HAAB Minutes 11/29/2001
Hispanic Affairs
Advisory Board
Minutes
November 29,2001
HISPANIC AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD
MINUTES OF MEETING
of
November 29, 2001
PRESENT: ABSENT:
David Correa, HAAB Member Pete Cade, Jr.
Frank Loney, HAAB Member Sofia Pagan
Robert J. Pina, HAAB Member
Susan Calkins, HAAB Member
Carlos Aviles, HAAB Member
Ramiro Maiialich, Chief Assistant County Attorney and HAAB Staff Liaison
Also Present:
Victor Valdes, Editor, Las Naciones News
Gary Martin, Chairman, Review Board
Richard Calabrese
Jerome VanHook, Second Chair, Advocacy Board
Bill Poteet, Collier County Boy Scouts
Kelly Daley, District Chair, Collier County Boy Scouts
Janet Whidden, Collier County Boy Scouts
Dick Nogaj, President of Harvest for Humanity
The November 29, 2001 meeting of the Collier County Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board
(HAAB) took place at the Collier County Commission meeting room and began at
approximately 7:03 P.M. A quorum of five (5) members was present.
APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 25. 2001 MINUTES
The minutes of October 25, 2001 were considered for approval. Two changes were
proposed regarding the minutes. The first was at page 6 regarding the spelling for Mr.
Nogaj and the other change was at page 2. Frank Loney made a motion to approve the
minutes and it was seconded by Susan Calkins. The Board voted 5 to 0 to approve the
minutes as changed.
GULF COAST BLINDS COMPANY MATTER
Liaison Ramiro Maiialich provided a brief history on this matter including its discussion
at a past HAAB meeting. The Liaison also described contacts made on behalf of the
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HAAB with Attorneys Anderson and Thornton as well as Frank Rodriguez. Frank
Rodriguez was the one that brought the item to the attention of the HAAB stating that the
Board of County Commissioners' denial of approval for this particular business would
result in large impacts to many Hispanic families employed by the business.
Frank Rodriguez, Vice President of AdministrationlFinance of the Southwest Florida
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, stated that he understood the position of the County
and its representatives in choosing not to appear before the HAAB on this matter because
it is a case pending before the Collier County Commission. Frank Rodriguez said that he
was here to ask the HAAB to consider a proposed resolution. Frank said that the
resolution would be appropriate because this business has many Hispanic employees.
David Correa mentioned that he thought there was a need for prior input from the owner
of the company as well as the community. He was concerned that he was hearing only a
"one-sided" presentation. Susan Calkins asked where the employees reside? Frank
Rodriguez responded that they reside in Collier County for the most part. Frank also
stated that he has no interest in the dispute, but his concern is about the Hispanic
employees that would be affected by possible loss of a minority-owned enterprise. He
stated that he thought that the business would have to relocate if they could not
consolidate their operations into the proposed location. Frank Loney asked if Frank
Rodriguez was asking for the original approval to be honored?
Liaison Ramiro Maiialich commented that this was a disputed matter and that he could
not comment on the merits. He said that he had reached Mr. Thornton earlier in the day
today and Attorney Thornton had indicated that he could not attend the meeting.
Attorney Anderson told the Liaison that he had instructed the owner of the business, his
client, to only comment at the Board of County Commissioners Meeting. Staff had been
told by the County Attorney's office that their comments should be limited to the County
Commission hearing.
Frank Rodriguez emphasized that he was not asking the HAAB to reach conclusions on
the dispute itself, but to merely communicate to the Board of County Commissioners the
Hispanic impact concerns. Carlos Aviles felt that the HAAB could send a resolution to
the County Commission commenting on the Hispanic concerns only. Frank Rodriguez
stated that his proposed resolution was merely a draft. He thought that it was appropriate
for the HAAB to comment on this matter since the Collier County Hispanic community
would be affected. David Correa observed that action would be needed tonight since the
County Commission would be addressing this dispute on December 11, 2001.
Frank Loney made a motion to change the draft Resolution. Susan Calkins asked that the
Resolution contain language to the effect that the County Commission seriously consider
the impact on the Hispanic community of the reversal of any approval previously given to
the business and, unless exceptional reasons exist for reversal of the prior approval (of
which the HAAB is not aware) that the County Commission uphold the original approval.
Ramiro Maiialich read the Purpose statement in the HAAB Ordinance to the members.
David Correa commented that he thought it would be appropriate for the BCC to consider
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the impact on the Hispanic community of any decision that the BCC reached in this
dispute.
Frank Loney withdrew his prior motion, Susan Calkins made a new motion for approval
of the Resolution of the HAAB regarding the Gulf Coast Blind matter to contain
language proposed and the motion was seconded by Mr. Pina. The HAAB voted 5 to 0 in
favor of the Resolution.
MR. VALDES/CITIZENS LAW ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINT ADVOCACY
BOARD
Mr. Victor Valdes, Editor, Las Naciones News, and Vice Chair of the Citizens Complaint
Advocate Board addressed the HAAB. He thanked Susan Calkins for her participation
efforts in regard to the Review Board. He introduced Gary Martin, the Chairman of the
Review Board.
Mr. Martin stated that this is not a "Police Review Board" but a Citizens Complaint
Advocate Board. Mr. Martin revisited the history behind the Advocate Board. He stated
that the previous summer Mr. Valdes had hosted a forum and a result of that forum was
the creation of this entity. The Sheriff took the position that any such board would have
to be under his jurisdiction so the group related to Mr. Martin and Mr. Valdes created this
separate Advocate Board that has a diverse composition. Mr. Martin stated that he
thought it was a good group and that it was looking for new members, including
Hispanics. Attorney Bill Morris of Marco Island also works with the board. Mr. Martin
stated that he had been in Naples for 30 years and that he had worked for the Ford Motor
Company. He also previously worked with Collier County government. Mr. Martin
introduced the members of the Board of Directors, including Mr. Richard Calabrese.
Mr. Richard Calabrese mentioned that the Advocacy Board is an open group. He said
that they have a simple mission which is to be a community-based organization to assist
the public in grievances/complaints that they may have with law enforcement agencies.
