Productivity Committee Minutes 10/15/2008 COLLIER COUNTY GOVERNMENT
PRODUCTIVITY COMMITTEE
Minutes — October 15, 2008, 2 p.m.
Members Present: Larry Baytos, John Barlow, Brad Boaz, Gina Downs, Doug Fee, Jim
Gibson, Michele Harrison, Steve Harrison and Joe Swaja.
Members Absent: Syd Blum and Janet Vasey were excused.
BCC Liaison: Commissioner Fiala was in attendance.
Staff Present: Carol Golightly, Sheriff's Office; Amy Patterson, Impact Fee Manager;
Michael Sheffield, Assistant to the County Manager; Barbetta Hutchinson, Office of
Management and Budget; Mike Bosi, Comprehensive Planning.
Larry Baytos called the meeting to order at 2:01 p.m.
Approval of the September 17, 2008 Productivity Committee Meeting minutes. Larry
Baytos made a motion to approve the minutes of September 17 and Joe Swaja
seconded the motion. The group voted unanimously to approve the minutes.
Old Business:
Impact Fee Indexing: Amy Patterson reviewed the proposed indexing for 2008. Fees
have gone up due to 10 year averaging. Larry Baytos gave a PowerPoint presentation
with questions regarding impact fees and their growth over time. Collier County has
some of the highest impact fees in the nation. He stated that declining revenue is
reflective on declining building and unemployment. He asked the group if impact fees
are too high and whether they think they will affect future building. Larry will forward his
presentation to Mike Sheffield to send to all committee members. After much
discussion on the impact fees, Larry motioned that the Productivity Committee
recommends to the Board of County Commissioners that they defer a decision on any
adjustment of impact fees until such time as the methodology can be reassessed. Brad
seconded. The group voted unanimously to approve the motion. Mike and Amy will
write a letter to the BCC asking for more time to adequately review the methodology
and data.
AUIR Sub-groups: Mike Bosi reviewed the AUIR scheduling and the group decided
who would attend the different subsections. Larry will take the lead in Janet's absence.
League of Women Voters: Larry Baytos will be speaking at a meeting of the League of
Women Voters about the Productivity Committee and what they do.
Adjournment: Joe Swaja motioned to adjourn the meeting, Michele Harrison seconded
and the group unanimously approved. The meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m.
Next Meeting: The next regular meeting of the Productivity Committee Meeting will be
held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2008. This meeting will be held in the
County Manager's Conference Room on the 2nd floor of the W. Harmon Turner Building
(Administration Building F).
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Approved by roductivity C• air, Larry Baytos