Agenda 10/28/2025 Item #10C (Recommendation of the East 951 Ad Hoc Advisory Committee to initiate the Rural Golden Gate Area Plan Committee)10/28/2025
Item # 10.C
ID# 2025-4247
Executive Summary
Request that the Board of County Commissioners review the recommendations of the East of 951 Ad Hoc Advisory
Committee and initiate the replacement of the East of 951 Ad Hoc Advisory Committee by converting it to the Rural
Golden Gate Estates Restudy Committee.
OBJECTIVE: To have the Board of County Commissioners review the recommendations of the East of 951 Ad Hoc
Advisory Committee and initiate the Rural Golden Gate Area Master Plan Restudy Committee (Committee) in place of
the East of 951 Ad Hoc Committee.
CONSIDERATIONS: On March 28th, 2023, the Board of County Commissioners (Board) created by Resolution 2023-
54, the East of 951 Ad Hoc Advisory Committee. This is the second iteration of this type of committee, the original of
which concluded in 2009 with recommendations to implement identified position points, such as a bridge study in
Golden Gate Estates and annual updates to the Board on the Collier County Interactive Growth Model (CIGM). The
Board expressed a desire to initiate a similar study to gather input from community members who both live and/or work
within the area. After a period of public applications, the Board made initial appointments of five regular members and
two alternate members. The purpose of the Committee was to assist the Board in identifying issues affecting residents of
Collier County residing in the geographical area lying East of CR 951 (Collier Boulevard) and north of I-75 (Alligator
Alley).
The East of 951 Ad Hoc Advisory Committee has been a two-year-long planning effort to assess the issues within the
geographical area east of Collier Boulevard and north of I-75 in an attempt to evaluate the needs these community
members deemed most important and foster a better understanding of future development within the area East of County
Road 951 and North of I-75. To provide the committee with the most appropriate information for constructive
discussion, subject-matter experts from multiple departments throughout the County and State were invited to the
monthly meetings to present their specific disciplines. Departments and entities that attended included The Florida
Department of Transportation (DOT), Local County Transportation Planning/ Metropolitan Planning Organization
(MPO), Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), Stormwater Management/South Florida Water
Management (SFWMD), Collier County Public Schools (CCPS), both Greater Naples and North Collier Fire Districts,
Collier County Public Utilities, Solid Waste Division, and multiple others. All representatives who attended the
committee’s monthly meetings provided members with updates on current/future projects and answered questions
related to their subject matter. Armed with this information, the members were able to make appropriate decisions,
identifying issues affecting residents of Collier County in the geographical area.
After hearing from all the subject-matter experts, the Committee sat down with the staff liaison and worked together to
draft the aforementioned position points. The points were discussed at length between all members and coalesced into
statements by staff to present to the Board. Once completed, the Committee was asked to vote on each position point on
a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 indicating low priority and 10 indicating high priority. The list of identified position points is
provided in the attached backup documentation with the appropriate rankings.
Promote data-driven decision-making through performance management, continuous improvement and measurable
results.
Encourage active community engagement and participation.
FISCAL IMPACT: Fiscal Impacts from this Committee come from operational costs of staffing, equipment setup, and
recording of meeting minutes. Additional fiscal impacts may also come from recommendations of additional future
studies of specific topics highlighted in the position points.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: The impacts on the Growth Management Plan (GMP) are numerous. A
number of the position points may lead to direct amendments of the GMP or amendments to the Golden Gate Area
Master Plan (GGAMP).
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney, is approved as to form and
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Item # 10.C
ID# 2025-4247
legality and requires a majority vote for approval. -JAK
RECOMMENDATIONS: To review the recommendations of the East of 951 Ad Hoc Advisory Committee and initiate
the Rural Golden Gate Area Master Plan Restudy Committee (Committee) in place of the East of 951 Ad Hoc
Committee.
PREPARED BY: Parker Klopf, Planner III, Comprehensive Planning
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Position points East of 951
2. BCC Final Presentation
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Committee Purpose:
To assist the Board in identifying issues relating to the residents of Collier County residing in the
geographical area lying East of CR 951 (Collier Boulevard) and north of I- 75 (Alligator Alley).
Issues of Concern:
These are the identified position points of the committee that are based on data provided by local and state
subject matter experts and ranked from most to least important by the committee members.
