BCC Minutes 11/12/2024 R (Draft) November 12, 2024
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TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Naples, Florida, November 12, 2024
LET IT BE REMEMBERED that the Board of County
Commissioners, in and for the County of Collier, and also acting as
the Board of Zoning Appeals and as the governing board(s) of such
special districts as have been created according to law and having
conducted business herein, met on this date at 9:00 a.m., in
REGULAR SESSION in Building "F" of the Government Complex,
East Naples, Florida, with the following Board members present:
Chairman: Chris Hall
Rick LoCastro
Dan Kowal
William L. McDaniel, Jr. (via phone)
Burt L. Saunders
ALSO PRESENT:
Amy Patterson, County Manager
George Yilmaz, Public Utilities Administrator
Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney
Crystal K. Kinzel, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
Troy Miller, Communications & Customer Relations
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board Of County Commissioners
Community Redevelopment Agency Board (CRAB)
Airport Authority
AGENDA
Board of County Commission Chambers
Collier County Government Center
3299 Tamiami Trail East, 3rd Floor
Naples, FL 34112
November 12, 2024
9:00 AM
Commissioner Chris Hall, District 2; – Chair
Commissioner Burt Saunders, District 3; – Vice Chair
Commissioner Rick LoCastro, District 1
Commissioner Dan Kowal, District 4; – CRAB Co-Chair
Commissioner William L. McDaniel, Jr., District 5; – CRAB Co-Chair
NOTICE: ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS MUST
REGISTER PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE AGENDA ITEM TO BE
ADDRESSED. ALL REGISTERED SPEAKERS WILL RECEIVE UP TO THREE
MINUTES UNLESS THE TIME IS ADJUSTED BY THE CHAIR. ADDITIONAL
MINUTES MAY BE CEDED TO AN IN-PERSON SPEAKER BY OTHER
REGISTERED SPEAKERS WHO MUST BE PRESENT AT THE TIME THE
SPEAKER IS HEARD. NO PUBLIC SPEAKERS WILL BE HEARD FOR
PROCLAMATIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC PETITIONS. SPEAKERS
ON PRESENTATIONS ARE LIMITED TO 10 MINUTES, UNLESS EXTENDED
BY THE CHAIR. ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ON A CONSENT ITEM
MUST REGISTER PRIOR TO THE BOARD’S APPROVAL OF THE DAY’S
CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS HEARD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
MEETING FOLLOWING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON PUBLIC PETITION MUST
SUBMIT THE REQUEST IN WRITING TO THE COUNTY MANAGER AT
LEAST 13 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE MEETING. THE REQUEST
SHALL PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION AS TO THE NATURE OF THE
PETITION. THE PUBLIC PETITION MAY NOT INVOLVE A MATTER ON A
FUTURE BOARD AGENDA AND MUST CONCERN A MATTER IN WHICH
THE BOARD CAN TAKE ACTION. PUBLIC PETITIONS ARE LIMITED TO A
SINGLE PRESENTER, WITH A MAXIMUM TIME OF TEN MINUTES, UNLESS
EXTENDED BY THE CHAIR. SHOULD THE PETITION BE GRANTED, THE
ITEM WILL BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON GENERAL TOPICS NOT
ON THIS AGENDA OR A FUTURE AGENDA MUST REGISTER TO SPEAK
PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE AGENDA BEING
CALLED BY THE CHAIR. SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE
MINUTES, AND NO ADDITIONAL MINUTES MAY BE CEDED TO THE
SPEAKER. AT THE CHAIR’S DISCRETION, THE NUMBER OF PUBLIC
SPEAKERS MAY BE LIMITED TO 5 FOR THAT MEETING.
ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD
WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING PERTAINING THERETO,
AND THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF
THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE
TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 2003-53 AS AMENDED BY
ORDINANCE 2004-05 AND 2007-24, REQUIRES THAT ALL LOBBYISTS
SHALL, BEFORE ENGAGING IN ANY LOBBYING ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ADDRESSING THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS), REGISTER WITH THE CLERK TO THE BOARD AT THE
BOARD MINUTES AND RECORDS DEPARTMENT.
IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY
ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING,
YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN
ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT THE COLLIER COUNTY FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT DIVISION LOCATED AT 3335 EAST TAMIAMI TRAIL, SUITE
1, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34112-5356, (239) 252-8380; ASSISTED LISTENING
DEVICES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED ARE AVAILABLE IN THE
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FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION.
LUNCH RECESS SCHEDULED FOR 12:00 NOON TO 1:00 P.M.
1. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
A. Invocation given by Pastor Chris Voorhees, Covenant Church of Naples
2. AGENDA AND MINUTES
A. Approval of today's Regular, Consent, and Summary agenda as amended
(ex-parte disclosure provided by Commission members for Consent agenda.)
B. September 24, 2024, BCC Minutes
C. October 7, 2024, Emergency BCC Meeting Minutes
3. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
A. EMPLOYEE
1) 20 YEAR ATTENDEES
a) Trisha Aldridge- University Extension Services
b) Paul Ducca- Information Technology
c) Joseph McGee- Road, Bridge & Stormwater Maintenance
d) Danielle Sanchez- Strategic Initiatives
2) 25 YEAR ATTENDEES
a) Consuela Thomas- Operations & Regulatory Management
b) Mary Toro- Transportation Management Services
3) 30 YEAR ATTENDEES
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a) Osmin Conde- Parks & Recreation
4) 35 YEAR ATTENDEES
B. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
C. RETIREES
D. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
4. PROCLAMATIONS (One Motion Taken to Adopt All Proclamations)
A. Proclamation designating December 2024 as VFW Auxiliary Post 7721
Month in Collier County. To be accepted by Betty A. Bailey, President,
VFW Auxiliary Post 7721.
B. Proclamation recognizing November as Veterans Appreciation Month. To be
accepted by members of the United States Armed Forces, past and present.
C. Proclamation designating November 17 - 23, 2024, as International Fraud
Awareness Week in Collier County. To be accepted by Crystal K. Kinzel,
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller.
5. PRESENTATIONS
6. PUBLIC PETITIONS
A. Public Petition by Mitch Hutchcraft seeking Board support to create the
Corkscrew Grove Stewardship District.
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS (On general topics not on the current or future agenda)
8. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
9. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. This item has been continued to the December 10, 2024, BCC Meeting.
Recommendation to approve an Ordinance of the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, amending Ordinance no. 89-05,
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as amended, the Collier County Growth Management Plan for the
unincorporated area of Collier County, Florida, specifically amending the
Future Land Use Element and map series by adding the Fiddler's Creek
Section 29 Development Area and amending the allowable uses in the
Neutral Lands within the Rural Fringe Mixed Use District,
Agricultural/Rural designation, to remove development restrictions on
Section 29 and allow 750 additional residential dwelling units, 22.6% of
which will be rent restricted as affordable, on 49.91± acres of property
located ¾ miles south of Tamiami Trail East (U.S. 41) and ¾ miles east of
Auto Ranch Road, in Section 29, Township 51 South, Range 27 East, Collier
County, Florida; and furthermore, directing transmittal of the adopted
amendment to the Florida Department of Commerce; providing for
severability; and providing for an effective date. (Companion to Item DOA-
PL20210003115, Fiddler's Creek DOA, AND PUDA-PL20210003112,
Fiddler's Creek Section 29 PUDA) (PL20210003111- GMPA)
B. This item has been continued to the December 10, 2024, BCC Meeting.
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 an ordinance
amending the Marco Shores/Fiddler's Creek Planned Unit Development
ordinances to increase the number of dwelling units from 6,000 to 6,750 by
adding 750 multi-family units with some affordable housing to Section 29;
increase the residential development area, decrease park and reconfigure
preserve acreage in Section 29; and to add adult congregate living facilities
as a land use to the Residential district and the Business district among other
PUD changes. The subject property, consisting of 3932+/- acres, is located
east of Collier Boulevard (CR 951) and south of Tamiami Trail East (US 41)
in Sections 11,13, 14, 15, 22, 23, and 24, Township 51 South, Range 26 East
and Sections 18, 19, and 29, Township 51 South, Range 27 East, in Collier
County, Florida. (Companion to DOA-PL20210003115, Fiddler's Creek
DOA, and GMPA-PL20210003111, Fiddler's Creek Section 29 GMPA)
(PL20210003112)
C. This item has been continued to the December 10, 2024, BCC Meeting.
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 a Resolution
amending Development Order 84-3, as amended, for the Marco
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Shores/Fiddler's Creek Development of Regional Impact to add 750 multi-
family dwelling units for a total of 6,750 single-family and multi-family
dwelling units; to limit the additional 750 multi-family dwelling units to
Section 29 only and disallow them from the conversion formula; and revise
the Master Development Plan. The subject property, consisting of 3,932+/-
acres, is located east of Collier Boulevard (CR 951) and south of Tamiami
Trail East (US 41) in Sections 11,13, 14, 15, 22, 23, and 24, Township 51
South, Range 26 East and Sections 18, 19, and 29, Township 51 South,
Range 27 East, in Collier County, Florida. (Companion to PUDA-
PL20210003112, and GMPA-PL20210003111, Fiddler's Creek Section 29
GMPA) (PL20210003115 - DOA)
D. This item has been continued to the December 10, 2024, BCC Meeting.
Recommendation to approve an ordinance amending the Marco
Shores/Fiddler's Creek Planned Unit Development ordinances to increase the
number of dwelling w1its from 6,000 to 6,750 by adding 750 multi-family
units with some affordable housing to Section 29; increase the residential
development area, decrease park and reconfigure preserve acreage in Section
29; and to add adult congregate living facilities as a land use to the
Residential district and the Business district among other PUD changes. The
subject property, consisting of 3932+/- acres, is located east of Collier
Boulevard (CR 951) and south of Tamiami Trail East (US 41) in Sections
11,13, 14, 15, 22, 23, and 24, Township 51 South, Range 26 East and
Sections 18, 19, and 29, Township 51 South, Range 27 East, in Collier
County, Florida. (Companion to DOA-PL20210003115, Fiddler's Creek
DOA, and GMPA-PL202100031l l, Fiddler's Creek Section 29 GMPA)
(PL20210003 l 12)
10. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
A. Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, adopt the proposed Resolution expressing the Board’s
strong support for legislation mandating the use of hands-free devices while
driving, and urges the Florida State Legislature to pass such legislation to
enhance road safety and protect lives.
11. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT
A. This item to be heard at 10:00 a.m. Recommendation to approve an
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enhanced FY 2025 marketing funding request totaling an amount not to
exceed $5,457,500, that utilizes both disaster reserve funds up to $390,000
from TDC Disaster Recovery (Fund 1106) for emergency hurricane recovery
marketing and operating reserve funds up to $5,067,500 from TDC
Promotion (Fund 1101) for enhanced tourism marketing efforts to remain
competitive; authorize any necessary Budget Amendments; and make a
finding that this action promotes tourism. (Jay Tusa, Division Director -
Tourism)
B. Recommendation to approve: 1) Collier County Standard Form Long-Term
Lease (Not for Profit) with Warriors Homes of Collier, Inc., a veterans
housing organization, for the use of two vacant County-owned homes at
1973 and 2015 Bay Street and 2) in accordance with Section 125.38, Florida
Statutes, a resolution finding the property is not needed for County purposes.
(Trinity Scott, Department Head - Transportation Management Services
Department)
C. Recommendation to award Construction Invitation to Bid No. 24-8217R,
“Collier County Government Operations Business Park–Sheriff Forensics &
CID Buildings,” to Rycon Construction, Inc., in the amount of
$51,935,473.50, with an Owner’s Allowance of $4,000,000 for potential
unforeseen conditions and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached
Agreement and approve the necessary Budget Amendments. (Brian Delony,
Supervisor - Project Management (Licensed))
12. COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT
13. OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
14. AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND/OR COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
15. STAFF AND COMMISSION GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS
A. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON GENERAL TOPICS NOT ON THE
CURRENT OR FUTURE AGENDA BY INDIVIDUALS NOT
ALREADY HEARD DURING PREVIOUS PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
THIS MEETING
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B. STAFF PROJECT UPDATES
C. STAFF AND COMMISSION GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS
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16. Consent Agenda - All matters listed under this item are considered to be
routine and action will be taken by one motion without separate discussion of
each item. If discussion is desired by a member of the Board, that item(s) will
be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately.
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A. GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
1) Recommendation to approve final acceptance of the potable water and
sewer utility facilities and accept the conveyance of the potable water
and sewer facilities for Esplanade by the Islands - Phase 3E, 3F, &
3G, PL20240006292.
2) Recommendation to approve final acceptance and accept the
conveyance of the potable water and sewer utility facilities for Allegro
at Hacienda Lakes, PL20230012818.
3) Recommendation to approve the release of two code enforcement
liens with an accrued value of $263,200, for a reduced payment of
$29,995.80, in the code enforcement action titled Board of County
Commissioners vs. Matthew D. Williams, relating to the property
located at 1378 Highlands Dr., Collier County, Florida.
4) Recommendation to approve the release of a code enforcement lien
with an accrued value of $1,640,000, for a reduced payment of
$22,907.80, in the code enforcement action titled Board of County
Commissioners vs. Ignacio Soto for Star Mobile Home Park LLC.,
relating to Folio #00127640000, located at 447 N. 15th St., Collier
County, Florida.
5) Recommendation to approve the release of a code enforcement lien
with an accrued value of $1,640,000, for a reduced payment of
$5,066.60, in the code enforcement action titled Board of County
Commissioners vs. Ignacio Soto for Star Mobile Home Park LLC.,
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relating to Folio # 00127760002 located at 1509 Immokalee Dr.,
Collier County, Florida.
6) Recommendation to approve the release of a code enforcement lien
with an accrued value of $1,640,000, for a reduced payment of
$2,429.40, in the code enforcement action titled Board of County
Commissioners vs. Ignacio Soto for Star Mobile Home Park LLC.,
relating to Folio #00127760003 located at 1509 Immokalee Dr.,
Collier County, Florida.
7) 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 plat of Valencia Sky (f/k/a Sandy Lane),
Application Number PL20240006539, approval of the Construction
and Maintenance Agreement and approval of the performance security
in the amount of $8,114,041.22, in accordance with Florida Statutes
section 177.073 and LDC Section 10.02.04.B.4.d.
8) Recommendation to approve and submit the 2024 State Housing
Initiatives Partnership Incentive Strategies Report to Florida Housing
Finance Corporation and Florida Housing Coalition as required by
section 420.9076, Florida Statutes.
9) Recommendation to approve final acceptance of the potable water and
sewer utility facilities and accept the conveyance of a portion of the
potable water and sewer utility facilities and appurtenant utility
easement for Bentley Village – 64 Unit Multi-Family Buildings
(Phase 3 -Bldg. 37, & Phase 4 – Bldg. 38), PL20240007823.
10) Recommendation to approve final acceptance of the potable water and
sewer utility facilities and accept the conveyance of a portion of the
potable water and sewer utility facilities and appurtenant utility
easement for Fiddler’s Creek Clubhouse, PL20240002827.
11) Recommendation to approve final acceptance of the sewer utilities
facilities and accept the conveyance of the sewer facilities for
Fiddler’s Creek Marsh Cove Phase 2 – 8” Force Main Replacement,
PL20240007859.
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12) Recommendation to approve an after-the-fact payment in the amount
of $140,000 to Capital Contractors, LLC., for the East Naples
Community Park Pickleball Court Resurfacing project procured under
Agreement No. 19-7525, Annual Agreement for General Contractor
Services, and deem this expenditure has a valid public purpose.
13) Recommendation to approve a First Amendment to the Collier County
Standard Form Long-Term Lease Not-For-Profit Entity with SNIP
Collier Inc., to extend the term of the lease and provide for additional
services at the former DAS shelter in Immokalee.
14) Recommendation to approve an Agreement for Sale and Purchase
under the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Program with 1.)
Chuong A. Ngo, Vu X. Huynh, and Vanthuy H. Lieu for a 2.73-acre
parcel at a cost of $87,360; 2.) William H. and Judith P. Stone,
individually and as Trustees of the William H. and Judith P. Stone
Joint Revocable Trust, and Paula J Puntenney, individually and as
Trustee of the Paula J. Puntenney Revokable Trust (“Stone Trust”) for
a 5.00-acre parcel at a cost of $141,250; and 3.) Vikon Inc., for a 1.59-
acre parcel at a cost of $50,880, for a total cost not to exceed
$285,140 inclusive of closing costs.
B. TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
1) Recommendation to award Invitation to Bid (“ITB”) No. 24-8238,
“Purchase of Aquatic Weed Harvester Boat with Trailer,” to Weedoo
Greenboat, Inc., for $115,955.00, and authorize the Chairman to sign
the attached Agreement.
2) Recommendation to approve an Agreement for the purchase of a pond
site (Parcel 1331POND) required for the Vanderbilt Beach Road Ext –
Phase 2 Project (Project No. 60249). Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$203,049.
3) Recommendation to approve a Resolution authorizing the Chairman
to execute a Public Transportation Grant Agreement (PTGA) with the
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) FPN# 452749-1-84-03
in the amount of $491,530 providing for State funding for eligible
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Collier County fixed-route transit administrative, management, and
operational expenses on the US 41 corridor, and approve the
necessary Budget Amendment. (CAT Grant Fund 4031)
4) Recommendation to appropriate an additional $13,765 to the Collier
Metropolitan Planning Organization’s annual operating budget for FY
2024/25 and authorize the necessary Budget Amendment.
5) Recommendation to approve an Agreement for the purchase of right
of way (Parcel 1294FEE1) required for the Vanderbilt Beach Road
Ext – Phase 2 Project (Project No. 60249). Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$48,000.
6) Recommendation to approve an Agreement for the purchase of right
of way (Parcel 1294FEE2) required for the Vanderbilt Beach Road
Ext – Phase 2 Project (Project No. 60249). Estimated Fiscal Impact:
$48,000.
7) Recommendation to award Invitation to Bid No. 24-8259, “Asphalt
Maintenance and Related Services” to Preferred Materials, Inc., and
authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Agreement. (2024-1605)
8) Recommendation to approve Second Amendment to Ground Lease
Agreement for Communications Tower and Memorandum of Second
Amendment to Ground Lease Agreement for Communications Tower
with CCATT, LLC, a subsidiary of Crown Castle USA at Max A.
Hasse Jr. Community Park.
9) Recommendation to authorize a Budget Amendment to recognize
carry forward for projects within the Transportation Supported Gas
Tax Fund (3083) and Transportation & CDES Capital Fund (3081) in
the amount of $142,393.68 (Projects #60085, #69331, #69333 and
#69336).
10) Recommendation to approve Change Order No. 2 and Change Order
No. 3 for the “Carson Road Stormwater Treatment Area” under
Agreement No. 23-8114, with Quality Enterprises USA, Inc., to
utilize $17,783.14 of the Owner’s Allowance for Change Order No. 2,
to utilize $16,782.47 of the Owner’s Allowance for Change Order No.
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3 and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Change Orders.
(Project Number 60143)
11) Recommendation to ratify administratively approved Change Order
No. 2, adding $17,377.84 and sixty-four (64) days under Agreement
No. 20-7811 with Quality Enterprises USA, Inc., for the “Design-
Build of the Immokalee Area Improvements – Tiger Grant” project,
and the Chairman to sign the attached Change Order. (Project No.
33563)
12) Recommendation to install red-light indicators (‘blue lights’) at 20
signalized intersections in Collier County to assist the Collier County
Sheriff with red light enforcement and approve the attached Budget
Amendment in the amount of $160,000.
13) Recommendation to approve a Resolution clarifying conditions and
obligations related to certain construction improvements made by
WPPI Naples TF, LLC, in the Tree Farm PUD as part of a developer
agreement.
C. PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
1) Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, as ex-
officio the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer
District (CCWSD) award Request for Professional Services No. 23-
8193, “Design Services for Transmission Water Main Improvements
(Vanderbilt Beach Rd. and Airport Pulling Rd.),” to Johnson
Engineering, LLC., in the amount of $2,426,537.13, authorize the
Chairman to sign the attached Agreement, and approve the necessary
Budget Amendments. (Projects #70268, #70285 & #70286).
2) Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, as ex-
officio the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer
District (CCWSD), ratify administratively approved Change Order
No. 2 adding sixty days to Agreement No. 19-7622, with U.S. Water
Services Corporation, for the “Pump Station 121.02 Repair and
Renovations” project, and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached
Change Order. (Project No. 70240)
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3) Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, as ex-
officio the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer
District (CCWSD), approve the First Amendment to Agreement No.
19-7621, “Golden Gate Wastewater Engineer of Record (EOR) and
Infrastructure Improvements,” with Tetra Tech, Inc., to authorize a
modification of Purchase Order 4500203372 through a reallocation of
$730,750 from Task 6 to Task 4, extend the contract for an additional
year, and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Amendment.
(Project Number 70243)
4) Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, as ex-
officio the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer
District (CCWSD), approve Agreement No. 25-054-NS, “HF
Scientific Equipment, Products, and Services,” with Lazenby &
Associates, Inc., under a single source waiver, approve expenditures
of up to $100,000 per Fiscal Year for the duration of the five-year
agreement, and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached
Agreement. (2024-1623)
5) Recommendation to approve the selection committee’s ranking and
authorize staff to begin contract negotiations with the top-ranked firm,
Jones, Edmunds & Associates, Inc., concerning Request for
Professional Services (“RPS”) No. 24-8229, “Design Services for
Immokalee Recycling Drop-off Center and Scalehouse & Control
Center,” so that staff can bring a proposed agreement back for the
Board’s consideration at a future meeting. (Project No. 70232)
6) Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, as ex-
officio the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer
District (CCWSD), award Invitation to Bid (“ITB”) No. 24-8252,
“NCRWTP Water Flow Meter Replacement, SCRWTP Plant Flow
Meters and Lime Slakers Replacement,” to RF Environmental
Services, Inc., in the amount of $2,186,000, approve an Owner’s
Allowance of $100,000, approve the necessary budget amendment,
and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Agreement. (Project
Number 70136)
7) Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, as ex-
officio the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer
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District (CCWSD), approve a Work Order to Q. Grady Minor &
Associates, P.A., under professional services Agreement Number 15-
6450, for the 103rd & 104th Avenues Public Utility Renewal Project
in the amount of $767,638, and authorize the Chairman to sign the
attached Work Order. (Project Numbers 60139 and 70120)
8) Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, as ex-
officio the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer
District, ratify administratively approved Change Order No. 5 at a
total cost of $54,203.53 utilizing the Owner’s Allowances, add a total
of ten days to Agreement No. 21-7938, with R2T, Inc., for the “Master
Pump Station 302.00 Site Improvements” project, and authorize the
Chairman to sign the attached Change Order. (Project No. 70215)
9) Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, ex-officio
the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer District,
approve a Resolution amending Exhibit A of Resolution 2023-135 to
add Golden Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion and potential
property purchases as potential projects for Commercial Paper Loan
use in addition to constructing the North Collier Water Reclamation
Facility (NCWRF) Pretreatment Facility and continuation of Public
Utility Renewal projects; Resolution 2023-135 authorized the Collier
County Water-Sewer District (“District”) to borrow an amount not to
exceed $50,000,000 under the Florida Local Government Finance
Commission’s Pooled Commercial Paper Loan Program; this Loan is
secured by a pledge of and lien upon the Designated Revenues in
accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement and as provided in
the Resolution approving such Loan.
D. PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT
1) Recommendation to approve an after-the-fact submittal of the FY24-
25 State Aid to Library Grant application and authorize the Chairman
to sign the Grant Agreement and the “Certification of Hours, Free
Library Service, and Access to Materials” as required by the Florida
Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services.
(Public Services Grant Fund 1839)
2) Recommendation to authorize the Chairman to sign two mortgage
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satisfactions for the Shelter for Abused Women and Children and the
Collier County Housing Authority as both entities have paid in full
and met all obligations under the State Housing Initiatives Partnership
Program. (SHIP Grant Fund 1053).
3) Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign one
Release of Lien for full payment in the amount of $12,676.32
pursuant to the Agreement for Deferral of 100% of Collier County
Impact Fees for owner-occupied Affordable Housing Dwellings.
