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Haldeman Creek MSTU Agenda 05/10/2021 Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee Meeting AGENDA May 10, 2021 3:30 PM 3299 Tamiami Trail E 3rd Floor BCC Chambers, Naples, Florida 34112 Chairman Roy Wilson Jacob Dutry van Haeften, James King, Vacant, Bill Robbins 1. Call to order and Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Adoption of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes a. March 08, 2021 Minutes (Attachment) 5. Community / Business – Presentations 6. Old Business a. Vegetation Ordinance Status b. Quote for Mangrove Trimming 7. New Business a. Advisory Committee Application Robert Wopperer 8. Staff Report a. CRA Directors Report – (Attachment) b. Project Manager’s Report – (Attachment) c. Maintenance Report – (Attachment) d. Financials- (Attachment) 9. Correspondence and Communication- a. A New Dawn for East Naples b. Gulfshore Playhouse c. In the Know 2435 Pine St d. 10.5 Million Dollar Pump Station 10. Public Comment 11. Staff Comments: 12. Advisory Board General Communications 13. Next meeting date: a. TBD 14. Adjournment 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 676 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) March 08, 2021 meeting minutes Item 4a HALDEMAN CREEK MSTU MINUTES OF THE MARCH 08, 2021 MEETING The meeting of the Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee was called to order by Roy Wilson at 3:30 p.m. at 3299 Tamiami Trail E, 3rd Floor BCC Chambers, Naples, FL 34112. I. Roll Call: Advisory Board Members Present: Chair, Roy Wilson, Kate Samblanet, and Jim King. Jacob Dutry van Haeften was approved to attend virtually. Excused absence Bill Robbins. Virtual attendance was approved unanimously. MSTU Staff Present: Debrah Forester, CRA Director and Shirley Garcia, Operations Coordinator II. Pledge of Allegiance- Was led by Roy Wilson III. Adoption of Agenda: Ms. Forester added under old business the army corps permit, Jim King made a motion to approve the agenda as amended, Kate Samblanet second. Approved unanimously. IV. Adoption of Minutes: Jim King made a motion to approve the minutes, Kate Samblanet second, approved unanimously. V. Community / Business – Presentations VI. Old Business: a. Purpose and Intent of MSTU – Ordinance 2006-60 was presented by Roy Wilson and some of the discussion was to amend some of the language in section III, so it is clearer because right now the definition says “maintenance” and “dredging” only and is up to interpretation sometimes not in favor of what the MSTU needs to get done. Ms. Forester wanted to also add some discussion on derelict vessel and vegetation removal to amend at the same time as the boundary change. i. Derelict Vessel – Funding Issue FY21/22- Mr. King doesn’t want to use funds from the MSTU for removal of the derelict boats because there isn’t enough money and there is no way to recoup and reimburse tax funds and is not built in the budget to pay for a navigational hazard as boats dumped into the creek. The State has grant money for derelict boats and wants to know if they could write a letter requesting some assistance in funding that grant program. Mr. Wilson asked if there is a way, they could write their State Rep, and Ms. Forester recommends they start with their Commissioner first and ask her for her support and 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 677 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) to reach out and pass that along to the State Reps. Mr. King made a motion for staff to draft a letter to Commissioner Taylor for her supporting reaching out to the State Rep to ask them to fund the derelict boat program again. Kate Riley second the motion. Approved unanimously. Mr. King made a motion for staff to amend the Ordinance 2006-60 as amended, for section III to include the preventative maintenance as discussed and add not limited to, Jaap Dutry van Haeften second the motion. Approved unanimously. b. Markers and Signage Update- Mr. Wilson asked if staff heard back from the City of Naples and Ms. Forester stated not yet but they heard back on the manatee signs, but that Coastal Zone was going to repair mile marker 11 for HCMSTU. Ms. Forester read the email from FWC that says that Haldeman Creek was adequately marked with regulation signage. Mr. King brought up that they have no speed signs on the east side of the bridge and Ms. Forester will report that to FWC to see if they looked at the east side when they did their assessment. Mr. Wilson said if money is the issue the MSTU could pay for the signage on the east side if that is the only way to get a speed sign there. Mr. King asked about the mangrove trimming, he understands that we need to pull a permit so how do we move forward with that. Ms. Forester asked if the mangroves are in no man’s land or does it belong to a specific property. Mr. Wilson said it was in no man’s land so Ms. Forester will have staff proceed with obtaining the quote for Mangrove trimming. c. Vegetation Ordinance- Ms. Forester mentioned the legal opinion from the County Attorney in regard to the vegetation ordinance and they were supportive of the ordinance as it pertains to the Haldeman Creek MSTU boundary. d. Army Corps Permit- Ms. Forester provided the update to the dredging permit that was submitted to the Army Corps of Engineers and Humiston and Moore was providing additional information to that office and we should hear back in the next month or so. VII. New Business: VIII. Staff Report: a. CRA Directors Report- Ms. Forester highlighted some of the projects starting with the Lake Kelly ditch maintenance removing all the vegetative debris out of the drainage canals at the end of each street on the east side of Bayshore drive. The land use regulations were submitted to Growth Management and is under review right now. b. Project Manager Report- Ms. Forester highlighted a couple of the projects. • Thomasson Drive project, the roundabout started. • CRA Parking lot is under way. c. Private Development Update- Ms. Forester highlighted some development projects. • Camden Landing will be going to the Board tomorrow. • Naples Marina has not submitted their site plan yet 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 678 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) • Bayshore Wine Venue went to the Hearing Examiner and waiting for the decision from that. d. Maintenance Report – Maintenance report was provided. c. Financials- The financial report was provided. IX. Correspondence and Communications: a. Naples Botanical Garden Food Pantry Event- was attached with the monthly schedule for anyone in need of assistance or families in need. b. 2021 Bicycle Month- Ms. Forester provided the flyer from FDOT for some bicycle safety tips as well as recognizing the month of March as bicycle month. X. Public Comments: Dave Warner mentioned the smaller canal right behind lower Becca Ave, and the property owners feel their original dredging was never done in that area back in 2006. He is asking for any type of assistance in dredging or cutting back the mangroves in that area so whatever the MSTU can do to assist the property owners would be welcomed or any comments. Mr. King wanted to share his knowledge that that area was dredged back in 2006 but they were not allowed to touch the mangroves by DEP, they were forbidden from trimming any of the vegetation back in there because it was considered a preserve area. XI. Staff Comments: None XII. Advisory Committee Comments: Jim King mentioned the new house bills that would affect the CRA’s that requires outside auditing for any CRA’s that have a budget over $100,000 so keep track of the new house bills, Ms. Forester said that we would pass that on and Mr. King would email Ms. Forester all the information. Kate Samblanet wanted to say this would be her last meeting and that it was an honor to serve on the committee. Roy Wilson mentioned that staff has been taking care of the committee very well and he wanted