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Cott r County Community Redevelopment Agency
IMMOKALEE CRA
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Prep. ,y: Approved by:
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'enny Phi ippi,Executiv;j►iirector Michael"Mike"Facundo,Chairman
Immolcire Community edevelopment Agency
These Minutes for the September 21, 2011, CRA Advisory Board/EZDA Meeting were
approved by the CRA Advisory Board/EZDA on October 19,2011 as presented.
* The next joint Advisory Board/EZDA/IMPVC meeting will be held November 2, 2011 at
8:30A.M. at the Southwest Florida Works located at 750 South 5n'Street in Immokalee.
** 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 511' Street in Immokalee and will be
appropriately noticed and announced in advance of such meetings.
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 call Christie
Betancourt,Administrative Assistant,at 239-867-4121 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, Administrative 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 CRA Advisory Board are also members
of the other Boards and Committees, including, but not limited to: EZDA, Immokalee Local Redevelopment
Advisory Board, Immokalee Fire Commission, and the Collier County Housing Authority; etc. In this regard,
matters coming before the IMPVC and the Advisory Board may come before one or more of the referenced Board
and Committees from time to time.
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Immokalee Local Redevelopment Agency September 21, 2011
A. Call to Order.The meeting was called to order by Carrie Williams,Vice Chair 9:00 A.M.
B. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum.
Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Present:
Floyd Crews, Ana Salazar, Jeffery Randall, Robert Halman, Lt. Drew Lee, Carrie Williams,
Edward"Ski"Olesky and Kitchell Snow.
Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Absent/Excused:
Michael Facundo, Eva Deyo, Dan Rosario, James Wall, Julio Estremera, and Melissa
Martinez. Fiala t/
Action: A quorum was announced as being present. Hiller
Others Present: Steve Hart,Chris Curry and Tom Vergo. Henning_
Staff:Penny Phillippi,Brad Muckel,Marie Capita,and Christie Betancourt. Coyle ._
C. Introductions. All present introduced themselves to the Committee. Colette .J�
D. Announcements.
Ms.Phillippi announced two important meeting scheduled for the 23`a of September:the PCA
referencing the Immokalee Walkability Study and the EDC Strategic Planning Workshop.
Lt. Drew Lee announced that the Sheriffs Department will implement a Pedestrian and
Drivers Education Program in October.
E. Adoption of Agenda.
Changes to the Agenda: Remove Item H.g. a duplication of H.c.
Action: Mr. Crews made a motion to accept the Agenda with the change as noted; Mr. Olesky
seconded the motion and the Agenda was approved by unanimous vote.
F. Communications.
a. The Communications Folder containing the Public Notices and various news articles.
G. Consent Agenda.
a. Approval of Minutes for the august 17, 2011 CRA Advisory Board meeting.
b. Commercial Façade Grant Monthly Report.
Action: Mr. Randall made the motion to approve the Consent Agenda, with change, the
motion was seconded by Mr. Olesky and the Consent Agenda was approved by unanimous vote.
H. Old Business.
a. Immokalee Stormwater Master Plan — Brad Muckel, Project Manager, provided an
update on the attempt to ascertain ownership of the right of way(ROW)of all parcels
impacted by the project. He stated an Executive Summary has been sent to the
County Attorney and that a detailed map is being developed to document that the
BCC has been maintaining the ROWs for the past 20 years.
He reviewed the hold up on release of the RFP, expecting to have the bid awarded by
October now that Purchasing requirements have been satisfied.
Mr. Muckel then discussed the fact that the CRA was not awarded the $4 million
requested from DEP however, they suggested the project be broken down into
smaller units, designed and permitted and they would consider funding those
projects. He stated that the new DRI $2. Million will be forthcoming if not sent to
Maine to address the recent floods.
