Immokalee CRA Advisory Board Minutes 11/20/2013 - Joint Meeting Immokalee CRA
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November 20 , 2013
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Joint Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Committee, Enterprise Zone Agency,
and the Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU November 20, 2013 October 16, 2013
750 South 5th Street, Immokalee, FL
A. Call to Order.
The meeting was called to order by Michael Facundo, CRA Chair at 8:45 a.m.
Mr. Muckel informed the board that the meeting was being recorded by a private citizens not the
the CRA staff.
B. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum.
Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Present:
Floyd Crews, Cristina Perez, Carrie Williams, Michael Facundo, Robert Halman, and Ski
Olesky.
Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Absent/Excused:
Julio Estremera, Estil Null, and James Wall.
Action: A quorum was announced as being present for all boards.
Others Present: Jaime Weisinger, Steve Hart, Armando Yzaguirre, Sylvia Yzaguirre, Pam
Brown, Frank Nappo, Kay Deselem, Michele Mosca, Magda Ayala, Andrea Halman, Joanne
Loukonen, Barbara Blocker,Norma Garcia,and Hector Ramos.
Staff: Brad Muckel,Marie Capita, and Christie Betancourt.
C. Introductions. All present introduced themselves.
D. Adoption of Agenda.
Action: Mr. Olesky made a motion to approve the Agenda, Ms. Williams seconded the motion
and it passed by unanimous vote.
E. Communications.
The folder containing the Public Notice, application packet for the GMPA and PUD rezone for
the petition for the large format retailer, and 1St Street Plaza color renderings was presented to the
board.
F. Consent Agenda
a. Approval of Joint CRA/EZDA and MSTU Minutes for the October 16, 2013 Meeting.
Action: Mr. Olesky made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Ms. Williams seconded the
motion and the motion passed by unanimous vote.
G. Announcement.
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 at 1:00 PM in the BCC chambers in Naples.
Workshop will be to discuss Economic Development for Rural Areas of the County.
Action: Ms. Williams made a motion to request that staff send a letter to Commissioner Nance
requesting that future LDC and ED Meetings be held in Immokalee. Mr. Olesky seconded the motion
and the motion passed by unanimous vote.
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 Michele Mosca
and Kay Deselem were on hand to answer questions.
Staff informed the board that a Neighborhood Information Meeting will be held on
January 13, 2013 at the Immokalee Library from 5:30 PM—6:30 PM.
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Action: Mr. Crews made a motion to request that staff send Barron Collier Investments a letter
inviting them to present at the December 18, 2013 CRA Advisory Board Meeting. Ms. Williams
seconded the motion and the motion passed by unanimous vote.
H. New Business.
a. Land Development Code
i. Ordinance#2008-11
Staff reviewed ordinance with board.
ii. Main Street Subdistrict
Staff reviewed the Immokalee Main Street Overlay Sub-District 2.03.07(g) (5)
with board.
iii. Board Poll
Staff provided board with prohibited uses for the Immokalee Main Street Overlay
Sub District (MSOSS) and requested that board members fill out tally sheet and
send to CRA staff no later than December 11, 2013 so final tally can be brought
back at the December 18th meeting.
I. Old Business.
a. Immokalee Area Master Plan
Staff provided board with the current Immokalee Area Master Plan, the current
Immokalee Future Land Use Map, and all the Ordinances associated with the IAMP on
disc for board to review.
b. First Street Plaza Zocalo
i. Bids
Staff provided board with Bid #13-6067 First Street Plaza—Zocalo. Mr. Muckel
informed the board that Surety Construction was the only qualified bidder and
that the contract will go before the board on December 10t.
ii. Color Perspective Renderings
Staff provided board with color rendering for the 1St Street plaza for review.
c. Advisory Board
i. Application from Frank Louis Nappo
Staff announced that Mr. Frank Nappo's application was tabled from the October
16, 2103 Meeting because board wanted Mr. Nappo to be present and introduce
himself before accepting his application.
Mr. Nappo introduced himself and informed the board that he wanted to be more
involved with the Immokalee community and that he correctly serves on the
Immokalee Housing and Family Services board.
Action: Mr. Olesky made a motion to appoint Mr. Nappo to the Immokalee Enterprise
Zone Development Board. Ms. Williams seconded the motion and the motion passed by unanimous
vote.
d. Facade Grant
Update will is provided in CRA Project Manager Report.
e. Project Managers' Report
i. CRA Project Manager
Mr. Muckel gave updates on the SR29 Median Improvement Project, the
Stormwater Improvements Projects, the Façade Grant Program, and the
Crosswalk Improvements Project.
1. SR29 Median Improvements Project
Staff informed the board that the quote from Bonness Inc. came in at
$17,821.47 which was higher than the not to exceed amount of$12,000
they had voted on last month. After discussion board would like for staff
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to send a letter to FDOT requesting a resolution for this project. Board
would like for all parties to get together a come up with a resolution.
Parties requested are Lipman Produce, Immokalee MSTU, Immokalee
CRA, Commissioner Nance, and Florida Department of Transportation.
Action: Ms. Williams made a motion requesting that staff send a letter to Florida Department
of Transportation regarding SR29 Median Improvements Project. FDOT needs to provide the board
with a plan for the reconstruction of the median in front of Lipman Produce. Mr. Crews seconded the
motion and the motion passed by unanimous vote.