He said that they seek fair treatment of citizens by law enforcement. They work within
Florida laws and receive, review and recommend regarding complaints about law
enforcement. A Mission Statement was distributed to the members which is attached to
these minutes.
Mr. Calabrese stated that his group has met with Naples Police and with Sheriff Hunter
and Leo Ochs from Collier County government. He did not believe that it would work
for the sheriff to have his own civilian review board. He said that there are many people
afraid to file complaints. He recognized that there are cases in which the police are not at
fault, and this organization can help sort out those cases. He stated that his organization
has a temporary telephone number and they are getting the word out on the street. They
plan to meet with the City of Naples Mayor. He did not believe that it was acceptable to
have the police policing themselves.
David Correa asked how does this group interact with the County Human Relations
Commission Ordinance? Mr. Calabrese stated that they are different entities. He said
that his organization brings justified complaints to the attention of law enforcement.
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Jerome VanHook, Second Chair of the Advocacy Board, addressed the HAAB. He said
that this organization was very needed and needs to be clearly separate from law
enforcement which wanted to control everything. He said that the goal is due process for
all cultures. He asked for the support of the HAAB for the Advocacy Board. He said
that there are many reports by minorities of the community of unfair treatment by law
enforcement. He also thought that this organization could help this community as a
whole.
Robert Pina interjected that this was a worthy cause and should have been done years
ago. David Correa emphasized that the organization will help to defend the entire
community. Mr. VanHook stated that the organization was available for all citizens who
have issues with treatment by law enforcement. It is a not-for-profit organization.
Frank Loney commented that he thought that the Board should advocate for minorities
being placed in high Sheriff's Office positions. Mr. Calabrese agreed with the goal, but
stated that this organization was not involved in that particular issue. Mr. Calabrese
stated that this organization is to deal with some injustices that have occurred and that
there are other ways to achieve minority recruitment for the Sheriff's Office. Jerome
VanHook agreed also with the goal of putting forth more applications for positions at the
Sheriff's Office and getting the community to support that effort. However, he
emphasized that the organization specializes in due process as it relates to law
enforcement agencies. Mr. Calabrese added that the Valdes Forum also revealed that
minorities need to participate on juries and vote in elections.
It was the consensus of the HAAB that this organization was a good start in dealing with
issued affecting minorities and law enforcement. Gary Martin emphasized that the
Advocacy Board is a racially diverse group and will insure that police follow proper
procedures. Mr. Valdes distributed a provisional telephone number card which is
attached to these minutes.
COLLIER COUNTY BOY SCOUTS
Representatives of the Boy Scouts in Collier County appeared before the HAAB. Those
representatives were Bill Poteet, Kelly Daley and Janet Whidden. The representatives
described the Collier County Boy Scouts chapter as the" Alligator District". Mr. Poteet
stated that there were about 1,500 scouts. He explained that the purpose of the Boy
Scouts includes creating partnerships in the community. The Boy Scouts rely heavily on
volunteer adult leadership. They have a high success rate. He said that in May of 2001,
the Boy Scouts started a study of minorities in the Boy Scout program in the Alligator
District. They looked at national and local demographics (copies of which are attached).
They found a higher than average Hispanic population in Collier County. However,
Alligator District has proportionally too few Hispanic and minorities scouts. Mr. Poteet
stated that that the purpose of appearing before the HAAB was to discuss the failure to
attract more minorities to the Alligator District Boy Scouts program. He mentioned that
surveys indicate that there is a problem recruiting minorities. Language seems to be an
obstacle and there is need for translators and other efforts. There have been few
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suggestions on how to correct the problems. Nothing indicates that discrimination is an
obstacle to the recruitment. He emphasized that the scouts want minority recruits.
David Correa stated that he thought the reasons for nonparticipation were well analyzed
and that the key was to address those problems. Mr. Poteet stated that he was looking for
suggestions to form a plan of action. Frank Loney recounted a negative experience with
a Russian family where the children were essentially being forced to join the Scouts. He
said that type of situation is not positive. Liaison Ramiro Maiialich suggested that the
Scouts contact Mr. Valdes, Frank Rodriguez and others in the Hispanic community.
Frank Loney suggested church contacts. Mr. Poteet emphasized that scouting should
always be voluntary and fun. Robert Pina wondered whether the cost to join the Scouts
could be an obstacle.
Kelly Daley, District Chair for the Boy Scouts, addressed the HAAB. She said that
coerced scouting would be a basis for revoking the charter of that Scout Troop. She said
that scouts build leaders and they need more minorities that can grow to be leaders. She
thought that they needed the HAAB or someone at the HAAB knows to introduce the
scouting concept to the minority community. She said that there were scholarships
available. She mentioned that the schools are one access point to the scouts. The scouts
also have bilingual publications. David Correa suggested introducing the scouting
program to the charter school in Immokalee. Frank Loney thought that there would be a
need for more translators. Kelly Daley mentioned that they had gone to nearly every
elementary school. Janet Whidden mentioned that she represents the Boy Scouts and
works in Immokalee. She said that the biggest problem is language and that she brings
along translators. She described the numbers of Hispanics and some of the scouting
packs. She said that they need Hispanics and Black adults to act as leaders. She
mentioned that the Girl Scouts were also in Immokalee and that Fred Thomas has assisted
them in the Immokalee area. She thought that the biggest challenge throughout the
county in reaching minorities was language and educating adults about scouting.
Kelly Daley inquired whether an HAAB member or designee would be interested in
joining the scouts as well as asking for any other contact information regarding the
Hispanic community. She passed out contact cards to HAAB members. David Correa
recommended Pete Cade as the contact from the HAAB. Frank Loney stated that he
would speak with St. Peters Church regarding the East Naples minority adult community
that might be able to serve as leaders for scouting.
