Commissioner KowalEx parte Items – Commissioner Daniel Kowal
COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA
JANUARY 23, 2024
ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS:
9.A. This item requires the Commission members to provide ex-parte disclosure.
Should a hearing be held on this item, all participants are required to be sworn
in. Recommendation to approve an ordinance for the property from a Rural
Agricultural (A) Zoning District to a Residential Planned Unit Development
(RPUD) Zoning District for the project to be known as Mattson at Vanderbilt
RPUD, to allow construction of up to 150 multi-family rental units with
affordable housing on property located on the north side of Vanderbilt Beach
Road, approximately 828 feet from the intersection of Vanderbilt Beach Road
and Livingston Road, in Section 31, Township 48 South, Range 26 East,
consisting of 5.88± acres. [PL20220001011] (This is a companion to item 9B).
(District 2) (27402)
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Ex parte Items – Commissioner Daniel Kowal
COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
CONSENT AGENDA:
16.A.3. This item requires that Commission members provide ex-parte disclosure.
Should a hearing be held on this item, all participants are required to be sworn
in. Recommendation to approve for recording the final plat of Macedonia
(Application Number PL20220006832), approval of the standard form
Construction and Maintenance Agreement, and approval of the performance
security in the amount of $204,175.95. (District 2) (27680)
NO DISCLOSURE FOR THIS ITEM
SUMMARY AGENDA:
17.B. This item requires that Commission members provide ex-parte disclosure.
Should a hearing be held on this item, all participants are required to be sworn
in. Recommendation to approve Petition VAC-PL20230013038 to disclaim,
renounce, and vacate the County and the Public Interest in the 12-foot Fire
Wagon and Drainage Easement located along the southerly border of Lot 20,
Lake Kelly Unit 2, as recorded in Plat Book 3, Page 93, of the Public Records of
Collier County, Florida, in Section 14, Township 50 South, Range 25 East, Collier
County, Florida and to accept Petitioner’s grant of a 12-foot drainage and access
easement to replace the vacated drainage easement. (District 4) (27684)
NO DISCLOSURE FOR THIS ITEM
Ex parte Items – Commissioner Daniel Kowal
COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS:
8.A. *** This Item to be heard no sooner than 10AM. *** Recommendation that the
Board of County Commissioners, sitting as the Board of Zoning Appeals, review
the appeal of the August 18, 2023, Official Interpretation issued by the Zoning
Director regarding the type of use or uses that qualify as a neighborhood fitness
and community center, a Conditional Use in the Golf Course Zoning District, and
uphold the interpretation of the Zoning Director that a “neighborhood fitness
and community center” is a facility that serves the fitness and community needs
of various neighborhoods and a broader community. This is a county-wide
Interpretation not specific to the Lakewood Golf Course. (All Districts) (27807)
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CONSENT AGENDA:
16.A.2. This item requires that Commission members provide ex-parte disclosure.
Should a hearing be held on this item, all participants are required to be sworn
in. Recommendation to approve for recording the final plat of Rivergrass North -
Phase 1A (Application Number PL20220007569), approval of the standard form
Construction and Maintenance Agreement, and approval of the performance
security in the amount of $8,858,927.35. (District 5) (27770)
NO DISCLOSURE FOR THIS ITEM
16.A.3. This item requires that ex-parte disclosure be provided by Commission
members. Should a hearing be held on this item, all participants are required to
be sworn in. Recommendation to approve for recording the minor final plat of
City Gate Commerce Center, Phase One, Replat of Lots 7, 8, and 9, Application
Number PL20230017041. (District 3) (27752)
NO DISCLOSURE FOR THIS ITEM
Ex parte Items – Commissioner Daniel Kowal
COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
SUMMARY AGENDA:
17.D. This item requires that Commission members provide ex-parte disclosure.
Should a hearing be held on this item, all participants are required to be sworn
in. Recommendation to approve a rezoning ordinance amending Ordinance No.
2001-10, as amended, the Collier Boulevard Mixed Use Commerce Center
Planned Unit Development (MPUD), to increase the maximum zoned height of
two buildings on Lot 2 from 50 feet to 55 feet near the southwest corner of
Collier Boulevard (C.R. 951) and Magnolia Pond Drive, in Section 34, Township
49 South, Range 26 East, Collier County, Florida. [PL20230010984] (District 3)
(27793)
NO DISCLOSURE FOR THIS ITEM
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Sarina Francis
From:Alex Goldberg <atgoldberg48@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, September 26, 2023 1:51 PM
To:Chris Hall; Burt Saunders; Dan Kowal; Rick LoCastro; Bill McDaniel
Subject:PL20220001010 and PL20220001011
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Gentlemen;
The proposed development (Mattson) will aggravate what is already a
very bad morning rush hour condition. We constantly hear people say "
Wow, traffic certainly is much worse than it used to be."
