Immokalee CRA Advisory Board Minutes 06/28/2017 J (w/Immokalee MSTU)Enclosure 1
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MINUTES
Joint meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Committee and the
Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU Advisory Committee Boards, June 28, 2017.
Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency
CareerSource Southwest Florida
750 South 5th Street, Immokalee, FL 34142
239-658-3300
June 28, 2017 - 8:30 A.M.
A. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance.
The meeting was called to order by Cherryle Thomas, MSTU and Estil Null, CRA Vice
Chair at 8:41 a.m.
B. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence.
Cherryle Thomas led the Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence.
C. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum.
CRA Advisory Committee Members Present:
Ski Olesky, Estil Null, Andrea Halman, Patricia “Anne” Goodnight, Robert Raines and Dr.
Frank Nappo via phone.
CRA Advisory Committee Members Absent/Excused:
Mike Facundo and Yvar Pierre.
MSTU Advisory Committee Members Present:
Andrea Halman, Norma Garcia, and Cherryle Thomas.
MSTU Advisory Committee Members Absent/Excused:
Bill Deyo.
Others Present:
Maria DeJesus, Onsselle Labra, Dottie Cook, Hugo Gijon, David Esquivel, Jose Quintero,
Adele Ferrel, Kris VanLengen, Michele Mosca, Lincoln Price, Carrie Williams, Dottie
Cook, Silvia Puente, Armando Yzaguirre, Suzanne Fundingsland, Carrie Williams, Juan
Garcia, Dan Novakovich, Jessica Crane and Commissioner Bill McDaniel.
Staff: Christie Betancourt, and James Sainvilus.
D. Introductions.
Chair Cherryle Thomas introduced herself and welcomed all to the meeting. All other
board members introduced themselves to the members of the public.
E. Approval of Agenda.
The agenda was presented to the board for approval. Agenda was approved with no
changes.
Action: Mr. Ski Olesky made a motion for the CRA to approve the Agenda with no
modifications. Estil Null seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. 6-0.
Action: Ms. Norma Garcia made a motion for the MSTU to approve the Agenda with
no modifications. Ms. Andrea Halman seconded the motion and it passed by
unanimous vote. 3-0.
F. Approval of Minutes.
1. May 24, 2017 MSTU Advisory Committee Meeting (Enclosure 1)
Chair presented minutes to the board for approval. Minutes were approved with a
change from Ms. Halman. Changed “from” to “at” under section I.1.i
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Action: Ms. Andrea Halman made a motion to approve the minutes for the May
24, 2017 MSTU Advisory Committee Meeting with one correction to change “from”
to “at” under section I.1.i. The motion was seconded by Ms. Norma Garcia and the
minutes were approved by unanimous vote. 3-0.
2. May 17, 2017 CRA Advisory Committee Meeting (Enclosure 2)
Chair presented minutes to the board for approval. Minutes were approved with no
changes.
Action: Mr. Ski Olesky made a motion to approve the minutes for the May 17,
2017 CRA Advisory Committee Meeting with no correction. The motion was seconded
by Mr. Robert Raines and the minutes were approved by unanimous vote. 6-0.
G. Announcements.
1. Communications Folder
It has the public notice for this meeting and Staff reviewed the communications
folder with the board and members of the public.
2. Meetings and Public Comment speaker slips
Staff reiterated the public 3 minutes’ speaker slip policy. The board will give more
time if they feel it necessary.
Commissioner McDaniel’s announced and briefly discussed the Impact Fee Pilot program
that will go before the board in July.
H. New Business.
1. Immokalee MSTU Roadway Maintenance Contract – James Sainvilus gave an
update and a summary of why it is important that the County Staff prefer local
vendor for this contract. The Immokalee MSTU Roadway Maintenance Contract
will expire on 10/27/2017 and staff is currently requesting a new contract through
Purchasing for invitation to bid (ITB). Staff will provide board a detailed update at
the next meeting.
