Immokalee CRA Agenda 05/21/2025
Joint Meeting of the Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency
Immokalee Local Redevelopment Advisory Board and the Immokalee Beautification
MSTU Advisory Committee.
AGENDA
Hybrid Remote Public Meeting
(*Please see details below)
Immokalee CRA
750 South 5th Street
CareerSource SWFL
Immokalee, FL 34142
239.867.0025
May 21, 2025 – 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. (CRA & MSTU Action Item)
E. Approval of Agenda. (CRA & MSTU Action Item)
F. Approval of Consent Agenda. (CRA & MSTU Action Item)
1. Minutes
i. Joint CRA & MSTU Advisory Board Meeting for March 19, 2025 (Enclosure 1)
ii. CRA Advisory Board Meeting for April 16, 2025 (Enclosure 2)
2. Budget Reports (Enclosure 3)
3. Code Enforcement Report (Enclosure 4)
4. Staff Reports
i. Assistant Director Report (Enclosure 5)
ii. Project Manager Report (Enclosure 6)
iii. Project Manager Field Observation Report (Enclosure 7)
iv. Community Meetings (Enclosure 8)
G. Announcements.
1. Public Comment speaker slips
2. Communications Folder
H. Other Agencies.
1. FDOT updates
2. Other Community Agencies
I. Community Presentations.
J. Old Business.
1. Contactor Maintenance Reports (MSTU Action Item)
i. A&M Property Maintenance Report & Schedule (Enclosure 9)
2. Advisory Board update
i. Board Merger (Enclosure 10) (CRA & MSTU Action Item)
3. Property Available for County Use
i. 523 Eustis Avenue (AKA 523 Howard Way) (Enclosure 11)
4. Brief Staff project update
i. Immokalee Sidewalk Phase III – Eustis Ave. and W. Delaware Ave.
ii. First Street Corridor Safety Project
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
Mike Facundo
Chairman
Vice-Chair
Mark Lemke
Anne Goodnight
Estil Null
Edward “Ski” Olesky
Yvar Pierre
Paul Thein
MSTU Advisory
Committee
Bernardo Barnhart
Chairman
Jimmy Nieves
Vice- Chair
Cherryle Thomas
CRA Staff
John Dunnuck
Executive Director
Facilities & CRA
Christie Betancourt
CRA Assistant Director
Yvonne Blair
CRA Project Manager
Yuridia Zaragoza
CRA Operations Support
Specialist I
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5. Office Lease update (CRA Action Item) (Enclosure 12)
6. Budget Update (CRA & MSTU Action Item)
i. Tentative Budget Report (Enclosure 13)
ii. 2025/2026 Strategic Plan Update (Enclosure 14)
iii. 2025/2026 Prioritization List (Enclosure 15)
iv. Recommendations for Funding (Enclosure 16)
K. New Business
1. New Market Road Commercial Project (Enclosure 17)
L. Citizen Comments.
M. Next Meeting Date. The CRA and MSTU Board will meet on Wednesday, June 18,
2025, 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 June 17, 2025, at 4:00 P.M.
You may attend the meeting in person on June 18, 2025, 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.