Agenda 06/23/2015 Item #16D126/23/2015 16.D.12.
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Recommendation to authorize the Parks and Recreation Division and the Operations and Veteran's
Services Division to establish a program in support of the "Warrior Health and Fitness Challenge."
OBJECTIVE: To provide health and fitness services for disabled Post -9/11 veterans who live in Collier
County.
CONSIDERATIONS: In the fall of 2009, the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital
created the Home Base Program to improve the lives of returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their
families. It is estimated that one in three returning veterans from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan
suffer from some form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or have a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
These wounds often are referred to as the "invisible wounds of war" and can impact the service member
and his or her family long after the military service ends, sometimes for life.
The Southwest Florida Chapter of Home Base has developed a "Warrior Health and Fitness Challenge"
for up to twenty -five Post -9/11 veterans that reside in Collier County. The purpose of this initiative is to
empower participants to take control of their physical well being, to provide an effective tool for
managing stress, and to provide a portal for obtaining more complex care for those suffering from PTSD
or TBI.
As an incentive for participating in this program, the Public Services Department, through the Parks and
Recreation Division and the Operations and Veteran Services Division, wishes to provide sponsorships
for participants by offering free access to the County's fitness centers.
Participants would be registered at no charge to use these facilities and would be issued a family pass to
be used for their entire family for up to one year.
FISCAL IMPACT: The value of these services is $190 per person for an annual pass with an additional
$100 per person for additional family members. With an average of 2 persons per family it is estimated
that lost potential user fee revenue would be $7,250. Fitness center cost structure is primarily made up of
fixed facility and staffing costs and there is no readily identifiable cost associated with a marginal fitness
center user.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been approved as to form and legality and requires
majority vote for approval. — CMG
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impacts associated with this
program.
RECOMMENDATION(s): That the Board of County Commissioners authorizes the Parks and
Recreation Division and the Operations and Veteran Services Division to establish a program in support
of the "Warrior Health and Fitness Challenge."
Prepared By: Barry Williams, Division Director.. Parks and Recreation
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6/23/2015 16.D.12.
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.16. D. 16. D. 12.
Item Summary: Recommendation to authorize the Parks and Recreation Division and the
Operations and Veteran's Services Division to establish a program in support of the "Warrior
Health and Fitness Challenge."
Meeting Date: 6/23/2015
Prepared By
Name: BetancurNatali
Title: Operations Analyst, Public Services Department
5/27/2015 4:14:58 PM
Submitted by
Title: Division Director - Parks & Recreation, Public Services Department
Name: WilliamsBarry
5/27/2015 4:15:00 PM
Approved By
Name: WilliamsBarry
Title: Division Director - Parks & Recreation, Public Services Department
Date: 5/30/2015 9:31:44 AM
Name: WashburnIlonka
Title: Manager - Park Operations, Public Services Department
Date: 6/1/2015 3:24:02 PM
Name: Town sendAmanda
Title: Division Director - Operations Support, Public Services Department
Date: 6/2/2015 9:25:16 AM
Name: CarnellSteve
Title: Department Head - Public Services, Public Services Department
Date: 6/4/2015 11:02:49 AM
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Name: GreeneColleen
6/23/2015 16.D.12.
Title: Assistant County Attorney, CAO General Services
Date: 6/9/2015 8:57:26 AM
Name: KlatzkowJeff
Title: County Attorney,
Date: 6/11 /2015 10:38:36 AM
Name: FinnEd
Title: Management/Budget Analyst, Senior, Office of Management & Budget
Date: 6/11/2015 12:26:36 PM
Name: DurhamTim
Title: Executive Manager of Corp Business Ops,
Date: 6/11/2015 1:39:35 PM
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