Bayshore Gateway CRA Adv Minutes 12/06/2011 THE BAYSHORE/ GATEWAY TRIANGLE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
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BAYSHORE/GATEWAY TRIANGLE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT LOCAL ADVISOg'4BOARD
MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 6, 2011 MEETING '
The meeting of the Bayshore/Gateway Triangle Community Redevelopment Advisory Board was
called to order by Mr. Lindsey Thomas at 6:00 p.m. at the CRA Office Meeting Room 4069
Bayshore Drive.
1. Roll Call: Present: Advisory Board Members: Lindsey Thomas, Larry Ingram, Steve Main,
Maurice Gutierrez, Chuck Gunther, and Karen Beatty. Excused: Peter Dvorak, Dwight
Oakley, &Vicki Tracy.
CRA Staff Present: David Jackson, Executive Director, Jean Jourdan, David Buchheit and
Sue Trone, Project Managers.
2. Adoption of Agenda: Mr. Thomas asked if there were any additions or corrections to the
published agenda. Mr. Jackson asked to add Item 6d: BE Home Realty C-BIG 05-2011 Grant
Extension Request and 7b: Larry Ingram Memo - Discussion. He asked for a motion to
approve. Motion to approve the agenda with changes: Mr. Gutierrez. Second: Mr. Thomas.
Approved 6-0.
3. Adoption of Minutes: Mr. Thomas asked for a motion to approve the November 1, 2011
meeting minutes. Motion: Ms. Beatty. Second: Mr. Gutierrez.Approved 6-0.
4. Executive Director's Report:
a. Proiect Updates.
i. CRA Projects. Mr. Jackson updated the Board on two items that were not
in the published agenda: January 17, 2012 CRA Executive Board and
CRA-AB Workshop scheduled for 2 — 4pm and that the CRA received a
$25,000 grant from 5/3 Bank. Mr. Jackson also handed out Collier County
Thank You cards to the three Project Managers. The cards have certain
dollar values as select stores.
Fiala • David Buchheit, MSTU Proiect Manager. Gave an update on the
Hiller Bayshore Drive (south) improvement project, two side street
Hennin• j: improvement projects and gave the details of the multi-media
Coletta campaign's successes.
ii. Presentation: Mr. Jackson introduced Mr. Mark Isackson, Director,
Corporate Financial & Management Services. Mr. Isackson introduced Mr.
Ed Finn, the new Budget Analyst assigned to the CRA and MSTUs. Mr.
Isackson detailed the state of revenues for all of Collier County as well as
the CRA's historical Tax Increment Financing (TIF) revenues. He followed
Misc.Corres: with an update on the CRA's loans with Wachovia Bank and 5/3 Bank. He
explained that the County has ongoing negotiations with 5/3 Bank about a
potential refinance of the current note; however, the Bank is hesitant to
negotiate in earnest this far out from the term date of September 2014. Mr.
Item t: 3 Thomas asked if when negotiating and presenting the TIF projections, that
the $300,000 in commercial lease revenues were factored in as an offset
Copies to: to the $300,000 per year interest payments? Mr. Isackson responded yes.
Mr. Ingram asked if 5/3 Bank was the County's financial services provider.
Mr. Isackson stated that they were and that that services contract was
coming due for advertisement in 2013.
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5. Old Business:
a. Request for Payment — Approval. Mr. Jackson informed the Board there three
invoices to pay this month: Tax Collector bills for four commercial properties; State
of Florida Annual District Fee; and RWA Inc. for the Overlays update. Motion to
make payment: Ms. Beatty. Second: Mr. Gunther. Approved 6-0.
b. Acceptance of Foreclosed Property from Collier County — Update. Mr. Jackson
detailed the results of conversations with an Assistant County Attorney and Code
Enforcement Director. The results are that the CRA will not take possession of the
land until all structures have been removed and that there are not residents on the
land. The relocation costs are $2,700 per mobile home unit, and between $3,000
and$4,500 to demolish a trailer. There are 35, more or less, trailers now onsite.
c. Sabal Bay PUD Amendment— MSTU Agreement. Mr. Jackson presented the Collier
Enterprises' offer to the MSTU in the form of$65,000 in financial assistance to plan
the improvements for Thomasson Drive. The language currently in the Sabal Bay
PUD Amendment reads as follows:
"E. The Owners agree to deposit $65,000 with the Bayshore
Beautification MSTU within 30 days of the approval by the Board
of County Commissioners(BCC) of the final design contract for the
streetscape improvements along Hamilton Avenue and Thomasson
Drive from Hamilton Avenue to Lombardi Drive. Except as to
financial obligations which are imposed upon all property owners
within the MSTU and/or CRA, the $65,000 payment satisfies all
other obligations of the Owners in regards to the MSTU and CRA.
