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ISCOC Minutes 03/14/2024MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COLLIER COLINTY Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee March 14,2024 Naples, Florida LET IT BE REMEMBERED that the Collier County Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee met on this date at 8:30 A.M. at 3299 Tamiami Trail East, Building F, 3rd Floor, Board of County Commission Chambers, Naples, Florida, with the following Members Present: Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee Present:Scott Lepore James Delony Kevin Johnson Katherine Basso Ronald Kezeske Kerry Geroy Scott Spitzer Absent: Mike Petscher Also, Present: Bendisa Zela - Management Analyst II, Facilities Management, Division Colleen Greene - Assistant County Attomey, County Attorney's Office John McCormick - Director, Facilities Management 1. Call to Order & Pledge of Allegiance The Chairman called the meeting to order at 8:30 AM. 2. Pledge of Allegiance Katherine Basso led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Roll Call - Liaison Seven Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee members were present, representing a quorum. 4. Approval of The Agenda Agenda changes. James Canton has resigned from the Surtax Committee, and Scott Spetzer is the new Surtax Alternate Member. llPage 27.A.c Packet Pg. 646 Attachment: 2024.03.14_Infrastructure Surtax Meeting Minutes (29909 : Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee March 14, 2024) 5, Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting Meeting Minutes - January 11,2024. The minutes were distributed to all present. The Chairman made a motion to approve the meeting minutes for the January 11,,2024, meeting, and James Delony seconded the motion. The motion passes unanimously by the Surtax Committee Members. 6. Public Comment No public comments. 7. New Business 8. Projects A. Transportation B. Facilities & Capital Replacements C. Community Priorities To validate the expenditure of$4,605,900 for acquiring a portion ofthe property located at 4150 Golden Gate Parkway for the purpose of constructing a workforce housing residential development in partnership with Rural Neighborhoods; to ensure that this project meets the requirements of F.S. 212.055, conforms to the definition of Infrastructure, and is an eligible project in line with County Ordinance 2018-21 and the ballot language within; to make a finding that the project expenditures are a valid use of Infrastruclure Sales Surtax Funding. Cormac Giblin, Director of Economic Development from Growth Management, presented before the Committee and requested that the expenditure be validated. The committee discussed the item and directed several questions to staff. Colleen Green from the County Attomey's Office stated that there is a meeting on June 13fi and the Surtax could get an update on that meeting and find out what happened with the Board Developer agreement because there is a Board Developer agreement in place. She also clarified that the purpose ofthe Surtax Committee is to validate the funds when the project is consistent with the Ordinance and the Statute. This project is consistent with the Ordinance and the Statute. Ed Finn, Deputy County Manager, answered the Surtax Commiftee questions and stated that 2l acres are dedicated to Housing. The project is consistent with the Ordinance and the Statute. The money is to acquire property to construct housing, which will happen on this property. Reporting back to Surtax in June on the disposition or the status of this developer is appropriate; other than that, Ed suggested that the committee validate this money. 2lPage 27.A.c Packet Pg. 647 Attachment: 2024.03.14_Infrastructure Surtax Meeting Minutes (29909 : Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee March 14, 2024) Scott Lepore made the official motion that the committee validate project 50267, the expenditure of $4,605,900 for acquiring a portion of the property located at 4150 Golden Gate Parkway for the purpose of constructing a workforce housing residential development in partnership with Rural Neighborhoods to ensure that this project meets the requirements of F.S. 212.055, conforms to the definition of Infrastructure, and is an eligible project in line with County Ordinance 2018-21 and the ballot language within; to make a finding that the project expenditures are a valid use of Infrastructure Sales Surtax Funding and that the County Manager's Office will come back to us at the June meeting to give us an update on this project. James. Delony seconded the motion Ronald Kezeske voted to approve the motion on the merits that he agrees that it complies with every component ofthe requirement that we are set out and asked to do. We are here to help this process and validate it, but we are also here to express our concerns and be able to communicate between the community and staff. On the function of facts and the language, there is no reason that in a good couscous, he can vote no. However, Ronald Kezeske objected to the record that this was his biggest concem about the sales tax, the intemal transfer of funds from bucket to bucket. We are transferring funds out ofa bucket on land we already own. This is not the most prudent action he would have preferred to have seen, but he also understands that there is a mechanism of timing and functioning, and there is no ground to say no. Ronald Kezeske voted for it under protest. 2. State Veteran's Nursing Home Update John Mullins, Director of the Division of Communications, Covemment & Public Affairs, presented the Veteran's Nursing Home status before the Surtax Committee. 9. Old Business A. Validated Project Updates - February 2024 B. Financial Report as of February 29,2024 10, Announcements 11. Committee Member Discussion Scott Lepore welcomed Scott Spitzer to the Committee. 12. Next Meeting Date 3lPage The motion passes six to one. Six Surtax Committee members approved the motion, and Kerry Geroy opposed it. 27.A.c Packet Pg. 648 Attachment: 2024.03.14_Infrastructure Surtax Meeting Minutes (29909 : Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee March 14, 2024) The next Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee meeting will be on June 13,2024, at 8:30 AM in the BCC Boardroom at 3299 Tamiami Trail E, Naples, FL 34112, on the third floor. 13. Adjournment Mr. Lepore motioned for this meeting to be adjoumed, which was accepted unanimously. The meeting was adjoumed at 9:24 AM with no further discussion. Collier County Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee Lepore - Chairman The preceding Minutes were approved by the Committee Chair on June 13, 2024, "as submitted" [ ] or "as amended" [ ] 4lPage ,ilr*!&"-- 27.A.c Packet Pg. 649 Attachment: 2024.03.14_Infrastructure Surtax Meeting Minutes (29909 : Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee March 14, 2024)