BCC Minutes 11/15/1994 RREGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 15, 1994,
OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COHMISSIONERS
LET IT BE REHEHBERED, that the Board of County Commissioners in
and for the County of Collier, and also acting as the Board of Zoning
Appeals and as the governing board(s) of such special districts as
have been created according to law and having conducted business
herein, met on this date at 9:16 a.m. In REGULAR SESSION in Building
"F" of the Government Complex, East Naples, Florida, with the following
members present:
CHAIRMAN:
VICE-CHAIRMAN:
Timothy J. Constantine
Bettye J. Hatthews
John C. Norris
ALSO PRESENT:
Neil Dotrill, County Hanager
David Weigel, Assistant County Attorney
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Good morning, and welcome to the
Board of County Commissioners' Tuesday, November 15 meeting. Mr.
Dotrill, if you'd be so kind as to lead us in an invocation and in the
pledge to the flag.
MR. DORRILL: Heavenly Father, this morning we give
thanks for the wonder and beauty of this world and for your grace. We
also give thanks for Collier County and the enjoyment in all of its
people and the resources that they bring to this community. Father,
our prayers this morning are with watchful eye towards the storm that
is in the Gulf of Mexico, and we would pray that your hand guides that
storm away from Collier County and spare us any serious flooding or
wind damage.
Father, this morning we'd ask that you guide this
commission as they make these important business decisions that affect
Collier County and that you would bless our time together. And we
pray these things in Your Son's holy name. Amen.
(The Pledge of Allegiance was said.)
Item #2
AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA - APPROVED WITH CHANGES
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: What do we have for changes to
this morning's agenda, Mr. Dotrill?
MR. DORRILL: Good morning, Mr. Chairman. We have very
few changes. I have one add-on this morning. It will be item 10-C.
It's part of the regular agenda under the Board of County
Commissioners. That item will be a status report to the board by your
Code Enforcement Board, 10-C.
I have a request to continue item ll-A that was under other
constitutional officers which was a presentation by Edwin Putzell and
Judge Brousseau concerning the work release center for three weeks
until your first meeting in December on December the 6th.
Then I have a request to withdraw items 8-D-l, 2, and 3 which
were resolutions and subordination of certain utility easements for
various parcels that are outlined in the executive summary.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: That's 30 percent of the agenda.
Mr. --
MR. DORRILL: I have one additional item. There was a
concern on the part of the clerk's office, and he had his attorney
contact us yesterday concerning one clarification in the job
description for the department of revenue director.
And we spoke with Mr. Pires this morning. And with the
addition of a half a sentence, I think we can clarify their concern.
I'd like to read that into the record that will affect that job
description. It will be on the second page of the duties and
responsibilities, paragraph 1 at the end of the first sentence. We
would like to insert the following to clarify, and it will read, and
to make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners
concerning the direction it gives to the clerk for the investment of
surplus cash.
And with that one modification to that job description,
I have no other items for your consideration this morning.
COHHISSIONER MATTHEWS: Where is that?
MR. DORRILL: That would be at the top of what is page 5
in your agenda package. COHMISSIONER MATTHEWS: Uh-huh.
MR. DORRILL: Under the duties section. First paragraph
begins by saying, supervise and coordinate the county's second level
billing function, cash management to include cash budgeting and then
the insert that I read, and to make recommendations to the board
concerning the direction it gives to the clerk for the investment of
surplus cash.
Mr. Chairman, that's all that I have.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Mr. Weigel, any changes?
MR. WEIGEL: Additional 5 percent. County attorney's
office would appreciate continuing 9-A for one week.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: A little faster than we thought.
Mr. Norris, anything?
COHMISSIONER NORRIS: Nothing.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Ms. Matthews.
COHMISSIONER MATTHEWS: I had a question with the
revenue director, but I don't now.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: I have just a couple of things.
One item from the consent agenda, I don't need to poll, but I just
want to clarify or reiterate something. It had to do with the
volunteer coordinator that's being funded by friends of the library.
Mr. Dotrill, you've got a note on there that this is not intended to
be in the regular general fund budget for next year?
MR. DORRILL: My rationale for that was that you had
received a similar request from the Court's agency to have a volunteer
coordinator, and what you funded in the budget was a single volunteer
coordinator that would be in human resources and also coordinate the
recap program. And I just wanted to make sure that while this is
being done as a pilot project with cash coming from the friends of the
library that your previous policy direction is that there would be one
volunteer coordinator and that it will be in the human resources
department.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: I agree wholeheartedly. I just
wanted to reiterate that for the record.
MR. DORRILL: Thank you.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: I had one item I want to add on
just under BCC communications, and that's a brief discussion in
regards to Pelican Bay. With that we need a motion for the agenda --
COHMISSIONER NORRIS: Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that
we approve the consent agenda and the regular agenda with changes as
noted.
COHMISSIONER MATTHEWS: Second.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: There is a motion and second.
All those in favor of that motion, please state aye.
Motion carries 3-0.
Item #3
MINUTES OF THE BCC REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 27, 1994 - APPROVED
Approval of the minutes of the September 27, 1994, regular
meeting.
COMMISSIONER NORRIS: Move for approval.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: Second.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: All those in favor state aye.
Anyone opposed? Motion carries 3-0.
