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Immokalee Beautification MSTU Minutes 11/20/2013 Co: er County Carprnundy Redevelo meat Agar icy IMMOKALEE CEnclosure 2 i The Place to Cal -tome! Minutes Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU Advisory Committee Meeting November 20, 2013 Immokal A. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Cherryle Thomas at 2:25 PM. B. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum. Advisory Committee Members Present: Cherryle Thomas, Bill Deyo and Andrea Halman Advisory Committee Member Absent/Excused: Norma Garcia and Lucy Ortiz Action: A quorum was announced as being present. Others Present: Robert Davenport, Richard Tindell, Pam Brown, Fred N. Thomas Jr., Joanne Loukonen, Cristina Perez, Armando Yzaguirre, Sylvia Yzaquirre. Staff: Christie Betancourt and Bradley Muckel C. Introductions. All present introduced themselves. D. Announcements: a. Economic Development for Rural Areas of the County Mr. Muckel announced that The Board of County Commissioners will be having a workshop on December 3, 2013 from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM in the BCC chambers in Naples. Workshop will be to discuss Economic Development for Rural Areas of the County. b. GMP Amendment application for large format Retailer Mr. Muckel announced that an application was submitted by Barron Collier Investments for the Growth Management Plan amendment and Planned Unit Development Rezone petition for a large retailer at SR 29 and Westclock Road. Mr. Muckel informed board that the Collier County Growth Management Division is currently working on processing the amendment application and that a Neighborhood Information Meeting will be held on January 13, 2013 at the Immokalee Library from 5:30 PM —6:30 PM. E. Adoption of the Agenda. Action: Ms. Halman made a motion to approve the Agenda. Mr. Deyo seconded the motion and the motion passed by a vote of 3-0. F. Communications. Staff passed around Communications Folder which contained MSTU public meeting notice, the First Street Plaza— Zocalo color renderings, and the complete application package from Barron Collier Investments for a large format retailer. G. Approval of the Minutes. Action: Ms. Halman made a motion to approve the Joint CRA/EZDA & MSTU Meeting minutes for the month of October 16, 2013. The motion was seconded by Mr. Deyo and the motion passed by a unanimous vote. 1 o er Count' COM Mundy Reaevoiopmert Agemy IMMOKALEE Enclosure 2 i The Place to Col Home! H. Old Business. a. Budget Report. Staff reported on the current budget, provided Purchase Order and Expenditures Reports to the Committee b. Code Enforcement Ms. Cristina Perez gave a brief report on the community effort from code enforcement in Immokalee. c. Project Manager Report: i. General Street Lighting Report Staff reported that the county is still doing repairs on the light poles in Immokalee. ii. Holiday Decorations All holiday decorations are up. One Angel on 15th Street in front of CRA old office is not working. iii. Trash Receptacles Staff informed board that they are having issues with Choice Environmental regarding trash receptacles on Main Street. Receptacles aren't being closed properly causing trash over flow. A & M Property Maintenance had to do an extra trash pick up because of the issue. Choice says the main problem is that the receptacles are not able to be locked. After a discussion the board would like for all the damaged trash cans, hinges, and container lids to be replaced or repaired. Action: Mr. Deyo made a motion to fix all the trash receptacles. Ms. Halman Deyo-seconded the motion and the motion by a unanimous vote 3-0. iv. Carson road Sidewalk Report Staff informed board that project is complete and in close out stage. County Road Maintenance is going to fill in the areas at intersections with asphalt. v. Main Street Median Improvements Staff informed board that construction completion date is scheduled for November 23, 2013. vi. Main Street FDOT Landscape Staff informed board that project is on hold until the Pedestrian Safety Improvement project is completed. The requested FDOT grant extension from Jun-2014 to Feb-2015 has been accepted by FDOT. d. Contractor Reports. i. Maintenance Report. Mr. Yzaguirre of A and M Property Maintenance provided board with a report for board review. ii. Landscape Architect Report: Mr. Tindell of GWS provided board with a report for board review. Board requested that stakes be removed from trees on SR 29. Immokalee CRA 2013/MSTU Master File 2 Coh,e, Cuu,ty Currr'll. lily Receyeiour e1:t Agency IMMOKALEE CRA Enclosure 2 i The Place to Col *tome! e. Community Redevelopment Agency Mr. Muckel gave updates on the SR29 Median Improvement Project, the Stormwater Improvements Projects, the Facade Grant Program, the First Street Plaza- Zocalo Project, and the Crosswalk Improvements Project. I. New Business. a. MSTU 2013 Operational Plan was moved to the next meeting. J. Citizen Comments. No citizens comments K. Next Meeting Date. The next meeting will be held December 18, 2013. Board requested that the MSTU meeting jointing with the CRA/EZDA Advisory Board at 8:30 AM L. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 3:56 PM. Immokalee CRA 2013/MSTU Master File 3 Immokalcc Lighting and Beautification MSTU C't"'i`±F ri 4 e Certification of Minutes Approval Form Prepared by: Approved by: , C hiLtAi(--A trAoLo 'Bradley(1''Iuckel, Interim Executive Director Cherryle Tho .s, Chair Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU Liaison These Minutes for the November 20, 2013, MSTU Advisory Committee Meeting were approved by the MSTU Advisory Committee on December 18,2013 as presented. * The next MSTU Advisory Committee meeting will be held January 22, 2014 at 10:00A.M. at the Immokalee CRA office located at 750 South 5th 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, Immokalee CRA, 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 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. Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU Immokoloo Certification of Minutes Approval Form Prepared by: Approved by: o adley(Muckel, Interim Executive Director ChetLyle Tho Is, Chair Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU Liaison These Minutes for the November 20, 2013, MSTU Advisory Committee Meeting were approved by the MSTU Advisory Committee on December 18,2013 as presented. * The next MSTU Advisory Committee meeting will be held January 22, 2014 at 10:00A.M. at the Immokalee CRA office located at 750 South 5th 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, Immokalee CRA, 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 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. •