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CCLAAC Agenda 07/02/2025
AGENDA CONSERVATION COLLIER LAND ACQUISITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE July 2, 2025, 9:00 A.M. Growth Management Community Development Conference Room 609/610 All interested parties are invited to attend, and to register to speak. Individuals who would like to participate in person must complete and submit a speaker form. Members of the public who would like to participate remotely should register here: https://colliercountyfl.webex.com/weblink/register/r9e6abdf937e3ccf318c2bOb82efccbad Remote participation is provided as a courtesy and is at the user's risk. The County is not responsible for technical issues. Individuals who register online will receive an email in advance of the public hearing detailing how they can participate remotely in this meeting. For additional information about the meeting, please call 239-252-2961 or email conservationcollier@colliercountyfl.gov 1. Roll Call A. Approval of CCLAAC members attending the meeting remotely 2. Approval of Agenda 3. Approval of June 4, 2025, Meeting Minutes 4. Old Business A. Railroad "Rail to Trail" potential acquisition —Trinity Scott B. Acquisition Updates Current Acquisition Status report is updated monthly in advance of CCLAAC meeting and provided as part of the meeting packet. The report is posted online under Acquisition News at: www.conservationcollier.com 5. New Business A. Initial Criteria Screening Report and Ranking 1. Railhead Scrub Preserve TPMA a. Seminole Gulf Railway 6. Subcommittee Reports A. Lands Evaluation & Management — Chair, Ron Clark — last meeting June 5, 2024 B. Outreach — Chair, John Courtright - last meeting April 23, 2025 C. Ordinance, Policy and Rules — Chair, Michele Lenhard - last meeting December 18, 2023 7. Coordinator Communications A. Miscellaneous B. BCC Items Related to Conservation Collier 1. Previously Heard a. 6/10/2025: Conservation Collier Annual Report & Program Manual 2. Upcoming a. 7/8/2025: 2025 TPMA; Agreement for Sale & Purchase Golden Land Partners, HK Investment & VanCleef; Pepper Ranch Volunteer Camp Host Agreement; Resolution Amending Resolution No. 2007-300 the Purchasing Policy for Conservation Collier b. 8/12/2025: May & June Active Acquisition Lists 8. Chair and Committee Member Comments 9. Public Comments 10. Staff Comments 11. Next Meeting August 6, 2025 12. Adjourn . ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ . Committee Members: Please notify Summer Araque at 239-252-2979 no later than noon Monday, June 30, 20251 if you cannot attend this meeting or if you have a conflict and will abstain from voting on an agenda topic. Page Descriptions Page 1 - Bonita Estero Rail Trail - Shows Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the acquisition and the connectivity to other trails north and south. Page 2 - Florida Gulf Coast Trail - Shows the full Florida Gulf Coast Trail network Page 3 - Paradise Coast Trail - Shows the full Paradise Coast Trail network Page 4- Connect Lee - Shows the futures plans in Lee County. Page 5 - Railhead Scrub TPMA Page 6 - Map that provides Options 1 & 2 with associated lengths in feet and miles, as well as acreage. - Difference between page 6 and 7 is the length of segments 4 and 5. Page 7 - Map that provides Option 3 with associated lengths in feet and miles, as well as acreage. Page 8 - Map that shows the owners and the zoning designations. Page 9 - Funding breakdown based on the Collier County negotiated price broken down by multiple options that coincide with the maps on Pages 6 & 7. Page 10 - Charts of the funding breakdown from page 9 Page 11 - Explanation of railbanking. CYPRESS LAKE AL rn Strand Preserve Estero Bay Preserve 1 .� � .'zl•'r r., FORT !,\ &0 1 ••••4'i Proposed Bonita Estero Rail Trail � Phase 1 � Phase 2 Other parts of the Florida Gulf Coast Trail (FGCT) Likely existing • • Planned or proposed ® Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve Proposed Paradise Coast Trail _ Trail or greenway priority Existing trail or greenway ® Panther Focus Area Florida Wildlife Corridor (2021) -• County boundary - Wetlands of interest Conservation easement Park or other protected land r---I City, village, or Census --' Designated Place — — — —o — —I — — ALIC Fj J I I 3� i THREE t 4 SAN CARLOS —OAKS PARK J % I w _ BLVq FLORID" GI « UNIVERSIULF COA I �y I ------ ESTERO PKWY ---- a �-------�-- o w i `oR-S I Flint Pen Strand i Preserve %zZLl_L Pelican I ..:I« Landing Eco Park I L Larry Kiker Preserve t l COCO+ RGTO --- ------------ --- ►_-�_ I ...... sue•—: � '— - Hidden D Cypress Se N Preserve M I -A 'y ; SPRINGS Corkscrew Regiorial Ecosystem Watershed 41 0 J GS4_ /� f •. •Y• = = = = BONITA BEACH r GULF OF > J MEXI CO y Barefoot:Beach Z 'Preserve County„Park Delnor=Wiggins ` Pass 5_tate Park —' VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD a Bonita Estero Rail Trail Proposed Paradisr. Coast Trail Mo I Parklands Conservation Easement +r {rz tv m z � J COLLIER AND LEE COUNTIES June 20, 2025. Copyright © Trust for Public Land. Trust for Public Land and Trust for Public Land logo are federally registered marks of Trust for Public Land. Information on this map is provided for purposes of discussion and visualization only.www.tpl.org ,�i `PUBLIC TRUST FAR LAND° • rAs: 0 1�ASi�) PALM HARoolt 7pWN_N' I L IE ARWA'fR LARGO PINELLAS Pr: 5T PET GULF OF MEXf CO Flor-da Gulf Coast Trail E., stmq Planned or proposed Trail 1-mil a service area Trail 2-mile service area Existing water trail Other exiytini1 trail Trail priority Trail opportunity Park with public access Other protected land Militaryland k 0 10 20M+I.. A I I I I I I I I 1111��� — F 7. ,Im Tim Cm l�i� ei c. 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M WIS TPIVIA: Railhead Scrub Preserve Parcels: 3; Acreage: 94.5; Priority Habitats: Scrub, Hydric Pine Flatwoods DR - Legend w V of Proposed Cycle 2025 TPIVIA pa�V_ BringCycle-2024-TPMAs s Oaks CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities re s _-IR Priority I (Highest) cn Priority 2 C Priority 3 IVIV ........... Priorty 4 F Other Conservation Lands Sanctuary ,nLUI I A' in ZY-Y!: 9 - Conservation Collier Preserve ill9 Veterans Memorial BLVD s S Collier County 0 0.5 1 Miles Dar 2025 Veterans Memorial Railway Area Options 1 & 2 Ra9,q d;ifra y "OPP )vk- *ir�ili r�i i, i L libpff� r�flfliCf'dlZfff � �,, I�t34R•�����Ra9 R � �� s•i ray, r_ 'w�.�■ • a•�ar� aa's•a■ N l���ar�fl;�i:�fa�i�[11 Mpilwrfkf +•�� t ter.+���=.a�a' rj1•il�}wi a :i'1 TI kflaiF['iF�� Collier County G ~ TRANSPORTATION �- MANAGEMENT SERVICES Segment 1 Segment 2 Segment 3 _ Segment 4 I'41 01 Surrounding Parcels Y - 1 1 0.4 f rl r SIX77[p _ Veterans Memorial Railway Area Option 3 4 / t Segment 2 Segment 3 ". Segment 4 1u i `y Surrounding Parcels -4,%41 _ Miles 3- jk Rd9#r; d;ifri y��'fKlg1�F ` i L i� 41LO fFi4+�1►ii�i :- ~ . r��ilfliCf'dlZff■� �h I�t34R•�����Ra9 R � �� s•i ray, r_ 'w�.�■ �•nr� aa's•a■ N l���ar�fl;�i:�fa�i�[11 Mpilwrfkf +•�� t ter.+���=-a��' EM•lip A *i it P aiF SIX77[p. _ Collier County $ 13,781,660.00 Option 1(includes segments 2, 4 & 5) Segment Length in Feet Acreage Portion of Total Total Acquisition 50% Pledge Amount 1 351.066 1.049873 0.0432 $ 595,372.84 $ 297,686.42 2 2278.582 6.798456 0.280391 $ 3,864,247.27 $ 1,932,123.64 3 171.3748 0.509819 0.021088 $ 290,634.53 $ 145,317.26 4 2908.987 8.710627 0.357965 $ 4,933,351.13 $ 2,466,675.57 5 2416.448 7.231446 0.297356 $ 4,098,054.23 $ 2,049,027.11 8126.4578 24.300221 $13,781,660.00 $ 6,890,830.00 Breakdown CC $ 12,895,652.63 $ 6,447,826.32 Roads $ 290,634.53 $ 145,317.26 Other $ 595,372.84 $ 297,686.42 Option 2 (Segments 2 & 4 - with segment 4 going to Railhead Boulevard) Segment Length in Feet Acreage Portion of Total Total Acquisition 50% Pledge Amount 1 351.066 1.049873 0.0432 $ 595,372.84 $ 297,686.42 2 2278.582 6.798456 0.280391 $ 3,864,247.27 $ 1,932,123.64 3 171.3748 0.509819 0.021088 $ 290,634.53 $ 145,317.26 4 2908.987 8.710627 0.357965 $ 4,933,351.13 $ 2,466,675.57 5 2416.448 7.231446 0.297356 $ 4,098,054.23 $ 2,049,027.11 8126.4578 24.300221 $13,781,660.00 $ 6,890,830.00 Breakdown CC $ 8,797,598.41 $ 4,398,799.20 Roads $ 290,634.53 $ 145,317.26 Other $ 4,693,427.07 $ 2,346,713.53 Option 3 (Segments 2 & 4 - with segment 4 only adjacent to the existing Conservation Collier lands) Segment Length in Feet Acreage Portion of Total Total Acquisition 50% Pledge Amount 1 351.066 1.049873 0.0432 $ 595,372.84 $ 297,686.42 2 2278.582 6.798456 0.280391 $ 3,864,247.27 $ 1,932,123.64 3 171.3748 0.509819 0.021088 $ 290,634.53 $ 145,317.26 4 1447.016 4.335095 0.178062 $ 2,453,994.47 $ 1,226,997.24 5 3878.419 11.60758 0.477258 $ 6,577,410.89 $ 3,288,705.44 8126.4578 24.300823 $13,781,660.00 $ 6,890,830.00 Breakdown CC $ 6,318,241.75 $ 3,159,120.87 Roads $ 290,634.53 $ 145,317.26 Other $ 7,172,783.72 $ 3,586,391.86 Option 1- 50% Pledge Breakdown $145,317.26 / $297,686.42 $6,447,826.32 CC Roads ■ Other Option 2 - 50% Pledge Breakdown Ado $2,346,713.53 $4,398,799.20 v $145,317.26 or CC Roads ■ Other Option 3 - 50% Pledge Breakdown $3,159,120.87 $3,586,391.86 10 $145,317.26 ■ CC Roads Other Railbanking and the Bonita Estero Rail Trail In response to the accelerating abandonment of rail corridors throughout the Unites States in the 1970s and 1980s, Congress passed legislation