Item #4A1
PROCLAivLATION DESIGNATING THE WEEKS OF NOVEMBER 22 THROUGH DECEMBER 15
AS HELP AND ANGEL MONTH ADOPTED
Proclamations and service awards, Help an Angel month.
Commissioner Matthews.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: Yes. Is Trish Leonard -- good
morning, Trish. How are you doing? I have a proclamation to read to
you. Whereas, Help an Angel is a concentrated effort to encourage
area residents to grant a Christmas wish to underprivileged children
in southwest Florida beginning November 22, 1994; and whereas, the
Help an Angel campaign is entering its tenth year of service to
children at Christmas; and whereas, people wishing to select an angel
may do so by stopping by any McDonald's restaurant in southwest
Florida and picking a child's name from the tree; and whereas, these
children deserve a special Christmas and can have one with the help of
the community.
Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, that the week of November 22
through Dec -- week of -- weeks of November 22 through December 15,
1994, be designated as Help an Angel month and urge all of residents
-- all residents and businesses in Collier County to demonstrate
their Christmas spirit by donating a present to Help an Angel
campaign.
Done and ordered this 15th day of November, 1994, Board
of County Commissioners, Collier County, Florida, Timothy J.
Constantine, Chairman.
Mr. Chairman, I move that we accept this proclamation.
COMMISSIONER NORRIS: Second.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: All those in favor of the motion
state aye.
Motion carries 3-0.
MS. LEONARD: Thanks.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: I want to give thanks to
McDonald's and to Trish in particular. Every year in Golden Gate we
do a tower lighting for a couple hundred folks, and you are always
kind enough to help us out with that every year. So many thanks for
that as well.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: Do you have a few words?
MS. LEONARD: Yeah, I just want to say briefly, first of
all, we would like to thank all of the residents of southwest Florida
as we kick off our tenth annual Help an Angel campaign. Over the last
ten years we were able to supply presents for over 15,000 children in
the communities throughout southwest Florida. This will be our last
kick-off for the ten years. We feel that after ten years folks pretty
much know about the angel campaign.
We will have a special breakfast next Tuesday, the 22nd
of November. We'll have our sponsors. 96 K-Rock, FTX Television, and
the News Press will be our sponsors. At this date we have about 1,500
children that we will be putting on the trees throughout southwest
Florida, so stop by and pick up your angel, and help us out. Thank
you.
Item #4B1
TONI MOTT, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION, RECOGNIZED AS EMPLOYEE OF
THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER, 1994
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: The next item we have is
recommendation to recognize our employee of the month for November
1994, Toni Matt, if you'd come on up. Looking awfully shy right now.
Spin around so everyone in TV land can get a good look at you.
Toni started out in 1988 with the county as secretary II
in real property and was promoted a couple of years back to senior
secretary, has participated very actively in our Q plus program, and
has done quite a bit with that.
On her -- if you go back through her personnel file, she
has consistently received superior ratings and most recently was
promoted to real property specialist I and works a lot -- volunteers
to help a lot of the folks within her department and elsewhere so --
has a very, very positive customer attitude, and I think that's one of
the things we can all learn from particularly in this line of work.
We're here to try to help people, and it's kind of nice to have
somebody who goes out of their way to do exactly that.
So I will make a motion that we recognize Toni as the
employee of the month for November 1994.
COMHISSIONER NORRIS: I'll second that.
COMHISSIONER MATTHEWS: I'll second that.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: A pair of seconds. All those in
favor of the motion state aye.
Motion carries. We have a little note here, a plaque
that reads Board of County Commissioners, Collier County, Florida
employee of the month official recognition in appreciation is tendered
to Toni Matt for exceptional performance November '94 and, of course,
a $50 check for you too. Congratulations. $50 just in time for the
Christmas season.
Item #5
BUDGET AMENDMENTS 95-42 AND 95-45 - ADOPTED
Mr. Smykowski. Hi.
MR. SMYKOWSKI: Good morning.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: How are you holding up?
MR. SMYKOWSKI: Fine, thank you.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: No fatalities yet I see.
MR. SMYKOWSKI: None so far.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: Okay.
MR. SMYKOWSKI: For the record, Michael Smykawski,
acting budget director. There are two budget amendments that require
the baard's approval.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Questions on those?
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: Motion to approve.
COMMISSIONER NORRIS: Second.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: There is a motion and a second.
All those in favor of that motion please state aye.
Anyone opposed? Motion carries 3-0.
MR. SHYKOWSKI: Thank you.
Item #SG1
RESIDENTS TO PURSUE PETITION PROCESS FOR A TAXING DISTRICT OR AN
ASSESSMENT DISTRICT FOR A SOLUTION TO GROUNDWATER SEEPAGE PROBLEMS ON
SOUTHERN PINES DRIVE IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT INTEREST
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Item 8-G-l, seeking board
direction on solving ground water seepage problems on Southern Pines
Drive. Mr. Boldt.
MR. BOLDT: Good morning. For the record, John Boldt,
your storm water management director. I'm here this morning because
of a long history of citizen complaints about a problem on Southern
Pines Drive. This drive is located in Park Place subdivision up in
the Seagate area west of U.S. 41 and south of Seagate Drive.
The project was constructed back in 1978 by Rutenberg
Homes, a division of U.S. Homes at that time. The engineer was
Wilson, Miller, Barton, Peek. The problem has existed since the
beginning of the construction.
