Agenda 10/26/2021 Item # 2B (BCC Draft Budget Meeting Minutes September 23, 2021)2.B
10/26/2021
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 2.B
Item Summary: September 23, 2021 - BCC Budget Hearing Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date: 10/26/2021
Prepared by:
Title: Sr. Operations Analyst — County Manager's Office
Name: Geoffrey Willig
10/08/2021 2:00 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Division Director - Corp Fin & Mgmt Svc — County Manager's Office
Name: Mark Isackson
10/08/2021 2:00 PM
Approved By:
Review:
County Manager's Office Geoffrey Willig County Manager Review
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending
Completed 10/08/2021 2:00 PM
10/26/2021 9:00 AM
Packet Pg. 16
September 23, 2021
TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Naples, Florida September 23, 2021
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Board of County
Commissioners, in and for the County of Collier, and al
•
the Board of Zoning Appeals and as the gov
special districts as have been created acc
conducted business herein, met on
SESSION in Building "F" of the Gov
of such
and having
at'5:05 p.m., in BUDGET
ent Complex, East Naples,
Florida, with the follow' members present:
C airman: Penny Taylor
William L. McDaniel, Jr.
Rick LoCastro
Burt L. Saunders
Andy Solis (Telephonically)
ALSO
Aj/ Callahan, Interim County Manager
Ef1ward Finn, OMB Director
Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney
Troy Miller, Communications & Customer Relations
Page 1
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Community Redevelopment Agency Board (CRAB)
Airport Authority
BUDGET AGENDA
Board of County Commission Chambers
Collier County Government Center
3299 Tamiami Trail East, 3rd Floor
Naples, FL 34112
September 23, 2021
5:05 PM
Commissioner Penny Taylor, District 4 — Chair
Commissioner William L. McDaniel, Jr., District 5; Co -Chair
Commissioner Rick LoCastro, District 1
Commissioner Andy Solis, District 2
Commissioner Burt Saunders, District 3
NOTICE: ALL PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS MUST
REGISTER PRIOR TO SPEAKING.
ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD
WILL NEED A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDING PERTAINING THERETO,
AND THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT A VERBATIM RECORD
OF THE PROCEEDING IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES TESTIMONY
AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
ALL REGISTERED SPEAKERS WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES
UNLESS THE TIME IS ADJUSTED BY THE CHAIRMAN.
IF YOU ARE A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY
ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING,
Page 1
September 23, 2021
YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN
ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT THE COLLIER COUNTY FACILITIES
MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT LOCATED AT 3335 EAST TAMIAMI TRAIL,
SUITE 1, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34112-5356, (239) 252-8380; ASSISTED
LISTENING DEVICES FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED ARE AVAILABLE
IN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
1. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING - BCC — FY 2021-22 Budget
A. Discussion of FY 2021-22 Millage Rates and Increases Over the Rolled
Back Millage Rates
B. Discussion of Further Amendments to the Tentative Budget
C. Public Comments and Questions
D. Resolution to Amend the Tentative Budgets
E. Public Reading of the Taxing Authority Levying Millage, the Name of the
Taxing Authority, the Rolled -Back Rate, the Percentage Increase, and the
Millage Rate to be Levied.
F. Adoption of Resolution Setting Millage Rates. Note: A separate motion is
required for the Dependent District millage rates; and a separate motion is
required for the remaining millage rates.
G. Resolution to Adopt the Final Budget by Fund. Note: A separate motion is
required for the Dependent District budgets; and a separate motion is
required for the remaining budgets.
2. ADJOURNMENT OF FY 2022 PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING
Page 2
September 23, 2021
September 23, 2021
MR. CALLAHAN: Madam Chairman, you have a live mic.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you very much, good evening,
Collier County. We're here at our second budget meeting of
September the 23rd. This is when we're going to make a decision on
the final budget, and public comment is welcome.
But first we've got some preliminary things to address. d I'd
like everyone to stand, and we'll do a Pledge of Allegian
And, Commissioner Saunders, if you would a� 1 g ,
please.
