,000 for 4 parcels
Highlights:
• Location: East of Collier Blvd/951, just north of I-75; immediately east of 960 acres
owned by Collier County
• Met 5 out of 6 Initial Screening Criteria: Native plant communities; human values;
water resource values; biological and ecological value; enhancement of current
conservation lands; not within another Agency project boundary.
• Habitat: Palmetto Prairie, Pine Flatwoods, Cabbage Palm, Cypress
• Listed Plants: Giant Wild Pine (Tillandsia utriculata)
• Listed Wildlife: Red Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) observed on adjacent
parcels - historic nesting/foraging habitat for RCW; Panther telemetry indicates
significant utilization.
• Water Resource Values: Wetlands on portions, aquifer recharge, and sheet
flow on property.
• Connectivity: Contribute to an important wildlife corridor connecting species
from the Florida Panther Refuge, Golden Gate Rural Estates, Dr. Robert H.
Gore III Preserve, as well as the Picayune Strand State Forest and Fakahatchee
Strand State Preserve to the south through wildlife underpasses under I-75.
Provides an ecological link to the northern range expansion goals of the RCW
Recovery Plan.
• Other Division Interest: Transportation advises a roadway could be aligned
through portions of this area
• Access: Currently no public right of way access
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at
$350/acre and ongoing annual estimated at $150/acre. Installation of trails
$5,000 with ongoing trail maintenance of $5000.
• Partnership Opportunities: None
• Zoning/Overlays: Agricultural; Rural Fringe Mixed Use Overlay-North Belle Meade
Overlay-Sending with a portion having Natural Resource Protection Area (A-RFMUO-
NBMO-NRPA-Sending)
• Surrounding land uses: Agricultural, roadway
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Total Score: 221/400
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Packet Pg. 292 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Parcels Near HHH Ranch
• All Criteria Score: 121 out of 400; high ecological value and human social value scores
• Acquisition Considerations:
o Red Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) has become quite rare in Collier County due to increased development. Property also has
high utilization by the Florida panther.
o LDC section 2.03.08.A describes that RFMU Sending Lands and are those lands that have the highest degree of environmental
value and sensitivity; and are the principal target for preservation and conservation.
o LDC section 2.03.08.B. states:
The purpose and intent of the Natural Resource Protection Area Overlay District (NRPA) is to: protect endangered or
potentially endangered species by directing incompatible land uses away from their habitats; to identify large, connected,
intact, and relatively unfragmented habitats, which may be important for these listed species; and to support State and
Federal agencies' efforts to protect endangered or potentially endangered species and their habitats…. These lands
generally should be the focus of any federal, state, County, or private acquisition efforts.
o Conservation Collier is coordinating with the Transportation Department regarding the Wilson Boulevard extension that may be
aligned through property.
o Potential for trespass and poaching by ATV.
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Packet Pg. 293 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
CCLAAC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Parcels Near Panther Walk Preserve
August 3, 2022
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Packet Pg. 294 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Annecy / Barfield – Marco Island
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Property Name: Annecy / Barfield Owner: Annecy Marco LLC, 201 Barfield LLC, and Barfield Hawaii LLC
Target Protection Area: Urban Acreage: 2.13 acres
Estimated Market Value: $2,783,000
Highlights:
• Location: South of and adjacent to the Publix plaza on S. Barfield Dr.; 181,
191, 201, and 221 S. Barfield Dr.
• 3 of the 6 Initial Screening Criteria were met: Native plant community;
human social values; biological and ecological values
• Habitat: Coastal strand; bahia grass, Brazilian pepper, Australian pine
• Listed Plants: none observed
• Listed Wildlife: Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), Florida burrowing
owl (Athene cunicularia floridana); bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
• Water Resource Values: Provides slight aquifer recharge; upland soils; no
wetlands on site.
• Connectivity: Parcel is not near other conservation land
• Other Division Interest: None
• Access: Busy sidewalk and roadway adjacent; public parking nearby
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial exotic removal estimated at
$75,000 and ongoing annual estimated at $5,000; native plantings estimated at $10,000
and ongoing annual estimated at $1,000; interpretive signage estimated at $10,000 and
ongoing annual estimated at $100.
• Partnership Opportunities: Audubon of the Wester Everglades; City of
Marco Island
• Zoning/Overlays: C-3, Commercial Intermediate
• Surrounding land uses: Commercial; residential; roadway
• All Criteria Score: 207 out of 400; biological value and vulnerability scores
are high
• Acquisition Considerations: Active eagle nesting, very large gopher tortoise
population (estimated 109 tortoises), and use by burrowing owls despite very
little native plant cover; native plant restoration costs will be high; commercial
lots are highly desirable on Marco Island
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Packet Pg. 295 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Annecy / Barfield – Marco Island
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View of 3 northern parcels looking north
View of southern-most parcel looking north
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Packet Pg. 296 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Chestnut – Marco Island
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Property Name: Chestnut Owner: Diane Chestnut
Target Protection Area: Urban Acreage: 0.53 acres
Estimated Market Value: $450,000
Highlights:
• Location: 660 Inlet Dr. approx. 0.6 miles north of Otter Mound Preserve
• 3 of the 6 Initial Screening Criteria were met: Native plant community;
human social values; biological and ecological values
• Habitat: Coastal strand and maritime hammock
• Listed Plants: Giant wild pine (Tillandsia utriculata) and hoopvine
(Trichostigma octandrum)
• Listed Wildlife: Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
• Water Resource Values: Provides minimal aquifer recharge; upland soils; no
wetlands on site.
• Connectivity: Parcel is not near other conservation land, but undeveloped
lands exist between parcel and the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research
Reserve approx. 350 feet to the east
• Other Division Interest: None
• Access: Roadway adjacent; street parking available
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial exotic removal estimated at
$7,500 and ongoing annual estimated at $1,000; interpretive signage estimated at
$5,000 and ongoing annual estimated at $100
• Partnership Opportunities: Audubon of the Wester Everglades; City of
Marco Island
• Zoning/Overlays: RSF-3, Residential Single Family
• Surrounding land uses: Residential; roadway; undeveloped land
• All Criteria Score: 253 out of 400; ecological value, restoration and
management, and vulnerability scores are high
• Acquisition Considerations: Active gopher tortoise burrows on parcel; very little restoration and management necessary – intact plant
communities exist on parcel
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Packet Pg. 297 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Chestnut – Marco Island
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
S & B Properties – Marco Island
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Property Name: S & B Properties Owner: S & B Properties of Marco
Target Protection Area: Urban Acreage: 0.50 acres
Estimated Market Value: $403,000
Highlights:
• Location: Approx. 0.2 miles northeast of Otter Mound Preserve; 841 Scott
Dr., Marco Island
• 3 of the 6 Initial Screening Criteria were met: Native plant community;
human social values; biological and ecological values
• Habitat: Shrub/brushland; bracken fern, air potato, Brazilian pepper, strangler
fig
• Listed Plants: hoopvine (Trichostigma octandrum)
• Listed Wildlife: Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
• Water Resource Values: Provides minimial aquifer recharge; upland soils; no
wetlands on site.