to thank the director for running down the markers and signage and all their requests. Ms. Forester thanked the committee for all their assistance too. XIII. Next Meeting Date: a. April 6, 2021 @ 9:00am Joint BCC/MSTU workshop b. May 10, 2021 @ 3:30pm XIV. Adjournment: 4:30 pm Roy Wilson, Chairman 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 679 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) FROM Jeremy Boone Earth Tech Environmental 10600 Jolea Avenue Bonita Springs, FL 34135 www.eteflorida.com PHONE 239-304-0030 FOR Haldeman Creek MSTU TO Debra Forester EMAIL debra.forester@colliercountyfl.gov ADDRESS 3299 Tamiami Trail Suite 103 Naples FL 34112 COPY TO Tami Scott QUOTE NUMBER 1863 DATE April 21, 2021 VALID UNTIL May 14, 2021 at 3:53PM Download PDF ETE Proposal for Selective Mangrove & Vegetation Trimming within Haldeman Creek Area Project: Selective Mangrove & Vegetation Trimming within Haldeman Creek Area Selective Vegetation Trimming and Disposal along Haldeman Creek waterways. Thank you for the opportunity. Earth Tech Environmental, LLC (ETE) appreciates the opportunity to provide you with the following agreement for professional environmental services. Scope of Professional Services: ETE is proposing the following Scope of Services for this project: Mangrove Navigation General Permit (Lump Sum) ETE will coordinate with FDEP to prepare the required permit application material necessary to obtain a mangrove navigation general permit. Consultant will prepare a draft exhibit of permit application for submission to CLIENT for review and approval prior to submission. Consultant will provide responses to the requests for additional information (RAI) from FDEP staff, if necessary. CLIENT understands that mangrove trimming permitting is a regulatory function and CONSULTANT cannot guarantee the issuance or modification of any permit. Agency fees associated with this submission will be paid through this task to expedite permitting process. This task DOES include the required FDEP application fee of $250 for the submittal. This task is lump sum and payment is due prior to pursuing the permits. 2,750.00 x 1 2,750.00 Item 6b 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 680 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) Selective Mangrove & Vegetation Trimming (Lump Sum) ETE will perform a one-time selective mangrove and\or vegetation trimming within the designated areas (see attached exhibit). All mangrove trimming will be performed in accordance with the 1996 Mangrove Trimming and Preservation Act and the Mangrove Navigation General Permit (F.S. 403.9327(1)(B)) to be issued for these activities. The trimming will be conducted so that no more than 25 percent of the foliage is removed annually or as specified by the mangrove navigation general permit. Mangroves will not be trimmed to a height less than 6 feet and will be trimmed back to the most waterward prop root as specified by the mangrove navigation general permit. Trimming activities conducted under the mangrove navigation general permit require a professional mangrove trimmer (PMT). All trimming activities will be supervised by a professional mangrove trimmer. All vegetation material will hauled by vessel and removed by a vegetation recycling contractor using the shown staging area. This is a lump sum task that will be billed at completion. A map and photos are attached below. Vegetation Trimming Areas Map Site Photos 12,500.00 x 1 12,500.00 Total $15,250.00 We appreciate your business! Thank you for allowing Earth Tech Environmental LLC to provide you and your community with environmental services. This proposal can be authorized by digitally signing below. You can also print a PDF version of this agreement, sign, and return a copy to us. Payment Options: ETE accepts cash, check, or credit cards for services. A 3.8 % convenience fee is added to all credit card transactions. Item 6b 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 681 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) Advisory Board Application Form Collier County Government 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Suite 800 Naples, FL 34112 (239)252-8400 Application was received on: 4/29/2021 1:02:17 PM. Name: Robert Wopperer Home Phone: 716-570-6193 Home Address: 2439 Breakwater Way unit 9101 City: Naples Zip Code: 34112 Phone Numbers Business: E-Mail Address: rwopperer@outlook.com Board or Committee: Haldeman Creek Dredging Maintenance MSTU Advisory Committee Category: Citizen Place of Employment: Retired How long have you lived in Collier County: 5-10 How many months out of the year do you reside in Collier County: I am a year-round resident Have you been convicted or found guilty of a criminal offense (any level felony or first degree misdemeanor only)? No Not Indicated Do you or your employer do business with the County? No Not Indicated NOTE: All advisory board members must update their profile and notify the Board of County Commissioners in the event that their relationship changes relating to memberships of organizations Item 7a 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 682 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) that may benefit them in the outcome of advisory board recommendations or they enter into contracts with the County. Would you and/or any organizations with which you are affiliated benefit from decisions or recommendations made by this advisory board? Yes Depends on the decision as it relates to Regatta Landing Are you a registered voter in Collier County? Yes Do you currently hold an elected office? No Do you now serve, or have you ever served on a Collier County board or committee? No Not Indicated Please list your community activities and positions held: Education: Bachelor Business Experience / Background Owned my own business in the Foodservice Brokerage field Item 7a 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 683 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) ITEM 8a CRA PROJECT UPDATES – May 2021 1.MINI-TRIANGLE Gateway Mini Triangle PPL: PL20200001193 Metropolitan Naples - 5.27 ACRE CATALYST SITE - The closing of this site took place on November 13, 2020. Subdivision Split proposed to create three parcels with the intent to have separate Site Development Plans for each one. One parcel -totaling approximately 1.6 acres sold to Naples Triangle Development on November 13 (simultaneous closing). Application submitted on Dec. 22 for Subdivision Construction Plans and Plat. This project proposes to create 3 separate parcels with the intent to have separate SDP’s for each parcel. Drainage Easement is being processed through GMD. Demolition of buildings is almost complete. Cell Tower Relocation Agreement – The new cell tower at the Kirkwood site was fully operational. The old tower was demolished on January 21. Final payment to Crown Castle will be paid within 60 days of final completion notice is received. Final inspection pending. Parcel 1 – Naples Naples Triangle Development (NTD) is submitting for Site Development Plan approval to construct. 240 luxury apartments. Construction anticipated to commence in January 2022. NTD 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 684 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) 2.DEL’S PROPERTY ACQUISITION - Closed on November 20, 2020. Notice to vacate by January 19, 2021 issued. Survey of property should be completed by mid-May. Following survey, demolition of the warehouse and retail store will begin. Bids to complete minor renovations to Boatyard building in process. Staff will use facility for storage. Following demolition, highest and best use analysis to be conducted. 3.PUBLIC ART PLAN – Draft Plan is complete and approved by CRA Advisory Board and is pending BCC approval. It is on hold until the BCC considers implementation strategy for the Collier County Arts & Cultural Strategic Plan. Tentative date for adoption Summer 2021. 