Immokalee CRA Agenda 04/21/2021
Meeting of the Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency
Immokalee Local Redevelopment Advisory Board.
AGENDA
Hybrid Remote Public Meeting
(*Please see details below)
Immokalee CRA
750 South 5th Street
CareerSource SWFL Conference Room 1
Immokalee, Fl 34142
239.867.0025
April 21, 2021 - 9:00 A.M.
A. Call to Order.
B. Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance.
C. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum.
D. Voting Privileges for Board Members via Zoom. (Action Item)
- CRA Board Action
E. Approval of Agenda. (Action Item)
- CRA Board Action
F. Approval of Consent Agenda. (Action Items)
1. Minutes
i. CRA Advisory Board Meeting for March 17, 2021 (Enclosure 1)
2. Budget Reports (Enclosure 2)
3. Community Meetings (Enclosure 3)
- CRA Board Action
G. Announcements.
1. Communications Folder
2. Public Comment speaker slips
3. FHERO Redesignation (Enclosure 4)
H. New Business.
1. Immokalee Regional Airport – Andrew Bennett, Executive Manager
2. CRA Lease (Enclosure 5) (Action Items)
- CRA Board Action
I. Old Business.
1. Immokalee Local Redevelopment Advisory Board - update
2. Immokalee Area Master Plan
i. IAMP Policies – LDC Amendments
a. LDC Workshop Today @ 10:30 A.M.
3. Redevelopment Plan Updates
i. Focus Groups
a. Economic Development & Community Facilities 4/27 @ 6:00 p.m.
b. Ecotourism & Agrotourism and Drainage & Lake Trafford - 5/6 @ 6:00 p.m.
J. Staff Reports
1. Operations Manager Report (Enclosure 6)
2. Project Manager Report (Enclosure 7)
CRA Board
Commissioner
William McDaniel, Jr.
Co-Chair
Commissioner
Rick LoCastro
Commissioner
Burt L. Saunders
Commissioner
Penny Taylor
Commissioner
Andy Solis, Esq
CRA Advisory Board
Frank Nappo
Chair
Anne Goodnight
Vice-Chair
Mike Facundo
Andrea Halman
Mark Lemke
Francisco Leon
Estil Null
Edward “Ski” Olesky
Yvar Pierre
MSTU Advisory
Committee
Bernardo Barnhart
Chair
Andrea Halman
Vice- Chair
Norma Garcia
Christina Guerrero
Peter Johnson
Cherryle Thomas
David Turrubiartez Jr.
CRA Staff
Debrah Forester
Director
Christie Betancourt
Operations Manager
Yvonne Blair
Project Manager
Monica Acosta
Administrative
Assistant
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K. Other Agency.
1. Code Enforcement updates (Enclosure 8)
2. FDOT updates
3. Collier EDO/Immokalee Culinary Accelerator
L. Citizen Comments.
M. Next Meeting Date. CRA will meet on May 19, 2021 at 9:00 at CareerSource SWFL.
N. Adjournment.
* Hybrid Remote Public Meeting
Some Advisory Board members and staff will be appearing virtually, with some present in person. The public
may attend wither virtually or in person.
If you would like to provide public comment, participate, and/or attend the meeting, please contact Monica
Acosta via email at Monica.Acosta@colliercountyfl.gov by April 19, 2021 at 4:00 P.M. You may attend the
meeting in person on April 21, 2021 at the CareerSource SWFL Conference Room, 750 South 5th Street,
Immokalee, FL 34142. Space will be limited.
The public is reminded that the CDC and Department of Health recommend social distancing and avoiding
public gatherings when possible.
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
contact 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 at least 48 hours before the meeting. The public should be advised that members of the
CRA/MSTU Advisory Committee are also members of other Boards and Committees, including, but not
limited to: the Immokalee Fire Commission. In this regard, matters coming before the Advisory
Committee/Board may come before one or more of the referenced Board and Committees from time to time.
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