I put on your desk a copy of a little report I put
together showing the location of the project, Southern Pines, the
layout of the lots, and also a number of photos I took about four
weeks ago right at the tail end of the rainy season.
Follow with me through on page 4 it shows looking up
Southern Pines Drive from the west to the east. You see the water in
the gutter. That condition exists all summer long down at that end,
west end. The water runs continuously down there in a little river.
And as you progress up the street on pages 6 and 7, you
can see that the problem gets increasingly severe. It shows the
seepage coming out of the cracks of the driveways, bubbling up through
the curb. And all this lends itself to a growth of algae and other
kind of slimy materials that create a very unsightly and a safety
hazard, and it's quite slippery. And the problem has existed
basically since the beginning of the project. And this is what the
people face every summer.
Also on page 9 you notice I've took some pictures of the road
bed itself which is quite spongy during the summer season. It's
getting cracked, and there's a threat to the road bed that would be
breaking up because of the saturated conditions.
The cause of the problem is kind of threefold. First of all,
the road is slightly indented into the ground at that location. And
my analysis is that the water table during the summer season rises up
and actually rises above the crown of the road and so that the water
table in the yards is above the center line of the road, and it's
caused by kind of a perched water condition.
And that's a conclusion that I reached after checking
all the other possibilities. I took with me Furman Diaz, an engineer
with Wilson, Miller, Barton, Peek, and that's the conclusion we came
to.
And when I got into the file, I found a letter written
by Bill Barton way back in 1981 that reached the same conclusion, that
the perched water condition was the main problem.
There's a hard pan layer and pervious layer under this
area. And when water gets -- the storm water gets in the top of it,
it can't percolate down in the water table, so it's kind of an
elevated situation.
It's also complicated by the fact that just south of
here there's some older units and about six cottages that are in the
back yards of some of these homes. They're all on septic tanks, and
the septic tanks during the summer continue to put fluid into the
water table. They failed this summer. They had septic tank pumpers
in there a number of times pumping out the tanks because they were
below the water table. And that kind of contributes to the flow over
the top of this perched water table situation.
Also to the east of the project there's a commercial
development along U.S. 41 that the Bank of Naples is located in. And
their storm water system is a series of inlets that direct the storm
water into a series of infiltration trenches, stone rock beds below
the parking area and along the curbs. So all the storm water there is
directed into the ground water and again contributes to the flow over
top of this pervious layer.
We're addressing that situation. I've been in touch
with the City of Naples. This Park Place subdivision is in the
county, but it's served by sewer and water by the City of Naples. And
I've been in touch with them. They're now aware of the situation that
there are septic tanks back there. They're not functioning properly
during the summer. And they've told me they're going to take steps to
address the situation and hopefully real soon connect up the septic
tanks to the sewer that's located just out in West Boulevard.
Bank of Naples situation, code compliance has been
involved. There's a failure also of a berm on the project that when
the water fills up to a certain point the water is leaving the parking
area and flooding over onto the backyards of both the cottages and
Southern Pines Drive lot owners. And we're again addressing that
situation.
There's going to be a notice put to the property owner
that he has to repair that and keep all the water on his property and
up to the design elevation.
My solution to this is the construction of what I would
call a gravel pack trench back behind the curb. I show this in one of
my examples in the handout. It shows a proposed seepage trench with a
perforated pipe completely wrapping both sides of Southern Pines Drive
including the cul-de-sac. This would be a two foot by two foot
dimension, wrapped in a geotech fabric that would prevent sands from
getting in there and plugging it up.
And in the center of this gravel pack we propose
something like a 12-inch perforated pipe also wrapped in a geo fabric
to prevent it from plugging up. And I feel like this would then draw
down the water table to the point where it would be below the center
of the road and provide an outlet for the seepage that's coming in
from the yards, kind of just pull the whole thing down to where it
belongs.
Estimate the cost to do this at around 80,000 -- around
$40,000. That's a real rough estimate at this point. That does
include a contingency in the cost to design this, put the plans out,
go through the bidding process and provide for inspection during
construction.
Funding for this project can come in three possibilities.
First possibility that the county for various reasons would pay the
entire cost or the homeowners would pay the entire cost either by a
taxing unit or a special assessment or by some volunteering to put up
the money up front in an escrow account ahead of time before we go
into construction. Or the third option could be some kind of cost
sharing, perhaps a 50/50 split.
If there's going to be homeowner participation, I would
recommend that the cost be allocated according to kind of a benefit
received. Those lots on the west end that just have the water kind of
rushing down in front of their property all year I would propose would
have a half a benefit compared to the people in the middle of the
block. And the people on the eastern end that have the major problem
where the worst of these pictures you see are taken at would pay one
and a half times of the average. So I was suggesting we might want to
prorate it.
If you use the cost figures I have in the allocation --
and also my recommendation is to you that we split the cost with the
property owners on a 50/50 basis. If we were to do that, it would run
-- the cost would run them about $700 for a lot for the two lots on
the very western end, and that would be prorated to $1,000, 1,400, all
the way up to 2,100 for the 5 lots on the very eastern end of the
cul-de-sac that would receive the most benefit.
