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BCC Minutes 09/05/2013 B (Budget) BCC BUDGET MEETING MINUTES September 5, 2013 September 5, 2013 TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Naples, Florida, September 5, 2013 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Board of County Commissioners, in and for the County of Collier, and also acting as the Board of Zoning Appeals and as the governing board(s) of such special districts as have been created according to law and having conducted business herein, met on this date at 5:05 p.m., in BUDGET SESSION in Building "F" of the Government Complex, East Naples, Florida, with the following members present: CHAIRWOMAN: Georgia Hiller Fred Coyle Donna Fiala Tom Henning Tim Nance ALSO PRESENT: Leo Ochs, County Manager Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney Mark Isackson, OMB Director Mike Sheffield, Communications & Customer Relations Manager Page 1 COLLIER COUNTY Board of County Commissioners Community Redevelopment Agency Board (CRAB) Airport Authority iz 0% I r otosio, riu AGENDA Board of County Commission Chambers Collier County Government Center 3299 Tamiami Trail East, 3rd Floor Naples, FL 34112 BUDGET SESSION September 5, 2013 5:05 PM Georgia Hiller - BCC Chairwoman; BCC Commissioner, District 2 Tom Henning - BCC Vice-Chairman; BCC Commissioner, District 3 Donna Fiala - BCC Commissioner, District 1; CRAB Vice-Chairman Fred W. Coyle - BCC Commissioner, District 4 Tim Nance - BCC Commissioner, District 5; CRAB Chairman NOTICE: ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS MUST REGISTER PRIOR TO SPEAKING. ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING PERTAINING THERETO, AND THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. ALL REGISTERED SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES UNLESS THE TIME IS ADJUSTED BY THE CHAIRMAN. Page 1 September 5,2013 IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT THE COLLIER COUNTY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT LOCATED AT 3335 EAST TAMIAMI TRAIL, SUITE 1, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34112-5356, (239) 252-8380; ASSISTED LISTENING DEVICES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE. 1. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING - Executive Summary —Recommendation to accept selection committee rankings for Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 13-6132 "Annual Audit Services" and direct the County Manager to negotiate a contract beginning with the highest ranked firm. Page 2 September 5,2013 COLLIER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIOENRS AGENDA Thursday, September 5, 2013, 5:05 PM NOTICE: ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS MUST REGISTER PRIOR TO SPEAKING. ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING PERTAINING THERETO, AND THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. ALL REGISTERED PUBLIC SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES UNLESS PERMISSION FOR ADDITIONAL TIME IS GRANTED BY THE CHAIRMAN. 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING—Pelican Bay Services Division Budget Hearing: A. Executive Summary —Fiscal Year 2014 Pelican Bay Services Division Budget B. Public Comment C. Resolution Approving the Special Assessment Roll and Levying the Special Assessment against the Benefited Properties within the Pelican Bay Municipal Service Taxing and Benefit Unit. 3. ADJOURN Page 1 September 5,2013 COLLIER COUNTY Board of County Commissioners Community Redevelopment Agency Board (CRAB) Airport Authority 01 I or (41 N. ‘' AGENDA Board of County Commission Chambers Collier County Government Center 3299 Tamiami Trail East, 3rd Floor Naples, FL 34112 BUDGET SESSION September 5, 2013 5:05 PM Georgia Hiller - BCC Chairwoman; BCC Commissioner, District 2 Tom Henning - BCC Vice-Chairman; BCC Commissioner, District 3 Donna Fiala - BCC Commissioner, District 1; CRAB Vice-Chairman Fred W. Coyle - BCC Commissioner, District 4 Tim Nance - BCC Commissioner, District 5; CRAB Chairman NOTICE: ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS MUST REGISTER PRIOR TO SPEAKING. ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING PERTAINING THERETO, AND THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED. ALL REGISTERED SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES UNLESS THE TIME IS ADJUSTED BY THE CHAIRMAN. Page 1 September 5,2013 IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT THE COLLIER COUNTY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT LOCATED AT 3335 EAST TAMIAMI TRAIL, SUITE 1, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34112-5356, (239) 252-8380; ASSISTED LISTENING DEVICES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE. 1. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING - BCC - Fiscal Year 2014 Tentative Budget A. Discussion of Tentative Millage Rates and Increases Over the Rolled Back Millage Rates B. Review and Discussion of Changes to the Tentative Budget C. Public Comments and Questions D. Announcement of Tentative Millage Rates and Percentage Changes in Property Tax Rates E. Resolution to Adopt the Tentative Millage Rates F. Resolution to Adopt the Amended Tentative Budget G. Announcement of Final Public Hearing as Follows: Final Public Hearing on the FY 2013-14 Collier County Budget Thursday, September 19, 2013 5:05 PM Collier County Government Center W. Harmon Turner Building (F) Third Floor, Boardroom Naples, Florida 2. ADJOURN Page 2 September 5, 2013 September 5, 2013 MR. OCHS: Madam Chair, you have a live mic. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Thank you. Good afternoon. I'd like to call this meeting to order. If we could please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. County Manager Ochs, would you lead us? MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am. (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in unison.) CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: County Manager? MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am. Good evening, Commissioners. Welcome back from break. It's good to see you all. This is the first of two required public hearings to hear and adopt your Fiscal Year 2014 budget RECOMMENDATION TO ACCEPT SELECTION COMMITTEE RANKINGS FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) #13-6132, "ANNUAL AUDIT SERVICES" AND DIRECT THE COUNTY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT BEGINNING WITH THE HIGHEST RANKED FIRM — APPROVED Before we begin the standard budget presentation this evening, Commissioners, we do have one other item that we had advertised for this agenda that we would like to take at the top of the meeting, and that is to ask the board to consider a recommendation from the staff to accept the selection committee ranking for the RFP for annual audit services and allow me to negotiate that contract that we will have back on your agenda for the September 10th regular BCC meeting. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: I'd like to make a motion then to recommend to accept the selection committee's rankings for the Request for Proposal No. 13-6132, annual audit services, and direct the county manager to negotiate a contract beginning with the highest rank. Page 2 September 5, 2013 May I have a second? COMMISSIONER COYLE: Second. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Second. COMMISSIONER HENNING: Second. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Everybody's very accommodating. We'll accept the second from Commissioner Fiala. Is there any discussion? COMMISSIONER COYLE: It's discrimination. COMMISSIONER FIALA: What? CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Okay. I can tell that Commissioner Coyle had a very nice summer. There being no further discussion, all in favor? COMMISSIONER COYLE: Aye. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: (No verbal response.) COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye. COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Motion carries unanimously. MR. OCHS: Thank you very much, Commissioners. Now we'll move on to the public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2014 budget. I will turn the microphone over to Mr. Isackson at this point. MR. ISACKSON: Thank you, County Manager Ochs. The first order of business is traditionally our Pelican Bay MST and BU budget presentation. I'll ask Mr. Dorrill to approach the podium and make some opening remarks. Item #2A (On the Pelican Bay Services Division Budget Agenda) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY— FISCAL YEAR 2014 PELICAN BAY SERVICES DIVISION BUDGET MR. DORRILL: Good evening, Commissioners, welcome back. Page 3 September 5, 2013 As was the case earlier in the summer, this budget has been work-shopped extensively. To give you maybe 30 seconds of history, this budget, even its previous form, has always used both the combination of ad valorem taxes and a millage for street-lighting and a special assessment for operating and maintenance capital associated costs. It actually goes back to the 1970's. At that time the county did not have a mechanism within its subdivision regulations to install street-lights. And so street-lighting districts have been popular and always ad valorem based since the mid 1970's or so. At the time the county took over the former independent district, Pelican Bay Improvement District, and we became the successor interest to that. The same funding has been in place throughout, since the late '80s, the early 1990's. The budget this year reflects the same combined assessment as the previous year, $398 and, I believe, 14 cents. There is a millage that we'll continue to pay for the street-lighting -- it was increased the slightly last year but remains the same this year -- that enables them to begin to collect and reserve some capital replacement funds. Some of their fixtures are about 30 years old. They have a desire to replace those fixtures. They are reserving cash within their ad valorem millage fund to be able to pay cash for the scheduled replacement of the streetlight system that is there. There are three primary funds. Fund 109, which is the primary operating and maintenance fund. They have a number of cost centers within that fund. There are no significant increases there aside from those that you've previously reviewed. They have a Clam Bay Restoration Fund. And as you know, based -- earlier in the year, they've assumed some additional responsibilities there, and then they have their capital improvement fund. Page 4 September 5, 2013 I'd be happy to answer any specific questions that you might have. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Members of the board, any questions? (No response.) CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: There appear to be no questions at this time. MR. ISACKSON: Commissioner? COMMISSIONER FIALA: Do we make a motion or anything on that? MR. OCHS: Go ahead. Item #2C (On the Pelican Bay Services Division Budget Agenda) RESOLUTION 2013-162: A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL AND LEVYING THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AGAINST BENEFITED PROPERTIES WITHIN THE PELICAN BAY MUNICIPAL SERVICE TAXING AND BENEFIT UNIT— ADOPTED MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, Item 2C would be, then, to approve the resolution for the special assessment roll and levying the special assessment against the benefited properties within the Pelican Bay Municipal Service Taxing and Benefit Unit. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Commissioner Fiala, would you like to make that motion? COMMISSIONER FIALA: Certainly would. I'd like to make a motion to approve. COMMISSIONER HENNING: Second. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Do you want me to read that all? Is that better? MR. ISACKSON: (Shakes head.) Page 5 September 5, 2013 COMMISSIONER FIALA: Okay. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: All in favor? COMMISSIONER COYLE: Aye. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: (No verbal response.) COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye. COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Motion carries unanimously. BCC FY 2014 TENTATIVE BUDGET PRESENTATION MR. ISACKSON: Thank you, Commissioners. If we can, we'll turn to the Collier County budget portion of our hearing tonight. And if you'll bear with me, as each of you know, I'm compelled to present a number of remarks on the record that will go and accompany our TRIM compliance manual that we send to the State in October. So if you'll bear with me, let me begin by putting some remarks on the record, and we can proceed through the agenda. Welcome to the first of two public hearings on the Collier County Government Fiscal Year 2014 budget which begins October 1, 2013, and runs through September 30, 2014. The public budget hearings in September must follow a specific format pursuant to truth in millage guidelines. Your agenda contains the specific sequence of agenda items to be covered. Pursuant to statute, this hearing was advertised as part of the TRIM notice mailed to all Collier County property owners. The final hearing is two weeks from tonight, or September 19, 2013. This hearing will be noticed as part of the statutory advertisement requirements contained in the truth in millage statutes. The budget notice ad will appear in the Naples Daily News on September 16, 2013. Final tax rates and budget decisions will be Page 6 September 5, 2013 made at this final hearing on September 19, 2013. Agenda and speaker slips are available in the hallway. Anyone interested in addressing the Board of County Commissioners regarding the county budget must complete a speaker slip. Mr. Mike Sheffield -- Mike, please raise your hand -- will collect the speaker slips. Following some introductory remarks regarding tax rates and changes to the tentative budget released in mid July, there will be an opportunity -- that's Agenda Item 1C -- for public comment. Speakers will be called by name. As a public-service announcement, the individual property owner TRIM notices contained information pertaining to market value and the point of contact at the Property Appraiser's Office, through which questions could be addressed. In addition, there was a notification indicating that a petition for adjustment of market value is available with the Property Appraiser's Office, and this petition must be filed with the property appraiser by close of business, 5 o'clock p.m., on Tuesday, September 10, 2013. Item #1A DISCUSSION OF TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATES AND INCREASES OVER THE ROLLED BACK MILLAGE RATES — DISCUSSED Commissioners, under Item 1A, discussion of tentative millage rates and increases over the rolled-back millage rate. The first substantive discussion, which is required by state law is, one, percentage increase in millage rate over the rolled-back rate needed to fund the budget and, two, the reasons ad valorem taxes revenues above the rolled-back rate, as calculated on the state DR 424s, are being increased. Page 7 September 5, 2013 Commissioners, rolled-back rate is defined as that tax rate necessary to generate prior year tax revenues, and this tax rate is calculated, not including taxable values associated with new construction, additions, deletions, and rehabilitative improvements. The board adopted budget guidance for FY2014 included a millage-neutral position, the same tax rate as last year and, for that matter, since 2010 with the General Fund and the Unincorporated Fund which, together, represent 96 percent of the total aggregate taxes levied across all Collier County taxing authorities for Fiscal Year 2014. The 2014 tentative General Fund and Unincorporated Area General Fund budgets as presented are based upon board adopted budget policy, calling for a millage-neutral tax rate. Both the General Fund and the Unincorporated Area