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Agenda 05/13/2025 Item # 2A (March 25, 2025, BCC Minutes)March 25, 2025 TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Naples, Florida, March 25, 2025 LET IT BE REMEMBERED that the Board of County Commissioners, in and for the County of 06ll ·,er, and also acting as East Naples, Amy Patterson, County Manager Ed Finn, Deputy County Manager embers present: Dan Kowal Chris Hall Rick Locastro William L. McDaniel, Jr. Trinity Scott, Transportation Management Services Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney Crystal K. Kinzel, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller Troy Miller, Communications & Customer Relations Page 1 Page 14 of 5243 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 March 25, 2025 9:00AM Commissioner Burt Saunders, District 3 -Chair Commissioner Dan Kowal, District 4 -Vice Chair Commissioner Rick Locastro, District 1 Commissioner Chris Hall, District 2 Commissioner William L. McDaniel, Jr., District 5 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. Page 1 March 25, 2025 Page 15 of 5243 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. LUNCH RECESS SCHEDULED FOR 12:00 NOON TO 1:00 P.M. Page 2 March 25, 2025 Page 16 of 5243 1. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. Invocation by Pastor John Huffman of Harvest Recovery Ministries. The Pledge of Allegiance recited by Mimi Treadway, VFW Aux 7721 2. AGENDAAND MINUTES A. Approval of today's Regular, Consent, and Summary agenda as amended (ex-parte disclosure provided by Commission members for Consent agenda.) B. February 25, 2025, BCC Meeting Minutes C. March 4, 2025, BCC Workshop Minutes 3. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS A. EMPLOYEE 1) 20YEARATTENDEES a) Guy Spieth -Emergency Medical Services b) J ecika Cook -Information Technology c) Riham Saleeb -Library d) Wanda Rodriguez -County Attorney's Office 2) 25 YEAR ATTENDEES 3) 30 YEAR ATTENDEES a) Wayne Watson-Emergency Medical Services 4) 35 YEAR ATTENDEES a) Peg Ruby-Parks & Recreation B. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS Page3 March 25, 2025 Page 17 of 5243 C. RETIREES D. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH 4. PROCLAMATIONS A. Proclamation designating March 23 -29, 2025, as 42nd Anniversary of Know Your County Government Week. To be accepted by Tish Roland B. Proclamation designating March 2025 as American Red Cross Month in Collier County. To be accepted by Jill Palmer, Executive Director, Florida Gulf Coast to Heartland Chapter, American Red Cross and Dennis G. E. Sanders, Community Volunteer Leader C. Proclamation designating May 25, 2025, as Family Abduction Awareness Day. To be accepted by a representative of the National Parents Organization, Florida Chapter. D. Proclamation recognizing March 29, 2025, as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. To be accepted by Robert T. Wilde and other distinguished guests. 5. PRESENTATIONS A. "The Gate" Arthrex Golf Course Progress Update (Burt L. Saunders, Commissioner District 3) 6. PUBLIC PETITIONS 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS -ON GENERAL TOPICS NOT ON THE CURRENT OR FUTURE AGENDA 8. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS A. 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 of the Board of Zoning Appeals of Collier County, Florida, providing for the establishment of a conditional use to allow a 350-foot-tall communications tower on an essential service site within the Conservation Zoning District Page 4 March 25, 2025 Page 18 of 5243 (CON) and Big Cypress Area of Critical State Concern Special Treatment Overlay (ACSC/ST) pursuant to Sections 2.03.09.B.l.c.5 and 5.05.09 of the Collier County Land Development Code, located on approximately 5,217+ square feet of a 5.34+ acre tract located at the Ochopee Fire Control Station 66, 40808 Tamiami Trail E, Ochopee, in Section 35, Township 52 South, Range 30 East, Collier County, Florida; and authorize the County Attorney to file a lawsuit to resolve the property's deed restriction language. (PL20230011384) 9. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS 10. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS A. Recommendation to direct staff to advertise and bring back an Ordinance amending the Pedestrian Safety Ordinance providing for a new section establishing requirements for the operation of bicycles on sidewalks, crosswalks, and in intersections within the unincorporated portions of Collier County, Florida. (Dan Kowal, Commissioner District 4) B. Recommendation to approve payment to the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council, effective October 1, 2024, at a rate of $0.15 per capita, in accordance with the Replacement Interlocal Agreement approved by the Board (Item #l0A) on September 24, 2024, and authorize any necessary Budget Amendments. (William L. McDaniel, Jr., Commissioner District 5) 11. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT A. This Item was continued from the March 11, 2025, BCC Meeting. Recommendation to approve a Traffic Signal Agreement with Cameron Commons Unit Two Property Owner's Association, authorize the Chairman to sign the traffic signal agreement that will authorize the construction of a traffic signal at the intersection of Immokalee Road and Bellaire Bay Drive and memorialize that the signal may be removed at the County's discretion. (Trinity Scott, Department Head -Transportation Management Services Department) B. Recommendation to approve the purchase of Property, Boiler & Machinery, Terrorism, and Watercraft Hull Insurance effective April 1, 2025, for an estimated amount of $8,705,823. (Michael Quigley, Division Director -Risk Management) Page 5 March 25, 2025 Page 19 of 5243 Moved from Consent Item #16Fl (Per Agenda Change Sheet) C. Recommendation to confirm James French as Growth Management & Community Development Department Head, Trinity Scott as Transportation Management Services Department Head, James W. DeLony as Interim Public Utilities Department Head, and Edward Finn as Deputy County Manager, to take effect immediately, and approve all necessary Budget Amendments. 12. COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT A. Recommendation to remove Christina Aguilera from the East of 951 Ad Hoc Advisory Committee for consecutive absences, appoint Bruce Hamels to replace the vacant seat, appoint a member to the alternate seat, and consider extending the sunset date from August 15, 2025, to August 15, 2026. 13. OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS A. Presentation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, and authorization to file the related State of Florida Annual Local Government Financial Report with the Department of Financial Services. (Derek Johnssen, Clerk's Finance Director) 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 B. STAFF PROJECT UPDATES C. STAFF AND COMMISSION GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS 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 Page 6 March 25, 2025 Page 20 of 5243 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. A. GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT 1) Recommendation to approve the termination of Agreements of the Fee Payment Assistance Program, Job Creation Investment Program, and Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Investment Program, and Release of Liens created by these Agreements with Arthrex, Inc., and/or Arthrex Manufacturing, Inc. 2) Recommendation to approve the release of a code enforcement lien with an accrued value of $41,400, for a reduced payment of $4,058.10, in the code enforcement action titled Board of County Commissioners vs. SA Equity Group LLC, in Code Enforcement Board Case No. CESD20190001769, relating to property located at 114 New Market Rd E, Collier County, Florida. 3) Recommendation to authorize the Clerk of Courts to release a Performance Bond in the amount of $25,000 which was posted as a guarantee for Excavation Permit Number PL20150001915 for work associated with Autumn Blossoms Assisted Living Facility. 4) Recommendation for the Board of County Commissioners to authorize a Budget Amendment in the amount of $150,000, reallocating funding within the Conservation Collier Caracara Prairie Fund (0674). B. TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT 1) This Item was continued from the March 11, 2025, BCC Meeting. Recommendation to award Invitation to Bid ("ITB") No. 24-8316, "Landscape Maintenance for Work Areas 18B, 20B, 21B, 23, 27," to Mainscape, Inc., Superb Landscape Services, Inc., and Superior Landscaping & Lawn Service, Inc., on a Primary/Secondary basis, and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Agreements. 2) Recommendation to authorize the electronic submission of the County Incentive Grant Program (CIGP) and the Transportation Regional Page 7 March 25, 2025 Page 21 of 5243 Incentive Program (TRIP) Applications with the Florida Department of Transportation to fund the design of the widening of Santa Barbara Boulevard/Logan Boulevard from Painted Leaf Lane to Pine Ridge Road project in the amount of $6,200,000. 3) Recommendation to authorize the electronic submission of the County Incentive Grant Program (CIGP) and the Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP) Applications with the Florida Department of Transportation to fund the design of the widening of Pine Ridge Road from Logan Boulevard to Collier Boulevard project in the amount of $5,800,000. 4) Recommendation to ratify administratively approved Change Order No. 3 for contract No. 24-8292 with Earth Tech Enterprises, Inc., for the Park Shore Beach Renourishment, increasing the contract amount by $7,000; authorize the Chairman to execute the Change Order; and make a finding that this item promotes tourism (Project #90067). 5) Recommendation to authorize the Chair 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 Court's Recording Department. Continued to the April 8, 2025, BCC Meeting (Per Agenda Change Sheet) 6) Recommendation to approve Amendment No . 5 to Lease Agreement No. 4600003056 ("Agreement No. 5") with South Florida Water Management District to continue leasing office space for Collier County located at 2660 Horseshoe Drive North, suite 105, for an additional five years, with two optional three-year renewals, and adjust the annual rental amount in accordance with the existing 2.5% escalation clause. 7) Recommendation to ratify administratively approved Change Order No. 1, adding fifty days to Tasks 1 through 4 for Purchase Order No. 4500231142, under Agreement No. 23-8108 with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., for Design Services for the Collier Area Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Change Order. (Project No. 33736 and #33767) Page 8 March 25, 2025 Page 22 of 5243 8) Recommendation to ratify administratively approved Change Order No. 4, adding the construction of 13 driveways totaling $134,221.64, and omitting the aluminum canopy at the Collier Area Transit (CAT) transfer station under Agreement No. 20-7811 with Quality Enterprises USA, Inc., for the "Design-Build of the Immokalee Area Improvements -Tiger Grant" project, authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Change Order, and to authorize the necessary Budget Amendment. (Project No. 33563) 9) Recommendation to award a Work/Purchase Order for a Request for Quotation ("RFQ") for the Harbor and Holiday Stormwater Improvements Outfall Replacements project under Agreement No. 20- 7800 , "Underground Contractor Services" to Kyle Construction, Inc., in the total amount of $770,515.00, which includes a base bid amount of $745,515.00 and a Project Allowance of $25,000.00 and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Work Order (Project Number 60195). 10) Recommendation to ratify administratively approved Change Order No. 1 with Hannula Landscaping and Irrigation, Inc., adding 34 days under Agreement No. 24-8203, "Davis Boulevard (SR 84) Santa Barbara Boulevard to Collier Boulevard Landscape & Irrigation Installations," and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Change Order. 11) Recommendation to approve a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Sale and Purchase of the Williams Reserve Property to extend the due diligence period to April 9, 2025, to allow the Parties time to finalize an amendment to the Purchase and Sale Agreement relating to the environmental conditions on the Property. 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, approve Change Order No. 1 for a time extension under Agreement No. 23-8067 with Zabatt Engine Services, Inc., d/b /a Zabatt Power Systems, Inc., for the Tamiami Well 23 Generator Replacement. (Project No. 70069) Page 9 March 25, 2025 Page 23 of 5243 2) Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, as ex- officio the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer District, approve Agreement No. 24-059-NS, "Komline-Sanderson Belt Press Equipment, Parts, and Services," under a sole source waiver with Komline-Sanderson Corporation, authorize expenditures up to $200,000 per Fiscal Year for an estimated total amount of $1,000,000 for the entire duration of the Agreement, and authorize the Chairman to sign the Agreement. 3) Recommendation to ratify administratively approved Change Order No.I, providing for a time extension of 165 days under Professional Services Agreement No. 22-7952 for the "North County Water Reclamation Facility-Electrical Services No. 1 Upgrade Project," with Johnson Engineering, LLC., and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Change Order. (Project #70278) 4) Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, as ex- officio the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer District, approve expenditures under an exemption from the competitive process and approve the attached Second Amendment to Agreement No. 22-013-NS with Mueller Systems, LLC, for the purchase of small residential and commercial meters, automatic meter reading components, and advanced metering infrastructure directly from Mueller for a not-to-exceed Fiscal Year spend of $3.7 million dollars and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Amendment exercising a renewal term of five years. D. PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT 1) Recommendation to approve and authorize the necessary Budget Amendments to reflect the estimated funding of the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program 2025-2026 Continuation from AmeriCorps Seniors in the amount of $75,000 with a local match obligation of $32,150. (Housing grants fund 1835 and Housing match fund 1836) 2) Recommendation to accept and appropriate a restricted donation in the amount of $100,000.00 from the Friends of the Library of Collier County, Inc., to provide funding for library e-services, and to authorize the necessary Budget Amendment. Page 10 March 25, 2025 Page 24 of 5243 3) Recommendation to approve an Agreement between Collier County, the Marco Island Historical Society, Inc., and the Calusa Garden Club of Marco Island for revitalization of the Pioneer Garden at the Marco Island Historical Museum. E. CORPORATE BUSINESS OPERATIONS F. COUNTY MANAGER OPERATIONS Moved to Item #llC (Per Agenda Change Sheet) 1) Recommendation to confirm James French as Growth Management & Community Development Department Head, Trinity Scott as Transportation Management Services Department Head, James W. DeLony as Interim Public Utilities Department Head, and Edward Finn as Deputy County Manager, to take effect immediately, and approve all necessary Budget Amendments. 2) Recommendation to accept the award and authorize the Chairman to execute Grant Agreement No. FM921 between the County and the Florida Department of Financial Services for the construction of the Collier County Fire and EMS Station 74 in the amount of $3,646,613.00, execute all necessary forms, and authorize the necessary Budget Amendment (Fund 1831 Project #55212). 3) Recommendation to award Invitation to Bid ("ITB") No. 24-8304, "Grease Trap Hauling Services & Repairs," to Southern Sanitation, Inc., and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Agreement. 4) Recommendation to approve and authorize a Budget Amendment to recognize accrued interest in the amount of $3,285.78 from October 1, 2024, through January 31, 2025, earned by EMS County Grant to support the purchase of medical and rescue equipment. (EMS Grant Fund 4053) 5) 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 Page 11 March 25, 2025 Page 25 of 5243 Executive Summaries.) G. AIRPORT AUTHORITY H. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS I. MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE J. OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS 1) Recommendation to authorize Budget Amendments, in the amount of $1,600,000 within General Fund (0001) and Collier County Sheriffs Office Fund (0040) to reallocate current funding from the the Collier County Sheriff's Office Fund (0040) to Collier County Capital-Wide Capital Project Fund (3001) via adjustments to General Fund (0001) transfers and appropriate the funding within County-Wide Capital Project Fund (3001) to allow for the reimbursement of funding to the Collier County Sheriff's Office for modifications to administrative offices at Building Jl. 2) Recommendation to approve Amendment No. 6 to Professional Services Agreement No. 21-7936, "Professional Services for SAP S/4 HANA Implementation" with Phoenix Business, Inc., d/b/a Phoenix Business Consulting for tasks related to SAP Success Factors Workforce Job Scheduling for EMS 56 and Battalion Chief organizational units as well as additional time and funding for the Board related portion of the new integrated SAP time and attendance payroll platform in the not to exceed amount of $212,732.00 (Project Number 50017). 3) 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 $58,188,162.25 were drawn for the periods between February 27, 2025, and March 12, 2025, pursuant to Florida Statute 136.06. 4) Request that the Board approve and determine valid public purpose for invoices payable and purchasing card transactions as of March 19, 2025. Page 12 March 25, 2025 Page 26 of 5243 K. COUNTY ATTORNEY 1) Recommendation to appoint Michael Mann to the Lely Golf Estates Beautification Advisory Committee. 2) Recommendation to reappoint Michael Facundo to the Immokalee Local Redevelopment Advisory Board. 3) Request that the Board approve an Amendment to Mediated Settlement Agreement providing for the final release of $91,804.00 in withheld retainage related to the Mediated Settlement Agreement entered into by Collier County, Florida and Manhattan Construction Florida, Inc . on July 25, 2023, involving the construction of the Paradise Coast Sports Park. 4) Recommendation to appoint two members to the Radio Road Beautification Advisory Committee L. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 1) Recommendation that the Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency and the Board of County Commissioners review and accept the 2024 Annual Reports for the two community redevelopment component areas: Bayshore Gateway Triangle and Immokalee and publish the reports on the appropriate websites. 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. Page 13 March 25, 2025 Page 27 of 5243 A. 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 rezoning ordinance for the Tamiami 58-Acre Mixed-Use Planned Unit Development, within the Rural Fringe Mixed Use District-Receiving Lands Zoning Overlay and partly within the Airport Zoning Overlay, to allow up to 400 dwelling units with affordable housing, up to 100,000 gross square feet of commercial and light industrial uses, and up to an additional 80,000 gross square feet of mini-warehouse use on property located north ofTamiami Trail East, approximately 1,000 feet west of the intersection of Tamiami Trail East and Recycling Way, in Section 18, Township 51 South, Range 27 East, in Collier County, Florida, consisting of 58.22± acres. (PL20230007470) (Companion to Item #-l-l-B #l 7B (Per Agenda Change Sheet) [GMPA-PL20230007471, Tamiami Trail 50-Acre Mixed-Use Subdistrict]) B. Recommendation to approve an Ordinance amending the Collier County Growth Management Plan, to create the Tamiami Trail 50-Acre Mixed Use Subdistrict, to allow up to 400 dwelling units with affordable housing, up to 100,000 gross square feet of non-residential uses, and up to 80,000 gross square feet of mini-warehouse use. The subject property is located north of Tamiami Trail East (U.S. 41 ), approximately 1,000 feet west of the intersection of Tamiami Trail East and Recycling Way, in Section 18, Township 51 South, Range 27 East, Collier County, Florida, consisting of 50 acres. (PL20230007471) (Companion to Item#-l-l-A#l7A(Per Agenda Change Sheet) [MPUD-PL20230007470, Tamiami 58-Acre MPUD]) C. Recommendation to approve Ordinances amending the Collier County Growth Management Plan, to reformat and specifically amend the Future Land Use Element and maps; the Golden Gate City Sub-Element of the Golden Gate Area Master Plan Element and maps; the Urban Golden Gate Estates Sub-Element of the Golden Gate Area Master Plan Element and maps; the Rural Golden Gate Estates Sub-Element of the Golden Gate Area Master Plan Element and maps; the Immokalee Area Master Plan Element and maps; the Conservation and Coastal Management Element; the Potable Water Sub-Element of the Public Facilities Element; and the Wastewater Treatment Sub-Element of the Public Facilities Element; and furthermore directing transmittal of the amendments to the Florida Department of Commerce. (Adoption Hearing) Page 14 March 25, 2025 Page 28 of 5243 D. Recommendation that the Board adopt an Ordinance amending Collier County Ordinance No. 2003-36, as amended, repealing and replacing Amending Ordinance No. 2022-30, providing for the reimposition of the Five-Cent Local Option Fuel Tax upon its termination on December 31, 2025, effective January 1, 2026, and continuing through December 31, 2055. E. Recommendation that the Board adopt an Ordinance amending Collier County Ordinance No. 2003-35, as amended, repealing and replacing Amending Ordinance No. 2022-31, providing for the reimposition of the Six-Cent Local Option Fuel Tax upon its termination on December 31, 2025, effective January 1, 2026, and continuing through December 31, 205 5. F. Recommendation that the Board adopt an Ordinance amending Collier County Ordinance No. 2003-34, repealing and replacing Amending Ordinance No. 2022-32, providing for the reimposition of the Ninth-Cent Fuel Tax upon its termination on December 31, 2025, effective January 1, 2026, and continuing through December 31, 2055. G. Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, Ex Officio the Governing Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer District, approve a Resolution amending the Collier County Utilities Standards and Procedures Ordinance and the Collier County Water-Sewer District Utilities Standards Manual to provide necessary updates for the installation of sustainable and safe utilities infrastructure within the County. H. 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.) 18. ADJOURN INQUIRIES CONCERNING CHANGES TO THE BOARD'S AGENDA SHOULD BE MADE TO THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE AT 252-8383. Page 15 March 25, 2025 Page 29 of 5243 March 25, 2025 MS. PATTERSON: Chair, you have a live mic. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Thank you. The meeting of the County Commission will please come to order. We have quite a crowd here, a lot of high school students here to learn about how government works. So I hope we don't disappoint you this morning as we proceed. We're going to start off with the invocati n and the pledge. We've a special group --well, let's have th --et's have the invocation, and then we have a special group 0 ietnam veterans that are going to lead us in the Pledg . Item #IA INVOCATION BY PAST RECOVERY MINISTR RECITEDB INVOCATI NOFHARVEST LLEGIANCE 21 - weso e. Father God, Lord, I just We pra that you are a part of this y, ord, we pray for the commissioners that you blessed us with, d. W< thank you for the county, Father. Lord, rnst pray 11 ·g t now, Lord, as people bring their petitions up, Lord, tha fi€y do it ith a grateful heart, Lord, that the --that those that are in€ aFge and those that have authority hear them the way that you woulo want them to be heard, Lord. Father, give them wisdom, give them insight, give them understanding as people come here and pour their heart out, Father God. Lord, we just pray, Lord, that this county is yours. Father, we just pray that you usher in the way that you would want us to usher in your county. Page 2 Page 30 of 5243 March 25, 2025 So, Father God, protect everybody here, protect their hearts, protect their minds, give them wisdom as they speak, as there's nerves, Lord, that they want to come up here and say exactly what's on their heart. Give them the wisdom. We pray that the nerves are beneath their feet and they say and articulate it exactly the way it's supposed to be said. Father, for this, we are thankful. In Jesu 'name, amen. UNIDENTIFIED MALE VOICE: o low us in the Pledge of Allegiance. (The Pledge of Allegiance n.) CHAIRMAN SAUNDER to a stor John Huffman, Harvest Recove M. ng u d this morning. Thank you v Ms. Patterson. MS. PATTE Item #2A APP , CONSENT, AND SU D (EX-PARTE DIS E P OMMISSION MEMBERS FOR CONS GEND . N TO APPROVE BY COMMISSI HX SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER KOWAL - A _ ND/OR ADOPTED First, Move Item 16F 1 to 11 C. This is a recommendation to confirm James French as Growth Management and Community Development department head, Trinity Scott as Transportation Management Services Department head, James W. DeLony as interim Public Utilities department head, and Edward Finn as Deputy Page 3 Page 31 of 5243 March 25, 2025 County Manager to take effect immediately and approve all necessary budget amendments. This item is being moved at Commissioner McDaniel and Commissioner Hall's separate request. Next, continue Item 16B6 to the April 8, 2025, BCC meeting. This is a recommendation to approve Amendment No. 5 to Lease Agreement No. 4600003056, Agreement No. S with South Florida Water Management District to continue lea:si g office space for Collier County located at 2660 Horsesh©e r· e North, Suite 105, for an additional five years with two opfena> three-~ear renewals and adjust the annual rental amount i c ordance witR the existing 2.5 percent escalation clause. Tlf s s being moved t staff's request. One agenda note, in the executiy su . m ry, Item 'Yi A and 1 7B incorrectly referred to the·r CQmpanion • ems as 1 lA and l lB. The correct companion items sho be 17 A a cl 17B. We do have court repotte bre ks schecluted for 10: 3 0 and again at 2:50. County MR. KL OU. A s, ex parte and changes. -: a . We'll also indicate if there's --sent and summary. lf. : Commissioner Kowal, good morning. COMMISSi KOWAL: No changes, but I do have, on summary agenda, l ~X. I --no, I guess I don't. That was on 8, sorry. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. Commissioner Hall. COMMISSIONER HALL: Good morning, Mr. Chairman. No changes and no ex parte. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Commissioner McDaniel. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Good morning, sir. Page 4 Page 32 of 5243 March 25, 2025 No changes and no ex parte. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Commissioner LoCastro. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: No changes. On 17 A, I had meetings and emails. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Okay. I have no changes and no disclosure as well. MS. PATTERSON: Very good. If"We could get a motion to approve today's regular, consent, ands , a COMMISSIONER HALL: So ov ed. COMMISSIONER KOWAL : Second. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS. Seeing no discussion, all in fav COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAN SA COMMI COM CHAI Page 5 asses unanimously. Page 33 of 5243 Proposed Agenda Changes Board of County Commissioners Meeting March 25, 2025 Move item 16Fl to llC: Recommendation to confirm James French as Growth Management & Community Development Department Head, Trinity Scott as Transportation Management Services Department Head , James W . DeLony as Interim Public Utilities Department Head, and Edward Finn as Deputy County Manager, to take effect immediately , and approve all necessary Budget Amendments (Commissioner McDaniel's and Commissioner Hall's Separate Requests) Continue item 16B6 to the April 8, 2025, BCC Meeting: Recommendation to approve Amendment No . 