(The Pledge of Allegiance was recited in um on.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you v�
MOTION ALLOWING COMMISSION ASTRO TO
PARTICIPATE TELEPHONIA71FROVED
MR. CALLAHAN: Madam hair, just a reminder that
Commissioner Solis will
Zparticipating by phone, so that requires a
motion by the Board t 1
CHAIRMAN T LO Thank you very much.
Commissione^Sis, are you there?
COMMIS EI�rSOLIS: I am here.
CHAIRM YLOR: Okay.
C ISS NER SAUNDERS: Hey, Commissioner Solis.
T4C10MMISSIONER
t n� on me.
MI'SSIONER SOLIS: Right.
SAUNDERS: All right.
COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Anytime you can make it to
Ireland.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Yes, that's right.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: I'll make a motion to allow
him to participate by phone.
Page 2
September 23, 2021
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Second.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: There's a motion on the floor and a
second to allow Commissioner Solis to participate in this meeting.
All those in favor, say aye.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Those opposed, li i
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: It carries unV.
MR. CALLAHAN: Thank you, MaV
- WyNair.
I'm going to turn it over to Mr. i our director of the
Office of Management and Budget t e us through the final
adoption of the budget.
MR. FINN: Thank y u, Se#I.
Edward Finn, OM 'rector. Good evening. Welcome.
I'll get right into it. if we can get through this in as tidy a
fashion as possibl Y u know there's a lot of script here, and I'll do
the best I can to get u ough.
Opening r Madam Chair, Commissioners, this is the
final publ� ear g onthe Collier County Government Fiscal Year
121 /'22 b ch begins on October 1, 2021 and runs through
Seplombe , 2022.
Thi firfal public budget hearing must follow a specific format
purs o Truth in Millage guidelines. Your agenda contains the
specif c sequence of agenda items to be covered. Pursuant to Florida
Statute, Chapter 200, the required advertisement for this final hearing
was published in the Naples Daily News on Monday, September 20,
2021.
Agenda and speaker slips are available in the hallway. Anyone
Page 3
September 23, 2021
interested in addressing the Board regarding the county budget must
complete a speaker slip. Following some remarks regarding tax rate
and changes to the budget that we approved at our previous meeting
on September 9, there will be an opportunity for public comment
under Item 1 C.
Item # 1 A
DISCUSSION OF FY 2021-22 MILLAGE RATES _4N
INCREASES OVER THE ROLLED BACK MILLA TES —
DISCUSSED
Agenda Item IA, discussion o�fqFl 2 2 millage rates and
increases over the rolled -back mills. State law requires that
the first substantive issues to be disare percentage increases in
millage over the rolled -back rate n eded to fund the budget and the
reasons ad valorem tax revNues Itove the rolled -back rate as
calculated by the State k)R-420 forms are being increased.
Rolled -back ratet. defined as that tax necessary to generate
year tax revenue and this tax rate is calculated not including
prior Y g
taxable values cia*with new construction, additions, deletions,
and rehab impro ts. The Board -adopted budget guidance for
FY'22 i ing illage-neutral operating levy position, meaning
the same ax rate as last year. Budget guidance also included the
re'Zd
nt of the Conservation Collier tax levy.
e GeneralFund, the millage-neutral rate is 3.5645 per
thoollars of taxable value, as it has been since FY 2010. For
the Unincorporated Area General Fund, the millage rate is .8069 per
thousand dollars of taxable values, as it has been since 2017.
The Unincorporated Area is a little different. Pursuant to Board
guidance, the additional marginal ad valorem dollars above a base
September 23, 2021
millage-neutral operating levy established in ' 16 is devoted
maintaining landscape medians.
The reinstated Conservation Collier tax levy is included in the
'22 budget with a millage rate of .2500 per thousand dollars pursuant
to the voter -approved November 20 referendum. Tax levies r the
General Fund, Conservation Collier, and Unincorporated A a
General Fund together represent 97 percent of the tota&aNe
taxes levied across all Collier County Governme t Ir'22.
The FY'22 tentative General Fund and Uninc o Area
General Fund operating and capital budgets, as resented, are based
on Board -adopted budget policy. Both the n al Fund and the
Unincorporated Area General Fund proposed;
roposed t rates are higher than
the rolled -back rate. Collier Counr2'
� ablealue has increased the
past 10 years, and the increase for 5.64 and 5.75 percent within
the General Fund and Unincorporarea General Fund
respectively. k.
