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Immokalee CRA Advisory Board Minutes 05/16/2012 , Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency 3a3m91) IMMOKALEE CRA UN 7 i The Place to Call Home! BY: --.- ----n�---- Certification of Minutes Approval Form Prepared by: Approved by: di . f L. /-----i Penny P llippi,Exe ve Director Michael"Mike"Facundo, Chairman Immok ee Community Redevelopment Agency These Minutes for the May 16, 2012, CRA Advisory Board/EZDA Meeting were approved by the CRA Advisory Board/EZDA on June 20,2012 as presented. * The next joint Advisory Board/EZDA/IMPVC meeting will be held July 18, 2012 at 8:30A.M. at the Immokalee Community Redevelopment Agency office located at 1320 North 15th Street, Immokalee,Fl 34142. ** 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 5t'' 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, hnmokalee 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. Fiala ,..... ___. --- Hiller Henning -- Coyle Colette _..3.1._.<_- — Misc.Corres: Dete:9 I I I j 12 item it, 16QZ2 F 111 Copies to: Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency IMMOKALEE CRA i The Place to Coll Home! Enclosure 1 MINUTES Immokalee Local Redevelopment Agency May 16, 2012 A. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Michael Facundo, Chair at 8:40 a.m. B. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum. Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Present: Michael Facundo, Floyd Crews, Julio Estremera, Kitchell Snow, Eva Deyo, Jeffrey Randall, Carrie Williams, and Ski Olesky. Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Absent/Excused: James Wall, Dan Rosario, Robert Halman, and Angel Madera. Action: A quorum was announced as being present. Others Present: Steve Hart, Chris Curry, Ana Russell, Diane Flagg, Christina Perez, Pam Brown, Bill McDaniels, Magda Ayala, and Gabriel Acosta. Staff: Penny Phillippi, Brad Muckel, Marie Capita, Rosemary Dillon, and Jeffrey Nagle. C. Introductions. All present introduced themselves to the Committee. D. Announcements. E. Adoption of Agenda. Action: Mr. Olesky made a motion to accept the Agenda, Mr. Randall seconded the motion and the Agenda was approved by unanimous vote. E. Communications. a. The Communications Folder containing the Public Notices and various news articles. F. Consent Agenda. a. Approval of Minutes for the April 18, 2012 CRA Advisory Board meeting. Action: Mr. Randall made the motion to approve the Consent Agenda, the motion was seconded by Mr. Olesky and the Consent Agenda was approved by unanimous vote. G. Old Business. a. IAMP i. Public Meetings — Ms. Phillippi stated that the public meetings were proceeding as planned and invited all Committee members to attend if possible. ii. Public Petition — Ms. Phillippi stated that Pam Brown has filed a public petition requesting that the IAMP be sent back to the CCPC. The Petition will be heard by the BCC on May 22, 2012. She further stated that she had requested of the County Manager that the CRA Agenda Item be heard immediately following the public petition. She encouraged all committee members to attend if possible. b. MSTU Update Ms. Phillippi introduced the new Project Manager for the MSTU, Mr. Jeff Nagle but asked Brad Muckel to provide the MSTU report because Jeff has only been on staff for two weeks. Mr. Muckel informed the group about the Carson Road Sidewalk Project and the Main Street Sight Line Project status. 1 Enclosure 1 c. Downtown Immokalee Stormwater Project Mr. Muckel, CRA Project Manager, provided an update on the downtown stormwater project and informed the Committee that there has been considerable concern in the community and with the elementary school principal regarding the safety of allowing children to play near the retention pond. Although the Committee preferred to create an amenity, the consensus was that a fence should be constructed as soon as possible. d. IBDC Manager Report Marie Capita, IBDC Manager, reported on the activities of the IBDC stating that the QuickBooks workshop has been the most popular by far and that several more of those workshops will be required to accommodate the demand. e. First Street Plaza Ms. Phillippi informed the Committee that the Request for Proposals for the design of the plaza has been completed and is under review by various departments. It is hoped the RFP will be released next month. H. New Business. a. Code Enforcement Highlights Diane Flagg, Code Enforcement Director provided a PowerPoint presentation about Code Enforcement Activities County wide; a brief summary of foreclosure properties status; and a discussion of upcoming mobile home park draft LDRs. She introduced Ms. Cristina Perez who will be replacing Kitchell Snow as the Supervisor of Code Enforcement in Immokalee. Mr. Snow stated his pleasure at having worked with the Immokalee Community and the CRA. He is transferred to the East Naples District. b. 2013 Budget Ms. Phillippi provided a PowerPoint presentation of the first draft of the 2013 Budget for the CRA to include all grants and the MSTU. She stated she will bring the final budget back to the Advisory Committee in June for approval. J. Citizen Comments.. K. Next Meeting Date. Regular Meeting June 20, 2012 at 8:30 A.M. L. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 a.m. 2 Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency IMMOKALEE CRA i the Place to Coll Home! CRA Board Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Committee Southwest Florida Works Commissioner 750 South Fifth Street DoCha a`iala Immokalee, FL 34142 (239)658-3300 Commissioner Tom Henning June 20,2012 - 8:30 A.M. Commissioner James N.Coletta A. Call to Order. Commissioner B. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum. Fred W.Coyle C. Introductions. Commissioner D. Announcements. Georgia Hiller a. IBDC/CDBG Grant E. Adoption of Agenda. CRA Advisory Board F. Communications. a. Public Notices Michael Facundo b. Articles Chairman G. Consent Agenda. Edward"Ski"Olesky a. Approval of Minutes. Jeffrey Randall i. CRA Advisory Committee Meeting May 16, 2012(Enclosure 1) H. Old Business. Robert Halman a. LAMP Ex-officio i. Public Meetings—Update Julio Estremera ii. IAMP Straw Ballot(Enclosure 2) Floyd Crews b. MSTU—Update c. Downtown Immokalee Stormwater Project—Update James Wall i. Fence—Update Eva Deyo ii. Section 3 Contractor iii. Easement Increase(Enclosure 3) Carrie Williams d. IBDC Manager Report Daniel Rosario i. May Report(Enclosure 4) ii. IBDC/CDBG Extension Change Order(Enclosure 5) Angel Madera e. First Street Plaza Project—Update CRA Staff I. New Business. a. Budget FY 2013 (Enclosure 6) Penny Phillippi Executive Director b. IAMP—Advisory Committee Limitations J. Citizen Comments. Bradley Muckel K. Next Meetin g Regular Re ular Meetin Jul 18, 2012 at 8:30 A.M. CRA Project Manager Meeting July L. Adjournment. Jeffrey Nagle MSTU Project Manager Marie Capita IBDC Manager * The next Advisory Board/EZDA Board meeting will be held July 18, 2012, at 8:30 A.M. at Southwest Florida Christie Betancourt Works located at 750 South Fifth Street in Immokalee. All meetings will be publicly noticed in the W. Harmon CRA Administrative Turner Building(Building F),posted at the Immokalee Public Library and provided to the County Public Information Assistant Department for distribution. Please contact Christie Betancourt, Administrative Assistant, at 239.867.4121 for additional information. In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act, persons needing assistance to Rosemary Dillon participate in any of these proceedings should contact Christie Betancourt at least 48 hours before the meeting. The IBDC Administrative Assistant public should be advised that members of the CRA Advisory Board are also members of other Boards and Committees, including, but not limited to: EZDA and the Immokalee Fire Commission. In this regard, matters coming before the Advisory Board may come before one or more of the referenced Board and Committees from time to time.