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1 4,101..., rzin Conservation Collar State, Federal or County Conservation Ell Conservation Easement R3I SSA RFMUD Sending Lands ACSC PUD Plats/Subdivisons Estates NE Other Developed Area (Non-platted got/ worsen. FPL, government, schools, churches, etc.) Stewardship Areas: 500 Foot RestorsOon Area Flowway Stewardship Area (FSA) Habtaat Stewardship Area (HSA) Water Retention Area (WRA) MI Ave Maria SRA EJ RLSA Program Area RFMUD Boundary Em City Limits lmmokalee urban Area 19111r _. Cost= Sanctuary COLLIER COUNTY EXISTING LAND INVENTORIES (Disclaimer: The information provided is to be used for general mapping purposes only. Ground surve in and records search must b - fi r 'lute boundaries/acrea - L Revised #weiepua6y Er) Old ' 1181HX3 9 1 r-tic- Kea 6Upeell HANDOUT 01 a CorLscrrw RoglonAl Eco,y,ton Watershed CREW Barefoot Beach Preserve Delnor-lMggins Pass State Park Clam Bay NRPA City Of Naples Florida Panther National Wildlife Preserve Picayune Strand State Forest Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Big Cypress National Preserve Nati Rese City Of Marco Island Miles 4 4 Cit Or kverglades glades National Park

2 Handout 0 lb COLLIER COUNTY EXISTING LAND INVENTORIES (Revised 03/06/2015) Conservation/Preservation/Parks (created or proposed) Barefoot Beach Preserve 342 Big Cypress National Preserve(Collier portion only, excludes Monroe and Dade Portion) 574,848 Collier-Seminole State Park 7,271 Conservation Collier 4,661 SFWMD and FDEP Conservation Easement 4,463 Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed 15,421 Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary 13,000 Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park 166 Everglades National Park 26,840 Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park 75,000 Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge 26,400 Jentgen Parcel 96 Lake Trafford Impoundment 634 Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest 4,920 Picayune Strand State Forest 78,909 Rookery Bay National Reserve 110,000 Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge 35,000 Area of Critical State Concern (ACSC)(10% developable & deducted) 22,132 Clam Bay Natural Resource Protection Area (NRPA) 531 Immokalee FLU Wetlands 1,540 Gordon River Greenway 123 Rural Fringe Mixed Use District Sending (RFMUD) 18,528 Rural Land Stewardship Area (RLSA) (includes all areas except receiving areas ) 121,555 Subtotal: 1,142,380 Other Entitled Areas (including platted, subdivided, rezoned or municipalities) Platted Subdivision/PUDs 88,545 Golden Gate Estates(excludes south portion of 33,729 acres. Revised on 03/06/15) 63,045 Ave Maria SRA 5,057 City of Naples (land area) 7,872 City of Naples (water) 2,624 City of Marco Island (land) 8,128 City of Marco Island (water) 6,848 City of Everglades (land) 576 City of Everglades (water) 192 Other Developed area (Non-platted golf courses, government, schools, FPL, churches, etc.) 14,169 Subtotal: 197,056 STATISTICS COUNTY-WIDE Total land & water area of Collier County (includes municipalities) from US Census: 1,475,200 Total Conservation/Preservation/Parks & Other Entitled Areas: 1,339,436 Remaining acres not entitled (includes agricultural lands, RLSA receiving areas, RFMUD receiving areas, urban infill, and required native preservation areas): 135,764 Percentage of County not entitled: 9.2% SEE COMPANION MAP WITH SAME TITLE AND SAME REVISION DATE

3 BCC Item 16A8/11C EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Passed (4-1) Recommendations on behalf of the Golden Gate Watershed Improvement Program (GGWIP) Technical Advisory Ad Hoc Committee including: a) Extend the Committee until the completion of its business, b) Appoint City of Marco Island representative Chadd Chustz to fill the existing vacancy, c) Permit the Committee to establish sub-committees, d) Confirm that the Committee was established to address comprehensive watershed management, despite the Committee name which focuses on Golden Gate, and to rename it to be the Comprehensive Watershed Improvement Program Committee, e) Be advised that the Committee has tabled the concept of expanding Committee membership to include non-governmental representatives due to the technical focus of the Committee. OBJECTIVE: To allow the GGWW Technical Advisory Ad Hoc Committee to continue to advise and guide comprehensive watershed management strategies with high potential for overarching impact to Collier County in accordance with the Watershed Management Plan. CONSIDERATIONS: On February 10, 2015, the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (Board) passed resolution endorsing the initiative to develop the Golden Gate Watershed Improvement Program (GGWIP). According to the resolution, "the purpose of this initiative is to develop and implement actions to manage water management system strategies with high potential for overarching impact to Collier County in accordance with the Watershed Management Plan." "It is necessary that the County works in concert with government agencies and/or non-governmental organizations that will be directly impacted by the implementation of the program." At the same Commission meeting, Resolution was also passed and it focused on establishing the GGWIP Technical Advisory Ad Hoc Committee to oversee the process. County staff contacted the agencies identified within the resolution and the Board appointed initial members to the GGWIP Committee via Resolution on May 12, The following recommendations are put forth by staff at the request of the GGWIP Committee. a) Committee Extension: During the February 10, 2015 Board of County Commissioners meeting (item number 16Al2), the Board, by unanimous vote, established the GGWIP Technical Advisory Ad Hoc Committee by Resolution No with the purpose advising County staff and the Board on the development and implementation of the Golden Gate Watershed Improvement Program to put into action water management system strategies with high potential for overarching impact to Collier County. The Committee is due to sunset after one year on February 10, 2016, having held three meetings to date. Therefore, the Committee is requesting additional time to complete its work and requests an extension until the completion of its business. b) Appoint Marco Representative: In addition, the adopted Resolution requires that membership for this Committee is comprised of one representative from each of the following agencies: South Florida Water Management District; City of Naples; City of Marco; Collier Soil and Water Conservation District; Florida Department of Environmental Protection; Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve; and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Additionally, membership shall be Hearing Date EXHIBIT 1- - Ptii La' Agenda Item # I

