Bayshore Gateway CRA Minutes 05/05/2015 Bayshore Gateway Triangle CRA•Bayshore Beautification MSTU
Haldeman Creek MSTU
BAYSHORE/GATEWAY TRIANGLE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT LOCAL ADVISORY
BOARD MINUTES OF THE MAY 5, 2015 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.
Roll Call: Present: Advisory Board Members: Steve Main, Maurice Gutierrez, Mike
Sherman, Karen Beatty, Peter Dvorak, Larry Ingram, Shane Shadis, and Chuck
Gunther.
CRA Staff Present: Jean Jourdan, CRA Operations Manager, and Ekna Hue,
Operations Coordinator.
II. Adoption of Agenda: Motion to approve the agenda made by: Maurice Gutierrez 2nd by:
Shane Shadis Approved: 8-0.
III. Adoption of Minutes: Mr. Main asked for a motion to approve the April 7, 2015 meeting
minutes, as amended to include a clarification on the motion made to item V. A. Solstice:
that Peter Dvorak and Shane Shadis would like it to be known that they do not believe
we should be voting on that since they were not involved in this, approved by: Mike
Sherman 2nd: Approved: Peter Dvorak Approved: 8-0.
IV. Public Speaker(Andrea Clark Brown, Architect): Commissioner Taylor requested
Andrea to come and do a presentation of her successes. The following were highlights
of the presentation.
• She feels that downtown Naples has lost what the original intent was and has
become a food court.
• She feels that the entry to us is right over the bridge coming from downtown
Naples and that that area is where the focus or the project really should be for
us.
• She also sees a big diversity on socio-economic range in this area.
• Andrea shared her dream about the Davis/US 41 location which includes:
- Interactive services like: shops, cafes, small grocery store, antique shops, a
Jewish deli, a bagel shop, Cuban markets, soap shops, newspaper stands,
healthy breakfast options, etc.
• These has to be small mom—pop shops.
• Trees to provide shade is of great importance in Naples, we need to consider
more trees for people to enjoy the shade.
• There is a lot of bike activity here so we should reinforce the bike paths,
therefore, we need to have connectivity to the bike paths and include trees on
the sidewalks.
• The Blue Zone is great except it can limit people from getting creative.
• This is a master planning issue that we can try to work with the community on.
• Maybe we can do something like Miami where they allowed graffiti or street art.
This would definitely bring more people to this area.
• She suggested we get a profile of the people that visit the area.
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V. Project Updates
A. CRA Project Updates
1. 17+ Acre Property: The Estimated Value is $3,000,000. Premiere Plus Realty
Company was selected to market and sale the CRA's 17+ acres. John Burton will be
providing a market study for this property at a later date.
2. Gateway Triangle Properties: The Board approved the Purchase Agreement at the
November 11th meeting. The vote was 3/2 with Commissioner Hiller and Taylor voting
against. The Agreement provides for a 150 day inspection period and closing on or
before 180 days. Due diligence has been met and their deposit of$152,000 is hard. The
purchaser requested and was granted a closing extension of 60 days for closing. The
closing is now scheduled for July 13, 2015.Mr. Fortino has closed on the tire shop and
the old Burger King properties.
3. Residential Lot Development (Van Buren). According to the Agreement NIAN must
commencement construction by March 26, 2015. Staff sent out certified letters on
2/17/15 to the owners of record notifying them of the deed restriction requiring
construction to commence within 24 months of the closing date (March 26, 2015). Staff
has sent a request for legal services to the County Attorney's Office for the non
response and requesting they send out an official notification of non-performance. He
has started to market the houses on Linda.
4. Breeze of Calusa: Twenty four homes are proposed for construction within the Gateway
area on Calusa Ave. The site has been cleared and under construction.
5. CRA Residential Lots: Love Legacy The CRA Board approved the sale of the 18 lots
to Love Legacy on May 13th by a vote of 3 to 2. They have been approved for 2 building
permits for the following addresses: 3037 Lunar Street & 3252 Lunar Street.
6. Solstice f/k/a Cirrus Point: Staff spoke with Jim Fields on 2/26/15 and he is still moving
forward to obtain approval from the County Commission.
7. The Garden School: Kathy Khatib "Still working on the school redesign, finding ways to
bring down the costs. Want to make sure the school will work at all levels, including
financially(10/2/14).
8. DRI Grants: In-office work for the Karen Drive Stormwater Improvement Project (grant
funded in the amount of $154,120) and the Pineland Avenue Stormwater Improvement
Project (grant funded in the amount of $56,570) has begun. The funds have been
received and the first step is to obtain an environmental review that is a requirement of
the grant. The project must be completed within 6 months. The project is in the
environmental review process. Once approved staff will go to bid for construction. An
updated preliminary cost estimate was completed for both projects. Due to rising
construction costs, the cost estimates have increased significantly. Staff has met with
the grantor and has submitted a request for increased funding.
I. Karen Drive:
i. Original grant amount:$154,120
ii. Additional funding requested: $137,388
iii. Total grant amount should this request be approved: $291,508
11. Pineland Avenue:
i. Original grant amount: $56,570
ii. Additional funding requested: $45,040
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iii. Total grant amount should this request be approved: $101,610
9. Haldeman n/k/a Regatta: The property has been cleared for construction. SDP- The
development on-site will include 16 multi-family structures with 64 units on 20.51 acres.
10. Haldeman Landings Boat Docks: The boat landing petition has been resubmitted. It
will go before the CCPC and the BCC. Dates for these will be provided once they are
set.
11. RaceTrac: According to County staff there is no updates at this time, but new submittals
are imminent. Chuck provided the members with copies of the proposed LDC
amendment which addresses gas stations.
12. Becca Avenue: Solicitation for bids was published in NDN on April 30th. There are 30
days for submittal. We have already received a bid from the Naples Abused Women
Shelter.
13. Greenway Nursery: They were informed that they are liable for rents. Staff will request
legal advice from the county attorney's to know whether they are liable for payment until
July as that is when the property is closing.
14. FY16 Budget: This budget is developed under a 7.5% property value increase. The
CRA Board and BCC will reviewed the budget on June 25 — 26. Motion to go mileage
neutral made by: Steve Main 2nd by: Karen Beatty Approved: 8-0.
B. Request for Payments: None at this time
C. MSTU Beautification Project Updates: Shared at the 5pm meeting.
V. Old Business:
VI. New Business:
A. Pathway to Sugden: Mr. Dennis Robichaud, Chairman of Botanical Place announced that
there is a committee which has been created to try and work on a pathway from Jeepers to
Sugden Park. They have spoken to the residents of Jeepers and they are also on board.
Maurice asked to add the 17 acres as part of Sugden Park. All members agreed on this idea.
There was a motion to direct staff of obtaining quotes for a connecting pathway design that
connects to Sugden Park made by: Peter Dvorak 2"d by: Steve Main Approved: 8-0.
VII. Advisory Board General Communications:
Mike Sherman announced he will begin building on two (2) of his lots on Jeepers.
Elly McKuen our new Project Manager introduced herself.
VIII. Citizen Comments:
IX. Adjournment:
Approved by Steve Main, CRA-AB Chairman.
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