2. FY 2018 Draft Budget Report (Enclosure 3)
Christie Betancourt presented the CRA and MSTU Income Statements, FY2018
from the approved BCC budget workshop and asked for Boards’ approval.
Action: Mr. Robert Raines made a motion to approve the Immokalee CRA
FY2018 budget with no corrections. The motion was seconded by Mr. Estil Null and
it passed by unanimous vote. 6-0.
Action: Ms. Andrea Halman made a motion to approve the Immokalee MSTU
FY2018 budget with no corrections. The motion was seconded by Ms. Norma Garcia
and it passed by unanimous vote. 3-0.
3. Advisory board vacancy:
i. Paul Anderson Jr Resignation (Enclosure 4a)
ii. Advisory Board Press Release (Enclosure 4b)
Christie Betancourt presented to both boards Paul Anderson, Jr.’s Resignation
letter and the vacancy board press release for anyone who wishes to apply, they
can complete the online application located at
http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=1629.
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I. MSTU Old Business.
1. Budget FY17
i. Funds 162 & 111 (Enclosure 5a & 5b)
James Sainvilus briefly went over the monthly expenses and current committed
contracts for funds 162 & 111 with the boards.
2. MSTU Project Manager Report (Enclosure 6) James Sainvilus reported on the
following:
i. Immokalee Sidewalk Improvements:
a. 17-7148 Bid Tabulation
b. Draft Executive Summary
The County advertised Invitation to Bid (ITB) No. 17-7148, Immokalee Sidewalk
Improvements, for construction on West Eustis Ave, S. 5th St. and S. 9th Street on
May 3, 2017 in the Naples Daily News, the Immokalee Bulletin, and emailed notices
in English and Spanish. The County held a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting on May
16, 2017, to explain the contract specifications and answer any questions prospective
bidders may have. The County received seven (7) bids by the bid submission due
date. A summary of the submissions is as follows:
Vendor Base Bid Alternate Bids Total Responsive
1 Marquee Development $399,849.00 $285,645.75 $685,494.75 Responsive
2 Denco Construction $478,843.00 $314,060.00 $792,903.00 Responsive
3 PMI $528,165.00 $291,148.00 $819,313.00 Responsive
4 Quality Enterprises USA $498,767.87 $330,977.75 $829,745.62 Responsive
5 Coastal Concrete Products $489,305.00 $346,822.05 $836,127.05 Responsive
6 Andrew Sitework $572,594.00 $375,920.00 $948,514.00 Responsive
7 Stage Door II $623,652.00 $329,447.00 $953,099.00 Responsive
Staff and local engineering consultant, Agnoli, Barber and Brundage, Inc.
determined the lowest bid was fair and reasonable and recommend awarding the
contract to Marquee Development, Inc. The bid is approximately 10.3 percent
higher than the engineer’s $621,584.50 opinion of probable cost. The Procurement
Services Division concluded bidding was competitive and representative of market
conditions.
On the Executive Summary under the Fiscal Impact it states that:
“The total cost of the base bid and the two alternate items included in ITB #17-
1748 is $685,494.75. Sufficient CDBG grant funding to support the base bid,
$475,000, has been awarded and is available in Immokalee CRA Grant Fund (715),
Project 33493.
It is staff’s recommendation to go forward with the alternate bids. Local funds in
the amount of $210,494.75 are available in Immokalee CRA Fund (186) reserves.
These funds will be added to the project by budget amendment and will provide
sufficient interim budget to award the contract. The Immokalee CRA has been
awarded $125,000 additional CDBG funding that will be available in FY18. Upon
award of the additional CDBG grant a portion of the contract will be shifted from
Immokalee CRA funding to grant funding reducing local CRA fund impact from
$210,494.75 to $85,494.75.”
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Staff reviewed the project breakdown of funds.
After discussion the CRA board agreed to cover the shortage of funds for the
Immokalee Sidewalk Project.