Well, why is that. It's because housing continues to be added until
Naples becomes Miami-West. The very reason people move to Naples is
being chipped away, one housing development at a time.
In addition, there will be a new traffic hazard. I was a customer of one of
the businesses that has been displaced. When exiting the property, in
order to head east, one has to rapidly cross three lanes of traffic in order
to get to the U-turn lane. It is difficult at best, and the low volume of
customers has helped the odds. With 150 units, with 150-300 potential
drivers, it will be a dangerous situation.
Alex Goldberg
Village Walk of Naples
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Sarina Francis
From:Richard DeFino <MASONNYS@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sent:Wednesday, September 27, 2023 10:45 AM
To:Burt Saunders; Chris Hall; Dan Kowal
Cc:Rick LoCastro; Bill McDaniel
Subject:MATTSON AT VANDERBILT
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Dear Sir,
I am a resident of Village Walk in Naples and want to state my complete opposition to the proposed development of a
housing project Mattson at Vanderbilt Residential. Naples has been overdeveloped as it is, and to stick this building on
top of us is just not right. I ask you to please stop this action to the best of your ability.
Kind Regards,
Richard DeFino
RICHARD DEFINO F&AM
3205 BENICIA CT
NAPLES, FL
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Sarina Francis
From:Tanya Postnaya <tpostnaya@hotmail.com>
Sent:Friday, September 29, 2023 11:16 AM
To:Chris Hall
Cc:Burt Saunders; Dan Kowal; Rick LoCastro; Bill McDaniel
Subject:Vote scheduled on October 24, 2023 on the new projects to be built on Vanderbilt
Beach road: 208 Units and 150 Units - Naples, FL -
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The Honorable District Representative;
I am writing to you about the proposals to be voted-on in October 24, 2023 for the two (2) new development projects on Vanderbilt Beach Road in
Naples. The documentation for both projects are only about new units being built. But there is nothing in the proposal which addresses additional students
to be added to the schools.
The new housing will have 358 new units in total. New residents' children will enroll into the district’s public schools.
That will increase the number of students in the local schools between 400 or even 500. Consequently, it will require
the new classrooms, equipment, teachers and other facilities to enable schools to provide education.
The other point: the existing traffic on the section of Vanderbilt Beach Road between Logan Blvd and
Livingston Road. The morning and evening commutes are alread y very busy even during Summer ( off
school/off-season) time. Also the same section of the Vanderbilt Beach Road has many intersections
and traffic lights already.
In addition to the schools overloading and additional traffic, my concern is with the new development proposal of 150 units on the Vanderbilt Beach Road
and Livingston Road. The developer needs to build a back road from that community with the entrance from the Livingston Road. The current proposal to
have an entrance from the Vanderbilt Beach Road. That will endanger the drivers on the Vanderbilt Beach Road and create more tensions on that section of
the road.
Overall: The developers are only interested to build the units and get their profits. Therefore they
build the affordable/luxury housing on the unsustainable infrastructure.
The builders need to have funds allocated and even build the infrastructure for the improvements needed to
support the additions of the new developments prior to starting their profitable projects.
I trust that council will address the issues with infrastructure prior to the approval of the proposed
projects. That will benefit the entire community including new residents.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Tatyana Postnaya
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3214 Benicia Ct
Naples, FL 34109
Ref:
Units to be built: 208
Ascend Naples, a proposed multifamily rental community located on Vanderbilt Beach Road, just east of Logan Boulevard, in the urban Golden
Gate Estates.
Units to be built: 150
Vanderbilt Beach Rd and Livingston Rd
Mattson at Vanderbilt Residential Subdistrict Growth Management Plan Amendment (GMPA)
Petition Number: PL20220001010 and
Mattson at Vanderbilt Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD) Rezone
Petition Number: PL20220001011
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Sarina Francis
From:JOHN SIELLER <johnsie44@sbcglobal.net>
Sent:Sunday, October 1, 2023 2:07 PM
To:Dan Kowal
Subject:Mattson at Vanderbilt
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Dear Mr. Kowal -
We are writing to voice our opposition to the proposed Mattson at Vanderbilt development, planned
for the 5.8 acres between Sandalwood Village and Bradford Square.
As residents of Naples (our home is in the Village Walk community on Vanderbilt Beach Road) we are very
concerned with each of the following aspects of the development -
The surrounding developments - Sandalwood Village, Bradford Square and TGM Bermuda Island
Apartments - have much greater setbacks from the road, and also have much more open space around
their buildings. It seems that trying to “pack in” 150 apartments on 5.88 acres does not fit in either
spatially or visually with any of the quality surrounding developments.
According to their submission Mattson at Vanderbilt will be up to 60 feet tall in an area zoned for 50’
high buildings, and due to the minimal setbacks to the parking lots and main entrance they will appear
even taller from the road and the neighboring developments .