4) Recommendation to approve the Tenth Amendment to the State and
Local Fiscal Recovery Plan to include a reallocation of $237,387.73 in
funding to support program operations through closeout.
5) Recommendation to recognize carryforward interest earned from the
period of June 8, 2021, through September 30, 2023, on advanced
funding received from Treasury from the following grant programs:
Emergency Rental Assistance Program 1, Emergency Rental
Assistance Program 2, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery
Fund, and the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund in the
amount of $1,612,320.62.
6) Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chairman to approve a
Purchase Agreement for the Florida Opioid Settlement Funds between
the Collier County Board of County Commissioners and the Collier
County Sheriff’s Office in the amount of $2,850,000.00 to provide
Medication Assisted Treatment. (Community & Human Services
Grant Support Fund 1806)
7) Recommendation to authorize the necessary Budget Amendments to
reflect the estimated funding for Calendar Year 2025 Older Americans
Act Programs in the amount of $1,429,000.00 and the estimated cash
match of $152,999.99, of which $49,815.99 is met through local
vendors. (Human Services Grant Fund 1837)
8) Recommendation to approve and authorize the chairman to sign six
(6) Releases of Lien in the amount of $51,660.86 for properties that
have remained affordable for the required 15-year period set forth in
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the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Impact Fee Program
deferral agreements.
E. CORPORATE BUSINESS OPERATIONS
1) Recommendation to ratify Property, Casualty, Workers’ Compensation
and Subrogation claim files settled and/or closed by the Risk
Management Division Director pursuant to Resolution No. 04-15 for
the fourth quarter of FY 24.
2) Recommendation to accept the highest bid of $1,310,000 cash with no
contingencies from Up In Smoke, LLC, pursuant to Section 125.35,
Florida Statutes, for property owned by the County located at 16140
and 16144 Performance Way (“Property”) and authorize the County
Manager or designee to negotiate a contract for presentation to the
Board at a future meeting.
3) Recommendation to approve Agreement No. 24-040-NS with Hinge
Health, Inc., utilizing the Sourcewell Contract #102722-HNG, to
provide a digital solution for musculoskeletal health at an estimated
annual expenditure of $152,000, effective January 1, 2025.
4) Recommendation that the Board, pursuant to Section 274.06, Florida
Statutes, approve the sale and disposal of surplus assets via public
auction on December 13 and 14, 2024.
5) Recommendation to approve the purchase of group health reinsurance
through SunLife, at an estimated annual cost of $1,198,540.80,
effective January 1, 2025.
F. COUNTY MANAGER OPERATIONS
1) Recommendation to approve Change Order No. 2, adding 14 days and
utilizing $206,639.01 of the owner’s allowance for Purchase Order
No. 4500230889 under Agreement No. 23-8182 with Kelly Brothers,
Inc., for the “Caxambas Park and Boat Ramp Rehabilitation Project,”
and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Change Order.
(Project No. 50280)
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2) Recommendation to authorize the Chairperson 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.
3) Recommendation to authorize the donation of a surplus vehicle to
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed Land and Water Trust
Incorporated (“CREW”) and authorize the Procurement Director, as
designee for the County Manager, to sign for the transfer of the
vehicle title, pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 274.05.
4) Recommendation to approve the First Amendment to Agreement 17-
7116 “Disaster Recovery Consulting Services” with IEM
International, Inc., (“IEM”) to revise the Fee Schedule and authorize
the Chairman to sign the attached Amendment.
5) Recommendation to authorize staff to issue a Work Order under Fixed
Term Continuing Contract No. 18-7432-CE, “Civil Engineering,” to
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., in the amount of $804,263.65, to
provide professional services for the Immokalee Sports Complex Turf
Field Conversion and Pool Renovation Project and approve the
attached Budget Amendment in the amount of $527,952.15 (Projects
#80320 and #80429).
6) Recommendation to approve the use of up to $1,500 in Tourism
Development Tax (TDT) Promotion funds to support the upcoming
2025 Florida Fastpitch Coaches Convention and make a finding that
these expenditures promote tourism.
7) Recommendation to approve the expenditure of Tourism Development
Tax (TDT) Promotion funds to support the upcoming 2025 True
Lacrosse All Region Games up to $5,000 and make a finding that
these expenditures promote tourism.
8) Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chairman to
execute the Collier County Tomist Development Council (TDC)
Category "A" Grant Agreement for Beach Park Facilities for the
City of Marco Island for Fiscal Year 2025, 2026, 2024-2025 in the
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total amount of $147,500 within TDC Beach Park Facilities Fund
(1100), to authorize necessary Budget Amendments, and to make
the finding that the expenditure promotes tourism.
9) Recommendation to authorize FY 2024 Budget Amendments in the
amount of $400,000 to appropriate reserves within the Ochopee Fire
Control Fund (1040) to ensure sufficient budget availability for
contractual obligations related to the Greater Naples Fire Rescue
District interlocal agreement.
10) Recommendation to approve and authorize the County Manager or
her designee to execute a Federally Funded Subgrant Agreement to
accept the annual Emergency Management Performance Grant G0559
(EMPG) in the amount of $98,895 for emergency management
planning, response, and mitigation efforts and to authorize the
necessary Budget Amendments (Fund 1833; Project No. 33927) and
any other documentation required for this grant.
11) Recommendation to approve Change Order No. 2 and its associated
Work Directives allowing for payment of up $1,166,854.21 to Quality
Enterprises USA, Inc., under Agreement No. 22-7945, “Pelican Bay
Phase 2 Sidewalk Improvements” subject to the receipt of a proper
payment application and acknowledging the short payment thereof in
the event the supporting billing documentation reveals improper
markups, billing miscalculations or other inconsistencies, approve an
after-the-fact for deficiencies found with Change Order No. 2 (no
written Work Directive issued, missing proposals and quotes), add 92
additional days to the project, and authorize the Chairman to sign the
necessary Budget Amendment. (Project 50212.2).
12) Recommendation to authorize the expenditure of Tourist Development
Tax (TDC) funds for the Clam Pass Maintenance Dredging project in
the amount of $218,876.64 to reimburse the Pelican Bay Services
Division for construction and associated engineering, surveying,
monitoring and reporting that was paid in advance by Pelican Bay
Services Division, recognize reimbursement revenue within Pelican
Bay Irrigation & Landscape Capital Fund (3041), authorize the
necessary Budget Amendments, and make a finding that this item
promotes tourism.
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13) Recommendation to adopt a Resolution approving amendments
(appropriating grants, donations, contributions or insurance proceeds)
to the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Adopted Budget. (The Budget
Amendments in the attached Resolution have been reviewed and
approved by the Board of County Commissioners via separate
Executive Summaries.)
14) Recommendation to approve Budget Amendments in a total amount
of $878,000 for drainage facility and beach-related cleanup expenses
related to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton within the Pelican
Bay Municipal Service Taxing and Benefit Unit.
15) Recommendation to approve the conveyance of an Easement
(Business) to Florida Power & Light Co. for the installation of cable
and conduit to supply power to the six outdoor volleyball courts
located in Phase 1 at Paradise Coast Sports Complex, located at 3940
City Gate Boulevard North.
16) Recommendation to accept a Sponsorship Agreement for the Paradise
Coast Sports Complex between MSM Performance Academy, LLC
(“Sponsor”), and Para SFM, LLC, involving the Sponsor’s payment of
$50,000 annually in connection with the provision of those services
and sponsorship elements stated in the attached Sponsorship
Agreement.
G. AIRPORT AUTHORITY
H. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
1) Proclamation designating November 30, 2024, as Small Business
Saturday. The proclamation will be mailed to the Small Business
Saturday Coalition.
2) Proclamation designating November 2024 as National Hospice and
Palliative Care Month. The proclamation will be mailed to Avow
Hospice.
I. MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE
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1) Miscellaneous Correspondence November 12, 2024
J. OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS
1) Request that the Board approve and determine valid public purpose
for invoices payable and purchasing card transactions as of November
6, 2024.
2) To record in the minutes of the Board of County Commissioners, the
check number (or other payment method), amount, payee, and
purpose for which the referenced disbursements in the amount of
$65,383,205.50 were drawn for the periods between October 10,
2024, and October 30, 2024, pursuant to Florida Statute 136.06.
3) Recommend that the Board of County Commissioners endorse the
United States Department of Justice and United States Department of
Treasury combined Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification
through September 30, 2025.
K. COUNTY ATTORNEY
1) Recommendation to appoint three members to the Affordable Housing
Advisory Committee.
2) Recommendation to reappoint William Harris to the Vanderbilt Beach
Beautification MSTU Advisory Committee.
3) Recommendation to approve a Fourth Amendment to Agreement for
Legal Services with Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson, P.A. for specialized
legal services, providing for a first increase to its hourly rate since
2008.
4) Recommendation to appoint Jennifer Cassidy to the Contractors
Licensing Board.
5) Recommendation to appoint Darrin Palumbo to the Tourist
Development Council.
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6) Recommendation to appoint Joe Meek as a member of the Health
Planning Council of Southwest Florida.
7) Recommendation to appoint William Conley and reappoint
Christopher Byrne to the Collier County Citizen Corps.
8) Recommendation to approve the County’s Counterclaim settlement in
the amount of $14,827.46 as full payment for negligence and damage
to a County Emergency Services vehicle from an accident that
occurred on March 20, 2023, and is part of a case pending in the
Circuit Court of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit in and for Collier
County, Florida, styled Nicolas Spence v. Collier County Board of
County Commissioners, and Auto Club South Insurance Company,
Case No. 24-CA-0409.
L. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
1) Recommendation that the Collier County Board of County
Commissioners (BCC) acting as the Community Redevelopment
Agency (CRA) approve the First Amendment to Agreement CD22-03
for the extension of 60-days between Collier County and Collier
County Community Redevelopment Agency (Immokalee) for FY
2024/2025 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) and authorize the Chairman of the
CRA to sign the First Amendment.
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17. Summary Agenda - This section is for advertised public hearings and must
meet the following criteria: 1) A recommendation for approval from staff; 2)
Unanimous recommendation for approval by the Collier County Planning
Commission or other authorizing agencies of all members present and voting;
3) No written or oral objections to the item received by staff, the Collier
County Planning Commission, other authorizing agencies or the Board, prior
to the commencement of the BCC meeting on which the items are scheduled to
be heard; and 4) No individuals are registered to speak in opposition to the
item. For those items which are quasi-judicial in nature, all participants must
be sworn in.
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A. Recommendation to adopt an ordinance amending The Future Land Use
Element of the Growth Management Plan to add the Tollgate Housing Parcel
to Activity Center #9 to allow construction of 110 multi-family rental units
with affordable housing on 5 acres of land. The subject property is located
on the east side of Collier Boulevard, North of Beck Boulevard at 3880
Tollgate Boulevard in Section 35, Township 49 South, Range 26 East,
Collier County, Florida. (PL20230007876) (Companion Item PUDA
PL20230007874, Tollgate Commercial Center and DOA PL20230007875,
Toll Gate Commercial Center DRI)
B. 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 an Ordinance
amending the Tollgate Commercial Center PUD to allow development of
110 multi-family rental units with affordable housing on Parcel 11 of the
Commercial Areas. The subject property is located on the east side of Collier
Boulevard, north of Beck Boulevard at 3880 Tollgate Boulevard in Section
35, Township 49 South, Range 26 East, Collier County, Florida. (Companion
to GMPA-PL20230007876 and DOA-PL20230007875)
C. 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 a Resolution
amending Development Order 84-1, as amended, for the Toll Gate
Commercial Center Development of Regional Impact to allow development
of 110 multi-family rental units with affordable housing on Parcel 11 of the
Commercial Areas as shown on the Master Development Plan and extending
the expiration date and buildout date to August 1, 2030. The subject
property, consisting of 5 acres, is located on the east side of Collier
Boulevard, north of Beck Boulevard at 3880 Tollgate Boulevard in Section
35, Township 49 South, Range 26 East, Collier County, Florida. (This is a
companion item to PUDA-PL20230007874 & GMPA-PL20230007876)
D. Recommendation to adopt a Resolution scheduling a public hearing to
consider vacating the County and the public interest in a portion of Hickory
Wood Drive, depicted as a 60-foot right-of-way easement labeled 5TH.
AVE. N.W. between Lots 11 and 12, Golden Gate Estates, Unit No. 95, as
recorded in Plat Book 9, Page 45, of the Public Records of Collier County,
Florida, located approximately one-half mile south of Vanderbilt Beach
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Road, in Section 4, Township 49 South, Range 26 East, Collier County,
Florida. (VAC-PL20220004451)
E. Recommendation to approve a Resolution of the Board of County
Commissioners proposing amendments to the Collier County Growth
Management Plan, Ordinance 89-05, as amended, relating to the Rural
Lands Stewardship Area Overlay and specifically amending the Rural Lands
Stewardship Area Overlay of the Future Land Use Element, to eliminate the
cap on the size of a town and include qualified target industries as a goods
and services use, and furthermore directing transmittal of the amendments to
the Florida Department of Commerce.
F. Recommendation to adopt a Resolution approving amendments
(appropriating carry forward, transfers and supplemental revenue) to the
Fiscal Year 2024-25 Adopted Budget. (The Budget Amendments in the
attached Resolution have been reviewed and approved by the Board of
County Commissioners via separate Executive Summaries.)
G. This Item Continued to the December 10, 2024, BCC Meeting.
Recommendation to approve an amendment to Ordinance 2023-71 to
remove roadways that are no longer unpaved, add unpaved private roadways
and establish an opt out provision.
H. Recommendation to adopt an ordinance amending Ordinance 2022-42, as
amended, which established Milestone Inspections, establishing a mandatory
inspection of aging condominium and cooperative buildings in
unincorporated Collier County to reflect changes in state law.
18. ADJOURN
November 12, 2024
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MS. PATTERSON: Chair, you have a live mic.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to
the commissioner meeting.
And I just want to remind everyone to please turn your cell
phones off. Is FX here? Please turn your cell phones off. No.
As public speakers, I want to remind you you've got three
minutes. At the two-and-a-half-minute mark, that little yellow mark
will blink, and that means bring it to a close when the red light
comes, and we would appreciate that.
So with that, let's get the Lord involved in this meeting.
Item #1
INVOCATION BY PASTOR CHRIS VOORHEES FROM THE
COVENANT CHRUCH
MS. PATTERSON: Commissioners, we have our invocation
by Pastor Chris Voorhees, Covenant Church of Naples, and our
Pledge will be led by Brian Boyd, Army veteran 1968 to 2006, Green
Beret Airborne Division -- airborne division director of intelligence,
analyst, JSOC, officers with DEA, Strategic Intel at ATF.
PASTOR VOORHEES: My title is definitely not as long as
that one, so yeah. Let's pray.
MR. BOYD: I'm old.
PASTOR VOORHEES: Father, we come before you now with
grateful hearts, grateful for your steadfast love for your people,
grateful for your goodness to your people, grateful for the ways that
you guide and that you are sovereign over all of our activities, God.
Thank you that you love your people. And, Lord, I pray
particularly for Collier County today. I pray for these
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commissioners. I pray for the residents. Lord, I pray that we would
continue to seek you in what we do, Lord.
God, I pray that you would give us a spirit of love for you and a
love for one another, a spirit of joy even in the midst of the hard
conversations, Lord. I pray for patience when we disagree with one
another.
God, I pray for self-control. I pray that the temptations that
would come, Lord, would not overwhelm, but we would look to you,
Lord.
God, I thank you for all the ways that you are ordaining things
that are happening, and we particularly are grateful, God, that Florida
did not pass Amendment 4, God. I know that's something that I care
deeply about, and I know you do as well, and so we're so grateful for
that.
Would you help these commissioners, particularly help us to
flourish, Lord, in ways that honor you, and so we set apart this time
for your purposes; do with it what you want. We love you. Thank
you that you first loved us, Lord.
And finally, God, I thank you for our veterans, Lord. I think of
just yesterday as we celebrated them and as we honored them in
church on Sunday. God, they have done so much, and I particularly
pray for those that are feeling like they're not seen and not heard; that
they have to go into places that are depressing, Lord. I pray that you
would lift up your face upon them and that they would feel your
pleasure, even now, God. Thank you for their service.
And I pray all this in your son's name, Jesus. Amen.
MR. BOYD: Pledge of Allegiance, ladies and gentlemen.
(The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.)
Added
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MOTION ALLOWING COMMISSIONER MCDANIEL TO
PARTICIPATE BY PHONE – MOTION BY COMMISSIONER
SAUNDERS; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HALL –
APPROVED
CHAIRMAN HALL: I guess we should welcome
Commissioner McDaniel, now that we've prayed.
MS. PATTERSON: Yes, sir. If we could get a motion to
allow Commissioner McDaniel to participate by phone.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: So moved, Mr. Chairman.
CHAIRMAN HALL: I'll second it.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Good morning, everybody,
and thank you very much for the motion and allowing me to attend
remotely.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Well, we haven't voted yet.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Oh, yeah. Hurry up.
CHAIRMAN HALL: It's going to take three. All in favor, say
aye.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: (No response.)
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: You made it.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Good, good, good, good. I'll
be quiet now.
Item #2A
APPROVAL OF TODAY'S REGULAR, CONSENT, AND
SUMMARY AGENDA AS AMENDED (EX-PARTE DISCLOSURE
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PROVIDED BY COMMISSION MEMBERS FOR CONSENT
AGENDA.) - MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER
SAUNDERS; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KOWAL –
APPROVED AND/OR ADOPTED W/CHANGES
MS. PATTERSON: Commissioner, agenda changes for
November 12th, 2024. First we have three items pertaining to the
Fiddler's Creek Section 29 development area, the rezone Comp Plan
amendment and DRI. That's Items 9A, 9B, and 9C are all being
continued to the December 10th, 2024, BCC meeting at the
applicant's request. I'm going to give you a break by not reading all
of those titles into the record.
Next up we have continue Item 17G to the December 10th,
2024. This is a recommendation to approve an amendment to
Ordinance 2023-71 to remove roadways that are no longer unpaved,
add unpaved private roadways, and establish an opt-out provision.
This is being moved at staff's request.
Move Item 16E2 to Item 11D. This is a recommendation to
accept the highest bid of $1,310,000 cash with no contingencies from
Up In Smoke, LLC, pursuant to Section 125.35, Florida Statutes, for
property owned by the county located at 16140 and 16144
Performance Way and authorize the County Manager or designee to
negotiate a contract for presentation to the Board at a future meeting.
This item is being moved at Commissioner Hall's request, and we
will be taking this item early in the agenda. So we have folks here
that are here to speak on this.
A couple of agenda notes. We have Item 16F8 should be
corrected to read as follows: It's a recommendation to approve and
authorize the Chairman to execute the Collier County Tourist
Development Council Category A grant agreement for beach park
facilities for the City of Marco Island for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 in
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the total amount of 147,500 within TDC Beach Park Facilities Fund,
to authorize necessary budget amendments, and to make the finding
that the expenditure promotes tourism.
Item 16B8 is a recommendation to approve a second amendment
to the ground lease agreement for communications tower and
memorandum of second amendment to ground lease agreement for
communications tower with CCATT, LLC, a subsidiary of Crown
Castle USA at Max A. Haas Jr., Community park, a memorandum of
lease. Reference in the executive summary for the item was
inadvertently omitted from the agenda packet. The actual lease was
included in the agenda package. The memorandum was sent as a
one-way communication to the Board on Friday and is now available
on the online public portal.
Finally, Item 17A is a recommendation to adopt an ordinance
amending the future land use of the Growth Management Plan to add
the Tollgate Housing parcel to Activity Center No. 9 to allow
construction of 110 multifamily rental units with affordable housing
on five acres of land. The subject property is located on the east side
of Collier Boulevard, north of Beck Boulevard at 3880 Tollgate
Boulevard in Section 35, Township 49 South, Range 26 East, Collier
County, Florida.
The corrections are -- I'll read them in: No. 1, 33 units
collectively referred to as set-aside units shall be restricted as
follows:
A, 12 units shall be rented to households whose incomes are up
to and including 80 percent of the area median income for Collier
County and the corresponding rent limits;
B, 21 units shall be rented to households whose incomes are up
to and including 100 percent of the AMI, which is the area median
income, for Collier County and the corresponding rent limits.
We do have one time-certain item. That is Item 11A to be
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heard at 10 a.m., which is related to the TDC -- the request by the
Tourist Development Council to enhance 2025 marketing funds.
With that, County Attorney.
MR. KLATZKOW: No changes. Thank you.
MS. PATTERSON: Commissioners, any changes and any ex
parte for the consent and summary agendas.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Commissioner McDaniel, do you have
any changes and ex parte?
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I do not, and I have no
changes.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Commissioner LoCastro.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: I just have one slight
correction. On 9A, B, and C, I mean, this is for the County
Manager. It was really me that changed it to the 12th, and then I
assume the applicant agreed.
MS. PATTERSON: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: But just for clarification.
MS. PATTERSON: Absolutely.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: And then on consent agenda,
on 16A7 I had -- oh, I'm sorry. I thought I had a checkmark there
saying "meetings." On summary, 17B, I had meetings, and 17C I
had meetings.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Commissioner Kowal.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: No changes to the agenda. I
have nothing on the consent agenda, but on the summary agenda,
17B, I have meetings and, 17C, I have meetings.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Commissioner Saunders.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Mr. Chairman, I have no
changes to the agenda, and I did have phone conversations
concerning Item 17B and 17C on the consent agenda.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Okay, thanks.
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I, as well, have no changes, no disclosure on the consent, but on
17B and C, I do have both meetings. So with that, can we get a
motion to approve?
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: So moved, Mr. Chairman.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Second.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Second.
CHAIRMAN HALL: All in favor, say aye.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye.
Proposed Agenda Changes
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
November 12, 2024
Continue Item 9A to the December 10, 2024, BCC Meeting: Recommendation to approve an
Ordinance of the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, amending Ordinance no.
89-05, as amended, the Collier County Growth Management Plan for the unincorporated area of Collier
County, Florida, specifically amending the Future Land Use Element and map series by adding the
Fiddler's Creek Section 29 Development Area and amending the allowable uses in the Neutral Lands
within the Rural Fringe Mixed Use District, Agricultural/Rural designation, to remove development
restrictions on Section 29 and allow 750 additional residential dwelling units, 22.6% of which will be rent
restricted as affordable, on 49.91± acres of property located 3/4 miles south of Tamiami Trail East (U.S.
41) and 3/4 miles east of Auto Ranch Road, in Section 29, Township 51 South, Range 27 East, Collier
County, Florida; and furthermore, directing transmittal of the adopted amendment to the Florida
Department of Commerce; providing for severability; and providing for an effective date. (Companion to
Item DOA-PL20210003115, Fiddler's Creek DOA, AND PUDA-PL20210003112, Fiddler's Creek
Section 29 PUDA) (PL20210003111- GMPA) (Moved at the Applicant's request)
Continue Item 9B to the December 10, 2024, BC'C Meeting: Recommendation to approve an
ordinance amending the Marco Shores/Fiddler's Creek Planned Unit Development ordinances to increase
the number of dwelling units from 6,000 to 6,750 by adding 750 multi -family units with some affordable
housing to Section 29; increase the residential development area, decrease park and reconfigure preserve
acreage in Section 29; and to add adult congregate living facilities as a land use to the Residential district
and the Business district among other PUD changes. The subject property, consisting of 3932+1- acres, is
located east of Collier Boulevard (CR 951) and south of Tamiami Trail East (US 41) in Sections 11,13,
14, 15, 22, 23, and 24, Township 51 South, Range 26 East and Sections 18, 19, and 29, Township 51
South, Range 27 East, in Collier County, Florida. (Companion to DOA-PL20210003115, Fiddler's Creek
DOA, and GMPA-PL20210003111, Fiddler's Creek Section 29 GMPA) (PL20210003112) (2024-1205)
(Moved at the Applicant's request)
Continue Item 9C to the December 10, 2024, BCC Meetiniz: Recommendation to approve a
Resolution amending Development Order 84-3, as amended, for the Marco Shores/Fiddler's Creek
Development of Regional Impact to add 750 multi -family dwelling units for a total of 6,750 single-family
and multi -family dwelling units; to limit the additional 750 multi -family dwelling units to Section 29 only
and disallow them from the conversion formula; and revise the Master Development Plan. The subject
property, consisting of 3,932+1- acres, is located east of Collier Boulevard (CR 951) and south of
Tamiami Trail East (US 41) in Sections 11,13, 14, 15, 22, 23, and 24, Township 51 South, Range 26 East
and Sections 18, 19, and 29, Township 51 South, Range 27 East, in Collier County, Florida. (Companion
to PUDA-PL20210003112, and GMPA-PL20210003111, Fiddler's Creek Section 29 GMPA)
(PL20210003115 - DOA) (Moved at the Applicant's request)
Continue Item 17G to the December 10, 2024, BCC Meeting: Recommendation to approve an
amendment to Ordinance 2023-71 to remove roadways that are no longer unpaved, add unpaved private
roadways and establish an opt out provision. (Moved at Staffs request)
Move Item 16E2 to Item 11D: Recommendation to accept the highest bid of $1,310,000 cash with no
contingencies from Up In Smoke, LLC, pursuant to Section 125.35, Florida Statutes, for property owned
by the County located at 16140 and 16144 Performance Way ("Property") and authorize the County
Manager or designee to negotiate a contract for presentation to the Board at a future meeting.