in 1983 amending the National Trails System Act creating a federal program referred to as railbanking. The program's aim is to preclude formal abandonment, provide the opportunity for the corridor's use as a public trail, and maintain the opportunity for future rail service. Railbanking is commonly used for the conversion of underutilized rail corridors to multi -use trails across the country. Utilizing the federal railbanking program preempts the reversion of railroad use easements, if any, that would occur if a rail corridor is formally abandoned. Railbanking maintains a contiguous corridor and enables trail use while maintaining its availability for potential future reactivation. Without railbanking, an abandoned corridor can be reduced to a series of unconnected leftover segments. According to the Rail -to -Trails Conservancy, 102 projects across the country have been railbanked with another 112 projects under development representing a total of 4,628 miles of existing and future rail -to -trails corridors. The contract between Trust for Public Land and Seminole Gulf Railway is not a lease; it is a fee simple purchase intended to be railbanked. TPL's contract requires that in the rare and unlikely event a railroad company wishes to reactivate rail service, the railroad company must compensate the owner of the corridor. The railway carrier would be required to repurchase the property at a price pegged to a consumer price index from the trail owner plus the depreciated value of trail improvements. The railroad company would have to also consider the cost of reestablishing the railroad infrastructure to provide service as part of their calculations of economic feasibility. Combined, these costs create a high bar to justify reactivating rail service. Conservation Collier Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated June 17, 2025 SUMMARY PAGE ACQUISITION SUMMARY OF ALL CYCLE 10, 11A, 1113, and 12A PROPERTIES Appraised Total number of Total Acres Purchase Price Value properties ACQUIRED PROPERTIES 739.73 $16,991,895 $16,561,509 113 (CYCLE 10, 11A, 1113, and 12A) i PROPERTIES PENDING ACQUISITION (CYCLE 11B, 12A, 12B, and 2024) 2,457.26 TBD TBD 25 Conservation Collier Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated June 17, 2025 ACQUIRED PROPERTIES (February 2022 - Present) Property Name Preserve Cycle Size (ac) Appraised Value Purchase Price Acquisition Status Varney, Gail Red Maple Swamp 10 1.14 $14,250 $14,250 Closed 2/14/22 Preserve Caberera, Mercedes Red Maple Swamp 10 9.16 $114,500 $114,500 Closed 3/21/22 Preserve McLaughlin Trust, Geraldine Red Maple Swamp 10 4.61 $57,625 $57,625 Closed 3/21/22 Preserve Setser, Carrie, Larry, and Ruby Red Maple Swamp 10 5.00 $62,500 $62,500 Closed 3/21/22 Preserve Dessing, Carol A. Winchester Head 10 1.14 $18,810 $18,810 Closed 3/28/22 Preserve Gonzalez, Isabel Panther Walk 10 1.14 $50,000 $50,000 Closed 6/16/22 Preserve Rudnick, Carol - Donation Dr. Robert H. Gore 10 1.59 N/A N/A Closed 6/30/22 III Preserve Gorman, Herman and Alice Winchester Head 10 1.14 $18,810 $18,810 Closed 9/26/22 Preserve Popp, Joe Rivers Road 10 19.40 $630,000 $630,000 Closed 9/26/22 Preserve Selvig, Maribeth - Donation Panther Walk 10 1.14 N/A N/A Closed 9/26/22 Preserve Hussey Trust North Belle Meade 10 256.00 $2,072,500 $2,072,500 Closed 11/14/22 Preserve Burns, Sandra Panther Walk 10 1.14 $30,000 $30,000 Closed 1/30/23 Preserve Johnson, Tim R Panther Walk 10 1.14 $30,000 $30,000 Closed 1/30/23 Preserve Meyer Trust Panther Walk 10 1.59 $72,000 $72,000 Closed 1/30/23 Preserve Sanchez, PS & NE Panther Walk 10 2.73 $63,000 $63,000 Closed 1/30/23 Preserve Thommen, William F Panther Walk 10 5.00 $100,000 $100,000 Closed 1/30/23 Preserve Wright, David Panther Walk 10 1.14 $30,000 $30,000 Closed 1/30/23 Preserve Zhuang, Joseph Panther Walk 10 2.73 $63,000 $63,000 Closed 1/30/23 Preserve Aguilar, Jorge Panther Walk 10 1.14 $40,000 $40,000 Closed 2/13/23 Preserve Pena, John Panther Walk 10 2.27 $52,000 $52,000 Closed 2/13/23 Preserve Hofmann, Adelaida Dr. Robert H. Gore 10 1.59 $36,000 $36,000 Closed 2/27/23 III Preserve D & J Investors Panther Walk 10 1.14 $40,000 $40,000 Closed 6/9/23 Preserve Joyce, David Panther Walk 10 2.27 $52,000 $52,000 Closed 6/9/23 Preserve Arnay, Henrietta Panther Walk 10 1.14 $30,000 $30,000 Closed 6/16/23 Preserve Behnke, Lois Panther Walk 10 1.14 $57,000 $57,000 Closed 6/16/23 Preserve Grossman, Barry Panther Walk 10 2.73 $63,000 $63,000 Closed 6/16/23 Preserve Charles, Paulette Dr. Robert H. Gore 10 1.14 $25,100 $22,500 Closed 6/30/23 III Preserve Toro, Michael Winchester Head 10 1.59 $39,800 $35,820 Closed 6/30/23 Preserve Blacker, Brian Pepper Ranch 10 24.50 $220,000 $220,000 Closed 7/7/23 Preserve Conservation Collier Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated June 17, 2025 ACQUIRED PROPERTIES (February 2022 - Present), cont'd Property Name Preserve Cycle Size (ac) Appraised Value Purchase Price Acquisition Status Guerra, Sigrid Red Maple Swamp 10 1.14 $20,500 $20,500 Closed 7/7/23 Preserve Ruben Trust Winchester Head 10 1.59 $39,800 $39,800 Closed 7/7/23 Preserve Zani, Paul Dr. Robert H. Gore 10 2.27 $49,900 $49,900 Closed 7/7/23 III Preserve Castillo, Jose Red Maple Swamp 10 5.41 $89,300 $84,835 Closed 7/14/23 Preserve Quevedo, Odalys Dr. Robert H. Gore 10 1.14 $28,000 $26,600 Closed 7/14/23 III Preserve Sparkman Tamara Gibson Panther Walk 10 1.14 $33,000 $33,000 Closed 7/14/23 Preserve Joyce, Martin and Elizabeth Panther Walk 10 2.27 $61,300 $55,170 Closed 8/17/23 Preserve Martinez, Abel Chavez Red Maple Swamp 10 2.27 $40,900 $36,000 Closed 8/17/23 Preserve Rodriguez (f.k.a. Lopez), Terri Panther Walk 10 1.59 $42,900 $38,610 Closed 8/17/23 Preserve Salgado, Julio Panther Walk 10 2.73 $73,700 $70,110 Closed 8/17/23 Preserve Fesser, Ivan Winchester Head 10 2.27 $56,800 $53,960 Closed 9/1/23 Preserve Trofatter, Frederick Winchester Head 10 1.14 $28,000 $25,650 Closed 9/7/23 Preserve Berman Trust, R F Dr. Robert H. Gore 11A 1.14 $30,000 $28,500 Closed 9/15/23 III Preserve Craparo, Stephen Dr. Robert H. Gore 10 1.64 $44,000 $39,600 Closed 9/15/23 III Preserve Fleming, Albert Dr. Robert H. Gore 10 1.64 $39,000 $37,500 Closed 9/15/23 III Preserve Repola, Andrea Panther Walk 11A 1.14 $45,000 $42,800 Closed 9/15/23 Preserve Vaz, Maurice J Panther Walk 11A 1.59 $57,500 $57,000 Closed 9/15/23 Preserve Bailey, Charles E Dr. Robert H. Gore 10 1.14 $25,000 $25,000 Closed 9/20/23 III Preserve Arias, Eladio Dr. Robert H. Gore 10 3.16 $63,000 $52,900 Closed 9/22/23 III Preserve Arias, Eladio Dr. Robert H. Gore 10 3.78 $66,000 $63,200 Closed 9/22/23 III Preserve Moody Crawford, Jim H Pepper Ranch 10 59.79 $505,000 $505,000 Closed 9/22/23 Preserve McGinnis, Patricia Panther Walk 11A 1.14 $45,000 $42,800 Closed 11/17/23 Preserve Scalley, William J and Martha Panther Walk 11A 1.14 $45,000 $42,800 Closed 11/17/23 Preserve Trigoura, Delsina Dr. Robert H. Gore 11A 1.14 $30,000 $30,000 Closed 11/17/23 III Preserve Perona, Barbara Winchester Head 11A 1.59 $39,800 $39,800 Closed 12/1/23 Preserve Scotti, Mary North Belle Meade 11A 8.74 $135,500 $128,700 Closed 12/1/23 Preserve Fontela, Maricel Aleu Dr. Robert H. Gore 11A 1.14 $25,700 $25,700 Closed 12/8/23 III Preserve Sponseller, Robert North Belle Meade11A 5.00 $90,000 $90,000 Closed 12/8/23 Preserve VanCleave, Matthew Rivers Road 11A 0.50 $52,500 $52,500 Closed 12/8/23 Preserve Weir Trust, Celine Dr. Robert H. Gore 11B 2.27 $39,500 $37,500 Closed 12/8/23 III Preserve Conservation Collier Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated June 17, 2025 ACQUIRED PROPERTIES (February 2022 - Present), cont'd Property Name Preserve Cycle Size (ac) Appraised Value Purchase Price Acquisition Status Wilson Trust Winchester Head 11B 1.59 $39,800 $39,800 Closed 12/8/23 Preserve Brewer, Richard N/A 11B 14.78 $451,000 $405,900 Closed 12/15/23 Dibala Wood Trust Dr. Robert H. Gore 11B 18.28 $275,000 $261,300 Closed 12/15/23 III Preserve Hackmann, Charles Panther Walk 10 2.73 $70,000 $63,000 Closed 12/15/23 Preserve Annecy Marco LLC / Barfield Marco Island 11A 2.13 $3,140,000 $3,140,000 Closed 1/5/24 Perez Castro, Pedro Dr. Robert H. Gore 11A 1.17 $29,000 $27,600 Closed 1/5/24 III Preserve South Terra Corp Marco Island 11A 0.56 $1,720,000 $1,620,000 Closed 1/5/24 Geren, Jonathan North Belle Meade 11A 7.84 $129,500 $129,500 Closed 1/12/24 Preserve Gutierrez, Michael North Belle Meade 11A 4.88 $85,400 $81,100 Closed 1/12/24 Preserve Bailey, Scott and Christopher Winchester Head 11B 1.59 $39,800 $38,500 Closed 1/19/24 Preserve Dredge Management Assoc LLC Shell Island 11B 18.73 $1,592,500 $1,512,875 Closed 1/19/24 Preserve English Trust Pepper Ranch 11B 59.01 $515,000 $463,500 Closed 1/19/24 Preserve Williams Nancy Payton 11B 0.50 $60,000 $60,000 Closed 1/19/24 Preserve Mooney/Hankins-Colon Winchester Head 11B 1.59 $39,800 $39,800 Closed 2/16/24 Preserve A & T Kleinberger Rev Trust Dr. Robert H. Gore 12A 5.00 $110,000 $104,500 Closed 3/15/24 III Preserve Rodriguez, Mario & Gisela Panther Walk 12A 5.46 $158,400 $158,400 Closed 7/12/24 Preserve Murawski Trust North Belle Meade 12A 4.87 $45,000 $42,750 Closed 7/24/24 Preserve Land Genie LLC Dr. Robert H. Gore 12A 2.73 $62,790 $62,790 Closed 8/9/24 III Preserve Taylor, Ernesto & Ana Dr. Robert H. Gore 12A 5.00 $103,750 $98,650 Closed 8/9/24 