MR. NOGAJIHARVEST FOR HUMANITY
Dick Nogaj, President of Harvest for Humanity, addressed the HAAB. He mentioned
that Harvest for Humanity is a not-for-profit organization. He thanked the Board
members for the opportunity to appear before the HAAB. He described his background
as being a registered professional engineer from Illinois and Florida. He said that he
created a large engineering firm and sold the company to its employees. He set up a
foundation in Immokalee. He said that he found the conditions in Immokalee to be
comparable to the Dominican Republic. He said that it was possible to build farms, as
well as homes, for farm workers. He said that he had started the Harvest for Humanity
farm on 26 acres in Immokalee. The first commercial harvest is expected in 2002. The
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farm in Immokalee involves full year around work and living wages with year around
diversified crops. There are also affordable housing and development initiatives. He said
that visitors are invited and to merely call 657-4588. He explained that after the farm
workers go through training for three or four years they are given stock options to buy the
farm. Blueberries are the cash crop. They sell very quickly. He said that they wanted
other growers to endorse the concept of living wages. They are in the process of setting
up groups to promote tax credits to support the living wage campaign. He distributed an
article from the Naples Daily News (attached) which explains the tax creditslliving wage
program. He said that there is a need to look at farming as a stable, year around living
wage occupation. He thought that tremendous economic development could occur in
Immokalee with this concept. He said the key is for legislation for tax credits for growers
that pay living wages. Mr. Nogaj stated that Congress (he has conferred with Senator
Graham) needs to amend existing tax credit law to include living wage growers and that
labels be authorized to be put on crops in stores displaying the living wage label. These
products can be safely grown in the United States and help eliminate poverty.
Mr. Nogaj mentioned that, in his opinion, the alternative legislation being proposed for
"Guest-Workers" would be the equivalent of involuntary servitude and result in money
leaving the Immokalee area to support farm workers in other nations. By contrast, the
living wage concept will help growers with their economic problems and their products
will be another type of crop to choose from for the public. He emphasized that the key
for accomplishing the living wage/tax credit program was for the growers to have
economic incentives and that he was asking the HAAB and others to support this
concept.
Robert Pina asked why some growers' crops get subsidized? Mr. Nogaj responded that it
was principally due to lobbies and political connections. He promised that Senator
Graham's office would listen to any comments on this topic. He clarified that his living
wage concept is not a subsidy. He said that the program provides a guarantee of a living
wage to workers by certifying same on the products. He thinks that it is necessary to
have the agricultural market treat their workers like other employers. He stated that he
has also spoken about this topic with Senator Nelson. Mr. Nogaj mentioned that a La
Raza article which has an update on the guest worker alternative program. Carlos Aviles
said that he thought that this living wage concept was a good idea. He thought that the
Coalition of Immokalee Farm Workers' approach was being resisted by the growers. The
Ii ving wage concept should not be resisted by growers because they will also benefit from
it.
Mr. Nogaj stated that the key is the payment of decent wages to farm workers. The
growers cannot exist without the farm workers. He said that the farm workers are skilled
and help with selective picking. He said that once the wages that are paid become high
enough, other problems would also be positively affected. David Correa asked if Mr.
Nogaj had conferred with the Immokalee Farm Worker Coalition. Mr. Nogaj said that he
had, but they still had different approaches.
Mr. Nogaj said that he was interested in contacting the HAAB, County Commission and
elected representatives to support his concept. He thought that there should be legislation
proposed to support living wages as opposed to the guest worker concept. David Correa
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mentioned that he would consider the submittal of an agenda item to the County
Commission in February on the living wage concept. Mr. Pina mentioned that perhaps
the Board would be interested in meeting in Immokalee and touring the facilities. Mr.
Nogaj stated that they could also tour the "Jubilation" Farm Worker Village.
The meeting of the HAAB adjourned at approximately 9:01p.m.
Prepared by: Ramiro Maiialich, Chief Assistant County Attorney and HAAB Staff
Liaison
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Approved by the Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board on this ~ day of '
2001.
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David Correa, Chairman
Ramiro/HAAB/Minutes 11-29-01
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HISPANIC AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD
MINUTES OF MEETING
of
November 29, 2001
PRESENT: ABSENT:
David Correa, HAAB Member Pete Cade, J r.
Frank Loney, HAAB Member Sofia Pagan
Robert J. Pina, HAAB Member
Susan Calkins, HAAB Member
Carlos Aviles, HAAB Member
Ramiro Maiialich, Chief Assistant County Attorney and HAAB Staff Liaison
Also Present:
Victor Valdes, Editor, Las Naciones News
Gary Martin, Chairman, Review Board
Richard Calabrese
Jerome VanHook, Second Chair, Advocacy Board
Bill Poteet, Collier County Boy Scouts
Kelly Daley, District Chair, Collier County Boy Scouts
Janet Whidden, Collier County Boy Scouts
Dick Nogaj, President of Harvest for Humanity
The November 29, 2001 meeting of the Collier County Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board
(HAAB) took place at the Collier County Commission meeting room and began at
approximately 7:03 P.M. A quorum of five (5) members was present.
APPROVAL OF OCTOBER 25. 2001 MINUTES
The minutes of October 25, 2001 were considered for approval. Two changes were
proposed regarding the minutes. The first was at page 6 regarding the spelling for Mr.
Nogaj and the other change was at page 2. .Frank Loney made a motion to approve the
minutes and it was seconded by Susan Calkins. The Board voted 5 to 0 to approve the
minutes as changed.
GULF COAST BLINDS COMPANY MATTER
Liaison Ramiro Maiialich provided a brief history on this matter including its discussion
at a past HAAB meeting. The Liaison also described contacts made on behalf of the
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HAAB with Attorneys Anderson and Thornton as well as Frank Rodriguez. Frank
Rodriguez was the one that brought the item to the attention of the HAAB stating that the
Board of County Commissioners' denial of approval for this particular business would
result in large impacts to many Hispanic families employed by the business.
Frank Rodriguez, Vice President of AdministrationlFinance of the Southwest Florida
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, stated that he understood the position of the County
and its representatives in choosing not to appear before the HAAB on this matter because
it is a case pending before the Collier County Commission. Frank Rodriguez said that he
was here to ask the HAAB to consider a proposed resolution. Frank said that the
resolution would be appropriate because this business has many Hispanic employees.
