BCC Minutes 02/19/1991 S Naples, Florida, February 19, lggl
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, 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 5:55 P.M. in SPECIAL SESSION in Building
"F" of the Government Complex, East Naples, Florida, with the
following members present:
(Absent) CHAIRMAN: Patricia Anne Goodnight
VICE-CHAIRMAN: Michael J. Volpe
Richard S. Shanahan
Max A. Hasse, Jr.
Burr L. Saunders
ALSO PRESENT: Ellle Hoffman, Deputy Clerk; Nell Dotrill, County
Manager; Jennifer Pike and Tom Olliff, Assistants to the County
Manager; David Weigel, Assistant County Attorney; John Boldt, Water
Management Director; Robert Wiley, Engineering Project Manager; and
Bill Lorenz, Environmental Services Administrator.
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RECOMMENDATION TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
SWALE/CULVERT MORATORIUM ORDINANCE - NAPLES PARK - CONTINUED TO S/5/91
Legal notice having been published in the Naples Daily News on
February 11, 1991, as evidenced by Affidavit of Publication filed with
the Clerk, public hearing was opened to consider an ordinance
establishing a moratorium prohibiting the permitting of the conversion
of swales to culverts in the public rights-of-way within an area of
Naples Park.
Water Management Director Boldt advised that this is the first of
two required public hearings to be held in the evening. He noted that
the second hearing will be conducted on March 5, 199].
Mr. Boldt stated that the Collier County Planning Commission
reviewed the proposed ordinance and recommends approval.
Mr. Boldt explained that the purpose of the ordinance is to place
a temporary moratorium on the practice of the conversion of swales to
culverts in Naples Park. He reported that the moratorium would com-
mence on the effective date of the ordinance and continue in effect
until the County receives approval from the Department of
Environmental Regulation to terminate the said moratorium, but not
longer than through December 31, 1993. He requested that the
Commission hold the second public hearing on March 5, 1991.
Commissioner Volpe inquired how the construction of driveways
would be handled that need to cross the swales during the time of the
temporary moratorium. Mr. Boldt explained that the regular driveways
would continue to be placed as normal, noting that they are an excep-
tion to the proposed moratorium.
Commissioner Hasse stated that when the water flows through that
area during the rainy season the culverts are not large enough and
they clog up from the debris, sand and stone.
Mr. Boldt declared that the study as performed by Agnoli, Barber
and Brundage, includes recommendations for culvert sizes for the vast
number of road miles in that area. He expressed that he needs to
verify with Project Review Services that they.are following these
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recommendations and that the new culverts are the proper size as indi-
cated in the study. He reported that if the proposed moratorium is
approved, the practice of enclosing these long swales would be prohl-
bited.
Mr. Richard Wood, Chairman, of the Community Improvement Committee
of the Naples Park Area Association, called attention to Section Four
of the Ordinance relative to the exception for the pipe to be
installed under the driveways. He remarked that he wants to make sure
that when the contractors are ~nstalling a new driveway that they
adhere to the Agnoll, Barber and Brundage Study, for which his asso-
ciation paid $70,000. He recommended that the Commission approve the
proposed temporary moratorium.
Comm~ssioner Volpe questioned how the County will control a number
of the swales which have been converted to culverts without proper
permits. Mr. Boldt advised that a good share of these have been
installed with permits but there are a number without same. He
disclosed that at this point in time, staff is not proposing to do
anything in this regard. He revealed that the permit requires that a
certain volume of storage be available in Naples Park, noting that a
computation has been made which confirms that that storage is
available. He stated that the storage capability of today needs to be
preserved.
Commissioner Shanahan suggested that Mr. Boldt respond to the
Commission prior to the March 5th hearing with respect to any new
construction and the guidelines as set forth in the Agnoli, Barber and
Brundage Study.
There were no other speakers.
Commissioner Hasse moved, seconded by Commissioner Shanahah and
ca~rted 4/0 (Commissioner Goodnight absent), to close the public
hearing.
Commissioner Volpe announced that the second hearing regarding the
Swale/Culvert Moratorium will be conducted on March 5, 1991.
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There being no further business for the Good of the County, the
meeting was adjourned by Order of the Chair - Time: 6:15 P.M.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS/EX
OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD(S) OF
SPECIAL DISTRICTS UNDER ITS
CONTROL
.' :m~nutes approved by the Board on F~/,////
as presented or as corrected
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