Agenda 04/22-23/2008 Item # 6B
Agenda Item No. 68
April 22, 2008
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COLLIER COUNlY MANAGER'S OFFICE
3301 East Tamiami Trail. Naples, Florida 34112 . (239) 774-8383 . FAX (239) 774-4010
April 8,2008
Mr. Carl J. Kuehner
900 Broad Avenue South #2C
Naples, FL 34102
Re: Public Petition Request to Discuss PUD Rezone for Esperanza Place, Immokalee,
FL.
Dear Mr. Kuehner:
Please be advised that you are scheduled to appear before the Collier County Board of
Commissioners at the meeting of April 22, 2008. regarding the above referenced
subject.
Your petition to the Board of County Commissioners will be limited to ten minutes.
Please be advised that the Board will take no action on your petition at this meeting.
However, your petition may be placed on a future agenda for consideration at the
Board's discretion. If the subject matter is currently under litigation or is an on-going
Code Enforcement case, the Board will hear the item but will not discuss the item after it
has been presented. Therefore, your petition to the Board should be to advise them of
your concern and the need for action by the Board at a future meeting.
The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Board's Chambers on the Third Floor of the W.
Harmon Turner Building (Building "F") of the government complex. Please arrange to be
present at this meeting and to respond to inquiries by Board members.
If you require any further information or assistance, please do not hesitate to contact this
office.
Sincerely,
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Reauest to Soeak under Public Petition
Please print
Name:
Address:
Phone;
Carl J. Kuehner
900 Broad Avenue South; #2C. Naples. FL 34102
12391434-6001
Date of the Board Meetina vou wish to soaak; ADrll 22. 2008
Must circle yes or no;
Is this subject matter under litigation at this ttme?
~/ No
Is this subject matter an ongoing Code Enforcement case? lHMo / No
Note: If either answer Is "yes", the Board will hear the item but will have nD discussion
regarding the item after it is presented.
Please BlCplain In detai/the reason vou are reauestina to soeak (attach additional PBOe
if necessarvl;
Florida Non-Profit Service, Inc. ("FNPS") and the Empowerment Alliance of
Southwest Florida ("EASF"), two 501 (cX3) entities, have made application for a PUD
rezone for a 30 acre tract on West Immokalee Drive in Immokalee, Florida, to be known
as Esperanza Place. The matter appeared before the Environmental Advisory Council
on April 2, 2008. After 2 X hours, and unsuccessful votes to approve, deny or continue,
the matter was finally continued until the Council's May S, 2008 meeting. As a result of
this delay, the applicants may not be able to obtain approval of the requisite zoning prior
to June 16, 2008, which date is the deadline for obtaining same to satisfy requirements
of the 2008 Florida Housing Finance Agency's Universal Cycle Application. FNPS has
applied for $13,000,000 of LDW Income Housing Tax Credits to build an 80 unit
multifamily rental project for farm worker and others who earn 60% or less of AMI. A
portion of those funds would also be used to pay the required $1,300,000 of Collier
County impact fees. Should zoning approval not be granted at the Bee meeting on
June 10,2008, this project will be delayed for a twelve month period. In these troubled
economic times, the delay of a $13,000,000 construction project is very significant.
Please exolain in detail the action vou are askina the Commission to take (attach
additional D80e If necessarvl:
The action requested of the BCC is to direct staff to work with Applicant to insure
that the Esperanza Place PUD rezoning application appears on the June 10, 2008 BCC
agenda.