Agenda 10/22/2024 Item #16A23 (Approve properties on the Conservation Collier Active Acquisition List Category A)10/22/2024
Item # 16.A.23
ID# 2024-1191
Executive Summary
Recommendation to approve the properties on the Conservation Collier Active Acquisition List (AAL) and direct staff to
pursue projects recommended within the A-Category, funded by Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Fund.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) approval to pursue A-category
properties for acquisition.
CONSIDERATIONS: On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the Conservation Collier Re-
establishment Referendum with a 76.5% majority. Pursuant to Section 11 of Conservation Collier Ordinance No. 2002-
63, as amended, the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee (CCLAAC) recommends qualified
acquisition proposals for the Active Acquisition List (AAL) to the Board for approval.
Pursuant to prior Board direction to streamline the acquisition process, properties are now reviewed on an ongoing basis
rather than annual or bi-annual cycles. This new process started in April 2024 after Board approval of Ordinance No.
2002-63 revisions (BCC 3/26/2024, Agenda item 9.D.). Accordingly, the AAL provided includes all properties reviewed
by the CCLAAC in July and September of this year.
On July 3, 2024, and September 11, 2024, the CCLAAC selected acquisition proposals for inclusion in the AAL as
follows:
The AAL above includes the CCLAAC recommendations. The AAL attached as Attachment 1 to this item provides
detailed companion information about the properties on page 2, including whether the owner lives adjacent to the
subject property and estimated maintenance costs.
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 10, which states the Active Acquisition List shall separate proposals into
three (3) categories: A (pursue acquisition); B (hold for re-evaluation for one calendar year); and C (no interest in
acquiring). No properties were selected for the B-category during this ranking.
Staff prepared and presented property reports, called Initial Criteria Screening Reports (ICSR), to aid the CCLAAC in
evaluating each property. Included in each ICSR was a scoring matrix based on researched and observed data. The
ICSRs have been posted on the Conservation Collier website:
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Item # 16.A.23
ID# 2024-1191
Cycle 2024 | Collier County, FL (colliercountyfl.gov)
During the CCLAAC meetings, property ranking occurred after staff presented all property summaries and after public
comments.
A-CATEGORY PROPERTIES
North Belle Meade Preserve
• D & J Investors – 5 acres
• Golden Land Partners – 6.25 acres
These two parcels are immediately adjacent to the Conservation Collier 296-acre North Belle Meade Preserve within the
Rural Fringe Mixed Use District. Staff and the CCLAAC recommend these properties for the A-category as they would
expand an existing preserve and provide habitat for the state-listed red cockaded woodpecker (RCW) and the federally
listed Florida panther.
The D & J Investors property has an estimated value of $44,000 ($8,800 per acre).
The Golden Land Partners property has an estimated value of $50,000 ($8,000 per acre); this property has a lesser value
as the first two transfer of development rights (TDRs) have been removed.
C-CATEGORY PROPERTIES
C-Category properties are not recommended for acquisition and are proposed to be removed from the AAL. Property
owners may apply for consideration during a future cycle.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS: On July 3, 2024, and September 11, 2024, the CCLAAC held
a public meeting and ranked acquisition proposals for Board consideration. CCLAAC recommends properties, for a total
of 11.25 acres for the “A” list category. The total projected acquisition cost for A-list category CCLAAC recommended
properties is $94,000.
FISCAL IMPACT: The total estimated cost of all properties under consideration is $94,000. Funds in the amount of
$12,585,777 are available for land acquisitions within the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Fund (1061) in the
FY24 budget (the FY25 budget was not finalized at the time this was written). Properties pending acquisition in Cycle
11B, 12B, and 2024 total approximately $26,602,110. Funding for acquiring potential properties in this October 2024
ranking depends upon the Board approved FY25 budget, as closings on these properties would occur in FY25.
Funding for managing any lands acquired by the program is budgeted in the separate Conservation Collier Land
Management Fund (1062), funded via a transfer from 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: This item is approved for form and legality and requires a majority vote for Board
action. -SAA
RECOMMENDATIONS: To approve properties on the Conservation Collier Active Acquisition List (AAL), direct
staff to pursue projects recommended within the A-Category, and bring the Purchase Agreements to the Board for
review and approval.
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Item # 16.A.23
ID# 2024-1191
PREPARED BY: Summer Araque, Environmental Supervisor, Development Review Division
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Active Acquisition List October 2024
2. Property Summaries October 2024
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Conservation Collier October 2024 Active Acquisition List for BCC Ranking
Size (ac)Estimated
Value
Estimated
Value per acre
CCLAAC
Recommende
d Category
11.25
5.00 $44,000 $8,800 A
6.25 $50,000 $8,000 A
11.25 $94,000
21.68 $9,900 $457 C
0.86 $2,500,000 $2,906,977 C
2.50 $260,000 $104,000 C
25.04 $2,769,900
A-LIST TOTAL October 2024
Bacon
C-LIST TOTAL
Property/Project Area Name
Durr/Roemer
B & G Landholdings
North Belle Meade
D & J Investors
Golden Land Partners
1
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Conservation Collier October 2024 Property companion information
Size (ac)Does owner
live adjacent?
