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Agenda 05/11/2021 Item # 2B (BCC Minutes 04/13/2021)05/11/2021 COLLIER COUNTY Board of County Commissioners Item Number: 2.B Item Summary: April 13, 2021 BCC Meeting Minutes Meeting Date: 05/11/2021 Prepared by: Title: Sr. Operations Analyst – County Manager's Office Name: Geoffrey Willig 04/28/2021 11:26 AM Submitted by: Title: Division Director - Corp Fin & Mgmt Svc – County Manager's Office Name: Mark Isackson 04/28/2021 11:26 AM Approved By: Review: County Manager's Office Sean Callahan County Manager Review Completed 05/03/2021 8:23 AM Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 05/11/2021 9:00 AM 2.B Packet Pg. 12 April 13, 2021 Page 1 TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Naples, Florida, April 13, 2021 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Board of County Commissioners, in and for the County of Collier, and also acting as the Board of Zoning Appeals and as the governing board(s) of such special districts as have been created according to law and having conducted business herein, met on this date at 9:00 a.m., in REGULAR SESSION in Building "F" of the Government Complex, East Naples, Florida, with the following members present: Chairman: Penny Taylor William L. McDaniel, Jr. Rick LoCastro Burt L. Saunders (telephonically) Andy Solis (telephonically) ALSO PRESENT: Leo Ochs, County Manager Daniel Rodriguez, Deputy County Manager Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney Crystal K. Kinzel, Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller Troy Miller, Communications & Customer Relations Page 1 April 13, 2021 COLLIER COUNTY Board of County Commissioners Community Redevelopment Agency Board (CRAB) Airport Authority AGENDA Board of County Commission Chambers Collier County Government Center 3299 Tamiami Trail East, 3rd Floor Naples, FL 34112 April 13, 2021 9:00 AM Commissioner Penny Taylor, District 4 Chair – CRAB Co-Chair Commissioner William L. McDaniel, Jr., District 5; Vice-Chair – Crab Co-Chair Commissioner Rick LoCastro, District 1 Commissioner Andy Solis, District 2 Commissioner Burt Saunders, District 3 NOTICE: ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS MUST REGISTER PRIOR TO PRESENTATION OF THE AGENDA ITEM TO BE ADDRESSED. ALL REGISTERED SPEAKERS WILL RECEIVE UP TO THREE (3) MINUTES UNLESS THE TIME IS ADJUSTED BY THE CHAIRMAN. REQUESTS TO PETITION THE BOARD ON SUBJECTS WHICH ARE NOT ON THIS AGENDA MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING WITH EXPLANATION TO THE COUNTY MANAGER AT LEAST 13 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE MEETING AND WILL BE HEARD UNDER “PUBLIC PETITIONS.” PUBLIC PETITIONS ARE LIMITED TO THE PRESENTER, WITH A MAXIMUM TIME OF TEN MINUTES. ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD Page 2 April 13, 2021 WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING PERTAINING THERETO, AND THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THE TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 2003-53 AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 2004-05 AND 2007-24, REQUIRES THAT ALL LOBBYISTS SHALL, BEFORE ENGAGING IN ANY LOBBYING ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ADDRESSING THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS), REGISTER WITH THE CLERK TO THE BOARD AT THE BOARD MINUTES AND RECORDS DEPARTMENT. IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT THE COLLIER COUNTY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION LOCATED AT 3335 EAST TAMIAMI TRAIL, SUITE 1, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34112-5356, (239) 252-8380; ASSISTED LISTENING DEVICES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED ARE AVAILABLE IN THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DIVISION. LUNCH RECESS SCHEDULED FOR 12:00 NOON TO 1:00 P.M. 1. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE A. Pastor Randal Holdman of Parkway Life Church 2. AGENDA AND MINUTES A. Approval of today's regular, consent and summary agenda as amended (ex parte disclosure provided by commission members for consent agenda.) B. March 9, 2021 BCC Meeting Minutes C. March 23, 2021 BCC Meeting Minutes 3. AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS A. EMPLOYEE Page 3 April 13, 2021 B. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS C. RETIREES D. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH 4. PROCLAMATIONS 5. PRESENTATIONS A. Presentation of the Collier County Business of the Month for April 2021 to MyLegalEdge, LLC. B. Recognition of Tony Monsolillo for his service to our country and to our community for feeding people in need during the Coronavirus pandemic. To be accepted by Tony Monsolillo. (Commissioner LoCastro) (All Districts) C. Presentation by Mr. Walt Buchholtz, The Immokalee Foundation's Operations Coordinator, and Ms. Noemi Perez, to update the Board of County Commissioners on the Foundation's new Career Pathways Program and Career Pathways Learning Lab. (Commissioner McDaniel) D. Presentation by County staff, at the request of Chairman Taylor, providing an update on the wastewater discharge event at the Piney Point fertilizer processing facility in Manatee County. The facility was releasing wastewater into Piney Point Creek which discharges into Tampa Bay. 6. PUBLIC PETITIONS 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON GENERAL TOPICS NOT ON THE CURRENT OR FUTURE AGENDA 8. BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS 9. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS 10. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS A. Recommendation that the Board discuss the latest developments to Senate Bill 406-Big Cypress Basin. (Commissioner McDaniel) (All Districts) Page 4 April 13, 2021 11. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT A. Recommendation to approve Agreement No. 20-7735, Design-Build Whippoorwill Lane Marbella Lakes Drive Connection, in the guaranteed maximum price of $4,720,450 to Quality Enterprises USA, Inc. [Project No. 60219]. (Jay Ahmad, Director, Transportation Engineering) (District 4) B. Recommendation to approve the award of Invitation to Bid No. 21-7864, “East Naples Community Park Welcome Center,” to Curran Young Construction, LLC, in the amount of $2,965,622.28, authorize necessary budget amendment and authorize the Chair to sign the attached construction services agreement. (Margaret Bishop, Principal Project Manager, Facilities Management) (District 1) C. Recommendation to accept staff report regarding 2021 Redistricting schedule. (Jeremy Frantz, AICP, Planning Manager, Zoning Division) (All Districts) 12. COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT A. Recommendation that the Board discuss changes to the current process in applying for and receiving a reduction in code liens. (All Districts) B. Report to the Board concerning truck traffic on Logan Boulevard Extension. (All Districts) 13. OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS 14. AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND/OR COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY A. AIRPORT B. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 15. STAFF AND COMMISSION GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16. CONSENT AGENDA All matters listed under this item are considered to be Page 5 April 13, 2021 routine and action will be taken by one motion without separate discussion of each item. If discussion is desired by a member of the Board, that item(s) will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A. GROWTH MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT 1) This item was continued from the March 23, 2021 BCC Meeting. Recommendation to approve the issuance of a Right-of-Way (ROW) Permit to create a designated parking area within the ROW on a specific segment of Hamilton Avenue from Thomasson Drive to Bay Street. (This is a companion to Agenda Item #16C1. All items must be either approved or denied together on today’s agenda) (District 4) 2) Recommendation to approve a Resolution for final acceptance of the public roadway and drainage improvements, including signage and street lighting, for a portion of that roadway known as Hacienda Lakes of Naples (Phase I), also known as Rattlesnake Hammock Road Extension, approximately 2,700 feet of four-lane divided roadway, PL20130001050 and PL20120001222, and authorize the release of the maintenance security. (This is a companion item to Agenda Items #16A3, #16A4 and #16A5. All items must be either approved or denied together on today’s agenda.) (District 1) 3) Recommendation to approve a Resolution for final acceptance of the public roadway and drainage improvements, including signage and street lighting, for the final plat of Hacienda Lakes of Naples - Phase II, Application Number PL20130000589 and PL20150002341, and authorize the release of the maintenance security. (This is a companion item to Agenda Items #16A2, #16A4, and #16A5. All items must be either approved or denied together on today’s agenda.) (District 1) 4) Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign a Collier County Landscape Maintenance Agreement (“Agreement”) between Collier County and Hacienda Lakes Community Development District, for landscape and irrigation improvements within the Rattlesnake Hammock Road between Collier Boulevard and Hacienda Boulevard public right-of-way. (This is a companion item to Agenda Items #16A2, #16A3, and #16A5. All items must be Page 6 April 13, 2021 either approved or denied together on today’s agenda.) (District 1) 5) Recommendation to adopt a Resolution accepting and assuming ownership and maintenance of the Rattlesnake Hammock Road bridge over Henderson Creek for the public's perpetual use and enter into an Interlocal Agreement between Collier County and Hacienda Lakes Community Development District regarding certain decorative Bridge and Landscape Improvements. (This is a companion item to Agenda Items #16A2, #16A3, and #16A4. All items must be either approved or denied together on today’s agenda.) (District 1) 6) Recommendation to award Invitation to Bid (“ITB”) No. 20-7799 “Fertilizers” to Diamond R. Fertilizer Co., Inc., Mar Green Resources, LLC., and SiteOne Landscape Supply, LLC. (All Districts) 7) Recommendation to approve final acceptance of the potable water and sewer facilities for Arthrex Administration Building, PL20190002098, accept the conveyance of a portion of the potable water and sewer facilities, and authorize the County Manager, or his designee, to release the Utilities Performance Security (UPS) and Final Obligation Bond in the total amount of $17,479.65 to the Project Engineer or the Developer’s designated agent. (District 2) 8) Recommendation to approve final acceptance of the potable water and sewer facilities for Watercrest at Heritage Bay, PL20180002633, accept the conveyance of a portion of the potable water and sewer facilities, and authorize the County Manager, or his designee, to release the Utilities Performance Security (UPS) and Final Obligation Bond in the total amount of $24,460.02 to the Project Engineer or the Developer’s designated agent. (District 3) 9) Recommendation to approve final acceptance of the sewer utility facilities and accept the conveyance of a portion of the sewer utility facilities for 12045 Collier Boulevard, PL20200002063. (District 3) 10) Recommendation to approve a Resolution for final acceptance of the private roadway and drainage improvements for the final plat of Del Webb Naples Parcels 110 & 113, Application Number PL20130002507, and authorize the release of the maintenance security. (District 5) Page 7 April 13, 2021 11) Recommendation to approve a Resolution for final acceptance of the private roadway and drainage improvements, and acceptance of the plat dedications, for the final plat of Ave Maria Unit 5, BelleraWalk Phase 1A, Application Number AR-9033/PL20110001843; and authorize the release of the maintenance security. (District 5) 12) Recommendation to approve a Resolution for final acceptance of the private roadway and drainage improvements for the final plat of Golf Club of the Everglades Amenity Center, Application Number PL20150002440 and PL20150001038, and authorize the release of the maintenance security. (District 5) 13) Recommendation to authorize the Clerk of Courts to release a Performance Bond in the amount of $75,300, which was posted as a guaranty for Excavation Permit Number PL20180003052, for work associated with Siena Lakes. (District 2) 14) Recommendation to authorize the Clerk of Courts to release a Performance Bond in the amount of $491,680 which was posted as a guaranty for Excavation Permit Number PL20190000173 for work associated with Meadowood. (District 3) 15) Recommendation to approve a Resolution for final acceptance of the private roadway and drainage improvements for the final plat of Fiddler’s Creek Phase Four, Unit Three, Application Number AR- 8149 and PL20110001869, and authorize the release of the maintenance security. (District 1) 16) Recommendation to authorize the Clerk of Courts to release a Performance Bond in the amount of $1,000,000 which was posted as a guaranty for Excavation Permit Numbers 60.114, PL20140000064; 60.114-1, PL20150000802; 60.114-2, PL20150002507, for work associated with Golf Club of the Everglades. (District 5) 17) Recommendation to acknowledge and accept a correction on a scrivener’s error in the executive summary pertaining to Agreement No. 20-7728 awarded for CEI Services for Veterans Memorial Boulevard Extension - Phase I and Phase II (from Old 41 Road to the intersection with Livingston Road), with no change to the total Page 8 April 13, 2021 contract amount awarded to Hardesty & Hanover for Phase I as correctly referenced in the Board approved agreement. (District 2) 18) Recommendation to approve an Agreement for the purchase of land (Parcels 127FEE and 128FEE) required for the Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension [Project No. 60168]. (All Districts) 19) Recommendation to authorize a budget amendment in the amount of $156,580, to reallocate funds from Project Number 60102 (Gordon River) to Project Number 50186 (Goodette Road Ditch Pilot Project), within the Stormwater Capital Fund, for the Goodlette Road Ditch Pilot Project. (District 4) 20) Recommendation to authorize the necessary budget amendments to reallocate Transportation Engineering Division project funds. (District 3) 21) Recommendation to approve an extension for completion of required subdivision improvements associated with Fiddler’s Creek Phase 5, Aviamar, Unit Two (AR-10992) subdivision pursuant to Section 10.02.05 C.2 of the Collier County Land Development Code (LDC). (District 1) 22) Recommendation to approve a membership in the Southwest Florida Regional Resiliency Compact (Compact), designate a Collier County representative for Compact governance, and authorize the Chairman to sign the Compact Memorandum of Understanding. (All Districts) B. COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY C. PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT 1) This item was continued from the March 23, 2021 BCC Meeting. Recommendation to approve the attached Amendments of Conservation Easements that were deeded by Naples Botanical Garden (NBG) to the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and Collier County (County), and by NBG to SFWMD. (This is a companion item to Agenda Item #16A1. All items must be either approved or denied together on today’s agenda.) (District 4) Page 9 April 13, 2021 2) Recommendation to approve a $433,269 work order under Request for Quotation No. 15-6469 to Layne Christensen Company to condition and treat six production wells in the County’s Potable Production Wellfield. [Project No. 70085] (All Districts) 3) Recommendation to adopt a resolution approving the attached Real Estate Sales Agreement to convey 3080 Francis Avenue to Residential Options of Florida, Inc., (ROOF) a not-for-profit corporation. (District 4) D. PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT 1) Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chairperson to sign a subrecipient agreement between Collier County and Habitat for Humanity of Collier County, Inc., and the associated HOME-Assisted Project Commitment Letter providing for $886,345 in HOME Investment Partnership Funding. (All Districts) 2) Recommendation to approve an Underground Facilities Conversion Agreement- Governmental Adjustment Factor Waiver with the Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) for Phase IV of the Vanderbilt Beach Municipal Service Taxing Unit Utility Conversion Project in accordance with Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) Tariff Section 12.1, approve payment to FPL in the amount of $162,359 for materials and services to be provided by FPL, and authorize the Chair to sign all required documents. (District 2) 3) Recommendation to approve and authorize the chairman to sign two (2) mortgage satisfactions for the State Housing Initiatives Partnership loan program in the amount of $83,780.55 and the associated Budget Amendment. (All Districts) 4) Recommendation to approve an “After-the-Fact” amendment and attestation statement with the Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida, Inc., CARES Act funding under the Older American Act grant program for the Collier County Services for Seniors to transfer $60,000 funding from Collier County C1-Congregate Meals to Collier County C2-Home Delivered Meals; revise Attachment II-Exhibit 2- Funding Summary and revise Attachment VII CARES Budget and Rate Summary. (All Districts) Page 10 April 13, 2021 5) Recommendation to award Invitation to Bid #20-7816, “Parks Mulch and Pine Straw,” to Forestry Resources, LLC, and Site One Landscape Supply, LLC, per line item on a Primary/Secondary basis for the purchase of mulch and pine straw. (All Districts) 6) Recommendation to approve an “After-the-Fact” closeout amendment and attestation statement with the Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida, Inc., Older American Act grant program for the Collier County Services for Seniors to reflect the final FY20 grant funding amount, and revise Attachment IX Budget and Rate Summary. (All Districts) 7) Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chairperson to sign three (3) subrecipient agreements between Collier County and Avow Hospice Inc., Community Foundation of Collier County Inc., and Life Network of Southwest Florida, Inc., for COVID related activities under the Collier County Assistance Program. (All Districts) 8) Recommendation to approve the “After-the-Fact” submittal of an FY21 Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Relief Funding Pre-Application to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity in the amount of $6,076,900 for the demolition and replacement of the Golden Gate Senior Center. (All Districts) 9) Recommendation to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Florida Department of Emergency Management Hazard Mitigation Grant #H0371 agreement modification in the amount of $778,500 for two (2) generators at the Immokalee Sports Complex, with a 25% match obligation requirement and approve all necessary budget amendments. (All Districts) E. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT 1) Recommendation to approve an Assumption Agreement assigning all rights, duties and benefits, and obligations to The F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company d/b/a Bartlett Tree Experts, under Agreement No. 20-7675, Parks Tree Maintenance and Arborist Services”. (All Districts) Page 11 April 13, 2021 2) Recommendation to approve a resolution adopting the updated Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan for Collier County and the municipalities within its borders. (All Districts) 3) Recommendation to approve an Assumption Agreement assigning all rights, duties and benefits, and obligations from Univar Solutions USA, Inc., to ES OPCO USA LLC d/b/a Verseris for Agreement No. 19-7586 “Supply and Delivery of Herbicides, Fungicides, and Pesticides.” (All Districts) 4) Recommendation to approve a Resolution recognizing forty years of exemplary service by Collier County Emergency Medical Services to the community and authorizing the expenditure of funds for an employee recognition/appreciation event as constituting a valid public purpose. (All Districts) 5) Recommendation to approve the administrative reports prepared by the Procurement Services Division for change orders and other contractual modifications requiring Board approval. (All Districts) 6) Recommendation to approve the administrative report prepared by the Procurement Services Division for disposal of property and notification of revenue disbursement. (All Districts) F. COUNTY MANAGER OPERATIONS 1) Recommendation to recognize Augusto Vega, Programmer Analyst, Senior in the Operations & Veterans Services Division as the March 2021 Employee of the Month. (All Districts) 2) Recommendation to approve an Assignment and Assumption Agreement with 3 Step Sports, LLC, for continued hosting of the Football University Top Gun Showcase and National Championships at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex. (All Districts) 3) Recommendation to recognize and appropriate revenue to the Pelican Bay Services Division Capital Fund 322 in the amount of $529,212.05 for Fiscal Year 2021 and authorize all necessary Budget Amendments. (District 2) Page 12 April 13, 2021 4) Recommendation to adopt a resolution approving amendments (appropriating grants, donations, contributions or insurance proceeds) to the FY20-21 Adopted Budget. (All Districts) 5) Recommendation to approve a report covering budget amendments impacting reserves and moving funds in an amount up to and including $25,000 and $50,000, respectively. (All Districts) 6) Recommendation to authorize necessary Budget Amendments for the closing on the previously approved purchase of 1.75 acres for additional parking at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex. (All Districts) G. AIRPORT AUTHORITY 1) Recommendation to authorize budget amendments to recognize revenue for Marco Island Executive Airport, in the amount of $600,000 to accommodate increased fuel purchases and associated operating expenses over budgeted levels. (All Districts) 2) Recommendation to authorize an increase in the Purchase Order for Carlton Fields, P.A., related to its provision of litigation services in Collier County v. West Construction, Inc., and Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, Case Number 11-2021-CA-00783, which concerns the County’s claim for damages involving the delay in completing the construction of the general aviation terminal facility at the Marco Island Executive Airport. [Project No. 33484] (District 1) 3) Recommendation to approve (1) an Assignment and Assumption Agreement and (2) a Fourth Amendment to Long-Term Ground Lease and Sub-Lease Agreement extending the term of the Ground Lease up to nine years, by and between Collier County Airport Authority and Sulzer Turbo Services Houston, Inc. (All Districts) 4) Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, acting as the Collier County Airport Authority (the “Authority”), approve a Consent to Encumbrance Agreement with Lender, an Environmental Indemnification Agreement and a Memorandum of Lease all pertaining to the Authority’s previous award of a Collier County Airport Authority Leasehold Agreement for Hangar Construction with Page 13 April 13, 2021 Marco Hangars, LLC, related to the construction of aircraft hangars at the Marco Island Executive Airport. (District 1) 5) Recommendation to approve the selection committee’s ranking of Request for Professional Services (“RPS”) No. 20-7802, “Grant- Funded General Professional Services for Airports,” and authorize staff to begin contract negotiations with the top four (4) ranked firms, so that proposed agreements may be brought back for the Board’s consideration at a subsequent meeting. (District 5) 6) Recommendation to approve the selection committee’s ranking of Request for Professional Services (“RPS”) No. 20-7806, “Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Professional Services for Airports (FAA Funded),” and authorize staff to begin contract negotiations with the top ranked firms so that proposed agreements may be brought back for the Board’s consideration at a subsequent meeting. (District 5) H. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 1) Proclamation designating April 2021 as Water Conservation Month in Collier County. The proclamation will be delivered to Dr. George Yilmaz, Public Utilities Department Head. 2) Proclamation designating Genocide Awareness Month in Collier County. The proclamation will be mailed to Susan Suarez, President and CEO, Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center. 3) Proclamation designating April 18 - 24, 2021 as National Crime Victims' Rights Week in Collier County. The proclamation will be mailed to Project Help, Inc., 3050 Horseshoe Drive, Naples, FL 34104. 4) Proclamation designating April 2021 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Collier County. The proclamation will be mailed to Project Help, Inc., 3050 Horseshoe Drive, Naples, FL 34104. 