Notes:
Item 76F8 should he corrected to read as follows: Recommendation to approve and authorize the
Chairman to execute the Collier County Tourist Development Council (TDC) Category "A" Grant
Agreement for Beach Park Facilities for the City of Marco Island for Fiscal Year 2025 026 2024-2025 in
the total amount of $147,500 within TDC Beach Park Facilities Fund (1100), to authorize necessary
Budget Amendments, and to make the finding that the expenditure promotes tourism.
Item 76E8: Recommendation to approve Second Amendment to Ground Lease Agreement for
Communications Tower and Memorandum of Second Amendment to Ground Lease Agreement for
Communications Tower with CCATT, LLC, a subsidiary of Crown Castle USA at Max A. Hasse Jr.
Community Park. A Memorandum of Lease (a summary of lease terms) referenced in the Executive
Summary for the item was inadvertently omitted from the agenda packet. The actual lease was included
in the agenda packet. The memorandum was sent as a one-way communication to the Board on Friday
and is now available on the online Public Portal.
Item 17A: Recommendation to adopt an ordinance amending The Future Land Use Element of the
Growth Management Plan to add the Tollgate Housing Parcel to Activity Center #9 to allow construction
of 110 multi -family rental units with affordable housing on 5 acres of land. The subject property is located
on the east side of Collier Boulevard, North of Beck Boulevard at 3880 Tollgate Boulevard in Section 35,
Township 49 South, Range 26 East, Collier County, Florida. (PL20230007876) (Companion Item PUDA
PL20230007874, Tollgate Commercial Center and DOA PL20230007875, Toll Gate Commercial Center
DRI) Paragraph b.1 on Page 3 of Exhibit "A" of the attached Ordinance should read:
"1. Thirty-three (,33) units (collectively referred to as "Set Aside Units") shall be restricted as follows:
a) Twelve (12) units shall be rented to households whose incomes are up to and including 80% of the
Area Median Income (AMI) for Collier County and the corresponding rent limits.
b) Twenty-one (21) units shall be rented to households whose incomes are up to and including 100% of
the AMI for Collier County and the corresponding rent limits."
TIME CERTAIN rMMS:
Item 11A to be heard at 10AM: Recommendation to approve an enhanced FY 2025 marketing funding
request totaling an amount not to exceed $5,457,500, that utilizes both disaster reserve funds up to
$390,000 from TDC Disaster Recovery (Fund 1106) for emergency hurricane recovery marketing and
operating reserve funds up to $5,067,500 from TDC Promotion (Fund 1101) for enhanced tourism
marketing efforts to remain competitive; authorize any necessary Budget Amendments; and make a
finding that this action promotes tourism. (Jay Tusa, Division Director - Tourism)
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Item #2B and #2C
BCC MINUTES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 REGULAR
MEETING AND THE OCTOBER 7, 2024 EMERGENCY
MEETING MINUTES – MOTION BY COMMISSIONER KOWAL;
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HALL – APPROVED
MS. PATTERSON: Very good. That brings us to Item 2,
agenda and minutes. Item 2A and, if you'd like to take them
together, 2B are the minutes of the September 24th, 2024, BCC
minutes, and October 7th, 2024, emergency BCC meeting minutes.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Get a motion to approve both of them.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: So moved.
CHAIRMAN HALL: I'll second it. All in favor, say aye.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: (No audible response.)
CHAIRMAN HALL: It passed.
Item #3A1
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS – 20 YEAR ATTENDEES
MS. PATTERSON: Very good. That brings to us Item 3,
awards and recognitions. We have a number of awards and
recognitions on this agenda. We're going to start with Item 3A1.
These are our 20-year attendees.
First we have Trisha Aldridge from University Extension
Services, 20 years. Congratulations.
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(Applause.)
MS. PATTERSON: Next we have Joseph McGee, Road,
Bridge, and Stormwater Maintenance, 20 years. Congratulations.
(Applause.)
MS. PATTERSON: Danielle Sanchez, Strategic Initiatives, 20
years. Congratulations.
(Applause.)
CHAIRMAN HALL: Twenty years of doing the thinking.
(Applause.)
Item #3A2
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS – 25 YEAR ATTENDEES
MS. PATTERSON: Item 3A2, our 25-year attendees:
Consuela Thomas, Operations and Regulatory Management, 25
years. Congratulations.
(Applause.)
MS. PATTERSON: Mary Toro, Transportation Management
Services, 25 years. Congratulations.
(Applause.)
Item #3A3
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS – 30 YEAR ATTENDEES
MS. PATTERSON: Item 3A3, our 30-year attendees, we have
one, Osmin Conde, Parks and Recreation. Congratulations.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Simon didn't say.
Item #4A
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PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING DECEMBER 2024 AS VFW
AUXILIARY POST 7721 MONTH IN COLLIER COUNTY.
ACCEPTED BY BETTY A. BAILEY, PRESIDENT, VFW
AUXILIARY POST 7721 - MOTION TO APPROVE BY
COMMISSIONER HALL; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
SAUNDERS– ADOPTED
MS. PATTERSON: All right. Commissioners, that brings us
to proclamations.
Item 4A is a proclamation designating December 2024 as VFW
Auxiliary Post 7721 Month in Collier County. To be accepted by
Betty A. Bailey, president, VFW Auxiliary Post 7721.
Congratulations.
(Applause.)
MS. BAILEY: Commissioners, I'm honored to receive this
award on behalf of our VFW auxiliary located here at Post 7721 in
Naples. I'd like to thank all of you, especially Burt Saunders and
Bill McDaniels [sic], for initiating the long-term care facility which is
going to be happening here in Naples. Our auxiliary and our post is
looking forward to supporting in any way possible to make and
recognize our veterans.
One of the things that our auxiliary has done this week is we
have over 730 veterans that are in nursing homes and facilities. Our
goal this week was to visit at least half of those and make their day
and recognize them.
So thank you again for this proclamation.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Before you leave.
MS. BAILEY: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: A couple comments. I've
had the pleasure of working with you and the VFW for the last
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couple years, and it's been a high honor for me to do that. This
commission, as you know, is committed to making Collier County
the most veteran-friendly county --
MS. BAILEY: Yes.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: -- in the state, and DeSantis,
Governor DeSantis, has made the commitment of making Florida the
most veteran-friendly state in the country.
MS. BAILEY: Yes, he has.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: And so on behalf of the
entire Commission, I want to thank you for all that you do.
But there are a couple things I want to point out. One of the
reasons why this VFW is so well attended and so important, the one
paragraph in the proclamation: "Whereas, Auxiliary has been the
recipient of 11 Department of Florida awards, including best
patriotism through literacy, auxiliary outreach, most volunteer hours,
and Buddy Poppy 100th anniversary." And the reason I mention that
is I've talked to Ms. Bailey about the awards, and I think you received
11 out of about 12 or 15 from the entire state, competition with every
VFW in the state. So we do have the best VFW in Florida, and that's
because of the efforts of folks like Betty Bailey and all of the folks at
the VFW that work so hard to provide services to the veterans, those
folks that really need the companionship that you find at the VFW.
So I just wanted to publicly thank you for all that you do on
behalf of the veterans.
MS. BAILEY: Thank you.
And just to add to that, the auxiliary is comprised of members
who their family members have served our country, and they join to
honor them, or we also have members that perhaps served in the
military but not during wartime that can join under their family
members.
So we appreciate that comment, Commissioner Saunders.
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Thank you so much.
(Applause.)
Item #4B
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER AS VETERANS’
APPRECIATION MONTH. ACCEPTED BY MEMBERS OF THE
UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES, PAST AND PRESENT -
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER HALL;
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS– ADOPTED
MS. PATTERSON: Item 4B is a proclamation recognizing
November as Veterans Appreciation Month, to be accepted by
members of the United States Armed Forces, past and present.
Congratulations.
(Applause.)
CHAIRMAN HALL: Who's receiving it?
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: I'll just say a few words.
MS. PATTERSON: Anybody that served, please come
forward.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Anyone that served in the
military, please come forward.
(Applause.)
CHAIRMAN HALL: Wayne, put that up there for the photo.
(Applause.)
MR. BOYD: Do you all know Wayne Smith? I hope so.
He's a POW, for God's sake. God bless him. He made it through
the program.
MR. WHITE: Preserve wife.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: You stole my thunder, Wayne.
I was going to tell everyone.
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But I'd just like to say a few words. We, you know, the
commissioners up here, and how strong -- myself, as a veteran, and
Commissioner LoCastro's a veteran. And, you know, how -- you
know, this county and how we recognize these veterans and how
much we support them, you know, and I felt it was important
to -- and like Commissioner Saunders mentioned about the Governor
having Section 683.1475, the official designation of the month of
November recognizing our veterans through the State of Florida.
But I wanted to also make Collier County the most
veteran-friendly county here in the state of Florida, so that's why I
brought this proclamation forward. And it's to just let all our
citizens know that, you know, this is a time that we treat these
people -- we should all year long treat our veterans in a certain way,
but just so we bring some attention to it in the month of November,
that we -- you know, one day is not enough. So I just wanted to
bring attention to it, and that's pretty much why the proclamation, and
we all agreed to it -- well, we will agree to it here in a second when
we vote on them. But I don't see any nays, I don't believe. But I
thought it was important to bring forth, so...
All right. Next proclamation, I guess -- unless Rick wants to
say anything. I think it's appropriate.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Well, you know, I think
whether we served in uniform or not, I'm just so proud to serve with
these five commissioners here. You know, they're all hugely
supportive of veterans. You know, we're all working very hard on
the nursing home that Commissioner Saunders and Commissioner
McDaniel, you know, started, and we're all trying to finish it as team.
So, you know, I still at times sort of feel like I'm in the military
working for the county because a lot of the same threads that you find
in the military of camaraderie, teamwork, friendship, taking care of
each other. You know, sometimes maybe the news media doesn't
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always cover it that way and they think we're all at odds and we all
wake up every morning figuring out how we can do stupid things, but
it's really not the case.
And, you know, I really -- especially now with elections being
over and whatnot, you know, the five of us up here -- and to
Commissioner Kowal bringing this forward, and, you know, us
having, you know, served in the military, it really means a lot.
I hope the county embraces this and continues to do things. I
know it was a really busy day yesterday with a lot of ceremonies in
town, a lot of really great things. Wayne had a special ceremony on
his own street in the City of Naples.
But, you know, the -- I wrote on my social media page, this isn't
just ceremonial. You know, these proclamations, you know, they
make statements. They -- you know, it's the county. It's the five
commissioners here as well as the county staff putting, you know,
words behind something that we feel has meaning. And so it
shouldn't just be a photo op, take the framed piece of paper, and
leave. We're sending a statement to the county and the citizens, and
I believe they support it as well.
So hopefully there'll be, you know, more events throughout this
month of November. We still have plenty of time, and to all the
veterans out there, it was -- you know, proud to be a fellow veteran,
and thank you for your service.
Item #4C
PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING NOVEMBER 17 - 23, 2024, AS
INTERNATIONAL FRAUD AWARENESS WEEK IN COLLIER
COUNTY. ACCEPTED BY CRYSTAL K. KINZEL, CLERK OF
THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER – MOTION TO
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APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER HALL; SECONDED BY
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS– ADOPTED
MS. PATTERSON: Commissioners, that brings us to Item 4C.
This is a proclamation designating November 17th through 23rd,
2024, as International Fraud Awareness Week in Collier County. To
be accepted by Crystal Kinzel, Clerk of the Circuit Court and
Comptroller, and other distinguished guests. Congratulations.
(Applause.)
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Now, Maria's going to move
you around over the next five minutes.
MS. KINZEL: Make us look good, Maria.
(Applause.)
MS. KINZEL: If I could take just one minute, Commissioners.
These are members of your Inspector General staff, and I just want to
thank the commissioners, the county staff, the County Manager for
working so closely with us to keep Collier County fraud resistant.
You can never say you can prevent it forever, but we certainly work
very, very hard to protect our citizens and the taxpayers' dollars here
in Collier County. So thank you for the recognition to the team.
CHAIRMAN HALL: You're welcome, Crystal.
MS. PATTERSON: Commissioners, if we could get a motion
to accept the proclamation -- the proclamations.
CHAIRMAN HALL: So moved.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Second.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Moved and seconded for approval. All
in favor, say aye.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Aye.
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COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye.
MS. PATTERSON: Very good.
Item #5A
ARTIST OF THE MONTH – AMERICA’S MILITARY AND FIRST
RESPONDERS’ MUSEUM
If I can turn your attention to the back of the room, we have our
November Artist of the Month. America's Military and First
Responders Museum is our November Artist of the Month. Founded
in 2006 by a group of veterans, it initially operated as a mobile
display museum.
Initially built for pilot training during World War II, the Naples
Airport Authority provided space for the museum in 2011, and it
began to grow. More than 12,000 historical artifacts dating from the
Revolutionary War forward, such as weapons, uniforms, metals,
ribbons, handwritten letters, and posters have been generously
donated to the museum. Soon with the potential for a new, larger
space in the Golden Gate City area, the museum will be -- will better
honor our brave first responders who often start their careers in the
military and then pursue a subsequent career serving our local
community.
The commitment to expand the vision is reflected in our new
name, America's Military and First Responders Museum.
As we have celebrated Veterans Day and are proclaiming
November as Veterans Appreciation Month, the museum appreciates
the public's dedicated support to honor those who have fought for and
maintained our freedoms.
Item #5B
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ROB STONEBURNER - TAX COLLECTOR; $14,479,189 CHECK
TO THE COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
FOR UNUSED REVENUE
MS. PATTERSON: With that, we have Tax Collector Mr. Rob
Stoneburner here for a quick presentation.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Everybody hold onto your money.
MR. STONEBURNER: Can you make this thing work?
MS. PATTERSON: Yeah. Here we go.
MR. STONEBURNER: Good morning, Commissioners,
esteemed commissioners --
CHAIRMAN HALL: Good morning.
MR. STONEBURNER: -- and, Commissioner McDaniel,
wherever you are.
I am here, as you can see -- last year I brought a check to you-all
for unused revenue in the amount of $13.3 million, and lo and
behold, we found out the bank wouldn't cash it because they didn't
think it was real or something. So we had to do a wire.
So this year -- and I'm too cheap to buy one of those really big
checks, you know what I mean? As you can see, I spared no
expense on this presentation.
But we're going to talk about unused revenue coming back to the
Board of Collier County Commissioners. I wanted to play a little
game here kind of like the Price is Right. I'm not saying "Price is
Right," because that would be a copyright infringement.
So the first person I want to -- Commissioner McDaniel, are you
there?
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: I don't think he --
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I am, Rob. I can see it.
MR. STONEBURNER: Okay. These numbers right here,
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what number goes right there?
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I'm going to put a 9 in there,
sir.
MR. STONEBURNER: Dang. Very good. I'm impressed.
You've --
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: No more questions.
MR. STONEBURNER: Okay. Well, you've been elected the
Grand Poobah of the Loyal Order of Water Buffalo because you
answered that one right.
Okay. Second one on the list. Commissioner LoCastro, how
about this number right here?
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Are we playing Plinko after
this?
MR. STONEBURNER: Yeah, maybe.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Because I like Plinko, okay.
I don't know. I'll just say a 4.
MR. STONEBURNER: Are you serious?
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: We have access to
your -- Rob, we have access to your e-mails and your calendar, if you
didn't know. So, yeah, you know, we control everything.
MR. STONEBURNER: Commissioner LoCastro, your prize is
you replaced the Grand Poobah and you become the exalted Grand
Poobah of the Loyal Order of Water Buffalo.
So let's -- how about we go to Chairman Hall. Chairman Hall,
what number goes right here?
CHAIRMAN HALL: Let's go for a 1.
MR. STONEBURNER: You are incorrect. It's a 9.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Good. I didn't want to be the Grand
Poobah.
MR. STONEBURNER: Well, you've been sentenced to receive
a sledgehammer and crush concrete at the corner of Santa Barbara
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and Davis Boulevard.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Oh, that hurt. Rob, that hurt.
That hurt. I felt that from here.
CHAIRMAN HALL: It's only an hour's worth. It's all gone.
MR. STONEBURNER: All right. Commissioner Kowal --
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Yes, sir.
MR. STONEBURNER: -- what number goes right here?
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: We haven't used a 1 yet, so let's
go for a 1.
MR. STONEBURNER: I can't believe you guys are
good -- this good, but your prize is you earned a 4 percent discount
on your property taxes, as long as you pay it in November.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: I'll take that.
MR. STONEBURNER: I'm going to go -- so the last one to go
here is Commissioner Saunders. What number goes right here?
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: All right. Well, let me think
about this for a minute.
MR. STONEBURNER: I'm trying to make it easy on you.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: He just had a birthday, and it
was a pretty high number.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Let's go with the 4.
MR. STONEBURNER: Good job. Well, Commissioner
Saunders, you have been elected Chairman of the Board. Pay your
colleagues $50 apiece. That's a Monopoly part right there.
So, you know, I'm joking around here, 14-million-479-plus
thousand dollars we're proud to send back to the Board of County
Commissioners of unspent revenue, which is higher than
$13.3 million last year.
I'm proud to say that I'm here to represent the men and women
of the Tax Collector's Office. And, you know, our No. 1 goal is to
return as much money back to the taxpayers as we possibly can. Our
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No. 2 goal is service is our only product. We don't build anything.
All we do is serve.
And with that said, I want to just mention that in the four years,
including this year, back to the County Commission, $41.8 million.
So we're very proud of that. And just so you know, it's tax
season. Property taxes due and payable; 4 percent discounts right
now. Since the beginning of the month, we've collected
$275 million, and -- which is only about 17 percent of the total tax
roll. We will collect 75 percent in this month. So it's a pretty busy
month in November. We look forward to sending back as much as
we can possibly next year.
Thank you very much.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN HALL: So, Rob, you can be champion for the
day.
MR. STONEBURNER: Oh, thank you. Thank you. I
appreciate it.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Good job.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: You know, Rob, one thing I
will say is thank you for being so responsive on e-mail. You know,
as you and I have traded some notes, I had a few constituents over the
last week that had questions about their taxes and, you know, you're
the expert. So, you know, I cc'ed you on some and said, "Hey, we
need to get the actual answer." And I mean, you know --
MR. STONEBURNER: Actually, I'm not the expert.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: -- your sense of urgency was
really appreciated.
MR. STONEBURNER: I appreciate that. I'm not the expert.
I just represent the experts. So with that, thank you guys.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Thank you, sir.
CHAIRMAN HALL: County Manager.
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MS. PATTERSON: Commissioners, that brings us to Item 6A.
So if it pleases the Board, we'll do the public petition, and then we
will take the item that was pulled, that was 16E2, before we go to our
time-certain. Timing-wise that should work out well.
Item #6A
PUBLIC PETITION BY MITCH HUTCHCRAFT SEEKING
BOARD SUPPORT TO CREATE THE CORKSCREW GROVE
STEWARDSHIP DISTRICT - MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF TO
COME BACK BY COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS; SECONDED
BY COMMISSIONER KOWAL– APPROVED
MS. PATTERSON: All right. Item 6A is a public petition by
Mitch Hutchcraft seeking Board support to create the Corkscrew
Grove Stewardship District.
Mr. Hutchcraft.
MR. HUTCHCRAFT: Good morning, Commissioners. My
name is Mitch Hutchcraft. I'm here today on behalf of the Alico,
Incorporated, and our CEO, John Kiernin. Also here with me today
is Rich Yovanovich.
Alico's been in business for over 125 years, and we have a long
legacy in Southwest Florida, including ranching, citrus, and land
management. We have petitioned the Board today to consider our
request to establish the Corkscrew Grove Stewardship District. As
you know, a stewardship district is a tool that helps the landowners
finance infrastructure, help restore natural areas, and the managed
master plan communities and the land within those boundaries.
The subject of -- the property that we're talking about today is in
the northwest corner of Collier County bounded on the north by
Hendry County and on the west by Lee County.
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We are in the very early phases of planning and stakeholder
outreach, but we've been thinking the long-term administration of a
future project.
We've concluded that a stewardship district will be the most
effective and transparent way to fund and manage a project like ours.
It will also help us efficiently coordinate with the county and other
entities like Immokalee Water/Sewer District, Collier County School
District, Immokalee fire, and EMS.
Ultimately, a stewardship district requires the Florida legislature
to approve a special act to create the district, but it is necessary and
appropriate for the host county to provide a motion that they do not
object to the legislature's establishment of a district. This is a
process that's been done before by other districts here in Collier
County, including Ave Maria and Big Cypress.
Therefore, Alico respectfully requests that you direct staff to
prepare this issue for discussion on your December 10th agenda,
when we will ask you to provide a finding of no objection.
If you have any questions, we're here to answer them. Thank
you very much.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Any questions? So we need a motion to
approve?
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Mr. Chairman, I'll go ahead
and make the motion to direct staff to come back on December 10th
with the proposed stewardship district in terms of the presentation.
MS. PATTERSON: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: I'll second it.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Good. Motion made and seconded for
staff to come back. All in favor, say aye.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye.
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COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN HALL: No one.
MS. PATTERSON: Very good. Thank you.
Item #11D
RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT THE HIGHEST BID OF
$1,310,000 CASH WITH NO CONTINGENCIES FROM UP IN
SMOKE, LLC, PURSUANT TO SECTION 125.35, FLORIDA
STATUTES, FOR PROPERTY OWNED BY THE COUNTY
LOCATED AT 16140 AND 16144 PERFORMANCE WAY
(“PROPERTY”) AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER
OR DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT FOR
PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD AT A FUTURE MEETING -
MOTION TO WORK OUT FAIR TERMS WITH GARGIULO
EDUCATION CENTER FOR COMMUNITY BENEFIT BY
COMMISSIONER HALL; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER
LOCASTRO – APPROVED
MS. PATTERSON: That brings us now to our Item 16E2, now
Item 11D. This is a recommendation to accept the highest bid of
$1,310,000 cash with no contingencies from Up in Smoke, LLC,
pursuant to Section 125.35, Florida Statutes, for property owned by
the county located at 16140 and 16144 Performance Way and
authorize the County Manager or designee to negotiate a contract for
presentation to the Board at a future meeting.
This item is brought to the agenda -- to the regular agenda by
Commissioner Hall, and Ms. Trinity Scott is here to present and/or
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answer questions.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Before you go, Trinity, let me just tell
you why I brought this forward. Because, you know, we have the
property up there -- the county's had the property up there for years
on Performance Way, and we decided to sell it, so we put it out for
bid, and it's being used right now for an education center for the
children.
And the highest bid came back almost twice the amount of what
was proposed. And when that happened, you know, you think it's all
about the money, but it's not all about the money. And we have
great public benefit going on out there with the Gargiulo Education
Center, and so you can think, well, it's just -- it's all about amazing
public benefit. But it's not just about public benefit.
So I brought this forward so we could discuss it. And, you
know, a deal is when both sides walk away happy, and I wanted
to -- after Trinity presents, I'll make a few comments about what my
thoughts are. And I've had just a brief conversation with Mary and
Eloy this morning.