My rationale I guess for the county participation is there's
I think some health and safety issues involved here because of the
condition of the curb. It's discolored, and it's got the slimy algaes
on it all summer. It creates kind of a hazard.
And also the road bed itself is threatened by the high
water table. It's starting to break up. You can see cracking in it,
and eventually it would have to be replaced at some significant cost.
So my recommendation then is that we proceed, that you
direct staff to prepare construction documents to correct this
situation in accordance with my recommendations, that you commit to
fund 50 percent of the cost of construction. Although there's no
funds presently budgeted for it, I do have a fund 325 water management
capital improvement budget. There's sufficient reserves to cover the
approximate $20,000 that the county would participate and that we also
try to work out, to simplify it, an agreement with the homeowners that
their costs would be done by a volunteer -- setting up an escrow
account. They put the money up front to pay for it avoiding all the
legalities of going through establishing taxing districts and things
of that nature.
I did meet with the property owners last Wednesday night in a
home on Southern Pines Drive. There are a fair number of them there.
Quite honestly, they didn't agree with all my recommendations
particularly when it comes to cost sharing aspect of it. I'm not sure
-- I don't see any up here today.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: They would rather that we didn't
share the cost?
MR. BOLDT: No, they would rather that you pay 100
percent of the cost.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: You indicated the expenditure
would save the county money in the long run as far as likely repairs
to the road and so on?
MR. BOLDT: I think there's a good possibility. The
road is eventually going to, I think, deteriorate and break up. It's
spongy at this time during the season. It's breaking up. There's
water seeping through it. Mr. Archibald can address that, but I think
in the long term the road's probably going to deteriorate and have to
be replaced.
COHMISSIONER NORRIS: Mr. Boldt, because we have sort of
made it a policy that in other areas of the county that we are going
to set up taxing districts or whatever and have the residents fund
their own drainage solutions, it's difficult for me to understand why
this particular sitnation's any different from any of those others as
far as county participating in them.
And the other thing is that perhaps somebody from the
county manager's office could help us here but I believe that the City
of Naples is considering annexing this particular area. And I would
hate for the county to go in and fund some repair and then have the
city just go ahead and annex it in. And I don't think that would be
quite fair to our county taxpayers.
So do you have any response to either of those?
MR. BOLDT: Only that I read in the paper like you did,
that this area's under consideration for annexation. People know it.
The problem has existed since 1980, and it's been a continuing problem
since then.
My involvement in it, it's not really a storm water
problem per se. It's a ground water problem. I took it upon myself
to pursue it this far. Your suggestion that maybe by this 50 percent
petition -- I didn't know if that applied because we're not talking
about a storm water problem. It's like any other health issue, safety
issue. We have I think some liability here. If somebody were to slip
and fall and crack their head stepping on one of those curbs, it's
within the road right-of-way. There could be some argument that it
might be very -- a lot cheaper to spend $20,000 to fix it than try to
wade our way through a lawsuit that could come.
COHMISSIONER NORRIS: So it's not a storm water issue,
and that would be -- therefore, it wouldn't -- our old policy of doing
it through taxing districts would not apply. That's your contention?
MR. BOLDT: That's my feeling.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Commissioner Matthews?
COHMISSIONER MATTHEWS: I'd like to hear from Mr.
Archibald on the condition of the road bed. And is it already
sufficiently eroded that we have a problem?
MR. ARCHIBALD: If you go out there today and take a
look at it, the conditions look in very good shape. The asphalt
roadway itself obviously could be overlaid in the future. The cost of
that would be somewhere in the neighborhood of $3,000 so that the road
bed concerns as Mr. Boldt pointed out are concerns but relatively
small in dollars aspect.
The problem that's been identified is, in fact, a
problem that existed. Like many locations in the county, it only
exists for a relatively short period of time. I think that's one
reason why we would be looking to the residents to recognize that the
only benefiting parties would be themselves and that this in some
terms could also be identified as an aesthetic improvement in addition
to a safety improvement.
And there may be some interim measures that could be
taken. But again, the actual condition that exists that's of concern
probably occurs no more than four to five weeks of the year.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: Four to five weeks?
MR. ARCHIBALD: Yeah.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: At the end of the rainy season?
MR. ARCHIBALD: Yes. I'll look at John and ask him
whether that's about the time frame.
MR. BOLDT: Some years a little longer.
COMMISSIONER NORRIS: Now, as I read this drawing here,
Mr. Boldt, I think your gravel trench and perforated pipe hook up to
an existing storm water drain?
MR. BOLDT: Yes, there's a storm water drain out at West
Boulevard. The catch basin drain at the corner has a very adequate
output.
COMMISSIONER NORRIS: So you're fairly confident that
this would dry this area out?
MR. BOLDT: When I took this picture, the catch basins
themselves were basically down considerably lower.
COMMISSIONER NORRIS: Okay. Thank you.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: Mr. Boldt, the other areas
around Southern Pines like High Pines and West Road, Whispering Pine
Lane and similar places like that, they're not having this problem?
MR. BOLDT: No, ma'am. High Pines and Southern Pines
were part of the same subdivision and constructed at the same time. I
pulled the engineering plans for it. And for reasons unknown to me,
High Pines is about 18 inches higher than Southern Pines. They didn't
hardly just skim the sod to construct the road. Southern Pines, they
cut it in about 15 inches deep. And in doing so they cut into the
water table during this time of year when the water table raises up
high. So there's just a slight difference.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: They must have built during the
dry season. Is that what you're saying?