Action: Ms. Andrea Halman made a motion to cover the shortage of funds for
the Immokalee Sidewalk Project #33493 from CRA fund 186 in the amount of
$108,494.75. The motion was seconded by Mr. Robert Raines and it passed by
unanimous vote. 6-0.
ii. Lighting Report:
The blue light pole that was knocked down on Main & 6th St. was repaired.
The invoice will be processing through the insurance for reimbursement
once paid by the County.
The quote for damage repairs & parts replacement for the Blue light poles
from 1st St. to 9th St. for a Total of $24,833, was not approved. But the
quote from 9th St. to Westclox Rd. for a total of $12,674 was approved by
adding $3,000 to the not to exceed $10,000 amount that was approved on
April 26, 2017.
Action: Ms. Norma Garcia made a motion to add $3,000 to the Blue Light Pole
repairs quote from 9th Street to Westclox. The new not-to-exceed amount is $13,000.
The motion was seconded by Ms. Andrea Halman and it passed by unanimous vote.
3-0.
The MSTU board asked for A&M to provide a quote for everything that
they could do from the damage repairs & parts replacement list.
James Sainvilus shared with the CRA Board that on May 24, 2017, Oscar
Bustillo from South Florida Lighting & Traffic, Inc did a presentation on
bringing lights to our community. Replacing all existing lights to LED
lighting, aluminum poles and quick turnaround for parts.
A& M will provide a quote for repairing the arm banners.
iii. Clock tower at Zocalo
Dan Novakovich presented the board a powerpoint presentation of the
clock tower options at the Immokalee Zocalo.
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There was no action to proceed or not with a design from Q. Grady Minor.
This item has been proponed for a later date.
Christie Betancourt presented a summary of the Zocalo monthly
maintenance expenses and asked the boards for approval authority to a
certain dollar amount to payout invoices.
Action: Ms. Andrea Halman made a motion giving staff approval authority for
up to $3,000 to pay out invoices for maintenance & repairs at the Zocalo, without
asking the CRA board for approval. The motion was seconded by Mr. Robert Raines
and it passed by unanimous vote. 6-0.
Action: Ms. Andrea Halman made a motion giving staff approval authority for
up to $3,000 to pay out invoices for maintenance & repairs at the Zocalo, without
asking the MSTU board for approval. The motion was seconded by Ms. Norma Garcia
and it passed by unanimous vote. 3-0.
iv. Monuments
During the conceptual design, Grady Minor will coordinate with the I-tech,
casino and other local organization for inputs.
• Perform a site visit of the existing north and south entry signs and review
the MSTU’s new banners to ensure cohesiveness with the new entry
signs.
• Meet with MSTU staff to review the proposed sign design and to receive
feedback on design elements that the MSTU would like to have
incorporated into the sign design.
• Prepare two (2) different concept drawings of the entry signs for MSTU
staff review.
• Meet with MSTU staff to discuss the concepts and receive feedback on
the concepts.
• Finalize one (1) concept and present the concept to the MSTU advisory
board for approval.
The board agreed to move forward with Q. Grady Minor’s proposal to
replace the monuments.
Action: Ms. Norma Garcia made a motion to move forward with Q. Grady
Minor’s proposal for $15,110 for the monuments design. The motion was seconded
by Ms. Andrea Halman and it passed by unanimous vote. 3-0.
3. Contractor Reports
i. Landscape Architect Report – (Enclosure 8)
Don went over the architect report and one of the location he suggested
for a pedestrian pathway was not considered, but several other locations
will be quoted by A&M for plant replacements.
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ii. Maintenance Report – A & M Monthly Report (Enclosure 7)
Armando provided board a brief overview of his general maintenance monthly report.
Carrie Williams asked about the process of selecting a new maintenance contractor
for the landscape roadway maintenance contract. Staff stated that the Procurement
Services Division make certain that the bidding is competitive and representative of
market conditions.