So, Trinity, go ahead.
MS. SCOTT: Thank you. Trinity Scott, Transportation
Management Services department head.
I know you're looking at me like "Why are you up here talking
about a real property item?" We have welcomed Real Property into
the Transportation Management Services fold, and today I'm joined
with Jennifer Belpedio, our real property manager.
As Commissioner Hall and Ms. Patterson discussed, we are
talking about 16140 and 16144 Performance Way. It is just under an
acre of property for the two parcels combined.
The county purchased this parcel -- these two parcels back in
September of 2007. It was intended for an EMS facility. The
purchase price of the property was just about $675,000; however, the
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county secured a loan for $875,000 to cover the associated fees and
additional engineering costs. The county has paid interest on that
debt since the acquisition, and the outstanding loan is $340,000.
EMS now plans to operate from a nearby fire station, so the
property is no longer necessary for an EMS use. In February of this
year, Gargiulo Education Center, a non-profit, expressed interest in
buying the property to build a center for at-risk children and families
in North Naples. And in May of 2024 we also received an offer
from Up in Smoke, a private foundation, to develop a storage facility
on the site.
In July, the Board directed the County Manager to begin a
competitive process for bidding to allow all interested parties a
chance to bid on the property. We advertised those bids, they were
posted online, and they were opened on September 9th.
We received two bids, one bid from Up in Smoke for
$1,310,000 cash with no contingencies, and the proposed use is for
the development of a storage facility.
We also received a second bid from Gargiulo Education Center
for $674,900 with a $10,000 deposit, and their proposed use is for
developing a new facility to house an after-school program and
community center to service at-risk latchkey and migrant students
and poverty-level families in North Naples with no cost to the
families. A partnership with North Collier Fire District for the use
of the building is also mentioned in the letter.
Staff's recommendation is to sell the property to Up in Smoke
for $1.3 million, which is in excess of the amount of money that we
have encumbered in the property currently; however, should the
Board decide not to move forward with staff's recommendation, they
could accept the Gargiulo Education Center offer, or the Board could
also reject both bids and allow the property to remain in the county's
surplus holdings.
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CHAIRMAN HALL: Is that it?
MS. SCOTT: That's it.
CHAIRMAN HALL: So -- and my thoughts about this thing, I
would like to continue with the Gargiulo Education Center in that
piece of property, and I would like to see if we could structure it in
some kind of a way -- instead of -- you know, there's a balance here
in the difference of the bids. We have $875,000, the county's
exposure, in a loan, that we've got it down to 300-and-something
thousand.
So I would propose selling the property for a million dollars to
them with the $700,000 of cash down and taking payments on the
remaining balance until they get it paid off, and I've asked them if
they had the cash flow to do that and if it would be comfortable, and I
think that the county would come out, and I think that the education
center would come out, and the kids would come out, and so I just
wanted to open that up for discussion.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Did they agree to that, or
you're just proposing it?
CHAIRMAN HALL: They're here to talk. And I would like
to hear your thoughts on that, Mary, if you would step up, please.
MS. ASTA: First off, thank you so much for allowing me to
speak today and pulling this very important item.
So a million dollars is out of our budget; however, we will make
it work. Our board president is here. I'm putting it on her. So, yes,
we do have the money to begin the process.
CHAIRMAN HALL: I'm not stuck on a million. I just kind of
threw that out there.
MS. ASTA: Okay, good.
CHAIRMAN HALL: But I didn't know what the figures were
until Trinity just told us about our loan.
You know, the terms -- we can work on the terms to make it
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comfortable. So it's not just about the money, but I really
do -- would like to pursue the public benefit of the education center.
MS. ASTA: Well, I appreciate that, and I'd like to tell you a
little bit about the benefits and the investments that we've made in
our children.
One of our graduates, which we helped get -- he was with us
since kindergarten, that we helped him get scholarship because he
wanted to be a music teacher, and he is a music teacher. And he was
up for a nomination for a Golden Apple Award. That's the products
of the kids that we're putting out.
I have another student that's here right now, a former student,
who leads our director of entrepreneur apprenticeship program while
she's going to school. She has given -- this itself, being here, is an
incredible experience and education, and this is the type of education
that we provide our children and expect them to become successful
professionals and adults.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Okay. We are all lit up.
So, Commissioner Saunders.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
A question for Mr. Klatzkow. I want to make sure that
however we proceed on this that we're not doing something that
would be in violation of Florida Statutes. We have a requirement to
do a competitive selection when we have property that is surplus.
Once we get bids, are we required under that statute or any statutes to
accept the highest bidder?
MR. KLATZKOW: You are not required, no.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: We are totally free to
negotiate a lower price?
MR. KLATZKOW: This is a qualified non-profit corporation,
is my understanding. So if that's true, there's no issue. I would ask
that it be brought back, however, rather than just doing it from here.
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COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Right. You'd have to check
into that and make sure that we're not doing something that would be
illegal in terms of the -- this issue.
And then the second question that I would ask is, how do we
ensure that this remains as a not-for-profit into the long-term future?
And I'm not sure how we do that. I'm sure there's a way that the
County Attorney can come up with something. But, for example, if
there was a decision by the not-for-profit to ultimately sell the
property for 1.3 million, or whatever it would be worth at that time,
that would be bit of an embarrassment.
So I know that's not anybody's intent. I'm just -- there are some
folks that would do that. I'm not saying you guys would at all.
That's -- I just want to make sure we're not doing anything that is
putting the county at risk or is improper under Florida law.
MR. KLATZKOW: We've done similar provisions in the past
reserving the right to take the property back if they change the use.
We've done that in the past. Since there's money involved here,
there would have to be some sort of proration, but we've done that
before.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Okay. As long as we can
protect the county's interest in the long-term future with this
property -- because it is a substantially discounted sales price, and I
just want to make sure we're -- you know, five years from now we
don't read in the newspaper that it was sold for $2 million.
CHAIRMAN HALL: One of the things that made me
comfortable is they've been doing this for 23 years, so that's -- it's not
like we started a year and a half ago, and we may not work.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Right.
MS. SCOTT: And if I could just make a clarification, because
one thing I did not include in my presentation was our in-house
appraisal was approximately $991,000, give or take some change.
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We paid 675,000, give or take, for the property. Our commercial
note was 875,000, and that includes engineering fees and
environmental assessments that were done at the time.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Commissioner LoCastro.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Thank you, Chairman.
The numbers as they are on the screen right now I wasn't
comfortable with, because one of the things you have to remember is
the county actually doesn't own this piece of property; taxpayers do.
So if we sold it to you for 674,000, we're basically giving up the
difference with the other bid and subsidizing, you know, your
organization.
Nobody here questions the value of your organization. So it's
not about that. And also, it's not just -- you know, it's easy to say,
well, then it's all about the money. Well, you know, when taxpayers
beat us up for their taxes going up one cent or going down two cents,
it does matter. And so we're here to protect the taxpayer interest.
So to have my strong support, which you do have, it has to be
close to something that Commissioner Hall just, you know,
suggested. So if you-all need to go back and make sure that, you
know, one million-ish and any of the other small pieces or
whatnot -- because then what it does do is it allows us to recoup the
taxpayer money for what we've invested in the property. Selling it
to you for 674- doesn't do that, and so it has to be somewhere in the
middle. And it sounds like the proposal that he's made takes all my
concerns away because of the value of what this land provides the
community and what you-all do.
So if you can come to some sort of, you know, agreement that's
very close to what he proposed, it has my full support.
But I want to just go on record and say a lot of times when
people say, "Oh, the county own this, and the county owns that," the
county doesn't own anything. The taxpayers own this piece of land,
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and if we sold it at a significant discount well below what we would
get to even recoup our investment, that's not something that I could
support.
But it sounds like we have something that's fair, and it's
equitable and makes the most sense. So if you can come to some
sort of agreement or if you already have, then this would have my full
support.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Commissioner McDaniel?
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes, Mr. Chairman.
First of all, I want to thank you for bringing this. In my notes, I
had a question mark on this transaction, and I can't -- I can't thank
you enough for bringing it forward and having this discussion.
I completely agree with my colleagues with regard to the
securitization. And I hope Terri's writing this down, I agree with the
County Attorney that we bring this back next month with a review of
the finalization of the transaction and work something out that's fair
and keep these folks in this facility.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Great.
Commissioner Kowal.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Thank you, Chairman.
Yeah. I just want to express my feelings also that, you know,
we are the safeguard of the public and the public's money, and, you
know, the people of Collier County own this property. And, you
know, I'm not in the business of making profit on flipping properties.
I mean, that's not what your government's supposed to do, but at the
same time, we have to safeguard what we have invested in these
properties because we don't want to short the citizens that own these
properties.
So, yeah, I think -- and I think what we're talking about up here
is kind of out of the boundaries of what we can do today, from what I
understand, is one of the decisions we can make, but it would have to
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come back to us. And if this organization's serious about it, they'd
have to come back seriously with what numbers will work for the
county for the citizens of Collier County to make this work. But if
that happens, I'll be in total support of it, so...
CHAIRMAN HALL: We have some public comment, but
before, I'm going to make a motion -- I'm going to make a motion
that we direct staff to get with -- to get with the Gargiulo Education
Center, work out the terms of the deal to bring it back, something that
they can live with, something that we can live it, and it's going to be
somewhere close to that 991- figure.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Second. Oh, I'm sorry.
CHAIRMAN HALL: And then we'll deal with that when we
have the final term, something that they're comfortable with and that
we can live with. We can take a good look at that.
So Commissioner LoCastro has seconded it, and before we vote,
we'll take the public comment.
MR. MILLER: Mr. Chair, Mary Asta had registered to speak.
Did you have any more to say?
MS. ASTA: No. I'd like to turn it over --
MR. MILLER: Yeah. Eloy Ricardo had registered, and he has
three additional minutes from Ashley Pimental.
MR. RICARDO: Good morning, Commissioners.
Before I begin, first, thank you for bringing this up. North
Collier Fire Rescue's interest is where the Gargiulo Education Center
is. They, for years, have been part of our community, coming to our
fire stations, we work on programs with them, and that's how my
connection was with them.
But before I start, I want to thank the County Manager's Office
because how this happened was because of our communication and
our great relationship working together. There's an EMS station that
you're not building anymore. You no longer need it because you're
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housed with me in the station that I'm building down the street.
That's the savings the county did just because of us communicating
so we're not building stations one mile apart.
The property came into surplus -- well, the property came
available because there was no EMS station, and Mary was looking
for property. So I'm the one that told her, "Hey, go talk to the
county, because they may not" -- so I brought -- blame me for
bringing a buyer to the county to be able to see if they could purchase
the property to keep that organization in there.
My partnership with them will come in after they become the
owner. I am committed -- because we need storage. We gave
up -- you know, everybody -- industrial area, but we need storage,
community rooms. So we're trying to work with them as soon as
they become the possible owner so that will allow to be able. But
let's remember that the efficiencies between the County Manager's
Office and the fire district is what led to this property being -- there's
a station that you're not building because I'm building the station for
the North Collier Fire Rescue.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Thank you, Mr. Ricardo.
MR. RICARDO: Thank you very much, Commissioners.
MR. MILLER: And that's our only speaker, sir.
CHAIRMAN HALL: All right. So the motion's made to
direct staff to come back with some --
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: There's a gentleman in the
audience that's --
CHAIRMAN HALL: Is he registered?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: I'd like to speak.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: No.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: I represent Up in Smoke.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Are you registered to speak, sir?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: No.
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MR. MILLER: I don't have a slip from him, sir, no.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE SPEAKER: I don't know the
procedure here, so I'm sorry.
CHAIRMAN HALL: All right. No worries.
We've got a motion made to direct staff to come back with some
terms just that they can live with, and it's seconded -- the motion was
seconded. So all in favor, say aye.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN HALL: All right. So moved. We'll see you
back at maybe the December meeting.
MS. SCOTT: Thank you.
MS. PATTERSON: Commissioners, I think we can squeeze in
almost Item 10A before we go to our 10 o'clock time-certain, if it
pleases the Chair. This is your item.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Yes.
Item #10A
RESOLUTION 2024-224: THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPT
THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE BOARD’S
STRONG SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION MANDATING THE
USE OF HANDS-FREE DEVICES WHILE DRIVING, AND
URGES THE FLORIDA STATE LEGISLATURE TO PASS SUCH
LEGISLATION TO ENHANCE ROAD SAFETY AND PROTECT
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LIVES - MOTION TO APPROVE WITH GETTING OUR
LOBBYIST INVOLVED BY COMMISSIONER HALL;
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KOWAL– ADOPTED
MS. PATTERSON: 10A is a recommendation that the Board
of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, adopt the
proposed resolution expressing the Board's strong support for
legislation mandating the use of hands-free devices while driving and
urges the Florida State Legislature to pass such legislation to enhance
road safety and protect lives.
This is brought to the agenda by Commissioner Hall.
CHAIRMAN HALL: All right. Thank you, County Manager.
I wanted to bring this up because I wanted to bring -- I wanted to
send support from our commission to the state legislature on this
particular item. I've been approached by -- by the bicyclist people
and by a guy that's lost his child to a distracted driver who is really
working hard with the State Legislature to get this passed.
And we all have experienced distracted drivers looking at their
dang phone on the -- you know, in the intersection. If you ever get
honked at, it's because you're on your phone. And it's something
that -- it's a problem, and it needs to be directed.
And I -- for one, I am for limited government, low regulations.
I hate to try to direct people by law, but sometimes things evolve that
need -- that need consideration. Cell phones driving [sic] is one
thing. E-bikes is another. We've got people going all over the
place.
But this resolution is well written; it's concise, it's precise, and
it's -- I just wanted to send a message to the State Legislature, in
agreement with the resolution for them to do the right thing and make
some good regulations -- regarding to keep our streets and highways
safer.
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Commissioner McDaniel.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes. This is No. 2,
Mr. Chairman. I really appreciate you bringing this forward. And
for the record, I get honked at all the time, but that's just because I
drive a pretty truck. It's not because I'm messing with my phone
when I'm at a light, so...
CHAIRMAN HALL: Your mother's listening.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'm aware. I'm aware. She's over here texting me while this is all
going on.
I just wanted to -- you know, we've -- this is such an important
item for our community. I know, Commissioner Saunders, I think
we had an agenda item on there today talking about the blue light
signalization for notification when a light is actually changing just to
help folks from running red lights, because it's prolific throughout our
community.
The young lady -- I cannot remember her last name. Monica --
CHAIRMAN HALL: Ramos.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: -- Ramos, thank you. I had a
long conversation with her, and one of the things that she and I
actually came to a conclusion is this would be a fine way to begin the
process of limiting the distracted-driving circumstances within our
community.
So I really like this, and I'm happy that it's coming forward.
And I want to offer my support to do as much as I possibly can to
help this go forward.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Great.
Commissioner Kowal.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Thank you, Chairman.
I agree with you. I'm not -- I'm not one to have big government
always in everybody's lives, but at the same time you've got to
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understand, this is more or less a public-safety item, not so much an
overreach, and it's only reinforcing a statute that was written several
years back by the legislation that's already in law. It was the texting
and driving statute which was, you know -- my own experience in
implementing it, it was very poorly written, very poorly interpreted,
and very poorly enforced in our -- in our judicial system because of
the poor writing of it.
And I think this particular proclamation and bringing this forth
will just strengthen a statute that's already on the books to
make -- make it more enforceable to the point where it will make it
safer for our public. So, yeah, I'm totally supportive of that, you
know, and us taking a stance and saying, "Hey, we agree with this,"
because we know statistically that texting and manipulating a phone
while driving is actually worse than driving while under the influence
of a controlled substance or alcohol at that time. It's been proven.
It's a proven fact throughout the nation through studies.
The only good thing is you can put your phone down. You
can't take the alcohol out of your system or the drugs. And if this
does that, then I think that will be a plus for everybody and all their
loved ones that ever had to suffer because of this negligence. So I'm
totally supportive of this.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Thank you, sir.
Commissioner Saunders.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
The legislature has been dealing with this issue for many, many
years, and it's always puzzled me as to why there's been so much
reluctance on the part of the legislature to do what I think is fairly
obvious to protect public safety. There are numerous states that
have hands-free laws on the books.
I would suggest that -- obviously, we're going to pass this
suggestion, but I would suggest that we ask our lobbyist to put this on
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their list of priorities for us, because this is one of the biggest
public-safety things we can do in terms of traffic.
CHAIRMAN HALL: That's a good idea.
Mr. Mullins, you got that?
Thank you.
All right. So I'll make the motion to approve the resolution to
send it to the State Legislature with the addition of getting the
lobbyist involved.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Second.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Motion and second made. All in favor,
say aye.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN HALL: So moved.
MS. PATTERSON: Very good, Commissioners.
Item #11A
AN ENHANCED FY 2025 MARKETING FUNDING REQUEST
TOTALING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5,457,500, THAT
UTILIZES BOTH DISASTER RESERVE FUNDS UP TO $390,000
FROM TDC DISASTER RECOVERY (FUND 1106) FOR
EMERGENCY HURRICANE RECOVERY MARKETING AND
OPERATING RESERVE FUNDS UP TO $5,067,500 FROM TDC
PROMOTION (FUND 1101) FOR ENHANCED TOURISM
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MARKETING EFFORTS TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE;
AUTHORIZE ANY NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS;
AND MAKE A FINDING THAT THIS ACTION PROMOTES
TOURISM - MOTION TO APPROVE $390,000 FOR
ADDITIONAL MARKETING FUNDS BY COMMISSIONER
LOCASTRO; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MCDANIEL –
APPROVED: MOTION TO APPROVE OPTION 1 ($5,067,500)
BY COMMISSIONER LOCASTRO; SECONDED BY
COMMISSIONER HALL – APPROVED
MS. PATTERSON: That brings us to -- I think we can start our
10 o'clock time-certain two minutes early. Item 11A is a
recommendation to approve an enhanced FY 2025 marketing funding
request totaling an amount not to exceed $5,457,500 that utilizes both
disaster reserve funds up to $390,000 from TDC Disaster Recovery
Fund 1106 for emergency hurricane recovery, marketing, and
operating reserve funds up to $5,067,500 from TDC Promotion Fund
1101 for enhanced tourism marketing efforts to remain competitive,
authorize any necessary budget amendments, and make a finding that
this action promotes tourism.
Mr. Jay Tusa, your Tourism division director, is here to present.
MR. TUSA: Thank you, Ms. Patterson.
Commissioners, Chairman Hall, good morning.
So I'm going to just do a quick, brief overview of kind of how
we've gotten to this point today. We've had several Tourist
Development Council meetings over the past couple of months, so I
just kind of wanted to give you a quick rundown of that, if I could.
So the September 17th TDC meeting, the council had a
discussion on our waning occupancy numbers and then also a
discussion on a little bit of a surplus fund that we have in reserves of
$12.2 million. So they directed and asked staff, "Hey, what can we
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do with these occupancy numbers, and especially in light of these
dollars we have?"
And so they directed staff to bring back some options for them
to consider for marketing, to kind of beef up our marketing efforts for
FY '25.
So staff did that. And at the October 15th meeting, we brought
back three options for the council to consider. They selected Option
1, which is an option totaling $5,067,500. We presented two other
options, like I mentioned. Those options were for $3.7 million and
2.4, just about $2.5 million.
So the council then discussed these options. They selected
Option 1. They wanted to have an emergency meeting the following
week, which was October 23rd, to further discuss this and then kind
of work on the presentation and what exactly was going to be
presented, ultimately, to the Board of County Commissioners.
Excuse me.
So that's kind of where we are. So I'd kind of like to walk you
through a little bit of kind of where we stand with kind of our tourism
economy, if I could take a few minutes to do that.
So let me move ahead here with the slides.
So -- actually, first I'm going to back up, and I'm going to cover
this item for emergency hurricane recovery marketing request. So as
we heard the agenda item earlier, this request is actually for two
items kind of within one agenda item. So one is a request of
$390,000 to kind of really address the negative perceptions out there
for the two storms that we just recently had here in Southwest Florida
and really for most of Florida for that.
And so the ask is for $390,000 for additional marketing funds so
we can beef up our marketing, and directly related to addressing
negative perceptions. So the council made a recommendation of
$390,000. We do have an emergency fund, and that is Fund 1106,
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and there is $1.5 million in that fund. And I know I had a couple
conversations with commissioners on Friday. And so we have a
couple different pots that we can pull from, and I think I might have
mentioned to Commissioner Saunders, I think I might have said
$2 million. But when I spoke to Chris Johnson after our meeting, he
said that he was more comfortable with that $1.5 million figure, that
he wanted to leave those other funds, that other half million dollars,
untouched, so it is $1.5 million. So that's one item.
And then the other item is for the $5 million which is enhanced
marketing efforts, and now I'll kind of talk a little bit about current
state of tourism and how we got here. So, you know, as I just
mentioned, we've obviously had to address negative perceptions with
storms, but, you know, we've also had to address, you know, negative
perceptions with, obviously, you know, red tide, you know, the
economy, certainly the pandemic, and then, you know, hurricane,
hurricane, hurricane.
So, you know, our occupancy numbers, if you look at this chart
here, the highlighted area here, you see Naples. So we're looking at
two numbers. And so an overall of 64 percent hotel occupancy, and
then the leisure side of that is 46.2 percent, and group, obviously, is
making up about 18 percent of that number.
So I just wanted to stress this. And you can kind of see how we
are in the pecking order. I mean, we're second to last in the state,
and then -- well, I shouldn't say "the State." Out of our comp set.
And then you see here that we have some tourism development tax
numbers for the last quarter of Fiscal Year '24, and our TDT numbers
are starting to decline a little bit, not much, about a quarter of a
million dollars. But there is definitely a correlation between those
occupancy numbers and the TDT numbers being collected.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Mr. Tusa, can I just jump in
just for the record?
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MR. TUSA: Yes, sure.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Just to set the table a little bit,
because we had the benefit of many TDC meetings because I'm the
chair, and Commissioner Hall will be the chair next year. So I can
cheat a little bit because these are slides that I've -- you know, I wake
up in the middle of the night screaming, you know, because I know
the details on here.
But first of all, to correct one thing, you're not asking us for
300,000 for emergency and for 5 million. You're asking to spend
money that you control, but you have to come to the commissioners
to ask our permission to write that check because it's above and
beyond, you know, your normal spending. And I really think it
would be more advantageous to break this up into two different
things --
MR. TUSA: Sure.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: -- because you have two asks
here. One is your emergency spend ask after the recent storms that
we've had in a row, and that is -- you know, that's standard. We've
had many departments that come here, Emergency Management and
others, that say, you know, the storm's over. We have a pot of
money to spend during these emergency times that were more
negatively affected, and in this particular case, to counter the last few
storms -- I mean, and you correct me if I'm wrong -- we're asking for
300,000.
And so me, in particular -- to not sort of just mash all the two
together, because they're two totally separate things. You know, if
the other commissioners have any, you know, questions about the
300,000 to ask basically permission to spend that money that you
already have -- and that's what these tourism dollars are for -- and
you have well more than 300,000 if we want to break that up and
explain where that 300,000 will go.
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But I just think for the sake of argument, before we dive into this
one, that we should -- we should discuss that, vote on it. I mean,
obviously, I'm in favor of it, or else we wouldn't have brought it here.
So as the TDC chairman, you know, I already would make the
motion that we allow the $300,000 worth of emergency spending in a
multitude of ways that you can dive into. I -- obviously, if I had an
issue with it, I wouldn't have had it come to the Board here.
But we're behind several other counties not only in emergency
spending when these storms hit, but then when we moved into this
second request to spend TDC dollars, it's the same type of thing.
But I just thought, for the emergency spending, which is -- I don't
want to call it a formality, but we vote on emergency spending for
lots of departments, and that's what this is here.
So I don't particularly have any questions on that, but I'd make a
motion to approve that based on if my colleagues have any questions
or don't.
MR. TUSA: I appreciate that, and I mean, that depends on
however the Board wants to proceed, I mean, if they want to address
it as two items. We were just asked by the TDC council to bring it
forward as one item, so --
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Can you go back to that slide
on the emergency 300?
MR. TUSA: This one here?
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Can you just give kind of a
quick overview on if that money was approved in total to be spent out
of your own funds, how you would utilize it.
