Agenda 06/24/2025 Item #16K3 (Adoption of Initial Appointments and Terms for Immokalee Community Redevelopment Board and Direction to Draft Resolution)6/24/2025
Item # 16.K.3
ID# 2025-2043
Executive Summary
That the Board of County Commissioners, sitting as the Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency, adopts
Staff’s Recommendation on appointments of the initial membership and terms for the newly formed Immokalee
Community Redevelopment Board and directs the County Attorney to prepare and process a Resolution memorializing
these appointments.
OBJECTIVE: To appoint the initial membership and terms for the newly formed Immokalee Community
Redevelopment Board.
CONSIDERATIONS: By Ordinance 2025-27 and by CRA Resolution No. 2025-113, both dated May 27, 2025, the
Board of County Commissioners merged the Immokalee Beautification Advisory Committee with the Immokalee Local
Redevelopment Board into a single unified advisory committee, to form the Immokalee Community Redevelopment
Board. All of the proposed members were members of the two Boards that were consolidated.
Staff has recommended the following appointments:
1. Residents (2 seats):
1. Lupita Vasquez Reyes (3-year term) (recommended for reappointment)
2. Michael Facundo (4-year term)
2. Business/Commercial Property Owners (2 seats):
1. Bernardo Barnhart (U Dump We Pump, Inc. / First Bank) (3-year term)
2. Paul Thein (Core Health Partners) (2-year term)
3. Non-Profit (1 seat):
1. Mark Lemke (2-year term)
4. MSTU Representative (1 seat):
1. Oscar Lugo (recommended for new appointment) (4-year term)
5. At-Large (3 seats):
1. Jimmy Nieves (Business Owner, Chamber, Waste Pro) (3-year term)
2. Yvar Pierre (Resident) (4-year term)
3. Patricia “Anne” Goodnight (Resident) 2-year term)
6. Non-Voting (2 seats):
1. Estil Null (4-year term)
2. Edward “Ski” Oleksy (4-year term)
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
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Item # 16.K.3
ID# 2025-2043
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with this action.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires majority vote for Board
approval. -JAK
RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of County Commissioners, sitting as the Collier County Community
Redevelopment Agency, adopts Staff’s Recommendation on appointments of the initial membership and terms for the
newly formed Immokalee Community Redevelopment Board and directs the County Attorney to prepare and process a
Resolution memorializing these appointments.
PREPARED BY: Jeffrey A. Klatzkow, County Attorney
ATTACHMENTS:
None
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