According to the submission, there will be only 10’ deep planting beds from the side properties. The
plants will need to be relatively small and offer very limited visual blockage of the parking lots - which
surround the entire proposed building. This will be a lot of blacktop with very little space for grass or
greenery.
According to the submission, the only outdoor recreation space will be a pool in the center courtyard -
why are there no other outdoor recreational facilities for the residents?
The number of cars coming out of 150 working family apartments will be significant, adding to the
commuter traffic on Vanderbilt Beach Road which already backs up for hundreds of yards at each traffic
light. Also, cars pulling out and switching into multiple lanes of high speed traffic is going to be
extremely unsafe during commuter hours.
The architectural “conceptual renderings” appear nice, but what is the developer actually required to
include in the final construction? The surrounding buildings (Sandalwood Village, Bradford Square and
TGM Bermuda Island Apartments) have upscale architectural features and terraces - will Mattson at
Vanderbilt?
In summary, the greatly “crowded” design of this development concerns us greatly. The 5.8 acre space does
not seem adequate for 150 apartments, and from what we can gather the development has not been designed
to fit in with the surrounding buildings and communities. We are disappointed that the primary goal of the
developer seems to have been “cram in as many apartments and parking spaces as possible”, with little
concern for the quality of the space and the visual impact when compared to the neighboring developments.
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For all of the above reasons we hope you do not approve the Mattson at Vanderbilt development as it is
currently proposed, and instead direct the developer to design an apartment building that suits such a small
building lot and fits in with the neighboring properties.
Sincerely,
Marie and John Sieller
3236 Benicia Ct.
Naples FL 34109
203-725-7539 (cell)
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Sarina Francis
From:Alex K <kissen_a@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, October 3, 2023 5:42 PM
To:Burt Saunders
Cc:Chris Hall; Dan Kowal; Bill McDaniel
Subject:Letter Rezoning Meeting
Attachments:To The Honorable District Representative (2)(1).docx
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To The Honorable District Representative:
We are writing to you in regards of the proposal to be voted on October 24, 2023 for the 2 new developments proposed on
Vanderbilt Beach Road, Naples. The new housing will have 358 units in total.
Our family has property in Naples in Vanderbilt Beach Road corridor from 2012. We have lived here permanently for almost 5
years. Over this period of, the traffic on Vanderbilt Beach Road has changed drastically for the worse. Formerly a quiet road, it has
become like an industrial road or Manhattan type street. The morning and evening commute is very busy, even during the
summertime off-season when schools are closed and snowbirds are gone. During winter season, the traffic is heavy all day long. The
intersection of Vanderbilt Beach Road and Livingston Road is particularly busy and has become dangerous. The same conditions
exist at other intersections long Vanderbilt Beach Road. Also, Vanderbilt Beach Road reduces to a two-lane road West of Airport
Pulling to Rt 41.
The traffic is not our only concern. The proposed number of rental units require other supportive infrastructures that need to be
addressed. Most important is a school. The addition of 358 proposed units could potentially add 400-500 new students at existing
schools. Will this require additional classrooms, teachers, custodians, equipment, Sheriff deputy monitoring, buses, etc? While the
proposed development would create a larger tax paying base, will it even come close to covering the increased costs? Will this
translates into higher taxes being assessed against existing residents?
Our surrounding infrastructure, such as stores, restaurants, patron parking, etc. in the general vicinity of these proposed new
developments are already at maximum capacity. EMS services will require more time to reach people in need and navigating the
troublesome traffic that currently exists is already a serious problem without the addition of these two new developments. The
developers are naturally interested in building new units and generating profits. But they or Collier County government should be
responsible for building the infrastructure to serve those communities first, and not at the expense of existing residents.
Our family requests that the Council address these issues prior to any decision to approve these unsustainable and unwanted
projects. The Council represents the interests of the voters and rezoning is definitely NOT in the interest of the citizens of this area.
Respectfully,
Kisenishsky family:
Olga, Alexander, Elizabeth.
3231 Benicia Ct., Naples, Fl 34109
Phone 239-451-4641
Ref:
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Units to be built: 208
Ascend Naples, a proposed multifamily rental community located on Vanderbilt Beach Road, just east of Logan Boulevard, in
the urban Golden Gate Estates.
Units to be built: 150
Vanderbilt Beach Rd and Livingston Rd
Mattson at Vanderbilt Residential Subdistrict Growth Management Plan Amendment (GMPA)
Petition Number: PL20220001010 and
Mattson at Vanderbilt Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD) Rezone
Petition Number: PL20220001011
Word document attached with the same context.
