ATV Park Ad Hoc Minutes 05/29/2014 May 29, 2014
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
PARKS AND RECREATION
ATV PARK SITE AD HOC COMMITTEE
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LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Collier County Parks and
Recreation, ATV Park Site Ad Hoc Committee, in and for the County of
Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 5:30 P.M. in a
Non-Working Session commenced at North Collier Regional Park,
Administration Building, 15000 Livingston Road, Naples, Florida, with the
following members present:
CHAIRMAN: Joseph Pelletier
Jeff Close
William Combs
Mario Mendez
Vacancy
Vacancy
Vacancy
Alternate Members:
Ed Lukosavich
Greg Westgate
ALSO PRESENT:
Barry Williams, Director Parks and Recreation
Jeanine McPherson-Hogle, Assistant Director Parks & Recreation
Steve Carnell, Public Services Administrator
Tim Nance, Commissioner—Board of County Commissioners
Ilonka Washburn, Operations Manager Parks & Recreation
Natali Betancur, Operations Analyst Parks & Recreation
Scott Jones, Purchasing
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ATV Park Ad Hoc Committee Meeting
May 29, 2014
5:30 p.m.
I. Call to Order/Roll Call
II. Adoption of Agenda
III. Adoption of Minutes
Mar. 10, 2014 meeting
IV. Old Business
V. New Business
• Attendance Report
• Resignations
• Discussion of Ad Hoc Committee Communications
• Draft of RFP
VI. Public Comment
VIII. Next Meeting Date
IX. Adjournment
o Meeting will be held at:
North Collier Regional Park— Administration Building
15000 Livingston Road
Naples, FL 34109
239-252-4000
May 29, 2014
I. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Pelletier at 5:45 P.M.
Roll call was taken and a quorum was not established.
II. Adoption of Agenda
None
III. Adoption of Minutes—March 10,2014
None
IV. Old Business
Commissioner Tim Nance gave an update on reaching out to other counties and
institutional groups:
➢ Hendry and Lee Counties have no active plans due to lack of funds.
➢ Seminole Tribe expressed interest creating a similar park with a long term
commitment. The Seminole Tribe will provide a list of land with maps to
consider, in and outside of Collier County. Commissioner Nance cautioned
the Committee working with the Seminole Tribe will be long term. He noted
Mr. Joe Frank, a Big Cypress Representative, with high influence in the
Tribal Counsel, is willing to give a presentation to the Committee. They are
a trusted partner with thousands of acres of land and are committed to
environment sensitive development.
➢ Ms. Osceola will give him contact information for a Member of the
Miccosukee Tribe.
➢ Hendry County Prison is available at$3.7 million; which is out of the price
range.
Commissioner Nance stated talks are still in early stages, he would not recommend
the Committee place any options on the side.
V. New Business
Staff provided the ATV Park Ad Hoc Committee attendance records to Members.
(See attached)
Barry Williams reported Staff received three (3) Committee resignations; from
Felix Garcia, Barbra Pinx and Jonathan Harraden. (See attached)
The vacancies are now being advertised on the County's website. (See attached)
He stated all applicants will be introduced to the Committee. The voting members
could vote "Alternate Members"to fill two (2) of the three (3) vacancies.
Discussion was made on not having a full committee in attendance and it was
decided have Staff request the Board of County Commissioners to appoint alternate
members of the ATV Park Ad Hoc Advisory Committee as regular members.
Chairman Pelletier cautioned the members not to use social media to post personal
comments and "keep personal comments to their self because once it goes out there,
it's out there."
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• May 29, 2014
Discussion was ensued on a post made on Florida Track& Trails website regarding
one track trail by a member, the many calls and emails received by members and
Commissioner Tim Nance regarding post,the possibility of violating Sunshine Law
and requesting member to resign. Member stated he only mentioned track in the post
and would not post again. He offered to step down if requested to.
Steve Carnell agreed with Chairman Pelletier. He suggested comments from the
Committee be heard:
• Chairman Pelletier commented, "He is a regular guy that shows up." We
should do what is best. He was for keeping the member.
• Jeff Close stated "If we had more members, he should be removed." He
remarked"I have been working on deals for years"and now has repair work
to do with people we are trying to do business with.
• William Combs would like see him remain on Committee.
• Greg Westgate reported "reading all the posts in its entirety and it was not so
bad. It got bad when a post came from an outside source." A negative
comment was made and then it exploded. Keeping this member is an asset
for the Committee.
Mario Menendez arrived at 6:15 P.M
Steve Carnell brought Mario Menendez up to date on social media discussion. He
noted member had apologized and graciously offered to step down.
• Mario Menendez stated he has heard and he has no problem with Member
remaining on Committee. He added in this sport, people do get hurt.
Commissioner Nance suggested the Chairman Pelletier, Barry Williams and Steve
Camel! reach out to owners and put social media issue to rest by establishing a
relationship instead of causing an ongoing headache. The investment in time will be
well spent.
Staff distributed a draft on ATV Park RFP at a Glance. (See attached)
Natali Betancur stated the draft distributed was not the full document. She
reviewed and noted their comments were worked into the document. She asked for
comments from the members to "Final Draft." The Request for Proposal (RFP) will
be posted for 30 days and could be extended to 45 days depending on the number of
proposals received. Bid process was explained.
Jeff Close suggested more Committee Members be involved and on the selection
committee. He expressed interest in serving on the selection committee.
Scott Jones explained the option of utilizing a pre-score criteria, the review of every
proposal, comments on each proposal and ranking. Once selection committee selects
a proposal, it will be sent to the Board of County Commissioners for further
direction.
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He suggested not placing a lot of members on the selection committee because of
Sunshine Law you cannot talk to each other. He noted Chairman Pelletier is on the
selection committee. He stated Mr. Ochs will make the final decision on who will
make up the selection committee.
Chairman Pelletier recommended adding 2 members to the proposed selection
committee.
Greg Westgate expressed interest in serving on the selection committee.
Commissioner Nance noted not seeing the following items in the Draft RFP:
➢ Insurance
➢ Certifications or affiliations
➢ Diversity of vehicle options.
References are those of service vendors.
William Combs suggested adding a place to list"Amenities" in the RFP.
Chairman Pelletier agreed the added benefits equal the more people we can help.
Steve Carnell briefly reviewed the RFP process schedule and expressed the process
could be completed by mid-August and ready to be submitted to Board of County
Commissioners (BCC) in September.
Scott Jones suggested Jeff Close, Greg Westgate and Chairman Pelletier all serve on
the selection committee.
VI. Public Comment
Public Speaker
Dave Kelly, Contractor Sports Motor Park commented on RFP.
VII. Next Meeting Date
Steve Carnell recommended the Committee reconvene when a proposal is selected.
He will keep the members updated. He noted on June 10th the recommendation to
appoint Alternate Members to ATV Park Ad Hoc Committee will be submitted to
BCC.
The next ATV Park Ad Hoc Committee meeting is TBD; according to the
process.
There being no further business for the good of the County,the meeting was
adjourned by order of the Chairman at 7:07 P.M.
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