Immokalee CRA Agenda 02/21/2024Meeting of the Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency
Immokalee Local Redevelopment Advisory Board.
AGENDA
Hybrid Remote Public Meeting
(*Please see details below)
Immokalee CRA
750 South 5th Street
CareerSource SWFL
Immokalee, FL 34142
239.867.0025
February 21, 2024 – 8:30 A.M.
A.Call to Order
B.Pledge of Allegiance and Prayer
C.Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum
D.Voting Privileges for Board Members via Zoom (Action Item)
E.Approval of Agenda (Action Item)
F.Approval of Consent Agenda (Action Item)
1.Minutes
i.CRA Advisory Board Meeting for January 17, 2024 (Enclosure 1)
2.Budget Reports (Enclosure 2)
3.Code Enforcement Report (Enclosure 3)
4.Staff Reports
i.Program Manager Report (Enclosure 4)
ii.Project Manager Report (Enclosure 5)
iii.Community Meetings (Enclosure 6)
5.Zocalo Maintenance Report (Enclosure 7)
G.Announcements
1.Public Comment speaker slips
2.Communications Folder
H.Other Agencies
1.FDOT updates
2.Other Community Agencies
I.Community Presentations
1.Casa San Juan Diego – John Raymond, National Development of America, Inc.
(Enclosure 8)
J.New Business
1.2023 CRA Annual Report - DRAFT (Enclosure 9) (Action Item)
2.Grant Application Cycle- First Street Corridor Project Grant (Enclosure 10) (Action Item)
3.Immokalee Fields of Dreams Initiative
K.Old Business
1.Brief Staff project update
i.Immokalee Sidewalk Project Phase III Eustis Ave. and W. Delaware Ave.
(Enclosure 11)
ii.Panther Crossing Welcome Sign
CRA Board
Commissioner
William McDaniel Jr.
Co-Chair
District 5
Commissioner
Dan Kowal
Co-Chair
District 4
Commissioner
Burt L. Saunders
District 3
Commissioner
Chris Hall
District 2
Commissioner
Rick LoCastro
District 1
CRA Advisory
Board
Mark Lemke
Chairman
Anne Goodnight
Vice-Chair
Mike Facundo
Andrea Halman
Frank Nappo
Estil Null
Edward “Ski” Olesky
Yvar Pierre
Lupita Vazquez Reyes
MSTU Advisory
Committee
Andrea Halman
Chairman
Bernardo Barnhart
Vice- Chair
Christina Guerrero
Norma Garcia
Cherryle Thomas
David Turrubiartez Jr.
CRA Staff
Christie Betancourt
Program Manager
Yvonne Blair
Project Manager
Yuridia Zaragoza
Administrative
Assistant
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2.Strategic Planning Program (Action Item)
i.Prioritization List (Enclosure 12)
ii.Recommendations for Funding
L.Citizen Comments
M.Next Meeting Date
The CRA Board will be meeting on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 8:30 A.M. at
CareerSource SWFL
N.Adjournment
*Hybrid Remote Public Meeting
Some Advisory Board members and staff may be appearing remotely, with staff present in person. The public
may attend either virtually or in person.
If you would like to provide public comment, participate, and/or attend the meeting, please contact Yuridia
Zaragoza via email at Yuridia.Zaragoza@colliercountyfl.gov by February 20, 2024, at 4:00 P.M.
You may attend the meeting in person on February 21, 2024, at the CareerSource SWFL Conference Room, 750
South 5th Street, Immokalee, FL 34142.
The public is reminded that the CDC and Department of Health recommend social distancing and avoiding public
gatherings when possible.
All meetings will be publicly noticed in the W. Harmon Turner Building (Building F), posted at the Immokalee
Public Library and provided to the County Public Information Department for distribution. Please contact Yuridia
Zaragoza at 239.867.0025 for additional information. In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act,
persons needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact Christie Betancourt at least 48
hours before the meeting. The public should be advised that members of the CRA/MSTU Advisory Committee are
also members of other Boards and Committees, including, but not limited to: the Immokalee Fire Commission. In
this regard, matters coming before the Advisory Committee/Board may come before one or more of the referenced
Board and Committees from time to time.
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