MR. TUSA: Yeah. So we would utilize these funds to beef up
our efforts for digital, social and then for display and video ads. So
it's kind of like a commercial. I mean, this isn't broadcast television,
because that's really expensive, and $400,000 isn't going to get us too
far with broadcast television. This is for like, you know, when
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you're streaming and you see a commercial on streaming, so it's that
type of advertising. So it's digital, social, and then video.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Yeah. I was just going to
add, and then I'll leave it there, that we did this very thing after Ian,
you know, that we approved emergency funds to basically counter
what was out there saying -- and I think the tagline was, "Collier
County is open for business," that sort of thing.
So we're maybe a little bit late in doing that here, but this would
allow us to add a bit more of an aggressive, you know, reminder to
people that we're still not doing cleanup. And other counties have
already done that.
MR. TUSA: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: So that's the emergency
request to spend the -- what's the exact total, just for the record?
MR. TUSA: It's $390,000.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Okay.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Great.
Commissioner McDaniel.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I like the idea -- I'm not sure that it's necessary that we vote on
these two separately, but I do have some questions about the -- as the
second portion of this -- this agenda item. So I'll be happy to second
Commissioner LoCastro's motion if you want to take these two in
two separate votes.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Sure. Motion's made and seconded.
All in favor for the 390- emergency funds, say aye.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: (No audible response.)
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Aye.
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CHAIRMAN HALL: So moved.
MR. TUSA: All right. Thank you, Commissioners.
So we'll then move on to the second part of that agenda item, the
$5 million in enhanced marketing efforts.
So let me advance the slides here a little bit.
So let's see. I think I covered everything on this slide.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: And I'll preface this one
again, that this is -- because there was some stuff out in our news
media when we talked about this at a TDC meeting, and it made it
sound like Jay's coming here and asking us for a check. He controls
an account that has TDC dollars in it, but in order to write a check
that he -- out of an account that he controls, he needs our permission.
We all understand that, but I just want to get that in there for the
record, because there was an article that said something -- you know,
TDC asks Collier County for $5 million, and that's not the case.
He's sitting on 13-plus-million for things like this.
And one of the things we also tasked Jay with when he was
hired -- and we all remember him standing at the podium, and we
said, "Listen, you're a fresh set of eyes. You're bringing a lot of
aggressive experience here that maybe we haven't had previously.
Shake the tree hard and see if we're doing everything possible, if
we're spending the taxpayer dollars wisely, if we're wasting it."
We've had a lot of really fruitful conversations up here. "Do we
really want to spend X number of dollars overseas and here and
there?" And show us the value.
You know, we want to know that we're -- you know, what I
commonly say at the TDC meetings is, "I don't want to spend any
money. I want to invest it."
And so -- and then I want it proven that that investment was
worth it.
And, you know, Jay has really shaken the trees with the great
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TDC staff that we already had, but from a different perspective.
And we also wanted to -- I think it was something that one of the
other commissioners -- it might have even been you, Commissioner
Hall, that had said at one of the other meetings, "What are the other
counties doing?"
Let's -- at the time we were kind of like, "Well, we think they're
doing a lot, but we really don't know." And you've put those figures
here.
And I can just tell you at the TDC meeting we were even
surprised and disappointed more than we thought that some counties
that are a lot less than Collier are doing a heck of a lot more to, you
know, combat some of the negative publicity from the storms, but
also, on the flip side, to make sure they don't lose market share. And
regardless, if people think tourism in Collier County is important or
not, it is. It does an awful lot for even full-time residents.
But anyway, just to set that table there, so you have
13-point-something in your account right now, and what you're
proposing to us is three different possibilities.
MR. TUSA: Right.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: The TDC recommended the
first one of 5 million and change to be spent from that 13-, but, you
know you're going to -- and then you're also going to show us how
we compare, you know, to other counties, why we're concerned.
MR. TUSA: Right.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Okay.
MR. TUSA: Thank you, Commissioner. I appreciate you kind
of queuing that up for my next slide.
But just real quick, before we depart from this one, just one
comment that I'd like to make as far as the occupancy rates. So, you
know, one thing also that we need to consider as we move forward is
the influx of new hotels rooms coming online in this next year. I
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mean, we're projecting a thousand hotel rooms coming online, and so
that will definitely have an impact on our occupancy rates.
I mean, that's another 147,000 room nights just for us to stay at
our current level. And so without increased demand, we could fall
by an additional 5 percent. So it's really important that we really try
to stay ahead of this with our marketing efforts.
And you can see here this slide -- we kind of got a little peek
behind the curtain just a moment ago with Commissioner LoCastro's
comment. So this is a comparison of the different DMOs, our
competitive set within the state of Florida, and you can kind of see
the highlighted area at the bottom there. That's us, Collier County.
And so I just wanted to kind of give some of these numbers that
Commissioner LoCastro just mentioned, some of our competitors and
what they're doing. So several organizations have increased their
budgets recently. Visit Tampa just raised their budget by $6 million;
Amelia Island by $5.2 million; Visit Sarasota and Bradenton CVB
contributed each $100,000 to a recovery marketing effort that Visit
Florida is then matching half a million dollars to.
Space Coast Office of Tourism is also increasing its budget.
Visit Florida is going to be asking the legislature for an additional
$20 million. So you can kind of, obviously, see there's a trend there.
Everybody's upping their game when it comes to marketing their
destinations. And so for us to stay competitive, it's definitely
something that we need to look at and consider.
So if there's any questions about this, I'd be happy to answer
them.
(No response.)
MR. TUSA: And then -- so here is a slide. So, obviously, we
just addressed the hurricane recovery marketing, and again, thank
you for that approval.
The next item is the TDT reserve investment out of the Fund
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1101, and you can kind of see there the list: Feeder market growth
and expansion, enhanced efforts to impact off season, strengthen
sales efforts, expand paid advertising, and additional research data
and insights.
So some of the markets, I know -- I had a conversation with
Commissioner Hall on Friday, and he was interested in kind of some
of the markets and what that would look like for an expansion. So
we're looking at, you know, markets like Boston, Philadelphia,
Detroit, Indianapolis. So the Northeast and the Midwest.
And one thing I will just say, some of this kind of just depends
on where we ultimately land with the dollar amount provided by the
Board. And so it might just be an expansion of current markets. It
could be additional markets, but then it depends on what market we
want to select and how expensive those markets are. I mean,
obviously, if we want to market in New York City, very expensive
market. If we want to market in Atlanta, very expensive market.
So that just kind of determines where we'll ultimately place our
media buys when we determine the amount of money that we get
from the Board.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: But you're not getting money
from the Board. You're getting approval to spend money that you
have.
MR. TUSA: Approval from the Board. Thank you.
And then I know, Commissioner Hall, you had also asked a
couple of questions on research. So some of the additional research
would be on branding and positioning, exploring our markets and
where we want to expand to, and then also for our market perception,
what do people think about our destination. So those are some of the
marketing efforts that we could do with these additional dollars.
And then here you can kind of see -- I mean, this is just the slide
of kind of why we're here today. I mean, the value of supporting
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Collier County tourism. I mean, it's about economic impact. And
for me, I'm really passionate about the jobs. You know, people
make their livelihoods off of tourism jobs. It's how they feed their
families and give them shelter, you know, pay their rent, their
mortgage. And so I think these are really important numbers.
Looking at the total wages, $1.2 billion, and the local tourism jobs,
28,000-plus jobs.
CHAIRMAN HALL: I would -- Jay, let me just -- one of the
things that I had a conversation with Mr. Tusa about Friday was how
would we feel as a tourism director if we verified these numbers from
a third party, and he actually said to me, he said, "We do verify it
from a third party." He said, "We don't come up with these." So I
thought the public should know that, because it's important that we're
not just making these numbers up to make them sound good. This is
actually what somebody else that we've hired came back and told us.
So I just thought that was worthy to note.
MR. TUSA: Thank you, Chairman.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Commissioner Saunders.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Just a quick question, and
maybe I should have waited until the end.
With the Paradise Coast sports facility and professional soccer
coming there, I'm assuming that the TDC takes a look at what the
potential impact will be in terms of promotion of this as a destination.
Am I correct in making that assumption? And if I am, what types of
things will you be looking at? Because that impacts the amount that
we have to advertise as well.
MR. TUSA: Correct. So I mean, we'll be looking at -- I mean,
obviously, our demographic, where people are coming from, you
know, our feeder markets for our sports tourism, in particular,
football, soccer. So we'll be looking at those things as, you know,
they have their inaugural year coming up.
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COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Right. So would you be
able to set up some meetings with -- I think it's FC Naples, if I'm
saying that correctly -- with them to understand what their marketing
program will be and how marketing this destination will be part of
that marketing effort?
MR. TUSA: Absolutely. And I actually had a meeting last
week with Roberto Moreno, and so we have a great relationship with
FC Naples, and so those are definitely some things that we can talk
about with them.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Sometime after the first of
the year, I'd like to hear from you as to what that impact will be.
And part of that rationale in asking for that is we've got a major
investment in that Paradise Coast facility, and there are a lot of
benefits that we're going to be getting from that, and this is one of
them. And so I'd like some analysis of how that's going to play out.
MR. TUSA: Happy to work on that for you.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Go ahead.
MR. TUSA: That concludes my presentation. So if there's any
questions of the Board, you know, I'd like -- I hope I addressed some
of the questions that I received on Friday in my one-on-one meetings,
but I'm certainly happy to answer any other questions you might
have.
CHAIRMAN HALL: We have some public comment, but
before that, we have Commissioner LoCastro.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Well, let's hear from the
public comment, and then I'll --
MR. MILLER: We have 12 registered speakers for this item,
Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, it's 10:18. Did you want to start these, or do
you want to take a court reporter break and then do -- what's your
pleasure?
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CHAIRMAN HALL: We have 12; that's 36 minutes’ worth. I
think we're getting ready to pass this. Let's take a court reporter
break. Then we'll come back and do that. So let's be back at 10:30.
(A brief recess was had from 10:19 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.)
MS. PATTERSON: Chair, you have a live mic.
CHAIRMAN HALL: All right. Before we get to public
comment, if necessary, we'll -- Commissioner LoCastro.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Thank you, Chairman.
As the chair of the TDC, I just want to assure my colleagues and
anybody who's listening, we have just done an unbelievable amount
of homework, deep dive. We had an emergency meeting which
went several hours. A lot of pencils have been sharpened to go into
this.
You know, I can't stress enough this isn't the tourism, you know,
development senior leader sitting in front of us asking us for money.
He controls money and comes to us with a fresh set of eyes, and
we've asked him to shake the trees, and he has done that. And he's
asking permission to spend 5 million of the 13 million and change
that he has in an account that is identified for this exact purpose.
And so -- and I know that you've spent a lot of time with other
commissioners. This is -- this is important to us, but it's something
that we definitely fully understand and grasp.
I know we've got 12 speakers, and what you have in those 12
speakers I'll just venture to say -- and correct me if I'm wrong -- you
have senior leaders from the community -- from the business
community. You know, I'm looking at the top people in the
audience here from the JW Marriott, from the Ritz-Carlton, FC
Naples is here represented, and they've all been very, very involved
in our TDC meetings.
And so this catches us up to where a lot of other counties are.
If they came to the podium, I have no doubt that I could encapsulate
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what they're going to say, which is, "We talked to our colleagues at
these other counties, and every time a storm hits, every time a
hurricane hits, a lot of these counties, they jumped on what we're
about to do, hopefully about to do, some of them a lot quicker than
us."
So, Jay, I really take my hat off to you leading, you know, this
group and being plugged in with our community so quickly with you
in the seat, and the meetings that we've had have been -- have gotten
us to this point, and if all of the TDC board didn't feel comfortable
with Option 1 and how that money is going to be properly invested in
a variety of ways we wouldn't have, you know, made the proposal.
So rather than -- you know, I'll just -- anybody can be heard at
the podium, and I'm not here to stifle voices, but to have 12 people
come up here and convince us of something that I'm already
convinced of -- but I can't speak for my colleagues.
So I'll make a motion that Option 1 be approved, the 5
point -- what's the exact --
MR. TUSA: $5,067,500.
CHAIRMAN HALL: We've already approved the 390-.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Right. We've already
approved the emergency spending -- so that that be approved and that
you go forward. But as we said in the TDC meetings, if, in fact, this
amount is approved, that you come back to the commissioner
meetings on a regular basis when -- to give us a report card as to what
ways you're going, like you said, depending on the amount and also
the analysis, so that we know how you're investing these dollars.
But I'll make a motion that Option 1 be approved as is.
CHAIRMAN HALL: I'll second that and just make a comment
with my second. This is money that we collect from the tourists that
come here, and this is money that we're going to allow to go back to
get more tourists to come here and give us more tourism dollars. So
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it's not -- this money's not coming from any other source, so it's not
an emergency fund or anything -- it's money that we collect to do this
very thing.
So we have a motion and a second. All in favor, say aye.
MR. MILLER: Mr. Chair, we have the public speakers. I'm
sorry, sir.
CHAIRMAN HALL: I'm going to ask that we vote, and then if
you want to speak, you can. If there's anybody in opposition -- is
there anybody in opposition to this in the crowd?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN HALL: I want to definitely allow you to speak
before we vote. Okay, great.
So we have a motion and a second. All in favor, say aye.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: (No audible response.)
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN HALL: So moved.
So if you want to speak, you're welcome to come up here.
(Applause.)
MR. MILLER: Do you want me to call the names, sir, and do
it --
MR. TUSA: Just real quick, I'd like to say thank you,
Commissioners. And then to the point Commissioner LoCastro just
made, I will be back, and I will be giving you updates, so -- but,
again, thank you for doing this for the industry.
(Applause.)
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: If there is anybody -- I know
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a lot of you in the audience. You know, I'm familiar with your faces
and names and what you do for our community. If you have
anything to say, like the Chairman said, you know, the podium's here.
But if not, I would just say please continue, as I know you will, to
really stay plugged in with our tourism director and the TDC and
make sure that we're getting your good ideas, that you're finding out
what your colleagues in other counties -- because that was the big
charge that all of us gave Jay, which was, "Come here and make sure
we're not falling behind."
And this just isn't about spending money to dump more traffic
on the roads -- and I'm sure it will be spun by some that way -- but it's
also about protecting our jobs. You see here almost, you know,
30,000-plus, and that might even be a little bit low, but like you said,
we've had -- these are numbers we didn't make up. And it's also
about reminding people that this community is back from the storms.
And so it's not just about packing people into hotels. The
money is invested in so many other ways, and so we'll continue to
hear that, you know, over time.
But I thank you again, Jay, for all the time that you've put into
this and the time that you've spent with my fellow commissioners to
make sure that, you know, no stone went unturned.
MR. TUSA: Thank you. I appreciate that.
MR. MILLER: Mr. Chair, do you want me to call these names
and have them waive, or how would you like to proceed, sir?
CHAIRMAN HALL: You can call them, and they can waive if
they want.
MR. MILLER: Waive or speak. Chris Lopez.
MR. LOPEZ: Thank you, Chairman, Commissioners. Thank
you so much for your leadership today.
I just wanted to say it is my esteemed pleasure as the regional
director for the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association to work
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with one of the finest group of board members, business leaders from
this community who you-all have been meeting with. We thank you
for your time, we thank you for your support, and we look forward to
working with you-all and the TDC and the transitions there to really
maximize the impact and show that Collier County is leading this
charge across the state. A lot of eyes are on this meeting this
morning, not just from this area, but from across the state and other
TDCs and other counties and in Tallahassee specifically. So thank
you so much.
MR. MILLER: Kit Baker?
MS. BAKER: I'll waive.
MR. MILLER: Kristina Park?
MS. PARK: I'll waive.
MR. MILLER: Bob Moreno?
MR. MORENO: I'll say a few words.
MR. MILLER: Sure.
MR. MORENO: Hi, Commissioners. Bob -- thank you for
your time. Bob Moreno with FC Naples.
I just wanted to thank you again for the support of this motion.
And, Commissioner Saunders, we'll be working together with
Mr. Tusa, because I think that if we work together and combine our
marketing dollars and our marketing efforts, things can go a much
longer way.
So I just wanted to say you can count on my personal support
and FC Naples' support to assist in any way we can.
Thank you.
MR. MILLER: Hyla Crane.
MS. CRANE: Waive.
MR. MILLER: Jinny Gezella.
MS. GEZELLA: Waive.
MR. MILLER: Meg Stepanian.
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MS. STEPHANIAN: Waive.
MR. MILLER: Sorry about butchering your last name.
MS. STEPHANIAN: It's okay.
MR. MILLER: Shawn Lockwood.
MS. LOCKWOOD: I waive.
MR. MILLER: Mark Ferland.
MR. FERLAND: I'll jump up.
Good morning, Commissioners, and thank you for all your
support. It's good to see everybody. Mark Ferland, area general
manager for the Ritz-Carlton Resorts of Naples.
And I just wanted to say several days after the hurricane hit, we
met with Jay, and we said, what is the plan to put us back on the
map? And within those days, Jay and his team already had a plan.
And the commissioner was correct is that when we look at these
other destinations, particularly Amelia Island which has not even
close to the rooms we have already marketing.
So we're really excited. I like to say we're not responsible for
just the hotel business but 28,000 employees that rely on the
hospitality business. And like I always say, our teams and our
associates create the experiences to get the guests back to Collier
County, but the marketing team, particularly Jay's team, is
responsible for the destination sell, and that's what Commissioner
Hall was basically saying to use those dollars. So we're really
appreciative, and we're going to make a big impact.
That 64 percent occupancy he put up there is concerning
because hotels like Sharon's and myself are down, actually down in
pace. We have less rooms on the books for Christmas than we did
this time last year, but our big concern is those five months of the
offseason. So this will be a great help for us to compete against
those other counties.
So thank you very much for your support.
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CHAIRMAN HALL: Thank you, Mr. Ferland.
MR. MILLER: Mick Moore.
MR. MOORE: Good morning, Commissioners. Mick Moore
from the Vanderbilt Beach Resort and Turtle Club restaurant.
I want to thank you today for recognizing that tourism requires
constant reinvestment. Not everyone recognizes that. It's really
important. I really appreciate the fact that you-all recognize that.
Just because Collier County has been a fantastic and successful
tourist destination for many years does not mean it's guaranteed.
So the work that you're doing today with marketing is important.
The work that we do to maintain our beaches and to expand tourism
opportunities in other parts of the county is important, and I think
everyone realizes now after a year like we've had that part of storm
resiliency is coming up with a marketing plan.
So I appreciate your efforts. Thank you again for being a Board
that's very focused and understands the fact that tourism industry
requires constant reinvestment. Thank you.
MR. MILLER: Randy Smith.
MR. SMITH: Waive.
MR. MILLER: And finally, Clark Hill.
MR. HILL: I'll waive. Thank you.
MR. MILLER: That is your speakers, sir.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Thank you, all.
Item #11B
RESOLUTION 2024-225: 1) COLLIER COUNTY STANDARD
FORM LONG-TERM LEASE (NOT FOR PROFIT) WITH
WARRIORS HOMES OF COLLIER, INC., A VETERANS
HOUSING ORGANIZATION, FOR THE USE OF TWO VACANT
COUNTY-OWNED HOMES AT 1973 AND 2015 BAY STREET
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AND 2) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 125.38, FLORIDA
STATUTES, A RESOLUTION FINDING THE PROPERTY IS NOT
NEEDED FOR COUNTY PURPOSES - MOTION TO APPROVE
WITH SOME LEASE CHANGES BY COMMISSIONER
LOCASTRO; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HALL –
ADOPTED
MS. PATTERSON: Commissioners, that brings us to
Item 11B. This is a recommendation to approve, one, Collier
County standard form long-term lease not-for-profit with Warrior
Homes of Collier, Inc., a veterans housing organization, for the use of
two vacant county-owned homes at 1973 and 2015 Bay Street; and,
two, in coordination with Section 125.38, Florida Statutes, a
resolution finding the property is not needed for county purposes.
Ms. Trinity Scott, your department head for Transportation
Management Services, is here to present. Just briefly -- and
probably should turn it over to Commissioner LoCastro first -- this
request rises out of a meeting with Representative Rommel going
back some months. The two -- and we worked through a number of
options landing on this.
The two homes that were selected for this lease are two holdings
down near Bayview Park that were purchased for the future
construction of boat parking, and we've had them for some years.
That is not a project that is currently programmed, so those homes
have been used off and on for employee housing when people move
here and are looking for someplace to live.
So they're not planned to be demolished anytime soon, and we
will -- if this is approved, we will coordinate closely with Warrior
Homes for any future plans of bringing that project onto the books to
create that boat parking down there. So we would give them ample
time to find another location in the future should that become a
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project that we're moving forward on.
And with that, Trinity -- or Commissioner LoCastro maybe.
CHAIRMAN HALL: LoCastro.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Yeah. Thank you,
Chairman, and County Manager.
Just to set the table -- and Representative Rommel did sort of
shoot out a note and said, "What more can we do to help homeless
veterans?" And, I mean, heck, we just passed a proclamation here
saying November's, you know, honoring veterans month, so this
couldn't come at a better time.
We had multiple meetings. So what you're going to hear today
is the result of multiple meetings that I was part, Representative
Rommel, senior county staff agencies in the community that help
veterans. And Warrior Homes already has four homes to house
homeless veterans, Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta house, which
they actually just had a big fundraiser a few days ago and raised a
million dollars to pay off the Delta house.
But Dale Mullin, who's the president/founder/CEO of Warrior
Homes, made it clear that they still have a waitlist of some people.
And as Ms. Patterson said, we have these two homes that basically
are going -- I don't want to say "unused," but minimally utilized.
And so while they're sitting there -- as we said, it doesn't tie the
homes up in the future if we decide that we have a project that needs
to move forward, but, you know, to even help a veteran for six
months, a year, or however long is, I think, something that we would
all support.
And we're not donating the homes. You'll hear there's a
proposal to, you know, have Warrior Homes compensate the county
for use of these homes. So it wasn't any kind of, like, free handout
or anything. But a lot of great work went into what Ms. Scott's
going to present here with a lot of folks involved.
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And I'm proud of what the outcome is here. And I think -- who
said it on the panel here when we were talking about the land project?
I think it was you, Mr. Chairman, that said, you know, a good deal is
something that benefits, you know, both parties.
And in this particular case, we sharpened a lot of pencils to
figure out how we could do this and how we could, in the end, take
care of veterans who are homeless. Not in perpetuity, but for a
length of time that would at least get some people off the streets and
allow the county to be -- continue to be part of the solution.
So, Ms. Scott, you know, that at least maybe sets the table, and
thank you in advance for all the hard work that you and Ms. Patterson
and the rest of our county staff did to work with Warrior Homes and
come up with this proposal.
MS. SCOTT: Certainly. I'll go through this very quickly.
The two properties. 1973 Bay Street, it's a three-bedroom,
two-bath home; 2015 Bay Street, also a three-bathroom, two-bath
home. We would be leasing with Warriors [sic] Homes of Collier
County, which is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to
assist veterans focusing on housing, mental health, and education.
The terms of the lease would be a one-year initial term with
automatic renewal terms unless either party provides a 30-days
written notice of termination, which as Amy talked about, obviously,
if the project comes back online, we're going to know that well in
advance of the 30 days, and we will be able to communicate that with
the Warriors Homes.
Rent is $1,000 per month or $12,000 annually per property.
The approved uses are for the long-term support of a housing
program for our local veterans, and occupancy is limited to one
veteran per bedroom.
Maintenance costs: Minor repairs would be covered by the
Warriors, and the county would be responsible for repair or
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replacement involving major structural, mechanical, electrical, or
plumbing failures.
Our recommendation today is to approve the resolution and
authorize the Chair to execute the standard form long-term lease.
Any questions?
CHAIRMAN HALL: Commissioner Saunders.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Just a quick question. I
know there have been some studies to determine how many homeless
veterans we have in Collier County, and I know that number changes
from day to day. But what's the most recent count on homeless
veterans?
MS. SCOTT: I don't have that information at my fingertips, but
we can certainly get that to you.
