Immokalee Beautification MSTU Minutes 06/26/2012Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU
Certification of Minutes Approval Form
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Lighting 6nd Beautification MSTU Liaison
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Approved by:
Cherryle Thom' Chairman
These Minutes for the June 26, 2012, MSTU Advisory Committee Meeting were approved
by the MSTU Advisory Committee on August 22, 2012 as presented.
* The next MSTU Advisory Committee meeting will be held September 26, 2012 at 10 :OOA.M.
at the Immokalee CRA located at 1320 North 15`h Street Immokalee, FL 34142.
All meetings will be publicly noticed in the W. Harmon Turner Building (Building F), posted at the Inuuokalee
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 Jeffrey
Nagle, Immokalee MSTU Project Manager, 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 coning before the Advisory Committee may come before one or more of the
referenced Board and Committees from time to time.
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Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU Advisory Committee Meeting
June 26, 2012
A. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Cherryle Thomas at 10:15 a.m.
B. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum.
Advisory Committee Members Present:
Cherryle Thomas, Bill Deyo and Lucy Ortiz.
Advisory Committee Member Absent/Excused:
Andrea Halman and Norma Ramirez.
Action: A quorum was announced as being present.
Others Present: Richard Tindell.
Staff. Jeffrey Nagle and Christie Betancourt.
C. Introductions. No introductions were needed.
D. Announcements. Contact information was passed out. No other announcements.
E. Adoption of the Agenda.
Action: Ms. Ortiz made a motion to approve the agenda; it was seconded by Mr.
Deyo and the motion passed by a vote of 3 -0.
F. Communications.
Mr. Nagle passed around the Communications Folder which contained photos of
blue Immokalee street light wiring and an email from Collier County's John
Miller regarding issues of concern for the MSTU awareness, an email from Mr.
Steedman, MFR representative for Immokalee Blue street lights, regarding the
Effective Projected Area (EPA) of the proposed holiday angel, RFQ from CLM
for the previously requested trash can relocation near Family Dollar store, and
latest CLM maintenance report from June 20, 2012.
Approval of the Minutes.
Action: Ms. Thomas made a suggestion to table the approval of the minutes for the
month of May 2012, since members have not yet reviewed them, until the next meeting.
No action was taken.
G. Old Business.
a. Budget Report.
Mr. Nagle reported on the current budget, provided Purchase Order and
Expenditures Reports to the Committee. The report was accepted by
consensus. Ms. Ortiz inquired as to where on the budget report is the
MSTU Project Managers salary shown and Ms. Betancourt pointed out a
line item in the Capital Outlay section of the report.
b. Code Enforcement Report.
Ms. Christina Perez from Code Enforcement was not present to provide a
report. Mr. Nagle informed the Committee that Code Enforcement has
planned a Community Clean Up in August.
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C. Project Manager Report - Mr. Nagle reviewed the MSTU Project
Managers report with the Committee.
i. Carson Road sidewalk project — Mr. Nagle provided the
Committee with (Enclosure 5), a preliminary Opinion of Probable
Cost (OPC) estimate of $95,238.00, prepared by Q. Grady Minor,
for discussion. Mr. Nagle requested the Committees action on this
item. Mr. Nagle informed the Committee that the current project
budget and scope of this project provides for the engineer to
provide bid assistance and some Construction Phase Services
(CPS), however it was recommended that approval of an additional
10% over the OPC is advisable. Mr. Nagle stated that the project is
a sidewalk improvement project that begins at Westclok Road and
extends along the west side of Carson Road to the intersection of
Lake Trafford Road. Ms. Thomas informed the Committee
members that the MSTU has been waiting for this project for a
while and recommended that the MSTU approve the project to
move forward. Mr. Deyo suggested that a budget of $109,000.00
be considered for approval.
