Agenda 06/11/2013 Item #10DBoard of Collier County Commissioners
Donna Fiala Georgia A. Hiller, Esq. Tom Henning
District 1 District 2 District 3
MEMORANDUM
Date: May 31, 2013
To: County Manager
From: Commissioner Tom Henning, District 3
Re: Reconsideration for June 11, 2013 BCC Meeting
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Fred W. Coyle Jim Coletta
District 4 District 5
I would like to bring back May 28, 2013 agenda item 14B I
Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners (BCC), acting in its capacity as the
Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), approve the relocation of the Immokalee CRA
Office, authorize giving notice to the CRA's current landlord of its intent not to renew the
existing lease agreement, approve entering into a lease agreement for office space with the
Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board, Inc., and authorize the CRA Chair to sign the
attached lease agreement with an annual CRA rent expenditure of not -to- exceed $21,766.32.
(750 South Fifth Street, Immokalee).
Commissioner Tom Henning, District 3
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 10.10.D.
Item Summary: Reconsideration by Commissioner Henning of Item 14131 from the May
28, 2013 BCC Meeting titled: Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners (BCC),
acting in its capacity as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), approve the relocation of
the Immokalee CRA Office, authorize giving notice to the CRA's current landlord of its intent not
to renew the existing lease agreement, approve entering into a lease agreement for office
space with the Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board, Inc., and authorize the CRA
Chair to sign the attached lease agreement with an annual CRA rent expenditure of not -to-
exceed $21,766.32. (750 South Fifth Street, Immokalee).
Meeting Date: 6/11/2013
Prepared By
Name: BrockMaryJo
Title: Executive Secretary to County Manager, CMO
5/31/2013 2:08:05 PM
Submitted by
Title: Executive Secretary to County Manager, CMO
Name: BrockMaryJo
5/31/2013 2:08:06 PM
Approved By
Name: OchsLeo
Title: County Manager
Date: 5/31/2013 5:55:10 PM
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners (BCC), acting in its capacity as the
Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), approve the relocation of the Immokalee CRA Office,
authorize giving notice to the CRA's current landlord of its intent not to renew the existing lease
agreement, approve entering into a lease agreement for office space with the Southwest Florida
Workforce Development Board, Inc., and authorize the CRA Chair to sign the attached lease
agreement with an annual CRA rent expenditure of not -to- exceed $21,766.32. (750 South Fifth
Street, Immokalee).
OBJECTIVE: To obtain BCC approval to relocate the Immokalee CRA office and to approve entering
into a lease agreement for office space with the Southwest Florida Workforce Development Board, Inc., a
Florida not - for - profit corporation.
CONSIDERATIONS: The Immokalee CRA currently occupies 3938 square feet of office space at 1320
North 15th Street in Immokalee under a lease Agreement with Barron Collier Partnership, LLLP, which
terminates on July 14, 2013. That space is used to operate the CRA, Immokalee Municipal Services
Taxing Unit (MSTU) and Immokalee Business Development Center (IBDC) totaling four staff members.
On January 22, 2013, agenda item 10(F), the BCC voted unanimously to allow the IBDC to work towards
separating from the CRA and becoming a not - for - profit entity. Once that occurs, the CRA's staff will
total three persons; greatly reducing the CRA's space requirements.
After careful review of available office rental space in Immokalee, staff identified a rental location that
would meet the CRA and MSTU's future needs. The Southwest Florida Workforce Development
( "SFWD ") Board is offering the CRA 760 square feet of office space at its facility located at 750 South
Fifth Street in Immokalee. That location offers an adequate amount of space in a professional setting and
is located in a building that offers a reception area and two on -site conference rooms. The office will cost
the CRA far less than its current location and will save the CRA approximately $25,033.68 in annual
overhead expenses. Illustrated below is a side -by -side cost comparison of the existing and proposed
facility's annual cost.
Annual Expenditure
Current Office Space
Proposed Office Space
Base Rent
$36,000
$21,766.32
Janitorial Services
$4,920
Included
Water
Included
Included
Sewer
Included
Included
Solid Waste
Included
Included
Electric
$4,200
Included
Alarm System Monitoring
$1,680
Included
Comcast Internet & Phone
$3,600
$3,600
Total:
$50,400.00
$25,366.32
Difference:
$25,033.68
1While the current Landlord offered to cut the annual rent at the present location by half to $18,000.00,
the CRA will still save $7,033.68 by relocating to the SFWD location.
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If the BCC approves the CRA's relocation to the SFWD office space, the move will be handled by the
County's Facilities Management Department.
FISCAL IMPACT: Sufficient funds exist in the FY2013 CRA Budget. Fiscal impact associated with
this recommendation is in the amount of $24,166.32 per year will be paid by CRA Fund 186 - 138324.
CONSISTENCY WITH GROWTH MANAGEMENT PLAN: This move will allow CRA staff to
continue furthering the programs and projects within the budgetary and policy guidance and directives of
the BCC acting as the CRA Board in furtherance of Policy 4.2 of the Future Land Use Element of the
Growth Management Plan which reads as follows:
"The Immokalee Area Master Plan addresses conservation, future land use, population, recreation,
transportation, housing, and the local economy. Major purposes of the Master Plan are coordination of
land uses and transportation planning, redevelopment or renewal of blighted areas, and the promotion of
economic development."
ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDATION: By unanimous vote, during the regular meeting of the
Immokalee Local Redevelopment Advisory Board on March 20, 2013, the Advisory Board voted to
approve a recommendation to the BCC, acting as the CRA, to relocate the Immokalee CRA to 750 South
Fifth Street, Immokalee, FL.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney's Office, is
approved as to form and legality, and requires a majority vote for approval. -SRT
RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners (BCC), acting in
its capacity as the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), approve the relocation of the Immokalee
CRA Office, authorize giving notice to the CRA's current landlord of its intent not to renew the existing
lease agreement, approve entering into a lease agreement for office space with the Southwest Florida
Workforce Development Board, Inc., and authorize the Chairwoman to sign the attached lease agreement
with an annual CRA rent expenditure of not -to- exceed $21,766.32.
Prepared By:
Bradley Muckel, Interim Director, Immokalee CRA
Attachments:
1. Lease Agreement
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