5) Proclamation designating April 27, 2021 as Greater Naples Leadership Day in Collier County. The proclamation will be delivered to Jerry Godshaw, President-Elect, Greater Naples Leadership. Page 14 April 13, 2021 6) Proclamation recognizing Ms. Anne McLaughlin for her collaborative initiative and for being recognized as a national expert on tribal outreach for MPOs. The proclamation will be presented to Ms. Anne McLaughlin. I. MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE J. OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS 1) Request that the Board approve and determine valid public purpose for invoices payable and purchasing card transactions as of April 7, 2021. (All Districts) 2) To record in the minutes of the Board of County Commissioners, the check number (or other payment method), amount, payee, and purpose for which the referenced disbursements were drawn for the periods between March 11, 2021 and March 31, 2021 pursuant to Florida Statute 136.06. (All Districts) K. COUNTY ATTORNEY 1) Recommendation to appoint two members to the Collier County Citizen Corps. (All Districts) 2) Recommendation to reappoint three members to the Immokalee Local Redevelopment Advisory Board. (District 5) 3) Recommendation to approve a Fourth Amendment to Agreement for Legal Services relating to the Retention Agreement with Allen, Norton & Blue, P.A. (All Districts) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17. SUMMARY AGENDA - This section is for advertised public hearings and must meet the following criteria: 1) A recommendation for approval from staff; 2) Unanimous recommendation for approval by the Collier County Planning Commission or other authorizing agencies of all members present and voting; 3) No written or oral objections to the item received by staff, the Collier County Planning Commission, other authorizing agencies or the Board, prior to the commencement of the BCC meeting on which the items are scheduled to be heard; and 4) No individuals are registered to speak in Page 15 April 13, 2021 opposition to the item. For those items which are quasi-judicial in nature, all participants must be sworn in. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ A. Recommendation to adopt a resolution amending Resolution 2008-331, as amended by reconfiguring the boundary and removing 0.6 acres from stewardship sending area CLH SSA 14; by re-designating 1,712.9 acres in the Rural Lands Stewardship Area Overlay District (RLSA) as a Stewardship Sending Area with a designation as “CLH SSA 14” and removing additional land-use layers and providing restoration credits; by amending and restating the Credit Agreement, Easement Agreement, and Escrow Agreement; by approving an amended and restated Stewardship Sending Area Credit Agreement for CLH SSA 14, by approving an amended and restated Stewardship Easement Agreement, and approving an amended and restated Escrow Agreement for CLH SSA 14; and establishing the number of stewardship credits generated by the re-designation of said Stewardship Sending Area. The subject property is located in Sections 13, 14, 23, and 24, Township 47 South, Range 28 East, Collier County. (District 5) B. Recommendation to adopt a Resolution of the Collier County Board of County Commissioners designating 3,148.3± acres in the Rural Land Stewardship Area (RLSA) Zoning Overlay District as a Stewardship Sending Area (SSA) with a designation as “CLH & CDC SSA 17”; pursuant to the terms set forth in the Escrow Agreement, Stewardship Sending Area Credit Agreement for CLH & CDC SSA 17, and Stewardship Sending Area Easement Agreement for CLH & CDC SSA 17; approving a Stewardship Sending Area Credit Agreement for CLH & CDC SSA 17; approving a Stewardship Sending Area Easement Agreement for CLH & CDC SSA 17 approving an Escrow Agreement for CLH & CDC SSA 17; and establishing the number of stewardship credits generated by the designation of said Stewardship Sending Area. The subject property is located in Sections 10, 11, 12, 14 15, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, and 35, Township 48 South, Range 28 East; and Sections 1, 2, and 3, Township 49 South, Range 28 East. (District 5) C. This item requires that ex parte disclosure be provided by Commission members. Should a hearing be held on this item, all participants are required to be sworn in. Recommendation to approve a Resolution renaming a street from The Lords Way to Hacienda Lakes Parkway, located approximately 2,500 feet north of Rattlesnake Hammock Road and east of Page 16 April 13, 2021 Collier Boulevard, in Section 14, Township 50 South, Range 26 East, Collier County, Florida. [PL20200002450] (District 1) 18. ADJOURN INQUIRIES CONCERNING CHANGES TO THE BOARD’S AGENDA SHOULD BE MADE TO THE COUNTY MANAGER’S OFFICE AT 252-8383. April 13, 2021 Page 2 MR. OCHS: Madam Chair, you have a live mic. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Good morning. This morning we have our invocation by Pastor Randal Holdman of Parkway Life Church, and after that we're going to do the Pledge of Allegiance. And, Commissioner LoCastro, would you lead us on that, please. Item #1A INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – INVOCATION GIVEN PASTOR HOLDMAN: Good morning, Commissioners. Thank you. Shall we pray. Sovereign Lord, we come to you this morning first to give you thanks and honor for allowing us to come together today on behalf of the decisions and the directions, dreams and the vision in the future of this great community that each of us are blessed to call home. Today as our commissioners convene for the business matters of our community, I pray that you would place a special grace and favor upon their hearts and minds. And I declare, Isaiah 11:2, that the spirit of wisdom, knowledge, and counsel and understanding and might and the fear of the Lord shall rest upon each of these members here today. We look to you today, Lord, because we know that we stand in the place of time where there's so much uncertainty. And your word tells us that our times are in your hands, but it also tells us that our steps are ordered by you. You hold all things in your hands because all things belong to you. So grant us this day a wisdom to discern the steps that should be taken leading us to a perfect plan. We also ask you to bless our April 13, 2021 Page 3 families of our communities, every home, every marriage, our elderly, our single parents, and a special blessing over the hearts and minds of our most precious treasure, and that's our youth. So unite us as a community and make our hearts one, and now let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, oh, Lord our God. Amen. (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.) CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you, Pastor Holdman. That was really beautiful. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Wow, it was. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: I think we've got a couple of housekeeping items to take care of first. MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am. Good morning, Commissioners. These -- first of all, Madam Chairman, I believe Commissioner Saunders is joining remotely, and we'll need a motion and a vote from the Board to allow him to attend due to extraordinary circumstances. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Do I hear a motion? COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: That is correct, Madam Chair. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: So moved. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Second. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Okay. There's a motion on the floor and a second. All those in favor, say aye. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Aye. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Those opposed, like sign. (No response.) CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you very much. Commissioner Saunders, are you with us? April 13, 2021 Page 4 COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Yes, thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you, Commission -- CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: You're welcome. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: -- for that permission. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Before we begin with the approval of the minutes, I'm just going to read a little bit about our artist of the month only because if I don't, I probably won't get to it at this point. So the April artist of the month is Roberta Walker. She lives in Naples. She's a Naples resident. The pieces displayed are from her sunset photo art series. Utilizing computer applications to merge art into photography, the artist can create unique identities. Living in Naples, Mrs. Walker is fortunate that our beautiful nature cooperates tremendously presenting a multitude of creative possibilities. Thank you very much, Ms. Walker, for displaying the work. It is quite beautiful. So now we have a motion to approve the minutes. Item #2A APPROVAL OF TODAY’S REGULAR, CONSENT AND SUMMARY AGENDA AS AMENDED (EX PARTE DISCLOSURE PROVIDED BY COMMISSION MEMBERS FOR CONSENT AGENDA.) – APPROVED AND/OR ADOPTED W/CHANGES MR. OCHS: Madam Chairman, if I may, I have one add-on item that was requested -- CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Okay. MR. OCHS: -- previously. That is a request by Commissioner Saunders for the staff to provide an update on the rock crushing April 13, 2021 Page 5 activities at Davis Boulevard and Santa Barbara Boulevard, so that would become Item 5E on this morning's agenda. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: No objection? No objection. MR. OCHS: That's the only change that I have to the agenda, Madam Chair. County Attorney, anything? MR. KLATZKOW: No, sir. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Commissioner LoCastro, any changes? COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: No, ma'am. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Anything to declare, ex parte? COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: No. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Commissioner -- COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: McDaniel. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: I was going to look at you -- I was just -- I don't know -- I won't tell you what I was thinking. Commissioner McDaniel, anything? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Don't say that. Yes, I have no additions, no corrections, and no disclosures with regard to ex parte. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: And I am the same way. So can I have an approval of today's -- COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Madam Chair, Commissioner Saunders. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Oh, Commissioner Saunders, sorry. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: And, Madam Chair, I have no changes and no disclosure as well. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: All right. Thank you. Forgive me for forgetting you, sir. I won't do it again. All right. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: That's okay. I'll remind you. Proposed Agenda Changes Board of County Commissioners Meeting April 13, 2021     Add-On Item 5E: Presentation by County staff, at the request of Commissioner Saunders, providing an update on the rock crushing activity on Davis Boulevard and Santa Barbara Boulevard.           4/28/2021 9:54 AM April 13, 2021 Page 6 Items #2B and #2C MARCH 9, 2021 BCC MEETING MINUTES AND MARCH 23, 2021 BCC MEETING MINUTES – APPROVED AS PRESENTED CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Good. So do we have an approval of today's agenda and the minutes as submitted, the minutes from March 9th, 2021, and March 23rd, 2021? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: So moved. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Second. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Motion on the floor and a second. All those in favor, say aye. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Aye. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Those opposed, like sign. (No response.) CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: It carries unanimously. Thank you. MR. OCHS: Madam Chairman, did that include Item 2B and 2C, or are those separate motions? CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: I did them both at the same time. MR. OCHS: Okay. Very good. Thank you. Item #3D EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH 2021 – AUGUSTO VEGA – OPERATIONS AND VETERANS SERVICES DIVISION – PRESENTED April 13, 2021 Page 7 MR. OCHS: That takes us to Item 3 on your agenda. We have one special recognition this morning for your Employee of the Month for March 2021, if I may read that for the Board, please. This is a recommendation to recognize Augusto Vega -- he's a programmer analyst in our Operations and Veterans Services Division -- as the March 2021 Employee of the Month. Augusto has been with the county since 2016, and recently he led a special project to implement and integrate our work order and inventory control system, which is a component of our agency-wide asset management system, into our new Paradise Coast Sports Complex. Augusto trained all the maintenance teams, gathered key players from various county divisions and departments to brainstorm ideas and recommend solutions to some of the implementation challenges that we faced. Due to his great facilitation, his team was able to bring those systems on-line in less than four months and without any assistance from outside consultants or vendors, thereby saying the county quite a bit of money. It's for these types of initiatives and many others that we're very pleased to recognize and honor Augusto Vega, programmer analyst, as our March 2020 [sic] Employee of the Month. So congratulations to Augusto. (Applause.) MR. OCHS: Thank you, Commissioners. Item #4 PROCLAMATIONS – ITEMS #16H1, #16H2, #16H3, #16H4, #16H5 AND #16H6 READ INTO THE RECORD Madam Chairman, that moves us to today's proclamations. April 13, 2021 Page 8 There are several on the consent agenda and, as has been our custom, I typically read those so we have an opportunity to recognize all of these great agencies for the work that they do. I also know, Madam Chair, that you wanted to call out one of these and read those -- read this separately today. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: As a matter fact, on behalf of Commissioner Solis, who is unable to attend the meeting, I'm going to read another one to the GNL. So I'm going to read two. And then, Commissioner LoCastro, do you have -- MR. OCHS: Oh, that's a presentation -- CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: That will be a presentation. MR. OCHS: -- right after this. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Okay. MR. OCHS: So, Madam Chair, I know you want to read 16H6. Which other one are you going to read? CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Excuse me. The GNL. MR. OCHS: Okay. That would be 16H5. So I'll go ahead and acknowledge the other four. Item 16H1 is a proclamation designating April 2021 as Water Conservation Month in Collier County. This proclamation will be delivered to Dr. Yilmaz from our Public Utilities Department. Item 16H2 is a proclamation designating Genocide Awareness Month in Collier County. The proclamation will be mailed to Susan Suarez, president and CEO of the Holocaust Museum and the Cohen Education Center. Item 16H3 is a proclamation designating April 18th through the 24th, 2001 [sic], as National Crime Victims' Rights Week in Collier County. This proclamation will be mailed to Project Help, Incorporated, at their headquarters here in Naples. Item And 16H4 is a proclamation designating April 2021 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Collier County. This April 13, 2021 Page 9 proclamation will also be mailed to Project Help at their headquarters here in Collier County. MR. OCHS: Madam Chair, that brings us to 16H5. This is a proclamation designating April 27th, 2021, as Greater Naples Leadership Day in Collier County. This proclamation will be delivered to Jerry Godshaw, the president-elect of that organization, and I understand you'd like to read that proclamation. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: I would. And this is on behalf of Commissioner Solis. Whereas, Greater Naples Leadership is dedicated to provide proven leaders with a unique opportunity to learn firsthand about the issues and needs in Collier County and to encourage the use of their skills both individually and collectively in the bettering of the community; and, Whereas GNL is celebrating 25 years of educating leaders with over 900 master class graduates and over 550 active members making major contributions in the community carrying out a wide range of volunteer efforts and serving over 125 nonprofits in roles from board member to volunteer, adviser, and consultant; Whereas, GNL, Greater Naples Leadership, has become the go-to source for experienced and capable leaders for organizations working with the Community Foundation of Collier County serving in educational, human services, health, conservation, and housing agencies and, in addition, to advisory and elected positions within the county and the city; Whereas, GNL graduates over -- I'm sorry. GNL graduates volunteer 300 percent more hours per month than the national average for individuals over 65. And many graduates have recognized unmet needs in the community and taken the initiative to create successful new nonprofits. Now, therefore, be it proclaimed by the Board of County April 13, 2021 Page 10 Commissioners in Collier County, Florida, that April 27th, 2021, be designated as Greater Naples Leadership Day in Collier County. So do we have any Greater Naples Leadership graduates here? (No response.) CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: No. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I've spoken to them multiple times, but I've not been through the -- CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Yeah. Okay. MR. OCHS: Madam Chair, that moves us to Item 16H6. This is a proclamation recognizing Ms. Anne McLaughlin for her collaborative initiative and for being recognized as the national expert on tribal outreach for Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and I know you wanted to read this one as well. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Yes, I do, and, Ms. McLaughlin, would you stand up over there for us, please. Whereas, Ms. Anne McLaughlin started working as executive director of the Metropolitan Planning Organization in January of 2016; and, Whereas, in September of 2016 the Federal Transportation Management Area Certification Review Team recommended that Ms. McLaughlin develop a tribal outreach policy based on her experience with the New Mexico State Tribal Collaboration Act of 2009; and, Whereas, in October of 2016, the federally recognized Miccosukee Tribe advised the MPO that its input on an MPO-funded project had been ignored which prompted Ms. McLaughlin to begin work immediately on a tribal outreach policy for the MPO; and, Whereas, in June 2017, less than a year later, the MPO board adopted a government-to-government public involvement policy with a purpose of promoting tribal involvement in the MPO planning process, initiating and maintaining a positive working relationship April 13, 2021 Page 11 between the MPO and tribal governments, and promoting effective collaboration and communication between the MPO and the tribes; Whereas, part of this policy, goals were established to create durable relationships between the tribes and the MPO based on mutual respect that promotes coordinated transportation partnerships and for the MPO to take a proactive approach to consultation by ensuring tribal participation in the MPO planning processes that may affect tribal governments, programs, and citizens; and, Whereas, in February 2021, Ms. Stacy Blizzard, Federal Highway Administration transportation planner reporting on noteworthy practices, highlighted that the MPO executive director worked with the tribes to develop a policy document and began regular communication recognizing tribal protocols, the relationship between the tribe and the MPO is now a productive growing partnership, Ms. Blizzard recognized Ms. McLaughlin as a national expert on tribal outreach for MPOs. So now, therefore, be it proclaimed that the Board of Collier County Commissioners in Florida graduates -- congratulates Ms. Anne McLaughlin for her collaborative initiative and for being recognized as a national expert on tribal outreach for MPOs. Congratulations, ma'am. MS. McLAUGHLIN: Thank you. (Applause.) MS. McLAUGHLIN: Thank you very much. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Is that it? MS. McLAUGHLIN: I appreciate it. Thank you, everybody. MR. OCHS: Congratulations, Anne. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: You were the right person at the right time, ma'am. MS. McLAUGHLIN: And so is the Board. Thank you. MR. OCHS: Commissioners, that takes us to Item 5 on this April 13, 2021 Page 12 morning's agenda. These are our presentations for the morning. Item #5A PRESENTATION OF THE COLLIER COUNTY BUSINESS OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL 2021 TO MYLEGALEDGE, LLC. – PRESENTED MR. OCHS: Item 5A is a presentation of the Collier County Business of the Month for April 2021 to My Legal Edge, LLC. Mr. Miller. (Video was played as follows:) My name is Carol Thompson Finn, and I'm owner and founder of My Legal Edge. My Legal Edge is an online legal forms company which offers affordable legal forms for all 50 states. Thank you so much for this opportunity from the Greater Naples Chamber and also the commissioners of Collier County. My Legal Edge was started in 2017 and incorporated in Collier County. I wanted individuals to have access to legal forms without having to pay the costly subscription prices, and it allows individuals to really find and take care of things that they can do on their own without having to spend huge amounts of money. Being located here in Collier County, we had a lot of people contacting us around the country that needed legal forms or some type of legal resource because they could not get out to their regular resources. And so still being located here in Collier County, we were assisting people through the website in Arizona, in New York, in Chicago. One thing also that I enjoy about being here in Collier County is the camaraderie in the business community through the Naples Chamber. They have been so supportive with my business, and they April 13, 2021 Page 13 are champions of business, and especially now in the current environment that businesses face because of COVID, the Naples Chamber has been a godsend for many businesses in this community. Your support is extremely valuable. So thank you for the opportunity, and thank you for your support. (The video concluded.) MR. OCHS: Thank you, Troy. So we'll make sure their award gets presented to them. Item #5B RECOGITION OF TONY MONSOLILLO FOR HIS SERVICE TO OUT COUNTRY AND TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR FEEDING PEOPLE IN NEED DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. ACCEPETED BY TONY MONSOLILLO – PRESENTED MR. OCHS: Item 5B is a recognition of Tony Mansolillo for his service to our country and to our community for feeding people in need during the coronavirus pandemic. And I'm going to hand this over to Commissioner LoCastro who sponsored this item. Good morning, sir. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Thank you, sir. If you'll indulge me for a minute -- CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Wait. You need to be on a mic. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Can you hear me? MR. OCHS: Yes. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: You know, often we gather in here, and people look at this as a room that's filled of controversy and negatives and positives and whatnot, but more than that, there's so much good that happens in this community outside of these walls, outside of this building. And, you know, it's citizens -- we need April 13, 2021 Page 14 citizens to come forward and help us find those pockets of excellence that maybe we haven't seen. Mark Batchelor is one such citizen that is a good friend of mine and though, you know, we ran against each other, it just shows you how great democracy is. You know, he's become one of my closest resources, and he knows where these pockets of excellence are. And I want to invite Mark to come up now, and Tony as well. And Mark's going to just give you a little bit of a background of how much great work this gentleman is doing, Tony, who he's going to talk to you about, with his organization and how much great -- great things are happening in the community because of this man. Mark. MR. BATCHELOR: Thanks, Rick. Thank you, Commissioners, Chairperson, especially Commissioner LoCastro. I went to Rick a couple months ago, and I said, you know, we have a lot of good things happen in the county, but there's a lot of people starving, and that's why we're here today, me and Tony, because -- not just with the COVID-19, but a lot of things. There's people that just don't know where their next meal is coming from. And Tony saw this, FeedThyNeighbor.us and started this organization completely on his own, cooking in his own kitchen, packing the meals out, and delivering -- I'll let him go through the details how many meals a day he does. We're also -- I actually am on the board of directors for that FeedThyNeighbor.us because I believe in it so much. But also, we're about 24 hours away for finding a kitchen to cook all this food with the Elks Lodge down in Naples. Tony Dodge here is representing the Elks right now. So that took a lot of work and a lot of contract time, and thanks to Tony Dodge, too, for making that happen. April 13, 2021 Page 15 So I won't ramble on. I just want to have Tony come up and talk about this great organization. Thank you. MR. MANSOLILLO: Thank you for this opportunity. This is a wonderful thing. I started this a year ago and -- because being online on our Next Door and on Facebook, I couldn't believe how many people were having problems getting food. And they'd say that, well, we can go get baskets of food at the pantries, but we can't cook. Social welfare puts us in hotel rooms when we get evicted, but we have no cooking facilities. And then I found a number of people who were living in camps behind the Circle K on Collier Boulevard, over in Bayshore, and then I found some people living in the trailer parks who didn't even have electricity. So it just grew. And I don't know how it grew like it did, because it was supposed to be me feeding a few people, but now we've got 100 volunteers, and we're doing around 3-, 350, sometimes 400 meals a day, plates a day. And, you know, when you go out there -- and I go out three, four times a week myself. I still go out in the field. But when you go out there, it gives you the drive to go on more. You know, I've got three little boys I feed down on -- excuse me. Four little boys I feed down at the end of Bayshore road where the trailers are, and those kids there come running when they see my car because they want to eat, you know. And I stop and buy them chocolate cakes and whatever. And Fifth Avenue North down where the project is back there, housing -- I shouldn't say "project." Housing for people who need it. I fed people there. But the worst cases I find are way out by back of Golden Gate and stuff, you know. I had one girl who called us on a Saturday. She said, I'm April 13, 2021 Page 16 feeding my kids cereal and water. She says, and I'm not even eating that so that they can eat. I said, gee, we don't even cook on Saturday. So we jumped in my car, and we went up to Publix, and we bought everything we could, like roasted chicken and sandwiches and stuff, and brought them up there. And I couldn't believe it. This girl was a bartender on Fifth Avenue. She was making 500 a night, and she ended up in a situation like that. It just ain't right, you know. So somebody's got to do something about it, and I guess I was nominated. That's all I can tell you. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Let's hear it for Tony. MR. MANSOLILLO: And the 100 volunteers. (Applause.) COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: This is from -- on behalf of all the Collier County Board of Commissioners and our staff recognizes Tony for both his service to our country and to your extraordinary efforts to serve your neighbors, veterans, and homeless individuals in their time of need during this unprecedented pandemic. Your personal efforts in founding the not-for-profit Feed Thy Neighbor are officially recognized. Your contributions to our country are enumerable not only during your time of active duty, but also to our local community. We thank you on behalf of all of the Board of County Commissioners and our staff. (Applause.) Item #5C PRESENTATION BY MR. WALT BUCHHOLTZ, THE IMMOKALEE FOUNDATION’S OPERATIONS COORDINATOR, AND MS. MOEMI PEREZ, TO UPDATE THE April 13, 2021 Page 17 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON THE FOUNDATION’S NEW CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM AND CAREER PATHWAYS LEARNING LAB – PRESENTED MR. OCHS: Commissioners, we move to Item 5C. This is a presentation by Mr. Walt Buchholtz, the Immokalee Foundation's operations coordinator, and Ms. Noemi Perez to update the Board on the Foundation's new Career Pathways Program and Career Pathways Learning Lab. And this item was brought forward by Commissioner McDaniel. Sir. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Please, Ms. Noemi. I can't say anything but thank you for what the Foundation is doing. And I just can't say anything but thank you. The educational process, Walt and I talked about it. I think you're going to talk a little bit more about it. Thank you. MS. PEREZ: Thank you. Good morning, Madam Chair and Commissioners. First I want to thank Commissioner McDaniel for inviting us here to talk about the Immokalee Foundation's Career Pathways Initiative and our Career Pathways Learning Lab. I'm Noemi Perez. I am the president and CEO of the Immokalee Foundation. This year we are celebrating our 30th year serving our students out there with educational opportunities. I grew up in Immokalee, so I know firsthand the struggles and the challenges that these students face, but I've also seen the tremendous success of the Immokalee Foundation in what we do in providing the education and professional development in building pathways to success. Since 1991, 100 percent of our students have graduated from high school, 100 percent have continued on to a college or a technical school, and 92 percent have graduated with a postsecondary April 13, 2021 Page 18 certificate or degree with many of them graduating with a four-year bachelor's degree. These results are best in class among organizations serving at-risk students. With their K through postsecondary education, we serve about a fourth of the student population in Immokalee. Three years ago, the Immokalee Foundation undertook a big initiative which we call our Career Pathways Initiative. Building on the success of our college preparatory programs and that of our heavy equipment technician program that's provided at the Immokalee technical center -- or college, we fill the space between those two alternative postsecondary paths. Through extensive collaboration with the local middle and high school, industry professionals, and higher educational institutions, we developed a new career model. This prepares our students for professional careers in the categories of high-demand jobs in Southwest Florida. The big idea was to equip every Foundation student with the technical skills, hands-on experience, and marketing credentials that lead to professional careers and financial independence. To avoid the misconceptions and the stigma that's often associated with the technical education, we expose every student with a common career-oriented curriculum and empower them to discover and pursue their career path that best fits their capabilities and goals. The Career Pathways Program starts in sixth, and it introduces not only the middle school students but also their parents with a range of career options both -- that include high-paying jobs that do not require a bachelor's degree. This programming includes career panels, mentoring, field trips, college tours, career interests and aptitude tests. They also attend a four-week STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering, and math, and this camp is provided at Florida Gulf Coast University. April 13, 2021 Page 19 In eighth grade, Foundation students work with their career counselors, and they create a career action plan. This aligns with their high school courses so that they also attend the after-school and summer programming so that they understand more about their in-demand career pathway of choice. In high school, we offer career programming in the growth fields of healthcare, engineering, and construction management, business management and entrepreneurship, and education and human services. Foundation students earn industry credentials in their pathway -- in their career pathway. In addition to this, they also build their resumé with information technology earning a professional effectiveness certification at Hodges University and also participating in paid internships. Foundation students, high school students, also attend college preparation workshops to assist with their postsecondary training. Regardless of the postsecondary path that each student chooses, the Immokalee Foundation provides not only scholarships but also the counseling support so they can complete their education, and we also see them through securing their first job. In implementing the Career Pathways Program, our biggest challenge was identifying what internships and on-the-job training the Foundation that were in our engineering and construction pathway would go into. It's logistically impractical to find internships that exist at residential construction sites that maintain -- that will maintain the quality of not only the curriculum but also the instruction to complete their industry certifications prior to high school graduation. Working with Collier Enterprises, BCB Homes, and also Immokalee Technical College, the Foundation has created and developed the Career Pathways Learning Lab. It's an 18-home subdivision in Immokalee. This unique project enables not only our April 13, 2021 Page 20 engineering and construction management students but also our business students, and they also will work with industry professionals to learn about land development, home construction, marketing, and sales. Collier Enterprises donated 8.3 acres of undeveloped land which is close to the farmers market in Immokalee. They also provided a $600,000 matching grant for the permit and to build the infrastructure for this subdivision and, overall, they've donated over $1 million to this project. Through additional generous donations from organizations like the Ray Foundation and others, we have completed the infrastructure development and have started the residential construction. The Immokalee Foundation is providing the supervision for the students during the new-home construction, and BCB Homes is our general contractor, and the Immokalee Technical College is providing the on-site educational support. BCB Homes subcontractors have been selected based on the understanding that this is a non-profit on-the-job training project for the students. The homes, as you can see in this slide, will be approximately 1,800 square feet. They will have three bedrooms, two baths, and a two-car garage. The home construction is being underwritten by generous donors like the Wasie Foundation, Barbara and Dale Morrison, Patricia and Don Altifer (phonetic), and the Community Foundation of Collier County. Once these new homes are completed, they will be sold at market price so that this will continue to support the next homes in this project. Not only are the students learning and experiencing how to build new homes, but it also provides the community quality housing for people who want to live and work in Immokalee. We appreciate all the support from our donors and the businesses and community April 13, 2021 Page 21 partners, such as Collier County Public Schools. Without their support and your ongoing support, none of this would be possible. Thank you. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Thank you. (Applause.) MS. PEREZ: Would it be possible for us to come up and take a photo? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Absolutely. While you're coming up, I just -- I would like to say just a couple of words. Come on up, Walt. As you folks -- maybe you do or you don't know, a project such as this is very near and dear to my heart. I put myself through college as a carpenter learning the trade, learning these different trades along the way, and a project like this is just invaluable. So thank you. Do you want us to come down there with you or -- MS. PEREZ: Sure. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I'd love to. Put the ladies in the middle; the roses in amongst the thorns. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: I just wanted to say one thing, too, about the Immokalee Foundation. So I had the chance to go to your gala a couple times, and that's impressive, and I think everybody knows it. But I have a good friend who's your vice president of philanthropy, Melissa Phillips. I know she's under the weather today and she couldn't be here. But she, along with so many other people on your staff, are just such amazing ambassadors for, you know, Immokalee, the children, the families, and everybody that you're helping. So I know she wishes she could be here today. We were texting back and forth this morning. But, you know, even though April 13, 2021 Page 22 I'm District 1, it's near and dear to my heart as well, and what you all are doing out there, and to see the success at your gala is just -- I mean, it brings tears to your eyes. So if anybody's, like, not following what the Immokalee Foundation does, it's more than houses and lots of other things. It's some incredible people also that have stepped forward to be amazing, you know, donors. I mean, it takes money to do these things and to see the success stories from, you know, children and families that really felt like they had, you know, no future, you know, oh, I'm out in Immokalee, what's going to happen? And then, you know, you meet their son or daughter who's just about to graduate from an Ivy League school all because of everything you and your donors have done. And I know Melissa's a big part of that, because she's looking for people to be investors but -- so I just wanted to give her a little shout out. It was great seeing you again, too. Congratulations for all you do. MS. PEREZ: Thank you. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Yes, ma'am. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: And just a word. Thank you. Thank you for grounding learning into practical applications. Thank you for using the initiative and the creativity to understand that kids can't go on a construction site, so let's just build our own homes. Thank you to the Collier Enterprises for donating that land to make it possible. This is life-changing. MS. PEREZ: Yes. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. MS. PEREZ: Thank you. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. Item #5D April 13, 2021 Page 23 PRESENTATION BY COUNTY STAFF, AT THE REQUEST OF CHAIRMAN TAYLOR, PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON THE WASTEWATER DISCHARGE EVENT AT THE PINEY POINT FERTILIZER PROCESSING FACILITY IN MANATEE COUNTY. THE FACILITY WAS RELEASING WASTEWATER INTO PINEY POINT CREEK WHICH DISCHARGES INTO TAMPA BAY – PRESENTED MR. OCHS: Item 5D is a presentation by county staff at the request of Chairman Taylor providing an update on the wastewater discharge event at the Piney Point Fertilizer processing facility in Manatee County. MS. KINASCZUK: Good morning, Commissioners. Danette Kinasczuk, your Pollution Control manager. I'm here for your quick Piney Point update. So on March 26th, there was a closed phosphate plant in Manatee County that reported a release of process water into the Piney Point Creek which then flows into Tampa Bay. A wastewater containment area had failed, and they had to evacuate all the nearby residents. This uncontrolled discharge then continued for nine days. Various measures have been taken to slow the flow and keep the containment area stable, including they've done controlled discharges, they've pumped water out of the containment area, and as of yesterday, the repairs on this containment area are still ongoing. There was a total of 215 million gallons of this wastewater that were discharged. The water's reported to be a saltwater mixture from the Port Manatee dredge along with the waste process water from the phosphate plant and, of course, the ever-present stormwater. Then on April 8th, NOAA's harmful algae bloom forecast tool detected an algae bloom right at the Piney Point outfall. That wasn't April 13, 2021 Page 24 very surprising. DEP also reported they tasked two innovative technology companies to start nutrient reduction removal treatments for the water while it was on site at the facility prior to discharging to Port Manatee. We don't know what any of those treatment technologies are yet. We have a couple feelers out, but we don't know yet. The state is sampling 26 sites. They've only published data for their nutrient components and field parameters. As was expected, the nutrient-related results are pretty high, and there's also various partner agencies and environmental groups that are out there taking water-quality samples. I think locally what everybody wants to know is how is this going to affect us. Is this going to cause another bad red tide bloom like the 2018/2019 season. Unfortunately, we don't know the answer to that. What we do know is that there was a large deposit of nutrients into Tampa Bay. There's no total phosphorous, no total nitrogen results yet, so we can't quantify that number. We know that this isn't the first time an incident like this has occurred. We know that the near-shore currents typically move water and, therefore, pollutants to the south. But what's interesting, if you take a look at this photo, this is a model showing that the wind has been moving the currents north from April -- April 11th to April 15th, and then the previous forecast, April 7th through 11th, also showed it moving the water currents north. And, obviously, this will change depending which way the wind blows. Bottom line, we don't know if or when this nutrient bloom will get here. We don't know if red tide will be here to feed on it when it does get here, if it gets here, and it's entirely possible that there can be another type of algae or plankton or whatever that will eat those nutrients before it would get here. April 13, 2021 Page 25 For this event, what's done is -- pretty much it's done, and now we monitor. So NOAA has satellite imagery, like I said, because they're tracking the bloom at the point of discharge in Tampa Bay. There's a bunch of different environmental groups are monitoring. The Florida Water Research Institute is taking phytoplankton samples. We don't -- there's no results available on what kind of algae bloom it is. We will continue to sample red tide at our beaches, and then those samples will be looked at for other types of algae as well. There's a group called LightHawk Conservation Flying, and they've been doing aerial surveys. This is one of their pictures that they took looking for water discoloration and algae blooms from the sky, and we can request additional flights as necessary. And the best thing that we can do is to reduce our nutrient output from Collier County. We need to stop over-irrigating and keep vegetation out of the water, out of our stormwater management system, do more street sweeping, follow the fertilizer ordinance, all that good stuff that we always try to practice. All of that will help. And I think another good question is, can this happen here? The answer is no. I mean, we have no phosphorus mines or processing facilities. I wouldn't expect to have those in the future either. If you look at this outlined area, the kind of peach color, it's called a conceptual mineable limit, which has been determined by prospectors to be the area with phosphate reserves that are profitable to mine. And if you notice, Collier County is not within that boundary. Luckily for us, we sell sunsets. We don't have any big industrial type of industry with giant open containment systems. We have rock mines, we have sand mines, but they don't hold 500 million gallons of waste process water. Additionally, the mining operations in Collier are regulated April 13, 2021 Page 26 through a conditional-use process, and the LDC also limits mining in sensitive areas. If you guys want additional information, you can sign up -- anyone can sign up for our daily updates from FDEP, and they'll email you an update. Anybody have any questions? CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Commissioner Saunders, any questions? COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: No. I appreciate the report. Thank you. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Commissioner LoCastro. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Thank you for that. I just wanted to add, we had our own little incident, you know, here. Wastewater comes in many forms, and not just phosphorus. And I think this is a great time to recognize our county staff that had -- you know, this isn't apples to apples. This one was massive. But we could have a wastewater incident here, and we had a small one, you know, relatively small compared to something like this. I mean, this drew the Governor's attention. But on the flip side, you know, a quick reaction. I mean, I want to throw a shout out -- I know we all do; I'm speaking for everybody here -- to our Utilities Department and Dr. George. You know, we got emails from some people that said, oh, I can't believe, you know, you're containing the wastewater in a nearby retention pond, and I said, well, that's a lot better than letting it run down the street or, you know, getting into, you know, our sewer or our water system. And, really, in record time we had an incredible response. So this is something totally different but not really. I mean, any type of, you know, accident like this, you want to contain it, you know, quickly. And just a shout out to our staff for, a few weeks ago, preventing really something that could have been a lot more April 13, 2021 Page 27 catastrophic, and, you know -- but certainly this is -- this is a different level, but we'll continue to watch it, and great info here. And thank you to Dr. George and his staff for responding quickly and making sure we didn't have an incident here that could have been something more catastrophic. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Thank you, ma'am. MS. KINASCZUK: Thank you. Item #5E PRESENTATION BY COUNTY STAFF, AT THE REQUEST OF COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS, PROVIDING AN UPDATE ON THE ROCK CRUSHING ACTIVITY ON DAVIS BOULEVARD AND SANTA BARBARA BOULEVARD – PRESENTED MR. OCHS: Commissioners, we move to Item 5E. This is a presentation by county staff at the request of Commissioner Saunders providing an update on the rock crushing activity occurring at the intersection of Davis Boulevard and Santa Barbara Boulevard. I'm looking for -- here's Mr. Jack McKenna, your Engineering Review Services Manager in our Growth Management Department, give a quick briefing, and also Mr. Ossorio, your Code Enforcement director. Gentlemen. MR. McKENNA: Good morning, Commissioners. I'm Jack McKenna, your county engineer and here to try to answer questions, if we may, for the activities that are happening at Davis and Santa Barbara which has, obviously, been a hot topic. I have with me Ray Bellows to speak to the zoning impacts of it. We have a PowerPoint that we're going to see if we can get up, not that there's a whole lot there that you haven't seen before. I think April 13, 2021 Page 28 the -- bear with me a second. At least we went to the effort to put it together, we may as well watch it. Okay, perfect. So the timeline, as you can see here, there was a PUD that was approved in 2009 for the property, and then in 2019, there was a Site Development Plan submitted to the county for review and was approved. And that site plan was for a nursery to be on the property, which was one of the allowable uses in the PUD. And Mr. Bellows is available to answer any questions relative to the zoning. This was the master plan that was in the PUD. The PUD had language that specifically allowed retail nursery, lawn/garden supply stores, and then this was the master plan that was submitted for the SDP, which was approved, allowing for the nursery at the front portion of the site. There's a detail of that. And that's why we're all here today. Crushed concrete. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Well done. MR. McKENNA: Also with us is Bobby Cadenhead, the developer, who's available to answer any questions. Essentially, from staff point of view, the concrete material that's brought in there, it's inert. It's an allowable fill source. It's not what we typically see, admittedly. Most projects, I think, don't have the time to go through this process. They -- fill's a lot quicker to get in there. This needs to be crushed and re-crushed, and -- but there's nothing prohibitive in the code relative to the utilization of concrete as a fill source, and so that's, again, why we're here. Ray, do you have anything to add? MR. BELLOWS: Good morning. For the record, Ray Bellows, Zoning manager. The activities that are currently being conducted on site isn't one of the permitted uses. It's to develop the permitted use of a nursery. This is actually construction activity. The property has to be raised April 13, 2021 Page 29 to meet the minimum flood elevation. One way to do it is haul in material and create it for your fill material. There are many ways to do it, and this is one of them. That's all I have. If you have other questions, I'll be -- CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Commissioner Saunders? COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Madam Chair? CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Yes. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Yeah, just a question for our staff. I assume it would be Ray Bellows. Are there any conditions for this activity that are required that are not being met? For example, I hear complaints of dust and questions concerning whether or not they're sufficiently watering down the material to prevent dust. Are there conditions that are not being complied with? MR. McKENNA: This is Jack McKenna. I would say not. Occasionally the site has become dry, but the developer has been working on watering it down; has not been crushing, because he doesn't have the water sprinkler on his crusher at this point. He -- right now the backhoes that are working there are really breaking up the concrete in order to remove the rebar so that once he begins the crushing operation he can efficiently keep loading the crusher without having to do the sorting of the rebar at that time. Relative to construction sites, I would say this is not an extremely dusty site. I cannot say there is no dust. That's near impossible to achieve, I mean, but I'm not aware of any -- any activities right now that are contrary to our codes. They're -- there were some -- there was some trash on the site that Code Enforcement got involved with. And Mike Ossorio's here to speak to the code activities also. And that's been removed. So I cannot -- I cannot say that at this time we're aware of a code violation. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Okay. I appreciate that. Madam Chair, could I ask Mr. Cadenhead -- I just want to find April 13, 2021 Page 30 out how long this activity is going to go on. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Yes. Mr. Cadenhead, if you'd come forward, please, to the podium. And you can use this podium, please, sir. Mr. Cadenhead, you are a legend in this community for so many -- so many reasons. Your family has been -- MR. CADENHEAD: I appreciate that. Commissioner Saunders, we're looking at a five-month period to cease operations there; in other words, once we get it crushed and done. That's a program I worked out with Jack and the rest of the county staff to eliminate a lot of the problems. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: I appreciate that. And, Mr. Cadenhead, as you probably know, there have been a lot of complaints about dust and appearance and that sort of thing. Would it be possible -- it may not be a requirement of the code, but you've got a fence around the material that -- I've driven past it many times -- places where it's kind of down. The appearance of the fence is not particularly attractive. Is there any way to improve the fencing so that -- MR. CADENHEAD: I agreed with Jack this morning that we're going to put up a 6-foot chain linked fence around the Davis Boulevard and down Santa Barbara for 500 feet to give a buffer between oncoming traffic to where they're not looking at it. We'll be working on putting up a fence very shortly. (Simultaneous crosstalk.) MR. McKENNA: And will that have the fabric on it? MR. CADENHEAD: Yeah. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Okay. So that will be screened from the public? (Simultaneous crosstalk.) MR. CADENHEAD: That will be screened from the public. In other words, we realize that we're trying something new, but what April 13, 2021 Page 31 the public's also got to understand, and the people, is the less truck traffic that you have -- trucks are bringing the concrete directly to the site, it's getting dumped instead of going to another site, being processed, and being brought back to the site. So it's a devil one way or devil the other way. And it's "not in my backyard," but I've lived here all my life, and everything's that's gone on in the county has been in my backyard. So I guess we just ask for a little bit of patience with people, that's all. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Including losing your house during a fire because there wasn't enough fire hydrants in the area. MR. CADENHEAD: There wasn't enough water, yeah. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: That's right. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Well, Mr. Cadenhead, what I would say is, number one, I appreciate the additional fencing. That will -- that will go a long way. We're getting into the rainy season, so that should help -- (Simultaneous crosstalk.) MR. CADENHEAD: We have DEP and South Florida, all of them has a concern, and they're visiting the site just like the county. County Growth Management is visiting the site periodically during the week, and we're doing everything we possibly can to try to comply to something that's new, that's different, that -- you know, it probably won't be an activity that -- you-all will find a reason not to allow it to go on someplace else, but that's all right, too, so -- but it's a cost saver. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Yeah. Let me ask you just another question or two. In reference to the Boys and Girls Club, I assume that you're having conversations with them from time to time to make sure that there's no adverse effects on the kids there. Is that something that you've thought about are those folks -- (Simultaneous crosstalk.) April 13, 2021 Page 32 MR. CADENHEAD: We're working with -- we're working with the Boys and Girls Club. In fact, every Friday they come in with a food donation, and we stop all operations on that side while the cars are coming in collecting the food that they hand out. So we're trying -- we're trying to work our best with them. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: All right. Thank you. Madam Chair, I think that really addresses my concerns. I wanted to make sure that every effort was being made to protect the neighborhood, and especially the Boys and Girls Club. And the screening of that area certainly will be very helpful. It's good news that this is going to be over in about five months. And, Mr. Cadenhead, thank you for your consideration of all of that. MR. CADENHEAD: Well, your staff has been working very diligently for the neighborhood and to work with us. So thank you, staff, for their efforts in this. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you, Mr. Cadenhead. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Thank you, Madam Chair and Commission. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner Saunders, for bringing this forward. I think it's very timely. Commissioner LoCastro. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Well, I just -- I saw Mike Ossorio here, so I think having him come to the podium and give some perspective from his side. One thing I just wanted to say is we've all gotten emails, I'm sure, from some residents, and some suggest, well, why don't they bring out more equipment out there and they'll be done sooner than five months? Well, I don't think the Boys and Girls Club would love that, because more equipment means more dust and noise and April 13, 2021 Page 33 whatnot, and then we've all gotten suggestions saying why is there so much equipment out there? Well, if there was just one piece of equipment, then maybe it wouldn't be five months; it would be a year and a half. So it's, you know, six of one, half dozen of the other. I did want to say, when it came to the fencing and the screening, Mike Ossorio and I have spent a lot of time driving around in the community in vehicles together, and we went out there and took a look as well. But if there's anything that could be a positive for the Boys and Girls Club, not only stopping the activities as you're doing, but maybe some screening possibly for them as well, maybe to take a look at that. I know, like you said, all these things are above and beyond, but I think in this particular case, this is so unique. It's such a large area in such a visible spot that, I think, you know, going above and beyond on both sides is what we're looking for. But, Mike, I appreciate you coming to the podium and giving whatever perspective you can add to separate rumor from fact and also talk about what we're doing at the county. MR. OSSORIO: Sure. For the record, Mike Ossorio, Director of Code Enforcement. The commissioner is correct; we have gotten multiple emails. Significantly, in my tenure being the director of code, this is one of the things we look for, especially in the AIMS issues. But to Cadenhead's point of view, we were there right off the bat, with the commissioner's help, to try to get -- seek compliance, and there were some issues at first, but Mr. Cadenhead did get a couple of notices of violations. And we're working with DEP and South Florida Water Management District. And we visit the site with Engineering, with Jack's group at least three days a week. So I want to let the community realize that we're April 13, 2021 Page 34 out there. And, yeah, if you look by the photographs, it doesn't look good. And, you know, so we're out there daily making sure the dust is not an issue, and we have DEP on speed dial. And so they're going to visit the site today, and I'm sure they're going to visit the site periodically during the month and next five months. So with that, other than working with the community, and I get the emails, and I appreciate the opportunity to try to fix this problem. So thank you. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. Thank you. Commissioner McDaniel. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes. And, Mike, don't go away, if you don't mind, please. MR. OSSORIO: Sure. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I just -- you know, there was -- there was some discussion, and I just wanted to reiterate the fact that this is a processing process for the elevation requisites to be able to ultimately develop the site. There were some concerns that on-site processing was being done for distribution elsewhere, and I am led to believe that that's not the case. MR. OSSORIO: No, that's not the case. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Okay. MR. OSSORIO: As far as my limited experience in engineering, this site has to be raised up four feet which, to me, is pretty significant. And so there's a lot of fill. It's going to be a lot of cost savings for Mr. Cadenhead, and I recognize that. But there is no selling or distributing off site, recycling. I can rest assured that's not going to happen. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: And as that goes, then, as Mr. Cadenhead said, even though there's a -- there is an issue sometimes with the processing that's, in fact, going on for the elevation of the site, it's -- in the long term, it's reducing the amount April 13, 2021 Page 35 of trips that we're having, because the debris is not being hauled to a site, processed, and then brought in, again. So it's -- in the long term, this is necessarily a better path to go short of a straight-in haul with fill dirt. MR. OSSORIO: Most definitely. I'm not -- I can't speak for PUD, but I would say that it does save trips to the landfill. I mean, I know the landfill does have a crushing center there, and there's a processing center. But eventually this is inert material, and it's going back into the earth versus going to a landfill. So it's just a process. I believe that the fencing is going -- the shielding, the fencing is going to help tremendous. I think the commissioner will probably agree that in the City of Naples they have fencing requirements, any construction. So I think this is going to shed some good light on that, and hopefully it's going to reduce the emails that you and I receive. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Thank you. Item #7 PUBLIC COMMENTS ON GENERAL TOPICS NOT ON THE CURRENT OR FUTURE AGENDA MR. OCHS: Madam Chair, maybe we'll move on, then, to Item 7, public comments on general topics not on the current or future agenda. MR. MILLER: Madam Chair, we have five registered speakers today for this item. Four of them are here in the room, one online. We'll start -- I'm having a little trouble with this handwriting. Abigail Sanjuan-Santiago, I believe is right, and she'll be followed by Banesa Perez and then Daija Hinojosa. MS. SANUAN-SANTIAGO: Can this be wiped down? April 13, 2021 Page 36 MR. OCHS: Ma'am, why don't you use that other podium, and we'll get this one wiped down. MS. SANUAN-SANTIAGO: I'm going to have to lower this. Good morning, County Commissioners. My name is Abigail Sanjuan-Santiago, and I am a resident of Naples, specifically in Golden Gate Estates. I want to speak today and bring the attention of the existing issue of health disparities in Florida in marginalized populations. Recently, the state has provided efforts to distribute vaccinations in which there has been disproportionate effects to having, like, racial and ethnic minority groups being vaccinated. According to the health center program, only 17.27 percent of black individuals have started the vaccination process compared to 57.42 of white individuals that have been completing the vaccine. This is a presence of uneven efforts of having, like, racial and ethnic minority groups in terms of the access to services and programs relating to health. The Florida Department states that Collier County last year ranked second healthiest county in Florida. While that does sound good for the county, that doesn't mean that health disparities does not exist in this county. A quote that I got from the Florida Department of Health states, a community health status is more than just what happens in the doctor's office, but it also depends on crime, education, employment, poverty rates. With that being said, marginalized communities face issues relating to crime, education, and poverty, all affecting their health and the health risk. Health disparities in racial and ethnic minority groups have only been evident and emphasized today because of the pandemic. According to the CDC, studies have shown an uneven load of COVID deaths with some racial and ethnic minority groups. The April 13, 2021 Page 37 lack of efforts being brought up to marginalized communities throughout the pandemic has only demonstrated the need for more attention in addressing the promotion of healthcare services/programs in communities like Golden Gate, East Naples, Immokalee. With that being said, there is a Senate bill called Senate Bill 404 which pushes efforts and equity, promotes research, and centers the prevalence of issues within, like, ethnic and racial communities. Having more focus in these communities help to address the issues at hand where many minorities and marginalized residents of Florida struggle to seek medical help, prolonging their health issues. As you may know, April is National Minority Health Month. Senate Bill 404 only emphasizes the proactiveness in addressing focus on the health needs of racial and ethnic minority groups in Florida but also here in this county. As commissioners of each district making up Collier County, I am asking you all to reach out to Senator Passidomo and emphasize the need for Senate Bill 404 to be passed and to be voted yes. Thank you for listening and allowing me to speak. Thank you. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is Banesa Perez. She'll be followed by Daija Hinojosa and then Nadia Barsamian. MS. PEREZ: Good morning, County Commissioners. My name is Banesa Perez, and I'm here to speak about an issue that I believe everyone should become more aware of. I want to bring awareness to the growing issue of undocumented immigrant students being ineligible for financial aid assistance and tuition grants from the State of Florida. Many students are struggling to pay out of pocket because of the high cost of colleges and universities. On average, the yearly cost for a full-time student in the undergrad level in Florida is about 2,608. This might not seem like a lot, but this does not include books, supplies, rooms, April 13, 2021 Page 38 board, transportation, and others expenses. There are an estimated 454,000 undocumented students who are in postsecondary education all over the United States. Nine percent of them live in the state of Florida where they make up 3 percent of Florida's higher education student population. One-third of students are under deferred action for temporary arrivals, DACA, or temporary protections services, TPS. Undocumented students are at superior level in grades, advanced placement, and awards. They are also among the most involved in school activities. Through this, they are able to feel included and see themselves as model citizens. A step into the right direction of undocumented students being able to afford college and universities are bills like Senate Bill 300 which was introduced earlier this year. Bills like this would give students under DACA and TPS an opportunity to have access to Florida's financial aid and tuition grants. As Board of County Commissioners, you have the ability to advocate for the rights of undocumented immigrant students. You all represent areas that include this specific population. I urge you to start conversations and create an awareness of this issue. Examples can be like talking to schools and creating plans to further improve financial services and educational sessions for these students. There's also an opportunity to connect with non-profit organizations to use community resources to better assist these students. I hope you are able to take this into consideration, and thank you for your time. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is Daija Hinojosa, followed by Nadia Barsamian, and then online we have Yvonne McClellan. MS. HINOJOSA: We're getting it right now. Good morning, Commissioners. April 13, 2021 Page 39 First, I would like to say that I am incredibly relieved that this mask order will expire today. As we know, it is difficult to impose an order that cannot be enforced. This order has done nothing more than create a wedge between residents. I hope that we can start going back to taking personal responsibility here on out. Just an FYI to residents of the county, businesses that are public must adhere to public accommodation in the Civil Rights Act. It is Title II, Section 42. I advise you to please go research that. I am appalled that anyone these days would protect any form of discrimination, which is what is happening in our county regardless of having a mask order or not. Businesses feel that they can still deny you service for not wearing a mask. This is very appalling. Also in September of 2020, a man named Joe Gonzalez reminded the Board that the Florida Constitution provides three types of local government: Charter, non-charter, and municipalities. The county provides services for municipalities, like the library, but Collier County has -- is a non-charter form of government. And a non -- sorry. Only a charter county has the power to create laws. So, therefore, Collier County must adhere to state law, where there is no mask mandate and never has been a mask mandate. I say this because people still are confused about order, mandate, and law. Lastly, I want to thank you all for serving your communities and districts the best way that you know how, and I've become incredibly inspired by you, Ms. Taylor, over the last year, and I'm looking forward to running for County Commissioner in District 4 in 2022. So thank you all very much, and have a great day. MR. MILLER: Your next speaker is Nadia Barsamian. She'll be followed online by Yvonne McClellan. MS. BARSAMIAN: Good morning, Commissioners. How are you today? I'm here today to discuss issues with masks, especially the April 13, 2021 Page 40 environmental impact that we're having right now. So over the past year, I've seen an accumulation of disposable masks discarded on our beaches, in the gulf in the water, on walking paths and trails that my family frequents. They're everywhere; on the sidewalks, in parking lots. It's really concerning. And given that face masks are supposed to be worn for no longer than a few hours, their disposal is leading to a massive heap of waste in our environment. While people are concerned about their health, we must also pay attention to the birth of a dangerous environmental problem that will last longer than this virus. Most of these masks contain or are made of polypropylene, which does not break down quickly. Marine plastic pollution is a serious problem. It is estimated that every year over eight million tons of plastic enter our oceans. This plastic does not disappear but rather slowly breaks down into microplastics which enters food chains with devastating effects. So my question today is: Are there or -- are there plans for any efforts for a cleanup after this mandate has stopped? I understand that people will, of course, continue to wear masks as, you know, their option. And what will be done in order to ensure that our environment stays clean and healthy for both animals and our citizens in Collier County? It's a rhetorical question, I guess, and maybe I can get an email response back later on. But I'll reach out individually. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: I'll be speaking with Dr. George Yilmaz, who's our director of Public Utilities, about it. MS. BARSAMIAN: Thank you so much. MR. MILLER: Madam Chair, your final speaker for Item 7 is online with us, Yvonne McClellan. Ms. McClellan, you're being prompted to unmute yourself at this time. And you're there with us. You have three minutes, April 13, 2021 Page 41 Ms. McClellan. MS. McCLELLAN: Thank you. Thank you, Madam Chairwoman and Commissioners, for your time. On behalf of Collier Area Transit, we invite the community to take part in two upcoming public workshops for Collier Area Transit's comprehensive operations analysis, or COA for short. The COA is a thorough analysis of a fixed-route service and provides recommendations designed to improve productivity and service efficiency. The Naples public workshop will take place at the government center in the Human Resources building in its training room on Thursday, April 22nd, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., and the Immokalee public workshop will take place at the Immokalee library from 10:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 24th. Both meetings will have an option to participate virtually, and registration opportunities will be posted to the project web page on Collier Area Transit's website at www.ridecat.com/rider-info/catcoa/. Public feedback is so important in making improvements to the system that will benefit the community. We are seeking the public input from transit riders and non-riders in both Naples and Immokalee to hear directly from them what improvements to the bus service would most benefit them in the short term. Following the workshops, an online survey will also be available to provide further feedback on potential service improvements. More information about the CAT COA study is available online, again, at www.ridecat.com/rider-info/catcoa/. We would love to partner with the community to get the word out about these upcoming workshops, and I encourage anyone with interest about the COA or with general questions in reaching out to me directly. I am available by phone at 239-285-7552 or by email at April 13, 2021 Page 42 yvonne.mcclellan@qcausa. That's Y-v-o-n-n-e dot M-c-C-l-e-l-l-a-n @qcausa.com. Thank you for your time. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. MR. MILLER: And that was all of our speakers for Item 7, ma'am. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: I'm going to go a little out of order here. I'm going to have to take a deep breath here. And I just received some very sad news that a great philanthropist has passed. Lal Gaynor. She passed away yesterday with her family at her side, and our community is worse for it. Ms. Gaynor's generosity and gentleness and elegance and intelligence touched every aspect of our community, especially those areas connected with children. She was a great stalwart for Naples. She loved this town. And if she -- her family hadn't insisted, she would have been here through Hurricane Irma, because she'd gone through several of them. Mrs. Gaynor's father was one of five people who gathered together in a living room many, many years ago when the plans of the community was to build a road from the City of Naples to Marco Island over Keewaydin. The Conservancy was born at that time, and they stopped it, and Rookery Bay was created. Mrs. Gaynor and her family, her father and mother, built the Naples Pier and then rebuilt it after Donna. The park at the north end, the Norris Gaynor Park, if I -- is that correct? What is the exact name of the park at the end of -- up in Vanderbilt, the county park -- or the state park? MR. RODRIGUEZ: Wiggins Pass. MR. OCHS: Delnor-Wiggins. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Wiggins. MR. OCHS: Yes, Delnor-Wiggins. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Delnor-Wiggins, yes, that's the name April 13, 2021 Page 43 of it -- was named because her family gave that land to the county, and the county, in its wisdoms, gave it to the state. There are many more incidences of Mrs. Gaynor's generosity and her family's legacy within this community, and I'm very sad of this day. I'd like us all to take a moment and be quiet for a moment, please, and then after that we will take our break. Thank you. (A moment of silence was observed.) CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. We'll resume at -- MR. OCHS: Ten minutes? CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Ten minutes; 10:30. How's 10:30? MR. OCHS: All right, 10:30. (A brief recess was had from 10:17 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.) MR. OCHS: Madam Chair, you have a live mic. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. Item #10A – Continued to later during the meeting THE BOARD DISCUSS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS TO SENATE BILL 406-BIG CYPRESS BASIN MR. OCHS: Commissioners, we move now to Item 10A. This is a recommendation that the Board discuss the latest developments to Senate Bill 406 regarding the Big Cypress Basin expansion. Commissioner McDaniel brought this forward on the agenda. Sir? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: And, Madam Chair, before we go into this, I would suggest, if it meets with your approval and our colleagues, that we belabor this item for a little while to see if Commissioner Solis could, in fact, join us either by telephone or actually here in presence. I mean, this is a really important matter April 13, 2021 Page 44 for our entire community, and I would ask to move this item to a later -- to the -- till the end of our meeting, necessarily, just to allow them that opportunity to participate. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: I don't have any objection to that. We can certainly move this. We're not going to wait for Commissioner Solis. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: No, no. If timing is -- and I didn't mean that, ma'am. If timing is such that he can't make it for whatever particular reason, we'll bring it up or take it up. But I just -- I really would -- I would appreciate his involvement and indulgence in the conversation. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Good. Thank you. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes. Item #11A AGREEMENT NO. 20-7735, DESIGN-BUILD WHIPPOORWILL LANE MARBELLA LAKES DRIVE CONNECTION, TH THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $4,720,450 TO QUALITY ENTERPRISES USA, INC. – APPROVED MR. OCHS: Commissioners, that moves us to Item 11A. This is a recommendation to approve an agreement for a design-build Whippoorwill Lane/Marbella Lakes Drive connection in the guaranteed maximum price of $4,720,450 awarded to Collier [sic] Enterprise USA. Jay Ahmad, your Transportation Engineering director, is available to make the presentation or respond to questions from the Board. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Quality. Quality Enterprises, not Collier. April 13, 2021 Page 45 MR. OCHS: I'm so sorry. Quality Enterprises, yes, sir. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Mr. Ahmad. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I move for -- MR. AHMAD: Good morning. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Do you mind just -- COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I don't mind. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: If you want to make a motion, I certainly will second it, but I think it would be helpful just because of the long history of this just to do a brief presentation; that would be helpful. So do you have a -- COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Move for approval. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Second. All right. MR. AHMAD: Good morning, Madam Chair, Commissioners. I'm Jay Ahmad, for the record, Transportation Engineering director. This item -- you're correct, Madam Chair, this item's been going on for a while and a lot of public input, and we've had, I think, a meeting with every community that lives or abuts this project. And I'm really pleased to be here this morning -- CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: I know. MR. AHMAD: -- with actually a contract for a design-build, and I'll proceed with my presentation. Just for the folks home and yourself, if you're not familiar with this project -- I know you are -- some of you are very familiar -- the top of the page is Pine Ridge Road, and Livingston is to the left here. And Whippoorwill exists roughly to Stratford Place today as a two-lane roadway, and Marbella Lakes Drive exists to Marbella Lake Drive, down to here. So this roadway, this project is a connection of Whippoorwill Lane to Marbella Lakes Drive. This connection, essentially, with these circles, as I put my cursor on. The project with this many public input, kind of shifted through April 13, 2021 Page 46 the years. Initially we were just having a two-lane roadway with sidewalks and typical roadway, but public input kind of gave us what the folks were looking for. We had our folks from planning. We had a total of one, two, three, four -- 4 roundabouts at the project to slow traffic down and kind of bring this roadway into the character of the neighborhood. A traffic signal will be installed at the intersection of Livingston Road and Marbella Lakes. So the project will connect, as I mentioned, Whippoorwill to Marbella Lakes Drive, four roundabouts: At Andalucia; Stratford; at the 90-degree turn there, if I go one more back, right here, as the roadway makes that sharp 90-degree turn, there's also a roundabout. And the new signal at Livingston -- we have lighting at all the roundabout intersections, and we are narrowing the roadway width. Some places it's 13, 14 feet to 11-foot, 10-foot lanes so it slows down and kind of calms traffic down. And so the project is a design-build. We did the -- what we call the design criteria package, which is -- it's an RFP. It gives preliminary design of what we're proposing in-house by our engineers, and we went out for a design-build contract, and today we are bringing that contract to you. A little more detail of the project. You could see the traffic light here. At this intersection we are actually constructing a U-turn ability as well as an additional lane for right turns, the roundabout at Marbella, you're continuing down to that 90-degree northbound turn and continuing down to Stratford Place with a roundabout, to Andalucia, the last roundabout. Today we're hoping that you approve this contract, and the design-build to Quality contract would be awarded essentially by the Board on April 13th, today. A notice to proceed will follow the process of procurement, approximately a month, for a notice to proceed in May, and it is, by contract, 18 months' duration. April 13, 2021 Page 47 And, again, the recommendation is to approve this contract for a design-build to Quality Enterprise for the amount of 4.72 million and sign the attached agreement and approve the necessary budget amendments together with the project. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Commissioner Saunders, any questions? COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: No, I have no questions. I think this is a project that's been a long time in the making, and it will greatly relieve some traffic on Pine Ridge and really provide some really positive access for those developments, so I really appreciate staff moving this along. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. Commissioner LoCastro. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Sir, I was going to ask you -- and that's a question I ask a lot when we're about to write a $5 million check to a contractor that sometimes it's just because they were the lowest bidder, which is, you know -- that's part of the deal. But what's their track record? What do we know about Quality Enterprises? I mean, I don't have the historical, you know, 20 years sitting here in the seat knowing, you know, if they did 30 other projects here in the county, but is there any light you can shed on -- and I say that because you have been so helpful out at Goodland with Goodland Drive bringing the contractor actually to the town hall meeting we had and giving those people, you know, peace of mind saying, this is the gold standard in a contractor when it comes to this particular project. So it's not -- you know, it's more of just being inquisitive. It's a big project, and I agree with Commissioner Saunders, it's probably long overdue, and it's going to help reduce traffic quite a bit. But what's their track record, just for my historical background? MR. AHMAD: Yes, sir. We worked with Quality -- I've been April 13, 2021 Page 48 with the county 16 years, and I think I've worked with Quality for that long. We've had great projects with Quality. They currently are on our Veteran Memorial Boulevard as a design-build as well. They're moving ahead of schedule on that project. They have great people to work with, and I think they will provide a successful completion to this project. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: See, when you say that, I feel a lot better, and it's good for citizens, you know, to hear that. And, you know, I know it can't always happen because sometimes unforeseen things and whatnot but, you know, on time and on budget is -- you know, just like you said at Goodland, is so important to make sure we're spending the taxpayer dollars wisely, and we're watching it. But thank you, sir. Appreciate it. MR. AHMAD: Yes, sir. They are local. Their office is down the street here near I-75/Collier there. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Oh, so no excuses. We have them on speed dial. Got it. Thanks, Jay. I appreciate it. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: All right. So there's a motion on the floor to approve and a second. All those in favor, say aye. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Aye. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Those opposed, like sign. (No response.) CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: It carries unanimously. MR. AHMAD: Thank you very much. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: I count, sir, almost 10 years, stops and starts, and it's not your -- it's not the responsibility of the county. It's what the neighbors -- and what you did -- what you did to make April 13, 2021 Page 49 this come through is just short of amazing. It -- well done. MR. AHMAD: Thank you. It's a team effort. And a lot of folks from the county manager down the line worked hard at this. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: And working so well with the neighbors, you know, despite some of those meetings when they wanted to throw tomatoes, and you just kept at it, and you kept working with them. So, really, congratulations to all of you. MR. AHMAD: Thank you. MR. OCHS: We are very fortunate to have Mr. Ahmad on the staff. Item #11B THE AWARD OF INVITATION TO BID NO. 21-7864, “EAST NAPLES COMMUNITY PARK WELCOME CENTER,” TO CURRAN YOUNG CONSTRUCTION, LLC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,965,622.28, AUTHORIZE NEXESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENT AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN THE ATTACHED CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AGREEMENT – APPROVED MR. OCHS: Item 11B is a recommendation to approve the award of a contract for construction of the East Naples Community Park Welcome Center to Curran Young Construction, LLC, in the amount of $2,965,622.28, authorize the necessary budget amendments, and authorize the Chair to sign the construction services agreement. Margaret Bishop, your principal project manager in facilities, will present the project or respond to questions from the Board at the Board's pleasure. MS. BISHOP: This is the new welcome center at East Naples April 13, 2021 Page 50 Community Park, and it was already stated that the project is about $3 million. We had a lot of interest in this project. We had a prebid meeting. We had a lot of contractors, and actually 20 -- we had 20 there, and 10 of those actually bid on the project. So the pricing was from 3.8 million to 2.9 million, and we awarded it to the lowest responsible bidder. So do you have any questions? CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Commissioner McDaniel. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: No questions. I'd like to move for approval, and then I do have a question after we move into the discussion portion. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: I just had -- COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: I'll second that, Madam Chair, and I do have a question, after the vote on an issue, associated with this. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Okay. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Yeah, my question doesn't really hold up the vote or anything, because I'm excited to get it out there. You know, it's ground zero for everything pickleball and whatnot. But I did have some meetings yesterday about this particular project. And I asked, you know, a similar thing, I saw how many bids there were, how many people involved. So that's a good thing. You know, competition's a good thing. MS. BISHOP: Yes. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: But the folks that I met with are -- from the county staff and whatnot didn't know much about this contractor either, so I didn't know if maybe you had a little bit of a deeper dive. We obviously didn't meet. MS. BISHOP: That is true, and -- COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: I see they're -- like Bonita April 13, 2021 Page 51 Springs, I think they were from, if I remember correctly. So I just didn't know if we knew other projects they did. You know, this is -- MS. BISHOP: Our Procurement Department does a thorough research on the contractors -- COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Right. MS. BISHOP: -- so they've -- we do have references. We had discussions with them. So it was vetted. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: And not to sound sarcastic or anything, but we've had projects that have gone bad, every county has, that -- after a thorough research, so -- I won't name names, but I've got some in my district. But I just -- you know, I guess we'll watch this one closely. MS. BISHOP: Yes. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: I mean, I saw -- all the bids were very close, so there wasn't really any out of whack. They got it by a very small margin. So, you know, you like to see that competition. Thank you, ma'am. MS. BISHOP: Thank you. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Commissioner Saunders, would you like to ask your question now or after the vote? COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Yeah. I don't have a question in reference to this particular project. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Okay. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: I do have a comment and a question for staff after the vote. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Okay. Okay. Thank you very much. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: It's related, but it's not -- CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Commissioner McDaniel. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes. And if you would, just a brief definition of what "welcome center" entails. April 13, 2021 Page 52 MS. BISHOP: The welcome center -- well, as you can see, there's a rendering on the projector there. It consists of a pro shop, locker rooms, restrooms, lots of restrooms, a breezeway, and there's an open area that's going to have, like, an eatery. We're going to have shade structures for people to go out. We're going to have vendors so that people can watch games out on the patio, so... COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Okay. Thank you. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Not -- the same concept, not necessarily the same design as what they do downtown Cambier Park with the tennis, because there's -- right on the courts there is a -- MS. BISHOP: Correct. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: -- structure. That's your idea? MS. BISHOP: Yes. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: So the multimillion dollar question, you know what it's going to be: When is it going to be done? In time for pickleball, correct? MS. BISHOP: Well, we did expedite this project, because we didn't receive bids until the beginning of March. So hopefully, if I can get the notice to proceed, we're giving them 365 days. So if we don't have a rain event or hurricane or something they can't get materials, we should be able to open. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. All right. Thank you. Well, there's a motion on the floor, Commissioner McDaniel made the motion, and the second by Commissioner LoCastro, to approve this as presented by staff. All those in favor, say aye. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Aye. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Those opposed, like sign. (No response.) April 13, 2021 Page 53 CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: It carries unanimously. Thank you very much, Ms. Bishop. MR. OCHS: I know Commissioner Saunders had a question he wanted to ask, ma'am. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Right. And, Madam Chair, thank you for permitting this question. And this really is for the Manager but also for the County Commission. Commissioner Fiala at her last meeting, I asked her if there was something left undone that she would like to see completed for East Naples, and her comment was, she really needed a -- wanted a facility for kids to take shelter at the East Naples park. And we basically said, we'll take a look at it and see what we can do. So this is a question for the Manager. As we get into our upcoming budget, any potential effort there, or is that something you could get back with me on in terms of trying to find that type of -- construct that type of a facility at the park for the kids in East Naples? MR. OCHS: Yes, sir. I'd be happy to get with you, and Mr. Isackson's in the audience as well. So I know she had an interest both in an expanded community center in East Naples Community Park, and she also wanted the same type of facility in the Eagle Lakes -- the Donna Fiala Eagle Lakes Community Park. So I'd be happy to get with you on both of those potential projects in advance of the budget so we can outline some options for you. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: All right. I appreciate it. I know that the Commission indicated to her that we would make every effort to accommodate that wish for, you know, those kids in East Naples. So thank you very much. MR. OCHS: Yes, sir. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Commissioner LoCastro. April 13, 2021 Page 54 COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Yeah. I'll just add that, you know, I took Donna out to lunch a couple weeks ago, and she gave me a list a lot longer than just the two or three things you-all mentioned. So, you know, she might have held back on you-all. But, you know, just to add to the record, as the commissioner for District 1, you know, I'd obviously like to be included or a priority in any discussions from the county, you know, for things that are going to be -- that I'm going to champion and lead in my district. I mean, obviously, we all have an interest because it's Collier County. So I just remind that, and I'll share with you the long list that she gave me at Sam Sneads. It's more than just a couple of shelters, I can tell you that. Thank you, sir. MR. OCHS: We'll absolutely consult with you on it, yes, sir. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Commissioner McDaniel. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yeah. And on that note, that was kind of where I was heading down the path with Margaret on my question is as to what the uses proposed were, because I had lunch with Commissioner Fiala yesterday. Seems like she's in our world regularly. And she expressed similarly to what Commissioner Saunders had stated, and I was just listening to what the purported uses or proposed uses for this building are and thought maybe we could ultimately make some adjustments to be able to give the kids a place to get in and out of the weather and so on and so forth, so... CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Just FYI, at least in East Naples, there is a place where the kids can get out of the weather. They have camps there all through the summer. Yeah. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I understand. MR. OCHS: There's a place at both parks. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Both parks, yeah. Just so the public understands, they're not sitting out in the blazing sun or the thunder April 13, 2021 Page 55 and the lightning. MR. OCHS: Thank you. Yes, ma'am. Item #11C ACCEPT STAFF REPORT REGARDING 2021 REDISTRICTING SCHEDULE – MOTION TO ACCEPT REPORT – APPROVED MR. OCHS: Item 11C is a recommendation to accept the staff report regarding the 2021 redistricting schedule. Mr. Jeremy Frantz, your planning manager in our Zoning Division, will make a brief presentation. Jeremy. MR. FRANTZ: Good morning, Commissioners. So as the staff report indicates, every 10 years we have the opportunity to revise our commission districts based on growth patterns in the county. I have a really short presentation to just kind of introduce you-all, but also to the public, to this process. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Please do. MR. FRANTZ: So the current commission districts were adopted in 2011. They were chosen from five potential maps that were created with a few criteria in place. Here you're seeing the 2010 commission district maps. I have a little animation here that will show how those changed to our current commission districts. You can see that our local commission districts are somewhat compact compared to when you think of, like, congressional commission districts. Our process is a little bit different. The nature of our districts is a little bit different than people in the general public might be used to when they think about redistricting. So our process, I'll just walk you through a little bit. We're April 13, 2021 Page 56 going to be working with several of the various constitutional offices, and this list will probably grow as the year moves on. But we've already met with the Supervisor of Elections Office and with some of the school district board staff talking through the various processes that those two groups -- how they get involved in this process, rather. Towards the end of the process, the Clerk of Courts will be involved in recording these maps once adopted. From Collier County's perspective, we're working with the County Attorney's Office, coordinating with the County Manager's Office, and various groups within the Growth Management Department in order to revise and vet these maps from a staff level. We also have a consultant team that we are in the process of putting together. We've used Johnson Engineering for our public involvement. We'll have kind of a road show type of series of meetings, and they'll be assisting with those meetings, and we'll also secure some legal counsel for third-party review towards the end of the process. So our approach to this year's redistricting process is as you can see here, pretty much mimic the 2011 process as much as possible. We have started kind of the review process at a staff level, and what we've seen is that our projected growth in the county is probably not going to be uniform throughout the various districts, so we do think that it's worth our time to start this redistricting process now. You can see the public vetting on the screen that went into creating the current district maps. There were presentations to several advisory boards, several civic groups as well. There were several -- there were advertised public meetings in each proposed commission district, and those advertisement were in English, Spanish, and Creole. We'll mimic those same meetings and public vetting opportunities that we had last time this year. In terms of the criteria, we're going to be coming back to you-all April 13, 2021 Page 57 shortly to finalize this year's criteria, but here you can see 2011's criteria. The population of each district should be as similar as possible. That's kind of the main goal of this redistricting process. All districts should be as compact and regularly shaped as feasible. The incumbent commissioners and the school board members residences should remain in their current district. And staff at that time also considered racial and ethnic populations in an effort to not dilute their concentrations. So those are the criteria that the Board approved last time. We'll have very similar criteria, and we may include some additional information to give you-all as well as the public a little bit better understanding of how did we come up with each of those various proposed maps just to make it a little bit more transparent process for you. So in the executive summary, it was spelled out that the U.S. Census Bureau has delayed the release of the districting data. Typically, that's already out at this point in the year, but it's been delayed until later this year until mid to late August. So we've reorganized our schedule for this year to accommodate that. And you'll see that we'll have a little bit of a fast-moving vetting process in October and December, but we think it's still totally doable, and we'll be able to adopt these maps by the end of year, as required by statute. A lot of words on the screen, I apologize, but this is our schedule. It's also in the executive summary. It's just kind of a high-level overview of our tasks and the intended time frame to complete those tasks. You can see there's a few that we've already completed and we're starting work on already. Our next step will be to go to the school board. And last redistricting, they agreed to co-terminus boundaries with the Collier County Commission board, and we expect that we'll ask for the same April 13, 2021 Page 58 thing this time, and we'll come back to you-all and confirm that as well as the criteria for this year's redistricting once that's complete. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Commissioner McDaniel. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yeah. Just a comment. And I just want to say it out loud and remind our staff that we have a very powerful tool that's been availed to us in Collier County called the Interactive Growth Model. And that can -- because I know you're taking a lot of preemptive strikes here to get ahead of the potential of having to have this done by the end of the year even though the data from the Census Bureau is not being released until August, please avail yourself of that model and the information that's in there. It can be invaluable. MR. FRANTZ: Will do. Thank you. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: And I'd make a motion for accepting the report, if we need to. Do we need to? MR. OCHS: Yes, please. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: I think we should, yes. I'll second. MR. FRANTZ: If you have any changes to, you know, time frame or suggestions like using the CIGM, we'll take all that, you know, now; otherwise, we'll move forward with this plan. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: All right. Well, there's a motion on the floor and a second. All those in favor, say aye. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Aye. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Those opposed, like sign. (No response.) CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: It carries unanimously. Thank you. MR. FRANTZ: Thank you. April 13, 2021 Page 59 Item #12A THE BOARD DISCUSS CHANGES TO THE CURRENT PROCESS IN APPLYING FOR AND RECEIVING A REDUCTION IN CODE LIENS – DISCUSSED – NO CHANGES TO THE CURRENT PROCESS AT THIS TIME MR. OCHS: Madam Chair, we move to Item 12, County Attorney's report. 