ISCOC Minutes 11/14/2024MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COLLIER COUNTY
Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee
November 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
Kevin Johnson
Ronald Kezeske
Lloyd Wirshba
Mike Petscher
James Delony
Scott Spitzer
Absent: Katherine Basso
Kerry Geroy
Also, Present: Bendisa Miller - Management Analyst II, Facilities Management, Division
Colleen Greene - Assistant County Attorney, County Attomey's Office
John Dunnuck - Director, Facilities Management and CRA
1. Call to Order & Pledge of Allegiance
The Chairman calls the meeting to order at 8:30 AM.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
James Delony led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Roll Call - Liaison
Seven Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee members are present, representing a quorum.
The Chair ofthe Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee "Committee" welcomed Mr. Lloyd
Wirshba to the Committee.
4, ApprovalofThe Agenda
5. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
6, Public Comment
No public comments.
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7. New Business
7 . A. To validate an additional expenditure of $3 I , I 00,000 for a total of $56, 1 00,000 for the construction
of the Collier County Behavioral Health Center - formerly Collier County Mental Health Facility.
(Project No.50239)
Claudia Roncoroni, Project Manager II, Facilities Management Division, presented before the
Committee and requested that the expenditure be validated. The committee discussed the item and
directed several questions to staff. The Chairman made a motion to approve the item. James
Delony seconds the motion. The motion passes unanimously.
7.8 To validate $1,186,000 for the construction of the Medical Examiner Office Expansion. 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.
Tony Barone, Project Manager Supervisor, Facilities Management Division, presented before the
Committee and requested that the expenditure be validated. The committee discussed the item and
directed several questions to staff. Mr. James Delony made a motion to continue the item until the
Committee has a strategy or spending plan for allocating the remaining Surtax funds, including the
interest earned. Mr. Ronald Kezenske seconds the motion. The motion failed four to three. The
Committee denied the motion to validate $1,186,000 for the Medical Examiner Office Expansion
construction. The Medical Examiner Office Expansion is a new project that has not been presented
to the committee before, and the committee is looking for an overarching spending plan for the
remaining surtax funding balance before deciding on validating new projects. After further
discussions, the Chairman made a motion to deny the item. Mike Petscher seconds the motion.
Motion passes five to two.
8. Projects
A. Transportation
B. Facilities & Capital Replacements
C. Community Priorities
9. Old Business
10. Announcements
Mr. John Dunnuck introduced himself as the Executive Director of Facilities and CRA, and Mr. Brian
Delony as the interim director of the Facilities Division. The Committee welcomed Mr. John Dunnuck
and Mr. Brian Delony.
11. Committee Member Discussion
12. Next Meeting Date
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The next Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee meeting will occur on January 9,2025, at
8:30AMintheBCCBoardroom at3299 TamiamiTrailE,Naples,FL34l12,onthethirdfloor.
13. Adjournment
The Chairman makes a motion for this meeting to be adjoumed. Lloyd Wirshba seconds the motion.
The motion passes unanimously.
The was adjourned at l0:03 AM with no further discussion.
Collier County Infrastructure Surtax Citizen Oversight Committee
Lepore - Chairman
The preceding Minutes were approved by the Committee Chair on January 9,2025, "as submitted" [ ]
or "as amended" [ ]
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