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Backup Documents 05/24/2011 Item #16B1(081s) 3 91ii R8C-e-l661 BetancourtChristie From: BetancourtChristie Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 9:47 AM To: 'Minutes and Records' Cc: Trish L. Morgan Subject: Immokalee CRA Missing Document from 2011 and 2012 Attachments: USDA LETTER RBEG.PDF; Agenda 05242011 R.PDF; image001.png This email was also kicked back. From: BetancourtChristie Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 4:53 PM To: Trish L. Morgan Subject: RE: Immokalee CRA Missing Document from 2011 and 2012 Trish, Marie said that the only thing that is missing from Agenda Item #16615/24/2011 (RBEG — Business Center) is attached letter. Christie From: Patricia L. Morgan [ma i Ito: patricia .moraan()collierclerk.com] On Behalf Of Minutes and Records Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 12:01 PM To: BetancourtChristie Subject: RE: Immokalee CRA Missing Document from 2011 and 2012 Thank you Christie. Trish Morgan, BMR Manager Clerk of the Circuit Court & VAB Minutes and Records Department (239)252 -8399 Phone (239)252 -8408 Fax patricia.morgan @collierclerk.com From: BetancourtChristie [ mailto: Ch ristieBeta ncou rtCa-bcol liergov. net] Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 5:32 PM To: Patricia L. Morgan Cc: Minutes and Records Subject: Immokalee CRA Missing Document from 2011 and 2012 Trish, CRA staff are working on getting these documents to you. Item listed below as #13A Lease dated 06/28/2011 was recorded as item 1661. Im,mokalee Christie Betancourt Administrative Assistant Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency 1320 North 15th Street, Suite 2 Immokalee, F134142 (239)867- 4121 ext. 209 Work (239)285 -7647 Cell (239)252 -6725 Fax www.immokaleetoday.com ChristieBetancourtPcolliergov .net "Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point" From: Patricia L. Morgan [mailto•patricia morganacollierclerk.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 10:33 AM To: BetancourtChristie Cc: Minutes and Records Subject: Immokalee CRA Missing Documents from 2011 and 2012 Hi Christie, 1681 Martha had said that you had called regarding missing documents — per my email from last Thursday to Penny. Here is a list of the items that my staff has pulled together for 2011 and 2012, but we are still reviewing 2010 to see what is missing within that year. Please let us know if you have any questions. 6�28�2011 item #13A! (Lea6o 7/26/2011 Item #1664 (DCA DRI's DREF Grant — CDBG) 3/13/2012 Item #1462 (CDBG HUD Grant — Subrecipient Agreement) 4/24/2012 Item #1481 (After- the -Fact Application) 5/08/2012 Item #1665 (After- the -Fact Application) 5/22/2012 Item #1462 (After- the -Fact Application) Many of these items are after - the -fact grant submittals and /or agreements and we would like to have the follow -up documents, such as acceptance, award letters, etc. to make the item more complete. Most seem to be applications, so if they were awarded to the Immokalee CRA, then that would need to be included as part of that record for that (BCC as the) CRA agenda item. Our office is responsible to maintain that record. We'll send you 2010 missing documents as soon as we can get that review completed. Thank you, Trish Trish Morgan, BMR Manager Clerk of the Circuit Court & VAB Minutes and Records Department USDA i more Development June 23, 2011 FlorldaNirgin Islands 420 S State Road 7 Suite 166 Royal Palm Beach, FL 33494 Immokalee Business Development Center Attn. Marie Capita, Center Manager 310 Alachua Street Immokale, FL 34142 Re: Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) dua Imrnukalee Business Development Clencer RBEG Pre - application $165,180 Dear Ms. Capita: 1681 Royal Palm Beach Area Office Telephone: (561) 792 -2727 FAX (561) 792 -2711 www. rurdev. usda.gov /fl After careful consideration and review of the submitted information, we were unable to take favorable action on your Rural Business Enterprise Grant pre- application. The specific reasons for our decision are as follows: RD Instruction 1942 -G states that the proposed project must not duplicate economic development activities for the project area. After review of the submitted information, we could not conclude'this would be the case. It appears that Collier County CRA is already providing these services under another name — Immokalee Business Development Center, administration and instructors are already on staff and have already launched the Entrepreneur School with the second session beginning this month. • RD Instruction 1942 -G states that grants may be made only when there is a reasonable prospect of success and that the applicant should be operating with a sound financial base. After review of the submitted information, we could not conclude this would be the case. The narrative indicates that Collier County CRA's primary source of revenues for the operation of the IBDC has been from a CDBG for the last two years and this funding source will not be renewed. There is no evidence of continued sustainability of the project as it appears that it is very dependent on grand funding. • RD Instruction 1942 -G states that RBEG funds cannot be used for the grantee's own operations /working capital as it would constitute a pass through grant which is not an allowable purpose for the RBEG program. It appears from the narrative and budget that the grantee intends to use the funds to continue paying for overheard /working capital of the current project and current staff. Committed to the future of rural communities. "USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender." To file a complaint of discrimination write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250 -9410 or call (800) 796 -3272 (voice) or (202) 720 -6382 (TDD). 1681 If you have any questions concerning the decision or the facts used in malting our decision and desire further explanation, you may call or write our Royal Palm Beach Area Office to request a meeting within 15 calendar days of the date of this letter. You should present any new information or evidence along with possible alternatives for our consideration. You may also bring a legal representative with you. You also have the right to appeal this decision to a hearing officer in lieu of, or in addition to, a meeting with our Royal Palm Beach Area Office. See enclosed handout AD -1191 National Appeals Division — Face to Face Fairness for appeal rights. If you do not wish a meeting as outlined above and you wish to appeal, a request for a hearing must be sent, postmarked no later than July 23, 2011, to: National Appeals Division Southern Regional Office P.O. Box 1508 Cordova, Tennessee 38088 The Federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits creditors from discriminating against credit applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, handicap, or age (provided that the applicant has the capacity to enter into a binding contract), because all or part of the applicant's income derives from any public assistance program, or because the applicant has in good faith exercised any right under the Consumer Credit Protection Act. The Federal Rural Development that administers compliance with the law concerning this creditor is the Federal Trade Commission, Equal Credit Opportunity, Washington, D.C. 20580. Sincerely, ichael T. Botelho Area Director Enclosure MTB /smp Committed to the future of rural communities. "USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender." To file a complaint of discrimination write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20260 -9410 or call (800) 796 -3272 (voice) or (202) 720 -6382 (TOD).