Resolution 2005-174
RESOLUTION NO. 2005- 174
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO
ESTABLISH THE HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN
COMMITTEE AS AN AD HOC COMMITTEE; PROVIDING FOR
CREATION AND PURPOSE; PROVIDING FOR TERMS,
APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS, AND FAILURE TO ATTEND
MEETINGS; PROVIDING FOR OFFICERS, QUORUM AND
COMPENSATION; PROVIDING FUNCTIONS POWERS AND
DUTIES; AND PROVIDING FOR DISSOLUTION OF THE
COMMITTEE.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has expressed a desire to create a
Habitat Conservation Plan Advisory Committee as an ad hoc committee to assess the
feasibility of developing and implementing a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for Red-
Cockaded Woodpeckers and to provide a recommendation to the Board of County
Commissioners as to the desirability of the County to pursue the development of said
HCP.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
SECTION ONE: Creation and Purpose of the Habitat Conservation Plan
Advisory Committee.
Pursuant to the provisions of Collier County Ordinance No. 2001-55, the Board of
County Commissioners hereby establishes the Habitat Conservation Plan Advisory
Committee (the "Committee") as an ad hoc committee to assist the Board of County
Commissioners in determining the feasibility and desirability of developing and
implementing a Habitat Conservation Plan to provide for the protection of Red-
Cockaded Woodpeckers.
SECTION TWO: Terms of Office; Appointment of Members; and Failure to
Attend Meetings.
The Committee is hereby created as an ad hoc Committee for a period to expire
three years from the date of the resolution appointing the members. Membership of
the Committee shall be sought and appointed in accordance with Collier County
Ordinance No. 2001-55 or its successor ordinance, and shall serve the full three-year
term under the ordinance.
The Committee shall be comprised of nine (9) members. The Committee
membership should have representation from various residents who are registered
voters of Collier County. The members shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of
County Commissioners. The County Manager shall select a staff liaison to attend the
Committee meetings and assist the Committee.
If any member of the Committee is absent from two (2) or more consecutive
meetings or one-half of the meetings in a given year without a satisfactory excuse, such
member's position may be declared vacant by the Board of County Commissioners as
prescribed by Collier County Ordinance No. 2001-55, as amended or its successor
ordinance.
SECTION THREE: Officers; Quorum; and Compensation.
At the Committee's first meeting, the membership shall elect a Chair and Vice-
Chair. Thereafter, Chair members shall be appointed annually. The presence of a
majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum. The Committee shall adopt
rules and procedures for the transaction of business and shall keep records of meetings,
findings and determinations. The members of the Committee shall serve without
compensation, but may be reimbursed for travel, mileage and/or per diem expenses
only if approved, in advance, by the Board of County Commissioners.
SECTION FOUR: Functions, Powers and Duties of the Committee.
The functions, powers and duties of the Committee shall be:
A. To serve as a forum for community review and discussion regarding Habitat
Conservation Plans.
B. To evaluate the feasibility of using a Countywide Habitat Conservation Plan to
protect Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers in Collier County.
C. To estimate the costs of developing and implementing a Habitat Conservation
Plan.
D. To provide a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners
regarding the development and implementation of a Habitat Conservation Plan.
All meetings shall be open to the public and shall be governed by the Florida
Government in the Sunshine Law. All meetings shall be held after reasonable public
notice is provided as to the location, time and subject matter of the meetings.
SECTION FIVE: Dissolution of Committee.
At the conclusion of three (3) years from the date of this Resolution, the Committee's
services shall be dissolved; however, if by resolution the Board of County Commissioners
extends the term of the Committee, dissolution shall occur at the end of the extended
term.
This Resolution adopted after motion, second and majority vote.
DATED: April 26, 2005
ATTEST:
DWIGHT E. BROCK, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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