Agenda 11/14/2023 Item #16F 2 (20 Lake Trafford Cemetery Deeds)11/14/2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to authorize the Chairman to execute twenty (20) Deed Certificates for purchased burial
rights at Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery and authorize the County Manager or designee to take
all actions necessary to record the Deed Certificates with the Clerk of the Court’s Recording Department.
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OBJECTIVE: To ensure that the twenty (20) Deed Certificates presented as part of this item are signed and
recorded.
CONSIDERATIONS: Collier County established Lake Trafford Cemetery in December 1964 on 20 acres, off
Little League Road in Immokalee. The Cemetery was used exclusively for indigent burials until it was opened to
the public in 1982. The Board formally adopted a cemetery operations policy in July 1982 under Resolution 82-
105, which has been amended several times since. Real Property Management Section of the Facilities
Management Division, under the auspices of the County Manager, is respons ible for operation of the Cemetery,
which includes preparing and processing Deed Certificates indicating plot location, after the sale of burial rights to
the public.
Twenty (20) Deed Certificates have been purchased. This item is to authorize processing of those Deed Certificates
and recognize the revenue.
FISCAL IMPACT: Proceeds of $7,221.80 were received for nineteen (19) deeds, consisting of $6,900 for plot
sales and $321.80 for doc stamps and recording fees. One (1) additional deed is a Claimed Pre-Need. Plot sale
receipts are deposited in General Fund (001), Immokalee Cemetery Cost Center 122370.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no impact on the County’s long-range planning effort.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality, and requires a majority vote for
Board approval - RTT
RECOMMENDATION: To authorize the Chairman to execute Deed Certificates for purchased Lot and Block
burial rights at Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery and authorize the County Manager or designee to take all
actions necessary to record the Deed Certificates with the Clerk of the Court’s Recording Department.
Prepared by: Vivian Rodriguez, Property Acquisition Specialist
Facilities Management Div., County Manager Operations
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Deed Certificates (20) (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.F.2
Doc ID: 26819
Item Summary: Recommendation to authorize the Chairman to execute twenty (20) Deed Certificates for
purchased burial rights at Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery and authorize the County Manager or the
designee to take all actions necessary to record the Deed Certificates with the Clerk of the Court’s Recording
Department.
Meeting Date: 11/14/2023
Prepared by:
Title: – Facilities Management
Name: Vivian Rodriguez
10/03/2023 7:56 AM
Submitted by:
Title: – Facilities Management
Name: John McCormick
10/03/2023 7:56 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Facilities Management Jennifer Belpedio Manager - Real Property Completed 10/03/2023 10:04 AM
Facilities Management John McCormick Director - Facilities Completed 10/03/2023 10:50 AM
County Attorney's Office Ronald Tomasko Level 2 Attorney of Record Review Completed 10/03/2023 10:53 AM
Office of Management and Budget Debra Windsor Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 10/03/2023 10:58 AM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 10/03/2023 1:09 PM
Office of Management and Budget Christopher Johnson Additional Reviewer Completed 10/16/2023 9:27 AM
County Manager's Office Geoffrey Willig Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 10/30/2023 3:45 PM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 11/14/2023 9:00 AM
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