4.17 AC BOARDWALK - Five proposals were received to develop a master plan for the site and design and permit and develop construction drawings for the boardwalk on a 17+/- acre parcel connecting the site to Sugden Regional Park. Short list of 3 proposals will be presented to the Selection Committee in May. Ranking will be presented to the BCC/CRA to approve to negotiate a contract. BCC direction anticipated in June. 5.BRANDING - Paradise Advertising and Marketing, Inc. – Phase 1 will begin after Public Art Plan has been considered by BCC. 6.BAYSHORE ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN – Staff is negotiating with Stantec to develop a scope of work that will do the sub-area modeling of the district as requested by Collier County Growth Management Department (GMD). GMD is reviewing scope of work. 7.COASTERS/SHUTTLE SERVICE – Coasters and Posters were distributed the week of November 23 and will continue through the end summer. Results as of April 4, 2021: 285 responses. 221 responded in favor of the shuttle. Those that voted against the shuttle sited waste of tax payer money and it would become a “drunk bus.” Next step is to reach out to business owners to get their interest and comments. 8.LAND USE REGULATIONS – Revision were presented to Growth Management staff to determine review and public hearing schedule. Review in progress with anticipated presentation to Planning Commission in November 2021. Johnson Engineering will continue to facilitate the process. Their contract deadline is December 31, 2021. 9.US41 FDOT Safety Improvement Project – Construction is anticipated to begin in August 2021 and there are 300 calendar days of contract time. Tentative completion May 2022. 7 existing light decorative poles are called out be removed as well as the “porkchop” at the corner of Bayshore and US41. 10.Linwood Sidewalk – Safe Routes to School Project – PE – 2022/2023 and Construction 2024/2025 ITEM 8a 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 685 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) 11.Peters Avenue – five-foot sidewalk from Collee Court to US41. $389,000 CDBG grant awarded and managed by Transportation Planning department. Project will begin following the US 41 FDOT project is completed. The sidewalk will be placed on the residential side of the street. Laurie Beard (GMD) is project manager 12.Pine Street – FDOT Funded Becca to US41 – PE 2022/2023. Construction 2024/2025. Will coordinate with stormwater study. 13.Palm Street and Washington Avenue - Stormwater/Capital Projects: Addressing complaints about tidal water backflowing into the swales. Main objective is to install 2 catch basins with backflow preventers inside and piping to provide flow connectivity: and regarding the swales. Kyle Construction awarded the contract. Expect construction to start in early April. Total duration is 40 days. (Attachment 1) 14.Lake Kelly Ditch Maintenance - The scope is to remove vegetation and trees from the channel and the banks. The intended outcome is to get the trees, vegetation, and debris out of the ditch to improve flow. Project Schedule – June 1 start date and finish date December 2021. Ditch banks not included in this project, might Capital Improvements Division is open for future discussion once this project is completed. Contact is Dawn Wolfe, 252-5736. 15.April 13, 2021 BCC approved construction contract for the East Naples Community Park Welcome Center,” to Curran Young Construction, LLC, in the amount of $2,965,622.28, ITEM 8a 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 686 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) Bayshore Gateway Triangle CRA • Bayshore Beautification MSTU Haldeman Creek MSTU PROJECT UPDATES Tami Scott, May 05, 2021 Thomasson Drive: Progress Meeting No. 47 April 21, 2021 CONTRACT STATUS Time: April 21, 2021: Original Contract Time: Time Extensions Weather: Time Extensions Holidays: Time Extensions Other: Allowable Contract Time: Remaining Contract Days: Percent Complete: Original Completion Date: Current Adj. Completion Date: Sched. Substantial Completion Date: Sched. Final Completion Date: Money: Original Contract Amount: Current Contract Amount: Amount Earned to Date (as of2/28/21): % Paid to Date: Next Cut-Off Date: Fire Suppression System-Phase 3: Day 351 of417 335/365 3 Days ( 4/20/21 Pending) 18 Days 31 Days (CO #2) 417 66 84.17% 04;0512021 I 05/05/2021 0512112021 I 06/26/2021 05/07/2021 06/07/2021 $6,022,618.68 Approved Change Orders: co #01 $5,591.16 co #02 $257,631.16 co #03 $29,462.70 CO #04 -$566,125.00 (credit) $5,456,493.68 $2,770,427.35 50.77% 4/30/2021 Item 8b Fire Suppression Phase 3 has been approved and the contract with Andrews Siteworks, LLC in the amount of $658,560.00 has been executed. This project will commence on Januaiy 27, 2020, the contractor will start the project at the intersection of Areca A venue and Basin Street. This project included Areca A venue, Coco A venue, Basin Street, Canal Street and Captains Cove. The contract schedule requires a 150-day substantial completion and a 180-day final completion. The construction team Identified a glitch, and we expect a small delay in obtaining additional permits. The final step in construction is to connect the new waterlines to the existing 18" watermain, this step will require additional work as the existing watermain is lower in the ground than anticipated. Additional Maintenance of Traffic and dewatering methods will be needed. 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 687 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) TENTATIVE SCHEDULE Major items of work required to start construction; work will begin at the i�tersection of @ Bayshore & Ai·eca Ave . April 28th -ACME Deliver (2) Message Boards for Bayshore work. May 3rd -Notify Collier County Road Watch ( Hand Deliver Fire/ EMS notice of construction) May 5th -Update Locates / White line Bayshore May 10th -Mobilize equipment May 11th -12th -ACME setup lane shift MOT May 13th-14th-Install Dewatering & begin dewatering over weekend. May 16th-Begin connection@Bayshore & Areca Ave. CRA Parking Lot: CRA parking lot has been approved and the contract with Fo1t Construction Group of Naples Inc in the amount of $472,772.25 has been executed. This project will commence on January 4, 2021, the contract schedule requires a 150-day substantial completion and a 180-day final completion. Stormwater chamber system has been installed and ·inspected. The importation and exportation of fill has been complete, the site has been graded. The surveyors have laid out the entire parking lot. Parking lot areas has been backfilled, graded, and compacted. Concrete curbing schedule for week of April 26, 2020. We have scheduling delays with some of the key products, decorative concrete blo·ck, light poles, PM will prepare a no cost change order for additional time. Delay in products will delay the substantial comple tion date by 30 days. Bayshore landscaping and Bridge: Staff is continuing its efforts with landscape beautification. Bridge Baskets will be changed out the first week in May. MSTU Landscape Contract: We received six bids; the bids ranged in price from $64,400. To $148,980. Staff is meeting with the procurement department on 4-26-2021 to select a Contractor. Moorhead Manor: Item was approved. Storm water: CRA staff is working with Collier County GMD Capital Project Planning, Impact Fees, & Program Management, St01mwater Management Section on a new project titled CRA Bayshore Gateway Triangle Area 4 and Pine, Becca, and Weeks Stormwater Improvements. Blot Engineering, Inc of Cape Coral, FL 33904 has been selected as the engineer of record and is waiting to review their proposal. South Bayshore renovation: Staff has been tasked with revisiting this project, additional information from Isles of Collier is needed to access how to move forward. A community meeting will be scheduled for discu ssion. Sabal Shores street lighting: Staff has been tasked with evaluating the existing street lighting in the sabal Shores community, a community meeting will be scheduled for discussion. Linwood Way: PO has been opened; staff has contracted Hannula Landscaping to schedule the work. 4825 Bayshore Drive: General cleanup of the building has been completed, new gate installed and landscaping out front has started. 