2. Drainage and Sidewalk Improvement Projects
• DRI Round 2 Grant(Immokalee Drive Project)
o SFWMD construction permit paid on 11/8/13
o Engineer's Opinion of Probable Costs released: $2.3
million
o Projected solicitation release date: Dec-2013
o Projected construction start: Feb-2014.
o Deadline to request $200,000 reimbursement under
Funding Agreement with Big Cypress Basin has been
pushed 90 days to January 31, 2014.
o Deadline for construction grant has been extended from
February-2014 to Spetember-2014.
• DRI Round 3 Grant(Colorado Avenue Project)
o Currently at 60% design stage with ABB Engineering.
o This project will be grouped with Immokalee Drive and
bid as one solicitation.
o Projected construction start Feb-2014
3. Facade Grant Program
• Notary & Paralegal Services: Grant Agreement approved on
9/11/12 by CRA Board. Project started. Previous deadline for
completion was 9/11/13.
• Following the CRA Advisory Board recommendation, on
9/10/13 the CRA Board approved the 90-day extension.
4. Crosswalk Improvement Project
• AIM Engineering was issued a Notice-to-Proceed on 6/12/13 to
1) perform analytical and observational pedestrian study along
Main and South First Streets, 2) conduct public workshops to
educate the community on transportation safety, 3) meet with
community organizations to garner input on solutions to the
pedestrian incidence rate, and 4) produce construction drawings
for the device(s) that will have the greatest impact on reducing
the pedestrian injury/fatality rate within the Immokalee Central
Business District. ($73,070, funded by the MSTU Fund 162).
• AIM will be at the October CRA/MSTU Advisory Board
meeting for the project"kick-off" and methodology discussion.
Immokalee LDC Amendments
5. Immokalee LDC Amendments
• Working with County Planning Staff for LDC Amendment
Cycle,Jan-2014
• Bringing draft changes to the CRA Advisory Board on 11/20 for
discussion and vote.
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• The changes will be limited to the Immokalee Main Street
Overlay Sub-District (MSOSD).
ii. IBDC Project Manager
Ms. Capita provided the board with an updated IBDC status report.
iii. MSTU Project Manager
Staff provided board with updates on the Carson Road Sidewalk project, the
Landscape Maintenance Contract, the Zocalo — 1st Street Plaza, the Immokalee
Main Street Improvements Project, and Holiday Decorations.
Zocalo- 1st Street Plaza
• The BCC approved a budget increase to cover the lowest
construction bid received.
• Substantial Amendment to Collier County Action Plan going
before the BCC for approval on 12/10/13.
• Surety Construction contract going before the BCC for approval
on 12/10/13.
Immokalee Landscape/Maintenance Contract
• Annual contract for A&M Property Management approved by
the BCC 10/22 ($102k).
• PO and NTP will be issued on 11/11/13.
Immokalee Main Street Median Reconfiguration Project
• Jointly funded between MSTU and FDOT
• Construction completion date: 11/23/13
• Will submit reimbursement from FDOT on 11/11/13.
Immokalee Median Landscaping/Irrigation Improvement project
• Jointly funded between MSTU and FDOT
• Construction plans currently at 90%
• Project on hold until the Pedestrian Safety Improvement project
is completed.
• Requested a FDOT grant extension from Jun-2014 to Feb-2015.
Carson Road project—Sidewalk
• 100% complete
• Final Invoice approved
• Project Close Out
• County Road Maintenance is requesting we fill in the areas at
intersections with asphalt
f. Code Enforcement
Ms. Cristina Perez gave a brief report on the community effort from code enforcement
in Immokalee.
g. Marketing
Mr. Hart provided board with an updated Marketing report and presented the board
with the finalist for the board to vote on. After a vote the Instagram photo contest
winner was selected for the month of November.
h. Operational Plan 2014
Staff continued with the Operational Plan from the October 16th meeting. Board
reviewed sections 1.2 Marketing and Branding, 1.3 Tourism/Ecotourism, 1.4 Develop
Cultural Celebrations. Board will review the rest of plan and staff will compile at the
next board meeting in December.
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J. Citizen Comments.
Pam Brown requested we ask the Board of County Commissioner to show us where the Seminole
Compact money is going.
Action: Ms. Williams made a motion requesting that staff send a letter to Commissioner Nance
requesting a detailed account of where the Seminole gaming "compact"funds are being sent. Mr.
Crews seconded the motion and the motion passed by unanimous vote.
K. Next Meeting Date. The next regular CRA/EZDA Meeting will be December 18, 2013, at
8:30 A.M. at Southwest Florida Works located at 750 South 5`' Street in Immokalee.
L. Adjournment. This meeting adjourned at 11:10 P.M.
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Certification of Minutes Approval Form
Prepared by: Approved by:
:raffle 4 uckel, Interim Executive Director Michael "Mik ' Facundo, Chairman
Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency
These Minutes for the November 20, 2013 CRA/EZDA Advisory Board Meetings were
approved by the CRA Advisory Board/EZDA on December 18, 2013 with changes adding
that the CRA/EZDA meetings were being recorded by a private citizen and the date of the
minutes should be listed as November 20,2013 not October 16,2013.
* The next joint Advisory Board/EZDA & MSTU meeting will be held January 8, 2014 at
8:30A.M. at the Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency 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,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 Immokalee 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.
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