J. CRA Old Business.
1. Immokalee Area Master Plan
i. Goals (Enclosure 9)
Christie has been receiving edits to the master plan for pages 21-30. She will send
out the next 10 pages for review and edit so by August meeting we should have the
first 30 pages edited and the last 20 pages by the September meeting. The full draft
will be ready in September.
2. Immokalee Stormwater – Michele Mosco reported that the stormwater modeling
should be completed by the end of July.
The Immokalee Stormwater Master Plan is still in the same timeline, which is set
for the end of the year. She also discussed potential stormwater pond sites in
Immokalee. The County didn’t receive CDBG funds to purchase a pond site around
North Madison Avenue. The pond site at Arrowhead is in question with the HOA.
The County is also making an offer to another pond site around SR 29 & Roberts
Ave.
Michelle also gave an update for the Transportation Department. She reported that
they reapplied for the Tiger Grant for improvement of drainage and sidewalks in
Immokalee and that they received a Safe Route to school grant for sidewalks in the
Eden Park area along Carson Rd. She concluded with the PAC’s upcoming request
for proposed and potential project list in Immokalee. By August the PAC would
like to have a priority project list of all projects in Immokalee.
3. Budget FY17 (Enclosure 10)
Christie Betancourt went over the budget on H.2.
4. Commercial Façade Grant – Christie reported that the new director will be
reviewing the grant procedures and guidelines before any suggested changes are
brought forward to the board.
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5. Promise Zone updates
Christie reported that Promise Zone Task Force Meetings for Economic
Development, Crime, and Education were held in Immokalee at the CareerSource
Center on June 21st and she provided board a brief overview of the discussions.
Suzanne Fundingsland from UF/FSU discussed her project Salud Immokalee and
said that they are hoping to apply for a grant for the design and construction.
6. FHERO – RAO
Christie provided board with a brief overview on the FHERO Region Website. She
asked the board to review the listing of highlighted areas for Immokalee. She said
she will share the Immokalee original media from FHERO photo/video shoot with
the board by email.
7. Code Enforcement
Juan Garcia provided a brief update on opened and closed cases in Immokalee that
were brought up at recent community meetings. He reported that the food truck
case is closed. He said that he opened a case for the Arrowhead sign and the
overgrown vegetation. He reported that the pallets case is closed but Juan will go
by to check the location out for over stock palettes.
Maria DeJesus reported that there will be a cleanup in Immokalee that the County
is putting together and education flyers on not to park on the sidewalks will be
created in English, Spanish and creole. Staff also briefly discussed the Community
Taskforce meeting that is held the fourth Monday of every month at the Immokalee
Health Department at 10:00 a.m.
8. Office of Business & Economic Development
Mr. Lincoln Price reported that the Accelerator at the airport will be opened this
July and the kitchen will be opened in August. The plan as of now is to continue
assisting the businesses developing their business plans for main stream retailers.
The next item is to help businesses in Immokalee on how to do business with Collier
County Government; vendor online registration, bidding on contracts, et c. He
discussed providing broadband Wi-Fi in areas of Immokalee for free. It could be
used for the irrigation system, LED light poles and businesses in town. The County
is considering it and will provide more details at the next meeting. He also brought
up the Marijuana Act and Industrial Hemp. We will be coming back to the board to
bring to the table the Cottage Industry Act.
9. Other Agencies
Adele Ferrel, from the USDA reported that there is a USDA loan available for very
low income homeowners to apply for up to $20,000 at 1% interest for safety repairs.
Adele is the point of contact for the application.
K. Citizen Comments.
L. Next Meeting Date. No Meeting in July.
CRA will meet August 16, 2017 at 8:30 A.M. at the Immokalee
Library located at 417 North 1st Street.
MSTU will meet August 23, 2017 at 8:30 A.M. at CareerSource SWFL located at
750 South 5th Street.
M. Adjournment. Meeting Adjourned @ 11: 26 a.m.