David Correa mentioned that he thought there was a need for prior input from the owner
of the company as well as the community. He was concerned that he was hearing only a
"one-sided" presentation. Susan Calkins asked where the employees reside? Frank
Rodriguez responded that they reside in Collier County for the most part. Frank also
stated that he has no interest in the dispute, but his concern is about the Hispanic
employees that would be affected by possible loss of a minority-owned enterprise. He
stated that he thought that the business would have to relocate if they could not
consolidate their operations into the proposed location. Frank Loney asked if Frank
Rodriguez was asking for the original approval to be honored?
Liaison Ramiro Maiialich commented that this was a disputed matter and that he could
not comment on the merits. He said that he had reached Mr. Thornton earlier in the day
today and Attorney Thornton had indicated that he could not attend the meeting.
Attorney Anderson told the Liaison that he had instructed the owner of the business, his
client, to only comment at the Board of County Commissioners Meeting. Staff had been
told by the County Attorney's office that their comments should be limited to the County
Commission hearing.
Frank Rodriguez emphasized that he was not asking the HAAB to reach conclusions on
the dispute itself, but to merely communicate to the Board of County Commissioners the
Hispanic impact concerns. Carlos Aviles felt that the HAAB could send a resolution to
the County Commission commenting on the Hispanic concerns only. Frank Rodriguez
stated that his proposed resolution was merely a draft. He thought that it was appropriate
for the HAAB to comment on this matter since the Collier County Hispanic community
would be affected. David Correa observed that action would be needed tonight since the
County Commission would be addressing this dispute on December 11, 2001.
Frank Loney made a motion to change the draft Resolution. Susan Calkins asked that the
Resolution contain language to the effect that the County Commission seriously consider
the impact on the Hispanic community of the reversal of any approval previously given to
the business and, unless exceptional reasons exist for reversal of the prior approval (of
which the HAAB is not aware) that the County Commission uphold the original approval.
Ramiro Maiialich read the Purpose statement in the HAAB Ordinance to the members.
David Correa commented that he thought it would be appropriate for the BCC to consider
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the impact on the Hispanic community of any decision that the BCC reached in this
dispute.
Frank Loney withdrew his prior motion, Susan Calkins made a new motion for approval
of the Resolution of the HAAB regarding the Gulf Coast Blind matter to contain
language proposed and the motion was seconded by Mr. Pina. The HAAB voted 5 to 0 in
favor of the Resolution.
MR. VALDES/CITIZENS LAW ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINT ADVOCACY
BOARD
Mr. Victor Valdes, Editor, Las Naciones News, and Vice Chair of the Citizens Complaint
Advocate Board addressed the HAAB. He thanked Susan Calkins for her participation
efforts in regard to the Review Board. He introduced Gary Martin, the Chairman of the
Review Board.
Mr. Martin stated that this is not a "Police Review Board" but a Citizens Complaint
Advocate Board. Mr. Martin revisited the history behind the Advocate Board. He stated
that the previous summer Mr. Valdes had hosted a forum and a result of that forum was
the creation of this entity. The Sheriff took the position that any such board would have
to be under his jurisdiction so the group related to Mr. Martin and Mr. Valdes created this
separate Advocate Board that has a diverse composition. Mr. Martin stated that he
thought it was a good group and that it was looking for new members, including
Hispanics. Attorney Bill Morris of Marco Island also works with the board. Mr. Martin
stated that he had been in Naples for 30 years and that he had worked for the Ford Motor
Company. He also previously worked with Collier County government. Mr. Martin
introduced the members of the Board of Directors, including Mr. Richard Calabrese.
Mr. Richard Calabrese mentioned that the Advocacy Board is an open group. He said
that they have a simple mission which is to be a community-based organization to assist
the public in grievances/complaints that they may have with law enforcement agencies.
He said that they seek fair treatment of citizens by law enforcement. They work within
Florida laws and receive, review and recommend regarding complaints about law
enforcement. A Mission Statement was distributed to the members which is attached to
these minutes.
Mr. Calabrese stated that his group has met with Naples Police and with Sheriff Hunter
and Leo Ochs from Collier County government. He did not believe that it would work
for the sheriff to have his own civilian review board. He said that there are many people
afraid to file complaints. He recognized that there are cases in which the police are not at
fault, and this organization can help sort out those cases. He stated that his organization
has a temporary telephone number and they are getting the word out on the street. They
plan to meet with the City of Naples Mayor. He did not believe that it was acceptable to
have the police policing themselves.
David Correa asked how does this group interact with the County Human Relations
Commission Ordinance? Mr. Calabrese stated that they are different entities. He said
that his organization brings justified complaints to the attention of law enforcement.
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Jerome VanHook, Second Chair of the Advocacy Board, addressed the HAAB. He said
that this organization was very needed and needs to be clearly separate from law
enforcement which wanted to control everything. He said that the goal is due process for
all cultures. He asked for the support of the HAAB for the Advocacy Board. He said
that there are many reports by minorities of the community of unfair treatment by law
enforcement. He also thought that this organization could help this community as a
whole.
Robert Pina interjected that this was a worthy cause and should have been done years
ago. David Correa emphasized that the organization will help to defend the entire
community. Mr. VanHook stated that the organization was available for all citizens who
have issues with treatment by law enforcement. It is a not-for-profit organization.
Frank Loney commented that he thought that the Board should advocate for minorities
being placed in high Sheriff's Office positions. Mr. Calabrese agreed with the goal, but
stated that this organization was not involved in that particular issue. Mr. Calabrese
stated that this organization is to deal with some injustices that have occurred and that
there are other ways to achieve minority recruitment for the Sheriff's Office. Jerome
VanHook agreed also with the goal of putting forth more applications for positions at the
Sheriff's Office and getting the community to support that effort. However, he
emphasized that the organization specializes in due process as it relates to law
enforcement agencies. Mr. Calabrese added that the Valdes Forum also revealed that
minorities need to participate on juries and vote in elections.
