Immokalee Beautification MSTU Minutes 04/25/2012Minutes
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Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU Advisory Committee Meeting
April 25, 2012
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A. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Cherryle Thomas at 10:00 a.m.
B. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum.
Advisory Committee Members Present:
Cherryle Thomas, Norma Ramirez, Lucy Ortiz, and William Deyo.
Advisory Committee Member Absent/Excused:
Andrea Halman.
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Action: A quorum was announced as being present.
Others Present: Richard Tindell, Robert Kindelan, Steve Hart, Jeffrey Nagle and Kitchell
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Staff: Penny Phillippi, Bradley Muckel, and Christie Betancourt. Hiller
C. Introductions. All present introduced themselves. Henning
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E. Adoption of the A eg nda•
Action: Ms. Ramirez made a motion to approve the agenda; it was seconded by
Ms. Ortiz and the motion passed by a vote of 4 -0.
F. Communications.
Ms. Phillippi passed around the Communications Folder which contained Notice
of Public meetings.
G. Approval of the Minutes.
Action: Mr. Deyo made a motion to approve the minutes for the month of March
2012. The motion was seconded by Ms. Ortiz and the motion passed by a unanimous vote
of 4 -0.
H. Old Business.
a. Budget Report.
Christie Betancourt reported on the current budget, provided Purchase
Order and Expenditures Reports to the Committee. The report was
accepted by consensus.
b. Code Enforcement Report. — Kitchell Snow discussed Community Task
Force and other services provided by Code Enforcements. The Committee
requested that Al Sanchez attend the next meeting to discuss utilities.
C. Project Manager Report
i. Mr. Muckel discussed the downtown Carson Road sidewalk
project.
ii. He also discusses the FDOT Joint Participation Agreement,
requesting the Committee recommend the JPA to the BCC for
approval.
Action: Ms. Ortiz made a motion to recommend to the BCC that they approve a
resolution to sign the JPA with FDOT and accept funding reimbursement of $61,94 7.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Deyo and the motion passed by a unanimous vote of 4-
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iii. Street Lights. Mr. Muckel recommended to the Committee that
they consider maintaining an inventory of lights and light pole
parts to reduce the waiting time for lights and to have hardware on
hand to repair light that do not need to be replaced. The
Committee agreed by consensus to move forward investigating the
feasibility of the proposal.
d. Contractor Reports.
i. Maintenance Report.
Mr. Kindelan of CLM reported that his firm has received approval
to trim the hedges by the Pam Lulich, the County's Landscape
Supervisor. He reiterated that weeding, blowing and irrigation
check only be delivered 3 times per month rather than 4 times per
month.
ii. Landscape Architect Report.
Mr. Tindell of JRL Design distributed and reviewed his field report
noting deficiencies. He also reported that he had attended the
FDOT Collier County Coordination Meeting on behalf of the
Immokalee MSTU and that all projects were reviewed. He was
able to report to them on the Main Street Site Line project.
e. Community Redevelopment Agency Report.
i. Stormwater Project — Mr. Muckel provided an update on the status
of the Southside project.
ii. Crosswalk Project — Mr. Muckel told the Committee that the RFP
for the project is still in the Purchasing Department.
iii. Ms. Betancourt provided copies of Christmas decorations for the
Committee to review.
I. New Business.
a. MSTU Project Manager — Introduction. Ms. Phillippi had introduced Mr.
Nagle at the beginning of the meeting. He provided the Committee with a
brief background of his career.
b. Christmas Decorations — Ms. Phillippi showed the Committee the picture of
the Angel with trumpet they had requested and found the cost to be $625 per
unit. The Committee asked staff to move forward working on getting the cost
and finding out which poles can accommodate the decorations.
J. Citizen Comments.
K. Next Meeting Date.
The next meeting will be held May 23, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.
L. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.
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Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU
Certification of Minutes Approval Form
by: Approved by:
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Penny P ippi, Executi irector Cherryle T nas, Chairman
Immo ee Lighting and Beautification MSTU Liaison
These Minutes for the April 25, 2012, MSTU Advisory Committee Meeting were approved
by the MSTU Advisory Committee on May 23, 2012 as presented.
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The next MSTU Advisory Committee meeting will be held June 26, 2012 at 10:00A.M. at the
Immokalee CRA located at 1320 North 15t" Street Immokalee, FL 34142.
All meetings will be publicly noticed in the W. Harman 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 MSTU Lighting and Beautification Advisory Committee may also be members of other Boards and
Committees. In this regard, matters coming before the Advisory Committee may come before one or more of the
referenced Board and Committees from time to time.