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Immokalee CRA Advisory Board Minutes 06/19/2013 2013 Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency Minutes June 19 , 2013 Coo a o� ty Corr 7,-.laity Re ev* opn,er,i Agency M IMOKALEE CRA Enclosure 1 !The Pierce to Coll Home MINUTES Immokalee Local Redevelopment Agency June 19, 2013 750 South 5th Street, Immokalee, FL A. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Mike Facundo, Chairman at 8:35 a.m. B. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum. Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Present: Mike Facundo, Floyd Crews, Cristina Perez, James Wall, Estil Null, Robert Halman, and Ski Olesky. Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Absent/Excused: Julio Estremera and Carrie Williams Action: A quorum was announced as being present. Others Present: Commissioner Tim Nance, Mohammed Rahman, Chris Curry, Augustin Dalusma,Jean Volcy, Erhan Ozbay, Ernest Freeman, and Jeff Letournau. Staff: Brad Muckel, Marie Capita, James Sainvilus and Christie Betancourt. C. Introductions. All present introduced themselves. D. Adoption of Agenda Action: Mr. Olesky made a motion to approve the Agenda, Ms. Perez seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote E. Communications. The folder containing the Public Notices, Estil Nulls board appointment, Chapter 2013-42 and Chapter 2013-39 Laws of Florida were presented to the board. F. Consent Agenda. a. Approval of Minutes for the May 15, 2013 Meeting of the CRA. Action: Mr. Olesky made the motion to approve the Consent Agenda, the motion was seconded by Ms. Perez and the Consent Agenda was approved by unanimous vote. G. Announcements. a. Advisory Board Members. Ms. Betancourt informed the board that we had some inquiries for the vacant board positions but still don't have any submitted applications. b. Façade Grant Staff provided the board a copy of the Façade Grant programs, Policies and Procedures, Application, and Program Budget for board to review and discuss at a future date. c. Red Flag Issues: i. Gospel Church of Hope Brad informed the board that Mr. Freeman had processed a public petition at the March 26, 2013 Board of County Commissioner meeting on behalf of Gospel Church of Hope in Immokalee regarding zoning issues. At that time the Commissioners suggested that Mr. Augustine Delusma,the church owner, check with the Immokalee CRA for possible assistance with fees. After much discussion the board requested more information regarding this matter from the applicant and County staff. ii. Kountry Kitchen The owner of Kountry Kitchen would like to develop the old building where Kountry Kitchen was located and change it Abe's Pizza& Wings. He is asking the board for a$20,000 Façade Grant for the development. Action: Mr. Olesky made a motion to award Abe's Pizza& Wings a Facade Grant in the amount not to exceed$20,000. Mr. Wall seconded the motion and the motion passed by unanimous vote. 1 iii. Paralegal &Notary Services, Inc. Mr. Volcy, Owner, came to the Advisory Board to request a 6-month extension of the grant performance period due to the death of his original Engineer of Record for his project. Action: Mr. Wall made a motion to extend the Facade Grant Agreement with Paralegal & Notary Services, Inc 180 from the September 11, 2013 original agreement. H. New Business. a. Immokalee Area Master Plan a. Staff provided board with a copy of Ordinance 1997-65 for review. Old Business. a. CRA Budget Staff informed board that Indirect cost cannot be waived. Board requested a calculation sheet for Indirect cost to be presented at the next meeting. b. Pay in Lieu of Impact Fees—Update Staff provided board with update on impact fees. c. CRA Office Move Mr. Muckel provided the board with a copy of the lease agreement for Southwest Florida Works. He announced that the CRA will be moving to the new office location located at 750 South 5`h Street on July 15, 2013. d. Project Managers i. CRA Project Manager Mr. Muckel gave an update on the Stormwater Improvements Projects, the Façade Grant Program, and the Crosswalk Improvement Project. Mr. Muckel announced that Miner's Market had completed construction and payment in the amount of$20,000 had been processed. ii. IBDC Manager Ms. Capita provided update on IBDC status and informed board that she would be moving to Hodges on July 15, 2013. iii. MSTU Project Manager Mr. Sainvilus provided an update on the Carson Road Sidewalk project, the Main Street Improvement project, the Zocalo — 1st Street Plaza, and the Landscape Maintenance Contact. e. Code Enforcement Ms Perez provided the board with Code Enforcement highlights and informed the board that Jeff Wright is the new Director of Code Enforcement. f. Marketing Mr. Hart provided the board with a Marketing overview report and informed the board that they were doing more web post. g. Collier County Sheriff's No report was given. J. Citizen Comments. Mr. Mohammed Rahman from Miner's Market thanked the board for the grant and provided the board with a brief on the new Miner's Market. K. Next Meeting Date. The next regular Meeting will be August 21, 2013, at 8:30 A.M. at Southwest Florida Works located at 750 South 5`h Street in Immokalee. Action: Mr. Wall made a motion to extend the Facade Grant Agreement with Paralegal&Notary Services, Inc 180 from the September 11, 2013 original agreement L. Adjournment. This meeting adjourned at 10:40 A.M. 2 Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency IM AL E CRA The Place to Call Nome Certification of Minutes Approval Form Prepared by: Approved by r B ley Ktyckel, Interim Executive Director Edward"Ski"OIesky,Board Member Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency These Minutes for the June 19, 2013 CRA/EZDA Advisory Board Meeting were approved by the CRA Advisory Board/EZDA on August 21,2013. as presented. * The next joint Advisory Board/EZDA meeting will be held September 18, 2013 at 8:30A.M. at the Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency office located at 750 South 51" Street, Immokalee,Fl 34142. 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- 0025 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 inunokalee 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.