DSAC-ROW Subcommittee Minutes 07/23/20251
MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
RIGHT OF WAY SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
Naples, Florida
July 23, 2025
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Collier County Development Services Advisory Committee
Right of Way Subcommittee and Collier County, having conducted business herein, met on this
date at 3:00 PM in REGULAR SESSION at Growth Management Community Development
Department, Room 609/610, 2800 N. Horseshoe Dr., Naples, FL 34104 with the following
members present:
Chairman: Blair Foley
John English
Chris Mitchell
The following County Staff were in attendance:
Jaime Cook, Director – Development Review, GMCD
Tony Khawaja, Director – Traffic Operations & Transportation Management Services
Heather Cartwright-Yilmaz, Management Analyst / Staff Liaison, GMCD
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Any person who decides to appeal a decision of This Board, you will need a record of the
proceedings 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. Neither Collier County nor This Board shall be responsible for providing the
record.
1. CALL TO ORDER – CHAIRMAN
Chairman – Blair Foley
Development Services Advisory Committee – Right of Way Subcommittee, Wednesday, 23rd
June 2025 was called to order at 3:00 PM
a. Selection of Committee Chairman
Motion to continue Blair Foley as Chairman by John English
Seconded by Chris Mitchell
Motion approved unanimously
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chairman Foley asked if there were any changes to the agenda – none were requested.
Motion to approve the agenda was made by John English
Seconded by Chris Mitchell
Motion approved unanimously
3. OLD BUSINESS
a. ROW Manual Updates
Staff reported ongoing work on updating cross-sections and diagrams. Additional feedback
from Road Maintenance and Transportation groups is being reviewed. A future meeting
will be scheduled to incorporate and discuss recommendations.
4. NEW BUSINESS
a. Culvert Alternate in County Right of Way (ROW)
Discussion: Culvert Alternate in County Right of Way (ROW)
• Discussion initiated on an alternate drainage solution presented by Jeffrey Curl at a prior
DSAC meeting.
• The alternate design includes trench drains with surface grates, offering a potential
replacement for traditional culverts in residential driveways.
• Tony Khawaja noted benefits observed in the City of Naples, such as ease of maintenance
and avoidance of water pooling at driveways.
The group discussed the following:
i. Hydraulic and structural standards
ii. Flexibility of installation
iii. Homeowner maintenance responsibility
iv. Compatibility with existing swale conditions
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v. Staff will follow up with Road Maintenance (Marshall’s team) for input and potential
draft language.
A decision or motion was deferred until feedback is received and formal language is
developed.
5. PUBLIC SPEAKERS
None
6. REMINDERS OF UPCOMING DSAC-ROW SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING DATES
DISCUSSION:
a. Schedule as Needed
Blair Foley – Chair
Made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
7. ADJOURN
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by
the order of the chairman at 3:55 p.m.
COLLIER COUNTY
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
RIGHT OF WAY SUBCOMMITTEE
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