III Preserve Whittingham Corporation Panther Walk 12A 1.59 $46,110 $45,990 Closed 8/16/24 Preserve Walsh, Nancy Red Maple Swamp 12A 1.14 $20,520 $19,494 Closed 8/21/24 Preserve Arnold Trust Dr. Robert H. Gore 12A 7.16 $148,570 $141,140 Closed 8/23/24 III Preserve Beckert, Marc & Elizabeth Dr. Robert H. Gore 12A 1.14 $26,220 $24,910 Closed 8/23/24 III Preserve Granados, Nelson Dr. Robert H. Gore 12A 5.15 $106,860 $106,860 Closed 8/23/24 III Preserve JA Moulton Trust Dr. Robert H. Gore 12A 7.17 $148,780 $141,340 Closed 8/23/24 III Preserve Woodworth, Richard Dr. Robert H. Gore 12A 2.27 $52,210 $49,600 Closed 8/23/24 III Preserve CDL Naples Investment LLC Dr. Robert H. Gore 12A 2.73 $62,790 $59,650 Closed 8/30/24 III Preserve Langell Trust Dr. Robert H. Gore 12A 2.81 $61,120 $58,060 Closed 9/6/24 III Preserve Hughes, Jeffrey & Melissa Panther Walk 12A 1.59 $46,110 $46,110 Closed 9/11/24 Preserve Conservation Collier Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated June 17, 2025 ACQUIRED PROPERTIES (February 2022 - Present), cont'd Property Name Preserve Cycle Size (ac) Appraised Value Purchase Price Acquisition Status Sardinas, Martha Dr. Robert H. Gore 12A 2.34 $53,820 $53,820 Closed 9/13/24 III Preserve Volpe Trust North Belle Meade 12A 8.50 $109,000 $103,550 Closed 9/13/24 Preserve Wilson, Kyle & Lisa Mason Panther Walk 12A 1.59 $46,110 $46,110 Closed 9/20/24 Preserve Aristizabal Mcllvane Marsh 12A 5.00 $20,000 $20,000 Closed 10/25/24 Preserve Arndt, Linda Winchester Head 12A 1.14 $31,920 $30,320 Closed 11/1/24 Preserve Ayra, Anacely Dr. Robert H. Gore 12A 3.18 $69,170 $65,710 Closed 11/1/24 III Preserve Erickson, Gerald Dr. Robert H. Gore 12B 1.14 $26,220 $24,910 Closed 11/7/24 III Preserve Ebanks, Marvin Winchester Head 12A 1.14 $31,920 $31,920 Closed 11/8/24 Preserve Cassity, Cina Lu Panther Walk 12A 1.59 $46,110 $46,110 Closed 12/6/24 Preserve Catania, James Winchester Head 12A 1.14 $31,920 $30,320 Closed 12/6/24 Preserve SD Orange Blossom - Donation Dr. Robert H. Gore 12A 1.14 N/A N/A Closed 12/16/24 III Preserve SD Orange Blossom -Donation Winchester Head 12A 1.14 N/A N/A Closed 12/16/24 Preserve James F. Dinwiddie Rev Trust Panther Walk 12A 1.14 $33,060 $33,060 Closed 12/19/24 Preserve Radel, Mark Panther Walk 12A 1.14 $33,060 $33,060 Closed 12/19/24 Preserve Seepersad, Kausil Dr. Robert H. Gore 12B 1.14 $26,220 $24,910 Closed 12/19/24 III Preserve Vikon Corporation Panther Walk 12B 1.59 $50,880 $50,880 Closed 1/16/25 Preserve Dennison, Robert Dr. Robert H. Gore 12A 2.73 $62,790 $62,790 Closed 1/17/25 III Preserve Ngo/Huynh/Lieu Panther Walk 12B 2.73 $87,360 $87,360 Closed 1/31/25 Preserve Stone Trust Panther Walk 12B 5.00 $141,250 $141,250 Closed 2/14/25 Preserve JOL Property Ventures Panther Walk 12B 1.14 $36,480 $36,480 Closed 3/20/25 Preserve Martinez, Abel Chavez Panther Walk 12B 1.14 $36,480 $36,480 Closed 3/27/25 Preserve Fernandez, Erik Winchester Head 12A 1.59 $44,520 $44,520 Closed 4/10/2025 Preserve Descoteau, Donn & Donna Dr. Robert H. Gore 11B 1.14 $25,100 $25,100 Closed 4/23/2025 III Preserve Fish, Monica Panther Walk 12B 1.14 $36,480 $36,480 Closed 4/23/2025 Preserve Hendrix House 1-75 and Everglades 12B 17.66 $502,500 $502,500 Closed 6/12/2025 Blvd. TOTAL ACQUIRED PROPERTIES 739.73 $16,991,895 $16,561,509 Total number of properties = 113 Conservation Collier Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated June 17, 2025 PROPERTIES PENDING ACQUISITION Property Name Preserve Cycle Size (ac) Appraised Value Purchase Price Acquisition Status Cypress Cove Conservancy Dr. Robert H. Gore 12B 10.00 $721,000 $648,900 Purchase Agreement approved by BCC III Preserve 1/14/2025; Closing scheduled for 7/25/2025 Symphony Properties N/A 12A 150.00 $4,015,000 $4,015,000 Purchase Agreement approved on 10/22/2024; Closing scheduled for 9/12/2025 Williams Farms N/A 2024 1,410.00 $11,980,000 $11,980,000 Purchase Agreement approved by BCC 5/28/2024; Closing pending Lautz, Cameron Panther Walk 12B 2.27 $72,640 $72,640 Purchase Agreement approved by BCC Preserve 5/27/2025;Closing pending Subtotal - Properties with Board Approved Purchase Agreements 1,572.27 $16,788,640 $16,716,540 Subtotal number of properties = 4 North Belle Meade Offer accepted; Purchase Agreement Golden Land Partners 2024 6.25 TBD TBD Preserve scheduled for 6/24/2025 BCC Offer accepted; Purchase Agreementscheduled HK Investment Marco Island 126 0.37 TBD TBD for 6/24/2025 BCC Offer accepted; Purchase Agreement Van Cleef Marco Island 12B 0.43 TBD TBD scheduled for 6/24/2025 BCC Offer accepted; Purchase Agreement pending Wildcat Acres N/A 12B 73.60 TBD TBD clear access Wildflowerz Ranch N/A 12B 639.17 TBD TBD Offer accepted; Purchase Agreement pending North Belle Meade Wilson 2024 5.00 TBD TBD Appraisal ordered Preserve Edwards Trust N/A 2025 65.00 TBD TBD Appraisal not yet ordered Golden Land Partners N/A 2025 20.00 TBD TBD Appraisal not yet ordered I-75 and Everglades2025 Berman Trust parcel 1 5.00 TBD TBD Appraisal not yet ordered Blvd. Berman Trust parcel 2 1-75 and Everglades 2025 1.59 TBD TBD Appraisal not yet ordered Blvd. I-75 and Everglades Echavarria 2025 3.05 TBD TBD Appraisal not yet ordered Blvd. 1-75 and Everglades Family Onyx 2025 2.73 TBD TBD Appraisal not yet ordered Blvd. I-75 and Everglades Morales 2025 2.27 TBD TBD Appraisal not yet ordered Blvd. Lucarelli N/A 2025 5.00 TBD TBD Appraisal not yet ordered North Belle Meade Simmons Trust 2025 38.94 TBD TBD Appraisal not yet ordered Preserve Dabreo Brewer's Landing 2025 2.73 TBD TBD Appraisal not yet ordered Dr. Robert H. Gore Harden 2025 2.73 TBD TBD Appraisal not yet ordered III Preserve Dr. Robert H. Gore Perez 2025 5.00 TBD TBD Appraisal not yet ordered III Preserve Dr. Robert H. Gore Rivera 2025 2.27 TBD TBD Appraisal not yet ordered III Preserve 1-75 and Everglades Tran 2025 2.27 TBD TBD Appraisal not yet ordered Blvd. Panther Walk Wilcox 2025 1.59 TBD TBD Appraisal not yet ordered Preserve Subtotal - Properties with Board Approval of Purchase 884.99 TBD TBD Subtotal number of properties = 21 Agreements Pending TOTAL PROPERTIES PENDING ACQUISITION 2,457.26 TBD TBD Total number of properties = 25 Conservation Collier Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated June 17, 2025 A -LIST PROPERTIES THAT WILL NOT BE ACQUIRED AT THIS TIME Property Name Preserve Cycle Size (ac) Appraised Value Final Offer Amount Acquisition Status Amaranth Trust, Forrest G N/A 10 71.16 N/A N/A Property withdrawn Anderson, Charles Panther Walk 10 2.27 $64,000 $64,000 Offer not accepted Preserve Anderson, Charles Panther Walk 10 1.14 N/A N/A Sold to another Preserve Argay, Lorraine D Dr. Robert H. Gore 10 7.05 $81,000 $81,000 Offer not accepted III Preserve Arnold, Emily Pepper Ranch 10 5.00 N/A N/A Property withdrawn Preserve Arnold, Vanette Panther Walk 10 1.14 $30,000 $30,000 Offer not accepted Preserve Big Hammock - Area I (Barron Pepper Ranch 10 257.3 $900,000 $900,000 Offer not accepted Collier Partnership) Preserve Casasierra Realty LLC Winchester Head 1.14 N/A N/A Property withdrawn Preserve 10 Cedeno, Kenneth Dr. Robert H. Gore 10 2.81 $56,000 $56,000 Offer not accepted III Preserve Dahche, Ahmand Panther Walk 5.00 $130,000 $130,000 Offer not accepted Preserve 10 D'Angelo, Eugene Dr. Robert H. Gore 10 5.00 $100,000 $100,000 Offer not accepted III Preserve Erjavec, Eugene Rivers Road 10 4.92 $200,000 $200,000 Offer not accepted Preserve Eschuk, Shari Rivers Road 10 4.78 $180,000 $180,000 Offer not accepted Preserve Fischer Trust, Addison Marco Island 10 0.63 N/A N/A Property withdrawn Naughton, Veronica Panther Walk 10 2.73 N/A N/A Sold to another Preserve Higdon Trust, Garey D Winchester Head 10 1.59 N/A N/A Sold to another Preserve Macrina, Kathleen Panther Walk 10 1.14 N/A N/A Sold to another Preserve Moylan, Paul E Panther Walk 10 2.73 $63,000 $63,000 Offer not accepted Preserve Ortega, Berardo Panther Walk 10 1.14 $30,000 $30,000 Property withdrawn Preserve Three Brothers Panther Walk 10 2.73 $63,000 $63,000 Offer not accepted Preserve WISC Investment - Inlet Dr Marco Island 10 0.39 $429,000 $429,000 Purchase Agreement not approved by BCC Agua Colina Marco Island 11A 0.63 $1,120,000 $1,120,000 Purchase Agreement not approved by Board Berman Rev Trust, R F Panther Walk 11A 1.17 N/A N/A Property withdrawn Preserve Chestnut, Diane Marco Island 11A 0.53 $627,500 $627,500 Offer not accepted Colon, Donna &Patricia Mack Dr. Gore Robert H. 11A 2.27 N/A N/A Sold to another III Preserve S & B Properties of Marco LLC Marco Island 11A 0.50 $570,000 $570,000 Offer not accepted Starnes, Hugh Caracara Prairie 11A 4.54 $250,000 $250,000 Offer not accepted Preserve Buckley Enterprises Nancy Payton 11B 80.00 $780,000 $780,000 Offer not accepted Preserve Khoury Otter Mound 11B 0.43 N/A N/A Sold to another Preserve Lie, Run He Nancy Payton 11B 0.50 $80,000 $80,000 Offer not accepted Preserve Conservation Collier Cycle 10, 11, 12, 2024, and 2025 Property Status Updated June 17, 2025 A -LIST PROPERTIES THAT WILL NOT BE ACQUIRED AT THIS TIME, cont'd Property Name Preserve Cycle Size (ac) Appraised Value Final Offer Amount Acquisition Status Owl Hammock N/A 11B 7,378.00 N/A N/A Acquired by State of Florida Relevant Radio, Inc. Mcllvane Marsh 11B 10.46 $126,350 $126,350 Offer not accepted Preserve Sit/Chew Nancy Payton 11B 3.00 $390,000 $390,000 Offer not accepted Preserve Smith & Montgomery Dr. Robert H. Gore 11B 2.73 N/A N/A Property withdrawn III Preserve Bleka, Joseph &Christina Dr. Gore Robert H. 12A 2.34 $53,820 $53,820 On -hold until title is clear III Preserve Veneziano, Steve Panther Walk 12A 1.14 $33,060 $33,060 Offer not accepted Preserve Wilson, Rebecca Winchester Head 12A 1.14 $29,000 $29,000 Offer not accepted Preserve Eid Dr. Robert H. Gore 12B 2.27 $52,210 $49,600 Offer not accepted III Preserve Lynch Winchester Head 12B 1.14 $31,920 $30,320 Offer not accepted Preserve Parraga Dr. Robert H. Gore 12B 2.81 $61,120 $58,060 Offer not accepted III Preserve Pritchard Dr. Robert H. Gore 126 2.27 $52,210 $49,600 Offer not accepted III Preserve Sunny Florida Investments, Inc Dr. Gore Robert H. 12B 1.14 $26,220 $24,910 Offer not accepted III Preserve D & J Investors North Belle Meade 2024 5.00 $52,000 $52,000 Offer not accepted Preserve Santamaria Caracara Prairie 2024 61.10 N/A N/A Property withdrawn Preserve TOTAL PROPERTIES THAT WILL NOT BE ACQUIRED AT THIS TIME 7,946.90 N/A N/A Total number of properties = 44 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Table of Contents Folio No: 00145681504 Date: July 2, 2025 Tableof Contents......................................................................................................................................... 