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Sarina Francis
From:Tanya Postnaya <tpostnaya@hotmail.com>
Sent:Friday, January 19, 2024 10:36 AM
To:Chris Hall
Cc:Chris Hall; Burt Saunders; Dan Kowal; Rick LoCastro; Bill McDaniel
Subject:Ref: Mattson project on Vanderbilt Beach Rd
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To: The Honorable District Representative;
This is my 2nd letter in regards of the proposed new development(s) on the Vanderbilt Beach
Road therefore I want to be short.
I am hoping that consideration of the benefits of adding yet (or just) another 40 units of
affordable housing in addition of the thousands of new dwellings on and off Vanderbilt Beach
road and surrounding areas will not resolve the issue of the affordability.
Unfortunately for all of us, it will only make the congestion on the roads to resemble New York
City; schools to be overcrowded; will require new shopping centers, new fire stations, police
officers and other services.
Will it make the living conditions better for the residents current and/or new? No.
New developments will require more taxes and increased fees to support additional schools
and other services. Therefore that will make the living even less affordable for all current and
future residents. Please vote «No» on our behalf.
Thanks very much,
Tatyana Postnaya
3214 Benicia Ct
Naples, FL 34109
Vanderbilt Beach Rd and Livingston Rd
Mattson at Vanderbilt Residential Subdistrict Growth Management Plan Amendment (GMPA)
Petition Number: PL20220001010 and
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Mattson at Vanderbilt Residential Planned Unit Development (RPUD) Rezone
Petition Number: PL20220001011
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Sarina Francis
Subject:Commissioner Kowal & Zachary Lombardo; RE: Lakewood’s appeal of INTP-
PL20230010644
Location:Commissioner Kowals Office - 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 303, Naples, FL 34112;
Start:Wed 2/21/2024 1:45 PM
End:Wed 2/21/2024 2:15 PM
Recurrence:(none)
Meeting Status:Meeting organizer
Organizer:Dan Kowal
Required Attendees:Kaitlin Chylinski; zlombardo@wpl-legal.com
Optional Attendees:Anthony Pires; Lenore Brakefield
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Sarina Francis
From:Kaitlin Chylinski <kchylinski@wpl-legal.com>
Sent:Friday, February 16, 2024 9:20 AM
To:Sarina Francis
Subject:RE: Request for Meeting
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Yes, that would be great! Thank you so much.
Sincerely,
Kaitlin Chylinski, CRP®
PCCE Core Registered Paralegal
Paralegal to Zachary W. Lombardo, Esq.
Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A.
3200 Tamiami Trail N., Suite 200
Naples, Florida 34103
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From: Sarina Francis <Sarina.Francis@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2024 9:13 AM
To: Kaitlin Chylinski <kchylinski@wpl-legal.com>
Subject: RE: Request for Meeting
Good Morning Kaitlin,
The 1:00pm Ɵme slot did get taken, can I send you a calendar invite for 1:45?
Sarina Francis
Executive Coordinator to Commissioner Kowal, District 4
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From: Kaitlin Chylinski <kchylinski@wpl-legal.com>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2024 8:59 AM
To: Sarina Francis <Sarina.Francis@colliercountyfl.gov>
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Good morning,
We would love to schedule for February 21st at 1:00pm, if it is still available. We can also do 1:30pm or 2:00pm on
the 21st as well.
Sincerely,
Kaitlin Chylinski, CRP®
PCCE Core Registered Paralegal
Paralegal to Zachary W. Lombardo, Esq.
Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A.
3200 Tamiami Trail N., Suite 200
Naples, Florida 34103
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From: Sarina Francis <Sarina.Francis@colliercountyfl.gov>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2024 4:01 PM
To: Kaitlin Chylinski <kchylinski@wpl-legal.com>
Subject: RE: Request for Meeting
Good AŌernoon Kaitlin,
Commissioner Kowal’s upcoming availability:
Wednesday, February 21st at 1pm, 1:30pm, or 2:00pm
Monday, February 26th at 11:00am, 12:30pm, or 1:30pm
Let me know if any of these dates/Ɵmes work for your firm.
Regards,
Sarina Francis
Executive Coordinator to Commissioner Kowal, District 4
Board of County Commissioners
3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 303
Naples, Florida 34112
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Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2024 4:34 PM
To: Sarina Francis <Sarina.Francis@colliercountyfl.gov>
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Good afternoon,
I hope this email finds you well. This firm represents Lakewood Community Services Association, Inc. We were
wanting to inquire about potentially setting up a meeting next week, if Commissioner Kowal is available, to discuss
Lakewood’s appeal of INTP-PL20230010644, which is currently on the agenda for the February 27, 2024, Board
meeting.
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Please let us know of some dates and times next week if Commissioner Kowal is available.
We appreciate your time and assistance!
Sincerely,
Kaitlin Chylinski, CRP®
PCCE Core Registered Paralegal
Paralegal to Zachary W. Lombardo, Esq.
Woodward, Pires & Lombardo, P.A.
3200 Tamiami Trail N., Suite 200
Naples, Florida 34103
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