Omar DeLeon

The resolution amends the budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, in accordance with Section 129.06(2) of the Florida Statutes. The budget amendments include adjustments for unanticipated carry forward funds and transfers between funds. The amendments cover a range of projects, including grant funds, donor funds providing match money to grants, impact fee capital projects, fuel and surplus sales tax projects, user fee and bond proceeds capital projects, and ad valorem capital projects.

The resolution addresses budget amendments for the 2022-23 fiscal year, approving adjustments to various funds. These amendments include increases and decreases in carry forward amounts, interfund transfers, receipts, and expenditures. Specific funds mentioned include the EMS Grant Fund, Public Services Grant Fund, Immokalee CRA Grant Fund, Road Construction Gas Tax Fund, Immokalee CRA Project Fund, and Bayshore CRA Project Fund. The amendments also cover approved and closed purchase orders brought forward into the FY 2023 budget for funds such as the General Fund, Transportation Fund, and Stormwater.

The resolution supersedes a previous resolution and establishes the fees, rates, and charges for the use of Collier County Solid Waste Facilities, pursuant to Collier County Ordinance No. 84-31. It addresses the county's responsibility and power to operate solid waste management facilities, fix fees for the use of the solid waste disposal system, and regulate waste collection and disposal. The resolution includes schedules for residential collection and disposal fees, county community benefits, landfill and transfer station fees, recycling drop-off center fees, rates for supplemental collection service, and commercial rate schedules for different districts.

The resolution addresses the approval of a special assessment for solid waste collection and disposal services within the Solid Waste Municipal Service Benefit Unit, Service District No. I. It sets the date, time, and place for a public hearing to discuss the non-ad valorem assessment roll for properties within the district. The assessment is intended to finance the collection and disposal of solid waste for a five-year period from fiscal year 2020 to 2024, with a maximum assessment of $255.00 per equivalent residential unit per year.

The Railhead Scrub Preserve Land Management Plan focuses on preserving and restoring the ecological integrity of the 135-acre natural area in Collier County. Key goals include vegetation management to maintain high-quality flatwoods, wet prairies, hardwood forests, and endemic scrub, with minimal non-native plant infestation. Wildlife management aims to provide contiguous access to diverse habitats for local and migratory species. Public access is managed to offer passive recreation and education while protecting erosion-prone scrub habitat and listed species. Resource protection efforts focus on preventing unauthorized access and activities through designated entrances, security measures, and regular monitoring.