General Fund tax rates are higher than the rolled-back rate. Collier County taxable value has increased modestly over the past two fiscal years, and the increase for 2014 is 3.8 percent and 3.5 percent within the General Fund and the Unincorporated Area General Fund respectively. Within an increasing taxable value environment under a millage-neutral policy guidance, the rolled-back rate with be lower than millage neutral. With the exception of Fiscal Year 2014, each year, beginning in FY2008, the adopted millage rate has been lower than the rolled-back rate. Since Fiscal Year 2008, when Collier County recorded its highest countywide taxable value of$82 billion, the county has lost $84 million by not levying the rolled-back rate, which would have been the higher rate during the preceding five-year period when the county lost 24.2 billion in taxable value. Likewise, during that same period within the Unincorporated Area General Fund, 16.6 million in revenue was left on the table by not levying the rolled-back rate. Page 8 September 5, 2013 Commissioners, referring to Exhibit 1A, millage rates for each Collier County taxing authority have been established pursuant to budget guidance. Budget guidance provides that millage-neutral tax rate positions would be taken in the General Fund and the Unincorporated Area General Fund. Further, MSTU tax rates would be set between millage-neutral and tax-neutral based upon the respective advisory board recommendations. MSTU tax rates where no advisory boards exist would be set at millage neutral or below. A pending board action covering the interlocal agreements with the East Naples Fire Protection District for operational management of the Isle of Capri Fire District on September 10. The millage rate for this MSTU would be reduced from 2 mills for $1,000 of taxable value to 1.5 mills for $1,000 of taxable value. And this change would be reflected in the final rates adopted by the board at the final public hearing on September 19, 2013. The voter-approved Conservation Collier tax levy is off the tax roll for Fiscal Year 2014. The accumulative aggregate rolled-back rate for all Collier County taxing authorities, exclusive of debt service, totals 4.2222 for $1,000 of taxable value. The proposed aggregate tax rate for all Collier County taxing authorities, exclusive of debt service, totals 4.1518 for $1,000 of taxable value. This represents a decrease of 1.67 percent and requires a publication of a budget summary ad and not a notice of proposed tax increase for TRIM purposes. Item #1B REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF CHANGES TO TENTATIVE BUDGET — DISCUSSED; MOTION TO BRING FORWARD A PROPOSED COMPENSATION INCREASE OF $1000 TO THE Page 9 September 5, 2013 BASE SALARIES OF COUNTY, SHERIFF, SUPERVISOR OF ELECTIONS AND CLERK'S OFFICE EMPLOYEES AT THE NEXT BUDGET HEARING — APPROVED Commissioners, under Item 1B, the next section, it talks about a review and discussion of changes to the tentative budget, which is the second component of the statutory requirement. For tonight's hearing, changes to the budget, as noted within Exhibit 1B, pertain exclusively to receipt of the tax collector's budget as well as minor fund level adjustments that are necessary as a matter of normal operations or stemming from previous board action. These budgetary actions are found within Exhibit 1B, Pages 2 through 11. A summary of the actions are described within Exhibit 1B, Page 1. The most noteworthy is submission of the tax collector's budget, which is due to the Department of Revenue on August 1st and is included, traditionally, as part of the first public budget hearing. According to the Tax Collector's Statement of Commissions and Expenditures, the Fiscal Year 2014 budget for the tax collector totals $17,430,100 and is offset by service commissions or charges. The tax collector is a fee-based operation. This year's tax collector's budget represents an increase of 2.7 percent from Fiscal Year 2013. Of significant note is the turn back that the tax collector provides each year, and for the past two fiscal years, FY2011 and '12, and that turn back has totaled $5,995,336 and $5,324,804 respectively. Cumulative changes for FY2014 July tentative budget, as contained within the enabling resolutions, total $17,602,900, of which $17,430,100 is attributable to the tax collector's budget submittal. Minor fund level adjustments in the amount of$172,800 that are necessary as a matter of normal operations or stemming from previous board action are also included. MR. OCHS: Commissioners, as you'll recall, there were a Page 10 September 5, 2013 number of items you'd asked the staff to research subsequent to your summer budget workshop hearing June 20th, staff's review and evaluation, and some of those recommendations are included -- have been included in the backup to the packet that went out last week. I would note, or recommend, with the exception of some discussion that I would like to get tonight on my recommendation for employee compensation adjustments, that those other issues -- primarily you asked us to look at developing a formal reserve policy and also looking at alternative financing mechanisms for major capital acquisition and some equipment. Those are items that we have developed, some proposals that we believe would be most appropriately presented at the time that we bring the individual capital request to the board on a normal agenda. And we think that that would be the most efficient way to handle it with respect to the reserve policy. Our recommendation is that in front of you. You can review it. We would like to adopt it and incorporate it into your annual budget guidance document that will be coming to you in the spring of next year that will guide our development of the Fiscal Year 2015 budget. Now, again, as I mentioned, the one item we would like some direction on this evening, if we could -- and that is because if you are predisposed to approve the recommendation on the salary adjustment, we would make all of those changes to the budget at your final public hearing. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Commissioner Henning? COMMISSIONER HENNING: I think the alternative that the county manager has brought forward that compensation goes across equally is the best for all. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: And I think what we should do for the benefit of the public is have the county manager explain what he is proposing as the compensation adjustment. We recommended that all employees receive an appropriate COLA adjustment, and the county Page 11 September 5, 2013 manager has a very equitable solution that provides for that. MR. OCHS: Yes. Thank you Madam Chair and Commissioners. Essentially what we've done is, as you recall, back in the summer we suggested a 1.5 percent adjustment based on the change in the CPI Index we use annually from the change from December to December. Then we had the discussion with the board. There was interest in leveling that out across the agency. So what we did was we took the average salary for your organization, computed a one-and-a-half percent increase to that. It was just about $800 in general terms. So what we did then was we recommended $1,000 for each employee, and then we netted out what their increase would be in the coming fiscal year for their own health insurance premium contributions and made sure that then the bottom line would be a roughly identical annual adjustment in pay for all employees across the board. And what that does, obviously, is, on a percentage basis, it is a higher percentage increase for your lower-paid employees and a more modest percentage increase for your higher-paid employees. But I believe that's in keeping with the -- CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: It is. MR. OCHS: -- spirit and guidance of the board. And that would be my recommendation not only for your agency but also for the other constitutional agencies whose budgets you fund. And that is our staff recommendation. If we can get some guidance from the board this evening, then we could incorporate that into the final resolution on the 19th when you adopt your budget. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: I'll make the motion to incorporate that in the budget. And so essentially what will happen is there will be a $1,000 base salary adjustment for each employee both within county government and all employees of all Constitutional Officers. So if you could proceed with that adjustment and bring it forward at the next budget hearing. Page 12 September 5, 2013 MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Second. COMMISSIONER HENNING: Well, I don't know if it's all Constitutional Officers, because some of them are fee officers. MR. OCHS: And that's true, Commissioner. The budgets of the Property Appraiser and the Tax Collector already contain their adjustment as fee officers, so we're talking about -- CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: We're talking about the Sheriff, the Supervisor of Elections, and the Clerk of Courts. MR. OCHS: That's right; yes, ma'am. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: And thank you for that clarification. You're absolutely right. We almost gave them a double bonus. That wouldn't have been fair. MR. OCHS: No, that wasn't going to happen. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Yeah, no. But they could have held me to those words, and Commissioner Fiala and I would have been on the hook. So, yeah, thank you for that clarification. Any discussion? (No response.) CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: There being no further discussion, all in favor? COMMISSIONER COYLE: Aye. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: (No verbal response.) COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye. COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Motion carries unanimously. MR. OCHS: Thank you, Commissioners, on behalf of the staff. Mark? Item #1C Page 13 September 5, 2013 PUBLIC COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, if there's no questions on the tentative changes to the budget, it would be appropriate to move to public comments and questions. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Do we have any public speakers? MR. SHEFFIELD: We have one. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Would you ask him to come forward. MR. SHEFFIELD: Walter Call. MR. CALL: I'm going to waive. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: No further speakers? MR. SHEFFIELD: No further speakers. Item #1D ANNOUNCEMENT OF TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATES AND PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN PROPERTY TAX RATES — READ INTO RECORD MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, the next item on the agenda is my favorite section. It's the announcement of tentative millage rates and percentage changes in the property tax rates. This is where I have to laboriously go through and announce the tax rates and the rolled-back rate and the percentage change from the rolled-back rate for all family of Collier County taxing authorities. So without further ado, let me proceed with the work I have to do. The General Fund rolled-back rate is 3.4785. The proposed millage rate is 3.5645. That is a percent change from the rolled-back rate of 2.47 percent. Page 14 September 5, 2013 The Water Pollution Control District, Fund 114, the rolled-back millage rate is .0286. The proposed millage rate, .0293. That is an increase over the rolled-back rate of 2.45 percent. The Unincorporated Area General Fund, Fund 111, the rolled-back millage rate is .7024. The proposed millage rate is .7161. That is an increase over the rolled-back rate of 1.95 percent. The Golden Gate Community Center MSTU, Fund 130, the rolled-back millage rate is .1939. The proposed millage rate is .1909. That is a decrease from the rolled-back rate of 1.55 percent. Victoria Park Drainage, Fund 134, the rolled-back millage rate is .0458. The proposed millage rate is .0479. That has an increase over the rolled-back rate of 4.59 percent. Naples Park Drainage MSTU, Fund 139, the rolled-back millage rate, .0085; proposed millage rate, .0085. That has no change from the rolled-back rate. The Vanderbilt Beach MSTU, Fund 143, rolled-back millage rate, .4897; proposed millage rate of .5000. That has an increase over the rolled-back rate of 2.1 percent. The Isle of Capri MSTU, Fund 144, the rolled-back millage rate, 1.9830; proposed millage rate, 2.0000. Percent change from the rolled-back rate, .86 percent. The Ochopee Fire Control, Fund 146, the rolled-back millage rate, 4.0755; proposed millage rate, 4. That has a decrease from the rolled-back rate of minus 1.85 percent. Collier County Fire, Fund 148, the rolled-back millage rate, 1.8067; proposed millage rate, 2.0000. That has a percent change from the rolled-back rate of 10.7 percent. The Goodland/Horr's Island Fire MSTU, Fund 149, rolled-back millage rate, 1.3342; the proposed millage rate, 1.2760. That has a percent change from the rolled-back rate of minus 4.36 percent. Sabal Palm Road MSTU, Fund 151, rolled-back millage rate, .0416; proposed millage, .1000. A percent change from the Page 15 September 5, 2013 rolled-back rate of 140.38 percent. The Golden Gate Parkway Beautification MSTU, Fund 153, rolled-back millage rate, .4583; proposed millage rate, .4583. That has a zero change from the rolled-back rate. The Lely Golf Estates Beautification MSTU, Fund 152, the rolled-back millage rate, 1.9355; the proposed millage rate, 2. That has a percent change from the rolled-back rate of 3.33 percent. The Hawksridge Stormwater Pumping MSTU, Fund 154, the rolled-back millage rate, .0482; proposed millage rate, .0482; a 0 percent change from the rolled-back rate. The Radio Road Beautification MSTU, Fund 158, the rolled-back millage rate, .3185; proposed millage rate, .3185; a 0 percent change from the rolled-back rate. Forest Lakes Roadway and Drainage MSTU, Fund 159, the rolled-back millage rate, 1.1527; the proposed millage rate, 1.1610; a percent change from the rolled-back rate of .72 percent. The Immokalee Beautification MSTU, Fund 162, the rolled-back millage rate, .9162; the proposed millage rate, .9162; a 0 percent change from the rolled-back rate. The Bayshore Avalon Beautification MSTU, Fund 163, the rolled-back millage rate, 2.3604; proposed millage, 2.3604; a 0 percent change from the rolled-back rate. The Haldeman Creek Dredging MSTU, Fund 164, the rolled-back millage rate, .7348; proposed millage, .7348; a 0 percent change from the rolled-back rate. Your Rock Road MSTU, Fund 165, the rolled-back millage rate, 2.9672; the proposed millage rate, 3; a percent change from the rolled-back rate of 1.11 percent. The Radio Road East MSTU, Fund 166, the rolled-back millage rate, .2306; the proposed millage rate, .2306; percent change from the rolled-back rate of 0. Conservation Collier, Fund 172, the rolled-back millage rate, Page 16 September 5, 2013 .1610; proposed millage rate, 0.0000. Percent change from the rolled-back rate, minus 100 percent. The Forest Lakes Debt Service MSTU, Fund 259, the rolled-back millage rate, 2.8391; the proposed millage rate, 2.8390; a technical 0 percent change from the rolled-back rate. The Radio Road East Debt Service, Fund 266, the rolled-back millage rate, .2227; the proposed millage rate, .2193. The percent change from the rolled-back rate, minus 1.53 percent. Conservation Collier Debt Service, 2005 Series, Fund 272, rolled-back millage rate, .0828; proposed millage rate, 0.0000. Percent change from the rolled-back rate, minus 100 percent. Collier County Lighting, Fund 760, the rolled-back millage rate, .1578; the proposed millage rate, .1631 . Percent change from the rolled-back rate, 3.36 percent. Finally, Commissioners, the Pelican Bay MSTBU Lighting District, Fund 778, the rolled-back millage rate, .0849; the proposed millage rate, .0857; a .94 percent increase over the rolled-back rate. And, again, the aggregate millage rate for -- the rolled-back aggregate millage rate, 4.2222; the proposed millage rate, 4.1518. That is a percent change of a minus 1.67 percent. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Thank you. Item #1E RESOLUTION 2013-163: A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE TENTATIVE MILLAGE RATES — ADOPTED COMMISSIONER HENNING: Move to approve the tentative millage rate resolution for 2013/2014. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Second that. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: We have a motion and a second. Is there any discussion? Page 17 September 5, 2013 (No response.) CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: There being no discussion, all in favor? COMMISSIONER COYLE: Aye. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: (No verbal response.) COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye. COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Motion carries unanimously. Item #1F RESOLUTION 2013-164: A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE AMENDED TENTATIVE BUDGET — ADOPTED MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, Item 1F is a resolution to adopt the amended tentative budget, and that's, under your Tab 1F you find the resolution providing for the amended FY2014 tentative budget, and your action on this item will include changes discussed under Agenda Item 1B, and the amended budget can be adopted by a single majority vote. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Could you make the motion for us to approve? COMMISSIONER HENNING: So moved. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Mark, is there a specific motion required, or do you want us to simply -- MR. ISACKSON: That would be a motion to adopt the resolution to -- CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Okay. MR. ISACKSON: -- establish the budget. COMMISSIONER HENNING: Establish the budget. MR. ISACKSON: Right, establish the amended tentative budget. Page 18 September 5, 2013 CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Motion to accept the resolution adopting the tentative millage rates for Fiscal Year 2013 to 2014 as proposed with the amendment with respect to the employee adjustment. MR. ISACKSON: Commissioner, just one -- if you just -- on Item 1F, that's a resolution to adopt the amended tentative budget. If we could do that, please. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Okay. Which one? COMMISSIONER FIALA: Motion to adopt the -- CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Amended. COMMISSIONER FIALA: -- the resolution adopting the tentative budget for 2013/2014. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Thank you. Just let Commissioner Fiala do it. You know, she's like -- she had a vacation. COMMISSIONER FIALA: I did. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: I'll just second it. MR. OCHS: Thank you. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Can you just make the motions, Mark, since you know what you want us to do, and we'll just say "motion to approve"? All in favor? COMMISSIONER COYLE: Aye. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Aye. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: (No verbal response.) COMMISSIONER NANCE: Aye. COMMISSIONER HENNING: Aye. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Motion carries unanimously. MR. ISACKSON: Commissioners, that's all the business I have. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Good. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: County Manager? MR. OCHS: No, ma'am. That concludes your budget hearing this evening. I will remind the public and the board your final public Page 19 September 5, 2013 hearing is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. on Thursday, September 19th. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: And it will be here at the Collier County Government Center in our Boardroom on the Third Floor. MR. OCHS: Correct. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Still at 5:05? MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: 5:05, required by law. MR. OCHS: Yes, ma'am. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Someone actually called our director of finance and asked her who would be so dumb as to come up with 5:05 as the start time for a meeting, and her response was the legislature. Did I say it was Crystal who said that? I'm just kidding. All right. With that I'd like to make a motion to adjourn this meeting and thank you all for being here. COMMISSIONER FIALA: Thank you, and second that. CHAIRWOMAN HILLER: Thank you. Meeting is adjourned. **** Page 20 September 5, 2013 There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 5:39 p.m. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BOARD OF ZONING A 4 PEALS/EX OFFICIO GOVERNIN' BOARD(S) OF SPEC A L D TRICT. UNDER ITS CONTROL iL GEO 'WA HILLER, CHAIRWOMAN ATTEST DWIGHT E. BRCK, CLERK ttest as tc ' : RI9l signature,r-'y. These minutes app71 by the Board on io 16I i3 , as presented or as corrected TRANSCRIPT PREPARED ON BEHALF OF GREGORY COURT REPORTING SERVICE, INC., BY TERRI LEWIS, COURT REPORTER AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Page 21