Property owner
location/adjacent property
information
Estimated Annual
Maintenance Cost/Acre
for 1st 5 years
5.00 No owner lives in North Naples $1,600
6.25 No owner lives in Chicago $1,600
11.25
21.68 No owner lives in Ft Myers $1,100
0.86 Yes owner lives adjacent to property $7,400
2.5 Yes owner lives adjacent to property $1,700
25.04C-LIST TOTAL
B & G Landholdings
Property/Project Area Name
North Belle Meade
Bacon
Durr/Roemer
D & J Investors
Golden Land Partners
A-LIST TOTAL October 2024
2
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary October 2024
D & J Naples Investors
1
CCLACC Recommendation: A-list
Property Name: D & J Naples Investors Owner(s): D & J Naples Investors LLC
Acreage: 5.00 acres Target Protection Area: RFMUD – NBMO – NRPA - Sending
Total Estimated Market Value: $44,000
Highlights:
•Location: Adjacent to Conservation Collier’s North Belle Meade Preserve
•Met 5 out of 8 Initial Screening Criteria: Native plant communities; protection of
water resources; biological and ecological value; conservation land enhancement;
within a target area
•Habitat: Mesic flatwoods; hydric flatwoods; cypress
•Listed Plants: Giant air plant (Tillandsia utriculata)
•Listed Wildlife: Red Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) observed on adjacent parcels -
historic nesting/foraging habitat for endangered RCW; Panther telemetry indicates
significant utilization
•Water Resource Values: Wetlands on portions, aquifer recharge, and sheet flow
on property
•Connectivity: Contributes 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
•Access: Currently no public right of way access
•Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at
$2,000 and ongoing annual estimated at $750; Cabbage Palm thinning and native
re-planting estimated at $3,000
•Partnership Opportunities: None
•Zoning/Overlays: Agricultural; Rural Fringe Mixed Use Overlay-North Belle
Meade Overlay-Sending within Natural Resource Protection Area (A-RFMUO-
NBMO-NRPA-Sending); No TDRs stripped
•Surrounding land uses: Agricultural; conservation
•All Criteria Score: 221 out of 400; high ecological and human value scores
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Total Score: 221/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary October 2024
D & J Naples Investors
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• Other Division Interest: Conservation Collier is coordinating with the Transportation Department regarding the Wilson Boulevard
extension that may be aligned through the area
• 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.
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D & J Naples Investors
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary October 2024
Golden Land Partners
1
CCLACC Recommendation: A-list
Property Name: Golden Land Partners Owner(s): Golden Land Partners LLC
Acreage: 6.25 acres Target Protection Area: RFMUD – NBMO – NRPA - Sending
Total Estimated Market Value: $50,000
Highlights:
•Location: Adjacent to Conservation Collier’s North Belle Meade Preserve
•Met 5 out of 8 Initial Screening Criteria: Native plant communities; protection of
water resources; biological and ecological value; conservation land enhancement;
within a target area
•Habitat: Mesic flatwoods; cypress
•Listed Plants: Giant air plant (Tillandsia utriculata)
•Listed Wildlife: Red Cockaded Woodpecker (RCW) observed on adjacent parcels
- historic nesting/foraging habitat for endangered RCW; Panther telemetry indicates
significant utilization
•Water Resource Values: Wetlands on portions, aquifer recharge, and sheet flow
on property
•Connectivity: Contributes 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
•Access: Currently no public right of way access
•Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at
$2,500 and ongoing annual estimated at $950; Cabbage Palm thinning and native
re-planting estimated at $3,750
•Partnership Opportunities: None
•Zoning/Overlays: Agricultural; Rural Fringe Mixed Use Overlay-North Belle
Meade Overlay-Sending within Natural Resource Protection Area (A-RFMUO-
NBMO-NRPA-Sending); first 2 TDRs stripped
•Surrounding land uses: Agricultural; conservation
•All Criteria Score: 221 out of 400; high ecological and human value scores
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Total Score: 221/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary October 2024
Golden Land Partners
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• Other Division Interest: Conservation Collier is coordinating with the Transportation Department regarding the Wilson Boulevard
extension that may be aligned through the area
• 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.
