Resolution 1993-016
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JANUARY 19, 1993
RESOLUTION 110. 93-~
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS ESTABLISHING AN ENVIRONMENTAL
MITIGATION PROGRAM FOR THE WESTCLOX ROAD
EXTENSION PROJECT (CIE NO. 26) WHICH SATISFIES
THE PERMITTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FLORIDA
GAME AND FRESH WATER FISH COMMISSION, LISTING
THE ELEMENTS OF THE MITIGATION PROGRAM,
IDENTIFYING THE SCHEDULE TO COMPLETE THE
ELEMENTS OF THE MITIGATION PROGRAM,
IDENTIFYING THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR SAID
MITIGATION PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION TO INITIATE
PROJECT SPECIFIC TASKS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF SITE SPECIFIC MITIGATION ELEMENTS.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County
Florida, hereinafter referred to as the "Board", is responsible for
the County'S Growth Management Plan to ensure implementation of
adequate public facilities and to plan for and set forth policies
for the protection, conservation and management of its natural
resources; and
IIHEREAS,
the
Board
recognizes
that
certain
public
transportation facilities such as arterial and collector roads are
necessary to protect the heal th, safety and wel fare of the c1 tizens
of Collier County; and
WHEREAS, the Board recognizes that transportation faCilities,
such .s the extension of Westclox Road in Immokalee, are a vital
public necessity which in some situations cannot be practically
designed and constructed without impacting the County's unique
natural resources; and
IIHEREAS, the Board desires to minimize a"J offset adverse
environmental impacts from the county's planned construction of
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Westclox Road where avoidance of said impacts is not practical, by
the establishment of a project specific enviro~ntal mitigation
~~ogram designed to preserve and enhance Collier County's unique
scrub jay habitat.
ROM, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF COLLIER COURTY, FLORIDA, that:
SECT lOR 1.
The Board is committed to offsetting necessary
deleterious environmental impacts caused by the proposed extension
of Nestclox Road (County Capital Improvement Element No. 26) and,
therefore, has determined that the establishment of a scrub jay
mitigation program is necessary and in the best interest of the
County.
SECTIOR 2.
The Board is in agreement with the findings and
COnclusions of the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
(FGFWFC) which states that 6.2 acres of scrub jay habitat will be
adversely impacted within the Weatclox Road Right of Way as a
r..ult of the cou.truction project.
Th. site investigation and
impact anallsis was conducted by the Board's environmental
consultant, Hilson, Miller, Barton, and Peek, Inc., in accordance
with the FGFWPC Nongame Technical Report No. 8 "Ecology and
Oeveloprr.ent-Related Habitat Requirements of the Florida Scrub Jay" I
April, 1991.
SECTION 3, The Board is in agreement with the recommendations of
the FGFWFC which states that 6.2 acres of scrub ;~y habitat should
b. acquired and preserved at an off site parcel of land (i.e., not
within the Project Right of Way corridor).
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SECTION 4.
The Board hereby directs the Transportation Services
Administrator and the Finance Director to set aside and process the
necessary budget amendment in the maximum expenditure amount of
'-'5,000.00 in fund nos. 399 and/or 313 to purchase 6.2 acres, more
or less, of scrub jay habitat. The $75,000.00 budget appropriation
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herein represents the estimated maximum cost of purchasing sai~
habitat at a unit cost of $12,100 per acre, which includes an
additional 25\ to account for administrative expenses by the Real
Property Management Department and an additional 25\ contingency to
account for the maximum probable difference between assessed
taxable value and fair market value.
SECTION 5. The Board hereby declares and comnits to acquiring said
lands in a fee simple or easement format within one year of the
date of this Resolution.
SECTION 6.
The Board hereby declares and commits to granting a
conservation easement on said lands to the FGFWFC.
BECTIO" 7. The Board hereby declares and commits to implementing
a long term land ....nagement plan for said lands,
The Board
reserves the right to transfer said management responsibilities to
another state or local governmental agency or to a non-profit
corporation or trust dedicated to the conservation and preservation
of land in its natural state.
SECTION ~.
The Transportation Services Administrator is herein
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authorized and directed to immediately undertake implementation of
the mitigation program in acccrdance with the provisions set forth
in this Resolution.
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SECTIOK 9. The Natural Resources Department Director is herein
authorized and directed to assist the Transportation Services
Administrator in said mitigation program including activities such
aa identifying and evaluating appropriate parcels of land which
contain scrub jay habitat.
SECTIOIf 10.
The Real Pt"operty Management Director is herein
authorised and directed to assist the Transportation Services
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Administrator in acquiring said lands in a timely manner,
SECTIOIf 11.
The Transportation Services Division is further
authorized and directed to coordinate and interface with other
County departments and state and federal environmental agencies to
ensure that the N.stcloJ: Road mitigation program remains consistent
with broad environmental goals and objectives for preservation of
the natural resources of Collier County within the provisions set
forth in the County's Growth Management Plan relating to adequate
public facilities.
This Resolution adopted after motion, second, and majority
vote l."'~f'ftng same.
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BOARD OF COUlf'1'Y COMMISSIONERS
CO~ORIDll
BY: .
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