It was the consensus of the HAAB that this organization was a good start in dealing with
issued affecting minorities and law enforcement. Gary Martin emphasized that the
Advocacy Board is a racially diverse group and will insure that police follow proper
procedures. Mr. Valdes distributed a provisional telephone number card which is
attached to these minutes.
COLLIER COUNTY BOY SCOUTS
Representatives of the Boy Scouts in Collier County appeared before the HAAB. Those
representatives were Bill Poteet, Kelly Daley and Janet Whidden. The representatives
described the Collier County Boy Scouts chapter as the "Alligator District". Mr. Poteet
stated that there were about 1,500 scouts. He explained that the purpose of the Boy
Scouts includes creating partnerships in the community. The Boy Scouts rely heavily on
volunteer adult leadership. They have a high success rate. He said that in May of 2001,
the Boy Scouts started a study of minorities in the Boy Scout program in the Alligator
District. They looked at national and local demographics (copies of which are attached).
They found a higher than average Hispanic population in Collier County. However,
Alligator District has proportionally too few Hispanic and minorities scouts. Mr. Poteet
stated that that the purpose of appearing before the HAAB was to discuss the failure to
attract more minorities to the Alligator District Boy Scouts program. He mentioned that
surveys indicate that there is a problem recruiting minorities. Language seems to be an
obstacle and there is need for translators and other efforts. There have been few
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suggestions on how to correct the problems. Nothing indicates that discrimination is an
obstacle to the recruitment. He emphasized that the scouts want minority recruits.
David Correa stated that he thought the reasons for nonparticipation were well analyzed
and that the key was to address those problems. Mr. Poteet stated that he was looking for
suggestions to form a plan of action. Frank Loney recounted a negati ve experience with
a Russian family where the children were essentially being forced to join the Scouts. He
said that type of situation is not positive. Liaison Ramiro Maiialich suggested that the
Scouts contact Mr. Valdes, Frank Rodriguez and others in the Hispanic community.
Frank Loney suggested church contacts. Mr. Poteet emphasized that scouting should
always be voluntary and fun. Robert Pina wondered whether the cost to join the Scouts
could be an obstacle.
Kelly Daley, District Chair for the Boy Scouts, addressed the HAAB. She said that
coerced scouting would be a basis for revoking the charter of that Scout Troop. She said
that scouts build leaders and they need more minorities that can grow to be leaders. She
thought that they needed the HAAB or someone at the HAAB knows to introduce the
scouting concept to the minority community. She said that there were scholarships
available. She mentioned that the schools are one access point to the scouts. The scouts
also have bilingual publications. David Correa suggested introducing the scouting
program to the charter school in Immokalee. Frank Loney thought that there would be a
need for more translators. Kelly Daley mentioned that they had gone to nearly every
elementary school. Janet Whidden mentioned that she represents the Boy Scouts and
works in Immokalee. She said that the biggest problem is language and that she brings
along translators. She described the numbers of Hispanics and some of the scouting
packs. She said that they need Hispanics and Black adults to act as leaders. She
mentioned that the Girl Scouts were also in Immokalee and that Fred Thomas has assisted
them in the Immokalee area. She thought that the biggest challenge throughout the
county in reaching minorities was language and educating adults about scouting.
Kelly Daley inquired whether an HAAB member or designee would be interested in
joining the scouts as well as asking for any other contact information regarding the
Hispanic community. She passed out contact cards to HAAB members. David Correa
recommended Pete Cade as the contact from the HAAB. Frank Loney stated that he
would speak with St. Peters Church regarding the East Naples minority adult community
that might be able to serve as leaders for scouting.
MR. NOGA.T/HARVEST FOR HUMANITY
Dick Nogaj, President of Harvest for Humanity, addressed the HAAB. He mentioned
that Harvest for Humanity is a not-for-profit organization. He thanked the Board
members for the opportunity to appear before the HAAB. He described his background
as being a registered professional engineer from Illinois and Florida. He said that he
created a large engineering firm and sold the company to its employees. He set up a
foundation in Immokalee. He said that he found the conditions in Immokalee to be
comparable to the Dominican Republic. He said that it was possible to build farms, as
well as homes, for farm workers. He said that he had started the Harvest for Humanity
farm on 26 acres in Immokalee. The first commercial harvest is expected in 2002. The
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farm in Immokalee involves full year around work and living wages with year around
diversified crops. There are also affordable housing and development initiatives. He said
that visitors are invited and to merely call 657-4588. He explained that after the farm
workers go through training for three or four years they are given stock options to buy the
farm. Blueberries are the cash crop. They sell very quickly. He said that they wanted
other growers to endorse the concept of living wages. They are in the process of setting
up groups to promote tax credits to support the living wage campaign. He distributed an
article from the Naples Daily News (attached) which explains the tax creditslliving wage
program. He said that there is a need to look at farming as a stable, year around living
wage occupation. He thought that tremendous economic development could occur in
Immokalee with this concept. He said the key is for legislation for tax credits for growers
that pay living wages. Mr. Nogaj stated that Congress (he has conferred with Senator
Graham) needs to amend existing tax credit law to include living wage growers and that
labels be authorized to be put on crops in stores displaying the living wage label. These
products can be safely grown in the United States and help eliminate poverty.
Mr. Nogaj mentioned that, in his opinion, the alternative legislation being proposed for
"Guest-Workers" would be the equivalent of involuntary servitude and result in money
leaving the Immokalee area to support farm workers in other nations. By contrast, the
living wage concept will help growers with their economic problems and their products
will be another type of crop to choose from for the public. He emphasized that the key
for accomplishing the living wage/tax credit program was for the growers to have
economic incentives and that he was asking the HAAB and others to support this
concept.
