Have you ever wished that your condominium or homeowner association was more than just one voice in our county?

When created in 1989, one of the purposes of the Presidents Council of Greater Naples Property Owners Associations was to establish and maintain a forum for the advancement of public policy represent-ing the best interests of residential property owners from the City of Naples and Collier County. The more members, the more of an influential force the council can be.

In addition, the Presi-dents Council of Greater Naples Property Owners Associations opens the door to establish and maintain effective commu-nications with other

member associations and governmental entities. The Council’s goal is to disseminate accurate and timely information ofinterest and concern to the membership for the advancement of public policy.

Why should your a s s o c i a t i o n j o i n ?

We need your input on community issues, and we want you to have the opportunity to be informed concerning issues such as governmental performance and fiscal responsibility, neighborhood preservation,

land use/zoning, and public services and utilities, in addition to crime preven-tion.

Meetings are generally held at 8:30 a.m. on the first Friday of the month in the Community Room of the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce with offices located at 2390 Tamiami Trail North.

The council’s program format varies from having guest speakers to having c o m m u n i t y u p d a t e s presented by the members.

If interested in joining, contact Sally Tiffany atstiffany@comcast.net or at 239-353-6615 for more information or to request a member application form.

An Organization Created Just for You

IOU Audit Inspections

Twice a year inspections are conducted at PUDs to ensure that all development commitments have been met and that Land Devel-opment Code (LDC) regulations are adhered to. This insurance program identifies outstanding permit approvals and board authorized contributions

and commitments. Inspec-tors from the County’s Engineering Services, Code Enforcement, and the Transportation Division are currently auditing the PUDs listed on the back page of this newsletter.

If your association controls land within one of the listed PUDs and you

are aware of a land devel-opment violation, we want to hear from you. Contact through email: Maryann-devanas@colliergov.netand state the issues of concern.

Campus Map & Directory

Readers will find inserted as pages 5 and 6 a map of the buildings found at Collier County’s main campus and an informational directory of services available at this location.

We recommend you provide the map and directory to your residents for their use as a quick reference.

Post-storm Guideline For Preserve Management 2

Why Remove Exotics? 2

Does Your Association Own a Lift Station? 3

SFWMD—Water Savings Incentive Grants 3

List of PUDs in Audit Group # 9 4

Visitors Information Center — For Residents Too! 4

Collier County Main Campus Map & Directory 5-6

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Volume 3, Issue 3

August 2007

SEE LIST ON BACK

F o l l o w i n g a r e g u i d e l i n e se s t a b l i s h e d f o r c a r e o f p r e s e r v e s a f t e r s t o r m s .

Native vegetation that falls down inside the preserve boundary must re-main. When this occurs the natural process of biodegrading takes place. The decaying materials are beneficial to the preserve and wildlife. An additional benefit in wetlands is the creation of a depression that is formed by the uproot-ing of trees. These depressions hold water into the dry season for a longer time and create additional foraging areas for wading birds.

Portions of trees that have fallen outside the preserve boundary may be removed without a permit. Those portions of the vegetation inside the preserve boundary must remain.

Removal of trees that are leaning

and pose a legitimate safety hazard r e q u i r e a V e g e t a t i o n R e m o v a l P e r m i t ( V R P ) t o be completed. When a VRP is needed, submit the application to the Environmental Services Department located within the Community Development & Environmental Services (CDES) Division. Their offices are located at 2800 North Horse-shoe Drive, Naples. To review the VRP applicat ion form

click on the following link: http://www.co l l i e rgov .ne t / I ndex . a spx?page=327

Trees in preserves that are leaning and determined not to be a safety threat will not be allowed to be removed. However, the Environmental Services staff can provide assistance in terms of recommendations on how to attempt to right the trees.

Removal of prohibited exotics is a requirement for al l preserve areas. Any debris from exotic vegetation in preserves needs to be removed by hand for proper disposal.

It may be necessary to enhance the preserve if the amount of vegetation that fell is significant. Preserve restoration plantings may be installed after an amendment to the preserve management plan is filed.

residential and commercial land.

To view photos of the exotic plants listed and detailed information about them please click on the link below:

http://www.colliergov.net/Index.aspx?page=337

Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera)

Austrialian Pine (Casurina spp.)

Brazilian Pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius)

Catclaw Mimosa (Mimosa pigra)

Invasive exotic plants threaten wild-life habitats and displace native plants that are important to Florida's ecology. They can out-compete most native plants because they grow quickly and are not easily affected by native pests and diseases. These spreading exotics are difficult and expensive to remove, and diminish the diversity of wildlife.

To help contain invasive exotics the Collier County Land Development Code requ i res tha t the p roh ib i ted exotic species be removed from most

Climbing Fern (Lygodium spp.)

Downey Rosemyrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosus)

Earleaf Acacia (Acacia auriculiformis)

Java Plum (Syzygium cumini)

Leather Leaf (Colubrina asiatica)

Melaleuca (Melaleuca quinquenervia)

Woman’s Tongue (Albizia lebbeck)

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Post-storm Guidelines For Preserve Management

Why Remove Exotics?

NEWSLETTER TITLE

For answers to your associations concerns directly

contact the Environmental

Staff at: 239-732-2505

M a n y C o l l i e r C o u n t y subdivisions own and maintain sanitary sewer lift stations that are connected to the Collier County Water-Sewer District’s wastewater collection system.

The State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection regulations state “…systems shall be operated and maintained so as to provide u n i n t e r r u p t e d s e r v i c e … ” To accomplish this obligation on privately owned sanitary sewer lift stations, the owner(s) of each station shall:

Maintain a permanent fence with a sign mounted thereon; the sign shallinclude the correct name and phone number(s) of at least one emergency contact individual and the correct name(s) and phone number(s) of the

station’s operator as well as the station’s owner(s). The text on the sign must be immediately updated if and when any of the information on the sign becomes out-dated.

