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COLLIER COUNTY GOVERNMENT
PRODUCTIVITY COMMITTEE
Minutes —July 20, 2011 2 p.m.
Members Present: Doug Fee, Jim Gibson, Steve Harrison, Vlad Ryziw, Joe
Swaja and Janet Vasey.
Members Excused: Gina Downs, Cheryl Pavlick, Leslie Prizant, Joe Wall and
Rich Federman were excused.
BCC Liaison: Commissioner Jim Coletta was in attendance.
Staff Present: Kelly Jones, Clerk's Office; Tom Wides, Operations Director
Public Utilities; Jean Myers, Sheriffs Office; Norman Feder, Administrator Growth
Management; Michael Sheffield, Assistant to the County Manager; Mark
Isackson, Director Corporate Finance and Management; Susan Usher, Senior
Budget Analyst; Barbetta Hutchinson, Office of Management and Budget.
Others Present: Harold Hall
INTRODUCTION:
Call to Order: Steve Harrison confirmed the establishment of a quorum and
called the meeting to order at 2:01 p.m.
Approval of the Agenda for June 8, 2011: Joe Swaja motioned to approve the
agenda, Janet Vasey seconded and the group unanimously approved.
Approval of the June 8, 2011 Productivity Committee Meeting Minutes:
Vlad Ryziw motioned to table the approval of the minutes until the next meeting.
Janet seconded and group unanimously approved.
Acceptance of the May 18, 2011 and June 29, 2011 Insourcing/Outsourcing
Productivity Subcommittee Meeting Minutes: Because the members of the
sub-committee were not present, the group decided to table the minutes to the
next meeting.
OLD BUSINESS:
Update on the Capital Improvement Projects Study: A copy of the
preliminary capital project review subcommittee was in the handout packet for
this meeting. Mark lsackson is reviewing the initial recommendations and is
going to write some return comments and bring it back to the group.
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Update from the Public Utilities Capital Projects Review: Janet told the
group that the public utilities capital subcommittee was looking at the policies for
replacement, the cutoff point until the equipment fails before we replace it,
developing a capital improvement worksheet, sheets that expand each project,
capital reserves, Fitch ratings, asset management project and changes in impact
fees to user fees. The members of the sub-sub-committee are Vlad, Doug,
Leslie, Gina and Janet. She said that the group would be visiting water and
waste water sites to see what actually happens. This will be a 3-4 month long
project and she hopes to finish the final report in November. Norman said that
pavement conditions and monitored every year and the most critical roads are
scheduled to be done first. He also explained that there are 3 levels of
performance in public utilities: the first being where everything is perfect, the
second - everything running good and third - sewer in the streets.
Update on the FY 2011-12 Budget Process: Mark Isackson addressed the
budget process and discussed economic growth. He said that on July 26, 2011
the tentative budget will go to the Board and the Board will determine the
maximum millage rates which will be used for the property tax bills. The final
budget hearings will be September 8th and 22nd — both at 5:05 p.m.
NEW BUSINESS:
Arthrex: Commissioner Coletta informed the Committee that he expects Arthrex
to make a decision about their expansion very soon. Steve Harrison told the
group that Arthrex was having some difficulty finding trained workers to run their
complicated machines. He also said that we should be going after medical
tourism —we have a very large number of hip and knee replacements being done
in Collier County.
Public Comments:
Harold Hall told the group that he comes to the meetings to give his thoughts
based on firsthand experiences.
Adjournment: Joe Swaja motioned to adjourn the meeting, Jim Gibson
seconded and the group unanimously approved. The meeting was adjourned at
4:05 p.m.
Next Meeting: The next regular meeting of the Productivity Committee Meeting
will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wed. September 21, 2011. This meeting will be held
in the County Manager's Conf. Room in Bldg F, 2nd floor at 3299 Tamiami Trail
East, Suite p2.
Approved by Productivity Chair, Steve Harrison
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