MS. PATTERSON: I think the last number I heard was 80. It
may be a little bit south of that. But we did talk about that quite a bit
when we were working through these meetings, and the
representatives from the Warriors Home [sic] may actually have a
better idea on that number if they -- they may be registered to speak
on this item.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: I'm sorry. Did you say 80
was the number --
MS. PATTERSON: Veterans, not total homeless people.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: No, no. I understand.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Eighty homeless veterans
was the number that was sort of --
MS. PATTERSON: I thought so --
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: I couldn't remember.
MS. PATTERSON: -- but they may have a better idea if that
number -- I'm looking over to the Warrior Homes folks. They
possibly have a better pulse on that number, and it does fluctuate.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Sure. Sure.
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COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Do you want to come to the
podium at all, sir? Do you have anything to add? Anybody from
Warrior Homes?
MR. MILLER: We do have Tom Buckley registered to speak.
I don't know if one of these gentlemen is Tom.
MR. BUCKLEY: Thank you. Sure.
MR. MILLER: Right here, sir.
MR. BUCKLEY: Good morning, Commissioners. My name
is Tom Buckley. I serve on the board of Warrior Homes, and I'm
also the treasurer of Warrior Homes. Dale Mullin, who many of you
know, could not be here today. He's speaking at a homelessness
conference in Orlando, so he had to be there.
As far as the number of veterans, we're believing it's somewhere
around 30 to 40 homeless veterans at this point in time. So it's a
little bit less than what was indicated or what was discussed.
Four or five years ago, that number was about 90 to 95. And
currently, in the last four or five years, we've -- as Mr. LoCastro has
said, we've put together four properties and those four properties now
house 33 veterans, so that's 33 veterans that have been taken off the
streets. They weren't all necessarily on the streets, but they -- many
of these have very limited income, and many of these would be
homeless if it were not for Warrior Homes. By the county approving
these two properties, that will bring the number of beds we have up to
39 beds, which he is just phenomenal in trying to address this issue.
And we recognize that it could be just a temporary or an interim
lease, but it will -- we have people right now that are ready to move
into one of those properties.
So this is -- as far as we're concerned, we have -- basically, our
goal is to end homelessness in Collier County. And if you look at
the state of Florida, Florida and four other states make up 50 percent
of veteran homelessness across the United States. If we are able to
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achieve getting rid of homelessness in Collier County, that will say
an awful lot for this county and for what the commissioners have
done, and that is certainly an attainable goal, and that is what we
were looking for. Our philosophy is "no veterans should be left
behind," and that is really what we're shooting for.
And as far as the veterans that go into these properties, they will
be fully vetted. We have a rental management company that handles
three of our properties. We will also be looking at the veterans'
discharge papers, their DD214s. We will make sure that -- we won't
take somebody from the woods into the property. We'll put them
into a transitional housing first.
So we will -- the four properties we have are very well
maintained, and we've had no problems with the veterans that are in
there because they want to be in there, and you can be proud that we
will have the appropriate veteran residents in these two properties.
Are there any questions? Or --
CHAIRMAN HALL: Thank you, Tom.
MR. BUCKLEY: Yes.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Commissioner LoCastro.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Yeah. Thank you, Tom. I
was just going to add, these properties have basically sat virtually
unused, and so to be able to have them be a little bit of revenue
generating -- we're not just giving Warriors Homes the keys, but also
we weren't trying to squeeze them for anything over and above.
Really thank Mr. Klatzkow and his office for working with our
staff on a lease that we thought was appropriate. And I do want to
echo that we were really emphatic -- this lease is very detailed. We
were emphatic that if there's four homes that exist already, that those
homes be used to vet the veterans. And as -- and Dale Mullin was
part of every meeting and he basically said -- I mean,
paraphrasing -- that graduates from our current four homes is who we
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would put -- you know, this is county property. So as was just
stated, we're not pulling four unknown, or whatever the number is,
homeless veterans off the street and they're starting in these county
houses.
It will allow you to shift some people around so that we have
confidence that the folks that are in the county-owned property
homes are vetted and have proven to be, you know, good tenants, and
then it frees up beds in some of your -- the houses that you control.
And we liked, you know, that option as well as. And that's all in the
lease. So I think this is a good solution all the way around, and
every little bit helps.
MR. BUCKLEY: And many of these veterans have very
limited income, and those that do, the only thing we charge is
30 percent of their income. So someone on Social Security might
only make $1,200 a month on Social Security, the most they're going
to pay is $360. So they will have some money invested, but we're
not going to turn anyone away because of the lack of resources.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: So unless there's any
questions, I'd make a motion that we approve this lease as is.
MS. PATTERSON: Commissioner, if I may, I did get the
information on the point in time 2024 survey for veterans is 96.
MR. BUCKLEY: Ninety-six, okay.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: I do have a question.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Commissioner Kowal.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Thank you, Chairman.
Tom, I'd like to thank you and what Dale have done, you know,
to help our homeless veteran population here in Collier County.
And I'm kind of familiar what you guys do, you know, with the
Alpha, Delta -- Alpha, Bravo, Delta, Charlie -- Charlie, Alpha,
Bravo -- my brain's fried this morning.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: You were in the Army?
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COMMISSIONER KOWAL: I know. I know. I know the
phonetic alphabet very well.
But I guess my question is -- ultimately, we don't want to see
any homeless veterans. We want to see all our veterans get to a
point where they can, you know, stand on their own two feet, you
know, and be out there and be, you know, positive in our community.
So I guess my question is, you know, you've had this program
going for some time now, and you've had the other four houses in the
process. Where -- is there proactive programs with some of the guys
that are capable of, you know, getting to the point where they're not
dependent on the homes anymore, that they're out and, you know,
you see, you know, them progress through with the help that -- you
know, now they're just -- they're in the community, they're surviving
on their own, they're renting their own apartments, things of that
nature. I mean, because, ultimately, we don't want to have to be here
forever for that.
MR. BUCKLEY: Right, right.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: We want them to get to a point
where -- and I understand some that are, you know, handicapped or
some that have, you know, certain situations. They may be
dependent on organizations like yourself.
And, you know -- but can you just kind of help me on, you
know, does that -- are you guys seeing that, you know, as long as
you've been in the program, or are you just pretty much helping who
you can and --
MR. BUCKLEY: We help who we can, but we also do see
that. For example, we have -- one of our residents in Delta house is
a former Navy officer, and he's studying for his master's degree right
now. And once he gets that degree and gets employed, he will
certainly move elsewhere.
And, you know, we're not pushing anyone out, but we're all
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encouraging them to move forward. Some of them, like I say, are
aged, and they will probably be there, you know, for the rest of their
lives because they don't have family that they can go with. But to
the extent that people are younger and motivated, that's certainly
what we encourage them to do, and we'll do what we can to help
them.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: I just kind of ask that question so
the public can hear, you know, that -- you know, this is not
just -- we're not just creating housing for these individuals and just
warehousing them. You know, we want the ones that can to provide
for theirselves, eventually get out of that rut, and be out there and be
positive in the community. So thank you for filling me in on that.
MR. BUCKLEY: Right. Exactly.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Yeah. I'll just add that all
four homes are a little bit of a different flavor. You know, the Delta
house has, like you said, elderly veterans in there that it is their last
stop, and their particular unit was designated for that. But, you
know, correct me if I'm wrong, we've got veterans in Alpha and
Bravo, just like you said, that those are transition houses to get them
on their feet --
MR. BUCKLEY: Right.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: -- to get -- to give them an
address so they can get a job, and then --
MR. BUCKLEY: Right.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: -- they're not there in
perpetuity. I mean, the plan -- and the other houses that are
transitional is just that, that it gives them a place to sort of restart,
regroup, and then, you know, exit and free up the bed for somebody
new to you come in, and I already know that you've had that turnover
in, you know, some of the earlier houses that have been designed for
that.
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MR. BUCKLEY: That is exactly correct. That's how it is
designed. And of Delta house, for example, that is 10 units.
They're all two-bedroom, two-baths, so it houses 20 vets. And I can
tell you the vets are extremely proud that are in there.
The transitional house, we have Alpha, which is a traditional
house that houses some vets that have gone through veteran treatment
court. In fact, one of the speakers at our gala Saturday night went
through veterans treatment court. He spent 41 months in the action
in the Middle East. He came back with a lot of problems, and now
he's engaged with our organization to be a peer-to-peer counselor to
veterans, and primarily veterans from the Middle East, and I don't
think there was a dry eye when he spoke, and -- because it all came
from the heart Saturday night.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: The use of the county houses
will be, like I said, more for -- I don't want to call them, like, the
"graduates," but already -- vets that are already in your system --
MR. BUCKLEY: Right.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: -- that are solid and on their
feet and need maybe just a little bit more. They'll transition to these
county houses that -- because they take a little less oversight, and
then it will free up beds in your other units.
MR. BUCKLEY: That's exactly right.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: So that's what's in the lease
and in the plan.
MR. BUCKLEY: Yeah, they will all be vetted.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Commissioner McDaniel.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes, Mr. Chair. Thank you
very much.
I had a -- if Trinity could please put up that screen with regard to
the lease negotiations, I have a couple of thoughts I'd like to suggest.
There you go. Thank you.
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The first thing I'd like to say is I love this mission. I think
we -- at the end of the day we can't do enough to support our veterans
and especially those that are homeless.
One of the things that I'd like to propose to you, my colleagues,
is maybe we make an adjustment in the suggested rent here from a
thousand dollars a month to a dollar a month and then ask that the
folks from the homes for Warriors is give us a report on how they're
utilizing the money that they do, in fact, collect from the veterans that
they do house and show the value for the reduction in the rents to be
able to put back into the program to assist other veterans as they're
going along. That's my first suggestion is that we move the rent
from a thousand dollars a month to a dollar a year. I said a dollar a
month. But move it from a thousand dollars a month to a dollar a
year.
The second would be if, in fact, it is the will of the Board -- I'm
going to support the -- I'm going to support the program no matter
which way we go with regard to the rent. But my other suggestion
would be to put the -- if, in fact, it is the will of the Board to charge
the thousand-dollar-a-month rent, I'm going to suggest that we don't
put it into the impact fee fund just because there are specifics with
regard to how and when and where we can spend those monies, but
maybe move it over into the maintenance side of Parks and Rec. If,
in fact, we do decide to continue on with that
thousand-dollar-a-month, we move it over into the parks'
maintenance fund and not impact fee fund.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Where did the money from?
MS. PATTERSON: Parks impact fees.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Parks impact?
MS. PATTERSON: Yeah, so there is some difficulty with
moving that money around. If we're not charging rent, that's a
different thing, but the thousand dollars being pushed to maintenance
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is not --
CHAIRMAN HALL: I like the fact --
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Okay.
CHAIRMAN HALL: I like the fact that these guys have their
teeth involved a little bit. It gives them a pride of ownership. It
gives them some incentives to take care of things and to live well. I
can appreciate the -- I can appreciate the thought from Commissioner
McDaniel, but I do like the fact that they're invested a little bit.
Commissioner LoCastro.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
You said it perfectly, because I can tell you, a thousand is what
we got down to. It was higher than that, but all parties concerned in
the group -- and I don't want to -- you know, Dale Mullin, if he was
listening right now, he'd be like, "Take the dollar," but in reality, they
do want to be vested. And the thousand was what we whittled it
down to. And so, you know, anything less than that, obviously,
helps the organization, and we could debate that.
But Mr. Mullin was very comfortable with a thousand because
the number was a little bit higher, and they, you know, in some
discussions, negotiated it down to that. And, of course, the value
there for the taxpayer also is that we're not just donating these houses
and all that, that we came to an agreement that was amenable to both
parties and was a good deal, and it wasn't draining, you know,
Wounded Warriors [sic] pocket, but it also wasn't giving them the
houses for free.
The only thing I would say -- and I know I made a motion, and
maybe I'll retract that just a little bit, because when this slide came
back up, it reminded me of something.
As Ms. Patterson said, if all of a sudden we need these houses,
although it says in the lease 30 days, we're not kicking veterans out.
But one of the things that we had had in a previous version -- and I
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wasn't part of the legal discussions that came down to what we see in
front of us. But I was more comfortable with 90 days.
We made it really clear to Mr. Mullin that whatever's written in
here is maybe a formality because, you know, we're going to be good
stewards, but putting -- you know, words matter, right, Commissioner
Saunders? And a legal document does matter.
So, you know, I think that answers the question. I think, you
know, Commissioner McDaniel has great intention, and we'll see if
it's the will of the Board, but a thousand was something that they felt
like they were getting a good deal and they were vested.
But I want to see if maybe anybody has an appetite to at least in
writing put something more than 30 days. I mean, if we were
landlords -- and we are landlords -- and we had tenants in there, and,
you know, we had in writing 30 days -- so maybe it's more of a
formality, but I think seeing 90 days in writing would be something
that I think would be a positive, you know, improvement to this lease
so that at least in writing it shows that, you know, we're not -- that it
covers both sides.
So I don't know what my colleagues think, but that's a little bit
of background on the thousand, and then I don't know your thoughts
on the written notice of termination. I would propose that we make
that 90 days unless there's some sort of legal issue with that.
MR. BUCKLEY: Mr. LoCastro, if I may, I believe the lease in
Item 6 says 120-day notice of termination by either party, so...
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Yeah, but I think that was
changed, right, Ms. Patterson?
MR. KLATZKOW: There's a 30-day termination for
convenience. We've done 90 days in the past.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Commissioner McDaniel.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: What you have is a little
dated.
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MR. BUCKLEY: Oh, it is dated, okay. Thank you, sir.
Appreciate it.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Go ahead, Commissioner McDaniel.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes, sir, Mr. Chair. Thank
you.
You know, and there again, I'm not debating. I'm totally happy
with the presentation as it is. I just -- one other thing. I really love
this mission, and the veterans that are staying in these homes do, in
fact, pay, as was already mentioned, a percentage of what their
income, in fact, is. This reduction in rent would be assisting the
organization of Warrior Homes just to further help their mission.
And my thought was we -- if we are seeing the benefit of the
rent reduction from a thousand dollars a month to a dollar a year, it
would -- and as Commissioner LoCastro stated, Dale would certainly
be cheering for the dollar a year. I'm not going to stomp my feet on
this.
It was just a thought that if they came back to us with a report as
to how they're reinvesting this money back into the mission to
support Warrior Homes, this would be a really, really good thing for
us to do.
But in either case, I'm happy to support whatever the will of the
Board is.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Commissioner Kowal.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Thank you, Chairman.
Yeah. I don't know about the dollar a year. I mean, I know
what it's like if we've got to -- the people have to go pay for a new air
conditioner at $4,000. We don't have 4,000 years to recoup that
dollar back. But, you know -- and I'm being a little sarcastic.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Not really.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: But I think they -- I think they're
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getting six of their people in homes, really nice homes, you know, to
be proud of to be in, and, you know, six people that didn't have
homes. You know, two properties to put these people in to begin
with, you know. And the county, in having this partnership with
them, I think that's a benefit and, you know, taking ownership in this.
But, you know, I don't want the people to be stuck on
maintenance. You know, we know one or two major things go
wrong, and it's in our contract. We are here to fix it. You know,
we've got to use the people's money to fix it. So, you know, I feel
more comfortable, you know, whatever price was negotiated in the
original contract when you guys sat down. I think that's more than
fair. You know, they're getting two properties they wouldn't have
had.
MR. BUCKLEY: Right.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: So I think that's a plus. And
we're here for you, you know what I mean? I don't see these
properties going anywhere anytime soon. We've owned them for a
long time, you know, to do these parking lots for the park over there
which haven't even come up on the radar in years, so...
And we already use them from time to time to house county
employees, you know. So at least now, you know, they'll be fulfilled
and being used on a daily basis for a good thing. So thank you.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Well, Commissioner LoCastro's made a
motion and amended it for the lease with the 90-day written notice,
which at the speed of government, 90 days is kind of quick. So I'm
good with that, so I'll second it. And all in favor of the 90-day term
and the lease as written, say aye.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: (No audible response.)
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye.
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COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN HALL: So moved.
MR. BUCKLEY: Thank you very much, gentlemen. On
behalf of Warrior Homes, we're most appreciative of everything
you're doing on behalf of veterans. And this is a big thing for
veterans. So thank you very much.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Thank you.
MS. PATTERSON: Troy, did we have anybody signed up for
public comment?
MR. MILLER: We do.
MS. PATTERSON: Okay. Because I -- yes, when we went to
our time --
MR. MILLER: We will get to them at 15B, so I wasn't
worried.
MS. PATTERSON: Okay. So I guess we could just continue
on that way. We might as well take the final item. Okay. Sorry.
Item #11C
RECOMMENDATION TO AWARD CONSTRUCTION
INVITATION TO BID NO. 24-8217R, “COLLIER COUNTY
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS BUSINESS PARK–SHERIFF
FORENSICS & CID BUILDINGS,” TO RYCON
CONSTRUCTION, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $51,935,473.50,
WITH AN OWNER’S ALLOWANCE OF $4,000,000 FOR
POTENTIAL UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS AND AUTHORIZE
THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT
AND APPROVE THE NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS -
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MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER HALL;
SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS – APPROVED
MS. PATTERSON: That brings us to Item 11C. This is a
recommendation to award Construction Invitation to Bid
No. 24-8217R, Collier County Government operations business park,
sheriff forensics and CID building to Rycon Construction, Inc., in the
amount of $51,935,473.50 with an owner's allowance of $4 million
for potential unforeseen conditions and authorize the Chairman to
sign the attached agreement and approve necessary budget
amendments.
Mr. Brian DeLony, your interim director of Facilities
Management, is here to present.
MR. DeLONY: Good morning, Commissioners. Yeah, so
forensics, we have been coming at this one for a while right now. So
back in May 2019, surtax validation of 33 million. January, the
Board approved a change in the scope of the project, upsizing the
project.
2024 June we bid out the project, and then in September of
2024, we revalidated with surtax to increase the budget. We were
hoping to start this project at the end of the -- end of this year in
December.
The project location, as you can see provided here, is just north
of Paradise Coast Sports Complex, and then there's the site plan
showing -- showing the two facilities. Basically, a
95,000-square-foot forensics and CID facility with forensic vehicle
storage of 19,000 square feet.
Here shows the renderings of the building. On the top, that's
the forensics facility; and on the bottom, that's the vehicle storage
facility.
We received four bids on this with Rycon providing the lowest
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bid. The owner's allowance included -- or not included in the bid
amount is $4 million.
A little information on Rycon: They're an employee-owned
firm. They had $1.1 billion in revenue in 2023. They were reported
in Engineering News records as a top 400 contractor in 2023 and
2024. Rycon is currently actually doing the work for us on EMS 74
right now.
Fiscal impact, as you can see there, the total with the 51- plus
the 4- is 55 million roughly, almost 56-. Total surtax budget is
68 million. And this item includes a budget amendment to move the
money into the project from the reserves of the surtax.
Overall, the recommendation is to approve the award to Rycon.
CHAIRMAN HALL: All right. So, Mr. DeLony, I have a
question. So the surtax, they didn't just increase money from 33
million to 35 million. They actually added 35 million to the 33- to
make a total of 68-?
MR. DeLONY: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Great. So we're not in a budget deficit
at all. It's surtax money that's already been earmarked and set aside,
so that's a winner.
MR. DeLONY: Yes, sir.
MS. PATTERSON: Yes, sir. When they decided to combine
more elements with the forensics building, at that time the decision
was made that we would take some of the -- I don't like to use the
word "excess," but some of the unallocated surtax due to time and
interest and things to this project. So this is one that -- one of a
couple that will be recipients of some additional funding.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Great.
Commissioner Kowal.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Thank you, Chairman.
So this project, from what I understand, now -- I know we use
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the forensic storage -- there's a parking garage over here by Building
H, the bottom half down there, you know. That would no longer be
used, correct? This would all be moved out to the new forensics?
MS. PATTERSON: We have a representative from the
Sheriff's Office.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Oh, yes, I recognize him.
MR. WILLIAMS: Good morning, Sean Williams, Central
Services director for the Sheriff's Office, for the record.
Commissioner Kowal, we'd work with your staff to discuss the
opportunities for maybe getting out of some leased space elsewhere
and using that for storage for our use or for Corrections.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Yeah. Because that's what I
was trying to get to, because I think -- right, then the CID's going to
be moved over to this, so --
MR. WILLIAMS: Yes, sir, everybody out of Horseshoe. Our
CID, youth relations patrol would come out of that Horseshoe
facility, and Mr. DeLony's group would use that for other space or do
what they need to with that facility.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Do we lease Horseshoe, or do
we own Horseshoe; do we know that?
MS. PATTERSON: The county owns Horseshoe.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: We do own Horseshoe --
MS. PATTERSON: Yes, we do.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: -- even though it's in the city?
MS. PATTERSON: Yep. They were annexed into the city a
number of years ago, but we do own that building. It does -- it does
need some work. It's an older building, but we would be looking at
then reallocating that space to another need, perhaps somebody that's
in leased space, and with the campus of Transportation and
Community Development over there, there may be some need for
that spot as well.
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COMMISSIONER KOWAL: So we can probably use some of
this -- jockey some of this stuff around and then save some money
somewhere else on leased space?
MS. PATTERSON: Yes, sir.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Okay. All right.
Thank you, Sean.
MR. WILLIAMS: Yes, sir.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Any other comments?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN HALL: I'll make a motion to approve.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Second.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Motion and second made. All in favor,
say aye.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Aye.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Opposed?
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN HALL: So moved.
MS. PATTERSON: Thank you.
MR. CALLAHAN: Thank you.
Item #15A
STAFF AND COMMISSION GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS
MS. PATTERSON: Commissioners, that brings us to Item 15,
staff and commission general communications.
15A is public comments on general topics not on the current or
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future agenda by individuals not already heard during previous public
comments in this meeting.
MR. MILLER: We have two. Katie Tardif will be followed
by Garrett FX Beyrent.
MS. TARDIF: Good morning. Well, I've written and
rewritten this several times as new information kept coming in, and
I'm at somewhat of a loss how to get this all into three minutes.
So I'm going to begin by saying that it starts with -- this is about
Amendment 4, the failed amendment that is causing terrorism and
strife and stress for girls and women in Collier County because of the
boys and men who are now holding signs. Let's see, did you see the
one in La Tutoria a few days ago? The guy holding the "Your
body's our choice" sign over his head, got a waiter to dance with that
sign over his head. And now boys are taunting girls in school with
that or on playgrounds or on sidewalks. You could have seen that
coming.
And there's -- I can't imagine there's a thing you can do about it.
So I'm going to move away from that to say that was an unintended, I
hope, consequence of your deliberate actions without consideration
of the effects.
There's another thing that I want to describe to you, because I
don't think it's fully understood what the complications are now for
all pregnant people, I'll say women, or girls because Florida is
becoming a pregnancy care desert now, just like other states with
laws like this in effect.
Doctors, OB/GYNs, nurses, lower-level staff but still in the
delivery room with the OB/GYN staff taking care of the pregnant
woman and trying to care -- take care of the fetus, and it turning out
that some choices have to be made that may not pass muster with the
folks who are watching, so closely, everything.
So something that starts as sepsis, you must know how tragically
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that can turn out. But what do you do? Do you save the mother?
Do you save the fetus?
Doctors and OB/GYN professionals are fleeing, just like they
have in other states. What are we going to do about that? Because
that's the state we're living in. We're living in a boys get to terrorize
girls, scare the hell out of them, and men get to dance in public places
holding these horrid signs, because that's what we've come to.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Thank you, Kate.
MS. TARDIF: You're welcome.
MR. MILLER: Your next and final speaker is Garrett FX
Beyrent.
MR. BEYRENT: Good morning. Garrett FX Beyrent.
I'm -- actually, I've been requested to speak by the Golden Gate
Farmers Market. That's the Rakows. That's a father-and-son team.
They've been running the market for -- I guess I've only been familiar
with it for 15 years, so -- they've been out there longer than that.
And every week I volunteer either Saturday or Sunday to help
out at the farmers market. And they've been able to keep all of their
booths filled with people. And it's just a very, very -- it's a little tent,
little tents with people trying to become great Americans in the
economy of this world.
So it just happened to be that one of the ones I was noticing in
the last week was of the Venezuela family that started. Now, I
say -- these people are actually all legally in this country. I know
periodically ICE would show up hoping they're going to bust
somebody, and they walked away with nobody to bust, so...