2 Item 8b 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 688 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) Locations Activity Description/Issues Date Results Status completion date Paver Maintenance Quarterly Safety Check need to walk Bayshore Drive Paver safety checks Paver check on March 29th identified 4 areas for repairs Contractor will schedule repair week of 4/27/21 Light Pole #45 due to accident In front of San Julians taqueria Light pole bent appears truck hit 1/25/2021 No police report found Waiting for reimbursement from insurance Light Pole #35 due to accident Tami got the insurance and drive information Completely knocked down pole need to use replacements from Thomasson Drive project 4/12/2021 Filed claim and waiting for police report waiting for Insurance reimbursement 04/30/2021 Maintenance Report Item 8c 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 689 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Fund / Comm Item BCC Adopt Budget Tot Adopt Budget Tot Amend Budget Commitment Actual Available **** Grand Total-Fund/ CI *** 164 HALDEMAN CREEK MSTU 8,437.50 121,722.38-113,284.88 ** REVENUE Sub Total 727,200.00-727,200.00-591,200.00-127,567.59-599,632.41- *REVENUE - OPERATING Su 141,000.00-141,000.00-5,000.00-127,567.59-13,432.41- 311100 CUR AD VALORE 136,000.00-136,000.00-126,135.42-9,864.58- 361170 OVERNIGHT INT 416.61-416.61 361180 INVESTMENT IN 5,000.00-5,000.00-5,000.00-1,002.43-3,997.57- 361320 INTEREST TAX COLL 13.13-13.13 369130 INS CO REFUNDS 10,055.81-10,055.81 *CONTRIBUTION AND TRANS 586,200.00-586,200.00-586,200.00-586,200.00- 486600 TRANS FROM PR 486700 TRANS FROM TA 489200 CARRY FORWARD 593,300.00-593,300.00-593,300.00-593,300.00- 489900 NEG 5% EST RE 7,100.00 7,100.00 7,100.00 7,100.00 ** EXPENSE Sub Total 727,200.00 727,200.00 727,200.00 8,437.50 15,901.02 702,861.48 *OPERATING EXPENSE 60,800.00 60,800.00 60,800.00 8,437.50 775.00 51,587.50 631400 ENG FEES 50,000.00 50,000.00 50,000.00 8,412.50 41,587.50 634970 INDIRECT COST 700.00 700.00 700.00 700.00 634980 INTERDEPT PAY 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 634999 OTHER CONTRAC 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 641950 POST FREIGHT 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 645100 INSURANCE GEN 100.00 100.00 100.00 25.00 75.00 649100 LEGAL ADVERTI 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 *TRANSFERS 11,300.00 11,300.00 11,300.00 11,300.00 911870 TRANS TO 187 11,300.00 11,300.00 11,300.00 11,300.00 * TRANSFER CONST 4,900.00 4,900.00 4,900.00 3,826.02 1,073.98 930600 PA BUDGET TRANS 1,300.00 1,300.00 1,300.00 803.31 496.69 930700 TC BUDGET TRANS 3,600.00 3,600.00 3,600.00 3,022.71 577.29 *RESERVES 650,200.00 650,200.00 650,200.00 650,200.00 993000 RESV FOR CAPI 650,200.00 650,200.00 650,200.00 650,200.00 Fund 164 Haldeman Creek MSTU Item 8d 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 690 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory 1/11 April 5, 2021 A New Dawn for East Naples? gulfshorebusiness.com/a-new-dawn-for-east-naples TRIO OF TOWERS: Luxury condos, shops and restaurants are part of the Metropolitan Naples project planned where Davis Boulevard meets at U.S. 41 East. Across Naples Bay from Port Royal’s multimillion-dollar estates sits a long-neglected Collier County community still struggling to overcome a legacy of squalor and slums. Plenty of vacant lots, Old Florida fishing cottages and single-wide trailers remain scattered throughout Bayshore, a former fishing community that sprouted more than half a century ago on the east side of Naples Bay as a more affordable alternative for laborers and service workers who helped build Collier County. The community long ago shed the name of Kelly Road, the main north-south corridor once known as Collier County’s red-light district because of its prostitutes, drug dealers and other criminals. By changing the two-lane street’s name in the 1990s to Bayshore Drive, residents hoped they could rid the area of its seedy reputation and rebuild like their neighbors to the west in the city of Naples. But change is slow, Bayshore residents and Collier County leaders have learned. The drive a mile east to Bayshore from Fifth Avenue South’s boutique shops, Item 9a 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 691 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) 2/11 Fred Pezeshkan luxury condos and fine restaurants remains a jolting reminder of the development that never came. As Fifth Avenue crosses over to Tamiami Trail East, the gateway to East Naples transforms into abandoned parcels, repair shops and cheap motels. For more than 20 years, county officials have flirted with developers, hoping to entice them to Bayshore with taxpayer money if they build that showcase project needed to attract more community investment. Now, two developers are promising to break ground soon on separate projects that could serve as the catalysts to deliver Bayshore’s transformation. Vision of new heights After more than four years of delays, the county late last year sold 5 acres to developers Jerry Starkey and Fred Pezeshkan, who have proposed a $250 million, three-tower complex of luxury condos, shops and restaurants in the shadow of Fifth Avenue South. The county offered the developers property tax rebates that could range from $3 million to $5 million to complete their Metropolitan Naples project, in hopes it will bring more investment to East Naples. “I have lived in Naples for over 40 years, and believe this mixed-use community will indeed stimulate high-quality redevelopment to the east and significantly increase property values, just as the Andres Duany Plan stimulated high-quality redevelopment along Fifth Avenue South over the last 30 years,” Pezeshkan says. Another developer, David Parker, also is promising luxury condos, shops, a restaurant and a hotel in a $100 million, nine-story project adjacent to Metropolitan Naples. After Parker revealed his development plans last year, he asked county leaders for similar incentives given to Starkey and Pezeshkan, vowing to finish his project first as Bayshore’s real catalyst for growth. Item 9a 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 692 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) 3/11 “We’re going to be the first one out of the ground,” says Richard Yovanovich, Parker’s lawyer. “We’re going to be taking the most risk.” FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES: Amapofthe Community Redevelopment Agency boundary shows the Bayshore and Gateway Triangle mixed-use districts in East Naples. How much is too much? The request surprised Collier County commissioners, who aren’t accustomed to making such deals with developers. The agreement with Starkey and Pezeshkan was Collier’s first through a Community Redevelopment Agency, a special entity used by hundreds of other jurisdictions across Florida to stimulate growth in struggling areas. And some leaders argue it should be their last Item 9a 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 693 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) 4/11 Commissioner Penny Taylor in Bayshore. “The camel’s nose is in the tent,” says Commissioner Penny Taylor, who led her colleagues in denying Parker’s request in January, arguing the $714,000 in incentives would serve as a dangerous precedent. “I think it’s corporate welfare at its worst. Collier leaders now are rethinking how they manage redevelopment. Should they offer taxpayer money for private projects? Where do they draw the line between encouraging growth and interfering with free enterprise? Should the county buy land for developers? “There’s this theory that we’re Naples and you should just come here because we’re