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September 12, 2005
TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
PUBLIC VEHICLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Naples, Florida, September 12,2005
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Collier County Public Vehic1e Advisory
Committee in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on
this date at 9:30 a.m., in REGULAR SESSION at the Collier County Development
Services Building, 2800 North Horseshoe Drive, Conference Room #609, Naples,
Florida, with the following members present:
CHAIRMAN:
Tony Marino
Randall Smith
Russ Berghuis
Reg Buxton
Dale Schultheis
Richard Schmidt - Alternate
ALSO PRESENT:
Michelle Arnold, Code Enforcement Director
Janet Powers, CE Operations Manager
Jamie MacKenzie, CE Administrative Assistant
Tom Palmer, Assistant County Attorney
John Marsh, Code Enforcement Investigator
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AGENDA
COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC VEHICLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
September 6, 2005
Collier County Community Development Services Building
2800 N. Horseshoe Naples, FL 34104
Conference Room #609
9:30am
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.
Workshop
I. Discussion Items-
a. Sunshine Law
Tom Palmer
b. Procedures for Advisory Committee meetings
Janet Powers
c. Sec 142-26 Code of Laws and Ordinances
Janet Powers
II. powerpoint Presentation - Jamie Mackenzie
III. Closing comments
IV. Adjourned
September 12, 2005
Meeting was called to order by Chairman Tony Marino at 9:30 a.m.
II. Roll call was taken with a quorum established.
III. Approval of Agenda
Discussion of description of companies using word "taxi" will be added to
Old Business.
Reg Buxton moved to approve the Agenda as amended. Second by Dale
Schultheis. Carried unanimously 4-0.
IV. Approval of Minutes: August 8, 2005
Reg Buxton moved to approve the minutes of August 8, 2005. Second by
Dale Schultheis. Carried unanimously 4-0.
V. Notices: None
VI. New Business:
New Applications
· Anabel Limited Company
Packet is complete. Application fee has been paid. Vehicle is a
limo, not a sedan. Has applied for permit. Is soliciting business
from other companies. Vehic1e is leased vehicle with decals on it
under Naples Taxi. Has permit through them. Is using residence as
office. Rates are computed based on distance, should be based on
point-to-point. Rate is lower than authorized in new ordinance.
Rates cannot be in competition and must be restructured.
Russ Berghuis moved to approve the application based on
contingencies, correcting rate sheet and address. Second by
Randall Smith. Motion carried 3-1 with Dale Schultheis voting
no.
· WestPoint's Limousine Service, LLC
Matter was discussed, no problems with application were
noted.
Russ Berghuis moved to approve the application. Second by
Dale Schultheis. Motion carried 4-0.
· JP Morgan Limousine
Information is missing, incomplete application.
Russ Berghuis moved to table matter until next meeting.
Second by Dale Schultheis. Motion carried 4-0.
New Partner
· A+ Airport Transportation-Aysim Eserdag
Informational change, adding Aysim Eserdag as partner
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Russ Berghuis moved to approve the addition of Aysim
Eserdag as partner. Second by Dale Schultheis. Motion
carried 4-0.
VII. Hearings: None
VIII. Old Business
a. Ordinance revisions
- Janet Powers commented on revisions from staffs point of view.
- Ordinance revisions were discussed.
Russ Berghuis moved to revise the ordinance to include the addition that sign age to
scale illustration must be submitted with the application for approval by the Board.
Second by Dale Schultheis. Motion carried 4-0.
Russ Berghuis moved to approve grandfather clause of one year. Second by Dale
Schultheis. Motion carried 3-1.
Russ Berghuis moved to give jurisdiction over DUI or drug violations back to Code
Enforcement. Second by Dale Schultheis. Motion carried 4-0.
b. Discussion of description of companies using word "taxi"
- Grandfather provision ran out in 2004 and many companies have
not changed their names as of yet. Charter vehicles cannot
compete with taxis.
IX. Complaint Report - John Marsh
- There were a total of 20 cases opened and closed
- Five cases were closed
- 15 cases remain open
Discussion: There is a survivor of Hurricane Katrina in Collier County driving a
Louisiana cab, situation is being monitored.
X. Announcements: None.
XI. Next Scheduled Meeting Date: October 3, 2005.
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was
adjourned by order of the Chair at 10:55 a.m.
COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chairman Tony Marino
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