• Connectivity: Parcel is not near other conservation land
• Other Division Interest: None
• Access: Adjacent to roadway; street parking available
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial exotic removal estimated at
$2,000 and ongoing annual estimated at $500; native plantings estimated at $4,000;
interpretive signage estimated at $5,000 and ongoing annual estimated at $100.
• Partnership Opportunities: Audubon of the Wester Everglades; City of
Marco Island
• Zoning/Overlays: RSF-3, Residential Single-Family
• Surrounding land uses: Residential; roadway
• All Criteria Score: 219 out of 400; restoration and management and
vulnerability scores are high
• Acquisition Considerations: Within an identified archaeological site
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Awarded Points Possible Points
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Packet Pg. 299 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
S & B Properties – Marco Island
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Packet Pg. 300 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
South Terra Corp – Marco Island
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Property Name: South Terra Corp Owner: South Terra Corp
Target Protection Area: Urban Acreage: 0.56 acres
Estimated Market Value: $1,975,000
Highlights:
• Location: Approx. 0.2 miles east of Otter Mound Preserve; 1125 Caxambas
Dr., Marco Island
• 3 of the 6 Initial Screening Criteria were met: Native plant community;
human social values; biological and ecological values
• Habitat: Coastal scrub; sand live oak, Brazilian pepper, cabbage palm,
gumbo limbo
• Listed Plants: giant wild pine (Tillandsia utriculata) and cardinal air plant
(Tillandsia fasciculata)
• Listed Wildlife: Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
• Water Resource Values: Provides slight aquifer recharge; upland soils; no
wetlands on site; buffers canal.
• Connectivity: Parcel is not near other conservation land; adjacent to Cycle
10 Agua Colina parcel
• Other Division Interest: None
• Access: Adjacent to roadway; street parking available
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial exotic removal estimated at
$2,000 and ongoing annual estimated at $500; native plantings estimated at $4,000;
interpretive signage estimated at $5,000 and ongoing annual estimated at $100.
• Partnership Opportunities: Audubon of the Wester Everglades; City of
Marco Island
• Zoning/Overlays: RSF-3, Residential Single-Family
• Surrounding land uses: Undeveloped; roadway; residential; canal
• All Criteria Score: 244 out of 400; Restoration / Management and
Vulnerability scores are high
• Acquisition Considerations: Adjacent to Cycle 10 Agua Colina parcel;
Within an identified archaeological site
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Total Score: 253/400
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Packet Pg. 301 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
South Terra Corp – Marco Island
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View of South Terra Corp parcel looking northeast
View of South Terra Corp parcel looking southeast
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Packet Pg. 302 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Dombrowiski parcel – North Golden Gate Estates Scrub TPMA
Property Name: Dombrowiski Owner: Barbara Dombrowiski
Target Protection Area: North Golden Gate Estates Acreage: 1.14 acres
Estimated Market Value: $38,000
Highlights:
• Location: Off of 52nd Ave NE, east of Everglades Blvd and west of the Faka-
Union Canal
• Met 3 the 6 Initial Screening Criteria: Native plant communities; human
social values; biological values; connectivity; not within another Agency project
boundary.
• Habitat: Depressional wetland with habitats on other parcels in the area
primarily Scrubby flatwood and palmetto prairie/scrub
• Listed Plants: Cardinal airplant (Tillandsia fasciculata)
• Listed Wildlife: Big Cypress fox squirrel (Sciurus niger avicennia) observed
on parcel; Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) frequently detected in area.
• Water Resource Values: This parcel adds minimally to aquifer recharge but is
composed almost entirely of wetlands
• Connectivity: This parcel does not connect to other conservation lands
• Other Division Interest: None
• Access: Accessible via 52nd Ave. NE
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial invasive plant treatment -
$350/acre. Ongoing annual maintenance estimated at $150/acre
• Partnership Opportunities: None
• Zoning/Overlays: Estates – allows for 1 unit per 2.25 acres
• Surrounding land uses: undeveloped parcels, roadway, low density single-
family homes.
• All Criteria Score: 267 out of 400 (score for entire TPMA not just parcel); high
ecological value, management, and vulnerability
• Acquisition Considerations: small, 1.14 acre stand-alone parcel. Would be
more desirable in the future if more parcels within this Target Mailing Area
apply.
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Total Score: 267/400
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Packet Pg. 303 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Dombrowiski parcel – North Golden Gate Estates Scrub TPMA
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Packet Pg. 304 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Parcels Near Panther Walk Preserve
Property Name: 5 owners Owner(s): See Map
Target Protection Area: North Golden Gate Estates Acreage: 6.2 acres
Estimated Market Value: $252,000 for 5 parcels
Highlights:
• Location: Located east of Everglades Blvd between 56th Ave. NE and Immokalee Rd.
• Met 5 out of 6 Initial Screening Criteria: Native plant communities; human values;
water resource values; biological and ecological value; enhancement of current
conservation lands; within another Agency project boundary.
• Habitat: Cypress strand forest, mixed wetland hardwood forest, oak/pine
hammock, freshwater marshes, wet prairie, pine flatwoods.
• Listed Plants: Hand fern (Cheiroglossa palmata), cardinal air plant (Tillandsia
fasciculata), fuzzy-wuzzy air plant (Tillandsia pruinosa), giant air plant
(Tillandsia utriculata), northern needleleaf (Tillandsia balbisiana)
• Listed Wildlife: Little blue heron and Florida sandhill crane observed. FWC
telemetry shows use by Florida panthers. Habitat for Florida bonneted bats, big
cypress fox squirrel, crested caracara, wood stork, and snail kites.
• Water Resource Values: Parcels protect the marshes and cypress forests of the
northern reaches of the Horsepen Strand. Provide flood water attenuation,
aquifer recharge, and water filtration.
• Connectivity: Once more parcels are acquired, a contiguous pathway following
the Horsepen Strand will connect the NGGE to conservation lands to the north.
• Other Division Interest: Will assist with Stormwater Management
• Access: All parcels accessible via paved roads
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial invasive plant treatment -
$350/acre. Ongoing annual maintenance estimated at $150/acre.
• Partnership Opportunities: None
• Zoning/Overlays: No Overlays, no TDRs. Single family Estates zoning
• Surrounding land uses: Undeveloped lots and low-density single-family homes
• All Criteria Score: 272/400 – high ecological and management scores
• Acquisition Considerations: Purchasing all parcels would ensure maximum flexibility
in creating a contiguous wildlife corridor in the future
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Total Score: 272/400
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Packet Pg. 305 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
CCLAAC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Parcels Near Panther Walk Preserve
August 3, 2022
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Packet Pg. 306 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Van Cleave - Rivers Road Preserve
Property Name: Van Cleave Owner: Matthew Van Cleave
Target Protection Area: RFMUD Acreage: 0.50
Estimated Market Value: $35,000
Highlights:
• Location: Rivers Rd., adjacent to Rivers Road Preserve
• Met 3 the 6 Initial Screening Criteria: Human social values; biological
values; connectivity; not within another Agency project boundary.
