Agenda 06/27/2017 Item #16D 206/27/2017
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 Conservation Collier’s
Railhead Scrub Preserve.
OBJECTIVE: To maintain Railhead Scrub Preserve 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 Railhead Scrub Preserve during FY 2018 - work worth approximately $20,000. 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 $20,000, which is proposed for Railhead Scrub Preserve exotic plant treatment in the FY18
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 wi thin
Railhead Scrub Preserve.
Prepared by: Melissa Hennig, Senior Environmental Specialist, Parks and Recreation Division
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. FWC IPMS Railhead Scrub Preserve Project Summary (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.D.2
Doc ID: 3238
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 Conservation
Collier’s Railhead Scrub Preserve.
Meeting Date: 06/27/2017
Prepared by:
Title: Operatins Analyst – Parks & Recreation
Name: Matthew Catoe
05/19/2017 2:04 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - Parks & Recreation – Parks & Recreation
Name: Barry Williams
05/19/2017 2:04 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Public Services Department Joshua Hammond Additional Reviewer Completed 05/22/2017 2:13 PM
Parks & Recreation Ilonka Washburn Additional Reviewer Completed 05/24/2017 10:07 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 3:55 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 1:53 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 9:14 AM
Office of Management and Budget Valerie Fleming Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 06/19/2017 9:47 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 1:57 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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Railhead Scrub Preserve – Small
Maintenance Project
$20,000 FWC IPMS
FWC IPMS SWFL Working Group
136.4 acres contracted treatment
Brazilian Pepper; downy-rosemyrtle; earleaf acacia;
melaleuca; guinea grass; Lygodium; air-potato; castor
bean; Caesar’s weed; rosary pea; carrotwood; tropical
soda apple; Natal grass
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Packet Pg. 904 Attachment: FWC IPMS Railhead Scrub Preserve Project Summary (3238 :
Railhead Scrub Location 16.D.2.a
Packet Pg. 905 Attachment: FWC IPMS Railhead Scrub Preserve Project Summary (3238 :
Conservation
Land
Proximity
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Packet Pg. 906 Attachment: FWC IPMS Railhead Scrub Preserve Project Summary (3238 :
Proposed units
for IPMS funding
Unit 1 – 79.78 ac. maint.
Unit 2 – 56.65 ac. maint.
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Packet Pg. 907 Attachment: FWC IPMS Railhead Scrub Preserve Project Summary (3238 :
Total: $206,690 ($85,340 grants; $121,350 Collier County)
Funding Table 16.D.2.a
Packet Pg. 908 Attachment: FWC IPMS Railhead Scrub Preserve Project Summary (3238 :
Area
Maintenance
Plan
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Packet Pg. 909 Attachment: FWC IPMS Railhead Scrub Preserve Project Summary (3238 :
Education Outreach
•Master Naturalist Field Trips
•Signage planned once open to public
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Packet Pg. 910 Attachment: FWC IPMS Railhead Scrub Preserve Project Summary (3238 :
T & E Species
Slender adder’s tongue
(Ophioglossum nudicaule)
Curtiss’ milkweed
(Asclepias curtissii) State - E
Showy dawnflower
(Stylisma abdita) State - E
Nodding pinweed
(Lechea cernua) State - T
Sand dune spurge
(Chamaesyce cumulicola) State - E
Gopher tortoise
(Gopherus polyphemus) State - T
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Packet Pg. 911 Attachment: FWC IPMS Railhead Scrub Preserve Project Summary (3238 :