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EAC Minutes 03/10/2009 R March 10, 2009 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Naples, Florida, March 10,2009 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Collier County Environmental Advisory Council in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 9:00 AM in SPECIAL SESSION at Collier County Development Services Center, 2800 North Horseshoe Drive, Room 609/610 Naples, Florida, with the following members present: CHAIRMAN: William Hughes VICE CHAIRMAN: Dr. Judith Hushon Noah Standridge Nick Penniman Dr. Llew Williams Chris Stephens ALSO PRESENT: Steve Williams, Assistant County Attorney Tom Greenwood, Comprehensive Planning 1 ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL AGENDA Tuesday, March 10,2009 9:00A.M. Collier County Development Services Center 2800 North Horseshoe Drive, Room 609/610 Naples, Florida, 34104 I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Agenda IV. Approval of meeting minutes [deferred to next meeting] V. Upcoming Environmental Advisory Council Absences VI. Land Use Petitions [none] VII. New Business A. REVIEW OF AND APPROAL OF COMMENTS BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL OF COLLIER COUNTY RELATED TO ITS REVIEW OF THE JANUARY, 2009 REPORT OF THE RlSA REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT ENTITLED, "FIVE YEAR REVIEW OF THE RURAL lANDS STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM" VIII. Old Business IX Subcommittee Reports X. Council Member Comments XI. Public Comments XII. Adjournment ****************************************************************************************************************** * General Public: Any person who decides to appeal a decision of this Board will need a record of the proceedings pertaining thereto; and therefore may need to ensure that a verbatim record of proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. March 10, 2009 I. Call to Order Chairman Hughes called the meeting to order at 9:00AM. II. Roll Call Roll call was taken and a quorum was established. Dr. Hushon chaired the meeting. III. Approval of Agenda Mr. Penniman moved to approve the agenda. Second by Dr. Williams. Carried unanimously 6-0. IV. Approval of meeting minutes (deferred to next meeting) None V. Upcoming Environmental Advisory Council Absences None VI. Land Use Petitions None VII. New Business A. Five Year Review of the Rural Lands Stewardship Program Phase II Report, Prepared by the Rural Lands Stewardship Area Review Committee, dated January 2009. The Council reviewed the document "Comments by the Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) of Collier County Related to Their Review of the January 2009 Report of the RLSA Advisory Committee Report Entitled Five Year Review of the Rural Lands Stewardship Program" - Draft only by Judith Hushon, Ph.D., EAC Vice Chair, 3-04-09. A revised version of the above referenced document (hereafter known as the "document") was submitted by Llew Williams, Ph.D. for consideration. The revisions were minor in substance and highlighted in yellow. Dr. Hushon noted she had prepared the original document based on the results ofthe March 4th 2009 EAC meeting. Mr. Standridge expressed concern the "document" only reflects a portion of what occurred at the March 4th EAC meeting. The minutes from the meeting are a more accurate representation of the recommendations of the Council. He recommended forwarding the minutes from the meeting to the Board of County Commissioners as opposed to the "document." Mr. Standridge moved to forward only the minutes from March 4th 2009 Environmental Advisory Council meeting to the Board of County Commissioners 2 March 10, 2009 (for recommendations from the EA C review of the Rural Lands Stewardship Area Review Committee Phase II Report.) Without a second the motion was not considered. Mr. Williams moved to accept the report ("document") in the form that it is (the document referenced above Comments by the Environmental Advisory Council (EAC) of Collier County Related to Their Review of the January 2009 Report of the RLSA Advisory Committee Report Entitled Five Year Review of the Rural Lands Stewardship Program" - Draft only by Judith Hushon, Ph.D., EA C Vice Chair, 3- 04-09 in addition to the minor modifications proposed by Dr. Williams). Second by Mr. Penniman. Mr. Standridge stated the "document" does not contain the verbatim motions from the March 4th 2009 EAC meeting. He expressed concern the "document" contains some footnotes and/or editorial comments representing a position of one member of the Council, not the Council as a whole. Mr. Penniman recommended attaching the minutes from the March 4th 2009 EAC meeting to the "document." Dr. Williams amended the motion to forward the "document "referenced in the original motion and attach a copy of the March ih 2009 EAC meeting minutes for Board of County Commissioners review. Second by Mr. Penniman. It was noted a "draft" version of the minutes from the March 4th 2009 EAC meeting were available for review. The final minutes will be available for review and approval at the April 1, 2009 EAC meeting. The Board of County Commissioners is scheduled to review the Rural Lands Stewardship Area Review Committee Phase II Report on April 22nd and 23rd. Motion carried 6-0. Mr. Standridge stated he has a "serious concern" with the "document" and needs to compare it to the minutes from the March 4th 2009 meeting. He recommended Staff provide an impartial review of the "document" in relation to the meeting minutes. Tom Greenwood, Comprehensive Planning stated he reviewed the draft minutes in relation to the "document" provided an overview of areas where the "document" reflected the results of the March 4th 2009 EAC meeting. He noted the Board of County Commissioners will receive an Executive Summary regarding the RLSARC Phase II Report which will include the complete Phase II Report, the Collier County Planning Commission Report, and the EAC Report/minutes as approved, list ofprojects (RLSA) currently active in the Planning Process and a recommendation for a special cycle for Growth Management Plan amendments. 3 March 10, 2009 Mr. Standridge stated he wished to withdraw his affirmative vote in the above motion, as the "document" does not reflect all of the EAC comments. The Chair recognized that Mr. Standridge withdrew his affirmative vote on the motion and the record should reflect the motion carried by a vote of 5 ('Yes" -1 "no." Mr. Standridge voted ((no. " Mr. Penniman. moved to continue items VII, IX and X and Xl to the next meeting. Second by Dr. Williams. Motion carried 6-0. VIII. Old Business Postponed IX. Sub-Committee Reports Postponed X. Council Member Comments Postponed XI. Public Comments Postponed There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by the order of the Chair at 9:35 AM. COLLIER COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Chairman, William Hughes These Minutes were approved by the Board/Chairman on as presented , or as amended 4