MR. BOLDT: Yes. I'm not sure exactly when.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: I understand. I don't know.
I'm a little bit concerned as to why this particular street is having
this problem. You've answered that. How it got there I guess is
another question because why it would be built 18 inches lower than
the areas around it and why it got approved, how it got through all
the inspection sequences, but 15 years ago is when it happened. MR. BOLDT: It was back in the eighties.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Do we have any public speakers on
this item?
MS. EDWARDS: No, sir.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: I'm not of a mind to spend
public dollars to fix it.
COMMISSIONER NORRIS: I understand that the residents
have a problem here, and I know they would like to get it done. I
believe that Mr. Archibald is probably correct in saying that it
benefits only them. And therefore, it should probably fit the policy
that we have for other areas, although that policy relates to storm
water, not ground seepage and that if the residents are willing to
fund this project, we'd certainly be willing to go ahead and do it.
If there's to be county participation, though, I don't think I want to
support that at this time because of the -- once again, the annexation
efforts by the city. I would hate to put county money into it and
then a few months or a year later have it be transferred over to the
city.
MR. BOLDT: Can I just state one thing? There was a lot
of interest last Wednesday night by a lot of people. Some of them
indicated they were going to be here. I can only say maybe weather
has kept them away or maybe they're surprised at the early time we're
handling this issue. I think you should need to hear from them if you
want to put the initiative onto them to come back to you by a petition
of some sort.
COHMISSIONER NORRIS: That's actually going to be my
motion, Mr. Boldt, is that if the residents feel -- my motion is that
if the residents feel that this is sufficient interest for them to
proceed that they go ahead and begin the petition process to develop
an assessment district or a taxing district, whichever they choose,
and if they are willing to do that that we go forward and do the
project for them.
COHMISSIONER MATTHEWS: I'll second that.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: There's a motion. There's a
second. Is there any further discussion on that motion?
Seeing none, all those in favor of the motion please
state aye.
Anyone opposed? Motion carries 3-0.
Item #8H1, 8H2, 8H3, & 8H4
RESOLUTION 94-795 AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT; RESOLUTION 94-796 AUTHORIZING THE
ACQUISITION OF LAND IN FEE SIMPLE FOR THE MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS;
RESOLUTION 94-797 AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF A NON-EXCLUSIVE,
PERPETUAL DRAINAGE EASEMENT; AND RESOLUTION 94-798 AUTHORIZING THE
ACQUISITION OF LAND IN FEE SIMPLE FOR THE ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADWAY SIX-LANING OF
GOLDEN GATE PARKWAY FROM GOODLETE-FRANK ROAD TO AIRPORT-PULLING ROAD
AND THE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT GOLDEN GATE PARKWAY AND
GOODLETTE-FRANK ROAD AND THE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT GOLDEN GATE
PARKWAY AND AIRPORT-PULLING ROAD - ADOPTED
Now I have -- 8-H-l, 2, 3, and 4 all appear to be related items.
MR. CONRECODE: Yes, sir, they are. In fact, they're
resolutions to correct the legal descriptions. For the record, Tom
Conrecode from capital projects office. These are all set up to
modify the resolutions that were originally adopted by the board on
June 28 of this summer. And just for minor changes in the legal
descriptions, each requires adopting a new resolution to match the
legal descriptions for the purposes of eminent domain proceedings.
COHMISSIONER NORRIS: Mr. Weigel, I assume it would be
acceptable to take a motion as long as -- to take a single motion as
long as that motion referenced all four of these items?
MR. WEIGEL: That's correct. If there's any distinction
in the vote, the record should reflect that.
COHMISSIONER NORRIS: I will make a motion that we adopt
the four resolutions indicated on our agenda.
COHMISSIONER MATTHEWS: I'll second.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: There's a motion and a second.
All those in favor of the motion state aye.
Anyone opposed? Motion carries 3-0.
MR. CONRECODE: Thank you.
Item #10A
EXTRA GAIN TIME FOR INMATE NO. 88785 - APPROVED
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE:
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS:
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE:
there a second?
COMMISSIONER NORRIS:
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS:
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE:
favor of the motion state aye.
All those opposed? Aye.
Constantine opposed).
Item 10-A, extra gain time.
Motion to approve.
There's a motion to approve.
Is
Second.
Got to start somewhere.
There is a second. All those in
Motion carries 2-1. (Commissioner
Item #10B
RESOLUTION 94-799 URGING THAT A MOMENT OF SILENT REFLECTION OR PRAYER
BE RETURNED TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS - ADOPTED
10-B, a resolution urging that a moment of silent
reflection or prayer be returned to the public schools. Brief
explanation on this. This is something we along with other counties
in the state are taking a look at. I asked to put this on just kind
of as a return to basic values.
I have changed the wording a little. Some of our
neighboring counties in the panhandle I think indicated particular
prayers and so on. I don't think that's appropriate. I think if we
have a silent moment of prayer in the morning -- and I'm sure some
kids will opt to think about last night's basketball game, but
hopefully some of them will take advantage of that. I think whether
it's for prayer or just for silent reflection, it is to the benefit of
the kids and to the community as a whole.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: I think it's an excellent idea.
