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Immokalee Beautification MSTU Minutes 04/22/2015 Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency IMMOKALEE CRA IThe Place toCall Home! Enclosure 1 MINUTES Meeting of the Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU Advisory Committee Board on April 22, 2015. 750 South 5th Street, Immokalee, FL A. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Cherryle Thomas MSTU Chair at 10:00 AM B. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum. MSTU Advisory Committee Members Present: Cherryle Thomas, Andrea Halman and Norma Garcia. MSTU Advisory Committee Members Absent/Excused: Bill Deyo and Lucy Ortiz. Others Present: Armando Yzaguirre, Richard Tindell, Ramiro Ponce, Cristina Perez and Elizabeth Lazzara. Staff: Brad Muckel and James Sainvilus. C. Introductions. The board members present and members of the public introduced themselves. D. Adoption of Agenda. Action: Ms. Norma Garcia made a motion to approve the Agenda. Ms. Andrea Halman seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. E. Communication. 1. Advisory Board Contact list: Staff asked Advisory Board members to update their contact information. 2. FY 16 Draft Budget- Discussed under item I. Old Business. This FY 16 the Board would like to get the people and businesses in the community to get involved with some of the small projects. F. Approval of Minutes. Action: Ms. Norma Garcia made a motion to approve the February minutes. Ms. Andrea Halman seconded the motion with a few changes on item C: 1.from to front; 2. adding Stormwater Department instead of just the County; and 3. Twice a month instead of twice a week and the minutes were approved by unanimous vote. G. Announcements. H. New Business 1. Annual Workshop Update: Ms Cherryle Thomas gave a brief summary of the meeting and how Collier Area Transit (CAT) had replaced the burning bench less than 3 days after the BCC meeting. 2. MSTU 2015 Operational Workshop is scheduled on the next MSTU meeting at 8:30AM. 3. 2015 CDBG Grant Applications - Rejection Letter (Enclosure 2) - The Board suggested requesting a supporting letter from the MPO for the next sidewalk/Streetscape grant application. I. Old Business 1. Staff provided board with updates on the i. Current Budget(Enclosure 3) ii. PO Report(Enclosure 4) iii. Expenditures(Enclosure 5) 1 Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency IMMOKALEE CRA iThe Place toColl Home! Enclosure 1 2. Code Enforcement—Update: Ms. Perez informed the board that the most recent Code Enforcement clean-up event was very productive. She also provided an update on the next clean-up date could possibly be on September and there will be a new supervisor for the Code Enforcement in Immokalee. 3. MSTU Project Manager Report— Action: Ms. Norma Garcia made a motion to move ahead with the design in enclosure 6 presented by Brad Muckel to reconfigure Main Street and 1St Street medians. Ms. Andrea Halman seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. 4. CRA Project Manager Report - Staff provided board with an update on the two drainage/sidewalk improvement projects that have now started construction 5. Contractor Reports— i. A&M needs the photos or designs for the banners. Ms. Cherryle Thomas asked the CRA to share the cost of the new banners. A&M has a quote for replacing and repairing the bricks on Main Street for $5,000. Ms Norma Garcia asked for another quote. Action: Ms. Cherryle Thomas made a motion for A&M to get another quote and the approved quote should not exceed $5,000. Ms. Andrea Halman seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. ii. Mr. Tindell provided an update on Landscape Architect reports. J. Citizen Comments: K. Next Meeting Date: MSTU Meeting May 27, 2015 at 8:30 A.M. Action: Ms. Norma Garcia made a motion to move the MSTU Meetings to 8:30 AM instead of 10:00 AM Ms. Andrea Halman seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. L. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 12:00 PM 2 Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU jrnmookM Certification of Minutes Approval Form Prepared by: Approved by: •-2"---111 Citi) die rad1 Muckel, Operations Manager Cherryle Tho as, Chair Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU Liaison These Minutes for the April 22, 2015 MSTU Advisory Committee were approved by the MSTU Advisory Committee on May 27,2015 as presented. * The next MSTU Advisory Committee meeting will be held June 24, 2015 at 9:00A.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 James Sainvilus, Immokalee CRA, at 239-867-0026 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 coining before the Advisory Committee may come before one or more of the referenced Board and Committees from time to time.