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COLLIER COUNTY GOVERNMENT
PRODUCTIVITY COMMITTEE
Minutes —April 21, 2 p.m.
Members Present: Brad Boaz, John Barlow, Doug Fee, Jim Gibson, Steve
Harrison, Jim Hoppensteadt, Vladimir Ryziew, Janet Vasey and Michael Wu.
Members Excused: Joe Swaja was excused.
BCC Liaison: Commissioner Halas was in attendance.
Staff Present: Carol Golightly, Sheriff's Office; Crystal Kinzel and Derek
Johnssen, Clerk's Finance Office; Amy Patterson, Impact Fee Manager; Norman
Feder and Nick Casalanguida, Growth Management; Michael Sheffield,
Assistant to the County Manager; Barbetta Hutchinson, Office of Management
and Budget.
Others Present:
INTRODUCTION:
Call to Order: Steve Harrison called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
Approval of the March 17, 2010 Productivity Committee Meeting Minutes:
There were two minor corrections in the minutes from the last meeting. Vlad
Ryziew motioned to approve the minutes with those corrections, Janet Vasey
seconded and the group unanimously approved.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Review Debt Structure — Jim Gibson was asked by Mark Isackson to give the
group a recap of the work and recommendations of the Finance Committee. Jim
gave an overview of the debt situation and the necessity to refinance $47M in
commercial paper borrowings from the Florida Local Government Finance
Commission prior to December, 2012. Our representatives from Public Financial
Management, along with the members of the Finance Committee started looking
for alternatives a few months ago. After much exploration and discussion, the
group has decided to take an executive summary to the BCC that suggests a
traditional general bond issue. This decision will take the uncertainty out of the
situation and better position the county for the future. Commissioner Halas said
that he appreciates the hard work and time that the committee spent on this
project. Jim Hoppensteadt motioned to support the recommendation of the
committee, Brad Boaz seconded and the group unanimously approved.
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Steve Harrison suggested that the Commissioner write a letter to the School
Board asking for a representative to attend the impact fee discussions. The
Commissioner will work with Mike Sheffield to make this happen.
Proposed Organizational Restructuring and General Collier County
Information — Leo Ochs addressed the group regarding the county's
reorganization plan. He said that ten departments have been condensed to
seven and 35 positions have been eliminated which will net a reduction of$2.5
million dollars per year. He also noted that the changes have been positively
received. Kim Grant is working with all departments looking at business
processes and finding areas were consolidation and reconfiguration can be done.
Commissioner Halas asked Leo about the new legislature in Tallahassee
regarding Medicare issues. He said there is a new piece that would change the
county's portion of nursing home care from $55 to $235 per person. Leo also
said that there are other issues which could have an adverse effect on us, such
as reducing our pensions and pulling $2 million of state money away from our
libraries. He stressed that it was going to be a very challenging budget year in
trying to get to where we need to be.
John Barlow asked if the county has considered "fee for service" offers to the City
of Naples, Bonita and Marco. In other words, can we outsource our services?
Nick Casalanguida said that he has plans he review these possibilities after his
department has stabilized from the reorganization.
Janet asked for a high level budget strategy overview, for both county and
constitutionals. Leo said it will be made available at the next meeting of the
committee, since the constitutional budgets are due by May 1. She also asked
about the transportation engineering staff and Nick explained what has happened
with those positions.
Brad Boaz applauded Nick and Norman for their "Ritz Carlton" approach.
Jackson Labs — Leo explained the Jackson labs scenario and how much money
the state, the county and Jackson itself would have to contribute to build their
new facility by Ave Maria. Michael Wu said that a similar situation happened in
Orlando and we must look at the future. We have to invest now and reap the
benefits later on. Jim Hoppensteadt told the group he attended a meeting last
night and saw the genetic mapping program. He said the model is fascinating
and there is an enormous potential for growth. Individual pharmaceutical
companies will want to build private labs around this site to help push out the
results.
John Barlow told the group that the economy has come to a point where some
out of the box thinking is necessary. We need to make our relocation policy
easier for people to move here and bring their business here. He said we need a
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new marketing campaign to motivate people to come to Naples. He also said he
feels the banks must change their mindset and be willing to let go of some
money before anything turns around.
NEW BUSINESS:
Change of Use Program — Amy Patterson explained the recommendations that
were going to be made to the BCC. She talked about moving tenants into
existing buildings and the "fairness" factor in impact fee collection. She passed
out information which listed several options for changing the program, along with
the recommendations which were made by staff. Janet Vasey motioned to
support Amy's recommendations and Jim Hoppensteadt seconded. The group
voted 9 to 1 to approve (Doug Fee opposed).
Children's Trust Analysis — There was discussion regarding the possibility of
conducting an analysis on this bill. The committee agreed that it is too early in
the process to conduct an analysis, but they may reconsider at a future date.
Recommendation for New Committee Member—The group reviewed the
application that was received for membership on the Committee. They asked
Mike Sheffield to ask the BCC to re-advertise and specifically state IT, Financial
and Management Experience as preferred criteria. Doug Fee motioned to re-
advertise, Jim Hoppensteadt seconded and the group unanimously approved.
General Discussion:
Public Comment:
Adjournment: Jim Hoppensteadt motioned to adjourn the meeting, Jim Gibson
seconded and the group unanimously approved. The meeting was adjourned at
4:32 p.m.
Next Meeting: The next regular meeting of the Productivity Committee Meeting
will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wed. May 19, 2010. This meeting will be held in the
County Manager's Conf. Room in Bldg F, 2nd floor at 3301 Tamiami Trail East.
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Approved by Productivity Chair, Steve arrison
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