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November 15, 2012
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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
HISPANIC AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD
Naples, Florida, November 15, 2012
LET IT BE REMEMBERED that the Collier County Hispanic Affairs Advisory
Board, in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on
this date at 6:00 PM in REGULAR SESSION in Building "F," 3rd floor, of the
Government Complex, Naples, Florida, with the following Members present:
District 1 , Chairman: Manuel Gonzalez
District 2
District 3 Valaree D. Maxwell
District 4
District 5 Albert Batista
Zetty Y. Rivera (absent)
Misc.Corres:
ALSO PRESENT: Marlene Serrano, Staff Liaison
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I. Call to Order:
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Manny Gonzalez at 6:18 pm and a quorum was
established.
II. Approve the Meeting Agenda:
Albert moved to approve the Agenda, seconded by Valaree. Carried unanimously, 3-0.
III. Approval of Minutes from the Meeting of October 25,2012:
Albert motioned to approve the minutes, Valaree seconded. Carried unanimously, 3-0.
IV. Guest Speaker:
A. Lt. R. Gonzalez: Invited Board members to the Minority Affairs meeting on
12/13/12. The topic will be Identity theft and drug awareness.
V. Old Business:
South Winds Trailer Park: Lt. Gonzalez visited South Winds with a deputy from East
Naples CCSO. The Trailer Park manager told Lt. Gonzalez that some of the residents were not
happy with the rules in the park. Lt. Gonzalez told the residents that it was a civil issue.
Manny- He met with Commissioner Fiala and Commissioner Nance in regards to this
trailer park. Manny requested that the HAAB sends an Issue Alert to the BCC for review.
Albert asked if Code Enforcement has done anything- Marlene stated that she was not
contacted by the residents from the trailer park until the day before this meeting and that she
gave them the date and address of the Golden Gate Task Force meeting as well as the East
Naples Task Force meeting. Albert requested that Marlene sends to the members the list of the
different Task Force meetings.
VI. New Business: None
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VII. Member and Staff Comments:
A. Manny asked Albert if he was still doing work with Legal Aid and he stated that he is
no longer with Legal Aid. He has his own practice and is also working with Collier
County Housing Authority on foreclosures.
B. Valaree- She started to do some work in Immokalee mainly to help kids over 18 years
of age. She is going to help with the FCATs among other things.
C. Manny- Manny stated that the Commissioner's Office will not have a manager to
handle all the aides. There is a possibility that some of the advisory boards would
consolidate with other boards. There was another discussion in regards to the
Hispanic Advisory Board merging with the Black Hispanic Board. Manny stated that
we are scheduled for January, but things might change in the future.
VIII. Adjourn
Manny motioned to adjourn, Valaree seconded. Carried unanimously, 3-0.
Meeting adjourned at 7:05 pm.
Next Meeting: January 24, 2013.
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