Agenda 06/27/2017 Item #16D 106/27/2017
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve the electronic submittal of a funding assistance proposal to the
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Invasive Plant Management Section for
contractor services during FY 2018 to treat invasive exotic vegetation within the portion of
Freedom Park managed by the Conservation Collier Program.
OBJECTIVE: To maintain the portion of Freedom Park managed by the Conservation Collier Program
free of invasive, exotic plants.
CONSIDERATIONS: The Invasive Plant Management Section (IPMS) of the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Commission (FWC) funds individual invasive plant removal projects on public conservation lands
throughout the State. If funding assistance is received, IMPS will pay State contractors to treat invasive,
exotic plants within Freedom Park during FY 2018 - work worth approximately $8,000. No funds will be
transferred to Collier County. If funding assistance is awarded, a formal agreement between the Board of
County Commissioners and the State will not be required for the project to proceed.
FISCAL IMPACT: If funding assistance is awarded, it will save the Conservation Collier Program
approximately $8,000, which is proposed for Freedom Park exotic plant treatment in the FY 2018
Conservation Collier Land Management Fund 174 budget.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: This proposal supports Objectives 6.2 and 7.3 of the
Conservation and Coastal Management Element of the County Growth Management Plan, which require
the County to protect and conserve wetlands and the natural functions of wetlands and continue to
implement programs that conserve and protect endangered and threatened wildlife species.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been approved for form and legality and requires
majority vote for approval. - JAB
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners approves the electronic submittal of
a funding assistance proposal to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Invasive Plant
Management Section for contractor services during FY 2018 to treat invasive exotic vegetation within
Freedom Park.
Prepared by: Melissa Hennig, Senior Environmental Specialist, Parks and Recreation Division
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. FWC IPMS Freedom Park Project Summary (PDF)
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Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.D.1
Doc ID: 3237
Item Summary: Recommendation to approve the electronic submittal of a funding assistance
proposal to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Invasive Plant Management
Section for contractor services during FY 2018 to treat invasive exotic vegetation within the portion of
Freedom Park managed by the Conservation Collier Program.
Meeting Date: 06/27/2017
Prepared by:
Title: Operatins Analyst – Parks & Recreation
Name: Matthew Catoe
05/19/2017 1:53 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - Parks & Recreation – Parks & Recreation
Name: Barry Williams
05/19/2017 1:53 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Public Services Department Joshua Hammond Additional Reviewer Completed 05/22/2017 1:33 PM
Parks & Recreation Ilonka Washburn Additional Reviewer Completed 05/24/2017 10:06 AM
Parks & Recreation Barry Williams Additional Reviewer Completed 05/24/2017 4:30 PM
Public Services Department Sean Callahan Additional Reviewer Completed 06/07/2017 3:54 PM
Public Services Department Hailey Margarita Alonso Level 1 Division Reviewer Completed 06/12/2017 11:52 AM
County Attorney's Office Jennifer Belpedio Level 2 Attorney of Record Review Completed 06/12/2017 1:36 PM
Public Services Department Steve Carnell Level 2 Division Administrator Review Completed 06/16/2017 4:02 PM
Grants Edmond Kushi Level 2 Grants Review Completed 06/19/2017 9:13 AM
Office of Management and Budget Valerie Fleming Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 06/19/2017 9:41 AM
Grants Therese Stanley Additional Reviewer Completed 06/19/2017 10:53 AM
Budget and Management Office Ed Finn Additional Reviewer Completed 06/19/2017 1:55 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 06/19/2017 4:10 PM
County Manager's Office Leo E. Ochs Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 06/19/2017 4:56 PM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 06/27/2017 9:00 AM
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Freedom Park – Small
Maintenance Project
$8,000 FWC IPMS
FWC IPMS SWFL Working Group
13.0 acres contracted treatment
Brazilian Pepper; Lygodium; Shoebutton ardisia; Caesar’s
weed; Bishopwood; Guinea grass; Earleaf acacia; Climbing
cassia; Twinleaf nightshade
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Freedom Park
Location
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Proposed units for IPMS funding
Unit 1 – 13.0 ac. maint.
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Total: $23,530
Funding Table
Year Acres Unit Agency Species TreatmentType Amount
2007 13 1 Collier County
BP, shoeArdisia, lygo,
twinleaf nightshade,
bishopwood, climb cassia,
caesar's weed, earleaf ac.Initial ?
2008 13 1 Collier County Same as above Maintenance ?
2009 13 1 Collier County same as above Maintenance ?
2010 13 1 Collier County same as above Maintenance ?
2011 13 1 Collier County same as above Maintenance ?
2012 13 1 Collier County same as above Maintenance ?
2013 13 1 Collier County same as above Maintenance ?
2014 13 1 Collier County same as above Maintenance $4,360.00
2014 13 1 Collier County same as above Maintenance $4,360.00
2015 13 1 Collier County same as above Maintenance $5,020.00
2016 13 1 Collier County same as above Maintenance $7,940.00
2016 13 1 Collier County same as above Maintenance $1,850.00
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Area Maintenance Plan
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Education Outreach
•Educational signage
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T & E Species
Giant sword fern
(Nephrolepis biserata)
Inflated wild pine
(Tillandsia balbisiana) Common wild pine
(Tillandsia fasiculata)
Snowy egret
(Egretta thula) Little blue heron
(Egretta caerulea)
Tricolored heron
(Egretta tricolor)
Wood stork
(Mycteria americana)
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Packet Pg. 901 Attachment: FWC IPMS Freedom Park Project Summary (3237 : Recommendation to