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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PRESENTATION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OUTSTANDING MEMBER AWARD
FOR FEBRUARY 2008 TO WILLIS P. KRIZ OF THE CONSERVATION COLLIER LAND
ACQUISITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
OBJECTIVE: To recognize and reward an advisory committee member for their outstanding
and dedicated service to Collier County.
CONSIDERATIONS: On September 21,2004, the Board of County Commissioners adopted
Resolution No. 2004-280 to recognize and reward outstanding Advisory Committee members for
their significant contributions to the organization and/or community, The respective committees
nominate the outstanding Advisory Committee members and the Awards Committee (same
committee that currently selects the Employee of the Month) evaluates and selects volunteers
from the nomination forms.
AWARD COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION:
Willis p, Kriz
Outstanding Advisory Board Member for February 2008
Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee
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Will has served as the Chairman of the Ordinance and Policy (OPR) Subcommittee of
Conservation Collier for a number of years. His leadership and experience has guided our
committee in creating draft resolutions for purchase policies for Conservation Collier, draft
resolutions for the disposition of properties with TDR's, and recently a revision of the
Conservation Collier's main ordinance correcting some inherent flaws discovered in the course
of doing business and smoothing out procedures. Will chaired the OPR subcommittee through
the most important tasks of the Program, revising the Ordinance and Purchase Policy. The
ordinance revision was delicate because only those things not related to goals and criteria can be
amended without a public referendum. Additionally, there were many stakeholders closely
watching the process to make sure changes were not made that would negatively affect the
program. The Purchase Policy is critical and helps the Program to be fair to all. He attended
every meeting, many times when others were not able to be there, bringing his wealth of
experience at the federal level to the table. He also brings an ironic humor to the process, helping
to make difficult work fun, and a cooperative spirit that encourages wide participation.
Recently Conservation Collier discussed the purchase of the Starnes property, a large property
adjacent to the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Marsh. The property included land leases for
mineral rights. Will Kris, with his land buying experience from years with the National Park
Service, helped lead the committee on this issue. The result was the committee elected to
purchase the property only if the property owner would remove the right to mine minerals from
the property, thus insuring the citizens of Collier County will have an untouched conservation
preserve for generations to come without the threat of surface mining.
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As a member of Conservation Collier and the Ordinance and Policy Subcommittee, Will helped
create guidelines for the purchase of lands that is fair and equitable for our willing sellers
program and kept Collier County from being put into a position of negotiating prices. Our
appraised price policy states clearly we will pay the appraised value of the site, and no more, and
no exceptions. Although we have lost a few opportunities to purchase land as a result of this
policy, public trust in our program continues to be very high and nominations for conservation
lands keep increasing annually.
FISCAL IMPACT: NONE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: NONE
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners present the February 2008
Outstanding Advisory Committee Volunteer Award to Willis P. Kriz for his work on the
Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee.
Prepared By: Sue Filson, Executive Manager
Board of County Commissioners
Agenda Date: MARCH 11, 2008
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COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Item Number:
Item Summary:
5A
Presentation of the Advisory Committee Outstanding Member Award for February 2008 to
Willis p, Kriz of the Conservation Collier Land Acquisition Advisory Committee.
Meeting Date:
3/11/20089:0000 AM
Prepared By
Sue Filson
Executive Manager to the BCe
Date
Board of County
Commissioners
Bce Office
Approved By
James V. Mudd
Board of County
Commissioners
County Manager
Date
County Manager's Office
2/29/2008 10:27 AM
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To: Sue Filson, Executive Manager of the Board
Sandra Arnold, Communications Department
Alexandra Sulecki, Staff Liaison
From: Brittney Mahon, Employee Recognition Coordinator
Human Resources Department
Date: February 6, 2008
Subject: Outstanding Advisory Committee Member for the Month of February 2008,
At their monthly meeting, the EOM Committee selected Will Kriz of the Conservation Collier
Land Acquisition Advisory Committee as the Outstanding Advisory Committee Member for
February 2008.
Will Kriz will be recognized at the March 11, 2008 BCC meeting (date to be confirmed).
Thank you.
Human Resources Department
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE
OUTSTANDING MEMBER
NO:Mll\ATION FORM
The objective of this program is La recognize significanr comributions to the orglUlization and/or
community by members of the many advisory boards and committees formed to assist the Board of
County Commissioners in carrying out their elected du.lies, All committee members who have
completed alIeast one year volunteer scn'ice on Il1l advisory commirtee are eli, ible for nomination.