2 1. Introduction........................................................................................................................................... 4 2. Summary of Property............................................................................................................................ 5 Figure 1 - Parcel Location Overview...........................................................................................5 Figure2 - Parcel Close-up...........................................................................................................6 2.1 Summary of Property Information....................................................................................................7 Table 1— Summary of Property Information..............................................................................7 Figure 3 - Secondary Criteria Score............................................................................................8 Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary.............................................................................8 2.2 Property Cost Estimate......................................................................................................................9 Table 3. Assessed & Estimated Value.........................................................................................9 2.2.1 Zoning, Growth Management and Conservation Overlays....................................................9 2.3 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12) ........... 10 3. Initial Screening Criteria......................................................................................................................12 3.1 Ecological Values............................................................................................................................. 12 3.1.1 Vegetative Communities....................................................................................................... 12 Table 4. Listed Plant Species.................................................................................................... 12 Figure 4 - CLIP4 Priority Natural Communities........................................................................ 13 Figure 5 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System ............................................ 14 Figure 6 — View of scrubby flatwoods looking east just south of Sun Century ........................ 15 3.1.2 Wildlife Communities............................................................................................................ 15 Figure 7 — Gopher tortoise burrow in railroad tracks.............................................................. 15 Figure 8 - Wildlife Spatial Data (i.e., telemetry, roosts, etc) .................................................... 16 Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness............................................................................. 17 3.1.3 Water Resources................................................................................................................... 18 Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones ............................ 19 Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey...................................................................................... 20 Figure 12 - LIDAR Elevation Map............................................................................................. 21 3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity........................................................................................................ 22 Figure 13 - Conservation Lands............................................................................................... 23 3.2 Human Values................................................................................................................................. 24 3.2.1 Recreation............................................................................................................................. 24 2 Initial Criteria Screening Report —Seminole Gulf Railway Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Folio No: 00145681504 Date: July 2, 2025 3.2.2 Accessibility........................................................................................................................... 24 3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement......................................................................................... 24 Figure 14—Conceptual Site Plan............................................................................................. 25 Figure 15 — Bonita Estero Rail Trail.......................................................................................... 26 3.3 Restoration and Management....................................................................................................... 27 3.3.1 Vegetation Management...................................................................................................... 27 3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation..................................................................................................... 27 3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire............................................................................................................ 27 3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security.............................................................................................. 27 3.3.3 Assistance.............................................................................................................................. 27 3.4 Vulnerability.................................................................................................................................... 27 3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use............................................................................................................. 27 Figure16 - Zoning.................................................................................................................... 28 Figure 17 — Future Land Use................................................................................................... 29 3.4.2 Development Plans............................................................................................................... 30 4. Acquisition Considerations..................................................................................................................30 5. Management Needs and Costs..............................................................................................................30 Table 5 - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management ................ 30 6. Potential for Matching Funds.............................................................................................................. 30 7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form......................................................................................................... 31 8. Additional Site Photos.........................................................................................................................37 APPENDIX 1— Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions......................................43 APPENDIX 2 — FLUCCS and Subdivision Plans............................................................................................45 3 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 1. Introduction The Conservation Collier Program (Program) is an environmentally sensitive land acquisition and management program approved by the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) in 2002 and by Collier County Voters in 2002 and 2006. The Program was active in acquisition between 2003 and 2011, under the terms of the referendum. Between 2011 and 2016, the Program was in management mode. In 2017, the Collier County Board reauthorized Conservation Collier to seek additional lands (2/14/17, Agenda Item 11B). On November 3, 2020, the Collier County electors approved the Conservation Collier Re-establishment referendum with a 76.5% majority. This Initial Criteria Screening Report (ICSR) has been prepared for the Conservation Collier Program to meet requirements specified in the Conservation Collier Implementation Ordinance, 2002-63, as amended, and for purposes of the Conservation Collier Program. The sole purpose of this report is to provide objective data to demonstrate how properties meet the criteria defined by the ordinance. The following sections characterize the property location, elaborate on the initial and secondary screening criteria scoring, and describe potential funding sources, appropriate use, site improvements, and estimated management costs. 