04/16/2024 Draft April 16, 2024
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MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
EAST OF 951 AD HOC COMMITTEE MEETING
Naples, Florida, April 16, 2024
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Collier County East of 951 in and for the County of Collier,
having conducted business herein, met on this date at 7:00 PM in REGULAR SESSION at the
Heritage Bay Government Services Center, 15450 Collier Blvd., Naples, Florida, with the
following members present:
Mark Teaters, Sr., Chairman
Robert Raines, Vice Chair
Michael Ramsey
Rae Ann Burton
Aaron Zwiefel
Christina Aguilera (excused)
Kim Ellis (excused)
1. Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Parker Klopf.
2. Roll Call: Quorum established.
3. Approval of the Minutes from Previous Meeting:
Mark Teaters: Motion a made to approve the minutes; Robert Raines seconded the
motion. Approved unanimously.
Housekeeping – Mark Teaters
We still have stormwater, schools, economic development, Parks and Recreation, the life of the
landfill. We will revisit transportation. Mr. Ramsey provided a couple of interesting ideas – one
of which was the development of the PDR program in the rural estates from the Conservation
Collier property – or some kind of sale or sale of development rights. It is a worthy conversation.
- Allowing rental guest houses – must go through a public hearing.
- Future land use development East of 951 – no rules and need to make rules.
- Rural Golden Gate Estates master plan – everything east of 951.
Michael Puchalla, CEO, Collier County Housing Alliance
Introduced himself. Recently formed organization; private non-profit.
4. Affordable Housing Presentation and Discussion:
Cormac Giblin, County Director, Housing, Policy, and Economic Development
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PowerPoint Presentation; Collier County Community Housing Plan.
Mark Teaters:
Would like to get a list of all the county owned properties in Eastern Collier County,
basically in our area, that are suitable for affordable housing.
What are the different types of affordable housing – three story tall apartments, tiny
homes, trailer parkers or manufactured homes?
Rae Ann Burton:
What is the difference between government housing and affordable housing?
Cormac Giblin:
The Housing Authority is a government agency – they collect rent, are responsible for
maintenance, and leasing. The private developer uses affordable housing to increase
their density in the development, they get incentives, and each site is developed in
accordance with the Overall Plan. Those units are then given to our remote
monitoring program – a yearly robust in-person monitoring throughout the county.
Once the development is approved, they cannot change the plans. Violations are
serious and penalties can include revocation of CO’s.
Mike Ramsey:
Compact Urban Development – please explain.
Cormac Giblin: There are different sizes of development, starting with a town or
village – it’s based on acreage and the number of units.
There are housing needs throughout the spectrum: homes for the retired, working in
homes, but our greatest need is for families in the rental and low income. The county
is supporting the construction of 120 senior housing units.
There are a couple of options for how the affordable developer can implement
affordable housing – they can build affordable housing within the parameters that are
set out; or the developer can partner with someone. If it is not an affordable
developer, he can offer the land for sale to the county, and we can go out and partner
with someone who does affordable housing.
There is a 30-year rental agreement on housing on an owner-occupied deed
restriction. We can’t restrict you from reselling your house, but the county can get
some appreciation of shares if the individual makes a windfall. On the rental side, it is
a 30-year restriction on the owner-occupied science. That is fair appreciation.
The monitoring group is Community and Human Services, and they are over Public
Services.
Mike Ramsey: We are not much in favor of high-density affordable housing changing
our single-family structure. We bought out there and we want to stay in the low
density. But all the traffic is being generated by these units and is affecting our area.
We now have infrastructure stress, and I don’t see any relief.
Attendee: Homeowner’s insurance is not regulated by anybody; and the property
taxes are huge even with the Homestead Act.
5. Comments:
Further Discussion Ensued
Next meeting topics – stormwater pools, landfill, transportation redo, economic
development, housing, healthcare, schools, sheriff, waste management
Hammer down on what we want to give our Commissioners
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Look into the TDR program; the BCC; creating rural estates; revising the
Conservation Collier Ordinance
We are not here to make decisions. We gather information, have discussions with the
public, and bring the information back to the Board. The resolution of the Board of
County Commissions was to identify issues important to East of 951.
For the next meeting, each of you bring three to five specific points/topics that this
committee has identified and that you and your constituents feel are most important;
give the Board specific items we have identified and would like to move forward on
(example: fire hydrants); a push to get things changed, to implement a program
instead of just having a policy
The impact on our environment; increased growth; recommendation of cell tower
locations; nutrients/well water/soil contamination/proof
Parker Klopf:
Next meeting topic: stormwater
Mark Teaters: Motion made to approve the topic for the next meeting; Robert Raines seconded
the motion. Approved unanimously.
Michelle Mosca: The Board of County Commissioners directed staff to move forward with the
restudy of specifically the rural estates settlement. That is why you received the printout. We
have roughly 34 action items with the policies. We will work with this committee. Look through
those policies and start prioritizing.
6. Motion to adjourn:
Robert Raines made a motion to adjourn; Michael Ramsey seconded the motion.
Approved unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Collier County East of 951 Ad Hoc Advisory Committee
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Mark Teaters, Sr., Chairman
These minutes were approved by the Chairman of the East of 951 Committee
on _______________________________, (check one) as submitted _______ or as
amended ______.