I think I'd like to see moments of silence reintroduced into our many
public affairs including the educational system. Any speakers?
MS. EDWARDS: Yes, we have one speaker, Jack Pointer.
MR. POINTER: Good morning, Commissioners. My name is
Jack Pointer. I want to support this matter wholly. This county of
Collier is one of those places in the world that is blessed, and it's
blessed with the Lord. How we choose to say that in silence or openly
is a matter of the individuals. But your proposal I certainly
support.
And when you get to be as old as I am or older, you
begin to understand just exactly what's been given to you and how
wonderful it is, and the thanks must be offered. And to each of you
five commissioners, two of whom are not here today, and to the staff,
you are among the blessings of Collier County. Please go ahead with
this.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Thanks, Jack.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: Thanks.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: With that I'll entertain a
motion.
COMMISSIONER NORRIS: Mr. Chairman, I make a motion that
we approve this resolution.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: Second.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: There's a motion and a second.
All those in favor please state aye.
Motion carries by unanimous acclaim.
Item #10C
STATUS REPORT TO THE BCC BY THE CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD - CONTINUED TO
DECEMBER 6, 1994
10-C, status update by the Code Enforcement Board. This was an
add-on item.
COMHISSIONER MATTHEWS: I think we moved too fast.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Apparently to be removed again.
We'll leave that there and move on to -- the final item I think we
have here is -- I just wanted to mention on Pelican Bay the discussion
has ignited for a season yet another year.
The -- I don't know that it's appropriate -- and I think
we've talked about this in the past. I don't know that it's
appropriate that the county take a particular position, however, in
any of these issues. There seems to be a great deal often of emotion
and facts that may or may not be factual. And I thought perhaps it
would be helpful if we tried to play a role of at least doing a little
homework and trying to dig up what some of the numbers and what some
of the impact would be and did that in an unbiased manner because I
know there are people in Pelican Bay who would like to incorporate,
and there are people who would like to annex to the city, and the city
certainly would.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: And there's another group that
don't want to do anything.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: And there are some who would like
the status quo. And perhaps it will be helpful if we just try to come
up with some facts not biased in one direction or the other.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: That's kind of what we've done
in the past with the Marco Island incorporation. We opted to provide
only factual information only, not to get involved with the
opinionation of it. And I can support that as long as we don't put
forth opinions.
COMMISSIONER NORRIS: Mr. Chairman, I agree with
Commissioner Matthews that when the Marco Island incorporation was
being discussed, we didn't get involved in trying to steer the outcome
one way or the other with the county, and that's exactly what we
should do with the Pelican Bay.
I think personally my preference would be that if
someone asks us for information we certainly provide it. I'm not sure
that we should develop figures because those figures are going to be
viewed by at least two of the sides as being biased and possibly all
three if we develop figures and pass them out to everyone.
I think certainly if someone asks us to make an analysis
of some of the aspects of incorporation and what the ramifications
would be, we should certainly do that. I'm not sure that we should
provide it until we're asked.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: So you're suggesting that we
provide information on an as-requested basis?
COMMISSIONER NORRIS: I think that's the approach that
we used during the Marco Island incorporation struggle. COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: I believe it was.
COMMISSIONER NORRIS: We didn't get involved in making
presentations that were unsolicited and that sort of thing.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: I'm not suggesting we go out and
do presentations or anything, but I suspect we may be asked, and just
knowing even during their discussion last year amongst themselves some
of the discussion against the city and against the county and against
incorporation all used things that were not necessarily accurate.
So if someone asks and we can provide some info, I think
that benefits everyone.
COMMISSIONER NORRIS: Absolutely. And I think we should
direct staff to be as cooperative to anyone, and I don't know that we
need directions. I think they would be anyway. But I think if there
is a direction to staff it should be that they give everyone equal
benefit of access of our information any time it's requested.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: We'll go back to 10-C. Last call
for status update by the Code Enforcement Board.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS:
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE:
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS:
week.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE:
COMMISSIONER NORRIS:
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE:
Mr. Chairman --
Going once, going twice.
I move that we continue that one
There's a motion to continue.
Second.
All those in favor of that motion
be so kind as to state the word aye.
Anyone opposed? Motion carries 3-0.
Item #14
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COMMUNICATIONS
Anything under communications?
COMMISSIONER NORRIS: No. One thing under
communications. While we have the three members here today, this
would be a good opportunity to make committee assignments and to
choose our office space under the new redecoration.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: I thought it was already done.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: I just feel bad. I hope the two
new folks don't get angry at each other because the doors of their
offices face straight across from one another.
COMMISSIONER MATTHEWS: I have one thing. Yesterday I
attended a FAC meeting on social infrastructure and criminal justice.
And there are some movements within the FAC that I'd like to share
with this group, but I can't talk real well today, so I'll prepare
something for next week and share it with all five.
But there are some interesting things that were on the
agenda that we managed to get changed but only because enough county
commissioners showed up to do it. So it was a good meeting, wound up
okay, but it could have been a disaster.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Just one -- Miss Filson?
MS. FILSON: I have two brief little points. Next week
I have been asked for the commissioners to schedule a time slot for a
group photo for the annual report.
COMMISSIONER NORRIS: For what? Excuse me.