4 ' x$��Y '7y,. � � ` 'y $� �; p Ix.1ry�1m1.: f�.. a' � y '✓ � ""�i� � it su >Z Or Mi i(Sq li//gyp }.�FiC, -1 03"'- b �as! Aft y'hti .lie ���.•�: � � _� s €�, RA Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 Figure 2 - Porcel Close-up Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 2.1 Summary of Property Information Table 1 — Summary of Property Information Characteristic Value Comments Name Seminole Gulf A +19.3-acre portion of the railroad within Collier County Railway — Folio Number 00145681504 Target Protection Area Urban Within Railhead Scrub Preserve TPMA Size +19.3 acres Exact acreage will be calculated at time of acquisition Section, Township, and S 10 and 15, Twn Sections 10 and 15 in Township 48 Range 25 Range 48, R25 Zoning Category/TDRs I and A North parcel is zoned Industrial; South parcel is zoned agricultural FEMA Flood Map AE High -risk flood zone with a 1% annual chance of flooding Category Existing structures Railroad A developed railroad exists through the middle of both parcels. Railhead Blvd. is to the north of the northern parcel; industrial commercial businesses and 2 conservation easements exist to its west; industrial commercial, Conservation, multi -family residential, and Railhead Scrub Preserve Adjoining properties commercial, muli- exist to its east; and the future Veteran's Memorial Blvd. and their Uses family residential, exists to its south. The future Veteran's Memorial Blvd. roadway is to the north of the southern parcel; Railhead Scrub Preserve exists to its east and west; and a portion of the railway that will contain a proposed cell tower exists to its south. Development Plans The portion of the railway property just south of these Submitted None parcels is proposed for a cell tower, and therefore excluded from this potential acquisition The railroad would be removed and developed into a Known Property Railroad hiking/biking trail in the future, becoming a part of the Irregularities larger Bonita/Estero Rails to Trails project. Transportation is interested in buying the portion of the Other County Dept railway property that spans Veteran's Memorial Blvd., Interest None which is why that portion is excluded from this potential acquisition. Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 160 1- Ecological Value Total Score: 265/400 80 46 2 - Human Value ■ Awarded Points Figure 3 - Secondary Criteria Score Table 2 - Secondary Criteria Score Summary 80 i 3 - Restoration and Management ❑ Possible Points Folio No: 00145681504 Date: July 2, 2025 80 i 4 - Vulnerability Criteria Awarded Weighted Points Possible Weighted Points Awarded/Possible Points 1 - Ecological Value 100 160 63% 1.1 - Vegetative Communities 43 53 80% 1.2 - Wildlife Communities 27 27 100% 1.3 - Water Resources 13 27 50% 1.4 - Ecosystem Connectivity 17 53 33% 2 - Human Values 46 80 57% 2.1 - Recreation 11 34 33% 2.2 - Accessibility 30 34 88% 2.3 - Aesthetics/Cultural Enhancement 4 11 38% 3 - Restoration and Management 53 80 66% 3.1 - Vegetation Management 43 55 79% 3.2 - Remediation and Site Security 9 23 40% 3.3 - Assistance 0 2 0% 4 - Vulnerability 67 80 83% 4.1 - Zoning and Land Use 58 58 100% 4.2 - Development Plans 9 22 40% Total 265 400 66% n Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 2.2 Property Cost Estimate The entire portion of the railway within Collier County was appraised in 2020. The estimated value of the 2 parcels proposed for acquisition by Conservation Collier is based on the value obtained from this appraisal. The entire stretch of railway within Collier County is 1.5 miles and was appraised at $13,781,660. The portion proposed for acquisition by Conservation Collier is +1.1 miles, which would have had a calculated appraised value of +$10,106,550. If the Board of County Commissioners choose to acquire this property, appraisals by separate independent Real Estate Appraisers will be obtained at that time for the entire Railroad property within Collier County, with the possible exception of the southernmost portion with a proposed cell tower. Conservation Collier's portion will be calculated from these appraisals. Pursuant to the Conservation Collier Purchase Policy, two appraisals are required for the Seminole Gulf Railway parcels, which have an initial estimated valuation over $500,000; 2 independent Real Estate Appraisers will value the subject property and the average of those two appraisal reports will be used to determine the offer made to the seller. Table 3. Assessed & Estimated Value Property owner Address Linear miles Estimated Value Seminole Gulf Railway N/A +1.1 +$10,106,550 2.2.1 Zoning, Growth Management and Conservation Overlays Zoning, growth management and conservation overlays will affect the value of a parcel. The north parcel is zoned Industrial; The south parcel is zoned agricultural. 0 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Folio No: 00145681504 Date: July 2, 2025 2.3 Summary of Initial Screening Criteria Satisfaction (Ord. 2002-63, as amended, Sec. 12) Criteria 1: CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community Does the property contain Upland Hardwood Forest, Scrub, Coastal Upland, Dry Prairie, or Upland Pine? YES Portions of the property contain Scrubby Flatwood. Criteria 2: CLIP Priority 2 Natural Community Does the property contain Pine Flatwoods or Coastal Wetlands? N/A Parcels also contain Pine Flatwoods but already contains CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community Criteria 3: Other Native. Natural Communities Does the property contain other native, natural communities? N/A Parcels also contain Cypress but already contains CLIP Priority 1 Natural Community. Criteria 4: Human Social Values Does the property offer cultural values, appropriate access for natural resource -based recreation, and the enhancement of the aesthetic setting of Collier County? YES The property is accessible to pedestrians or bicyclists from Railhead Blvd. and Sun Century Ave. Parcels will be a section of the larger Collier/ Bonita /Estero Rails to Trails greenway. Criteria 5: Water Resources Does the property offer opportunities for protection of water resource values, including aquifer recharge, water quality enhancement, protection of wetland dependent species habitat, wildfire risk reduction, storm surge protection, and flood control? YES Yes, contains wetlands and holds water during the wet season. Criteria 6: Biological and Ecological Value Does the property offer significant biological values, including biodiversity and listed species habitat? YES The parcels contain several gopher tortoise burrows, and gopher tortoises frequent the property. Criteria 7: Enhancement of Current Conservation Lands Does the property enhance and/or protect the environmental value of current conservation lands through function as a buffer, ecological link, or habitat corridor? YES 10 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 Parcels are adjacent to Railhead Scrub Preserve and small conservation easements. Criteria 8: Target Area Is the property within a Board -approved target protection mailing area? YES The Seminole Gulf Railway parcels met 6 out of the 8 Initial Screening Criteria. 