5 to Lease Agreement No. 4600003056 ("Agreement No. 5") with South Florida Water Management District to continue leasing office space for Collier County located at 2660 Horseshoe Drive North, suite 105, for an additional five years, with two optional three-year renewals, and adjust the annual rental amount in accordance with the existing 2 .5% escalation clause. (Staffs Requests) Notes: In the executive summary , items 17 A and 17B incorrectly refer to their companion items as l lA and l lB . The correct companion items should be 17 A and 17B. TIME CERTAIN ITEMS: 3/24/2025 7:41 PM Page 34 of 5243 March 25, 2025 Item #2B and #2C BCC REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FORM FEBRUARY 25, 2025, AND BCC WORKSHOP MINUTES FROM MARCH 4, 2025 -MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER HALL; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MCDANIEL -APPROVED MS. PATTERSON: That bring · 2A and 2B, if you'd like to take those together. Those f the February 25, 2025, BCC meeting and the M 5, shop. COMMISSIONER McD move . CHAIRMAN SAUNDE ha ion to approve February 25 an orks inutes. COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAN SAUN ·on and second. All in favor, signif 1->y say· g a COMMI D COMMI .. CHAI • e MI C MI . e. CFI A l\S: All opposed? (No e.) CH DERS: That passes unanimously. Item #3Al AW ARDS AND RECOGNITIONS -20 YEAR ATTENDEES - PRESENTED MS. PATTERSON: Very good. Page 6 Page 35 of 5243 March 25, 2025 That brings us to awards and recognitions. We have several today. We're going to start with our 20-year attendees. First we have Guy Spieth, Emergency Medical Services. Congratulations. (Applause.) MS. PATTERSON: Jessica Cook, Info ation Technology. Congratulations. (Applause.) MS. PATTERSON: Reham Salee , ibraries. Congratulations. (Applause.) MS. PATTERSON: Wan oun ttomey's Office. Congratulations. COMMISSIONER on Mr tzkow, you can just email it to COMMISSI doesn't want you in the picture. (Applaus .) AW PRE 0 YEAR ATTENDEES - ERSON: Going on straight to 30 years now. Wayne Watson, Emergenc M flical Services. Congratulations. (Applause.) MS. PATTERSON: Stay right there, Wayne. (Applause.) COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Here comes the blues. (Applause.) Page 7 Page 36 of 5243 March 25, 2025 Item #3A4 AW ARDS AND RECOGNITIONS -30 YEAR ATTENDEES - PRESENTED MS. PATTERSON: Last but not least, years, Peg Ruby, Parks and Recreation and Communicatio :S. (Applause.) MS. PATTERSON: Now, don' o away. P g's got a fan club. Come on, everybody. CommuniG' tions and Par s a d Rec, come on up. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Fo he ol ;s that are e e with the Know Your Government t le seed ur heads there, Collier County's a as you progress in your education or trainin u choose to do, you might want t nty. You can tell from the len , op e wor here that this is a great place t d people love being here. So ... PROCLAMA l9. D S GNATING MARCH 23 -29, 2025, AS 42ND ANNIVE~ ~ Y OF KNOW YOUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT EK. BY TISH ROLAND -MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HALL -ADOPTED MS. PATTERSON: All right. Commissioners, that brings us to proclamations. Page 8 Page 37 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 Item 4A is a proclamation designating March 23rd through 29th, 2025, as the 42nd anniversary of Know Your County Government Week. To be accepted by Tish Roland. Congratulations. (Applause.) CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Just for everyone in the audience, the Know Your Government Day is really pu together by a group of organizations: The League of Women Voters ~H Youth, IFAS extension, and the public schools. And e e ainly enjoy having all of the students and some of the leader ship in the chools with us here today. I know you're going to be ve busy traveling around looking at all the various different departments, a d I bel • eve we''F going to have lunch with you today at 2 o'cloc over at the library., if that's correct, Ms. Patterson. No t e ibrary, o-~er at the museum. MS. PATTERSON: Yes, sir. CHAIRMAN S~lJNDE 'S· A el so we'll ook forward to that. All right. PR ARCH 2025 AS AM TH IN COLLIER COUNTY. ACCE , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FLORID TO HEARTLAND CHAPTER, AMERICAN SAND DENNIS G. E. SANDERS, COMMUNITY TEER LEADER -MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HALL -ADOPTED MS. PATTERSON: All right. That brings us to Item 4B, which is a proclamation designating March 2025 as American Red Cross Page 9 Page 38 of 5243 March 25, 2025 Month in Collier County. To be accepted by Jill Palmer, executive director, Florida Gulf Coast, to Heartland Chapter, American Red Cross, and Dennis G .E. Sanders, community volunteer leader. Congratulations. MS. PALMER: Good morning Commissioners. I'm Jill Palmer, executive director for the American Red Cross, and joining me today is Dennis Sanders, my community volunteer 1 ader. Dennis is an exemplary individual who embodies th is ion of the Red Cross. It's --90 percent of our workforce are afle u o volunteers here in our community. So thank you for recognizi r • mportance of the Red Cross in our local co tru mmunity asset. Every day local v a elp deliver e mission to ensure that we are the ir greatest need. When emergency strikes, our c to help individuals and families During t devastating d o recover, there has never b here in our community. We ask th their time and their talent. We 1 :v1 e everyone ssion into action by donating, volunteerin or taki • ng class. Tha o time today. MR. I would like to add, since we have this veteran group eteran. I spent six years on active duty, and we've got th :ung people here, we can use you as volunteers, youth and aged also. So all right, Juvet (phonetic), I challenge you, okay? I'm an Air Force veteran, believe me, all right. If I can do it, you can do it, and you youngsters, if you're ROTC, or just give your time, because we need younger people, because us old guys, we're getting Page 10 Page 39 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 old. Thank you. Thank you. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Thank you very much. (Applause.) Item #4C PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING MA 2 , 2025, AS FAMILY ABDUCTION AWARENESS DAY. e) :e CCEPTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NAT L RENTS ORGANIZATION, FLORIDA CM'.A.PTER -M 6l ON TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONE SAUNDERS; S£ ONDED BY COMMISSIONER HALL -ADOP '1'ED MS. PATTERSON: sio 4C is a proclamation designating May 25th 20 mil Awareness Day. This proclamatio • a r tative of the National Pare , hap CHAIRM ght. ATION CO 6i IZING MARCH 29 , 2025 , AS NATIONA IETNAM WAR VETERANS DAY. ACCEPTED BY ROBER~ . WIL ID AND OTHER DISTINGUISHED GUESTS -MO 'F IGN TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS; SEC QNDED BY COMMISSIONER HALL - ADOPTED MS. PATTERSON: Finally, Item 4D is a proclamation recognizing March 29th, 2025, as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. To be accepted by Robert T. Wild and other distinguished Page 11 Page 40 of 5243 guests. Congratulations. (Applause.) March 25, 2025 MS. PATTERSON: Commissioners, that brings us to Item 5A. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Hang on just one second. MS. PATTERSON: I'm sorry. MR. WILD: Thank you. My name is R0b Wild. I'm joined by Tom Wonzowitz (phonetic) and Joe Kiley. e're Vietnam veterans, and we humbly but proudly accept this / ono on behalf of all of those during the war who made the ultimat sacrific a d all of those who couldn't be with us today. Weser ,e roudly. e arbor no ill will towards those who oppose that, a we thank you fclr Rot forgetting us. CHAIRMAN SA (Applause.) CHAIRMAN SAUND the things that MR.WI back. That's one of CHAI e. There wasn't such a gre leo. s. So we appreciate everything that nt --ntry. or t e audience, our 4 H and Know You en ary service is a great way to learn a real skil . re r. have two veterans, Commissioner LoCastro a ner Kowal, two military veterans on the Board. You 1 adership skills. Any kind of area that you want to specia 1ze 1n u can certainly learn new fields, and so it's a great way to serve your country. So thank you very much for that. Ms. Patterson. Item #5A Page 12 Page 41 of 5243 March 25, 2025 "THE GATE" ARTHREX GOLF COURSE PROGRESS UPDATE (BURT L. SAUNDERS, COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3) - PRESENTED MS. PATTERSON: Commissioners, tha brings us to Item 5A. This is a presentation on "The Gate" Arthr x olf Course progress. This is being brought to the agenda by Qo • ssioner Saunders, and we do have Cindy Darland here fro i~st Tee nd Mr. David Bumpous here from Arthrex. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS. J or the --quick introduction, I wanted to bring t 1s e oar ecause --for two reasons. Primarily to on ow all he current details of what's happeni en Gate Golf Course, but also to let the public know progress that's being made o , edule and things that are goin m d proba in the next 12 to 14 months. I • le resource and facility for our communit e and look forward to your pres n. UMP f OU, Commissioner. Good morning, Commissi~~~·--s, staff, and my Collier County fellow golfers. It's good to be heF t is mQ">ming. My name is David Bumpous, and I'm here on behalf o ~ The Gate golf organization as well as The First Tee, Naples, Collier Co nfy. And as the Commissioner said, I'm here to bring you kind of a high-level overview of where things stand with this project. Mr. Miller, can you roll that video footage for us? MR. MILLER: Oh, okay. Hold on just one second, sir. MR. BUMPOUS: We have a short video here that I think you'll Page 13 Page 42 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 . enJoy. (A video was played as follows:) The future of The First Tee Naples/Collier --now for the first time, First Tee Naples/Collier will have a home base. This new learning center will be located at The Gate Golf Club, a public golf venue which will include a driving range w O state-of-the-art hitting bays, golf clubhouse, 175-seat resta , and a nine-hole Jacobsen Hardy designed golf course. Inside The First Tee learning e the most advanced interactive technology and lea • pire our youth to stay in the program through e will provide the foundation that wil uil g character and to develop core valu e of gol f . The center will als our youth to gather and office space for the o manage the 1,000-plus pa • • chool programs. The Firs each and challenge the children of t they can be on and Joi u s in e ebrat·ng our e b partnering with us as we conti u~ to build ~.._.L.L,.,e c gers in our community. (The ideo cone uded. MR. D POUS : 'fhanK you, Mr. Miller. So as yo an see, tlli is is not a renovation of the old Golden Gate Golf Cour €. J;fi is is a transformation of the property from top to bottom. It's being done in three phases that are somewhat running concurrent. The first phase has to do with the demolition and reconstruction of the maintenance and grounds facilities. Secondly, of course, is the golf course itself. Peter Jacobsen and team came in, world renowned golfer and designer, and really has provided us with kind of a canvas of what is going to become a beautiful nine-hole Page 14 Page 43 of 5243 March 25, 2025 course, restructured, re-shaped, and that work is currently underway. And then finally what we refer to as "the village." And the village were those beautiful buildings you saw there designed by MHK, a local architectural firm here in Naples. And the village compromises [sic] both The First Tee academies and training centers as well as their offices. Also, some gathering spaces, beautiful Oak Wood Grill, which will be a 175-seat dinin facility. And, of course, a 30-bay covered driving range. It's a beautiful facility, well equipped and accessible to al nts, of course, to our Collier County brethren. So we're very excited about ink it's i to point out that, you know, this project is --1 on t • ng board for many, many years, an s. But ery proud of where we've come tod dous amount of work, time, effort. We have ove € been working their way through t . me still working. We have more tha rs, participants in the program, and ng1neers. That includes consu - st in the game of both Collier Cou we qui e rankly, the golf industry as a whol pre what's happening out there. T ::-:::::: • i ase started about two months ago with the go y starting this month. And to echo Commissione comments, we are on track for a spring opening of 2026, 're very excited about that. Knock on wood, right now it looks like only Mother Nature can really disrupt our plans. So no hurricanes and no heavy rains this next year. But again, we're very excited about the progress. And, Mr. Miller, if you would share with us some of these photographs Page 15 Page 44 of 5243 March 25, 2025 that were taken yesterday out on the site. What you're going to see is, obviously, all the grassing has been killed. There's a lot of work that's taking place now. If you move on to some of the additional slides, the old cart paths are being removed at a rate of about 800 linear feet per day. All of that material's being ground on site and reused in the foundations of the existing buildi gs. So again, I go back to the course itself. ne course is being, you know, cleared of its vegetation, especiall n invasive vegetation. Some trees are being transplanted, mt)Y@d. Some are being removed completely. New trees will be add d as well. S t ere's a tremendous amount of work happe ing right now. e company doing this work for us is called Glaz . Gla e • based @ut of Bonita Springs and is arguably one ef the top go f ourse companies in the country. So we're really bl s , d o have ruch a talented organization on board with us. So again, jus na think when we stood here about a ta we all had some nerves about how qui r if it would happen at all. v , at's been involved. I'm very grat e as worked tirelessly, as well as a con 've mentioned. In addition to that, nt itse as been fantastic in working with us. Like I said erm know that's quite an undertaking, and there's a lot t ' --s to happen to make that work, as well as the State of Fl uth Florida Water Management, they've really stepped up e , and we appreciate that, because we recognize that, you know, there's a lot of activity going on in this state and a lot of work, a lot of permits, and everyone's really come together. So for the greater good of the community we appreciate that. So any questions, Commissioners? Page 16 Page 45 of 5243 March 25, 2025 CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Any questions from the Commission? (No response.) CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: I don't see any. I'm going to make a --just a quick statement. I want to thank the Commission for sticking with this project. We had a lot of bumps on the way here. I think we started in 2019, I think, is when rchased the property. And it's been a lot of delays, a lot of di ents. But what we ultimately wound up with is, I thi tion to providing golf to the community at a very • , facility that all of us can be proud of. And it ave bee uldn't have happened if it wasn't for you an ompan1 einhold Schmieding and what he e a 1ly of companies and with Cindy Darland, we about this. And again, without the support o would not have --we wo r But I thi t , nice facility, a nice --it's g • . e own the property. It's a count erated by the Arthrex fam· , but it's also going to be very aff o s that want to get out and play some So wa to th . Bumpous, and the Arthrex family, and the Coun ~om n for getting us to this point. MR. BU S: Certainly, Commissioner. I encourage eryone also to log into thegategolf.org, and you will find our web page. It will be updated at least monthly, if not more frequently, as progress is made on the project. So a great opportunity to stay informed. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Okay. And, Ms. Darland, did you want to say anything about The First Tee and when you're getting Page 17 Page 46 of 5243 March 25, 2025 the --what you're up to now? MS. DARLAND: Good morning. Thank you to the Commissioners, especially, for staying with the project. It really means a lot. My one thing is to --May of 2026, we'll start planning the Commissioners Cup, so be ready. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Okay. COMMISSIONER HALL: Oh, ea MS. DARLAND: Thank yo CHAIRMAN SAUNDER . Ms. Patterson, let's move MS. PATTERSON: Yes, , public comments on general top· or futur nda. MR. MILLER: We egistered speakers for public comment. Your fir o ask the speakers to queue up a o aker is Graham Ginsberg, an CHAI . me remind the speak :t e limit. There will be a red ligh 1 ee minutes is up. A yellow wa t w en you have 30 seconds. And this is ite t are n . ent agenda. So we welcome all of you here to tel at's on our mind. MR. ER o my name is Graham Ginsberg. I've been in Collier Coun n 3. I used to be quite active in this room on the CAC, Coasta ory Committee. Also, I managed to get that parking lot next to the Ritz-Carlton built. So if these guys think they're tough, they're not as tough as Fred Coyle who fought that parking lot tooth and nail, and I managed to get it built so you can manage to get down to the beach in one piece. It's a nice parking lot. "It's beautiful," as Trump would say, and Page 18 Page 47 of 5243 March 25, 2025 we got it done because of activism and consistency, like the Miccosukee crowd today, does matter. I encourage the --I think its Barron Collier crowd, the young people, to come up and speak about anything you like. You've got three minutes. And you can practice your public speaking skills. And I'm not very good at them. I get a littl vous. So --but I wish you well, and good seeing you a a· nk you. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Tha MR. MILLER: Your next s eak 1 er, and she'll be followed by Darlene Santos. MS. ALGER: Good mom er, sland. I come to you today on the ft c1atlon where the angel of Lord declared d she c , ived in her womb, and nine montH born. It gives me no pleasur ss and acceptance of God's divin h pride and disordered ob w1 efiance of the gift of life by abort· r chemical abortions. ome to find out that today ommitted with chemical ills sencl • ng hu a remains and tissue and potent chemicals into the astewater ¥.S em. During OVID, he abo 10n industry came out of the shadows with what wo 1 be the future of abortions, the sale and distribution of chemical abortion iUs, resulting in increasing amounts of aborted infants being flushed ·nto America's wastewater systems. For those tasked with keeping our waters safe, human remains are called pathological waste. The EPA recommends pathological waste is carefully retreated by incineration or sterilized handling. The drugs used in chemical abortion are Mif epristone, which is an antihormone which blocks the hormone progesterone, essential to Page 19 Page 48 of 5243 March 25, 2025 maintaining a pregnancy, followed by Misoprostol, which expels the human from the womb in clots or in whole. When it comes to pathological waste, the one who is in charge of the process, who created the waste, is responsible for handling the human remains. For example, if the limb is amputated, the job of disposing of the limb is not given to the one whose limb was severed. It stays with the medical professional whose ae ion led to the pathological waste. Why aren't we holding the abortion industry responsible for the pathological w at the ~ creating? I have a graphic here whic hat ha to waste once it's flushed down the toilet, whic e each c e • abortion ends up. After being processed i li wast reatment plant, the human remain ortion d re used to irrigate or fertilize agric as reclaimed water to water landscape s • The cycl irds, and aquatic life are all imp the plants and animals. In sho ught into our food sup 1 lli 023-18, found in Paragraph llier Bill of Rights, citing the state • da pr ea th, related rights, and freedom through ec h0.n 3 81 lorida Code. I compel you to compel the abortion ers in Collier County to cease and desist or financially m tig , hat's necessary to stop pathological medical waste flo wing out of all their water treatment facilities located in all of Collier County. God help those that work at the wastewater treatment plants and that are now dealing with pathological medical waste, also known as aborted children, and God help us as it travels in it --help us in its traveling aftermath. Thank you. Page 20 Page 49 of 5243 March 25, 2025 CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Thank you. MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is Darlene Santos. She will be followed by Ewa Front. MS. SANTOS: Good morning. I'm Darlene Santos, and a concerned citizen. I had been to these meetings probably about a year ago and then just kind of dropped away. And I've just been, you know, asked t~ P,a icipate and get involved again, which I really would li , t ctQ --but I don't know. I just try to put my time where I feel i 's g01ng t enefit the animals. I do fore sting. I do a lot off ore sting. .blnd I mean, I o want to help the animals at DAS and do what can. And my concern recently was to th re board advisory meeting, the 1 cerned aBQ, t building renovations. And I was was 6 million, I believe, collected a new building, a new --so I gu And, lik hear, you know, different thin these buildings. And when I was last inv tally condemned building that w d. And I haven't heard anyt • ou that. I do hear "delays" and "we t "w et and try to coordinate," this and that, an on't w ere it's going. And ing know, we could get some answers. I just --I know it' sl rocess. I know everything is slow and takes time. But, liRe, me of the issues that I was hearing, like, there was a gas leak, and 911 was not called, or whoever you would call for that, but --and I guess the thing is there's not a person in charge to do that. And then the other thing was there's no hurricane plan in place for --you know, for moving the dogs out. And some of the Page 21 Page 50 of 5243 March 25, 2025 conditions. The dogs seeing each other getting all riled up. Shower curtains unsanitary, getting dragged --I don't know, it just sounded like, well, what is being renovated or what is --you know, it just sounded very sad to me, you know. It just --and I know it's not easy and whatever. But, you know, hearing the whole meeting --and I listened to it twice, and I went, "This is so sad," you know, and there is money. Where is the money going? So I think if there could be somet ing w re the public was informed what is being done, wh t 1s tli e plan, e e is all of this money going that was collected. Y 0u know, is there ny left? Or anyway, I guess that's my c n€ern ·n t ing to ind out, you know, and, you know, kind o touch upo g,e ting involved somewhat. CHAIRMAN SAUND r time is up. Let me get you to et you some information. here. MS.SA CHAI 0 e'll get that squared away. So tha r you. LE peaker is Ewa Front. She'll be followe N MS. morning. MR. MI the mic over. MS. FRON ood morning, Mr. Chairman and members of the Board. My name is Ewa Front, and I'm a Collier County resident. I want to begin by sincerely thanking each of you for your ongoing dedication and hard work in making Collier a wonderful place to live. Your commitment to our community is truly appreciated. Page 22 Page 51 of 5243 March 25, 2025 Today I'm here to address the critical ongoing renovations at the Domestic Animal Services facilities, the significant $6 million investment by our community. I commend your efforts to improve this vital resource for our county's animals and the dedicated staff and volunteers who care for them; however, I respectfully bring to your attention a matter of serious concern regarding the management of this niche project. While I understand the sKi set of our facility department, animal holding sites have e ol ea considerably in recent years with new standards far exceedin Hose 0:f even five years ago. This type of renovation requires specific exp.e ise that may not reside within our current Facilities The next slide, please. County's previously ad the oppo ni to partner wi ADG Architecture, a firm with pto en track re rd in building and renovating animal care facih ies. e-y, wer • "tially tasked with the construction of new D S facil • ~ an ave succ ssfully completed similar project in our r gion, inc udi g Pe e iver Wildlife Center, All Animal Pet esort in ort Myers, Lee County Animal Services facilities xpansiorr, and ~-=-... r.c..~Y others. For reasons unknown to the publie, they a-re ne longeI invo v.e . l'rde 3, pleas . I • 1 email you a audio i:ecording from the most recent DAS advisory o rd meeting here numerous volunteers and board members voioe significant concerns about the ongoing renovations. These concerns in ufle and address safety hazards, a dangerous gas leak with no evacuati n protocol in place, the lack of hot water for three months impacting hygiene and animal care, non-functional essential equipment, and animals living in unsanitary conditions due to these issues. The pervasive calls [sic] and repeated rework highlight a potential lack of effective oversight. Next slide, please. Page 23 Page 52 of 5243 March 25, 2025 In an effort to understand the status of this 6 million investment, I submitted a public records request for the project's scope of work. The county's response indicating a significant cost for staff time to compile this basic information raises serious questions about the transparency and accessibility of the project details. As responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars, I believe we can all agree on the importance of ensuring this significant inv st ent is managed effectively and efficiently. Given the uni e nature of animal care facility construction and the serious oo Gem raised, I respectfully urge you to reconsider reengagin , DG Archite e with a skilled general contractor to oversee the emainder of this pro· ect. Thank you so much for your H CHAIRMAN SA D S: ThanK MR. MILLER: Yo eary. He'll be followed by Lisette Moral MR. NEAR-Y : Good · for the opportunity to speak. So further facility renovation project s0 month's DAS board meeting where ere noted. If I can quote, some o he com re a lack of planning, doing things tw.o or thre stration as things are not getting done, not clear on s , and what are the fire alarm procedures. 1 members of the DAS board that noted these comme So a lot oft • ssues may boil down to communication protocols, but at the end of the day, we, the taxpaying public, want to understand the project --how the project is being managed to ensure our tax dollars are being spent efficiently. From the perspective of a Florida state licensed general contractor myself with 35-years-plus experience, hypothetically Page 24 Page 53 of 5243 March 25, 2025 speaking, if I were to perform an assessment of the project, some key information would be needed. I should qualify that a lot of this info may exist, just not sure if it's available to the public. The contract, some basic information of the contract. Contract type, terms and conditions and the parties involved, who holds the subcontracts, who pays the subs and obtains the lien waivers? Who is the CM, the GC managing the project? if it is Facilities Management, is there an or [sic] chart id g who does what? Is the PM allocated to 50 percent of the i ob 9 s er on the job 100 percent on the job like he s e, et cet And in the budget scope o st re's a budget of 6 million. How is that budg u1 1ng, and is there a scope of work for each b • • And then, again, on what's the committed cost to date versus the bu 50 percent of the work but yet t p That kind of information a potential overruns. And the architect/engineer generated set a having jurisdiction? It's, in this , e How many master permits are op not re t s that are not received, I believ i g of those. What is the processed numbers, s e cou d check in the city portal to see what the status o and project how long it's going to take to get. And then, of c urse, the schedule. Is there a master schedule? Is it up to date? What is the target completion date assuming a phased project? And then the use of, like, a risk register to identify any potential end-date impact items. And then communication, that seems to be a sore spot. And I believe the DAS board members did mention something of a Page 25 Page 54 of 5243 March 25, 2025 workshop would be helpful; Facilities Management team could attend. A lot of this information I'm mentioning could be identified there. And then in closing, improving the lines of communication and having access to project information will give assurances to both the DAS board and the taxpaying public that the oject is being managed correctly. Thank you. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: ,1 r. C air, can I --I just want to apologize. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: . COMMISSIONER McDA y phon gentleman was speaking, but I w1 to assist wering these questions that are c0 • . lot of re tations and things that need to be happy, sir, if --where'd you ? If u want to send those questions t ere at the podium to my office, you. CHAIRM . Great. this . We igned up in the wrong spot. We're sorting t Your e is Jose Jaramillo, and he will be followed by . MR. JARA : Hello, gentlemen. It's a pleasure to be here. It's a little sad for me to bring this subject as Mary Alger mentioned it, the fact that we have chemical abortions and they've been performed in our community. How people may not be aware of the hazards and stuff. It's a moral issue. It's a --it's a problem that has been going for I would say 50 years. It's nationwide. It's an Page 26 Page 55 of 5243 March 25, 2025 epidemic of a moral lack of vision. I'm a father of six children, and I can't fathom to have the ability to choose --to be able to discard a human flesh just down the drain, as it is very dear. The love for humanity has been lost. Our children being told in school and through the media that they're just a clump of cells, that's how we go to this point. My question to you commissioners in th ublic, what is being done to avoid this? The nation is declin a --t is nation's morality has declined. It starts with the citizens reflected in our leadership. As President Trump gave clan tbat he's a pro-life, and he gave the state t e wha re doing with this. So my questio unty en oFcing the clinic that provides these are following the law? I mean, it's happenin d it's --like I said, it's a nationwi So I wan o at is it, how is it being enforce is? I don't want to continue to ki nt anymore; that's why I'm bringing awar di eech, but it just shifted. I apolo for that. ant you to be aware, and that's my question: • e1n nforced? What is the commissioners doing, or what is you guys can do to save a baby? It's a clump of cells. ey say, it is a fetus, which is a human, and it's really sad. I rea y hate to tell you this, but -- CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Thank you. MR. JARAMILLO: --please be aware of it. Look into your hearts and see what is it. Are you human? Are you doing everything that is possible to save a life? All right. Thank you. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Thank you. Page 27 Page 56 of 5243 March 25, 2025 MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is Teddy Collins. He'll be followed by Sean McCabe. MR. COLLINS: Thank you, Commissioners. I wasn't planning on speaking today, but Jose told me he was coming out today, and the topic, and I knew I had to be out here. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Who dQ you have with you there, Teddy? MR. COLLINS: Oh, this is my so , COMMISSIONER McDANIEL : MR. COLLINS: A good n Anyways, I'm out here --a I r Collier County filled this room wit usi ividuals wanting to do a pet sale b ere tw hem that wanted to end the pet sal ly, that happened to be the industry I was in. I as pretty disappointed. And I w , ho orrible situation for good?" And ber 'W , 1fyou have this much powe is legal, you can ban straws on lubs because you don't think it's u an abortion at a local level?" s into an individual in Texas doing it, and he's oing ountry doing it like crazy. All five of you guys Sli ing Collier County --you were for the Amendment I _ -e _positive way; you wanted to protect life. And I think Collier County., Just like when they do the pet sale bans, it starts with one county and moves to the next county. Collier County could be the first county to make Collier County a sanctuary county for the unborn. The problem we had a couple years ago was the six-week heartbeat bill got caught up in the courts because of the privacy clause. Then it went in our favor, and we Page 28 Page 57 of 5243 March 25, 2025 know we didn't have to be held up anymore. Now we don't have any hiccups, and we can proceed forward with a county ordinance protecting life, and we can go a lot farther than six weeks because we know that human life begins at conception. Ninety-six percent of embryologists and scientists believes that human life begins at conception. I'm not concerned about the priority of s a turtles. Naples City decided they didn't want to do this "3-4" a£ years, and I was pretty upset. But I know you guys lean a d • ffei;ent • re~tion. I know you guys value life. I know three of ~0 committed t pursuing this and wanted this on the campaign trail nd I need your el taking this ordinance that I have here, maybe u a tin , ·t, and ma • ng it a reality now. So I appreciate it. Tna MR. MILLER: Your n followed by B MR.M Collier County. -year resident of I' going to sp ~ to y about eneral issue, sort of, in gener,a abou fl t decisi0.ns and ture decisions for the Board. Your legac~ and what a ears e an many other residents of the county a I know, ee to b a lack of consideration of some of the people in i county. ~llow me a little latitude as I speak today because I'm g0ing to reference a few recent decisions I think are representative o is such as Pelican Bay Community Park, which was the only park c -0se to my home in Naples Park and which had open land in the form of a soccer field there which was then converted to public use some --for pickleball courts, exclusive use of private sector, private persons who live adjacent to that area. Then there was a decision regarding the citizen initiative to set aside money for the purpose of buying environmentally sensitive Page 29 Page 58 of 5243 March 25, 2025 land, and the money was repurposed. I know that you-all believe that you're making decisions in the public interest, but I ask you to consider which members of the public. And the impact of your decisions affects all of the people of the county from all walks of life. And your intent in making a decision isn't what's, in my opinion, really important. It's the impact of your decision on those affected by your de • sion. And you don't know the impact unless you talk to and 1 • st n o the people impacted by your decisions. So please consider the impac~fu of your de • ions on all residents of the county, present a: d future, not just t-0oay but always. And I thank you for allowing e o s ea here, a _ hope you don't find my comments to € disrespe tffil naive, or idealtstic. But I want to leave you MT,· th this. I ~s like, just because you have the power to make a de 1sio oesn't m k it right. There's an old folktale from Denmark about a m€etlng between two kings. The one king says, y; -u see t at tow 1'. "' , nd oints to this tall, highly fortified p of h • s , astle. "I my kingdom, I can command any of y subjects t c,li t the t , nd then jump to their deaths, such • s the pow.e that al will ob . " e second • g wnQ was visit· ng looked around him and then pointed o a small hu ble eUing near by. In my pointing --"In my kingdom," e said, "I aan knock on the door of a house like that in any town or illage an He welcomed. Such is my power that I can stay overnight, sl eping ell without fear for my safety." In this day of ct.i¥1sive government, I think it's especially important to consider all the impacts of decisions on all residents of the county. I ask that just because you have the power to do something, that you consider maybe putting some things up to public vote rather --before making a decision. Thank you. MR. MILLER: Your final speaker under Item 7, public Page 30 Page 59 of 5243 March 25, 2025 comment, Brandon Reiff. MR. REIFF: Hi. Good morning. The North Naples community is in mourning --or they're mourning the tragic loss of 14-year-old Clayton Miller. I'm sure you probably all heard. Clayton passed away in a devastating e-bike accident two Saturdays ago in Willoughby Acres, and I think you're going t speak about the e-bike issues later. Clayton was a great student, he was a amazing athlete, and a wonderful son who was loved by all w.. o me 1 . And in light of the recent tragedy, I'd like to forma ly ropose re aming Willoughby Acres park to the Clayton Miller €.morial Park at Willoughby Acres. This change would serve as mea • ~ ul trib t to Clayton's memory and provide a lasting reminde t of t1Ie impact he ad on our community. It would also a or is famrl ~ and loved ones while reinforcing the importance o safe~ a d com unity support. Thank you for our time, d I appr &iate ur consideration in this request. CHAIRM.k MR. R:EI F: peaker under Item 7, sir. 1ght. Ms. Patterson. RESOLUTION O ~-6 / A: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEA OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CONDITIONAL USE TO ALLOW A 350-FOOT-TALL COMMUNICATIONS TOWER ON AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE SITE WITHIN THE CONSERVATION ZONING DISTRICT (CON) AND BIG CYPRESS AREA OF CRITICAL STATE CONCERN SPECIAL Page 31 Page 60 of 5243 March 25, 2025 TREATMENT OVERLAY (ACSC/ST) PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 2.03.09.B.1.C.5 AND 5.05.09 OF THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE, LOCATED ON APPROXIMATELY 5,217+ SQUARE FEET OF A 5.34+ ACRE TRACT LOCATED AT THE OCHOPEE FIRE CONTROL STATION 66, 40808 TAMIAMI TRAIL E OCHOPEE, IN SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 52 SOUTH, GE 30 EAST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA; AND ORIZE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO FIL WS O RESOLVE THE PROPERTY'S DEED RESTRI AN E. (PL20230011384) -MOTION INUE ITEM AND EXPLORE ALTERNATIVE L D GR'ANT PERMISSION TO THE EY TO P ~SUE THE SUIT TO QUIET TITL DECISION IS MADE TO UTILIZE T IONER MCDANIEL; SRCON R LOCASTRO (THE MOTi THEN THE MOTION MA N); MOTION TO DEN TI POSED SITE AND CO WO LOCATION IN CARNE TOWN'E TION OF THE NEW TOW O O MCDANIEL; SECONDED BY COMM S MS. P ATTH -ON: Commissioners, that brings us to Item 8A. This item requires arte disclosure be provided by commission members. This is a recommendation to approve a resolution of the Board of Zoning Appeals of Collier County, Florida, providing for the establishment of a conditional use to allow a 350-foot-tall communications tower on an essential service site within the conservation zoning district and Big Cypress Area of Critical State Page 32 Page 61 of 5243 March 25, 2025 Concern Special Treatment Overlay pursuant to Sections 2.03.09.B.1.c.5 and 5.05.09 of the Collier County Land Development Code located on approximately 5,217-plus square feet of a 5.34-plus-acre tract located at the Ochopee Fire Control Station 66, 40808 Tamiami Trail East, Ochopee, in Section 35, Township 52 South, Range 30 East, Collier County, Florida, and authorize the County Attorney to file a lawsuit to resolve th property's deed restriction language. Before we get started, we need € arte f~o the commissioners and then swearing in of all that are g .ing to part· cipate. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: 1 right. We'll sta off with Commissioner Kowal. COMMISSIONER OW AL: I have emails. CHAIRMAN SAUND all. COMMISSieJNE-R H he subject. CHAI cDaniel. COMMI A full complement of meetings, eoFr • lls. , ommissioner LoCastro. MI TR<J: I have meetings, correspon ence a CH N : Okay. And I have the same disclosure: ema'ls ondence. We're goi ave a little bit of a break here pretty soon for a very special eve . elieve it or not, Commissioner McDaniel is going to be 33 years old today. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Plus a few. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Yeah, I didn't mean 33. What was the right number? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Something like that. 10:06 is Page 33 Page 62 of 5243 March 25, 2025 when we'll -- CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Yeah. So I'm going to probably be a little bit rude to a speaker because at 10:06 I'm going to have to interrupt you, whoever that may be. So I'll just --that's just a warning. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Let's nQt interrupt somebody important. We don't have to do it. MS. PATTERSON: Commissione-s, everybody in. So audience included p, €ase, ou're giving testimony today or speaking as as-e l<er, please tand up and raise your right hand to be sworn in by tli e court reporter. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: ~ i inc ucl s memo rs of the public that will be speaki MR. MILLER: Ye akers, please. THE COURT REPO r affirm the testimony you il le truth, and nothing but the truth? (The spe CHAI ere d ly swo and indicated in the affirmative.) DERS: ~ 1 ight. Good morning. it~ E-,RSO . Very-good. We'll begin with the applicant. R. COPPR : Go0 orning, Commissioners. My name is Branson o per. I a w itH avidson Engineering, and this is the Ochopee e ergency communication tower conditional-use application. One note, y@ d 't think we can get through this in five minutes? CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: We can try. MR. COPPER: Along with me today, we have Mr. Jeff Davidson of Davidson Engineering and Nathan Hinkle with Collier County Department of Public Safety. Our project is located about 28 miles east of Collier Boulevard Page 34 Page 63 of 5243 March 25, 2025 and U.S. 41 and five miles east of the existing communications tower located at State Road 29 and U.S. 41. I think it's important to note here the reason why we're standing here today for this petition is the National Park Service and the contractor has already purchased this property , and there are plans to tear down that existing communications tower. The property is currently zoned "conservation district," which allows, via the conditional-use process, ess ntial services, including communications towers. There is a ~Q C o eF ay on the property as well, which is an area of state ce>n · rn. With t a overlay, there are a variety of development constraints. Some of them are listed here, but we can identify more of tli se wh€ e take a ook at the concept plan. Our proposed use is a 3 ~Q-:not-tall e gency communications tower with the caveat that so e eq 1pment might extend 10 feet beyond that tower eight. That will include antenna and a lightning rod. Again, th· s is esseiit" al ser ic€ for 91 ,ergency services, the state law enforceme t ce ter, as :el . as the national park system, and it has the eapabilit o su p cellul providers. Again, though, that is an ancillary use to t e rimary fun ct· on of the tower being the emerge cy uses o t e towe . We Rave some i P.acts o the area --site. We are proposing a 350-foot-ta 1 tower. Th re is no hiding this tower. Studies show that typically witB:in hree or $0 months, that they stay into the background for t ose t at are around them every day. I compare this to when you buy a ne car, you see that --start seeing that car all over the place, but then after a while you stop noticing them. Sound, we are proposing a generator. It will cycle on during power outages as well as for maintenance. To help dampen that sound, we are proposing an enclosure around the generator. We have no smell-anticipated issues. Page 35 Page 64 of 5243 March 25, 2025 Safety, the design criteria for this tower is risk Category 4 storms with up to 174-mile-an-hour winds. I think that's important for this location specifically. And RF exposure shall meet all FCC guidelines. KCI Technologies has reviewed the tower to ensure compliance with the county's 250-foot fall radius. I also /i ted a couple more federal and state building codes for reference, most importantly being that ASC716; that's where you get the a 21--• e-an-hour wind rating. Speaking of separation, this ex ✓ibit as e11ared to show the 250-foot fall radius, which is requi e by the co . Our use to the west is 3 70 feet away, and the near st use to the east 1 just over a thousand feet away. We are requesting two deviations. Num er 1 being e county code requires the compound Hrr0unding t tower to be completely surrounded by a fence or wall eig -t t O fee in height with opaque screening. We b Jieve due to tlie. location oft ompound on the site that you're not real1~ going t e i fro the road, nor can the neighbors deve 012 o the p I operty ine, so they're not going to be able to see it St> while ea e oposing a eight-foot-tall fence, we're reque ti gt a ·t does 't have to Be , cfeened. We're proposing a chain-ink fence. De ia ion No. 2, the county allows for 185-foot-tall towers in nonagricultur 1 districts. Again, we are requesting a 350-tall tower with equipme t €Xtendin_g 10 feet beyond that to a height of 3 60 feet. Here's our p oposed site plan. On the plan, you can see the tower itself, an equip,ment shelter, standby generator, aboveground propane tanks. In the top left corner there, I'd like to circle back to that ACSC overlay. Two key components for this site in particular: 10 percent of the site can only be developed. We are right under that threshold by a few hundred square feet; and 5 percent of the overall site can be considered impervious. That's buildings, drive aisles, Page 36 Page 65 of 5243 March 25, 2025 things like that, and we are right at that threshold of 5 percent. And with that, I'd like to turn this over to you-all for any questions. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. Let's see if there are any questions from the commission. I'm not seeing any. So that's your total presentation? MR. COPPER: Yes, sir. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All • we'll hear from staff. MR. COPPER: Hold on o , Okay. So previously the li ropane ta generator were located within the setback. mo e outside of the setback so that the • • • ce to t unty code. That is reflected o s submitted. CHAIRMAN SAUN osi. MR. BOS os director. This tow~ b mission at their February 6th P ng, and there was a dation nning Commission to the Boa n~ was --staffs reco a ion i of approval to the BCC and to the CC~ t tha ad one individual who spoke against the towe I know it's six mi u es past, so we can stop. CHAIRM AUNDERS: Is this the right time, Commissioner? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: It is the right time. If you folks will indulge, I have an 85-year-old mother who wishes to sing Happy Birthday to me. MS. BROWN: Happy Birthday, dear William Lee, Jr. Happy Birthday to you. Page 37 Page 66 of 5243 March 25, 2025 COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Thank you, Mother. (Applause.) COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: This is a very, very serious subject matter, and please don't --there are real-life things going on at the same time as well, and I appreciate your indulgence. Thank you, all. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Well, tha ou for having your mother share that with us. It actually is e s ecial, and we appreciate that. COMMISSIONER McDANl L : Yes, thank CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS. Mr. Bosi. MR. BOSI: Thank ou. And like I said, at th eari one in al speaking against the tow om that period of time, we have received tw from the District and the Big C • , we received on the 23rd of Marc er saying it advances governmenta e y an services. ls0 Miccosukee tribe objecting to the t iti -press enabling legislation whi s that t pact upon the indigenous peop d some nial customs, and based upon that, they are obj • . Overal a land-use standpoint, a telecommunic at a safety service facility, an EMS, fire, or a sheriffs station erred location. It's something that's customarily associated with it, but because of the objection from the --from the Miccosukee tribe, I think staff is a little concerned about the enabling legislation of 1974. And I also know that there's also a question in terms of title related to this facility. This facility was deeded to the county to be Page 38 Page 67 of 5243 March 25, 2025 used as a safety service fire station. It's still going to be a fire station. The addition of a tower, there's been a claim that that invalidates that original granting of the property, and I think that's one of the reasons why the County Attorney's Office is looking to provide for clear title to the Board of County Commissioners. But with that, any questions that you ma~ have. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: I don't see anybody lit up here. So, Mr. Klatzkow, I do have a couple quesfons t at was just --actually just raised by Mr. Bosi. The issue 0 £ tfl ® clear tit e, I'd like a little bit of an explanation as to what we ha e o do to ma e ure that we have clear title, but more significantly, t e enabling legislation of 1974, what's the impact of that? What ar he resin tions w ve in reference to this, or have f O had an op omtnity to review hat? MR. KLATZKOW: I a~e ot had a pportunity to review the claims by the Miccosuke CHAIRMA 1ss1oner McDaniel -- MR. KLA , ommend that the Board aU0w u ent before we act on it. 1 ht. Before we act today? we actually start construction. The s lim1 s anywhere between four to seven years de ho int is structured, which means you could put u ve years from now somebody will bring up the deed re CHAIRM D ERS: All right. So if this is approved, then you'll take action to clear title? MR. KLATZKOW: With the Board's permission, yes. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Commissioner McDaniel. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a couple of questions. And I don't know what the will of Page 39 Page 68 of 5243 March 25, 2025 this board is particularly, but the existing tower that exists at Carnestown, how long has that lease been gone, if you will? That tower still works. That's the tower that is currently being utilized; am I correct? MR. BOSI: That is the tower that currently provides services to the facility. In terms of its expiration, I had ,eard it's been expired for five years, but I'm not in the real estate divi sion for the federal government, so I'm not quite sure the ac urac of that. But I have heard that it's been five years it's bee e*pirecl. COMMISSIONER McDANI L : I think tfl a is accurate. I had a conversation with the Parks ye~ er a and that w red with me that that lease had, in fact, been e t fi rs. One of my --one of s is is a suggestion that I have today. I did have --ve tion yesterday --and, Mr. Chair, if it's your will akers and actually have a vote o ha hink, in light of conversation P ight of the conversation 1 ay, in light of the fact that the e t that there are known issues revo , aRe a suggestion that we minimumly conti u~ this item nd tli we exp ore alternative locations. I'm ----it was s are ith me by tribal leadership yesterday -nd f orgi e me, E ward Randall Orenstein is who I spoke with yeste day, anM he shared with me something that really resonated with m , and lie said that, you know, as a normal practice, tribal leadership is appy to support life-sustaining infrastructure construction projects but yet had not had much communication from members of the tribe that were living in this particular area. And until this came through the Planning Commission and then ultimately here today, they really weren't aware of the practices that were, in fact, transpiring in very close proximity to this facility. Page 40 Page 69 of 5243 March 25, 2025 And so I minimally would suggest we continue this item. It would make me happy if we discontinued utilization of this site; that we explore other locations. I know that there was a lot of time --when I spoke with --with superintendents yesterday at the park service, years have gone into site selection here with, relatively speaking, little visibility, especially to me, in Fegard to how this particular site was, in fact, selected. And so -- CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Oka)). Y J e entitled to one birthday wish, so we'll see how that , ans out ~ou. COMMISSIONER McDANI L : There we o. So I've said my peace for now, and we can proceed on. Do you wa t motion right now, or do you want to --do you wa t to d0 - CHAIRMAN SA DERS: Yeah. I ave Commissioner Locastro lit up. If you you certainly can, but if you want to wait until w • sion. COMMISS .eJNE-R Mc CHAI oCastro. COMMI dy cares, my birthday was on EF ida ot going to be calling in. , none of us care. I S TRe): I would --I had the same --I t's rr t like I want to kick the can on this one, tail as to other --other sites that were considered. It seems Ii e there's a lot of space out there. I mean, I get a --this isn't Y-dist ict, but I get a lot of complaints --it's right on the edge --from :0lks that, when hurricanes roll through, you know, everybody has no cell service or, you know, communications of any kind, so I understand the importance of it. But I think when this comes back to us with, like you said, maybe minimal --it doesn't look like this thing needs to come back in six months. It would be quick. Page 41 Page 70 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 The deep dive I'm looking for is multiple sites and where it could have been. Some of the emails I got made it sound like the five commissioners just decided to plop it in one space and had no consideration for, you know, the local folks who owned adjoining land, and none of that was the case. So I think a deeper dive to separate rumo from fact and see if it has to go exactly there or there's other space n ere it could go. It's obviously a large tower, but there's a lot of uare footage, a lot of acreage out there. So I'd just like to out c n ain locations or rule them in, which is what I think you' e aying. So ' occur. That's what was in my notes. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: C m is ·o er Hal . COMMISSIONER ~L,,L: Thank o , Chairman. I guess my question is 1 t en now, is it private property or is it county prope -;:? MR.KLATZ~OW: Weo nit. COMMI S eJ NE ALL: We own it. nd the other sites, would we --wo e o n that pi erty as well , or would there have to be lease --leases itn --ange 'th private property owners? R. BO-SI: If it as witRi he ark system, that would be f eder 11~ owned p~operty. o that would be --I mean, that would be an arran e ent for t e feder l -with the federal government and whoever as going to lease the site. COMM ~ ONE , ALL: I guess I'm asking these questions because I figure cl the e w as a method to the madness of this site selection instead o ·Hst throwing a dart and saying, "Yep , this is a good one." So I just didn't know if just continuing this for a short amount of time would allow us ample time to find a viable site. And then the other question was, is this site --it's not on tribal lands. It's just close --is that --is that the case? MR. BOSI: It is with --the property is owned by the county, so Page 42 Page 71 of 5243 March 25, 2025 it is not on tribal lands. COMMISSIONER HALL: Okay. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Commissioner Kowal. COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Thank you, Chairman. I mean, like, in the 11th hour, I got a couple of emails. I mean, I didn't get a ton of correspondences on this, Oll know, until now, and then I looked at the room and reference y people that seemed like they're involved or have an interes To me, if seems like you mi ahead a little bit too, myself, so --and yeah, I kind of ith a c her of my commissioner colleagues up her ybe this take a deeper dive than just moving rig r· , ow, there's even some question --y we m e up a -reference to the deed issue in the s. So, you know, I thin :S looked at a little bit closer or ma:¼be a little ou knew the Planning Commission • , Ent I"m surprised that maybe this wasn't out t ow, because it seems like more peo were prior to the Planning Co sonly one speaker. Mr. king. We hadn't received any correspo ukee tribe. So none of --these issues were full with the Planning Commission in that regard. COMMISS KOWAL: So this --let me just ask this, Mike. Does this require any type of, like, neighborhood information meeting -- MR. BOSI: Yes. COMMISSIONER KOWAL: --or anything that goes out? So how was that done? Page 43 Page 72 of 5243 March 25, 2025 MR. BOSI: It was done. It was notified by a thousand feet of the location, and it just basically happened to be the Shealys were the only ones who received that in the Park Service. But part of the due diligence process for constructing a tower --and it's in the backup. All of the tribes were notified of this planned tower location. They were --they we-te communicated with, and they said, if we do not receive any communication back from the tribes, we accept that as your consent o as our non-objection. We hadn't received anything up until the ime. L1 e said, it was just a couple days ago that we received di e 0 d ection I tt from the Miccosukee tribe. Not to invalidat it. It just came in at a late time. COMMISSIONER KOWAL: kay. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: A coup1e , f quick questions. And the existing tower is still bein u ed? MR. BOSI: Correct. CHAIRMAN S~lJNDE ' S· federal gove down? • cation that the ately to shut that ---_,--.::;,. o ¥ers , hons --and this is --I think Co coulci probab y answer it a little bit better. I thin at they are --he re okay ith it still maintaining, but they would li to see this decom issioned as soon as possible. CHA ANS~ DERS: Okay. And so in terms of keeping that location, GeJ.itainly fo the next couple of months, that's not going to be an issue. PossilJl even longer, if necessary, to actually find a site and build a tow . We're not going to create a public-safety problem by not moving forward quickly on this? MR. BOSI: Not as long as the federal government has indicated that they are allowing the tower to remain in place, and I think that's what we've heard from the --we've heard from the Park Service. And speaking with Mr. Hinkle, he thought within four months Page 44 Page 73 of 5243 March 25, 2025 we could have identified a number of different options for the Board of County Commissioners to consider as alternatives with this site as being one of the alternatives. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: I have no issue with continuing this if that's the will of the Board, but I would ask that you contact the Park Service and let them know that we'd like o keep that site as-is for the time being. And I don't know if any6o y on our staff has inquired as to whether or not that could ta~ ere indefinitely, but that would be a question I think sho 1d be as when this comes back. Commissioner McDaniel. COMMISSIONER McDANIE any from our emergency operations sy • at tow just want to ensure, as Commissio g, that we are not imposing negative • cum s onders. MR. HI . mmissioners. Yes, I am with the D lie COMMI are? : l'm I'm the telecommunications manage for 6 lli€r C u ty. is should n • mpQse a negative effect on us using the tower current y.. I think th , B • g C~ Fess National Parks has been understan i g about tli e fact d i at we can't just pick up and go someplace els . rying to evaluate sites has been very difficult. One of the sites was -val at 8 on the Nathaniel P. Reed Area Visitors Center. That deal fel through. We also evaluated another site to the north of the gas station at 41 and 29. Again, another failure. We are negotiating --we're trying to find other places. This particular site adjacent to the Shealy property, which is --was a gift to Collier County, which we greatly appreciate, and we respect what Page 45 Page 74 of 5243 March 25, 2025 your family has done for public safety in helping us have that facility as a place to fight fire out of and associated purposes. This goes hand in hand with that need. Big Cypress has equipment on this tower, communications equipment for public safety. If they plowed that down today, they would also put themselves at jeopardy. An • nk they understand how critical this is for all of us to con tin unications for both the state, the federal government, and CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All issioner Hall. COMMISSIONER HALL· , . While we have --do we h • w oo close with the Miccosukees for future s ts s e decide to do that? Or --I mean, • ou e state they're willing to support public tat the same time, if we could get that f eedbac ful, because I feel like it's going • 1 o is down the road just a short ti , Do we ha any communications with the tribe -e ee. Is there anyone --any of the re ed s the leadership in terms of the tribe a i ple questions? (No o CHAI DERS: All right. I don't see any volunteers. Yes, sir, come up. If you'd state your name for the record, and I think the question that is being asked --and, Commissioner Hall, I don't know if you want to restate it or I can. COMMISSIONER HALL: You can go ahead. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: The question is, is there some distance separation that the tribe would be looking for? This Page 46 Page 75 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 apparently is too close. MR. TED BILLIE: Yeah. I have relatives that live there at the place they're talking about putting the tower. It's just right next door. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Okay. That's not --yeah, but that's not what we're looking for. Just in terms of the tribe in general, is there some other --is there some separation r uirement? I think that's what you were asking. And you may not --you may not have an answer to that. MR. TED BILLIE: Not really. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: h ts all I was ind of looking for, just to see. All right. Thank you. MR. TED BILLIE: • efor ve? CHAIRMAN SA re. MR. TED BILLIE: es real close to the tower, where the _, • the Shealys is next door. And I' tower might have some kind of endanger their, you know, health and st that, and I don't want that tow th BI ean, of all the places , the vast area, they could put it 0mewhere. You ow, why has it got to be always where Indian e0. le a11e ~ Just like in Hawaii and North Dakota, South Dakota, a all t at. CHAIRMAN X. DERS: All right. Thank you. Mr. Bosi. MR. BOSI: Mike Bosi, Planning and Zoning director. I do have a suggestion. I spoke with Mr. Hinkle. He had said we'll --we'll reach out to the Miccosukee tribe as we are going through the site selection and coordinate with them in terms of --to Page 47 Page 76 of 5243 March 25, 2025 get some earlier feedback in terms of if there's going to be an objection to proposed locations. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. Commissioner McDaniel. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Now it's ti . for a motion, I think. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: hank you, sir. I was going to make that suggestion that we allo staff to answer those particular questions, because we d • ive espondence rather late after the Planning Co n, a all needs to be investigated by our staff and pe ofessional alifications. So if it is the will, I'd like to n tha we £ontinue this item; that we allow the C tto ~xplore the tit1 ✓ deficiencies that are curre • in the meantime, support and look for altem acility so that it can not be here an One oft -elabor the point, but I'd like to continue this item for further exploration 0-f a ,,T,.,. .. ...,.,. I'm pointing at the County Atto :x.111 • ithin the --the deed restriction that currently th CO SI TRO: Second. CH N : All right. We have a motion and second. COMMISSiQ £ HALL: I have a question. CHAIRMAN S DERS: Commissioner Hall. COMMISSIONER HALL: So you're not suggesting that we discontinue this site. Just kick --just move it forward as well as -- COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Well, it would be my wish to discontinue this site completely, but in light of where we are, with the exploration that's been done, I would like some further examples, and Page 48 Page 77 of 5243 March 25, 2025 certainly, I don't want to ever put us in jeopardy of lack of communications of our first responders. So my first wish would be "Discontinue this now and go find another site." My first wish would be, "Leave it on the Camestown location where the tower has been since 1942." But that --that can be something that we can ultimately disco we go along as we're looking at these alternative sites. It was shared with me yesterday th are alternative sites. They will require negotiation, co nioati the federal government. There is revenue es fr far as a rental goes. And the federal govemm e the on receives that revenue. And I gave some sugg here ld spend that money and best appr0priate well. So for now, I think the do, in light of the information that we have a that we continue this item until • a CHAI ave a motion and a second. I also --otion, but I want staff to com aniea ent on that location. Fre uentl , th ion. I don't know what the f ede em wi ii that piece of property. But the com • ns t n existing there for a long time, maybe t t i ething that will be objectionable going forwar 'd like to solidify that issue with the federal gove an we just keep the tower where it is? And I don't know if th1 eman wanted to --did you want to --did you have a few comments on the motion? MR. GOPHER: I'm on the speaking agenda. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Okay. I'm going to get to that in just a second, then. All right. So we have a motion and a second. Mr. Miller, how many speakers do we have? Page 49 Page 78 of 5243 March 25, 2025 MR. MILLER: Between here and on Zoom, 32. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Okay. Let me suggest this motion to continue this for further information is going to pass. We're not going to cut off the speakers, but I would ask that if there's --you know, if you have a particular comment --we don't really need 3 3 speakers to come up and say, "We don't w • site." So we understand that. And so just because of the --lik , the shortness of human life, if we could just simpl a little more quickly, that would be apprecia e to give --to give your presentation. So, co me for the record. And if there's any othe wi to just kind of waive your time for ri apprec1atea. Yes, sir. MS. PATTERSON: e he gets started, our group of students is goin f the room. I just wanted to let MR.MI of speakers not. ant me to call the list o this. ow if I was first on the list or OPH ant to get ahead of anybody. CH N DERS: All right. I was trying to avoid going throug t e whole ist here. MR. MILL ~-, ile the students are leaving, I'll let you know our first registered sp , aker is Jack Shealy. The second listed speaker's Maria Shealy. Now, Jack Shealy's been ceded additional time from David Shealy. I think I see David back there. (Raises hand.) MR. MILLER: Yeah. And by Jaleesa Hill, if you could raise your hand. Page 50 Page 79 of 5243 March 25, 2025 (Raises hand.) MR. MILLER: Oh, I see you. And Ted Billie. I know he's here. (Raises hand.) MR. MILLER: Okay. So Jack Shealy would have 12 minutes and would be followed by Maria Shealy. Bu again, as the Chairman has stated, we're going to continue this item, ore than likely. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Befoi: begin the speakers, we do need to take a court reporter brea~. S-o we l break until quarter to 11. (A brief recess was had fro O a.m. to .) MS. PATTERSON: Chair, e mi CHAIRMAN SA • • entlem you'll take your seats. We're goin ting. Mr. Miller. MR. MILLRR: Mr. C ker is Jack Shealy, and he'll be fol Mr. Shea minutes. If I could get the next spe -k -t dium, that would be fantastic. MI . He might have left. TI ICE: He'll be back. M LLER: Oll<ay. Let's go ahead. We'll come back. Lori Martinez. An s. M inez will be followed by Joseph Alger. MS. MAR'F R2: Good morning. And thank you for the opportunity to speak. y name is Lori Martinez. I am a licensed mental health counselor with the state of Florida, and I'm in practice as a therapist here in Collier County with Azure Counseling and Psychotherapy. I'm here to speak about the traumatic impacts on mental health of the imposition of a cell phone tower adjacent to the Miccosukee Page 51 Page 80 of 5243 March 25, 2025 community. The emotional trauma of having the disruption of a tower forced next to the community is very likely to provoke symptoms of emotional trauma caused by disruption to way of life, to peace, to security, to daily living, and for that reason it should be avoided. We want to make sure that we're promoting the mental health and well-being of our friends and our neigh6o sin the community, and the disruption of emotional trau • e building of a tower would cause, would lead to harm in For this reason it's importa h the mental health and well-being of our fri • hbors an at we avoid forcing further disruption and i his cause. Thank you. MR. MILLER: Yo Alger. He'll be followed by Jen Hammer MR. AL lg • da. Happy i omorrow. We can make it a tri£ I ot but I do not want these tow three times a week, maybe four en go1 f o years. The towers are awful. They ely d glades City with a tower in the middle ch JUS has taken so much away from that community. Every time you ride in, you look at that thing, and it's -- The other one b t's on the comer of 29 and 41, and there's another one in the --oh, goodness, in the Monument Lake Camp area. So you've got three towers out there already. I've never heard anybody talking about a lack of cell phone service during a hurricane. I've never --I've been riding out there for 10 years. I've never lost service riding 60 miles out and 60 miles back. Page 52 Page 81 of 5243 March 25, 2025 I know you want to just take that one down that's on 29 and 41. It would seem to me, like, just leave everything where it's at. Throw a few more towers on that one on 29 and leave things as it is. All these people out here, they live out there. I love how guys in suits come out and tell us --the people that live out there, they tell the indigenous people and folks that live out ther that this tower's not going to infringe. Guys in suits tell them fia they need out there. They need another tower, yet the peopl ar Qming here saying, "We don't want it." It seems like it's a preHf strong y-in signal that they don't want a tower out there. And I can tell you that there's enough stuff thai we've taken away from the Everglades. It's the ~ J.x pla-ee or ou can ·oe eastbound where you can have a nic -, relaxing net . ~erything els s being built up, including pulling at air-P.ort out, ut that's another subject. I wish we could leave that in wergJades Ci too. But, gentlemen, I would really --I like the ct that you've kind of kicked this o -n th can --ro a • ttle , • ut I hope you decide not to put the tow.e up a a 1. And tfi is --particularly, 350 feet is an additio al lQQ feet u tlie . he suit says, a 350-foot tower doe e. It's an insult to come out here you'll just live with this thing. It's 350 feet than any other tower that's out there. Thanks, , Happy Birthday. COMMISSIO ER McDANIEL: Thank you, sir. MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is Jen Hammer Cardenas, and she'll be followed by Sophia Christodoulou. MS. CARDENAS: Good morning. I'm Jen Cardenas, and I've lived here for over 53 years. Grew up here. I work here. And this is home for me. Page 53 Page 82 of 5243 March 25, 2025 Collier County is visited by almost three million people a year. Most of them come for our unique natural beauty. So many people visit our Everglades. It is the only Everglades in the world. Visitors and locals alike value and have come to expect a pristine natural environment when they come to this unique place. The main passage through this area is ou~ historic and lovely Tamiami Trail. We've done a nice job of k,eeping it picturesque and unspoiled. Let's not blow it by buildi excuse me --360-foot eyesore of a utility this scenic highway. Did you know that April is s Dar Astronomists [sic] and casual sta ke w ill c ut to this pristine area this month an8 e._v e eause it is € of light pollution. That ruins then 50-foot tower with blinking lights in • Dar There ar 1 indigenous people that li under where this tower is prop studies, living within a quarter-mile risk of cancer in humans by four - s a s d busy wildlife corridor. I am sure birds, p er animals would also be affected. I thi 11 u at these communication towers are inevitable an ecessa,-y or communication, but surely we could find a less intrusive lclcation for this one. Thank you. MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is Sophia Christodoulou. She'll be followed by Jack Shealy. UNIDENTIFIED MALE VOICE: She had to leave. MR. MILLER: Andrea had to leave? UNIDENTIFIED MALE VOICE: Sophia. Page 54 Page 83 of 5243 March 25, 2025 MR. MILLER: Sophia had to leave? I'm sorry. Then we'll go to Jack Shealy, and he'll be followed by Andrea Werder. MS. WERDER: I'm not speaking. MR. MILLER: You're not going to speak, Ms. Werder, okay. Hold on just a second, Jack. Lewis Gopher, are you going to spea~, si . MR. GOPHER: Yes. MR. MILLER: You will be aly. MR. SHEALY: Commissi ch for allowing us the opportunity to c e notes. In lieu [sic] of where we are with t for me to take up the 12 minutes o da . I notice as we broug ow concerns to the table that they've been addresse ith two 500-gallon propane tank • we y. I saw you guys dealt w h s out there and fire issues, so th t of the state fire code. And I'm a • through the Planning Com ddressed before it got here, so tna was the deed, and it looks like everythi he table has been addressed item by item. At thi oing to bring all the things that I have found in the 4 nvironmental assessment and everything else to everyone ten 10n. I think the best bet is to find another location. It sounds like you guys are looking at this. But just right out the gate, the DOT RADS system --it's a wildlife crossing project --was installed across the front of our property and the Ochopee Fire station. There's about a quarter-mile stretch that's been acknowledged through environmental studies as a Page 55 Page 84 of 5243 March 25, 2025 main wildlife crossing. This tower involves 364 feet --linear feet of fence that's going to go around it right in the middle of a panther crossing, which I think is a horrible idea. So if we're looking for different things to check off the list, you guys can start on that one. As far as the engineering and the plans go for the tower, that would be a good place to start for the next • n your end, Mr. Davidson. Thank you so much for restorin in these commissioners chambers. In the oices are loud. We've brought a lot of friends in ay k on our behalf. It's been passed down to me from ndigenous el • the Seminole and Aboriginal nation t ' osed ke care of each other. And from e in t just wan ou-all to know I really appreciate • y to speak up for what's right. Filing a 1 ns is only looked at as a slap in t good graces, deeded this propert ession as it's listed in the deed. Filin w ing that is unacceptable in the f my means and for other peo d agree with me. e tha n find another location. Thank you for allowing ns to c here and make public comment, and I appreciate y u s ch for working with us through this process. And t ..,.,,.. .......... '"' 11 very much. Mr. LoCast , v r. cDaniel, Happy Birthday y'all. Thank you, guys. MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is Lewis Gopher, and he'll be followed by Donna Knapp. MR. GOPHER: Commissioners, (speaking foreign language). Good morning. I'm here on behalf of the Seminole people, Page 56 Page 85 of 5243 March 25, 2025 Miccosukee people, and independent traditional Seminole nation that are still here in South Florida. They have occupied this land for time immemorial, hundreds and hundreds of years. I hear some of the issues that are being concerned . I would like to let you know that I am a member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. I drove to be here today from Lake Okeechobee. Those are where my people are from. They have lived ther , fo a long time as well. Saying that, the natural environme / of South Florida's important to each and every one of us. , r. c niel, you had mentioned that this cell tower was go·ng to help ·re-sustaining infrastructure, and today at the B a d of County Co missioners meeting you took it upon yourself t<3 s ow • cture o ft life-sustaining infrastruct r of Indians~ Miecosukee, Seminoles, and Independents. I wish that the students ere s 1 i ere o that they could see the level of en a e ave to each other, the obligatio as to its citizens, all citizens. No , Mt. Lo a tr-0 that it was a little conce i g th o atio tnat was selected because there was a large amo of lands t a as u in tha area, and it could be moved. I hear the eed issue a: a som other issues that are involved with this, but to Mr. oCastro's oint, t1i1s is an issue about the devastation of the Everglades. J"'hat's w. at we're opposed to. You know --an v r. Hall had mentioned also that it seemed like there was --this location was selected by a dart being thrown and hitting the board. Based on the comments that were here today about the amount of land that's available and the dart analogy, it seems like you guys want to pull that dart out and throw it again. Select another location. I am a Seminole Indian, and I'm here to tell you that I'm opposed Page 57 Page 86 of 5243 March 25, 2025 to the cell tower, I am opposed to the devastation of the Everglades, and I'm off ended that the life-sustaining structure of the Indians on State Road 41 was put on display here to justify the development of a cell tower. Just the development itself is going to adversely impact those people: the trucks, the roads, deforestation, all of that affects all ofus. Unfortunately today --I have one mo g to mention. When we started this meeting, it was about acldio ment and recognition for people that had se th tary, that had served in the government in their posit· e o m tdatives were still on the first floor, and they didn' i n 1 ow my three minutes. I'm finishing. MR. MILLER: You MR. GOPHER: An sign up. So I hope that you can extend anothe ent in recognition to the Seminol • e ople that are here to speak on this i ·ng 1n e.) MR. MI t a Knapp, and she'll be followed 0 SOR. clO morning, C0mmissioners. Thank you so muc or this opp nit t speak to you today and thank you very much f o having a bi day. appreciate your wish. I'm a long-time resident of Naples. I've seen many changes here, and som a en't aij ays good. In fact, some are pretty awful. And I'm just real app Iled to think that a 350-foot cell tower, or any cell tower, would 6 put out in Big Cypress which is truly God's country. I'm particularly worried about my friends, the Shealys, that would have this tower very close to their homes. Also, the Miccosukee tribe, the village next door. I'm really worried about their health. As the lady already spoke about the health effects of Page 58 Page 87 of 5243 March 25, 2025 radiation coming from these towers can cause dizziness, sickness, headaches, and cancer. Breast cancer being one of the cancers. And I really hope you find somewhere else to put this. These things really typically do not belong in preserves. They are more for industrial places, and I don't think there's any hiding a tower like this. It's a suggested quarter of a mile is the distance, and that's just a liberal account of how far a • ell tower should be from communities. So thank you very much for se, please look into a different place, preferabl s and nowhere in Big Cypress. Perhaps just le er in Camestown and perhaps you co tra equipment on it to make i te sin been there a very long time. T MR. MILLER: Your nnel Johnson, and she'll be followed by • ie. MS. JO , . me is Nonnel Galaviz Johns since 2016, so very recently. I' a al ne county over, in the envir0nmentai alize in ecological research, and s1 en n around urban agriculture. o informed and how I studied at the universi muc 1n orme me on what these types of developmen s il, to the ecosystems around them. You know, anytim ulldoze a fore st that's been there for generations, then ows room for exotic, invasive plants and animals to then invade. I think that an enclosed cell tower is a great spot for a Burmese python particularly. And I think that it's important what we've listened to earlier today, too. You know, there was a golf course. It's no longer a golf course, but it's going to be a golf course again. It's Page 59 Page 88 of 5243 March 25, 2025 never going to go back to being, you know, what it was for thousands of years. And so I think that's important for us to acknowledge; that the decision that we make here or next meeting is not going to just impact, you know, this 10 years, 20 years. It's going to --you know, it's going to be forever. And I think Florida Gulf Coast Unive si a very great example of that. When I went there i e was gopher tortoises, bears, you know, many s ee n't really see around here, panthers. Gopher t es are bears are gone. And so we're talking about the Ev.e Fg ades. Alre lf of it is gone. So that is my piece but also m • • n an my 012posal [sic] to this is really on listenin eop me here ancl li ave been representing their famili ou o t have been here for generations, native peop • . And so I hope that you can listen • • or· es, and really take that in. Thanky ~r is Danny Billie, and he'll be foll oming, gentlemen. obably re emo r me, but back in the late '90s and early 20's we ha a confron f on w1 h the county, too, about our village on County Road ~. But saying that --somebody said on the Board that we weren't official ,epresentative of our people, but I think we are representative, because I am the spokesperson for the Independent Traditional Seminole Nation of Florida, and we're also on the state seal, so I think we're state representative, too. And that --and from my standpoint is that a lot of the decisions that are being made here in this county, and not only in this county, but surrounding counties and the state is done without the approval Page 60 Page 89 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 and input of the community where all these development and these towers that are being put up everywhere. And that's one of the biggest problems here in this state: Too much development, too much people. And like everyone said, you know, Everglades is the last Everglades in the world, and we need to proteGt it. You know, we need to protect it from overdevelopment b e, you know, coming from --coming out of Fort Lauderdale tl1 ay, you know, I was seeing the --I seen the edge of the cit , y way back in early '80s, and now it's past 27 into th lad . ow, they're starting to build in the Everglad ot on • coming from the east side, it's coming fro de no efore you know it , we're going to 1 ve And as far as, you • s go1n to be put at, you know, like everyone sai ther And plus, there's, you know, all Use them. We don't need an And, yo erm effect nobody really 0 ts, they just started from the time ers. And we don't know what the rs that they're doing studies on it , nobody liv around i . ut here they're talking about putting it right on top of one f our vi la es. So, you kno , ,ou eed to really look at, you know, the impact on the people, the c@mmunity, and the nation before you do development or whatever. So, you know, I just want to appreciate the decision made today to further look into it before, you know, you make the final decision, but I encourage you, leave it alone, keep the tower where it's at, and don't build another one. Page 61 Page 90 of 5243 March 25, 2025 Thank you. MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is Rebecca Billie, and she will be followed by Jaya Osceola. MS. REBECCA BILLIE: Hi. I'm Rebecca. We live, like, 500 feet from where you guys want to put the tower, and we're worried about, like, the health effects, the en~· onmental. And like they said, we don't know the sc • ntific --you know, like, how it can impact our health and e , e~hing, so --and so we don't want to find out. So we hope tha ou co s • der, you know, keeping it where it's at or a differ t ocation. And my girls, we all --we Ii¥ --they live righ ere with me in the village right next to it. We're tll neigh ov of Jae Shealy's family as well, so -- Did you want to say s~:~~~ • MS. PAULA BILLIE: nd I don't like it, and our neighbors you put it there, and we are worri en th imals that are out there, and s So thank you. ht. Thank you. M r is J aya Osceola and will be foll y M oming, y'all. So -- M am. you state your name, please. MS. LA: 0 . Jaya Osceola. Hi. So just to g t 0 , er it, so I just came back from a trip from Orlando, and ever since I was little, I remember there used to be lots of trees, lots of them, and ever since, like, alternating, just going up there, so many buildings over there, a lot --a lot of constructions, and I don't want that, that kind of stuff just slowly coming down here, coming to the Everglades. And with that tower, I don't really like that idea. Page 62 Page 91 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 So, like, coming into the Everglades is, like, coming to --kind of like taking a break from town. So it's like a little small sanctuary, like drive me through it. So, like, yeah, I don't really like the idea. So thank you. MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is Arthur Oslund, and he'll be followed by Kayla Hoffman. MR. OSLUND: Thank you very muc or the opportunity to speak. I'm Arthur Oslund. I have a Baoli eL Science degree in horticulture. I'm a long-time environm 1 ildlife conservationist. We must be concerned abo ad1 he high-intensity radio frequency ra by cell towers is dangerous to pe si te oft cell towers along the Vineyar uni ads as follows: Information. Guidelines g environmental nme electromagneti ess g; maintain minimum thre antennas . Do not stop in front of antenna -. oFs while working near antennas. Nev rate €l o-s during normal operations. Con C --A 'f N -8-693 7 for further information. for a £ ely high-intensity radiation emitted from the owers t least half a mile. I've tested it with meters. I think ·t wou1 tl probably go --and that's where the radiation is right off the top, o :& h meter; it's hard to even measure it. There are man uestions and few clear answers. Almost no research is being done or is being --has been done on the possibility of adverse effects on people, pets, or wildlife. What happens when the radiation is mixed with chemicals, pesticides, and human flesh? What happens when chemicals from geoengineering spraying chemicals into the atmosphere for climate control mix with the Page 63 Page 92 of 5243 March 25, 2025 pesticides on the ground along with continuous exposure to intense radiation? These chemicals are getting constantly, constantly bombarded by this radiation. This radiation is extremely strong. You people probably don't realize it. This is not 5G we're talking about. This radiation will not penetrate through walls. It won't penetrate thF ugh tree limbs. You have to be in direct sight of the cell tower to r ceive this kind of radiation. And then --it will penetrate, lio e er, windows, and it will penetrate human flesh. So wildlife is the canary in t , c almine. is rouble, and if --when the wildlife's in trouble we're in trouble. There is no need for the radiati n. It is not 5G or 11 phones. It will not penetrate walls or tree limbs. nee gain, penetrates through windows and human flesh. Rl as€ stop th· s adiation that jeopardizes our very lives. I am total Of> osed to all st this one. Thank you for listeni g. MR. MILL ~: Y Olllr next spea er is Kayla Hoffman, and she will be Howed b 0oe osa. S OR MA . i, Kayla Ho f.finan, but I like to go by ~ ....... ~ Tiburon. Kayla' my deacl name, but for legal reasons ... 