Robert Pin a asked why some growers' crops get subsidized? Mr. Nogaj responded that it
was principally due to lobbies and political connections. He promised that Senator
Graham's office would listen to any comments on this topic. He clarified that his living
wage concept is not a subsidy. He said that the program provides a guarantee of a living
wage to workers by certifying same on the products. He thinks that it is necessary to
have the agricultural market treat their workers like other employers. He stated that he
has also spoken about this topic with Senator Nelson. Mr. Nogaj mentioned that a La
Raza article which has an update on the guest worker alternative program. Carlos Aviles
said that he thought that this living wage concept was a good idea. He thought that the
Coalition of Immokalee Farm Workers' approach was being resisted by the growers. The
living wage concept should not be resisted by growers because they will also benefit from
it.
Mr. Nogaj stated that the key is the payment of decent wages to farm workers. The
growers cannot exist without the farm workers. He said that the farm workers are skilled
and help with selective picking. He said that once the wages that are paid become high
enough, other problems would also be positively affected. David Correa asked if Mr.
Nogaj had conferred with the Immokalee Farm Worker Coalition. Mr. Nogaj said that he
had, but they still had different approaches.
Mr. Nogaj said that he was interested in contacting the HAAB, County Commission and
elected representatives to support his concept. He thought that there should be legislation
proposed to support living wages as opposed to the guest worker concept. David Correa
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mentioned that he would consider the submittal of an agenda item to the County
Commission in February on the living wage concept. Mr. Pina mentioned that perhaps
the Board would be interested in meeting in Immokalee and touring the facilities. Mr.
Nogaj stated that they could also tour the "Jubilation" Farm Worker Village.
The meeting of the HAAB adjourned at approximately 9:01p.m.
Prepared by: Ramiro Maiialich, Chief Assistant County Attorney and HAAB Staff
Liaison
Approved by the Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board on this _ day of
2001.
David Correa, Chairman
RamirolHAAB/Minutes 11-29-01
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HISPANIC AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD
MINUTES OF MEETING
of
November 29, 2001
PRESENT: ABSENT:
David Correa, HAAB Member Pete Cade, Jr.
Frank Loney, HAAB Member Sofia Pagan
Robert J. Pina, HAAB Member
Susan Calkins, HAAB Member
Carlos A viles, HAAB Member
Ramiro Maiialich, Chief Assistant County Attorney and HAAB Staff Liaison
Also Present:
Victor Valdes, Editor, Las Naciones News
Gary Martin, Chairman, Review Board
Richard Calabrese
Jerome VanHook, Second Chair, Advocacy Board
Bill Poteet, Collier County Boy Scouts
Kelly Daley, District Chair, Collier County Boy Scouts
Janet Whidden, Collier County Boy Scouts
Dick Nogaj, President of Harvest for Humanity
The November 29, 2001 meeting of the Collier County Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board
(HAAB) took place at the Collier County Commission meeting room and began at
approximately 7:03 P.M. A quorum of five (5) members was present.
APPROVAL 0>' OCTOBER 25. 2001 MINUTES r,;;; mC.
The minutes of October 25, 2001 were considered for approval. Two change were
proposed regarding the minutes. The first was at page 6 regarding the spelling fo Nogaj
and the other change was at page 2. Frank Loney made a motion to approve the minutes
and it was seconded by Susan Calkins. The Board voted 5 to 0 to approve the minutes as
changed.
GULF COAST BLINDS COMPANY MATTER
Liaison Ramiro Maiialich provided a brief history on this matter including its discussion
at a past HAAB meeting. The Liaison also described contacts made on behalf of the
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HAAB with Attorneys Anderson and Th~'1QJ1 as well as Frank Rodriguez. Frank
Rodriguez was the one that brought the item to the attention of the HAAB stating that the
Board of County Commissioners' denial of approval for this particular business would
result in large impacts to many Hispanic families employed by the business.
Frank Rodriguez, Vice President of Administration/Finance of the Southwest Florida
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, stated that he understood the position of the County
and its representatives in choosing not to appear before the HAAB on this matter because
it is a case pending before the Collier County Commission. Frank Rodriguez said that he
was here to ask the HAAB to consider a proposed resolution ( . 'J. Frank said that
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the resolution would be appropriate because this business has many Hispanic employees.
David Correa mentioned that he thought there was a need for prior input from the owner
of the company as well as the community. He was concerned that he was hearing only a
"one-sided" presentation. Susan Calkins asked where the employees reside? Frank
Rodriguez responded that they reside in Collier cou~he most part. Frank also
stated that he has no interest in the dispute, but his conc Illfi b ut the Hispanic employees
that would be affected by possible loss of a minority-o enterprise. He stated that he
thought that the business would have to relocate if they could not consolidate their
operations into the proposed location. Frank Loney asked if Frank Rodriguez was asking
for the original approval to be honored?
Liaison Ramiro Maiialich commented that this was a diS~ that he could
not comment on the merits. He said that he had reached . Thorton lier in the day
today and Attorne~orto~ad indicated that he could not attend the meeting. Attorney
Anderson told the LiaIson that he had instructed the owner of the business, his client, to
only comment at the Board of County Commissioners Meeting. Staff had been told by
the County Attorney's office that their comments should be limited to the County
Commission hearing.
Frank Rodriguez emphasized that he was not asking the HAAB to reach conclusions on
the dispute itself, but to merely communicate to the Board of County Commissioners the
Hispanic impact concerns. Carlos Aviles felt that the HAAB could send a resolution to
the County Commission commenting on the Hispanic concerns only. Frank Rodriguez
stated that his proposed resolution was merely a draft. He thought that it was appropriate
for the HAAB to comment on this matter since the Collier County Hispanic community
would be affected. David Correa observed that action would be needed tonight since the
County Commission would be addressing this dispute on December 11,2001.
Frank Loney made a motion to change the draft Resolution. Susan Calkins asked that the
Resolution contain language to the effe~ the County Commission seriously consider
the impact on the Hispanic community t e reversal of any approval previously given
to the business and, unless exceptional reasons exist for reversal of the prior approval (of
which the HAAB is not aware) that the County Commission uphold the original approval.
Ramiro Maiialich read the Purpose statement in the HAAB Ordinance to the members.