Within an increasing taxable value environment under a
millage-neutral opera 'ng an capital policy guidance, the rolled -back
rate will be lower n he mi age -neutral rate, and this is what your
budget is based on.
The cumu regate rolled -back rate for all county taxing
authoritie excl iv of debt service, totals 4.0655 per thousand
dollars t 1 alue.
_�W* sed aggregate tax rate for all Collier County taxing
authoriti xclusive of debt service, totals 4.4407 per tax -- per
thou dollars of taxable value.
T is represents an increase of 9.23 percent over the aggregate
rolled -back rate and necessitates a notice of proposed tax increase
advertisement for TRIM purposes rather than a simple summary of
budget advertisement.
So referring to Exhibit IA. Exhibit IA, your Packet Pages 1
September 23, 2021
through 3 or the packet pages, if you printed it out, 9 through 11,
show the rates that we're talking about.
Item # 1 B
DISCUSION OF FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO TENT
BUDGET — DISCUSSED
A ,',
I' m going to move to Agenda 1B, discussion s° a
g p �
et. rovi d ' er
amendments to the tentative bud As xhibit 1 B
there are a handful of small housekeeping clihv
Zelo the '22 budget
that have been made subsequent to the Se 91 '21, public
hearing.
The first change involves CRA ds and stems from Board
action at the meeting of September 14t that reallocated funding into
projects within the Bayshore and4mokalee CRA funds.
The second changk involves moving EMS capital project
budgets into the -- wltt is identified as the EMS Motor Pool Capital
Recovery and Cap& And, and that accommodates some limitations
of the accounti system so that we can account for it using the
project format. I ire no changes to the roster of millage rates
approve ur vious public hearing on September 9th.
Aen oin , ma'am, if it pleases the Board, we could move to
pu xents and questions, if there are any.
MR. MILLER: Madam Chair, I have no registered comment
here)n the room and no registered comment on Zoom.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: All right. Then the public part of
this meeting is closed.
MR. FINN: Very good. Thank you.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Thank you.
MR. FINN: We'll move, then, to -- that was Agenda Item 1 C.
September 23, 2021
Item # 1 D
RESOLUTION 2021-189: AMENDING THE TENTATIVE
BUDGET — ADOPTED
We'll move to Agenda Item 1 D, which is a resilut' n1*�d
the tentative budgets. Under 1 D the resolution ame�din t e
g � g
tentative budgets, as I just elaborated on a second ago, staff would
request a motion to approve the resolution am ding the tentative
budgets.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: So mo e.
COMMISSIONER McDANI e d.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Moti on the floor and a second to
amend the budgets as stated. All those n favor, say aye.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN TA�LOR: Aye.
COMMISSIO SA DERS: Aye.
COMMISSI R",Mc ANIEL: Aye.
COMMIS ONP OLIS: Aye.
CHAIRM LOR: Those opposed, like sign.
(No espon .)
C ^ I TAYLOR: It carries unanimously.
Very good. Thank you.
I1
PUBLIC READING OF THE TAXING AUTHORITY LEVYING
MILLAGE, THE NAME OF THE TAXING AUTHORITY, THE
ROLLED BACK RATE, THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE, AND
Page 7
September 23, 2021
THE MILLAGE RATE TO BE LEVIED — READ INTO RECORD
I'm going to move on to Agenda Item 1 E. This is a public
reading of the taxing authority. Levying the millage, the name of the
taxing authority, the rolled -back rate, the percentage increase ver the
rolled -back rate, and the millage rate to be levied.
Please refer to Tab 1 E where you'll find the resolution pr ng
the tentative millage rates. And with your leave, III proceeQYt 9read.
Commissioners, the General Fund 001, propo d miKge rate is
3.5645; the rolled -back millage rate is 3.4577; th e ntage change
from rollback is 3.09 percent.
The Water Pollution Control Fund 1 �Ip osed millage rate is
0.0293; the rolled -back rate millage ' 284the percentage change
from rollback is 3.17 percent.