• Habitat: Brazilian pepper with scattered cabbage palm and cypress
• Listed Plants: None observed
• Listed Wildlife: Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) frequently detected in
adjacent preserve.
• Water Resource Values: This parcel adds minimally to aquifer recharge and is
composed nearly entirely of uplands, except for its eastern edge
• Connectivity: This parcel connects to the Rivers Road Preserve and is part of a
larger wildlife corridor
• Other Division Interest: None
• Access: Accessible via Rivers Road with preserve parking less than 750 feet to
the south.
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial invasive plant treatment -
$5,000, and ongoing annual maintenance estimated at $1,000; $500 for signage
• Partnership Opportunities: None
• Zoning/Overlays: Agriculture with a Mobile Home Overlay – allows for no
greater than one unit per 5 acres currently, but these are “receiving lands” within
the Rural Fringe Mixed Use District and TDRs could be used to increase density.
• Surrounding land uses: low density single-family homes, unpaved road, and
preserve.
• All Criteria Score: 173 out of 400; very low ecological value and management
scores
• Acquisition Considerations: Parcel would expand Rivers Road Preserve; staff
recommends that old septic tank is remediated by seller
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Total Score: 173/400
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Packet Pg. 307 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Van Cleave - Rivers Road Preserve
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Packet Pg. 308 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Agua Colina - Marco Island
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Parcel Name: Agua Colina Target Protection Area: Urban Acreage: 0.63
Owner(s): Agua Colina
Appraised Value: $1,515,000 This is a Cycle 10 Board “B” ranked property
Highlights:
• Location: 1929 Indian Hill St, Marco Island
• 3 of 6 Initial Screening Criteria were met: Native plant community; human social values;
biological and ecological values
• Habitat: Coastal scrub; sand live oak, Brazilian pepper, cabbage palm, gumbo limbo
• Listed Plants: giant wild pine (Tillandsia utriculata) and cardinal air plant (Tillandsia
fasciculata)
• Listed Wildlife: Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
• Water Resource Values: Provides slight aquifer recharge; upland soils; no wetlands on site;
buffers canal.
• Connectivity: Parcel is not near other conservation land; adjacent to Cycle 10 Agua Colina
parcel
• Other Division Interest: None
• Access: Adjacent to roadway; street parking available
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial exotic removal estimated at $2,000 and
ongoing annual estimated at $500; native plantings estimated at $4,000; interpretive
signage estimated at $5,000 and ongoing annual estimated at $100.
• Partnership Opportunities: Audubon of the Wester Everglades; City of Marco Island
• Zoning/Overlays: RSF-3, Residential Single-Family
• Surrounding land uses: Undeveloped; roadway; residential; canal
• All Criteria Score: 244 out of 400; Restoration / Management and Vulnerability scores are
high
• Acquisition Considerations: Adjacent to Cycle 10 South Terra Corp parcel; Within an
identified archaeological site
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Total Score: 253/400
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Packet Pg. 309 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Agua Colina - Marco Island
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View of Agua Colina parcel looking northeast
View of Agua Colina parcel looking southwest
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Packet Pg. 310 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary
Big Hammock Area II Cycle 11A
Property Name: Big Hammock Area II Owner: Barron Collier Partnership LLLP
Target Protection Area: RLSA Acreage: 744.2 acres
Appraised Value: $805,000
This is a Cycle 10 Board “B” ranked property
• Location: South of the Pepper Ranch Preserve in Immokalee, Florida – connects through
Big Hammock Area I.
• Habitat: 8 native plant communities present – 4 directly observed. Exotics 25%.
• Water Resource Values: Recharge of surficial aquifer, protection of wetland species
habitat, buffers Corkscrew Marsh from development and non-point-source pollution.
• Access: Access through Pepper Ranch Preserve and Area I – unpaved road and trail.
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at $655,500
and ongoing annual estimated at $135,100. Barron Collier Partnership (BCP) as part
of the SSA Agreement will restore the majority of the SSA including removal of
exotic vegetation and maintain at baseline in perpetuity. Restoration in accordance
with SSA 13 will be a responsibility of BCP.
• Zoning/Overlays – AG-MHO-RLSAO–SSA#13.
• Surrounding land uses: Rural, farming, ranching, conservation
• All criteria Score – 227 out of 400. Lower score due to presence of SSA overlay
Acquisition Considerations:
1. Exotic Vegetation Removal and Restoration: The current owner has requested
to perform the restoration including exotic vegetation removal after the sale to
Conservation Collier to obtain the R2 Restoration Credits. Timeframe in which
these activities are to take place is still to be determined.
2. Property Survey: The owner is offering parcels which include portions that are not
legally segregated at present. The map of the project location is conceptual in
nature. Therefore, staff has been advised by the Collier County Real Estate section
to request that a Boundary Survey (signed & sealed) performed by a Professional
Surveyor and Mapper be provided by the seller to depict the exact boundary of the
property being offered to Conservation Collier.
3. Oil, Gas, Mineral Rights: Sale does not include OGMs. If the Board of County Commissioners desires a surface waiver, the Collier
entities are willing to provide a surface waiver for 6% of the purchase price for their interest.
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Total Score: 227/400
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Packet Pg. 311 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary
Big Hammock Area II Cycle 11A
4. Stewardship Sending Area: The Advisory Committee and Board of County Commissioners should take into consideration that Area II is
within SSA #13 with credits in escrow. Therefore, as part of the existing SSA Agreement, Area II would be protected from development
and will be restored to obtain credits to entitle development elsewhere within the RLSA. The remaining uses on the property include:
Agricultural Group 2 (unimproved pasture, grazing, livestock raising, etc); Conservation, Restoration, & Natural Resources. BCP would
be required to maintain the SSA 13 restoration areas in perpetuity in accordance with the SSA Agreement.
Information regarding SSA #13 (from Initial Criteria Screening Report presented to CCLAAC July 2021):
The project achieved no points for vulnerability because its zoning classification favors conservation under the existing Stewardship Sending
Area (SSA) Credit Agreement (Resolution 2009-302). The owner has voluntarily requested the land be designated as an SSA (#13). The
owner will retain the Stewardship Credits (in escrow) and offer only surface rights to Conservation Collier, retaining the oil, gas,
and mineral rights. The SSA agreement will remove the following six (6) Land Use Layers in order: Residential, General Conditional
Uses, Earth Mining & Processing, Recreational, Agricultural Group 1, and Agricultural Support (see Exhibit T in ICSR.)
The 730-acre portion of the SSA being offered to Conservation Collier equates to approximately 10% of the 7,417-acre SSA #13. The
current owner has banked (placed in escrow) the Base Credits, Early Entry Credits, and R1 Restoration Credits in the amount of
20,916.1. The escrow includes the following credits for the entirety of SSA #13: Base Credits (12,999.3) Early Entry Credits (1,317.6) and
R1 (restoration) Credits (6,599.2). At 8 Credits per acre, credits from the 730-acre portion of the SSA would entitle approximately 261
acres of future development. Additional R2 Restoration Credits (6,599.2) would be approved upon successful completion of the proposed
restoration plan. The applicant has requested to perform the restoration including exotic vegetation removal on the property after
the sale to Conservation Collier to obtain the R2 Restoration Credits.