MS. FILSON: For the annual report. Linda Fasulo would
like to either before the meeting or maybe take a break at a definite
time so that she can make arrangements to have a group photo taken of
the board for the annual report.
And the second item is I provided each of you with a
memorandum addressed to me from Bill Lorenz regarding an EPTAB member
wanting -- I'm sorry, Sue Filson from the board's office -- wanting an
extension. He's going to be away and missing meetings, and I believe
the attached letter indicates that he's already missed several
meetings.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: I'm sorry. I don't have a copy
of that in front of me. What's the substance of that? Who's asking
what?
MS. FILSON: It's Mr. Jack Baxter. He's a current EPTAB
member, and he's requesting a leave of absence from EPTAB of a family
matter. And Mr. Lorenz is recommending that if you do extend this
leave that you put a time limit on it.
COHMISSIONER NORRIS: Did Mr. Baxter give us any
indication of how much time he needed?
MS. FILSON: He did not. His letter is attached to the
memo.
COHMISSIONER NORRIS: I saw the letter, but I know it
didn't have any reference to how long he needed. I just wondered if
he had verbally indicated how long he needed.
MS. FILSON: I saw him here earlier, but he's not here.
I can check that out and let you know next week.
COHMISSIONER NORRIS: Is the feeling like to January the
1st or --
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: I was going to say three months
probably wouldn't be a big deal. But if we get into six months or
nine months, that's probably too long.
COHMISSIONER NORRIS: So that would be --
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: Do we want to maybe wait and
maybe even check that during the week? And if it's going to be 94
days instead of 90 days, we won't cut him off.
MS. FILSON: Okay. And then I'll bring it back next
week.
CHAIRMAN CONSTANTINE: My only other question is why is
Steve Hart dressed that way.
Miss Filson, may we be excused?
MS. FILSON: You may.
*** Commissioner Norris moved, seconded by Commissioner Matthews
and carried 3/0, that the following items under the Consent Agenda be
approved and/or adopted: ***
Item #16A1
EXCAVATION PERMIT NO. 59.523 "VALENCIA AT ORANGETREE - LAKES #4-1
THROUGH #4-14 EXCLUDING LAKE #4-2" LOCATED IN SEC. 23, T485, R27E,
BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY OIL WELL ROAD, ON THE EAST BY THE GOLDEN GATE
CANAL, ON THE SOUTH BY RANDALL BLVD., AND ON THE WEST BY IHMOKALEE ROAD
- WITH STIPULATIONS
Item #16A2
EXCAVATION PERMIT NO. 59.514 - "MAPLEWOOD UNIT TWO" LOCATED IN SEC. 31,
T49S, R26E, BOUNDED ON THE NORTH, WEST, AND SOUTH BY BRIARWOOD PUD AND
ON THE EAST BY AN FP&L EASEMENT ON THE SOUTHWINDS MOBILE VILLAGE
PROPERTY - WITH STIPULATIONS
Item #16A3
RESOLUTION 94-790, GRANTING FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE "OLDE FLORIDA GOLF
CLUB/VANDERBILT BEACH ROAD EXTENSION"
See Pages
Item #16A4
ACCEPTANCE OF SEWER FACILITIES FOR GREY OAKS, UNIT FIVE - WITH
STIPULATIONS
Item #16A5
RESOLUTION 94-791, GRANTING PRELIMINARY ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROADWAY,
DRAINAGE, WATER AND SEWER IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FINAL PLAT OF "GREY
OAKS, UNIT FIVE"
See Pages
Item #16B1
STIPULATED ORDER FOR DEFENDANT'S ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS IN THE TOTAL
A_MOUNT OF $22,250.00 INVOLVING EMINENT DOMAIN COURT CASE NO.
92-2791-CA-01, C.R. 846 PARCEL 130
Item #1682
STIPULATED ORDER FOR DEFENDANT'S ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS IN THE TOTAL
A_MOUNT OF $65,924.13 INVOLVING COURT CASE NO. 88-2870-CA-01, S.R. 951
PARCELS 120 AND 131
Item #16C1
TRANSFER OF THE REMAINING MUSEUM GIFT SHOP INVENTORY TO THE FRIENDS OF
THE MUSEUM
Item #16C2
ALZHEIHER'S DISEASE INITIATIVE CONTRACT AMENDMENT
See Pages
Item #16C3
DEVELOPER CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT WITH POINT MARCO DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BEACH PARKING LOT ON SOUTH
MARCO ISLAND
See Pages
Item #16C4
ACCEPTANCE OF $6,000 GRANT FROM THE COLLIER COUNTY FRIENDS OF THE
LIBRARY TO FUND A PILOT PROGRAM TO EMPLOY A PART TIME VOLUNTEER
COORDINATOR AND TRAINER FOR THE HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY
Item #16D1
NOTICE OF PROMISE TO PAY AND AGREEMENT TO EXTEND PAYMENT OF SEWER
IMPACT FEES FOR VIRGINIA S. HARRIS AND RONALD L. WILLIAMSON
See Pages
Item #16D2