The Conservation Collier Fund 1 ,proposed millage rate is
0.2500; the rolled -back Ti age r4f is zero; the percentage change
from rollback is no0-�-Q.806'9;
' ble.
The Unincorpa General Fund 111, proposed millage
rate, 0.0 -- strike th the rolled -back millage rate is
0.7864; the changerollback is 2.61 percent.
The GoldAi ommunity Center Fund 130, proposed
millage r 's 0. 6 ;the rolled -back rate is 0.1766; the change from
rollbac rcent.
The t ria Park Drainage MSTU Fund 134, proposed millage
i 3814; the rolled -back rate is 0.0293; the percentage change from
roll k 1,201.7 percent.
Naples Park Drainage MTS&BU Fund 139, proposed millage is
0.0049; the rolled -back rate is 0.0049; the percentage change from
rollback is 0 percent.
The Vanderbilt Beach MSTU Fund 143, proposed millage is
0.5000; the rolled -back rate is 0.4869; the change from rollback is
September 23, 2021
2.69 percent.
The Ochopee Fire Control District Fund 146, proposed millage
is 4.0000; the rolled -back rate is 3.8738; the percentage change from
rollback is 3.26 percent.
The Goodland/Horrs Island Fire Control District Fund 14 ,
proposed millage is 1.2760; the rolled -back rate is 1.1764; t e hange
from rollback is 8.47 percent.
The Sable Palm MST&BU fund 151, propos ctr ill e s ero;
the rolled -back millage rate is zero; the change fro ro ck is not
applicable.
Lely Golf Estates Beautification MSTU r ed millage is
2.0000; the rolled -back millage rate is 1.9 e change from
rollback is 2.58 percent.
Golden Gate Parkway Beauti is 'on MSTU Fund 153, proposed
millage is 0.5000; the rolled -back rate i .4654; the change from
rollback is 7.43 percent.
The Hawksridge S water Pumping MSTU Fund 154,
proposed millage is 0 5 lled-back rate is 0.0354; the change
from rollback is z
The Radio Roa utification MSTU Fund 158, proposed
millage is zero; - ack millage is zero; the change from rollback
is zero.
For t e oadway Drainage MSTU Fund 159, proposed
millag 000; the rolled -back rate is 1.3294; the change from
rollback 2 0.9 percent.
T mmokalee Beautification MSTU Fund 162, proposed
millage is 1.0000; the rolled -back rate is 0.9596; the change from
rollback is 4.21 percent.
The Bayshore Beautification MSTU Fund 163, proposed millage
is 2.3604; the rolled -back rate is 2.2085; the change from rollback is
6.88 percent.
September 23, 2021
The Haldeman Creek Maintenance Dredging MTSU Fund 164,
proposed millage is 1.0000; the rolled -back rate is 0.9414; the change
from rollback is 6.22 percent.
The Rock Road Improvement MSTU Fund 165, proposed
millage is 1.3413; the rolled -back rate is 3.4763; the change fr m
rollback is minus 61.4 percent.
The Vanderbilt Waterways MSTBU Fund 168, pro i age
is 0.3000; the rolled -back rate is 0.2884; the chan e' o is
4.02 percent.
'r
The Forest Lakes MSTU Debt Service Fund 5 roposed
millage is zero; the rolled -back rate is 2.5293 • ange from
rollback is minus 100 percent.
The Blue Sage Drive MSTU F oposed millage is
3.0000; the rolled -back rate is 3.028 e change from rollback is
minus 0.95 percent.
The Collier County L• htingotistrict Fund 760, proposed
millage is 0.1315; the ro d-rate -- rolled -back millage rate is 0.1315:
the change from rollb i .00.
The Pelican B ST&BU Fund 1 -- 778, proposed millage is
0.0857; the rolled-ba to is 0.0856; the change from rollback is
0.12 percent.
Cs,'the FY'22 aggregate millage rate is 4.4407; the
rack millage rate is 4.0655; the percentage change
ack rate is 9.23 percent.