'd like to , an ody who has ever stood against the environme t 0r indigenous peoples have never been remembered well or kindl t ough i tory. And I appre 1ate t e sentiments that you expressed about how you want to tum it clown and kicking the can down the road, as has been expressed. But I hope within the next meeting you guys find a new place that doesn't hurt people and vote it down because, you know, as somebody mentioned, the negative effects on mental health and everything like that, this --it could be considered an act of genocide by attrition by separating people from their cultural lands Page 64 Page 93 of 5243 March 25, 2025 and their ceremonies. And I don't think anybody here wants to be remembered for something like that. You know, you could have a child, you know, the difference between right and wrong, and they're going to tell you harming the animals and the environment and the indigenous peoples is wrong. And, you know, the line "no answer is c0nsent," I don't think that would fly anywhere. And, you know, if you go throug is you're asking for a lot of trouble because nothing unites t is community like defending the Everglades. People rom f life unite under the Everglades. It doesn't matter who an for or anything like that, but we all can in d I don't think that anyone's going do a fight u go through with this, and It ise and in everyone's best interest to find a less 1 CHAI nky MR. MI r is Robert Rosa, and he'll be followed by G Q -erican Indy Movement. o re is a treaty that the Se t a anything below the Everglades was s to ourse, as we know, the government doesn't s o thei So now the ~'re own to the Everglades, and they're trying to keep it. I go ther imes. I am a visitor, and I act like a visitor in their land. I do contact when I'm going in there, which is common respect, as you would call somebody to go to their house. You wouldn't walk to their house and pitch up anything that you just wanted to do just for the sake of having it and modernizing. They've lived the way they've lived for hundreds of years. Sure, Page 65 Page 94 of 5243 March 25, 2025 they do have a few modem amenities that they do take advantage of, but for the most part, they're the same people that they have been for hundreds of years. And if anybody would just walk down there and speak with them, join them in their village, they would find this, that they are the kindest, gentlest people that you would ever known. Hence the word Indian, "in Dios," in God-. They walk in God. That was Columbus' Indian. They walk iruGo . So this tower has no place there. Consent, you can take a FedEx, send it o e sign for it, that's consent. They , w, they recei ·t. Sending a random email that they don't know that they're gettln that it may be spam, may go to the spam email, is o co ,se t. American Indian mo e ent 197 ot e igious right and sovereignty for many In continue. We are a worldwide chapter, not jus And we • • ut I hear what William's <loin • dy else, and I love it. Because I j e al, and I'm not afraid to go ~ . d I don't like to say threats, but I t they want, and I will, by all mean s ar want. And that's all I have to say. n e 1 that, and I thank you for passing this on. o r next speaker is Gary Wilcox, and he'll be followed by Danie omin --I'm having trouble with the handwriting. I think this is Tomu1ie. MR. TOMMIE: Tommie. MR. MILLER: Tommie. Sorry about that. Mr. Wilcox. MR. WILCOX: Yes. My name is Gary Wilcox. I don't live in Collier County. I'm not Miccosukee. I'm Pamunkey people. My Page 66 Page 95 of 5243 March 25, 2025 mother is Pamunkey from Virginia, indigenous. I was born, however, on the trail. I took my very first breath in this world on the trail. And I visit it often. And I can tell you that every time I come out there and I see beautiful trees, the water, and the animals, I'm at home because that's where I first took my breath of air. To put something out there that's p i n , its environment without even talking to the tribal peo ived here for hundreds of years? The first com ould have been done was with these people. T • . e learning from them. You should be aski • ssi • is their land, not yours. None of you can co . It is the inMigenous people who were here fi artifacts, proven by your own history, which i . But let's just say what it is. Yo / o s people here and ask them wh ssion, man. Stop being colonizer . , od. (Speaking foreign language.) R. M L~R: \\our next ~ealc0-r is Daniel Tommie, and he'll be f o owed by Tristan Ti ail. M . OMMIF: ello, 00d morning. Is it still morning? I appreciate you guys giving me the opportunity. My name is Dan Tommie. 'm a me her of the Seminole Tribe, and I'm kind of embarrassed, be0 use I , on't know if you guys reached out to my elected officials or n@ . And I think somebody should take that initiative to reach out to them and see what they can say on it; however, on my personal feeling and where I'm at with this cell tower, you know, I have to tell you that I do Seminole War reenactments. We go up to the location where the actual event occurred, and we --I dress out, and we do that for, you know, Page 67 Page 96 of 5243 March 25, 2025 informing, educating people. And I take that very seriously because my people sacrificed, suffered so I can survive and be here today. At the end of the third Seminole War, my people came here, right there where you're talking about putting cell towers. Army Corps of Engineers had done enough damage. Southwest Florida Management stilling planning to do more damage. And now you're talking about putting a tower there right ne~t 0 our relatives, to our family. And I think you should keep it wli~re it 1s. We're fighting for your family as well, your grandc ·1an~n, your gre , great grandchildren, and for the four-le ged, for the ones fi t swim. I thank you for your time. Happy Birthday. MR. MILLER: Your eak n Tigertail. He will be followed on Zo by MR. TIG hanks for hearing us today. I'm intro , oming to say hi to you cDaniel. I'm 35, so I think I'm . But, you know. --I' ittle bit. So • n from the Miccosukee Tribe, but I'm really s to ou guys as a hunter, a fisher, a lover of nature, someone who li , athe fresh air, someone who likes to just enjoy being outs1 an osing contact sometimes, you know, just getting away. I really do hope you guys don't put this tower up, because I don't have the power to do it. You guys do. You know, you guys are elected officials. So you guys are here to protect us. And I hope that you guys be good neighbors because I want to be a good neighbor to Page 68 Page 97 of 5243 March 25, 2025 you guys. You guys are always invited to visit our part of the Everglades. We cherish it. We try to take care of it. You know, we have high --clean water quality standards, so feel free to come visit us. Don't ask us to ignore something like a tower, you know. Don't ask us to ignore that, because it's going to e. And the effects I'm hearing, it could be even a lot more tal than I previously knew before this happened. You know, I do like going ou ress Preserve. Even when I lose my cell phone • ce, you know, like, hey, no one can reach me o ' kind of cool. I'm sure some of yo s wis kids c ut down their phones for a little b1 present. But sometimes that forces you to do that. I kno • • 's nice. I want to o hen I'm hunting. I don't want to 1 ts ow. I just want to be able to enj -a g w, I would never hope to put r in want to put a tower in your mo yar see that. I want them to look at cle air, J So • g he same, all right, please. And thank you, MR. MI . Chairman, the rest of your speakers are going to be on Zoom today. Your first speaker on Zoom is Brooke Gaebe, and she will be followed by Jessica Namath. Brooke, you're being prompt to unmute yourself, if you'll do that. And I see you have. You have three minutes, Brooke. MS. GAEBE: Okay. Hello. MR. MILLER: We hear you. Page 69 Page 98 of 5243 March 25, 2025 MS. GAEBE: Okay. I just want to say that I absolutely oppose the tower. My background is in public health. I've worked at the local and state level. I find it bizarre that everyone doesn't know that there is serious peer-reviewed science that says that anyone living within 400 feet of a cell tower is exposed to a craz amount of carcinogens; that your likelihood of getting cancer is ree to four times the likelihood of someone who did not li 11 tower. This cell tower is less than 4 iccosukee people. And the --I want --also say a CC regulations assume that nearby people are liv.in 1n concrete And I looked on Google Earth, and the ne re is tched-roof house. Those are open-y more wPnerable to radiation than someone e. And I just --• t didn't talk to them before hand is y government. I think that's --~n of a genocide. Like, these eo le be endangered. And I am appal nd I strongly urge you to not dot this and stand up for the indig hey are amazing and beautiful people, more than this. Thank you for my time. MR. MILL ~-V our next speaker is Jessica Namath. And she will be followed by upita Vazquez Reyes. Jessica, you're being asked to unmute yourself. I see you've done that. You have three minutes. MS. NAMATH: Yes, hello. I am speaking to you from Palm Beach County as a mother who drives down to enjoy the Everglades with my three children and to show them what a piece of wild earth Page 70 Page 99 of 5243 March 25, 2025 looks like, and I certainly oppose any sort of a cell phone tower being added to the landscape. I mean, that's exactly why we drive from so far to come recreate there. I also thank you for recognizing how important this is to so many people, finally, and taking pause. But I would urge you to learn from this situation, please, and hopefull~ each out and go above and beyond maybe what is required f blic notice to contact the Shealys, again, where we've stayed eount ss times because of how dark and peaceful and quiet an attiral 1 i or the Miccosukees where we go down to their India illage to --a we've camped down there, and we've enjoyed o r time because it' dark and natural and quiet. So I would urge you o please, ple se espect the community and make sure that you go abo e ano beyond o each out with transparent, prom t comm oKWard in this process. Thank you. MR.MI • ta Vazquez Reyes, and she'll be fol wed bYJ Iler. Lu , ita, you're ei:0g ..... .., .... , ... ..., te yourself. You've done that. o nave t ee min S. REYES. h upit V.asquez Reyes, 34142, for the record. GoQ orning, Cammi sioners. I'm here today to oppose the proposed 3 Q ... oot cell tower installation in Ochopee. This proposal disregards zoni g prot c ions and violates the deed restriction in place and lacks proper ublic input, especially from those most impacted. So even though we are pushing this issue forward, we must have testimony on record. I understand the County Manager's assertion that this tower is essential for public safety; however, this justification does not explain why the county must sue to remove a deed restriction meant to prevent such construction in the first place. Page 71 Page 100 of 5243 March 25, 2025 It is said that the existing tower at Carnestown must be relocated, but why here? Why without fully considering alternative sites that do not place it right next to residential areas or infringe on the sovereignty of indigenous communities? It has been mentioned that this has been difficult to find space for fire and public safety, but it should be. P ecious land that is still home to living tribal nations requires the mm ,.-t care and ethical conversations. This land is important and an imp • n to the first responders, yes, but more so be • 1s ance land to indigenous peoples, including t an ~ther Independent indigenous residents. The too, communit and should have a say-so. Also, while there co ederal or state supported data that fully ironmental risks posed by the i e rush to approve this project with , es gh an ex parte decision tha s aren lie icipation and reduces reco this or the fact that the Mice it. , t eed to get this installed ASAP or ex mes e to continue the rapid advancement of surveilla • • e pnvacy issues that we are seeing all over the country. ains © be seen. Finally, etglades neighbor and a camper who enjoys her no cell service signa camping in that area with my daughter, I have a responsibility to stand in opposition to this project. I urge you to uphold the deed restriction, explore alternatives that do not harm nearby communities, and respect the voices of those who will bear the consequences of this decision. Thank you. Page 72 Page 101 of 5243 March 25, 2025 MR. MILLER: Mr. Chair, that takes us to our final registered speaker, Stephanie Keller. Stephanie, you're being prompted to unmute yourself, if you'll do that. And there you are. Stephanie, you have three minutes. MS. KELLER: Hello. My name is Stephanie Keller. Thank you for giving me the time to speak today. I am opposed to, you know, these --this tower being put up, an ar,preciate the motion to continue on. Cell towers are bad for our health of warfare, and I would appreciate if you do not nother ow on land that is, you know, sacred to the Indians. should not e., ou know, putting these towers up. We ha aus bad for our health, and we need t . MR. MILLER: And ered speaker, sir. CHAIRMAN SAUN you. All right. We will close • ea We have t the motion, because it's be ake a vote, because there ~!!<.--=---=---lied to it. So if you coul Commissioner McDaniel. NIE: : You realize you're taxing an old g ith what I said before? C N RS: It's an old guy's memory that's asking you av1ng -- CO MMIS Si WAL: He's a year older. CHAIRMAN ERS: I know. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: My notion --yeah, 33's not old. My motion is to continue the item to explore alternative locations, to grant permission to the County Attorney to pursue the suit to quiet title in the event that the decision is made to utilize this Page 73 Page 102 of 5243 March 25, 2025 site. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Second. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. We have a motion and a second. Let me just kind of discuss this for a moment before we vote on it just to --I guess I would ask the commissio ers individually --I am convinced that this is not the right location o that. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Reme ber, I said my first wish for my birthday. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: elka . MR. ROSA: You got to gr . CHAIRMAN SA DERS: Commissioner Ko COMMISSIONER earlier, and I pulled it off. I was pushed But I wo e, you know, that site's --that to s been there for 50 years at that pa now. You know, I know the situation at ha overnment, federal parks and serviGes that o s that what --from what I undeFsf is itor's center. CO SSI NIEL: Uh-huh. CO lSSIONBR KO AL: And their plan is to remove the t>jnt, Wi ich provides this public safety for communication. w-0uld behoove the people in the room, they're very passionate ancl ~ery convincing, that I think together, if we can all reach out to the federal government and tell them how important it is if they can keep a spot on that site for the communications so we don't have to uproot it and up --move it and have a possible delay in public safety. Even for --the people that live in the tribe probably depend on that, too. Page 74 Page 103 of 5243 March 25, 2025 CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Well, that's exactly why I wanted to have a discussion on the motion, because right now, as far as the federal government's concerned, they're going to look at our record, and we have an alternative site right now. Now, we haven't voted on that alternative site, but we've picked one. And we're looking at the potential of continuing this. But somebody foom the federal government looking at that, I think, could Gone ude, yes, they have an alternative site. I think what might be more apP, ;eJ?Fi ate day is just reject this site. And the reason I say that, I on' l<now tha xbody -- (Applause.) CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: , pl don't know that anybody on thi i ri com o a le with this site. And if we do, I icking this down the road, if we feel uncomf orta And so, Commissioner s was your birthday wish, but if th d eem o change the motion, I would suggest t that, if that's the --if the Board taff to work with our congi; keep that site there, keep that t Now, ·fit turns out tha the federal government says, "No, you've got o move that ower, and you've got a year to do it," then we have --w Ye a roblem, and we'll have to solve that problem. But I think right now I ould feel more comfortable just rejecting the site at this time. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Do you want me to amend my motion? CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Well, it requires the second to withdraw the second, if he's willing to do that. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Yeah, absolutely. Page 75 Page 104 of 5243 March 25, 2025 CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. We have a motion without a second. You're going to withdraw that motion. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I'll withdraw the motion. Do you want me to make a new one? CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: It's your birthday. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Okay. Outstanding. You remember that. I'm going to make a motion that w€ a n the utilization of the proposed site and that we work to co tI ue on w·th the current location at Carnestown for recons t1on of the ew tower. COMMISSIONER LoCAS T 0: Second. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: A 1 ight. second. Any discussion , n t e motion q (No response.) CHAIRMAN SAUND All in favor, s· COMMI D COMMI Aye. CHAI I I . e. A S: All opposed? (N nse. CHAIRMA DERS: That passes unanimously. All right. W.e U m0ve on. And I want to thank --I want to thank all of you for being -ere. (Applause.) MR. ROSA: Thank you. Happy Birthday. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Thank you, sir. MS. HOFFMAN: Happy birthday to us, too, honestly. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. Ms. Patterson, if we'll Page 76 Page 105 of 5243 March 25, 2025 move on. MS. PATTERSON: Yes, sir. Commissioners, before we move on, I neglected to get a vote to accept the proclamations, so if we could get a motion for that. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. I'll make a motion to approve the proclamations. Is there a secondf COMMISSIONER HALL: Second. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: ec rr . CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Co, McDaniel seconded it. We have a motion and second. ~11 in favor, • • fy by saying aye. MS. PATTERSON: Than COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER CHAIRMAN SA COMMI COMMI CHAI asses unanimously. ERT S AND BRING BACK AN ORDINANCE AMENDING T PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR ~ NEW SECTION ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OPERATION OF BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS, CROSSWALKS, AND IN INTERSECTIONS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED PORTIONS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA. (DAN KOWAL, COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4) -MOTION TO APPROVE THE ADVERTISING Page 77 Page 106 of 5243 March 25, 2025 AND BRING BACK THIS ORDINANCE BY COMMISSIONER KOWAL; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MCDANIEL - APPROVED MS. PATTERSON: Thank you. Now, that brings us to Item 1 0A. This i , a recommendation to direct staff to advertise and bring back an oro • ance amending the pedestrian safety ordinance providing for an section establishing requirements for the operation of bic~cles on s ·aewalks, crosswalks, and in intersections within the un ·, corporated po tQns of Collier County, Florida. This item is brought to the age da by e o missio e~ Kowal. CHAIRMAN SA~D] S: Commissioner Kowal. COMMISSIONER K{)w :b : Yes, airman. Yeah. I --over the pas w years, sine ';ve --you know, I've been in this position and from y pri0r 12r0fess·o al career of 28 years in law enfoPcement, I just ot • c d an u12 • ck in these e-bikes, the different classifl~at • on 0£ e bikes, nd it just appears that we're starting ~ se€ just a a u ... ~~------t sic] o these things being used in certain ays a Ion pathways and lie sidewalks, and, you know, some o ~these thin scan t each speetis upwards of 35 miles per hour, and, you ow, whe ou H :ve that on a sidewalk congested with regular peel st1"ian traffic, mot ers with children, things like that, I felt it was so e hing e robably should take a closer look at. And I believe about si onths ago, with the County Attorney's assistance with speaking witli the bicycle-ped chairman from the Metropolitan Planning Organization, along with the Sheriffs Traffic Enforcement Unit, we sat down and kind of authored some language, and it's --and we've come up with what we have here before you today. And it would just basically reinforce keeping up with the technology, because I think when we look at these things, sometimes Page 78 Page 107 of 5243 March 25, 2025 we don't --we don't have the ability to keep up with the world around us sometimes, and we never expected to have an electric bicycle that can achieve speeds of 35 miles per hour, and these are being issued to children under 16 years of age and driving in our communities and on our streets. I mean, even with the state statutes, whe ou look at motorized bicycle --motorized vehicles, when you c ss • fy even a moped, a moped's restricted to 49 cc motor, gasoli e gine, which barely produces 35 miles per hour. And an tfiing over that, you're required to have a motorcycle endorsement o our driveF' license. But we're arming our childre out there in our ublic streets and sidewalks and shared paths with veh • cles t at re just as strong or just as fast with no training and no ability t supervise them in a way that --you know, to make i , a e for them nd the other people around. So I felt it was im octant o ave this broug t up and have it put out for adverti ement s0 e can ha,ve lie s ar olders and the stakeholders ancl thi conversation come forward and discuss this so we can have it this adv COM CHAI I SSI issioner McDaniel. Is that a motion? L: Okay. That's a motion to have McDANIEL: And I'm going to second it. AUNDERS: We have a motion and a second. I assume we have no egistered speakers, Mr. Miller. Oh, we do have one? MR. MILLER: We actually do. We have one registered speaker on Zoom, Kip Michela. Kip, you're being prompted to unmute yourself, if you'll do that. And you have. Sir, you have three minutes. Page 79 Page 108 of 5243 March 25, 2025 MR. MICHELA: Hi. Good morning, Commissioners. I would just like at this time to state that I am a property owner in the county adjacent to you, but I do most of my commuting on the sidewalks with an e-bike for shopping and eating and other particular things. But as an older person, I saw on the news where they might try to put 16-year-olds and older on the road fer riding e-bikes, and I would just strictly want to know the stat· the deaths that are happening on these e-bikes and bikes themselves, or is it on the sidewal Because I find it very troub t have to ride on the roadway with my bike. I over 3,000 've been a driver down here six months thro for st four years, and I can pretty m say that f the onginal ones on the sidewalk riding with other ones came out. And even at this time in yo across a lot of bikes and a lo • n hat the mis inf ormatio rs e counties that are in a hurry. I ow. e appropnate laws regarding bikes des ing flipped off by 80-s to cross a driveway that they wan int . th o be a lot of consideration before you make an ank you for letting me have a say in this. CHAI AUNDERS: All right. MR. MILLER. ~hat was our only speaker, sir. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. Thank you. Commissioner Kowal. COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Yes, Chairman. Well, to answer to the gentleman on the Zoom, the way the ordinance is written --and there's some language in there --and a Page 80 Page 109 of 5243 March 25, 2025 portion of the language is if there's a designated authorized bike lane already existing on a public roadway, if you're 16 years of age or older and you're operating an electrical-assist bicycle, the ordinance would want you --encourage you to be using that proper lane of travel, but if there's not one that exists, like, say, Airport Road, which is a major road that does not have a bicycle esignated to it, you would then be authorized to operate on t alk. It just --it addresses --and the ro1>1 we've seen in the past is a majority of the accidents people are on the sidewalks riding against the flo fie al roadway at a high rate of speed, and when t me to an in eFsection, they're not stopping, and that's when you ision n the car and the bike, and that's ority of ou uries or serious injuries, in those ically, the driver's not paying attention t t s per hour on a sidewalk com · e usually paying their attentio from their left. So these --in a --in the langu • t safer, I believe, for eve er your question, that you woul ay if there's not a safe designated bicycle roaaway. CHA ERS: Okay. Any other comments? (No response.) CHAIRMAN going to advertise this? Then the issue is whether we're COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Yes. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Have you made the motion, then? COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Yes. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: And you seconded? Page 81 Page 110 of 5243 March 25, 2025 COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: And I seconded. And if I may, just from a comment standpoint, two things. Number 1, we're not required to adjust --address the public speakers that come and speak to us or ask questions along those lines. And it's natural to want to do that, but right now we're at the infancy stages of this, publishing the actual ordinance. If you don't --and I'd like to see the ae ordinance come through and then hear comment from yo, , if ou have a moment to share your experiences so far becaus€ o the --from what I understand, a large portion of this a to do witH ctual enforcement that travels along with this ordinance. COMMISSIONER KOWAL: ell, majority o ~ i , the beginning's going to be e ucation, an I tliinl<: that's goin to be the big part, especially with o c ·tdren. COMMISSIONER Mc t\ I£ . That' I concur 100 percent. COMMI COMMI That --that's imperative. CHAI missioner Locastro. I think as we explore this, one thing ee ublic aying sidewalks, sidewalks, side • dewa Qunty come in a lot of different flavors. I mean, in district ave siclewalks that are eight to 10 feet wide, and then I ha sidewa1ks that are the traditional, you know, narrow ones. So I thinK as wVe ebate this issue in more detail, come back, that's where the clar·fication's going to come. You know, to that gentleman's point, you know, "I don't want to have to be in the street. I want to be in the sidewalk," well, it depends how wide that sidewalk is, and that's where I think we're having some of the problems. But I think, as we flesh this out and talk about it, that level of Page 82 Page 111 of 5243 March 25, 2025 detail should be in --obviously, in whatever the ordinance, you know, is, because sidewalks are quite a bit different across this county. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. We have a motion and a second. I don't see any other comments. All in favor of the motion to advertise this and bring it back, signify by saying aye. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: A yJt. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: X.y . CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Aye. COMMISSIONER HALL: y . COMMISSIONER KOW A : Aye. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Al 0. pose (No response.) CHAIRMAN SAUN nanimously. We're going to hav • utes. Will ther us over to the museum? Las ul. MS. PA ake a call to Facilities to get some eart 1 ght. We only have a few minut et go straight through the agen e ne going to be Commissioner McDani as matter what. MS. R ould you like to take the CAFR? We have our outs1 au 1 Olis ere for that. That's Item 13A. CHAIRMAN X. DERS: All right. Let's try and see ifwe can resolve that before we have to break. Item #13A THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR Page 83 Page 112 of 5243 March 25, 2025 THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, AND AUTHORIZATION TO FILE THE RELATED STATE OF FLORIDA ANNUAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL REPORT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES. (DEREK JOHNSSEN, CLERK'S FINANCE DIRECTOR) - PRESENTED; MOTION ACCEPTING THE REPORT BY COMMISSIONER HALL; SECONDED :84 OMMISSIONER LOCASTRO MS. PATTERSON: Okay. ation of the Annual Comprehensive Financi the ar ended September 30th, 2024, and autho e rela ate of Florida Annual Local Government eport w d i e Department of Financial ohnssen, the Clerk's finance director, is here to r-esen on. MR. JO ~ han Manager. And I'm going to say it one a tro and Commissioner McDaniel, H S S hank you, sir. iJN" to present to you the 2024 resu r aud clean opinion, the best that we can g To s of a lot of people. I want to personally .._.Li ... ...,L ... .._ ·, but it takes county staff and the constitutional ancial staff also. And for that, we appreciate it. So we've got about nine slides in a presentation. And I've got Mr. Chris Kessler, your partner in charge here, to deliver it, and we'll see if we can get through it. MR. KESSLER: Thank you, Derek. Good morning, Commissioners. And I will be quick here Page 84 Page 113 of 5243 March 25, 2025 because I know I'm the only thing between you and break. So let me go. All right. All right. Well, as Derek said, Chris Kessler, principal with CLA. I am in charge of your audit and the constitutional officers' audits for the year ended 2024. With me is Alexander Mitchell, who is the manager on your engagement as well as all the constitutiona er engagements. So moving through, the services th erf ormed for 2024 are no different than we've performed • rs. There were no changes in audit standards. The th , ents are the audit of your financial statements, the the mpliance, and the audit of the state compliance eral an ate compliance is mostly the grant expenditures cur, g sure they're spent on the right e all your t's are crossed and all your i's are dotted res. The reports that we d ed from prior years. Audit standar e t gard. So the five components o e independent auditor's report; the repo hich is where findings or issue -ld b y; independent auditor's repo le audit over federal and stat n accountant's report on compliance, whic ire orida Auditor General on certain complia w • handling of public investment, as well as a m r that is required by the Florida Auditor General to rep er issues that may arise during the audit: There were none, ~our management letter's straightforward, boilerplate, template language. The results of the audit --as Derek had mentioned, the audit opinions are unmodified, which is the highest level of opinion, both your financial statements as well as the single audit, which means from a financial statement standpoint, the audit --the financial Page 85 Page 114 of 5243 March 25, 2025 statements were free of material misstatement, the numbers in there are accurate, and from a single audit standpoint, that means there was no material noncompliance with what we looked at. The financial statement included no material weaknesses, no significant deficiencies, so no audit findings, and your federal and state awards as well had no material weaknes es and no significant deficiencies, so no findings in either of tho , e eports. So clean across the board; highest v 1 that you-all can receive. So the communications that we ha to ma e to you-all we included in a governance commu ·cat · on letter t t also comes with our audit report, but here are som 0f the key point . So overall, the scope and the timing of our audit, i rQceeclea as plan ed. There were no changes, no surprises, no issue . S ·,gnificant ace nting policies are in accordance w it industry standards and practices and generally accepted accounting prin 1ples. ad no difficulties in performing the audit. The statu o the p i -yea u , it 1n n . So last year when I presented to you-11, thene were a €0 ple compliance findings. The first thing w do w ........ -_._ ...... we a our au it for the next year is we dig into tl1ose findings. w~ a etermine i t~ey've been corrected and move orward wit our audi> plan. 'hose findings were corrected very quic l~. The Co ecti ction Plan that management put in place was, u know, in place, effective, and we had no issues with that. And so wit , a l ft at said, I do want to give a big thank you to everybody that we w rk with, both on the county Board side as well as the Clerk's finance team. The fact that you-all had a clean opinion, no findings, no issues, is a testament to the hard work that you-all put in every single year and we really appreciate working with you-all from that standpoint. It's nice to have clients that want the same results that, you know, you-all do and want to have those clean Page 86 Page 115 of 5243 March 25, 2025 opinions, and it comes through in the work that you do on a day-to-day basis. So we really appreciate that. A couple financial highlights --and I'll just move quickly here. From a federal and state grant perspective, we tested over $63 million of your expenditures both from a federal and a state standpoint, and that includes about 11. 9 million of pandemic nds that are still being spent as well as transportation grants of 8.4 ml ion. What this shows you is really where the majority of you e e 1 expenditures are being incurred and what programs for 2024. For governmental activities, , ieh is your and programs, you had an increase 0f net position, w. ich is your equity, the difference between your ets no your liffb1lities, of $253.8 million --so again, revenues W€re hig er than expenditures by that amount for all of your 0.¥ mmental nds --your General Fund increased by 31.1 million, an fOUt business t 11e activities, your utilities, your E S rograms, ent up by 89 .9 ·nion over last year. Some em rging i s s --I'l ju t it tliis r ally, really quickly here. We did ha e o do a ittle ex:tra testing on the IT environment that you-aH operate· , n fiat was hange in audit standards. So we loo ed at things a • tr. e deep!~ as far as policies, procedures, intern I controls n t only user access to your systems, but cybersee r, • ty practices and t~s along those lines, making sure that you-all hao 0licies and proceaures in place, as this is becoming much more o~ a <;ritical n • ece of the infrastructure and internal control system for the county as it relates to financial reporting. So with that sai , that's the end of my prepared comments. I would love for any questions, comments, feedback, anything along the way. But again, I just want to say a huge "thank you" to you-all, the Commission, as well as everybody else within the county that helps us throughout our process. Page 87 Page 116 of 5243 March 25, 2025 CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Thank you. Commissioner Hall. COMMISSIONER HALL: Thank you, Chair. So, Mr. Kessler, what you're saying, if you can ease my mind, we have no public monies going to anybody that's 200 years old for county benefits or county funds? MR. KESSLER: In what we audited MFh n we look at eligibility for those recipients of those programs, tl1er ' nothing like that in the testing. COMMISSIONER HALL: I fe l so much er. Thank you. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: o nts from the Board? (No response.) CHAIRMAN SAUN ou very much. Any more comments ce? MR. JOHN ~ o, uch for your time. CHAI motion to accept the report? ISS.D ond. SI NIEL: Second. C N DERS: We have a motion and a second to accept the rep ft.. All in favor, signify by saying aye. COMMISSiQ £ McDANIEL: Aye. COMMISSIO ER LoCASTRO: Aye. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Aye. COMMISSIONER HALL: Aye. COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Aye. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All opposed? (No response.) Page 88 Page 117 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: That passes unanimously. We're supposed to be over at the museum at 12 o'clock, so this, I think, is the right time to break. Ms. Patterson, what time do we get back here? Is it going to be 1 :30; is that what we need to do? MS. PATTERSON: I'm looking to the back at the Clerk. 1:30? 1:30. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All • e're going to stand in recess until 1 :30 . MS. PATTERSON: Sir, , out at the parking area --the secured par ov museum. Okay. Thank you. (A lunch recess was 1 :30 p .m . MS. PATTERSON: mic. CHAIRMAN SA lieve we're going to move on to • are now? Item #l0B N1 ~ HE GUTHW-.E&-T LORIDA REGIONAL G CO CIL, R ECT VE OCTOBER 1, 2024, AT A RATE 0.15 PE ~AP ~, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REPLACE E NT IN n RLO AL AGREEMENT APPROVED BY THE BOA ( J'EM IDA) ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2024, AND AUTHORIZE A'NY N RCESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS. (WILLIAM L. MC hl · NIEL, JR., COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5) - MOTION TO MAKE THE FIRST QUARTERLY PAYMENT, BUT ONLY IF ANOTHER COUNTIES PARTICIPATE BY COMMISSIONER MCDANIEL; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HALL -APPROVED Page 89 Page 118 of 5243 March 25, 2025 MS. PATTERSON: Yes, sir. Item 1 OB is a recommendation to approve payment to the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council effective October 1, 2024, at a rate of 15 cents per capita in accordance with the Replacement Interlocal Agreement approved by the Board, Item 1 0A, on September 24, 2024, and authorize any necessafY budget amendments. This item is brought to the agenda 15~ ommissioner McDaniel. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: C~mmissioner cDaniel, you're recognized. COMMISSIONER McDANI CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: 0 a , Mr. Chair. ody wished you a Happy Birthday today yet? COMMISSIONER ~19, . Thank you, sir. A couple of thin s I n't bring this back to the Board, an ug because our staff is having an issu g £ ment. We accepted this --we acce ft interlocal MOU and byla ________ to you last year when we acce ort to lead by example as the Chai th nt that we oblige ourselves to agree ow running into issues with an opinion :6 o whether or not that money should be paid. And since ounced her, I'm going to ask her to come to the podium, and then we can have a discussion about the --about the payment. And you can hear her rendition, as she and I went round and round about this yesterday and last week, and I don't think we're done going around. MS. KINZEL: Cheerfully --and Happy Birthday. We'll start Page 90 Page 119 of 5243 March 25, 2025 out with that again. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Thank you. MS. KINZEL: Yes. Commissioners, I think part of the discrepancy that the commissioner and I have gone around about is the last time that we paid on this interlocal was in 2019, and others were not paying, and there were undue conside ations that if no one --if not a lot of people are paying, wh , f a e we getting? Why are we paying everything? So that was bac i 2Q20, the Board denied the payments. So then jump forward to Sent ml;er of '24 en you repealed that existing agreement and you F p aced it with a n w version agreement. And while the agreeme t t at yo replace i with indicates that, effectively 6elween --in oth r words, not e:veryone had to sign the agreement to p rticjpate fo ou to participate. At this point, however, no one has s·gnea fi' lgree ent since September to participate in this agreement. That --cons€quen 1 , the p an ing dire t r sent us invoices at a rate of 30 cents with a note sayin tliat because the contract had not been exeeuted, it a a t 3 cent but we should only pay 15 because • wou 19roo · b ~ be e ecute ater. o sequently., didn't eally nave an executed agreement other than by His board as 1 e on ~ participant. Do we pay 15? Do we pay 30? You're aF-ticulating that now. And wha as the o her point I was just going to make? We did not have budget fo11 tnis n the county's budget at this time. That had ended back in '19 hen the county stopped paying according to this, and we --so we currently have no budget item for this. And there's also a pending House bill and Senate bill both that are --want to discontinue this whole process of the regional planning. So I am here to answer any questions regarding the payment or nonpayment and get direction intent. Page 91 Page 120 of 5243 March 25, 2025 CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Commissioner McDaniel, anything else? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes. Well, you know, Ms. Kinzel --Mrs. Kinzel, actually, brought the points forward. The reality of this is is we all know the strifes that we, as an organization participating with the Region nning Council, have gone through. Commissioner LoCastro, y d I have served on that board, and you've watched the antio I certainly am not a proponen er money ever. It was one of my wants, one of - y ·n the rewrite of the MOU, the interlocal, and the s for the o · ·zation. I wasn't aware --and I guess ID;( ~ is as mnch for our County Attorney. Is if th a ppr yment, does that legally allow the Clerk to t men or not? MR. KLATZKOW: w0uld be authorized to pay it, but if the Cl • • ouldn't be paid, then she won't pay • ional officer. COMMI . could I say, my intent is not to n do have to have proper doc . agreement is real. There need -ow ent at the 30 cents was repealed and kill te greement doesn't exist. That's how we were bi greement goes to the 15 cents, but it has not been fully And the agree that you signed has a caveat that not everyone needs to participate, but in this case no one else is participating, and that's why I wanted to bring it forward. Just for your information. It's not to argue. Just --I need direction with documentation and with budget and authority. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: So having said that, the RPC Page 92 Page 121 of 5243 March 25, 2025 is relegated to abide by the old interlocal agreement, MOU, and bylaws, because we --that organization has not been able to achieve a quorum to vote on anything. The meetings that I've been attending on a monthly basis have been relegated to basically a quorum of the executive committee just to have an RPC meeting. I have already been in contact with m celleagues. There are six counties that are currently, by statute, re be a member of an RPC, a Regional Planning Council. I' contact with all of those communities --or with all of the s. I am planning on going to eaefi ne of tho unties to an agenda item bringing forward th • ca, MOU, and draft bylaws that we have adopte _,,£_£_ to do t e, which will then bring them bac e h point we'll all accept and adopt and rat that we're now designating as "draft." And my s first quarterly payment --b e id. I cut the per diem from 3 as to abide by, becau ey have. I cut that per diem fro divided the payments up into e elected who are responsible for expe an opportunity to see relevance. So -- MS. KIN ~L: Ab just --Commissioner, actually we have been billed at th 3Q at because the director is indicating the second one has not been e euted by anyone else, and she billed to the 30-cent rate and said, but we could pay the 15 pending that other agreement being executed. So that's why I need an amount. There are two quarters at the 30. I believe it's 57,000; and it would be half of that, obviously, at 15. Page 93 Page 122 of 5243 March 25, 2025 COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: You already said that, and I already said that the RPC only has the 30-cent per diem agreement to operate off of even though there is a new draft set of MOU, interlocal, and bylaws at the 15-cent that this board has accepted and ratified, and in so doing, canceled that previous agreement. It requires each one of the members of th€. RPC and their legal counsel to express an opinion and adopt th0se agreements before the Regional Planning Council itself, a statutor • created organization, can bill anything other than the 30 cents that the ~ currently have in their existing MOU and interloca n bylaws. S e're only obligated to pay the 15 cents and rlly obligated to pa the first quarter, one quarter. CHAIRMAN SA • f hink we rstand what the issue is. One real quick questi o this today, or can we wait until the 1 1m COMMI cDA CHAI ER ou know --' SS e certainly don't have to do anythi a ne o m oa owing leadership by exam~ e 1 be ab gues, stand in front of them at their po and re that Collier County has accepted this agre lea ample, and we are willing to pay that 15 cents per CHAIRM~ AUNDERS: Commissioner Hall. COMMISS ER HALL: Thank you, Chairman. I guess, I know this is your baby, and I mean, this is a -- COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: It isn't my baby. I just got --I'm the huckleberry that's the anointed one. COMMISSIONER HALL: So with that then, what happens if there just are no participants? What happens to the RPC? Page 94 Page 123 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: It folds up in September. We have current budgeted money out of reserves and expenditures currently right now. And I don't know --forgive me --Madam Clerk. I call her Crystal. MS. KINZEL: It's your birthday. That's fine. Crystal's fine. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: The bu rate --the burn rate expires the organization in September if no15 o y else pays anything and/or the current executive director do€ n't et any grant monies that --where she can pull off adminis t at ion fe s out of the top of the grant money. COMMISSIONER HALL: What real benefit provide as incentive if we were t • ng. COMMISSIONER ent pa Commissioner, there ha ount of benefit. Relevancy has be c nization since I got on eight years If you'll r rtment in Tallahassee. The --and I'm ve another name for it. The Depa .... ~..._ .... ,'-" rs. I had another name for it bac a a planning organization for the entire state. The~ had regulat' ons at then distributed those regulations to egion p anning councils. And I believe there are eight in the entire s 6 , ma:½ e nine, eight or nine RPCs. They --original ~ Ti e the DCA was in existence, they had an authority; DRis, Comp Plans, rezones, use changes had to come before the RPC to receive an approval. All --and when Governor Scott disavowed the DCA, turned it into the Department of Economic Affairs, he disbanded the authority of the RPCs. Our RPC was never able to adopt a new interlocal, a new set of Page 95 Page 124 of 5243 March 25, 2025 bylaws, and a new MOU to conform to the new statute with regard to the lack of authority. The people that were on that board didn't want to give up that hammer, didn't want to give up that power. Sarasota made a motion to --because state law requires all counties to be a member of an RPC. Sarasota said, "Well, we're more aligned with Tampa's metropolitan area, so we' e going to move our membership to the Tampa RPC," and the):: -iseontinued payment. Because then we found out that statute doesn' require us to pay; it only requires us to be a member. And so Lee County went, " 11, Sarasota's ntl paying. We're not going to pay." Charlotte did the same thing. I hung on --Collier County hua on _g yi g for two ~ears, three years after I was in because 0f federal Rromise Zone initiative. It was a rural Promise Zone initiat· that came ut of the Obama administration for n munities, and that Promise Zone· ea e C for Glades, Hendry, and o And my to support the RPC, we would be able t ;:~::.:: a ruial Promise Zone initiative. That , ee years of strife, I am the one that b h o discontinue funding the Regi ning the one that, after that, rewrote the bylaws, the te the interlocal agreement as draft and then b • to you last year to be able to go back --I got anointed an of the RPC last fall. Up until than point, I was a mem er at was going. COMMISSIONER HALL: You shouldn't have missed that meeting. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yeah. And so consequently --my hope is --and this comes back to your original --my statement here, Commissioner Hall, "Who can Page 96 Page 125 of 5243 March 25, 2025 argue about the necessity for regionality with regard to planning, zoning, traffic, so on and forth? Who can argue about regionality with regard to water quality, water quantity, beach renourishment, so on and so forth?" The necessity of regionality and having regional discussions. It's imperative that we know what Lee Cou oing from a planning and zoning standpoint, that we kn hat our neighbors all around us are, in fact, doing. And so there's no argument --• e's no argument about the necessity of regionalit ave a ctional regional planning council, and this is my trying to n k that organization to have some sort o COMMISSIONER • So you s going to go on --as an a counties? COMMISSIONER COMMI -st allow you the time to do tha rs willing to participate at the 15-cent ther and cooperate. Without anyo ay we tried and didn't. e OMMI . ell, in --and you can certai w e. I'm looking for another bullet in my clip goi hese people. Leadership by example. Hendry y --they haven't formally voted yet, but Hendry Co back in. Glades will do the same thing. Charlotte, Lee harlotte, and Sarasota Counties are next on my hit list. My goal with this is to --to, leadership by example, show the initiative that we're willing to participate. I can --I certainly will go irrespective of whether or not this payment is authorized or not. In my mind, this payment should have already been authorized with our rejection or discontinuance of the Page 97 Page 126 of 5243 March 25, 2025 previous agreement in placement of this agreement. It should have been budgeted in this current year. It wasn't, and now there's discourse between our clerk and our staff as to how to actually fund this, and so we're at this point right now. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Commissioner LoCastro. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: If we y oted right now to pay this, what would the total be? What's the s • e of the check? MS. KINZEL: The first quarter, th y'Ne billed 28-, so it would be half of that. A little over 14,000 f<:>: ne quarter at the 15-cent rate. COMMISSIONER McDA 's e • ely it. There's 400,000 people in olli Chair. I didn't mean to interrupt. CHAIRMAN SA COMMISSIONER 's 15 cents per diem, and the estima latio 0-. So it's a total for an annual exp€ , ,000 i CHAI UNIDER r Kowal. n ~"~-~~ clarify, because they did do a 3 8 they calculated this, but they o n, and that's how you come out w o a . not articulated in any of the invo1c1n hose al\e t ing to match it to contracts. CH I DERS: Commissioner Kowal. COMMISS OW AL: Thank you, Chairman. I'm just tryi rap my head around the whole conversation here. You made the comment of how Sarasota felt they'd more align with the Tampa area. Now, does Sarasota participate in the Tampa's RPC with a monetary join, or are they just joined because they have to statutorily belong to an RPC? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: They didn't join. They Page 98 Page 127 of 5243 March 25, 2025 announced that they were going to join, but it takes a gubernatorial maneuver to move you out of one RPC and into another, so they announced that they wanted to join, but they never left the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Okay. Commissioner Kowal. COMMISSIONER KOWAL: I'm not done. So I guess my question is, statutorily, we're driven --we're required to belong to a region. They now still reside in our regi n B t by participating monetarily, what do you benefit that h , don benefit? Because I've seen this before. I come from, li e, an area of ba ~ in the day in the D.C. area where you had people th belonged to tfl ~ union that --you know, or certain people pay into a u 10 , li e ith la e f orcement, and other ones that didn't. Flut when t n gotiate the c0-atract, the ones that didn't pay into th • o still go t e benefit of the negotiation. So by not a 1n into t to it statutorily, because you're e t reap any benefit from the few isions are ma e. · I nd in all sincerity, I can go into a --rf a u want me to. : It your birthday, but please don't. SSIO L: Yeah, I don't --I don't really need --t 1 o ike a simple answer like, yes, they still bene 1 t ork somebody else does that pays into it because they they're required to belong to it. COMMISSI R McDANIEL: There is a --excuse me for interrupting. There is a benefit by the RPC's existence, by the Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council's existence. Could it be better? Absolutely. Has it been great? No. And I'll be the first one to admit that it hasn't been great for quite some time. I actually even said at our meeting last Thursday that my board Page 99 Page 128 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 had agreed to pay this quarterly payment and one quarterly payment, but I had no intention of continuing to contribute to this organization just to support the salaries of two staffers that the RPC now has. If I'm not --if I don't have other participants, I'll be the first one to bring it back and discontinue the payment. My ask on this payment today is just to g \re --as I said, give me another bullet in my clip so when I talk to 0ur colleagues in Sarasota and Lee and Charlotte, that we have ag ee to ake the payment and come back into the fold. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: A l ight. W Hy. clon't we --I think we understand what the issue is. H's just a question o w hether we want to write a check for the $14,0t>O fort e uarter or-0t. MS. KINZEL: Or w.11 i . CHAIRMAN SAUN R · . one of the suggestions is that we cou t to pay the $14,000 as lon Would that --because u at nobody else joins. That's t ight. And I --you know, and ci layer. I am --I mean, we coul o o that payment in May, or not, as the case ay b . know that Hendry County's coming back in line, and I £ s will as well. I just haven't had actual meeti h our colleagues in Lee, Charlotte, and Sarasota Cou -- CHAIRM ){ DERS: Let's go ahead and get a motion on the floor. I think we all understand what the issue is, so ... COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I'll make a motion that we make this first quarterly payment. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. There's a motion . COMMISSIONER HALL: When? By May? Page 100 Page 129 of 5243 March 25, 2025 COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: By the end of April. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Well, once we make the commitment to make the payment, we're going to make the payment whether it's the end of April or middle of April. MS. KINZEL: It's what it's based on. In other words, is there any other criteria than a date, or is it based o someone else joining and paying? CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: I understa d--we understand. I'm just saying that by saying we're goin to mak the payment on or about before the end of April, I € n I think we e ither making a payment or we're not, so ... COMMISSIONER McDANIE : I u de stand. you folks feel differently than • lative gain, I'm not a proponent of wastin r, ever have I been. This is a --this is an eff o allow this organization to e CHAI oCastro. COMMI : I think Commissioner Saunders as the b t ielea hich ki d of splits the difference. I think by us voting t0 ake the ~ayment bu enly if another county does, I thin • t does give ou a o Ilet in your magazine to go up to the other countie and say, "H , we re ommitted to making the payment, but if everybo cl¥-e se says 0, then our clerk's not going to write the check." So I think, y;o know --and like you said, it may be a little bit of gamesmanship, bu ink that's the best suggestion. That would be a motion that I would support, not just a flat out, "We're making the payment." Like, I understand what you're saying. You're going to be before the counties, and it's showing that, "Hey, we're leaning forward." But I think the way he couched it is what I would agree with is Page 101 Page 130 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 saying, "We agreed for the payment, but, you know, only if another county steps forward," and then our direction to the county clerk --or I'm sorry --the Clerk of Courts would be, "Write the check. Two counties agreed after Commissioner McDaniel met with them," and I think that's just smart business. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Commissio er Hall. COMMISSIONER HALL: Thank yo , hairman. Do you feel like if we don't pay th p ~ ent right now that --do you feel like you're going back on your w ord ? COMMISSIONER McDANI L : Kind of. es, sir. I mean, we already accepted this back in S It didn't c me to light to me until -- COMMISSIONER • askin . COMMISSIONER ent past that this funding wasn't appropriate I --and I u t the 30 cents and not the 15, bea discussed . An ain one other county coming in, and in amend my motion to that. A : A nght. We have an amended moti re a 0 a. COM ALL: So I would be in favor of making that payment or aking a promise to the payment if we had a signed agreement with the ajority of the counties. How many counties is there? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Six. COMMISSIONER HALL: Can we get at least three? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I don't know. And I'm --and here's the --here's the issue that I'm dealing with, that we have been Page 102 Page 131 of 5243 March 25, 2025 dealing with at the RPC. And, Mr. Chairman, if you're tired of hearing this, I apologize. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: No, no, no. I'm not --no. You're missing the point. The point is that we all understand what the issue is, and we can keep talking about what the issue is. It's pretty simple. And so that's why I said let's make a motion a d just see if it passes. So you have a motion. You withdrew youF m tion. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I i lidrew it and I amended it. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: fyou want to e ake that motion, that's fine, and we're going to vo on it, because I i we all understand. This is not sending a rocket to tfi moon, so -- CO MMIS SI ONER Mc tANIEL: o-a . CHAIRMAN SAUN ain a motion. COMMISSIONER is is that we make the payment wh er CHAI COMMI commitment? SS es. I ISS.D cond. S: All right. We have a motion and second. her dis~ussion? (No re CHAI DERS: Ms. Kinzel, you understand the motion? MS. KINZEL: Yes, sir. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: If another county comes in, you're writing the check. MS. KINZEL: Yes, sir, for one quarter. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: For one quarter. All right. We Page 103 Page 132 of 5243 March 25, 2025 have a motion and second. All in favor, signify by saying aye. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Aye. COMMISSIONER HALL: Aye. COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Aye. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All oppose 1 (No response.) MS. KINZEL: And Happy Birthda.y again. COMMISSIONER McDAN L : Whatever COMMISSIONER LoCAS : This is be in ridiculous. What, did you tum 12 or someth1n CHAIRMAN SA • t any ishes after today, so we might COMMISSI R expired my wish list, haven't I? MS. PA~ h ner Locastro and Troy? Do yo • appy Birthday." CHAI Item 11 A is the traffic light. We ha a tra ike to make a motion to cont at withdraw the motion. GREEMENT WITH CAMERON COMMONS UNIT JI O PROPERTY OWNER'S ASSOCIATION, AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AGREEMENT THAT WILL AUTHORIZE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THE INTERSECTION OF IMMOKALEE ROAD AND BELLAIRE BAY DRIVE AND MEMORIALIZE THAT THE SIGNAL MAY BE Page 104 Page 133 of 5243 March 25, 2025 REMOVED AT THE COUNTY'S DISCRETION. (TRINITY SCOTT, DEPARTMENT HEAD -TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT)-MOTION TO APPROVE W/REVIEW FROM THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERS TO CONTROL RIGHT HAND TURNS ON A RED LIGHT BY COMMISSIONER MCDANIEL; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS -APPROV D (COMMISSIONER KOWAL OPPOSED) MS. PATTERSON: Okay. 1em llA. This item was continued from the Ma h, 2025, meeting. This is a recommendation to apJ? ffic s agreement with Cameron Commons • wners ssQciation, authorize the Chairman to si n t 1 agreement that will authorize the construction he intersection of Immokalee R -emorialize that the traffic signa • scretion. Ms. Tr· r Transportation Mana __ or answer questions at your plea an ou, County Manager. I can do a present tion • f ~ou would like; otherwise, the Reader's Digest ver~·on is in Jara.uary o 2022, the Board accepted a traffic signal study a t is intersection and directed staff to come back with a formal agreemen not1n that should the --should the signal be installed, that we c u cl remove it at any time and that the Cameron Commons would waive any future business damages with regard to that because we know that in the future, a future improvement will impact this intersection. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Okay. And who's paying for it? MS. SCOTT: Cameron Commons. Page 105 Page 134 of 5243 March 25, 2025 CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Commissioner McDaniel. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes. And just a quick question. Because when we talked about this back in the day, I thought the location of the light at Goodland was a better location for both plaza --both Founder's Square and Cameron Commons. MS. SCOTT: That would be incorrect. J: e current traffic queue for Collier Boulevard and Immokal currently queues back beyond that --what would be th ation. COMMISSIONER McDANI ·mity to the intersection of Immokalee and 95 land to be the light in the intersection? MS. SCOTT: (Nods head COMMISSIONER this is ge improvement that area d mplete support of this. CHAI 10n COM o , Chairman. I initially as the o e that p led this at the last commissioner meeti a the reg lar ag~nda because I just have had a few ti tiii~.L.,·~ ... I di n' e enough information on. And, you 0-w, over th past two years we've been trying to ease the traffic ±low; on Immo a ee ~oad due to its congestion, especially at certain tim Qf the day. And, you know --and putting another traffic light so close o wo traf c lights, I just had a lot of question about it. I did have e Qppottunity to have a few meetings. I had a meeting with their e resentation, and I got a better idea, and I think some things were passed back and forth, and I told them that, you know, I can live with the light now after some certain concessions that we talked about. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Commissioner Hall. COMMISSIONER HALL: Thank you, Chairman. Page 106 Page 135 of 5243 March 25, 2025 Wasn't there something about originally there was a private road, and they shut that off -- MS. SCOTT: Uh-huh. COMMISSIONER HALL: --and it cut off access to the commercial property, and so they're going to benefit mainly from this new traffic light? Something like that. MS. SCOTT: Let me go back in m So the intersection that we are spea ut is right here at Bellaire Bay Drive. Back in early 20H0 /. e county installed a traffic signal at W oodcrest. At that ti e, Lime ~ Trail was open. It is a private roadway, but it wa ly open. no is is the commercial area that --with the they fl benefit of having access to that c sign In 2021, Heritage PUD to allow for gating of private r way Trail, and they did gate that road eli We did t after the gating, and the results oft that Bellaire Bay would arran e U-tums that were occ • rt o in this ex ·ait he , ~ou see he Woodcrest Drive, this is Limesto rail, wliich has een gated, and this would be the location o e proposed new traffic signal, and this is currently where they're doing th -turns, which is actually the intersection that Commissione ,-c aniel was speaking of, which is Goodland Bay and Founder's <4uare. COMMISSIONER HALL: Okay. Good, thanks. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. Any other questions? Obviously, we have folks here that --I don't know if you have a presentation to make or any questions or comments. MR. DAVIES: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. For the record, Noel Page 107 Page 136 of 5243 March 25, 2025 Davies on behalf of the applicant. No additional --no additional comments on our end. We are in agreement with paying 100 percent of the light and the conditions of the agreement that allows the county the discretion to remove the light at any point in the future. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Do we hav any registered speakers? MR. MILLER: We do not. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All igli t. MS. SCOTT: Oh, yes, sir. li ere are 67 o waiting just with bated breath to mmissi Happy Birthday. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: a few more minutes. So do we have a m Commiss · the hallway · cDaniel a COMM -id an to --I just want to clarify something because after --we had our meeting yesterday that we spo e, an I tol out t was ~omfortable after we discussed contr0lling the nght tu , beca se ee that actually adds to the prob m when the~ queue U N because while they're waiting for the green artow to tum E r the e , which is the whole idea of getting them out o he left tu , was e whole idea of having the light to safely get the t averse left and go east. But I felt if you let them keep making right on I · d at that new light, you're just going to create a new problem with queuing cars back while the green light is going east and west. So I think you spoke to your petitioner --I just want to make sure we're clear on that was something you agreed with yesterday with me, and let the other commissioners hear what the reasoning behind it was. Page 108 Page 137 of 5243 March 25, 2025 MS. SCOTT: So Commissioner Kowal has asked for consideration a "no right on red" at the intersection for the reasons that he articulated. And Mr. Davies coordinated with his traffic engineer, and I coordinated with our traffic engineer as well, and we don't have an issue with that, and that's something we can do as part of our permit review. The signal has not b proved, so it's still in review for us for our right-of-way permit COMMISSIONER KOWAL: • CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: . I think we're ready for a motion. Commissioner M COMMISSIONER McD en I make the motion, do you want me t ut -allow the system to control the ri COMMISSIONE east the signage that would say "no right on re . COMMI Mc COM aus ind of defeats the purpose of, t want people to still go down and t on't want to wait for the light to tu oing to do that, and then Imm~ -tum. SI IEL: How about if we just make a motion ro the light and let the studies decide how, in fact, traffic ugh that intersection? CHAI ERS: I'll second that motion. I think that having our traffic engineers have some flexibility might be appropriate. But they --I think that they agree that there probably should be no tum --no tum on red, but I think it's important that they have that discretion to -- CO MMIS SI ONER KOWAL: That's your motion. Have you got a second? Page 109 Page 138 of 5243 March 25, 2025 CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Yeah, I seconded. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I made the motion. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. Any further discussion? (No response.) CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. All in favor, signify by saying aye. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: A yJt . COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: X.y . CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Aye. COMMISSIONER HALL: y . CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: 1 opposed? COMMISSIONER KOWAL: ~e. CHAIRMAN SA D S: It pa ses almost unanim-0usly. MS. SCOTT: Thank on. COMMISSIONER KO • t-tum sign. Stick to my guns. COM CHAI OF PROPERTY, BOILER & MACHINE ~, TE ORIS , AND WATERCRAFT HULL .....,,....., .... FEC I EAPRIL 1,2025,FORANESTIMATED AMOUNT OF ~0 5,813. (MICHAEL QUIGLEY, DIVISION DIRECTOR -RIS ~ MANAGEMENT) -MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER HALL; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MCDANIEL -APPROVED MS. PATTERSON: Commissioners, Item 1 lB is a recommendation to approve the purchase of property, boiler and Page 110 Page 139 of 5243 March 25, 2025 machinery, terrorism, and watercraft hull insurance effective April 1, 2025, for an estimated amount of $8,705,823. Ms. Greeley Gonzalez, risk manager, is here to answer questions or present. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. Are there any questions from the Commission? (No response.) CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: e any presentation? (No response.) CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Al right. COMMISSIONER HALL: Make a motion to COMMISSIONER McDANIE : Sec0n . CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: We ave tion a -cond. All in favor, signify by saying COMMISSIONER COMMISS - CHAI COMMI Ml es o posed? C S: That passes unanimously. M ha you for making my life so easy. COM cDANIEL: That's our goal. Item #1 lC CONFIRMING JAMES FRENCH AS GROWTH MANAGEMENT & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HEAD, TRINITY SCOTT AS TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT HEAD, JAMES W. DELONY AS Page 111 Page 140 of 5243 March 25, 2025 INTERIM PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT HEAD, AND EDWARD FINN AS DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER, TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY, AND APPROVE ALL NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS -MOTION TO APPROVE, WITH NO NATIONAL SEARCH FOR REPLACING DR. YILMAZ BY COMMISSIONER HALL; SECONDED BY OMMISSIONER LOCASTRO MS. PATTERSON: Commissione:v s, a • s us to Item llC, formerly 16F 1. This is a recomm€ndation to c ames French as Growth Management and Co • Develo partment head, Trinity Scott as Transporta ent s department head, James ny Public lities department head, and E ounty Manager to take effect immediately, a budget amendments. This item at Commissione CHAI Commissioner Hall. MI '11 start. Thank you, an. I p11lled this forwa d because --it has nothing to do with Mr. French o~ Ms. Scott or Mr. Finn. I did want to just have a discussion ao~ut ·mmecli tely replacing Dr. Yilmaz, and the reason --you kn w as ed staff yesterday about Mr. DeLony. And let me preface this: I've heard nothing besides stellar stuff from [sic] Colonel DeLony. And he --you know, he's not the part of the discussion. The discussion, merely, that I want to have is do we immediately replace him or let natural attrition go? And in doing that, in my thought process --let me start this --with staff yesterday, Page 112 Page 141 of 5243 March 25, 2025 some of the reasons why they recommend Mr. DeLony was that he brings experience, that he was in that seat before, stellar leadership, and he's able to mentor some of the younger directors, and I understand that, and I appreciated those comments. But when Dr. Yilmaz called me and said he would be going to the city, I asked him specifically --after It • we'd greatly miss him, I asked him specifically, "Who is c your staff to take this ball and run with it?" And he said Kari Hodgson a ere very capable, that they were credentialed engi at the vision for the county was, they knew what e underneath George's leadership; and that the is b well. So I made a phone , --er enda it made a phone call to Mr. Fabian ied to get an email to all y'all. I don't know if COMMI - COMM s the important things that h there may be benefits to the county ;-,,.e~~~~~ oing something, just for taki , au st a couple of these line item . In t e strategic Ieasses € t --and this all has to do with our priority-base budget 1n tiative to streamline the county and to streamline ope ations. e said, "County administration may likely have a very gooli reaso and an urgent need to fill the position. If there's a need, we s @uld hear it out and consider the interim," and I think we have. And for strategic reassessment, he says, "Evaluate how functions are currently distributed and identify opportunities for consolidation or realignment as other positions become vacant through natural attrition." Page 113 Page 142 of 5243 March 25, 2025 In the gradual transition section of ResourceX's recommendations --not that we've received yet but that we will be receiving --was "Natural attrition can reduce employee anxiety and provide time for existing staff to adapt to any changes in responsibilities. And by strategically managing vacancies, in considering a reorganization, the county can ensure that its resources, including personnel, are deployed in the most effective away to achieve desired outcomes." Basically, he is a proponent of u pausing t e decision and seeing what could happen. I know tha when spea~i g with the County Manager yesterday, whe I entioned Ms. odgson and Mr. McLean, she said that they coul e s0 mentoF • g. And I --instead of hiring --yo ow, cos i~gthe taxpayers 2 '0,000 a year with another employe , be Mr. Fle ony would be available and be willing to consult on a as-eeded ba i . And so I just wan ed to t r w it ut there antl open up the discussion. This is som ing tliat l £ e like e can take advantage of natural attrition and al OM' our a·rectors that are in place that were reporting Qr. Yi1maz to s ep u t , t e plate and flourish and to advance the ce nt,c vision as far a Eu lie Utilities go. Ms. Hodgson on tll SQlid waste si e; cLea on the water and sewer side. An where Mr. ¥i maz eP.orted directly to Deputy County Manager Ni . Finn --tfiink he has eight people reporting to him now --Dr. Ytlrnaz is goimg to go away, and if Kari steps up to the plate and Matt d0 e , th n nine people would be reporting to him. Mr. Ben Holl , n the sewer side, could report to Mr. McLean. Howard could --on the water side, could report to Mr. McLean. Joe Bellone would still be reporting to Mr. Finn, and the other guy that was reporting to Dr. Yilmaz is an --he's an analyst; he's a supervisor. He's actually reporting now to Mr. Bellone. So it would --we could streamline our operations, utilize natural Page 114 Page 143 of 5243 March 25, 2025 attrition, give our directors that are existing a chance to shine and to come forth. So I just want to throw that out to everyone. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Commissioner McDaniel. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I like all those ideas. My question is: Is this a guaranteed hire for a year? MS. PATTERSON: No, sir. We think it's a term of six to nine months. It could be less than that. Mr. De ~o is very familiar with the organization. Obviously, my concern is thi • tremely important project out to the east, which is t st expansion, which Mr. McLean is responsibl 1 ed to be sure that we'll meet those timeli e c ents to developers to deliver se The second thing is ecently tasked Ms. Hodgson wit d the expansion of the landfill an • 11 take a fair amount ofhe So that leave staff, and filling o hurricane season. ublic Utilities with a young ges that we've experienced in rinity. But Public Utilities is obvio mos ponent of infrastructure we have. We don e all of our kids --love you kids --but on the tap and you can't flush the toilet, then that's w us from, you know, from developing countries. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Yeah. But if you can't drive home to get to the toilet, then you've got a big problem as well. MS. PATTERSON: That is -- MR. FRENCH: If it isn't zoned, it doesn't get built. MS. PATTERSON: See? See what I have to deal with? Page 115 Page 144 of 5243 March 25, 2025 That having been said, I understand the need for this evaluation. We absolutely agree with that, looking at the organization from the bottom to the top and the top to the bottom to look at what reorganizational efficiencies could be achieved. ResourceX, again, had concentrated on the General Fund side of the house and will be moving into the Enterpr-ise Funds. It's an opportunity for Mr. DeLony to participate int at exercise and perhaps achieve both of our goals, us ha ing a solid hand on the wheel for a few months and also cha lenging • m to look at all of those things that Commissioner -1 j st went t 1:0 gh. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS. ommissioner LGCastro. COMMISSIONER McDANIE : I wasn't done. asked one question. So consequently, C y thoughts are we can accomplish both thi 'ta full-time hire. We have enga at you're saying. I think £ experienced new set of eyes watc on, offering us some additi __ --=~ nt path for us to travel right now. RS: Commissioner Locastro. A"-STRO: Yeah. My understanding, after the co ersation that we ad --last week is when I met with you-all on this -is that r. DeLony was coming on as an interim, almost like as a --ou kiiow, as sort of a contract type of employee. What I would say is we just have to have a very specific contract with him. It can't be open-ended. You know, it --we have to have an "out" clause that if he serves for 30 or 60 days, and it looks like, you know, mission accomplished, he has mentored the folks that --you know, we're not here to carry him through six or nine months, or if the magical things don't happen that we hope happens Page 116 Page 145 of 5243 March 25, 2025 mentorship-wise and we're approaching hurricane season and, you know, you as the County Manager have, you know, specific concerns, that he has an open-ended contract where he's not going to blindside us and go, "You know, I think I'm done. I gave you --I gave you my 60 days," but if he's needed --but that the fine print on the bottom gives us an out with a very short fuse, I would support that. MS. PATTERSON: Yes, sir. H e an at-will employee to me and to Mr. Finn. And I thin . y's time frame is much shorter than mine. I had sa·d had s to six, and I --knowing Mr. DeLony, I imagi at he's pre dent in that. I said six to nine just to be re lso e have that time to be sure that en a at eve g that you-all want us to look at We're not looking to other thing is, he's not looking to er --he's already had a career, an o ants to come backwards i • ow, years in this position. CHAI that --that actually this puts us i a ot a spot that you may or may not ave all's point. MS CH . But we have someone who's familiar with li system ho we know can provide guidance, and that gives you t e t ix or nine months to really determine whether someone else in the agency can step up to the leadership role. And if you make that determination that you need to do a search, you've got the time to do it. So I think we're really in a good position. I think that's consistent with what Commissioner Hall is looking to do, which is to -- Page 117 Page 146 of 5243 March 25, 2025 COMMISSIONER HALL: With one exception. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Yeah, but to see if there's somebody in the agency that can assume that role without causing any other disruptions. So I like that thought. Commissioner Hall. COMMISSIONER HALL: Thank o I just wanted to --I failed to menti d Ms. Hodgson and Mr. McLean three questions. I said, "I will of the Board to do this," I said, "Are you willing, nd are you confident?" And each one of them em • " , we would love the opportunity." So, you know, I und ing, you ow, short-term with the --but nda item, and I --and to me, I automatic oing out for a national searc . essarily agree with the national se I think w 1n ~ o go, e r. DeLony do his mentorshi a tors reply to it and see if we can' .· a i ea use I feel like we are heavy at th ~- M s, sir. And we're happy to do that, and we won't e b rk on a ationa search or any type of search until Mr. DeLony i a le to get in there and meet with the staff, and we can certainly rep ft ac to you pretty quickly. CHAIRMAN ){ DERS: All right. I think we're ready for a motion at this point, unless there are any other questions or comments. COMMISSIONER HALL: Sure. I'll make the motion. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I'll second. COMMISSIONER HALL: I make a motion to approve it with Page 118 Page 147 of 5243 March 25, 2025 the stipulation that we're not going to commit to a national search for an automatic replacement of Dr. Yilmaz. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Second. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. We have a motion and second. Any discussion? (No response.) CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Seein 11 in favor, signify by saying aye. COMMISSIONER McDAN COMMISSIONER LoCA CHAIRMAN SAUNDER COMMISSIONER HALL COMMISSIONE CHAIRMAN SA (No response.) CHAI imously. Item #12A RESQLlJTI(:)N 0025 69.: REMO \l CHRISTINA AGUILERA HE EAS F I D HOC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ECUTI~ BSENCES, APPOINT BRUCE HAMELS TO REPL ETHE ~ACAN SEAT, APPOINT A MEMBER TO THE ALTER TES AT, AND CONSIDER EXTENDING THE SUNSET DATE FR0 AUGUST 15, 2025, TO AUGUST 15, 2026 -RESOLUTION 202-5-69: MOTION APPOINTING BRUCE HAMELS AND DOUGLAS RANKIN BY COMMISSIONER MCDANIEL; SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER LOCASTRO - ADOPTED MS. PATTERSON: Thank you, Commissioners. This brings us Page 119 Page 148 of 5243 March 25, 2025 to Item 12A. This is a recommendation to remove Christina Aguilera from the East of 951 Ad Hoc Advisory Committee for consecutive absences, appoint Bruce Hamels to replace the vacant seat, appoint a member to the alternate seat, and consider extending the sunset date from August 15th, 2025, to August 15, 2026. County Attorney. MR. KLATZKOW: I think the title of executive summary says it all. The Board should conside ctn Christina Aguilera with Bruce Ham els, and then you pplicants for the other position. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS omm1ss1oner LoCastro. COMMISSIONER LoCAS was o just make a motion we appro was us to ma omment and say, I was really --re the agenda. County Manager and I spoke abou t, you know, remind all of us that when we Ghair --I mean, the handful that • e le quite a bit, you know, where t these committees, and they' . So I was glad to see this one. h -d I think we just need to do mor t reat length. And, you know, I'd make unless somebody had some other question MR. ou need to make a choice with the three candidates. COMMISSIO ER LoCASTRO: Okay. Well, I thought one was being recommended. MR. KLATZKOW: No, only one of the seats. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Okay. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Let's hear from Commissioner McDaniel. He's got the most knowledge about the committee and Page 120 Page 149 of 5243 March 25, 2025 most history with it. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: And you're correct, Commissioner LoCastro. The motion is to replace Christina Aguilera with Bruce Hamels, and I made that under commissioner comments, but now we're codifying it in an executive summary. And then --and the second portion of tion --my motion, your motion; I don't care who makes it - e to appoint one of the other three applicants. And my --ative --as an alternate, because we do have a la emate who's suffering from health issues. And so my suggestion wo e Mr. Rankin. So my motion is £ lac Rankin to be the altemat • CHAIRMAN SA COMMISSIONER that. ick ra and CHAI have a motion and a second. An (No res CHAI by sa 'in SI C N COM ON COMMISSi CHAIRMA (No response.) Aye. RO: Aye. . Aye. LL: Aye. WAL: Aye. ERS: All opposed? CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: That passes unanimously. COMMISSIONER KOWAL: It's hard being a rock star. Item #15A Page 121 Page 150 of 5243 March 25, 2025 PUBLIC COMMENTS ON GENERAL TOPICS NOT ON THE CURRENT OR FUTURE AGENDA BY INDIVIDUALS NOT ALREADY HEARD DURING PREVIOUS PUBLIC COMMENTS IN THIS MEETING -NONE MS. PATTERSON: Commissioners, ' rings us to Item 15, staff and commission general communiGati ________ ,_ Item 15A is public comment o eneral to ·cs not heard on the current or future agenda by individua snot alrea~ heard during the previous public comments in thi eeting. MR. MILLER: We have none. Item #15B MS. PA ~ect updates. We actually have tw ______ o is going to talk to you abo g resolution on Board ou. Commissioners, for the record, John Mullins ~our director of Communications, Government, and Public Affairs. And since y{) r a vt meeting --let me go ahead and get this queued up. Since your last meeting, Congress and the President have ensured no government shutdown between now and the end of the 2025 fiscal year; however, this is the first time that the federal government has worked the entire year under a continuing resolution. Now, the CR did make some adjustments to funding resulting in a net increase of about $7 billion in spending, but of particular Page 122 Page 151 of 5243 March 25, 2025 interest to us, the CR did not fund congressional members community project funds and grants. Now, as you know, in the last federal cycle, the Board submitted two funding requests to Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, including the Everglades Boulevard/I-75 interchange feasibility analysis and for funding towards the rehabilitation of the Golden Gate Parkway building into a veterans community center Again, the good news, no govern -nt h tdown, but the flip side of that coin is that it also takes aw.ay any rgency to negotiate and pass an actual FY '25 spendi g P. ckage. So ing any further surprises, the federal government 11 be spending at Y 2024 levels through the rest of FY '25. Now, reinforcing th t a new fisca eau spending pac~age for FY '25 is unlikely, last week re contacte by Congressman Diaz-Balart's office and notilied -at e're gG>i g to have to put in a new application _ or Fy.; 2026 11£ we wish t contin e to pursue funding for these two 1 ro·--cts. So in addit1 n o pr(j)viding y u with this update, I'm here to confirm the Yoard desire re sub it for the FY '26 cycle. And given · a we're a reao~ alfway. thro :gh FY '25, and the FY '26 appro32riations cy e • s a F ady getting underway, the additional time that we ~y have to ait a a ded funds is probably about six months, but at's assuming that the FY '26 package is agreed to and passed on tim . And I want o a s re the Board and the public, particularly our veteran communit rtners, that the continuing resolution is not negatively impacting the State Veterans' Nursing Home Project. In fact, it could be a blessing in disguise. The nursing home project is not a community project funding grant but a VA operated construction grant program that is annually funded by Congress. And in most years, the funding typically allocated to this program is Page 123 Page 152 of 5243 March 25, 2025 between 90 and $150 million per year. Now, given the CR also allows for spending at the FY 2024 level, for that particular fiscal year, the VA received over $160 million for the program. So that puts the $74 million construction match requested by the state at even better odds of being funded. Now, through Senator Scott's office also received information about our placement on t g construction grant ranking list, and as expected, our s e residing in Priority Group 1, Sub-priority 3 with d "great need of veterans beds" and also having t funds in hand and unencumbered. Now, I asked a f ollo f the V could confirm that we're the onl ey declined to confirm or deny. And as eed state, if it's confirmed Te head of us in 1.3, it's highly pro n me ct will be awarded the full 65 percen a ng this current fiscal year. r no list. The official list should com et ck hand, is it your desire to resubmit and c u al funding for our two Board commu n . CHAI ERS: All right. Are there any questions? I think initiall a motion to resubmit the applications for the community 1n the --this will be '26. MR. MULLINS: FY '26. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: FY '26 budget. I know staff is already working on those applications, but we need a formal approval. So is there a motion? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I'll make a motion. Page 124 Page 153 of 5243 March 25, 2025 CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: We have a motion -- COMMISSIONER KOWAL: Second. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: --and we have a second to direct staff to continue making the application for those two community projects through Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart's office. If there's no further discussion, all in favor, signify by aying aye. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: AyJt. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: X.y . CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Aye. COMMISSIONER HALL: y . COMMISSIONER KOW A : Aye. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Al 0. pose (No response.) CHAIRMAN SAUN R . s unanimously. MR. MULLINS: An knows, staff will be completing catio e ai to sign a congressional I on ft , which he has already author • quire us to have the support letter h . app o the projects to be updated, reda e pprQpriations committee sent out inst s sa s had to be recent, and now we are trying o in 'recent" is. CO IO TRO: John, what's the deadline? So we just app r uThmit. What's the deadline? I thought I saw something on a couple of emails. MR. MULLINS. Yeah. That's coming up in April. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: April 3rd. Is that still -- MR. MULLINS: Yeah, it sounds about right. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Yep. That's what was on a letter that I saw. Okay. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. Any other information Page 125 Page 154 of 5243 March 25, 2025 that you have for us on this? MR. MULLINS: No. Happy to answer any other questions about any of the three. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. Any questions? (No response.) CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Ms. Patterson. MS. PATTERSON: Commissio ond update, I'm going to ask Mr. French to come forw date on the ongoing criminal investigation sue yo ave been reading about in the news for si --si aled building permits and other docu MR. FRENCH: Go@ ioners. appy Birthday, Commissioner er McDaniel. COMMISSIONER L you started. COMMI -He didn't even say anything t MR. FRE . nd, last but not at least, Tro Jami ment head for Community Devel a ent and Community Devel . So te ard 1ng permits --and this is more so of a public servi o nt, perhaps. So the way this --the way the Florida Build1 0 e works, it's predominantly identified within Chapter 49 and 553 of the Florida Statutes. And it lays out the guidelines for each local authority having jurisdiction. So whether you're a city, a township, a county, every of those government agencies are required to have a registered building official. Now, some --based on your population, some can go in with a provisional license, or they have to have a full license. In Collier Page 126 Page 155 of 5243 March 25, 2025 County, we have --because our population is so large, both our building official and his backup, our deputy building official, are both licensed --Florida state licensed building officials. However, licensing is a --is a regulatory function of the State of Florida. That is done through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. No different than th licenses that our staff, that we receive, the --a general contractor or a specialized contractor is identified with the State of Florida thats e uired to have a license. That license is mandated. It is regulateti. It is aintained, and it is distributed for public knowledge t0 include loca horities having jurisdictions. That information's ontrolled by the state. In this particular case --and tlr s is no tn:e first case e've had where we've had a licens d ofessional eng·neer or arcnit , ct. Licensed professional engi eer fl licens d architects aren't also required; however, in certain t pe const cf on they are. And if you identify you serf as one a r ou submit dra • ngs for review, the local authority h ing j ri dicti n ;val· date -tR t license up against the state's database. ain, h state controls the license. It's not done at a local level. this pa i ular € se, w a we'v got --there was a myriad of permi s hat all ca e • n u oer a state-licensed contractor that introduo a icensed sig ed ano sealed plans from a state-licensed engineer. fiat license, later to be found out, the State of Florida identified to u that lie nse was no longer valid and that an investigation wa falin -place. Just like any ob r building permit, the Florida Building Code identifies the minimum standards of what a building permit application needs to hold. The licensed drawings of an architect or an engineer are not part of that. So when the state came to us and they said, "We want to see all of these permits associated with this engineer or with an architect," Page 127 Page 156 of 5243 March 25, 2025 that is a very daunting task. We're actually going through, and we're looking at time periods permit by permit by permit, opening up those files. We are an Enterprise Fund, so it is actually paid for by the industry, the people that buy permits or pay for permits, but we're taking it one step further. So we're currently in design on our software that at the time of application when we go through that revie o the documents that are included, it will include that architect, hi li ense number or whatnot, so in the event that this comes back u beca €. this one's pretty large. But also because it's a crimi a nvestigatio at this point, there's certain information, althoug we may be the e€ord holder of the permit, we're not involved with e --otne than tu tng over all of the documentation that e have. But this --this parti ecuted, as we're aware of, by the F • d orcement and any other agency, • g to the news article, mayb riffs Office, but we've been w orida on this partic € liat it lias affeoted some of the permits in Marc l land as e as SQme perm·ts in the City of Naples; however, we are no the local authori~ having jurisdiction. They have their own build1 official, tn • y have their own processes, they have their own elected o ox and ~ust like under Chapter 49 and 553, they follow those same set o standards. It may not be the same software, it may not be the same filing system, but the state identifies what that minimum needs to be. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Commissioner McDaniel. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Two things, No. --so did I hear you say you don't think that we have any --any permit issues with this architectural license fraud? Page 128 Page 157 of 5243 March 25, 2025 MR. FRENCH: This would not --as far as -- COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Collier County. MR. FRENCH: --the county, we have nothing outside ofwe qualified the license with the State of Florida at the time of application, and then we also qualify it before a certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion can • ued. That is the requirements of 49 and 553. So at the time a CO was issued, rida says, "You've got a valid license." We have nor· ur only right of appeal on this is that if our buil • ing official, feels like there is a willful code e the elements of construction. This was not the a licens1n dilemma that is 100 percent contro the orida. COMMISSIONER L: o her question was --or thought more than anythin nd that we didn't necessarily have • ioular, theoretically, fraud maneuv it from our building official before ets printed in the news. I MJottl -d on something like this if it hap gain RE ies for that, Commissioner. That b and, quite honestly, your building director, mor istratively assigned position. Because un et 9 and 5 , it says that the building official shall do their job without int€rference. So as a board, as the senior leadership of that group, I cann.ot give him direction --him or her direction on how to interpret the code. Only the State of Florida can do that. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I understand. MR. FRENCH: But it wasn't a building official, this was a building director, and I will take care of that. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: And no need for "sorry." I Page 129 Page 158 of 5243 March 25, 2025 just was stipulating I'd like to hear about it ahead of the news. MR. FRENCH: Yes, sir. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: Commissioner LoCastro. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Thank you, sir. So --but two things, Mr. French. I mean, we do have some Collier County residents that were caught in this, right? I mean, we issued some COs unbeknownst to us that i w would have known more, we wouldn't have --right? I meaH, not --we're not cleared from all this. I mean, I'm hear.in fr • ens in Collier County that are like, "Oh, my G kn did business with this fraudulent person, and what ? ho sh e talk to?" So, you know, it's not like we're 1 ha d not that we did anything wrong, b av e that ff ected by this, correct? MR. FRENCH: So t ld actually be not in the clear would b nd because they have a responsibilit t to er , " but in many cases you may hav t mana e ay have an owner's representati hat actually does some of the valida n 15 arty. It is not a requirement. We n o ng have gone back in time not know t we not knowing what we didn't know, we wou e still ssued the CO -- COM CASTRO: Seal, yeah. MR. F cause that's what the state law is. COMMISSI LoCASTRO: Right. MR. FRENCH: However, our cooperation is the best thing we can do. And also, we have --you have your own local licensing group within Code Enforcement so that if there is fraud, we already have a very good working relationship with the Collier County Sheriffs Office. Page 130 Page 159 of 5243 March 25, 2025 And the conviction against a license or defrauding someone is one thing, but in the event that we can add to that and make that conviction even more painful to where they can't --this can't reoccur by this person ever, they could no longer practice in this field or whatnot, those are the type of things that we do consider in that conviction process with your board-assigned your Collier County Licensing board. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: e econd thing I wanted to ask, only for you to get it on the recor -and ·twas based on a conversation that you and I had. Wh n these th111gs pop up, we learn a few things in the county, and y u ad said, "Hey, ere's a few changes that we're making internally. at ·1 --that ar tightening a few things up." Do you , a to go on e r~cord and may; e just -- MR. FRENCH: Sure. COMMISSIONER Lo r those? MR. FR s we have no requirement t b itect. We're going to go ahead and urs, and it's for gettin thi i faster but also for saving taxp o by simple query or a search, we e abili go rough that. Unfortunately, it does eat lot of internal programming through our City ftw e our own support team, and that's what the in has d nded over time. They're very good. They're progra t hey're database engineers. This is what they do. We'll bring a so tware down. We'll run it through testing. And then when we stand it back up, we want to make sure that none of our clients experience any type of failure with the software. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Sounds good. Thank you, sir. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. Ms. Patterson, anything else? Page 131 Page 160 of 5243 March 25, 2025 Item #15C STAFF AND COMMISSION GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS MS. PATTERSON: No, sir. That bri to 15C, which is staff and commission general communic he only thing I have for you-all is we continue to work to sch mental health workshop. We're looking at a tent • e dat 3rd, which is a regular workshop date. We'll ·1b yo that date. Potentially also to make that a rat leas uarters of a day adding the AUIR on, which ly in of the budget. So a mental heal e 3rd. ain, we'll reach out to all of your ai hat Tuesday works for you-all. With that i Mr. Klat MR.KL CHAI Commis ione C<9MMI Thank t OU. ht. We'll start with good of the order here? . , I think I'm pretty good. CHA DERS: All right. Commissioner Hall? COMM ~IONER HALL: Nothing from me, thanks. CHAIRM SAl)NDERS: Birthday boy? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: My mother sent specific thanks to you for indulging me this morning and allowing her to sing "Happy Birthday" to me, and I want to thank everyone for the many wishes. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. Commissioner LoCastro. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: I have nothing. Thank you, Page 132 Page 161 of 5243 March 25, 2025 Slf. CHAIRMAN SAUNDERS: All right. I don't have anything as well. I want to thank everybody for a great day, and our lunch was really nice with the students. That always makes for a great day. So with that, we are adjourned. ****Commissioner Hall moved, • sioner Kowal, and carried that the following ite agendas be approved and or ado Item #16Al TERMINATI E PAYMENT ASSISTANC ESTMENT PROGRAM, INFRAS '.F R ROGRAM, AND RELEASE OF LIEN,S e EMENTS WITH ARTh{ X MANUFACTURING, INC. THE RELEASE Ji <l ODE ENFORCEMENT LIEN WITH AN ACCRUED YALU OF $41,400, FORA REDUCED PAYMENT OF $4,058.10, IN THE CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTION TITLED BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS VS. SA EQUITY GROUP LLC, IN CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD CASE NO. CESD20190001769, RELATING TO PROPERTY LOCATED AT 114 NEW MARKET RD E, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA Page 133 Page 162 of 5243 March 25, 2025 Item #16A3 THE CLERK OF COURTS TO RELEASE A PERFORMANCE BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 WHICH WAS POSTED AS A GUARANTEE FOR EXCAVATION PERMIT NUMBER PL20150001915 FOR WORKASSOCIA'. D WITH AUTUMN BLOSSOMS ASSISTED LIVING FACI IJ'IC Item #16A4 BUDGET AMENDMENT IN REALLOCATING FUND COLLIER CARACARA Item #16Bl AWARD INV . 4-8316, "LA ~ ORKAREAS 18B, 20B, 21B, 7," UPERB LANDSCAPE SER , ANDSCAPING & LAWN SER ., Y /SECONDARY BASIS, AND AUTH TO SIGN THE ATTACHED AGREEM ) Item #16B2 THE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF THE COUNTY INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM (CIGP) AND THE TRANSPORTATION REGIONAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM (TRIP) APPLICATIONS WITH THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF Page 134 Page 163 of 5243 March 25, 2025 TRANSPORTATION TO FUND THE DESIGN OF THE WIDENING OF SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD/LOGAN BOULEVARD FROM PAINTED LEAF LANE TO PINE RIDGE ROAD PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,200,000 Item #16B3 THE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION O TM:15 COUNTY INCENTIVE GRANT PROGRAM ' @P) _p;_ THE TRANSPORTATION REGIONA~ INCENTIVE ROGRAM (TRIP) APPLICATIONS WITH THE F RIDA DEPART ENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO FUND T E DESIO OF TR WIDENING OF PINE RD ROAD ROM LOGAN BOULEVARD TO COLL E B0ULE A PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,800,000 Item #16B4 RAT flMI c-~.,,_, VED CHANGE ORDER NO. C0N ITH EARTH TECH EN SES, SHORE BEACH REN ME G THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $7,0 HO HAIRMAN TO EXECUTE THE CHANGE ~R; ID MAKE A FINDING THAT THIS ITEM PROMOTES TOUR4S.,M (PROJECT 90067) Item #16B5 TWENTY (20) DEED CERTIFICATES FOR PURCHASED BURIAL RIGHTS AT LAKE TRAFFORD MEMORIAL GARDENS CEMETERY AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER OR Page 135 Page 164 of 5243 March 25, 2025 DESIGNEE TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY TO RECORD THE DEED CERTIFICATES WITH THE CLERK OF COURT'S RECORDING DEPARTMENT Item #16B6 (Continued to April 8, 2025, BCC Meeting) AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO LEASE AGREE T NO. 4600003056 ("AGREEMENT NO. 5") WITH SO QRIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO EASING OFFICE SPACE FOR COLLIER COUN 0 HORSESHOE DRIVE NORTH, 105, FO ADDITIONAL FIVE YE S, TI REE- YEAR RENEWALS, A UAL i\L AMOUNT IN ACCO XISTING 2.5% ESCALATION Item #16B7 VED CHANGE ORDER NO. S 1 THROUGH 4 FOR PU E O 2, UNDER AGREEMENT NO. Q8 WI S ENGINEERING GROUP, INC., FOR DESIGN S~R,; THE COLLIER AREA TRANSIT OPERATIO INTENANCE FACILITY, AND AUTHORIZE IRMAN TO SIGN THE ATTACHED CHANGE ORD OJECT NO. 33736 AND 33767) Item #16B8 RATIFY ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED CHANGE ORDER NO. 4, ADDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF 13 DRIVEWAYS Page 136 Page 165 of 5243 March 25, 2025 TOTALING $134,221.64,AND OMITTING THE ALUMINUM CANOPY AT THE COLLIER AREA TRANSIT (CAT) TRANSFER STATION UNDER AGREEMENT NO. 20-7811 WITH QUALITY ENTERPRISES USA, INC., FOR THE "DESIGN-BUILD OF THE IMMOKALEE AREA IMPROVEMENTS -TIGER GRANT" PROJECT, AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN O SIGN THE ATTACHED CHANGE ORDER, AND TO J\ 'THORIZE THE NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMEN . PROJECT NO. 33563) Item #16B9 AWARD A WORK/PURCHASE ST FOR QUOTATION ("RFQ") F E 0AY STORMWATER IMPRO L REPLACEMENTS PROJECT UNDER AG 0, "UNDERGR " TO KYLE CONSTRUC OUNT OF $770,515.00, SE BID AMOUNT OF $745 5 .00 WANCE OF $25,000.00, AND AU RI IGN THE ATTACHED WO O NUM13ER 60195) Item#]~ RATIFY ADMINlS , TIVELY APPROVED CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 WITH HA LA LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION, INC., ADDING 34 DAYS UNDER AGREEMENT NO. 24-8203, "DAVIS BOULEVARD (SR 84) SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD TO COLLIER BOULEVARD LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION INSTALLATIONS," AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE ATTACHED CHANGE ORDER Page 137 Page 166 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 Item #16Bl 1 A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE WILLIAMS RESERVE PROPERTY TO EXTEND THE DUE DILIGENCE PERI QD TO APRIL 9, 2025, TO ALLOW THE PARTIES TIME TO FIN~ ZE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PURCHASE ALE AGREEMENT RELATING TO THE ENVIRONME, :X L CON ITIONS ON THE PROPERTY Item #16Cl THE BOARD OF CO S, AS EX-OFFICIO THE GOVERN! R COUNTY WATER-SEWE GE ORDER NO. 1 FOR A TIME E ENT NO. 23-8067 WITHZABA'. ., /B/AZABATT POW MIAMI WELL 23 GE CT NO. 70069) TY COMMISSIONERS, AS EX-OFFICIO THE GOVERN IN ARD OF THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER-SEWER DI TRICT, APPROVE AGREEMENT NO. 24- 059-NS, "KOMLINE-SANDERSON BELT PRESS EQUIPMENT, PARTS, AND SERVICES," UNDER A SOLE SOURCE WAIVER WITH KOMLINE-SANDERSON CORPORATION, AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURES UP TO $200,000 PER FISCAL YEAR FOR AN ESTIMATED TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,000,000 FOR THE ENTIRE Page 138 Page 167 of 5243 March 25, 2025 DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT Item #16C3 RATIFY ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE, CHANGE ORDER NO.I, PROVIDING FORA TIME EXTE , 0 N OF 165 DAYS UNDER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES G~EMENT NO. 22-7952 FOR THE "NORTH COUNTY WP/.. REC!.,A.MATION FACILITY -ELECTRICAL SER-V IGES NO. 1 PGRADE PROJECT," WITH JOHNSON E QINEERING, L <S AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN ro ~IGN '] EAT ~HED :~:::::RDER. (PRmECT 702~~ THE BOARD O CO Y C SSIO BRS, AS EX-OFFICIO THE GOVERN™ BOARD OF \f E COLLIER COUNTY WATER-~:BWER D S ~~ J\PPROWE EXPENDITURES UNDE& ~ ~ ~ P H9N FR M H COMPETITIVE PROCESS AND R ROVE ~ E A~:PACHED SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGRE ~NTNO. -013-S WITH MUELLER SYSTEMS, LLC, FOR THE CHASE OF SMALL RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERC )\ E E S, AUTOMATIC METER READING COMPONENTS, ND ~DVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTU~E DIRECTLY FROM MUELLER FOR A NOT- TO-EXCEED FISCAL YEAR SPEND OF $3.7 MILLION DOLLARS AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE ATTACHED AMENDMENT EXERCISING A RENEWAL TERM OF FIVE YEARS Page 139 Page 168 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 Item #16Dl THE NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT THE ESTIMATED FUNDING OF THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 2025-2026 CONTINUATION FROM AMERICORPS SENIORS IN THE AMOUN OF $75,000 WITH A LOCAL MATCH OBLIGATION OF $32 ,., 50 (HOUSING GRANTS FUND 1835 AND HOUSING MATC UNO 1836) Item #16D2 ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE TRlC'fED THEAMOUNTOF$10 F FRIE FTHE LIBRARY OF COLLIE PROVIDE FUNDING FOR O AUTHORIZE THENECES Item #16D3 AN GIKEE R COUNTY, THE MARCO ISL A: HIS C., AND THE CALUSA GA UB LAND FOR REVITALIZATION OF TH EN AT THE MARCO ISLAND HISTORIC Item # 16F 1 (Move to Item # 11 C, per Agenda Change Sheet) Item #16F2 THE AWARD AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENT NO. FM921 BETWEEN THE Page 140 Page 169 of 5243 March 25, 2025 COUNTY AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COLLIER COUNTY FIRE AND EMS STATION 74 IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,646,613.00, EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY FORMS, AND AUTHORIZE THE NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENT (FUND 1831 PROJECT 55212) Item #16F3 AWARD INVITATION TO BI " . 4, "GREASE TRAP HAULING SERVICES IRS," TO S' ERN SANITATION, INC., AND AUT CH N TO SIGN THE ATTACHE E Item #16F4 NI£E CCRUED INTEREST ,285.78 FROM OCTOBER 1, 2024 ... ATn-,,C 25, EARNED BY EMS CO ~ E PURCHASE OF MEDICAL AN . S GRANT FUND 4053) Item #16 RESOLUTION 2 2 - : A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENTS (A::PPROPRIATING 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 Page 141 Page 170 of 5243 March 25, 2025 SUMMARIES.) Item #16Jl BUDGET AMENDMENTS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,600,000 WITHIN GENERAL FUND (0001) AND COLLIER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FUND (0040) TO RR '.t\lt OCATE CURRENT FUNDING FROM THE THE COLLIE O TY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FUND (0040) TO COLLIER lC CAPITAL-WIDE CAPITAL PROJECT FUND (300l YIAADJUS MENTS TO GENERAL FUND (0001) TRANS RS AND APP C9 PRIATE THE FUNDING WITHIN COUNTY-WID CAPITAL PR JECT FUND (3001) TO ALLOW FOR ME REIM RSEMENT OF UNDING TO THE COLLIER COUN ~ RERIF ' OFFICE FOR MODIFICATIONS TO AD INI q: TIVJ3 0 FICES AT BUILDINGJl Item #16J2 AME DMEN NO. o TO PRC) SS'IONAL SERVICES AGREB ENT N . Q 1-79-36 "PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR SAP S/4 ~NA IMPL MEW 'F. TION" WITH PHOENIX BUSINESS C., DI /""A PHOENIX BUSINESS CONSULTING FOR TASKS .... ~~ATED TO SAP SUCCESS FACTORS WORKFORCE 1l S EDULING FOR EMS 56 AND BATTALION CHI EF ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL TIME AND FUNDING FOR THE BOARD RELATED PORTION OF THE NEW INTEGRATED SAP TIME AND ATTENDANCE PAYROLL PLATFORM IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $212,732.00 (PROJECT NUMBER 50017) Page 142 Page 171 of 5243 March 25, 2025 Item #16J3 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 DISBURSEME NTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $58,188,162.25 WERE DRA FOR THE PERIODS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 27, 2 25 AND MARCH 12, 2025, PURSUANT TO FLORIDA SJ--$ TE ~6.06 Item #16J4 VALID PUBLIC PURPO OR IN~ CES PAYABL • ND PURCHASING CARD TIM.~SJ\CTIONS ~S OF MARCH 19 2025 Item #16Kl RESOLUTI THE co G MICHAEL MANN TO J\ FICATION ADVISORY ON OCTOBER 1, 2029 RESOLUTIO 025-5 : REAPPOINTING MICHAEL FACUNDO TO THE IMMOIO\~Elt LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD -W/TE XPIRING ON APRIL 4, 2028 Item #16K3 AMENDMENT TO MEDIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR THE FINAL RELEASE OF $91,804.00 IN Page 143 Page 172 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 WITHHELD RETAINAGE RELATED TO THE MEDIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BY COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDAAND MANHATTAN CONSTRUCTION FLORIDA, INC . ON JULY 25, 2023, INVOLVING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARADISE COAST SPORTS PARK Item #16K4 RESOLUTION 2025-66: APPO BERS TO THE RADIO ROAD BEAUTIFICAT MMITTEE - APPOINTING JASON ZULLO APOI G HARRY WILSON WITH TERM PIR RCH 3 9 Item #16Ll COUNTY CO ~GENCY AND THE BOA tl RS REVIEW AND ACCEPT T S FOR THE TWO COMMUNl MPONENTAREAS: BAY S-H Q ND IMMOKALEE AND PUB'b PPROPRIATE WEBSITES xecutive Summary incorrectly refers to Items # 17 A a o #17B as companion Items as #1 lA and #1 lB, the con ct co panion Items are Items # 1 7 A and # 1 7B (Per Ageno hange Sheet) ORDINANCE 2025-11 : A REZONING ORDINANCE FOR THE TAMIAMI 58-ACRE MIXED-USE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, WITHIN THE RURAL FRINGE MIXED USE DISTRICT-RECEIVING LANDS ZONING OVERLAY AND Page 144 Page 173 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 PARTLY WITHIN THE AIRPORT ZONING OVERLAY, TO ALLOW UP TO 400 DWELLING UNITS WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UP TO 100,000 GROSS SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES, AND UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 80,000 GROSS SQUARE FEET OF MINI- WAREHOUSE USE ON PROPERTY LOCA~ED NORTH OF TAMIAMI TRAIL EAST, APPROXIMAT 1,000 FEET WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF TAMIA-I :T RAIL EAST AND RECYCLING WAY, IN SECTION 8, OWNS IP 51 SOUTH, RANGE 27 EAST, IN COLLIER Ol1N TY, FI: RIDA, CONSISTING OF 58.22± ACRE . PL202300074 0 (COMPANION TO ITEM #1 lB [G R -P 0230007 7 TAMIAMI TRAIL 50-A RR_MIXED """US _ SUBDISTR ~ ]) Item # 17B -Executive Su fers to Items # 17 A a o 11Aand#11B,the c n s #17 A and #17B (Per kNCE 2 2 5-l Q: AN ORDJN NCE AMENDING THE CO L R COUN )( GR: WTH M1\NAGEMENT PLAN, TO CREA'f'E ~ E TA I 'F IL 50-ACRE MIXED USE SUBDISTR.11 T, TO A LLOW PTO 400 DWELLING UNITS WITH AFFO BL OUSING, UP TO 100,000 GROSS SQUARE FEET NON-RESIDENTIAL USES, AND UP TO 80,000 GROSS SQ U ARE FEET OF MINI-WAREHOUSE USE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF TAMIAMI TRAIL EAST (U.S. 41), APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF TAMIAMI TRAIL EAST AND RECYCLING WAY, IN SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 51 SOUTH, RANGE 27 EAST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, CONSISTING Page 145 Page 174 of 5243 March 25, 2025 OF 50 ACRES. (PL20230007471) (COMPANION TO ITEM #1 lA [MPUD-PL20230007470, TAMIAMI 58-ACRE MPUD]) Item #17C ORDINANCE 2025-13 (CCME); ORDINAN,CE 2025-14 (GGAMP); ORDINANCE 2025-15 (IAM B !NANCE 2025-16 (FLUE); ORDINANCE 2025-17 PF ORDINANCES AMENDING THE COLLIER C WTH MANAGEMENT PLAN, TO TA 'Q S CIFICALLY AMEND THE FUTURE LAN MENT • D MAPS; THE GOLDEN GATE CITY S B-E ,-HE Ge> N GATE AREA MASTER PLAN APS; TH I BAN GOLDEN GATE ESTJ\'. F THE GOLDEN GATE AREA MASTER MAPS; THE RURAL GOL ENT OF THE GOLDEN G ENT AND MAPS; THE IMMO LEMENT AND MAP ASTAL MANAGEMENT EL B-ELEMENT OF THE PU C .&.,,(,LJ,;;,.T D THE WASTEWATER TRE F THE PUBLIC FACILITIES ELEMEN RE DIRECTING TRANSMITTAL OF THE A TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERC N HEARING Item #17D ORDINANCE 2025-18: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 2003-36, AS AMENDED, REPEALING AND REPLACING AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. Page 146 Page 175 of 5243 March 25, 2025 2022-30, PROVIDING FOR THE REIMPOSITION OF THE FIVE- CENT LOCAL OPTION FUEL TAX UPON ITS TERMINATION ON DECEMBER 31, 2025, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026, AND CONTINUING THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2055 Item #17E ORDINANCE 2025-19: AN ORDINANCE.AMENDING COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 2003-35, S ~ ENDED, REPEALING AND REPLACING ~ , NDING !NANCE NO. 2022-31, PROVIDING FORT R.EIMPOSITION &F THE SIX- CENT LOCAL OPTION FUEL T~ UPO TS TE INATION ON DECEMBER 31, 20 , EFFECTIVE JXNUARY 1, Q126, AND CONTINUING THROUG 9E&EMBER 3 2055 Item #17F ORDINANC CE AMENDING COLLIER CO , REPEALING AND RE CE NO. 2022-32, PR ION OF THE NINTH-CENT FUEL~ TION ON DECEMBER 31, 2025, EFFECT , , AND CONTINUING THROUGH DECEMB Item #170 RESOLUTION 2025-67: A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE COLLIER COUNTY UTILITIES STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES ORDINANCE AND THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER-SEWER DISTRICT UTILITIES STANDARDS MANUAL Page 147 Page 176 of 5243 March 25 , 2025 TO PROVIDE NECESSARY UPDATES FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SUSTAINABLE AND SAFE UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE COUNTY Item #17H RESOLUTION 2025-68: ARESOLUTIO PPROVING AMENDMENTS (APPROPRIATING '.!\RR~ FORWARD, TRANSFERS AND SUPPLEMENTAn REV NUE) TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 ADOPT D BUDGET. ~ E BUDGET AMENDMENTS IN THE ATT~C ED RESOLU T O HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND APPRO ~ B T E BOA OF COUNTY COMMISSIO J§R S VIAS P TE EXEC IVE SUMMARIES Page 148 Page 177 of 5243 March 25, 2025 There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 2:38 p.m. ATTEST CRYSTALK. as pr BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BOARD OF ZONING APPE LS/EX OFFICIO GOVERNING B 0 (S) OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS BR ITS CONTROL _________ , TRANSCRIPT PARED ON BEHALF OF FORT MYERS COURT REPORT G BY TERRIL. LEWIS, REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL COURT REPORTER, FPR-C, AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Page 149 Page 178 of 5243