SATISFACTIONS OF CLAIM OF LIENS FOR MARIUSZ AND KATARZYNA GEZA, CAROLEE
LONGSTRETH, RONALD A. TOWNSEND AND BECK AND REBECCA WEAVER
See Pages
Item #16D3
SATISFACTIONS OF NOTICE OF PROMISE TO PAY AND AGREEMENT TO EXTEND
PAYMENT OF WATERAND/OR SEWER IMPACT FEES FOR YVON AND LEO ARSENAULT,
WAYNE AND DONNA BUNCH, SELDON K. EASTERLY, PATSY J. FARLEY, PAUL AND
HAYDEE GEYER, NORMAN AND MELINDA KLITZ, BEULAH A. LONG, NICHOLAS AND
ELAINE HENDICINO, WALTER AND VICKEY MILLER, STEPHEN AND LORI MILLER,
HELEN BERNICE WHIDDEN NASH, JOHN AND CHARLENE PACE, DAVID R. PHILLIPS,
JOHNNY AND KARLA SEWARD, AND THOMAS AND SUSAN ZENZ
See Pages
Item #16D4
CLAIMS OF LIEN FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE NOTICE TO CONNECT TO COLLER
COUNTY SEWER FACILITIES AND NOTICE OF IMPACT FEE STATEMENT FOR THE EAST
AND SOUTH NAPLES SANITARY SEWER PROJECT
See Pages
Item #16El
RFP-94-2290 FOR EMPLOYMENT ADVERTISING PLACEMENT SERVICES - AWARDED TO
NATIONWIDE ADVERTISING SERVICES
Item #16E2
REPORT TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COHMISSIONERS ON THE RESULTS OBTAINED
FROM THE G.A.C. LAND TRUST QUESTIONNAIRE MAILED TO RESIDENTS OF GOLDEN
GATE ESTATES FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING RECOHMENDATIONS FOR THE
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS IN THE G.A.C. LAND TRUST
Item #16E3
RESOLUTION 94-792 CANCELING CURRENT TAXES UPON LAND ACQUIRED FOR PUBLIC
USE FROM SUNSHINE VILLAGE OF NAPLES, LIMITED COMPANY, CONTAINING
APPROXIMATELY .0911 ACRES, MORE OR LESS
See Pages
Item #16E4
RESOLUTION 94-793 ESTABLISHING THE PAY TITLE OF DIRECTOR OF REVENUE -
WITH CHANGE
See Pages
Item #16F1
RECOHMENDATION TO AWARD BID NO. 94-2267 FOR THE ACQUISITION OF HAND
HELD PULSE OXIHETERS AND TO REJECT THE BIDS RECEIVED FOR HAND HELD CO2
DETECTORS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES - AWARDED TO
AERO PRODUCTS
Item #16G1
PUBLIC AWARENESS ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN ON VARIOUS RADIO, TELEVISION AND
IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS FOR RECYCLING AND MANDATORY PROGRAMS FOR FY 1994/95
Item #1662
RESOLUTION 94-794 APPROVING AND CERTIFYING THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL
FOR MANDATORY SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL FEES FOR THE 1995
SERVICE YEAR
See Pages
Item #1663
RECOHMENDATION TO ADJUST WATER HANAGEHENT CIP BUDGET (FUND 325) TO
REFLECT REVISIONS IN CAPITAL PROGRAM AND CARRYFORWARD FROM PRIOR YEAR
Item #16H1
ACCEPTANCE OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT FROM ROBERT H. JAEGER AND RICHARD L.
JAEGER FOR LAND SITUATED IN SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 50 SOUTH, RANGE 27
EAST, FOR MITIGATION PURPOSES - 40 ACRES IN THE AMOUNT OF $99,000 WITH
CLOSING COSTS NOT TO EXCEED $50.00
See Pages
Item #16H2
EXPENDITURE OF A $290 REGISTRATION FEE THAT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY
BUDGETED FOR EACH AIRPORT AUTHORITY MEMBER TO ATTEND A NATIONAL AIRPORT
AUTHORITY BOARD MEMBERS WORKSHOP SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
OF AIRPORT EXECUTIVES ON MARCO ISLAND DECEMBER 13, 1994
Item #16H3 - deleted
Item #16H4 - deleted
Item #16H5
BUDGET AMENDMENTS RECOGNIZING ESTIMATED CARRY FORWARD FOR PROJECTS IN
FUNDS 301, 345, 368, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, AND 367
Item #16J
MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE - FILED AND/OR REFERRED
The following miscellaneous correspondence was filed and/or
referred to the various departments as presented by the Board of County
Commissioners:
Item #16J1
CERTIFICATES OF CORRECTION TO THE TAX ROLLS AS PRESENTED BY THE
PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE
1994 Real Property
Number Dated
01-08 11/01/94
10 11/01/94
18-20 11/02/94
25 11/02/94
33 11/03/94
36 11/03/94
1994 Tangible Personal Property
Number Dated
01-62 10/13-11/03/94
Item #16J2
SATISFACTION OF CIVIL JUDGHENT LIENS
See Pages
There being no further business for the Good of the County, the
meeting was adjourned by Order of the Chair at 9:54 a.m.
BOARD OF COUNTY COHMISSIONERS
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS/EX
OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD(S) OF
SPECIAL DISTRICTS UNDER ITS
CONTROL
TIMOTHY J. CONSTANTINE, CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK
These minutes approved by the Board on
as presented or as corrected
TRANSCRIPT PREPARED ON BEHALF OF DONOVAN COURT REPORTING
BY: Shelly Semmler