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Packet Pg. 312 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary
Big Hammock Area II Cycle 11A
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Packet Pg. 313 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary
Big Hammock Area II Cycle 11A
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Packet Pg. 314 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary
Big Hammock Area II Cycle 11A
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Packet Pg. 315 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Barron Collier Partnership LLLP – Sanitation and Bethune Rd Properties
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Property Name: Sanitation & Bethune Rd Parcels Owner: Barron Collier Partnership LLLP
Target Protection Area: Urban
Acreage: 370 acres total; Parcel a. – 258 acres; Parcel b. – 112 acres (2 parcels offered as package)
Estimated Market Value: $3,900,000 This is a Cycle 10 Board “B” ranked property
Highlights:
• Location: Located within the boundaries of the town of Immokalee on the southwest side west of the
Casino along Bethune Road and Sanitation Road.
• How many of the 6 Initial Screening Criteria were met: 5 out of 6 criteria met – Native habitat,
Human Social Values, Water resource Values, Significant Biological Values, Enhance Current
Environmental Lands.
• Habitat: 7 distinct native habitats mapped – 6 directly observed. A priority native plant community is
present – tropical hardwood hammock.
• Listed Plants: Bromeliads, Florida royal palm, Satin leaf, red stopper, hand fern
• Listed Wildlife: Osprey observed, potential habitat for alligator, snail kite, little blue heron, American
kestrel, Florida bonneted bat, wood stork, Everglades mink, Florida Panther, eastern indigo snake.
Known wood stork colonies are close and properties are within foraging area. Within FWC primary
panther habitat zone.
• Water Resource Values: Properties approx. half wetland and half upland, includes Immokalee slough.
Wetland dependent wildlife (birds, apple snails, crawfish) and plants noted. Likely is taking flood
waters from surrounding developed residential lands. Surficial aquifer recharge area. Wellfield
protection zone.
• Connectivity: Connects westward through Immokalee slough with Pepper Ranch and 60,000 acres
CREW lands and SSA lands. Landscape connection east to Okaloacoochee Slough & other major
conservation lands.
• Other Division interest (see report for details): Stormwater Management, Immokalee Water & Sewer,
Transportation Right of Way, 15-foot wide cable easement
• Access: There is access from public paved Immokalee Road, Bethune Road and South 5th St.
• Management & Initial Estimated Costs: Initial exotics control est. at $240,000 plus parking $50,000,
fencing/gates $88,400, Trails $5,000 & signs $4,000. Total initial estimated costs - $387,400.
Ongoing estimated maintenance - $80,825 annually. These costs do not include building &
maintenance of a boardwalk in the slough.
• Partnership Opportunities: none at this time.
• Zoning/Overlays: Parcel a. - A-MHO; Parcel b. - Estates; both within Urban Residential Subdistrict
• Surrounding land uses: Residential single family, multi-family, PUD, and Utility (Immokalee Water
and Sewer District offices, wells, and spray fields.
• All Criteria Score: 271 out of 400 – high human value score and relatively high ecological value score
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Total Score: 271/400
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Packet Pg. 316 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Barron Collier Partnership LLLP – Sanitation and Bethune Rd Properties
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• Acquisition Considerations:
o Landfill: The property contains the historic 16-acre Eustis Landfill was opened in 1947 and was closed in 1992. It was in operation
before current hazardous waste disposal regulations were in place; is unlined; and likely has direct contact with the aquifer. The
County operated the landfill from 1980-1985 under a lease agreement with the current property owner. It closed in 1992, with 20
years of required permit monitoring finally completed in 2012. Although the Eustis landfill met state closure requirements, the list
of analytes monitored didn’t include pesticides, especially legacy pesticides such as Chlordane and DDT, that were commonly used
before they were banned. In addition, the well sampled for the final closure requirements may not have been representative as it
may not have been downgradient of the groundwater flow which is known to fluctuate. Groundwater samples obtained from
Immokalee Water and Sewer failed to provide indications of contamination because they were downgradient and therefore in the
wrong location. Samples taken from the middle of the landfill in 2012 showed that the site met permit requirements. Therefore,
further testing may be completed outside of the landfill within the area being offered for sale prior to any potential acquisition
of the property. Such testing could include groundwater and/or soil testing; a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment is being
sought from a contracted third-party environmental consultant to determine required due diligence.
Please note: The property owner has offered to remove the landfill and a 50-foot buffer from the sale.
o Access: There is access at Sanitation Road, however, there has been a security concern expressed by Immokalee Water and Sewer
regarding public use of this lime rock road as it leads to sensitive areas. Additionally, the Immokalee Water and Sewer indicated
they have an access easement over Sanitation Road and would need to continue to have this as it is their only access to section 8,
where their spray fields are located. An access point off of South 9th Street would be the only access point for visitors to access
parcel a. Therefore, access to the south part of parcel a. would necessitate a boardwalk through the slough to take visitors to the
southern end of the parcel.
o Restoration: The Pine flatwoods area has been selectively logged of pine on the Sanitation property “parcel a” since last review of
this property occurred in 2018. The owner advised they plan to treat exotics that have come in as a result of the logging and clean
up debris and/or rutting in the staging areas resulting from the logging effort. These areas will most likely need to be restored and
have shown to already be more susceptible to exotic vegetation due to the disturbance.
o Dumping: Parcel b. has considerable ongoing dumping on the property. This will be an additional cost to have ongoing waste
removal.
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Packet Pg. 317 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Barron Collier Partnership LLLP – Sanitation and Bethune Rd Properties
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This exhibit was provided by the owner on 11-30-21 as an updated
exhibit depicting removal of the landfill from the application boundary.
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Packet Pg. 318 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary Cycle 11A
Barron Collier Partnership LLLP – Sanitation and Bethune Rd Properties
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Packet Pg. 319 Attachment: 4 - Cycle 11 Property Summaries (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition
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DrewKathlene
From:Amy Krueger <amykrueger1@me.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5, 2022 8:11 AM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Support for protection
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opening attachments or clicking links.
I am writing to express my support of keeping the land behind Publix S. Barfield for our wildlife and not for commercial
or residential development.
Thank you,
Amy Krueger
230 Geranuim Court
Marco Island
239‐235‐1501
Sent from my iPhone
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Packet Pg. 320 Attachment: 5 - Public letters - S. Barfield (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
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DrewKathlene
From:Beth Steward <bsbk13@comcast.net>
Sent:Monday, July 4, 2022 4:43 PM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Marco parcel purchase
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opening attachments or clicking links.
I’m writing to encourage the purchase of the wildlife‐rich parcel of land behind the “big Publix” on Marco at the corner
of Bald Eagle and S. Barfield. This is a chance to preserve not just the eagles’ nest, but loads of gopher tortoises and
burrowing owls. PERFECT PURCHASE!
Thank you!
Beth Steward, DVM
Marco Island
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Packet Pg. 321 Attachment: 5 - Public letters - S. Barfield (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
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DrewKathlene
From:Bob & Cindy WILLIAMSON <cjturban@sbcglobal.net>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5, 2022 4:53 PM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Marco Island Barfield Land Parcel Purchase
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opening attachments or clicking links.
