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February 1, 2023 Meeting Minutes
BAYSHORE BEAUTIFICATION MSTU MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 1, 2023 MEETING
The meeting of the Bayshore Beautification MSTU Advisory Committee was called to order by
Maurice Gutierrez at 5:00 p.m. located at 4870 Bayshore Dr, Kapnick Center room K123.
I. Roll Call: Advisory Board Members Present: George Douglas, Maurice Gutierrez,
Sandra Arafet, Frank McCutcheon, Joann Talano and Bob Messmer. Susan Crum had
an excused absence.
II. MSTU Staff Present: Debrah Forester, CRA Director, Tami Scott, Project Manager
II, Cristina Perez, Program Manager and Shirley Garcia, Operations Support I.
III. Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Maurice Gutierrez.
IV. Adoption of Agenda: Ms. Forester noted a change to add 2 advisory board
reappointment applications under new business. Sandra Arafet made a motion to accept
the Agenda as amended, second by George Douglas. Motion passed unanimously.
V. Adoption of Minutes:
a. Minutes of the January 11, 2023 meeting- George Douglas made a motion to
approve as amended, second by Bob Messmer approved unanimously.
VI. Landscape Report:
a. Armando Yzaguirre provided an update on the monthly maintenance and
challenges. Irrigation is up and running so he will start fertilizing, the plants are
on pause right now but Ms. Scott will provide an update. Mr. Douglas asked if
the dead plants can be pulled out across from the Fire Station, Mr. Yzaguirre
will take care of that. Mr. Gutierrez asked what his experience is with this
organic fertilizer project and Mr. Yzaguirre said it is interesting but he has not
used this particular product he has used something similar but he used another
product on over 200 acres and it did not work well with that much land. He is
all for testing a new product especially on a smaller area and see how it takes.
b. MSTU Project Managers Maintenance Report – Tami Scott provided an
update on the fertilizer pilot project. She is working with Dr. Cohen (UF) and
the Botanical Garden staff. It is a two part process: it will be on Armando to
apply it and Dr. Cohen to review the findings. The County Attorney’s Office
asked for a revision to the agreement to put a stipulation that the County has no
obligation to purchase after this pilot project has been completed. Ms. Scott
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mentioned that the Bus Shelters did go to the CRA Advisory Board and they
agreed to split costs for the shelter at Gulf Gate Plaza. Access Managements
study is almost completed and it will be presented once finished. Maurice
Gutierrez asked that since the MSTU voted on proceeding with access
management and it was a tie, what was the outcome from that motion. Ms.
Forester looked it up in the Roberts Rules and the motion did not pass since the
Chair voted and it was a tie, the motion failed. Ms. Scott provided an updated
on replacing the damaged plantings from Hurricane Ian. She reminded the
committee, that the quote to replace was already approved, however there had
been issues with procurement to get the work implemented. Ms. Scott was
informed that the landscaping replacement is not covered under FEMA
reimbursement. The good news is our current landscape contractor can
complete the work based on the current contract. The Royal Palms are
scheduled to be trimmed on February 8th, the poles have been replaced and now
waiting for the finials and arms to be replaced. FDOT is finishing up their
project, and she can finish up on median 20 with new plantings.
VII. Community / Business Presentations:
VIII. Old Business:
IX. New Business:
a. Advisory Committee Reappointment Applications:
i. Maurice Gutierrez- Bob Messmer made a motion to accept Maurice Gutierrez
application second by Joann Talano approved unanimously.
ii. Joann Talano- Maurice Gutierrez made a motion to accept Joann Talano
application second by George Douglas approved unanimously.
X. Staff Reports:
a. Project Updates – Ms. Scott went over a few highlighted projects. 17 acre
project received a few comments back from the community, Del’s Charette will
be held on the 25th so please plan on attending.
b. Insurance Claims Report-Ms. Forester noted the insurance claims and asked if
anyone had any questions.
c. Financials – Ms. Forester noted the budget sheet that was handed out and asked
if anyone had any questions.
XI. Communications and Correspondence-
XII. Public Comments:
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XIII. Staff Comments:
XIV. Advisory Committee Comments:
XV. Next Meeting Date:
a. March 8, 2023 Joint CRA Meeting @ 5:30pm Naples Botanical
Garden
XVI. Adjournment: 6:35pm
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Chairman Maurice Gutierrez