Agenda 02/08/2011 Item #16E1
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EXECUTIVESU~ARY
Recommendation to approve a Resolution authorizing the Commission Chairman to execute Deed
Certificates for the sale of burial plots at Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery during tbe
2011 calendar year.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain authorization for the Board of County Commissioners' (Board)
Chairman to execute Deed Certificates for the sale of burial plots during the 2011 calendar year.
CONSIDERATIONS: The need existed in Collier County for cemetery space for interment of
deceased indigents. In December 1964, twenty (20) acres, on Little League Road in
Immokalee, were purchased for this purpose. The property was platted as Lake Trafford
Memorial Gardens Cemetery (Cemetery) in 1967 with 17,850 (984 infant and 16,866 adult)
burial plots.
The Cemetery was used solely for indigent burials until it was opened to the public in 1982. The
Board formally adopted a Cemetery operations' policy in July 1982 under Resolution 82-105.
The policy was subsequently revised on several occasions including the most recent,
Resolution 2010-231 on December 14, 2010. According to the policy, the Real Property
Management Section of the Facilities Management Department, under the auspices of the
Administrative Services Administrator, is responsible for the daily administration of the
Cemetery, which includes preparing and processing Deed Certificates for the sale of burial plots
to the public.
Deed Certificates require execution by the Board Chairman, and prior to 1992, sales
transactions were presented to the Board for approval on an individual basis. These sales are
numerous, so in order to expedite the acquisition process and relieve Commissioners of having
to review format documents, the Board has since, on an annual basis, granted the current
Chairman the authority to execute Deed Certificates on the Board's behalf without further
approval required. Deed Certificates are approved by the County Attorney's Office prior to
being transmitted to the Chairman for execution.
FISCAL IMPACT: All proceeds from plot sales are deposited in the Lake Trafford Memorial
Gardens' General Fund Account (001).
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: The attached Resolution has been reviewed and is legally
sufficient for Board action. This item requires simple majority vote. - JW
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no impact on the County's long-range planning
effort.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners approves and authorizes the
Chairman to execute the attached Resolution.
Prepared By: Gary Bigelow, Property Acquisition Specialist, Real Property Management Section,
Facilities Management Department, Administrative Services Division
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Attachments: Resolution and Cemetery Location Map
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2/B/2011 Item 16.E.1.
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.E.1.
Item Summary: Recommendation to approve a Resolution authorizing the Commission
Chairman to execute Deed Certificates for the sale of burial plots at Lake Trafford Memorial
Gardens Cemetery during the 2011 calendar year.
Meeting Date: 2/8/2011
Prepared By
Name: BigelowGary
Title: Property Acquisition Specialist,Facilities Managem
1/14/2011 1:49:54 PM
Approved By
Name: SmithKristen
Title: Administrative Secretary,Risk Management
Date: 1/18/2011 8:23:04 AM
Name: MottToni
Title: Manager - Property Acquisition & Const M,Facilitie
Date: 1/18/2011 12:24:38 PM
Name: DowlingMicheal
Title: Property Management Specialist, Senior,Faci]ities
Date: 1/18/2011 12:26:02 PM
Name: CampSkip
Title: Director - Facilities Management,Facilities Manage
Date: 1/24/20114:59:21 PM
Name: PriceLen
Title: Administrator - Administrative Services,
Date: 1/24/2011 9:09:43 PM
Name: WrightJeff
Title: Assistant County Attorney,County Attorney
Date: 1/27/2011 12:]3:55 PM
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Name: KlatzkowJeff
Title: County Attorney,
Date: 1/27/2011 5:11:19 PM
Name: StanleyTherese
Title: Management/Budget Analyst, Senior,Office of Management & Budget
Date: 1/28/201 J 12:05:18 PM
Name: KlatzkowJeff
Title: County Attorney,
Date: 1/28/2011 2:37:57 PM
Name: OchsLeo
Title: County Manager
Date: 1/30/201 J 3:18:42 PM
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RESOLUTION NO. 2011-_
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
COLLIER, COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
DEED CERTIFICATES FOR THE LAKE TRAFFORD MEMORIAL GARDENS
CEMETERY, BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR THE 2011
CALENDAR YEAR.
WHEREAS, Collier County acquired a twenty (20) acre site by Warranty Deed dated December 15, 1964
from J .C. Turner Lumber Company and recorded in the Public Records of Collier County in O.R. Book 180, Page 773
on December 21, 1964, for use as a public cemetery known as the Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution No. 82-105 on July 27, 1982, which
governs the rights of interment, administration, maintenance and development of the Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens
Cemetery, said policy including the disposition of indigent deceased; including subsequent policies, and
WHEREAS, the Board adopted Resolution No. 2010-231 on December 14,2010, which adopted a revised
cremation policy and revised the rules and regulations policy which govern the administration and development of the
cemetery; and
WHEREAS, there is a benefit to the County and to the public if the administrative procedures concerning
Deed Certificates for the Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery are expedited, while maintaining the safeguards
of staff and legal counsel review of such documents; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners recognizes the benefit ofreducing time for Board approval
on reviewed and approved Deed Certificates for the Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL YED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, COLLIER
COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
I. The Board of County Commissioners does hereby authorize the Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners to execute Deed Certificates for the Lake Trafford Memorial Gardens Cemetery,
pursuant to Resolution No. 20 I 0-231 on December 14, 20 I 0 and the County's administration of that
Resolution, whereupon the Deed Certificates have been previously reviewed and approved by Real
Property Management and the County Attorney's Office.
2. The authorization of the Chairman to execute the Deed Certificates for the Lake Trafford Memorial
Gardens Cemetery hereunder shall extend solely for the 2011 calendar year.
This Resolution adopted this _ day of
, 2011, after motion, second and majority
vote.
ATTEST:
DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY:
BY:
, Deputy Clerk
, Chairman
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