Minutes 03/16/2011
Collier County Community Redevelepment Agency
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Certification of Minntes Approval Form
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Michael "Mike" Facundo, Chairman
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Pe;;-t~y Phillippi,'ExccutiveVirector
Immo~~lec Community Redevelopment Agency
These Minutes for the March 16, 2011, CRA Advisory Board/EZDA Meeting were
approved by the CRA Ad\'isory Board/EZDA on April 20, 2011 as presented.
* The ncxtjoint Advisory BoardlEZDAlIMPVC meeting will be held May 18, 20 II at 8:30A.M.
at the Southwest Florida Works located at 750 South 5th Street in lmmokalce.
** There is no scheduled IMPVC meeting at this time. Further meetings will be held at 5:30
P,M, at Southwest Florida Works located at 750 South 51h Street in Immokalee and will be
appropriately noticed and announced in advance of such meetings.
All meetings will be pubticly noticed in the W. Harmon Turner Building (Building F), posted at the lmmokalee
Public Library and provided to the County Public Information Department for distribution. Please call Christie
Betancourt, Administrative Assistant, at 239~252~2313 for additional information. fn accordance with the American
with Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact Christie
Betancourt, Administr(ltive Assistant, at least 48 hours before the meeting. The public should be advised that
members of the Immokalee Master Plan and Visioning Committee and the eRA Advis01Y Board are also members
of the other Boards and COlllmittees, including, but not limited to: EZDA, lmmoka1ce Local Redevelopment
Advisory Board, lmmokalcc Fire Commission, and the Collier COllnty Housing Authority; etc, In this regard,
matters coming before the 1MI'Ve and the Advisory Board may come before olle or more of the referenced Board
and Committees from time to time.
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Enclosure 1
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MINUTES
Immokalee Local Redevelopment Agency
Marchi 6, 201 I
A. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Michael Facundo at 8:30 A.M.
B. Roll Call and Announcement of a Ouorum.
Advisorv Committee/EZDA Members Present;
Mike Facundo, Ski Olesky, Jeffrey Randall, Julio Estremera, Kitchell Snow, Floyd Crews, James
Wall, Eva Deyo, Daniel Rosario, Melissa Martinez, and LI. Drew Lee.
Advisorv Committee/EZDA Members Absent/Excused:
Carrie Williams, Ana Salazar, and Robert Halman.
Action: A quorum was announced as being present.
Others Present: Dottie Cook, Fred Reischl, Steve Hart, Bob Mulhere, and Chris Scott.
Staff: Penny Phillippi, Marie Capita, Rosemary Dillon, and Christie Betancourt.
e. Introductions.
Chairman Facundo introduced and welcomed the lBDC Manager, Marie Capita. Ms. Capita has
a degree in Business Administration and a graduate degree in Law. Introductions were made by
all.
D. Announcements.
a. Mr. Facundo announced that Julio Estremera had received a 5-Years of Service Award,
Feb 22, 20 II from the BCC and offered thanks and congratulations to Mr. Estremera.
b. Ms. Phillippi informed the Committee that the CCPC will hear the lAMP on their
Consent Agenda, March 17, 20 II. Mr. Muckel will attend the meeting. She also
informed the group that the lAMP will be heard by the BCC in an Adoption Hearing on
April 12, 2011. Mr. Facundo encouraged all Committee members to attend. Mr. Bob
Mulhere briefly discussed outstanding lAMP issues.
c. Ms. Phillippi announced that all seven CRA Advisory Committee members were
reappointed to the CRA Advisory Committee and the EZDA Board by the BCe.
E. Adoption of Agenda.
Action: Mr. Jeffery Randall made a motion to approve the Agenda, Mr. Olesky seconded the
motion and the Agenda was approved by unanimous vote.
F. Communications.
a. The Communications Folder was reviewed briefly and passed around the room for
review.
G. Consent Agenda.
Ms. Phillippi asked that the RW A, Inc. Monthly Report and Invoice be pulled from the
Consent Agenda as staff had not yet received the February Invoice.
Action: Ms. Eva Deyo made the motion to approve the Consent Agenda without the RWA
February Monthly report and Invoice. The motion was seconded by Mr. Randall and the Consent Agenda
was approved by unanimous vote.
a. Approval of Minutes.
a. CRA Advisory Board February 16, 20 II (Enclosure I)
b. Approval of Consultant Monthly Reports and Invoices
a. Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. (CDM)
February 2011 Activity Report and Invoice (Enclosure 3)
Action: Mr. Olesky made a motion to approve payment to RWA up to $6,250for the month of
February when an invoice and reportfor February is submitted by RWA. Ms. Deyo seconded the motion
and it passed by unanimous vote.
Old Business.
a. Immokalee Land Development Regulations - RWA Consulting, Mulhere & Associates.
Mr. Scott provided a brief Power Point presentation on the LDRs as proposed for
Immokalee. Mr. Mulhere addressed the list of concerns provided as a result of the
community workshop held last Friday. There was a great deal of discussion regarding
the Future Land Use Map and it was agreed to hold a meeting next week to review all
concerns.
Ms. Phillippi called the Committee's attention to Enclosure 4, the final copy of the
Immokalee CRA 20 I 0 Annual Report. She informed the Committee that the Report will
be sent to the printer then sent by mail to each business within the Urban Area.
Project Manager Report
i. Mr. Muckel provided an overview of the Fayade Grant Program Monthly
Activity Report for February 20 II; a detailed review of the status of the
lmmokalee Storm water Master Plan and the DRI Grant. He stated the
project is on schedule and slated to begin in July 20 II.
Mr. Muckel reiterated the hearing schedule for the Immokalee Area
Master Plan (lAMP) and the Density Blending and environmental issues
were discussed.
Mr. Muckel provided an update on the transportation issues, i.e., the
CRA application for crosswalks and sidewalks.
Ms. Phillippi called the Committee attention to the draft Immokalee Airport Letter
requested by the Advisory Committee during the February meeting.
Action: Mr. Randall made a motion to approve the letter and send itforward to the BCC, Mr.
Rosario seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote.
d. Ms. Phillippi reported to the Committee that the Housing Condition Grant in partnership
with the Housing Consortium in Immokalee is moving forward. Meetings were held to
develop the survey tools, temporary employees have been interviewed and a training
session is scheduled for the 30th of March.
Ms. Phillippi reported that Mr. Bob Soter had resigned as Manager of the Immokalee
Business Development Center (lBDC) and Ms. Capita has been hired. She also reported
that the first Entrepreneur School will begin the first week in April.
Kitchell Snow reported that due to the recent influenza outbreak, believed to be caused
by mosquitoes, there will be a tire pick-up on the 14th through the 19th of March. He
further stated that the last clean up on the South Side yielded 13 tons of rubbish.
Mr. Steve Hart provided an update on marketing and legislative activities. He cited grave
concern for a House Bill that would eliminate the EZone program statewide by July 1,
20 II. The CRA Legislative trip is planned for the end of March.
New Business.
a. CRA lease for space in the Barron Collier Building. The CRA Director informed the
Committee that the cost for the Barron Collier Building is $3,000 per month plus Compo
The CRA offered $2,000 per month and is waiting to hear back from the Barron Collier
Company.
Citizen Comments.
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Regular Meeting April 20, 2011 at 8:30 A.M.
The meeting adjourned at 11: 16 A.M.
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