David Correa commented that he thought it would be appropriate for the BCC to consider
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the impact on the Hispanic community of any decision that the BCC reached in this
di spute.
Frank Loney withdrew his prior motion, Susan Calkins made a new motion for approval
of the Resolution of the HAAB regarding the Gulf Coast Blind matter to contain
language proposed and the motion was seconded by Mr. Pina. The HAAB voted 5 to 0 in
favor of the Resolution.
MR. VALDES/CITIZENS LAW ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINT ADVOCACY
BOARD
Mr. Victor Valdes, Editor, Las Naciones News, and Vice Chair of the Citizens Complaint
Advocate Board addressed the HAAB. He thanked Susan Calkins for her participation
efforts in regard to the Review Board. He introduced Gary Martin, the Chairman of the
Review Board.
Mr. Martin stated that this is not a "Police Review Board" but a Citizens Complaint
Advocate Board. Mr. Martin revisited the history behind th~cate Board. He stated
that the previous summer Mr. V a~ad hosted a forum an ,. a esult of that forum
was the creation of this entity. T e~h riff took the position < ny such board would
have to be under his jurisdiction s e group related to Mr. Martin and Mr. Valdes
created this separate Advocate Board that has a diverse composition. Mr. Martin stated
that he thought it was a good group and that it was looking for new members, including
Hispanics. Attorney Bill Morris of Marco Island also works with the board. Mr. Martin
stated that he had been in Naples for 30 Ye~ that he had worked for the Ford Motor
Company. He also previously worked wit ~ oilier County government. Mr. Martin
introduced the members of the Board of Dl ors, including Mr. Richard Calabrese.
Mr. Richard Calabrese mentioned that the Advocacy Board is an open group. He said
that they have a simple mission which is to be a community-based organization to assist
the public in grievances/complaints that they may have with law enforcement agencies.
He said that they seek fair treatment of citizens by law enforcement. They work within
Florida laws and receive, review and recommend regarding complaints about law /
enforcement. A Mission Statement was distributed to the members which is attached to
these minutes.
Mr. Calabrese stated that his group has met with Naples Police and with Sheriff Hunter
and Leo Ochs from Collier County government. He did not believe that it would work
for the sheriff to have his own civilian review board. He said that there are l' . , &-
many people ~ afraid to file complaints. He recognized that there
ich the police are not at fault, and this organization can help sort out those
cases. stated that his organization has a temporary telephone number and they are
getting the word out on the street. They plan to meet with the City of Naples Mayor. He
did not believe that it was acceptable to have the police policing themselves.
David Correa asked how does this group interact with the County Human Relations
Commission Ordinance? Mr. Calabrese stated that they are different entities. He said
that his organization brings justified complaints to the attention of law enforcement.
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Jerome VanHook, Second Chair of the Advocacy Board, addressed the HAAB. He said
that this organization was very needed and needs to be clearly separate from law
enforcement which wanted to control everything. He said that the goal is due process for
all cultures. He asked for the support of the HAAB for the Advocacy Board. He said
that there are many reports by minorities of the community of unfair treatment by law
enforcement. He also thought that this organization could help this community as a
whole. /" "" \I \ ~(('
Robert Pina interjected that this was a worthy cause~~~uld have been done years
ago. David Correa emphasized that the organizatio to defend the entire
community. Mr. VanHook stated that the organization was available for all citizens who
have issues with treatment by law enforcement. It is a not-for-profit organization.
Frank Loney commented that he thought that the Board should advocate for minorities
being placed in high Sheriff's Office positions. Mr. Calabrese agreed with the goal, but
stated that this organization was not involved in that particular issue. Mr. Calabrese
stated that this organization is to dealr'lrllDi~tt~t~ that have occurred and that
there are other ways to achieve minority ~ hen s Office. Jerome VanHook
agreed also with the goal of putting forth'more applications for positions at the Sheriff's
Office and getting the community to support that effort. However, he emphasized that
the organization specializes in due process as it relates to law enforcement agencies. Mr.
Calabrese added that the Valdes Forum also revealed that minorities need to participate
on juries and vote in elections.
It was the consensus of the HAAB that this organization was a good start in dealing with
issued affecting minorities and law enforcement. Gary Martin emphasized that the
Advocacy Board is a racially diverse group and will insure that police follow proper /
procedures. Mr. Valdes distributed a provisional telephone number card which is
attached to these minutes.
COLLIER COUNTY BOY SCOUTS
Representatives of the Boy Scouts in Collier County appeared before the HAAB. Those
representatives were Bill Poteet, Kelly Daley ::~d Jillltl-~he representatives
described the Collier County Boy Scouts ~~'~Ji#1~~r istrict". Mr. Poteet
stated tEere were about 1,500 scouts. ~;~ p~se of the Boy Scouts~
~ inclu 6c eating partnerships in the community. e oy Scouts rely heavily on
voluntee dult leadership. They have a high success rate. He said that in May of 2001,
the Boy Scouts started a study of minorities in the Boy Scout program in the Alligator V'
District. They looked at national and local demographics (copies of which are attached).
They found a higher than average Hispanic population in Collier County. However,
Alligator District has proportionally too few Hispanic and minorities scouts. Mr. Poteet
stated that that the purpose of appearing before the HAAB was to discuss the failure to
attract more minorities to the Alligator District Boy Scouts program. He mentioned that
surveys indicate that there is a problem recruiting minorities. Language seems to be an
obstacle and there is need for translators and other efforts. There have been few
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suggestions on how to correct the problems. Nothing indicates that discrimination is an
obstacle to the recruitment. He emphasized that the scouts want minority recruits.
David Correa stated that he thought the reasons for nonparticipation were well analyzed
and that the key was to address those problems. Mr. Poteet stated that he was looking for
suggestions to form a plan of action. Frank Loney recounted a negative experience with
a Russian family where the children were essentially being forced to join the Scouts. He
said that type of situation is not positive. Liaison Ramiro Maiialich suggested that the
Scouts contact Mr. Valdes, Frank Rodriguez and others in the Hispanic community.