Item
RESOLUTION 2021-190: RESOLUTION SETTING MILLAGE
RATES: A SEPARATE MOTION IS REQUIRED FOR THE
DEPENDENT DISTRICT MILLAGE RATES; AND A SEPARATE
MOTON IS REQUIRED FOR THE REMAINIMG MILLAGE
Page 10
September 23, 2021
RATES: MOTION TO APPROVE THE DEPENDENT DISTRICT
MILLAGE RATES — APPROVED; MOTION TO APPROVE THE
REMAINING MILLAGE RATES — APPROVED — ADOPTED
We can move on to Agenda Item IF, which is adoption I a
resolution setting millage rates. If you would, if we could a
separate motions relative to the dependent district rates a p ate
motion relative to the remaining millage rates. ��0
So the first would be -- the first motion requ-,,eS opting the
dependent taxing district millage rates.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Do I hear a motion to that effect?
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: So moved.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS . § %ond.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: The a motion on the floor and a
second to adopt the dependent millage es, dependent district.
MR. FINN: Depend t taxing district millage rates, yes,
ma'am. 21
CHAIRMAN T
Department taxing district millage
rates. All those ii�&vk, say eye.
COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Aye.
COMMIS R
LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMA T YLOR: Aye.
COMMIS& NER SAUNDERS: Aye.
OMMI SIONER McDANIEL: Aye.
CHAIR AN TAYLOR: Those opposed, like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR:
MR. FINN:
Very good.
It carries unanimously thank you.
And the second motion would be a
motion adopting the remaining millage rates.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: So moved.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Second.
Page 11
September 23, 2021
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: There's a motion on the floor and a
second to adopt the remaining -- remaining tax rates.
MR. FINN: Yes, ma'am.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: All those in favor, say aye.
COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Those oppose
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: It carries
MR. FINN: Thank you. -4Q
Item # 1 G
l�n
ly.
RESOLUTION 2021-19.1[RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE FINAL
BUDGET BY FUND,,NOW: A SEPARATE MOTION IS
REQUIRED FOR DEPENDENT DISTRICT BUDGETS; AND
A SEPARATE MO IS REQUIRED FOR THE REMAINING
BUDGETS: MTO APPROVED THE DEPENDENT
DISTRIC U E S —APPROVED; MOTION TO APPROVE
THE REMNING BUDGETS —APPROVED; -ADOPTED
Moving on. Agenda Item 1 G, this is a resolution to adopt the
fina udget by fund. Again, a request would be a separate motion
simila? to the last one. The first motion requested would be a motion
adopting the dependent districts' budgets by fund.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: So moved.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Second.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: There's a motion on the floor and a
Page 12
September 23, 2021
second to adopt the dependent districts' tax fund.
MR. FINN: Districts' budgets by fund.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Budgets by fund, excuse me. All
those in favor, say aye.
COMMISSIONER SOLIS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: Aye.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Those opposed, 1 e n.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: It carries uffl n usly.
MR. FINN: Very good. The ndyotion would be a
motion adopting the final budgets fo e remaining funds.
COMMISSIONER McDANIEL: o moved.
CHAIRMAN TAYL : 40second that.
COMMISSIONE cDANIEL: Yeah, I was going to say,
rather than trying to r at
CHAIRMAN NLOR: All those in favor, say aye.
COMMISSION R SOLIS: Aye.
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: Aye.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Aye.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: Aye.
COMMI SIONER McDANIEL: Aye.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Those opposed, like sign.
(No response.)
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: It carries unanimously.
MR. FINN: Very good. If -- Madam Chair, if you indulge me
one second, I'd just like to take an opportunity to thank the Board for
providing sound budget policies and supporting staff through what is
a long budget process. I know you've put in a lot of hours, and it's
Page 13
September 23, 2021
greatly appreciated.
I'd also like to thank the County Manager and all the
professionals in the Manager's agency and the Court Administration
for their dedication and hard work in developing the budget.
We also need to thank the constitutional officers, the She 'ff, the
Clerk, the Tax Collector, Property Appraiser, and the Supe 1 r of
Elections, for their professionalism and commitment to t u e
process.
•
Finally, my heartfelt thanks to the staff in the t Office.
Thank you very much.
With that, ma'am, that concludes our pr e n on the budget
for FY'21 P22. (71
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: Th uy much.
Commissioner Saunders.
