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Immokalee CRA Advisory Board Minutes 04/25/2013 2013 Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency Minutes April 25 , 2013 Caller County Community Redevelopment Agency ' KALE CRA Enclosure 1 i The place to Coil Home! MINUTES Immokalee Local Redevelopment Agency April 25, 2013 1320 N. 15`h Street, Immokalee, FL A. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Mike Facundo, Chairman at 8:40 a.m. B. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum. Advisory Committee /EZDA Members Present: Mike Facundo, Floyd Crews, Julio Estremera, James Wall, Carrie Williams, and Ski Olesky. Advisory Committee /EZDA Members Absent/Excused: Robert Halman, and Cristina Perez. Action: A quorum was announced as being present. Others Present: Steve Hart and Amanda Campos. Staff. Brad Muckel, Marie Capita, James Sainvilus and Christie Betancourt. C. Introductions. All present introduced themselves. D. Announcements. a. Red Flag Issues i. Recording Meetings. Floyd Crews announced that he would like the Advisory Board meetings to be recorded. Action: Mr. Crews made a motion to record all CRA Advisory board Meetings, Ms. Williams seconded the motion for discussion. The motion failed with a vote of Ito 4. Ski Olesky arrived at the meeting at 8:47 am ii. Representation during IAMP discussion. Floyd Crews announced that he would like for any discussion pertaining to the IAMP and the LDR have Collier County Legal and Planning staff representation. After discussion the board decided they would only request legal assistance on an as needed basis. Mr. Crews would also like to see some kind of educational program to educate the community on the IAMP. Action: Mr. Wall made a motion to direct CRA staff to look into the possibility of having a staff member of the County Planning staff attend meetings referencing the Land Development Regulations and the Immokalee Area Master Plan., Mr. Crews seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. E. Adoption of Agenda. Action: Mr. Wall made a motion to approve the Agenda, Mr. Olesky seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. F. Communications. a. The Communications Folder containing the meeting notice, the renewal position presented to the board, the advisory board attendance log, and the vacant position article that was posted in Immokalee Bulletin was passed around for review. G. Consent Agenda. a. Approval of Minutes for the March 20, 2013 Meeting of the CRA. Action: Mr. Olesky made the motion to approve the Consent Agenda, the motion was seconded by Ms. Williams and the Consent Agenda was approved by unanimous vote. H. New Business. a. Office Records. Ms. Betancourt reported that all files older than 10 years will be scanned to the Collier County CRA "G" drive and hard copy will be shredded. She also reported that the Board of County Commissioners will no longer need to receive the approved minutes from the advisory board meetings. Staff was instructed by the Board of County Commissioners to send the minutes directly to Minutes and Records for recording. 1 b. Advisory Board Members. Ms. Betancourt informed the board that the press release was publicly noticed for the advertisement of the five vacant positions. Mr. Facundo informed CRA staff that he would like to be notified when the TAC and the CAC have an advisory board position vacant. After discussion the board requested that the CRA staff bring a copy of the EZDA/CRA Bylaws and Establishing Ordinance (in detail that show what board member represents what entity such as Business in the zone, Resident in the zone, etc.) to the May meeting. C. Immokalee Area Master Plan Staff provided the board a copy of the Immokalee Area Master Plan that is posted on the Growth Management website for board review. Staff will provide the board with a complete document with maps and deliver to board prior to next meeting. d. CRA Budget Ms. Betancourt provided a copy of the draft FY 2014 CRA Budget. She reviewed the plan with the board. The advisory board would like for staff to invite Commissioner Nance to future meetings so he will know where we are financially. Board would also like staff to look into reducing the indirect cost being accessed by the county. Board would also like staff to provide more details regarding the "Pay in lieu of Impact fees" and the mandatory indirect fees budgeted from Fund 186. Board would like staff to provide a simplified Budget summary report in the form of an income statement at the next meeting. e. First Street plaza Preliminary Design Mr. Muckel reviewed the plans for the Zocalo project. I. Old Business. a. CRA Office Lease Mr. Muckel reviews the draft SWFL works lease with members of the Advisory Board. After a lengthy discussion about options the board recommended Mr. Muckel use his best judgment in proceeding with the relocation or stay in the existing building with a negotiated rent. b. Project Manager's Reports i. CRA Project Manager Mr. Muckel game an update on three stormwater improvement projects, two fagade grant projects, and the crosswalk improvement project. ii. IBDC Manager Ms. Capita provided an update on obtaining 5016 status for the IBDC. iii. MSTU Project Manager Mr. Sainvilus provided an update on the Carson Road Sidewalk project, the main Street Improvement project, and the landscape maintenance contact. b. Code Enforcement No report was given. J. Citizen Comments. Steve Hart the CRA Marketing consultant provided the board with a report. K. Next MeetinlZ Date. The next regular Meeting will be May 15, 2013, at 8:30 A.M. at Southwest Florida Works located at 750 South 5 Street in Immokalee. L. Adjournment. This meeting adjourned at 10:40 A.M. 2 Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency IMMOKALEE CRA i The Place to Call Home i Certification of Minutes Approval Form nF C EP 13 �FR� of y 8.- 38 R y co�RTs ten,, Prepared by: Approved by —?-ley e1, In rim cutive Director ichael "Mike" Facundo, Chairman hnmok ee Community Redevelopment Agency These Minutes for the April 25, 2013 CRA/EZDAAdvisory Board Meeting were approved by the CRA Advisory Board/EZDA on May 15, 201.3 as presented. * The next joint Advisory Board/EZDA meeting will be held June 19, 2013 at 8:30A.M. at the Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency office located at 1320 North 15th Street, Immokalee, F134142. All meetings will be publicly noticed in the W. Harmon Turner Building (Building F), posted at the Immokalee Public Library and provided to the County Public Information Department for distribution. Please call Christie Betancourt, Administrative Assistant, at 239 -867- 4121 for additional information. In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact Christie Betancourt, Administrative Assistant, at least 48 hours before the meeting. The public should be advised that members of the Immokalee Master Plan and Visioning Committee and the CRA Advisory Board are also members of the other Boards and Committees, including, but not limited to: EZDA, Immokalee Local Redevelopment Advisory Board, Immokalee Fire Commission, and the Collier County Housing Authority; etc.. In this regard, matters coming before the IMPVC and the Advisory Board may come before one or more of the referenced Board and Committees from time to time.