Dear Conservation Collier,
Please purchase the land parcels that are for sale behind the new Publix on S. Barfield Dr. on Marco Island. This property
has around 190 gopher tortoise burrows, bald eagles, and burrowing owls. This was the only successful eagle nest on
Marco Island this past nesting season and the eagle pair have nested there for the last three seasons. Please protect and
keep this land for wild life. Marco Island’s open lots are shrinking and we need your help!
Thanks for your consideration,
Cindy Williamson
Marco Island
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Packet Pg. 322 Attachment: 5 - Public letters - S. Barfield (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
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DrewKathlene
From:Capt. Nate <nate@floridaislandtours.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5, 2022 8:32 AM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Marco Island critical wildlife habitats
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opening attachments or clicking links.
I support for the purchase of the parcels for sale behind the new Publix on S Barfield Dr .
This property has around 190 gopher tortoise burrows, bald eagles and burrowing owls. It is critical to save this
property.
This was the only successful eagle nest on Marco Island this past nesting season and the eagle pair have nested there
the last 3 seasons.
Capt. Nate Lapierre
239‐231‐2500
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Packet Pg. 323 Attachment: 5 - Public letters - S. Barfield (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
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DrewKathlene
From:Cari Beck <cari@zonidesign.com>
Sent:Monday, July 4, 2022 7:19 PM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Gopher Tortoises on Marco
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opening attachments or clicking links.
I support the purchase of the land on Barfield on Marco Island. There is a great need for protection of the wildlife in that
area.
Cari Beck
488 Echo Circle
Marco Island FL 34145
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Packet Pg. 324 Attachment: 5 - Public letters - S. Barfield (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
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DrewKathlene
From:Christine Waldren <christinewaldren85@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5, 2022 3:33 PM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Marco Island Land
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opening attachments or clicking links.
I support the purchase of the parcels of land behind the new Publix on Barfield Drive on Marco Island
for the sustainability of the wild life on the property, bald eagles, gopher tortoises and burrowing owls,
Please buy the land.
Christine Waldren, Marco Resident since 1985
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Packet Pg. 325 Attachment: 5 - Public letters - S. Barfield (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
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DrewKathlene
From:Col <coleen.singer@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, July 6, 2022 8:03 AM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Land on Marco
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Dear committee,
Please purchase the land behind Publix on Marco on S Barfield Drive.
I support the efforts to protect our beautiful wildlife.
Thank you.
Coleen Singer
865 Elm Court
Marco Island
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DrewKathlene
From:Danielle <dblewis21@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5, 2022 8:27 AM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:S Barfield Dr Property
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Please consider purchase of the parcels for sale behind the Publix on S Barfield Dr . In Marco Island.
This property has around 190 gopher tortoise burrows, bald eagles and burrowing owls. It is critical to save this
property.
This was the only successful eagle nest on Marco Island this past nesting season and the eagle pair have nested there
the last 3 seasons.
It’s bad enough that Marco Island has minimal land saved and now coyotes and so many other animals are left without
their habitat which always ends in complaints as nuisance and ultimately their termination.
Thank you,
Danielle, Marco Island resident
11.C.5
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DrewKathlene
From:Jackie Maffucci <jackiemaffucci@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5, 2022 9:36 AM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:S Barfield Marco Islamd
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Please do not allow build behind the big Publix in Marco. We need to save the owls, tortoise and eagles . Don’t sink the
island
Jackie Maffucci
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DrewKathlene
From:ivete moran <ivetemoran@bellsouth.net>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5, 2022 12:39 PM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Support to purchase
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Good Afternoon,
We need to protect our wildlife. I am in full support of the parcels for sale behind the new Publix on S Barfield Dr .
Moran Family
Gulfview Apt of Marco Island
58 N Collier Blvd
Unit 1802
Marco Island, Fl 34145
Thanks
Ivete Moran
Sent from my iPhone
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DrewKathlene
From:Kelly Blum <kellyannblum@me.com>
Sent:Monday, July 4, 2022 10:11 PM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Please Help the Eagles, Owls and Tortoise
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Hi! I am emailing to support the purchase of the lots for sale behind the new Publix on S. Barfield Drive. There is too
much wildlife there to develop. Thank you!
Have a great day!
Kelly Blum
342 Polynesia Ct
Marco Island
11.C.5
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DrewKathlene
From:Kim Houghton <islandgal516@comcast.net>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5, 2022 7:08 AM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Action needed
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Hi,
I am writing for your support for the purchase of the parcels for sale behind the new Publix on S Barfield Dr .
This property has around 190 gopher tortoise burrows, bald eagles and burrowing owls. It is critical to save this
property.
This was the only successful eagle nest on Marco Island this past nesting season and the eagle pair have nested there
the last 3 seasons.
Please protect and keep this land for our wildlife.
Thank you!
Kim
11.C.5
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DrewKathlene
From:Kristen Stucky <krenyerf@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5, 2022 5:59 AM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Please save 181-221 S. Barfield for wildlife
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Please, please save the wildlife that call 181‐221 S. Barfield home. Please purchase of the parcels for sale behind the
new Publix on S Barfield Dr .
This property has around 190 gopher tortoise burrows, bald eagles and burrowing owls. It is critical to save this
property.
This property also is home to the only successful eagle nest on Marco Island and the eagle pair have nested there the
last 3 seasons.
I’m an eco guide with Eco Endeavors and we shuttle our guests past this property several trips daily on our way to the
marina. We educate hundreds of visitors weekly about the wonderful and endangered wildlife that call 118‐221 S.
Barfield their home. There is so little protected space for our beautiful wildlife to live safely. Please save these parcels.
Thank you!
Kristen L. Stucky
Sent from my iPhone
11.C.5
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DrewKathlene
From:LESLIE MCDAVID <leslieanne17@comcast.net>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5, 2022 8:37 PM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:SAVE THE TURTLE PROPERTY!!
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I am writing in support for the purchase of the parcels for sale behind the new Publix on S Barfield Dr
. on Marco Island. PLEASE purchase the land and save our wildlife, the little land we have left... to
protect the Eagles, Turtles and Owls!
New homes going up daily and owls and turtles homes are being destroyed.
Thank you for your support!!!!
Leslie McDavid
1540 Biscayne Way
Marco Island, Fl 34145
239-289-1082
11.C.5
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DrewKathlene
From:Marie Vanderlaan <marizy46@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5, 2022 1:11 AM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Purchase Land behind Publix at Barfield Dr S.
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Good Morning Sirs or Madam: I have become aware of the situation of the land that is home to so much wildlife on
Marco Island being For Sale. My family urges you people in decision making to please make the right decisions and keep
that land for the city and not sold to developers. We have chased out so much wild life from our area that it is so
important now especially to do what we can to keep this land for the Gopher turtles, burrowing owls and the American
Eagles nesting there…..and for the future. We have owned a home on Marco Island since 1987 and we love that island
and all the beautiful things it has to offer especially in nature.
Thank you so very much.
