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DSAC Minutes 02/05/2020February 5, 2020 MINUTES OF THE COLLIER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Naples, Florida, February 5, 2020 LET IT BE REMEMBERED, the Collier County Development Services Advisory Committee in and for the County of Collier, having conducted business herein, met on this date at 3:00 P.M. in REGULAR SESSION at the Collier County Growth Management Department Building, Conference Room #609/610, 2800 N. Horseshoe Drive, Naples, Florida, with the following members present: Chairman: William J. Varian Vice Chairman: Blair Foley David Dunnavant James E. Boughton Clay Brooker Chris Mitchell Robert Mulhere Mario Valle Norman Gentry Marco Espinar Laura Spurgeon DeJohn Jeremy Sterk Jeff Curl John English Mark McLean ALSO PRESENT: Judy Puig, Operations Analyst, Staff Liaison Mike Ossorio, Director, Code Enforcement Division Jon Walsh, Chief Building Inspector Jay Ahmad, Director, Transportation Engineering Matt McLean, Director, Development Review Claudine Auclair, Manager, Business Center Ken Kovensky, Director, Operations and Regulatory Management Page 1 of 1 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA February 5, 2020 3:00 p.m. Conference Room 610 NOTICE: Persons wishing to speak on any Agenda item will receive up to three (3) minutes unless the Chairman adjusts the time. Speakers are required to fill out a “Speaker Request Form,” list the topic they wish to address and hand it to the Staff member seated at the table before the meeting begins. Please wait to be recognized by the Chairman and speak into a microphone. State your name and affiliation before commenting. During the discussion, Committee Members may direct questions to the speaker. Please silence cell phones and digital devices. There may not be a break in this meeting. Please leave the room to conduct any personal business. All parties participating in the public meeting are to observe Roberts Rules of Order and wait to be recognized by the Chairman. Please speak one at a time and into the microphone so the Hearing Reporter can record all statements being made. I. Call to Order – Chairman II. Approval of Agenda III. Approval of Minutes from December 4, 2019 a. Approval of Subcommittee Structures in Easements from December 17, 2019 (Blair Foley, John English, Chris Mitchell, Jeff Curl and Mark McLean) b. Approval of Subcommittee LDR from December 17, 2019 (Clay Brooker, Robert Mulhere, and Jeff Curl) IV. Selection of Chair and Vice Chair V. Public Speakers VI. Staff Announcements/Updates A. Code Enforcement Division update – [Mike Ossorio] B. Public Utilities Department update – [Eric Fey or designee] C. Growth Management Department Transportation Engineering Division & Planning Division updates – [Jay Ahmad or designee] D. Collier County Fire Review update – [Shar Beddow or Shawn Hanson] E. North Collier Fire Review update – [Capt. Sean Lintz or Daniel Zunzunegui] F. Operations & Regulatory Mgmt. Division update – [Ken Kovensky] G. Development Review Division update – [Matt McLean] VII. New Business A. New Stamp Notice [Jonathan Walsh] VIII. Old Business IX. Committee Member Comments X. Adjourn Next Meeting Dates: March 4, 2020 GMD conference Room 610 – 3:00 pm April 1, 2020 GMD conference Room 610 – 3:00 pm May 6, 2020 GMD conference Room 610 – 3:00 pm June 3, 2020 GMD conference Room 610 – 3:00 pm February 5, 2020 Any persons in need of the verbatim record of the meeting may request a copy of the audio recording from the Collier County Growth Management Department. I. Call to Order - Chairman Chairman Varian called the meeting to order at 3:OOpm II. Approval of Agenda Mr. Curl moved to approve the Agenda. Second by Mr. Espinar. Carried unanimously 15 - 0. III. Approval of Minutes from December 4, 2019 Meeting Mr. Valle moved to approve the minutes of the December 4, 2019 meeting as presented. Second by Mr. Curl. Carried unanimously 15 - 0. a. Approval of Subcommittee Structures in Easements from December 17, 2019 (Blair Foley, John English, Chris Mitchell, Jeff Curl and Mark McLean) Mr. Foley moved to approve the minutes of the December 17, 2019 meeting as presented. Second by Mr. English. Carried unanimously 4 - 0. b. Approval of Subcommittee LDR from December 17, 2019 (Clay Brooker, Robert Mulhere, and Jeff Curl) Mr. Brooker moved to approve the minutes of the December 17, 2019 meeting as presented. Second by Mr. Curl. Carried unanimously 2 - 0. IV. Selection of Chair and Vice Chair Mr. Brooker moved to appoint William Varian as Chairman of the Development Services Advisory Committee. Second by Mr. Valle. Carried unanimously 14 — 0. Mr. Varian abstained. Ms. Spurgeon-DeJohn moved to appoint Blair Foley as Vice Chairman of the Development Services Advisory Committee. Second by Mr. McLean. Carried unanimously 14 — 0. Mr. Foley abstained. V. Public Speakers None VI. Staff Announcements/Updates A. Code Enforcement Division update — [Mike Ossoriol Mr. Ossorio provided the report "Code Enforcement Division Monthly Report December 22, 2019, — January 21, 2020 Highlights " for information purposes. He noted: • Neighborhood cleanups continue with events held in Immokalee, Golden Gate City and East Naples. • The Port of the Island property is now under the control of Collier County who will be addressing the issues associated with the vacant building on the property. • The County continues to address employee parking related issues with Seed to Table on Immokalee Road and Davis Blvd. • Work continues to bring Celebration Park into compliance including releasing the imposition of fines and liens. • Meets and greets are held with representatives of the Board of County Commissioners. February 5, 2020 The vacation rental ordinance was developed by the County and put on hold given there are endeavors by the