COMMISSIONER SAUNDERS: nd I just want to
congratulate and thank staf for --
CHAIRMAN TAY R: Yeah.
COMMISSION S DERS: -- making this process as
easy and well state s ' is. bviously, we have no members of the
public speaking in op 'tion to anything that staff has put together
or anything that w ' one as a board in terms of the budget, and
that's to y r cre it, o staffs credit. So thank you.
M16%,FL4:.4.�hank you, sir.
CIA AN TAYLOR: You're right. It's very easy when it
comes a ere, but the work you put in -- and I'm just thinking, that
as of Oc ber the 1 st, you're working on next year's budget, correct?
. FINN: Yes, ma'am.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: It takes a long time to put it together.
Well done to you and your staff. Thank you.
MR. FINN: Thanks very much.
CHAIRMAN TAYLOR: And on that note, no other comments.
Page 14
September 23, 2021
COMMISSIONER LoCASTRO: I actually have a comment.
It has nothing to do with this, but after consulting with our County
Attorney, to keep everything in the Sunshine, it's a totally different
issue, but since you're all here -- and it concerns the e-mails that
you're all getting from people that have concerns about Caxa as.
So I just wanted to give you an update.
So Dan Rodriguez and I have done a lot, meeting w' a
business owners. I spoke at the Marco City Co u cal o d on
behalf of the business owners and what we're dot ar1�l at we're
not doing and separating rumor from fact, we're n t c sing down
Caxambas to businesses on 1 January, which ething that
people interfered from a meeting that we co Island had with a
group of business owners. 4,
So alls I would ask is -- people blasting out e-mails with a lot
of correct [sic] information to all of us. 'm responding back to those
people just singularly. A d I thick we made a lot of headway on
Monday when I spoke a e Marco Island City Council.
So this is not los n u There's a lot of misinformation. We
want balance and nd that park has been packed to the
gills for many, many rs with not as much oversight as we possibly
could have. A ween Dan and Barry and a bunch of folks
here and t Ma o ity Council, who are very supportive of keeping
it open t b&alot
ses but in a much better way, I just wanted you -all
to know t of things are in motion, you know, in District 1 and
w1kour staff.
So you know, when you see those notes, I mean -- and when I
reply Xthe individual, I let them know I'm replying on behalf
of -- that we are aware and we're working it. So I thought I would
just say that.
And then just a little sidenote just with Amy here. Amy, I
wanted to give you a shout -out. Amy and I had a town hall meeting
Page 15
September 23, 2021
on Isles of Capri to talk about septic -to -sewer possibilities. She is
like the Rainman of -- and I mean that as a compliment. You know,
this is another example of somebody from our county staff in front of
a whole bunch of people that have a lot of misinformation, and just
watching her in action speak to the citizens, talk about stuff th is 10
years' history and piecing it all together, I mean, you know, eally
walked out of there with the board members from Isles a
feeling very confident that the county does have i s" e e .
We're not a bunch of idiots. We're not sitting one
fis, and
couldn't have done any of that without just giving er he microphone
and letting her run.
So, just, in front of everyone here, I vwt to say -- and you
didn't even have to show up. I just d*& for information. And
then she said, why don't I join you in e parking lot; probably
because you probably thought I was too tupid to speak in front of
these people. But as a tea , I th#ught we were great, and you
really --you really did a eat job.
So thank you so ch, a'am. I appreciate you coming to that,
and it really went n*way o build trust and faith in the citizens as
we move forward. ink you.
MS. PATTE Thank you.
CHA,�J&MA T YLOR: On that note, we are adjourned.
Page 16
September 23, 2021
There being no further business for the good of the County, the
meeting was adjourned by order of the Chair at 5:28 p.m.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIO
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS/EX
OFFICIO GOVERNING BOARD
SPECIAL DISTRICTS UND
PENNY TAYLOR,
ATTEST:
CRYSTAL K. KINZEL, C ERK**
These mi es approved by the Board on , as
presen or as corrected
V
T RIPT PREPARED ON BEHALF OF FORT MYERS
COU REPORTING BY TERRI L. LEWIS, RPR, FPR-C,
COURT REPORTER AND NOTARY PUBLIC.
Page 17
S
Con