And the world is not made totally of Mexico. There are a lot of
other nations out there, and they also wanted me to tell Burt thank
you very much for being reelected. Like, it was a really tough one.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Thank you.
MR. BEYRENT: The long and short, the Venezuelan people
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are the newest introduction to the farmers market that -- where people
actually make food specifically that is popular in their own country.
In this case, the latest one, they -- I bought this. They don't give me
anything. I don't take gifts from people. And this is a -- this is the
shirt that the crew, which is the husband, wife, and their daughter.
And what they're trying to do is they're trying to get their
daughter -- and she's interested in making special foods specifically
from Venezuelan menus.
And the father designed this shirt, which is really neat. And
these -- it's like a combination now of the flags of Venezuela and
America. It's sort of like a Confederate flag of sorts, but it's
basically what everybody wears in their own restaurant. It says the
word "Venezuela" on it, too. And they sell these for, like, $12, if
you wanted to buy one.
However, everybody out there loves to have visits from
everybody in Collier County at both markets, the one at the Golden
Gate Community Center, which has been going stronger because it
started earlier, and the one that's out on 951.
So go out there and help kids to follow the ideas that their
parents are instilling in them. They're still out there. They have
that -- whatever -- that national or American drive to train your kids
to be better than you are. Thank you.
MR. MILLER: That's all we have, sir.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Thank you.
Item #15C
STAFF AND COMMISSION GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS
MS. PATTERSON: Commissioners, we have no staff project
updates.
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That brings us to 15C, staff and commission general
communications. So we are watching a spot of weather down below
Cuba, not to -- not to dampen the mood this late in the hurricane
season. Hopefully that's nothing, but just -- we will keep you
apprised if anything develops.
With that, Happy Thanksgiving.
County Attorney.
MR. KLATZKOW: Nothing. Thank you.
MS. PATTERSON: Commissioners.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Commissioner McDaniel.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Thank you for allowing me
to attend remotely, and I want to wish everybody Happy
Thanksgiving. I will see you in December.
CHAIRMAN HALL: How is the survey going?
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Very, very well, sir. Thank
you.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Great. Happy Thanksgiving.
Commissioner Kowal.
COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Thank you, Chairman.
I'd just like to say that -- you know, we've been doing a lot of
good work. I'm really enjoying my time here on the Board coming
to another end to another year here, the next meeting in December. I
learned a lot. I enjoy working with you guys.
You know, I had an opportunity to speak yesterday at a veterans
event, and in my speech I touched on some things that, you know, in
1775, back on April 19th, you know, people refer to it as the shot
heard around the world.
And then on that day, you know, a lot of people became
American veterans on that specific moment in time, but what they
were fighting for was the liberty and to fight against tyranny and the
rule of a monarch or a king, and that sparked a lot of other people in
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the world to get motivated to do the same exact thing, followed by
the Greeks. The Greeks fought against the Ottoman Empire that was
controlling them for many, many years. It motivated them, you
know, what the American veteran did and what we stood up for.
And what we stood for is to have a government led by the
people, and the people have spoken when they voted last Tuesday.
And I know not everybody's happy. You can't make everybody
happy. But we have to understand that the people are the ones that
run this country, and when they vote, that's what controls what
happens in this country. And historically, we had a vote that both
the majority and the Electoral College both agreed this time, which
barely -- rarely happens. It's usually one or the other.
And I think this nation has gotten to a point where they're seeing
through the -- I don't know -- the media, celebrities, things that are
being pushed down our throats and just want to live their lives, and I
think they're waking up to it, and I think it showed this past week,
and that -- of course, not everybody's going to be happy, but the way
our government and the way our veterans fought and died is to have
the people have the voice. And when the people speak, that's the
greatest thing of this country. It's the greatest part that makes this
country what it is today.
So it does happen in cycles. We're not always going to be
happy with the result, but the great thing is we can always work
harder next time, and it will just -- you know, we always keep
moving forward. This country corrects itself, I truly believe that. It
gets to a point where it starts to fall over a cliff, but it corrects itself.
And I just wanted to put that on record that -- you know, I know
there's people out there that are unhappy with the results, but the
reality is the results are the correction, and the people made that
correction. Nobody else.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Well said.
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Commissioner LoCastro.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Thank you, Chairman. I just
have one thing. What I had pulled off of this BCC meeting, the
Fiddler's Creek Section 29 development, and added it to the
December 10th meeting, this one -- I did that because this one
requires a bit of homework on all of us. You know, this resides in
my district, but we all get to vote, as we always say.
This is a big project with all of the moving parts. A lot of the
citizens are very vocal about it on both sides. I mean, I've
gotten -- it's a project that if you do -- if you've already done a deep
dive, it's a development that's being proposed. It has a fair amount
of affordable housing, but there's some environmental impacts that
are worthy of doing some background on.
And it just -- it just behooves us that on December 10th, I would
just tell my colleagues, please come here as prepared as you can, be
as available as you can, not only to citizens but also to the applicant.
You know, the applicant's a citizen as well.
So that -- you know, I also -- yeah, it's in my district, but like we
always say, we all vote on everything. It would just help if all five
of us had perspective on this. I know it would even help me to hear
your thoughts, you know, because you're hearing the same things I'm
hearing but within a different ear.
This one's complicated. And we've had other complicated ones.
But this isn't one to -- you know, we're just delaying it and, you
know, we'll vote on it on the 10th. I really wanted to move it to give
all of us time to be available to citizens or to read e-mails or to sit
down, if you had the need, with the applicant so that we came here
and we weren't at Step 0. I mean, trust me, I'm not at Step 0. But it
would definitely help.
That one's got a lot of heavy lifting in it, and it also has the
potential to set precedent, you know, something else comes before us
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that has, you know, similar moving parts as this one. It's not a slam
dunk on either side.
So I know I have a lot of homework to do, and that's why I
wanted to give myself maximum time to speak more with Mike Bosi
and the Growth Management team and to be available to citizens and
to the applicant as well. And, you know, the remainder of the
commissioners are going to need some of that as well when we
prepare for this one, because this will be a big one.
But having said that, that's all I've got. Thanks very much.
We passed a lot of great things today.
CHAIRMAN HALL: Commissioner Saunders.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I just want a quick report from the Productivity Committee.
They were tasked to take a look at red light cameras, and they did
quite a bit of research from different communities that have red light
cameras. They got a tremendous amount of research from the State
of Florida, and they also evaluated the blue light issue that we just
approved.
And they're -- they were leaning away from recommending red
light cameras, but once they were aware of the blue light issue, their
view is to -- they would like to continue to evaluate red light cameras.
They would like to be part of the evaluation of the effectiveness of
the blue lights in terms of slowing down the number or reducing the
number of red light runners.
And so I just wanted this board to know that the Productivity
Committee spent quite a lot of time in a meeting as well as
individually in doing research on the cameras. And they'll keep
taking a look at it, but they did a very thorough job on that.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Can I ask a question about
that?
CHAIRMAN HALL: Sure.
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COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: And this might require
Ms. Scott or somebody to come to the podium. I don't want to
belabor the meeting. But one of the things that multiple citizens said
that I thought had a lot of merit is while we're debating the cameras
and all that, which is -- you know, it's a major movement, that even
just delaying some of the key intersections that have had accidents,
delaying the amount of time between the red and the green light. So,
like, you know, a light turns red, let's say somebody runs it, you
can -- you can prevent an accident if the light that's about to turn
green turns green three seconds later, or whatever the magic number
is.
Now, I know that doesn't help traffic and things like that, but
that was something that we had -- and we're already doing some of
that, I think, was what we were told by traffic management, that
there's some key places, and Trinity's nodding her head. So I
don't -- you don't need to come to the podium.
But I think that one definitely had merit, because it was an easy
fix. It didn't involve, you know, any kind of expense for the red
lights. But there's some key intersections that, when you look at the
statistics, definitely are our major accident -- or accident prone and
maybe a little bit more delay. But like I said, Trinity's nodding her
head that we definitely are doing that. I thought that had a lot of
merit to prevent probably quite a few accidents, even if we do have a
red light runner. Because as we know, even the red light camera,
that doesn't prevent anybody from running the light. So what can we
do that if somebody does run the light, they're not slamming into a
car that just got a green light, and it was the delay? So...
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: I think at the last meeting
when we talked about that, there is a delay before the light turns
green for the other side, and it's based -- the timing of that's based on
what the speed limit is and the clearance time for the intersection.
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So I think that's already taken into account.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: I think what we were talking
about was just analyzing that we've -- that we have the delays right or
we don't want to add an extra second or two in the areas where the
accidents seem to be sort of a higher number.
But if the -- you know, like I said, if that's already being done,
maybe it's good that we put that on the record that we're not sitting
here still debating red light cameras, that there's other proactive
things that we are currently doing and also aggressively analyzing for
improvements to these intersections and their safety.
CHAIRMAN HALL: I'm all about doing things that are smart,
but I also get the e-mails that, when we're considering a land subject,
you know, "Commissioner, if you approve this, you're going to kill
people. You know, you're going to add traffic to the road, and
it's -- and the blood's going to be on your hands." And I want to say
to the public, the blood is never on our hands. The blood is on the
hands of people who don't obey the traffic laws. That's who kills
people.
So the things that we can do to eliminate that or to lessen that,
I'm all about doing. But I want to remind people out there that are
driving our roads to obey the traffic laws and do it with conscience
and do it with purpose, and that way everyone will remain safe.
And with that, I have nothing else to add other than have a very
Happy Thanksgiving, because we have a lot of things to be thankful
about.
Meeting adjourned.
*******
****Commissioner Saunders moved, seconded by Commissioner
LoCastro, and carried that the following items under the consent and
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summary agendas be approved and/or adopted****
Item #16A1
FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE POTABLE WATER AND SEWER
UTILITY FACILITIES AND ACCEPT THE CONVEYANCE OF
THE POTABLE WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES FOR
ESPLANADE BY THE ISLANDS - PHASE 3E, 3F, & 3G,
PL20240006292 – STAFF CONDUCTED A FINAL INSPECTION
ON AUGUST 15, 2024, AND THESE FACILITIES HAVE BEEN
FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY AND ACCEPTABLE
Item #16A2
FINAL ACCEPTANCE AND ACCEPT THE CONVEYANCE OF
THE POTABLE WATER AND SEWER UTILITY FACILITIES
FOR ALLEGRO AT HACIENDA LAKES, PL20230012818 –
STAFF CONDUCTED A FINAL INSPECTION ON JUNE 20,
2024, AND FOUND THESE FACILITIES TO BE
SATISFACTORY AND ACCEPTABLE
Item #16A3
THE RELEASE OF TWO CODE ENFORCEMENT LIENS WITH
AN ACCRUED VALUE OF $263,200, FOR A REDUCED
PAYMENT OF $29,995.80, IN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT
ACTION TITLED BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VS.
MATTHEW D. WILLIAMS, RELATING TO THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 1378 HIGHLANDS DR., COLLIER COUNTY,
FLORIDA
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Item #16A4
THE RELEASE OF A CODE ENFORCEMENT LIEN WITH AN
ACCRUED VALUE OF $1,640,000, FOR A REDUCED PAYMENT
OF $22,907.80, IN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION
TITLED BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VS. IGNACIO
SOTO FOR STAR MOBILE HOME PARK LLC., RELATING TO
FOLIO #00127640000, LOCATED AT 447 N. 15TH ST., COLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA
Item #16A5
THE RELEASE OF A CODE ENFORCEMENT LIEN WITH AN
ACCRUED VALUE OF $1,640,000, FOR A REDUCED PAYMENT
OF $5,066.60, IN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION TITLED
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VS. IGNACIO SOTO
FOR STAR MOBILE HOME PARK LLC., RELATING TO FOLIO
# 00127760002 LOCATED AT 1509 IMMOKALEE DR., COLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA
Item #16A6
THE RELEASE OF A CODE ENFORCEMENT LIEN WITH AN
ACCRUED VALUE OF $1,640,000, FOR A REDUCED PAYMENT
OF $2,429.40, IN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION TITLED
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VS. IGNACIO SOTO
FOR STAR MOBILE HOME PARK LLC., RELATING TO FOLIO
#00127760003 LOCATED AT 1509 IMMOKALEE DR., COLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA
Item #16A7
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RECORDING THE PLAT OF VALENCIA SKY (F/K/A SANDY
LANE), APPLICATION NUMBER PL20240006539, APPROVAL
OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
AND APPROVAL OF THE PERFORMANCE SECURITY IN THE
AMOUNT OF $8,114,041.22, IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA
STATUTES SECTION 177.073 AND LDC SECTION
10.02.04.B.4.D. – LOCATED IN SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 50
SOUTH, RANGE 26 EAST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
Item #16A8
SUBMIT THE 2024 STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES
PARTNERSHIP INCENTIVE STRATEGIES REPORT TO
FLORIDA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AND FLORIDA
HOUSING COALITION AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 420.9076,
FLORIDA STATUTES
Item #16A9
FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE POTABLE WATER AND SEWER
UTILITY FACILITIES AND ACCEPT THE CONVEYANCE OF A
PORTION OF THE POTABLE WATER AND SEWER UTILITY
FACILITIES AND APPURTENANT UTILITY EASEMENT FOR
BENTLEY VILLAGE – 64 UNIT MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS
(PHASE 3 -BLDG. 37, & PHASE 4 – BLDG. 38), PL20240007823 –
STAFF CONDUCTED A FINAL INSPECTION ON AUGUST 8,
2024, AND FOUND THESE FACILITIES TO BE SATISFACTORY
AND ACCEPTABLE
Item #16A10
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FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE POTABLE WATER AND SEWER
UTILITY FACILITIES AND ACCEPT THE CONVEYANCE OF A
PORTION OF THE POTABLE WATER AND SEWER UTILITY
FACILITIES AND APPURTENANT UTILITY EASEMENT FOR
FIDDLER’S CREEK CLUBHOUSE, PL20240002827 – STAFF
CONDUCTED A FINAL INSPECTION ON APRIL 30, 2024, AND
FOUND THESE FACILITIES TO BE SATISFACTORY AND
ACCEPTABLE
Item #16A11
FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE SEWER UTILITIES FACILITIES
AND ACCEPT THE CONVEYANCE OF THE SEWER
FACILITIES FOR FIDDLER’S CREEK MARSH COVE PHASE 2
– 8” FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT, PL20240007859 – STAFF
CONDUCTED A FINAL INSPECTION ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2024,
AND FOUND THESE FACILITIES TO BE SATISFACTORY AND
ACCEPTABLE
Item #16A12
AFTER-THE-FACT PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $140,000
TO CAPITAL CONTRACTORS, LLC., FOR THE EAST NAPLES
COMMUNITY PARK PICKLEBALL COURT RESURFACING
PROJECT PROCURED UNDER AGREEMENT NO. 19-7525,
ANNUAL AGREEMENT FOR GENERAL CONTRACTOR
SERVICES, AND DEEM THIS EXPENDITURE HAS A VALID
PUBLIC PURPOSE – THE CONTRACTOR HAS COMPLETED
THE PROJECT TO THE COUNTY’S SATISFACTION
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Item #16A13
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE COLLIER COUNTY STANDARD
FORM LONG-TERM LEASE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ENTITY WITH
SNIP COLLIER INC., TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE LEASE
AND PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES AT THE
FORMER DAS SHELTER IN IMMOKALEE – EXTENDING THE
LESE TERM FOR AN ADDITIONAL 30-YEARS
Item #16A14
AGREEMENT FOR SALE AND PURCHASE UNDER THE
CONSERVATION COLLIER LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAM
WITH 1.) CHUONG A. NGO, VU X. HUYNH, AND VANTHUY H.
LIEU FOR A 2.73-ACRE PARCEL AT A COST OF $87,360; 2.)
WILLIAM H. AND JUDITH P. STONE, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS
TRUSTEES OF THE WILLIAM H. AND JUDITH P. STONE
JOINT REVOCABLE TRUST, AND PAULA J PUNTENNEY,
INDIVIDUALLY AND AS TRUSTEE OF THE PAULA J.
PUNTENNEY REVOKABLE TRUST (“STONE TRUST”) FOR A
5.00-ACRE PARCEL AT A COST OF $141,250; AND 3.) VIKON
INC., FOR A 1.59-ACRE PARCEL AT A COST OF $50,880, FOR A
TOTAL COST NOT TO EXCEED $285,140 INCLUSIVE OF
CLOSING COSTS – THREE PARCELS TOTALING 9.32 ACRES
WITHIN THE CONERVATION COLLIER PANTHER WALK
Item #16B1
AWARD INVITATION TO BID (“ITB”) NO. 24-8238,
“PURCHASE OF AQUATIC WEED HARVESTER BOAT WITH
TRAILER,” TO WEEDOO GREENBOAT, INC., FOR $115,955.00,
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AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE ATTACHED
AGREEMENT – TO REMOVE AND CONTROL VEGATATION
GROWTH IN WATER BODIES
Item #16B2
AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A POND SITE
(PARCEL 1331POND) REQUIRED FOR THE VANDERBILT
BEACH ROAD EXT – PHASE 2 PROJECT (PROJECT NO.
60249). ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT: $203,049 – LOCATED
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 12TH AVE NE
Item #16B3
RESOLUTION 2024-210: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
GRANT AGREEMENT (PTGA) WITH THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (FDOT) FPN# 452749-1-
84-03 IN THE AMOUNT OF $491,530 PROVIDING FOR STATE
FUNDING FOR ELIGIBLE COLLIER COUNTY FIXED-ROUTE
TRANSIT ADMINISTRATIVE, MANAGEMENT, AND
OPERATIONAL EXPENSES ON THE US 41 CORRIDOR, AND
APPROVE THE NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENT. (CAT
GRANT FUND 4031) – TO PROVIDE EFFICIENT, SAFE AND
TIMELY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR THE RESIDENTS OF
COLLIER COUNTY
Item #16B4
APPROPRIATE AN ADDITIONAL $13,765 TO THE COLLIER
METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION’S ANNUAL
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OPERATING BUDGET FOR FY 2024/25 AND AUTHORIZE THE
NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENT
Item #16B5
AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF RIGHT OF WAY
(PARCEL 1294FEE1) REQUIRED FOR THE VANDERBILT
BEACH ROAD EXT – PHASE 2 PROJECT (PROJECT NO.
60249). ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT: $48,000 – LOCATED ON
THE NORTH SIDE OF 10TH AVE NE
Item #16B6
AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF RIGHT OF WAY
(PARCEL 1294FEE2) REQUIRED FOR THE VANDERBILT
BEACH ROAD EXT – PHASE 2 PROJECT (PROJECT NO.
60249). ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT: $48,000 – LOCATED ON
THE NORTH SIDE OF 10TH AVE NE
Item #16B7
AWARD INVITATION TO BID NO. 24-8259, “ASPHALT
MAINTENANCE AND RELATED SERVICES” TO PREFERRED
MATERIALS, INC., AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO
SIGN THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT – FOR ASPHALT,
MAINTENTANCE, MATERIALS, AND SERVICES AS NEEDED
Item #16B8
SECOND AMENDMENT TO GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT
FOR COMMUNICATIONS TOWER AND MEMORANDUM OF
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SECOND AMENDMENT TO GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT
FOR COMMUNICATIONS TOWER WITH CCATT, LLC, A
SUBSIDIARY OF CROWN CASTLE USA AT MAX A. HASSE JR.
COMMUNITY PARK
Item #16B9
A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO RECOGNIZE CARRY FORWARD
FOR PROJECTS WITHIN THE TRANSPORTATION SUPPORTED
GAS TAX FUND (3083) AND TRANSPORTATION & CDES
CAPITAL FUND (3081) IN THE AMOUNT OF $142,393.68
(PROJECT NO. 60085, 69331, 69333 AND 69336) – FOR TRAFFIC
IMPACT STUDY REVIEW PROGRAMS AND COUNTYWIDE
PATHWAY PROGRAMS
Item #16B10
CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 AND CHANGE ORDER NO. 3 FOR THE
“CARSON ROAD STORMWATER TREATMENT AREA” UNDER
AGREEMENT NO. 23-8114, WITH QUALITY ENTERPRISES
USA, INC., TO UTILIZE $17,783.14 OF THE OWNER’S
ALLOWANCE FOR CHANGE ORDER NO. 2, TO UTILIZE
$16,782.47 OF THE OWNER’S ALLOWANCE FOR CHANGE
ORDER NO. 3 AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
THE ATTACHED CHANGE ORDERS. (PROJECT NO. 60143)
Item #16B11
RATIFY ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED CHANGE ORDER
NO. 2, ADDING $17,377.84 AND SIXTY-FOUR (64) DAYS
UNDER AGREEMENT NO. 20-7811 WITH QUALITY
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ENTERPRISES USA, INC., FOR THE “DESIGN-BUILD OF THE
IMMOKALEE AREA IMPROVEMENTS – TIGER GRANT”
PROJECT, AND THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE ATTACHED
CHANGE ORDER. (PROJECT NO. 33563) – EXTENDING THE
CONTRACT 237 ADDITIONAL DAYS
Item #16B12
INSTALL RED-LIGHT INDICATORS (‘BLUE LIGHTS’) AT 20
SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONS IN COLLIER COUNTY TO
ASSIST THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF WITH RED LIGHT
ENFORCEMENT AND APPROVE THE ATTACHED BUDGET
AMENDMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $160,000 – UTILIZING AN
EXISTING CONTRACT WITH SOUTHERN SIGNAL &
LIGHTING, INC.
Item #16B13
RESOLUTION 2024-211 : A RESOLUTION CLARIFYING
CONDITIONS AND OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN
CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS MADE BY WPPI NAPLES
TF, LLC, IN THE TREE FARM PUD AS PART OF A DEVELOPER
AGREEMENT
Item #16C1
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AS EX-OFFICIO THE
GOVERNING BOARD OF THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER-
SEWER DISTRICT (CCWSD) AWARD REQUEST FOR
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES NO. 23-8193, “DESIGN SERVICES
FOR TRANSMISSION WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS
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(VANDERBILT BEACH RD. AND AIRPORT PULLING RD.),” TO
JOHNSON ENGINEERING, LLC., IN THE AMOUNT OF
$2,426,537.13, AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE
ATTACHED AGREEMENT, AND APPROVE THE NECESSARY
BUDGET AMENDMENTS. (PROJECTS NO. 70268, 70285 &
70286)
Item #16C2
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AS EX-OFFICIO THE
GOVERNING BOARD OF THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER-
SEWER DISTRICT (CCWSD), RATIFY ADMINISTRATIVELY
APPROVED CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 ADDING SIXTY DAYS TO
AGREEMENT NO. 19-7622, WITH U.S. WATER SERVICES
CORPORATION, FOR THE “PUMP STATION 121.02 REPAIR
AND RENOVATIONS” PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZE THE
CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE ATTACHED CHANGE ORDER.
(PROJECT NO. 70240)
Item #16C3
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AS EX-OFFICIO THE
GOVERNING BOARD OF THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER-
SEWER DISTRICT (CCWSD), APPROVE THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NO. 19-7621, “GOLDEN GATE
WASTEWATER ENGINEER OF RECORD (EOR) AND
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS,” WITH TETRA TECH,
INC., TO AUTHORIZE A MODIFICATION OF PURCHASE
ORDER 4500203372 THROUGH A REALLOCATION OF
$730,750 FROM TASK 6 TO TASK 4, EXTEND THE CONTRACT
FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR, AND AUTHORIZE THE
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CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE ATTACHED AMENDMENT.
