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A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING THE COLLIER
COUNTY ATV PARK AD HOC COMMITTEE, AND APPOINTING THE
INITIAL MEMBERSHIP.
WHEREAS, in 2011, Collier County and the South Florida Water Management District
entered into a Settlement Agreement wherein the District paid Collier County $3 million to
dispose of litigation arising out of a 2003 Agreement between the parties in which the District
was to convey 640 acres to Collier County for recreational ATV use; and
WHEREAS, it has been the desire of the Board of County Commissioners to utilize
these funds to locate and establish an ATV Park; and
WHEREAS, the Collier County Growth Management Division and Collier County Parks
and Recreation Department have conducted public information meetings to solicit input from
stakeholders and ATV riders in this search for land suitable for an ATV Park site; and
WHEREAS, Collier County Ordinance No. 2001-55, as amended, provides that the
Board of County Commissioners may, by resolution, appoint an ad hoc or task force committee
for a specific project, if the duration of the committee does not exceed three years duration; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners desires to establish an ATV Park Ad
Hoc Committee to assist the Board in identifying lands appropriate and suitable for an ATV
Park.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
SECTION ONE: Creation and Purpose of the ATV Park Ad Hoc Committee.
Pursuant to the provisions of Collier County Ordinance No. 2001-55, as amended, the
Board of County Commissioners hereby establishes the Collier County ATV Park Ad Hoc
Committee (Committee) to assist the Board in researching and identifying lands based on
acreage and amenities that are appropriate and suitable for an ATV park.
SECTION TWO: Appointment of Members, Terms of Office, Failure to Attend
Meetings.
There shall be seven regular and two alternate members to this Committee, who shall
serve a one year term. Alternate members may vote in the absence of a regular member. The
Board hereby appoints Jeff Close, Felix Garcia, Jonathan Harraden, Mario Menendez, and Joe
Pelletier to the Committee. Additional and replacement members shall, to the extent possible, be
comprised of community members who are ATV riders and who have demonstrated a substantial
interest in working with Collier County staff to determine a potential site for the ATV Park.
Collier County staff who are interested in ATV issues may serve on this committee.
If any member of the Committee is absent from two or more consecutive meetings
without satisfactory excuse, such member's position may be declared vacant by the Board as
prescribed by Collier County Ordinance No. 2001-55, as amended, or its successor ordinance.
SECTION THREE: Officers, Quorum, and Composition.
At the Committee's first meeting, the membership shall elect a Chair and Vice-Chair.
The presence of a majority of the memberships shall constitute a quorum. The Committee shall
follow Robert's Rules of Order for the transaction of business and shall keep records of the
meetings, findings, and determinations. The members of the Committee shall serve without
compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel, mileage, and/or per diem expenses if approved
in advance by the Board.
SECTION FOUR: Functions, Powers, and Duties of the Committee.
The functions, powers, and duties of this Committee shall be to aid and assist the Board
in researching and identifying lands appropriate and suitable, based on acreage and amenities, for
an ATV park. Additionally, the Committee may evaluate options for the use of private land for
the establishment of an ATV Park. These options include but are not limited to:
A. Purchase or lease of private land;
B. Easements for the establishment of ATV trails over private land to connect with
lands of other property owners;
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C. Private/public partnerships where private property owners develop and operate an
ATV Park on their land with possible assistance and/or funding by the County;
and
D. Volunteer assistance and funding from the ATV community.
SECTION FIVE: Dissolution of Committee.
Unless extended by Resolution of the Board, this Committee shall automatically sunset
without further action one year from the date of this Resolution.
THIS RESOLUTION ADOPTED after motion, second and majority vote favoring
same, this lzkIn day of , 2012.
ATTEST, "° ? D , BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DWIC 'I E..BRQCK LERK COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Jeffrey • . •tzkow
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