Immokalee Beautification MSTU Minutes 09/09/2020Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency
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MINUTES
Special Meeting of the Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU Advisory Committee on September 9,
2020. The Advisory board members, staff, and public appeared virtually and in person.
Hybrid Remote Public Meeting
Immokalee CRA Office
750 South 5th Street, Suite C
Immokalee, FL 34142
A. Call to Order.
The meeting was called to order by Bernardo Barnhart, MSTU Chair at 10:35 A.M.
B. Pledge of Allegiance and a Moment of Silent.
William "Bill" McDaniel led the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence.
C. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum.
Monica Acosta opened roll call. A quorum was announced for the MSTU board.
MSTU Advisory Committee Members Present:
Andrea Halman, Bernardo Barnhart, Peter Johnson, Cherryle Thomas, and Norma Garcia.
MSTU Advisory Committee Members Absent/Excused:
All members present.
Others Present:
Frank Nappo, David Turrubiartez Jr., Christin Plummer, Said Gomez, Sylvia Puente, Elizabeth Flores,
Joe Flores, Laura Burns, Estil Null, Ski Olesky, Andrea Perdomo, Angie Alvarado, Jessica Sidney, and
William (Bill) McDaniel.
Staff. Debrah Forester, Christie Betancourt, Yvonne Blair, and Monica Acosta.
D. Introductions.
All board members introduced themselves to the members of the public. All public present introduced
themselves.
E. Approval of Agenda.
Staff presented the agenda to the board for approval.
Staff held a roll call vote to approve the agenda.
Action: Mr. Peter Johnson made a motion to approve the agenda. Ms. Andrea Halman seconded
the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. 5-0.
F. New Business
1. Presentation by the Collier County United Arts Council "Call To Artist"
Ms. Laura Burns addressed the board. On Saturday, September 5th, 2020, and Artist Selection Panel
convened to review and make a selection for recommendation of three finalists and their design
proposal to be presented to the board and to seek the approval to move forward to the community
survey step of the "Welcome to Immokalee" sign enhancement project. She was happy to report
that eleven entries were submitted. She presented the top three ranked proposed designs.
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The Artist Selection Committee recommends that the proposed designs by Martha Cantu, Joe
Flores, and Betsy Barnes be accepted by the MSTU board and that the United Arts Council be
allowed to move forward with uploading the digital images to the Community Survey to finalize
the selection process.
After discussion and public comments staff held a roll call vote to accept the recommendations by
the Artist Selection Committee and move forward with the Community Survey for final selection.
Action: Ms. Andrea Halman made a motion to accept the recommendation by the Artist Selection
Committee and move forward with the Community Survey for final selection. Ms. Norma Garcia seconded
the motion and it passed by unanimous vote. 4-0.
Ms. Laura Burns then announced the next steps to the process after motion was passed. The United
Arts Council will notify the winning artists and convert the images to be added to the Community
Survey through Survey Monkey. A link to the survey will be available through the United Arts
Council webpage as well as their social media accounts which include Facebook and Instagram.
The link will also be available on the Immokalee CRA webpage. The survey will be up until
September 16, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
G. Citizens Comments.
No Comments
H. Next Meeting Date.
Adjournment.
The next MSTU meeting will be on September 23, 2020 @ 8:30A.M.
Location to be determined.
Meeting Adjourned @ 11:23 A.M.
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Certification of Minutes Approval Form
Prepared by:
Christie Betancourt, Operations Manager
Immokalee Lighting and Beautification MSTU Liaison
Approved by:
Bernardo Barnhart, Chair
The Minutes for the September 9, 2020 MSTU Advisory Committee Special Meeting and
the September 23, 2020 MSTU Advisory Committee Meeting were approved by the MSTU
Advisory Committee October 21., 2020 as presented.
* The next meeting will be a Joint MSTU and CRA Advisory Board and will be held on
November 1 Sth, 2020 at 9:00 A.M., location to be determined.
All meetings will be publicly noticed in the W. Harmon Turner Building (Building F), posted at the Immokalee
Public Library and provided to the County Public Information Department for distribution. Please call Christie
Betancourt, at 239-867-0028 for additional information. In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act,
persons needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact Christie Betancourt, Operations
Manager, at least 48 hours before the meeting. The public should be advised that members of this advisory Board
are also members of the other Boards and Committees, including, but not limited to: ImmokaIee Local
Redevelopment Advisory Board, Immokalee Fire Commission, and the Collier County Housing Authority; etc. In
this regard, matters coming before the Advisory Board may come before one or more of the referenced Board and
Committees from time to time.
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