Identified Position Points
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• The EMS should be included as a required part of an initial design review committee concerning
construction of roads and new home developments. This would allow the Fire Districts to voice
their concerns about design plans that do not provide adequate access for fire equipment and to
suggest possible solutions before construction begins. With a focus on ensuring response times
are below 6 minutes and ensures residents have clear paths for evacuation in the event of a
natural disaster.
o Score: 10
• Any new development in the Receiving lands within the NBMO shall be required to implement
spine roads within any new developments to encourage interconnections in order to facilitate
spreading traffic out through a larger roadway network.
o Score: 9.6
• The East of 951 Committee would like there to be a feasibility study for a new landfill within
Collier County that includes waste to energy, creation of partnerships with local businesses to
pull recyclable materials from the waste stream (including but not limited to tire shredding),
possible partnerships with neighboring municipalities to consolidate waste, and the feasibility of
landfill mining on existing or closed landfills.
o Score: 9.2
• Encourage the development of more interconnections between existing gated communities that
have limited ways in and out north of Immokalee rd.
o Score: 9.2
• Support the implementation of additional cellular service towers, such as within existing storm
water retention areas, to ensure better cell service for first responders and residents including
during emergency situations and direct the County to maintain coverage maps to help better
identify areas with limited service.
o Score: 9.2
• Amend the Land Development Code to require schools that do not satisfy the 2008 Collier
County Interlocal Agreement for Public School Facility Planning and School Concurrency, to
require a conditional use approval.
o Score: 9.0
• Support for additional recreational fields in Immokalee and near the Big Corkscrew Island Park,
specifically parcel # 00209961005.
o Score: 9.0
• Support economic development around the Immokalee airport including the extension of the
airport runway.
o Score: 8.8
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• The east of 951 committee supports the creation of a fire suppression system in eastern Collier
County that considers all fire suppression options in a phased approach. Utilizing all available
technologies. In collaboration with the 3 fire districts, City of Naples, and Collier County Water
and Sewer. Furthermore, any new water lines planned in Golden Gate Estates to serve the
proposed villages in eastern Collier County shall be required to provide fire hydrants along the
water line route.
o Score: 8.8
• Support the extension and burying of Fiberoptic and electrical lines East of 951. This shall not be
interpreted to include the extension public water and sewer into the Estates because the
overwhelming majority of the Estate's residents do not want to be connected to the Collier County
water and sewer.
o Score: 8.4
• Incentivize RLSA and RFMUD Receiving Area Properties to develop Industrial, Heavy and
Light Commercial business areas/parks. Make the incentives greater than for building single
family homes and commercial retail.
o Score: 8.4
• The Committee expressed support for the Immokalee CRA and related CRA projects in
Immokalee specifically the Mainstreet redevelopment, the SR29 loop rd., Lake Trafford rd.
improvements, and Lake Trafford Restoration.
o Score: 8.2
• The Committee would like to promote ecological restoration by diverting water from the canal
systems into the underutilized wetland flow ways as noted in the North Golden Gate Flow Way
study (2013/2014) while also not interfering with private property rights.
o Score: 8.0
• Support further improvements to swale and canal systems specifically primary and tertiary
waterway improvements.
o Score: 7.8
• The east of 951 Committee would like the there to be special provisions for impact fees deferrals
within study area following the Immokalee pilot impact fee deferral program for those of
qualifying income levels or those considered to be first responder/essential employes.
o Score: 7.6
• Expand the Wilson Blvd. Extension study to include more north to south connections specifically
at 13th St SW and 8th St SE.
o Score: 7.6
• Direct Code Enforcement to increase enforcement of residents living out of RVs on properties not
per mitted for such.
o Score: 7.6
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• Direct the Golden Gate Area masterplan restudy to review commercial activities on Estates zoned
lots.
o Score: 7.6
• Due to the large number of residents that are on septic systems in the study area and proximity to
the new NE water plant the committee recommends that a septic system drop off and processing
area be added to the facility.
o Score: 7.4
• Recognition of the need for continued use of the CIGM to help direct proper levels of
development in this area and include a modifier for GGE that applies non-urban criteria.
o Score: 7.0
• Support for new Sherriff training center and substations in the study area.
o Score: 7.0
• Due to the potential impact to the aquafer system used by a majority of residents East of 951 the
committee would like to see a study of the effects of mining on the aquafer system below Collier
County.
o Score: 6.8
• To maintain a rural character the committee would like to limit roadways to Four (4) lanes within
Golden Gate Estates with the exception of Golden Gate Blvd. if mandated by FDOT.
o Score: 6.6
• Study of a connection between Immokalee and Bonita Beach Rd.
o Score: 6.6
• The east of 951 Committee would like the proposed Rural Golden Gate Estates restudy to review
options for new neighborhood centers or expansion of existing neighborhood centers.
