Agenda 06/12/2018 Item #16D1606/12/2018
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve a Resolution directing the County Manager to take immediate action
to make the minimum necessary repairs required to facilitate the transport of emergency service
vehicles on Blue Sage Drive, authorize all necessary Budget Amendments and move forward with
the repayment process.
OBJECTIVE: To make repairs to Blue Sage Drive to make the roads accessible for emergency vehicles.
CONSIDERATIONS: As set forth in the backup material, Great Naples Fire Rescue District (GNFRD)
Chief Kingman D. Schuldt recently advised the County as follows:
The GNFRD “was tasked with visually inspecting Blue Sage Drive, a private street located off Brantley
Blvd. in the Golden Gate Estates section of Greater Naples Fire Rescue response area. The purpose was to
identify the condition of the road, and what state of repair it is in, with regard to response readiness.” The
travel time from Brantley to the end of the road was evaluated to identify whether any hazards were
presented by the roadway condition. The GNFRD reported:
1. Blue Sage Drive (approx. 1.5-mile-long), took over ten minutes to traverse to the end.
a. The street is comprised of small to large potholes which measured about 18 to over 20 inches
deep and larger in diameter than the staff’s vehicle driven;
b. There are rolling rises and low spots which present a hazard with low hanging plumbing of the
larger apparatus;
c. There are sections of the road where the surface itself has been washed away due to the recent
heavy rains. The condition is only going to get worse as the current rainy season continues.
There are photos attached to demonstrate that the width of the road is demising and with
substantial truck traffic, I believe it would fail.
d. Blue Sage Drive’s condition would cause approximately a 30 plus minute shuttle delay if
required to respond to a working structure or wildland fire at the north end of the road.
e. The street is not conducive to ALS care or CPR in a Traumatic or Cardiac Care mission. The
time to travel and condition of the street would allow conditions to deteriorate rapidly in some
cases.
The County received email correspondence from a property owner on Blue Sage Drive reporting the
unsafe conditions and expressed concern for the existing roadway conditions and have inquired about
options available to get the roadway repaired. Based on the letter from the Fire Chief, Blue Sage Drive is
currently impossible for use by fire rescue apparatus and requiring immediate attention.
The attached Resolution seeks to strike a balance between the Board of County Commissioners (Board)
obligations to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Collier County, and its duty to
respect the Constitutional private property rights of owners of private roads. Because the cost utilized to
repair the private roads will be ultimately borne solely by the residents serviced by the private road, the
County Attorney has previously opined that the proposed procedure is legally sound.
In accordance with the County’s established procedures for emergency repairs of private roads, as set
forth in Resolution Nos. 2013-221 and 2015-244, the attached Resolution does the following:
1. Waive notice of a public hearing to the residents of Blue Sage Drive as this is a case of an
immediate public emergency.
2. Directs the County Manager to (1) take immediate action to bring Blue Sage Drive to a passable
condition to facilitate the transport of emergency service vehicles; and (2) following the
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necessary repairs to the road, place an item on the Board's Agenda to establish an involuntary
Municipal Service Benefit Unit (MSBU) or Municipal Service Taxing Unit (MSTU). The
purpose of the MSBU or MSTU, whichever is deemed more appropriate, will be for repayment of
funds used to make emergency repairs to Blue Sage Drive and to establish funds to be used for
future emergency repairs.
3. Requires initial funds generated by the MSBU/TU to be used to repay the County its full cost in
repairing the road, with any leftover funds held in a separate account for future emergency
repairs.
Should an alternative method to reimburse the County for the repairs performed on private unpaved roads
be adopted by the Board, staff will utilize that method if deemed appropriate.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Road Maintenance Division estimated that the emergency repair work to make
the road passable will cost approximately $12,500. These emergency repairs will initially be incurred
within the MSTD General Fund (111) Road Maintenance budget and reimbursed utilizing an
intergovernmental charge back against Special Assessment Fund (341). In Fund (341) a budget
amendment will be processed that establishes a Blue Sage Drive Emergency Repair budget by reducing
existing reserves. As provided above, repayment by benefiting properties will occur through a MSBU or
MSTU mechanism.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no Growth Management impact.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This Item has been reviewed by the County Attorney, is approved as to
form and legality, and requires majority vote for approval. -JAK
RECOMMENDATION: To approve the attached Resolution directing the County Manager to take
immediate action to make the minimum necessary repairs required to facilitate the transport of emergency
service vehicles on Blue Sage Drive, authorize all necessary Budget Amendments, and move forward
with the repayment process.