12A is a recommendation that the Board discuss changes to the current process in applying for and receiving a reduction in code liens. MR. KLATZKOW: I guess I'll give a brief history of our code policy more for the listening public than for the commissioners. I know you're all aware of it by now. Once upon a time, we had a much stricter code enforcement policy. It was more of a law-and-order type policy that the Board had for many, many years, and code enforcements were pushed hard, and code liens were given -- code lien waivers were given rather infrequently. The great recession hit. It just changed everything. The focus became really trying to keep neighborhoods from being blighted. We had a tremendous foreclosure crisis in Collier County. And through great efforts of county staff at that time, as well as coordination with the public, a great number of houses were preserved. And the focus became at that time code compliance, and once we obtained compliance, we would waive the lien. That has continued to this date. I will tell you that one of the primary differences between the two approaches has been that when the county was more strict with the codes, this board heard a number of public petitions and public April 13, 2021 Page 60 comment of people complaining about code enforcement, complaining about the liens. There are many non-English-speaking people who had no idea what was going on and found six-figure liens on their property. You get a six-figure lien because you might get a $100-a-day fine. After three years, that's six figures. It just adds up. And if you're not aware of the process, it can become extremely difficult to deal with. I don't know if our code director is around right now. MR. OCHS: Yeah, he's here. MR. KLATZKOW: It's my personal opinion that presently our code enforcement policy leads to a lot of -- a lot of good work that's done. We don't hear complaints about it and, quite frankly, Mr. Ossorio does an outstanding job with code compliance, which is a very, very difficult thing to do because he's trying to make multiple people happy at the same time. One of the reasons to consider changing it, however, is that there may be some people who are buying properties with large code liens on at a greatly reduced value, then getting the whole thing waived. You could argue that they've been unduly profiting by that, and the Board might be leaving some money on the table by allowing that. To me that would be the only downside. The only real recommendation I would make would be to have Mr. Ossorio come back with a -- more of a structured policy as to code waiver liens. At this point in time it's basically a case-by-case basis. Mr. Ossorio does a great job at that, but I think having some a policy that's written and approved by the Board and on the website might be an aid to the public who might be unaware that the county does, with great frequency, simply allow code liens to simply be extinguished in lieu of simply paying our administrative costs, which are relatively small in comparison? This is ultimately a policy April 13, 2021 Page 61 decision by the Board. There's no right answer; there's no wrong answer. There's just approaches to take and, you know, we'd like to hear what you would like so we can implement it. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: I'd like to speak first, if you don't mind. When you just said that, it caught my attention, County Attorney Klatzkow, because I think the reason that we have code is to keep a quality of life and a standard of, I want to say, excellence, but that's probably not the word, but certainly within a neighborhood, it's extremely important. And perhaps I don't -- to me, why are we fixing it? Because it ain't broke. It seems to be doing the job that we need it to do. And my concern is if we declare to the public through a website post that "don't worry, you can just, you know, ignore it for three years and just fix it after three years, you know, you're only going to be -- only going to have to worry about administrative costs," it kind of defeats the purpose of getting the person who either knowingly or unknowingly has created this code violation. So that's my comment at this point, and I'm certainly open to be talked out of this. Commissioner McDaniel -- oh, Commissioner Saunders, yes. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Yeah, thank you. I actually had asked that this be on the agenda for discussion, and what kind of triggered that was I think there was a bank that came in and fixed a piece of property, and there was, like, a $150,000 lien that went away. I don't have any problem with that. I agree with you that code enforcement really is to protect the neighborhoods and make sure that quality of life that you mentioned is protected. I felt that we needed to take a look at the policy. I've gone through the policy in detail. Quite frankly, I agree with you that the current policy is very effective and is very fair except in maybe the circumstance where, as Mr. Klatzkow pointed out, you negotiate the purchase of a piece of property that's got a $600,000 code lien on it, April 13, 2021 Page 62 you get the price of the property reduced because of the lien, and then you get the lien eliminated. There's kind of a windfall for the buyer. So I just thought we needed to take a look at that. And maybe there's some middle ground here. I don't know what that would be. But that was the genesis of this was to make sure that we're not creating a windfall for people at the expense of the county. And I don't know that we could close that loophole, but it's just one I thought the Commission needed to address or at least know was out there, so that was the reason for bringing this forward. I don't have any problem with keeping the same policy, but I also don't have a problem with having staff kind of analyze that and let us know if we need to make a change. So, for example, instead of 100 percent of the lien going away, 90 percent of it goes way. Some amount over and above just the cost to the county would be maintained. And again, just a thought. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Okay. Thank you. Thank you, Commissioner Saunders. Commissioner McDaniel. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes. I agree with you. Somebody write that down. Oh, Terri is. I -- you know, our Code Enforcement folks do an amazing job, you know, and if we're going to do a shout out, let's do a shout out to them. We've been recognizing all of the folks who have done sacrifices for our community, especially through this pandemic, and our -- and the folks at Code have been right there on the front lines as well. I can't hardly think of a more thankless job than managing -- managing through the efforts of Code Enforcement. The balance between the rules and regulations of Collier County and adherence to those, and then us as county commissioners. I, myself, have had to file code complaints on neighbors because of an anonymity issue with another neighbor who doesn't want retribution April 13, 2021 Page 63 for a code compliance issue. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Yes. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: It just goes on and on and on and on. I don't think that any system, necessarily, is perfect, but I do believe every single one of these code issues is as individual as the human race is itself. And we have a process. I'm pointing at you because you're sitting there and looking at me. But if you have a code violation, and you are noticed, and then you have a right to respond, and then if you don't comply, then you end up being brought in in front of the Code Enforcement Board, and then you get to say your piece and do your thing again. And then if you don't comply, then you're brought in in front of the magistrate, and the magistrate, I think, provides a very judicious methodology for us to ascertain whether a -- whether a resident or a person is taking advantage of our system and just blatantly not complying and/or trying to, but because of particular barriers, language, cultural, whatever the case may be, just can't comply. And so that's a long-winded way of saying I think -- I think what we have is fine. I don't want to -- I would rather not set potential limits. I would rather not set policy on some kind of a discretionary percentage of accumulated liens as such, if anything. If anything -- I actually spoke with our County Attorney about this yesterday -- I would like to maybe engage with the Naples Area Board of Realtors and put as an additional process -- because sometimes title companies don't reach out and grab liens and things that are out there on a potential piece of property, and just maybe engage with the Board of Realtors in that regard to see if we can enhance those efforts to inform the public that's buying a property that might be in foreclosure, that might have had existing code liens, and get those cleaned up in advance so that, as Commissioner Saunders said, there isn't -- there isn't someone being taken advantage April 13, 2021 Page 64 of because of those. So there. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Okay. Commissioner Saunders, do you have anything to wrap this up? What -- you did bring this up. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: No. I will -- I understand the situation here. I'll be talking to the County Attorney a little further, and if there's some tweaking of any policy or anything that would make some sense, I'll bring it back. At this point, let's just move on. I think the current policy is where the Board wants to be. And I agree with that. As I said, if there's any tweaking, I'll bring it back. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. Thank you. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Perfect. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: So at this point I don't think we need to make a motion. There's a consensus to leave it the way it is and that Commissioner Saunders will continue to massage it, so to speak. MR. KLATZKOW: Thank you. Item #12B REPORT TO THE BOARD CONCERNING TRUCK TRAFFIC ON LOGAN BOULEVARD EXTENSION – MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO COME BACK WITH FORMAL RESOLUTION/ ORDINANCE REGARDING PLACING “NO THROUGH TRUCK TRAFFIC” SIGNS ON LOGAN BLVD. EXTENSION AT ANOTHER PUBLIC MEETING – APPROVED MR. OCHS: Very good. That moves us to 12B, which is a report to the Board concerning truck traffic on Logan Boulevard extension. MR. KLATZKOW: And let me just wait for Trinity. She's the mastermind behind this. April 13, 2021 Page 65 COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Madam Chair, while Trinity's coming to the podium, let me -- this is for Trinity's comment. What I'd like to see us do -- I've driven that road several times, and the stretch between Bonita Beach Road and Immokalee Road really is a very dangerous section of road for heavy truck traffic, and I'd like to see us put "no through truck" signs up for that stretch of road between Bonita Road and Immokalee Road. And if we have a problem with the grant that we receive, if the state tells us that that's not permitted, then we can always take those signs down. But I'd like Trinity to at least comment on the potential for having "no through truck" signs on that stretch of road. That's my goal in trying to protect the neighborhood but, more importantly, the roadway itself is just not designed for heavy truck traffic. It's just not safe on it. Thank you, Madam Chair. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. MS. SCOTT: For the record, Trinity Scott, Transportation Planning manager. The roadway was designed, this -- this Logan Boulevard has a rich history. In my going back, it goes back to 1985. And I'll give you -- I'll age myself. I think I was in elementary school when Logan Boulevard started being discussed in Collier County. And it was actually a requirement of the developments to build this roadway as part of their development orders. And, in fact, in their sales centers they showed the roadway connection all the way to Bonita Beach Road in a lot of their sales information. The roadway was built to the Florida Green Book standards, which are the minimum standards that we must comply with for all public roadways. Staff has a concern with regard to the acceptance of the grant dollars with regard to the intent of this roadway. This roadway was intended to be a regional arterial roadway. It connects April 13, 2021 Page 66 Rattlesnake Hammock all the way to Bonita Beach Road, which was why we provided that background information in the executive summary. There is some risk. We've reached out to FDOT, and we got a politically correct answer back from them of, well, if you accept the money, we anticipate that you're going to continue to follow the rules of the program. So they have not come out and said to us, yes, you need to -- you would need to pay back the funding. We've also reached out to Bonita Springs. Based on the staff's review, we believe it's one mining operation that has applied and received approval to convert to residential. So we do not think that this is going to be a forever thing, but at the same time, I can't stand up here today and tell you how long that mining operation will continue. So staff's recommendation was to allow us to continue to monitor and work with the mining operation to try to redirect those trucks to another location without going to the signage, but we defer to the Board on your direction. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you very much. Commissioner Saunders, do you need -- would you like to speak to this? COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: I think I stated my position on this at the beginning, and that's why I wanted to have Trinity comment on that. I think the solution is to reach out to the mine, as has been indicated, but to indicate to the community that we're going to put "no through truck" signs up and enforce that. And I think that's -- I think that's the way to go. So that's kind of the end result I would like to get at. Now, I understand that there may be some pushback from the April 13, 2021 Page 67 state because the grant, and if there is, then we can consider removing signs. But until then, I think we need to protect not only the neighborhoods along there, but the motoring public and the people that are on the bike paths and walkways. I know everyone on the Commission has been down those roads many times, and even a minor accident on that road would certainly block all traffic. But the trucks are so close to the walkways and bikeways there that it just -- it just doesn't appear safe to me, and I think we should make sure that we don't have a serious accident on that road. So that's my suggestion is that we explore putting up "no through truck" signs on that road and do that as quickly as possible. The mining operation, I agree, ultimately, will cease. We don't know how long that will be, but we all know that these mining operations can go on for many, many years. And so I think we need to take immediate action. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. Commissioner McDaniel. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes. You know, I agree that there are safety concerns for the community with regard to this, but my question, Mr. County Attorney, since you're standing there, is -- and I -- by the way, Commissioner Saunders, I'm not in opposition of the signage for and until it becomes a clawback process for the county. This is a public road that everybody, necessarily, has the right to traverse. And so putting these signs up on a public road where those trucks have a right to traverse could ultimately end up in an enforcement process for us where we're putting forth a restriction that is unenforceable on a public right-of-way. It's difficult for people to know and -- to know and understand that the truck traffic -- the dump truck drivers have the right to drive their truck to the grocery store and get their groceries just as much you do own personal vehicle. April 13, 2021 Page 68 So I want to support the neighborhood. I want to support the people that are being impacted by the additional noise and so on and so forth. But I think it's a slippery slope. We start down a path of restricting dump truck traffic here, where does it necessarily end? And then how do we -- how do we get to where we need to go with regard to supplying the aggregates that are required for the construction and so on? I also want to say, just as a point of reference, someone made a comment that I had some kind of financial interest in that mine, and I do not, whoever represented that, to clear that right straight up. I have an enormous amount of experience in the mining business, as most of us all know. I would be happy to reach out. I've had success in the past. I'm working with operators to minimize the utilization of their Jake brakes and use alternative routes to be able to get to where it is that they're going to haul those materials. So I'd be happy to do that if someone wanted some assistance and/or some advice with our staff to work with the operator and those -- by the way, remember that the majority, if not all of those dump trucks, are independent contractors working for somebody to haul aggregate from that mine to a particular job. So even the operator of the mine really doesn't have a lot of say-so. Once those guys get their ticket and go out onto the road system, they have the right to go pretty much wherever they want to. MR. KLATZKOW: You've got the right to regulate your streets. Among that right is the ability to restrict truck traffic. We have an ordinance in place, and then we have multiple roads in Collier County where you do restrict truck traffic. At the end of the day -- excuse me. At the end of the day, we're in the business of public health and safety. If you believe that there is a public-safety issue with those dump trucks on that road then, by all means, prohibit them. If you do not believe there is a safety issue April 13, 2021 Page 69 then, by all means, do not prohibit them. It boils down to that. This is not a noise issue. This is an issue of the public health and safety. I've driven that road. I have my personal opinion on that, which I've shared to you. I know all of you have driven that road. You have your own personal opinions as to that. I do know what an arterial is, and we have designed wonderful arterials in Collier County, and I know what a residential connector is. And, you know, to me that's what you have here. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. Commissioner LoCastro. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: I was just going to make a point and give you a little bit of feedback. I recently hosted a meeting with Lely, a citizens’ HOA's board members from in the East Naples area, not just Lely, but people that also live out in Fiddler's Creek. We had the Sheriff's Office there and members of the county staff who focus on traffic. And one little data point that was discovered after having a conversation under one roof was in particular, I'll use Fiddler's as an example. So trucks were -- there's a big construction project going on, obviously, in the back of Fiddler's, as you probably all know, and they were trying to keep the trucks from, you know, quote, cutting through neighborhoods. Similar to like what you have on Logan. What was brought up at the meeting that didn't dawn on many of us, or actually any of us, is that, as Commissioner McDaniel said, these are private contractors. A lot of them actually aren't even familiar with the area. And so part of our discussion was on St. Andrews, how that's become to some people sort of the Indy 500, the Logan Boulevard, I guess, of East Naples. But the reason that even with direction to some of these trucking companies saying, please don't, you know, go down this or even there's a sign, "no trucks," what we found -- and April 13, 2021 Page 70 we found this by talking to some of the trucking companies and some of the developers as well that were part of this discussion, the truckers just GPS in Point A to Point B. And so the reason they were all cutting through this one neighborhood at Fiddler's is because that's what the GPS tells them to do. So much so that Fiddler's put a giant sandwich sign in front of that street and said, truckers, do not turn here. Go straight two more blocks, you know, your GPS will recalibrate, and you'll get to Point B without cutting through this. But that was the big takeaway that -- the feedback we got is they either didn't know they couldn't go through there, or even though it was mentioned to them, once they get in the truck, they crank in the GPS, and they just -- you know, they go as the crow flies. So some of it is an educational, you know, type of thing, I think, as well. You know, the developers of some of these areas that were the cause of a lot of truck traffic, we were able to, you know, convey to them, if you think that's part of the problem, then you have to really attack it more -- with more specificity, not just, don't cut through this one street, because, you know, the trucker that didn't get that message types in the address and then cuts right through. So, you know, it's a tiny little data point, but in our process of, you know, education either to these companies or, you know, just throwing up signs saying "no trucks" or whatever, there sometimes is some other things that happen behind the scenes that, you know, cause that to, you know, not be enforceable or if the trucker means well but just takes the straightest route. So I know in the case of Fiddler's an actual, just, handmade sign, you know, put in the middle of the street saying "do not turn here" is how they kept people off of those streets or whatnot. But I just thought I would just, you know, add that it was something that was an interesting point that was brought up. April 13, 2021 Page 71 CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. I think we have some public comment, sir. MR. MILLER: Madam Chair, we have four registered speakers for public comment, all with us online. Our first speakers will be Enzo LiCausi followed by Jeffrey Sender, and then Lorri Freedman. Mr. LiCausi, you're being prompted to unmute yourself. If you will do so, we can begin with your comment. Enzo LiCausi. (No response.) MR. MILLER: All right. I do not see him unmuting at this point, so let's try Jeffrey Sender, and then Lorri Freedman, followed by Roni Markowitz. Wait, Jeffrey Sender has unmuted. Mr. Sender, you have three minutes. Please continue. MR. SENDER: Very good. Thank you. I am a full-time resident of Riverstone and wrote to you on March 20th regarding the dire situation of dump truck usage on Logan Ave. After listening to WINK News this morning and some of your possible actions -- and I do appreciate your discussion right now -- the main culprit of the stress is not fully being addressed: The noise and number of trucks. The decibel levels are deafening to those who back up to Logan, and they feel the vibrations inside and outside of their homes from the trucks. Decibel studies would reflect an unlawful situation for residential area. The walkway along Logan, being just a few feet away from the road as already talked today, is currently very dangerous. Considering U-turns or a widening of a shoulder doesn't address the danger or the number of dump trucks. Now, let's think ahead in the future, an elementary school will be built possibly in front of Stone Creek. How many children will be utilizing Logan Boulevard to walk to and from their home with April 13, 2021 Page 72 heavy trucks cruising adjacent to them? Regarding the statistics that were tallied in February regarding truck and car usage over a 24 period [sic], not a 10-hour period when trucks use Logan between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. I hope the data of the follow-up study -- and I haven't heard if there's going to be one -- utilized a 10 -- should be utilizing a 10-hour period for more accuracy. Just to let you know, a neighbor of mine sat on Logan avenue on April 7th between 10:30 and 11:00 a.m.; 28 dump trucks and 160 cars within a 30-minute period were noted. Trucks represented 17.5 percent of traffic. The traffic report back in March indicated anything above 5 percent of that benchmark is too much. It's imperative that Collier County [sic] also needs to be extended north of Immokalee. This will help the traffic from east of Collier Boulevard. Lastly, Logan avenue is a two-lane road, not a six-lane road, in a residential setting, is similar to Oakes Boulevard, yet a sign on Oakes Boulevard restricts truck usage. There is no difference between the criteria for Oakes Boulevard and Logan Boulevard. In fact, many of the homes on Oakes Boulevard has a larger setback compared to some residents on Logan. Concluding, one dump truck being allowed to use Logan is one truck too many. Commissioners, please, prohibit truck traffic on Logan avenue and, as expressed earlier in the meeting today, maintain our quality of life just as you confirmed. It is a public-safety issue. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. MR. MILLER: Madam Chair, your next speaker will be Lorri Freedman. She'll be followed by Roni Markowitz, and then we will come back and try Mr. LiCausi again. Lorri Freedman. Ms. Freedman, you're being prompted to April 13, 2021 Page 73 unmute yourself. And I do not see her doing that. Let's try Roni Markowitz. Ms. Markowitz, are you available? Roni Markowitz. Yes, I see you there. You have three minutes, please. MS. MARKOWITZ: Yes. I'd like to just thank the Board of County Commissioners for their compassion and consideration in considering this matter. A lot of information's been entered into the record. I happen to be one of the homes in Stone Creek that is unreasonably close to the Logan Boulevard situation. And the noise is crazy as -- you know, I don't want to beat this to death. But I really appreciate Mr. Saunders -- Commissioner Saunders entering into -- you know, presenting the idea that "no through trucks" would be posted, and I agree that that's the way to go at this point in time. I also like the idea of, of course, addressing the idea that the trucks be prompted to not follow their GPS. I think that's just a good common-sense approach. I'm not sure how that gets done. But thank you, again, for being responsive to our concerns. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. MR. MILLER: Madam Chair, with your indulgence, I'll try these two callers we've had trouble with again. Enzo LiCausi. Enzo LiCausi. And I see you've unmuted. You have three minutes, sir. MR. LiCAUSI: Hi, thank you. Yeah, I mean, I think all of the comments that have been made really -- I just essentially echo all of them. All of the facts have sort of been presented and everyone's thoughts. I think the overwhelming evidence suggests that some action needs to be taken. The no truck -- or the "no truck" sign seems like the logical solution here followed by enforcement. So I don't have any more to add other than I appreciate the April 13, 2021 Page 74 commissioners' consideration. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. MR. MILLER: And, Madam Chair, your last caller, Lorri Freedman. Ms. Freedman, you're being prompted to unmute yourself at this time. (No response.) MR. MILLER: I still see nothing from Ms. Freedman, and that concludes our public comment on this item. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. MR. MILLER: Thank you. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Well, I think we have a -- have Commissioner Saunders. Commissioner Saunders, would you like to make a motion here or -- I'll turn this over to you. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Yes, I would, Madam Chair. I appreciate the opportunity to do that. I'd like to make a motion that staff be directed to come back with the proper ordinance or resolution based on Florida State law that gives the counties the ability to control traffic on their roadways to come back with the proper (inaudible) for installing "no through truck" signs on that stretch of road between Bonita Beach Road and Immokalee Road. I don't know if that -- if the "no trucks" should go all the way down to Vanderbilt. I'll leave that up to staff to make that -- those suggestions, but to bring back that ordinance or resolution, and to have another public hearing so we can move forward with no through truck traffic. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: And, sir, that's your understanding of the way this has to proceed? We can't just direct staff to just go post the signs right now? MR. KLATZKOW: You need a public hearing. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: I would have to defer to the County Attorney. My guess is we would have to come back with April 13, 2021 Page 75 some formal resolution but, if not, I would make that motion to do that today. MR. KLATZKOW: No, we need to come back with a public hearing on this. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: And we can do that at our next meeting? MR. KLATZKOW: Next meeting or the meeting afterwards. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Okay. Well, I'll second your motion, sir. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: So I'll make that motion. Thank you, Madam Chair. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: So there's a motion on the floor and a second. Commissioner McDaniel. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes. And as I said earlier, I'll support the motion with the proviso that it's not going to negatively impact us from the DOT's funding and support we received. It has to be said out loud that, you know, we receive a lot of money from the federal and state government, and I, in all sincerity, care. I would rather -- at the same time, while we're waiting to get the signs up and let people know we're going to ultimately shut that traffic off, we immediately start working with the operators to see if we can mitigate the impacts of that traffic as quickly as possible, but I'm going to support the motion for now. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Okay. There's a motion on the floor and a second. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: I wanted to just add something. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Sorry. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Sometimes we -- you know, April 13, 2021 Page 76 we throw around a lot of really great ideas here and then the motion was sort of initial, then there's a lot of discussion, and then sometimes even the folks that are watching at home or here in the audience are wondering what we're voting on. So the motion as I hear it is there's a process. You can't just throw up signs because we -- you know, that has been suggested. So as you said, public hearing. So the motion that we're voting on here is to have our county staff do an analysis of Logan, what can and can't be done, separate rumor from fact, or not. I'd like to hear a summary of what we're voting on here, because I know the motion can't be just go out there and put up signs. So what is the actual motion that has been seconded? MR. KLATZKOW: My understanding is that -- and I'll be working with Trinity on this -- is we're going to be bringing back for a public hearing -- CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Right. MR. KLATZKOW: -- all right, a prohibition on truck traffic on the Logan Boulevard extension. I would note that the extension near Bonita I don't believe is within Collier County so that there's a little wrinkle there that we'll figure out between now and then, but we're going to bring it back for public hearing prohibiting truck traffic on Logan Boulevard extension. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Thank you. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Madam Chair, that is the motion that was seconded. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Fine, thank you, and I seconded it. Commissioner -- nothing? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I do have a quick question if -- Commissioner LoCastro, are you completed? COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Yes, sir. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: And I guess my question to April 13, 2021 Page 77 you is, when we were talking about the enforceability of this, you said earlier that we already have the capacity to restrict truck traffic on all of our roads, necessarily, in Collier County. Why do we have to go through another public hearing? Why can't we just put the signs up? MR. KLATZKOW: I think the process -- you have a general overall ordinance that gives you the ability to prohibit truck traffic on particular roads. The public hearing will be for the Board to determine whether or not this particular road should fall within that ordinance. And the reason I want to do this is because sooner or later a dump truck will be cited by the sheriff, all right. There will be a challenge to the ticket, all right, and the last thing I want is the judge saying, well, it wasn't properly before a public hearing. This will be an enforceable ordinance. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Okay. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. All right. There's a motion on the floor and a second to ask the County Attorney to develop an ordinance and come back for a public hearing. All those in favor, say aye. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Aye. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Those opposed, like sign. (No response.) CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: It carries unanimously. Item #10A – Continued from earlier in the meeting THE BOARD DISCUSS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS TO SENATE BILL 406-BIG CYPRESS BASIN – MOTION TO April 13, 2021 Page 78 SUPPORT THE SENATE BILL AND CANCEL WORKSHOP ON APRIL 20TH – APPROVED MR. OCHS: Commissioners, we move to Item 10A. This is a recommendation that the Board discuss the latest developments to Senate Bill 406. That's the Big Cypress Basin boundary expansion bill. Commissioner McDaniel brought this forward for discussion. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes, and I'd like Mr. Mullins to come, please. If you would give us a brief rendition as to what you've learned so far and the actions that we've taken to date. MR. MULLINS: Based upon actions that you took with the resolution that you passed with attached amendments, to this point in time the House has incorporated two of those amendments in House Bill 209. That bill is currently awaiting being placed on the active floor calendar. It's been in purgatory, for lack of a better term, for about two weeks now most likely awaiting the Senate bill to kind of catch up in the process. The Senate bill, Senate Bill 406, has incorporated all three of the amendments that you required by your resolution, and it is pending one more committee stop, which is the Senate Appropriations Committee, which at this point has two meetings scheduled before the 50th-day rule goes into effect on Tuesday, next Tuesday, which is the end of all regularly scheduled Senate committee meetings unless approved by the President. Now, the meeting that is scheduled for this Thursday is a full nine hours of riveting television which does not include Senate Bill 406, so it needs to make the only other scheduled appropriations meeting at this time, which is on Monday. The agenda for that committee should be up by this Thursday afternoon, and then we can confirm if it's on there. But that's the April 13, 2021 Page 79 current posture of the two bills. Again, the Senate bill has two of the three amendments, the Senate bill -- if I said that right. The House bill has two of the three amendments; the Senate bill has all three. It is expected that if the bill moves forward that the Senate position would be accepted. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I would concur with all that, and that was the reason that I brought this forward. This board has had several discussions with regard to the expansion of the Big Cypress Basin's district bounds. I think we all well understand the potential benefits that can transpire by having local control and say-so over the revenues that are generated from the expansion of that bounds. Commissioner LoCastro, I -- you know, Commissioner Saunders brought forward a suggested support if they do this and this, and we rewarded it at your suggestion, that we don't support it unless they do this and this, and they, necessarily, have done those things that we've requested. I had, at our last meeting, scheduled a public hearing to try to vet some of the potential concerns that were raised by the community. That timing's just -- you know, Commissioner Solis wasn't able to do it. It's now scheduled for the 20th. So I'd like to -- I'd like to have a discussion -- we don't need to have that. I would like to suggest that this board support the Senate bill and the expansion of those bounds. I think -- you know, it currently carries an effective date, correct me if I'm wrong, of July of '22. MR. MULLINS: Yes. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: That gives, as I like to call them, the big board an opportunity to manage their funding sources coming forward. This is equivalent to four and a half million dollars a year coming back to our local community, to our residents and April 13, 2021 Page 80 neighbors to the north, to better manage the water quality and quantity coming from them to us ultimately. And it's -- it's equivalent to a $9 million move away from -- or over the next two years. The southwest -- the South Florida Water Management Board will receive those funds and then, at the end of the next year, then the money will start coming locally. They've addressed -- the Senate bill's addressed all of what I perceive to be is our concerns, and I'd like for us to adjust our position and come in support of that bill. If you need that in a motion, I'll make that. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Okay, make a motion. There's a motion. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: I'll second it. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Okay. We have a motion and a second. MR. OCHS: Commissioner, if I might, would you like to add anything about this potential workshop that's scheduled for the 20th in that motion? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: You want -- well, I said it while I was going on there, but I'll retract -- I'd like to -- MR. OCHS: Add that? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Cancel the -- if you want a separate motion on that. It's not part of this -- MR. OCHS: No, you can just add that to this. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: That's part of the motion. There's no need for us to have the public meeting at this time. If, as a point of discussion, if this bill goes through, there's going to be ample time for the Big Cypress Basin's board and the District's board to be meeting to work out the intricacies of how this is all going to come to play, so there's no reason for us to have the meeting that's currently scheduled on the 20th. April 13, 2021 Page 81 COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: And, Madam Chair, I'll amend the second to reflect that as well. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Okay. All right. So there's a motion on the floor and a second. Do we all understand the motion to support, instead of remaining neutral, the actions in Tallahassee of which we have no control over. MR. OCHS: You're supporting the Senate bill. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: The Senate bill. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: It's the one that addresses -- it's the one that addresses other issues -- MR. OCHS: 406. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Sir, as summarized, though, the thing -- you know, I guess just to narrow it down to just the basics. So we were heard. Some details of our concerns were added. We got their attention. We didn't just rubber stamp something. And so, you know, to just summarize what you have said is two of three of our suggestions were added, and they basically, you know, I think did what we asked for, and so now I think we're properly represented. Would that characterize what you summarized for us? MR. MULLINS: Yes, sir. And to clarify, just to lay them out for the public, what you have now in the Senate bill are all three concerns addressed which were the governance of the board. You will now have four Collier County seats appointed out of the five; the delayed effective date to July 1, 2022; and the continued use of ad valorem by the basin per history of the way that they've been able to use ad valorem, so it's not tying their hands. So those were the three concerns. All three have been incorporated in the Senate Bill 406. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Mission accomplished. Okay. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Bingo. April 13, 2021 Page 82 CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: All right. Motion on the floor and a second. All those in favor, say aye. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Those opposed? Aye. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: No, you don't want to oppose, sir. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: You seconded. I think it was just a time delay. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Oh, I think there may have just been a delay. I'm voting in favor of the motion. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Time delay, yes. Please note that that was a time delay; that Commissioner Saunders, who initiated this issue, is supporting the motion as stated. MR. MULLINS: Thank you. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: And please let the record reflect that Commissioner Solis was not here to vote on this. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: And, Madam Chair? CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Yes. Yes, sir. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: If I can make a quick comment. I want to thank our local delegation for taking up the issues that were raised by the County Commission and incorporating those in the House bill and the Senate bill. I know the House bill still needs one more amendment, but these things don't happen without the real support of the local delegation. I think Senator Ray Rodriguez certainly was listening to us, and certainly Senator Passidomo was helpful in making these things happen, and all the house members, Lauren Mellow and Bob Rommel, certainly were listening to the County Commission on this, and I just want to publicly thank them for their efforts. April 13, 2021 Page 83 Item #15 STAFF AND COMMISSION GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS MR. OCHS: Madam Chair, that moves us to Item 15, staff and commission general communications. I have nothing additional today, ma'am. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: County Attorney? MR. KLATZKOW: Nothing, ma'am. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Commissioner LoCastro? COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: No, ma'am. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Commissioner McDaniel? COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: No, ma'am. (Commissioner Solis has joined the meeting remotely.) CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: I just have one request. I had the interesting occasion to visit Mosquito Control in Collier County, and I would like to see if there's agreement/consensus to bring them in to have a workshop in May. Changes are afoot, and rather than do it in the fall and certainly not the summer, because nobody's going to be here, I think it behooves us to hear what they have to say in May, a May workshop, and then have the summer to think about it. COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Madam Chair? CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Yes. COMMISSIONER SOLIS: This is Commissioner Solis. I, unfortunately, just joined the call, and I apologize for just being able to jump on now. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Oh. COMMISSIONER SOLIS: And I wanted to make sure, if I could, to make sure -- can I be clear on what the motion was? The motion was to support the bill? CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: That is correct. April 13, 2021 Page 84 COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Okay. If it's not too late -- COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: The Senate bill. COMMISSIONER SOLIS: The Senate bill, which incorporates all three items that we requested? CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Yes. It is presumed that that will be what the governor will -- that the Senate -- or that the whole House and Senate will vote on, the Senate version. COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Right. If it's not too late, I would register my vote to support that. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: I think you can register your vote at this point but -- and be so noted. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: We have to vote to -- MR. OCHS: Well, I'm looking at the County Attorney to see if we need a motion to allow him to -- MR. KLATZKOW: There's no action items left. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Okay. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Yeah. Let's just note it for the record. MR. KLATZKOW: We already voted on the bill. Commissioner Solis' support is noted on the record. MR. OCHS: Very good. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Good. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: And can I go back? I'd like to -- CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: No. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Well, I want to talk to you about the Mosquito Control workshop. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Yes, that's where we are. And you know what, I forgot. Now we have two other commissioners online. So forgive me, but let's talk about Mosquito Control. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Yes. Well, I did the similar April 13, 2021 Page 85 visit, and I'm wondering what your rationale for a workshop is. I know that -- I mean, other than information, which is really good, because you and I are -- I'm quite intimate with what Mosquito Control does for us and why they do what they do. What's your thought processes on having a workshop? CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Anytime you're raising taxes it's a good idea to give the people time to think about it. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: They are the ones that are raising taxes. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: That is correct. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: They're an independently elected board. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: The first stop is here. If we say no, it doesn't go forward. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I see. I'm good with the workshop. I like the idea. Again, it's informational as much as anything to help overcome -- CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Yeah. It was a real education. COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: As Commissioner LoCastro regularly says, people get to think a lot of things because it's on the Internet, and this is an opportunity for the truth to be expressed. So I like it. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Okay. Good. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Can I add one thing just before we adjourn? CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: We're not adjourning because we've got two other commissioners that I have yet to hear from. COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Oh, okay. It was more of just an announcement. I had a little thing written here I wanted to get on the record. The US Open Pickleball Championships start April 17th, run through the 24th, at our East Naples Community Park. April 13, 2021 Page 86 So not only for people to go out and see pickleball, but a shout out to our Parks and Rec team who are working so hard to host these thousands of people that would descend on East Naples Community Park, and I know they'll be impressed by the level of service we're going to provide, the cleanliness of our park, and it's a great opportunity to serve our local community and also bring some outsiders here who will see, you know, just how wonderful Collier County and this area is, so I just wanted to make that note. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. Commissioner Saunders, forgive me for going ahead of you. COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: No, that's okay. Thank you. I appreciate it. Real quickly, I just want to thank the Board for the vote on the Logan Boulevard issue dealing with the through truck traffic. We've all said many times the most important thing we do as commissioners is to protect public health, safety, and welfare, and this is one of those circumstances where protecting the public health and safety is paramount, and I think the Board moving in this direction is certainly honoring that obligation, so I just want to thank the Board for its consideration. CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you. Commissioner Solis? COMMISSIONER SOLIS: No comments from me. My apologies for not being able to attend this morning. But I would like to congratulate our County Manager on a stellar career and all of the things that he's done for Collier County as he's winding down to his last meeting. Thank you, Leo, for all of the hard work over the years. MR. OCHS: Thank you, sir. I'll be here on the 27th for one more roll and, unfortunately, it's looks like it's shaping up to be a lengthy agenda, so you'll have to put up with me for one more day anyhow. April 13, 2021 Page 87 CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Or vice versa, sir. All right. On that note, we are adjourned. ******* **** Commissioner Saunders moved, seconded by Commissioner LoCastro and carried that the following items under the Consent and Summary Agendas be approved and/or adopted **** Item #16A1 THE ISSUANCE OF A RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW) PERMIT TO CREATE A DESIGNATED PARKING AREA WITHIN THE ROW ON A SPECIFIC SEGMENT OF HAMILTON AVENUE FROM THOMASSON DRIVE TO BAY STREET. (THIS IS A COMPANION TO AGENDA ITEM #16C1. ALL ITEMS MUST BE EITHER APPROVED OR DENIED TOGETHER ON TODAY’S AGENDA.) Item #16A2 RESOLUTION 2021-69: FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE PUBLIC ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING SIGNAGE AND STREET LIGHTING, FOR A PORTION OF THAT ROADWAY KNOWN AS HACIENDA LAKES OF NAPLES (PHASE I), ALSO KNOWN AS RATTLESNAKE HAMMOCK ROAD EXTENSION, APPROXIMATELY 2,700 FEET OF FOUR-LANE DIVIDED ROADWAY, PL20130001050 AND PL20120001222, AND AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF THE MAINTENANCE SECURITY. (THIS IS A COMPANION ITEM TO AGENDA ITEMS #16A3, #16A4 AND #16A5. ALL April 13, 2021 Page 88 ITEMS MUST BE EITHER APPROVED OR DENIED TOGETHER ON TODAY’S AGENDA.) Item #16A3 RESOLUTION 2021-70: FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE PUBLIC ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING SIGNAGE AND STREET LIGHTING, FOR THE FINAL PLAT OF HACIENDA LAKES OF NAPLES - PHASE II, APPLICATION NUMBER PL20130000589 AND PL20150002341, AND AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF THE MAINTENANCE SECURITY. (THIS IS A COMPANION ITEM TO AGENDA ITEMS #16A2, #16A4, AND #16A5. ALL ITEMS MUST BE EITHER APPROVED OR DENIED TOGETHER ON TODAY’S AGENDA.) Item #16A4 AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN A COLLIER COUNTY LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT (“AGREEMENT”) BETWEEN COLLIER COUNTY AND HACIENDA LAKES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, FOR LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE RATTLESNAKE HAMMOCK ROAD BETWEEN COLLIER BOULEVARD AND HACIENDA BOULEVARD PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. (THIS IS A COMPANION ITEM TO AGENDA ITEMS #16A2, #16A3, AND #16A5. ALL ITEMS MUST BE EITHER APPROVED OR DENIED TOGETHER ON TODAY’S AGENDA.) Item #16A5 April 13, 2021 Page 89 RESOLUTION 2021-71: ACCEPTING AND ASSUMING OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE OF THE RATTLESNAKE HAMMOCK ROAD BRIDGE OVER HENDERSON CREEK FOR THE PUBLIC'S PERPETUAL USE AND ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN COLLIER COUNTY AND HACIENDA LAKES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT REGARDING CERTAIN DECORATIVE BRIDGE AND LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS. (THIS IS A COMPANION ITEM TO AGENDA ITEMS #16A2, #16A3, AND #16A4. ALL ITEMS MUST BE EITHER APPROVED OR DENIED TOGETHER ON TODAY’S AGENDA.) Item #16A6 AWARDING INVITATION TO BID (“ITB”) NO. 20-7799 “FERTILIZERS” TO DIAMOND R. FERTILIZER CO., INC., MAR GREEN RESOURCES, LLC., AND SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY, LLC. – PURCHASED ON AN “AS NEEDED” BASIS Item #16A7 FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF POTABLE WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES FOR ARTHREX ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, PL20190002098, ACCEPT THE CONVEYANCE OF A PORTION OF THE POTABLE WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES, AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO RELEASE THE UTILITIES PERFORMANCE SECURITY (UPS) AND FINAL OBLIGATION BOND IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $17,479.65 TO THE PROJECT ENGINEER OR THE DEVELOPER’S DESIGNATED AGENT – A FINAL INSPECTION TO DISCOVER DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND April 13, 2021 Page 90 WORKMANSHIP HAS BEEN CONDUCTED BY STAFF ON FEBRUARY 12, 2021, IN COORDINATION WITH PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND THESE FACILITIES HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY AND ACCEPTABLE Item #16A8 FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF POTABLE WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES FOR WATERCREST AT HERITAGE BAY, PL20180002633, ACCEPT THE CONVEYANCE OF A PORTION OF THE POTABLE WATER AND SEWER FACILITIES, AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY MANAGER, OR HIS DESIGNEE, TO RELEASE THE UTILITIES PERFORMANCE SECURITY (UPS) AND FINAL OBLIGATION BOND IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $24,460.02 TO THE PROJECT ENGINEER OR THE DEVELOPER’S DESIGNATED AGENT – A FINAL INSPECTION TO DISCOVER DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP HAS BEEN CONDUCTED BY STAFF ON FEBRUARY 25, 2021, IN COORDINATION WITH PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND THESE FACILITIES HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY AND ACCEPTABLE Item #16A9 FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE SEWER UTILITY FACILITIES AND ACCEPT THE CONVEYANCE OF A PORTION OF THE SEWER UTILITY FACILITIES FOR 12045 COLLIER BOULEVARD, PL20200002063 – A FINAL INSPECTION TO DISCOVER DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP HAS BEEN CONDUCTED BY STAFF ON JANUARY 22, 2021, IN COORDINATION WITH PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND THESE April 13, 2021 Page 91 FACILITIES HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY AND ACCEPTABLE Item #16A10 RESOLUTION 2021-72: FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF PRIVATE ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FINAL PLAT OF DEL WEBB NAPLES PARCELS 110 & 113, APPLICATION NUMBER PL20130002507, AND AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF THE MAINTENANCE SECURITY Item #16A11 RESOLUTION 2021-73: FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF PRIVATE ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE PLAT DEDICATIONS, FOR THE FINAL PLAT OF AVE MARIA UNIT 5, BELLERAWALK PHASE 1A, APPLICATION NUMBER AR-9033/PL20110001843; AND AUTHORIZE RELEASE OF THE MAINTENANCE SECURITY Item #16A12 RESOLUTION 2021-74: FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF PRIVATE ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FINAL PLAT OF GOLF CLUB OF THE EVERGLADES AMENITY CENTER, APPLICATION NUMBER PL20150002440 AND PL20150001038, AND AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF THE MAINTENANCE SECURITY Item #16A13 April 13, 2021 Page 92 AUTHORIZING THE CLERK OF COURTS TO RELEASE A PERFORMANCE BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,300, WHICH WAS POSTED AS A GUARANTY FOR EXCAVATION PERMIT NUMBER PL20180003052, FOR WORK ASSOCIATED WITH SIENA LAKES Item #16A14 AUTHORIZING THE CLERK OF COURTS TO RELEASE A PERFORMANCE BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $491,680 WHICH WAS POSTED AS A GUARANTY FOR EXCAVATION PERMIT NUMBER PL20190000173 FOR WORK ASSOCIATED WITH MEADOWOOD Item #16A15 RESOLUTION 2021-75: FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF PRIVATE ROADWAY AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FINAL PLAT OF FIDDLER’S CREEK PHASE FOUR, UNIT THREE, APPLICATION NUMBER AR-8149 AND PL20110001869, AND AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF THE MAINTENANCE SECURITY Item #16A16 AUTHORIZING THE CLERK OF COURTS TO RELEASE A PERFORMANCE BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,000 WHICH WAS POSTED AS A GUARANTY FOR EXCAVATION PERMIT NUMBERS 60.114, PL20140000064; 60.114-1, PL20150000802; 60.114-2, PL20150002507, FOR WORK ASSOCIATED WITH GOLF CLUB OF THE EVERGLADES April 13, 2021 Page 93 Item #16A17 ACKNOWLEDGING AND ACCEPTING A CORRECTION ON A SCRIVENER’S ERROR IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY PERTAINING TO AGREEMENT NO. 20-7728 AWARDED FOR CEI SERVICES FOR VETERANS MEMORIAL BOULEVARD EXTENSION - PHASE I AND PHASE II (FROM OLD 41 ROAD TO THE INTERSECTION WITH LIVINGSTON ROAD), WITH NO CHANGE TO THE TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT AWARDED TO HARDESTY & HANOVER FOR PHASE I AS CORRECTLY REFERENCED IN THE BOARD APPROVED AGREEMENT Item #16A18 AN AGREEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAND (PARCELS 127FEE AND 128FEE) REQUIRED FOR THE VANDERBILT BEACH ROAD EXTENSION [PROJECT NO. 60168] Item #16A19 BUDGET AMENDMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $156,580, TO REALLOCATE FUNDS FROM PROJECT NUMBER 60102 (GORDON RIVER) TO PROJECT NUMBER 50186 (GOODETTE ROAD DITCH PILOT PROJECT), WITHIN THE STORMWATER CAPITAL FUND, FOR THE GOODLETTE ROAD DITCH PILOT PROJECT Item #16A20 April 13, 2021 Page 94 AUTHORIZING NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO REALLOCATE TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING DIVISION PROJECT FUNDS – IN THE AMOUNT OF $141,797.17 AND REALLOCATING FUNDS WITHIN GAS TAX FUND 313, FROM PROJECT #60016 TO PROJECT #60245 Item #16A21 AN EXTENSION FOR COMPLETION OF REQUIRED SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH FIDDLER’S CREEK PHASE 5, AVIAMAR, UNIT TWO (AR- 10992) SUBDIVISION PURSUANT TO SECTION 10.02.05 C.2 OF THE COLLIER COUNTY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE (LDC) – EXTENDING THE COMPLETION TO JULY 12, 2021 Item #16A22 MEMBERSHIP IN THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REGIONAL RESILIENCY COMPACT (COMPACT), DESIGNATING A COLLIER COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE FOR COMPACT GOVERNANCE, AND AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE COMPACT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING – STAFF RECOMMENDS THE CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER PENNY TAYLOR, IS NAMED THE VOTING MEMBER OF THE COMPACT FOR COLLIER COUNTY Item #16C1 AMENDMENTS OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS THAT WERE DEEDED BY NAPLES BOTANICAL GARDEN (NBG) TO April 13, 2021 Page 95 THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SFWMD) AND COLLIER COUNTY (COUNTY), AND BY NBG TO SFWMD. (THIS IS A COMPANION ITEM TO AGENDA ITEM #16A1. ALL ITEMS MUST BE EITHER APPROVED OR DENIED TOGETHER ON TODAY’S AGENDA) Item #16C2 A $433,269 WORK ORDER UNDER REQUEST FOR QUOTATION NO. 15-6469 WITH LAYNE CHRISTENSEN COMPANY TO CONDITION AND TREAT SIX PRODUCTION WELLS IN THE COUNTY’S POTABLE PRODUCTION WELLFIELD. [PROJECT NO. 70085] – TO COMPLETE WELL REHAB BY PERFORMING WELL CONDITIONING AND TREATMENT (ACIDIFICATION) OF EXISTING LOWER TAMIAMI AND LOWER HAWTHORNE AQUIFER WELLS IN THE COLLIER COUNTY WATER SEWER DISTRICT (“CCWSD”) POTABLE PRODUCTION WELLFIELD Item #16C3 RESOLUTION 2021-76: APPROVING A REAL ESTATE SALES AGREEMENT TO CONVEY 3080 FRANCIS AVENUE TO RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS OF FLORIDA, INC., (ROOF) A NOT- FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION Item #16D1 AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON TO SIGN A SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN COLLIER COUNTY AND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF COLLIER COUNTY, INC., April 13, 2021 Page 96 AND THE ASSOCIATED HOME-ASSISTED PROJECT COMMITMENT LETTER PROVIDING FOR $886,345 IN HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP FUNDING – TO SUPPORT HOUSING FOR LOW-TO MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY Item #16D2 AN UNDERGROUND FACILITIES CONVERSION AGREEMENT-GOVERNMENTAL ADJUSTMENT FACTOR WAIVER WITH THE FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY (FPL) FOR PHASE IV OF THE VANDERBILT BEACH MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING UNIT UTILITY CONVERSION PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (FPSC) TARIFF SECTION 12.1, APPROVE PAYMENT TO FPL IN THE AMOUNT OF $162,359 FOR MATERIALS AND SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY FPL, AND AUTHORIZE THE CHAIR TO SIGN ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS Item #16D3 AUTHORIZE THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN TWO (2) MORTGAGE SATISFACTIONS FOR THE STATE HOUSING INITIATIVES PARTNERSHIP LOAN PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $83,780.55 AND THE ASSOCIATED BUDGET AMENDMENT – DEPOSITED FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR SHIP-ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES Item #16D4 April 13, 2021 Page 97 AN “AFTER-THE-FACT” AMENDMENT AND ATTESTATION STATEMENT WITH THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC., CARES ACT FUNDING UNDER THE OLDER AMERICAN ACT GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE COLLIER COUNTY SERVICES FOR SENIORS TO TRANSFER $60,000 FUNDING FROM COLLIER COUNTY C1- CONGREGATE MEALS TO COLLIER COUNTY C2-HOME DELIVERED MEALS; REVISE ATTACHMENT II-EXHIBIT 2- FUNDING SUMMARY AND REVISE ATTACHMENT VII CARES BUDGET AND RATE SUMMARY Item #16D5 AWARDING INVITATION TO BID #20-7816, “PARKS MULCH AND PINE STRAW,” TO FORESTRY RESOURCES, LLC, AND SITE ONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY, LLC, PER LINE ITEM ON A PRIMARY/SECONDARY BASIS FOR THE PURCHASE OF MULCH AND PINE STRAW – FOR COUNTY PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS Item #16D6 AN “AFTER-THE-FACT” CLOSEOUT AMENDMENT AND ATTESTATION STATEMENT WITH THE AREA AGENCY ON AGING FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC., OLDER AMERICAN ACT GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE COLLIER COUNTY SERVICES FOR SENIORS TO REFLECT THE FINAL FY20 GRANT FUNDING AMOUNT, AND REVISE ATTACHMENT IX BUDGET AND RATE SUMMARY Item #16D7 April 13, 2021 Page 98 AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRPERSON TO SIGN THREE (3) SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN COLLIER COUNTY AND AVOW HOSPICE INC., COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF COLLIER COUNTY INC., AND LIFE NETWORK OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, INC., FOR COVID RELATED ACTIVITIES UNDER THE COLLIER COUNTY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM – AS DETAILED IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Item #16D8 “AFTER-THE-FACT” SUBMITTAL OF AN FY21 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDING PRE-APPLICATION TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,076,900 FOR THE DEMOLITION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE GOLDEN GATE SENIOR CENTER – IF AWARDED, THE EXISTING 40-YEAR OLD BUILDING WILL BE REPLACED WITH A MUCH LARGER STRUCTURE DESIGNED AND BUILT TO CURRENT BUILDING CODES; UPGRADES TO THE BUILDING WILL INCLUDE IMPACT- RATED OPERABLE WINDOWS TO INCREASE AIR CIRCULATION AND CREATE ENOUGH SPACE TO ALLOW FOR PROPER SOCIAL DISTANCING DURING PROGRAMS Item #16D9 AUTHORIZING THE CHAIRMAN TO SIGN THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT #H0371 AGREEMENT MODIFICATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $778,500 FOR TWO (2) GENERATORS AT THE IMMOKALEE SPORTS COMPLEX, WITH A 25% MATCH April 13, 2021 Page 99 OBLIGATION REQUIREMENT AND APPROVE ALL NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS Item #16E1 AN ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT ASSIGNING ALL RIGHTS, DUTIES AND BENEFITS, AND OBLIGATIONS TO THE F.A. BARTLETT TREE EXPERT COMPANY D/B/A BARTLETT TREE EXPERTS, UNDER AGREEMENT NO. 20-7675, PARKS TREE MAINTENANCE AND ARBORIST SERVICES” Item #16E2 RESOLUTION 2021-77: ADOPTING THE UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR COLLIER COUNTY AND THE MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN ITS BORDERS Item #16E3 AN ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT ASSIGNING ALL RIGHTS, DUTIES AND BENEFITS, AND OBLIGATIONS FROM UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA, INC., TO ES OPCO USA LLC D/B/A VERSERIS FOR AGREEMENT NO. 19-7586 “SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF HERBICIDES, FUNGICIDES, AND PESTICIDES” Item #16E4 RESOLUTION 2021-78: RECOGNIZING FORTY YEARS OF EXEMPLARY SERVICE BY COLLIER COUNTY EMERGENCY April 13, 2021 Page 100 MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR AN EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION/APPRECIATION EVENT AS CONSTITUTING A VALID PUBLIC PURPOSE Item #16E5 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS PREPARED BY PROCUREMENT SERVICES DIVISION FOR CHANGE ORDERS AND OTHER CONTRACTUAL MODIFICATIONS REQUIRING BOARD APPROVAL – AS DETAILED IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Item #16E6 AN ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT PREPARED BY THE PROCUREMENT SERVICES DIVISION FOR DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND NOTIFICATION OF REVENUE DISBURSEMENT – THERE WERE NO ON-LINE SALES DURING THIS PERIOD, NO TRADE-INS AND DISPOSED ASSETS HAD NO NET BOOK VALUE Item #16F1 RECOGNIZING AUGUSTO VEGA, PROGRAMMER ANALYST, SENIOR, IN THE OPERATIONS & VETERANS SERVICES DIVISION, AS THE MARCH 2021 EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH Item #16F2 AN ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT WITH 3 STEP SPORTS, LLC, FOR CONTINUED HOSTING OF THE April 13, 2021 Page 101 FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY TOP GUN SHOWCASE AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE PARADISE COAST SPORTS COMPLEX – FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY, LLC WAS PURCHASED BY 3 STEP SPORTS, LLC. IN MARCH 2021 AND 3 STEP SPORTS, LLC HAS AGREED TO ASSUME THE EXISTING CONTRACT AND CONTINUE CONDUCTING THE EVENT AT PARADISE COAST SPORTS COMPLEX. STEVE QUINN, PRESIDENT OF FBU, LLC HAS AN AGREEMENT TO STAY ON AS AN EMPLOYEE OF 3 STEP SPORTS FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT Item #16F3 RECOGNIZING AND APPROPRIATING REVENUE TO THE PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION CAPITAL FUND 322 IN THE AMOUNT OF $529,212.05 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021 AND AUTHORIZE ALL NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS – DUE TO DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE IRMA WITHIN THE PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION AREA, REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND INSURANCE CLAIMS SUBMITTED HAVE RESULTED IN RECEIPT OF FEMA REIMBURSEMENT AND INSURANCE PROCEEDS REVENUE Item #16F4 RESOLUTION 2021-79: APPROVING AMENDMENTS (APPROPRIATING GRANTS, DONATIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS OR INSURANCE PROCEEDS) TO THE FY20-21 ADOPTED BUDGET Item #16F5 April 13, 2021 Page 102 A REPORT COVERING BUDGET AMENDMENTS IMPACTING RESERVES AND MOVING FUNDS IN AN AMOUNT UP TO AND INCLUDING $25,000 AND $50,000, RESPECTIVELY Item #16F6 AUTHORIZING NECESSARY BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE CLOSING ON THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PURCHASE OF 1.75 ACRES FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING AT THE PARADISE COAST SPORTS COMPLEX – AS DETAILED IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Item #16G1 AUTHORIZING BUDGET AMENDMENTS TO RECOGNIZE REVENUE FOR MARCO ISLAND EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $600,000 TO ACCOMMODATE INCREASED FUEL PURCHASES AND ASSOCIATED OPERATING EXPENSES OVER BUDGETED LEVELS – DUE TO A STEADY INCREASE IN ACTIVITY AT THE MARCO ISLAND EXECUTIVE AIRPORT Item #16G2 AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN THE PURCHASE ORDER FOR CARLTON FIELDS, P.A., RELATED TO ITS PROVISION OF LITIGATION SERVICES IN COLLIER COUNTY V. WEST CONSTRUCTION, INC., AND PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY, CASE NUMBER 11-2021-CA-00783, WHICH CONCERNS THE COUNTY’S CLAIM FOR DAMAGES INVOLVING THE DELAY IN COMPLETING THE April 13, 2021 Page 103 CONSTRUCTION OF THE GENERAL AVIATION TERMINAL FACILITY AT THE MARCO ISLAND EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. [PROJECT NO. 33484] – AS DETAILED IN THE EXECUTIVE SUUMMARY Item #16G3 (1) AN ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT AND (2) A FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LONG-TERM GROUND LEASE AND SUB-LEASE AGREEMENT EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE GROUND LEASE UP TO NINE YEARS, BY AND BETWEEN COLLIER COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC. – AS DETAILED IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Item #16G4 THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, ACTING AS THE COLLIER COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY (THE “AUTHORITY”), APPROVE A CONSENT TO ENCUMBRANCE AGREEMENT WITH LENDER, AN ENVIRONMENTAL INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT AND A MEMORANDUM OF LEASE ALL PERTAINING TO THE AUTHORITY’S PREVIOUS AWARD OF A COLLIER COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY LEASEHOLD AGREEMENT FOR HANGAR CONSTRUCTION WITH MARCO HANGARS, LLC, RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF AIRCRAFT HANGARS AT THE MARCO ISLAND EXECUTIVE AIRPORT Item #16G5 April 13, 2021 Page 104 THE SELECTION COMMITTEE’S RANKING OF REQUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (“RPS”) NO. 20-7802, “GRANT-FUNDED GENERAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR AIRPORTS,” AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO BEGIN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE TOP FOUR (4) RANKED FIRMS, SO THAT PROPOSED AGREEMENTS MAY BE BROUGHT BACK FOR THE BOARD’S CONSIDERATION AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING – FOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH HOLE MONTES, INC., ATKINS NORTH AMERICA, INC., AVCON, INC., AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONSULTING & ENGINEERING, PLLC Item #16G6 THE SELECTION COMMITTEE’S RANKING OF REQUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES (“RPS”) NO. 20-7806, “AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (AIP) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR AIRPORTS (FAA FUNDED),” AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO BEGIN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE TOP RANKED FIRMS SO THAT PROPOSED AGREEMENTS MAY BE BROUGHT BACK FOR THE BOARD’S CONSIDERATION AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING – AS DETAILED IN THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Item #16H1 PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING APRIL 2021 AS WATER CONSERVATION MONTH IN COLLIER COUNTY. THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE DELIVERED TO DR. GEORGE YILMAZ, PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT HEAD April 13, 2021 Page 105 Item #16H2 PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING GENOCIDE AWARENESS MONTH IN COLLIER COUNTY. THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE MAILED TO SUSAN SUAREZ, PRESIDENT AND CEO, HOLOCAUST MUSEUM & COHEN EDUCATION CENTER Item #16H3 PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING APRIL 18 - 24, 2021 AS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK IN COLLIER COUNTY. THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE MAILED TO PROJECT HELP, INC., 3050 HORSESHOE DRIVE, NAPLES, FL 34104 Item #16H4 PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING APRIL 2021 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN COLLIER COUNTY. THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE MAILED TO PROJECT HELP, INC., 3050 HORSESHOE DRIVE, NAPLES, FL 34104 Item #16H5 PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING APRIL 27, 2021 AS GREATER NAPLES LEADERSHIP DAY IN COLLIER COUNTY. THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE DELIVERED TO JERRY GODSHAW, PRESIDENT-ELECT, GREATER NAPLES LEADERSHIP Item #16H6 April 13, 2021 Page 106 PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MS. ANNE MCLAUGHLIN FOR HER COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE AND FOR BEING RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL EXPERT ON TRIBAL OUTREACH FOR MPOS. THE PROCLAMATION WILL BE PRESENTED TO MS. ANNE MCLAUGHLIN Item #16J1 REQUEST THAT THE BOARD APPROVE AND DETERMINE VALID PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR INVOICES PAYABLE AND PURCHASING CARD TRANSACTIONS AS OF APRIL 7, 2021 Item #16J2 TO RECORD IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, THE CHECK NUMBER (OR OTHER PAYMENT METHOD), AMOUNT, PAYEE, AND PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE REFERENCED DISBURSEMENTS WERE DRAWN FOR THE PERIODS BETWEEN MARCH 11, 2021 AND MARCH 31, 2021 PURSUANT TO FLORIDA STATUTE 136.06 Item #16K1 RESOLUTION 2021-80: APPOINTING ASHLEY JONES (REPRESENTING THE SALVATION ARMY) AND ED BONILLA (REPRESENTING THE RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM) TO THE COLLIER COUNTY CITIZEN CORPS Item #16K2 April 13, 2021 Page 107 RESOLUTION 2021-81: REAPPOINTING ESTIL NULL, PATRICIA ANNE GOODNIGHT AND YVAR PIERRE TO THE IMMOKALEE LOCAL REDEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD WITH ALL TERMS EXPIRING APRIL 4, 2024 Item #16K3 A FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES RELATING TO THE RETENTION AGREEMENT WITH ALLEN, NORTON & BLUE, P.A. – PROVIDING FOR AN APPROXIMATE 10% INCREASE TO ITS HOURLY RATE Item #17A RESOLUTION 2021-82: AMENDING RESOLUTION 2008-331, AS AMENDED BY RECONFIGURING THE BOUNDARY AND REMOVING 0.6 ACRES FROM STEWARDSHIP SENDING AREA CLH SSA 14; BY RE-DESIGNATING 1,712.9 ACRES IN THE RURAL LANDS STEWARDSHIP AREA OVERLAY DISTRICT (RLSA) AS A STEWARDSHIP SENDING AREA WITH A DESIGNATION AS “CLH SSA 14” AND REMOVING ADDITIONAL LAND-USE LAYERS AND PROVIDING RESTORATION CREDITS; BY AMENDING AND RESTATING THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, EASEMENT AGREEMENT, AND ESCROW AGREEMENT; BY APPROVING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED STEWARDSHIP SENDING AREA CREDIT AGREEMENT FOR CLH SSA 14, BY APPROVING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED STEWARDSHIP EASEMENT AGREEMENT, AND APPROVING AN AMENDED AND RESTATED ESCROW AGREEMENT FOR CLH SSA 14; AND ESTABLISHING THE NUMBER OF STEWARDSHIP CREDITS April 13, 2021 Page 108 GENERATED BY THE RE-DESIGNATION OF SAID STEWARDSHIP SENDING AREA. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN SECTIONS 13, 14, 23, AND 24, TOWNSHIP 47 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST, COLLIER COUNTY Item #17B RESOLUTION 2021-83: DESIGNATING 3,148.3± ACRES IN THE RURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP AREA (RLSA) ZONING OVERLAY DISTRICT AS A STEWARDSHIP SENDING AREA (SSA) WITH A DESIGNATION AS “CLH & CDC SSA 17”; PURSUANT TO THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE ESCROW AGREEMENT, STEWARDSHIP SENDING AREA CREDIT AGREEMENT FOR CLH & CDC SSA 17, AND STEWARDSHIP SENDING AREA EASEMENT AGREEMENT FOR CLH & CDC SSA 17; APPROVING A STEWARDSHIP SENDING AREA CREDIT AGREEMENT FOR CLH & CDC SSA 17; APPROVING A STEWARDSHIP SENDING AREA EASEMENT AGREEMENT FOR CLH & CDC SSA 17 APPROVING AN ESCROW AGREEMENT FOR CLH & CDC SSA 17; AND ESTABLISHING THE NUMBER OF STEWARDSHIP CREDITS GENERATED BY THE DESIGNATION OF SAID STEWARDSHIP SENDING AREA. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN SECTIONS 10, 11, 12, 14 15, 22, 23, 26, 27, 34, AND 35, TOWNSHIP 48 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST, AND SECTIONS 1, 2, AND 3, TOWNSHIP 49 SOUTH, RANGE 28 EAST Item #17C RESOLUTION 2021-84: RENAMING A STREET FROM THE LORDS WAY TO HACIENDA LAKES PARKWAY, LOCATED April 13, 2021 Page 109 APPROXIMATELY 2,500 FEET NORTH OF RATTLESNAKE HAMMOCK ROAD AND EAST OF COLLIER BOULEVARD, IN SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 50 SOUTH, RANGE 26 EAST, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA. [PL20200002450] ***** April 13, 2021 Page 110 There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 11:46 a.m. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS/EX OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD(S) OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS UNDER ITS CONTROL _______________________________________ PENNY TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN ATTEST: CRYSTAL K. KINZEL, CLERK ___________________________ These minutes approved by the Board on ______________________, as presented ______________ or as corrected _____________. TRANSCRIPT PREPARED ON BEHALF OF FORT MYERS COURT REPORTING BY TERRI LEWIS, FPR, COURT REPORTER AND NOTARY PUBLIC.