Yours Truly
Marie Vanderlaan
and Family
905‐328‐2758
11.C.5
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DrewKathlene
From:ConservationCollier
Sent:Wednesday, July 6, 2022 9:39 AM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:RE: Marco Island Parcels
From: maureen.mchalehull@gmail.com <maureen.mchalehull@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 5, 2022 1:44 PM
To: ConservationCollier <ConservationCollier@colliercountyfl.gov>
Subject: Marco Island Parcels
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Conservation Collier,
I understand there is a possibility that you may purchase the land behind the big Publix on
South Barfield Ave as part of the Conservation efforts. With all the development on Marco
there are less and less places for our eagles, tortoises, etc. I think this purchase would
support your mission well.
To acquire, preserve, restore and maintain vital and significant threatened natural lands,
forest, upland and wetland communities located in Collier County, for the benefit of present
and future generations.
Thank you for your consideration
Maureen McHale Hull
1020 Dana Court
Marco Island FL 34145
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DrewKathlene
From:Nancy Kubel <kubelnancy@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, July 4, 2022 5:59 PM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Parcels for Sale
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Hello,
I am writing in support of Conservation Collier purchasing the parcels of land for sale behind the new Publix. My
understanding is that these parcels are home to bald eagles, 190 gopher tortoise burrows, and burrowing owls.
So much construction on Marco Island has devastated the natural lands causing habitat loss for so many animals. I fully
support not building on the parcels of land behind the new Publix.
Thank you!
Nancy Kubel
600 Inlet Drive
Marco Island, FL 34145
312 375 7065
11.C.5
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DrewKathlene
From:Robert Williamson <robertwilliamson1958@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5, 2022 5:07 PM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:South Barfield Parcels - Marco Island
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As part of Conservative Collier these parcels are critical in maintaining an environment conducive to the survival of our
native fauna, especially the guarded and protected species that inhabit the island.
Please allocate funding for the purchase and maintenance of these properties for the citizens of Collier county and the
visiting communities.
Robert Williamson
Full Time Resident, Marco Island
11.C.5
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DrewKathlene
From:Peter Longo <pflcjl@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5, 2022 5:13 AM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:I support purchase of Land
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I’ve lived on Marco island for over 10 years and I’m writing to voice my support of the county’s purchase of the property
on South Barfield to help save the Gopher Turtles and Bald Eagles.
Thank you
Peter Longo
1261 Laurel Court
Marco Island, FL
11.C.5
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DrewKathlene
From:Robyn Standke <robyn.standke@gmx.de>
Sent:Monday, July 4, 2022 9:14 PM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Protect parcel behind S Barfield Dr.
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Dear Sir or Madam,
I support the purchase of the parcels for sale behind the new Publix on S Barfield Dr .
This property has around 190 gopher tortoise burrows, bald eagles and burrowing owls. It is critical to save this
property.
This was the only successful eagle nest on Marco Island this past nesting season and the eagle pair have nested there
the last 3 seasons.
Please let our voices be heard to protect and keep this land for our wildlife.
Thank you!
Robyn Standke
Sent from my iPhone
11.C.5
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DrewKathlene
From:Sandra Rath <sandra.rath@icloud.com>
Sent:Wednesday, July 6, 2022 8:57 AM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Marco island parcels
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I am writing in support of the purchase of land parcels behind Publix on Barfield by Conservation Collier. This land is so
important to the well being of the eagles that nest there as well as the gopher tortoises and burrowing owls that call this
property home. Residents of Marco appreciate and help to protect the wildlife we so much enjoy by promoting
awareness. So much of Marco is developed for residential and commercial/retail purposes. We must do all we can to
protect the wildlife species that inhabited this island long before we did. Won’t you please act to preserve this land for
their use? Thank you.
Sent from my iPhone
11.C.5
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DrewKathlene
From:scott singer <scottsinger61@gmail.com>
Sent:Wednesday, July 6, 2022 8:52 AM
To:ConservationCollier
Cc:Carolyn McKee
Subject:Land purchase on Marco Island
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Dear committee,
Please purchase the land behind Publix on Marco on S Barfield Drive.
I support the efforts to protect our beautiful wildlife.
Scott Singer
Thank you
865 Elm Court
Marco Island
11.C.5
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DrewKathlene
From:Sheila Witous <switous@rad-inc.com>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5, 2022 12:42 PM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Purchase the land!
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I would like to voice my support for the purchase of the parcels for sale behind the new Publix on S
Barfield Dr .
This property has around 190 gopher tortoise burrows, bald eagles and burrowing owls. It is critical to
save this property.
This was the only successful eagle nest on Marco Island this past nesting season and the eagle pair have
nested there the last 3 seasons.
Please protect these Marco treasures.
Sheila S. Witous, MBA, CPA, CGMA
500 Saturn Ct.
Marco Island Fl
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DrewKathlene
From:Shephard Johnson <capt.shep@yahoo.com>
Sent:Monday, July 4, 2022 8:45 PM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Gopher tortoise
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opening attachments or clicking links.
I am writing to encourage the purchase of south Barfield drive lots near Publix. There are many lives at stake.
Shep Johnson
capt.shep@yahoo.com
11.C.5
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DrewKathlene
From:Susan Knox <snk83@comcast.net>
Sent:Tuesday, July 5, 2022 10:38 AM
To:ConservationCollier
Subject:Parcel on S. Barfield behind new Publix on Marco Island
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Please purchase this parcel and maintain it as a conservation sanctuary since it is home to many gopher tortoises, owls
and active bald eagle nest. It is important to preserve this green space.
Thank you
Susan Knox
1779 Wavecrest Ct.
Marco Island resident
Sent from my iPad
11.C.5
Packet Pg. 344 Attachment: 5 - Public letters - S. Barfield (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
S. Barfield, Marco Island Parcels – Phone calls received - Marco Island residents, all in favor and support
of purchasing the land
Joanna
Donna
Kim English
Len McFadden
Jeanie Barne
Robin Hoffman
Ann Markette
11.C.5
Packet Pg. 345 Attachment: 5 - Public letters - S. Barfield (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
11.C.6
Packet Pg. 346 Attachment: 6 - Public letter - Marco Island City Council (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
11.C.6
Packet Pg. 347 Attachment: 6 - Public letter - Marco Island City Council (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
Public Services Division
Parks & Recreation
Conservation Collier Program
Recommended by CCLAAC 6-13-22 to BCC; approved by BCC July 12, 2022
QUARTERLY CYCLE TIMELINE
2022 - 2023
As of July 12, 2022, the Conservation Collier Program now has “rolling” deadlines. For
properties in Target Protection Mailing Areas (the property owner received a letter) the
property may be considered at the next ranking.**
Cycle 11A - September 2022 BCC Ranking
1. June 21, 2022 - Application Deadline
2. July 6, 2022 – ISC’s and ICSR’s to CCLAAC
3. August 3, 2022 – Remaining ICSR’s to CCLAAC and CCLAAC Ranking
4. August 25, 2022 - meeting with Departments & Divisions
Cycle 11B - December 2022 BCC Ranking
1. September 20, 2022 - Application Deadline
2. September 7, 2002, and October 5, 2022 – ISC’s and ICSR’s to CCLAAC
3. October 2022 (date TBD) – meeting with Departments & Divisions
4. November 2, 2022 – Remaining ICSR’s to CCLAAC and CCLAAC Ranking
Cycle 11C - March 2023 BCC Ranking
1. December 20, 2022 - Application Deadline
2. December 7, 2002, and January 4, 2023 – ISC’s and ICSR’s to CCLAAC
3. January 2023 (date TBD) – meeting with Departments & Divisions
4. February 1, 2023 – Remaining ICSR’s to CCLAAC and CCLAAC Ranking
Cycle 11D - June 2023 BCC Ranking
1. March 21, 2023 - Application Deadline
2. March 1, 2023, and April 5, 2023 – ISC’s and ICSR’s to CCLAAC
3. April 2023 (date TBD) – meeting with Departments & Divisions
4. May 3, 2023 – Remaining ICSR’s to CCLAAC and CCLAAC Ranking
*All dates are Proposed and subject to final approval by the County Manager’s Office
and Board of County Commissioners.
