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Immokalee MSTU Minutes 08/23/2017Enclosure 2 1 MINUTES Meeting of the Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU Advisory Committee Board August 23, 2017 - 8:35 A.M. 750 South 5th Street, Immokalee, FL 239-867-0026 A. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Cherryle Thomas, MSTU Chair at 8:30 AM. 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. Advisory Committee Members Present: Cherryle Thomas, Bill Deyo, Norma Garcia and Andrea Halman. Advisory Committee Members Absent/Excused: Others Present: Armando Yzaguirre, Dan Novakovich, Commissioner McDaniel and Lincoln Price. Staff: James Sainvilus, Debrah Forester and Christie Betancourt D. Introductions. All board members and the members of the public introduced themselves. E. Approval of Agenda. James Sainvilus presented agenda to the board for approval. Agenda was approved with no changes. Action: Ms. Norma Garcia made a motion for the MSTU to approve the Agenda with no modifications. Mr. Bill Deyo seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. 4-0. F. Approval of Minutes 1. June 28, 2017 MSTU Advisory Committee Meeting (Enclosure 1) James Sainvilus presented minutes to the board for approval. Minutes were approved with no changes. Action: Ms. Andrea Halman made a motion to approve the minutes for the June 28, 2017 MSTU Advisory Committee Meeting with no correction. The motion was seconded by Ms. Norma Garcia and the minutes were approved by unanimous vote. 4-0. G. Announcements. 1. Communications Folder Staff reviewed the communications folder with the board and members of the public. 2. Public Comment speaker slips Staff reiterated the public 3-minute speaker slip policy. The board will give more time if deemed necessary. For Public comments and discussion, Cherryle Thomas presented a letter from residents to the rest of the board regarding unpaved road on Roberts Ave. 3. MSTU Chair and Staff thanked all board members and public welcomed our new Collier County CRA Director – Debrah Forester. for attending the annual workshop. Board discussed the highlights of the workshop. 4. Ygrene Energy – Christie Betancourt announced that Ygrene will do a Presentation at the next CRA Meeting on 9/20/17H. H. MSTU New Business 1. Advisory Board Vacancy: Enclosure 2 2 i. Cherryle Thomas Application (Enclosure 2) (Action Item) Action: Ms. Andrea Halman made a motion for the MSTU to reappoint Cherryle Thomas as a Board member. Ms. Norma Garcia seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. 3-0. ii. James Sainvilus mentioned there is still one more opened Vacancy and please complete the online application located at http://www.colliergov.net/index.aspx?page=1629. 2. Maintenance Contract (Enclosure 3) – James Sainvilus provided an update on the maintenance contract. Recommended to do tree trimming twice a year and added the holiday decoration installation and removal once a year. Commissioner asked to be informed if procurement is not moving fast enough. An extension has been giving to A&M to work till March or April 2018. Ms. Andrea asked to add a new colorful plant in the medians, Landscape Architect will research it. I. MSTU Old Business 1. Budget Fund 162 & 111 (Enclosure 4a & 4b) James Sainvilus presented: i. The budget breakdown for funds 162 and 111 to the committee explaining how much money was budgeted, committed and spent as of July 27, 2017 and what has been collected for AD Valorem Taxes and the Uncollected Ad Valorem 2. James Sainvilus presented the MSTU Project Manager Report. i. New Angels – Holiday Decoration quotes: Board asked Project Manager to get quotes for just the LED bulbs, Board would like to know if they can just replace the old bulbs to LED. Project Manager reminded the board that they will still have to pay a vendor to remove and install the new LED light bulbs. There is about 36 Angels with 60 to 90 light bulbs each. 3. James Sainvilus presented the CDBG Executive Summary for Amendment 1. Recommendation that the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (BCC), as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), approve an amendment to the previously approved U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant agreement between the BCC and the CRA, authorize the Chairman of the Board to sign the amendment and authorize necessary budget amendments. 4. Contractor Reports i. Landscape Architect Report – Commissioners McDaniel suggested that the Landscape Architect does a pilot program on one of the median before doing anything else in the medians. ii. Maintenance Report – a. A & M Monthly Report – Staff provided board with a copy of the monthly report. A leak was found at the main station by the Handy Gas station on S. 1st St. caused by the water & sewer district. b. The proposal for the brackets installation was postponed until we find out if the new Angel’s brackets would be different than the existing brackets. Enclosure 2 3 c. Cherryle asked project Manager to call LCEC for the timing and days of operation for the silver light poles on S. 1st St. There have been some complaints. 5. CRA Manager Report - Christie Betancourt gave an update on the Master Plan will start in September 2017. 6. Code Enforcements – No report was given. The new Director, Debrah Forester will get a monthly report from them to present each month. 7. Other Agencies – Lincoln Price talked about getting a grant to install Wi-Fi in the business areas in Immokalee, including the Zocalo. The MSTU Board is supporting the grant funding process for the Broadband and Wi-Fi in Immokalee. Commissioner McDaniel agreed with Ms. Andrea for asking staff to get a quote to provide Broadband and Wi-Fi at the Zocalo, while the County is working on the bigger part of the project. Lincoln also reported on the Local Food Promotion Planning (LFPP) grant for the Immokalee Culinary Arts and Production (I-CAP) Campus. Encouraging new vendors to register and start with the process although the place has not opened yet. He also talked about the marijuana policy and vendor’s policy. J. Citizen Comments: No citizen comments. K. Next Meeting Date: MSTU Meeting September 27, 2017 at 8:30 A.M. L. Adjournment: Meeting Adjourned @ 10:45 a.m.