legislature to deal with the issue including pre-empting local regulations. Other legislative initiatives involve potentially exempting certain categories (other than plumbing, electrical, mechanical and structural) from contracting licensing requirements. Steve Athey of the Department was awarded "Employee of the Month" due to his efforts assisting a Member of the community with code violation issues. B. Public Utilities Division update — [Tom Chmelik or designee] Mr. Fey was not present but provided the monthly report on response time for "Letters of Availability, Utility Deviations and FDEP Permits" for information purposes. C. Growth Management Department/Transportation Engineering and/or Planning — [Jay Ahmad or designee] Mr. Ahmad reported: Palm River Bridge Replacement — anticipated start of May —June 2020 with an 8 month construction timeline. Bridges East of 29 project (11) - design phase 100 percent complete Gator Canal Bridge — construction phase starting in June 2020. Golden Gate Parkway bridge over the Santa Barbara canal — construction anticipated for 2022 — 2023. Whippoorwill Lane Extension — in procurement for design build project, construction anticipated to initiate at the end of 2020. D. County Fire Review update — [Shar Beddow and/or Shawn Hanson] Ms. Beddow reported Building Plan and Site Plan reviews are several days behind. E. North Naples Fire Review update — [Capt. Sean Lintz or Daniel Zunzunegui] Captain Lintz reported: • Turnaround times are as follows: Building Plan review — 3 days; Site Plan reviews — 1-2 days; Inspections — 1 to 2 days. • An additional plan reviewer was hired making 6 positions in the Department. • Upgrades to the website continue. • Staff is in the process of upgrading the checklist for applications. F. Operations & Regulatory Mgmt. Division update [Ken Kovensky] Mr. Kovensky submitted the "Collier County December 2019 and January 2020 Monthly Statistics" which outlined the building plan and land development review activities. The following was noted during his report. • Activity remains steady in the Department similar to year over year volume. • They continue to address staffing levels due to ongoing turnover of employees. • The process required to authorize credit card transactions in City View continues. Ms. Auclair reported the County has changed the requirements for notarized signatures on documents and any non complying plans will be rejected. She will provide the information to the Ms. Puig for distribution to the Committee members. The Committee requested Staff to: February 5, 2020 Investigate the reason why certain documents emailed to system regarding applications do not receive an response of receipt, even an automated email. Provide an update on the status of permit application review times — Staff noted they continue to address the issue noting they are 2 — 3 days behind the established time frames, mainly due to staffing issues. • Determine the reason documents time out when uploading with Staff noting the system does time out to prevent tying up the system and the issue may be on the users end and slow upload speeds, not related to the County's server. G. Development Review Division update [Matt McLean] Mr. McLean reported: • The Board of County Commissioners adopted the Easement Use Agreement. • Staffing remains an issue and the County (BCC) is outsourcing some permit review activities to address the issue. • Mark Strain, the Hearing Examiner has vacated the position and the Board of County Commissioners is considering contracting out the service or terminating it. Committee discussion occurred noting the Hearing Examiner program is beneficial and a recommendation should be provided to the BCC on the matter. Mr. Brooker moved for the Development Services Advisory Committee to recommend the Board of County Commissioners maintain the Hearing Examiner program as currently instituted and to expeditiously find a qualified replacement to fill the vacant position. Second by Mr. Valle. Carried unanimously 15 — 0. Mr. Valle moved to authorize Mr. Brooker to prepare a letter for Chairman Varian's signature notifying the Board of County Commissioners on the action taken by the Committee regarding the Hearing Examiner program. Second by Mr. Mulhere. Carried unanimously 15 — 0. Speaker Kathy Curatolo, Collier Building Industry Association (CBIA) requested a copy of the letter be forwarded to them for their records. VII. New Business A. New Stamp Notice [Jonathan Walsh] Mr. Walsh reported effective February 1, 2020 there is a new "Reviewed for Code Compliance " stamp whereby all plans reviewed will have the new stamps affixed to them. A space in the upper right hand corner of the plans will be required for the stamp to be displayed. VIII. Old Business None IX. Committee Member Comments None X. Adjourn February 5, 2020 Next Meeting Dates March 4, 2020 — GMD Conference Room 610 — 3:OOpm April 1, 2020 — GMD Conference Room 610 — 3:OOpm May 6, 2020 — GMD Conference Room 610 — 3:OOpm June 3, 2020 — GMD Conference Room 610 — 3:OOpm There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was adjourned by the order of the Chair at 4:07PM. COLLIER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE Chairman, William Varian These Minutes were approved by the Board/Chairman on 3 Z02d as presented or as amended 14.A.4 Packet Pg. 732 Attachment: 3-4-2020 DSAC complete packet (11991 : Development Services Advisory Committee - March 4, 2020) 14.A.4 Packet Pg. 733 Attachment: 3-4-2020 DSAC complete packet (11991 : Development Services Advisory Committee - March 4, 2020) 14.A.4 Packet Pg. 734 Attachment: 3-4-2020 DSAC complete packet (11991 : Development Services Advisory Committee - March 4, 2020) 14.A.4 Packet Pg. 735 Attachment: 3-4-2020 DSAC complete packet (11991 : Development Services Advisory Committee - March 4, 2020)