(PROJECT NO. 70243)
Item #16C4
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AS EX-OFFICIO THE
GOVERNING BOARD OF THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER-
SEWER DISTRICT (CCWSD), APPROVE AGREEMENT NO. 25-
054-NS, “HF SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT, PRODUCTS, AND
SERVICES,” WITH LAZENBY & ASSOCIATES, INC., UNDER A
SINGLE SOURCE WAIVER, APPROVE EXPENDITURES OF UP
TO $100,000 PER FISCAL YEAR FOR THE DURATION OF THE
FIVE-YEAR AGREEMENT, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN
TO SIGN THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT
Item #16C5
THE SELECTION COMMITTEE’S RANKING AND AUTHORIZE
STAFF TO BEGIN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE
TOP-RANKED FIRM, JONES, EDMUNDS & ASSOCIATES, INC.,
CONCERNING REQUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
(“RPS”) NO. 24-8229, “DESIGN SERVICES FOR IMMOKALEE
RECYCLING DROP-OFF CENTER AND SCALEHOUSE &
CONTROL CENTER,” SO THAT STAFF CAN BRING A
PROPOSED AGREEMENT BACK FOR THE BOARD’S
CONSIDERATION AT A FUTURE MEETING. (PROJECT NO.
#70232)
Item #16C6
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AS EX-OFFICIO THE
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GOVERNING BOARD OF THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER-
SEWER DISTRICT (CCWSD), AWARD INVITATION TO BID
(“ITB”) NO. 24-8252, “NCRWTP WATER FLOW METER
REPLACEMENT, SCRWTP PLANT FLOW METERS AND LIME
SLAKERS REPLACEMENT,” TO RF ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICES, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,186,000, APPROVE
AN OWNER’S ALLOWANCE OF $100,000, APPROVE THE
NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENT, AND AUTHORIZE THE
CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT.
(PROJECT NO. 70136)
Item #16C7
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AS EX-OFFICIO THE
GOVERNING BOARD OF THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER-
SEWER DISTRICT (CCWSD), APPROVE A WORK ORDER TO
Q. GRADY MINOR & ASSOCIATES, P.A., UNDER
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT NUMBER 15-6450,
FOR THE 103RD & 104TH AVENUES PUBLIC UTILITY
RENEWAL PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $767,638, AND
AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE ATTACHED
WORK ORDER. (PROJECT NO. 60139 AND 70120)
Item #16C8
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AS EX-OFFICIO THE
GOVERNING BOARD OF THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER-
SEWER DISTRICT, RATIFY ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED
CHANGE ORDER NO. 5 AT A TOTAL COST OF $54,203.53
UTILIZING THE OWNER’S ALLOWANCES, ADD A TOTAL OF
TEN DAYS TO AGREEMENT NO. 21-7938, WITH R2T, INC.,
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FOR THE “MASTER PUMP STATION 302.00 SITE
IMPROVEMENTS” PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZE THE
CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE ATTACHED CHANGE ORDER.
(PROJECT NO. 70215)
Item #16C9
RESOLUTION 2024-212: BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, EX-OFFICIO THE GOVERNING BOARD OF
THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER-SEWER DISTRICT, APPROVE
A RESOLUTION AMENDING EXHIBIT A OF RESOLUTION
2023-135 TO ADD GOLDEN GATE WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLANT EXPANSION AND POTENTIAL PROPERTY
PURCHASES AS POTENTIAL PROJECTS FOR COMMERCIAL
PAPER LOAN USE IN ADDITION TO CONSTRUCTING THE
NORTH COLLIER WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY
(NCWRF) PRETREATMENT FACILITY AND CONTINUATION
OF PUBLIC UTILITY RENEWAL PROJECTS; RESOLUTION
2023-135 AUTHORIZED THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER-
SEWER DISTRICT (“DISTRICT”) TO BORROW AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $50,000,000 UNDER THE FLORIDA LOCAL
GOVERNMENT FINANCE COMMISSION’S POOLED
COMMERCIAL PAPER LOAN PROGRAM; THIS LOAN IS
SECURED BY A PLEDGE OF AND LIEN UPON THE
DESIGNATED REVENUES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
TERMS OF THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND AS PROVIDED IN
THE RESOLUTION APPROVING SUCH LOAN
Item #16D1
AFTER-THE-FACT SUBMITTAL OF THE FY24-25 STATE AID
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TO LIBRARY GRANT APPLICATION AND AUTHORIZE THE
CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND THE
“CERTIFICATION OF HOURS, FREE LIBRARY SERVICE, AND
ACCESS TO MATERIALS” AS REQUIRED BY THE FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, DIVISION OF LIBRARY AND
INFORMATION SERVICES. (PUBLIC SERVICES GRANT FUND
1839)
Item #16D2
CHAIRMAN TO SIGN TWO MORTGAGE SATISFACTIONS FOR
THE SHELTER FOR ABUSED WOMEN AND CHILDREN AND
THE COLLIER COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY AS BOTH
ENTITIES HAVE PAID IN FULL AND MET ALL OBLIGATIONS
UNDER THE STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM. (SHIP GRANT FUND 1053)
Item #16D3
THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN ONE RELEASE OF LIEN FOR FULL
PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,676.32 PURSUANT TO
THE AGREEMENT FOR DEFERRAL OF 100% OF COLLIER
COUNTY IMPACT FEES FOR OWNER-OCCUPIED
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DWELLINGS
Item #16D4
TENTH AMENDMENT TO THE STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL
RECOVERY PLAN TO INCLUDE A REALLOCATION OF
$237,387.73 IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
OPERATIONS THROUGH CLOSEOUT
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Item #16D5
RECOGNIZE CARRYFORWARD INTEREST EARNED FROM
THE PERIOD OF JUNE 8, 2021, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30,
2023, ON ADVANCED FUNDING RECEIVED FROM
TREASURY FROM THE FOLLOWING GRANT PROGRAMS:
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 1,
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 2,
CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY
FUND, AND THE LOCAL ASSISTANCE AND TRIBAL
CONSISTENCY FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,612,320.62
Item #16D6
THE CHAIRMAN TO APPROVE A PURCHASE AGREEMENT
FOR THE FLORIDA OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS BETWEEN
THE COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS AND THE COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF’S
OFFICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,850,000.00 TO PROVIDE
MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT. (COMMUNITY &
HUMAN SERVICES GRANT SUPPORT FUND 1806) – TO
ADDRESS THE OPIOID EPICEMIC
Item #16D7
THE NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT THE
ESTIMATED FUNDING FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025 OLDER
AMERICANS ACT PROGRAMS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$1,429,000.00 AND THE ESTIMATED CASH MATCH OF
$152,999.99, OF WHICH $49,815.99 IS MET THROUGH LOCAL
VENDORS. (HUMAN SERVICES GRANT FUND 1837)
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Item #16D8
THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN SIX (6) RELEASES OF LIEN IN THE
AMOUNT OF $51,660.86 FOR PROPERTIES THAT HAVE
REMAINED AFFORDABLE FOR THE REQUIRED 15-YEAR
PERIOD SET FORTH IN THE STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES
PARTNERSHIP (SHIP) IMPACT FEE PROGRAM DEFERRAL
AGREEMENTS
Item #16E1
RATIFY PROPERTY, CASUALTY, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
AND SUBROGATION CLAIM FILES SETTLED AND/OR
CLOSED BY THE RISK MANAGEMENT DIVISION DIRECTOR
PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 04-15 FOR THE FOURTH
QUARTER OF FY 24
Item #16E2 (Moved to Item #11D – Per Agenda Change Sheet)
Item #16E3
AGREEMENT NO. 24-040-NS WITH HINGE HEALTH, INC.,
UTILIZING THE SOURCEWELL CONTRACT #102722-HNG, TO
PROVIDE A DIGITAL SOLUTION FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL
HEALTH AT AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL EXPENDITURE OF
$152,000, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025
Item #16E4
THE BOARD, PURSUANT TO SECTION 274.06, FLORIDA
STATUTES, APPROVE THE SALE AND DISPOSAL OF
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SURPLUS ASSETS VIA PUBLIC AUCTION ON DECEMBER 13
AND 14, 2024
Item #16E5
THE PURCHASE OF GROUP HEALTH REINSURANCE
THROUGH SUNLIFE, AT AN ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST OF
$1,198,540.80, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025
Item #16F1
CHANGE ORDER NO. 2, ADDING 14 DAYS AND UTILIZING
$206,639.01 OF THE OWNER’S ALLOWANCE FOR PURCHASE
ORDER NO. 4500230889 UNDER AGREEMENT NO. 23-8182
WITH KELLY BROTHERS, INC., FOR THE “CAXAMBAS PARK
AND BOAT RAMP REHABILITATION PROJECT,” AND
AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE ATTACHED
CHANGE ORDER. (PROJECT NO. 50280)
Item #16F2
THE CHAIRPERSON 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
Item #16F3
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THE DONATION OF A SURPLUS VEHICLE TO CORKSCREW
REGIONAL ECOSYSTEM WATERSHED LAND AND WATER
TRUST INCORPORATED (“CREW”) AND AUTHORIZE THE
PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR, AS DESIGNEE FOR THE
COUNTY MANAGER, TO SIGN FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE
VEHICLE TITLE, PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTES
SECTION 274.05
Item #16F4
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT 17-7116 “DISASTER
RECOVERY CONSULTING SERVICES” WITH IEM
INTERNATIONAL, INC., (“IEM”) TO REVISE THE FEE
SCHEDULE AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE
ATTACHED AMENDMENT
Item #16F5
ISSUE A WORK ORDER UNDER FIXED TERM CONTINUING
CONTRACT NO. 18-7432-CE, “CIVIL ENGINEERING,” TO
STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES, INC., IN THE AMOUNT
OF $804,263.65, TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR
THE IMMOKALEE SPORTS COMPLEX TURF FIELD
CONVERSION AND POOL RENOVATION PROJECT AND
APPROVE THE ATTACHED BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE
AMOUNT OF $527,952.15 (PROJECT NO. 80320 AND 80429)
Item #16F6
THE USE OF UP TO $1,500 IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TAX
(TDT) PROMOTION FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE UPCOMING
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2025 FLORIDA FASTPITCH COACHES CONVENTION AND
MAKE A FINDING THAT THESE EXPENDITURES PROMOTE
TOURISM
Item #16F7
THE EXPENDITURE OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TAX
(TDT) PROMOTION FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE UPCOMING
2025 TRUE LACROSSE ALL REGION GAMES UP TO $5,000
AND MAKE A FINDING THAT THESE EXPENDITURES
PROMOTE TOURISM
Item #16F8
THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE COLLIER COUNTY
TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (TDC) CATEGORY “A”
GRANT AGREEMENT FOR BEACH PARK FACILITIES FOR
THE CITY OF MARCO ISLAND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026
IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $147,500 WITHIN TDC BEACH
PARK FACILITIES FUND (1100), TO AUTHORIZE NECESSARY
BUDGET AMENDMENTS, AND TO MAKE THE FINDING THAT
THE EXPENDITURE PROMOTES TOURISM
Item #16F9
FY 2024 BUDGET AMENDMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$400,000 TO APPROPRIATE RESERVES WITHIN THE
OCHOPEE FIRE CONTROL FUND (1040) TO ENSURE
SUFFICIENT BUDGET AVAILABILITY FOR CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS RELATED TO THE GREATER NAPLES FIRE
RESCUE DISTRICT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
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Item #16F10
THE COUNTY MANAGER OR HER DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A
FEDERALLY FUNDED SUBGRANT AGREEMENT TO ACCEPT
THE ANNUAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE
GRANT G0559 (EMPG) IN THE AMOUNT OF $98,895 FOR
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING, RESPONSE, AND
MITIGATION EFFORTS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE
NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS (FUND 1833; PROJECT
NO. 33927) AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED
FOR THIS GRANT
Item #16F11
CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 AND ITS ASSOCIATED WORK
DIRECTIVES ALLOWING FOR PAYMENT OF UP $1,166,854.21
TO QUALITY ENTERPRISES USA, INC., UNDER AGREEMENT
NO. 22-7945, “PELICAN BAY PHASE 2 SIDEWALK
IMPROVEMENTS” SUBJECT TO THE RECEIPT OF A PROPER
PAYMENT APPLICATION AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE
SHORT PAYMENT THEREOF IN THE EVENT THE
SUPPORTING BILLING DOCUMENTATION REVEALS
IMPROPER MARKUPS, BILLING MISCALCULATIONS OR
OTHER INCONSISTENCIES, APPROVE AN AFTER-THE-FACT
FOR DEFICIENCIES FOUND WITH CHANGE ORDER NO. 2
(NO WRITTEN WORK DIRECTIVE ISSUED, MISSING
PROPOSALS AND QUOTES), ADD 92 ADDITIONAL DAYS TO
THE PROJECT, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
THE NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENT. (PROJECT NO.
50212.2)
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Item #16F12
THE EXPENDITURE OF TOURIST DEVELOPMENT TAX (TDC)
FUNDS FOR THE CLAM PASS MAINTENANCE DREDGING
PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $218,876.64 TO REIMBURSE
THE PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION FOR
CONSTRUCTION AND ASSOCIATED ENGINEERING,
SURVEYING, MONITORING AND REPORTING THAT WAS
PAID IN ADVANCE BY PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION,
RECOGNIZE REIMBURSEMENT REVENUE WITHIN PELICAN
BAY IRRIGATION & LANDSCAPE CAPITAL FUND (3041),
AUTHORIZE THE NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS,
AND MAKE A FINDING THAT THIS ITEM PROMOTES
TOURISM
Item #16F13
RESOLUTION 2024-213: A RESOLUTION APPROVING
AMENDMENTS (APPROPRIATING GRANTS, DONATIONS,
CONTRIBUTIONS OR INSURANCE PROCEEDS) TO THE
FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 ADOPTED BUDGET. (THE BUDGET
AMENDMENTS IN THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION HAVE
BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VIA SEPARATE EXECUTIVE
SUMMARIES.)
Item #16F14
BUDGET AMENDMENTS IN A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $878,000
FOR DRAINAGE FACILITY AND BEACH-RELATED CLEANUP
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EXPENSES RELATED TO HURRICANE HELENE AND
HURRICANE MILTON WITHIN THE PELICAN BAY
MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING AND BENEFIT UNIT
Item #16F15
THE CONVEYANCE OF AN EASEMENT (BUSINESS) TO
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. FOR THE INSTALLATION OF
CABLE AND CONDUIT TO SUPPLY POWER TO THE SIX
OUTDOOR VOLLEYBALL COURTS LOCATED IN PHASE 1 AT
PARADISE COAST SPORTS COMPLEX, LOCATED AT 3940
CITY GATE BOULEVARD NORTH
Item #16F16
A SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT FOR THE PARADISE COAST
SPORTS COMPLEX BETWEEN MSM PERFORMANCE
ACADEMY, LLC (“SPONSOR”), AND PARA SFM, LLC,
INVOLVING THE SPONSOR’S PAYMENT OF $50,000
ANNUALLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF
THOSE SERVICES AND SPONSORSHIP ELEMENTS STATED
IN THE ATTACHED SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT
Item #16H1
PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING NOVEMBER 30, 2024, AS
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY. THE PROCLAMATION WILL
BE MAILED TO THE SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
COALITION
Item #16H2
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PROCLAMATION DESIGNATINF NOVEMBER 2024 AS
NATIONAL HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE MONTH. THE
PROCLAMATION WILL BE MAILED TO AVOW HOSPICE
Item #16I1
MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE
November 12, 2024
1. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS TO FILE FOR RECORD WITH ACTION AS
DIRECTED:
A. DISTRICTS:
1) Heritage Bay Community Development District:
08/01/2024 Agency Memo, Signed Minutes, & Agency Mailing
2) Ava Maria Stewardship Community District:
FY 2024/2025 Regular meeting Schedule
3) Immokalee Fire Control District:
Resolution 2024-17, 2024-18, 2024-19, 2024-20; District Map,
General and Impact Funds 24-25 Final Hearing, Schedule of Board
Meetings
4) North Naples Fire Control and Rescue District:
Resolution 24-14, 24-15, 24-16, 24-17, 24-18, 24-19, 24-20, and Final
Inspection Plan Review Fee Fund Budget
5) Cedar Hammock Community Development District
05/14/2024 Agency Memo, Signed Minutes, & Agency Mailing
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Item #16J1
BOARD APPROVE AND DETERMINE VALID PUBLIC
PURPOSE FOR INVOICES PAYABLE AND PURCHASING
CARD TRANSACTIONS AS OF NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Item #16J2
RECORD IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, THE CHECK NUMBER (OR OTHER
PAYMENT METHOD), AMOUNT, PAYEE, AND PURPOSE FOR
WHICH THE REFERENCED DISBURSEMENTS IN THE
AMOUNT OF $65,383,205.50 WERE DRAWN FOR THE
PERIODS BETWEEN OCTOBER 10, 2024, AND OCTOBER 30,
2024, PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 136.06
Item #16J3
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ENDORSE THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY COMBINED
EQUITABLE SHARING AGREEMENT AND CERTIFICATION
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
Item #16K1
RESOLUTION 2024-214: APPOINT THREE MEMBERS TO THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE – APPOINT
CATHERINE MYERS AND REAPPOINT GARY HAINS AND
AROL BUNTZMAN TO A THREE-YEAR TERM EXPIRING ON
OCTOBER 1, 2024
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Item #16K2
RESOLUTION 2024-215: REAPPOINT WILLIAM HARRIS TO
THE VANDERBILT BEACH BEAUTIFICATION MSTU
ADVISORY COMMITTEE –TO A FOUR-YEAR TERM
EXPIRING ON NOVEMBER 13, 2028
Item #16K3
A FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL
SERVICES WITH NABORS, GIBLIN & NICKERSON, P.A. FOR
SPECIALIZED LEGAL SERVICES, PROVIDING FOR A FIRST
INCREASE TO ITS HOURLY RATE SINCE 2008
Item #16K4
RESOLUTION 2024-216: APPOINT JENNIFER CASSIDY TO
THE CONTRACTORS LICENSING BOARD – TO A THREE-
YEAR TERM EXPIRING ON JUNE 30, 2027
Item #16K5
RESOLUTION 2024-217: APPOINT DARRIN PALUMBO TO
THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL – TERMS ARE 4
YEARS
Item #16K6
RESOLUTION 2024-218: APPOINT JOE MEEK AS A MEMBER
OF THE HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL OF SOUTHWEST
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FLORIDA – TO A TWO -YEAR TERM EXPIRING ON JANUARY
3, 2027
Item #16K7
RESOLUTION 2024-219: APPOINT WILLIAM CONLEY AND
REAPPOINT CHRISTOPHER BYRNE TO THE COLLIER
COUNTY CITIZEN CORPS – TO A FOUR-YEAR TERM
EXPIRING NOVEMBER 5, 2028
Item #16K8
THE COUNTY’S COUNTERCLAIM SETTLEMENT IN THE
AMOUNT OF $14,827.46 AS FULL PAYMENT FOR
NEGLIGENCE AND DAMAGE TO A COUNTY EMERGENCY
SERVICES VEHICLE FROM AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED
ON MARCH 20, 2023, AND IS PART OF A CASE PENDING IN
THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, STYLED
NICOLAS SPENCE V. COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, AND AUTO CLUB SOUTH INSURANCE
COMPANY, CASE NO. 24-CA-0409
Item #16L1
COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
(BCC) ACTING AS THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY (CRA) APPROVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO
AGREEMENT CD22-03 FOR THE EXTENSION OF 60-DAYS
BETWEEN COLLIER COUNTY AND COLLIER COUNTY
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (IMMOKALEE)
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FOR FY 2024/2025 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
(HUD) COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
(CDBG), AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CRA TO
SIGN THE FIRST AMENDMENT
Item #17A
ORDINANCE 2024-46: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE GROWTH
MANAGEMENT PLAN TO ADD THE TOLLGATE HOUSING
PARCEL TO ACTIVITY CENTER #9 TO ALLOW
CONSTRUCTION OF 110 MULTI-FAMILY RENTAL UNITS
WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON 5 ACRES OF LAND. THE
SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF
COLLIER BOULEVARD, NORTH OF BECK BOULEVARD AT
3880 TOLLGATE BOULEVARD IN SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 49
SOUTH, RANGE 26 EAST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA.
(PL20230007876) (COMPANION ITEM PUDA PL20230007874,
TOLLGATE COMMERCIAL CENTER AND DOA
PL20230007875, TOLL GATE COMMERCIAL CENTER DRI)
Item #17B
ORDINANCE 2024-47: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
TOLLGATE COMMERCIAL CENTER PUD TO ALLOW
DEVELOPMENT OF 110 MULTI-FAMILY RENTAL UNITS
WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON PARCEL 11 OF THE
COMMERCIAL AREAS. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS
LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF COLLIER BOULEVARD,
NORTH OF BECK BOULEVARD AT 3880 TOLLGATE
BOULEVARD IN SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 49 SOUTH, RANGE
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26 EAST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA. (COMPANION TO
GMPA-PL20230007876 AND DOA-PL20230007875)
Item #17C
RESOLUTION 2024-220: A RESOLUTION AMENDING
DEVELOPMENT ORDER 84-1, AS AMENDED, FOR THE TOLL
GATE COMMERCIAL CENTER DEVELOPMENT OF
REGIONAL IMPACT TO ALLOW DEVELOPMENT OF 110
MULTI-FAMILY RENTAL UNITS WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING ON PARCEL 11 OF THE COMMERCIAL AREAS AS
SHOWN ON THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND
EXTENDING THE EXPIRATION DATE AND BUILDOUT DATE
TO AUGUST 1, 2030. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, CONSISTING
OF 5 ACRES, IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF COLLIER
BOULEVARD, NORTH OF BECK BOULEVARD AT 3880
TOLLGATE BOULEVARD IN SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 49
SOUTH, RANGE 26 EAST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA.
(THIS IS A COMPANION ITEM TO PUDA-PL20230007874 &
GMPA-PL20230007876)
Item #17D
RESOLUTION 2024-221: A RESOLUTION SCHEDULING A
PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER VACATING THE COUNTY
AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN A PORTION OF HICKORY
WOOD DRIVE, DEPICTED AS A 60-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY
EASEMENT LABELED 5TH. AVE. N.W. BETWEEN LOTS 11
AND 12, GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, UNIT NO. 95, AS
RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 9, PAGE 45, OF THE PUBLIC
RECORDS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, LOCATED
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APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF MILE SOUTH OF VANDERBILT
BEACH ROAD, IN SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 49 SOUTH, RANGE
26 EAST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA. (VAC-PL20220004451)
Item #17E
RESOLUTION 2024-222: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO
THE COLLIER COUNTY GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN,
ORDINANCE 89-05, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE
RURAL LANDS STEWARDSHIP AREA OVERLAY AND
SPECIFICALLY AMENDING THE RURAL LANDS
STEWARDSHIP AREA OVERLAY OF THE FUTURE LAND USE
ELEMENT, TO ELIMINATE THE CAP ON THE SIZE OF A
TOWN AND INCLUDE QUALIFIED TARGET INDUSTRIES AS
A GOODS AND SERVICES USE, AND FURTHERMORE
DIRECTING TRANSMITTAL OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Item #17F
RESOLUTION 2024-223: A RESOLUTION APPROVING
AMENDMENTS (APPROPRIATING CARRY FORWARD,
TRANSFERS AND SUPPLEMENTAL REVENUE) TO THE
FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 ADOPTED BUDGET. (THE BUDGET
AMENDMENTS IN THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION HAVE
BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VIA SEPARATE EXECUTIVE
SUMMARIES.)
Item #17G - (This item continued to the December 10, 2024, BCC
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meeting)
Item #17H
ORDINANCE 2024-48: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE 2022-42, AS AMENDED, WHICH ESTABLISHED
MILESTONE INSPECTIONS, ESTABLISHING A MANDATORY
INSPECTION OF AGING CONDOMINIUM AND COOPERATIVE
BUILDINGS IN UNINCORPORATED COLLIER COUNTY TO
REFLECT CHANGES IN STATE LAW
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There being no further business for the good of the County, the
meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 11:30 a.m.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS/EX
OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD(S) OF
SPECIAL DISTRICTS UNDER ITS CONTROL
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CHRIS HALL, CHAIRMAN
ATTEST
CRYSTAL K. KINZEL, CLERK
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These minutes approved by the Board on _____________________,
as presented __________ or as corrected ___________.
TRANSCRIPT PREPARED ON BEHALF OF FORT MYERS
COURT REPORTING BY TERRI L. LEWIS, REGISTERED
PROFESSIONAL COURT REPORTER, FPR-C, AND NOTARY
PUBLIC.