Privatization Task Force Minutes 10/31/1994 COLLIER COUNTY
PRIVATIZATION TASK FORCE
MINUTES
Meeting, October 31, 1994 5:30 pm
Media Center, First Floor, Administration Building ("F")
Members Present: Bettye J. Matthews, Chairman
Larry H. Ray
Harry W. Tennant
James K. Lewis
Donald E. Hathaway
Eugene V. Faessler
Ramona McNicholas
Robert W. Byrne, Staff Liaison
Members Not Present: Nancy K. Reynolds
George K. Rasley
A. Glenn Simpson
Robert N. Flinn
Thomas P. Ciranna
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 pm by Chairman Bettye J. Matthews.
Transportation Services Division Administrator George Archibald attended the meeting and as a
continuation of the previous meeting's discussion made four recommendations to the Task Force
(attached) for the improving service or controlling costs in road operation and maintenance.
The Task Force discussed and decided to request additional information from Mr. Archibald on the
Transportation Division's sign shop. Information on labor rates, average sign cost, number of signs
produced, and number of signs in inventory would be requested.
The Parks and Recreation Department will be discussed at the next meeting. Steve Brinkman,
Parks and Recreation Director, will be invited to attend. Information on the department will be
distributed to Task Force members prior to the meeting.
Also, at the next meeting notes will be prepared for a report to the BCC on the Task Force's
progress to this point in time.
The next meeting will be held November 14 at 5:30pm in the Media Center.
Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:00 pm.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION
PRIVATIZATION RECOMMENDATIONS
OCTOBER 28, 1994
SUBJECT: As part of the review and comments of the
Privatization Committee on October 17, 1994, the
following areas are submitted for the Committee's
consideration in controlling-reducing operating cost
and/or improving services in the general area of road
operation and maintenance.
Recommendation #1:
Finalize specifications for specific rural area mowing,
bid the work on an annual basis with a renewal clause
for an added year, analyze the bid results in
comparison to current County cost and make a final
recommendation to the BCC based on both cost data and
performance data.
Recommendation #2:
Finalize specifications for median maintenance on
specific segments of the arterial road system, bid the
work for annual maintenance with renewal clause,
analyze the bid results in comparison to current County
cost and make a final recommendation to the BCC based
on both cost data and performance data.
Recommendation #3 :
Finalize specifications for recycling asphalt in place
of asphalt re-surfacing, bid the work as part of the
annual re-surfacing program, analyze the bid results in
comparison to current re-surfacing contracts and make
final recommendations to the BCC based on both cost
data and performance data.
Recommendation #4:
Analyze administration/supervision of the work in the
Golden Gate Estates, Immokalee and the East County from
the perspective of redundancy and determine any areas
for reducing personnel, performing additional contract
services and/or increase the utilization of the State
prison system in the performance of roadway maintenance
and in the area of roadway construction.