o Score: 5.0
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Collier County Board of County
Commissioners Report and
Presentation
10/28/2025
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East of 951 Ad Hoc Advisory
Committee
This ad hoc committee was established on March 28, 2023, by
Resolution No. 2023-54 to assist the Board of County
Commissioners in compiling and identifying issues and relevant
best practices relating to the geographic area lying east of CR-
951 (Collier Boulevard) and north of I-75 (Alligator Alley), and to
provide a forum for the citizens of this area to identify and discuss
issues facing their community. The committee shall be composed
of 5 regular members and two alternate members who represent
a broad base of residents, business and property owners within
the targeted geographic area. The first meeting was held on
September 20th 2023, at the UF/IFAS Collier Extension at 7:00
PM with the Committee members and Commissioners Saunders
and McDaniel present.
The preliminary East of County Road 951 Infrastructure and
Services Horizon Study was a project that identified multiple
levels of service options for public infrastructure and service
outlays for the area east of CR-951. These areas include
Transportation, Public Utilities, Schools, Parks and Recreation,
Law Enforcement, EMS, Libraries, and Stormwater Management.
The CIGM (Collier Interactive Growth Model) was vetted during
these meetings.
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Committee
The members of the committee are as follows;
Mark Teaters, Chairman
Robert Raines, Vice Chair
Bruce Hamels, Regular Member
Michael Ramsey, Regular Member
Kimberely Ellis, Regular Member
Aaron Zwiefel, Alternate Member
Douglas Rankin, Alternate Member
Parker Klopf, Staff Liaison
Special Thanks to
Jamie French, Mike Bosi, Trinity Scott, Jeff Klatzkow, and the staff
who set up the rooms, managed the sound system, and made the
zoom program work. We could not have done this without them
all.
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Committee
Since our first meeting we had many topics presented to us for
discussion, some found their way into the position points for your
consideration. Compared to the original committee’s list, there
were some new items I.E. affordable housing and lifecycle of the
landfill. We found that several of these were interrelated. The
Sheriff and Fire Chiefs discussed affordable housing and poor cell
phone reception.
Since it is the basis for future planning in our area, we started with
the Collier Interactive Growth Model, David Farmer was also back
with an update for one of the final meetings.
Others: Transportation, Collier County Schools, Collier Sheriff
Collier County Code Enforcement, Affordable Housing
Lifecycle of the Landfill – Solid Waste, Cell Phone Service
Public Utilities, SFWMD (hydrology presentation)
Fire – Greater Naples and North Collier, Parks and Recreation
Storm Water Management
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Committee
Immokalee
On July 16th 2024, we visited Immokalee for our monthly meeting.
Our host was Christie Betancourt of the Immokalee CRA. The
community was welcoming and the meeting was well attended by
community leaders and residents. The original East of 951
Committee met in Immokalee too, it is now a tradition.
Speakers and presentations:
Transportation, Fire Chief, Immokalee Sheriff, Parks and
Recreation, DOT, and a representative from the FAA.
We enjoyed a presentation and update from Christie and the
Immokalee CRA
The Sheriff set up the electronic signs at each end of town to
notify residents of the meeting.
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East of 951 Ad Hoc Advisory
Committee
Position Points.
The following position points were created by the committee
members and the language was smoothed out by Parker Klopf.
They were ranked on a 10 point scale with 5 members scores
averaged to get a final score. If we spent time on them, they
should all be important.
We did have outside help with a few of them to make sure the
language was correct. Mike Bosi and Commissioner McDaniel
assisted.
These positions and ideas were thoroughly discussed, some are
acknowledgements, and some are solid ideas. Committee
members took this seriously and invested time in this project.
We had just the right mix of people on this committee that led to
substantive discussion.
There is a treasure trove of information and documentation from
our meetings in the minutes of our meetings.
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Committee
In Conclusion;
I reached out to David Farmer to get current figures from the
Collier Interactive Growth Model. Total Collier County buildout
population is approximately 815,000 (permanent residents)
around the year 2100.
Current population East of CR951 is ~113,000. Buildout
population for East of CR951 is 499,250.
That means 386,250 more residents will be sharing our roads and
utilizing parks and other infrastructure too.
None of the ideas and position points from the original Horizon
Study were acted upon. Due consideration should be given to
these ideas. Some of them only cost a vote.
The Committee would like to thank the Board of County
Commissioners for providing this forum and the opportunity to
research and provide the information and these position points to
the Community.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mark Teaters, Chairman
Committee Members and Staff.
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