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Certification of Minutes Approval Form BY:
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These Minutes for the August 15, 2012, CRA Advisory Boardh , Meeting were
approved by the CRA Advisory Board/EZDA on September 22,2012 as presented.
* The next joint Advisory Board/EZDA/IMPVC meeting will be held October 17, 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 5'h 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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CRA Board Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment Agency Advisory Committee
Southwest Florida Works
Commissioner 750 South Fifth Street
Donna Fiala
Chair Immokalee FL 34142
(239)658-3300
Commissioner
Tom Henning
September 19,2012 - 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. Adoption of Agenda.
Commissioner a. Public Notices.
Georgia Hiller D. Immokalee Area Master Plan
a. Discussion of BCC Agenda Item for September 25,2012 Meeting
CRA Advisory Board b. Public Comment(3 minutes limit)
E. Consent Agenda.
Michael Facundo
Chairman a. Approval of Minutes.
i. CRA Advisory Committee Meeting August 15,2012 (Enclosure 1)
Edward"Ski"Olesky F. Old Business.
Jeffrey Randall a. Project Managers' Reports
i. CRA Project Manager(Enclosure 2)
Robert Halman 1. Stormwater Master Plan
Ex-officio
a. SFWMD Big Cypress Basin—Q&A
Julio Estremera 2. Crosswalk Grant
Floyd Crews 3. First Street Plaza
4. CRA Façade Improvement Program
James Wall ii. IBDC Manager(Enclosure 3)
Eva Deyo 1. Micro Enterprise Loan
2. Monthly Report
Carrie Williams 3. Incubator Building
Daniel Rosario iii. MSTU Project Manager(Enclosure 4)
1. Carson Road Sidewalk
Angel Madera 2. Downtown Site Line Project
Cristina Perez 3. Christmas Decorations
4. Maintenance Contract
CRA Staff 5. Keep it Clean Program
Penny Phillippi b. Code Enforcement—Highlights
Executive Director c. Collier County Sheriff's—Highlights
Bradley Muckel G. New Business.
CRA Project Manager H. Citizen Comments.
Christie Betancourt I. Next Meeting Date. Regular Meeting October 17, 2012 at 8:30 A.M.
CRA Administrative J. Adjournment.
Assistant
Jeffrey Nagle *The next Advisory Board/EZDA Board meeting will be held October 17,2012,at 8:30 A.M.at Southwest Florida Works located
MSTU Project Manager at 750 South Fifth Street in Immokalee. 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 contact
Marie Capita Christie Betancourt,Administrative Assistant,at 239.867.4121 for additional information. In accordance with the American with
IBDC Manager Disabilities Act,persons needing assistance to participate in any of these proceedings should contact Christie Betancourt at least
48 hours before the meeting. The 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.
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MINUTES
Immokalee Local Redevelopment Agency August 15,2012
A. Call to Order.
The meeting was called to order by Mike Facundo, Chairman at 840 a.m.
B. Roll Call and Announcement of a Quorum.
Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Present:
Dan Rosario, Mike Facundo, Ski Olesky, Jeffery Randall, Robert Halman, Floyd Crews,
James Wall, Christina Perez,Eva Deyo,and Carrie Williams.
Advisory Committee/EZDA Members Absent/Excused:
Angel Madera and Julio Estremera.
Action: A quorum was announced as being present.
Others Present: Steve Hart, John Lundin, Chris Curry,Magda Ayala, Ruben Garza, Jonathan
and Fermin Almanea.
Staff: Penny Phillippi, Brad Muckel,Marie Capita,Rosemary Dillon, and Jeffrey Nagle.
C. Introductions. All present introduced themselves.
D. Announcements. None.
E. Adoption of Agenda.
Request by guest speaker to be moved to the front of the agenda, Item I. New Business, was
moved to Item H. Item H was moved to Item I.