nice,” says Collier County Commissioner William McDaniel Jr. Sure, Naples is nice, McDaniel said, but the county should do more to encourage commercial development, including creating an incentive program that provides public investment. The promise of two major projects in the Bayshore area also is expected to renew discussions about the Community Redevelopment Agency set up in 2000 to help attract investors and businesses to East Naples. The CRA, which keeps millions in property taxes collected in the Bayshore area for redevelopment, is scheduled to expire in 2030. But county leaders could extend the life of the CRA to manage ongoing development. “There’s work to be done in Bayshore,” says CRA Director Debrah Forester, noting the agency’s success so far in providing infrastructure, planning and growth for the area. But other development in recent years, while not as dramatic as the two major projects proposed for the triangle area where Davis Boulevard and U.S. 41 meet, is proof to some that it’s time for the county to step back and let growth occur naturally. Builders and entrepreneurs have invested their own money in the community over the past decade, gradually helping to diversify the economy, cultivate a cultural identity and increase homeownership in an area scarred by transient renters and absentee landlords. Porsche Naples opened at Davis Boulevard and Airport-Pulling. Bayshore Drive became home to Ankrolab Brewing Company, Three60 Market and Celebration Park. More than 600 new homes are planned in subdivisions with names such as Camden Landing, Arboretum Item 9a 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 694 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) 5/11 and The Isles of Collier Preserve. Hundreds of new apartments are planned for Courthouse Shadows. Three shopping centers on the East Trail sold separately last year for a total of nearly $35 million. All of this growth on top of the major developments proposed has some Bayshore residents and business owners worried that too much gentrification will inflate property values and the cost of doing business, taking away their livelihoods and affordable homes. “They are picking on poor people,” says Frank Lacava, who has owned property in the Gateway Triangle for more than 20 years where an auto shop and storage center now are located. “They want all of us gone, but we’ll have no place to go.” GATEWAY TO NAPLES: A rendering of another major luxury condo-hotel project planned on the “Mini Triangle” at U.S. 41 East and Davis Boulevard. How we got here A history of promises broken by developers makes Lacava and others doubt the big, towering complexes will bring prosperity to Bayshore. When Collier County launched its Community Redevelopment Agency more than 20 years ago, the idea was to help areas like Immokalee and Bayshore that have been mostly ignored by developers and businesses. With its prime location near the water and next door to the city of Naples, Bayshore always offered great potential for growth. But mostly, there has been disappointment as a number of developers who proposed big projects walked away when their ideas fizzled. Item 9a 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 695 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) 6/11 The county created the CRA for the Bayshore area in 2000. Florida law allows creation of the special entities to use property tax growth in targeted communities as a redevelopment tool to remove blight and to attract investment. The CRA’s redevelopment corridor in East Naples includes the Gateway Triangle and Davis Boulevard on the northern border; Haldeman Creek along the west; Airport-Pulling Road and Peters Avenue on the east; and Naples Botanical Garden toward the south. The Bayshore CRA spent more than $11 million after it was created to buy land in the corridor that could be used to encourage development and to improve neglected parcels. McDaniel and other leaders argue the CRA shouldn’t be in the land speculation business, noting the county paid too much and sat for too long without a clear plan to develop Bayshore property. “That’s not the government’s job,” McDaniel says. “It’s the private sector’s duty to do that.” Starts and stops In one case, a developer agreed to take 18 parcels scattered throughout the community off the CRA’s hands in a purchase agreement that required delivery of new homes. After building only three, the CRA spent years trying to either reclaim the property or strike another deal. Last year, the county reached an agreement with a new builder in hopes of completing the remaining 15 homes. Two development plans for a cultural center that included a mix of residences and retail on another 17 acres purchased by the CRA never got off the ground after years of discussion and financing problems. The acreage now is planned for park use and a smaller version of the cultural center, while smaller-scale residential and retail projects are still possible, Forester said. The Gateway Triangle site where the two mixed residential and commercial developments are proposed also has seen its share of plans fall through. The CRA’s agreement to sell 5 acres to Starkey and Pezeshkan for their Metropolitan Naples project came after an earlier proposal to develop the land failed. And the nearly 2 acres adjacent to that site now eyed by Parker for his Gateway to Naples development was the location of another failed luxury condo-hotel proposal. “The proof is in the pudding that the CRA shouldn’t be in the development business,” McDaniel says. Redevelopment takes time, Forester said. She notes other factors affected progress through the years, including the Great Recession and the pandemic. “You can’t manage the market, per se, but you have to work with the market,” she says. Item 9a 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 696 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) 7/11 The CRA also struggled at first to find strong leadership and acceptance by other county leaders, said Donna Fiala, the former Collier County commissioner who championed efforts for years to improve East Naples. “It took so long to get people to work with you and to let go of purse strings,” she says. The CRA recouped the $6.3 million spent on the triangle property in the sale to Starkey and Pezeshkan, one of the developers who built the Naples Bay Resort just outside the northwest corner of the special redevelopment district. The CRA used the proceeds to pay off debt and to buy Del’s 24-hour store for $2.1 million in hopes of managing development at Bayshore Drive and Thomasson Drive. The run of bad luck in Bayshore that started long before the CRA’s involvement likely came as a result of many factors, Taylor said. Investors focused their attention west on the city of Naples. Bayshore still suffers a bad reputation, and its physical appearance—with heavy commercial, industrial businesses and some old trailers and homes— doesn’t help. “We’re still fighting that old mentality of Kelly Road,” says Maurice Gutierrez, who moved to the area more than 40 years ago. The CRA way The CRA offered a laser focus to fix problems in the community, using property taxes collected in the area that otherwise would go into the county’s general budget to invest directly in Bayshore. With new businesses and development, the county helped change the area’s image as “that place you go to engage in illegal activity,” Forester says. Those tax dollars helped fix flooding problems in the area, expand fire hydrants and complete other infrastructure improvements that made Bayshore more attractive to residential and business development, she said. New development in the corridor, including the triangle projects and more housing, is expected to generate between $33.7 million and $35.1 million in property tax revenue for the CRA through 2030, according to estimates from a 2019 redevelopment plan. But some long-time landowners think the CRA and county leaders have gone too far in pushing their own vision of what Bayshore should be. “We want to be left alone,” says Lacava, whose property located in the Gateway Triangle sits east of the two major complexes envisioned as Bayshore’s transformation. “They’re driving around now telling us, ‘We don’t like the way it is.’ “Well, it’s not their neighborhood,” he says. “Somebody has a vision, but I don’t know who it is. It’s not our vision.” Item 9a 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 697 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) 8/11 Richard Yovanovich Given the history of failed development plans in the area, there’s no guarantee the developers will keep their promises, Lacava said. “I’m not spending $1 million on a condo in there. If it was such a good deal, developers would have jumped in 20 years ago.” Other Bayshore residents are cheering on the new developments in the triangle, despite concerns that the two complexes could bring more vehicles to an area still wrestling with parking and traffic problems. “I guess you have to take the good with the bad,” says Pasquale Razzano, who has lived in Windstar since 1994, when it became Bayshore’s first major development. “That’s why God made highway engineers.” Decisions, decisions As Windstar’s former homeowner association president, Razzano has clashed with the CRA in the past over other development proposals. He criticized the CRA for not being transparent about earlier plans that would have expanded rental and affordable housing in the area, something many residents said contradicted promises to shift the focus to homeownership. “I don’t really understand the makeup of the CRA or who is in control,” Razzano says. “It’s not an independent board of people who live here.” Collier County commissioners make up the CRA board, a governing structure used by many other Florida communities to run their local redevelopment agencies. Some state lawmakers have unsuccessfully tried for years to change the state law authorizing CRAs, criticizing them as unnecessary duplications of local government that can be abused by elected leaders to pursue their own agendas. Razzano and others credit much of the development that has come to Bayshore in recent years not to the CRA, but to builders and innovators who brought their own money without seeing big breaks or incentives. “Third parties have been the reason for the success,” Razzano says. Item 9a 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 698 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) 9/11 But Forester said the CRA should receive credit for helping attract those investors. “If the CRA hadn’t been around for the past 20 years, would that have happened? It’s hard to say.” While CRAs in Lee and Broward counties have more experience, Collier County is relatively new to the process. With its first incentive deal done on the Metropolitan Naples triangle project, Collier commissioners now are considering how to move forward in their efforts to attract development. When Parker, the second triangle developer proposing the Gateway of Naples project, asked for similar breaks from the CRA, Collier leaders realized they had no structured program similar to those found in Lee County to offer developers tax exemptions or rebates. Parker’s plan didn’t outline a public benefit other than developing the gateway property, so commissioners argued it didn’t meet the criteria to receive CRA support. But some commissioners said the county should find a way to help developers who are willing to invest in Bayshore and other areas. “It’s a process you can consider to encourage others to develop in this area,” says Yovanovich, Parker’s lawyer. McDaniel said the county must find a way to identify worthy commercial projects to support. While he believes buying land for future development through a CRA is going too far, he supports creating a program that offers taxpayer investment in commercial development if certain criteria are met. “Government can have a role in investing in these projects,” he says. Item 9a 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 699 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) 10/11 PERSONAL INVESTMENT: Rebecca Maddox has risked her own money to create unique ventures promoting synergy along Bayshore Drive. BAYSHORE ATTRACTION: Local entrepreneur Rebecca Maddox plans an 18,000-square-foot wine bar, restaurant and entertainment venue on green space across Bayshore Drive from her Celebra- tion Park and Three60 Market. A local voice No other entrepreneur has done more to revitalize Bayshore than Rebecca Maddox. “She hasn’t sought any assistance. She took the big risk,” says Maurice Gutierrez, the long- time community resident who also chairs the Bayshore CRA advisory board. Maddox transformed an old waterfront bar on Haldeman Creek she bought in 2010 to Three60 Market, a restaurant and wine retailer. In 2018, she opened Celebration Park across the creek, where an eclectic mix of food trucks anchor an open-air bar and dining area. Now she’s developing a unique wine bar, restaurant, conference and entertainment venue on Bayshore Drive that will offer up to 18,000 square feet of space for public and private gatherings meant to attract crowds big and small. She also plans a sculpture garden honoring history’s greatest thinkers as a peaceful escape for visitors. Maddox said she’s made the investment without big breaks from the CRA because she believes in the community. “I really feel it’s one of my gifts to Naples,” she says. “I still feel that I have more I can contribute.” She had her frustrations with the CRA and the county, including problems approving a parking area near Celebration Park and Three60 Market. She sees the CRA less as an asset for growth, more as “a government bureaucracy posing as a redevelopment agency” for Bayshore. “They were not the driving force,” she says. Instead of spending millions on property for development and tax breaks to builders, Maddox said the CRA could do more for Bayshore by helping small business owners open salons, art galleries and specialty shops that will cultivate the neighborhood’s unique cultural appeal and distinguish it from the city of Naples. “Philosophically, I do not think Bayshore is Fifth Avenue South. I don’t think it’s Third Street. I view Bayshore as the SoHo of Naples,” she says. Item 9a 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 700 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) 11/11 Investment by Maddox and others in the area is evidence of the broader success the CRA has helped nurture through the years, Donna Fiala said. The agency helped coordinate planning efforts that led to the investments and helped eliminate blighted properties. “The CRA had plenty to do with that success,” she says. Gutierrez agrees, adding that the CRA gave residents a voice to correct county mistakes in poor zoning made over the decades that allowed blighted areas to fester. It also provided much-needed leverage through land purchases to guide development. He and other residents have seen their home values appreciate, thanks to decades of hard work by residents, business owners and the CRA, he said. “We’re not trying to be Fifth Avenue, but trying to be something else,” Gutierrez says. “I wouldn’t live in any other place than Bayshore.” Photo Credit: Courtesy Summit Management Group; Courtesy Collier County Florida Goverment, Bayshore CRA Board; Courtesy CYK Law Firm; Brian Tietz, Courtesy Exit One Solution Item 9a 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 701 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) Naples Daily News - 04/26/2021 April 29, 2021 11:28 am (GMT -4:00) Powered by TECNAVIA +N APLESNEWS.COM |MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2021 |3ASWFLATODAYCollier County invested $10.5 millionin a new wastewater pump stationmeant to replace aging infrastructureand prepare part of the region for largestorm events that may knock out power.Tucked at the dead end of ThomassonLane just northwest