11 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 3. Initial Screening Criteria 3.1 Ecological Values 3.1.1 Vegetative Communities The railroad, along with vehicle trails on both sides, is 40-50 feet wide and runs through the middle of the parcels. No vegetation exists along the west side of the railroad tracks between the Garguilo plant and Railhead Blvd. A portion of heavily disturbed pine flatwoods exists on the east side of the railroad just south of Railhead Blvd. On both sides of the railroad, south of the Garguilo tomato plant, vegetation coverage is between 40-45 feet in width. This vegetation consists of Scrubby Flatwood, Pine Flatwoods, Freshwater Marsh, and Cypress. Each plant community is summarized below. Scrubby Flatwoods — Canopy: sparse slash pine (Pinus elliottii). Midstory: sand -live oak (Quercus geminata), Florida rosemary (Ceratiola ericoides), saw palmetto (Serenoa repens), pricklypear (Opuntia mesacantha), rusty lyonia (Lyonia fruticosa), tarflower (Bejaria racemosa). Groundcover: wild pennyroyal (Piloblephis rigida), wiregrass (Aristida stricta), reindeer lichen (Cladonia rangiferina). Pine Flatwoods — Canopy: slash pine, earleaf acacia (Acacia auriculiformis). Midstory: saw palmetto, cabbage palm (Saba) palmetto), Groundcover: wiregrass, broomsedge (Andropogon sp.) Freshwater Marsh — Canopy: sparse melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia). Groundcover: swamp fern (Telmatoblechnum serrulatum), St. John's wort (Hypericum sp.) Cypress — Canopy: cypress (Taxodium sp.), melaleuca. Midstory: dahoon holly (Ilex cassine), myrsine (). Groundcover: swamp fern Non-native, invasive plants make up approximately 50% of the vegetation within the parcels. The primary non-native, invasive plants within the parcels are earleaf acacia and melaleuca. Other invasives observed include Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolia), downy rosemyrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa), guineagrass (Urochloa maxima), rose natalgrass (Melinis repens), tanglehead (Heteropogon contortusand), and rosary pea (Abrus precatorius). Table 4. Listed Plant Species Common Name Scientific Name State Status Federal Status Sand dune spurge Euphorbia cumulicola Endangered Not Listed 12 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 Seminole Gulf Railway Priority Natural Communities ------------ �a o =3 Seminole Gulf Railway Priority 2 N o� CLIP4 Priority Natural Priority Communities Priorty4 n Value 0 0.1 0.2 Mlles Collier County Priority 1 (Highest) I I I Path: \\bca,wl llergov \dana VD blvt-nlPin—ng and 0.egulationlCONSERVATION 20251$—I ote Guff Railway\Seminole Gulf Rallway.apr Figure 4 - CLIP4 Priority Noturol Communities 13 Initial Criteria Screening Report —Seminole Gulf Railway Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP n Folio No: 00145681504 Date: July 2, 2025 Seminole Gulf Railway Land Use/Land Cover Seminole Gulf Railway 1560: Other Heavy Industrial (Ship �LUCCs Repair, Ship Building, Large Lumber - 1320: High Density, Mobile Home Units Mills) N 3200: Shrub and Brushland n a � 3210: Palmetto Prairies 1400: Commercial and Services 4110: Pine Flatwoods N 1550: Other Li Light Industrial g � 6172: Mixed Shrubs 0 0.1 I I 0.2 Miles I CollicrCounty 6250: Hydric Pine Flatwoods Figure 5 - Florida Cooperative Land Cover Classification System 14 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 Figure 6 — View of scrubby flatwoods looking east just south of Sun Century 3.1.2 Wildlife Communities The parcels provide foraging and burrowing habitat for gopher tortoises. The parcels also provide an important wildlife link for species such as bobcat, black bear, and white-tailed deer between the two southern sides of Railhead Scrub Preserve and between Railhead Scrub Preserve and private conservation lands to the west. Figure 7— Gopher tortoise burrow in railroad tracks 15 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 Seminole Gulf Railway Potential Habitat Richness �a 0 ■ 1 ■ ■ E= Seminole Gulf Railway 2-4 species N o� CLIP4 Potential Habitat 5-6 species n Richness 7 species � 8-13 species 9 species D 0.1 0.2 Mlles (col lirr County I I I Path: \\bcc,wlller9ovne \datMGMD NvWcWM mnning and RegulatioMW45ERVATIM COLLIER1Maps� P,aguisrtion\Cycle 2o2545eminoEe GWf r ilway\$—,.k GUE N!Way.apr Figure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness 17 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 3.1.3 Water Resources The parcels hold water in a few different places during the rainy season. The elevation on both sides of the railroad within the southern portion of the northern parcel has been lowered by several feet due to UTV and vehicle trespass. This area ponds considerably during the wet season - 4-5 feet deep. The parcels also provide moderate aquifer recharge capacity. Only about 5% of the parcels are mapped as having hydric "Basinger Fine Sand" soil — a nearly level, poorly drained soil associated with sloughs. 18 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Folio No: 00145681504 Date: July 2, 2025 Seminole Gulf Railway Aquifer Recharge Seminole Gulf Railway Priority 6 CLIN Aquifer Recharge Wellfield Protection Zones N = Priority 1 -HIGHEST --- 1-YEAR --- Priority 2 2-YEAR n _� Priority 3 5-YEAR N Priority =__= 20-YEAR 0 0.1 0.2 Miles I Collier County Priority 5 Figure 10 - CLIP Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones 19 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 Seminole Gulf Railway Soils �a 0 0 Seminole Gulf Railway 0 Water N o ro Soils 0 Hydric [] Non-hydric�� 0 0.1 0.2 Mlles CollwrColl nty I I I Path:\\bcewlller9ov.nH\datalGM[yblvESlonlPEanning and fkwulationlCOZERVATION Gulf FWIl y\$eminok Guff pzllway.apr Figure 11 - Collier County Soil Survey 20 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Seminole Gulf Railway LIDAR 10 :door A Folio No: 00145681504 Date: July 2, 2025 Seminole Gulf Railway LIDAR Value (I 104.6444091796875 -4.1174540519714355 0 01 0.2 Miles Collier Count" I I I Path: I%bcc,wlllemovntldaWlGMb!)IvislonlP€annina and R—Iu tlonV:ONSERVVMN COLLIEP.W..1 M1muisitlonlCvcle 202515-1,0e %W Rallwavl5eminole Wf Rallwa,—, Figure 12 - LIDAR Elevation Mop 21 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 3.1.4 Ecosystem Connectivity Both parcels are adjacent to Railhead Scrub Preserve, with the southern parcel running through the middle of the preserve. The northern parcel is adjacent to two small conservation easements on its west side and one on its west side. It also connects to Railhead Scrub Preserve and another Conservation Easement via a grassy open area just north of the Garguilo housing development. The southern parcel is adjacent to a small conservation easement on the west side. 22 a� a� rare fs i�r ! 4 UL -140 Ib 3y ��"i�lfl`3� 1 y ► 41 ct Q t A. /f a srAM ■1+ t _ .' ' i �k+9ri*lrMiJia+l�lMk kT �- r �� � cif ie / Iw yt +# "� w -ate rafne mere j /+ "1" r '-#1 fq II SUR 2-1 '�id61k11,1nw �u -il yf•ikN �iii fl -, - YfAT�/lkil7 kj ` t�ti1rT �lis i�ilpjf6k}�4�iF r+il3a� L+ar k 4.k•'.6, nii�, rlgi?j'Ii FFIp 3y �� Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 3.2 Human Values 3.2.1 Recreation The property could be used year-round for hiking and biking. A 12-ft wide asphalt trail could replace the railroad tracks north of Veteran's Memorial Blvd., while a smaller, natural trail/maintenance road could exist south of Veteran's Memorial Blvd. 3.2.2 Accessibility The site is directly accessible from Railhead Blvd. A small parking area, restroom, and picnic pavilion could be developed directly south of Railhead Blvd. Cleared land and railroad comprise approximately 7 acres of the property. Creation of a 12-ft wide trail on the north parcel, 10-ft wide trail on the south parcel, restroom building, picnic pavilion, parking area for 15 vehicles, and paved entrance into the parking area will require approximately 1-acre of land. The trail would be a part of the 11-mile regional Rails -to -Trails project running north through Bonita Springs and Estero. 3.2.3 Aesthetic/Cultural Enhancement These parcels are visible from a paved, public road. They contain very good examples of a scrubby flatwoods community and provide scenic vistas of Railhead Scrub Preserve. 24 xr is Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 -} Gfauada Lakes _ CD ESTER4 YARSl1 _ L r SAW ARLOS •.. I PARK I _ — €st• a FLl I r ESTERO', 1 wLRE5�l8n �L , ° STATE PARR EStQr4 ' �� � *Con�rnnurtyP�rk ..� aneaumnarou S' 4MEMilk J �' �j ..a.. PENCOA HnQIAML - ti LSfik}ifMEl, 1E�cR.` REY ' i I { r RihDEY _ Ea GIPRE55 v r CY MESEME m1 BONITA SPRINGS �y f - �' I — Gardens J rRliersade NINE-kl! ` 1 rim g #Park E9LERrE l Imri � F y - . phER _ x�REEk Bonita Estero Rai Trail Oak * Panis aF,ntemsr I r schwi� LEE COUNT I-C'o-MiMihl[9e sh'eIIS HAreua , ti0lLIER COUNTY,, ierV£e Are.- IG-M "Cycle service Arela Fbritln GOf CaesE frail NORTH NAP ES 5 . BAREFQ4{EE, M1 r•r E5 cd.xrr P4RIf .' r J vr¢r Figure 15 — Bonita Estero Rail Trail Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 3.3 Restoration and Management 3.3.1 Vegetation Management 3.3.1.1 Invasive Vegetation Non-native, invasive plants make up approximately 50% of the vegetation within the parcels. The primary non-native, invasive plants within the parcels are earleaf acacia and melaleuca. Other invasives observed include Brazilian pepper, downy rosemyrtle, guineagrass, rose natalgrass, tanglehead, and rosary pea. Very little invasive plant coverage exists within the scrubby flatwoods and pine flatwoods adjacent to the preserve; melaleuca is the predominant canopy species within the cypress portion of the southern parcel; guineagrass is dense within the scrubby flatwoods on the west side of the northern parcel; earleaf acacia dominates the pine flatwoods within the northern and western sides of the northern parcel; and tanglehead is the dominate groundcover within the railroad. Treatment would most likely involved complete removal as this is anticipated to be a well -traveled multi -use trail. 3.3.1.2 Prescribed Fire The communities within the parcels would benefit from prescribed fire. Although it would be difficult because of adjacent uses, the parcels could be incorporated into the Railhead Scrub Preserve burn rotation. 3.3.2 Remediation and Site Security The parcels require exotic plant removal and potentially re -planting of natives if the existing seed source does not encourage significant recruitment of natives. Because dumping has occurred historically in the area, it is likely that removal of invasive plants will uncover debris that will need to be taken off -site and disposed. Site security issues would include vehicular trespass, which historically has occurred along both sides of the railroad tracks. Acquiring the parcels would allow for a long-term solution, such as bollards and/or fencing to limit the trespass issues. 