Agenda 12/09/2014 Item # 6A 12/9/2014 6.A.
Office of the County Manager
Leo E. Ochs, Jr.
3299 Tamiami Trail East,Suite 202•Naples Florida 34112-5746•(239)252-8383•FAX:(239)252-4010
November 18,2014
Lieutenant Colonel Lee Henderson
686 Thrush Court
Marco Island FL 34145
Re: Public Petition request from Lieutenant Colonel Lee Henderson, representing the Civil Air Patrol,
requesting$15,000 funding to support approximately 75 missions annually.
Dear Lt. Colonel Henderson:
Please be advised that you are scheduled to appear before the Collier County Board of Commissioners at
the meeting of December 9, 2014, regarding the above referenced subject.
Your petition to the Board of County Commissioners will be limited to ten minutes. Please be advised
that the Board will take no action on your petition at this meeting. However,your petition may be
placed on a future agenda for consideration at the Board's discretion. If the subject matter is currently
under litigation or is an on-going Code Enforcement case,the Board will hear the item but will not
discuss the item after it has been presented.Therefore,your petition to the Board should be to advise
them of your concern and the need for action by the Board at a future meeting.
The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Board's Chambers on the Third Floor of the W. Harmon Turner
Building(Building "F")of the government complex. Please arrange to be present at this meeting and to
respond to inquiries by Board members.
If you require any further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact this office.
Sincere) ,
Mike Sheffield
Communications and Customer Relations Manager
MJS:mjb
cc: Jeffrey Klatzkow, County Attorney
Len Price,Administrative Services Administrator
Dan Summers, Bureau of Emergency Services Director
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Request to Speak under Public Petition
Please print
Name: LTCoI Lee Henderson
Address: 686 Thrush Court, Marco Island, FL 145
Phone: 239-398-6481 Email: LHHenderson6 @gmail.com
Date of the Board Meeting you wish to speak: _9 Decimber 2014
Must circle yes or no:
Is this subject matter under litigation at this time? Yes /(Nc'
Is this subject matter an ongoing Code Enforcement case? Yes ill
Note: If either answer is "yes", the Board will hear the item but will have no
discussion regarding the item after it is presented.
Please explain in detail the reason you are requesting to speak (attach
additional page if necessary):
I am an Incident Commander for the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) representing both
adult squadrons in Collier County. The Civil Air Patrol has enjoyed a long
history in Collier County and the Country with respect to conducting a wide-
array of support missions for our military, homeland security and
community. We have a memorandum of understanding with the Bureau of
Emergency Services and its Department of Emergency Management for
missions and tasking(s) during emergencies.
Civil Air Patrol in addition to state and local emergency missions operates a
self-deployed or self-tasked mission to fly Wilderness Waterway Coastal
Patrols. These waterway patrol missions allow our all volunteer pilots and
emergency service personnel opportunities to maintain proficiency for
emergency missions while serving as an aerial observation resource to
guide boaters, hikers, and campers to safety via our air-to-ground
communications. All emergency situations are coordinated with the Collier
County Sheriff's 911 and Emergency Management. On many occasions, we
have assisted local responders and we oast Guard d with locating lost
kayake.s, campers by guiding both parties to meeting locations in the vast
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Guard any oil sheens, and improve our response-time to marine and aircraft
distress beacons. We gained extensive experience flying countless missions
during the BP oil spill providing invaluable aerial photography of the sheen
and operations. We have been flying these local Waterway Wilderness Patrol
Missions since 2000.
At present this and other CAP operations are funded strictly by donations
from local contributors. Because funding is limited, we can only fly
approximately 30 patrols a year, which is less than one per week.
Our operations recommend flying at least three missions per week to ensure
proficiency and an acceptable level of service to the citizens. Such
Wilderness and Waterway Patrol missions are supported in Sarasota and
Charlotte counties via funding sources such as port and waterway
authorities or marine fuel surcharges, based on our information.
The cost for a 1.5-hour patrol flight is about$200 dollars which covers
aircraft maintenance and fuel only. CAP operates with all volunteer crews at
no cost.
We are a tax-exempt organization within the State of Florida and have a not—
for-profit status as chartered by congressional authority.
Please explain in detail the action you are asking the Commission to take
(attach additional page if necessary):
We are asking the Board for a $15,000 funding allocation to support
approximately 75 missions annually. We would be happy to work with staff
for a separate funding agreement or allocation for these specific Wilderness
and Waterway Patrol missions.
I would like to offer a brief power point presentation, and/or answer any
questions you may have.
Thank you.
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 6.6.A.
Item Summary: Public Petition request from Lieutenant Colonel Lee Anderson,
representing the Civil Air Patrol, requesting$15,000 funding to support approximately 75
missions annually.
Meeting Date: 12/9/2014
Prepared By
Name: BrockMaryJo
Title: Executive Secretary to County Manager, County Managers Office
11/24/2014 9:03:53 AM
Submitted by
Title: Executive Secretary to County Manager, County Managers Office
Name: BrockMaryJo
11/24/2014 9:03:54 AM
Approved By
Name: OchsLeo
Title: County Manager, County Managers Office
Date: 11/30/2014 8:23:19 PM
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