Floyd Crews requested that the CRA obtain a copy of the new FEMA Floodplain
maps and bring them to the next meeting.
b. IBDC Manager Report — Marie Capita, IBDC Manager, reported that the new
Entrepreneur School started and has eleven new entre reneurs enrolled; the IBDC
has six businesses enrolled and participating in thtillffo the Section 3 has been
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completed and approved by U.S.HUD; and the receipt of 10 donated computers from
the Suncoast Credit Union.
c. Immokalee MSTU Activity Update — Penny Phillippi provided the list of 3 current
projects to the committee; she discussed the MSTU agenda item to be heard by the
BCC at the September 27 meeting, specifically that the ordinance would need to be
changed in order for the County Manager to be able to designate the CRA Director to
administer and manage the MSTU.
d. Code Enforcement Highlights — Kitchell Snow, Code Enforcement Supervisor in
Immokalee stated that Phase 1 of a study of the status of existing mobile home parks
in Immokalee had been completed. The report references the status of whether or not
the mobile home park is"Legal"non-conforming or"illegal"non-conforming,etc.
He stated that the Code Enforcement office had removed 167 tons of trash from
Immokalee to date. There will be a cleanup in October. He also asked if the CRA
could in some way recognize Christie's Dad who is a stalwart volunteer during all of
the clean ups to date in Immokalee.
e. LDR Workshop — Update — Ms. Phillippi provided a quick synopsis of the LDR
Workshop of last Thursday. She stated that she would compile the comments and
suggested changes and will provide those to the Advisory Board at the October
Meeting.
f. IAMP—Ms. Phillippi asked if the Advisory Committee wished to take the LAMP to
the BCC on the first meeting in December. She informed the Committee that the
DCA has extended the period for approval until the end of December. She reminded
the Committee that the Advisory Board's recommendations of the April 20, 2011
meeting, i.e., the removal of Policy 6.1.7, all references to Policy 6.1.7 and several
other recommendations from the draft Master Plan was never conveyed to the BCC.
Action: Mr. Crews made a motion to take the Draft IAMP to the BCC the first BCC Meeting
in December and to include the recommended changes as proposed by the Advisory Committee on
April 20, 2011. Ms.Ana Salazar seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote.
g. Item g removed from agenda.
h. Milagro Place Update — Ms. Phillippi and Mr. Muckel updated the Advisory
Committee on the status of the request to assist the Empowerment Alliance with
$9,000 to complete the punch out list at Milagro Place. It has not gone to the BCC, is
still with the County Attorney's Office.
New Business.
a. Collier County MPO Letter— The Committee reviewed the MPO letter that was a
result of the letter sent by the MSTU. The request was three fold: 1)when will work
begin on the"Loop Road"(response—2031-2035); 2) recommendation that the New
Market Road be used as an interim measure (response—the recommendation will be
passed on to FDOT; and 3) a recommendation to reduce Main Street to 2 lanes and
reduce the speed limit(no response). The MPO did provide an update on the timing
of the three sidewalk projects for Immokalee; and the Walkability Study underway
for Immokalee.
Floyd Crews requested that staff invite FDOT to the next meeting to discuss the
Heartland Express and the loop road. Also invite environmentalist.
b. Advisory Committee Absenteeism — Ms. Phillippi states that Ms. Melissa Martinez
had missed too many meetings according to the By-Laws and need to be replaced.
Action: Mr. Randall made a motion to declare the position vacant and to recommend to the
CRA to promptly fill the position; Mr. Olesky seconded the motion and it passed
unanimously.
c. CRA Operational Plan Workshop—Ms. Phillippi stated that the time has arrived for
many of the annual activities of the CRA, i.e., the Operational Plan, the Executive
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Director's Evaluation and the Annual Report. By consensus, the Advisory
Committee decided to hold their November monthly meeting on the 2nd of November
and at the same time holds the Operational Plan Workshop. The workshop will be
from 8:30 am until 1:00 pm at the SW Florida Works and a lunch will be provided.
The advisory Committee requested that the Collier Health Services, the MSTU
Advisory Committee,the airport Board and Park and Recreation Department.
d. CRA Annual Report—Ms. Phillippi asked the Advisory Committee if they preferred
January or March to present to the BCC. All were content with January, in
conjunction with the Bayshore Gateway CRA.
J. Citizen Comments.
K. Next Meeting Date. Regular Meeting October 19,2011 at 8:30 A.M.
L. Adjournment. 10:30 A.M
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