If the final design contract is not approved by the BCC by January
1. 2015.this requirement shall expire."
d. BE Home Realty C-BIG 05-2011 Grant Extension Request. Mr. Jackson presented
documents requesting a six month extension of the commercial building grant for
1712 Commercial Drive. Motion to approve and forward to the CRA Board: Mr.
Gunther. Second: Mr. Gutierrez. Approved 6-0.
6. New Business:
a. CRA TIF Grant C-BIG 01-2012. Mr. Jackson asked for CRA-AB review and approval
of a commercial building grant for 2068 Davis Blvd in the amount of $6,752.50 to
repair a metal roof and gutter system. Motion to deny: Mr. Ingram. Motion died for
lack of a second. Motion to approve: Mr. Gunther. Second: Mr. Main. In discussion
the Board discussed the merits of the program and why these types of grants are
important to the CRA. Approved 6-0.
b. CRA TIF Grant C-BIG 02-2012. Mr. Jackson asked for CRA-AB review and approval
of a commercial building grant for 2595 Tamiami Trail East in the amount of
$3,607.00 to repaint the building, trim trees and vegetation encroaching of the
building and repair the sign. Motion to approve: Mr. Gunther. Second: Mr. Main.
Approved 6-0.
c. Triangle Tertiary Stormwater Contractors — Approval. Ms. Trone briefed the Board
on the process to date that resulted in the stormwater pond construction, the
development of the tertiary plan for the Triangle, the receipt of a $2,700,000 grant to
construct the improvements, and the two contractors to perform Construction
Engineering Inspection (CEI) services and to perform the actual improvements.
Motion to approve URS for the CEI services and D. N. Higgins for construction,
pending further purchasing review and approval: Mr. Gunther. Second: Mr. Main.
Approved 6-0.
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d. Commercial Lease Extension — Budget Rent-A-Car. Ms. Jourdan briefed the Board
on a request for a new lease that had been in the works for a year. Rather than
extend the current lease, Budget wishes to receive a new lease at$5,000 per month
with a 3% per year CPI instead of the current rate of $7,000 per month. Market
forces and overall reduction of commercial lease rates are what prompted the
request. Motion to approve and forward the lease to the CRA Board: Mr. Gutierrez.
Second: Mr. Ingram. Approved 6-0.
e. Code Enforcement Reimbursement Budget Amendment — Approval. Ms. Jourdan
revisited the surplus land transfer process between the CRA and County that
occurred earlier this year. The CRA sent the paperwork to Finance; however, the
transfer of funds never occurred. To execute the transfer in this fiscal year, a budget
amendment is required to place the funds in the correct category. Motion to
approve: Mr. Gunther. Second: Mr. Main. Approved 6-0.
f. CRA Advisory Board Election of 2012 Officers. Mr. Thomas stated that he would like
to step down as Chairman this year. Ms. Beatty nominated Mr. Main as Chairman
and Mr. Gutierrez and Vice Chair. Mr. Ingram stated that if there were no other
nominations that the nominees be accepted by acclamation.
7. Advisory Board General Communications.
a. 2012 Annual Goals and Objectives Workshop. Mr. Jackson asked the Board if they
wished to conduct their goals session as part of the January 3rd regular meeting or
schedule a separate meeting. Chairman elect Main stated that he preferred it
happen as part of the regular meeting. The Board concurred.
b. Larry Ingram Memo — Discussion. The Board discussed the contents of Mr.
Ingram's Memo and discussed the risks and rewards of having adequate staff. Mr.
Gutierrez advised Mr. Ingram that Mr. Buchheit was funded totally by MSTU taxes
and not CRA funds. Mr. Main pointed out that Ms. Caserta was more than a
receptionist, in that she was a grant writer and had just received $25,000 in outside
funds for the CRA.
8. Citizen Comments. Mr. James Dougan introduced himself and asked if the CRA thought
about saving money by hiring small business owners like himself in order to save dollars.
Ms. Beatty stated that would be fine; however he needed to get on the County's approved
vendor list and then he can bid on all jobs. Mr. Dougan expressed his thanks at the
information.
9. Adjournment: The gular - eeting was adjourned at 7:13pm.
• •1 oved a , -rded by Lindsey Thomas, CRA-AB Chairman.
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