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Agenda item 4a— July 25, 2018 meeting minutes
BAYSHORE BEAUTIFICATION MSTU MINUTES OF THE JULY 25, 2018 MEETING
The meeting of the Bayshore Beautification MSTU Advisory Committee was called to order
by George Douglas, at 5:15 p.m. at the CRA Office, 3750 Bayshore Drive, Unit 102, Naples,
FL 34112. By consensus of the members present, George Douglas agreed to chair the
meeting since both the Chair and Vice -Chair were absent.
I. Roll Call: Advisory Board Members Present: George Douglas, Robert Messmer, and
Sandra Arafet. Excused Absence: Sheila DiMarco and Maurice Gutierrez
MSTU Staff Present: Shirley Garcia, Operations Coordinator; Tami Scott, Senior
Project Mgr.; Debrah Forester, CRA Director; Sean Callahan, Exec Director -Corp
Business Operations.
II. Pledge of Allegiance: Led by George Douglas.
III. Adoption of Agenda: Motion to accept Agenda as written by Sandra Arafet. Second
by Robert Messmer. Passed Unanimously.
IV. Adoption of Minutes: Motion to accept June 6, 2018 Minutes as written by Sandra
Arafet. Second by Robert Messmer. Passed Unanimously.
V. Community/ Business Presentations:
A. Update on Landscaping—Aaron Gross, Ground Zero Landscaping—Aaron
gave his update on the landscaping and irrigation. The foxtails were removed and
replaced as directed by the advisory committee last meeting. Staff had requested that
Aaron look into changing out the crown of thorns in the planters on the bridge a
couple of weeks prior to the meeting and he brought in some photos of different
types of plantings that may work in the planter. His recommendation is to change
out the plants at least once a year. The Committee was asking if something could be
put in the center of the bridge in the planter there too. The committee also suggested
that the planters be changed several times during the year to reflect the seasons.
He will review options and be prepared to make recommendations and will sketch out something
for next meeting per committee request.
VI. Old Business:
A. Relocation of Irrigation Pump Becca and Bayshore: Tami Scott reported that the
pump has been moved, and the process to reimburse the owner as agreed by the
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committee is in process. Reimbursement request is pending the -final recording of
the easement by the owner. The item won't be going to the BCC before September
due to the delay in the easement Once the easement is recorded, the request for
reimbursement will be presented to the BCC.
B. Thomasson Drive -Staff Update: Request for proposals was advertised and only 2
proposals were received. Tami Scott mentioned that she was a little disappointed in
the response and noted that part of lack of response may have been due to one of the
original criteria advertised in the RFP requiring consultants to have experience in
building roundabouts. It was revised to say "roundabout experience recommended"
to see if there were additional contractors who wanted to submit a proposal. The
next step is reviewing the proposals with the selection committee. The selection
committee consists of CRA staff as well as members from other departments which
will be helpful in choosing the right consultant to manage this project.
C. Mattamy Homes Landscape/Access: Due to the site plan requirements for the
Mattamy homes project, the developer will be relocating the Royal Palms located
adjacent to the site. Staff has reviewed the options and determined the best area to
have them moved to would be median 6, 9, and 10. Sandra Arafet made a motion
to have Mattamy Homes relocate the Royal Palms to median 6, 9 and 10 and request
that Mattahmy Homes cover the costs of any additional irrigation costs that may be
incurred to keep the palms alive and thriving. Bob Messmer second the motion.
Approved unanimously.
D. Redevelopment Plan: The Redevelopment Plan update schedule includes a
Community Forum on September 6, 2018 at the Naples Botanical Garden, to review
draft goals and strategies and a special meeting of the CRA Advisory Board on
October 11, 2018 to review the draft plan and consider a recommendation to move
the plan through the public hearing process. Two additional services have been
recommended to add to the consultant contract. One is to host a mini-charette with
the property owners in the mini -triangle to discuss access and future vision and one
to focus on the 17 acres to gather additional community input on the vision and
future for the site. Debrah Forester noted that the current vision, per the current
zoning, is not being reflected by the developers that have submitted proposals to
purchase the site. A community survey will be sent out to gather feedback. One of
the questions will be looking at the community's willingness to provide some
incentives to developers to get the type of development the area wants. George
Douglas asked about how hard it would be to incorporate Sudgen Park with the 17
acres, staff reminded everyone about the conservation easement that makes that a
little more difficult to incorporate it. One of the tasks will be for our consultants to
speak to the Conservancy and the parks department.
VII. New Business:
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a. Dell's Corner: Staff noted the attached proclamation that was presented to Dell
Ackerman in 2016 in recognition and appreciation to Dell Ackerman for his service
to the community and for operating Dell's for over 50 years. Staff prepared a
plaque based on the proclamation and presented it to him. He was very appreciative
of the plaque. The picture of the presentation was sent to the community via an
email blast.
VIII. Staff Report:
A. Project List Update: Tami Scott, Senior Project Manager, reviewed several of the
key projects including:
• The CDBG grant for the Fire Suppression Phase II and noted that staff
attended the kick off meeting with the CHS.. The project includes Becca Ave
and Pine St. and the City of Naples is partnering with CRA. The city will be
contributing funds as well as in-house engineering and project management
services.
• The "Trio" parcel, within the mini -triangle, has a new owner and had an
insubstantial change to the original plans that was previously submitted and
approved. This change does not require a public hearing so if anyone has any
questions just contact this office.
• The CRA has purchased 3321 Bayshore Dr which is a vacant lot at the corner
of Bayshore and Coco and staff has already started the process to do a site
plan to make it into a parking lot.
• The food truck park is moving along, the cabana almost done.
• The Micro Brewery is still looking to try and open by Thanksgiving.
• The vet clinic on Davis Blvd has cleared the site and doing some
infrastructure work.
• Woodsprings Suites is still grading and filling, the public storage is almost
complete.
• The Naples Haitian Church is coming in for a preapp but not sure what it is
for.
• Staff attends most pre -application meetings (pre -app) for projects in the
CRA. Staff will continue to share information with the Board on new
projects coming into the area. Tami mentioned that there is a new pre -app
coming up for a restaurant/hooka lounge and Isles of Collier Reserve is
moving forward on developing across Bayshore Drive and behind Holly
Avenue. They are requesting a construction access through our sidewalk and
cross over Bayshore Dr. instead of using Hamilton Ave to access their
property. In the future, we anticipate them crossing over and going straight
through Bayshore Dr. to access this new development.
• Mattamy Homes reached out to staff regarding a new welcome sign at the
intersection of Bayshore and US41. They have offered to design and
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construct a new entrance sign for the community. Consensus of the
committee was this would be a good partnership with Mattamy Homes.
Mattamy Homes will send draft rendering to share with staff and the
committee to review and make recommendations.
B. Financials: An updated monthly financial spreadsheet was distributed to the
Committee for review. The CRA is hiring a budget analyst and interviews will begin
next week.
IX. Correspondence and Communications:
A. MSTU Member Vacancies: There are currently two open Committee Member
positions. They are advertised on the County Website, as well as the MSTU Agenda.
Staff will post it on our CRA website too.
X. Public Comments: None
XI. Staff Comments:
XII. Advisory Committee Comments:
XI. Next Meeting Date: October 3, 2018
XII. Adjournment — 6:20pm
Advisory Committee Member George Douglas
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