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Immokalee Local Redevelopment Agency July 20, 2011
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 Quorum.
Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Present:
Mike Facundo, Floyd Crews, Ana Salazar, James Wall , Kitchell Snow, Eva Deyo, Jeffery
Randall,Edward"Ski"Olesky,Robert Halman, Lt. Drew Lee, and Daniel Rosario.
Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Absent/Excused:
Julio Estremera,Carrie Williams, and Melissa Martinez.
Action: A quorum was announced as being present.
Others Present: Steve Hart, Tish Roland, Clara Ayalya,Myriam Brown and Joanne Markiewiez.
Staff: Penny Phillippi, Brad Muckel,Marie Capita, Christie Betancourt and Rosemary Dillon.
C. Introductions. All present introduced themselves to the Committee.
D. Announcements.
The Builders Expo
E. Adoption of Agenda.
Changes to the Agenda: Item GC was pulled from the Consent Agenda and moved to Item H.i;three
items were added to the Agenda, Item Ib—Feasibility Study Quote, Ic—Pedestrian Zone, and Item Ic
—Report on Washington DC trip.
Action: Mr. Randall made a motion to accept the Agenda with the changes as noted, Mr. Olesky
seconded the Agenda was approved by unanimous vote.
F. Communications.
a. The Communications Folder containing the Public Notices,various news articles,and a
flyer for the Builder's Expo.
G. Consent Agenda.
a. Approval of Minutes for the June 15, 2011 CRA Advisory Board meeting.
Action: Mr. Olesky made the motion to approve the Consent Agenda, the motion was seconded by
Mr. Randall and the Consent Agenda was approved by unanimous vote.
H. Old Business.
a. RWA Deliverables. Ms. Phillippi reported that the RWA contract ends at the end of this
month. All of their work has been completed with the exception of the Capital
Improvement Plan. Chris Scott, the person that drafted the Land Development
Regulations has been laid off. Any further changes to the document will be made by
staff. It is vitally important that you alert staff to any concerns you have regarding the
LDRs and CRA staff will work on those items.
Mr. Crews requested a Workshop to review the LDRs line by line.
As to the Master Plan, Ms. Phillippi reported that the Governor signed a new
comprehensive planning law that requires all Comp Plan Amendments to be submitted
120 days the receipt of the ORC report. Because we could not meet that deadline, the
Master Plan will need to begin the circuit again. Once resubmitted, it will take another
18 months to reach final approval. She further reported that the Capital Improvement
Plan was changed to simply a document that will show the Capital Improvements we
want to implement over the next 5 years, potential funding sources and a timeline. It will
contain the plazas, the Stormwater Master Plan, Roads, etc. (in priority order). The
Director will take this list to the BCC each year to request budget assistance for the
projects.
b. Immokalee Stormwater Master Plan. Brad Muckel, CRA Project Manager, reported that
the RFP for the Stormwater project has hit a snag. The request for bids has not been
released due to the HUD enforcement of the Section 3 requirements. He further stated a
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30 day advertising period is required, select and award (approximately an additional 30
days.
c. Immokalee Business Development Center Manager Report. IBDC Manager, Marie
Capita, requested that the CRA Advisory Committee delegate its selection of participant
authority to the CRA Executive Director.
Action: Mr. Wall made a motion to delegate the Advisory Committee's authority to select
participants in the IBDC to the CRA Director; Ms. Deyo seconded the motion and the Committee voted
unanimously to delegate its selection authority.
d. CRA Office Move. The BCC approve the lease for the Barron Collier Building on North
15th Street. Christie Betancourt provided an update on the progress of the move to the
new office.
e. MSTU Activity Update. Ms. Phillippi reported that the MSTU Advisory Board voted
unanimously to recommend to the BCC that the CRA assume the administrative duties of
the Immokalee MSTU. The CRA Director will take a budget to that Committee with
costs for a full time person to manage the MSTU. In September, she will take the
recommendation to the BCC for approval.
f. Code Enforcement Highlights. Kitchell Snow, Supervisor, advised the Committee that
there will be a clean up this weekend in the area of the Davenport Nursery from 8 until
noon on Saturday.
g. Farmers Market Report. Christie Betancourt, Administrative Assistant, reported that the
State Department of Agriculture has agreed to try to assist the CRA in putting the
Immokalee trademark on the buildings. She is currently seeking bids for that sign
project. Mr. Floyd Crews recommended that the CRA Director find out if a new Citizen's
Advisory Committee for the Farmers Market could be created as it had been extremely
helpful in the past.
h. Response from FDOT. CRA request for a stop light at Westclox Street and Hwy. 29 was
summarily denied based on various traffic studies. Your Chairman has asked staff to
request the study referred to in the letter.
i. Commercial Façade Grant Program. Brad Muckel, Project Manager, reported there had
been a complaint to a Commissioner from Earnest Freeman on his mother's Commercial
Façade grant. Cash receipts were received as proof of payment to the contractor and
these are not an acceptable form of proof of payment. The recipient was asked to submit
a Cashier's Check or a cancelled check as proof of payment.
New Business.
a. Collier County Purchasing Department Presentation. Joanne Markiewicz, Purchasing
Acquisition Manager provided a brief overview of the County's Purchasing Polices.
b. Feasibility Study Quote.
The CRA requested quotes for a hospitality feasibility study. Marie Capita reviewed the
three quotes received with the Committee. Staff requested a motion to proceed.
Motion: Mr. Randall made a motion to proceed with awarding the bid to Interim Hospitality
Consultants; Mr. Wall seconded the motion and suggested that in the future, staff consider requesting
quotes from FGCU for this type of work. The Chairman called for the vote and the motion passed
unanimously.
c. Pedestrian Zone. Bradley Muckel, Project manager reported that the FDOT project on
Main Street will include the hanging of new lights between 9th and 2tth Streets and will
use the 9`h Street Plaza land as its staging area for the construction. In return, the
contractor has agreed to take down the fence.
J. Citizen Comments.
K. Next Meeting Date. Regular Meeting August 17,2011 at 8:30 A.M.
L. Adjournment. 10:20 A.M
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