of Lely, the two-sto-ry building houses three large pumps ca-pable of pushing 15 million gallons ofwastewater through the county’s system every day.Wastewater coming through the sta-tion stays within the pipes getting rid ofthe need for a wet well, which will helpkeep odors and spills at bay.The 6,000-square-foot building con-tains a backup diesel generator to keepthe pumps running during a power fail-ure. Workers can access the station re-motely, monitoring flow levels and ad-dressing issues if they arise.The concept for Master Pump Station306 started in 2014. Design took twoyears and construction took another twoyears, according to county staff. “There are very few utilities that dothis,” Principal Project Manager Craig$10.5M wastewaterpump station addedCollier County preparesfor large storms thatcould knock out powerKarl Schneider and Brittany CarloniNaples Daily NewsUSA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA Three electric chopper pumps and three diesel in-line booster pumps are housedat Master Pump Station 306 in East Naples, photographed on Tuesday. CollierCounty invested $10.5 million on the new wastewater booster pump station.ALEX DRIEHAUS/NAPLES DAILY NEWSSee STATION, Page 5A No question arts and culture contribute to the quality of life in a community.h But they can also mean big bucks in the world of growth and development.h The arts and cultural sector contributed $919.7 billion or 4.3% to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019, according to a study last month by the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Office of Research & Analy- sis at the National Endowment for the Arts. It was $38.3 billion in Flori- da.h On top of the billions in terms of economic growth every year, a UNESCO report found that cultural and creative industries create 29.5 million jobs globally. So, it’s an understatement to say there’s plenty of Southwest Florida en- thusiasm about the September start of construction for the Gulfshore Play- house Cultural Campus in downtown Naples. With the proposed AC Marriott just about next door at high-profile Goo- dlette-Frank Road and U.S. 41, both should be ready by 2023. “We know this project will create transformational change in downtown Naples and enhance the vibrant rede- velopment occurring in the downtown area,” said donor Jay Baker, co-founder of national retail chain, Kohl’s, and full- time local resident since 2000. “It’s time to see this project come to life.” My super smart sis in journalism, Harriet Howard Heithaus, tells me this will supplement what’s already been helping draw folks to that region since the 1990s: The Naples Players at Sugden Community Theatre and Naples Art, with their live theater, children and adult classes and artist fairs. Baker and wife, Patty, are long-time contributors who kicked off the Next Stage Capital Campaign for the play- house with the first match gift. And they’re not slowing down one bit, based on their latest move this past week. They’re committing to match all gifts made by July 4, up to $10 million. So far, the Bakers have pledged up to $20 mil- lion. “Jay and I have always believed in lay- ing eggs where we nest, and we nest in Naples,” said playhouse board member Patty Baker, a Tony Award-winning pro- ducer. I guess those are golden eggs, and those eggs are everywhere. Baker Park. Baker Museum. Downtown Baker Hos- pital. And that’s around her serving on the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame board and producing shows on Broad- way and London’s West End including The Carole King Musical and Fiddler on the Roof, and most recently, To Kill a Mockingbird and Diana. Hence, the performances by Broad- way’s John McDaniel and Jason D. Dan- ieley at a gathering Wednesday night on the property of the future playhouse, marking the completion of the design process. Responding to the Bakers’ pledge, Naples long-time philanthropists Patri- cia and George Kraus stepped up as the first match donors, dropping $1 million into the hat for the $60 million arts com- plex on about three acres at 1st Avenue South and Goodlette. The campus is expected to spur more The latest rendering of the Gulfshore Playhouse. Construction is slated to begin in September, with targeted completion of autumn 2023.PHOTOS PROVIDED TO IN THE KNOW Excitement running highfor Gulfshore Playhouse Cultural campus set to begin construction in September In the Know Phil Fernandez Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA “It’s time to see this project come to life.” Jay Baker Gulfshore Playhouse Cultural Campus donor “We know this project will create transformational change in downtown Naples and enhance the vibrant redevelopment occurring in the downtown area,” says donor Jay Baker, co-founder of Kohl’s, of the project. See IN THE KNOW, Page 4A The CROWN Act bill, created to pro- hibit discrimination against Black men, women and children who choose to wear their hair naturally, appears poised to fail in the Florida Legislature for the second year in a row. “We are currently awaiting its first committee hearing,” said District 45 state Rep. Kamia L. Brown, a Democrat and the bill’s House sponsor. “Unfor- tunately, just due to the time (left) in session, it probably will not receive a hearing and the bill won’t move over on the House side. It’s unfortunate that the House once again just does not have an appetite to really hear the bill.” The CROWN Act bill, or “CROWN,” is an acronym for Creating a Respect- ful and Open World for Natural Hair. The CROWN Act is supported by the CROWN Coalition, founded by Dove, the National Urban League, Color Of Change and Western Center on Law and Poverty. The bill aims to eliminate the stigma attached to natural Black hair. Similar bills have been enacted in seven states: Washington, California, Colorado, New York, New Jersey, Vir- ginia and Maryland. Two municipal- ities, Cincinnati and Montgomery County, Maryland, also have passed forms of the CROWN Act. Should HB 179 pass, Florida’s ver- sion of the CROWN Act would prohibit hairstyle discrimination in housing, employment and public education. The bill would have taken effect July 1. The bill can be reintroduced next ses- sion in 2022. Quanika Jefferson, a Daytona Beach resident, said it’s heartbreaking to her to learn that the CROWN Act bill will likely fail again in Florida. “It’s disheartening because this is Tyesha Warren, 35, says she embraces her natural hair. Florida’s version of the CROWN Act would prohibit hairstyle discrimination. PROVIDED BY SHARON JACKSON See HAIRSTYLES, Page 6A Item 9b Protectionfor Blackhairstylesstalls again CROWN Act bill would help eliminate stigma Erica Van Buren Daytona Beach News-Journal USA TODAY NETWORK 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 702 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) Naples Daily News - 04/26/2021 April 29, 2021 11:28 am (GMT -4:00) Powered by TECNAVIA 4A |MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2021 |NAPLES DAILY NEWS + than $20 million annually in economic activity in Southwest Florida, accordingto studies by the playhouse, which plans a yearly operational budget of $10 mil- lion. And as far as jobs: The employment of nearly 60 full timers, 10 interns/appren- tices and more than 400 visiting artists who it says will invest in the local econo-my during their stays. The playhouse is also a player in planned parking. Working with the Eastof 41 Coalition led by Sunshine Ace Hard- ware CEO Michael Wynn, it donated land for a municipal garage near itsDesign District locale. The arts campus is “perfectly positioned tocreate ripple effects that will help broaden the prosperity for the area east of 41.” said Wynn, whose grandpa is a city founder and started historic Wynn’s Market. “Because of Gulfshore Playhouse, tourists will eat in our restau-rants, stay in our hotels, shop in our stores. This project will help businesses compete for workers. Communities thathave a strong offering of arts and culture have