Prepared By: Michelle Arnold, Division Director, Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement Division
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Correspondence from Chief Schuldt - 18-05-31 Blue Sage Drive (PDF)
2. resolution - Blue Sage Dr_ (PDF)
3. Resolution 2015-244 (PDF)
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.D.16
Doc ID: 5863
Item Summary: Recommendation to approve a Resolution directing the County Manager to take
immediate action to make the minimum necessary repairs required to facilitate the transport of emergency
service vehicles on Blue Sage Drive, authorize all necessary Budget Amendments, and move forward
with a repayment process.
Meeting Date: 06/12/2018
Prepared by:
Title: Division Director - Pub Tran & Nbrhd Enh – Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement
Name: Michelle Arnold
06/03/2018 2:56 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - Pub Tran & Nbrhd Enh – Public Transit & Neighborhood Enhancement
Name: Michelle Arnold
06/03/2018 2:56 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Operations & Veteran Services Sean Callahan Additional Reviewer Completed 06/04/2018 11:17 AM
Road Maintenance Travis Gossard Additional Reviewer Completed 06/04/2018 1:23 PM
Growth Management Department Jeanne Marcella Additional Reviewer Completed 06/04/2018 2:05 PM
Public Services Department Todd Henry Level 1 Division Reviewer Completed 06/04/2018 2:27 PM
Public Services Department Steve Carnell Level 2 Division Administrator Review Completed 06/04/2018 2:48 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 2 Attorney Review Completed 06/05/2018 7:29 AM
Office of Management and Budget Valerie Fleming Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 06/04/2018 3:28 PM
County Attorney's Office Jeffrey A. Klatzkow Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 06/05/2018 8:36 AM
Budget and Management Office Ed Finn Additional Reviewer Completed 06/05/2018 9:17 AM
County Manager's Office Nick Casalanguida Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 06/05/2018 11:42 AM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 06/12/2018 9:00 AM
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GREATER NAPLES
FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT
MEMORANDUM
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DATE: May 31, 2018
TO: Kingman Schuldt, Fire Chief
FROM: Nolan Sapp, Asst. Chief
SUBJECT: Condition of the Private Road: Blue Sage Drive (Golden Gate Estates)
I was tasked with visually inspecting Blue Sage Drive, a private street located off of Brantley
Blvd. in the Golden Gate Estates section of Greater Naples Fire Rescue response area. The
purpose was to identify the condition of the road, and what state of repair it is in, with regard to
response readiness. I gauged the travel time from Brantley to the end and what if any hazards
presented by their condition.
1.Blue Sage Drive (approx. 1.5-mile-long), took over ten minutes to traverse to the end.
a.The street is comprised of small potholes to large ones which measured about 18
to over 20 inches deep and larger in diameter than the staff vehicle I drove.
b.There are rolling rises and low spots which present a hazard with low hanging
plumbing of the larger apparatus.
c.There are sections of the road where the road surface itself has been washed away
due to the recent heavy rains. The condition is only going to get worse as the
current rainy season continues. There are photos attached to demonstrate that the
width of the road is demising and with substantial truck traffic, I believe it would
fail.
d.Blue Sage Drive’s condition would cause approximately a 30 plus minute shuttle
relay if required to respond to a working structure or wildland fire at the north end
of the road.
e.The street is not conducive to ALS care or CPR in a Traumatic or Cardiac Care
mission. The time to travel and condition of the street would allow conditions to
deteriorate rapidly in some cases.
Attachments: photos
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Packet Pg. 1486 Attachment: Correspondence from Chief Schuldt - 18-05-31 Blue Sage Drive (5863 : Blue Sage Drive MSBU)
GREATER NAPLES
FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT
MEMORANDUM
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Packet Pg. 1487 Attachment: Correspondence from Chief Schuldt - 18-05-31 Blue Sage Drive (5863 : Blue Sage Drive MSBU)
GREATER NAPLES
FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT
MEMORANDUM
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Packet Pg. 1488 Attachment: Correspondence from Chief Schuldt - 18-05-31 Blue Sage Drive (5863 : Blue Sage Drive MSBU)
GREATER NAPLES
FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT
MEMORANDUM
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Packet Pg. 1489 Attachment: Correspondence from Chief Schuldt - 18-05-31 Blue Sage Drive (5863 : Blue Sage Drive MSBU)
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Packet Pg. 1490 Attachment: resolution - Blue Sage Dr_ (5863 : Blue Sage Drive MSBU)
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Packet Pg. 1491 Attachment: resolution - Blue Sage Dr_ (5863 : Blue Sage Drive MSBU)
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Packet Pg. 1492 Attachment: Resolution 2015-244 (5863 : Blue Sage Drive MSBU)
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Packet Pg. 1493 Attachment: Resolution 2015-244 (5863 : Blue Sage Drive MSBU)