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Immokalee MSTU Minutes 06/22/2016 IMMOKALEE CRA �. evL Enclosure 2 MINUTES Meeting of the Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU Advisory Committee Board on June 22, 2016. 750 South 5th Street,Immokalee,FL A. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Cherryle Thomas MSTU Chair at 8:30 AM B. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum. There was a quorum at the meeting. The following members were present: Cherryle Thomas,Bill Deyo,Andrea Halman,and Lucy Ortiz. Norma Garcia was not present. Others Present: Armando Yzaguirre,Richard Tindell,Estil Null and Claudette Williams Staff:Michelle Edwards-Arnold,Christie Betancourt,and James Sainvilus. C. Introductions. The board members present and members of the public introduced themselves. D. Adoption of Agenda. Action: Ms. Lucy Ortiz made a motion to approve the Agenda. Mr. Deyo seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. E. Approval of Minutes. Action:Ms.Andrea Halman made a motion to approve the January minutes. Ms. Lucy Ortiz seconded the motion and the minutes were approved by unanimous vote. F. Announcements. 1. There will be no July MSTU meeting 2. Meetings and Public Comment speaker slips 3. MSTU Project Manager,James Sainvilus,will be on Military leaves July18—July 22,2016. G. New Business 1. Promise Zone Designation: 2. Staff provided board with Enclosure 2, a printout from the USDA gov/promisezones website so that they could review and learn more about the Southwest Florida Promise Zone. Immokalee has been awarded a "Promise Zone" designation. Promise Zones will receive priority access to federal investments that further their strategic plans and federal staff on the ground to help them implement their goals. 3. FY 17 Budget(Enclosure 3): Staff presented the proposed FY 17 Budget Enclosure 3 to the Board. • $200,600 under 111 MSTU General Fund for Operation Expense Expenditures. • $203,400 162 Immokalee Beatification Fund for Operation Expense Expenditures and $100,000 for Capital Expenditures. H. Old Business 1. Staff provided board with updates on the: i. Current Budget(Enclosure 4) ii. PO Report(Enclosure 5) iii. Expenditures(Enclosure 6) *Note: Staff will be using a new format to update the Board on the items above. 2. MSTU Project Manager Report i. Drainage and Sidewalk Improvement Immokalee Drive a. Asphalt Resurface/Overlay-$235,300(Contractor's Proposal) Staff gave the Board a brief summary of the project: Permitting Department is relying on Road Maintenance for final acceptance as they are the final party of responsibility. Road Maintenance performed an inspection on Immokalee Drive from SR 29 to Carson Rd.The following items need to be addressed: • All drainage crossings need to be milled & resurfaced. A minimum of 25' on each side of the crossings. • All ditch bottom inlets(DBI)need to have chains installed for the grates. 1 Colla CoviN Commun./R.oereiop+-.... i,..... IMMOKALEE CRA oh*pkx.so Colfame Enclosure 2 • The DBI at the corner of Taylor Street & Immokalee Drive needs to be raised. This DBI is approximately 13" below the top of paved surface, on the radius. This is currently a safety issue that needs to be addressed immediately. • Replace/restripe the asphalt sidewalk that was removed at the corner of Carson Rd & Immokalee Drive and tie in with the new sidewalk. Immokalee CRA Director,Michelle Arnold,asked for all the plans and bid documents for review before any additional funds are expended for this project. ii. Banners Christmas banners will be installed the day after Thanksgiving. iii. Christmas Tree and Decorations Decorations will be installed on November 20, 2016 and taken down after January 9,2017. Board has asked Staff to come up with a list of items needed for the Christmas Lighting and send it to the Casino.Christie Betancourt mentioned that this year the 9th St. CRA property will be decorated with some commercial decorations and staff will send the list to the casino once Parks&Recs add their inputs. iv. Lighting Report • Cherryle Thomas reported that the lights at the corner of Robert Ave. & 11th St. and Carver St. in front of the casino are out. Staff advised that they would look into the lights and see why they aren't working. • Staff mentioned that new LED lights and light poles will be added to the Main St. Improvement project and for Future project—LCEC will install residential security lights at dark intersections in various locations in Immokalee. • Claudette Williams a citizen of Immokalee shared her concerns on the South area of Immokalee (Arden Ave., Palm Dr., Hope Circle, Self Help, South 5th St. and Doak Ave), which is in need of security lightings, sidewalks and drainage. At this time there were no plans for installing lights at the mentioned locations. v. MSTU Priority List for Immokalee Projects Staff discussed and provided to Board under item H.7-MSTU Operational Plan Workshop 2017(Enclosure 8). 