Frank Loney suggested church contacts. Mr. Poteet emphasized that scouting should
always be voluntary and fun. Robert Pina wondered whether the cost to join the Scouts
could be an obstacle.
Kelly Daley, District Chair for the Boy Scouts, addressed the HAAB. She said thatGl> en ..r~
;iI!lDr scouting would be a basis for revoking the charter of that Scout Troop. She said that
scouts build leaders and they need more minorities that can grow to be leaders. She
thought that they needed the HAAB or someone at the HAAB knows to introduce the
scouting concept to the minority community. ~id thap~ were scholarships
available. She mentioned that the schools are 0 ~ acces~t'o he scouts. The scouts also
have bilingual publications. David Correa suggested intro ucing the scouting program to
the charter school in Immokalee. Frank Loney thought that there would be a need for
more translators. Kelly Daley mentioned that they had gone to nearly every elementary
school. Janet Whidden mentioned that she represents the Boy Scouts and works in
Immokalee. She said that the biggest problem is language and that she brings along
translators. She described the numbers of Hispanics and some of the scouting packs. She
said that they need Hispanics and Black adults to act as leaders. She mentioned that the
Girl Scouts were also in Immokalee and that Fred Thomas has assisted them in the
Immokalee area. She thought that the biggest challenge throughout the county in
reaching minorities was language and educating adults about scouting.
Kelly Daley inquired whether an HAAB member or designee would be interested in ~
joining the scouts as well as asking for any other contact information re~
Hispanic community. She passed out contact cards to HAAB members. avid Correa
recommended Pete Cade as the contact from the HAAB. Frank Loney stated that he
would speak with St. Peters Church regarding the East Naples minority adult community
that might be able to serve as leaders for scouting.
MR. NOGA.JIHARVEST FOR HUMANITY
Dick Nogaj, President of Harvest for Humanity, addressed the HAAB. He mentioned
that Harvest for Humanity is a not-for-profit organization. He thanked the Board
members for the opportunity to appear before the HAAB. He described his background
as being a registered professional engineer from Illinois and Florida. He said that he
created a large engineering firm and sold the company to its employees. He set up a
foundation in Immokalee. He said that he found the conditions in Immokalee to be
comparable to the Dominican Republic. He said that it was possible to build farms, as
well as hom~r farm workers. He said that he had started the Harvest for Humanity
farm on 26 a es in Immokalee. The first commercial harvest is expected in 2002. The
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farm in Immokalee involves full year around work and living wages with year around
diversified crops. There are also affordable housing and development initiatives. He said
that visitors are invited and to merely call 657-4588. He explained that after the farm
workers go through training for three or four years they are given stock options to buy the
farm. Blueberries are the cash crop. They sell very quickly. He said that they wanted
other growers to endorse the concept of living wages. They are in the process of setting I
up groups to promote tax credits to support the living wage campaign. He distributed an
article from the Naples Daily News (attached) which explains the tax creditslliving wage
program. He said that there is a need to look at f~ as a stable, year around living
~r .
wage occupation. He thought that tremendO~y ~_ le onomic development could occur
in Immokalee with this concept. He said the ke IS t~r legislation for tax credits for
growers that pay living wages. Mr. Nogaj stated that Congress (he has conferred with
~raham) needs to amend existing tax credit law to include living wage growers
n a be authorized to be put on crops in stores displaying the living wage label.
T ese products can be safely grown in the United States and help eliminate poverty.
Mr. Nogaj mentioned that, in his opinion, the alternative legislation being proposed for
"Guest-Workers" would be the equivalent of involuntary servitude and result in money
leaving the Immokalee area to support fa~~ in other nations. By contrast, the
living wage concept will help growers wit \(ec nomic problems and their products
will be another type of crop to choose from e public. He emphasized that the key
for accomplishing the living wage/tax credit program was for the growers to have
economic incentives and that he was asking the HAAB and others to support this
concept.
Robert Pina asked why some growers' crops get subsidized? Mr. Nogaj responded that it
was principally due to lobbies and political connections. He promised that Senator
Graham's office would listen to any comments on this topic. He clarified that his living
wage concept is not a subsidy. He said that the program provides a guarantee of a living
wage to workers by certifying same on the products. He thinks that it is necessary to
have the agricultural market treat their workers like other employers. He stated that he
has also spoken about this topic with Senator Nelson. Mr. Nogaj mentioned that a La ?
Raza article which has an update on the guest worker alternative program. A ':'0/0',)' vf HI;""'"
ill L~'-'l'-' ~.\ aUn 1 .1 III 11...::;;"t\.., JJl~~~tltBR Carlos Aviles said that he thought that this living .
wage concept was a good idea. He thought that the Coalition of Immokalee Farm
Workers' approach was being resisted by the growers. The living wage concept should
not be resisted by growers because they will also benefit from it.
Mr. Nogaj stated that the key is the payment of decent wages to farm workers. The
growers cannot exist without the farm workers. He said that the farm workers are skilled
and help with selective picking. He said that once the wages that are paid become high
enough, other problems would also be positively affected. David Correa asked if Mr.
Nogaj had conferred with the Immokalee Farm Worker Coalition. Mr. Nogaj said that he
had, but they still had different approaches.
Mr. Nogaj said that he was interested in contacting the HAAB . County Commission .o-J
a. Il.llils elected representatives to support his concept. He/thought that there should
be legislation proposed to support living wa@> opposed to the guest worker concept.
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David Correa mentioned that he would consider the submittal of an agenda item to the
County Commission in February on the living wage concept. Mr. Pina mentioned that
perhaps the Board would be interested in meeting in Immokalee and touring the facilities.
Mr. Nogaj stated that they could also tour the "JUbilation'~ Village.
, c\CD../
The meeting of the HAAB adjourned at approximately 9:01 r.cr
Prepared by: Ramiro Maiialich, Chief Assistant County Attorney and HAAB Staff
Liaison
Approved by the Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board on this _ day of
2001.
David Correa, Chairman
RamirolHAAB/Minutes 11-29-01
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