Agenda 11/14/2023 Item #16A13 (Conservation Coller Red Maple Swanp Preserve Final Management Plan)11/14/2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve the Conservation Collier Red Maple Swamp Preserve Final Management Plan
under the Conservation Collier Program.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain approval from the Board of County Commissioners (Board) for the Red Maple S wamp
Preserve Final Management Plan.
CONSIDERATIONS: The Conservation Collier Ordinance, No. 2002-63, as amended, Section 14 (3), requires
that a Final Management Plan be prepared and updated for each property every five (5) years, with review and
input by the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC). The Board reviewed and
approved An Interim Management Plan on January 25, 2005, Agenda Item 16A1. The Interim Plan, with
subsequent updates approved by the Board, has been operational for the Red Maple Swamp Preserve since that
time. Now that Conservation Collier owns a majority of the project area, the Final Management Plan, which
provides more specific aspects of site management than Interim Management, is being provided with this agenda
item.
The 305.69-acre Red Maple Swamp Preserve target area, located in the north Golden Gate Estates, was approved
for acquisition by the Board of County Commissioners on January 27, 2004, with the first parcel being acquired in
September 2004. Since then, 78% of the project area, 84 parcels comprising 237.43 acres, have been acquired in a
checkerboard manner across the target area.
Current changes to this plan include:
• Revised format,
• Updated maps,
• Property status information,
• Additions to plant and animal lists,
• Status of exotic plant and animal infestations, and
• Streamlining of text.
A public meeting was held on May 11, 2023, to review the Final Management Plan with the citizens of Collier
County. The CCLAAC reviewed and recommended Board approval of the Final Management Plan on June 7, 2023.
FISCAL IMPACT: Five (5) year annual management costs for the preserve are estimated at $32,295 (which
includes FY23 actuals), primarily for invasive plant maintenance. Funds are available within the Conservation
Collier Land Management Fund (1062) to accomplish these activities.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: No specific growth management impact is associated with this item.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: The Conservation Collier Ordinance (No. 2002-63, as amended), in Section 14,
provides a legal framework for the development of management plans and for the use of environmentally sensitive
lands. This item is approved for form and legality and requires a majority vote for Board approval. -SAA
RECOMMENDATION: To approve the proposed Final Management Plan for Red Maple Swamp Preserve and
direct staff to implement the plan.
Prepared by: Sutton Maehr, Environmental Specialist I, Development Review Division
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. [Linked] Red Maple Swamp Final Management Plan (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.A.13
Doc ID: 26880
Item Summary: Recommendation to approve the Conservation Collier Red Maple Swamp Preserve Final
Management Plan under the Conservation Collier Program.
Meeting Date: 11/14/2023
Prepared by:
Title: Technician – Development Review
Name: Lucia Martin
10/09/2023 4:03 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Environmental Specialist – Growth Management Community Development Department
Name: Jaime Cook
10/09/2023 4:03 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Development Review Summer BrownAraque Additional Reviewer Completed 10/10/2023 1:29 PM
Growth Management Community Development Department Jaime Cook Division Director Completed
10/10/2023 2:26 PM
Transportation Management Operations Support Evelyn Trimino Additional Reviewer Completed
10/10/2023 2:48 PM
Operations & Regulatory Management Michael Stark Additional Reviewer Completed 10/10/2023 5:16 PM
Growth Management Community Development Department Diane Lynch Growth Management DepartmentCompleted
10/13/2023 5:41 PM
County Attorney's Office Sally Ashkar Level 2 Attorney Review Completed 10/16/2023 8:40 AM
Growth Management Community Development Department James C French Growth Management Completed
11/01/2023 12:48 AM
Office of Management and Budget Debra Windsor Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 11/01/2023 10:12 AM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 11/01/2023 11:00 AM
Office of Management and Budget Laura Zautcke Additional Reviewer Completed 11/02/2023 4:45 PM
County Manager's Office Amy Patterson Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 11/06/2023 9:59 AM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 11/14/2023 9:00 AM
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