Action: Mr. Deyo made a motion to approve the project budget not to exceed
$105, 000.00 and directed staff to prepare a formal RFP for the project; it was seconded
by Ms. Ortiz and the motion passed by a vote of 3 -0.
ii. Main Street Improvement project - The Committee Members were
informed that the MSTU has received 100% construction plans for
the project from JRL, however there are concerns with the
ownership at some of the road intersections where sidewalk and
handicapped ramps are proposed. Mr. nagle indicated that he had a
meeting with RWA and JRL to discuss these problem areas and
that additional title information from Stewart Title is required to
investigate a solution. The Committee was also informed of an
FDOT- Highway Beautification grant was available for this project
for landscaping and irrigation, with special consideration given to
REDI areas, with an amount not to exceed $100,000.00 for which
the MSTU will be submitting an application due in October.
iii. Street Lighting — Mr. Nagle informed the Committee that there
was yet another light pole knock down over the past weekend at I"
Street and Eustis consisting of a median light pole.
iv. Christmas Decoration - The Committee was informed of the status
of the holiday angel decoration investigation that revealed a new
concern with overloading the existing electrical circuit with the
added decorations. Mr. Nagle stated that he is currently reviewing
this issue with the MSTU electrical contractor, Southern Signal.
investigation progress into the additional wind loading on the street
light poles from the lighted angel was discussed in the report.
V. Ninth Street Sidewalk replacement — The Committee was informed
that discussions with Collier County Transportation Department,
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ROW Permitting has identified that any sidewalk replacement is
required to comply with Co. standards which entail a 5 feet wide
concrete sidewalk although the current sidewalks in the area
appear to be 4 feet wide, asphalt construction. Mr. Nagle is still
investigating this matter with the County ROW permitting agency
for an appropriate resolution and has conversed with Alison
Bradford from The Co. Transportation Department.
d. Contractor Reports.
i. Maintenance Report - The Committee was directed to (Enclosure
6) reports from CLM. Mr. Nagle described an onsite meeting he
held with Mr. Kindlan to discuss landscaping in the medians on 1 St
Street and Main Street. A Request for Quote (RFQ) has been made
for the removal of dead /damaged plants on 1St Street near Delaware
Avenue, quote to include soil removal and replacement as well as
plant replacement. Mr. Nagle told the Committee that a significant
issue with the maintenance of landscaping in the medians is the
fact that pedestrians cross the streets outside of the designated
cross walks and trample the landscape material and suggested
some type of public education with signage in the medians. Ms.
Ortiz referenced a publication in graphic form for the community's
non - English speaking residents and recommended we can get the
word out through the Community of Farm Workers Association,
Coalition of Immokalee Farm Workers, and perhaps a radio spot
with the local station. Mr. Deyo indicated that we need to educate
the community on trash disposal. Ms. Ortiz pointed out that there
are no trash cans on recreational property in the community, but
they seem to remain clean.
ii. Landscape Architect Report - Mr. Tindell from JRL reviewed
(Enclosure 6) Landscape Architect report and photos provided.
The reports action item suggested an irrigation water use study be
conducted and checking for easements along First St. for future
plantings. Committee recommended moving this action item to
next meeting.
e. Community Redevelopment Agency Report.
i. Stormwater Project — Mr. Nagle provided an update on the project
schedule informing the Committee that the project is on time.
ii. Crosswalk Project — Mr. Nagle informed the Committee that the
bids for this project are currently being reviewed for contractor
selection in mid -July.
H. New Business.
a. YR 2013 Fund 162 Budget
i. Fund 162 Budget (Enclosure 8)
ii. Fund 111 Budget (Enclosure 9)
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Mr. Nagle explained that the MSTU Committee must take action
on the budgets so that they can be presented to the BCC for
approval. The budgets were reviewed and it was explained to the
members that Fund 111 is not currently in the Immokalee MSTU,
but that it will be turned over at the end of this fiscal year and that
is why they must act on that Fund at this time.
Action: Ms. Ortiz made a motion to approve the 2013 Fiscal Budget for Fund 162
and Fund 111 without change; it was seconded by Mr. Deyo and the motion passed by a
vote of 3 -0.
Citizen Comments.
a. None
I. Next Meeting Date.
The members discussed not holding a meeting in July and unanimously agreed to
conduct the next scheduled meeting in August. Mr. Nagle brought it to the
Committees attention that he had a conversation with Mr. Halman whom
indicated that Ms. Halman would not be able to attend the regularly scheduled
morning meetings due to prescheduled appointments for next few months. Mr.
Nagle suggested that the Committee could consider rescheduling the next few
meetings later in the afternoon to accommodate Ms. Halman's temporary
schedule adjustment. The Committed agreed to hold the next 6 scheduled MSTU
meetings starting at 3:00 p.m.
The July meeting will be cancelled.
The next meeting will be held August 22, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.
J. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 11:28 a.m.
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