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Golden Land Partners
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary August 2024
B & G Landholdings
CCLAAC Recommendation: C-list
Property Name: B & G Landholdings Owner(s): B & G Landholdings LLC
Target Protection Area: RFMUD – NBMO – NRPA - Sending Acreage: 21.68 acres (4 non-contiguous parcels)
Total Estimated Market Value: $9,900
Highlights:
• Location: 1 parcel north of I-75, adjacent to north boundary of County’s 900+
acre parcel ease of the landfill; 3 parcels south of I-75 that are Picayune in-
holdings
• Met 5 out of 8 Initial Screening Criteria: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community;
Human Social Values; Water Resources; Biological and Ecological Value;
Conservation Land Enhancement
• Habitat: Cypress, Cypress/Pine/Cabbage Palm, Wet Flatwoods
• Listed Plants: No listed plant species observed
• Listed Wildlife: Historic nesting/foraging habitat for endangered red cockaded
woodpecker; potential habitat for gopher tortoise and Big Cypress fox squirrel;
FL Panther telemetry point on 1 parcel.
• Water Resource Values: Parcels contain wetlands and provide significant
aquifer recharge capacity
• Connectivity: 3 southern parcels are surrounded by Picayune Strand State Forest
• Access: Accessed from rough trail on County property or from pedestrian trail
within Picayune
• Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial Exotic Removal estimated at
$4,300 and ongoing annual estimated at $3,250; Cabbage Palm thinning
estimated at $6,700
• Partnership Opportunities: Florida Forest Service prescribed fire
• Zoning/Overlays: Agricultural; Rural Fringe Mixed Use Overlay-Sending;
parcel N of 75 within North Belle Meade Overlay; 3 parcels S of 75 within
Natural Resource Protection Area; First 2 TDRs stripped from all, no dwelling
units allowed.
• Surrounding land uses: Undeveloped; conservation
• All Criteria Score: 195 out of 400; high restoration and management score
• Other Division Interest: None known
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Total Score: 195/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary August 2024
B & G Landholdings
CCLAAC Recommendation: C-list
• Acquisition considerations: Recommendation for the C-category is based on the parcels’ individual small sizes, extremely low
vulnerability to development, and location outside of a Target Protection Mailing Area and within a Florida Forever acquisition
boundary.
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Conservation Collier Property Summary October 2024
Marco Island - Bacon
Owner: Robert G. and Barbara R. Bacon
Acreage: 0.86 acres
BCC
CCLAAC Recommendation: C-list
Property Name: Bacon
Target Protection Area: Urban
Estimated Market Value: $2,500,000
Highlights:
•Location: 611 S. Inlet Dr. approx. 0.7 miles north of Otter Mound Preserve and
0.5 miles southeast of the Annecy/Barfield acquisition
•4 of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria were met: Natural plant communities;
Human social values; Water Resources; biological and ecological values
•Habitat: Maritime hammock; mangrove swamp
•Listed Plants: Satinleaf (Chrysophyllum oliviforme) and Hoopvine (Trichostigma
octandrum)
•Listed Wildlife: Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
•Water Resource Values: Provides very minimal aquifer recharge; wetlands and
wetland soils on east side; tidally inundated on eastern edge; protects against
storm surge
•Connectivity: Parcel is not near other conservation land; however, an
undeveloped lot to the south exists between this parcel and lands belonging to
Rookery Bay NERR
•Other Division Interest: None
•Access: Roadway adjacent; street parking available
•Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial exotic removal estimated at $1,000;
interpretive and other 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: 269 out of 400; high restoration and vulnerability score
•Acquisition Considerations: Not within a target protection mailing area; owners
live adjacent to the north; only about ½ the parcel could be developed because of
steep drop off in middle of parcel; cost will be very high because of waterfront
location.
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Total Score: 269/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary October 2024
Marco Island - Bacon
CCLAAC Recommendation: C-list
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Conservation Collier Property Summary October 2024
Durr / Roemer
Owner: Richard G. Durr & Louise M. Roemer
Acreage: 2.5 acres
BCC
CCLAAC Recommendation: C-list
Property Name: Durr / Roemer
Target Protection Area: NGGE
Estimated Market Value: $260,000
Highlights:
•Location: Off 25th St NW, 1.4 mile north of Golden Gate Blvd.
•3 of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria were met: Natural plant communities;
Human social values; biological and ecological values
•Habitat: Pine flatwoods; Mesic flatwoods
•Listed Plants: Cardinal airplant (Tillandsia fasciculata)
•Listed Wildlife: Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
•Water Resource Values: Provides very minimal aquifer recharge; no wetlands
exist on site
•Connectivity: Parcel is not adjacent or near other conservation land
•Other Division Interest: None
•Access: Roadway adjacent; street parking available
•Management Issues / Estimated Costs: Initial exotic removal estimated at $2,000
and ongoing annual estimated at $500; signage estimated at $200
•Partnership Opportunities: No partnerships anticipated
•Zoning/Overlays: Estates, which allows 1 unit per 2.25 acres
•Surrounding land uses: Residential; roadway; undeveloped land
•All Criteria Score: 222 out of 400; high restoration and vulnerability score
•Acquisition Considerations: Not within a target protection mailing area; owners
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Total Score: 222/400
Awarded Points Possible Points
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BCC Conservation Collier Property Summary October 2024
Durr / Roemer
CCLAAC Recommendation: C-list
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