A committee may Dominate one of their members if they satisfy one or more of the criteria Iiste~
below. The specific reasons for the nomination should be dOl'Ul'llooted on lhis form under the
specific criteria. Attach additional pa.ges if necessary.
r Nominee's Name: Will Kriz ..
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Advisory Committee; Conservation Collier
L3!ld Acquisition Advisory Committee
~ominator's Kll!IIe: Bill PO(eet
D~te of Appoinrmen(: February I l, 2003
! Liaison Phonc:-252~2961
Liaison; Alexandra Sulecki
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l) Does the member slrictly follow rhe Ordinance creating the committee? Yes
2) Does (he member have an exrellent attendance record? (At least 90% artendance Or no more
than one absence in the last I2 months.) Yes
3) Give specific exlllIlples of exemplary \'olunteer service, Will hIlS seM'ed as the Chairlfl(ln
of the OrrJin4llce and Policy (OPR) SubcommiNee of Consermtion Comer for II number
of years, His leadership and experience has guided ollr comminee in creating draft
re.wlutions for purchase policie.~ fl'r OmSt'rvtllio" ('oLlier, draft resolution.~ fQr the
di:.positicn tJfprtJperlies with TDH's, and recent/}' II reYision of the ConservariM Collier's
main ordinance correctit.g some inherent flaws disco"ered in the course of tioing busine!lS
and ~moothing out procedure.... Will chaired the OPR subcomml. 'e through the mo~1
important tasks of the Program, Tnising the Ordinance and Purcha)'" Policy, The
ordinance rero'iolf WtlS delicate !JecfllIse only those things Itot reloled w goals lU"J criterUl
can be amended WIthout a public referendum. Additionlllly, there were ",any
.'<ftlkeJroU"rs closely watchiltg the proce.~s to' mllke sure chllnges >>>ere "ot ",ade /hilI "'Qu/4
negative')' affect the program. The Purchase Policy is critical and helps the Program 10
be fllir to aiL He a/teRde<l every meeting, mlUlY tiRle.~ when others were "ot able to be
(hert!, bringing his wealth of experience at the fede.rall~el to rhe table. He also brings alt
ironic humor to the proces)', helping 10 make difficult work Jiln, anti a cooperative spirit
that encourllges ""ide partidpation.
4) Deta.i.l a.n. implementation "r. recommendation mal resulted in COSt ,avings or increased
productivity. Recently COn~erVtltion CoUll'r discU.f.~ed the purcha5t: of the Starne~'
pmperly, a large property adjacenc to the Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Marsh. The
property included land lease.'for mineral righ~ Will /i.ris, with hi.. land buying
experience from .rears ",;u,. the National PfOrk Semel', helped lell<l the committee Olt this
bi.~ue. The ""suit }VIIS the commil1/Y! elected 10 purchase the property onl)' if the p..operty
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owner wl1uld rem(Jve the right to mine minero/.\j,om the propeny, thus in..urinx th~
citizen,\' 'if Collier County wiJlhow Ill' IIntfluched con....rvution pres('M!e fo,. gf'nertlt;on. to
come witllOllt the threat of yurjace milfing.
5) Detail an implementation of it recommenda~ion that re.'ill1ted in cost saVIngs orincreaseu
prorJ1J<,'tiviry. As a member oj C(Jnse"'Qtio~' Co/lier and Ihe Ordinunu anti Policy
S/lhcomminee, Will helped ('reate gllide/iRL"; f(Jr the p/lrch,ue fit land.\' thtlt i.. fl1;r Imd
equitable for o/lr willing seller\' progrQIH '.tnd kept C"llier Cflllnty from heinK a pill into Q
pr/..irion 'if IU!gl1tiatinJ[ price.\~ Ou,. apprai.W!d price polic}' .\.ttJtes clearly we will pay the
apprai..ed value ofth" ~ite. /lnd no more. tu.d no e.u'epti.m... Alth"u!," Wt' ha,'I! lmot afew
oppormnitie..' to pUl'chIJSe llVl4 In Q result of thi.. policy, puhlic trU.'T in .Iur program
co"tinues to be vel')' high alld nomillDlions.for cOIf.<enmtion land.. keep inuea.<ing
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On Jannar>' 14,2008. the sbove reterenced Advisory CommiHce YOled to
the above referenced member as OUlstanding Advisory ConuniEtee \1ember.
to nominate
Sloff Liaisons are to submit the complered form to the Human Resources Depw1ment no la~er than
the fust of me nlonth preceding Ihe award momh.
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