PVAC Minutes 12/03/2007 R
December 3, 2007
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
PUBLIC VEHICLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Naples, Florida, December 3, 2007
LET IT BE REMEMBERED, that the Collier County Public Vehicle
Advisory Committee in and for the County of Collier, having conducted
business herein, met on this date at 9:30 A.M. in REGULAR SESSION at
the Collier County Development and Environmental Services Building, 2800
N. Horseshoe Drive, Conference Room #610, Naples, Florida, with the
following members present:
CHAIRMAN: Tony Marino
Russ Berghuis
Reg Buxton
Tom Lugrin
Randall Smith
Steven Quinn, Alternate
ALSO PRESENT:
Michelle Arnold - Director/Code Enforcement
Michaelle Crowley - Investigator/Code Enforcement
Brittany Ervin - Administrative Secretary/Code Enf.
Marlene Serrano - Supervisor/Code Enforcement
Kitchell Snow - Investigator/Code Enforcement
Evelyn Trimino - Operations Supervisor/Code Enf.
Jeff Wright - Assistant County Attorney
COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC VEHICLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
AGENDA
Date: December 3, 2007 at 9:30 A.M.
Location: Collier County Community Development Services Building, 2800 N. Horseshoe Dr, Naples, FL,
Conference Room # 610
NOTICE: PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK AT THE MEETING NEED TO COMPLETE A "REQUEST
TO SPEAK" FORM. SPEAKERS MAY BE LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES FOR DISCUSSION
UNLESS ADDITIONAL TIME IS GRANTED BY THE COMMITTEE.
ALL PARTIES PARTICIPATING IN THE PUBLIC MEETING NEED TO SPEAK ONE AT A TIME AND
STATE THEIR FULL NAME AND COMPANY THEY REPRESENT, IF APPLICABLE, SO THAT THE
COURT REPORTER CAN RECORD ALL STATEMENTS BEING MADE.
ANY PERSON WHO DECIDES TO APPEAL A DECISION OF THIS BOARD WILL NEED A RECORD
OF THE PROCEEDINGS PERTAINING THERETO, AND THEREFORE MAY NEED TO ENSURE THAT
A VERBATIM RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS IS MADE, WHICH RECORD INCLUDES THAT
TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE UPON WHICH THE APPEAL IS TO BE BASED.
PLEASE ENSURE ALL PAGERS AND CELL PHONES ARE OFF OR IN A QUIET POSITION.
1. CALL TO ORDER
A. Roll Call
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: October 1, 2007
4. COMPLAINT REPORT
5. NEW BUSINESS
A. New Applications
1. Island Coast Transportation - New CTO
2. Prince Giovanni's Luxury Limo - Sub-CTO
6. OLD BUSINESS
A. Notification of Changes
B. Fines and Regulations
C. Licensing Reform
D. Taxi Representation
E. What constitutes a VFH?
7. SPEAKERS
8. NEXT MEETING DATE: January 7, 2007
9. ADJOURN
December 3, 2007
I. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Tony Marino at 9:33 A.M.
A. Roll Call
Roll call was taken by Evelyn Trimino and a quorum established.
II. Approval of Agenda
Russ Berghuis moved to approve the Agenda. Second by Reg Buxton.
Carried unanimously, 5-0.
III. Approval of Minutes: October 1, 2007 (No meeting in November)
Tom Lugrin moved to approve the minutes o/October 1, 2007 as presented.
Second by Reg Buxton. Carried unanimously, 5-0.
IV. Complaint Report: (handout)
Michaelle Crowley covered the complaint report items since the last meeting,
giving the figures for:
. October -68 patrol cases; 16 citizen !industry complaints and 9
investigations by Kitchell Snow, for a total of 93 cases.
. November - 53 patrol cases; 7 citizen/industry complaints and 4
investigations by Kitchell Snow, for a total of 64 cases.
. Two $500 citations and two $1,000 citations were issued.
Michaelle stated most complaints were for no decals, no ID or operating with
the old ID. Owners and drivers had been reminded of the violation and the
fines for using the old ID's. Also, when applying for a driver ID, they cannot
operate on just the receipt, or fines will incur for both driver and company.
V. New Business:
Evelyn Trimino presented the following application packages, which have been
recommended for approval by staff.
A. New Application:
1. Island Coast Transportation - Request is for new CTO
Christina Ibrahim is the applicant and was present. Staff noted that all
conditions had been met.
Russ Berghuis moved to recommend approval. Second by Randall Smith.
Carried unanimously, 5-0.
2. Prince Giovanni's Luxury Limo - Request is for a Sub CTO
Applicant is Giovanni Serra requesting a Sub Certificate under the parent
company, Prince Giovanni's, was present.
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Evelyn Trimino explained that Mr. Serra will comply with purchase of
vehicle (town car) and obtain proper insurance pending PV AC approval.
Committee members asked Ms. Trimino to explain the operations
procedures and regulations of a home based operation, which Mr. Serra
will be conducting.
Randall Smith moved to recommend approval conditioned upon Mr.
Serra obtaining approved vehicle and proper insurance. Second by Reg
Buxton. Carried unanimously, 5-0.
VI. Old Business:
A. Notification of changes
Discussion revolved around issues brought up for clarification by Ken
Mastrodomenico at the October Meeting. These included notification to industry
member of pending changes by Code Enforcement and/or PV AC.
Michele Arnold reported that staff had met and discussed the issue, clarified rules
and agreed that operational policies will be distributed to all vehicle-for-hire
owners. A new system is being put into place which will improve the notification
process, as well as other procedures; allowing them to run smoother.
Chairman Marino requested updates bye-mail on the new system processes.
B. Fines and Regulations
Ken Mastrodomenico had previously spoken of the industry's questioning of the
purpose ofPV AC approval of Certificate to Operate when approvals seem to be
"rubber stamped". He read excerpts from a study on Entry Controls for Taxi
Regulations.
Discussion followed.
C. Licensing Reform
Issues regarding licensing procedures and policies were men1ioned and were part
of the discussion on clarification of policies and procedures previously addressed
by Michele Arnold.
D. Taxi Representation
Ken Mastrodomenico brought up the issue regarding lack of representation of taxi
owners on the Public Vehicle Advisory Committee. The committee replied that no
one had submitted an application when terms were up. Mr. Mastrodomenico was
advised to encourage fellow taxi owners to apply for committee membership.
E. What constitutes a VFH?
Questions arose on the issue because tour busses and vans pick up passengers for a
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tour and some are required to have Collier County CTO licenses some are not,
since they are all vehicles for hire -meaning they receive pay for a service.
Discussion revolved around the reasons for these differences and why the rules did
not apply to both if they are both being paid for the service.
Jeff Wright, Assistant County Attorney was consulted and he agreed to research
the facts determining "vehicles for hire", at the Committee member's request.
Russ Berghuis moved to recommend Jeff Wright research Ordinances, Rules
and Regulation governing this matter. Second by Reg Buxton. Carried
unanimously 5-0.
VII. Speakers:
Ken Mastrodomenico and Fizz Papps spoke during the previous discussions.
VIII. Next Scheduled Meeting Date is January 7, 2008 - 9:30 A.M.
There being no further business for the good of the County, the meeting was
adjourned by the order of the Chair at 10:03 A.M.
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COLLIER COUNTY PUBLIC VEHICLE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chairman Tony Marino
These minutes were approved by the Board/Committee on
presented , or as amended
as
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