Bayshore Gateway CRA Minutes 01/07/2014 •
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BAYSHORE/GATEWAY TRIANGLE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT LOCAL
ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 7,2014 MEETING
The meeting of the Bayshore/Gateway Triangle Community Redevelopment Advisory Board was
called to order by Steve Main 6:00 p.m. at the CRA Office Meeting Room 3570 Bayshore Drive,
Unit 102.
I. Roll Call: Present: Advisory Board Members: Larry Ingram, Steve Main,Maurice
Gutierrez,Mike Sherman, Shane Shadis,Peter Dvorak, Karen Beatty. Chuck Gunther.
CRA Staff Present: Jean Jourdan, Interim Executive Director,Ashley Caserta,Project
Manager, and Ekna Guevara, Operations Coordinator.
II. Adoption of Agenda: Mr.Main asked if anyone had any changes. Having heard none he
asked for a motion. Motion to approve the agenda made by: Larry Ingram. 2nd by: Shane
Shadis. Approved 8-0.
III. Adoption of Minutes: Mr. Main asked for a motion to approve the December 3, 2013
meeting minutes. Motion by: Maurice Gutierrez. 2nd by: Shane Shadis. Approved 8-0.
IV. Calusa Breeze Neighborhood Informational Meeting(Presentation): Jeff Curl,
Landscape Architect presented a new proposed building site within the CRA. The project
will be on Calusa Avenue and it will consist on a total of 24 new single family homes.
Motion to support the project with the request of having the representative come back and
give an update as the plan develops made by: Chuck Gunther. 2nd by: Karen Beatty.
Approved 8-0.
V. CRA Project Updates.
A. CRA's 17+Acre Property: The. Premiere Plus Realty Company was selected to
market and sell the CRA's 17+acres which has an estimated value of$3,000,000. The
Exclusive Right of Sale and Listing Agreement were sent to the County Attorney's
Office for review and forwarding to the Executive Board for execution.
B.Residential Lot Development.There are currently ten(10)new houses under
construction within the Bayshore area. Four new houses are proposed to start
construction on Van Buren in December.
C. Calusa Breeze: Twenty four homes are proposed for construction within the Gateway
area on Calusa Ave.
D. CRA Residential Lots Advertisement: An Offer of$35,000 and Purchase
Agreement was executed by the Bidder and is in review by the County Attorney's Office
for forwarding to the CRA Board with a recommendation of approval.
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C. Grant Application Karen Avenue: Staff has prepared an application to apply for
grant funding in the amount of$154,120.00 through the Collier County Disaster
Recovery Initiative Grant program for construction costs. The grant application will
request funding to pay for construction and CEI costs in the amount of$154,120.The
grant will not pay for the engineering and permitting to be done on the project since
there is only a 9 month project time allowance,therefore the design will be done with
MSTU funds. The application is due January 20,2014. Motion to direct staff to submit
for the grant applicationmade by: Shane Shadis. 2nd by: Steve Main.Approved 8-0.
D. Grant Application Pineland Avenue: Staff has prepared an application to apply
for grant funding in the amount of$56,570.00 through the Collier County Disaster
Recovery Initiative Grant program for construction costs. During the design for the
previously competed Gateway Triangle Stormwater Project,the design engineer
worked from plans prepared for a separate City of Naples project showing work to
be done on Pineland Avenue. The proposed work was understood to be part of the
City's work for their water facility at the northeast corner of Pineland and Lois.
This work was never done by the city, and was also left out of the CRA's project.
The grant will pay for a CEI professional inspector to monitor construction on a
part-time basis.It will also pay for the construction of the project.The application
is due January 20,2014. Motion to direct staff to submit for the grant
application made by: Chuck Gunther. 2nd by: Maurice Gutierrez.Approved 8-0.
E. CRA Advisory Board Election of 2014 Officers (vote required): Steve Main was
recommended for chairman and Maurice was recommended for vice chairman,motion
made by: Karen Beatty. 2nd by: Shane Shadis. Approved 8-0.
VII. Advisory Board General Communications. Maurice mentioned that there has been a lot
of criminal activity on his street and is working with law enforcement to try and alleviate
the situation.
VIII. Citizen Comments. Ester Spinks requested a walk through meeting with the engineer
and staff who worked on the Tertiary Stormwater Project. She also requested a lower
lumen light for the streetlight which is right outside her bedroom.
IX. Ad ournme : at :40pm.
Approved an. Irl"arde. by Steve ain, CRA-AB Chairman.
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