The station’s owner shall continuously retain (contract with) an operator qualified under Florida laws, rule, or regulation for Operations, Preventive Maintenance, and to respond to each service interruption, if any, at that station.

These requirements are mandated by the Florida Department of Environ-mental Protection regulations, Florida Administrative Code, Subsection 62-604. For additional information about the signage requirements, please refer to the Collier County Utilities Standards Manual, Revised Standards Detail WW-7A and WW-8. These

are available on our web site at w w w . c o l l i e r g o v . n e ton the Public Utilities Engineering Department page, or by contacting the Public Utilities Engineering Department at 239-732-2583.

Please also note that the owner/operator of the collection/transmission system shall report to the Florida Depart-ment of Environmental Protection all unauthorized releases or spills of waste-water to surface or ground waters. In the event spills are in excess of 1,000 gallons per incident, or consist of other abnormal events where information indicates that public health or the environment will be endangered, the owner/operator shall report orally to the STATE WARNING POINT TOLL FREE NUMBER (800) 320-0519 as soon as practical, but no later than 24 hours from the time that the owner/operator becomes aware of the circumstances.

In addition, if a surface water body is impacted by a wastewater release, the owner of the lift station may be responsible to post signage in the area and to collect and analyze water samples until the health risks subside.

If you have questions concerning sanitary sewer lift station ownership mandatory rules, contact eitherKeith Kleinmann, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, at 239-332-6975, or Ray Smith, Director of Pollution Control and Prevention, at 239-732-2502.

Conservation efficiency (estimated gallons saved per year)

Consistency with regional water supply plans and/or the Governing Board initiatives

Project innovation

Cost-effectiveness

Water Management Grants have saved millions of gallons of water a year.Conservation initiatives from 2005 alone, saved 374 million gallons of potable water. Your community can be one of these grant recipients and save.

Grant applications are available on the District’s web site at www.sfwmd.gov or at District headquarters or any of the Regional Service Centers. A selection committee ranks eligible projects based on these following criteria:

Project location in a Rural Economic Initiative community

Once the project is selected, ranked, and approved by the Governing Board, a dynamic partnership begins that is focused on preserving South Florida’s future.

For more information contact Bruce Adams, Water Conservation Officer at (561) 682-6785 or through email at badams@sfwmd.gov

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Does Your Association Own a Lift Station?Lift Station Ownership and Maintenance

SFWMD -Water Savings Incentive Grants

PUD Quarterly2800 North Horseshoe Drive

Naples, Florida 34104

C O L L I E R C O U N T YC O M M U N I T Y D E V E L O P M E N T &

E N V I R O N M E N T A L S E R V I C ES DIVISIONE N G I N E E R I N G S E R V I C E S D E P A R T M E N T

Additionally, relocation resources are available providing you with contacts for government services, utilities, continuing educational programs, and recreational opportunities.

Open Monday - Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Located on the first floor of The Chamber Building

2390 Tamiami Trail NorthNaples, FL 34103

Phone: 239-262-6141Fax: 239-262-8374

Naples Visitors Information Center is a user-friendly, beautifully designed, environment brimming with all the information you would want on the greater Naples area. It’s ideally config-ured and equipped to interactively connect you to our community.

The look and feel of the center is dramatic, housing 3,000 square feet of creative venues. Six informationalkiosks are designed to include inter-active LCD touch screen units displaying Naples lifestyles, maps, and businesses. Surrounding the kiosks are displays of ‘take away’ brochures detail-ing local entertainment, attractions, dining, healthcare, real estate, andfinancial and professional services.

Visitors Information Center - For Residents Too!

Phone: 239-213-2947Fax: 239-530-6201

PUD Issues contact: KellieCarroll@colliergov.net

Our Mission:To deliver high quality best-value

public services, programs, and facilities to our residents and visitors.

Do you know of an IOU within one of these PUDs? Let us know.

Audit Group #9 (List for Page 1)

ARTESA POINTE H.D. DEVELOPMENT PIPER BLVD. MEDICAL OFFICE CENTER

BALMORAL HAMILTON HARBOR PRINCESS PARK

BOSLEY IMMOKALEE SENIOR HOUSING

RAGGE

BOTANICAL PLACE INDIGO LAKES SADDLEBROOK VILLAGE

BRISTOL PINES LAKE TRAFFORD MARINA SEACREST UPPER AND LOWER SCHOOL

CALUSA ISLAND VILLAGE LIVINGSTON LAKES SUMMERWOOD

CASTLEWOOD AT IMPERIAL LIVINGSTON VILLAGE TRIAD

CHARLEE ESTATES LONGVIEW CENTER TWO LAKES PLAZA

CLESEN MANDALAY VANDERBILT TRUST

COLLIER CTY. GOVERNMENT COMPLEX

MEADOW BROOK VENETIAN PLAZA

COLLIER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

MIRASOL VICTORIA FALLS

COLONNADES AT SANTA BARBARA

MISSION CHURCH VILLAGE PLACE

DA VINCI ESTATES NORTH NAPLES RE-SEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

WALGREEN'S

EAST GATEWAY NORTHSIDE MEDICAL PLAZA

WENTWORTH ESTATES

FALLS OF NAPLES PARK CENTRAL NORTH WILLOW PARK

GOLDEN GATE FIRE DIS-TRICT STATION

PINE RIDGE CORNERS WOLF CREEK

GOODLETTE CORNERS PINE VIEW

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