Action: Ms. Deyo made a motion to accept the Agenda with the change, Mr. Randall seconded the
motion and the Agenda was approved by unanimous vote.
F. Communications.
a. The Communications Folder containing IBDC Newsletter and the MSTU Keep
Immokalee Clean Brochure.
G. Consent Agenda.
b. Approval of Minutes for the July 18, 2012 CRA Advisory Board meeting.
Action: Mr. Olesky made the motion to approve the Consent Agenda, the motion was
seconded by Mr. Randall and the Consent Agenda was approved by unanimous vote.
H. New Business.
Mr. Ruben Garza made a presentation requesting assistance from the CRA to find funding for
the football players at the high school to purchase equipment and pay for insurance. Several
Advisory Committee members offered suggestions and contacts that may help address the
request.
Action: Mr. Crews made a motion to instruct staff to create a letter to the Collier County
School Board to request support for the Immokalee High School Football Team. Ms. Williams
seconded the motion and it passed by a vote of 8 to 2.
I. Old Business.
a. Project Managers Reports
i. CRA Project Manager
Mr. Muckel reported on the purchasing concerns associated with the
Crosswalk Grant and possible solutions to the issues; that the BCC approved
the DREF grant sub-grantee agreement for$2.1 million dollars to address the
stormwater needs on phase 2 & 3 of the Stormwater Master Plan; that staff
will speak at the next Big Cypress Board meeting to request assistance with
the design of the remaining projects in the Stormwater Master Plan,
requesting $400,000; and that the downtown stormwater project was
complete lacking only 25% of the pond and the overlay of two roads.
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ii. IBDC Manager
Marie Capita provided a copy of the updated policies and procedures were
provided to each of the Committee members. Ms. Capita asked that they review
the new procedures and provide her with comments as soon as possible. Ms.
Phillippi informed them that although the new procedures reflected the current
methodology of the "incubator without walls" the lease agreements and rules
remain in the hopes that the IBDC will acquire an incubator structure in the
future. Ms. Capita announced that the Florida Community Bank awarded the
IBDC $10,000 to kick off the loan program,thanks to Bernardo Barnhart.
Action: Jim Wall made a motion to instruct staff to prepare a formal thank you letter to Mr.
Barnhart thanking him for his efforts on behalf of Immokalee as well as for the $10,000 for the
Micro-Enterprise Loan Program. Mr. Randall seconded the motion and it passed by unanimous vote.
Ms. Capita also provided a brief overview of the monthly report and the up-
coming workshops informing the group that 10 new entrepreneurs have enrolled
in the current E-School.
iii. MSTU Project Manager
Jeffery Nagle provided a PowerPoint to illustrate and an update on the Carson
Road Project readiness to move forward to include the relocation of the bus stop;
the Downtown Site Line Project issues with ROW; the challenges associated
with the Christmas decorations; the development of the Maintenance RFP; the
status of the 9th Street sidewalk project; and the new Keep Immokalee Clean
Program.
b. Code Enforcement
Christina Perez announced that the Collier County Code Enforcement Office will
hold a district sweep during September on empty and abandoned housing units in an
effort to prevent blight. She also stated that a neighborhood "Clean-Up" will be
conducted on September 8th in and around Delaware and School Drive in Immokalee.
J. Citizen Comments.
Ms. Phillippi read a petition that Fred Thomas is working on to get the FEMA Flood Maps
changed. Mr. Facundo took the petition with him. Mr. Crews asked if a FEMA representative
could speak to the group. He also asked that a representative from SFWMD speak to the
group as well.
Mr. Crews stated that bears are tearing up the trash all around the lake and there is a need for
bear resistant garbage bins. Mr. Phillippi stated that she will call Jim Wheatley with Choice
Sanitation for follow up on the topic.
K. Next Meeting Date. The next regular Meeting will be September 19,2012 at 8:30 A.M.
L. Adjournment. This meeting adjourned at 10:25 a.m.
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