been shown to have a competitive advantage in attracting workers.” Here are some of the stats that stood out to me as I researched federal data for this column that would get the late John- ny Carson or at least Saturday NightLive’s Dana Carvey as him exclaiming, “I did not know that:” h Arts and culture annually has been adding nearly $60 billion more than con- struction and $227 billion more than transportation and warehousing to the U.S. economy. Yes, more than construc-tion. h Not even counting the many, many self-employed workers, arts and culturalindustries had 5.2 million employees on payroll nationally with total compensa- tion of $447 billion in 2019. Florida: $17.7 billion. h The average annual growth rate for arts and culture outperforms the growth rate of the total U.S. economy. From 2014to 2016, the average annual growth rate in the contribution of arts and culture was 4.16%, nearly double the 2.22% growth rate of the total U.S. economy. More local real estate records New stats released Friday afternoon by the Naples Area Board of Realtors show yet more records in real estate.And broker analysts believe those will continue, as the buy, buy, buy surge ex- tends into 2021 for all of Southwest Flori- da. March ended up as the highest per- forming month on record over the last 13 years since NABOR began tracking keymetrics, according to the group. Its historic activity includes 1,851 closed sales, up from 1,177 a year ago. In addition, March was the first month in several years where there were more reported price increases than de- creases.“Sellers are raising prices, and multi- ple offers are still coming in,” said CEO Budge Huskey of Premier Sotheby’s In-ternational Realty. Median closed prices in March in- creased 12.2% to $415,000 (the highest median price increase month/month on record since 2008) from $370,000 in March 2020. The inventory’s down to 1,819 homes, the lowest since 2014. A year ago: What might sound like a crazy high 6,795 homes, but that was a strong market, too. Pending sales (homes under contract)activity in March also broke records, as seen in the 152.7% spike from a year ago to 2,469 pending listings. Other all-time records, and check out all the commas: $1,582,474,997 in total sales volume and 60,147 showing ap- pointments.Lee County continued its remarkable run as well. Closed sales were up 34% comparedto the same month last year, according to the Royal Palm Coast Realtor Associa- tion. Prices also climbed in March, with a 16.6% increase in median prices paid for homes. The median sale price of single-family homes rose 24% in March to $345,000 versus $335,000 in March 2020. For con- dominiums and townhouses, median sale price was up 10.5% for the month to $226,500. Meanwhile, housing inventory con-tinues to be tight, with a nearly 80% drop in homes for sale in March 2021 versus the same period a year ago. A single-family home for sale in Lee County in March was on the market just 42 days on average before an offer was accepted.March also was good to the Bonita Springs-Estero Realtors group, known as BER. Single family closed sales hopped41% from a year ago. Condominiums were even better at 86.3%. The single family median finished at $489,500. Condos: $297,000. Here’s why some Realtors believe the market will remain hot. “Season was disrupted this year be- cause many people elected to hold off re- locating until they were fully vaccinat- ed,” Huskey said. “Agents also reportthat many seasonal visitors are staying longer than in previous years, possibly because they can afford to wait in antici-pation of more homes becoming avail- able in the luxury market. I believe we’ll continue to see more newcomers from northern states looking for homes in the high end in the coming months.” Newest Waterside Shops addition Kendra Scott fashion and jewelry store is opening its first Southwest Flori- da venue on Friday. Its eighth Sunshine State spot, the nearest locations had been Sarasota, Palm Beach County and the Brickell areaof Miami. The addition will bring the to- tal number in the United States to about 110, according to the company.The Naples address for the cozy 1,062- square-foot space is the Waterside Shops, 5485 Tamiami Trail, D-5. Based at the Naples Daily News, Col- umnist Phil Fernandez (pfernan- dez@gannett.com) writes In the Know. The latest rendering of the Gulfshore Playhouse is shown. Construction is slated to begin in September, with targeted completion of autumn 2023. PROVIDED TO IN THE KNOW In the Know Continued from Page 3A A rendering shows the Gulfshore Playhouse, which is expected to employ nearly 60 full timers, 10 interns/apprentices and more than 400 visiting artists.PROVIDED TO IN THE KNOW The campus is expected to spur more than $20 million annually in economic activity in Southwest Florida, according to studies by the playhouse. PROVIDED TO IN THE KNOW Wynn Broadway performers and St. Louis natives John McDaniel and Jason D. Danieley in Wednesday on the property of the future Gulfshore Playhouse. PROVIDED BY ANGELA BELL Item 9b21.A.2 Packet Pg. 703 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) In the Know: Luxury digs for cars, larger versions of Lake Park Diner coming Phil Fernandez, Naples Daily News Published 9:27 p.m. ET April 18, 2021 Ever-expanding downtown Naples seems to keep stretching its reach and impact beyond its historical Fifth Avenue South corridor and nearby monster Gulf coast mansions, with developer Adam Smith's help. Already a key player in the constantly evolving Design District to the north on the other side of U.S. 41, Smith is also working on a project about a half- mile east past the Naples Bay Club. That's where preliminary work has begun on Pine Street off Tamiami Trail of luxury accommodations for your car. But despite what the sign there had been saying and what y'all had been wondering about, it won't be sharing the property with the resort for your pets that was designed and slated to go. Smith's quietly behind the latest development of the acreage that prior to his involvement has had varied functions over the past seven decades including an upholstery shop and what archived Collier public records termed a few years ago as an "abandoned travel trailer used as an apartment." So, yes, sitting behind the relatively fresh Woodspring Suites Naples West and near other new construction, this spot's positioned for a big step up. And pet lovers might have also liked the previously planned puppy palace, its VIP suites with TVs and the deluxe doggy pool that had just received new approvals Wednesday from the county. But the column near the end of the week, I received late word that the pooch project went poof. by the time I was wrapping up Luxury digs for cars, larger versions of Lake Park Diner coming, new fancy condos near Fifth 4/20/2021https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/columnists/in-the-know/2021/04/19/luxury-digs-for-cars-fancy... And gee, I Had wanted to use this as an opportunity to drop in mention of American Humane's Society upcoming 106th annual “Be Kind to Animals Week," known Oh good. I got that in anyway, and it's May 2-8. But I still had to howl the words growling but rabies-vaccinated editors dread more than baths: "Hey boss, I'm missing deadline again." Well, that shift in plans serves as the latest example of the rapid movement of this frenzied market, with more stats and evidence to come later in this column. Preliminary work had begun on Pine Street off Tamiami Trail in Naples of a car condo complex, which is designed here, and an adjacent pet resort. But plans for the latter have been scrapped. (Photo: Provided by Brian Ohlis) Item 9c21.A.2 Packet Pg. 704 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) Item 9d 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 705 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021) 21.A.2 Packet Pg. 706 Attachment: Haldeman Creek Agenda Packet 5-10-2021 (16014 : Haldeman Creek MSTU Advisory Committee - May 10, 2021)