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Immokalee CRA Advisory Board Minutes 06/20/2012 Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency IMMOKALEE CRA i The voce to Call Home! Enclosure 1 MINUTES Immokalee Local Redevelopment Agency June 20, 2012 A. Call to Order. The meeting was called to order by Michael Facundo, Chair at 8:35 a.m. B. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum. Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Present: Michael Facundo, Ski Olesky, Jeffery Randall, Robert Halman, Floyd Crews, James Wall, Eva Deyo,Carrie Williams, and Daniel Rosario. Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Absent/Excused: Julio Estremera and Angel Madera. Action: A quorum was announced as being present. Others Present: Steve Hart, Chris Curry, Christina Perez, Magda Ayala, Marlene Ayala, Cristina Perez and Anne Goodnight. Staff: Penny Phillippi, Brad Muckel, Marie Capita, Rosemary Dillon, Christie Betancourt, and Jeffrey Nagle. C. Introductions. All present introduced themselves to the Committee. D. Announcements. Ms. Capita announced the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Computer Lab will be held today at noon and she invited all present to attend. Ms. Phillippi announced that the CRA has been awarded $61,000 for the IBDC for FY13. 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 May 16, 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 completed and no further meetings will be held. ii. IAMP Straw Ballot — Ms. Phillippi announced that the IAMP will appear on the Straw Ballot in the Primary Election to be held on August 14tH She further stated that CRA staff has been advised by the BCC and the County Attorney not to expend any public funds on a campaign for or against the IAMP. b. MSTU Update Mr. Jeff Nagle reported on the Main Street Improvements Project, the Carson Road Sidewalk Project, the Maintenance Bidding meeting and Bid, the Main Street electrical study for Christmas decorations. 1 Enclosure 1 c. Downtown Immokalee Stormwater Project Mr. Muckel, CRA Project Manager, informed the Committee that the fence has been completed around the water detention pond with two areas left open for the trucks. He also provided information to the Committee on the problems with enforcing the Section 3 requirements for the Higgins Contract. He informed the Committee that the Immokalee Water and Sewer District needs 15' rather than a 10' easement. He asked the Committee for approval. Action: Mr. Randall made a motion to grant an increase in the size of the easement from 10' to 15' to the Immokalee Water and Sewer District. Mr. Olesky seconded the motion. Mr. Robert Halman and Ms. Eva Deyo abstained from the vote. The motion passed with the remaining six Committee members voting yes to approve the motion.. d. IBDC Manager Report Marie Capita, IBDC Manager, announced ribbon cutting ceremony today at noon. She reported that the two QuickBooks workshops were very successful, the Canning workshop is coming up on this Saturday, and another Section 3 Workshop is planned. e. First Street Plaza Ms. Phillippi informed the Committee that the Request for Proposals for the design of the plaza has been completed, reviewed and will be released any day now. H. New Business. a. Budget FY 2013 Ms. Phillippi reviewed the final budget with the Advisory Committee, answered all of the Committee's questions and concerned and asked for approval of the proposed FY 2013 Budget. Action: Mr. Randall made a motion to approve the proposed FY 2013 Budget and recommend sending the Budget forward to the CRA Board for approval. Mr. Olesky seconded the motion and the motion passed by unanimous vote. I. Citizen Comments. CRA staff inadvertently omitted the Code Enforcement Report from the Agenda and Ms. Cristina Perez was asked to provide the Committee with a brief report. She reported that on Code Enforcement will: on June21 st conduct a sweep of vacant and abandoned building; conduct a National Night Out in conjunction with the Sheriffs Office on August 7th and; will schedule an August Clean-Up. K. Next Meeting Date. Regular Meeting July 18, 2012 at 8:30 A.M. L. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 a.m. 2 Collier County Community Redevelopment Agency 3 3 0��V IMMOKALEE CRA I I The Noce to Call Home! Certification of Minutes Approval Form BY' ✓ Prep. ►y: Ap ov d by: / Lf Penny P t•pi,Executive 4//.ctor Michael"Mike"Facundo, Chairman Immo 'e Community Redevelopment Agency i M1 These Minutes for the June 20, 2012, CRA Advisory Board/EZDA Meeting were approved by the CRA Advisory Board/EZDA on July 18,2012 as presented. The next joint Advisory Board/EZDA/IMPVC meeting will be held August 15, 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 5th 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 coining 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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