3.3.3 Assistance Multiple federal and state grants are available to develop the infrastructure and amenities associated with the regional trail system. Conservation Collier would work with other County Departments to develop and fund the trail. No land management assistance is anticipated with this property, but staff may seek funding assistance from the state's Invasive Plant Management Section. 3.4 Vulnerability 3.4.1 Zoning and Land Use This northern parcel is zoned industrial, and the southern parcel is zoned agricultural. 27 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 Seminole Gulf Railway Zoning PUD PUD O� _ II PUD C-3 I A -� MH A PUD PUD Seminole Gulf Railway C-3 N a . R ZONING A MH (� PUD 0 0.1 0.2 Miles I I I Collier County Nth: \tca,colllergov \data\GME�Dwf5lonlPin nning and Reguldtlon\CONSERVATION COLLAER1MapsLAoguisaon\Cyde 20256eminole Gulf Railway\Seminole GuIFRallmy.apr Figure 16 - Zoning 28 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Folio No: 00145681504 Date: July 2, 2025 Seminole Gulf Railway Future Land Use z UR EM Seminole Gulf Railway Industrial District N o„ L Future Land Use 1♦ Mixed Use Activity Center Subdistrict 1 Conservation Designation Urban Residential Subdistrict A x' 0 0.1 0.2 Mlles Collier County I I I Figure 17— Future Land Use 29 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 3.4.2 Development Plans No development plans currently exist within the two parcels proposed for acquisition by Conservation Collier. 4. Acquisition Considerations Staff would like to bring the following items to the attention of the Advisory Committee during the review of this property. The following does not affect the scoring. The following are items that will be addressed in the Executive Summary to the Board of County Commissioners if this property moves forward for ranking. These parcels are only a small section of the larger Rails to Trail project contemplated for Collier and Lee Counties, which would connect to more trails to the north as part of a regional greenway for hiking and biking. 5. Management Needs and Costs Table S - Estimated Costs of Site Remediation, Improvements, and Management Annual Management Initial Recurring Comments Element Cost Cost Initial removal assumes cutting and removing Invasive Vegetation $12,300 $2,500 from site — average cost estimated to be $1,000 Removal per acre. Recurring cost estimated to be $200 per acre. Assumes treatment of 12.3 acres. Signage $10,000 N/A Interpretive signage Restroom TBD TBD Parking area TBD TBD Asphalt trail TBD TBD Picnic pavilion TBD TBD Total $22,300 $2,500 6. Potential for Matching Funds The Trust For Public Land is looking to leverage 50% of the funds required for acquisition if Collier County will pledge to cover 50% of the acquisition cost. Bonita Springs and Estero have already made the pledge. 30 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 7. Secondary Criteria Scoring Form Property Name: Seminole Gulf Railway Target Protection Mailing Area: Railhead Scrub Preserve Folio(s): 00145681504 Secondary Criteria Scoring Possible Points Awarded Points percentage 1 - Ecological Value 160 100 63 2 - Human Value 80 46 57 3 - Restoration and Management 80 53 66 4 - Vulnerability 80 67 83 TOTAL SCORE 400 265 66 1 - ECOLOGICAL VALUES (40% of total) Possible Awarded Comments Points Points 1.1 VEGETATIVE COMMUNITIES 200 160 1.1.1 - Priority natural communities (Select highest score) a. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 1 communities (1130 - Rockland Hammock, 1210 - Scrub, 1213 - Sand Pine Scrub, 1214 - Coastal Scrub, 1312 - Scrubby Flatwoods, 1610 - Beach 100 100 Scrubby Flatwoods Dune, 1620 - Coastal Berm, 1630 - Coastal Grasslands, 1640 - Coastal Strand, or 1650 - Maritime Hammock) b. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 2 communities (22211 - Hydric Pine Flatwoods, 2221 - Wet Flatwoods, or 1311 - Mesic 60 Flatwoods) c. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 3 communities (5250 - Mangrove Swamp, or 5240 - Salt Marsh) 50 d. Parcel contains CLIP4 Priority 4 communities (5250 - Mangrove Swamp) 25 1.1.2 - Plant community diversity (Select the highest score) a. Parcel has >_ 3 CLC native plant communities (Florida Scrubby Flatwoods; Cooperative Land Cover Classification System native plant 20 20 pine flatwoods; communities) cypress; freshwater marsh b. Parcel has <_ 2 CLC native plant communities 10 c. Parcel has 0 CLC native plant communities 0 1.1.3 - Listed plant species (excluding commercially exploited species) (Select the highest score) a. Parcel has >_5 CLC listed plant species 30 b. Parcel has 3-4 CLC listed plant species 20 c. Parcel has S 2 CLC listed plant species 10 10 Euphorbia cumulicola 31 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 d. Parcel has 0 CLC listed plant species 0 1.1.4 - Invasive Plant Infestation (Select highest score) a. 0 - 10% infestation 50 b. 10 - 25% infestation 40 c. 25 - 50% infestation 30 30 d. 50 - 75% infestation 20 e. >_75% infestation 10 1.2 - WILDLIFE COMMUNITIES 100 100 1.2.1- Listed wildlife species (Select the highest score) a. Listed wildlife species documented on the parcel 80 80 gopher tortoise b. Listed wildlife species documented on adjacent property 60 c CLIP Potential Habitat Richness >_5 species 40 d. No listed wildlife documented near parcel 0 1.2.2 - Significant wildlife habitat (Rookeries, roosts, denning sites, nesting grounds, high population densities, etc) (Select highest score) a. Parcel protects significant wildlife habitat (Please describe) 20 20 quite a few tortoise burrows b. Parcel enhances adjacent to significant wildlife habitat (Please describe) 10 c. Parcel does not enhance significant wildlife habitat 0 1.3 - WATER RESOURCES 100 50 1.3.1- Aquifer recharge (Select the highest score) a. Parcel is located within a wellfield protection zone or within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 1 area 40 b. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 2 or 3 area 30 c. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 4 or 5 area 20 20 d. Parcel is located within a CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority 6 area 0 1.3.2 - Surface Water Protection (Select the highest score) a. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an Outstanding Florida Waterbody 30 b. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for a creek, river, lake, canal or other surface water body 20 c. Parcel is contiguous with and provides buffering for an identified flowway 15 d. Wetlands exist on site 10 10 e. Parcel does not provide opportunities for surface water quality enhancement 0 1.3.3 - Floodplain Management (Select all that apply) a. Parcel has depressional or slough soils 10 10 32 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 b. Parcel has known history of flooding and is likely to provide onsite water attenuation 10 10 c. Parcel provides storm surge buffering 10 d. Parcel does not provide floodplain management benefits 0 1.4 - ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIVITY 200 65 1.4.1 - Acreage (Select Highest Score) a. Parcel is >_ 300 acres 150 b. Parcel is >_ 100 acres 100 b. Parcel is >_ 50 acres 75 c. Parcel is >_ 25 acres 25 d. Parcel is >_ 10 acres 15 15 e. Parcel is < 10 acres 0 1.4.2 - Connectivity (Select highest score) a. Parcel is immediately contiguous with conservation lands 50 50 b. Parcel is not immediately contiguous, but parcels between it and nearby conservation lands are undeveloped 25 c. Parcel is isolated from conservation land 0 ECOLOGICAL VALUES TOTAL POINTS 600 375 ECOLOGICAL VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible Points*160) 160 100 2 - HUMAN VALUES (20%) Possible Points Awarded Points Comments 2.1 - RECREATION 120 40 2.1.1- Compatible recreation activities (Select all that apply) a. Hunting 20 b. Fishing 20 c. Water -based recreation (paddling, swimming, etc) 20 d. Biking 20 20 e. Equestrian 20 f. Passive natural -resource based recreation (Hiking, photography, wildlife watching, environmental education, etc) 20 20 g. Parcel is incompatible with nature -based recreation 0 2.2 - ACCESSIBILITY 120 105 2.2.1- Seasonality (Select the highest score) a. Parcel accessible for land -based recreation year round 20 20 b. Parcel accessible for land -based recreation seasonally 10 c. Parcel is inaccessible for land -based recreation 0 2.2.2 - Vehicle access (Select the highest score) a. Public access via paved road 50 50 b. Public access via unpaved road 30 c. Public access via private road 20 33 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 d. No public access 0 2.2.3 - Parking Availability (Select the highest score) a. Minor improvements necessary to provide on -site parking 40 b. Major improvements necessary to provide on -site parking (Requires site development plan) 25 25 b. Public parking available nearby or on adjacent preserve 20 c. Street parking available 10 d. No public parking available 0 2.2.4 - Pedestrian access (Select the highest score) a. Parcel is easily accessible to pedestrians (within walking distance of housing development) 10 10 b. Parcel is not easily accessible to pedestrians 0 2.3 - AESTHETICS/CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT 40 15 2.3.1- Aesthetic/cultural value (Choose all that apply) a. Mature/outstanding native vegetation 5 b. Scenic vistas 5 5 C. Frontage enhances aesthetics of public thoroughfare 10 10 Railhead Blvd.; Sun Century d. Archaeological/historical structures present 15 e. Other (Please describe) 5 f. None 0 HUMAN VALUES TOTAL SCORE 280 160 HUMAN VALUES WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible Points*80) 80 46 3 - RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT (20%) Possible Awarded Comments Points Points 3.1 - VEGETATION MANAGEMENT 120 95 3.1.1- Invasive plant management needs (Select the highest score) a. Minimal invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities (<30%) 100 b. Moderate invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities (30-65%) 75 75 c. Major invasive/nuisance plant management necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities (>65%) 50 d. Major invasive/nuisance plant management and replanting necessary to restore and maintain native plant communities 25 (>65%) e. Restoration of native plant community not feasible 0 3.1.2 - Prescribed fire necessity and compatibility (Select the highest score) 34 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 a. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is compatible with prescribed fire or parcel does not contain fire 20 20 dependent plant communities b. Parcel contains fire dependent plant communities and is 0 incompatible with prescribed fire 3.2 - REMEDIATION AND SITE SECURITY 50 20 3.2.1- Site remediation and human conflict potential (Dumping, contamination, trespassing, vandalism, other) (Select the highest score) a. Minimal site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 50 b. Moderate site remediation or human conflict issues 20 20 potential dumping predicted (Please describe) and trespass c. Major site remediation or human conflict issues predicted 5 (Please describe) d. Resolving site remediation or human conflict issues not 0 feasible 3.3 - ASSISTANCE 5 0 3.4.1 - Management assistance by other entity a. Management assistance by other entity likely 5 b. Management assistance by other entity unlikely 0 0 RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TOTAL SCORE 175 115 RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT WEIGHTED SCORE 80 53 (Awarded Points/Possible Points*80) 4 - VULNERABILITY (20%) Possible Awarded Comments Points Points 4.1 - ZONING AND LAND USE 130 130 4.1.1- Zoning and land use designation (Select the highest score) a. Zoning allows for Single Family, Multifamily, industrial or commercial 100 100 b. Zoning allows for density of no greater than 1 unit per 5 75 acres c. Zoning allows for agricultural use /density of no greater than 1 unit per 40 acres 50 d. Zoning favors stewardship or conservation 0 4.1.2 - Future Land Use Type (Select the highest score) a. Parcel designated Urban 30 30 b. Parcel designated Estates, Rural Fringe Receiving and Neutral, Agriculture 25 c. Parcel designated Rural Fringe Sending, Rural Lands Stewardship Area 5 d. Parcel is designated Conservation 0 35 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 4.2 - DEVELOPMENT PLANS 50 20 4.2.1- Development plans (Select the highest score) a. Parcel has been approved for development 20 b. SFWMD and/or USACOE permit has been applied for or SDP application has been submitted 15 c. Parcel has no current development plans 0 0 4.2.2 - Site characteristics amenable to development (Select all that apply) a. Parcel is primarily upland 10 10 b. Parcel is along a major roadway 10 c. Parcel is >10 acres 5 5 d. Parcel is within 1 mile of a current or planned commercial or multi -unit residential development 5 5 VULNERABILITY TOTAL SCORE 180 150 VULNERABILITY WEIGHTED SCORE (Awarded Points/Possible Points*80) 80 67 36 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 8. Additional Site Photos w�Mc iPR551NL ppppERTY Railroad at north end of Railhead Scrub Preserve Looking south from Garguilo crossing 37 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 Looking north towards Railhead Blvd from Garguilo crossing Looking south from Railhead Blvd. 38 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 Pine flatwoods on east side of railroad � wMA Slash pine, gopher apple, wire grass, and tangletail growing in the railroad in the southern parcel 39 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 Pine flatwoods on west side of railroad Rosemary in scrubby flatwoods on east side of railroad near Sun Century Rd. 40 '4;. alhb ,. v`�}�; �.�_ - __arm-- •:a__r _�i-t�.� L• 5+ ... _ ... :. .. f �� • . gr v _� � ^' x ' .�. �+•. "� 'fir +� •yam � f F - Rf _ f 4 r Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 Looking south towards future Veteran's Memorial Parkway Future Veteran's Memorial Parkway 42 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 APPENDIX 1— Critical Lands and Water Identification Maps (CLIP) Definitions This report makes use of data layers from the Florida Natural Areas Inventory and University of Florida Critical Lands and Waters Identification Project (CLIP4). CLIP4 is a collection of spatial data that identify statewide priorities for a broad range of natural resources in Florida. It was developed through a collaborative effort between the Florida Areas Natural Inventory (FNAI), the University of Florida GeoPlan Center and Center for Landscape Conservation Planning, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). It is used in the Florida Forever Program to evaluate properties for acquisition. CLIP4 is organized into a set of core natural resource data layers which are representative of 5 resource categories: biodiversity, landscapes, surface water, groundwater and marine. The first 3 categories have also been combined into the Aggregated layer, which identifies 5 priority levels for natural resource conservation. Below is a description of each of the three CLIP4 data layers used in this report. Figure 4 - CLIP4 Prioritv Natural Communities Consists of 12 priority natural community types: upland glades, pine rocklands, seepage slopes, scrub, sandhill, sandhill upland lakes, rockland hammock, coastal uplands, imperiled coastal lakes, dry prairie, upland pine, pine flatwoods, upland hardwood forest, or coastal wetlands. These natural communities are prioritized by a combination of their heritage global status rank (G-rank) and landscape context, based on the Land Use Intensity Index (subset of CLIP Landscape Integrity Index) and FNAI Potential Natural Areas. Priority 1 includes G1-G3 communities with Very High or High landscape context. Priority 2 includes G1-G3 Medium and G4 Very High/High. Priority 3 includes G4 Medium and G5 Very High/High. Priority 5 is G5 Medium. This data layer was created by FNAI originally to inform the Florida Forever environmental land acquisition program. The natural communities were mapped primarily based on the FNAI/FWC Cooperative Land Cover (CLC) data layer, which is a compilation of best -available land cover data for the entire state. The CLC is based on both remote -sensed (from aerial photography, primarily from water management district FLUCCS data) and ground-truthed (from field surveys on many conservation lands) data. Fieure 9 - CLIP4 Potential Habitat Richness This CLIP version 4.0 data layer is unchanged from CLIP v3.0. FWC Potential Habitat Richness. Because Strategic Habitat Conservation Areas (SHCA)s do not address species richness, FWC also developed the potential habitat richness layer to identify areas of overlapping vertebrate species habitat. FWC created a statewide potential habitat model for each species included in their analysis. In some cases, only a portion of the potential habitat was ultimately designated as SHCA for each species. The Potential Habitat Richness layer includes the entire potential habitat model for each species and provides a count of the number of species habitat models occurring at each location. The highest number of focal species co-occurring at any location in the model is 13. 43 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 Figure 10 - CLIP4 Aquifer Recharge Priority and Wellfield Protection Zones High priorities indicate high potential for recharge to an underlying aquifer system (typically the Floridan aquifer but could be intermediate or surficial aquifers in some portions of the state). The highest priorities indicate high potential for recharge to springs or public water supplies. This figure also includes Wellfield Protection Zones. Collier County Wellfield Protection Zones are referenced in the Land Development Code and updated in 2010 by Pollution Control and Prevention Department Staff. The public water supply wellfields, identified in section 3.06.06 and permitted by the SFWMD for potable water to withdraw a minimum of 100,000 average gallons per day (GPD), are identified as protected wellfields, around which specific land use and activity (regulated development) shall be regulated under this section. 44 Initial Criteria Screening Report — Seminole Gulf Railway Folio No: 00145681504 Owner Name(s): Seminole Gulf Railway LP Date: July 2, 2025 APPENDIX 2 — FLUCCS and Subdivision Plans 45