**Properties outside of Target Protection Mailing Areas that are larger than 50 acres
may take more than one quarter for review, especially when a property is seasonally
wet. Such properties need to be evaluated during the wet and dry seasons.
11.C.7
Packet Pg. 348 Attachment: 7 - Quarterly Cycle 11 timeline (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
Conservation Collier Cycle 11B Property Applications 8-3-2022
Size (ac)Description
7,378.00
Southeast of Immokalee, east of SR29; RLSA-Area of Critical
State Concern-Special Treatment Overlay; within proposed
Habitat Conservation Plan area
178.78 Adjacent to Picayune Strand State Forest
14.78 Northeast of Red Maple Swamp Preserve; swallowtail kite
nesting and roosting in parcels
10.00 Camp Keais Strand
20.55
2.27 1 parcel east of Desoto Blvd. and south of 40th Ave. SE
18.28 3 parcel east of Desoto Blvd. and south of 40th Ave. SE
15.46
5.00 In-holding adjacent to west parcel
10.46 In-holding adjacent to east parcel
North Belle Meade TPMA 12.50
12.50
59.00
59.00 Between Pepper Ranch and Lake Trafford; south of Moody
Shell Island Preserve
Project 18.50
18.50 New owner of Cycle 10 Magdalener
7,707.57
Property Name
Dr. Robert H. Gore III Preserve
Project
Relevant Radio Inc.
Owl Hammock (Collier Land
Holdings / CDC Land
Investments)
Pepper Ranch Preserve Project
McIlvane Marsh Project
INDIVIDUAL PARCELS - Non TPMA
Brewer
TPMA PRESERVE PROJECTS & TARGET AREAS
Notes: A "Preserve Project" is an expansion of an existing Conservation Collier Preserve.
This property list contains properties with applications submitted. These properties have not yet been reviewed by
Conservation Collier staff or CCLAAC members. They will be reviewed by the CCLAAC in September and October 2022.
CCLAAC ranking of qualified properties on this list will occur in November 2022.
English Trust
Frank / Hothersail
Rudolph Brothers Ltd
Cycle 11B Applications TOTAL
Dredge Management Assoc LLC
Weir Trust
Dibala Wood Trust
Hoffman
Connection Investors Group LLC
1
11.C.8
Packet Pg. 349 Attachment: 8 - Cycle 11B- Property Applications (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active Acquisition List)
11.C.8
Packet Pg. 350 Attachment: 8 - Cycle 11B- Property Applications (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active
Conservation Collier
Acquisition Cycle 11A
Presentation to
Board of County Commissioners
Presented by: Summer Araque
11.C.9
Packet Pg. 351 Attachment: Presentation Cycle 11A_BCC (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active
Cycle Timeline
change from
Annual to
Quarterly
QUARTERLY CYCLE TIMELINE
2022 -2023
For properties in Target Protection Mailing Areas (the property owner received a letter) the property maybe considered at the next ranking.**
Cycle 11A -September 2022 BCC Ranking
1.June 21, 2022 -Application Deadline2.July 6, 2022 –ISC’s and ICSR’s to CCLAAC3.August 3, 2022 –Remaining ICSR’s to CCLAAC and CCLAAC Ranking4.August 25, 2022 -meeting with Departments & Divisions
Cycle 11B -December 2022 BCC Ranking
1.September 20, 2022 -Application Deadline2.September 7, 2002, and October 5, 2022 –ISC’s and ICSR’s to CCLAAC3.October 2022 (date TBD) –meeting with Departments & Divisions4.November 2, 2022 –Remaining ICSR’s to CCLAAC and CCLAAC Ranking
Cycle 11C -March 2023 BCC Ranking
1.December 20, 2022 -Application Deadline2.December 7, 2002, and January 4, 2023 –ISC’s and ICSR’s to CCLAAC3.January 2023 (date TBD) –meeting with Departments & Divisions4.February 1, 2023 –Remaining ICSR’s to CCLAAC and CCLAAC Ranking
Cycle 11D -June 2023 BCC Ranking
1.March 21, 2023 -Application Deadline2.March 1, 2023, and April 5, 2023 –ISC’s and ICSR’s to CCLAAC3.April 2023 (date TBD) –meeting with Departments & Divisions4.May 3, 2023 –Remaining ICSR’s to CCLAAC and CCLAAC Ranking
*All dates are Proposed and subject to final approval by the County Manager’s Office and Board of County Commissioners.
**Properties outside of Target Protection Mailing Areas that are larger than 50 acres may take more than one quarter for review, especially when a property is seasonally wet. Such properties need to be evaluated during the wet and dry seasons.
11.C.9
Packet Pg. 352 Attachment: Presentation Cycle 11A_BCC (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active
Cycle 11A Properties for Ranking
PROPOSED FOR A-CATEGORY
•Caracara Prairie Preserve Project (1 owner)
•Dr. Robert H Gore II Preserve Project (4 owners)
•HHH Ranch -Section 33 (4 owners)
•Marco Island Parcels (4 owners)
•Panther Walk Preserve Project (4 owners)
•Rivers Road Preserve Project (1 owner)
•Multi-parcel Projects –Winchester Head and Red Maple Swamp
•Preserve Expansion parcels –Panther Walk and Dr. Robert H. Gore III
RECOMMENDED FOR B-CATEGORY
•Big Hammock Area 2
•Sanitation and Bethune Road
•H C & J S Adams Trust (1 owner)
•County Barn Land Trust
•Northern Golden Gate Estates Scrub (1 owner)
11.C.9
Packet Pg. 353 Attachment: Presentation Cycle 11A_BCC (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active
Location: Adjacent to Caracara Prairie Preserve on the south and to CREW District Lands to the north and east; Rural
Acreage: 4.54 acres
Total Estimated Market Value: $54,500
Acquisition Considerations:Closer access to CREW parking lot and adjacent to existing Conservation Collier Preserve
Starnes -Caracara Prairie Preserve Project –Recommended for A-category 11.C.9
Packet Pg. 354 Attachment: Presentation Cycle 11A_BCC (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active
Location: Between 36th Ave SE and I-75, east and west of Desoto
Blvd.; Urban/Estates
Acreage: 5.72 acres total
Total Estimated Market Value: $126,000 for all 4 parcels
Acquisition Considerations:Expand existing 170-acre preserve
Dr. Robert H Gore II Preserve Project -Recommended for A-category
1 –Berman Trust (1.14 ac)
2 –Trigoura (1.14 ac)
3 –Perez (1.17 ac)
4 –Mack (2.27 ac)
11.C.9
Packet Pg. 355 Attachment: Presentation Cycle 11A_BCC (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active
Location: East of Collier Blvd/951, just north of I-75; immediately east
of 960 acres owned by Collier County; RFMUD –Sending
Acreage: 26.5 acres total
Total Estimated Market Value: $207,000 for all 4 parcels
Acquisition Considerations:RCW & Panther habitat
HHH Ranch -Section 33 -Recommended for A-category
1 –Sponseller (5 ac)
2 –Scotti Trust (8.74 ac)
3 –Guitierrez (4.88 ac)
4 –Geren Trust (7.84 ac)
11.C.9
Packet Pg. 356 Attachment: Presentation Cycle 11A_BCC (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active
Marco Island Parcels -Recommended for A-category
*Appraised value for Agua Colina. This property was on Cycle 10 B-category.
