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January 8, 2007
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER
COUNTY PUBLIC VEHICLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Naples, Florida, January 8, 2007
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Collier County Public Vehicle
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 N. Horseshoe
Drive, Conference Room #609, Naples, Florida, with the following members
present:
CHAIRMAN: Tony Marino
Russ Berghuis
Reg Buxton
Tom Lugrin
Randall Smith (excused)
STAFF PRESENT: Michelle Arnold - Director/Code Enforcement
Michaelle Crowley - Operation Mgr/Code Enforcement
Kitchell Snow - Code Enforcement
Evelyn Trimino - Administrative Secretary
Marlene Serrano - Code Enforcement
Shirley Garcia - Code Enforcement
Bendisa Marku - Code Enforcement
AGENDA
COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC VEHICLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
January 8, 2007
9:30 AM
Collier County Community Development Services Building
2800 N. Horseshoe Naples, FL 34104
Conference Room #609
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.
Regular Meeting
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Agenda
IV. Approval of Minutes: December 4th, 2006
V. New Business:
A. New Application:
1. Mexi_Taxi Corp.
2. First Choice Transp.
3. MM Limo,LLC
VI. Complaint Report - Michaelle Crowley
VII. Discussion:
a. Temporary Decals
VIII. Speakers
IX. Next Scheduled Meeting Date: February 5th, 2007
X. Adjournment
January 8, 2007
I. Call to Order
Chairman Tony Marino called the meeting to order at 9:33 A.M.
II. Roll Call
Roll call was taken and a quorum established.
III. Approval of Agenda
Russ Berghuis moved to approve the Agenda. Second by Reg Buxton and
carried unanimously, 4-0.
IV. Approval of Minutes: December 4, 2006
Russ Berghuis moved to approve the minutes of December 4, 2006 as presented.
Second by Tom Lugrin and carried unanimously, 4-0.
V. New Business:
Evelyn Trimino presented the following application packages, which have been
recommended by staff for approval.
A. New Application:
1. Mexi- Taxi Corp. - Request is for new CTa
Applicant is Mildania A. Hinojosa and she was present. A few questions were
asked by the Committee Members.
Russell Berghuis moved to recommend approval. Second by Tom Lugrin and
carried unanimously, 4-0.
2. First Choice Transport, Inc. - request is for new CTa
This item was taken up following item VII. Discussion
Applicant is Andy Sego. Mr. Sego, along with Business Manager Tara Hooley,
was present Discussion followed regarding the background check information.
Chairman Marino, after discussing with the other members and the Code
Enforcement Director, requested a review by the PV AC's legal counsel, Tom
Palmer. (Mr. Palmer was out of town and unable to attend this meeting). The
Members agreed to withhold final approval pending Mr. Palmer's review and
evaluation. The Applicant will be notified ofPV AC's final decision.
Tom Lugrin moved to recommend approval conditioned on Assistant County
Attorney, Tom Palmer's review and recommendation. Second by Reg Buxton
and carried unanimously, 4-0.
3. MM Limo, LLC - Request is for a New Name (same owner)
Applicant is Mostafa Motamad and he was present. Name will be changed from
MM Fast Limo, Corp to MM Limo, LLe. under the same owner.
Russ Berghuis moved to recommend approval. Second by Tom Lugrin and
carried unanimously, 4-0.
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VI. Complaint Report (handout)
Michaelle Crowley explained changes in the format on the report. She reported
on the following:
. There were 53 patrol cases, 10 citizen or industry complaints and 7 citations
served, consisting of- not having CTO, allowing driver to operate or operating
without an ID and no decals.
. A new owner for Alligator Alley. No application received yet. She will follow up
with possible citations as new owner, Dave Brown, is aware of requirements.
. Sales pending of All Aboard Airport Transportation and Flory Limousine. Any
outstanding infractions will be addressed prior to sale. New owners will be made
aware of all requirements.
Several questions arose on the number and frequency of violations, especially
repeated violators. The Committee encouraged Michaelle to step up the issuing
of citations to curb these infractions.
VII. Discussion:
a. Temporary Decals
Evelyn Trimino explained that individuals operating under franchises are
requesting temporary decals under the franchisor.
This issue will be discussed with AUorney Tom Palmer.
b. Citations for Non-Renewal
Evelyn Trimino reported that only 9 companies of 108 companies have, thus far,
submitted renewals. They have been given a deadline of January 13, 2007.
Michelle Arnold explained the problems and additional work associated with
ignoring the time-frame for renewals. In that light Michelle requested the PV AC
to endorse Staffs proposal of a $200 late fee in addition to a citation which is
already provided for in the Ordinance.
The Committee inquired about e-mails and/or mass mail-outs, assuring that
everyone was informed of the deadline of the 13th, with January 31 st being the date
of automatic citation. Staff reported that everyone had been made aware.
Russ Berghuis moved that the PVAC support the action of imposing a late fee of
$200 in addition to the citation for non-renewal of a CTO by the January
deadline. Second by Reg Buxton and carried unanimously, 4-0.
c. Driver ID fee
Evelyn Trimino cited the increase in costs of background checks as the reason
behind the Staffs request to increase the Driver ID fee from $50 to $75. Costs to
the County can run from $48 to $110 for these checks.
Discussion followed during which the matter was brought up of being poor stewards
of County funds if costs are not covered. Michelle Arnold explained the process of
selecting the least expensive background search companies. Some initial opposition
to the higher fee had been expressed, citing the hardship of many people to pay this
increased amount.
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Russ Berghuis moved to recommend approval to increase the Driver ID fee
from $50 to $75. Second by Reg Buxton and carried unanimously, 4-0.
d. Background checks for Owner
Evelyn Trimino explained that when renewal packets come in, background
Checks are not normally done. However, when renewals of Driver ID's are done
yearly, background checks are done. Some owners have been operating for years
without having had a background check since their initial application, making the
law appears to be stricter on the drivers than on owners. If owner is the registered
driver, checks will not need to be done, since it will be done upon Driver ID
renewal. Annual renewal fee for CTO is $250. Suggestions were to raise it by $75
to $325, the same amount of increase as for the drivers.
Russ Berghuis moved to recommend support for raising the CTO renewal fee by
$75, changing the fee from $250 to $325, to cover the cost of owner background
checks. Second by Tom Lugrin and carried unanimously 4-0.
e. Late fees for CTO Renewals
This item ties in with section b., which requested citations to be timely issued.
The requested late fees in this section were voted on in section b. above.
Item V. #2 was taken up at this time. See Item V. above.
VII. Speakers:
Doug Wilcox spoke about shopping around for background search companies to
obtain better rates.
Michelle Arnold mentioned that it was time for PV AC to schedule the annual
election of the Chairman position.
Tom Lugrin moved that the election of the Chairman of Public Vehicle Advisory
Committee be placed on the agenda for the next meeting. Second by Reg Buxton
and carried unanimously, 4-0.
Final copies of the Amended Ordinance were handed out by Shirley Garcia.
IX. The next scheduled Meeting Date will be February 5, 2007 at 9:30 AM.
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was
adjourned by the order of the Chair at 10: 1 0 A.M.
COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC VEHICLE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chairman, Tony Marino
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