PVAC Minutes 04/05/2004 RApril5,2004
THE PUBLIC VEHICLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Conference Room
2800 North Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida
9:30 A.M. April 5, 2004
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Public Vehicle Advisory Committee, in and for the
County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at
9:30 o'clock a.m. in REGULAR SESSION in Conference Room of the Code
Enforcement Building, 2800 North Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida, with the following
members present:
Present:
Tom Palmer, Attorney
William J. Csogi
Michael Mendel
Alan Walbum
Randall Smith
Tony Marino
Fitz Papps
Russell Berghuis (tardy)
Collier County Staff:
Janet Powers, Operations Manager
John Marsh, Code Enforcement Field Supervisor
AGENDA
COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC VEHICLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meeting: APRIL 5, 2004 9:30 AM
Collier County Community Development Services Building
2800 N. Horseshoe Naples, FL 34104
Conference Room A in Code Enforcement
ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD WILL NEED A RECORD
OF THE PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING THERETO, AND THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A
VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THAT
TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
PLEASE ENSURE ALL PAGERS AND CELL PHONES ARE OFF OR IN A QUIET POSITION.
Regular Meeting
1. Roll Call
2. Orientation
9~30-10~30
3. Approval of Agenda
Approval of Minutes: March 1, 2004
5. Notices
6. NEW BUSINESS~ 10~30 A.M.
Mr. Brian Spaulding
Naples Concierge
7. Old Business~
Re-affirm CTO of Atlantis / Airport Connection
8. Public Speakers:
9. Hearing
10. Complaint Report None
11. Announcements : Monday, May 3, 2004
12. Adjourn
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III.
IV.
VI.
Roll Call
JANET POWERS takes roll call and WILLIAM J. CSOGI asks the new members to
introduce themselves.
Additions or Deletions
WILLIAM J. CSOGI has something to read into the minutes regarding debt. Mr. Csogi
also would like to officially vote to approve Atlantis / Airport Connection due to the
circumstances of the last meeting.
Approval of Agenda
ALAN WALBURN made a motion to approve the agenda and RANDALL SMITH
seconded the motion. The agenda was approved.
Approval of Minutes of March 1, 2004
WILLIAM J. CSOGI made one correction to the minutes of March 1, 2004. On page
eight (8) Bill asked the question; not Den.
Notices
JANET POWERS asked Tom to summarize some of the laws pertaining to Committee.
TOM PALMER speaks about laws at length; including the important fact that applicants
are not able to contact members of the committee; they should contact staff.
Furthermore, if an applicant contacts a member of the committee, it should be disclosed
as soon as possible.
Also discussed was the issue pertaining to Lee County licensing and permits. If a
company is operating in Collier County they need to have the appropriate licenses,
permits and certificates for Collier County. It does not matter if they already have any of
these documents in Lee County; they still need them to operate in Collier County.
New Business
The application of Mr. Brian Spaulding for Naples Concierge is reviewed for approval.
Mr. Spaulding was not present but was invited, he was under the assumption that his
application would be reviewed around 10:30 am and it was a bit earlier than that. The
application was completed and all fees were paid. It is noted that it should be changed
from class 9 to class 1. The application was approved with that one change.
Further requirements to operate in Collier County are discussed including credit issues
and location requirements.
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VII.
VIII.
IX.
XI.
A derogatory credit item can only be considered if it is directly related to the business. It
must be proven that the credit item is for a business vehicle or other business related
item.
A company does not need a physical office in Collier County. They are required to have
a Collier County telephone number. Also, there is a requirement that the records are
available in Collier County, but this requirement can be met through the use of a safety
deposit box.
Old Business
Re-affirm CTO of Atlantis / Airport Connection.
Reviewed and approved unanimously.
Public Speakers
None
Hearing
None
Complaint Report
No Complaint report. Mr. Marsh will start providing complaint reports at the meetings
again.
There was a lengthy discussion regarding complaints. Some of the main points
follow:
· Some companies only get certificates for half of their fleet.
· Enforcement has to see the vehicle actually picking up passengers in Collier County
and cannot pull them over; has to approach them when they are stopped. Enforcement
uses a camera but needs to catch the operator "in the act" in order to pursue a
violation.
· Mr. Marsh can go to Marco Island and does so one day a week.
· Any Board Members filing complaints should do so anonymously. The complaint
will be unfairly judged if a Board Member is named as the complainant.
· A suggestion is made that when complaints are received the caller should be asked if
they are an eyewitness to the alleged violation; some people call based on hearsay and
it wastes a lot of time and money.
Announcements
The next meeting is scheduled for May 10, 2004 at 9:30 am.
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Adjourn
Meeting was adjourned at 10:30.
Public Vehicle Advisory Committee
Chairman, Bill Csogi