4 recommended by his or her respective agency to the Board for consideration for appointment to the committee. The originally appointed Committee member from the City of Marco Island, Dana Detmar, no longer works for the City and they have put forth Environmental Specialist Chadd Chustz as their new representative. Therefore, staff recommends the Board confirm the new representative from the City of Marco Island. c) Ability to Create Sub-Committees: The resolution that established the GGWIP Committee does not explicitly allow for the creation of sub-committees, however, the Committee sees this as an important tool that may be necessary to address the complex issues associated with watershed management. The use of a sub-committee may become necessary to effectively achieve Committee goals. In addition, this would allow for broader participation by stakeholders, such as non-governmental organizations or business representatives, who are not currently participating on the Committee. d) Confirm Comprehensive Nature of Watershed Effort: There has been confusion from Committee members and the public about the discrepancy between the name of the Committee which includes "Golden Gate" and the focus of the Committee which, according to the resolution, is more comprehensive. According to Resolution , that endorsed the initiative to develop the Golden Gate Watershed Improvement Program, "this initiative, GGWIP, focuses on the watersheds that are generally within the boundaries of the County' s (Watershed Management Plan) WMP recommended list of capital improvement projects: Golden Gate-Naples Bay; Rookery Bay; Cocohatchee- Corkscrew; and Faka Union. The estuaries impacted by these watersheds are: Naples Bay; Rookery Bay; Wiggins Pass; and the Ten Thousand Islands." In addition, the resolution states that "the purpose of this initiative is to develop and implement actions to manage water management system strategies with high potential for overarching impact to Collier County in accordance with the Watershed Management Plan." The Committee is requesting confirmation that this broader mission, which includes the entire Collier County region, is the focus of their efforts, despite the name of the Committee which includes a place name of an area of Collier County (i.e. Golden Gate). Staff agrees that the Resolution is broader than the geographic location within the Committee's name and that renaming the Committee to be the Comprehensive Watershed Improvement Program (CWIP) Committee is appropriate and would clarify the Committee's intent. e) Advisement that Expanded Committee Membership Concept has been Tabled: GGWIP is a technical Committee comprised of specialized agency representatives with expertise in watershed management. Both Committee members and the public have discussed concerns about the lack of diversity on the Committee and non-governmental representatives have requested to have a seat on the Committee. During the November 20, 2015 GGWIP Committee meeting, the concept of expanding the Committee was tabled for future consideration and may require future guidance from the Board. If the Board authorizes the use of sub-committees, then this will allow for greater participation by stakeholders, such as non-governmental organizations or business representatives. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this Executive Summary.

5 LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney. I have prepared two proposed Resolutions for the Board's review. The first proposed resolution implements the following changes: 1. Renaming the Golden Gate Watershed Improvement Program Technical Advisory Ad Hoc Committee to the Comprehensive Watershed Improvement Program Technical Advisory Ad Hoc Committee. 2. Extending the sunset date of this Committee until the completion of this project. 3. Authorizing the Committee, by majority vote of the entire membership, to adopt rules of procedure, including the establishment of subcommittees, for the transaction of its business. The reason for extending the committee until completion of the project is my experience that these types of committees invariably want to continue meeting until they have completed their task and is consistent with the ad hoc committee ordinance, which provides "The Commission may, by resolution, appoint an Ad-Hoc or Task Force Committee for a specific project. The resolution must set forth the duties and responsibilities of the Committee and contain language that automatically dissolves the Committee upon completion of the project." To avoid having the Committee needing to request additional procedural requests from the Board, the proposed resolution gives them the express ability to adopt rules of procedure, including establishment of sub-committees. The appointment of Mr. Chustz is being accomplished by a separate resolution consistent with other Board appointments to advisory boards. With that noted, this item is approved as to form and legality, and requires majority vote for approval. -JAK GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: This item is in accordance with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Conservation and Coastal Management Element and the Drainage Subelement of the Growth Management Plan. RECOMMENDATION: To extend the GGWIP Technical Advisory Ad Hoc Committee until the completion of their work, to appoint Chadd Chustz to the GGWIP Committee seat as the City of Marco Island representative, to allow the Committee to create sub-committees, to confirm the comprehensive nature of the watershed planning to be addressed by the Committee by changing their name to the Comprehensive Watershed Improvement Program Committee, and to be advised that that the Committee has tabled the concept of expanding Committee membership. Prepared by: Tabitha Stadler, Stormwater Principal Planner, Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees and Program Management Division, Growth Management Department Attachments: 1) Resolution ) Resolution ) Proposed Resolution to appoint member 4) Propose Resolution to update committee