•Staff and CCLAAC recommend all Marco Island Parcels for A-category.
•Staff’s recommendation is based on the high listed wildlife value on
the parcels.
•All parcels have gopher tortoise populations.
•The four (4) Annecy Marco parcels also include burrowing owl and a
nesting Bald Eagle.
•It is the decision of the BCC whether to recommend all parcels for
acquisition given the high estimated value per acre.
Property Name Size (ac)
Estimated Value (or
Appraised Value
when noted)
Estimated Value
per acre
Marco Island Parcels 4.35 $7,126,000
Annecy Marco LLC 2.13 $2,783,000 $1,306,573
Diane Chestnut 0.53 $450,000 $849,057
South Terra Corp 0.56 $1,975,000 $3,526,786
S & B Properties of Marco LLC 0.50 $403,000 $806,000
Agua Colina*0.63 $1,515,000 $2,404,762
11.C.9
Packet Pg. 357 Attachment: Presentation Cycle 11A_BCC (23104 : Conservation Collier Cycle 11A Active
Location: 0.2 miles east of Otter Mound Preserve; Urban
Habitat:Coastal Scrub
Acreage: 0.63 acres
Appraised Value: $1,515,000
Acquisition Considerations:Listed wildlife; adjacent to Cycle 11A
South Terra Corp; archaeological site
Agua Colina –Marco Island –Cycle 10 B-category, Cycle 11A recommended for A-category 11.C.9
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Location: East of Everglades Blvd between 56th Ave. NE and
Immokalee Rd.; Urban/Estates
Acreage: 6.2 acres total
Total Estimated Market Value: $252,000 for all 5 parcels
Acquisition Considerations:Expand existing preserve
Panther Walk Preserve Project -Recommended for A-category
1 –Berman Trust (1.17 ac): Deep vegetated marsh on
western half, mixed wetland hardwoods and pines on eastern
half, Brazilian pepper infestation on eastern half.
2 –McGinnis (1.14 ac): Freshwater marsh in center
surrounded by cypress, low invasive plant infestation
3 –Repola Braffman (1.14 ac): Cypress strand and wet
prairie
4 –Vaz (1.59 ac): Wet prairie at transition between hydric
flatwood and cypress strand, melaleuca infestation on
margins. ATV trail running longitudinally.
5 –Scalley (1.14 ac): Marsh, cypress and flatwoods.
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Location: Rivers Rd., adjacent to Rivers Road Preserve; RFMUD –Receiving
Habitat:Brazilian pepper -a few native canopy trees and understory plants; mostly dry
Acreage: 0.5 acres
Total Estimated Market Value: $35,000
Acquisition Considerations:Expansion of existing preserve; septic tank remediation necessary
Van Cleave –Rivers Road Preserve -Recommended for A-category 11.C.9
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10. Multi-parcel projects –Currently on A-list
Red Maple Swamp Preserve (77% acquired)
Acreage on A-list:69.4 acres
Estimated Cost: $867,500
Winchester Head Preserve (59% acquired)
Acreage on A-list:69.0 acres
Estimated Cost: $1,138,500
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11. Preserve Expansion Parcels –Currently on A-list
Panther Walk Preserve
Acreage on A-list:33.6 acres
Estimated Cost: $1,370,107
Dr Robert H. Gore III Preserve
Acreage on A-list:120.3 acres
Estimated Cost: $2,649,968
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Cycle 11A
recommended for B -Category
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Location: South of the Pepper Ranch Preserve and Big Hammock Area I; RLSA –SSA 13
Habitat:8 native plant communities present –4 directly observed; mostly wet
Acreage: 744.2 acres
Appraised Value: $805,000
Acquisition Considerations:Adjacent to Cycle 10 Big Hammock Area I; protected under SSA 13; public access limited
due to wetlands on site
Big Hammock Area II -Cycle 10 B-category, Cycle 11A recommended for B-category by CCLAAC,
recommended for C-category by Staff
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Location: SW side of Immokalee, west of the casino along Bethune Rd. and Sanitation Rd.; Urban
Habitat:7 distinct native habitats mapped –6 directly observed including tropical hardwood hammock
Acreage: 370 acres
Total Estimated Market Value: $3,900,000
Acquisition Considerations:Landfill excluded from acquisition; Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment currently
being sought to determine required due diligence
Sanitation and Bethune Road –Cycle 10 B-category, Cycle 11A recommended for B-category 11.C.9
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Location: Approx. 2 miles north of the intersection of Collier Blvd. and Immokalee Rd.; RFMUD -Sending –NRPA
Acreage: 4.34 acres
Total Estimated Market Value: $18,000
Acquisition Considerations:Difficult to access; not likely to be developed
H C & J S Adams Trust –Recommended for B-category by CCLAAC, C-category by Staff 11.C.9
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Location: North and adjacent to the County Fleet complex approx. 670’ east of County Barn Rd.; Urban/Estates
Acreage: 5.0
Total Estimated Market Value: $432,000
Acquisition Considerations:Difficult to access; area quickly being developed; acquisition primarily for habitat preservation
County Barn Land Trust –Recommended for B-Category by CCLAAC 11.C.9
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Location: Off of 52nd Ave NE, east of Everglades Blvd and west of the Faka-Union Canal
Habitat:Freshwater marsh / mature cypress; wetlands
Acreage: 1.14 acres
Total Estimated Market Value: $38,000
Acquisition Considerations: None
Dombrowiski–NGGE Scrub –Recommended for B-category 11.C.9
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Upcoming
on Cycle 11B
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To approve Cycle 11A Conservation Collier Active Acquisition List
(AAL)and direct staff to pursue projects recommended within the A-
Category in sequential order spending no more than $20,576,100
within Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Fund (172).
RECOMMENDATION 11.C.9
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QUESTIONS?
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