Agenda 06/09/2009 Item #16D 1
Agenda Item No. 16D1
June 9, 2009
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to approve a resolution to support the concept of a 1,600-acre
recreation area within the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport which
would support a variety of recreational activities inclusive of Off Highway Vehicles
(OHY) use and trails with Miami Dade County
Obiective: To provide recreational opportunities for OHV enthusiasts that live in Collier
County.
Considerations: Collier County and Miami Dade County each have approximately
12,000 all-terrain vehicles and ofT-highway motorcycles registered within their
jurisdictions with limited places in which to enjoy their sport.
The Miami Dade County Parks and Recreation Department, along with the Miami Dade
County Aviation Department have executed a Memorandum of Understanding to support
a variety of outdoor recreation activities including, but not limited to, camping, fishing,
archery, wildlife viewing, and designated trails for hiking, biking, and ORV use on 1,600
acres of the 24,480 acre site knO\vn as the Dade-Collier Cypress Recreation Area. This
site is the current location of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, which is
located at the 48-mile marker of U.S. Highway 41.
On February 24, 2009 Lampl-Herbert Consultants, Inc. on behalf of Miami-Dade
Aviation and Parks and Recreation presented to the Board of County Commissioners the
concept of developing lands associated with the Training and Transition Airport into an
OHV recreation site. The Board directed staff to open up the current growth
management amendment cycle to include consideration for this use and to explore
potential partnerships with Miami Dade on the development of this proposal.
Miami Dade Parks and Recreation has successfully applied for consideration into the
growth management amendment cycle and this resolution would demonstrate the
County's commitment supporting the concept of an OHV Park subject to the GMP
Amendment process.
Fiscal Impact: No fiscal impact is associated with this action.
Growth Manaeement Impact: Lands associated with The Training and Transition
Airport being developed for ORV use would require an amendment to the Growth
Management Plan.
Leeal Consideration: This item has been reviewed and approved by the County
Attorney's Office, is not quasi-judicial and requires no ex parte disclosure, requires only a
majority vote for approval, and is otherwise legally sufficient for Board action.-CMG
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Recommendation: That the Board of County Commissioners approve the attached
resolution, which would support the establishment of a 1,600 acre recreation area within
the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, which would support a variety of
recreational activities inclusive of off-highway vehicle use and trails with Miami-Dade
County.
Prepared by: Barry Williams, Director, Parks and Recreation
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Agenda Item No. 16D1
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COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Item Number:
Item Summary:
16D1
Meeting Date:
Recommendation to approve a resolution to support the concept of a 1 ,600-acre recreation
area within the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport which would support a vanety of
recreational activities inclusive of Off Highway Vehicles (OHV) use and trails with Miami
Dade County.
6/9/2009900:00 AM
Approved By
Barry Williams
Director
Date
Public Services
Parks and Recreation
5/14/200912:10 PM
Approved By
Marla Ramsey
Public Services Administrator
Date
Public Services
Public Services Admin.
5/15/20093:15 PM
Approved By
Colleen Greene
Assistant County Attorner
Date
County Attorney
County Attorney Office
5/19/20098:52 AM
Approved By
OMB Coordinator
OMB Coordinator
Date
County Manager's Office
Office of Management & Budget
5/19/20092:29 PM
Approved By
Jeff Klatzkow
County Attorney
Date
County Attorney
County Attorney Office
5/19/20093:11 PM
Approved By
Sherry Pryor
Management & Budget Analyst
Date
County Manager's Office
Office of Management & Budget
5/19/20093:19 PM
Approved By
Leo E. Ochs, Jr.
Board of County
Commissioners
Deputy County Manager
Date
County Manager's Office
5/19/20094:05 PM
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Agenda Item No. 1601
June 9, 2009
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RESOLUTION NO. 09-
A RESOLUTION OF THE COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DIRECTING THE COUNTY
MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO SUPPORT ESTABLISHMENT
OF A 1,600-ACRE RECREATIONAL AREA WITHIN THE
DADE-COLLIER TRAINING AND TRANSITION AIRPORT
mAT WOULD SUPPORT A VARIETY OF RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES INCLUSIVE OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEillCLE
(OHV) USE AND TRAILS.
WHEREAS, Collier County and Miami-Dade County (the "Counties") each have
approximately 12,000 all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles registered within their
jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, law enforcement agencies within each County have determined that a growing
number of severe accidents and loss of life, charges of trespassing, and wildfires that cause
costly damage to private lands and federal, state and county natural and agricultural areas, are
caused by the lack of a safe and legal location for members of the public to ride; and
WHEREAS, the Counties seek to provide a convenient location where residents can safely
and legally ride off-highway vehicles ("OHVs"); and
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Deparbnent utilized a State of
Florida grant to evaluate safe and legal locations that could properly support OHV use, with a
preference for the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, located at the 48-mile marker of
U.S. Highway 41; and
WHEREAS, a Miami-Dade County Aviation Deparbnent study, dated April 2009, later
recommended that a 1,600-acre portion of the 24,480-acres Airport be transitioned to support a
variety of outdoor recreation activities including, but not limited to, camping, fishing, archery,
wildlife viewing, and designated trails for hiking, biking, and OHV s; and
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department and Miami-Dade County
Aviation Department have executed a Memorandum of Understanding, dated December 2008,
that establishes the basis for the use of the 1,600-acre property and provides for the development
ofthe Dade-Collier Cypress Recreation Area (the "Recreation Area"); and
WHEREAS, since this Recreation Area is equidistant between Miami-Dade County and
Collier County resident population areas, it could successfully provide a suitable place for OHV
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riders, and could provide a functional replacement for the 2005 closure of the Picayune Strand,
which was previously used by Collier County OHV riders; and
WHEREAS, the transition of this Recreation Area from Aviation to Recreation use will
ensure the preservation and enhancement of the ecosystem, while simultaneously permit the
authorized and safe use of certain non-sensitive areas by OHV riders; and
WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County, as owner of the Recreation Area wholly located within
Collier County, has already initiated required land use amendments from Collier County, as a
prerequisite to establishing the Recreation Area; and
WHEREAS, the Counties understand that it is necessary to complete development approval
of the property, and to coordinate the extensive input of national, state and county regulatory
agencies with the variety of affected interest groups.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORID~ that this Board:
Section 1. Directs the County Manager or his Designee to support establishment of a 1,600-
acre recreational area to support a variety of activities, including off-highway vehicle use and
trails, within the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport.
Section 2. Directs the County Manager or Designee to jointly identify the applicable
planning and development approvals necessary for the development of the Recreation Area.
Section 3. Directs the County Manager or Designee to assist with coordinating input from
the applicable regulatory agencies.
This Resolution adopted this _ day of
majority vote.
, 2009, after motion, second and
ATIEST:
DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By:
, Deputy Clerk
Approved as to fonn and legal
sufficiency:
@ueen M. Greene
Assistant County Attorney
DONNA FIALA, CHAIRMAN
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