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Agenda 10/10/2017 Item #16B110/10/2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners (BCC), acting in its capacity as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), approve the attendance of two Immokalee Local Advisory Board members at the Florida Redevelopment Association 2017 Annual Conference; authorize payment of attendees’ registration, lodging, travel and per diem from the Immokalee CRA Trust Fund (Fund 186) travel budget; and declare the training received as serving a valid public purpose. OBJECTIVE: To provide training for the Immokalee Local Redevelopment Advisory Board members. BACKGROUND: Pursuant to Resolution No. 99-410, the Board of County Commissioners has determined that attendance at functions or activities that are of educational, professional or tra de serves as a valid public purpose, provided that said functions reasonably relate to Collier County matters. Florida Statute 163.356(3)(d), “Creation of community redevelopment agency” states, “At any time after the creation of a community redevelopment agency, the governing body of the county or municipality may appropriate to the agency such amounts as the governing body deems necessary for the administrative expenses and overhead of the agency…” Florida Statute 163.387(6), “Redevelopment trust fund” states, “Moneys in the redevelopment trust fund may be expended from time to time for purposes directly related to financing or refinancing of redevelopment in a community redevelopment area pursuant to an approved community redevelopment plan and administrative/overhead expenses necessary or incidental to the implementation of a community redevelopment plan adopted by the agency.” Collier County Ordinance 2000-42 establishes the Redevelopment Trust Fund and appoints the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) as the governing body of the CRA and the trustees of the Redevelopment Trust Funds. CONSIDERATIONS: As established by Resolution 2001-98, Members of The Immokalee Local Redevelopment Advisory Board (CRA) shall serve without compensation, but may be enti tled to reimbursement for expenses reasonable incurred in the performance of their duties upon prior approval of the Board of County Commissioners. Annually, the Local Advisory Board recommends the CRA Board approve travel and training funding for any Local Redevelopment Advisory Board members desiring to attend the Florida Redevelopment Association Annual Conference. The 2017 conference will be held October 18 - 20, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Two Local Redevelopment Agency Advisory Board members would like to attend. The cost is approximately $790 for registration ($395/person); approximately $870 for lodging ($145/night/room), and approximately $45 for parking. Actual cost per person will vary depending on group travel, mileage, per diem expenses, number of days attended and times of departure from and return to either Naples or Immokalee. PUBLIC PURPOSE: To expand the Immokalee Local Advisory Board members professional development. To attend the annual conference of the Florida Redevelopment Association for training and education about CRAs, their power and function; redevelopment programs available to CRAs toward the elimination of slum and blight. Through attendance at conference lectures and tours, attendees will become aware of successful programs and projects in other Florida CRAs. FISCAL IMPACT: Sufficient budget exists within the FY 2018 Immokalee CRA Fund 186 (Travel Professional Development) to fund the requested conference attendance. 10/10/2017 ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDATION: By unanimous vote, during the meeting of the Immokalee Local Redevelopment Advisory Board on August 16, 2017 the Advisory Board made a recommendation to approve two board members to attend the 2017 FRA Annual Conference. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney, is approved as to form and legality, and requires majority vote for approval. -JAK RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners (BCC), acting in its capacity as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), approve the attendance of two Immokalee Local Advisory Board members at the Florida Redevelopment Association 2017 Annual Conference; authorize payment of attendees’ registration, lodging, travel and per diem from the Immokalee CRA Trust Fund (Fund 186) travel budget; and declare the training received as serving a valid public purpose Prepared By: Christie Betancourt, CRA Interim Operations Manager ATTACHMENT(S) 1. FRA Annual Conference 2017 (PDF) 10/10/2017 COLLIER COUNTY Board of County Commissioners Item Number: 16.B.1 Doc ID: 3843 Item Summary: Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners (BCC), acting in its capacity as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), approve the attendance of two Immokalee Local Advisory Board members at the Florida Redevelopment Association 2017 Annual Conference; authorize payment of attendees’ registration, lodging, travel and per diem from the Immokalee CRA Trust Fund (Fund 186) travel budget; and declare the training received as serving a valid public purpose. Meeting Date: 10/10/2017 Prepared by: Title: Administrative Assistant – Immokalee CRA Name: Christie Betancourt 09/29/2017 11:18 AM Submitted by: Title: – County Manager's Office Name: Debrah Forester 09/29/2017 11:18 AM Approved By: Review: County Manager's Office Debrah Forester Director - CRAs Completed 09/29/2017 12:34 PM County Manager's Office Tim Durham Executive Director- Corp Business Ops Completed 09/29/2017 1:00 PM Budget and Management Office Ed Finn Additional Reviewer Completed 09/29/2017 2:02 PM Office of Management and Budget Valerie Fleming Level 3 OMB Gatekeeper Review Completed 09/29/2017 2:32 PM County Attorney's Office Scott Teach Level 3 County Attorney's Office Review Completed 09/29/2017 3:19 PM County Manager's Office Nick Casalanguida Level 4 County Manager Review Completed 10/02/2017 8:48 AM Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 10/10/2017 9:00 AM FLORIDA REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 301 S. Bronough Street, Suite 300, Tallahassee, FL 32302-1757 (800) 342-8112 • (850) 222-9684 October 18-20, 2017 n Hilton Daytona Beach Resort/Ocean Walk Village www.redevelopment.net/2017-annual-conference FRA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 2016 Award Winners Pompano Beach CRA and Turner School of Construction Management 2016 Award Winner Hallandale Beach CRA 2016 Award Winner Margate CRA 2016 Award Winners City of Clermont/ GAI Consultants, Inc./Community Solutions Group Redevelopment: Growing Communities and Building Opportunities LENORA BILLINGS-HARRIS Diversity and Inclusion is a full-time focus, not just one topic among many for Lenora Billings-Harris. Whether through key- notes, workshops or organizational consulting, Billings-Harris partners with clients to help them build effective relationships that leverage diversity to increase inclusion, employee engagement, customer satisfaction and bottom-line results. Billings-Harris is a recognized authority. She has been included as one of the 100 Global Thought Leaders on Diversity and Inclusion by The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), and was named by Diversity Woman Magazine as one of the 20 top influential diversity leaders in the U.S. Her award-winning diversity leadership research is recognized in academic journals internationally. Billings-Harris recently keynoted at the Inclusion Conferences in Cape Town, South Africa, and in Tel Aviv, Israel, to share best practices with leaders within business, government, education and NGO communities. Billings-Harris co-authored TRAILBLAZERS: How Top Business Leaders are Accelerating Results through Inclusion and Diversity, and is the author of The Diversity Advantage: A Guide to Making Diversity Work, 3rd Ed. She serves on the adjunct faculty of the business schools of Averett University and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Billings-Harris is a Certified Speaking Professional, a past president of the National Speakers Association, and was the 2014-2015 president of the Global Speakers Federation. In 2016, she was the Cavett Award recipient, the highest honor bestowed upon professional speakers in the USA. Before launching her business in 1986, she held management positions at two Fortune 100 companies, and managed executive development seminars for the Graduate School of Business, University of Michigan. AMY LIU As vice president and director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings and the Adeline M. and Alfred I. Johnson Chair in Urban and Metropolitan Policy, Amy Liu is a national expert on cities. She is adept at translating research and insights into action on the ground. As director of Brookings Metro, which Liu co-founded in 1996, she pioneered the program’s signature approach to policy and practice, which uses rigorous research to inform strategies for economic growth and opportunity. Liu has worked directly on such strategies with scores of public and private sector leaders in regions around the country, including Chicago, Kansas City, Phoenix, upstate New York and New Orleans. Most recently, Liu authored Remaking Economic Development: The Markets and Civics of Continuous Growth and Prosperity, in which she argues that city and metropolitan leaders must adopt a broader vision of economic development that can deliver economic growth, prosperity, and inclusion for all residents. In Remaking Economic Development, Liu discusses the limitations of existing strategies, outlines five principles that define a new model of economic development, and highlights innovations underway in cities and metropolitan areas across the country emblematic of this broader vision. October 18-20, 2017 n Hilton Daytona Beach at Ocean Walk Village www.redevelopment.net/2017-annual-conference Speakers FLORIDA REDEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION 301 S. Bronough Street, Suite 300, Tallahassee, FL 32302-1757 • (800) 342-8112 • (850) 222-9684 REBECCA RYAN Rebecca Ryan is called a “human spark plug.” Trained as a futurist and an economist, Rebecca helps clients figure out what’s next, so they can be ready for the future. Rebecca is the Resident Futurist at the Alliance for Innovation, a Senior Advisor at the Governing Institute, a faculty member at the Institute for Zen Leadership, and the owner of NEXT Generation Consulting, Inc. She is the author of The Next Big Things: The Future of Local Government (2015), ReGENERATION: A Manifesto for America’s Future Leaders (2013), and Live First, Work Second: Getting Inside the Head of the Next Generation (2007). Her TEDx talk, Spring is Coming, was featured at the prestigious TEDxBeaconStreet in 2015. Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class, calls Rebecca “one of the most reliable sources for CEOs and Mayors who want to attract and keep the next generation of creative workers.” Other accolades include: • Top 100 Most Influential People, Accounting Today • Communicator of the Year, Women in Communication • Woman of Influence, Business Journal of Greater Milwaukee • Entrepreneur of the Year, U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship • Most Powerful Women in Public Accounting, CPA Practice Advisor 1 2017 Annual Conference October 18-20, 2017 Hilton Daytona Beach Resort/Ocean Walk Village Please download and send in this registration form, as it is required to ensure space. This form is also posted at www.redevelopment.net/annualconference/2017. Complete a form for each registrant with all fees payable to FRA Annual Conference, P.O. Box 1757, Tallahassee, Florida, 32302-1757. Visa or MasterCard payments may be faxed to Heidi Hogarth at (850) 222-3806 or emailed to hhogarth@flcities.com. FRA dues must be paid by October 1, 2017 to receive the member rate. Conference registration deadline is October 9, 2017. Cancellations must be made in writing by the close of business on October 9, 2017 to receive a refund and will be subject to a $50 processing fee. Full Name: _________________________________________ Nickname: ____________________________ Title: _______________________________ Organization ________________________________________ Mailing Address: ___________________________________________________________________________ City: ___________________________________________ State: _____ Zip: ________________________ Phone: _____________________ Email: _______________________________________________________ Guest Name (if purchasing): _____________________________Nickname: ___________________________ See next page for payment information REGISTRATION TYPE MEMBER * NON - MEMBER SUB-TOTALS Full Registration** $ 395 $ 480 Wednesday, Oct. 18 Only*** $ 325 $ 350 Thursday, Oct. 19 Only*** $ 345 $ 375 Guest/Spouse** $ 315 $ 345 CRA Board Basics**** Wednesday, Oct. 18 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. $ 25 $ 25 Mobile Tours**** Wednesday, Oct. 18 7:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. South Daytona and New Smyrna Beach (Space available basis) Daytona Speedway Redevelopment (Daytona Intl. Speedway) (Space available basis) $40 each $40 each $__________ $__________ Student Comp see notes Comp see notes Comp see notes GRAND TOTAL $_________ 2 Florida Redevelopment Association October 18-20, 2017 Hilton Daytona Beach Resort/ Ocean Walk Village Registration Payment Information *Members: FRA dues must be paid by October 1, 2017 to receive the member discount in advance. **Full and Guest registrations: Include all workshops and meal functions. Guests are spouses, partners or non- professional relations. Guest registration may not be used for staff or company representatives. ***One-day registration: Includes workshops and meal functions scheduled for that day only. ****Mobile tours and CRA Board Basics: Registrations are not included in the full registration, see additional fees. Student Registration: Must be a full-time university student. Fee includes access to all workshops only, no meal functions. Extra Tickets: Email Heidi Hogarth at hhogarth@flcities.com to order additional tickets for ticketed functions. Special Needs: If you have special physical needs, or a dietary preference, please let us know on the registration form. Please submit payment with each registration. (If paying by check mail to FRA Annual Conference, P. O. Box 1757, Tallahassee, FL 32302) ・ Check (Payable to FRA Annual Conference) ・ Visa ・ MasterCard (No Amex accepted) Total to be charged to credit card (refer to page 1 for registration fees): $____________ Credit Card Number _________________________________________________Exp. Date _______________ Card Holder’s Name _________________________________Signature _______________________________ Billing Address (if different from above) ________________________________________________________ Conference program details and hotel information are posted at www.redevelopment.net. Please be sure to send pages 1 & 2 to Heidi Hogarth at hhogarth@flcities.com or fax to Heidi at (850) 222-3806.