3. Contractor Reports i. Maintenance Report—A&M(Enclosure 7) No other input but the monthly report,Enclosure 7-Contractor is current with maintenance. ii. Landscape Architect Report— GWS Richard Tindell presented his report with many minor repairs that needs to be taking care of by our maintenance contractor and Parks&Rec.Armando will provide quotes for the maintenance repairs(cemetery,New Market rd triangle). Staff will meeting with Parks& Rec.to review the applicable maintenance items with them. 4. CRA Managers Report- Christie Betancourt reported the following: • Immokalee CRA has a New Staff starting June 27,2016. • Staff will meet with the CRA Director to go over the Operational Plan, Priority List for Immokalee Projects and the Immokalee Redevelopment Plan. • FDOT plans to update both the CRA and MSTU Boards in September at a joint meeting. 5. Code Enforcement—Update: • Christie informed the board that the Code Enforcement staff will have a Community Clean on Saturday,June 25,2016 at the corner of North 9th and Main Street from 8:00 AM— 1:00 PM. • The Board shared their concerns about trash TVs and tires in the side of the roadways. The community needs to be more educated on who to call and where to go to dump TVs,tires or any hazardous materials. 6. Other Agencies—No reports 2 IMMOKALEE CRA ..",�!„co..40,M, Enclosure 2 7. MSTU Operational Plan Workshop 2017(Enclosure 8) Staff suggested that we use our current MSTU Priority List for Immokalee Projects from last year operation plan workshop for this year and next year. A copy enclosure 8 is given to the Board for review and to select their top 3 shovel ready projects. Communications. 1. Public Notices—The Committee was provided information in the folder about public notices posted. J. Next Meeting Date: August 24, 2016 at 8:30 A.M. K. Citizen Comments: Estil Null presented a few citizen comments that were brought to him: • There are no directional signs for the Library, Airport, Museum and Clinics in Immokalee. Staff will pass that information along to the Traffic Operations Section of the TECM Division. • The Extension codes for the lighted garlands and Christmas decorations need to be taken down during the removal of the decorations or secure them safely to the poles. Staff agreed and will advise the contractor. • Irrigation rain sensors—A&M informed us the system has rain sensors and they are working. Claudette Williams asked the CRA and the MSTU for help setting up a meeting or directing her to the right department or people who can help her and the community with issue. Like unpaved roads and standards for Private to County Road acceptance. Staff agreed they will find out how that meeting should be set up and get back with her. L. Adjournment: The meeting adjourned at 10:30 AM 3 Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency IMMOKALEE CRA i The Place to Call Home! Certification of Minutes Approval Form Prepared by: Approved by: kVCA4)CZIL 6/A- 0- r• CAA44. /2, t- L'../ArvwelikJ Christie Betancourt, Interim Operations Manager Cherryle T as, Chairman Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU Liaison These Minutes for the June 22, 2016 MSTU Advisory Board Meetings were approved by MSTU Advisory Board on August 24,2016 as presented. * The next Advisory Board meeting will be held September 28, 2016 at 8:30 AM 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 Inn okalee Public Library and provided to the County Public Information Department for distribution. Please call James Sainvilus, MSTU Project Manager, 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 James Sainvilus,MSTU Project Manager, 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: 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.